Thrive Beyond Size

By Michelle Tubman

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Episodes: 247

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Welcome to Thrive Beyond Size, the podcast that’s all about finding health, joy, and liberation beyond weight. Join Dr. Michelle Tubman as she dives into the latest research and evidence-based strategies for nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management and emotional wellbeing. Our mission is to empower you to prioritize your health, not your weight, and to promote a world where everyone can thrive, regardless of their size. Let’s work together to break free from diet culture, enjoy vibrant health, and challenge the weight stigma that affects us all.

Episode Date
245 - Sacred Cows: What Drives Me Crazy About the Diet & Wellness Industry
Mar 08, 2026
244 - The Missing Piece in Intuitive Eating: Nervous System Safety
Feb 26, 2026
243 - The Messy Middle: Why You Can’t Skip the Transition Out of Diet Culture
Feb 19, 2026
242 - Why Healing Feels Harder When the Word Feels Heavy
Feb 12, 2026
241 - Other Side When You’ve Left Diet Culture… But Everyone Else Is Still There
Feb 05, 2026
240 - Self-Betrayal: When Listening to Yourself Stops Feeling Safe
Jan 29, 2026
239 - When Your Body Screams: What Food Poisoning Taught Me About Listening
Jan 22, 2026
238 - Beyond The Peel
Jan 15, 2026
237 - When You Don’t Know What the Next Step Is (and Why That’s Not a Problem)
Jan 08, 2026
236 - What 2026 Is Asking of Me: Patience, Surrender, and Trust
Jan 01, 2026
235 - Finding My Rhythm: A Year of Listening, Softening, and Coming Home
Dec 25, 2025
234 - Boredom, Buffering, and the Lost Art of Being With Yourself
Dec 18, 2025
233 - Eating with All Five Senses: Reclaiming Pleasure at the Table
Dec 11, 2025
232 - Winter: Exhaustion, Burnout, and Listening to Your Body
Dec 04, 2025
231 - When Eating Feels Chaotic
Nov 27, 2025
230 - The Harms Behind the Word "Ob*sity"
Nov 20, 2025
229 - From “Food Porn” to Food Pleasure
Nov 13, 2025
228 - When Body Wisdom and Mindset Collide
Nov 06, 2025
227 - Words Matter: How Language Shapes Your Relationship with Food & Body
Oct 30, 2025
226 - Sand, Sweat, and Self-Compassion: What Morocco Taught Me About My Body
Oct 23, 2025
225 - The Myth of Control
Oct 16, 2025
224 - The Myth That Thinness = Health
Oct 09, 2025
223 - The Myth of Food Addiction
Oct 02, 2025
222 - The Myth of Willpower
Sep 25, 2025
221 - Rethinking September
Sep 18, 2025
220 - What's Next At Wayza Health
Sep 11, 2025
219 - Push, Pivot or Pause: Choosing Your Path Through Obstacles
Sep 04, 2025
218 - Serena Williams, GLP-1s, and the Business of Thinness
Aug 28, 2025
217 - What We Need to Let Go Of to Truly Grow
Aug 21, 2025
216 - Bringing the Magic of Vacation Home
Aug 14, 2025
When Joyful Movement Becomes a "Should": Recognizing the Signs of Exercise Burnout
Aug 07, 2025
214 - The Body Remembers: Fascia, the Psoas, and the Weight of Unfelt Trauma
Jul 31, 2025
213 - Why We Need To Talk About the 5%
Jul 24, 2025
212 - Bare Minimums: Staying Connected When Life Is Hard
Jul 17, 2025
211: Summer, Expansion & Body Trust
Jul 10, 2025
210: Between Extremes: What TikTok Gets Wrong About Food and Bodies
Jul 03, 2025
209 - Slowing Down, Tuning In: Why Woo-Woo Helped Me Heal
Jun 26, 2025
208 + When Intuitive Eating Doesn’t Work (Yet): Trauma and Safety in the Body
Jun 19, 2025
207 - The Truth About Trauma and Weight
Jun 12, 2025
206 - Lipedema: The Unrecognized Disorder Affecting Millions of Women
Jun 05, 2025
205 - Hot Takes with Rob: Gym Selfies, Cheat Days, Dad Bods & More
May 29, 2025
204 - Rethinking Exercise: How to Make Movement Joyful, Not a Chore
