Find Your Strong Podcast

Christine Chessman & Ela Law
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Encouraging people to find what FEELS good in terms of food, movement and their bodies. Let's challenge the wellness w*nkery and start a new conversation.In each episode, Christine and Ela discuss their thoughts on diet and fitness fads, speak with fabulous guests about finding peace with food and movement, and interview experts so that they can share their insights and knowledge with you, the listeners.  The hope is that together we can change the narrative around fitness and nutrition, and help you find YOUR strong!

  1. DEC 17

    Starting the New Year SOFT not STRONG.

    Send us a text Happy holidays everyone!  This is a re-release from our January 2025 episode about easing into the new year.  If you are thinking you need to change your body in 2026, this may just help you reframe and re-evaluate your goals. We had a great chat about how we can set goals in a sustainable way  We also talked about - new year's resolutions and how we have full permission to opt out of making any - how we can set more sustainable goals and not get sucked into quick-fix 'solutions' - how weight is unhelpful as a focus in order to improve your wellbeing - the importance of being kind to ourselves during diet season (and all year round, really!) We hope you find the conversation useful for navigating the diet/weight-loss/'new year - new you' narrative and would love to hear from you if you have any comments, thoughts or want to work with either of us.  Support the show Please reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine. If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here. We appreciate you

    34 min
  2. Extreme Thinness Culture - How Did We End Up Here AGAIN?!

    DEC 5

    Extreme Thinness Culture - How Did We End Up Here AGAIN?!

    Send us a text Spicy one this week.   We both believe that individuals have agency and that commenting on an individual's body, whether it be out of 'concern' or otherwise, is just not helpful. But can we call out a cultural shift towards extreme thinness?  F*ck yes! We feel that we have to. We have a duty of care as professionals working in the non-diet space. We work with clients from disordered eating backgrounds, many of whom are slowly rebuilding trust in their bodies but who are often hugely vulnerable. We have teen girls, who are impressionable and who are drip-fed photos of extremely thin celebs and influencers, all of whom are worshipped and praised for it. Of course, there are activists in the space campaigning for body diversity on screens, our right to take up space and to show up unapologetically as we are, but they are few and far between. How do YOU feel?  Do you feel affected by the celebrity weight loss trend which is all around and normalised in Hollywood? We'd love you to listen and let us know your thoughts.  We are opinionated for sure, but welcome counter opinions and conversation, so get in touch. Lots of love and strength to you all and remember your body is NOT the problem. xx Support the show Please reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine. If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here. We appreciate you

    32 min
  3. Maybe You're NOT Inconsistent and You DON'T Lack Discipline @rulesandrebellion

    NOV 28

    Maybe You're NOT Inconsistent and You DON'T Lack Discipline @rulesandrebellion

    Send us a text Tasha and Brandon and their membership - the Village-  have been a lifeline for me over the last few months, which personally have been incredibly difficult. They work with recovering perfectionists, folks struggling with burnout and high-achieving humans who are navigating complex life circumstances (clcs) and have lost themselves along the way. If you have ever felt exhausted and overwhelmed by the everyday, and crave some clarity and some space to pursue the goals you've pushed to one side, this is the conversation for you. Although they don't work in the non-diet space per say, they work with humans who feel they always need to be doing more, being more, hustling more - a very relevant theme in this dieting culture, where "discipline", "restriction" and extreme thinness is celebrated above all else. * In part 1 of our conversation, we touched on the following topics: What qualifies as a "complex life circumstance"?  I thought I was just making excuses.How can we honour our capacity whilst still providing for and caring for others?  How would it feel not to be NICE but instead to be kind?How to start pushing back?  What are the initial steps?Nervous System Regulation - why is it so important to recovery from burnout or overwhelm?We hope you enjoy this chat as much as we did. https://www.rulesandrebellion.com/guide -- this is where they can get their CLC score and the guide to walk them through the first few steps to start integrating CLC nervous system regulation. To join their monthly membership hub - The Village - click here. You can follow them on Instagram or visit their website for more details. *Tasha and Brandon Skillin are trauma-informed coaches and creators of The Complex Life Circumstances approach to nervous system regulation. They help high-achieving humans — especially those navigating AuDHD, cPTSD, parenting logistics, chronic illness and unpredictable energy, build a life they deserve and a business they love without abandoning themselves. Their work centres nervous system capacity over discipline, self-loyalty over hustle, and adaptability over perfection. Their coaching frameworks blend neuroscience, lived experience, and values-driven strategy to create change that actually fits real life, usually in a way that doesn’t fit the “standard rules.” They believe your CLCs aren’t excuses, they’re the context for everything. And once you learn to work with them instead of against them, progress becomes not just possible again, but inevitable. Support the show Please reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine. If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here. We appreciate you

    1h 1m
  4. Nana Crawford. Celebrating Your Jiggles.

