The Life You Crave

Lia Pinelli
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The Life You Crave is the place for simple, sustainable weight loss for women who have better things to do than diet. On this podcast you'll learn how willpower and discipline are completely irrelevant to sustainable weight loss. Let's stop counting calories, carbs, and macros, and start spending time on what really matters: your career, your family, your health, and maybe even being a better role model to the next generation of girls. Most importantly, you're going to learn that there's nothing wrong with you. The diet industry is profiting off of our confusion, desperation, and overwhelm. This is total B.S. The secret to simple, sustainable weight loss is a combination of WHAT you eat, and how you THINK about food. Welcome to the beginning of a brand new, totally different approach to weight loss. Buckle up! You just might enjoy the ride this time.

  1. 11H AGO

    When Healthy Eating Becomes Harmful with Annie Valentine

    What's the difference between healthy eating and disordered eating, and how do you know when wellness becomes harmful? In this episode, Lia is joined by mental health educator and eating disorder recovery advocate Annie Valentine to unpack how diet culture, thin privilege, and wellness messaging quietly shape our relationship with food, body image, and self-worth. This conversation explores body distress, control, and why weight loss doesn't always deliver the confidence it promises. A must-listen if you want to define health on your own terms. https://www.annievalentinecc.com/ annie@annievalentinecc.com Do you know there are 3 different types of overeater? Find out which one you are by taking my FREE QUIZ: ➡️https://liapinellicoaching.com/quiz Let's Connect: Ready to take this work deeper? Join me inside The Fempire, where we make transformation feel effortless. ➡️ https://www.liapinelli.com/weight-loss-coaching

    49 min

  2. FEB 12

    Assigning meaning to our body image differently with Sara Chambers

    Is body positivity really the problem, or is it the meaning we've been taught to assign to our bodies? In this episode, Lia is joined by brand strategist, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author Sara Chambers for a powerful conversation about identity, self-image, and choice. Together, they explore how women are often held back not by their bodies, but by inherited stories about worth, visibility, and success. This episode invites you to rethink body positivity, define success on your own terms, and discover what becomes possible when you decide to assign meaning differently. Do you know there are 3 different types of overeater? Find out which one you are by taking my FREE QUIZ: ➡️https://liapinellicoaching.com/quiz Let's Connect: Ready to take this work deeper? Join me inside The Fempire, where we make transformation feel effortless. ➡️ https://www.liapinelli.com/weight-loss-coaching

    57 min
  3. How to Stay Grounded When the World Feels Overwhelming

    JAN 30

    How to Stay Grounded When the World Feels Overwhelming

    When the world feels overwhelming, your nervous system experiences it as threat, not news. In this episode, Lia Pinelli explores how to stay grounded, informed, and emotionally present without burning out or numbing out. Learn how to protect your energy, regulate your nervous system, and practice female self-leadership in real time. This conversation is about staying compassionate without collapsing, taking intentional action without spiraling, and reclaiming your agency when the world feels chaotic.   Do you know there are 3 different types of overeater? Find out which one you are by taking my FREE QUIZ: ➡️https://liapinellicoaching.com/quiz   Let's Connect: Ready to take this work deeper? Join me inside The Fempire, where we make transformation feel effortless. ➡️ https://www.liapinelli.com/weight-loss-coaching

    27 min

  4. JAN 22

    Food Freedom Meet Financial Freedom With Michelle Campbell

    What if your struggles with food and money come from the same place? In this episode of The Life You Crave, Lia sits down with financial expert and author Michelle Campbell to explore the powerful connection between food shame and money shame. Together, they unpack why so many women repeat cycles of debt, dieting, and starting over — even when they know better. Michelle shares her journey out of long-standing debt and explains why lasting change doesn't come from willpower, but from understanding the emotional root beneath our choices. Lia and Michelle discuss why you can't abstain from food or money, how self-image shapes behavior, and what it means to repair the relationship instead of repeating the cycle. If you feel stuck, behind, or frustrated around food or finances, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and a grounded way forward. Michelle Campbell was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and began her educational journey in South Dakota before relocating to Atlanta, Georgia, to continue her studies. During her academic pursuits, she launched a real estate investment firm, marking the beginning of her entrepreneurial path. Over the years, Michelle expanded her ventures into various industries, including horticulture, where she founded an interiorscape company, and logistics, where she established a commercial trucking business. Drawing on the insights and expertise gained across these diverse fields, she transitioned into a career in the financial services industry. Michelle is also the author of Bluebird, a memoir that candidly explores themes of trauma, heartbreak, and the resilience found in life's struggles. She is also the founder of a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals through financial literacy and fostering economic stability. She enjoys traveling, cooking, exploring diverse cuisines, organizing, dancing, indulging in spa treatments, and spending quality time with her cherished Pomeranian. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561259970143 https://bymichellecampbell.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bluebirdmemoir/ https://www.tiktok.com/@taxshell https://x.com/tax_shell https://www.youtube.com/@taxshell6072 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-c-1a697b318   Do you know there are 3 different types of overeater? Find out which one you are by taking my FREE QUIZ: ➡️https://liapinellicoaching.com/quiz Let's Connect: Ready to take this work deeper? Join me inside The Fempire, where we make transformation feel effortless. ➡️ https://www.liapinelli.com/weight-loss-coaching

