Lift and Lifecast

It was such a pleasure to be joined in this weeks podcast with the lovely Cat Shamel. A fellow 57kg powerlifter. We cover all things powerlifting, why we have such a passion for the sport, and what it takes both physically and mentally to stay in the game.

A discussion between a therapist and a nutritionist on all things to do with understanding why we emotionally eat, and how this links to a much bigger picture with what's going on with us as people, including a focus on self compassion. We also touch on some aspects of eating disorders, the complexity of these conditions and recovering from them.

Who struggles with body image? And what can we actively do to start living a life of more body acceptance?

After years and years of thinking 'self help' books would be the solution. Is this finally the answer?

An update on where I've been, and what's been going on for the past year.

In a world that makes being truly free from thinking about food choices difficult, can we ever be in a place where we don't need to think about food at all?

Today we talk about how subjective beauty is, and how vastly different what we find attractive in a physique can be.

The good, the bad, and the ugly. Rachel gives us her insights on first hand experience of what it takes to step on stage as a bikini competitor.

Should we have foods that we struggle to control ourselves around in the house?

Mindset changes when it comes to life, health, fitness and wellbeing.