The Paul Dermody Podcast

Helping you break the diet cycle

# 206 Your Obsession With Weight Loss is Killing Your Weight Loss 08/04/2025

# 206 Your Obsession With Weight Loss is Killing Your Weight Loss In this episode, Paul provides a guide to change that challenges most of the notions you'll commonly hear about: •Why discipline doesn't work •Banning foods gives them enormous emotional power •Nutrition is a science but eating is a skill •How you benefit from stuckness •How trying to force change prevents the insights you need •The role of self-reflection and growth To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/37662180

BUSINESS 6 - Precision PT on Optimism, Values, Success, Branding and Storytelling 05/18/2025

BUSINESS 6 - Precision PT on Optimism, Values, Success, Branding and Storytelling Join me and one of my wonderful mentor clients - Kyle, the founder of Precision PT - as we discuss all things business, values, perspective, optimism, happiness and success. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/36613870

Emotional Eating Breakthrough (Early Bird Discount) 05/09/2025

Emotional Eating Breakthrough (Early Bird Discount) Join the upcoming Emotional Eating Breakthrough on May, 26. Reduce behaviours that feel like binge eating, emotional eating and overeating with industry-leading strategies to improve your relationship with food and build the foundations to thrive for good. /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/36505940

BUSINESS 5 Coaching Beyond Calories – Getting the Best Out of Clients 04/11/2025

BUSINESS 5 Coaching Beyond Calories – Getting the Best Out of Clients There's more to you than being a glorified calorie calculator, right? Let's explore three ways to be a far more effective coach that goes beyond numbers and calories. This is for you if you want to help people succeed without relying on tracking devices, develop a better body image and foster confidence and autonomy in themselves. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/36094480

# 205 When One Partner Changes and the Other Doesn’t 04/08/2025

# 205 When One Partner Changes and the Other Doesn’t How do you navigate when one partner wants to change and the other doesn't? How do you identify it? How do you commuincate what you really feel? How do you avoid passive aggression and fear and learn to be vulnerable and honest? To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/36053960

# 204 Panic in a Supermarket 03/31/2025

# 204 Panic in a Supermarket Recently, I met a lady in a supermarket who all but admitted she was going home to overeat uncontrollably on chocolate. Here's what I learned. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35922215

# 203 21 Tiny Reminders That Will Hugely Improve Your Relationship With Food 03/25/2025

# 203 21 Tiny Reminders That Will Hugely Improve Your Relationship With Food People often over look simplicity because complexity is alluring. Here are 21 small but significant things you can do immediately to improve your relationship with food. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35857555

BUSINESS 4 Dealing With Clients Ghosting and Client Drop-Offs 03/21/2025

BUSINESS 4 Dealing With Clients Ghosting and Client Drop-Offs Do you feel anxious about losing clients? Do clients ghost you or fail to comply? Let's deep-dive into the kind of clients your marketing attracts and turn you into an expert psychology-driven marketer To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35792930

# 202 Genetics vs Personal Responsibility With Weight Loss 03/18/2025

# 202 Genetics vs Personal Responsibility With Weight Loss Question from a follower; "In terms of body size/weight, where is the line between personal responsibility and genetics? For years I stayed at a lower weight and was plagued by constant food thoughts, binge eating, and the need to exercise excessively to stay at that weight." To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35750220

# 201 Trusting Yourself After Yoyo Dieting 03/12/2025

# 201 Trusting Yourself After Yoyo Dieting Why do some of us not trust ourselves when it comes to eating? We want independence, but sometimes it feels threatening. In my experience, it comes down to two things - autonomy and intention. We all want the ability to choose and to do so deliberately with care. But why do we sabotage ourselves so often? Let's explore reasons why you might find you're not as ready for independence as you think. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35653965

BUSINESS 3 Questions to Ask to Stand Out Confidently in a Noisy World 02/28/2025

BUSINESS 3 Questions to Ask to Stand Out Confidently in a Noisy World Cliches are important to revisit because we forget why they're so powerful. Answer these cliched questions. What is success? Your business values? Your brand story? Your communication style? How to communicate more succinctly? How to be consistent when you feel overwhelmed? To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35465185

# 200 Q&A Deep and Personal Client Stories, Forgiveness and Weight Loss, Calorie Counting and Overeating and More 02/26/2025

# 200 Q&A Deep and Personal Client Stories, Forgiveness and Weight Loss, Calorie Counting and Overeating and More Q&A - Is calorie counting causing binge eating? Is forgiveness part of a weight loss journey? Do clients open up in surprising ways? And more. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35434790

# 199 How to Eat When You Don’t Know What to Eat 02/18/2025

# 199 How to Eat When You Don’t Know What to Eat Eating "normally" without diet rules might feel impossible when you've dieted for years. This advice is for you if you want to learn to make calm, flexible, healthy and "normal" decisions around food. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35334615

BUSINESS 2 How to Get and Maintain Wonderful Clients 02/14/2025

BUSINESS 2 How to Get and Maintain Wonderful Clients Every coach knows getting clients is the oxygen of business. But so many mentors encourage you to sell your soul to make the sale. Instead, I share some of my favourite ideas to get clients, and maintain them, so that you can stay in love with your work and they love working with you. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35273705

# 198 10 Learning Moments 02/12/2025

# 198 10 Learning Moments Our mistakes leave opportunities for growth, wisdom, and new perspectives. Here are ten common learning moments to prevent one slip, mistake, or binge from turning into multiple. The option to gain confidence from your missteps is always there. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35257035

