Finding Freedom with Jemma Rose
Welcome to Finding Freedom with Jemma Rose! I'm here to help you ditch the diets, create sustainable habits, improve your mindset, love your body and become your next level self. I'm Jemma, and I'm a Body Image & Food Freedom Coach, anti-diet advocate and your ultimate hype girl. Let's get you feeling like your happiest and healthiest self.
Episodes
Strong, Not Smaller: Rethinking How We Look After Our Bodies with Chanteik Nelson
If you grew up learning that looking after your body means making it smaller, this episode is going to hit.This week I'm joined by Chanteik, a personal trainer, nutrition coach, mum and founder of the Strong Her Club. Chanteik has spent 15 years in the fitness industry, and what she coaches now comes straight from her own experience of chasing aesthetics, food rules and a smaller size. Now sh
Simple (But REALLY Effective!) Self-Love Strategies
You can list twenty things you love about your best friend without blinking, right? But if I ask you to do the same about yourself? Crickets.This week I'm calling out why that happens, why it's SO backwards, and exactly what to do about it - because the relationship you have with yourself is the one you're stuck in for life, and it's time you started treating it that way.In thi
The Laugh Lines Project with Cait Miers
Cait Miers has spent twelve years as a surf and fashion photographer shooting some of the most beautiful women in the world, and watching almost every one of them talk themselves down the second the camera stopped. That contradiction is exactly why she started Laugh Lines: a project photographing a thousand women (and counting) completely makeup free.In this episode, Cait joins me to unpack the pr
Having a Bad Body Image Day? Try These 5 Things
Someone asked me recently what I do on a bad body image day, and it made me realise… I don't really have them anymore. My bad body image days have turned into bad body image moments - and I move through them quickly.That got me thinking about what has changed, so I wanted to share the tools with you - because I know for a lot of you, the bad days still outnumber the good ones.In this episode
Parenting a Child with an Eating Disorder with Nicola Colman
If you've ever done everything right to protect the people you love from your own pain, only to watch them go through it anyway, this episode is going to hit hard. This week I'm joined by Nicola Colman, an eating disorder recovery coach, who lived through her own eating disorder as a teenager - and years later, watched her 15-year-old daughter go through one too.Nicola's bringing th
Is it Ever Okay to Comment on Somebody’s Body? (Even Ariana Grande’s)
Is it ever actually okay to comment on someone's body? Even a celebrity's? I'm using the internet's current obsession with Ariana Grande to unpack something way bigger than one pop star. Because ‘concern’ isn't always what it looks like, and even the ‘nice’ comments can do real damage.In this episode I'll share:Why the line between body-shaming and concern isn't
Unhinged Things I’ve Done to Build My Body Confidence
I’ve done some ‘normal’ things to build my body confidence, and I’ve done some pretty unhinged things. Because when I'm scared of something, my brain doesn't ease me in gently - it goes straight for the most ridiculous version of facing it. So in this episode I'm handing over the receipts. Not the standard body image advice you've heard a hundred times - the actual unhinged stu
“I Don’t Have an Eating Disorder, But I’m Not Okay” – The Grey Area We Need to Talk About
There's a space between ‘totally fine’ and ‘diagnosably unwell’, and it's where many women are spending their days, convinced they don't have a real problem because they just need to try harder. The grey area of disordered eating and body image struggles, where you don’t feel ‘bad enough’ to seek help, needs to be spoken about more. So today we’re diving in…In this episode, I’ll sha
Women, It’s Time to Find Your Voice with Hannah Coles
If you've ever swallowed what you actually wanted to say - in a relationship, at work, in a doctor's office - this episode is going to hit. This week I'm joined by Hannah Coles, embodiment and self-worth coach and former mental health nurse of ten years. Hannah spent a decade inside the mental health system watching women be labelled ‘too much’ or ‘not enough’, and now she's do
The Little Girl Who Learned to Hate Her Body (And What She Needs From You Now)
