Send us a textToday’s episode features Body Liberation coach and founder of One Beautiful Yes, Tiana Dodson.Tiana Dodson is a fat, certified holistic health coach who’s out to destroy the belief that you have to be skinny to be happy and healthy. Through her work with One Beautiful Yes and the Live Your Best Fat Life program, she guides people feminine-of-center to reconnect with their bodies through pragmatic self-care practices so they can come to see that there is nothing wrong with living in a larger body.In today’s glorious episode, Tiana and I jam about what it means to take care of yourself as an entrepreneur, how to live your best fat life, and showing up for yourself in a world that wishes you were smaller. Tiana generously shares stories from her life, as well as a few phenomenal tips for taking up space with kindness and joy.Tune in to hear us explore…What it really means to live your best fat lifeCombatting the lies that the diet industry tells us about our bodiesHow to give yourself permission to take up space, both literally and figurativelyComing out as fatLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show

Send us a textToday’s episode features writer, editor, and creativity mentor Anna Lovind.Anna has seen bestselling authors through to publication, helped launch solo entrepreneurs into orbit and guided hundreds of creatives from all over the world to go from dreaming to doing. In her upcoming book, The Creative Doer, she writes about women’s creative freedom. In teacher program Write Your Self she teaches how to use writing as a tool for healing. Every once in a while she hosts a workshop or a retreat where women gather to make dreams happen. More than anything, she believes in the power of our voices and stories. Anna lives in rural Sweden, where forests are deep, winter is dark and summer nights lastforever.In today’s episode, Anna and I discuss the laughable concept of finding “balance” between creativity and taking care of ourselves, practical negotiations in getting your needs met on a more oft occurring basis, and trusting your body to let you know what you need. This deeply rich conversation delves into the heart of what it means to be a driven, ambitious creator with a human body in need to tending and a hunger to live life well.Tune in to hear us explore…doing the work you are called to do instead of what you think you should dosaying no — even and especially when that means saying no to yourselfworthiness and believing you deserve to maintain your own boundarieswhere to begin in cultivating your creative lifeLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show

Send us a textHow often have you told yourself that you’ll start taking care of yourself NEXT week, at the end of this project, or once you reach a certain milestone? Me too. In today’s episode, I explore the seductive illusion of there being a right time to start making positive changes in your life.(Spoiler alert: it doesn’t exist BUT there are very real reasons why we cling to this belief.)Tune in to hear me explore…the idea that Someday is better than todayperfectionism, all or nothing thinking, and how we rebuild a foundation of self-trustjoining yourself in the messy in-between place of your daily life and starting where you are, nowLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show

Send us a textToday’s episode features a compassionate and unfiltered conversation with Summer Innanen and Liz Libby about tending to postpartum needs. In this special episode, we share personal stories and professional insight about how to care for yourself that are particularly important for birth parents mucking through the thick of postpartum time but are widely applicable to anyone who wants to nourish their body and spirit.Tune in to hear us explore…figuring out (and doing!) the bare minimum of what you need to feel like a human on a daily basisasking for help BEFORE you’re at your breaking pointpostpartum mood disorders, loneliness, and the darkness of the first 100 dayswhy “bouncing back” is bullshit – and not just as it relates to your bodynavigating fears around when you are going to feel like yourself againResources mentioned on the call: The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Johnson & Fearless Rebelle Radio episode How to Advocate for Yourself With Mara GlatzelLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show

Send us a textHow do you tell the difference between procrastinating and waiting until it is truly the right time for you to engage with something? How do you determine when you are being a perfectionist or hiding out because you’re afraid?Today’s podcast episode delves into how you can reliably answer these difficult questions EACH and EVERY time when you cultivate a relationship with yourself led by non-judgmental curiosity and self-trust.  Join me to learn how to stop believing you need to be The Best in order to celebrate your best.Tune in to hear me explore…When “procrastination” is actually code for exhaustionHow perfectionism deprives the world of your glorious, imperfect creationsSelf-trust that never lets you downLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show

