#55// Kim Basler, group fitness instructor and food freedom & mindset coach// TW: Suicidal thoughts // How do you let go of restrictive dieting and a lifetime of people pleasing to ultimately embrace intuitive eating and start living a life that honors your true needs, desires, values?

Food freedom & mindset coach, author, speaker, and award-winning fitness professional Kim Basler takes a deep, vulnerable, insight-filled dive into that question in this episode. Kim is a flipped her professional and personal life upside down when she admitted that dieting and perfectionism were destroying her mental and physical health.

I suggest preparing to be inspired and having a tissue ready before you listen. Kim's honesty about some truly tough stuff is such a gift.

We discuss...

• Beginning to diet at a young age
• The pressure to "look fit" as a fitness professional
• Searching for validation through weight loss and professional success
• The breaking point where Kim knew her life was no longer sustainable
• Managing the uncomfortable feelings that came with weight gain as she became an intuitive eater
• The power of mirror work as part of the intuitive eating journey
• What it looks like to respect your body
• What it feels like to separate your weight from your worth
• How to change your self-talk

Connect with Kim
Website: www.kimbasler.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.basler
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimbasler_foodfreedom/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kimbasler_foodfreedom
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rawandunscripted
Community: https://www.kimbasler.com/empowered-movement-community

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