What if the way you feel about your body has nothing to do with your body - and everything to do with what you learned before you were old enough to question it?Most of us can't pinpoint one moment we started hating our bodies, but understanding where it came from is one of the most powerful things you can do - for yourself, and for the little ones watching you.In this episode, I'll shar
“But I Have to Lose Weight for my Health”: Here’s Why This is Setting You Up For Failure
Is losing weight actually the key to your health… or is that belief sabotaging you?This is one of the most common things I hear: “I get it, body acceptance is great… but I still need to lose weight for my health.” And honestly? It makes sense, because we’ve been taught our entire lives that smaller equals healthier.But in this episode, I’m pulling that belief apart - not just to show you why it’s
You’re Not Lazy - You’re Just Out of Sync with Your Energy with Chrissy Elle
Ever felt like you should be able to push through… but your body just isn’t playing along?In this episode, I’m joined by Chrissy Elle to unpack the real reason behind those low energy days, lack of motivation, and “why can’t I just get it together?” spirals - and spoiler: it’s not because you’re lazy or undisciplined.Please note: This episode includes themes of interpersonal violence, control and
Fast Body Changes (like with Ozempic) are F*cking You Up – Here’s How
Have you been feeling the temptation to lose weight again lately?Right now, weight loss is being sold to us as quick, easy and accessible like never before. So if you’ve found yourself wondering whether you should lose weight too, even if you thought you were past that, you are definitely not alone. In this episode, I’m breaking down the psychological cost of fast body change, and why the promise
How to Stop Explaining Your Life to Everyone Else with Liz Owens
So many women feel like they’re doing life ‘wrong’. Maybe you don’t want kids. Maybe you’ve left diet culture. Maybe you’re making choices that don’t fit the mould that society expects from women.In this episode, I’m joined by Liz Owens from Haus of Worthship, who is all about teaching you how to trust yourself, tune out the noise, and stop letting other people’s expectations dictate your life.In
The Real Reason SkinnyTok is Mocking Fat Women (It’s Not What You Think)
SkinnyTok is everywhere online right now - mocking fat bodies, calling it ‘health’, and acting like being thin makes someone superior.But this isn’t actually about fat bodies at all. It’s about something else entirely, and today I’m breaking down what’s really happening psychologically underneath the surface.In this episode, I share:Why SkinnyTok content feels so triggering (and why that reaction
The New Rules of Women’s Health (That Might Make Me Say ‘I Told You So’) with Meghan Rabbitt
Imagine if you were tasked with writing a bible on women’s health, so you wrote 10,000 words on the nutrition guidelines that everyone knows about and ✨tries✨ to follow… but then you realised you were missing a HUGE piece of information and not taking into account the experiences of all bodies. Would you scrap half of it and start again?That’s exactly what Meghan Rabbitt did in the writing of her
Ever Wished You Had Your ‘Old’ Body? This is For You!
So many of us mourn our old bodies - wishing that we could get them back, and believing that our lives would be better if we could. Hate to break it to you, but that’s not the case!If you’ve ever wished that you could get your 20, 30 or 40 year old body back, this is the episode you need to listen to right now.In this episode, I’ll share:The danger of looking back with rose-coloured glassesHow you
Secret Binges, Diet Culture, and Raising Kids Who Love Their Bodies with Stephanie Notley
I’m a huge believer in healing our relationships with our bodies and with food for ourselves, but there’s another reason that sits close to my heart: doing it for the next generation.There have been huge strides made towards the dismantling of diet culture in my lifetime, yet there’s so much more to be done. If you’re a parent, you can start doing that by raising your kids in a non-diet household
Find Your Healthy Through Balanced and Realistic Eating with Leah Itsines
If I had to choose two words to describe the way that I eat now that I’ve found food freedom, they would probably be ‘balanced’ and ‘realistic’. That’s why I love Leah Itsines so much - because those are the foundations of the BARE principles. Leah is the founder of the BARE guides and Yes Please Health (and she has an app coming out soon!), and she was also my absolute DREAM podcast guest.In this