Send us a textAre you exhausted of quick fixes and one-sized fits all solutions when it comes to your care? ME TOO. In today’s episode, I talk about the real reason why the self-care industry on the whole is so supremely ineffective and disappointing. The truth is, you may need so much more than what we are being sold, but are routinely being blamed for your exhaustion. This is an episode for anyone who has ever thought, “If it’s so easy, why am I not doing it?” During this episode I mentioned that I am running a live version of my course Daily Tending! Sign-up before March 15th and get access to two extra special live calls with me in addition to the delicious 40 days of course content.Tune in to hear me explore…The cozy connection between the self-care industry and the diet industryHaving the compassion for yourself that grieves the loss of a quick fix optionWhat actually works – and helps you feel more well rested, nourished, and supportedLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show

Send us a textoday’s episode features vision-led facilitator and coach Andréa Ranae Johnson. Andréa believes that together, we rise. She is deeply committed to doing her part in cultivating a world that works for everyone and does so by placing her work at the intersections of personal growth, social justice and conscious business. As the creator of Coaching as Activism, she supports people doing transformative work to deepen their impact by taking a critical look at how their work and lives are connected to social change. As the co-founder of Whole / Self Liberation, she offers and uplifts practical tools, resources and wisdom for those who want to make change happen in their lives and communities. As a coach and consultant, she works with entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations that want to be more inclusive and impactful do so through their approach to leadership, their marketing and their company culture. She’s a huge fan of #blackgirlmagic, sunsets and veggie burritos. In today’s episode, Andréa discusses the pleasure inherent in feeling ALL of your feelings, boundaries and consent in business and life, and the true freedom of not judging yourself for what you want and need. I had an opportunity to ask her about how she nourishes herself while also showing up fully and consistently in service to her community, which, quite frankly, I have always wanted to know! In the midst of a lot of laughter and an amateur exploration of human design, we dove into what it really means to show up and invite the fullest expression of yourself into your life.Tune in to hear us explore…Cultivating boundaries and choosing not to take on other people’s feelings as your ownEmbracing imperfection in your creative pursuits and letting your truest self be enoughReceiving (and, YIKES, even eliciting) praiseLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show

Send us a textAre you still (secretly) talking shit to yourself on a daily basis? It's time to stop. In today's episode, I talk about how self-talk is the lens we view EVERYTHING through and urge you to bring your attention to how you are speaking to yourself on a daily basis. So many of us are afraid to speak to ourselves kindly because we believe motivating ourselves out of cruelty and threat of punishment is how we are at our most productive. I want to dispel that myth once and for all and give you a nourishing framework to practice self-trust instead. Tune in to hear me explore…Pledging your primary allegiance to yourselfShowing yourself the same consideration and benefit of the doubt that you show othersHow to gently guide yourself back to compassion whenever you notice your thoughts are less than kindLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show

Send us a textCarla Birnberg is an author, speaker, purveyor of pleasure products, and self-love ninja. She one of the masterminds behind the new pleasure product subscription service Your Box Box. I asked Carla to join us on Needy to discuss the many (very sexy) ways we can meet our own need for physical touch and sex without waiting for anyone else to join us. We talk about why our sexual needs go dormant and Carla's best advice for reconnecting with your own pleasure. Tune in to hear us extolling masturbation, chatting about the magic of oft occurring orgasms, and different ways to approach receiving your own care.Tune in to hear us explore…Masturbation & reclaiming your need for sexual pleasureThe life-affirming magic of oft occurring orgasmsThe many ways to approach receiving your own careLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show

Send us a textHave you been using every last drop of your energy without giving any thought to how you are replenishing yourself? In today's episode, Mara Glatzel talks about why we resist taking care of ourselves when things are going well. This is a huge problem that so many humans face, pushing themselves to their energetic brink only to find themselves swinging back and forth from lots of energy to no energy. Tune in to learn how and WHY to tend to your needs on a more consistent basis, so you have sustainable energy to do the things you love most.Tune in to hear me explore…The cycle of rest and creationWhy using every last bit of your energy without giving a thought to replenishing it hurts you every timeConsistency in self-care and not being a fair weather friend to yourselfLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Support the show