#121 Life is Hard. Which Version of Hard Will You Choose?

In this final episode of Love Your Bod Pod, I am sharing my experience with chronic pain and how that played a role in my decision to no longer be a coach. I answer the questions you have sent in about why I made this decision. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to this podcast and supported me over the last 7 wonderful years! I love you always. Please keep in touch. Get Cara's new book: ⁠One Day at a Time⁠ Enroll in⁠⁠⁠ Food Body Soul - The Academy Self-Paced Course⁠⁠⁠ Enroll in ⁠⁠⁠Embodied Rebel Masterclass⁠⁠⁠ Find Cara ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠

In this solo episode, I share 10 lessons learned from being in recovery for 10 years. Get Cara's new book: One Day at a Time Enroll in⁠⁠ Food Body Soul - The Academy Self-Paced Course⁠⁠ Enroll in ⁠⁠Embodied Rebel Masterclass⁠⁠ Find Cara ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠

In this episode, I interview Alana Van Der Sluys from Freedom with Food and Fitness, a fellow coach and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. We talk about mindset work and how food is only as powerful/scary/dangerous as the story you tell yourself in your head and how lasting freedom with food, fitness and your body requires mindset work. We also talk about how to have a fun and positive relationship with fitness, overcoming "Good Girl Syndrome", letting go of the thin dream and so much more. Find Alana Website Instagram Enroll in⁠ Food Body Soul - The Academy Self-Paced Course⁠ Enroll in ⁠Embodied Rebel Masterclass⁠ Find Cara ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Website⁠

In this episode, I interview Emily, @yourmentalhealthbff, about her experience with drug-induced anorexia and the very common overlap of substance abuse and eating disorders. She tells her story of asking for help, choosing recovery, and going to a wilderness rehab (something I didn't know existed). She is a licensed Trauma Therapist, so I picked her brain on self-esteem, people-pleasing, and so much more. It's a great episode! Find Emily: Instagram TikTok Enroll in⁠⁠ Food Body Soul - The Academy Self-Paced Course⁠⁠ Enroll in ⁠⁠Embodied Rebel Masterclass⁠⁠ Find Cara ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Get Cara's new book: ⁠⁠One Day at a Time

In today's episode, I meet with Jaimie Weisberg, your body-positive bestie! She is a fashion queen on social media and a recovery advocate. We talk about her experience growing up, advocating for herself throughout treatment while facing weight stigma, and why recovery is worth it. Of course, we talk about fashion and how to not let the size of your clothes influence your value and how you feel about yourself. She shares her mindset and strategies for overcoming those hard days when you put on clothes that don't fit. We talk about her favorite places to shop and so much more! It's a great episode with a powerful woman living unapologetically as herself! Find Jaimie: Instagram Tiktok Enroll in⁠ Food Body Soul - The Academy Self-Paced Course⁠ Enroll in ⁠Embodied Rebel Masterclass⁠ Find Cara ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Website⁠ Get Cara's new book: ⁠One Day at a Time

In this episode, I talk about a book I read last year titled "The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying" by Bonnie Ware and how thinking about the end of my life, not in a morbid way, but in a matter-of-fact way, has helped me face my fears and show up powerfully for my lie. I also read some old Instagram posts on this topic and talked about some reflections I have been having since deciding to retire from coaching. My hope is this episode gets you in action and leaves to inspired to be big, bold, and courageous in your life. Enroll in Food Body Soul - The Academy Self-Paced Course Enroll in Embodied Rebel Masterclass Find Cara Instagram TikTok Website Get Cara's new book: One Day at a Time

In this episode, I interview Sammy Harrison Gut, a binge-eating coach and previous client of mine. We explore topics including secret binge eating, how it is a coping mechanism for anxiety, how perfectionism shows up with food and weight, how parts work and IFS helped Sammy heal, and the difference my online course Embodied Rebel Masterclass made for her in her body image journey. It was what she needed to finally detach from the "thin dream." And so much more. Find Sammy Instagram Enroll in⁠ Food Body Soul - The Academy Self-Paced Course⁠ Enroll in ⁠Embodied Rebel Masterclass ⁠ Find Cara ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Website⁠ Get Cara's new book: ⁠One Day at a Time

In this episode, I talk about the recovery process and how it happens in phases. Too many people try to rush the process or skip steps which ultimately slows them down and leaves them stuck. I share about my unique road to recovery and how, now, 13 years after making the powerful decision to work on recovery, I see things differently. Hindsight is 20/20, ya know? I also share what the process has looked like for various clients of mine, as many of their steps varied from mine. I hope you learn so much about yourself and what you need to keep moving forward from this episode. Enroll in Food Body Soul - The Academy Self-Paced Course Enroll in Embodied Rebel Masterclass Find Cara Instagram TikTok Website Get Cara's new book: One Day at a Time

Today's podcast guest is Genevieve Prushinski, and HEAS-aligned, anti-diet Dietitian working at Balance Eating Disorder Treatment Center in NYC - one of the nation's best treatment centers. She answers questions from you that you submitted on Instagram! Topics we cover: - her personal experience with an ED and recovery process - grieving the thin dream - how it's not all about the food - using ED behaviors to communicate emotions - how to support a loved one struggling with an ED - the difference between anorexia, bulimia, ARFID, EDNOS, atypical anorexia - why recovery is worth it Learn more about BALANCE TX Find Cara Website IG Enroll in Food Body Soul - The Academy Self-Paced Program

Freaking out? Can't stop obsessing over something? Just had one of those days? This breathwork pattern is for you. My clients absolutely love this to help create a state of inner peace and calm the body down while giving the mind something else to focus on. I hope you love it. Let me know if you do. If you're interested in private breathwork with me you can learn more here. Find me on Instagram TikTok