Christina examines perfection culture and how systems, conditioned responses, and inherited beliefs teach us to self-abandon in order to feel accepted, worthy, or safe.

She explores how these patterns shape our emotional responses, fuel people-pleasing, and keep us chasing approval at the expense of our authenticity. The conversation highlights the role of ego, self-reflection, and the courage it takes to question beliefs you didn’t consciously choose.

In part 1 of this 2 part series, Christina invites listeners to challenge long-held assumptions, reconnect with their inner truth, and explore authenticity not as an image… but as a path back to self-trust and personal freedom.

Topics Discussed:

• The illusion of perfection and why it disconnects us from ourselves
• How meaning gets attached to flaws, mistakes, and identity
• People-pleasing as a response to rejection and emotional safety
• How our emotional reactions are shaped by internalized beliefs
• Why guilt and shame show up when we challenge old beliefs
• The freedom that comes from questioning assumptions
• Authenticity as a path to personal freedom

This is part one of a two-part series.

Part Two: “Exposing the Patterns That Keep Us Stuck” will release next week — where we go even deeper into identifying and breaking the loops that keep you trapped in perfection, self-judgment, and emotional reactivity.

Key Links:

📱 Christina's Instagram

💪 Cut & Conquer Instagram

📝 Coaching Application

🌍 Free FB Community

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Christina dives into the intricate relationship between consciousness and reality, urging listeners to question societal norms and the systems that shape our lives. She explores the impact of these systems on health, the nature of consciousness, and the role of language in shaping identity.

Christina emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility in navigating the medical system and challenges the conventional education system's approach to individuality. Highlighting how institutions like schools, government, Big Food, and Big Pharma profit from our disconnection and compliance.

She also breaks down different worldviews, how labels become self-fulfilling spells, and why your fitness, body image, and health are the gateway to deeper awakening.

The conversation culminates in a discussion about co-creation and personal evolution, encouraging listeners to question everything—starting with their own beliefs.

• The difference between consciousness and “objective” reality — and why our understanding of both may be incomplete
• How systems and institutions profit from you staying disconnected, unhealthy, and compliant
• Why most people never realize they’re running unconscious scripts that shape their emotions, choices, and opportunities
• The materialist model vs. alternative views of consciousness — including the idea that the brain may receive rather than produce awareness
• Placebo, nocebo, and how beliefs can literally create physical responses in the body
• How language and labels become identity cages and self-fulfilling prophecies
• The limitations of a pill-for-everything medical culture: stabilization of symptoms vs. holistic healing
• How the education system trains compliance over curiosity and self-trust
• Why body image, health, and fitness are foundational for deeper self-growth
• The tension between social media algorithms and authentic expression
• Pulling apart cultural conditioning around marriage, “doctors know best,” and “school is everything”
• What it really means to question your beliefs and choose evolution instead of staying “safe” in old identities

If you’ve been searching for something deeper, this episode hands you a key. What you choose to unlock from here is yours to discover. Listen with curiosity — and be willing to rethink everything you thought you knew.

Key Links:

📱 Christina's Instagram

💪 Cut & Conquer Instagram

📝 Coaching Application

🌍 Free FB Community

🌶️ Shop Healthy Devil Seasoning

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After 8+ years of coaching weight loss transformations, I am bringing you my ULTIMATE TOP 5 TIPS. If you’ve been chasing “weight loss” for years and still feel stuck, listen to this before you start another program.

This is NOT your typical “eat more protein and walk 10K steps” weight loss advice...

We talk about why fat loss and weight loss are not the same thing, and why your results will always mirror the level of self-respect and self-trust you bring into the process. I explain why refusing to take nutrition seriously can keep you stuck for YEARS — no matter how hard you workout — and why quality, strategic weight training matters far more than chasing soreness or calorie burn. You’ll learn how to treat cardio like a strategic tool, not a punishment, and how to anchor your progress in structure instead of relying on “motivation”.