May 22, 2025
203 - When You Rush Through Life (and Reach for Food Instead)
May 15, 2025
202: Healthism and Why It's Harmful
May 08, 2025
201: What Fiction Can Teach Us About Diet Culture – A Conversation with Paulette Stout
May 01, 2025
200: From Weight Loss to Body Trust – My Full Circle Journey
Apr 24, 2025
199: Familiar Comfort vs True Nourishment
Apr 17, 2025
198: The Food Freedom Illusion
Apr 10, 2025
197: The Mirror Effect - It's Not Just About the Food
Apr 03, 2025
196: The Control Paradox - Why More Food Rules Make You Feel More Out Of Control
Mar 27, 2025
195: Welcome to Nourish Yourself Body+Mind
Mar 20, 2025
194: Intuitive Eating and Your Period
Mar 13, 2025
193: Fear of Hunger
Mar 06, 2025
192: Intuitive Eating When You're Tired
Feb 27, 2025
191: When Your Favorite Foods No Longer Bring You Joy
Feb 20, 2025
190: Raising Intuitive Eaters with Christina Claytor
Feb 13, 2025
189: How to Stop Food Rules from Controlling Your Life
Feb 06, 2025
188: Rest as Resistance - Reclaiming the Right to Slow Down
Jan 30, 2025
187: Trauma and Body Trust - What You Need To Know
Jan 23, 2025
186: Reflecting on Rhythm for 2025
Jan 16, 2025
185: Larger Luxury with Sherilyn Trompetter
Jan 09, 2025
184: The Power of Connection
Jan 02, 2025
183: Reframing Overeating- A Compassionate Approach to Holiday Eating
Dec 26, 2024
182: Emotional Eating During the Holidays
Dec 19, 2024
181: Body Trust Through the Holiday Season
Dec 12, 2024
180: How Creative Activities Can Support Intuitive Eating
Dec 05, 2024
179: Can You Practice Intuitive Eating While Taking GLP-1 Medications?
Nov 28, 2024
178: The Hidden Harm of Clean Eating - Understanding Orthorexia
Nov 21, 2024
177: What to Eat When You Don’t Know What You Want
Nov 14, 2024
176: When Anti-Fat Bias Tears Families Apart
Nov 07, 2024
175: How Mindset Shapes Your Relationship With Food
Oct 31, 2024
174: Food Restriction - Hiding In Plain Sight
Oct 24, 2024
173: You Are Not Broken
Oct 17, 2024
172: The Erasure of Fat People From Fashion
Oct 10, 2024
171: Boundaries - Protecting Your Time, Energy and Body
Oct 03, 2024
170: How To Spot Fake Intuitive Eating
Sep 26, 2024
169: Interoception - The Hidden Key to Intuitive Eating
Sep 19, 2024
168: I Feel Fat
Sep 12, 2024
167: What You Need To Know Before Trying Intuitive Eating
Sep 05, 2024
166: What We Can Learn From Simone Biles
Aug 29, 2024
165: Advocating for Accessible Spaces with Diana Dimmock
Aug 22, 2024
164: Is Your Exercise and Food Routine Burning You Out? with Allison Yamamoto
Aug 15, 2024
163: Bridging the Gap From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be with Lucie Ptasznik
Aug 08, 2024
162: Exploring Binge Eating with Erin Murnane
Aug 01, 2024
161: Bonding With Your Pre-Teen with M. Aurelius Higgs
Jul 25, 2024
160: Heal What's Holding You Back with Ramona Kossowan
Jul 18, 2024
159: What My Body Taught Me This Year
Jul 11, 2024
158: Owning Your Self Confidence with Frankie Kounouho
Jul 04, 2024
157: Optimizing Your Brain with Dominika Staniewicz
Jun 27, 2024
156: Keep It Real with Kim Mosiman
Jun 20, 2024
155: Meditation for the Real World with Ann Swanson
Jun 13, 2024
154: Mastering Sleep with Amanda Chocko
Jun 06, 2024
153: Weight Stigma in Healthcare with Dr. Stephanie Hart
May 30, 2024
152: Master Your Money Mindset with Linda Grizely
May 23, 2024
151: Befriend Your Body Through Movement with Kim Hagle
May 16, 2024
150: The Power of Embodiment with Jen Aks
May 09, 2024
149: Yes, You Can Heal From An Eating Disorder with Helen Bennett
May 02, 2024
148: Pleasure At Every Size with Angela Corry
Apr 25, 2024
147: Fat - Foe, Fact and Fetish with Angela Corry
Apr 18, 2024
146: Do 98% of Diets Really Fail?