    NOV 21

    Nana Crawford. Celebrating Your Jiggles.

    Send us a text What a joyful conversation with the one and only Nana Crawford, creator of Jigglefitt.  She is a powerhouse and her energy is truly infectious and we hope you love this conversation as much as we did. We talked to Nana about the following topics: Body Acceptance after having kids and seeing your body change out of recognitionHow to get to know your body againHow dance can help bring you back to your bodyWhy dancing is for everyone, and why it's ok if it doesn't land first time.The racist roots of diet culture, white supremacy culture and we can help promote more black owned businesses and elevate marginalised voices in the fitness space.Taking up space.    How can we bring women (in particular) back to the movement itself, rather than seeing movement as a weight loss tool?Challenging yourself vs pushing yourself vs punishing yourself. Knowing when we actually just need rest. This conversation certainly reignited the joy of movement in both of us, and we hope it can do the same for you. Rather than judging our bodies so harshly from the outside, can we look inward and connect to how we FEEL? Nana Crawford is a dancer, instructor, and community builder creating joyful jiggles across the UK with JiggleFiTT. Her mission is to make wellness accessible and inclusive for everybody. Each of Nana's classes is crafted to provide a unique and holistic workout experience that is both fun and transformative. Support the show Please reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine. If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here. We appreciate you

    51 min
  5. GLP-1s - Why Informed Consent is Key, with Aoife McMahon @thatirishdietitian

    NOV 14

    GLP-1s - Why Informed Consent is Key, with Aoife McMahon @thatirishdietitian

    Send us a text Before I share the show notes below, a quick disclaimer: this episode is for information and education purposes only and does not focus on medical risk/ replace advice from a medical professional. If you are taking any weight loss drug or are considering taking one, please consult with a professional/ your healthcare provider.  Now - what a treat to have the lovely Aoife McMahon on the pod today! Aoife is a specialist eating disorders, disordered eating and body image dietitian. She supports individuals in one-to-one sessions to rebuild a peaceful relationship with food and their body. In addition to that, she works alongside colleague Rhian Houghton to raise awareness and provide training to professionals regarding eating disorders in the context of GLP-1 medications. One of the greatest gifts Aoife has found through her work — and through healing her own relationship with food and her body — is being able to raise her family in a home where a peaceful relationship with food is simply the norm. Aoife gave a fantastic overview of what GLP-1 medications are and what evidence for their long-term effectiveness we have (or rather, we don't have..). We discussed our mutual concern on how there is a lack of support for patients on these drugs, how healing people's relationship with food is often not part of the consultation process, and that informed consent is absolute key in ensuring that anyone who is considering them does so with all the necessary information available.  Aoife and her colleague Rhian have developed a fantastic resource for dietitians and other healthcare professionals - a webinar that addresses all of the above.  Let us know your thoughts on this topic! If you'd like to find out more about Aoife's work or contact her, here are the details: Website Instagram @thatirishdietitian Email: aoife@centreforliberatingnutrition.com Support the show Please reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine. If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here. We appreciate you

    47 min
  6. Can Hypnotherapy Help in Eating Disorder Recovery? With Dr Rachel Evans

    NOV 7

    Can Hypnotherapy Help in Eating Disorder Recovery? With Dr Rachel Evans

    Send us a text We had the pleasure of chatting with Dr Rachel Evans for this episode - and we absolutely loved her multi-faceted approach to eating disorder recovery. Rachel draws on her own lived experience with Bulimia, and uses lots of different therapeutic modalities in her client sessions so that each session is tailored exactly to the individual client.  Rachel kindly shared her own story with us, and we are sure it will resonate with many people, because it highlights that there often isn't a distinct moment in time when our relationship with food goes off the rails and an eating disorder develops, but that it can happen very gradual, and under the disguise of 'healthy eating' habits. We talked about how we can get back out of those destructive and disordered habits, how recognising triggers is vital, and how hypnotherapy can be super helpful for some clients in understanding where the foundations to their eating disorder were laid. If you want to learn more about Rachel's work, you can check out her website or find her on Instagram @rachel.evans.phd Her podcast 'Just Eat Normally' has over 60 episodes of conversations about eating disorder recovery with some great guests!  BIO: Dr. Rachel Evans is a chartered psychologist, hypnotherapist and mum of 2. She combines her lived experience of bulimia recovery with professional expertise and training to support one-to-one clients who feel obsessed with food, hate their body, and use increasingly extreme methods to try and control it, from making themselves throw-up, to misusing laxatives or weight-loss drugs and compulsive exercise. At the heart of her practice is a compassionate, individualised, and trauma-informed, multi-disciplinary approach, focusing on the person rather than a label Support the show Please reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine. If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here. We appreciate you