From Surviving to Thriving: How Breathwork Can Bring You Home to Yourself with Tash Forbes
If you’ve ever been told to meditate for stress reduction and thought “I’m too stressed to sit still - how am I supposed to meditate?!” - this episode is for you.Tash Forbes is a breathwork facilitator who helps women learn to breathe again, to bring themselves out of survival mode, stress and anxiety, and into a life of calm and feeling safe in their bodies. Exactly what we need at this time of y
How to Handle the Festive Season (and Dodge the Diet Culture BS)
Diet culture is rife at any time of year, but it particularly kicks up over December in Australia. Combine festive parties, lots of food, drinks galore AND bikini season, and you’ve got a recipe for stress for those who are struggling with food and their body. I asked you what your biggest struggles are during the festive season, and in this episode I’ll give you tips on how to overcome those stru
Do it Fat with Sara Chambers
💥 BLACK FRIDAY: Get The Confidence Code for just $97 by clicking here! 💥Has the way your body looks ever held you back from doing something you wanted to?Mine has, and I know that I’m not the only one. So many women struggle with their body image, and it spills into other areas of their lives - meaning that they can’t show up to work, relationships, social occasions etc. as they’d like to. Sara Ch
Life After I Left Diet Culture
I’m back from break! Welcome to Season 3.Last month, I flew to Melbourne to speak on stage at the Life After I Left event, hosted by Cat Dunn. I shared my story about life after I left diet culture, and in this episode I wanted to share that talk with you too.(Prefer to watch it? You can check out the video here)I’m also sharing some updates about how the podcast will look over the next couple of
If I Could Only Tell You ONE Thing… This Would Be It
This is my 200th episode, so I wanted to do something special!Today, I’m sharing the most important truth that I want every single listener of this podcast to take away. If Inspire Wellness ended tomorrow, THIS is what I would want you to remember. When you truly understand it, it will make the greatest change in your life.Can you guess what it is?✋🏻 Download the FREE Banish Your Inner Bitch Guide
6 Things You’re Doing to ‘Fix’ Your Body Image That Are Actually Making It Worse
I hate to break it to you, but most of the solutions you’ve been given for ‘fixing’ your body image and confidence are actually f*cking you over…Many women tell me that they’ve tried ‘everything’ in order to improve their body image, but it turns out that they’ve just been trying the wrong things (and often, the things that will cause more harm than good in the long run). In this episode, I’ll sha
You’re Not Broken (You’re Just a Human) with Amanda Elle
Have you ever felt like you’ve done all of the things - therapy, mindset work, affirmations - but you’re still struggling, and it makes you believe that you’re broken?That’s exactly what Amanda has experienced, yet she’s managed to come out the other side into an embodied, confident woman - and I’m constantly inspired by her!In this episode, we chat about:Why you still feel like broken, even when
Why I Will NEVER Go on Ozempic or GLP1s
If you’d given me the option to go on Ozempic or GLP1s ten years ago, I would have JUMPED at the chance! A magic solution for weight loss?! Sign me up!But these days, you couldn’t pay me to go on a weight loss medication. And I have many thoughts (many of them angry) about the Ozempic era that we seem to be in right now - so buckle up, because today I’m sharing them.In this episode, I’ll share: Wh
5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was a Binge Eater
I spent over 10 years dealing with binge eating, so I know how difficult it is when you’re stuck in it and feel like there’s no way out.With hindsight, I can see that there were many things that would have helped me out of my bingeing patterns far earlier, if only I’d known them! Luckily for you - that’s what I’m sharing today.In this episode, I’ll share:Why weight loss journeys and binge eating g
Taking a Weight Neutral Approach to Health & Fitness with Sally McWilliam
Fitness is far more enjoyable and effective when the sole focus isn’t weight loss, yet for many people that’s the driving motivation behind their exercise habits. Then they get surprised when it doesn’t feel good or ‘work’ for them!Sally McWilliam is a body positive personal trainer and breathwork facilitator, and she’s changing the way we view fitness with a kinder, more inclusive approach. In th
