The Unveiling the Beast Podcast
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201 What if Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Forgot?
In this episode, Dr. Kris Belfry and I talk about the weird, fascinating ways our bodies can carry emotions, stress, and old patterns before our brains even catch up. Kris shares how his work shifted from focusing only on the physical body to asking why some people heal while others stay stuck. We get into familiar not always meaning healthy, autopilot reactions, emotional eating, relationships, parenting, comfort zones, and why awareness creates choice.
200 Who the Hell am I Now?
In this episode, David Cleveland and I talk about what happens when the life you built no longer fits the human you are becoming. We get into identity, purpose, failure, forgiveness, aging, changing direction, empty nesting, caregiving, relationships, mortality, and why “just change your mindset” is such lazy little advice. This one is honest, funny, existential, and a reminder that coaches are still whole-ass humans figuring their own shit out too.
199 She Was Functioning, But She Didn't Feel Alive
In this episode, Shelley Kitching and I talk depression, identity, authenticity, and what it feels like to be functioning but not actually feel alive. Shelley shares what it was like to live with depression for decades, the moment her old coping tools stopped being enough, and how reconnecting with her spiritual side became part of her healing. We get into worrying what everyone thinks, noticing when sadness starts slipping into something deeper, and building a life that finally feels like yours.
198 The Real Glow-Up is Emotional
In this episode, my longtime friend Tygen Tofel and I unpack decades of history, questionable decisions, and one old moment from our 20s that hurt both of us. We talk people pleasing, emotional immaturity, boundaries, body acceptance, raising kids differently, and learning from the shitty things we’ve done without deciding we are shitty people. This one is messy, funny, vulnerable, and proof that the real glow up is feeling safe enough to be yourself.
197 She Built Armor Around Her Heart Until She Couldn't Feel
In this episode, Teresa Phillips and I talk trauma, self-love, boundaries, forgiveness, and learning to trust yourself again after life has made you build some serious heart armor. Teresa shares pieces of her story, including loss, abuse, panic attacks, and years of living around everyone else. We talk about how shutting out pain can also shut out joy, why putting yourself first is not abandonment, and her Framework of the Self: self-love, self-respect, self-confidence, and self-appreciation.
196 The Masks We Wear Until We Forget Who We Are
In this episode, Heather Zimmerman and I talk healing, identity, trauma, and what it means to come home to yourself after spending years behind masks you did not even realize you were wearing. Heather shares her journey through abuse, addiction, disconnection, and the work of rebuilding a life that actually felt like hers. We get into inner child work, boundaries, empathy, self-love, and the stories we carry, especially the ones that may have protected us once but are not serving us anymore.
195 What if Everything You've Been Taught About Weight is Wrong?
In this episode, Paula D. Atkinson and I challenge some of the biggest stories we’ve been handed about health, weight, and bodies. We talk body liberation, diet culture, eating disorders, Health at Every Size, the messy history of BMI, and why so many of us learned to distrust bodies that were trying to protect us. Paula shares her own path from childhood body shame to body trust, and this one is a big, spicy invitation to question the nonsense and listen to your body a little more closely.
194 He Survived ... Then Finally Started Living
In this episode, David Chametzky and I talk about healing, storytelling, and what it means to keep choosing life after unimaginable loss. Dave shares the experiences that shaped him, including losing the woman he planned to marry, surviving a suicide attempt decades later, and learning that healing does not mean pretending the pain never happened. We get into the stories our minds and bodies carry, the patterns underneath them, and why telling the truth can help us start living again.
193 You're Not Sick ... But You're Not Well Either
In this episode, Bill Quateman and I talk about that weird middle place where you’re not technically “sick,” but you also do not feel fully well. We get into whole-human health beyond food and exercise, real energy, symptoms as messages, and why your body might be waving little flags instead of trying to betray you. Bill shares how removing physical, mental, and emotional interferences can support healing, curiosity, and seeing yourself differently instead of constantly trying to fix yourself.
192 Self-Care Snacks Could Change Your Entire Day
In this episode, Amanda Bearce and I talk about permission: permission to stop rebuilding your entire life every Monday, stop following everyone else’s health rules, and ask, “What do I need right now?” We dig into self-care snacks, tiny moments that fit into real life, plus CrossFit, disordered eating, perfectionism, parenting, rest, and moving because you love your body, not because you’re trying to earn care. Healing can start with the smallest, kindest choices.
191 Your Body Has Been Trying to Tell You Something
In this episode, Debbie Simmons and I talk whole-human health, because surprise: we are not just walking meal plans with legs. Debbie shares how an injury that refused to heal forced her to look at stress, self-trust, slowing down, and the patterns her life kept showing her. We get into noticing without judging, using your life like data, and taking the next best step. Healing is not a perfect little checklist. It’s an adventure.
