Creating Her Best Life Podcast
Welcome to Creating Her Best Life Now, the go-to podcast for women ready to step into their full potential and design a life they truly love. Hosted by certified Master Life Coach Shannan Christiansen, this inspiring show is tailored for women who seek clarity, empowerment, and actionable strategies to overcome life's challenges and achieve personal and professional success.
Each week, Shannan dives into topics ranging from mindset mastery and goal setting to self-care and relationship building, providing expert insights and practical tools that empower listeners to take bold steps toward their dreams. Whether you're navigating a career shift, building confidence, or looking for ways to enhance your well-being, Creating Her Best Life Now delivers the guidance you need to thrive.
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Ep. #216 ā Is Snacking and Grazing Hurting Your Weight Loss?
Are you a snacker or a grazer? Some people are and some are not.
Before I lost my weight, I had a fear of being hungry.
I would always make sure that I had snacks available.
In todayās episode, I talk about snacking and how it might be showing up for you and I give you my take on what to do about it.
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[4:28] Emotional eating is eating outside of physical hunger because you are trying to satisfy some emotional need.
ā«[5:04] If youāre not getting enough water or sleep, your body could be sending you signals because it wants sleep or hydration.
ā«[6:45] Before this work, I was afraid to feel hungry.
ā«[8:22] If I took everything that I had eaten and put it on a plate, it would be a full meal.
ā«[9:02] My take on what to do.
Ep. #215: Should I Journal?
Have you ever wanted to journal?
I remember putting pressure on myself to journal.
I would do it for a few days but found that I couldnāt be consistent with it.
In todayās episode of the podcast, I talk about journaling and a different process that I teach my Transform bosses.
I will teach you a magical secret to help you lose weight.
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[1:06] Do you put pressure on yourself that if you journaled more, you would lose more weight?
ā«[2:29] We put pressure on ourselves that then gives us another reason to quit, beat ourselves up, or tell us that weāre not good enough.
ā«[3:12] Writing is very powerful, but I needed it to be different because journaling in the traditional way was not working.
ā«[4:21] Losing weight and starting to heal your relationship with food is all about the mental weight.
ā«[4:55] Reflection work is about taking old stories or current stories that are holding you down and dumping them out on paper.
ā«[5:43] When you start dumping, you sta...
Ep. #214: Comfort Food Cravings
Sometimes, when weāre not feeling well, all we want to do is eat.
If you have been on the diet roller coaster, you have probably associated food with comfort.
In todayās episode, I delve into why we turn to food for comfort when we are under the weather and explore strategies to manage these cravings.
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[2:08] We crave comfort.
ā«[3:59] Our brain goes into automatic mode.
ā«[5:24] Weāve tied certain foods to getting better.
ā«[6:59] Trauma from diet restriction can resurface.
ā«[8:02] My take on what to do.
Ep. #213: Making This Holiday Season Different
The holidays are quickly approaching.
They are full of busyness and sometimes we power down.
We start having the conversation with ourselves that we will just wait until next year.
In todayās episode, I discuss the reasons why the holiday season can be harder and I give you tips and tools to help you not give up on yourself.
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[1:40] Itās important to learn how to still care and show up for yourself during the holidays.
ā«[4:52] We have made the association in our brains that rest equals comfort equals food.
ā«[6:14] My take on what to do.
ā«[6:49] Put some space between feeling a negative emotion and doing something.
ā«[8:19] What makes me joyful? Leave the comparison of what everyone else is doing.
ā«[9:11] You are worth showing up for yourself and caring for yourself.
ā«[10:05] Do something simple every day.
ā«[10:16] Show yourself some kindness and love.
Ep. #212: How to Overcome the Common Pitfalls of Dieting
Diets focus on short-term results and quick fixes.
Diets are often too restrictive and unsustainable.
Until you heal the core issue, you will just gain weight back.
In todayās episode of the podcast, I share why diets donāt work long-term and I give you my take on what to do.
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[4:42] My thoughts created my feelings and my feelings were driving everything I was doing or not doing.
ā«[5:29] I have learned how to have acceptance for me, for my body, how to have love for it, and how to go through lifeās ups and downs and come back to myself.
ā«[6:58] I want to help you develop that voice inside of yourself that says, I can do this.
ā«[7:55] The diet roller coaster is this losing and gaining of weight through restriction and binging and overeating.
