Episode 403: Coaching Sessions – Nancy Wants to Let Go of Holiday Weight Anxiety (Re-Release)
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Episode Overview We’re bringing this powerful coaching session back to your ears—just in time for the holidays. If you’ve ever felt panicked to hit your “goal weight” by the end of the year, you’re not alone. In this conversation, Jennifer coaches Nancy, a busy mom of two, through the deeper beliefs driving her holiday weight loss pressure. This isn’t just a conversation about eating during the holidays—it’s about how we tie our self-worth to our size, and what it looks like to become the role model we want to be for the next generation. If you missed this episode the first...
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Episode 402: Q+A - How Do I Stop Eating My Feelings When Life Feels Hard?
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Episode Overview If you’ve ever found yourself in front of the pantry after a long day, wondering why am I doing this again?, this episode is for you. Inspired by a real text from a friend, Annie and Jen tackle a deeply relatable topic: emotional eating when life feels overwhelming. Whether it’s stress, exhaustion, parenting, work, the state of the world—or all of the above—many women turn to food for comfort. Annie and Jen explain why that happens and how to begin shifting out of the emotional eating loop even when your bandwidth feels microscopic. With practical tools and...
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Episode 401: How to Eat Without Counting a Single Calorie
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Episode Overview If you’ve ever tracked macros, calories, or points, chances are you’ve hit a point where it no longer felt empowering—it felt exhausting. In this episode, Jen and Annie open up about their own histories with tracking, why it worked until it didn’t, and what actually helped them build a healthier relationship with food. They break down the major downsides of tracking, including mental fatigue, food anxiety, and the inability to trust your own body. You’ll also learn about the two powerful internal cues—hunger and satiety—that helped them and thousands of women in...
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Episode 400: Coaching Sessions – Why Can’t Andrea Pass Up Halloween Candy? (Re-Release)
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Episode Overview The holiday season can feel like one long buffet table—especially when Halloween hits and suddenly there’s candy everywhere. If you’ve ever felt like one "fun-size" chocolate turns into weeks of overeating and guilt, this episode is for you. In this powerful live coaching session, Jen works with Andrea, a long-time listener and mom of three, who shares how her normally balanced habits get totally derailed during the holidays. Together, they explore practical strategies for reducing food anxiety, building self-trust, and creating eating experiences that feel...
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Episode 399: Feel Anxious in a New Gym? Try This
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Episode Overview Listener Michelle wrote in with a great question: What do I do about gym anxiety when I’m traveling? In this episode, Annie and Jen unpack the all-too-common experience of wanting to work out but anxiety about a new gym environment holding you back. They offer practical, empowering strategies to help you stay committed to your workouts—no matter where you are. If you like what you hear in this episode, don’t miss your chance to join us when we open enrollment to join Balance365! Add your name to our obligation-free waitlist, and we will waive the $199 registration fee. ....
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Episode 398: Q+A - When Your Body Doesn’t Perform Like It Used To
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Episode Overview What do you do when your 66-year-old body can't keep up with what you used to do at 40? That’s the honest and relatable question sent in through our new Balance365 hotline—and it’s one that so many women will resonate with. In this episode, Annie and Jennifer unpack the sneaky comparison trap of measuring your progress against your past self and offer clear, compassionate guidance on how to move forward with realistic, empowering expectations. They also break down exercise guidelines, mindset shifts, and how to parent yourself through this season of change. If you’re...
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Episode 397: Q+A: What Jen and Annie Are Doing to Prepare For Menopause
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Episode Overview In this listener Q+A episode, Annie and Jen answer a curious listener’s question about how they are personally preparing for perimenopause and menopause. They talk honestly about their own experiences navigating midlife transitions, how stress, mindset, and lifestyle all factor in, and what habits they’re doubling down on (without going all-or-nothing). This episode is full of big sister energy, practical wisdom, and a much-needed reminder that you are not powerless here. Aging is inevitable. Suffering through it is not. If you like what you hear in this episode, don’t...
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Episode 396: Q+A - I Have So Much to Change, It’s Overwhelming. What Do I Do?
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Episode Overview If you’ve ever looked at your goals—whether it’s losing weight, improving your habits, or changing your relationship with food—and thought, “This feels impossible,” you’re not alone. In this episode, Jen and Annie tackle one of the most common barriers they hear from women in the Balance365 community: the overwhelming pressure to change everything right now. They share their own experiences with big behavior and body goals, and why self-compassion, radical acceptance, and focusing on the process (not just the outcome) is key. This episode is a reminder that...
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Episode 395: Q+A - Is It Bad To Skip a Meal If You Aren’t Hungry?
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Episode Overview Is skipping breakfast always a red flag? Not necessarily. In this Q+A episode, Jen and Annie dive deep into a listener's question: "Is it bad to skip a meal if I'm truly not hungry?" They unpack what it really means to listen to your internal cues, how your nighttime habits might be affecting your morning hunger, and why the answer to this question isn’t as simple as “just eat” or “just skip.” You’ll hear why blindly following rules (even ones that seem healthy) can backfire, how coffee might be tricking your hunger signals, and what skipping meals could mean for...
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Episode 394: Q+A - How Do I Stop Perfectionist Thinking From Getting In The Way of Progress?
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Episode Overview If perfectionist thinking and all-or-nothing habits have kept you stuck, you’re not alone. In this episode, Jen breaks down why so many “recovering perfectionist” women struggle to build habits that last—and what to do instead. You’ll learn how perfectionism fuels inconsistency, how to reframe failure, and how to apply the Balance365 concept of “all or something” to build real momentum with your goals. This episode is packed with practical, compassionate advice for anyone who’s tired of falling off track and ready to try a new approach—one that actually...
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Listener Michelle wrote in with a great question: What do I do about gym anxiety when I’m traveling? In this episode, Annie and Jen unpack the all-too-common experience of wanting to work out but anxiety about a new gym environment holding you back. They offer practical, empowering strategies to help you stay committed to your workouts—no matter where you are.
If you like what you hear in this episode, don’t miss your chance to join us when we open enrollment to join Balance365! Add your name to our obligation-free waitlist, and we will waive the $199 registration fee. Click here to learn more.
Key Points
- How to reduce anxiety before you even step into a new gym
- Why a flexible plan (with familiar exercises) makes all the difference
- What to say to yourself when anxiety spikes
- The truth about what really stops most people from taking action