If you've been having - or have ever had - a bad body image day (or month), this episode is for you! Listen, beloved heart, you're not alone, I promise. Tune in for some encouragement and tips to find peace in your body, even if you feel like it's impossible for you! I'm getting super candid in today's episode as I share the way I find peace in my body, even when I'm feeling trapped or resentful about the way I look or feel in my physical form. Book a Connection Call: https://coachingcompany3066.hbportal.co/schedule/5fd240c3c4b502006031f568

I'm daring to do something a little bit different for this week's episode of the podcast. I've recorded a guided visualization here for you - it's a mental rehearsal of Self-Respect and I really hope you are served by this special episode. Tune in - I'll explain everything on the inside. (wink!) Blessings, Babes!

In this episode of the podcast, I'm hanging out a bit longer with some of the focal points that we dive deeper into when you join my small group program, UNSTOPPABLE! The Self-Worth Solution, and I am talking about *shoulds*!I have a theory:  that is that more often than not, there is a should between you and your desires, between you and self-acceptance, and between you and becoming UNSTOPPABLE!I've offering up some great tips and self-loving insights to help you to break free from the pattern of "should-ing" yourself into obligations and self-sacrifice that doesn't align with your values or the goals and hopes you have for yourself.

I'm back and sounding off for BOUNDARIES, once again!! The truth is, and I see evidence to prove this truth over and over again, boundaries are the key to living a life of fulfillment and meaning. On this episode, I'm sharing some significant ideas and tips that can help you to steer yourself toward a practice of self-acceptance that strengthens your boundaries in such a way that you'll be LIBERATED! FREE! to take up space in your life, to pursue your dreams and prioritize YOUR values, without apology. Your voice matters! You are enough!

There are countless ways that we've been encouraged to buy into the can't-stop-won't-stop mentality of hustle culture. We've been taught that overworking - overDOING - is the only way to earn our worth and prove our value - whether to others or to ourselves. In this first of of a three-episode series featuring topics from the curriculum of my small group coaching program, I'm taking a step back and calling bulls**t! on the popular, but outmoded, interpretation of what it means to be unstoppable in our lives. Find out more about UNSTOPPABLE! The Self-Worth Solution: https://www.nicoledeniselifebydesign.com/unstoppable

Finally! Some Answers!! Yep! I'm dishing up some great truth that solves for some of the most painful ways we hold ourselves back or sabotage our best efforts along life's path.  Struggling to feel worthy is a normal way to feel at times in this human life. What matters is how we meet ourselves there and I think you'll appreciate the insights and tips that I've got for you in the episode today! What're you waiting for? Come on in!!

YOU WERE BORN WITH IT, BABY!!The truth is that we are born complete, totally whole, and enough.  We have never NOT been worthy and nobody can make it not so, or make us worthless! But, we forget this truth about ourselves. We worry that we're not enough. We believe that our worth must be earned or proven. Our assignment is to remember that we are born complete. Only then can we unlock the handcuffs that hustle & diet cultures have us bound within. Living from a place of inherent worth is profound and powerful.  This episode is a good one - come on in!

False guilt is essentially about blaming ourselves. It’s that feeling that we’ve done something wrong or that we need to apologize for ourselves, even in the absence of actual wrongful action or harm (ie. not guilty). False guilt causes us to second-guess ourselves, lowers our self-esteem and makes us feel overly responsible for other’s thoughts or feelings - things that are outside of our control. In this episode, I share how you can get a grip on this false guilt so you can show up more unapologetically, in the TRUTH of your worth!!

Having the courage to live life as your most authentic self demands that you be vulnerable to the truth that you won't be able to please everybody. I used to challenge this notion, certain that I was going to be the exception to this rule. I spent years of my life, sacrificing my own priorities and needs in order to be liked by others and feel valued. I not only failed to succeed at pleasing everyone else, but I was also the most miserable. I was becoming full of resentment on a highway to burnout, over and over again. If you could use some support on how to shift this dynamic in your own life, tune in to this week's episode for some coaching and empowerment to help you let go of the habits that keep you stuck as a people pleaser!

