Soul to Self® Podcastathon 2026 | Supporting Hopefull Handbags

What if we stopped dividing food into good and bad, and started paying attention to how we feel about ourselves instead?

For so many women, dieting has become something we've grown up around. From the diets our mums and grandmothers followed to the rules we've picked up along the way, it's easy to find ourselves caught in a cycle of restriction, guilt and starting again on Monday.

But does it have to be that way?

In this special Podcastathon conversation, I'm joined by Loren Knight and Abbie Lodge, two weight-loss consultants who are passionate about helping women move beyond the endless cycle of dieting and develop a more balanced relationship with food and themselves.

And what a conversation it was! There was plenty of laughter, a little swearing and some brilliantly honest reflections on the expectations we place on ourselves.

Loren and Abbie share their own experiences of yo-yo dieting, the beliefs they've worked to change and why they want the women they support to feel confident making their own choices rather than relying indefinitely on a plan.

We explore how food becomes tangled up with emotions and self-worth, why learning to say no can be just as important as allowing ourselves to say yes, and how the messages we pass on to our children can shape their relationship with food and their bodies.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How diet culture and family experiences can influence our relationship with food.
• Moving away from labelling foods as good or bad.
• Why guilt, restriction and the idea of starting again on Monday can keep us feeling stuck.
• Making room for meals out, celebrations and the enjoyment of food.
• Helping children develop a more positive relationship with food and body image.
• Learning to recognise and communicate our own boundaries.
• Understanding the emotional habits that can become connected to eating.
• Rediscovering ways to rest, recharge and find enjoyment outside of food.

Meet Loren Knight & Abbie Lodge

Loren and Abbie are weight-loss consultants who draw on their own experiences of dieting and changing their relationships with food.

Their coaching incorporates meal-replacement programmes alongside support around habits, mindset and longer-term lifestyle choices.

Both are passionate about challenging the guilt and judgement that can surround eating, helping their clients develop greater confidence and independence in their everyday choices and ending the diet cycle for good!

And, as you'll hear, they certainly don't take themselves too seriously!

They do it differently. They help women end the diet cycle properly.

They are offering everyone who is on the fence a three-day experience, for just nine pounds ninety-nine, six meals, mindset videos, exclusive recipes and snack ideas and a masterclass around all or nothing mentality, with both of them supporting you throughout.

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Connect with Loren & Abbie

Loren Knight

Abbie Lodge

Coaching programmes and resources

About the Soul to Self® Podcastathon

This conversation was recorded during the Soul to Self® Podcastathon on 25 September 2026, a fundraising event supporting Hopefull Handbags and their work with women and children affected by domestic abuse.

With thanks to MIB International, our headline sponsor, for helping make these conversations possible.

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Continue the conversation

If you could use a moment to come back to yourself, I hope this conversation offers a gentle place to begin.

You can discover more conversations, reflections and resources through the Soul to Self® community join here.