6 Things Nobody Taught You About Bodies (That They SHOULD Have!)
If you grew up believing you could completely control your body size with more willpower, that hunger was a problem to fix, or that cellulite was some kind of personal flaw… you’re not alone. In this episode, I’m breaking down 6 things I wish we were all taught about bodies from day dot - the stuff that would have saved so many of us years of shame, confusion, and chasing impossible standards. Thi
The Mental Load Nobody Talks About: Food Guilt, Emotional Eating and Midnight Snacking
You might be carrying a mental load around food that’s weighing you down more than you realise.This one’s for the women who think their relationship with food is ‘fine’... but secretly feel guilty after eating certain foods, can’t relax around chocolate, or turn into a little snack gremlin after dark.In this episode, I’ll share:The two types of people when it comes to food struggles (and which one
The Real Reason You Keep Sabotaging Your Health & Wellness Goals
Do you know what you should be doing to take care of yourself, but somehow you just... don’t do it?Whether you keep skipping workouts, staying up too late scrolling, or swinging between restriction and bingeing - this episode is for you. Because it’s not about discipline, motivation or willpower. It’s actually deeper than that.In this episode, I’ll share:Why working against your body (instead of w
Healing the Food & Body Sh*t Your Mum Didn’t Know She Passed Down
Ever felt frustrated with your mum’s views on food, weight or how you ‘should’ look? For my clients, the generational sh*t that gets passed down around food and body image has a huge impact on their lives. The good news? We can break the cycle - without blaming anyone or burning your family tree to the ground.In this episode, I’ll share: Why your mum defaults to criticising your body or what you e
The Inner Critic Isn’t Your Enemy (But She’s Not the Boss Either)
If you’ve ever felt like the negative voice in your head is just ‘who you are’, this episode is going to be a game-changer for you.I’m breaking down the truth about your inner critic - why she exists, why she’s not actually your enemy (even though she can be a bit of a bitch sometimes), and how you can stop letting her run the show. Spoiler alert: You don’t have to get rid of her to take back your
Painful Periods Aren’t Normal with Desi K
‘Painful periods are common, but not normal’ 👈🏻 Does that statement blow your mind? As someone who struggled with awful painful periods for years before I finally received support, I wish I’d been taught it sooner!Desi K is a Period Coach and Nutritionist, and she has been free from painful periods for 4 years - now she helps others to do the same.In this episode, we chat about:The common period p
My Client Called Me Out and These Are My Reflections
Buckle up, because today I’m getting vulnerable and I had no idea where this episode was going!Last week I shared on my Instagram that nobody had signed up for my new program - The Confidence Revolution - and I was sad that it hadn’t worked. My client (and friend!) reached out and asked if I’d be open to hearing her thoughts about my content and why she thought the marketing hadn’t worked… and of
I Got Naked in Front of 3000 People: How Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone Will Change Your Life
Every week this year, I’ve been doing something outside my comfort zone and sharing about it over on Instagram, because that’s one of the best ways to build confidence.I set myself the challenge at the beginning of 2025, and now we’re halfway through I am realising what a huge impact it’s had on my life! Getting out of your comfort zone sounds scary, but it’s fantastic for becoming a more confiden
When Mindset Work Isn’t Enough: Enter Shadow Work with Lurinda Vollmer
I love mindset work, but sometimes it’s not quite enough. Maybe you keep spiralling back to the same patterns over and over, self-sabotaging, or catch yourself playing out your old stories in a new area of your life. If so, shadow work may be the thing you’ve been looking for!Lurinda Vollmer is a Somatic Shadow Work Coach, and she’s here to help you understand shadow work - and how it’s not scary,
Becoming Body Confident When You DON’T Like What You See
I have a confession: I don’t actually like the way my body looks most of the time.As someone who preaches body confidence, this might surprise you! But there’s an important reason why this doesn’t actually matter, and why it doesn’t impact my confidence and love for my body. If you’re someone who also doesn’t like the way their body looks - but still wants to be confident AF - today’s episode is f
Propaganda I’m Not Falling For: The Confidence Edition
Have you seen the trend on Instagram where everyone is sharing the ‘propaganda I’m not falling for’?Well, I decided I’d bring you my version of this trend in podcast format! These are the trends, myths and propaganda around confidence that I absolutely refuse to fall for.I’d love to hear which ones you did or didn’t agree with - DM me on Instagram and let me know!✋🏻 Download the FREE Banish Your I
F*cked Facts About Anti-Fat Bias in Healthcare with Vinny Welsby
99.25% of respondents for the Fat in Healthcare report said they’d experienced bias in healthcare as a result of their body size. If that’s not a f*cked fact, I don’t know what is.For anyone living in a larger body, it’s not a surprise to hear that many fat people have experienced discrimination at the doctors or in another healthcare setting. Whether that’s having your issues dismissed and comple
Want to Become Confident AF? You Don’t Need Another Podcast Episode!