Hi Babes! On the podcast this week, I'm challenging you to take a look at the decisions you make (or don't) for yourself. Decisions really are powerful magic when you're living in alignment with your highest good!

As a diet-culture dropout, I have struggled with paralyzing self-doubt throughout my life, especially when it came to setting and achieving big goals for myself.  In this episode, I share how I have cultivated a practice of believing in myself, the importance of self-belief for living with a growth mindset, and some easy ways you can begin your own practice to believe in yourself more and more!

I define "fat positivity" as an agreement I make to myself: all bodies are inherently worthy and deserve to have a positive self-image.  Fat positivity is an outlook that has helped me to be more compassionate and curious about my own health and well-being because it roots me in the truth that I AM WORTHY.  I have learned how to use this outlook to strengthen my own self-worth and I want to share my discoveries with you!!

Body peace is a journey. Learning how to be at ease in your body is a practice of befriending yourself and it matters because we are each different. WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME NEEDS. The"One size fits all" approach is what robs us of being at peace in our bodies in the first place!! Be unapologetically YOU - you need no further permission.

We all know that a one-size-fits-all piece of clothing isn't really a thing that exists...so what about a one-size-fits-all approach to personal growth and well-being?  Tune in for some encouragement, ah-ha's! and announcements for support designed to actually fit YOU!

One of my missions in my work as someone dedicated to advocating for all bodies to know their worth and create a practice of radical self-love is to shine a bright-ass FLOOD LIGHT on the ways our conditioning in diet culture distorts our perception of our value and worthiness.  In this first episode of Season 2 of The Self Worth Solution by Nicole Denise, I offer you some personal insight that I hope helps you to reflect on the ways you may be unconsciously diminishing yourself and all the value you bring to the world just by existing!

I'm showing up to encourage your hearts and boost your spirits in this episode! If you're feeling a lot of pressure to "pull yourself together" as we begin to re-emerge from isolation and social distancing in our own little bubbles, you're not alone. Tune in to receive support and insights that will help you feel a shift from socially anxious and avoidant to self-empowerment!

We cannot fight and win the revolution against the harmful stigmas perpetuated by diet culture from within the system and its constructs. We all must first WAKE UP to the truth of our worthiness! Only then, will we possess the armor we need to join the revolution of self-love and worthiness! Only then can we change the status quo so we may find our true happiness and freedom from dieting.

If you are anti-diet culture or an anti-dieter or sick to death of the life being sucked out of you by the unending pressure there is for women to be on a diet, this episode is for you! In the episode, I talk about the gap that exists between diet mentality (diet culture) vs. the ditch-the-diet methodology. I talk about two of the  harmful  distortions upholding diet mentality:1. the assumption that every BODY can lose weight through monitoring their food intake and exercising.2.the expectation that every BODY should be thin and if the body is not thin, it is unhealthy and worth less than thin bodies. It’s of less value in society.Please tune in if you could use some compassionate attention for yourself today. I'm sharing what I've learned from being trapped in that gap that will exist for as long as thinness is glorified in our culture. Only we can get ourselves free!

The fear of judgment can paralyze us. We want to show up confidently and unapologetically in our lives, but the powerful fear of "what will people think of me" can overwhelm us into silence and hiding. In today's episode, discover some loving ways that you can redirect your attention and move into courage and empowerment to keep becoming more secure in creating the life you crave!

Blaming and hating on our bodies when we are harmed, overlooked, judged or criticized is a result of prolonged exposure to the contorted values within diet culture.   We begin to see ourselves as the problem and we believe the lie that we are broken.  Practicing radical self-love and tending to the healing of our self-relationship puts us on a path to true freedom and we can find the permission we long for to finally have the life and love we crave!