Yoga has become a practice that’s seemingly reserved exclusively for the privileged few: wealthy, thin, young, flexible, white, and able-bodied. If you don’t feel like you quite fit into the yoga space, you’re not alone, and this week, you’re hearing from an amazing yoga teacher whose mission is to disrupt and be a change agent in this realm. Dianne Bondy is an accessible yoga teacher, social justice activist, and leader of the Yoga For All movement. Among many other accomplishments, she’s the author of Yoga Where You Are, and Yoga for Everyone, as well as the host of The Intentional Well-bei ..read more

I hear from runners all the time who say they’re not real runners because they’re slow, practice the run/walk method, or they believe they just aren’t good at it no matter how hard they try. And in a world where we’re taught that we should always be striving to be the best or improve in anything we do, whether running or otherwise, this is no surprise. I’m all for setting and chasing our goals, but this belief system implies we’re not good enough as we are right now, and that we should never settle for where we are. You might want more or different for yourself in the future, but I want to of ..read more

This podcast has been a wild ride. When I started this podcast almost six years ago, I could not have predicted where the show would be today or how far we have come. And here we are, celebrating 300 episodes! You have been a significant part of my evolution by listening to the podcast, and I am grateful for your support. I have gone through quite an evolution, and I am sharing my journey on this episode. In 2018, I still believed that fat was a terrible thing to be, but now, I am completely comfortable as a fat woman living in a fatphobic society, and I’m sharing the role this podcast played ..read more

Warning: There is a discussion of disordered eating and exercise behaviors throughout this episode. As promised, I’m bringing back Christine Chessman this week for part two of our conversation from a few weeks ago. Christine is an online strength and movement coach who helps women over 40 move more freely, feel strong, and take up space, and she’s also the host of the Find Your Strong podcast. Despite what we commonly see in advertising and social media, women of all sizes can get sucked into disordered eating and compulsive or obsessive exercising. From a young age, Christine struggled with ..read more

Have you ever felt hopeless about your running? Does it feel like nothing is going your way? Do you wonder why you even bother when running feels this challenging? Mark Twain once said, “Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as you please.” In other words, you can make your runs mean whatever you want, but make sure you have the facts right. Our brains love creating unnecessary drama for us, especially when it comes to running, but do this one thing I’m teaching you today and I promise, everything will feel a lot easier. Join me this week to hear how our brains distort facts int ..read more

Do you ever feel the need to justify your size as a runner? Are you scared of showing up publicly in case trolls come at you? What are your inner mean girl’s favorite ways to put you down? My guest on the show this week is no stranger to any of this, and she’s learned to overcome it to become an all-around badass. My incredible guest this week is Sandra Mikulic. Sandra is a self-described 250-pound runner who has done a minimum of 5K of running or walking a day for the past 1562 days or four years, three months, and 10 days. She’s also the founder and editor of Run Your Life magazine, which i ..read more

I recently sat down with Christine Chessman of the Find Your Strong Podcast to talk about my favorite topic ever: running. Find Your Strong is a podcast that encourages you to ditch the diet, find movement you love, and build strength in the skin you’re in. You already know I absolutely loved this conversation with Christine. Thanks to diet culture, women over the age of 35 are deprioritizing strength training in favor of the calorie burn, and I was no stranger to this at the beginning of my running journey either. For those of us in larger bodies, there are so many myths and misinformation o ..read more

Spring is finally here which means it’s officially half marathon training season! April is the month we dedicate to getting all future half marathoners set up for success inside Run Your Best Life. It’s the best container for beginners to learn training systems, mindset tips, and race day strategies. Since half marathons are on my mind, I thought I would revisit this topic today. Whether it’s your first half marathon or a comeback race after a long break, many of you are thinking of making that jump to the half marathon distance. Half marathon training is a time commitment and it also takes a ..read more

Do you feel frustrated when you see other fat people running, but every training plan you try is way above your ability? Does it seem like running just isn’t getting any easier, no matter how much you get out there? Maybe you think you need to drop 20 pounds for you to finally feel confident running.  If any of these statements resonate with you, you’re in the right place, and you’re in luck. I recently taught a class on the three mistakes most fat runners make, and it was so life-changing that I knew I had to share it here on the podcast. And of course, I would never leave you hanging ..read more

This week, I’m sitting down with my two favorite people, Coach Elle Dee and Coach Jen! The three of us make up what I call the dream team of coaches in the best running party on the planet, a.k.a. Run Your Best Life. We’ve got listener questions to answer but we’re also chatting and catching up so you can get to know all of us a little better.  There’s this perception that as coaches, we do things perfectly, are always motivated, and run faster or further than everybody else. The truth is we have the same thoughts and experience the same obstacles you do, and we’re here to bust the myth ..read more