Apr 11, 2024
145: Getting Real About Eating Disorders with Dr. Cristina Castagnini
Apr 04, 2024
144: How Diet Culture and Chronic Pain Intersect with DK Ciccone
Mar 28, 2024
143: Operationalizing Your Goals with Christina Claytor
Mar 21, 2024
142: Living a Life By Design with Dr. Wendy O Connor
Mar 14, 2024
141: You Deserve To Feel Nourished with Maura Rodgers
Mar 07, 2024
140: Are You Really What You Eat
Feb 29, 2024
139: Heal Your Relationship With Food with Joanne Edinberg
Feb 22, 2024
138: Discussing Body Image with Anne Poirier
Feb 15, 2024
137: Talking About Your Body in Relationships with Rob Issa
Feb 08, 2024
136: Your Period - The Fifth Vital Sign with Dr. Erin Ellis
Feb 01, 2024
135: Stop Snoring and Start Living with Dr. Dylan Petkus
Jan 25, 2024
134: Meal Planning with Courtney Genereux
Jan 18, 2024
133: Grieving Weight Loss
Jan 11, 2024
132: Facing Your Fears
Jan 04, 2024
131: Talking Anti-Diet with Leah Hortin
Dec 28, 2023
130: Navigating Perimenopause the Natural Way with Amita Sharma
Dec 21, 2023
129: How We Make It Work with My Husband, Rob Issa
Dec 14, 2023
128: Lost your spark? How to shift out of depletion and refresh your energy with Meghan Johnston
Dec 07, 2023
127: Growing Through Change with Kirsten Beske
Nov 30, 2023
126: Empowerment Through Nervous System Regulation with Brittany Cano
Nov 23, 2023
125: Getting Started with Intuitive Eating with Krista Beck
Nov 16, 2023
124: Accessing Your Inner Wisdom with Sarah Donner
Nov 09, 2023
123: Exploring Weight Loss Medications with Heidi Karner
Nov 02, 2023
122: Healing My Relationship with Food
Oct 26, 2023
121: Eating Disorders in Middle Age with Nicole Christina
Oct 19, 2023
120: Intuitive Eating and Eating Disorders
Oct 12, 2023
119: Challenging the War On Obesity
Oct 05, 2023
118: Weight-Neutral Self-Care
Sep 28, 2023
117: A New Way of Looking At Weight with Amanda Mittman
Sep 21, 2023
116: The Minnesota Starvation Study
Sep 14, 2023
115: Introduction to Intuitive Eating
Sep 07, 2023
114: Radical Self Love
Aug 31, 2023
113: Making A Good Food Match
Aug 24, 2023
112: Anxiety and Depression 101 with Dr. Rosanne Mills
Aug 17, 2023
111: Ob*sity
Aug 10, 2023
110: Michelle's Summer Musings
Aug 03, 2023
109: A Mom's Guide to Self Care with Robynn Powers
Jul 27, 2023
108: SELF Control Operating System with Tracy Pleschourt
Jul 20, 2023
107: Transforming Trauma with Susan Gold
Jul 13, 2023
106: Weight Loss vs Lifestyle Change
Jul 06, 2023
105: Stepping Up with Pam Sherman
Jun 29, 2023
104: Making Peace With Food with Heather Carey
Jun 22, 2023
103 - Deadlifting Your Way Out of the Patriarchy with Caroline Addington
Jun 15, 2023
