You’re in for a treat with today’s guest, Samantha Skelly. Samantha is a speaker, best selling author and wellness coaching expert who trains people across the globe to become masterful food and body coaches. She opens up about her past struggles with food and body and why she started her business, Hungry for Happiness. Samantha and Jessi chat about using your pain as a catalyst for growth and moving through the layers of the structured mind, soft mind and embodied awareness to reach healing. They dive into getting clear about what it is that you want and how most food and body struggles often stem from something much deeper in your life.   In this episode: How Samantha began to struggle with food and body and the effect this had on her Developing an unhealthy relationship with exercise How Samantha ended up starting Hungry for Happiness How getting deported was one of the best things to happen to her Allowing herself to change her relationship with pain to be set free from it Observing and truly being with life’s sensations Figuring out how you can use pain as your catalyst  Moving through the layers the structured mind, soft mind and embodied awareness for healing Going deep to understand what’s going on beneath the surface How to have more awareness of your energy  Getting clarity around what you DO want and dreaming big How Samantha helps women to heal on a deeper level  What inspired her to want to revolutionize the weight loss industry Answering the call to serve even if you don’t feel ready Knowing that everything is happening perfectly for you, in perfect timing   Links: Hungry for Happiness Coach Certification Program   Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again! You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!