This Week's Guest

August 28, 2008 at 11:15 a.m. CST

Renee Stephens

www.mindforbody.com

www.personallifemedia.com/iowl

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About Renee:

Renée Stephens hosts iTunes’ top weight loss podcast, with over 400,000 downloads to date.

A former food addict, Renée Stephens has come a long way. She lost her weight over 20 years ago, and now her personal mission is to eradicate the weight struggle from the planet, and enable others to share their soul’s gift.   She wants you to know that not only is lasting change possible but also that weight loss can be your door to a more joyous and fulfilling life.

To Renée, weight loss is not about dropping a few pounds for swimsuit season, it’s about getting out of our own way, stopping the self criticism, and falling in love with our lives and our bodies. It’s not about self-control; it’s about self-expression. It’s about discovering and sharing our soul’s gift.

Renée specializes in helping one of the most difficult populations: women who have struggled with their weight for years, tried all the diets, and often given up.

Using state of the art tools from Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Hypnotherapy, and Life Coaching, Renée helps her clients re-wire their brains to change not just behavior, but deep seated motivation. The result is both an ease of living, and an awakening to the rest of life.

Renée has developed her Inside Out Weight Loss program over the last seven years and has run seminars and programs for companies including GAP, Oracle, NEC, General Dynamics, Western Athletic Clubs and Whole Foods Markets.

Renée holds an MBA from the London Business School, and BA with Distinction from the University of Virginia. She is a Certified Hypnotherapist, Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming, Certified Life Coach and Certified Destination Coach.

Prior to dedicating her life to Inside Out Weight Loss, Renée had a successful career in Marketing and International Business, working for companies including IBM, Sun Microsystems, and the former Price Waterhouse. She speaks fluent Spanish, and reasonable French and Portuguese, especially after a little practice!

She is a fitness enthusiast and especially enjoys skiing, hiking, running and weight lifting.  As a behavioral weight loss expert, Renee has consulted with Weight Watchers International on the development of their Program.  In addition, Renee has advised Weight Watchers on enhancements to their leader training and Program materials for members.

Renée is an expert in behavior change for both individuals and organizations. Her website is www.mindforbody.com, and her show can be found at www.personallifemedia.com/iowl.

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