102: Helping Your Kids Make Healthy Choices with Dr. Sheila Carroll
Jun 08, 2023
101: Hormones, hormones, hormones with Christa Elza
Jun 01, 2023
100: Thrive Beyond Size
May 25, 2023
099: Let's Talk BMI
May 18, 2023
098: Body Love with Rachel Lavin
May 11, 2023
097: My Dry Holiday
May 04, 2023
096: Driving Stick In An Automatic World
Apr 27, 2023
095: Food Addiction
Apr 20, 2023
094: Problem Solving
Apr 13, 2023
093: Essential Skills for Weight Loss
Apr 06, 2023
092: Train Your Mind and the Body Will Follow with Sandy Weston
Mar 30, 2023
091: Shake Your Tail Feathers with Megan Nolan
Mar 23, 2023
090: Healing Trauma With Anissa Hudak
Mar 16, 2023
089: It’s Never About the Food with Errin Smith
Mar 09, 2023
088: Healing From Within with Amy Stein
Mar 02, 2023
087: The Scarlet F - Tackling Fat Shaming
Feb 23, 2023
086: Overcoming Obstacles with Kate Glendon
Feb 16, 2023
085: MOVE with Ashleigh Gass
Feb 09, 2023
084: The Holistic Health Approach with Andrea Nicholson
Feb 02, 2023
083: Ch-ch-changes Part 2
Jan 26, 2023
082: Ch-ch-changes
Jan 19, 2023
081: Eat Your Veggies!
Jan 12, 2023
080: Toxic Nutritional Beliefs
Jan 05, 2023
079: Personal Growth vs Weight Loss
Dec 29, 2022
078: The Four Tendencies
Dec 22, 2022
077: A Powerful Question
Dec 15, 2022
076: Why Clothes Matter
Dec 08, 2022
075: Why NOW is the Perfect Time to Start
Dec 01, 2022
074: Why Skinny Will Never Make You Happy with Josie Warren
Nov 24, 2022
073: Release The Pressure
Nov 17, 2022
072: Dopamine Fast
Nov 10, 2022
071: Eating For A Healthy Menopause with Alison Bladh
Nov 03, 2022
070: Exploring Boundaries with Dana Skaggs
Oct 27, 2022
069: Shadow Beliefs and Unconscous Commitments with Nancy Pickard
Oct 20, 2022
068: What I Learned On Vacation
Oct 13, 2022
067: Mind-Body Health for Weight Loss with Allie Cass
Oct 06, 2022
066: Waking Up To A Life You Love with Stacy McAlpine
Sep 29, 2022
065: Being Highly Sensitive with Tammy Goen
Sep 22, 2022
064: The Law of Attraction and Weight Loss with Zehra Mahoon
Sep 15, 2022
063: Living with Type 1 Diabetes with Colleen Mitchell
Sep 08, 2022
062: Pushing Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Sep 01, 2022
061: Transforming Your Health From the Inside Out with Sue Hitzmann
Aug 25, 2022
060 - How I Learned To Love My Body
Aug 18, 2022
059: Finding Balance with Mia Moran
Aug 11, 2022
058: Being Your Best Self With Ariel Bredder
Aug 04, 2022
057: Pickles, Rogue Waves and Bowling Lanes with Jolene Hermanson
Jul 28, 2022
056: Sleep and Weight Loss
Jul 21, 2022
055: Managing Stress vs Managing Yourself with Kathleen Kelley
Jul 14, 2022
054: Believing In Yourself
Jul 07, 2022
Bonus - Coming Home - An Equine Coaching Retreat for Weight Loss
