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About Anne Poirier:

Anne Poirier, CSCS, is a nationally recognized Body Image Expert, bestselling author of the Body Joyful, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, founder of Shaping Perspectives… A Woman’s Way to Joy and leader of the Body Joyful Revolution. Anne is a pioneer and leading voice for the body neutrality movement. She has been featured and cited in major media outlets around the world including Shape, Women’s Health, New York Times, Washington Post, Newsy, Livestrong, Huff Post, ABC, Fox, CBS and NPR.

As a long-time eating disorder survivor, non-diet coach and certified self-talk trainer, Anne has been a guest on over 60 podcasts, serves on the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Lived Experience Task Force and is the Director of Behavioral Health at Hilton Head Health (America’s Top Health and Wellness Resort). As an Eating Disorder Specialist and Life Coach, Anne helps women free themselves from diet culture and society’s thin ideal while teaching clients how to live and sustain a diet-free lifestyle.

What We Discuss In This Episode:

Anne shares her personal health journey, discussing her struggles with an eating disorder and body dysmorphia. She emphasized the importance of addressing the mindset, belief system, and various aspects of overall well-being, rather than solely focusing on diets and exercise, to achieve a healthier relationship with one’s body.

Anne shares the impact of stress on weight and provides strategies to manage stress, such as meditation and deep breathing. She also emphasized the importance of shifting focus from appearance to appreciating the body’s function and treating it with respect.

Anne and Lynne discuss the importance of shifting your mindset towards your body, treating it as a gift and respecting it. They emphasized the need to learn to listen to your body, honor your hunger and fullness cues, and develop a compassionate and intuitive relationship with yourself.

Anne also shares the importance of practicing body gratitude on a daily basis, appreciating all the things our bodies do for us. She also offered a free digital copy of her book, “The Body Joyful,” which provides tips and strategies for moving from self-loathing to self-acceptance.

Key Takeaways:

1. How stress affects our weight, and options to help lower stress, and take care of ourselves better.
2. How to reduce stress in 3 minutes or less.
3. How to accept and appreciate the pre and post-menopausal body.
4. What can we do to help take care of ourselves better?

Resource from Anne Poirier:

A free digital copy of the book The Body Joyful: Anne’s journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance. anne@thebodyjoyful.com

Connect with Anne Poirier:

Website: https://shapingperspectives.com/
Body Joyful Revolution FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bodyjoyfulrevolution
Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/shapingperspectives/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annepoirier11/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-poirier-72b66344/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/annepoirier
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQvXD0xrvHDDkI1VCMmQVtQ/playlists
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anne.poirier.10

Connect With Lynne:

If you’re looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey – just like you are – to improved health and wellness, overall balance, increased energy and confidence, and to enjoy living through perimenopause and menopause, check out Lynne’s private community in The Energized & Healthy Women’s Club. It’s a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. (Discussions include things like weight management, eliminating belly bloat, wrangling sugar gremlins, and overcoming fatigue, menopause, recipes, strategies, and much more so women can feel energized, healthy, confident, and joyful each day.

Website: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthandwellnessllc
The Energized Healthy Women’s Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/energized.healthy.women
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnewadsworth
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewadsworth

Free Resources from Lynne:

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