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RE-RELEASE: How to Handle Being Uncomfortable in Your Own Skin

Release Date: 07/13/2025

Fitness & Sushi

So you’re ready to end your lifetime eating battle — but lately it feels like there’s a new rule around every corner. And the latest one? Protein. If you’re a woman in perimenopause or menopause, chances are your feed is full of people telling you that protein is the secret to everything: balanced hormones, a faster metabolism, more muscle, better energy — even aging “gracefully.” At first, it sounds like helpful advice. But before long, you’re tracking grams again, second-guessing every meal, and feeling guilty if you don’t hit your “goal.” What started as a focus on...

How to Stop Food Noise Without Medication

Fitness & Sushi

Lately, it feels like everyone is talking about food noise. Thanks to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, “food noise” has become the latest buzzword — and the newest thing people believe needs to be fixed with medication. But here’s the truth: most people don’t have a medical disorder that causes food noise. They have a body and mind that feel unsafe. Food noise isn’t a disease — it’s a signal. It’s your body saying, “I don’t trust you to feed me.” In this week’s episode, Deanna breaks down what’s really behind constant thoughts about food, why medicating...

[Diet Culture Rehab] Day 3 - Reclaim Your Body

Fitness & Sushi

So you’ve started to reclaim exercise and food from diet culture — but there’s still one more piece that ties it all together: your relationship with your body. In Day 3 of Diet Culture Rehab, we’re tackling one of the hardest parts of healing — learning to make peace with your body so you can finally stop letting your reflection dictate how you feel, eat, and live. In this session — “Reclaim Your Body” — you’ll learn… 🔶 Why body dissatisfaction keeps you stuck in the diet cycle 🔶 The truth about “body positivity” — and what actually works instead 🔶 How to...

[Diet Culture Rehab] Day 2-Reclaim Food

Fitness & Sushi

There’s still time to join Diet Culture Rehab — October 13–15! 👉 So you’re ready to stop obsessing over food — but every time you try to “eat normally,” guilt, fear, and confusion pull you right back in. In Day 2 of Diet Culture Rehab, we’re reclaiming food from diet culture and helping you rebuild trust in yourself. You’ll learn how to let go of food rules, eat without guilt, and finally feel calm and confident around every meal. In this session — “Reclaim Food” — you’ll learn… 🔶 Why dieting damaged your relationship with food — and how to heal it 🔶...

[Diet Culture Rehab] Day 1-Reclaim Exercise

Fitness & Sushi

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How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Every Time You Make Progress

Fitness & Sushi

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How to Change the Beliefs That Keep You Stuck in Diet Culture

Fitness & Sushi

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How Dieting Dysregulates Your Body and Mind (And What to Do Instead)

Fitness & Sushi

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Gen Z, Almond Moms & Diet Culture: A Daughter-Mom Talk on Body, Food & Freedom

Fitness & Sushi

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The Hidden Costs of Diet Culture (And How to Stop Paying Them)

Fitness & Sushi

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This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series revisiting some of the most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body.

If you want more self-worth or confidence, you have to give it to yourself. Stop making it contingent on a smaller body.

The more we tie our self-worth to our body, the more uncomfortable we feel in our own skin. Instead of using food and exercise to meet our needs and help us feel our best, we end up using them as tools to control our body and our value. Any unwanted number on the scale can trigger a collapse in self-worth.

To solve this, you have to separate your body from your body image — and start working on the latter.

In this episode — “How to Handle Being Uncomfortable in Your Own Skin” — you’ll learn:

🔶 The real reason it’s difficult to like the way you look

🔶 Why most people’s approach to this problem tends to aggravate it

🔶 What you need to do to start feeling confident again

🔶 How to start curating your environment to make it easier to improve your body image

🔶 Why a negative body image and dieting is a lethal combination

🔶 Why Tony is so afraid to call Deanna by the wrong name

…and much more!

Ready to go deeper? Sign up for our free Body Relationship Month this July at builtdaily.com/body-relationship-month/ and get weekly trainings, tools, and support to start healing your relationship with your body for good.

When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you…

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