📣 DOORS OPEN NOW: Join The Confidence Revolution here Ever feel like you’re constantly learning, but never actually seeing progress? Like you know all the mindset tips, but somehow you’re still stuck in the same patterns?If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Sometimes, we trick ourselves into thinking that listening, reading, and collecting information will magically transform us. But here’s
You Were Made for More: Why Confidence Isn’t Optional Anymore (and How to Actually Build It)
📣 DOORS OPEN NOW: Join The Confidence Revolution here The world is LOUD with harmful narratives right now. That’s why I believe that women’s confidence isn’t just a luxury anymore - it’s survival.Today I’m not just talking about confidence as a vibe or a buzzword… I’m talking about the f*cking revolution that is reclaiming your voice, your body, and your worth in a world that keeps trying to take
Why You Keep Ending Up in the Same F*cking Patterns (And How to Break Free)
💥Save your spot here for my FREE live online event: Made For More💥Have you ever noticed yourself getting caught up in the same unhelpful patterns over and over and over again? If you have (and have been super frustrated by it!), you’re not alone.Self-sabotage keeps us stuck, and it makes it really hard to achieve our goals. If you’re ready to stop sabotaging and swap self-doubt for self-confidence
Is Everything I Learned About Nutrition Bullsh*t? with Dr Emma Beckett
💥Save your spot here for my FREE live online event: Made For More💥Did you know that there was a paper published that references a person on the carnivore diet who had cholesterol literally oozing out of their skin? I didn’t either, but it’s one of the ✨mindblown✨ moments that I had in this podcast episode!Dr Emma Beckett is a Doctor of Food Science and Human Nutrition, an author and has a list of
You’re Not Broken (Even if Your Inner Mean Girl Says You Are)
I used to believe that I was broken. I thought I was the defective one with wires missing in my brain which meant I was different to everyone else. There was ALWAYS a voice in my head saying horrible things, and I couldn’t switch it off… ever.Can you relate? If your inner mean girl is always telling you that there’s something wrong with you, or that you must be ‘broken’, it’s not your fault. This
Relationships, Intimacy & Sex in a Fat Body with Sam from Queer Pleasure Collective
Have you got any hangups around relationships, dating, intimacy or sex because of your body? This is the episode for you!People of all bodies and identities deserve to experience intimacy and pleasure, yet many of us don’t feel safe in those scenarios. Sam is a Sexologist and social worker who empowers queer and fat folks to thrive, so I knew that they were the perfect person to come on and chat a
Good Girl Conditioning Is Killing Your Confidence
Let’s talk about something that’s holding you back from confidence, that you may not even realise is sabotaging you: the ‘good girl’ conditioning.If you were raised as a girl, you were probably praised for being polite, quiet, helpful, well-behaved and - cue eye roll - ‘pretty’. Well, I hate to break it to you, but that conditioning is killing your confidence as an adult!In this episode, I’ll shar
Shame, Self-Worth & The Lies We’ve Been Sold About Confidence with Kyira Wackett
We’ve been sold so many lies about what it takes to be confident, but true confidence has NOTHING to do with your body, your productivity or anyone else’s approval.That’s exactly what I’m diving into with today’s guest, Kyira Wackett - a licensed therapist who specialises in shame resilience and radical acceptance. If you’ve ever thought, “Why do I still feel like this even after doing all the min
