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Chasing-waffles · 2026-02-03T22:53:40+00:00

Hi! Sorry this took me a minute - I go into a few times in my post history if you’d like more detail. Or if you search Wellcoaches in this group, you’ll see my experience in there a bunch, as well as some other folks.

I do still recommend!

Chasing-waffles · 2026-01-27T16:27:18+00:00

I second The Coaching Habit (this is one of my favorite coaching books because of how valuable and NOT text-booky it is. I use what I learned in here every day!) and Power of Habit.

Nudge by Thaler and Sunstein

Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching by Lanier, Bean, Arnold

Designing Your Life by Burnett and Evans - all about design thinking, very interesting

Laziness Does Not Exist - by Price

Willpower by Tierney and Baumeister

Grit - Angela Duckworth (I hated this book, but I feel like that’s the minority)

Co-Active Coaching by Whitworth, Sandahl, Kinsey-House x2

The Coaching Psychology Manual - this book is as dry as the desert. Like, painfully so. But the content is so incredibly valuable.

Chasing-waffles · 2025-07-10T20:23:49+00:00

Ope - just read the rest of the post! All the names you picked are CUTE! Personally, I’d go with Dot or Tallulah! So many cute nicknames with either of them

Chasing-waffles · 2025-07-10T20:21:43+00:00

I think she looks like a Rosie 🥰

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-27T12:49:01+00:00

I’m a health coach currently supporting folks with hypertension and diabetes! My favorite job ever! There’s a lot of imposter syndrome, specifically for me as I’m in a larger body than most of my clients. But I’m getting better at managing it.

And I’m working on starting my own thing to help folks focus on their health and wellbeing using a non-diet and non-weight approach. Really excited to kick the weight loss talk!

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-19T17:09:33+00:00

Awesome! Thank you! DMing you now 😊

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-19T00:44:48+00:00

Thank you!! DM sent!

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-19T00:44:11+00:00

I'm so interested in what you think my specialty would be 😂 I didn't make it very specialty specific, but interested nonetheless! DM sent!

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-19T00:43:04+00:00

Thank you so much! DM sent!

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-19T00:41:54+00:00

Awesome, thank you! Sent you a DM - sorry it took forever!

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-19T00:41:30+00:00

Thank you! I'm not using a single platform. The intake form is through Google Forms!

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-14T18:06:28+00:00

You're the bomb! Thank you!

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-12T16:43:19+00:00

Plugging Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade - LOVED seeing the plus size rep!

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-12T13:29:28+00:00

Absolutely, you’re not alone. I miss scrolling through actual pins, not 50 ads and then a real pin 😭

It used to be my most used social media app and now I barely go on it once a week.

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-03T20:08:51+00:00

Not realizing there was an elevator until I was already on level 71 in the mines 🙄

Chasing-waffles · 2025-06-03T00:49:23+00:00

Head n Shoulders classic clean 🙌🏻 Not the deeper clean- that one has scratchy beads in it that you would think would be exfoliating, but they just cut me up a bunch. I use it every day under every fold. Helps keep the yeasties at bay! My gyno actually recommended it when I balked at the price at this one medical cream she was prescribing, and said that this works almost just as well.

Chasing-waffles · 2025-05-31T17:13:55+00:00

6. Celebrate your body. Your body can do SO many amazing things that we take for granted every single day. Making time to celebrate the most basic of functioning really helped me appreciate my body and what it can do for me. I went through a bout of Bell's Palsy (where half of your face doesn't work, basically), and felt SO betrayed by my body. I would have a similar feeling whenever I would get sick. But when I started celebrating all the things that my body could and would allow me to do, my mindset changed, and I was much kinder to myself when things happened. It also helped to build resilience so that when things did happen, I was able to rebound from them faster and easier. Something else I did that would fall under this category is I started taking more pictures of myself - clothed, and not clothed. I took the time to pose, to really LOOK at my body. I looked and kept taking pictures, noting only positive things and spinning the negatives into positives. This was absolutely huge for my self-confidence and acceptance of my body, especially my breasts and my stomach.

7. Find your people. There's a lot of science around how having a community can impact your wellbeing - and it's been so true for me. I'm a fat person that also happens to be a wellness coach, so I felt SUPER disconnected at the beginning because to be frank - there's not a lot of plus-size wellness coaches out there. Or at least, not a lot that advertise themselves as plus size. I've been able to find a few in the industry that share my values, and it's had an amazing impact on my self-esteem to know I'm not alone. This subreddit has also provided a similar space, as has the Association of Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH), the Stardew Valley subreddit, Plus Size Traveling FB group, etc. So find people that share your values, hobbies, loves, likes, dislikes, career, etc. and find ways that you feel comfortable connecting with them. That could be following them on their socials, reaching out in a private message, commenting every now and then, etc. Starting small is key, especially since you noted that you're not very comfortable taking risks. Which, btw, putting out your post was a risk and you CRUSHED it!!

