Diet Culture is a Cult: Here’s How to Escape It with Dr. Paula Atkinson

Diet Culture is a Cult: Here’s How to Escape It with Dr. Paula Atkinson

What if hating your body was never your fault, & our obsession with "fixing" our bodies was by design? In this episode, I sit down with psychotherapist, professor, & author Dr. Paula D. Atkinson to explore the deep roots of diet culture, fat phobia, & body hatred.  Paula shares her own journey, from being labeled "obese" as a teenager to nearly dying from anorexia at 21, & how that path led her to not only create a body justice course at George Washington University but also build a therapy practice centered on healing body hatred (not just diagnosed eating disorders). Together, Michelle & Paula unpack: -Why diet culture operates exactly like a cult (iykyk), & how to get out of its grip entirely -The "hierarchy of bodies" & its ties to white supremacy, capitalism, & patriarchy -Why wanting to lose weight doesn't make you a bad person (& how to lovingly work with that part of yourself) -The two universal stages of healing from diet culture: the rage stage & infinite permission (this is absolutely liberating) -What embodiment actually is, & why it's the only place you’ll experience joy, peace, & true health -How health improves more when we stop focusing on weight This episode is for anyone who's tired of the unspoken yet real consequences of diet culture, curious about body liberation, or just ready to stop being at war with themselves. Connect with Dr. Paula D. Atkinson: pauladatkinson.com [http://pauladatkinson.com/] linktr.ee/pauladatkinson [https://linktr.ee/pauladatkinson] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauladatkinson/ [https://www.instagram.com/pauladatkinson/] 📧 Email me michelle@mlrosko.com. ➕ Follow me on Instagram: @michellelynnrosko [https://www.instagram.com/michellelynnrosko] 🤗 Come into my online home: mlrosko.com [https://mlrosko.com/] ⃝ Make your body your home & your health your hero journey in The 4H Method: go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod [https://go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod] 👋 Get your FREE Goodbye Diets guide [http://go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets]: go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets 🙌 Get your FREE Enjoy Exercise guide [https://go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise]: go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise 🌗 Do the 24 Hour Health Reset [https://go.mlrosko.com/24hour]: go.mlrosko.com/24hour 💫 Join the 30 Day Radical Renewal [https://go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal]: go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal

You Don’t Need Willpower Anymore. You Need a Home

If you've started over with your health more times than you can count, this episode is for you... Find out the real reason diets & programs haven't stuck (it has nothing to do with your willpower, discipline, or intelligence). You'll learn what's actually missing,  what you need instead, & how the 4H Method was built to be the last thing you ever have to start for your health & fitness. In this episode: — Why the fitness industry profits from you feeling broken — The design problem behind every program that doesn't work — What health feels like when it's actually sustainable & enjoyable! — The four pillars of the 4H Method: Hope, Happiness, Habits, Health Join the 4H Method (lifetime access): go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod 📧 Email me michelle@mlrosko.com. ➕ Follow me on Instagram: @michellelynnrosko [https://www.instagram.com/michellelynnrosko] 🤗 Come into my online home: mlrosko.com [https://mlrosko.com/] ⃝ Make your body your home & your health your hero journey in The 4H Method: go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod [https://go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod] 👋 Get your FREE Goodbye Diets guide [http://go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets]: go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets 🙌 Get your FREE Enjoy Exercise guide [https://go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise]: go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise 🌗 Do the 24 Hour Health Reset [https://go.mlrosko.com/24hour]: go.mlrosko.com/24hour 💫 Join the 30 Day Radical Renewal [https://go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal]: go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal

Why Your Body Holds the Secrets to Overcome Unhealthy Patterns with Ramona Kossowan