I also bring some tough-love around sacrifice, repetition, and belief-shifts. We unpack what it actually looks like to weigh your food, say “no,” cut back on takeout and alcohol, bring your meals to events, and embrace a season of “boring” structure; so you can finally stop chasing the same weight loss goal year after year, and step into your era of health, consistency, and self-respect.

Topics Discussed:

• The link between self-trust and keeping promises to yourself
• Setting boundaries with coworkers, friends, family, and “fitness shamers”
• Form, control, tempo, and time under tension in your workouts
• The mistake of trying to build muscle and lose fat with the same approach
• Cutting back takeout, alcohol, restaurant food, and grazing
• Structure and repetition as the real drivers of transformation
• How shift work, PCOS, menopause, parenting, etc. affect your journey
• Reframing carbs, restriction, and the idea that dieting has to suck
• Letting go of old identities and patterns so you’re not repeating the same loops
• Creating your life from self-respect and self-trust instead of shame and scarcity

This episode marks the end of an era for Beyond the Body, and next week we begin a new chapter with the show rebrand. Thank you to all my listeners for the support over the last 4+ years!

Episodes Mentioned:

How to Master Your Meal Prep

How Many Calories Should You Be Eating?

The Inner Work of Fitness Transformations

Weight Loss Masterclass [LIVE REPLAY]

Cut & Conquer FAQS - What to Expect with Coaching

Key Links:

📱 Christina's Instagram

💪 Cut & Conquer Instagram

📝 Coaching Application

🌍 Free FB Community

🌶️ Shop Healthy Devil Seasoning

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Ready to push beyond your limits and achieve extraordinary weight loss results?

Christina dives into Cut & Conquer’s SHRED Program—the most highly anticipated fat loss transformation program of the year.

Christina discusses the program’s structure, its unique features, and the mindset required for success.

She explains who the program is for, who it’s not for, and why it’s designed for individuals who are ready to commit fully to their fitness goals. Christina also shares her tough-love approach to building discipline, embracing discomfort, and taking full responsibility for success.

Shred is built on a no-excuses mentality. Life will throw challenges—whether it’s a sick child, a busy work schedule, or unexpected obstacles—but participants are expected to take responsibility for their actions, communicate to their coach, and work together to grow and find solutions. Christina emphasizes that while life is unpredictable, success in SHRED is determined by how you respond to those challenges.

If you’ve been curious about SHRED or wondering if it’s the right program for you, this episode covers everything you need to know.

• The structure and strategy of the Shred program
• Duration and intensity of workouts and cardio
• The importance of reverse dieting for maintaining fat loss results
• What nutrition looks like and why it is critical for body transformation
• Shred is an advanced program: Not suitable for beginners; Shred requires a basic fitness foundation and mental readiness.
• Criteria for success in Shred, including coachability, discipline, and responsibility
• How to determine if Shred or another Cut & Conquer program is the right fit

Alternative options for different goals:

For those who feel SHRED isn’t the right fit, Cut & Conquer offers other programs, including:

• The Academy: A structured yet less intense option with various pre-designed training plans, customized nutrition, and check-ins for individuals seeking a more relaxed approach.

• Elite Packages: Fully customized training and nutrition programs with 1:1 coaching calls and more frequent check-ins. Ideal for beginners needing more support, individuals with hormonal issues, eating disorders, injuries, or advanced clients looking to take their fitness to the next level such as competition prep or similar.

Cut & Conquer clients learn to take responsibility for their actions, overcome limiting beliefs, and embrace discomfort to grow mentally and emotionally. All programs are designed to create long-term shifts in how participants approach challenges, both in fitness and in life.

If you’re ready to transform your physique and mindset, and feel like the SHRED program is your next step. Spaces are limited, and the deadline is approaching – DO NOT WAIT.

