Mel Wells: Ending the War on Your Body by Being Flexible with Food and Movement

Episode 98: Mel Wells is a Hay House Author, Speaker and Coach at The Green Goddess Life www.thegreengoddesslife.com. She empowers modern day women to stop dieting for good, by adopting a healthy, loving relationship with food, and a brand new lifestyle that reflects this.Mel has sparked 'The Goddess Revolution’, which is taking over as the new 'anti-diet'. This is not a fad diet or a set of rules to follow, but a revolutionary new way of thinking that will help women to end the war on their bodies, start embracing an incredibly rewarding relationship with food, and become happier and more fulfilled than they ever thought possible. Tackling very modern issues - including 'fitspiration' and the obsession with perfection caused by celebrity culture and magazine airbrushing - Melissa speaks in a language that modern day women can relate to.As seen in Hello!, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Heat, Closer, New! The Daily Mail and more, Mel has also built up a client list including celebrities, actresses, models and reality stars, helping them quit dieting, and transform themselves into Goddesses too.Mel’s book ‘The Goddess Revolution’ published with Hay House is now available for pre-orders on Amazon, and will be out on June 7.Show notes:

  • Mel's first dream of becoming an actress and how it influenced her to restrict her food intake

  • The time Mel's mom was worried about her when she stumbled upon one of Mel's eating disorder forums

  • Why Mel started to binge instead of restrict when she was launched forward in her career

  • Mel's interest in nutrition heightened when her dad was diagnosed with cancer and had four months to live

  • The importance of eating more alkalizing foods to avoid cancerous diseases

  • How Mel then became obsessed with nutrition and used that to conceal her disordered relationship with food

  • The idea of pregnancy was the turning point that opened up her eyes to the changes she needed to make in her life

  • Why I can't seem to just stick with one type of movement, and why I'm okay with it

  • Mel's words of wisdom: "Move your body how you want to move it at that moment. You don't have to do one thing constantly for years...you can dip in and out and do what feels good to you."

  • Why you should quit anything that's no longer serving you, even if you spent money on it

  • The definition of the Goddess Revolution

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