190 Your Inner Child Wants a Bouncy House
In this episode, Harris Eddie Hill returns and we go fully off the rails in the best way. We talk about laughter as part of healing, because sometimes your nervous system does not need another journal prompt, it needs a snort-laugh with someone who gets you. We get into inappropriate jokes, funerals, workaholism, relationships, dad jokes, and why joy matters even when life is heavy. Healing is not always quiet and graceful. Sometimes it’s ridiculous.
189 Who Made These Rules Anyway?
In this episode, Kitsy Higgins and I basically put a bunch of life rules on the table and asked, “Wait… who decided this nonsense?” We talk authenticity, intuition, confidence, loneliness, play, and learning to trust yourself even when other people don’t get it. Kitsy shares how she started choosing what actually lights her up, and this convo is full of laughs, deep questions, and permission to stop auditioning for someone else’s life.
188 A Google Search Gave Her an Eating Disorder
In this episode, Lauren Ganim and I talk about how one innocent Google search to become a faster runner turned into years of fighting food, her body, and herself. We dig into how diet culture sneaks in through sports, social media, family messaging, and “you’re doing it wrong” internet nonsense. Lauren breaks down why restriction often drives bingeing, why “just be more disciplined” is garbage advice, and why healing starts when you get curious about the parts of you that have been screaming for care.
187 We Broke the Rules of Both Diet Culture AND Intuitive Eating
In this roundtable episode, Cheryl Burton-Murphy, Libby Supan, and I pull up chairs and get into the messy gray area of healing that people love to avoid. We talk eating disorder recovery, intuitive eating, body autonomy, GLP-1s, intentional weight loss, medical bias, food rules, and the weird culty corners on both sides of the health conversation. It’s funny, tender, spicy, and very “think for your damn self,” because healing is not trading one rigid rulebook for another.
186 The Most Important Thing You Can Learn is How to Sit Still
In this episode, Himanish Goel and I get a little existential in the best way. We talk purpose, identity, spirituality, authenticity, and what happens when life yanks you onto a path you did not exactly sign up for. Himanish shares how chaos, patience, silence, and self-reflection helped him stop forcing outcomes and start paying attention to who he was becoming. We also dig into doing the thing for the sake of the thing, instead of chasing someone else’s shiny version of success.
185 Your Inner Child is Still Running the Show and Probably Needs Peanut Butter
In this episode, therapist and storyteller Ishara Lee and I talk identity, inner child work, manipulation, and finding yourself again after someone tried to make you fit their version of you. Ishara shares how a controlling college relationship left her isolated, and how she rebuilt through dance, strength training, cosplay, community, and storytelling. It’s thoughtful, nerdy, emotional, funny, and a reminder that becoming yourself often means lovingly dismantling the nonsense you inherited.
184 She Thought Horses Were the Therapy. They Were the Mirror
In this episode, Sue Willoughby and I talk midlife, curiosity, identity, and following the weird breadcrumbs that keep tapping you on the shoulder. Sue shares how growing up with an alcoholic parent shaped her relationship with discomfort, how horses became both refuge and mirror, and how equine-assisted coaching helps people see old patterns, boundaries, and emotional truths. This one feels like a giant permission slip to stop abandoning yourself and get curious about your own damn life again.
183 I Tried to Record This 17 Times: Comeback Episode: Solo Episode
What up, Beasts. It’s me. Solo episode, no guest, no filter, and we are officially back after a four-month pause. In this episode, I’m catching you up on why I went quiet, what real life demanded, and what I learned when I had to choose capacity over forcing content like a caffeinated gremlin with a calendar. We talk rebuilding in the middle of chaos, what this next season is going to look like, and why sometimes the comeback starts with telling the truth.
182 Why I Made the Hardest Podcast Decision of my Life: Solo Episode
What up, Beasts. It’s me, and this season break is not a breakup, it’s a strategy. Life is lifing, my family has big changes happening, and Beautiful Beast Within Studios is growing past what I can duct-tape together with late nights and chaos. I’m pausing weekly episodes so I can build what actually supports you long-term: the Resource Vault, YouTube, Study with Kait, Cooking with Kait, The History of Diets, and the bigger dream ahead.
181 Why You Keep Repeating the Same Relationship Patterns
In this episode, Bryan and I talk about what happens when two people love each other but old wounds are quietly driving the damn bus. Bryan shares how a painful rupture in his marriage pushed him into deep attachment work, not just learning cute little labels, but actually looking at abandonment, emotional regulation, boundaries, and communication. This one is about doing the work before life forces your hand, healing your relationship with yourself, and realizing failure might be the plot twist.