Apply for SHRED/Coaching here:

📝 Coaching Application

Episodes Mentioned:

EP186: Is Cut & Conquer Right for You? FAQs & What to Expect with Coaching

Key Links:

📱 Christina's Instagram

💪 Cut & Conquer Instagram

📝 Coaching Application

🌍 Free FB Community

🌶️ Shop Healthy Devil Seasoning

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Every December at Cut & Conquer we sit down and reflect on the year. What worked, what didn’t, what lessons we learned, and the beliefs we had to outgrow.

Bella joins me to unpack the year in regards to personal development, fitness, relationships, coaching, and real life. We uphold tradition by picking our 2026 “word of the year,” and get real about our own strengths, weak spots, and growth strategies.

2025 truly surprised me in ways I didn’t expect. I questioned rules I’d lived by for years, leaned into vulnerability, and found progress in places I used to fear.

If you’re tired of the “new year, same noise,” this is the episode that gives you real-life stories with depth, anchors, and a clearer lens for your own future.

Topics Discussed:

• Our “word of the year” for 2026
• Why I replaced resolutions with a single word five years ago — and never looked back
• 2025’s biggest lessons, favorite memories, and proudest accomplishments
• Questioning rules and social norms we take for granted
• Curiosity over judgment + conflict without ego
• Strengths that emerged and weak spots that surfaced
• What made progress in fitness feel easier
• The meaning we attach to emotions and how that affects behavior

No matter what time of year you decide to tune in, If you’re looking for practical takeaways with real depth, you’ll get both.

Episodes Mentioned:

2024 Annual Recap

2023 Annual Recap

2022 Annual Recap

Key Links:

📱 Christina's Instagram

💪 Cut & Conquer Instagram

📝 Coaching Application

🌍 Free FB Community

🌶️ Shop our Meal Prep Seasoning

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If you think a weight-loss plan has to be miserable to work, consider this your proof it doesn’t. If you want a tactical breakdown of a cut that moved fast without suffering, this is it.

Christina breaks down her latest fat-loss phase: losing 17.36 lbs in just over 8 weeks, and why this cut felt easier and faster than any before. She covers exact numbers, what changed (and what didn’t), and the overall mindset shift: progress comes from precision and recoverability, not punishment.

If you want proof that “work smarter” can mean better results, listen in.

Topics Discussed

• Christina's fitness backstory: chronic binge eating, harsh body image, early competing (2016–2017), weight loss struggles, back injury, and 2023 prep realities
• The “failed” 2024 cut on high cardio/low cals—proof that more ≠ better
• Goals + timeline + context: what set this win up before the even hitting the deficit
• Identity over motivation, and why suffering is not a strategy
• Exact protocols: training, cardio, steps, sleep, meditation
• Training done right, strength trends + recovery anchors, and stress management,
• Nutrition at 100% compliance ALWAYS: consistent foods, proper timing, high-quality choices

Tune in if you want the play-by-play of a cut that worked because the build was precise, the inputs were consistent, and the strategy was intentionally boring.

Key Links:

📱 Christina's Instagram

💪 Cut & Conquer Instagram

📝 Coaching Application

🌍 Free FB Community

🌶️ Shop our Meal Prep Seasoning

Episodes Mentioned:

• How to Not Get FAT During Your Building Phase: Tips for Lean Muscle Growth Without Feeling “Bulky”

• Why I Gained Weight for 15 Months Straight

• The Inner Work of Fitness Transformations

• How to Eat for Weight Loss Without Ruining Your Metabolism

• Your Leaving GAINS on The Table in Training: Here’s Why (And How to Fix it)

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A must-listen for your next building phase if you want to gain muscle while staying lean.

This episode is for those who are doing a reverse diet, about to build, or already in a growth phase and low-key panicking about the scale, their jeans fitting, or “getting bulky.”

Bella and I talk through what a real muscle-building phase looks like; the mindset, the training precision, and the nutrition structure it takes to add lean tissue without letting it turn into a sloppy bulk. We discuss why muscle growth is a long game, why it should be taken just as seriously (if not more) than a cut, and how to stay locked in when you’re not getting those fast, visible “I’m leaner!” wins.

