Every new year, the pressure gets louder—the ads, the diets, the “new you” messaging that insists we wake up on January 1st smaller, stricter, and somehow more worthy.

But this episode isn’t about resolutions or willpower.

It’s about the deeper inner story so many of us, especially women, carry about our bodies, our weight, and what we believe we need to fix.

In this deeply personal and story-driven episode, Janet shares her own history with dieting, body shame, and the harmful messages that shaped her relationship with food from a young age. She reflects on why diet culture is booming more than ever, why so many of us internalize the belief that our bodies are “problems,” and what it really takes to heal from decades of conditioning.

As we step into a new year, Janet offers a different way forward—one grounded in nourishment, respect, and a reclamation of the power shame tried to steal.

In this episode:

✅ How early comments about our bodies shape our identities for decades

✅ Why so many women begin dieting out of shame—not health

✅ How Janet’s own dieting journey began at age 13

✅ The billion-dollar diet industry and the surge in GLP-1 drugs

✅ The simple, non-trendy nutrition principles that actually work

✅ Why slow, consistent habits beat extreme diets every time

✅ Understanding the real roots of binge eating and self-punishment

✅ How to shift from war with your body to a relationship of respect and care

A note for clarity: In the episode, it sounds like Janet is saying she weighed 26 pounds in college when it should be 126 pounds.

About Janet Ioli:

Janet Ioli is a globally recognized executive advisor, coach, and leadership expert with over 25 years of experience developing leaders in Fortune 100 companies and global organizations.

She created The Inner Edge—a framework, a movement, and a message that flips leadership from mere success performance to presence; from ego to soul. Through her keynotes, podcast, and programs, Janet helps high-achievers find the one thing that changes everything: the mastery within.

Her approach redefines leadership presence—not as polish or tactics, but as the inner steadiness people feel from you and the positive imprint you leave on individuals and organizations.

Chapters

00:00:00 Diet Culture Pressure

00:03:33 Early Body Messages

00:08:55 Nourishing Yourself Differently

Connect with Janet Ioli:
Website: janetioli.com
Linkedin: Janet Ioli
Instagram: @leadershipcoachjanet

If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days, check out Janet Ioli’s book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Select “Listen in Apple Podcasts,” then choose the “Ratings & Reviews” tab to share what you think.

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Most of us start the new year thinking about goals, resolutions, and vision boards. But the kind of transformation we talk about on The Inner Edge doesn’t happen on a poster board—it happens inside of you.

In this episode, Janet guides you through a powerful internal practice she calls a mind vision, a mental image of your future self that becomes the compass for how you show up, lead, and live this year.

Instead of describing the concept alone, Janet takes you through a grounding, experiential exercise that helps you embody this future version of yourself—shifting the way you make decisions, hold boundaries, and carry your presence each day.

This is the deeper work of becoming, not performing.

In this episode:

✅ Why traditional vision boards only focus on outcomes and what they miss

✅ The difference between wanting change and becoming the person who naturally creates it

✅ How your “future self effect” shapes behavior, confidence, and decision-making

✅ A guided mind vision practice to clarify who you’re growing into this year

✅ How to stop letting old patterns, anxieties, and versions of yourself lead your life

✅ Why identity, not goals, drives real, lasting transformation

About Janet Ioli:

Janet Ioli is a globally recognized executive advisor, coach, and leadership expert with over 25 years of experience developing leaders in Fortune 100 companies and global organizations.

She created The Inner Edge—a framework, a movement, and a message that flips leadership from mere success performance to presence; from ego to soul. Through her keynotes, podcast, and programs, Janet helps high-achievers find the one thing that changes everything: the mastery within.

Her approach redefines leadership presence—not as polish or tactics, but as the inner steadiness people feel from you and the positive imprint you leave on individuals and organizations.

Chapters

00:00:00 Creating Real Internal Transformation

00:05:47 Mind Vision Exercise

00:09:02 Future Self Practice

Connect with Janet Ioli:
Website: janetioli.com
Linkedin: Janet Ioli
Instagram: @leadershipcoachjanet

If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days, check out Janet Ioli’s book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Select “Listen in Apple Podcasts,” then choose the “Ratings & Reviews” tab to share what you think.

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When life brings you to your knees, how do you rise and lead from a deeper, truer place?

In this powerful and intimate conversation, Robbe Pearson shares the moment his world shifted with an unexpected cancer diagnosis—and how the journey that followed transformed not only his health but his leadership, mindset, and sense of purpose. His story is a reminder of how quickly life can change, and how much inner strength we discover when we’re forced to face our own humanity.

Robbe talks openly about navigating fear, building resilience, finding meaning in uncertainty, and learning to receive support when he’s always been the one to give it. His honesty, vulnerability, and grounded presence offer a masterclass in leading with heart, especially when the path ahead feels unpredictable.

In this episode:

✅ The moment Robbe learned of his cancer diagnosis and how he navigated the immediate emotional shock

✅ Facing a health crisis with resilience

✅ The mindset needed to stay grounded, positive, and purposeful during uncertainty

✅ Returning to “normal” after life-changing news

✅ The essential role of reflection, routine, and purpose in sustaining strength

✅ Facing fear honestly and learning to live with its presence

✅ Learning to receive support from others

✅ How this journey deepened Robbe’s leadership, priorities, and sense of purpose

Connect with Robbe:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-pearson-29b7943/

About Janet Ioli:

Janet Ioli is a globally recognized executive advisor, coach, and leadership expert with over 25 years of experience developing leaders in Fortune 100 companies and global organizations.

She created The Inner Edge—a framework, a movement, and a message that flips leadership from mere success performance to presence; from ego to soul. Through her keynotes, podcast, and programs, Janet helps high-achievers find the one thing that changes everything: the mastery within.

Her approach redefines leadership presence—not as polish or tactics, but as the inner steadiness people feel from you and the positive imprint you leave on individuals and organizations.

Chapters

00:00:00 Receiving Life-Changing News

00:06:04 Drawing on Early Resilience

00:09:09 Choosing a Grounded Mindset

00:16:48 Redefining Normalcy

00:19:55 Leading With Renewed Purpose

Connect with Janet Ioli:
Website: janetioli.com
Linkedin: Janet Ioli
Instagram: @leadershipcoachjanet

If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days, check out Janet Ioli’s book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Select “Listen in Apple Podcasts,” then choose the “Ratings & Reviews” tab to share what you think.

Produced by Ideablossoms