Thrive Beyond Size

In this episode, Michelle takes a deep and compassionate look at self-betrayal —a word that often carries shame, but deserves far more nuance. Rather than framing self-betrayal as weakness, lack of integrity, or poor...

In this episode of Thrive Beyond Size , I share a very personal story about a rough week that ended with severe food poisoning—and the unexpected clarity it gave me about body trust, intuitive eating, and how our bodies...

What if the most valuable part isn’t the most obvious one? In this episode of Thrive Beyond Size , Michelle shares a series of small synchronicities that led her to reflect on Earl Grey tea—and the surprising fact that...

In this episode, Michelle explores what happens when you don’t know the next step—and why that experience is far more human (and helpful) than we’ve been taught to believe. She discusses: Why not knowing feels so...

This New Year’s episode is both a moment of accountability and an invitation—to myself, and to you—to approach 2026 with more patience, presence, and trust. Rather than setting resolutions or performance-based goals, I...

This episode drops on Christmas Day, and instead of a polished year-end recap, Michelle offers a slow, embodied reflection on the year that was. She shares why she chose rhythm as her guiding word, how that intention...

Next week is Christmas, and as Michelle reflects on the season—what it holds, what it doesn’t, and the quieter spaces many of us feel at this time of year—an insight from a yin yoga class offers an unexpected theme...

In this week’s episode of Thrive Beyond Size , Michelle takes you to a tiny table in Canmore, Alberta, where a seven-course chef’s tasting menu becomes so much more than “just dinner.” After choosing the vegan...

If you’re tired to your bones, craving soup and bread, and wondering why you can’t seem to keep up with… well, anything right now, you’re not alone. In this episode, Michelle shares her own recent crash into winter...

If you’ve ever looked up and realized it’s 4 p.m. and you haven’t eaten, or found yourself grabbing whatever’s around because you’re exhausted, foggy, and starving, this episode is for you. Michelle shares candidly...

Today, Michelle dives into why she has chosen to remove the words obse and ob * sity from her vocabulary—both as a physician and as a coach—and why she believes it’s time for all of us to question the language we’ve...

In this warm, story-driven episode, Michelle shares how winter soup cravings led her to dust off the cookbooks she once boxed up on a coach’s orders to eliminate all “food porn.” She traces where the term came from, how...

This week I’m getting honest about the messy middle: the place where body wisdom and mindset stories crash into each other. From returning to studio yoga after a 30-year hiatus (hello, vulnerability) to walking on...

This week’s episode is an honest reflection on the language of diet culture — and how even the most well-intentioned words can carry hidden judgment. Michelle shares how a listener’s feedback prompted her to look more...

Michelle is back from Morocco with sand in her shoes, stories in her heart, and a body that reminded her (loudly!) what it needs. In this reflective episode, she shares the surprising ways travel challenged her progress...