Summary: You lost the weight… but the shame didn’t leave with it. This episode delves into one of the most common and painful truths in body transformation: the mirror may change, but the mind doesn’t. Dillon unpacks why hitting the goal doesn’t automatically heal self-worth and what it actually takes to build an identity that isn’t built solely on aesthetics. If you’ve ever thought, “I should feel better by now,” or found yourself nitpicking your body even after progress, this one’s for you...
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Summary: You lost the weight… but the shame didn’t leave with it. This episode delves into one of the most common and painful truths in body transformation: the mirror may change, but the mind doesn’t. Dillon unpacks why hitting the goal doesn’t automatically heal self-worth and what it actually takes to build an identity that isn’t built solely on aesthetics. If you’ve ever thought, “I should feel better by now,” or found yourself nitpicking your body even after progress, this one’s for you...
Why So Many People in Fitness Just Want to Be Seen
The Rebuild
7 minutes
4 weeks ago
Why So Many People in Fitness Just Want to Be Seen
Behind every transformation photo, step count, and meal-prep container, there’s often a deeper story, and for many, it’s not about strength, it’s about significance This episode explores the unspoken emotional driver behind why so many people chase aesthetics: the need to be seen. Dillon unpacks how performance can become a mask for pain, why visibility became survival in a social media age, and how healing identity wounds requires more than a goal weight. This isn’t a takedown of ambition, i...
The Rebuild
Summary: You lost the weight… but the shame didn’t leave with it. This episode delves into one of the most common and painful truths in body transformation: the mirror may change, but the mind doesn’t. Dillon unpacks why hitting the goal doesn’t automatically heal self-worth and what it actually takes to build an identity that isn’t built solely on aesthetics. If you’ve ever thought, “I should feel better by now,” or found yourself nitpicking your body even after progress, this one’s for you...