ā«[9:27] If you donāt fix the core issue, youāll just gain the weight back.
ā«[11:59] I had to learn how to fit this into my lifestyle so that it would work for me.
ā«[15:03] Allowing yourself to feel negative emotion ...
Ep. #211: Building Inner Strength, How to Not Quit
If you have been on the diet roller coaster, you have probably quit on yourself before.
In todayās episode of the podcast, I am going to give you different triggers and reasons that we end up quitting on ourselves.
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[4:03] When you can start to see the triggers, then you can make different decisions.
ā«[4:44] Lack of self-belief.
ā«[6:36] Physical weight is just a symptom.
ā«[7:05] We quit because of external pressure.
ā«[8:54] We quit because we have fear of judgement.
ā«[10:37] Perfectionism can cause us to quit.
ā«[13:28] Perfectionism keeps you paralyzed; you donāt do anything.
ā«[14:17] Burnout is another trigger.
ā«[16:01] My take on what to do.
ā«[17:44] To take actions that serve you, you have to think differently.
Ep. #210: Unlocking Time - Your Key to Weight Loss Success
Time. We make the excuse that we donāt have enough time to do the things for ourselves.
We donāt have time to live the life we dream about. Creating time for me is prioritizing what matters and being honest with myself on time has helped me to create a life of my dreams, to lose weight, have the career and business I want, and to show up for all the humans in my life.
This is available for you too.
In todayās episode of the podcast, I challenge you to find the real reason why you donāt have time to lose weight and live a life that you create.
I want you to send me an email on what you are going to do ā what action will you do to create more time.
I want you to overload my email inbox,Ā [email protected].
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[2:28] Time is one of the challenges that people believe prohibits them from losing weight.
ā«[4:07] If I am not intentional with my time, I focus on low value things.
ā«[7:10] Itās scary to go after the version of you that is not at her natural wei...
Ep. #209: Eating What You Love is the Key
Diet culture and the diet industry have been around for centuries.
It has left us feeling broken and that something is wrong with us.
Until you believe that diets donāt work, you will not be able to do the work of long-term weight loss.
In todayās episode, I give you my take on being able to eat what you love without restriction and food losing itās power over you so that you can heal your relationship with food and yourself.
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[1:15] Diets kept me on the binge restrict cycle.
ā«[2:34] I was socialized to believe that dieting was the way.
ā«[3:20] Diet culture and the diet industry is broken and has left us with trauma.
ā«[3:56] Until you believe that diets donāt work, you will not be able to do the work of long-term weight loss.
ā«[4:50] Carrying extra weight on my body made me believe that I was less.
ā«[6:29] I had to lose weight in a way that I could always do, and I was not going to do it by restriction and over exercising.
ā«[7:50] Restricting
...Ep. #208: Are Weekends Your Downfall?
Do you do good all week and then overeat on the weekends, sabotaging any success you have already had?
In this episode, I share why it happens and what to do.
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[1:44] I had a routine during the week so staying on track was easier. I think this is normal.
ā«[2:14] Itās important to understand and get curious about why you may be overeating.
ā«[3:39] We have associated food with comfort. We get a dopamine hit from a lot of our favorite comfort foods.
ā«[5:07] Weekends can be difficult because we start telling ourselves we deserve it.
ā«[6:54] You have a busy schedule during the week, so you push your emotions down.
ā«[6:50] This is for all my working ladies
ā«[8:43] Get curious
ā«[9:08] My take on weekends and weight-loss
ā«[10:49] Creating a weekend routine
ā«[12:37] Talking to yourself more than you listen
ā«[13:01] Shannanās tip for weekend success
Ep. #207: 3 Simple Steps to Get Started Today
In todayās episode, you will discover 3 simple steps to begin losing weight today.
I will teach you how to heal your relationship with food and help you get off the diet roller coaster of restriction and bingeing.
Be a diet dropout and finally win the battle with weight.
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In this episodeā¦
ā«[3:50] Years of diet mentality, diet culture, and diet trauma can make you feel broken.
ā«[5:19] As weāve dieted over the years, we donāt know when weāre physically full. We donāt know when we are physically hungry.
ā«[8:08] I donāt want you to go from eating what youāre eating today to restriction.
ā«[10:23] This planning really isnāt about the food. Itās about starting to meet yourself where youāre at.
ā«[11:24] Your body needs certain nutrients, it needs water, it needs sleep, it needs to move a little.
