Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with intuitive coach Fran Gallaher for what she called a “mind-blowing” discussion about food, hunger, and weight. 

You see: a while ago, Fran approached me about being a guest on her podcast. Her original thought that was that I would be an interesting person to talk with about weight loss.

As I listened to her kind invitation, I knew immediately that what Fran was proposing wasn’t a fit for me.

Why?

Because these days I’m super clear that I will not put my name on anything that has to do with the pursuit of weight loss.

So: I gently but firmly declined Fran’s invitation. Understandably, she was curious as to why – and so I started talking. I talked about:

• how we’ve been led to believe that the pursuit of weight loss is a noble self-improvement effort (when it’s really just another way that society has conditioned us to believe that we’re not good enough)
• the widespread prevalence of fatphobia (and why it’s a social justice issue)
• the research that proves that healthy bodies come in ALL sizes
• the overwhelming data that shows that 95% of people who lose weight on a diet will gain it back 
• and more…

Fran listened. I mean – she really listened. Then she asked: would you be willing to have THIS conversation with me on the podcast?

Absolutely, I said.

So, last week, we did. And it was a blast.

If this topic intrigues you, you can listen in here!