Thrive Beyond Size Podcast

In this episode, Michelle talks honestly about hitting a wall in early December—bone-deep exhaustion, endless cravings for warm, cozy foods, and a brain that just feels slower. She explores why this isn’t a personal failing,

In this episode, Michelle unpacks what she calls “chaotic eating” — those seasons when life gets busy, hormones are shifting, food feels confusing, and meals become irregular, reactive, and accidental. She shares honestly about her

In this episode, Michelle pulls back the curtain on a word we’ve all been taught to accept as “neutral” and “medical”: ob*sity. She explores the racist roots of anti-fatness, how BMI became a proxy for

Michelle unpacks the loaded term “food porn” and how diet culture turned food imagery into something to fear. She contrasts her past—hiding cookbooks and avoiding cooking shows—with her present: peacefully thumbing through soup recipes and

Listening to your body sounds simple… until your brain gets loud. In this episode, I share how I’m navigating movement and rest across yoga, walking, and strength training — teasing apart true body cues from

After a listener kindly called me out for using the phrase “junk food,” I was reminded how powerful our words really are. In this episode, I share what that moment taught me about language, self-judgment,

Fresh home from Morocco, Michelle unpacks the real lessons a three-week adventure can teach about body trust, joyful movement, food satisfaction, sleep, water, and the power of routine. This honest debrief explores the messy middle

“If I could just control my eating, my body, my schedule…then I’d finally feel at peace.” Sound familiar? In the final episode of Michelle’s myth-busting series, we take on the seductive promise of control—and why

“Thin equals healthy” is one of the most stubborn stories in modern medicine and culture—and it’s costing people care, dignity, and health. In part three of our myth-busting series, Michelle traces how BMI became medical