Jul 01, 2022
053: Eliminating Bad Habits
Jun 30, 2022
052: Creating New Habits
Jun 23, 2022
051: Cultivating Willpower
Jun 16, 2022
050: Inside Nourish Yourself
Jun 09, 2022
049: The Power of Feeling Bad with Jen Frey
Jun 02, 2022
048: How Your Body Blocks Weight Loss with Dawn Cuckow
May 26, 2022
047: Who You Are As An Eater
May 19, 2022
046: Weight Loss and Exercise
May 12, 2022
045: Setting Goals (and Sticking to Them!) with Angela Veesenmeyer
May 05, 2022
044: To HAES or Not To HAES with Cassie Christopher
Apr 28, 2022
043: Exploring Emotions and Embodiment with Rhonda Farr
Apr 21, 2022
042: The Power of Journaling with Jen Laffin
Apr 14, 2022
041: Overdrinking with Caroline Holke
Apr 07, 2022
040: Birthday Reflections
Mar 31, 2022
039: Defining Your Goal Weight
Mar 24, 2022
038: Finding Joy in Movement with Stephanie Lueras
Mar 17, 2022
037: Conquering Your Inner Critic with Sharon Natoli
Mar 10, 2022
036: Supersized Lies with Robert Davis
Mar 03, 2022
035: Breaking Up with Ben & Jerry - Interview with Tricia Nelso
Feb 24, 2022
034: Face Your Stuff, Don't Stuff Your Face - Interview with Renee Jones
Feb 17, 2022
033: Let's Talk About Sex - Interview with Debbie Elzea
Feb 10, 2022
032: Bring It On!
Feb 03, 2022
031: Weight Loss Basics
Jan 27, 2022
030: Tapping for Weight Loss with Lauren Fonvielle
Jan 20, 2022
029: Setting Goals for Weight Loss
Jan 13, 2022
028: Getting Back on Track
Jan 06, 2022
027: Tips for Having Great Days
Dec 30, 2021
026: Gratitude
Dec 23, 2021
025: Navigating the Food Police
Dec 16, 2021
024: Finding Time For Weight Loss
Dec 09, 2021
023: Coaching on Weekend Overeating
Dec 02, 2021
022: Coaching on Food Grief
Nov 25, 2021
021: The Power of Awareness
Nov 18, 2021
020: What Diet Should I Follow?
Nov 11, 2021
019: Kitchen Makeover
Nov 04, 2021
018: Self Care
Oct 28, 2021
017: In A Funk
Oct 21, 2021
016: Cognomovement for Weight Loss: Interview with Katie Wrigley
Oct 14, 2021
015: Eating and Spending: Interview with Dr. Bonnie Koo
Oct 07, 2021
014: The Hunger Games
Sep 30, 2021
013: Intermittent Fasting Part 2: The How
Sep 23, 2021
012: Intermittent Fasting Part 1: The Science
Sep 16, 2021
011: Book Review: Whole Brain Living
Sep 09, 2021
010: The Bikini Industrial Complex
Sep 02, 2021
009: When Your World Gets Shaken Up
Aug 26, 2021
008: Girl Guide Cookies NOW
Aug 19, 2021
007: 1% Wins
Aug 12, 2021
006: Interview with Melanie Cayer - Finding Freedom from Food
Aug 05, 2021
005: Planning Tomorrow Today
Jul 29, 2021
004: Book Review: What Happened To You?
Jul 22, 2021
003: Committing to Weight Loss
Jul 22, 2021
002: Sugar is Not the Problem
Jul 22, 2021
001: The Beginning
Jul 22, 2021
Trailer
Jul 08, 2021