Love Yourself Thin Podcast
By Dara Tomasson
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Love Yourself Thin Podcast is where quilters come to create the life they truly want—on and off the sewing machine. Hosted by life coach Dara Thomason, this show helps you ditch the overwhelm, understand your habits, and build a healthier relationship with yourself and with food.
Whether you want more confidence, more energy, or more joy in your quilting and everyday life, you'll learn practical tools, mindset shifts, and empowering strategies that help you feel better in your body and in your mind.
It's the same heart and mission you loved from The Quilter's Coach Podcast—now with a name that reflects Dara's lifetime program and her belief that transformation begins with loving yourself first.
If you're a quilter ready to live intentionally, feel lighter emotionally and physically, and design a life you love, this podcast is for you.
For more visit daratomasson.com
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252. Exposing the Control Trap in Weight Loss - How History Has Shaped Our Food Rules
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May 14, 2026 |
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251. A Historical Look at Why Weight Loss Feels So Hard
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May 07, 2026 |
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250. What You Need to Quit to Finally Feel Free
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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249. Be Kind and Rewind – How Your Past is Driving Your Eating Habits
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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248. Quilting Basics for Permanent Weight Loss
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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247. Sleep Support for Weight Loss, Health, and Productivity
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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246. How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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245. How Procrastination is Holding You Back from Losing Weight
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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244. How to Avoid All or Nothing Thinking as You Enter a New Season
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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243. Distractions That Keep You From Losing Weight
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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242. How Guilt and Regret Hold You Back from Weight Loss
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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241. Eating When You Aren't Hungry and What to Do About It
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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240. What Boredom Eating Really Means
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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239. Strategies for Emotional Eating When You're Lonely
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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238. Eating When You're Stressed or Overwhelmed
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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237. 4 Words for Weight Loss Success
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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236. Weight Loss Isn't What You Think It Is
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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235. Become Your Own Weight Loss Ally
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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234. Weight Loss is a Symptom - What You're Really Solving
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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233. Weight Loss Foundations
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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232. My Christmas Gift To You - Permanent Weight Loss
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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231. Achieving Weight Loss Goals at the Holidays
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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230. Enjoy Food Without Overdoing It!
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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229. Handling Grief While Honoring Loved Ones at the Holidays
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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228. Managing Holiday Triggers Like a Pro
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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227. How to Break Free From Emotional Eating Patterns
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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226. Change Your Relationship With Eating and Watch Yourself Transform
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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225. How to Enjoy Holiday Meals Without Overeating or Guilt
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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224. What Your Fabric Purchases Are Telling You
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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223. Feel Your Feelings Instead of Eating Them
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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222. Thought Downloads Are the Key to Your Transformation
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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221. When Food Becomes Your Most Reliable Relationship (And How to Change It)
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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220. How Hating Math Will Guarantee Your Next Breakthrough (Yes, Really)
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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219. The Golden Pen: Writing your Weight Loss Story
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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218. Resentment, Regret, and Disillusionment: What to Do When You Feel Let Down
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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217. How Greed & Trusting Others Keeps You from Trusting Yourself - Be Your Own Expert
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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216. Why Your Low Failure Tolerance Is Keeping You Stuck (And How to Fix It)
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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215. Why a Masterclass Can Truly Change Your Life
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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214. Fall Planning Isn't Just for School Kids: How to Plan Your Identity Shift
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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213. How to Celebrate Without All the Food
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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212. Losing Weight for a Wedding (or Other Event)
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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211. Identity Shifts That Make Weight Loss a Side Effect
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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210. Why You Keep Starting Over and What to Do Instead
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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209. Cravings Aren't the Enemy - Here's What to Do Instead
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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208. What to Do Instead of Starting a New Diet
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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207. The Myth of the Summer Bod – Let's Talk About Shame & Self-Worth
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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206. Summer Bucket List and Wonder to Create
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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205. What Kind of Perfectionist Are You?