BUSINESS 1 About Me, Business Success and Mentoring 02/07/2025

BUSINESS 1 About Me, Business Success and Mentoring Welcome to this new podcast series. Who knows where this will go? I've been mentoring businesses for 18 months and have seen the good, the bad and the difficult. In this episode, I outline my own journey (so that you have a reference point for why you should listen to me) as well as some vital (I don't say that lightly) mindset shifts that are the reason I'm still in business today. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35173600

# 197 How to Get Through Difficult Times 02/05/2025

# 197 How to Get Through Difficult Times Everyone knows tough times happen. But some of us are better than others at dealing with them. Here are three reminders to help you navigate tough times and come out the other end as a better person To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/35164450

# 196 Values vs Willpower for When Weight Loss Feels Overwhelming 01/21/2025

# 196 Values vs Willpower for When Weight Loss Feels Overwhelming You can live your values right now, regardless of your body size. Values are not about moving toward an arbitrary finish line. They're a way of life. They calm the mind and make outcome goals more likely, not less. Whereas traditional routes to self-control are taxing on the mind. They eventually burn out. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/34938565

# 195 11 Emotional Blocks When Healing Your Relationship With Food 11/25/2024

# 195 11 Emotional Blocks When Healing Your Relationship With Food Ever feel like you're stuck? Like you'll never crack this? The problem is seldom calories and food. Maybe it's feeling inferior to self-righteous influencers, perfectionism, expectation management, core beliefs, a lack of humility or none of the aforementioned. This episode explores common blocks towards change that have nothing to do with food. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/34141821

# 194 21 Lessons My Clients Have Taught Me 11/21/2024

# 194 21 Lessons My Clients Have Taught Me 21 short lessons regarding human nature, melancholy and sadness, self-image, the problem with goal-setting and so much more. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/34076456

# 193 Unconditional Permission to Eat? 09/13/2024

# 193 Unconditional Permission to Eat? If you want to make peace with food, you'll probably need certain conditions. Since choices carry consequences, the real question becomes, "What conditions do I want to place on my behaviours?" Think of choices not as unconditional but as healthy, autonomous conditions. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/33038287

# 192 A Few Thoughts Heading Into September 09/05/2024

# 192 A Few Thoughts Heading Into September A few thoughts on improving your relationship with food during the last part of the year. This episode highlights one common mistake to avoid that seems counterintuitive to typical diet rules. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/32914807

# 191 Food Guilt, Yoyo Dieting and Humour With Client Craig 08/20/2024

# 191 Food Guilt, Yoyo Dieting and Humour With Client Craig Client Craig shares his insight on changing how to relate to hard times, accepting struggles and stress, food guilt, yoyo dieting, core beliefs, the need for more humour in behaviour change and much more. Craig has also lost 35lbs in the past few years. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/32651852

# 190 4 Turning Points in My Own Binge Eating 08/16/2024

# 190 4 Turning Points in My Own Binge Eating We are often told of success stories as a moment of enlightened clarity. But they're more messy than that. Here are four turning points in my own history that shaped change in my behaviour. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/32604837

# 189 Listen to This BEFORE You “Panic” Count Calories 08/09/2024

# 189 Listen to This BEFORE You “Panic” Count Calories If you press the f**k it button and eat way too much, counting calories can seem like the only option. People often feel their only options are track every morsel of food, or graze and slow binge all day. Counting calories can, however, make the situation worse. This episode talks about the hurdles of calorie tracking as an attempt to break the cycle of binge, stress, or emotional eating in the absence of the necessary skills. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/32510822

# 188 How to Say No to Food WITHOUT Feeling Deprived 08/06/2024

# 188 How to Say No to Food WITHOUT Feeling Deprived True freedom with eating involves meeting different needs at different times. Learn to make the right decision for the right context. If restriction triggers binge eating AND you want to find control in your eating, this is for you. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/32455602

# 187 A New Normal 07/31/2024

# 187 A New Normal This episode discusses identity, insecurity, cravings, urges and certainty - and how they influence how we behave in the world. If you want new results, you need a new normal. The five topics discussed are often thought of as a bad thing. Here's why I suggest you see them as normal - that's what makes them easy to integrate, dismiss and ignore To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/32366432

# 186 Limiting Beliefs 07/22/2024

# 186 Limiting Beliefs The world supplies situations. Food supplies experiences. Other people supply words. We, as humans, supply the meaning. Our beliefs about ourselves and the world at large drive our behaviours and influence our outcomes. Many of our struggles stem from our relationship to our struggles. We assume certain things to be facts without deeper critique. This episode shares ten limiting beliefs clients are most likely not to see and some suggestions on how to move past them To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/32241337

# 185 Redefining Restriction 07/16/2024

# 185 Redefining Restriction We know the harm of food-restrictive diets, but what about things that diets restrict us from doing? How does not nourishing ourselves restrict our daily lives? How does a poor relationship with food restrict us from social lives? Or how does the weighing scale restrict us from a positive body image? Diets restrict us from self-reflection, wisdom, nourishment and confidence. Sometimes, changing your perspective is a matter of changing your definition. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/32159617

# 184 Breaking Binge Eating With Client Clara 07/09/2024

# 184 Breaking Binge Eating With Client Clara Imagine ending the binge-restrict cycle, healing your relationship with food, and more. My former coaching client and current mentee, Clara, experienced this after a year-long weight-neutral approach. We went beyond diet rules, calories and macros and worked hard on new coping tools, in-the-moment techniques and developing skills in line with the person she strived to be. To book a one-hour personalised For coaching inquiries, If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul /episode/index/show/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/id/32069847

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