Busy Woman's Guide to Wellbeing

I work with lots of women who want to lose weight - even though I talk about diet culture and the damage I believe it’s done to our relationship with food and our bodies.
And my job is not to talk you out of that goal - but to help you create the right conditions to pursue it without burning out, resorting to emotional eating and ending up at square one yet again.
In this episode, I’m sharing how to regulate your nervous system for weight loss - and why this (and not the meal plan you choose) will be the biggest predictor of whether your weight loss efforts will actually pay off…and be sustainable.
We dive into what really happens when you’re already overwhelmed and then stack a restrictive plan on top of that, how stress affects weight loss, and how to optimise your nervous system to escape the binge restrict cycle.
Key takeaways:
Why your struggle with weight loss is not about willpower, but nervous system dysregulation.
How low-grade stress keeps you stuck in the binge restrict, on–off diet cycle.
The difference between your lower “survival” brain and your higher “reasoning” brain when it comes to food choices.
How to identify the areas of your life that keep you chronically activated and drain your capacity for change.
How to widen your window of tolerance to make sustainable weight loss truly possible.

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Listen to next: Episode 232 - Diet free weight loss: When you can’t face your next diet (but still want to lose weight)

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The noise around weight loss in January can be deafening. But what if you’re asking “can I lose weight without going on a diet?”
Because the truth is that you’re done. You’ve realised that on the surface, quick weight loss looks and feels like the ultimate life upgrade…but your body is screaming “I CANNOT do another diet”.
So in this episode I’m talking directly to that crossroads - the space where you’re done with the restriction and misery, you’re ready to find food freedom, AND you also want to feel good in your own skin. I’ll walk you through why diets may have “worked” on paper but have cost you your peace and self trust - and what to do instead.
We’ll look at how to create diet free weight loss, how to build healthy eating habits more effortlessly and how to stop the binge restrict cycle that you’ve been trapped in. So you can feel more confident in your body AND have the food freedom that you desire.
Key Takeaways:
Why you can be “good at dieting” and still feel trapped, unhappy, and obsessed with food.
The real cost of chronic dieting on your body image, self-esteem and nervous system.
Three core foundations for wanting weight loss without going back to restrictive diets.
How to start rebuilding trust with your body and relating to it as a teammate, not an enemy.
The connection between nervous system and weight loss - and how to use that to create sustainable habit change.

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Work with me: www.lifeeditcoaching.com
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If you’re thinking about your 2026 goals right now - instead of diving straight into the temptation of hustle, restriction and unrealistic expectations…we’re going to get intentional!
That means sustainable goal setting, sustainable habits and starting to live with more intention. In other words - creating your 2026 goals in a way that honours your energy, works with your nervous system, and finally stops the cycle of huge January overhauls that burn you out by February.
I’ll share how to choose your “north star” and how to lean into identity based goal setting, as well as talking you through my very own EDIT Goal Setting Method. So we can create the life upgrades that finally banish all or nothing thinking and lead to long term change.
Your key takeaways:
Why traditional New Year goals have failed you and what to do differently.
How to choose a “North Star” feeling to anchor every decision you make this year.
The power of identity-led behaviour change (and why discipline isn’t the missing piece).
How to use the EDIT Goal Method to simplify your life and create sustainable

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Listen to next: Episode 230 - A New Way To Step Into 2026: Choosing Your North Star

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We’ve spent the last few weeks looking back at your year, celebrating what worked, learning from what didn’t, and creating space so your nervous system can actually support you as you step into something new.
Now, in this final episode of 2025, it’s time to shift into possibility.
Today we’re talking about why "new year, new you" culture completely misses the point - and why trying to fix yourself, overhaul your life, or force rigid resolutions is the exact thing that keeps derailing your progress.
Instead, I’m showing you how to enter 2026 with a fresh approach rooted in self-trust, alignment, and the feeling you want to build your year around.
This is about choosing a North Star for how you want to feel next year, and letting that guide your decisions, your rhythms, your routines, and your goals. It’s the simplest shift with the biggest impact.
In this episode we explore:
The unconscious “you’re not enough” messaging behind New Year culture
How to create goals without pressure, perfectionism, or fix-it energy
The power of choosing a feeling as the foundation of your year
What alignment really looks like in daily life
How to build a year that reflects who you want to be, not who you think you should be

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Last week, we took a gentle but honest look back at the year you’ve just lived - what worked, what didn’t, and what you’re proud of.
This week, before you rush into planning 2026, I want to guide you into something far more powerful (and wildly underrated): the pause.
In the busy season where life is loud, routines are disrupted, and your nervous system is probably crying out for rest, creating intentional space becomes the difference between goals that feel aligned and goals that feel like pressure. This episode is all about helping you breathe, soften the noise, switch off autopilot, and give yourself the clarity that only stillness can bring.
Practical reflection prompts from the episode:
Where can I intentionally create space—physical, mental, or emotional—over the next two weeks?
What helps my nervous system soften? (A bath, a walk, lying on the bed for 10 minutes, sitting in silence…)
Where do I need to slow down so that my plans for next year come from desire, not pressure?
What would feel good—not productive, not worthy, not impressive—good?

Space creates clarity. Before you choose your 2026 goals, give yourself room to digest this year and reconnect with what you actually want—not what you think you should want.
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