How to Lose the Wait
By Holly Toscanini
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Welcome to How to Lose the ‘WAIT’—the podcast for women in midlife who are tired of living like their real life starts “later.”
If you’ve been waiting for confidence, the perfect timing, the perfect body, the perfect relationship, or a braver version of you to take the wheel… you’re in the right place.
Holly Toscanini is the warm, witty, and refreshingly real voice behind How to Lose the ‘Wait’ — the podcast helping women over 40 stop postponing their lives and start living fully, exactly as they are.
A bestselling author, empowerment coach, and creator of The Unwaiting Method™, Holly has made it her mission to help women trade perfectionism, self-doubt, and people-pleasing for confidence, intuition, and freedom.
Through candid storytelling and laugh-out-loud truth-telling, she guides listeners out of the “waiting room” of life — where everything is on hold until things are perfect — and into a life that feels bold, meaningful, and completely their own.
Every episode of How to Lose the ‘Wait’ feels like coffee with a best friend who actually gets it. Holly unpacks what it really takes to rebuild confidence in midlife, draw boundaries without guilt, and reconnect with the wisdom women were taught to ignore.
With each conversation, she reminds listeners that it’s not too late to reinvent themselves — it’s right on time.
If you’re ready to stop waiting for permission and start living the life you were meant for, How to Lose the ‘Wait’ will show you how to do it with humor, heart, and zero apologies.
Stop Waiting. Start Living.
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119. Courage Before Confidence: How to Take Action Before You Feel Ready
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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118. Why You Keep Getting Ready But Never Actually Start
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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117. Why You Can’t Rest Without Guilt: Useful, Exhausted, and Still Not Enough
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May 25, 2026 |
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116. "Signals vs. Spirals™: Is It Intuition, Anxiety, or Old Conditioning?
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May 18, 2026 |
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115. Why Your Life Feels Empty When Nothing Is Actually Wrong: The “Just Fine” Trap
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May 11, 2026 |
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114. Fear with a Planner: Is Your Responsibility Just a High-End Hiding Place?
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May 04, 2026 |
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113. Why you Keep Saying, "Someday": The Permission Problem
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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112. The Research Loop: Why More Information Is a Form of Stalling
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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111. Who Is Actually Making Your Decisions?
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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110. How to Start Changing Your Life in 30 Days (Without Burning Out)
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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109. How to Move Forward after Loss :
Grief, Identity, and Reinventing Yourself
with Kym Coco
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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108. Good Girl Rehab: 5 Rules You're Still Following That Keep You Waiting
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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107. Pursue Your Spark with Heike Yates
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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106. Stop Saying Yes When Your Body Says No: Setting Micro-Boundaries
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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105. The Energy Audit: Where Your Time, Attention, and Self-Trust Are Really Going
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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104. "I Don't Know What I Want": How to Get Clarity When You Feel Stuck
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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103. How to Stop Over-Giving in Relationships (Without Feeling Like a Bad Person)
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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102. Stop Self-Editing: The Unwaiting Rule for Visibility in Midlife
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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101. Standing in your Brilliance with Kathy Kwiatkowski
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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100. Stop Starting Over: The Unwaiting Method to Turn Insight Into Real Change
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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99. The Self-Trust Rule for 2026: Stop Making Decisions That Betray You
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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98. Why New Year’s Resolutions Keep Smart Women Stuck (And What to Do Instead)
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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97. How to Make 2026 The Year of Unwaiting
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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96. How to Get Unstuck in Midlife: Tiny Pivots, New Habits, Real Momentum
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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95. Choosing What to Leave Behind: Emotional Decluttering for the New Year
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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94. How to Calm Your Inner Critic Fast!
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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93. How to Stop Fixing Yourself
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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92. Gratitude Without Guilt: Finding Joy When Life Isn’t Perfect
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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91. Body Wisdom 101: What Your Cravings, Energy, and Emotions Are Trying to Tell You
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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90. How to Rebuild Trust With Yourself (After Too Many Broken Promises)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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89. From Overthinking to Aligned Action: How to Calm Your Nervous System and Create Real Momentum
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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88. Midlife Reinvention Lessons from K-Pop Demon Hunters
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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87. What Happens When You Stop Asking for Permission
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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86. The Confidence Gap: Why Smart Women Still Second-Guess Themselves
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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85. The Religion of Thinness: Why Midlife Women Deserve a New Faith
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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84. Middlescence: Women Over 50 Are The Influencers We Need Now
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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83. It’s Not Too Late: The Midlife Wake-Up Call You Didn’t Know You Needed
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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82. How to Know You’re Ready -The real question is are you willing?
