She needed help with everyday chores, constantly thought about food, and felt trapped in a cycle of guilt, binge eating, and starting over. Her doctor recommended a GLP-1 medication, but Kristen decided she wanted to invest in building lifelong habits and improving her relationship with food.

Fast forward one year...

Kristen is down nearly 60 pounds, completed her first 5K, goes to the gym regularly, and says she has a running list of all the everyday things she can do now that she once took for granted.

In this emotional conversation, Kristen sits down with her dietitian, Sam, and Pivot founder Danielle to share what really changed over the last year. They discuss food noise, binge eating, mindset shifts, sustainable habits, and why this journey became about so much more than the number on the scale.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Kristen's life before coaching and the moment she knew she needed help
• What food noise and binge eating felt like
• The mindset shifts that changed her relationship with food
• Why she chose Pivot over a GLP-1 medication
• How she lost her first 40 pounds in less than six months
• The non-scale victories that mattered more than weight loss
• Advice for anyone who's waiting for the "perfect time" to start

If you don't recognize yourself or feel like you've been trying to lose weight "for as long as you can remember," this episode is for you.

Brooklyn is a middle school athlete, and her story is one I know so many families are going to relate to.

One year ago, Kristen was working out listening to a podcast I was a guest on… and something just clicked. As she listened, she thought, “This is exactly what Brooklyn is going through… and maybe this is what she needs.”

At the time, Brooklyn was severely restricting. She was only eating “healthy” foods, counting calories, losing weight… and had lost her period.

As a mom, Kristen knew something was wrong, but didn’t know what to do.

In this episode, Kristen and Brooklyn share their full story — from how it started, to the early warning signs, to the turning points that changed everything.

We talk about:
• How “clean eating” can quietly turn into under-fueling
• The pressure from social media and body image
• What it actually feels like to have constant food noise
• The fear of eating more and gaining weight
• The moment Brooklyn got her period back (we all cried)
• And what life looks like now — eating pizza, going out with friends, and feeling free around food again

This episode is for moms, athletes, and anyone who feels stuck in food rules or chasing the “perfect” body.

Because what looks healthy on the outside… isn’t always what’s going on inside.

And the goal isn’t just to eat more — it’s to feel free around food again.