Life is full of transitions. From becoming an empty nester, experiencing perimenopause, moving to a new country, changes in physical health, going to school, graduating, breakups, getting married, having children, changing jobs, grieving a loss, moving, the list goes on and on.

In this episode Tara, Maria, and Elizabeth explore the complexities of life's transitions, sharing their personal experiences and practical advice. During these times, focusing on self-care is very important, as well as acknowledging and honoring your emotions. Don’t forget to give yourself compassion!

It is okay to ask for help!

Topics in this episode:

• Our personal stories of life transitions
• Navigating welcome and unwelcome life transitions
• Tips for thriving during life transitions
• An often-overlooked aspect of supporting yourself through a life transition
• Why you should start paying attention to your thoughts / feelings
• The importance of social health and support networks

Listen to our epsiode on The Power of Self Compassion: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-rebranded-intuitive-eating-diet-culture-food/id1651744916?i=1000629317563

Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!

Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer

Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness

Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy

Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com

Attend an Emotional Fitness Studio Class: https://thecoachingtherapist.com/emotional-fitness-studio/

Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN

FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community

https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition

Free download to break up with diet culture: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/invisible-diet

Intuitive Eating isn’t just another passing nutrition trend, it’s a way of life. Better yet, very often, Intuitive Eating turns into intuitive living.

In this episode, Elizabeth pulls back the curtain on the incredible ripple effects of helping people rebuild self-trust and connection with food and their bodies, including improved decision-making, reduced stress, and stronger relationships, among other benefits. Maria and Tara share some of the biggest lessons they’ve learned about helping their kids have a healthy relationship thus far and the impact it's had on their families.

Elizabeth is spreading the message for intuitive eating and against diet culture through workshops, group coaching, and corporate wellness programs. To get on the waitlist for Elizabeth’s next Intuitive Eating coaching group, email her here: livehealthy@elizabethharrisnutrition.com

Hear the Wellness: Rebranded episode with Elizabeth’s client: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-rebranded-intuitive-eating-diet-culture-food/id1651744916?i=1000617179512

In this episode:

• How intuitive eating can lead to intuitive living
• Key ingredients for deprogramming from diet culture
• Setting the record straight on common misunderstandings and barriers to intuitive eating
• The power of community when healing your relationship with food
• Something to consider if you need a nudge towards dropping out of diet culture
• Growing kids with food and body confidence
• Different ways Elizabeth can support you on your health journey
• Plus, get to know Elizabeth more with some fun facts!

Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!

Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN

FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community

https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition

Free download to break up with diet culture: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/invisible-diet

Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer

Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness

Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy

Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com

Attend an Emotional Fitness Studio Class: https://thecoachingtherapist.com/emotional-fitness-studio/

Grief Sucks. Period.

Grief is messy, cumulative and does not have an expiration date. The most important thing to heal from grief is taking care of yourself and knowing that there's no right or wrong way to grieve. Therapy and other healing practices may help with emotional wellness.

In this episode, Maria and Tara are joined by Marna Brickman, a licensed clinical social worker, grief specialist, and co-owner of Guiding Therapy, a mental health practice located in Annapolis, MD. Marna was a previous speaker at Maria’s Emotional Fitness Studio Classes: https://thecoachingtherapist.com/emotional-fitness-studio/.

They discuss various types of grief, including the loss of loved ones, health, jobs, pets, and even the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and how these impact mental health. Oftentimes, grief is not talked about openly so many people do not think it is normal to feel – we are here to reframe that.

Marna shares her work on how she is working to normalize talking about grief and all the feelings that come with it. If you are experiencing grief, please know that you do not need to do it alone. Reach out to Marna if you need support in Maryland, or reach out to a therapist in your area.

In this episode:

• How to respond to grief
• Your feelings when it comes to grief are all valid - Grief is messy and does not have an expiration date
• Marna’s true opinion on grief
• How to reframe the thought of grief to “how lucky am I to have loved so deeply.. ”
• How to find help and resources to heal from grief - from Annapolis, MD to worldwide.

Connect with Marna:

Website: https://www.guidingtherapy.com/marnabrickman

She sees clients in-person and online and has a team of providers at Guiding Therapy all well versed in grief counseling. She extends her heartfelt sympathy to any who are navigating the painful journey of grief and loss.

Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!

Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer

Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness

Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy

Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com

Attend an Emotional Fitness Studio Class: https://thecoachingtherapist.com/emotional-fitness-studio/

Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN

FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community

https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition

Free download to break up with diet culture: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/invisible-diet

Since the Wellness: Rebranded Podcast is quickly growing, the healing trio, Tara, Elizabeth and Maria are taking a moment to reintroduce themselves! Tune in to learn more about Maria, her background, and the knowledge that she brings to the podcast.

Maria Winters LCPC, NCC is a licensed clinical professional counselor in the state of Maryland and a National Certified Counselor with more than 18 years of experience providing support to adults and adolescents. With a passion for teaching others and opening conversations about mental health, she strives to make emotional wellness and mental health something that everyone appreciates and prioritizes.

In this episode:

• What is mental health REALLY — busting common preconceptions
• Learn the #1 lesson Maria learned about mental health from working in a psychiatric emergency room… and how it can help you.
• Is mental compartmentalization helpful or unhelpful?
• A chat about work from home boundaries—and how they may impact emotional attunement
• 2 truths and a lie— you won’t believe the secret Maria’s been keeping from us!
• Plus, learn more about how you can work with Maria!!