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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81. From Good Girl to Rule Breaker: Designing the Life You Actually Want
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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80: Enough Already: How to Finally Feel ‘Good Enough’ Exactly as You Are
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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79. Reclaim Your Energy: Letting Go to Embrace Your Next Chapter
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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78. Why September Is the Real New Year (and Your Perfect Moment to Reinvent)
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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77. Teri Hofford- Learning to Embrace Yourself in Photos and in Life
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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76. How to Trust Your Intuition
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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75. We Simply Do Not Care Anymore, Midlife Women Are Over It—and Finally Living
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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74. Finding Effortless Love with Michelle Chung
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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73. What’s Holding You Back? Uncovering the 5 Hidden Blocks to Self-Trust
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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72. Messy is Magnetic: Why Showing Up Real Beats Being Perfect Every Time
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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71. The Myth of ‘Too Late’: Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Reinvent Yourself
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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70. How to Rediscover Your Voice and Visibility in Midlife
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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69. The Confidence Trap – Why You Don’t Need to Feel Ready to Act Boldly
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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68. How to Break-up with Burnout- Why Hustle Culture Is Failing Women
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May 24, 2025 |
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67. Unlearning Good Girl Syndrome: How to Speak Up, Set Boundaries, and Say No Without Guilt
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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66. Permission to Pivot: How to Reinvent Yourself Without Losing Your Mind
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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65. The Power of Imperfect Action: Why Messy Progress is the Key to Your Dreams
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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64. How to Pursue Your Passions with Confidence: Overcoming Doubt amp; Fear
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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63. Quiet the Critic, Trust Your Gut, Transform Your Life: How Daily Habits Fuel a New Beginning
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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62. Overcoming Self-Doubt: Intuition and Confidence Strategies for Women Over 50
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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61. Unleashing Midlife Magic: How to Turn Life’s Transitions into Your Superpower
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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60. Living Without the Wait—How to Fully Step into Your Power
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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59. Stop Waiting for Permission: How to Build Unconditional Self-Confidence
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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58. Why People Comment on Your Body (and How to Shut It Down)
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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57. Reclaiming Our Sacred Connection with Food
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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56. The Sum of Our Parts 3- Reclaiming Every Part
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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55. The Sum of Our Parts 2- Breaking Free from the Age Cage, Embracing Mid-Life Power and Wisdom
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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53. The Sum of Our Parts- Age, Wisdom, and the Power of Not Giving a Sh*t
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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54. The Sum of our Parts- Uncovering the Roots, Why Our Bodies Were Never the Problem
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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52. Why We’re Losing the ‘WAIT’: A New Beginning for Your Journey to Empowerment
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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51. Breaking Free from Beauty Myths: Embracing Radical Self-Love and Body Acceptance
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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50. Speaking of Ourselves: How Language Shapes Women’s Reality
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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49. Unlock Your Intuition: 5 Keys to Reconnecting with Your Body
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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48. Artful Revolution: Rewriting Your Body’s Story Through Creative Expression
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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47. Fitness Freedom: Exercise Without Obsession
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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46. Body Talk: Understanding Your Body’s Language
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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45. Diet Fads: The Good, The Bad, and The Hilarious
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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44. How to Stop Procrastinating: Empowering Women to Achieve Their Goals
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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43. Sacred Vessels: Your Body is a Sanctuary of Self-Love and Healing
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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42. Reclaiming Your Mind: Kara Loewentheil’s New Book “Take Back Your Brain”
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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40. From Restriction to Liberation: Transform Your Eating Habits and Self-Image
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May 25, 2024 |
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41. Unpacking the Spiritual Crisis of Diet Culture: The Religion of Thinness
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May 18, 2024 |
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39. Diet Culture Exposed- Unmasking Its Impact and How to Break Free
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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38. Redefining Strength: Kim Hagle’s Transformative Approach to Fitness and Self-Acceptance
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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36. From Body Struggles to Body Peace: Kristina Sims’ Transformative Path
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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37. How To Be A Kick-Ass Mom: Embracing the Messy Beauty of Motherhood
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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35. Unshrinking: Overcoming Misogyny and Fatphobia
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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34. From Diet Myths to Midlife Empowerment: Kate Williams-Stone Unveils the Truth
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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33. Empowering All Bodies: The Deanna Beaton Fitness Revolution
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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32. New Year, Empowered You: Changing Mindsets, Changing Lives
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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31. From Traditional Nutritionist to Intuitive Eating: A Conversation with Violeta Puente
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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30. Lisa Branscomb and The LifeBliss Approach to Wellness
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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29. Say ‘When!’ to Unwanted Advice: Handling Body Comments with Grace
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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28. Spiritual Feasts: Food, Heritage, and Intuitive Eating
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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27. The Myth of the ‘Perfect’ Body
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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26. Behind the Scenes: My Approach to Holistic Health and Well-Being
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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25. The Art of Being ‘Enough’: Untangling the Paradox of Being a Woman
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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24. Overcoming the Fear of Gaining Weight
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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23. Challenging Negative Body Talk
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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22. Embracing A Happy & Childless Life with Helen Gallagher
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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21. What’s Your Dieting Personality?
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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20. Breaking Free How Empowering Communities Help Transform Body Image
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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19. Embracing Movement
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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18. Empowering Non-Diet Living Through Meditation
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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17. Transforming Women’s Lives The Power of Non-Diet Coaching
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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16. A Compassionate Approach To Eating: Gentle Nutrition
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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15. Reclaiming Self-Love and Body Acceptance
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May 20, 2023 |
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14. Becoming Grounded and Centered: Finding Peace In A Chaotic World
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May 05, 2023 |
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13. The Emotional Reasons We Diet and How To Stop For Good
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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12. Understanding The Power Of Embodiment
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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11. Change Your Diet Mindset with Self-Compassion
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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10. Self Acceptance & Body Neutrality
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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9. Everything You Know About Dieting is Wrong
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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8. Intuitive Eating Myths
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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7. Healing Body Image
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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6. Body Wisdom and Trusting Your Intuition
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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5. Why Is It So Hard To Change?
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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4. Loving Your Body Is Optional
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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3. Are You A Chronic Dieter?
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May 29, 2022 |
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2. Rejecting Diet Culture: Learning to Accept Ourselves
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May 22, 2022 |
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1. A Non-Diet Approach To Health And Happiness
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May 15, 2022 |