Ramona Kossowan, Canada's first gentle trauma release practitioner & women's empowerment coach, shares how her journey evolved from holistic health & fitness coaching to deeper emotional healing work.  She discovered that trauma disconnects us from our bodies, & can manifest in destructive patterns around food & exercise. Instead of addressing just the surface symptoms, Ramona helps us get to the root causes inside our nervous systems to naturally experience profound shifts. In this episode, explore: -What trauma is (& how it’s not just one big event) -Why frustrating patterns keep coming up with food & exercise habits, & how to actually change them -The core archetypes that influence behavior -How women especially can take simple steps to greater self-care -How to experience true transformation without forcing, exerting willpower, or trying another diet or program Listen to find out why willpower fails & why your nervous system holds the answers to lasting change… Connect with Ramona!  Websites ramonakcoaching.com [http://email.mg.mlrosko.com/c/eJxMzLFuwyAQANCvMaMFB2fi4YZKkYe2a1WpSwQHjmkgWMZy1X59VXXJ_vQCSdRKRFLWnhQAaiticSlf9u810ua-xEI8zGDCzCg5Ou89jkoNzofZolFBjyIRSBgkSisBUdveRjAjG6NHf_ImQGdkufYlb7Xdas-1iEzLvq-dfupg6mDaXKl3d-PqeEn36z-pfEmBuL5K_f7y3NrUPt5-zufPYxUblcRLzDn-1Q_vQfAbAAD__xAnQkQ] gentletraumacoach.com [http://email.mg.mlrosko.com/c/eJxMzMFOxCAQANCvKcdmOgMLPczBZNODejUmXjZ0oNsqSFNwjX69MV68v7zAYGhQkQdr3YBoyKqY_ZYu7WuPfPhPtbIJzhEEsctMbjjZxYiZnaAEoIVGpzZGwBMYsIDGkO1tRD2K1jTObtYBOw352ud0lPpWeilZJV5b2zu663DqcLrG95ZiO_xH9lK8rH-oyGULLOUR6Pnhvtapvjx9n8-vt10dnDdZY0rxN_833xh_AgAA__8xMEJ9] Is it trauma? Explore the often overlooked symptoms with your private Gentle Trauma Assessment: https://ramonakcoaching.com/gentle-trauma-assessment/ [http://email.mg.mlrosko.com/c/eJxMzTFPxCAUAOBfA9s19FHKMTCYXDqoqzFxubzCa4sHpQE8o7_e3Ob-JZ-3Qsmek-21PvcASmpOCUO8tp-DbMFvvlkCM3qNAj2OkrT3szQwGrkoYZZl8TxYEDAKJbQApaTuNMFg3DBIM5_nwQMbRFq7FEuut9y5nHi0W2tHZfKJwcRgKpjyjjeX0W1hXx-GwbTS3iKdWsGvhCeslWpNtDcGE4_ZXYO3Lr8K-f7yXOtUP95-L5fP-8GLTcFtFCM95n_t3cJfAAAA___O8U2B] When food feels chaotic..who's running the show? Find your Food Archetype: https://ramonakcoaching.com/Food-Archetype-Opt-in [http://email.mg.mlrosko.com/c/eJxMzj1rxCAcgPFPo1uC_tUzGRwODoe20KkUuhy-3WlPY9CQ0n76ku32B36PV0QwioOiUk4UQDCJQzEpX7ffNahmfnBU3p-IsTPnlppJ3IIx1HHBGZE3KmSwOCkgcCKCSAJCMDnKAHx2nLPZTpZ7QJyU-1hyq_1RR1cLzipu29oROyPQCHQzpS7m4apxMS33o0Ggda1-ODcXw7EzvK_bkBacq7smr1x9I-zz9aV33b8-_i6X733FTZXkYsg5HOYTuCv4DwAA__-w8Eqt] 📧 Email me michelle@mlrosko.com. ➕ Follow me on Instagram: @michellelynnrosko [https://www.instagram.com/michellelynnrosko] 🤗 Come into my online home: mlrosko.com [https://mlrosko.com/] ⃝ Make your body your home & your health your hero journey in The 4H Method: go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod [https://go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod] 👋 Get your FREE Goodbye Diets guide [http://go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets]: go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets 🙌 Get your FREE Enjoy Exercise guide [https://go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise]: go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise 🌗 Do the 24 Hour Health Reset [https://go.mlrosko.com/24hour]: go.mlrosko.com/24hour 💫 Join the 30 Day Radical Renewal [https://go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal]: go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal

The Pride of Coming Out & Prize of Coming Home

In this episode, I vulnerably share my 10 stage journey of coming out, from suppression to pride —growing up in a religious environment that condemned homosexuality, to eventually being at home in who I am.  What makes this episode essential? It maps this coming out process directly to health & transformation. Key insights: -Why traditional fitness fails without addressing core beliefs about worthiness -The 10 transformative stages of identity integration that translate into health & fitness -How authentic self-acceptance & not shame drives lasting change -How change is a process that takes time & not an overnight overhaul True health isn't fitting predetermined templates; it's becoming more unapologetically yourself. The 4h Method is built on this philosophy of becoming more of yourself to enjoy your greatest health. This episode reframes Pride Month beyond celebration & into alignment. It's about the freedom that comes from stopping the internal fight to be who you already are. Come make your body your home & your health your hero journey for a lifetime in The 4h Method.  NOTE: For the month of June, 10% of all business revenue will go directly to The Trevor Project, a non-profit supporting LGBTQ+ youth.  📧 Email me michelle@mlrosko.com. ➕ Follow me on Instagram: @michellelynnrosko [https://www.instagram.com/michellelynnrosko] 🤗 Come into my online home: mlrosko.com [https://mlrosko.com/] ⃝ Make your body your home & your health your hero journey in The 4H Method: go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod [https://go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod] 👋 Get your FREE Goodbye Diets guide [http://go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets]: go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets 🙌 Get your FREE Enjoy Exercise guide [https://go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise]: go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise 🌗 Do the 24 Hour Health Reset [https://go.mlrosko.com/24hour]: go.mlrosko.com/24hour 💫 Join the 30 Day Radical Renewal [https://go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal]: go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal

10 Popular Lies of Getting Healthy that Keep You Stuck

Are you feeling stuck trying to move forward in taking care of your health? You might be holding on to one or more of these lies. Health doesn't have to be scary, & it can be a natural expression of who you are --not something to fight against or struggle through. Listen to this to liberate yourself to "get healthy" in your own unique way, so you get to enjoy the process & the results. 📧 Email me michelle@mlrosko.com. ➕ Follow me on Instagram: @michellelynnrosko [https://www.instagram.com/michellelynnrosko] 🤗 Come into my online home: mlrosko.com [https://mlrosko.com/] ⃝ Make your body your home & your health your hero journey in The 4H Method: go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod [https://go.mlrosko.com/the4hmethod] 👋 Get your FREE Goodbye Diets guide [http://go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets]: go.mlrosko.com/goodbyediets 🙌 Get your FREE Enjoy Exercise guide [https://go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise]: go.mlrosko.com/findjoyinexercise 🌗 Do the 24 Hour Health Reset [https://go.mlrosko.com/24hour]: go.mlrosko.com/24hour 💫 Join the 30 Day Radical Renewal [https://go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal]: go.mlrosko.com/30radicalrenewal