Attend an Emotional Fitness Studio Class: https://thecoachingtherapist.com/emotional-fitness-studio/

Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!

Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer

Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness

Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy

Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com

Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN

FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community

https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition

Have you ever been told by a doctor that ‘just losing weight’ is the only answer to your health concerns? You are not alone.

In this episode, Elizabeth shares a personal experience she recently had at the doctor's office. In December, she celebrated her 50th birthday and, as part of her routine health check-up, underwent some tests. The results revealed that she had high cholesterol. Seeking to understand more about her condition, Elizabeth asked the doctor for clarification. The doctor's recommendation was straightforward but surprising: lose 5 to 10 pounds.

This encounter sparks a broader discussion about weight stigma in health care and how it affects patient treatment and perception. Elizabeth, a registered dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, dives into the implications of such advice and the potential biases it reflects. Tune in to hear more about the actions Elizabeth decided to take based on this interaction, her insights on navigating health care as an advocate for intuitive eating, and her reflections on how weight-centric advice can impact overall well-being.

For tools and resources to help you when visiting the doctors office, send us a message on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellnessrebranded

Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!

Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer

Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness

Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy

Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com

Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN

FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community

https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition

Tara is a true fitness enthusiast and has been a personal trainer for 21 years. She loves science and uses the latest research to help her clients understand the why behind the health and wellness programs that she provides. Tara earned a Bachelors in Exercise and Sports Science from BYU-Hawaii and M.S. Human Movement: Sports Conditioning at Still University of Health Sciences.

Tara has expertinse in Strength and Conditioning, Pre-Post Natal Fitness, and Rebranding Wellness. As a plus size personal trainer, she is rewriting what society says is “the health standard.”

If you are interested in working with Tara, she offers in-person and virtual coaching. Connect with her on Instagram.

If you are interested in The Ultimate Health and Fitness Assessment, connect with her here: https://mailchi.mp/389ca2390968/fitness-assessment

Get Tara’s Book, Hot Mess to Hot Mom.

Tara’s Bio: Tara De Leon is a personal trainer, professor of Health, Fitness and Exercise Studies, podcaster, speaker, and author. Tara has helped hundreds of women feel badass and confident by teaching them how to lift weights and get strong, healthy, and empowered. Tara teaches women to take up space and to stop apologizing for their bodies. Specializing in fitness for fertility, prenatal and postnatal fitness, she loves helping moms go from hot mess to hot mom. Tara is passionate about health and fitness and strives to constantly improve herself to better help her clients.

Tara has a master’s degree in Human Movement from A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Brigham Young University-Hawaii, and maintains 14 other advanced certifications pertaining to fitness, wellness, and lifestyle. She has won “Best Personal Trainer” twice, “Best Lifestyle Coach” once, and has been voted “Best Prenatal Fitness Coach” four years in a row by What’s Up Annapolis Magazine. She is a nominee for Personal Trainer of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

When Tara is not working, you can find her eating sushi or tacos, going for walks, baking, and spending time on the Chesapeake Bay with her husband, Marcus, their 3-year-old son, Maverick, and their Aussie pup, Chula.

If you are interested in working with Tara, reach out to set up a free consultation. She would love to help you thrive as the HOT mom that you are.

Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!

Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer

Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness

Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy

Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com

Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN

FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community

https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition

Weight stigma is everywhere in our culture, we need to talk about it. Hosts Tara, Elizabeth and Maria are joined by thought leader Ragen Chastain.

Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Nationwide Children's Hospital, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and the Yale School of Medicine. Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. Ragen lives in Oregon with her fiancée Julianne and a rotating cast of foster dogs.

In this episode:

• How and why Ragen started her advocacy journey into the weight stigma topic.
• Important learnings about weight neutral body affirming care.
• Research problems in the medical world
• The way that the weight loss industry has woven itself into the healthcare system.
• Things that are missing from health at all size conversion.
• What is missing from the weight loss drug conversation.
• Misinformation and fear mongering that happens around weight stigma
• How the weight loss industry intertwined itself with the medial world
• Weight neutral care for medical professionals due to weight stigma
• Download the best resource for practicing self care - The Ultimate Self Care Planner: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.ck.page/9e817ab37e

Resources:

Mistakes Were Made But Not By Me

Her Newsletter, Weight and Healthcare: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com

Website and Workshops: https://danceswithfat.org

Speaking: https://www.sizedforsuccess.com

Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!

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Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer

Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness

Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy

Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com

Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN

FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community

https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition

In this episode, Tara guides us through a fitness self-assessment. This is an essential listen for everyone, whether you’re a fitness enthusiast or just starting your journey.

Understanding your current fitness level is crucial for injury prevention and tracking the results of your hard work. Tara emphasizes the importance of not feeling embarrassed or ashamed of where you start—what matters is knowing your baseline so you can measure your progress.

A fitness self-assessment is key to improving your physical health, emotional wellness, and body image. Knowing your starting point is the first step to achieving your goals.

Join Tara’s waitlist for a Health and Fitness Audit! Email her at tara@edgewaterfit.com

In this episode:

• What is a fitness self assessment and why should I do one?
• How can I do a fitness self assessment?
• The benefits of knowing your fitness level.
• Why you should not judge yourself on how you score.
• The 4 areas of fitness to assess.
• How knowing your fitness level helps you track your progress better

• Download the best resource for practicing self care - The Ultimate Self Care Planner: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.ck.page/9e817ab37e

Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!

Our resources:

Get Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/wellnessrebranded

Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer

Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness

Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy

Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com

Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN

FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community

https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition

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