Thick Thighs and Confident Vibes

Randi Cox

It's time for "Thick Thighs & Confident Vibes"! (Formerly: Life's too short for Weight Watchers.) I am your host, Randi Cox, a certified health and life coach looking to help moms actually enjoy life! Don't let life (or motherhood) kick you in the ass! Instead, be a kick-ass mom! This is a non-diet, body-acceptance, mom-life podcast. If you are looking to learn how to increase your self-confidence, turn down the mean girls living rent-free in your head, get off the diet roller coaster, or find yourself as a momma, this is your podcast!

  1. 54 Fun is a Feminist Issue

    FEB 24

    54 Fun is a Feminist Issue

    Why You Should Listen If you’ve ever gotten a rare hour alone and thought, “I could relax…” and then deep-cleaned the baseboards instead — hi. We’re talking about why fun isn’t something you earn after finishing the never-ending to-do list (spoiler: it never ends) and why your joy might actually be a tiny feminist rebellion. 3 Big Takeaways 🎧 The to-do list is a liar. Fun is not a reward for productivity because you’re already worthy. 🎧 If you don’t schedule joy, you’ll schedule burnout. Boundaries > baseboards. 🎧 Going to the beach now instead of “10 pounds from now” is basically activism. Find your TV mom personality with the Burnout Quiz HERE

    17 min
  2. 53 - Why Positive Thinking Sucks (and the Mindset Shift That Actually Helps Moms Feel Better)

    JAN 25

    53 - Why Positive Thinking Sucks (and the Mindset Shift That Actually Helps Moms Feel Better)

    If you’ve ever wondered why all the “positive vibes only” advice just makes you feel more exhausted, guilty, or like you’re failing at motherhood… this episode is for you. In this episode, I break down why positive thinking doesn’t work for moms (and often makes things worse), especially when you’re carrying mental load, running on broken sleep, and trying to be a decent human at the same time. We’ll talk about the real reasons forced positivity falls flat — and what actually helps you feel better and have more fun in your life again. You’ll learn:🎧 The three big reasons positive thinking sucks for moms (hint: it ignores burnout, emotions, and reality)🎧 Why smiling through motherhood creates more guilt instead of less🎧 How emotional bypassing keeps you stuck and exhausted🎧 The Good Enough Shift — the mindset change that helps you feel lighter, calmer, and more confident🎧 How to apply this shift to real-life things like laundry, dinner, screen time, and everyday mom guilt🎧 How to start feeling better now without forcing gratitude, perfection, or fake positivity This episode is honest, validating, a little spicy, and deeply relieving. No pretending. No fixing yourself. Just a way to stop managing your life and start actually enjoying it again. If you’re ready to ditch the pressure to be positive and start feeling good in a way that actually lasts, press play. 🎧✨

    20 min
  3. What is Health? & Why Your Health Isn’t Just About Food & Exercise

    2025-12-28

    What is Health? & Why Your Health Isn’t Just About Food & Exercise

    We’ve been told that if we just ate better and worked out more, we’d finally feel healthy. But what if that story is missing… most of the picture? In this episode, we zoom way out and talk about the social determinants of health, the actual factors that shape how healthy we feel, from stress and caregiving load to access, safety, and systems that were never designed with moms in mind. We break down: Why food and movement make up only a small slice of overall health How stress lives inside the biggest driver of health — and why “perfect habits” often make it worse Why moms aren’t failing at health (the system is) How shame-based habit culture keeps us stuck — and what works instead Why tiny, doable habits change your brain through neuroplasticity How Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs explains why so many moms feel exhausted and behind What real, sustainable self-care actually looks like in a mom’s real life This isn’t an episode about giving up on your health. It’s about taking the pressure off, and building habits that support your nervous system, your capacity, and your humanity. If you’ve ever felt like trying to be “healthy” was just another way to burn yourself out… this one’s for you. 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 👉 Take the quiz: Find your health-habit personality + why habits haven’t been sticking for you. 👉 Join Not Your Average Habit Builder: A no-BS, feminist approach to building habits that actually work for moms.

    16 min
  4. 3 Health Habit Myths That Are Burning Moms Out

    2025-12-28

    3 Health Habit Myths That Are Burning Moms Out

    If you’ve ever felt like health habits just don’t work for your life, this episode is for you. In this episode, I’m breaking down three massive health habit myths that are quietly burning moms out — and making us believe we are the problem. We’ll talk about: Why you don’t need to train like an Olympic athlete to be healthy Why food and movement are only a small piece of the health puzzle (and how chronic stress is actually impacting moms’ health) Why most habit-building advice was never designed for moms — and what to do instead This episode is a permission slip to stop forcing habits that weren’t built for your reality and start building ones that actually stick. Because you’re not failing at health.The system was never built for you. ✨ In January, I’m starting Not Your Average Habit Builder — a no-BS, feminist, real-life approach to habit building for moms who want consistency without burnout. This episode lays the groundwork for everything we’ll be building together. 🔗 Links & Resources 🧠 Take the Habit Personality Quiz🔥 Join Not Your Average Habit Builder