180 What We Get Wrong About Eating (It's Not Willpower)
In this episode, Jessica Setnick and I cut straight through food shame, diet culture nonsense, and the idea that you have to be “sick enough” to deserve help. We talk disordered eating, emotional eating, inner eater healing, inherited food rules, and why one-size-fits-all nutrition advice can do real damage. Jessica brings her dietitian brain, anthropology background, and zero tolerance for influencer certainty in bodies they do not understand. Food is not a moral issue. You’re human.
179 The Relationship You're Neglecting the Most
In this episode, Alysia Lyons and I flip the Five Love Languages inward and talk about the relationship most of us were never taught to care for: the one with ourselves. We get into self-care without the fluffy nonsense, guilt, burnout, parenting, inner child work, negative self-talk, and why self-love is not a magical switch you flip. It’s a practice. This one is for anyone doing everything for everyone else while running on fumes and wondering why they feel crispy.
178 Be Yourself No Matter the Cost: Why Authenticity Changes Everything
In this episode, Jon Sheldon and I get into authenticity, failure, courage, and what it takes to build a life that actually feels like yours. Jon opens up about the moments that shaped him, broke him open, and pushed him to do the inner work instead of living on autopilot like a sad little robot. We talk toxic patterns, avoidance, rebuilding after hard seasons, taking chances on yourself, and becoming someone you’re proud to see in the mirror.
177 She Stopped Saving Everyone Else and Finally Saved Herself
In this episode, Cynthia Lyles and I have one of those soul-deep conversations that hits you right in the chest. Cynthia shares how she stopped saving everyone else long enough to finally come back to herself. We talk boundaries without guilt, breaking cycles of self-neglect, healing old wounds, reclaiming your voice, and choosing to show up for yourself with the same love you’ve been handing out to everyone else. This one is raw, powerful, and a reminder that you matter too.
176 The "Good Mom" Lie That is Burning Women Out
In this episode, Kate Kripke and I get into the “good mom” lie and the guilt, pressure, and perfectionism burning so many women to a crispy little crisp. Kate breaks down why secure attachment is not about screen time, homemade organic lunches, or performing motherhood perfectly. It is about helping your child feel safe and seen. We talk achievement brain, anxiety, burnout, postpartum, and dismantling the old beliefs that make moms think there is something wrong with them.
175 Unlearning the Noise, Reclaiming the Soul
In this episode, Ionit Sabatello and I talk about unlearning the noise, the labels, and the voices in your head that were never actually yours. Ionit shares her journey from depression and disconnection to a life rooted in authenticity, joy, intuition, and self-love. We get into emotional blockages, worthiness, reconnecting with your truest self, and remembering who you were before the world started handing you weird little scripts and acting like you had to memorize them.
174 Perfectionism is Wrecking Your Digestion: Here's What to Do
In this episode, Jen Yundt Coles and I talk gut health, stress, perfectionism, and what happens when high-achieving women keep trying to do all the things while their bodies are waving tiny red flags like, “Ma’am, please sit down.” Jen shares how burnout and major wake-up calls taught her that slowing down is not failure, it is medicine. We get into SIBO, unprocessed emotions, outsourcing your intuition, and learning to listen to your body before it starts yelling.
173 The Hidden Cost of Putting Everyone Else First
In this episode, April Little and I talk identity, burnout, gaslighting, and the hidden cost of putting everyone else first until you’re basically a human vending machine with feelings. April shares how a painful season cracked her open and led her toward radical self-responsibility, embodiment, and self-care that goes way beyond skincare and bubble baths. We get into roles, labels, peace, and what happens when you finally put yourself back on your own damn list.
172 Why Saying No Can Actually Save Your Life
In this episode, Sheryl Green and I talk boundaries, people-pleasing, burnout, and what happens when you spend your life saying yes to everyone but yourself. Sheryl shares how years of over-giving led to an emotional crash that forced her to finally say no. We get into guilt, protecting your peace without ghosting the whole planet, radical responsibility, and why boundaries are not selfish. They are self-preservation.
171 Surviving Cancer Without Losing Yourself
In this episode, Dr. Neja Zupan and I talk about surviving cancer without losing yourself in the process. Neja shares how her own healing cracked open a deeper understanding of the mind-body connection, emotional truth, spirituality, and what it means to heal as a whole human. We get into the physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual layers of healing, plus why laughter might be medicine and joy is not some cute little bonus. It matters.