5 Ways Becoming Confident AF Changes Your Life (That NOBODY is Talking About!)
We all know that confidence makes you feel good. We know that it helps you to stop obsessing over your body and what other people think.But what most people don’t realise? Confidence makes your entire LIFE easier, better, and way more fun.So if you’ve ever wondered whether confidence is worth working on - or if you just need that final push to start taking it seriously - this episode is for you!💥
Even the ‘Experts’ Still Have Body Image Struggles - Here’s How I Beat Mine
Guess who has bad body image moments? EVERYONE! Yes, even the people who advocate for body acceptance or teach you how to be body confident.I’ve been in a little bit of a body image slump lately, so I wanted to share with you the things that I’m doing to move myself back to my baseline of self-love and confidence.In this episode, I’ll share:Why I’ve been feeling a lil sh*tty about my body latelyHo
Food Freedom 101: Make Eating Effortless with Leah Hortin - The Anti Diet Health Coach
When I first heard about intuitive eating, I think I snorted. “As if THAT could ever work!”Yet now, I’m waving pom poms and cheering about intuitive eating to anyone who’ll listen! It changed my life: no more food noise, no more stress or guilt, no more ‘shoulds’ or sh*tty meal plans that left me feeling hangry.Leah Hortin is The Anti Diet Health Coach, and she’s on the same intuitive-eating lovin
Get Out of Your Head & Into Your Body: The Missing Link to Becoming Confident AF
I used to be the queen of trying to overthink my way to confidence. I'd logically KNOW that I didn’t need to shrink my body or prove myself to anyone, yet deep down, my body and nervous system didn’t quite believe it. Can you relate? If you’ve tried all the affirmations, journalling, mindset work, and personal development tricks in the book, but STILL feel like your confidence isn’t sticking…
The Sneaky Reason You STILL Hate Your Body (Even After You’ve Done All the ‘Work’)
So you’ve read the body positive books. You’ve unfollowed the influencers who make you feel like shit. You’ve tried affirmations, therapy, journalling… And yet, you STILL struggle with your body. WTF?!In this episode, I’m breaking down the biggest reason why you can’t shake your body insecurities - even after doing ALL the things - and how to finally move past them for GOOD. I’ll share:The sneaky
Triggered? GOOD. Here’s Why That Actually Fkn Rocks!
💥VALENTINE’S DAY SALE: Save 25% on all 1:1 coaching packages! Click here to check them out 💥Recently, I was told that my social media content had triggered someone. My response? GOOD! No, not because I’m an insensitive a-hole who likes to see people upset. But because I believe that triggers are our gifts, because they’re a mirror for the next step of work that you need to do to heal. After listen
Choose Freedom over Fear (Or Die Wondering “What If?”)
💥VALENTINE’S DAY SALE: Save 25% on all 1:1 coaching packages! Click here to check them out 💥Today is my birthday! Birthdays always get me into reflection mode, so this year I decided to hit record and share those reflections with you.After listening to an episode of The Imperfects Podcast with Bronnie Ware about the top 5 regrets of the dying, I realised that NONE of those regrets felt relevant to
Nobody Tells You This About Becoming a Confident Person
I used to believe that a confident person was the loudest person in the room, who had no self-doubt and was nailing it in all areas of their life.Now that I’m a confident person, I can categorically say that this is not true (unfortunately)!There are a few things that I’ve learnt about being a confident person which I wish I’d known before becoming one myself.In this episode, I’ll talk you through
How to Stop Giving So Many F*cks About What Other People Think
People comment to me all of the time that I just don’t seem to care what other people think, and that they wish they could be like that too.🤔🤔🤔 < my face. Do you think I was BORN this way?! No! I’ve had to cultivate my no-f*cks-given energy through years of practice and confidence building.In this episode, I’ll share:How to choose what to give your f*cks toWhy giving less f*cks is the key to co
Feeling at Home in Your Body After Infertility or Pregnancy Loss with Sarah Cox
Building body acceptance and confidence can be hard enough, but what about when you have a body that keeps denying you something that you desperately want? That can take the difficulty to a whole new level.For people who are struggling with infertility or have experienced pregnancy loss, body image struggles can feel particularly heightened. Sarah Cox has experienced both, and in this episode she
Entering the Confidence Era: A New Chapter for Inspire Wellness
