Alright sister friend, I get it...you're done with diet culture but the idea of food freedom has you questioning things. Is Intuitive Eating really even possible? Have no fear! In todays episode I'm going to break down the three most common myths and misconceptions about Intuitive Eating... If I can eat what I want, won't I just eat junk food all day long? You can't lose weight will practicing intuitive eating. Intuitive eating doesn't focus on nutrition at all. Oh my, friend, I understand your concerns but these are all FALSE! I promise you can say goodbye to diets, rules, and restriction while still eating ALL foods and reaching your health and wellness goals! Cheering you on always! XOXO, Kristin  💕 Show Notes & Links: https://pinkclaysocial.com/3-common-misconceptions-about-intuitive-eating/

Ever wonder why some weeks you feel hungry all the time, and other weeks you're more comfortable going longer without food?     Wonder why you have cravings?  Or why sometimes you can eat certain foods and feel fine, and other times you eat them and have a stomach ache??   In today's episode, I continue my conversation with my friend, Joelle Suess, as we continue talking about how our hormones and the four stages of our cycle can affect our health and fitness goals!    In Part One we talked all about how it affects our fitness and energy but today we'll be talking all about how it affects our nutrition and digestion!     Grab a pen and paper and let's get to know our bodies even better!     Need to catch up and listen to Part One first?  CLICK HERE!    Show Notes: https://pinkclaysocial.com/how-your-hormones-affect-your-health-fitness-goals-part-two-cycle-synching-to-maximizing-your-nutrition   Cheering you on always! XOXO, Kristin

Have you ever been so excited for a new workout routine and the first week goes GREAT! You've got so much energy, you're loving the moves, you're pushing yourself and just feeling on top of the world?!   Then other days you have no energy, you're really dragging, not excited and wonder, "What's wrong with me?! Why can't I stick to a workout routine?!"   Girl, we've all been there!   In today's episode of Pink Clay, I chat with my friend, Joelle Suess, all about how your hormones affect your health and fitness goals. What she shares helps you to understand WHY you feel different week to week and how you can use this new knowledge to maximize your fitness routine and help it work for you instead of against you!     Our conversation was so long that I broke it up into 2 parts! This episode is how cycle syncing can maximize your fitness routine but be sure to subscribe so you're notified when part 2 is uploaded next week when we tackle how cycle syncing can affect your nutrition and digestion!   Show Notes: https://pinkclaysocial.com/how-your-hormones-affect-your-fitness-routine/   Cheering you on always!    XOXO, Kristin

Did you know we can be more of the World OR more of the Word!?   When we’re of the world we often can get caught in the comparison trap and feel less attractive, unworthy, unloved, lost, and wonder what we have to offer.   When we're in the Word, we find peace and joy with things that are actually important so we don't feel the need to compete!   I wanted to do this episode in order to create a “tool box” of Bible verses that you can keep with you so whenever the enemy is getting you down, you can pull it out and remember WHO God created you to be!   You are so special and you can’t forget that! I pray these verses help you to RISE UP, know your worth, and remember who created you and that you have SO MUCH to offer!   If you like this episode PLEASE screenshot it and share it to your stories OR copy the link and email or text it to a friend!  And if you haven't left a review yet...what are you waiting for?  That's the best way to help me encourage more women like us trying to live free and eat free!    Cheering you on always! XOXO, Kristin    Show Notes: https://pinkclaysocial.com/5-best-bible-verses-when-youre-not-feeling-beautiful-loved-worthy/   Connect With Me!  Website: www.pinkclaysocial.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinkotzebue/ Amazon Favorites: https://linktr.ee/kristinkfitness Pink Clay Club Online Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/395541291170008/

Sometimes we feel like we want to be told exactly what to eat so we think a diet will work by giving us strict instructions to follow and see results.     Then we start the diet regimen and eventually feel restricted, annoyed, and consumed with making food choices we don't want to make!  Like ordering a grilled chicken salad instead of pizza!  The diet rollercoaster is filled with ups and downs, restriction, and binge eating!  NO FUN!!!   In today's episode I share with you exactly how I eat and 3 questions I consistently ask myself in order to be a conscious and present eater instead of eating out of habit, eating out of frustration and binging, or simply overeating.    I hope these three questions help you to become more self aware and take better control of your choices too!  Remember, nutrition doesn't have to be so hard!  ALL foods are invited at the table and you shouldn't feel guilty about that, you just need to learn how to do it in a healthy way!     I'm so glad you're here and would love to help you with any health or wellness goals you have for 2021!  Just reach out to me on your social media platform of choice!     Cheering you on always,  Kristin   Show Notes: https://pinkclaysocial.com/3-questions-to-help-you-become-an-intuitive-eater/    Website: https://pinkclaysocial.com/category/podcast/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinkotzebue/  Other Links: https://linktr.ee/kristinkfitness  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pinkclaysocial/  Pink Clay Club FB Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/395541291170008/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHPtRueZtmlQRd6tpcs3P-w?