    14 min
  5. 4 big shifts you need to make for your health habits to stick

    2025-12-23

    4 big shifts you need to make for your health habits to stick

    If you’ve ever wondered why health habits feel so damn hard to stick to as a mom, this episode is your permission slip to stop blaming yourself. In this episode, I break down the 4 major shifts that actually make habits stick for moms, not the “wake up at 5am and try harder” BS we’ve all been sold. You’ll learn: Shift 1: From “fix yourself” to “you’re not broken.” Shift 2: From Perfectionism to Good Enough Shift 3: From Rigid to Flexible consistency Shift 4: External Rules to Value-led living This episode is for moms who want to feel healthier, more energized, and more consistent, without diets, hustle culture, or gym bros yelling about discipline. 🎧 Bonus: Want to know why habits haven’t been sticking for you specifically? Take the free quiz to find your Health-Habit Personality and learn how to work with your natural tendencies instead of against them: 👉 [Take the quiz here] Because you don’t need more motivation. You need habits that actually fit your life.

    21 min

  6. 2024-07-18

    49 - Soul Centered Communication with Maggie Reyes

    In the episode, I hang out with Maggie Reyes, a Master Certified Life Coach and Modern Marriage Mentor who specializes in helping driven and ambitious women create their best marriages without waiting for their partners to change or adding more work to their lives. We’re diving into "Soul Centered Communication," a way to keep those tricky chats real and respectful. Maggie drops gems on how to work through intuitive eating and parenting when you and your partner aren’t on the same page so you can agree that it feels aligned for all parties at the dinner table. Maggie’s all about teaming up in your relationship to ensure everyone’s needs are met without losing your mind. She shares tips on communicating like a pro and keeping things collaborative and understanding because, in reality, marriage is messy. We chitty chat about: 🎧How to effectively navigate conversations when your partner wants to diet and you disagree on how to feed your kiddos. 🎧How 'asking for help' in your marriage can be reframed easily communicate your needs as an individual. 🎧That life, marriage, parenting, and communication is messy! Maggie is the author of the best selling Questions for Couples Journal  which has over 3,000 4 star ratings on Amazon.  And she is the host of the The Marriage Life Coach Podcast which is consistently ranked among the top 2 percent podcasts out of over 2 million podcasts tracked by ListenNotes.  When she isn’t teaching or coaching she loves obsessing over Formula 1 Racing, Bridgerton, reading fan fiction, sexy romance novels and watching superhero movies and Mexican Rom Coms with her hubby.   If you want to learn how to stop doing the things that poison the love in a relationship and start doing the things that make love stronger, you can find the tools to create your best marriage at MaggieReyes.com. Links  https://maggiereyes.com/ https://maggiereyes.com/podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/themaggiereyes/

    42 min

  7. 2024-07-04

    48 - This is why you hate your body, and five steps to change that.

    In this episode, I dive into the deep end of body acceptance and body image, just in time for summer. Have you found yourself caught in the cycle of wanting to ditch dieting yet feeling the urge to diet when it’s time to wear a bathing suit? You’re not alone. Summer is about making epic memories—adding that cute dress to your cart, riding bikes to get ice cream, and enjoying family time at the beach without self-consciousness. It's about going out with friends, laughing until your belly aches, and having seconds of your aunt’s famous macaroni salad at the BBQ without a second thought. Because you are worth doing the work for. Learn how to embrace your current body with Summer Vibes: Embracing Your Body.  Books I refer to: Fearing the Black Body, Dr. Sabrina Strings The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf Fat Talk, Virginia Sole-Smith

    25 min

  8. 2024-06-27

    47 - Worthy of Pleasure with Jill Lissner

    In today's episode, we're diving into the surprising parallels between sex and dieting—two hot topics often tangled up in stigma and misinformation. We're here to bust those myths wide open and reveal how societal norms mess with our views on sexual health, pleasure, identity, body image, and self-acceptance. Join me and Jill Lissner as we challenge taboos, spark bold conversations, and uncover what sex and dieting really have in common. Let's shake things up and get real! We chitty chat about: 🎧 Holding a mirror and boldly going down below 🎧 How to move through discomfort to figure out what brings you pleasure 🎧The commonalities between purity and diet culture You can find Jill on tik tok and Instagram as @sexedprincess or visit her here jill-lissner.com Jill Lissner, B.S. (she/her) is a passionate educator, content creator, speaker, advocate, and student. She is currently earning her Ph.D. in Human Sexuality at Widener University. She works to increase conversations around sexual health, pleasure, identity, body image, and self-acceptance both on and off of social media.

    56 min
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It's time for "Thick Thighs & Confident Vibes"! (Formerly: Life's too short for Weight Watchers.) I am your host, Randi Cox, a certified health and life coach looking to help moms actually enjoy life! Don't let life (or motherhood) kick you in the ass! Instead, be a kick-ass mom! This is a non-diet, body-acceptance, mom-life podcast. If you are looking to learn how to increase your self-confidence, turn down the mean girls living rent-free in your head, get off the diet roller coaster, or find yourself as a momma, this is your podcast!

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