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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204. Getting Rid of Stuff (Without Shame or Guilt)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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203. Friendships — How to Truly Have the Kind of Friendships That Make Life Feel Amazing
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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202. What To Do When You Gain 9 Pounds in Three Days - Don't Be Afraid of the Weight
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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201. Weight Loss Pressure for the Summer
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May 29, 2025 |
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200. Perfectly Imperfect
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May 22, 2025 |
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199. Success Intolerance
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May 15, 2025 |
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198. The Power of Dreaming
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May 08, 2025 |
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197. Menopause 101 (for all ages)
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May 01, 2025 |
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Episode 196. Be Happy Without Losing Weight
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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195. Breaking Up With Food
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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194. The Skinny on GLP-1 (Part 2)
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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193. The Skinny on GLP-1 (Part 1)
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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192. Self-Care: More Than Just Manicures and Retail Therapy
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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191. Real Emotions vs. Pretend Emotions How to Win with Emotions After All
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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190. Managing What Other People Think
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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189. How to Make Goals Without Punching yourself in the Face
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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188. Being the Boss
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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187. Not Letting Yourself Have It All
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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186. Pendulum Swing On Love and Weight
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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185. Strategies to Break the Sugar Cycle
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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184. Addiction and How to Break Free
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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183. Achieving Mastery to Create the Life You Want
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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182. Unexpected Ingredients for Delicious Results
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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181. Relief and How to Receive it for Yourself
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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180. The Power of Quitting: How Letting Go Can Unlock Bold Growth in 2025
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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179. Clean vs Dirty Goals Setting Yourself Up for Success
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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178. The Art of Feeling Joy on Purpose
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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177. Set Yourself Up for Success in the New Year with Practical Strategies
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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176. Tactical Christmas Strategies for Healthy and Stress Free Holiday Eating
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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175. The Science of Gratitude: Boosting Mental, Physical, and Emotional Well-Being
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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174. Using Coaching as a Weapon Instead of a Tool – How to Avoid the Trap
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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173. Kicking Out Christmas Stress: Your Guide to a Joyful Holiday Season
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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172. Weight Loss And What To Do With Plateaus
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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171. Overcoming Holiday Temptations: A Life Coach's Guide to Mindful Eating
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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170. Unlock Your Self-Worth: Overcoming the Habit of Undervaluing Yourself
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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169. Take Control of Your Happiness: Life Coaching Tips for Strengthening Relationships
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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168. Build a Profitable Quilting Business with Life Coaching: Proven Strategies for Success
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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167. Life Coaching and Why It Matters
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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166. How to Guarantee Your Own Results
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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165. Walking and How to Enjoy to Start Guilt Free
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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164. New and Improved Dara Tomasson Coaching
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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163. Stress for Good and Evil Till Death Do Us Part
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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162. When a Problem Feels Impossible to Solve
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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161. Guilty Feelings and How to Use Them For Good
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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160. Safety to Lose Weight and Sexual Trauma
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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159. Weight Loss, Drugs, and What To Do About Them
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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158. How to Guarantee Your Own Before and After (plot twist edition)
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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157. The Power of Coaching and Stories We Tell
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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156. Why Coaching is the Answer and Name Change
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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155. Choose Your Own Adventure
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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154. The 90-day Workbook and How The Cycles Help
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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153. Trauma and Moving Forward in Life
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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152. Summer Time Body Love
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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151. Having the Best Perimenopause and Menopause Experience
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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150. Weight Loss and Embracing Rejection
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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149. Weight Loss and the Gold Star
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May 29, 2024 |
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148: Weight Loss and The Little House on the Prairie
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May 22, 2024 |
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147. Weight Loss and Falling Off the Wagon AGAIN
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May 15, 2024 |
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146. Weight Loss and How You Spend Your Time
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May 08, 2024 |
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145. Weigh Loss and Pinball Machines
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May 01, 2024 |
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144. Weight Loss and Mental Health
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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143. Weight Loss and ADHD with Jenn Watts
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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142. Weight Loss and Addicted to Food
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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141. Weight Loss and the Fear of Being Selfish
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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140. Weight Loss and No Need to Exercise
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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139. Weight Loss and Shame
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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138. Weight Loss and Being a Good Student
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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137: Weight Loss and How Love Yourself Thin is a Vacation
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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136. Weight Loss and Having Fun Being YOU
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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135. Weight Loss and Mind Power
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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134. Weight Loss and the Hunger Games
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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133. Weight Loss and the Elephant
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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132. Weight Loss and Love as a Tool
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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131. Weight Loss and the Power of Small and Simple
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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130. Weight Loss and Your Personal Manual
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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129. Weight Loss Ruts and Failed Driver's Tests
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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128. Be Your Own Best Boss
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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127. Weight Loss and Growing Pains
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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126. Weight Loss and the Long Game
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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125. Weight Loss and Fail Safe Holiday Eating Plan
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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124. Weight Loss and Christmas Baking
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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123. Weight Loss and Accepting Compliments
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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122. Weight Loss and Shame Mastery
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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121. Weight Loss and Saying No Without Guilt
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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120. Weight Loss and Your Relationship With Food
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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119. Weight Loss and Free Food
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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118. Weight Loss and Fear, Halloween Edition
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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117. Weight Loss and Loving Food
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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116. Weight Loss and Gratitude
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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115. Weight Loss and Me-Tober
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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114. Weight Loss and Excuses
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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113. Weight Loss and Falling Into Old Habits
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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112. Weight Loss and the Thrift Store Purse
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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111. Weight Loss and Freebies
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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110. Weight Loss and Honeymoons
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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109. Weight Loss and To-Do Lists
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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108. Weight Loss and Butterfly Walking
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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107. Weight Loss and Identity Theft
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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106. Weight Loss and Retirement
