Loving Yourself First Is How Real Weight Loss Starts

About this episode

Tara Wiskow discusses her journey from childhood wounds to emotional eating and the importance of self-love in weight loss.

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! A single moment can rewrite your identity, and sometimes it starts with a secret you never asked to carry. Nichol Ellis-McGregor sits down with intuitive healer and transformational speaker Tara Wiskow, whose story runs from childhood abandonment wounds and people pleasing to emotional eating, major weight gain, and a relentless drive to feel safe in relationships. Tara shares how those early beliefs quietly shape the body, the choices we make, and ...

People in this episode

Host: Nichol Ellis-McGregor

Guest: Tara Wiskow

Topics covered

• self-love
• weight loss
• emotional eating
• transformation
• identity

Keywords

• self-love
• weight loss
• emotional eating
• transformation
• identity
• healing
• relationships

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