Ekene Onu: Unpacking The Weight and Taking Your Life Back

Beyond A Dress Size with Dr. Ezinne Meribe

Episode Summary Ekene Onu who at some point was over 300 pounds before she started her journey with Refresh at Refreshwithekene will tell you categorically that when a woman starts to put on a significant amount of weight, it is to pad herself to push away the world and become invisible - there is something deeper she is trying to cover to hide her vulnerable parts. . . Unfortunately she does this almost always with food. We also talk about how pedophiles thrive & continue to operate even in our homes; these pedophiles are daddy's friends and mummy’s friends and by the time a girl has been violated over & over whether emotionally or physically, she gradually learns - sadly so - that her body must be the problem and its either she chooses to punish this body, hide it or just treat it with disdain and neglect. About our guest Ekene Onu defines reinvention. Several years ago she went through her own revolution, left a career in healthcare as a pharmacist and went back to study organizational & change leadership at Georgetown University. She also is certified in emotional intelligence from ISEI and trained in appreciative inquiry and leadership development. She is a gifted spiritual teacher and has authored 5 books. Including the novel “The Mrs Club” and “Aristocrat wives”. She currently runs a leadership training & performance coaching consultancy through which she works with private clients and leaders from Fortune 500 organizations, coaching, leading workshops and retreats. She has spoken and delivered trainings around the world from the US to South Africa. A 2016 United Nations Women Empower women Global Champion, she is deeply passionate about helping women develop and become the powerhouses they were born to be. You can connect with her on Facebook and Instagram as @refreshwithekene Website: http://refreshwithekene.com/ Our Favourite Highlights - I packed on weight as a way to hide and be invisible, overtime it became my coping mechanism for something I never really addressed. Today I Realize that when I don't feel psychologically or spiritually safe, that becomes the manner. - When you start eating food in a way that is not supposed to, something else is going on. Nothing should have control over you and if there is compulsion, it's a sign of addiction. You are consciously no longer in control. - Your healthiest weight is when you are in control of what goes into your body. It’s not about what you eat. - If you put your self worth in your physical self, you will have a hard time living fully. As you begin to age, your body will change and age - embrace it. ----------- Grab Dr. Ezinne’s FREE TRAINING on ‘How to Lose Weight and Never Gain it Back’ at bit.ly/beyondweightloss so you too can finally finally get rid of the weight loss lifestyle, LOSE WEIGHT and NEVER GAIN IT BACK and live fabulously every waking day. --------- If you have questions about booking Dr. Ezinne, sponsoring this podcast, guest suggestions or questions you’d like answered on the podcast; email us at [e-mail] To Subscribe to Beyond A Dress Size Podcast on: - iTunes - Stitcher - Spotify - Anchor - Google Podcasts - Castbox Simply head to anchor.fm/beyondadresssize choose your favourite platform and subscribe. We love waking up to your ratings and reviews, please leave a review on iTunes! - itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1381360853/ Share your thoughts and AHA moments about this episode on social media using our podcast hashtag #BeyondADressSize and tag us too @beyondadresssize Follow us on Social Media Instagram: @beyondadresssize - instagram.com/beyondadresssize/ Facebook: @beyondadresssize - facebook.com/beyondadresssize/ Twitter: @beyonddnumbers - twitter.com/beyonddnumbers/ Catch up on all episodes of Beyond A Dress Size podcast and download our favorite quotes from the show so you can share with your friends - www.beyondadresssize.com/listen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondadresssize/support