Fitness & Sushi

This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series where we're revisiting some of our most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body.

Many of us struggle to overcome society's message that you need to look a certain way to be valued. Adopting these messages (willingly or not) of...

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, we’re pulling back the curtain on how diet culture broke your relationship with your body — and what you can do to finally heal it.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of obsession, self-doubt, and body shame, it’s not because you failed. It’s because you were

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna redefines the “Ideal Body” — not as a goal weight or appearance, but as a reflection of your values, self-care, and life season. After navigating perimenopause, mental health changes, and body shifts, she shares why the Ideal Body is not something you chase — it’s something you

In this special episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna shares the powerful workshop that’s helped hundreds of women finally break free from food obsession, yo-yo dieting, and body shame. If you’ve been stuck in the same cycle for years, these 5 life-changing shifts will show you a new path—one rooted in food freedom, self-trust, and lasting peace.

In this replay of h...

In this powerful episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna walks you through a vivid journey — your past, your present, and the two futures ahead of you. One where nothing changes… and one where you finally break free.

This is for the woman who keeps telling herself she’ll “figure it out later.”
Because the truth is — waiting has a ...

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing a personal story about how a health flare-up exposed a hidden belief system that was quietly driving me into burnout—and how that same pattern might be playing out in your relationship with food, your body, and exercise.

In “You Don’t Have a Food Problem—You Have a Belief Problem,” you’ll learn…

In this fiery and emotional episode, Deanna exposes the real midlife crisis — the moment you realize your life has been shaped by lies about food, weight, and worth. If you were raised on diet culture slogans like “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” this is your wake-up call to heal.

In this episode — “The Real Midlife Crisis: Healing After Decades in Diet Culture” — you’ll learn:

🔶 The grief no one warns you about when your...

Body positivity was never meant to be personal advice — it was a radical social justice movement designed to fight discrimination and injustice. So if you've tried to love your body and still feel stuck in shame, you're not broken — you're just reacting to a message that was never meant to fix you.

In this episode, Deanna breaks down:

In this raw and powerful episode, I open up about the hardest lesson I’ve learned as a mother — and how it changed the way I think about investing in support.

When I tried to navigate my son’s special education needs by myself, I lost six years of his growth and development. Not because I didn’t care — but because I thought I had to do it all al...

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body.

In Day 5 – “Why You Self-Sabotage (and How to Stop)”, you’ll learn…

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body.

In Day 4 – “Why Body Image Issues Keep You Stuck with Food and Fitness”, you’ll learn…

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body.

In Day 3 – “How to Feel in Control Around Food Without Willpower”, you’ll learn…

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