What if the reason fitness feels harder than it used to… isn’t because you’re doing it wrong but because your body is tired of being in survival mode?

In this episode, I’m breaking down what nervous-system-safe fitness actually looks like and why pushing harder, training more, and eating less can quietly stall your progress instead of accelerating it.

We’ll talk about:

• Why your body can’t build strength or change in survival mode
• How chronic stress, overtraining, and under-fueling impact progress
• What “training smarter” really means (without giving up your goals)
• Concrete, nervous-system-supportive shifts you can make in your workouts right now

If you’re disciplined but depleted… consistent but exhausted… or doing everything “right” and still not feeling good in your body, this episode is for you.

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If food takes up way too much space in your head, your body feels like a problem to solve, or perfectionism has kept you functioning but exhausted, this podcast is for you.

I’m Gena Taylor, a fitness and nutrition coach who helps women find relief from food obsession, body shame, and the pressure to always do things “right,” so they can feel calm, confident, and strong without obsession.

On The Fit Without Obsession Podcast, we talk honestly about the things most fitness and wellness spaces avoid. The fear of weight gain. The pull of control. The guilt around food. And the desire to feel strong without slipping back into old patterns.

This trailer will help you know instantly if this is your space. A place where healing and goals can coexist, where fitness does not cost you your peace, and where you do not have to do this alone.

If you’re ready for relief in your body and your mind, hit follow and welcome in.

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Free resources + Coaching: https://linktr.ee/astrongertomorrowllc

If you know you might not be eating enough — but feel scared of what will happen if you do — this episode is for you.

I walk you through what actually happens inside your body when you stop undereating. Not dramatically. Not overnight. But slowly, quietly, and often with a sense of relief you didn’t realize you were missing.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why underfueling is a major source of stress on the body
• How eating enough calms your nervous system and quiets food noise
• What improves when your body no longer feels in survival mode
• Why fear doesn’t mean something bad is happening

This isn’t about forcing yourself to eat more.
It’s about understanding your body so fear stops running the show.

You’re not broken.
Your body has been protecting you — and it might finally be ready to exhale.

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If hearing “you might not be eating enough” immediately brings up fear, this episode is for you.

I break down the subtle signs you may be underfueling — even if you’re disciplined, structured, and doing everything “right.” This isn’t about labels, extremes, or losing control. It’s about understanding what your body has been trying to tell you.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why constant food thoughts, fatigue, and night eating aren’t failures
• How restriction quietly trains your body to stay in survival mode
• Why control feels like safety — and how it keeps you stuck
• Gentle ways to support your body without fear

If food feels exhausting and your body feels off, you’re not broken. You’re listening and that’s where real freedom begins.

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Free resources + Coaching: https://linktr.ee/astrongertomorrowllc

If food feels like a full-time job in your brain, this episode is for you.

I'm breaking down why overthinking food isn’t a lack of discipline... it’s a nervous system response. When your body doesn’t feel safe around food, control can feel like the only option… even when you “know better.”

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why food overthinking is a survival response, not a failure
• How restriction and rules trained you not to trust yourself
• Why control feels like safety and how it keeps you stuck
• Simple ways to quiet food noise and rebuild trust

If you’re exhausted from thinking about food all day, nothing is wrong with you.
You’re healing, and peace with food is possible.

Connect with Gena:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefitbean_/

Free resources + Coaching: https://linktr.ee/astrongertomorrowllc

If you’ve ever felt a wave of panic when your jeans fit differently, noticed yourself wanting to “clean things up” after a vacation, or felt that tightness in your chest when the scale moves, you’re not alone—and nothing is wrong with you. Even after doing the work, even after healing so much of your relationship with food, the fear of weight gain can still feel loud. But that fear isn’t actually about your body. It’s about identity, safety, and the stories you’ve carried for years.

In this episode, I’m breaking down why this fear runs so deep for so many women. We’ll talk about how you were conditioned to tie your worth to your size, how control became a survival strategy, why your old identity gets triggered when your body changes, and how past pain shows up in present-day body anxiety. I’ll also walk you through the four hidden fears underneath weight gain—rejection, loss of control, returning to old versions of yourself, and losing the identity people praised you for.

Most importantly, I’ll help you understand how to soften this fear without gaslighting yourself into forced body positivity. You’ll learn how to separate the fear from the story, regulate your nervous system, grieve the identity you’re outgrowing, and redefine what true strength looks like in this season of your life.

If you’re tired of monitoring every fluctuation, tired of performing discipline, or tired of living in fear of your own body changing, this episode will help you understand why you feel this way—and how to begin releasing it.

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Free resources + Coaching: https://linktr.ee/astrongertomorrowllc

Before you rush into resolutions, plans, or “new year, new me” energy, I want you to pause with me. Because right now, you’re being flooded with messages telling you to shrink, tighten up, start over, and fix your body. And if you’ve ever set goals in January only to abandon them by February, it’s not because you’re undisciplined. It’s because the goals you were setting weren’t coming from a grounded place.

In this episode, I’m breaking down why last year’s goals didn’t stick—and why that had nothing to do with willpower. We’ll talk about the deeper reasons you’ve felt stuck in the past: goals rooted in shame, perfectionism disguised as discipline, and nervous systems that feel unsafe instead of supported. And then we’ll rebuild. Together.

I’ll walk you through what your 2026 journey actually needs to feel different this time: safety-driven goals, rhythms instead of rigid rules, self-support instead of self-bullying, and a new definition of success that isn’t tied to shrinking your body.

I’ll also share the five questions you must ask yourself before setting any goal this year—questions that shift you out of self-rejection and into self-leadership.

If you’re tired of starting every year with pressure and ending it with burnout, this episode will help you step into 2026 with clarity, self-trust, and a plan that actually honors you.

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The holidays can feel like a lot. A lot of food, a lot of emotion, a lot of old patterns you thought you were past. And if you’re feeling overwhelmed, guilty, anxious, or disconnected from your routine this week, you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re human, and this season brings up more for women healing their relationship with food than almost any other time of year.

In today’s episode, I’m helping you understand why things feel so intense right now—and more importantly, how to come back home to yourself. We’ll walk through why the holiday environment triggers your nervous system, what actually leads to the “food spiral,” and the grounding practices that will help you feel safe, centered, and supported around food again.

If you’re already spiraling, I’ll show you exactly how to interrupt the guilt, regulate your body, and step out of the all-or-nothing cycle without punishing yourself or starting over tomorrow.

You deserve to enjoy this season without carrying food fear. You deserve peace, presence, and permission to be human. This episode will help you find your footing again.

Connect with Gena:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefitbean_/

Free resources + Coaching: https://linktr.ee/astrongertomorrowllc