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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105. Weight Loss and Eight Pounds in One Month
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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104. Weight Loss and Doing Hard Things On Purpose
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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103. Interview with Lori
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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102. Interview with Stephanie
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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101. Interview With Deb
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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100. Weight Loss and Comfort 100 Episode Bonus
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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99. Weight Loss and Happily Ever After
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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98. Weight Loss and Destination Fear
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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97. Weight Loss and the Dara Way
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May 31, 2023 |
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96. Weight Loss and the Superwoman Complex
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May 24, 2023 |
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95. Weight Loss and Shame Bandaids
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May 17, 2023 |
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94. Weight Loss and the Long Haul
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May 10, 2023 |
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93. Weight Loss and Doing Hard Things
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May 03, 2023 |
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92. Weight Loss and How to Solve Any Problem
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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91. Weight Loss and Hustle
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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90. Weight Loss and Food Pushers
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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89. Weight Loss and Being a Control Freak
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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88. Weight Loss and the Little Yellow Bowl and Other Hacks
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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87. Weight Loss and the Compound Effect
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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86. Weight Loss and Cleaning Toilets
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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85. Weight Loss and Binge Eating
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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84. Weight Loss: Forgiveness and Fad Diets
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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83. Weight Loss: Understanding Hunger Deceptions and Myths
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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82. Weight Loss and Being Selfish on Purpose
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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81. Weight Loss and Giving Things Away
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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80. Weight Loss and Weather
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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79. Weight Loss and Control Issues
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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78. Weight Loss and To-Do Lists
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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77. Weight Loss and Knitting Socks
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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76. Weight Loss With Yourself
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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75. Weight Loss and New Years Resolutions
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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74. Weight Loss and Family Harmony and Drama
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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73. Weight Loss, Passwords and Diet Coke
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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72. Weight Loss and Belonging
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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71. Weight Loss and Travel
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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70. Weight Loss and Manipulation
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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69. Weight Loss and Sleep with Raina Porecha
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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68. Weight Loss and Hard Work
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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67. Weight Loss and Birthdays
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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66. Being Productive with Marla Beech
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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65. Chronic Pain and Weight Loss with Shelby Hansen
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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64. Traps and Weight Loss
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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63. Playing Around With Weight Loss
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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62. Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable to Get Comfortable
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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61. Love Yourself Thin
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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60. Weight Loss Maintenance
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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59: Taking the Pressure off of Weight Loss
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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58: Dissecting Normal
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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57: Anxiety and Weight Loss
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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56: Your Body is Neutral
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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55: Accepting What Is
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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54: Sustainability in Quilting and Weight Loss with Bridget O'Flaherty
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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53: Having Difficult Conversations with Jody Moore
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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52: Brain Exercises for Weight Loss
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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51: Food Addiction and the Cure
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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50: Why Exercise Isn't Necessary for Weight Loss
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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49: Weight Loss and Self-Sabotage
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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48: Weight Loss and Travelling
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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47: Building Trust with Yourself Around Food
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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46: Weight Loss and Creating Your Own Failsafe Eating Plan
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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45: Rebellion and Weight Loss
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May 25, 2022 |
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44: Hosting Parties and Weight Loss
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May 18, 2022 |
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43: Nailing It: Eating Out at Restaurants, Over at Friends', Quilt Retreats, and Weight Loss
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May 11, 2022 |
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42: Weight Loss is Boring: The Antidote
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May 04, 2022 |
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41: Hunger Misunderstood is Weight-Loss Kryptonite
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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40: Discomfort Either Way
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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39: Quilting Fairies and Weight Loss
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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38: Weight Loss is Simple, But Not Easy
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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37: Judgement
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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36: Punishment Default
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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35: Desire
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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34: Urges
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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33: Creating Safety for Weight Loss
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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32: Distractions
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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31: 5 Steps to Permanent Weight Loss
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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30: From Diet Jail to Diet Freedom
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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29: Decision Fatigue
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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28: 10 Steps for Creating Permanent Change
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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27: Being Worthy
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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26: Self-Judgment and Calming the Inner Bully
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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25: Gratitude
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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24: Weight Loss Sabotage and How to Stop Derailing Ourselves
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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23: Managing Expectations
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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22: Setting Goals
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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21: People Pleasing and Codependency
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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20: Making Christmas as Easy as 1-2-3
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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19: Quilters Not Quitters
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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18: 5 Practical Tips for Losing Weight
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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17: The Truth About Being Selfish
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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16: Celebrate Yourself
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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15: How to Stop Yoyo Dieting Forever
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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14: Blame is a Lie
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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13: Stop Hiding Behind Shame
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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12: The Truth About Gaining 200 Pounds
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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11: Establishing Your "Why"
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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10: Unconditional Love vs Conditional Love
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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9: Recovering from Perfectionism
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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8: Free Yourself from The Procrastination Trap
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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7: It's Time to Talk About Your Feelings
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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6: Your Worth is Already Set
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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5: How to Deal with Anxiety
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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4: The Difference Between Thoughts and Circumstances
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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3: How to Heal Your Relationship with Yourself
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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2: The Only 2 Reasons You're Overweight
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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1: The #1 Tool for Losing Weight
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Start Here: Introducing The Weight Loss for Quilters Podcast
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Jul 29, 2021 |