14 | Answering the Call to Freedom: Healing Body Image, Identity & Self Worth w/ Kim Basler

In this week's episode, I sit down with Kim Basler—award-winning speaker and subconscious change practitioner—whose 25+ years in the fitness industry hid a private battle with food, body image, and self-worth. Walking away from that world became the doorway to her recovery, wholeness, and a radically different mission: helping women heal their relationship with food, their bodies, and themselves through modalities like hypnotherapy and EFT.

This is an open-hearted conversation about identity, the messy middle, and what real freedom feels like when you’re no longer chasing a number on a scale or external validation. You may want a tissue—tears were shed in the best way. 💛

If you’ve ever felt trapped by perfectionism, “fitness rules,” or other people’s expectations—and you’re ready to rebuild from self-trust—this episode is your permission slip.

What We Cover in This Episode:

✨ [00:56] Leading with love—creating safe rooms & women’s circles (yes, yurts!) that build confidence, self-trust, and psychological safety
✨ [06:02] Identity work 101—who you are beyond titles, achievements, and body size; rebuilding self-worth and authentic confidence
✨ [14:04] The breaking point & brave exit—leaving a 25-year fitness career; the messy middle of identity loss, recovery, and mental health healing
✨ [26:51] Rewriting the story—releasing shame, people-pleasing, and “thin = worthy” with compassion, curiosity, and mindset reframe
✨ [28:30] Relationships & community—boundaries, asking for support, and calling in aligned friendships for women’s empowerment
✨ [31:07] Inner child & grief as portals—healing the little girl who needed love; honoring tears and nonlinear timelines (see also [18:43] Grief & Transition)
✨ [34:37] From diet rules to relationship—intuitive eating, joyful movement, and body image healing beyond the scale
✨ [34:37] Freedom, redefined—rest as active recovery; choosing sleep, walks, yoga, breathwork, and seasons of less
✨ [40:05] Safety before strategy—nervous system regulation for visibility, sustainable habit change, and burnout prevention

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Episode keywords: body image healing, relationship with food, hypnotherapy, EFT tapping, somatic healing, nervous system regulation, self-worth, intuitive eating, joyful movement, perfectionism recovery, women’s mental health, identity work, grief processing, breathwork