In this week's episode, Melyssa rants about her personal (upsetting) experience with a health coach and discusses how she continues to battle weight stigma and body image issues.
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Educate: Shifting your language around describing yourself and your body can help shift your mindset.
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Empower: Reflect on your positive characteristics
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Engage: Write yourself positive affirmations to build your mental muscles of positivity!
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In this episode, Melyssa expresses gratitude for the growing audience and shares a personal experience with a health coach that reignited struggles with weight and body image. The episode discusses the harmful impacts of equating health with size and challenges the focus on weight as an indicator of health through a negative coaching experience. Melyssa advocates for a shift in language and perspective towards a more compassionate, weight-neutral approach to oneself and offers strategies for combating negative body image, including recognizing unhelpful narratives, changing self-talk, and practicing self-affirmation and gratitude for one's body. The episode aims to empower listeners to rethink their relationship with their bodies and to cultivate self-love and acceptance.
00:00 Welcome and Gratitude
00:42 Body Image and Health Misconceptions
01:20 Personal Experience with a Health Coach
02:00 Expert vs Coach Approach
02:45 The Impact of Negative Coaching
05:33 The Wellness Incentive and BMI
08:38 The Importance of Process
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