150. A New Way to Achieve Your Goals in 2023 with Carrie Marshall

I’m so excited to bring you today’s episode. I have my bestie Carrie Marshall here. She is an expert goal coach, and at this time of year, we all need a little expertise in this area. We’re all thinking about things ending and new beginnings, and as humans, we have this idea in our minds that starting over feels good, whether that’s a new day, week, month, or year. So this week, Carrie is sharing her amazing goal strategy and how you can use it in your own life.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/150

As we’re nearing the end of 2022, I was reflecting on the year gone by, thinking about what I would share with you if I could boil it down to one thing. So, tune in this week to discover the one thing every human on the planet needs to know. I’m sharing why life was never meant to be perfect, why being a human will always be hard, and how to show up for yourself with love and kindness every day.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/149

Tune in this week to discover the books that changed my life, and how they could change yours. I’m sharing my favorite quotes and concepts from the books that helped me on the way to self-acceptance, understanding my body, and so much more.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/148

Take a moment and just think about where you are on your weight-loss journey. This can be in relationship to your weight goal or any health outcomes you have in mind. Are you satisfied with where you are right now, or do you think you should be somewhere else? Tune in this week to discover why believing you should be somewhere other than where you are right now isn’t helping you act in your best interests, and how to focus on right now instead.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/147

Grief is an unavoidable part of the human experience, but my guest this week helps her clients love life again after tragedy. Krista St-Germain is an expert in so many things, but she primarily works with widows who are going through the grief of losing their partner, and she specializes in post-traumatic growth. Tune in this week to hear from Krista all about the potential that grief offers us to pause and create intentionality without negating the emotional experience of going through tragedy.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/146

Tune in this week to discover why eating more than you intended to this Thanksgiving doesn’t take you all the way back to square one. Most importantly, I’m showing you how to take the focus away from your weight so you can create the kind of presence that allows you to create the kind of life and body you want.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/145

I talk a lot about how weight loss is not just about changing what you eat. I’ve often said that it’s actually about changing your relationship with food. However, this week I share why I’ve changed my mind on weight loss being about changing your relationship with food. You’ll hear why I believe replacing “changing” with “healing” is so much more useful to you on your weight loss journey, and what healing your relationship with food will require of you.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/144

For a lot of people, their eating feels like a compulsion that they can’t change and feel in control of. We use food to create a feeling, and we feel whole, until we pay the toll. This week, discover where you’re trying to fill up the holes so that you can feel whole. I’m sharing how food helps us feel whole, temporarily, and how to identify the physical and mental cost of using food to escape instead of learning to truly feel your feelings.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/143

What comes to mind when I say that your body is your home? If your body doesn't feel like your home yet, it's okay. Tune in this week to discover what it takes to make your body feel like a home where you belong. I’m sharing some inspiring words to give you valuable perspective, as well as what you can do to start feeling at home in your body, not when the scale goes down, but right now.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/142

For so many women, we tell ourselves that once we lose the weight, then we can buy the clothes. We think we'll be confident after we have the body we want. But is that true? In this episode, I talk with Master Certified Style Coach Judith Gaton about the problem with believing that you need to glow up before you can feel confident, and why your body is already worthy of feeling good no matter its size. We discuss whole self-care, wanting to lose weight while being body positive, and how to grow your confidence.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/141