Before the world told you how you "should" look, you were free.

In this episode, host and Body Peace Coach Kristina Bruce explores why so many of us feel stuck in a survival loop of body monitoring and self-criticism. We trace these feelings back to childhood—the comments we heard, the family rules we followed, and the cultural "soup" we grew up in.

Kristina explains why the pain you feel about your body is actually a signal that a false belief is active in your system. Learn how to stop the "hamster wheel" of body management and return to your true, unconditioned essence.

Resources:

• Book a Free Body Peace Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/kristina-29/consultation
• Body Peace Video Series ($20 off with code UNLEARN20): https://www.kristinabruce.com/bodypeace
• Free Guide to Body Peace: https://www.kristinabruce.com/guide

This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice.

Have you ever wanted to relax around your appearance — your body, your weight, your age — but felt a deep fear at the thought of letting go?

In this episode of Unlearning Beautiful, Kristina Bruce explores why appearance control can feel so necessary, even when it’s exhausting. You’ll learn how beauty standards became tied to women’s survival, why those beliefs still live in our nervous systems, and how managing your appearance can turn into a prison.

This conversation isn’t about “just loving yourself” or giving up on caring how you look. It’s about understanding the survival-based conditioning that keeps pulling you back into monitoring, fixing, and controlling — and how real peace and self-worth come from addressing those beliefs at the root.

In this episode, you’ll explore:

• Why beauty, thinness, and youth became linked to safety
• How appearance pressure is inherited, not personal
• Why approval never creates lasting peace
• The role your nervous system plays in keeping up the chase
• What it actually means to loosen your grip and feel free

If you’re tired of managing your appearance and ready to relax while still feeling good in yourself, this episode will speak directly to you.

✨ Book an Intro Coaching Session
A one-on-one space to get clarity, understand what’s holding this pattern in place, and experience what it feels like when the pressure starts to lift.
https://www.kristinabruce.com/private-coaching

✨ Free Body Peace Video Series
A gentle, powerful starting point to feel safer and more at ease in your body:
https://www.kristinabruce.com/bodypeace

✨ Connect with me on Instagram:
https://instagram.com/kristinabrucecoach

✨ Learn more about my work:
https://www.kristinabruce.com

This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice.

Achieving your goal weight can feel empowering, but why does the confidence fade so quickly?

In this episode of Unlearning Beautiful, Kristina Bruce explores why body goals don’t create lasting happiness and how the pursuit of thinness, health, or appearance often becomes a form of productive avoidance—keeping us focused on what’s measurable instead of what’s meaningful.

You’ll hear:
• Why confidence based on appearance is conditional
• How body goals become tied to worth, safety, and belonging
• The difference between external validation and internal peace
• Questions to help you uncover what you truly want
• Journal prompts to support self-discovery and alignment

This episode is for women who feel tired of letting their body define their value—and are ready to listen to a deeper calling from within.

✨ Get personalized support by booking an Introductory Coaching Session: https://www.kristinabruce.com/private-coaching

✨ Get the free Body Peace Video Series — your first step to feeling free in your body: www.kristinabruce.com/bodypeace

✨ Connect with me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/kristinabrucecoach

✨ Learn more about my work: https://www.kristinabruce.com

This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice.