If you’ve ever felt a wave of panic when your jeans fit differently, noticed yourself wanting to “clean things up” after a vacation, or felt that tightness in your chest when the scale moves, you’re not alone—and nothing is wrong with you. Even after doing the work, even after healing so much of your relationship with food, the fear of weight gain can still feel loud. But that fear isn’t actually about your body. It’s about identity, safety, and the stories you’ve carried for years.

In this episode, I’m breaking down why this fear runs so deep for so many women. We’ll talk about how you were conditioned to tie your worth to your size, how control became a survival strategy, why your old identity gets triggered when your body changes, and how past pain shows up in present-day body anxiety. I’ll also walk you through the four hidden fears underneath weight gain—rejection, loss of control, returning to old versions of yourself, and losing the identity people praised you for.

Most importantly, I’ll help you understand how to soften this fear without gaslighting yourself into forced body positivity. You’ll learn how to separate the fear from the story, regulate your nervous system, grieve the identity you’re outgrowing, and redefine what true strength looks like in this season of your life.

If you’re tired of monitoring every fluctuation, tired of performing discipline, or tired of living in fear of your own body changing, this episode will help you understand why you feel this way—and how to begin releasing it.

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Before you rush into resolutions, plans, or “new year, new me” energy, I want you to pause with me. Because right now, you’re being flooded with messages telling you to shrink, tighten up, start over, and fix your body. And if you’ve ever set goals in January only to abandon them by February, it’s not because you’re undisciplined. It’s because the goals you were setting weren’t coming from a grounded place.

In this episode, I’m breaking down why last year’s goals didn’t stick—and why that had nothing to do with willpower. We’ll talk about the deeper reasons you’ve felt stuck in the past: goals rooted in shame, perfectionism disguised as discipline, and nervous systems that feel unsafe instead of supported. And then we’ll rebuild. Together.

I’ll walk you through what your 2026 journey actually needs to feel different this time: safety-driven goals, rhythms instead of rigid rules, self-support instead of self-bullying, and a new definition of success that isn’t tied to shrinking your body.

I’ll also share the five questions you must ask yourself before setting any goal this year—questions that shift you out of self-rejection and into self-leadership.

If you’re tired of starting every year with pressure and ending it with burnout, this episode will help you step into 2026 with clarity, self-trust, and a plan that actually honors you.

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The holidays can feel like a lot. A lot of food, a lot of emotion, a lot of old patterns you thought you were past. And if you’re feeling overwhelmed, guilty, anxious, or disconnected from your routine this week, you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re human, and this season brings up more for women healing their relationship with food than almost any other time of year.

In today’s episode, I’m helping you understand why things feel so intense right now—and more importantly, how to come back home to yourself. We’ll walk through why the holiday environment triggers your nervous system, what actually leads to the “food spiral,” and the grounding practices that will help you feel safe, centered, and supported around food again.

If you’re already spiraling, I’ll show you exactly how to interrupt the guilt, regulate your body, and step out of the all-or-nothing cycle without punishing yourself or starting over tomorrow.

You deserve to enjoy this season without carrying food fear. You deserve peace, presence, and permission to be human. This episode will help you find your footing again.

Connect with Gena:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefitbean_/

Free resources + coaching for women in the messy middle: https://linktr.ee/astrongertomorrowllc