Ep. 213: An Honest Conversation about The Reality of Weight Loss for Women - with Emily Christensen

Описание: What happens when being “skinny” stops being the goal and long-term health finally becomes the priority?

In this powerful and honest conversation, I sit down with Emily Christensen, a mom of five and women’s wellness coach, to unpack her deeply personal journey through diet culture, bariatric surgery, body image struggles, and the mindset shifts that led her to sustainable, inside-out health.

Emily shares what growing up inside 90s diet culture taught her about self-worth, why weight loss alone didn’t bring peace, and how learning to trust her body, removing guilt from food/movement, and stopping the comparison game completely changed her life.

We talk about:
• Why diet culture keeps women stuck in shame and comparison
• The emotional side of weight loss, bariatric surgery, and body trust
• How comparison and “before & after” photos can sabotage progress
• Rebuilding a healthy relationship with food without guilt
• Emotional eating, overstimulation, and practical tools for moms
• Why health has no moral value (and why that truth is freeing!)
• Shifting from weight loss to strength, longevit,y and sustainable wellness
• What it really means to put blinders on and create your own rhythm
• Why self-care isn’t selfish - especially for busy moms

CHAPTERS:
00:22 - Emily Christensen's Wellness Journey
01:20 - 90s Diet Culture & Body Image
01:44 - Gastric Sleeve Weight Loss Story
02:58 - Scale Fear After Weight Loss
03:30 - Why Diet Culture Exhausts Women
04:43 - The Hidden Cost of Staying Skinny
07:17 - Protecting Your Mental Health on Social Media
08:45 - Finding Your Own Health Rhythm
10:43 - Emotional Eating Explained
12:17 - Why “Just Take a Walk” Fails
14:34 - Breaking Free From Food Guilt
16:02 - Learning From Health Setbacks
18:08 - Using Weight Loss Tools Without Shame
21:09 - Small Habits for Lasting Health
22:29 - Stop Following One-Size Health Plans
24:11 - Why Weight Loss Doesn’t Fix Life
27:23 - Strength, Longevity & Aging Well
30:45 - Healing That Changed Family Life
31:40 - Connect More with Emily

This episode is for women who are tired of chasing smaller bodies and ready to pursue stronger, healthier, more peaceful lives - on their terms. If you’ve ever felt stuck, guilty, overwhelmed, or confused by wellness messaging, this conversation will feel like a deep exhale.

Connect More with Emily here:
Instagram:   / theemilychristensen  

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