170 How Perfectionism and Control Can Quietly Run Your Life
In this episode, Vicki Paris Goodman and I talk about perfectionism, control, Type A brains, and the exhausting little trap of trying to get everything right all the time. We dig into how neatness, striving, and “I’ve got it handled” can look like strengths while secretly draining you dry. This one is funny, honest, and a reminder that sometimes peace starts when you unclench your soul a little.
169 Sleep Deprivation is Quietly Destroying Your Health
In this episode, Dr. Catherine Darley and I talk about why sleep is not just a cute little wellness bonus, it is the foundation holding the whole human together. We get into what happens in your brain and body while you sleep, how sleep deprivation messes with hunger hormones, emotional regulation, gym performance, and relationships, and why hustle culture is not the flex it thinks it is. Her reminder to “choose a good day over a long day” hit hard, because sleep is about living well.
168 From Anxious to Secure: Healing Attachment Patterns
In this episode, Melani and I talk attachment patterns, aka the sneaky little wiring that affects how we love, cling, avoid, or panic-text like our nervous system just grabbed the wheel. We break down secure, anxious, avoidant, and fearful attachment, how childhood and later trauma can shape them, and why your patterns do not have to run the show forever. With honesty, inner child work, and willingness to face the messy stuff, healthier love is possible.
167 The Messy Truth About Fitness and Nutrition
In this episode, Dylan Foss returns to share the messy, winding truth behind fitness, nutrition, coaching, and becoming the kind of human who actually understands himself. We talk sports, serious injuries, athletic training, building Limitless Theory, and why food and movement are never just food and movement. Dylan also shares how fatherhood shifted his mission toward helping dads put their health back on the priority list without falling into black-and-white fitness nonsense.
166 Redefining Health Beyond Diets and Workouts
In this episode, Bethany Kovo and I talk about redefining health beyond six-week challenges, perfectly measured plates, and all the surface-level wellness nonsense. We get into food rules, body image, mind-body-soul health, breathwork, community, and why real healing asks us to face both our light and our dark. Bethany reminds us that health is not just what we eat or how we move. It is how we feel, connect, and come back home to ourselves.
165 The Dark Side of Fitness Competitions and the Power of Self Acceptance
In this episode, Kelley Tyan and I talk about the dark side of fitness competitions and why health is not about chasing the smallest body. Kelley shares the highs of winning four bikini competitions and the crash that followed: disordered eating, body shame, and trying to maintain an unrealistic standard. We get into faith, resilience, self-acceptance, and the reminder that your worth is never tied to a scale, a stage, or a size, but how you care for yourself.
164 Caregiving Without Losing Yourself: Why Self-Care Comes First
In this episode, Debbie Compton and I talk about caregiving without losing yourself in the process. We get into the exhaustion, guilt, humor, dignity, and messy love that come with showing up for someone else while trying not to disappear completely. Debbie shares why self-care is not a luxury for caregivers, it is survival, including tiny stress relief tools you can do in the bathroom in two minutes flat. This one is tender, practical, and a reminder that you matter too.
163 Turning Pain into Purpose: Healing, Love, and Letting Go
In this episode, Susan Goodson and I talk pain, healing, forgiveness, codependency, and the kind of love that has to stop trying to fix everyone. Susan shares how growing up in an alcoholic home shaped her voice, how motherhood tested her through her children’s addiction struggles, and why letting go can sometimes be the most loving thing. We get into stuffed-down emotions, courage, boundaries, and turning the hard stuff into purpose without pretending it did not hurt.
162 Near Death Lessons and the Power of Breathing
In this episode, Dr. Jeannie May and I talk near-death experiences, breathwork, and why breathing might be the most underrated tool your body already came with. Jeannie shares how nearly dying during childbirth cracked open the way she saw healing, then how breathwork helped her process emotions and trauma in a way talk therapy and medication had not. We get into anxiety, stress, shallow breathing, box breathing, 4-4-6 breath, and mouth taping for sleep, which is not kinky, calm down.
161 Your Fitness Isn't Broken. Your Expectations Are.
In this episode, Chad Austin and I talk about why your fitness is not broken, your expectations might just be doing the most. Chad shares how movement became medicine after growing up with social anxiety and depression, and how he helps people make fitness fit real life instead of fighting it. We get into “falling off track,” quick fixes, habit myths, workout seasons, and why the heaviest weight in the gym might be the front door. Fitness gets to evolve with your life.
160 BONUS EPISODE: My Raw Beastly Story
In this bonus episode, I share my raw Beastly story: growing up believing my body was a problem, using food to cope before I knew what coping was, being handed a now-banned diet drug at ten, and spending decades tangled in diet culture, body shame, abuse, over-exercising, and under-eating. Then one question about intuitive eating cracked the door open. Food became nourishment, movement stopped being punishment, and I started learning the truth: I was never broken. Neither are you.
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