Topics Discussed:

• Why muscle growth is slower than fat loss, and what that means for your expectations
• Top mistakes people make in a building phase
• Mindset blocks: scale going up, clothes fitting different, fearing feeling “bulky”
• Tracking strength, training intensity, and pushing to failure
• Exercise selection for max muscle growth vs “just working out”
• High reps vs low reps vs half reps - Actual physiology behind rep ranges
• Nutrition in a build: timing, quality, and why “just eat more” isn’t a muscle-growth strategy
• Fasted training in a build (and why we don’t love it)
• Digestion, enzymes, and making sure you can actually absorb the food you’re eating
• Creatine: what it does, what it doesn’t do, and why you should take it
• How PEDs and influencers can make bad training appear good
• When to cut vs when to keep building, and why chasing constant weight loss stalls your physique
• The benefit of a coach during a build (accountability, photos, adjusting food, keeping intensity high)

Key Links:

📱 Christina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knifina/

💪 Cut & Conquer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutandconquerfitness/

📝 Coaching Application: https://cutandconquer.typeform.com/CQA-application

🌍 Free FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weightsandwellness/

🌶️ Shop our Meal Prep Seasoning: https://healthydevil.ca/collections/all

Episodes Referenced:

How to Not Get FAT During Your Building Phase: Tips for Lean Muscle Growth Without Feeling “Bulky”:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1N4zCPaSwfGddwmB3T3O56?si=taEKQ7f-T7CXnaaQW_j2sA

Why I Gained Weight for 15 Months Straight:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0oBmilMC9EaXzUL5RTkrgN?si=zhF-7c9VQRWjotSVEhEvLg

Cutting vs Bulking - Which Should YOU Do First?:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/61p9b8jmToiP6Db3nrK71X?si=yerbgLicTeG7Meq1HShz4A

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Jealousy and binge eating used to derail my life. They showed up as 2am fridge raids after a tight-chested spiral of going full blown crazy-person detective mode on my partner’s phone, and “this will be my last binge” promises I never kept. I truly believed they were ingrained into my identity—toxic parts of me I’d be battling forever.

This episode is a candid look at identity change, nervous-system safety, and the frameworks I used to move from control and spirals to self-trust and regulation. I share a personal conversation around two patterns I felt destined to never escape: Binge Eating and Jealousy. And unpack my thoughts around trading control for self-trust, building safety in your body, and using lens-shifts, boundaries, and better conversations to dismantle old patterns in real time.

So, if you’ve ever thought “this is just who I am,” this episode is proof that it doesn't have to be that way.

Topics Discussed:

• Jealous spirals, story-building, and conflict you don’t know how to discuss
• Identity traps: “I’m just a jealous person” / “I’ll always binge”
• Why “people don’t change” is a protective story, not a fact
• How the frameworks that ended my bingeing helped me dismantle jealousy
• Jealousy vs. security: confidence, nervous-system safety, and identity
• The three factors in relationship triggers: you, your partner, and your worldview
• Zooming out of reactivity: “What am I making this mean?” and other lens-shifting questions
• How to handle discomfort without melting down or turning to food
• Control vs. power: boundaries, self-trust, and feeling powerful in yourself, not over someone else

If you want fewer spirals, cleaner conversations, and a version of you that doesn’t get hijacked by old patterns… press play.

Key Links:

📱 Christina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knifina/

💪 Cut & Conquer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutandconquerfitness/

📝 Coaching Application: https://cutandconquer.typeform.com/CQA-application

🌍 Free FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weightsandwellness/

🌶️ Shop our Meal Prep Seasoning: https://healthydevil.ca/collections/all

Episodes Mentioned:

EP118: Part 1 Beyond the Binge: Understanding Why We Binge Eat

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZLAiUXGORtvJBhaGmRa4n?si=e5af1ee691a44678

EP119: Part 2 Beyond the Binge: Creating a Path to Healthy Eating Habits

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3NKwPoass6LiPyEST2jFRM?si=6281bec16d524397

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