What price do you pay in order to reach certain health and wellness goals?!?     Do you skip out on a party in order to not be tempted by the food.  Pass on girls-night because you can't trust yourself around chips and queso?  Maybe you attend events but aren't totally present because you're concerned about what to order to stay "on track".  You're preoccupied by not ordering certain things that you really want so you can't stop thinking about it instead of just enjoying those around you...   Does any of this sound familiar?     In today's episode I share with you something that's on my heart after some recent events happened to people near and dear to me.  It helped me to realize how precious life is and sometimes we get so caught up in the world and trying to look a certain way, reach our goal weight (haven't I told you to throw away that scale?!?), get abs, look bikini ready, etc...and for what?     Yes, it's totally OK to have health and wellness goals but it's not OK to obsess over them and miss out on life in the meantime!  Here are 2 reminders to help you out!  ENJOY!!    XOXO,  Kristin 💕   Website: www.pinkclaysocial.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinkotzebue/  Other Links: https://linktr.ee/kristinkfitness  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pinkclaysocial/  Pink Clay Club FB Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/395541291170008/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHPtRueZtmlQRd6tpcs3P-w?

I hate working out!  I just don't have your kind of discipline!  I wish I was as motivated as you!     Have you ever heard those words, or said them yourself?     Listen in to today's podcast episode (which was recorded live during my Cultivating Confidence Workshop) as talk about 2 steps for you to take that can make your fitness more fun, enjoyable, and sustainable!     It's all about changing your mindset around fitness, taking the pressure off, and coming from a place of appreciating your body instead of punishing your body!     Sound too good to be true?  Let me tell you sister, fun fitness is possible!  You just have to want to change how you view things!  Listen in and let me know how I can help you get started!  XOXO  Cheering you on always,  Kristin Website: www.pinkclaysocial.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinkotzebue/  Pink Clay Club FB Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/395541291170008/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHPtRueZtmlQRd6tpcs3P-w? Other Links: https://linktr.ee/kristinkfitness

Do you ever feel pressure to look perfect? To lose weight, to tone up, to try a new diet? The pressure is real!   Social media, TV shows, movies, friends, and so much more contribute to our mindset...they can build us up, or tear us down.   In this episode we talk about how all the things of the world that can lead us to feeling negative, drained, and comparing ourselves to others.   The things of the world are fleeting, always changing, and very unreliable! When we're consumed with them we start to feel like I'm not pretty enough, we don't have enough, we need to change our body in this way and that way...   When we're of the Word, that pressure is taken off and we find so much peace in who God says we are and what really matters!   Listen in and say goodbye to feeling less than, comparing yourself to others, and not accepting yourself for who you are! You are fearfully and wonderfully made! XOXO, Kristin   Website: www.pinkclaysocial.com Podcast ITunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pink-clay-cultivating-body-confidence-through-christ/id1496560376 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinkotzebue/ Amazon Favorites: https://linktr.ee/kristinkfitness Pink Clay Club Online Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/395541291170008/

Nutrition is often a pendulum that swings heavy one way or the other... Restricting, dieting, working out to burn certain foods off, counting calories, macros, or points and walking inside the lines of a THICK rulebook. OR... Binge eating, consuming everything you can get your hands on, not working out or moving your body, throwing your hands in the air and feeling defeated. Believe it or not there is a middle ground and it's such a happy, peaceful, joyful place to be! I want you to join me there and the first step is finding food freedom and changing the rules you've believed for so many years! I believe there are three main pillars that help you cultivate confidence to live a happy, healthy life!  Listen in to Day 1 of the Cultivating Confidence Workshop as we discuss the first pillar...food freedom! Leave me a review with your favorite takeaway or ah-ha moment!  👍 Be sure to join the Pink Clay Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pinkclay Cheering you on always! XOXO, Kristin Instagram: @kristinkotzebue Show Notes: https://pinkclaysocial.com/category/podcast/

2020...what a wild year that was, am I right?!?     It was the year I started my podcast, interviewed amazing women, hired my first business coach, gained clarity in my business and mission, renewed my teaching certificate, started subbing, and made memories with my family when life was forced to slow down as everything closed down!   It was unpredictable, but isn't every year?!?     In today's episode I share with you my five most popular episodes of the podcast (did your favorite make the list?), two BIG lessons I learned this year that I want to carry over into 2021, and what this coming year has in store for me and Pink Clay!     Enjoy!  Click here if you're interested in joining my 8 week Group Mentorship all about finding Food Freedom, growing in our Faith, and finding Fun Fitness we actually look forward to!     Come Connect With Me:  Pink Clay Club FB Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/395541291170008/  Website: www.pinkclaysocial.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinkotzebue/