Ep 173: How to Take Your Power Back! Interview with Paula

Lots of things in our lives can bring us down. Sometimes the solutions we use only make us feel worse, such as eating away your emotions or working yourself to the bone. But sometimes, the answer lies in our perspective. Take back the power you’re giving away, and take control of your life once more.

In this episode, I invite one of my clients, Paula, to share her journey in taking back her power and fighting off weight gain. She shares how her faulty thinking and lack of self-compassion unbalanced her relationship with food. She talks about some parts of her life that contributed to her weight management issues and how she took things under control by taking her power back from food and her illness.

Do you really know what you’re thinking and believing?

Tune in to this episode and learn how to take away your power from food and surround yourself with the self-compassion you deserve.

Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: 

1. Paula shares how taking her power back transformed her relationship with food, work, and herself.
2. Learn the importance of taking power away from the things around you by being more in control of yourself and your thoughts.
3. Discover why self-compassion is a more sustainable solution to fighting off weight gain.

Episode Highlights 

Reasons for Signing Up 

• When Paula discovered my podcast, she struggled with menopause and weight maintenance due to her cancer medications.
• She decided to try the 30-minute free session and chose to pay the price of working with me.
• She wanted a permanent solution to her weight maintenance issues.
• Paula has worked with counselors in the past, but they didn’t work out for her.
• She admits she was desperate to end her cycle of losing and gaining weight. She didn’t know how to take care of herself consistently.

Living with Cancer 

• Despite her cancer diagnosis and medication, Paula discovered how to take care of herself and others with my help.
• Paula shares that there came a point when she was giving away too much power to her cancer condition.
• It was a turning point for Paula when she realized she could take her power back and be more in control of herself.

Paula & Pizza

• Paula had an obsession with pizza.
• She still eats pizza, but she does not give her power to pizza anymore.
• She went from being obsessed with pizza and eating it without control to planning her food intake but still enjoying pizza.
• Eventually, Paula learned to eat intuitively.

On Faulty Thinking 

• Paula had faulty thinking when it came to coping with her issues by indulging herself with food.
• This way of coping was contributing to her weight gain.
• She has learned to become more compassionate with herself and how to take care of herself.

Menopause & Weight Gain

• Going into menopause earlier than she expected changed things for Paula.
• She came to Dr. Deb because it wasn’t just a weight problem anymore.
• She needed to connect to her body on a deeper level to help her deal with her relationship with food and weight.

Taking Back Her Power

• She used to be scared of the scale. Now, she uses it as a tool for feedback.
• Paula used to work for the government and military, which contributed to many years of stressful eating and living.
• She learned the value of giving time to herself despite work.
• She obsessed about what other people think of her, which clouded her mind with negative thoughts.
• Paula learned how to take her power back and treat herself properly after her sessions with me.

5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode

“I know that losing weight was no longer about what I was putting in my mouth, and it was more about how my mind was thinking.”

“I also realized that I give probably too much… You taught me how to give myself space in my work day because I would be so stressed.”

“I was giving too much of myself outwardly and not really even knowing what I was feeling and what was going on with me internally.”

“You have to really question your thoughts and you help me do that. To see where I am today versus then.”

“I know what it takes to take care of myself. It’s not complicated, but I was making it so much more complicated than it had to be.”

About Paula

Paula is one of Dr. Deb’s clients who has gone through an astounding transformation through individual coaching sessions. Because of her cancer treatment medications, her menopause came earlier than expected and became a roadblock in maintaining weight. Now, she learns how to take care of her mind and body to fight off her weight gain.

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Thanks for listening!

To transforming your life for good,

Dr. Deb