New podcast intro, new bio, new title, new programs coming… what’s going on at Inspire Wellness?!After doing a tonne of reflecting about 2024, I’m ushering in a new era in my business: The Confidence Era. Some things are changing, some things are staying the same, but one thing is for sure - I’m still on a mission to create a world where body acceptance, confidence and self-love are no longer an I
Ditching Disordered Eating with Dr. Maria-Christina Stewart
We all know how harmful eating disorders are, but the same attention isn’t given to disordered eating, despite it being far more prevalent. So, how do we know when our eating has become disordered and what can we do about it?Dr. Maria-Christina Stewart is a Clinical Psychologist and Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine with a specialty in treating and preventing ea
The ONE Secret Thing You Need to Guarantee All of Your 2025 Goals
How many times have you set a goal at New Years, only to look back a year later and think ‘lol, I failed again’?I’d bet my entire savings balance that it’s happened to you before!You’re in luck, because 2025 is the year that you’re going to turn it around. All you need is this podcast episode, because I’m going to be sharing the ONE secret thing that you need to guarantee all of your 2025 goals.In
Choose Nourishment Over Punishment This Festive Season
The festive season brings plenty of fun - parties, mince pies, Christmas decorations, beach trips with your friends - but it can also bring a lot of ‘shoulds’, with a side serving of guilt and shame if you don’t live up to them.This year, I’d love you to take a healthier approach to the festive season: choose nourishment over punishment. Today’s episode is taken from a talk I recently did for The
Be a Little Bit Delulu (And Other Lessons for Becoming Confident AF)
Recently, my coach suggested that I shift away from ‘body image and food freedom’ coaching and into confidence coaching - without the focus on our relationship with our bodies.My answer was “respectfully, f*ck that - I care too much about my mission!”. Yet the conversation got me thinking about how body confidence and ‘regular’ confidence are actually quite interchangeable, and the work I do helps
Living Life on YOUR Terms (Without Caring What Others Think) with Kirsty Head
Choosing to live a life of body acceptance and food freedom can be seen as going against the grain, since society tells us to pursue thinness at all costs. Overcoming the fear of what other people think can be a huge barrier for many of us, but it can be done!Kirsty Head knows all about choosing your own path, rather than the one society tells you to choose.In this episode, Kirsty and I chat about
Here’s a Secret: I Still Have Bad Body Image Moments (and Here’s How I Get Through Them)
I’m a Body Image and Food Freedom Coach, so my entire job is about body acceptance and confidence, self love, and knowing that your worth doesn’t depend on the way you look… but sometimes I look in the mirror and think “f*ck… I wish I didn’t look like that”.(This is where you can faint with shock!)I still have bad body image days. But how I respond to them now is completely different! In this epis
Embracing the True You with Amy Donovan
Imagine if you looked at photos and felt happy, rather than shying away from the camera?For boudoir photographer Amy Donovan, the journey of self-acceptance has been both personal and professional. After struggling with body image from a young age, Amy has made it her mission to help women see their TRUE selves reflected back in her lens - not an idealised, filtered version, but the raw, authentic
Balance is Bullsh*t: Embracing New Seasons and Letting Go of Perfection
Is anyone else feeling like they’re absolutely slogging it out to make it to the end of the year? I can relate!Many of us feel the pressure to ‘do it all’, and when we can’t balance all of our commitments perfectly, we feel like we’re failing - especially when we reach the busy season and our plates are extra full. That’s why I’m a huge believer in learning to embrace the season that you’re in (an
Coming Home to Connection With Your Body with Emma Walkinshaw
When you spend a lifetime at war with your body, it’s easy to feel disconnected from it. This makes it harder to practice intuitive eating (how are you supposed to TRUST your body’s cues?!), harder to enjoy movement (every workout is a fight) and harder to show it love (when what you see in the mirror doesn’t feel like ‘you’).Emma Walkinshaw is a Body Confidence Coach and accredited yoga instructo
4 of My Favourite Tools for Body Confidence
I hosted a live, in-person workshop on body confidence a couple of weeks ago, but I don’t want you to miss out on all of the goodness because you couldn’t make it!Today I’m sharing four of my favourite, simple exercises for body confidence. These are tools that you can use right now, without needing any extra support or to know the ‘why’ behind them. So get your pen and paper out, and get ready to
