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Archives for June 2018

A size-inclusive coach and her client talking in front of equipment at the gym

How to Be a Size-Inclusive Coach (Regardless of Your Own Size)

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Our Unhealthy Obsession With Superfoods

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Shohreh completely changed my view of coaches and my overall mentality on exercise, nutrition, and what living a healthy life looks like. Shohreh empowered me in a way that no health professional ever has.

-Jenny S.

fitness inspiration to women

Shohreh has helped me make important changes to my lifestyle that I have actually maintained! My confidence is the highest it has been in a long time.

-Sharmila G.

Shohreh has helped me reignite my passion for fitness and regain my confidence in myself, which means so much to me. She's a knowledgeable, compassionate, and patient coach and I honestly couldn't have hoped for anything more.

-Ariel H.

Shohreh helped me break down my previous assumptions of what it means to be “healthy” and organize my complicated feelings around food and fitness. Now, I know that moving my body can be fun and food is no longer a constant source of guilt for me. My body is no longer an enemy to be punished but a friend.

-Mia M.

We worked on my self-confidence and intuitive eating. Shohreh helped me learn to trust my body and to love the one I'm in!

-Marie Z.

I can hardly believe I was just an online client of Shohreh’s because although I never met her in person, I feel I got to know her so well through her super personal and intentional approach to coaching. It felt like I always had a friend rooting me on and listening carefully to every trial and triumph I went through.

-Abby K.

austin fitness coach

Shohreh challenges me without being mean, instructs me without being condescending, and genuinely encourages me while also making me laugh.

-Sarah G.

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Hello my little perfectionist beans! Yes, I know y

When it comes to your dreams and goals, what if in

When it comes to your dreams and goals, what if instead of declaring "I could never do that," you tried, "I want to do that, but I'm not sure how." The former cuts you off before you've even begun, whereas the latter creates space for exploration.

One way to begin that exploration is to look to the people who are already doing it.

Who's wearing what you're afraid to wear?
Saying what you're afraid to say?
Creating what you're afraid to create?
Prioritizing what you're afraid to prioritize?
Taking risks you're afraid to take?
Following the dreams you're afraid to follow?

Who's bucking norms and expectations and judgments that you wouldn't dare to? Who leaves you in awe as they fight their way out of the boxes society has tried to put them in? Who is so authentic that it makes you a little uncomfortable?

The people who are living it are leaving you clues. They're showing you what it means to move through fear and cultivate courage.

I'm not saying that you should do exactly what they do or say exactly what they say. I'm not asking you to ignore your real limitations or barriers to access.

What I *am* saying is that you can learn a lot about what you want and don't want for yourself from people who are a few (or many!) steps ahead of you.

So stay curious and watch closely.

The language we use matters and colors our worldvi

The language we use matters and colors our worldview. I see the following [problematic at best, misogynistic at worst] terms tossed around like confetti:

"High-maintenance" - this term is used to insult and shame people who prefer, purchase, and enjoy certain things "too much." A high-maintenance person is deemed to be not chill enough, down-to-earth enough, or laidback enough (i.e. not a mythical "cool girl").

"Dramatic" - this term is used to insult and shame people who are trying to get their needs met and are willing to call out mistreatment. A dramatic person may have a communication style and coping mechanisms that are seen as "less than" or "unhealthy."

"Crazy" - this term is used to insult and shame people who let themselves feel their emotions and share them, making others uncomfortable in the process. A crazy person may cry, raise their voice to be heard, or have a higher frequency of contact than is preferred.

Using generic labels like these puts people into boxes without actually understanding who they are and why they do what they do, which helps no one.

These terms are so common that we often use them to describe ourselves, contributing to the minimization and dismissal of our valid wants, needs, and feelings. I gently call out clients when I hear them using this kind of language (even in a joking manner) to put themselves down.

Interrogate your willingness to reduce complex and layered individuals down to simplistic characterizations, yourself included. Be more precise with your language. Say what you actually mean.

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