What we talk about

growing up thinking your body is your currency.

what it’s like to finally live your life when you start living for yourself and not for how others experience you.

breaking up with the voice in your head that treats you like shit

learning to perform to be certain versions of ourselves in order to be lovable. 

how women bond over weight and sharing complaining about our bodies, Not looking for other external things to fix us.

We talk about:

Not during certain sports as a kid because of them being “male” vs. “female” 

advocating for yourself How to start small with this and build up the advocating for yourself muscle.

knowing it’s okay to say no.

the importance of having spaces that exist for marginalized folks esp. in fitness spaces but really everywhere. 

accepting that you might alienate people when you tell your truth

the problem with THE EXPERT

sitting in hard feelings vs. doing something about them. Different things work on different days and learning what works best for us.

What we talk about:

• feeling that you are not worthy because you are a certain size
• ways to get out of gym class as a kid and how that impacted our feelings of worth and our relationship with fitness now
• how the opposite of perfection is not everything goes to shit
• that all bodies have the right to enjoy movement no matter where they are in life
• how to focus on staying in your own lane and not worrying about what everyone else is doing
• what you do can and how to actually get started moving your body without leaving the house with only a few minutes and with no equipment
• being a mom and the importance of how we talk about ourselves and how she helps her 12 year old daughter navigate the young girl to young woman space.
• how there is more about exercise than weight loss
• a time a doctor told her she should only eat 800 calories per day For links and show notes head to kimberlyweiss.com/podcast To join Kimberly's bi-weekly community email head to kimberlyweiss.com/truthtuesdays

In this solo episode I talk about:

- My own experience with weight loss compliments

- What I say and do

- Why weight loss compliments and celebrations are a a problem and why not commenting about bodies changing is important. My 2x a month community email Truth Tuesdays and workbook to help you feel less sh*ty, sign up here: kimberlyweiss.com/truthtuesdays.

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We talk about:

• Pregnancy and weight gain and post pregnancy frustration and how telling someone “love their body” can feel inaccessible.
• acknowledging discomfort. People don’t need to hear that it’s wrong to be uncomfortable.
• doing exercise for the first time to feel good in body and not to change body
• the problem with the phrase “ugh. she’s so skinny i hate her”
• making more deliberate decisions in life
• balancing the space between being an achiever and embracing active surrender.
• Chasing worth with business goals and money. Acknowledging that these are great but it’s not going to be one day you wake up and then you hit the goal and everything changed.
• Why it’s problematic to compliment people on weight loss
• seeing the link between how we talk about our bodies and what kids take in. How we demonize our body
• Breaking down what feeling good in our body means and how to measure this if you aren’t using the scale as a measure of this.

For links head to kimberlyweiss.com/podcast

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Mary Ann Clements on taking care of ourselves + challenging learned beliefs.

For more on this episode and the show notes head to KimberlyWeiss.com/podcast

We talk about:

• self care being how we treat our bodies, how we move and what we eat
• How doing all the things actually makes us less effective.
• Thinking that existing in a larger body was a problem and how the idea that you could be comfortable taking up more space was not allowed and that weight loss was the way to be successful.
• Why we actually should be listening to 3 year olds to teach us how to eat.
• How restriction is often the opposite of what we want. We do these diets and programs that lead us to be less healthy, less happy and less nourished because we go against what our bodies feel they need.
• The idea of what is wrapped up in thinness how that comes before being intelligent. Our other successes become secondary to pursuing diet goals. It’s always “if i can lose weight then…”
• The boom and bust cycles of movement practices and what the alternative of joyful movement can look like. For a free workbook an to join my 2x a month truth telling email list head to Kimberlyweiss.com/truthtuesdays. Join the community!

Trish is a yoga teacher that welcomes people where they are at in the moment they are at. I went to one of her yoga classes and didn't feel like there was a set formula that you could "mess up" and I know that is what a lot of yoga is supposed to be like, but I've been to a bunch of classes and this was one of the only times I felt IN my body while doing yoga. She meets people where they are at in their practice and is a rock star teacher. We had a great conversation that digs into body image, competition, power, rest and acceptance. And just like all my podcast episodes - this is never about perfect conversations or getting everything "right" this is about honest conversations without judgement. 

Here is a bit of what we cover:

• we talked about competitive sports enrinmoents and body image.
• We talked about the power of words and comments when we are kids even from well meaning adults but how that can impact us.
• We talk about freedom and being brave and trying new things when the element of competition and pressure is gone.
• We talk about power: defining it and how it has a huge element of rest and ease it it. It’s not just about being big and bold. There can and is a softness to power. 
• We talk about accepting failure and knowing it’s okay. More info and links at Kimberlyweiss.com/podcast  To sign up for the movement challenge, head to kimberlyweiss.com/maymovement To join my 2x a month email, head to kimberlyweiss.com/join

Do we fight it? How do we deal with it? How do we see it when it pops up? Why is it still popping up. Let's talk about resistance. Some resistance I've been feeling while things are going well. What I'm going to do as I continue to spot it and a challenge for you. 

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Tillie has a religious and spiritual practice and the way she talks about it all is so approachable and not judgmental. She acknowledges that it’s not for everybody. (If you are reading this and thinking Kim? Spiritual practices? what? Just listen. Tillie is an A+ human and she says bucket loads of smart things. Promise #namaste). She is full of truth and power and strikes the perfect balance between bold and serenity. We talk about: - learning to cope with life besides escaping through food. - messages we get as girls to be quiet, smart and small - putting on a brave space when it can feel like you are falling apart understanding that your worth is a given - Spiritual journeys - Feelings not being right vs. wrong. They are just feelings. - Getting cat calls at 11years old and the discomfort of puberty (+  would would have helped!) - wanting to hide but wanting to be seen at the same time. - not being given the same access as someone in a female identified body as a male identified body. - not hustling for acceptance - worthiness and that we don’t need to change to receive love. For more information on this episode and to find out how to connect with Tillie head to KimberlyWeiss.com/podcast!  PS -Like this episode? Subscribe and share! I would love for these messages to spread further.  PPS - Writing a review in the iTunes store helps the show be seen my more people! If you enjoy the show, will you write one? Virtual hugs!

A brilliant conversation with Katie Majewski Feeley of Power Plant Gym

In this episode, we covered:

• focusing on what you can actually do - not what you look like when talking about fitness
• how you can’t be all things to all people
• how everyone has a horror childhood gym class story
• weightlifting if you are new to it
• exploring movement for all bodies
• not pretending to be someone else and just being yourself
• finding your people
• not being everyone’s “cup of tea” and why that is okay.
• loads more!

Get the full show notes, info, links and all the details on Katie here: www.kimberlyweiss.com/podcast

For a free guide to help you not worry so much about food and to stop passing on beauty and body expectations to the next generation head to kimberlyweiss.com/join

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Connect with Katie on her website here: http://thepowerplantgym.com