236. Weight Loss Isn't What You Think It Is
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
Three weeks into January — this is the perfect moment to ask: Why do you want to lose weight? Your answer determines everything. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✔️Why your past “failures” don’t diminish your worthiness ✔️The life-changing difference between “needing” to lose weight vs. “wanting” to ✔️Self-esteem vs. self-compassion — and why one abandons you when you fail ✔️How self-esteem traps you in conditional worth ✔️How self-compassion creates solid, stable self-worth that shows up when you need it most ✔️Why compassion is collaboration, not...
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235. Become Your Own Weight Loss Ally
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
Mid-January is when most women feel the inner critic ramp up. If you’re feeling the pressure, the comparison, the self-judgment — this episode will set you free. You’re about to learn: My personal story of losing 50 pounds by becoming my own ally Why fighting with yourself guarantees that everyone loses Kristin Neff’s research on the brutal things we say to ourselves The Connie Rice story: 20 years of lawsuits vs. one compassionate question Why you cannot legislate behavior change — in yourself or anyone else How compassion led to a 70% drop in homicides in Watts The...
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234. Weight Loss is a Symptom - What You're Really Solving
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
One week into the new year and you’ve probably been bombarded with diet ads. But here’s the truth no one says out loud: The food isn’t the problem. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why weight loss is a symptom — not the root problem The client story that exposes what’s actually driving overeating The “gunman story” that explains why unmet needs escalate everything The four fundamental human needs your overeating may be trying to meet Why diets fail: you accidentally become your own enemy The bullseye model: separating actions from needs How to skip behavior...
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233. Weight Loss Foundations
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
Happy New Year! If you’re starting January thinking, “Why does this feel exactly like last year?” — this episode will change how you see yourself forever. Inside this episode, you’ll learn: Why you don’t have a knowledge problem — you have a thinking problem The neuroscience behind follow-through (hint: it’s not about willpower) How your reptilian brain’s threat-defense system quietly sabotages you How self-criticism triggers cortisol and shuts down motivation How to activate the mammalian caregiving system so change feels easier A powerful father/son example that...
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232. My Christmas Gift To You - Permanent Weight Loss
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
The black girdle hanging in your closet. The jeans you promise yourself you'll wear "this Christmas." The drive to your family's house wearing shapewear so tight you can't breathe, feeling ashamed the entire night because you're not "good enough" to wear those jeans. If this story sounds painfully familiar, this special Christmas episode is my gift to you—because you deserve to stop hiding behind Spanx and start actually enjoying your life. After struggling with my weight since my early twenties, I finally cracked the code of permanent weight loss in a way I never expected. On my 52nd...
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231. Achieving Weight Loss Goals at the Holidays
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
You know exactly what you should eat. You know you need eight hours of sleep. You know you should move your body. Yet here you are at 10 PM with a pint of ice cream, wondering why you can follow through on work deadlines and family responsibilities but can't stick to your own health goals. The disconnect isn't about willpower—it's about how you talk to yourself when things don't go according to plan. This week, I'm breaking down how to have actual peace during the holidays with your weight loss goals—not the fake "I'll start in January" peace that's really just procrastination wrapped in...
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230. Enjoy Food Without Overdoing It!
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
You can quit alcohol. You can quit drugs. You can delete the apps and walk away. But you can't quit food—which is exactly why weight loss feels so impossibly hard. You need to eat multiple times a day, every single day, for the rest of your life. So how do you navigate holiday eating without gaining weight or feeling deprived when "just don't eat it" isn't an option? This week, I'm tackling the biggest misconception about food and addiction. Unlike substances you can eliminate completely, food requires a completely different strategy because you can't go cold turkey. You'll discover why your...
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229. Handling Grief While Honoring Loved Ones at the Holidays
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
The picture of your grandmother holding your baby. The lifesaver candies that remind you of Grandpa. The empty chair at Christmas dinner. The holidays magnify grief in ways that send you straight to the kitchen at midnight, eating to fill a void that food can never actually fill. If you've lost someone close to you and the holidays feel impossible—caught between wanting to honor happy memories while drowning in sadness—you're navigating something most people won't talk about. We've been conditioned like Pavlov's dogs to associate food with love, celebration, and connection. When someone...
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228. Managing Holiday Triggers Like a Pro
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
The holidays arrive with the best intentions. You have a vision—homemade gifts, a beautifully decorated home, healthy eating habits maintained through January. Then your husband loses his job. You're told you need a new hip. The test results come back concerning. And suddenly it's 10 PM and you're eating ice cream straight from the container, wondering why you can't just stick to the plan like everyone else seems to. This week, I'm breaking down why the holidays create the perfect storm for emotional eating, overspending, and complete overwhelm. But here's the twist: generic "holiday stress...
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227. How to Break Free From Emotional Eating Patterns
Love Yourself Thin Podcast
Discover why the same thinking patterns that create relationship problems also drive emotional eating. Through the story of Tammy, a program member stuck in a cycle of resentment and people-pleasing, learn how to stop living in other people's imaginary thoughts and start expressing your own needs clearly and kindly. What You'll Learn ✔️The Resentment-Food Connection: Why unexpressed relationship frustration drives emotional eating ✔️Creating "Cases" Against People: How we decide what others think without asking them ✔️The Exhausting Cycle: Resentment → Rebellion →...
info_outlineDo you find yourself dreading summer because you're unsure what to do with it—or yourself?
When was the last time you made a goal and actually followed through?
In this episode, Dara dives into the power of summer bucket lists—not just as a fun checklist, but as a tool for intention, growth, and creativity. Whether you're navigating emotional eating, dreaming of more meaningful experiences, or just want to feel something again, this episode will help you reconnect with yourself and your goals.
You’ll discover:
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Why most women stop setting goals (and how to shift that)
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How wonder and curiosity lead to real, lasting transformation
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The creative energy that comes from delight—not discipline
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The connection between purposeful goals and sustainable weight loss
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A moving story of a member breaking through the 200-lb mark (without counting calories or tracking steps)
Plus: Dara also shares a behind-the-scenes look at her coaching calls, where she can spot your #1 self-sabotaging pattern in just 7 minutes — and how to book a free call with her this week.
📞 Book your free call: www.daratomasson.com/contact
This episode is a celebration of intentional living, gentle curiosity, and what becomes possible when you give yourself permission to want more and do something about it.
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We're doing it now inside the membership—and it's not too late to join. Let’s make this summer meaningful, together. Book your call and rediscover joy and wonder this summer!
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