Finding Peace at a Number That Used to Rob Me of It
About this episode
Maddy discusses her journey of moving away from bodybuilding and finding peace with her body through intuitive eating and hormone health.
In this solo episode, Maddy opens up about the mental and emotional shift of stepping away from bodybuilding, releasing old “safe” scale numbers, and learning to find peace in a body that supports hormone health, cycle restoration, strength, and true food freedom. She shares what it looked like to move from rigid tracking and physique-driven metrics into a more intuitive, grounded relationship with food — while still honoring nutrition, protein, fiber, performance, digestion, and body awareness. Maddy also breaks down how old neural pathways around weight, body image, and control can keep us stuck in goals we no longer truly want. This episode is for the woman navigating body changes, learning to eat intuitively, rebuilding trust with herself, or realizing that her healthy body may not weigh what her depleted body once did. 🎯 If you’re in a season of stepping away from dieting, rebuilding trust with your body, restoring your cycle, learning how to eat intuitively, or wanting to pursue physique goals without sacrificing your internal health, we would love to support you inside MPowered Coaching Collective. Our 1:1 coaching blends physique strategy, functional nutrition, training…
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