    50 min
  7. Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery and Cake, with Dr Kamila Irvine - RE-RELEASE

    OCT 31

    Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery and Cake, with Dr Kamila Irvine - RE-RELEASE

    Send us a text We are re-releasing this to coincide with the APPG report from Dump The Scales,  that was delivered to Number 10 yesterday, alongside a petition calling for an inquiry into all eating disorder deaths. You can find the full report here It's always humbling to speak to our amazing experts, and our conversation with Dr Kamila Irvine was no exception! Whilst she is a very senior researcher and serious advocate for weight-inclusivity, she is also incredibly good fun to chat to!  We talked about: - How neurodivergence can impact our eating behaviours and contribute to disordered eating - How eating disorder recovery might need a different approach in neurodivergent individuals - How body sensations can impact our body image  - How disordered eating behaviours and intentional weight-loss have been normalised - Kamila's amazing work with Molly Forbes at www.bodyhappyorg.com - Kamila's Cake analogy, that she uses to illuminate the reasons why eating disorders may occur in some people and not others.  Same ingredients, different quantities, different mixing skills = different cake! Bio: Dr Kamila Irvine is a Senior Lecturer in Body Image and Eating Disorders at the School of Psychology, Sport Science and Wellbeing at the University of Lincoln, where she teaches and researches all things body image in the context of eating disorders and beyond. Her research work encompasses a number of multidimensional themes and interests, including intervention and prevention, LGBTQIA+, weight stigma and anti-fat bias, and perceptual body image. Her main teaching responsibility is her module "Body image and eating disorders" for 3rd year Psychology students, and she is soon to start teaching 3rd year medical students too! She also supervises research projects of dissertation and masters' students, as well as PhD students; and works closely with Body Happy Org and First Steps Eating Disorders charity. Follow her or get in touch with her: Dr. Kamila Irvine | Senior Lecturer in Body Image and Eating Disorders BSc(Hons), MSc, PGCE PCET, PhD, FHEA Programme Lead for BSc (Hons) Psychology with Mental Health (she/her) SSB4204 School of Psychology, Sport Science & Wellbeing College of Health and Science Email: kirvine@lincoln.ac.uk Instagram @drkamilairvine,  Support the show Please reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine. If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here. We appreciate you

    52 min

  8. OCT 23

    Dr Jenn Salib Huber. Accepting Your Changing Body Through Peri to Post Menopause (Re-Release)

    Send us a text To celebrate the release of Jenn's first book - Eat to Thrive, we are re-releasing this impactful conversation with Jenn, which remains our most popular episode to date! What an episode.  I realised about 20 minutes of chatting to Jenn that I wanted to work with her so immediately signed up to her Midlife Feast Community. Dr Jenn Salib Huber is a Canadian registered dietitian, naturopathic doctor and fellow Intuitive Eating Coach. She is on a mission to help women thrive in midlife by helping them navigate the physical and emotional changes that happen in menopause and perimenopause. She is passionate about women finding food freedom and body confidence. We chatted about the following topics which may interest you if you're approaching or in the throes of peri menopause: Why do we gain weight in peri-menopause? Is fasting a good way to tackle hot flushes and body changes? How we can shift our mindset towards our ever changing bodies? Is HRT as beneficial as we are being told in the media? If HRT didn't work for us, what are our options? Can we still have coffee? ( I mean that's a non negotiable for me;)) What about alcohol? We discuss these topics and much much more and hope that our conversation helps even one person to know that they're not alone and that there is support out there. You can find Jenn on Instagram or for more options to work with her click here. Click here for a free download on Menopause nutrition for Un-dieters. If you liked the podcast, please follow and leave us a review.  It would mean the world to and would enable us to keep bringing you amazing guests such as Jenn each and every week.   THANK YOU for being here. Support the show Please reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine. If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here. We appreciate you

    58 min
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Encouraging people to find what FEELS good in terms of food, movement and their bodies. Let's challenge the wellness w*nkery and start a new conversation.In each episode, Christine and Ela discuss their thoughts on diet and fitness fads, speak with fabulous guests about finding peace with food and movement, and interview experts so that they can share their insights and knowledge with you, the listeners.  The hope is that together we can change the narrative around fitness and nutrition, and help you find YOUR strong!

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  • Creator
    Christine Chessman & Ela Law
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    95
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    Explicit
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    © 2025 Find Your Strong Podcast
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