Embracing the Duality of Life with Lisa Ferg
Let’s get honest about what it means to embrace your whole self (without the toxic positivity and ‘love and light’ energy 24/7), and get comfy with the duality of life. I met Lisa last month at The Mind School, and I knew I’d met someone who can sit in the contradictions of being a human too. Our conversation is here to empower you to show up authentically, with all of your flaws and imperfections
Body Acceptance is For EVERY Body (Not Just the Thin Ones)
Have you ever felt like body acceptance isn’t for you, because of your body’s shape, size or weight? I’m here to tell you that is straight up FALSE.Recently, I went to a screening of Your Fat Friend: The Film (by Jeanie Finlay and Aubrey Gordon), and it cemented my belief that body acceptance and fat liberation are so tied up in one another.In this episode, I’ll chat about:Why it’s problematic tha
Body Positivity for Men and Challenging Gender Norms with Jake Kneesh
Have you ever noticed that body image and self-love are generally seen as a ‘women’s issue’? In actual fact, 45% of men in Australia dislike their bodies.We need to start the conversation about how we can support the men in our lives to love themselves more, have more freedom in how they express themselves and to join the body acceptance movement, and I could think of no better person to speak on
Vulnerable Episode: 3 Things That Rocked My Confidence and How I Handled Them
Get ready for a vulnerable episode! Today I’m sharing three things that I would NEVER have shared in the past - in fact, I would have responded to them completely differently to how I have recently.The change is all down to how much mindset work I’ve done, so I want to show you how you can do it too and can build an unf*ckwithable mindset and confidence.In this episode, I’ll share:The three major
How Lana Went From Secret Binge Eating and Self-Sabotage to Self-Love
Imagine if you could go from being a serial secret binge-eater who is constantly losing and gaining the same 10 kgs, to someone who loves too many things about themselves to name and has built incredible self worth…Oh wait, you can, because that’s what Lana did! Lana is one of my beautiful 1:1 coaching clients, and her journey with food and her body is an inspiring one. She’s also about to launch
The ONE Statement That Means You’ll Never Change: “I Know What I Need To Do, I Just Have To Actually Do It”
💥 JOIN THE CONFIDENCE CODE HERE 💥 Doors close 15th September!This is the statement that I hear from almost everyone who is struggling with food or their body: “I know what I need to do, I just have to actually do it (and I can’t seem to!).Sound familiar? ‘Having all the information’ doesn’t give you clarity - it creates more confusion about who you should be listening to. 9/10 women who come to me
Intuitive Eating for ADHD with Becca King the ADHD Nutritionist
💥 JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR THE CONFIDENCE CODE 💥Having a great relationship with food can be tricky to achieve, but it can become a whole lot trickier when ADHD is thrown into the mix!Traditional advice like “just meal prep!” or “listen to your hunger cues!” don’t always work for ADHDers, which can leave you feeling like food freedom will never be possible for you. Guess what? That’s not true! Becca
“But I Still Want to Lose Weight”: Taking a Freedom-Based Approach to Weight Loss
💥 JOIN THE CONFIDENCE CODE WAITLIST HERE 💥Do you still want to lose weight, but you ALSO want a great relationship with food and your body?You’re not alone. Almost every single woman I work with still wants to lose weight (even if she doesn’t WANT to want to!). When you’ve spent years on the weight-loss rollercoaster, it’s really hard to get off - even if it’s not fun anymore and is doing you more
Building a Body Positive Brand (and Future for Our Kids!) with Faye Tan from Mama Movement
💥 REGISTER NOW FOR THE FREE BODY CONFIDENCE BOOTCAMP 💥Faye Tan creates joyous, colourful, size-inclusive activewear… but she creates so much more than that.The mission behind Mama Movement is about building a world where the next generation of kids can grow up loving and accepting their bodies. Every woman who takes home some fun, rainbow-coloured tights is impacting her family with a body positiv
Why Diversity, Inclusion and Creating Fat-Friendly Spaces is Really F*cking Important
💥 REGISTER NOW FOR THE FREE BODY CONFIDENCE BOOTCAMP 💥Last weekend, I visited the A Plus Market in Melbourne - a plus size fashion market where ‘everyone is invited to take up space’. Being in a place designed specifically for plus size people was the most welcoming, joyous and comfortable experience, where I truly felt like I belonged.It got me reflecting on how the world isn’t built for people i
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