Today’s guest is Rachel Lavin, author of The Doughnut Diaries, Professional Speaker and Body Love Educator, Certified Personal Trainer and a Certified Health Coach.
Rachel has been a certified fitness instructor for almost 25 years, teaching a plethora of classes both in big box gyms and as an independent trainer. She took her passion to the next level in 2018 when she became an ACE certified Health Coach.
In 2020 Rachel wrote her first book "The Doughnut Diaries" about her own struggles with her weight and restrictive diets which lasted for over thirty years. You will hear more about her story and how she made a decision to take her power back and heal from decades of negative thinking and self sabotage. She realized she had to do the deeper inner work on her mind, body and soul, and now helps her clients with negative body image feel more nourished in their journeys towards holistic health.
In our conversation, we discuss:
How we both share similar stories of dieting at a young age, and the advice she would give to parents to help prevent their children from experiencing body image issues and poor food relationships
Why when she got to a size 0 - the body she thought she always wanted - she was still unhappy, and what she really needed to do in order to heal
How starting from a place of self-love and acceptance doesn’t mean you set goals or want change
Why she had to start with her inner dialogue, the way she was talking to herself, and her advice for uncovering what some of those thought patterns are that might be standing in the way of your goals and optimal health
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