    50 min
  5. The 3 Biggest Weight Loss Goal Mistakes Women Make, And the Self-Leadership Shift That Changes Everything

    JAN 8

    The 3 Biggest Weight Loss Goal Mistakes Women Make, And the Self-Leadership Shift That Changes Everything

    Struggling to follow through on weight loss goals? You're not broken. You're learning how to lead yourself here. In this episode, Lia breaks down the three biggest mistakes women make with weight loss goals and the self-leadership shift that builds self-trust, sustainability, and real follow-through. Do you know there are 3 different types of overeater? Find out which one you are by taking my FREE QUIZ:  ➡️https://liapinellicoaching.com/quiz Let's Connect: Ready to take this work deeper? Join me inside The Fempire, where we make transformation feel effortless. ➡️ https://www.liapinelli.com/weight-loss-coaching

    19 min
  6. Why New Year's Resolutions Fail — and the Identity Shift That Actually Creates Lasting Weight Loss

    JAN 1

    Why New Year's Resolutions Fail — and the Identity Shift That Actually Creates Lasting Weight Loss

    Why do New Year's resolutions fail—even for disciplined women? In this episode of The Life You Crave, Lia Pinelli explains why discipline-based weight loss doesn't work and how identity, self-leadership, and feeling good create sustainable weight loss. Learn why deprivation and "no pain, no gain" keep women stuck—and how to stop starting over by changing who you're being, not just what you're doing. Do you know there are 3 different types of overeater? Find out which one you are by taking my FREE QUIZ:  ➡️https://liapinellicoaching.com/quiz Let's Connect: Ready to take this work deeper? Join me inside The Fempire, where we make transformation feel effortless. ➡️ https://www.liapinelli.com/weight-loss-coaching

    18 min
  7. How I Did It: The Simple Shift That Ended Dieting and Created Food Freedom

    12/25/2025

    How I Did It: The Simple Shift That Ended Dieting and Created Food Freedom

    If dieting has never worked for you, this episode explains why — and what actually does. In this Greatest Hits conversation, Lia shares the simple shift that ended years of yo-yo dieting and created lasting food freedom. You'll learn why calorie restriction disrupts your metabolism, how hunger and fullness cues really work, and why the holidays aren't the problem. This episode strips food down to identity, awareness, and self-leadership — so you can stop starting over and start trusting yourself again. Do you know there are 3 different types of overeater? Find out which one you are by taking my FREE QUIZ: ➡️https://liapinellicoaching.com/quiz   Let's Connect: Ready to take this work deeper? Join me inside The Fempire, where we make transformation feel effortless. ➡️ https://www.liapinelli.com/weight-loss-coaching

    24 min
  8. TLYC Ep. 175 - Fempire Foundations: 12 Essential Rules for Young Women

    12/18/2025

    TLYC Ep. 175 - Fempire Foundations: 12 Essential Rules for Young Women

    What if you'd learned to trust yourself before the world taught you not to? In this episode, Lia shares the 12 essential "rules" she wishes she'd known as a teen—truths about autonomy, confidence, power, pleasure, and protecting your freedom. Written for girls but meant for women of all ages, this episode is a loving wake-up call to stop living by other people's rules and start choosing a life that actually brings you alive. Do you know there are 3 different types of overeater? Find out which one you are by taking my FREE QUIZ:  ➡️https://liapinellicoaching.com/quiz Let's Connect: Ready to take this work deeper? Join me inside The Fempire, where we make transformation feel effortless. ➡️ https://www.liapinelli.com/weight-loss-coaching

    36 min
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The Life You Crave is the place for simple, sustainable weight loss for women who have better things to do than diet. On this podcast you'll learn how willpower and discipline are completely irrelevant to sustainable weight loss. Let's stop counting calories, carbs, and macros, and start spending time on what really matters: your career, your family, your health, and maybe even being a better role model to the next generation of girls. Most importantly, you're going to learn that there's nothing wrong with you. The diet industry is profiting off of our confusion, desperation, and overwhelm. This is total B.S. The secret to simple, sustainable weight loss is a combination of WHAT you eat, and how you THINK about food. Welcome to the beginning of a brand new, totally different approach to weight loss. Buckle up! You just might enjoy the ride this time.

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  • Creator
    Lia Pinelli
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    The Life You Crave