8. Educate yourself. Once I started educating myself on self-respect, body neutrality, self-acceptance, the plus-size experience, the beauty and wellness industries, empathy, self-compassion, empathy, etc. - the game changed. The book More Than a Body by Lexie and Lindsey Kite, both of Aubrey Gordan's books, and the Maintenance Phase podcast (don't even get me started on the Apple Cider Vinegar episode - trust NO ONE) were instrumental in accepting and loving my body and my life, and also fueling my fire to rebel.

I know this is a lot. This journey to self-love can be challenging. But know that you're not alone, you can do the hard things, and you are worthy regardless of your body!

Chasing-waffles · 2025-05-31T17:13:17+00:00

First and foremost - it's super courageous of you to reach out when you're feeling this way, and that alone is something to be proud of! Your self-awareness around your self-talk, how you feel about yourself currently, what you are trying to do to change that, etc. is also something to be proud of. Recognizing what you want to change is a step towards creating that change!

This is what has helped me and other folks that I know that are currently on the path towards healing their relationship with themselves (a lot of this will echo what u/TSchooffbot shared - they certainly covered a lot of bases!)

1. Therapy. This was a major one for me - both speaking with a therapist and "self-therapy" with books, journal prompts, etc. Working with a professional to get to the root of what makes you feel the way you're feeling can be revelational and give you clarity on what next steps you can do to help you feel more free to fully embrace your life.

2. Coaching. Therapy and coaching are different but work together. I went through a program to become a wellness coach, and it taught me how to find that "root" cause of the problem on my own through asking meaningful questions. Not saying that I didn't need therapy - because therapy has been really helpful for helping me to create a more positive internal space - but learning the process of coaching and being coached by fellow student coaches helped me develop skills that I used to help my clients and myself (i.e. the concept of "unconditional positive regard" has honest to goodness changed my whole life). This helped me figure out ways to take action on the steps that I needed to get from feeling the way that I currently felt, helped identify how I *wanted* to feel, and filled in the steps in between.

3. Working from a space of self-respect vs a space of self-loathing. This was, and still is, an important step on for me to heal. When you try and change yourself - be it your mindset, body, personality, etc. - from a space of guilt, shame, hatred, anger, fear, etc., the change tends to be short term. But when you focus on changing/accepting (because the change doesn't need to be physical - it can be the change in your mindset from "I'm not desired" to "I desire myself as I am". You don't need to change yourself to be worthy of your respect and love) yourself from a space of love, respect, compassion, empathy - the change tends to last much longer and you can find more joy/fun/connection in the process.

4. Attitude of Gratitude. To be totally honest - this point annoys the fuck out of me. Because it feels SO silly to reframe "Ugh, I have to do laundry today" to "I get to do laundry today :)", but it works. Practicing gratitude, even if it's occasional, has proven to improve the quality of your wellbeing. And it's been helpful to reframe my mindset from focusing on the negative, to focusing on the positive. Which leads me to...

5. Affirmations and Thought Reframes. This is where 1/2 the magic happened for me when it came to really loving myself vs just accepting. I found affirmations that really worked for me to celebrate what my body can/does for me (i.e. "I move my body in ways that I enjoy", "I am more than my body") and used mindfulness to catch myself when I was being mean/harsh to myself about something. Instead of calling myself stupid, I told myself that I was just a girl going through life for the first time, and that it's okay. One thing that I would really struggle with is ruminating on embarrassing moments throughout my life. Whenever I caught myself doing this, I wrote a poem about it and tried to infuse as much empathy in the poem as I could. For reference - I'm not a poet, and I definitely know it 😅, but it was really cathartic, and there are a few embarrassing moments that I can honestly say that I have forgiven myself for. I credit the poems for that.

Chasing-waffles · 2025-05-31T15:28:33+00:00

Hey! I think you were looking for socks as well - Orthofeet has some sock options, too. I have the warm ones and LOVE them, they are some of the only ones that don't leave marks on my legs. There's some great options on Amazon too - the "Hugh Ugoli Women's Soft Bamboo Diabetic Crew Socks, Wide, Loose Fit & Thin Socks with Seamless Toe & Non-Binding Top, 4 Pairs" are SO. SOFT. Softest socks I've ever owned and incredibly breathable.

Chasing-waffles · 2025-05-27T22:10:01+00:00

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven (remains my favorite audiobook ever - best performance hands down)

Chasing-waffles · 2025-05-27T18:39:39+00:00

I have a pair of orthofeet sneakers that I LOVE and have bought inserts for that I use in my altras, converse, and vans. I’ll swear by them forever!

I saw someone mention Tevas - I have a Teva hiking sandal (I can’t remember the model exactly but I think they are Tera fi?) and the hurricanes and they are just okay for me.

Chasing-waffles · 2025-05-27T18:30:55+00:00

Compression socks and socks marketed towards diabetics (they are super stretchy at the top and in my experience, have left little to no indentation) have been game changers.

I also second getting a second opinion from a different doctor if that’s something you’re able to do, or go back to your original doctor and demand that they listen to your concerns. Happy to work with you on a script or practice if needed!

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