Coaching Strategies for Overcoming Self-Sabotage

The Nutrition Science Podcast

Dr. Adrian Chavez

Science, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 633 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Most people don’t fail to reach their health and fitness goals because they lack knowledge. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Kasey Jo Orvidas joins me to discuss what self-sabotage is, why it happens, how it shows up in everyday life, and strategies for identifying and overcoming self-sabotage. We also cover actionable coaching strategies to help you or your clients stop getting in your own way, build momentum, and finally stick to the habits and goals that matter most. Sign up for t...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Nutrition Science Podcast, where we help you cut through the noise and make informed science-based decisions about nutrition and your health.
0:08.4	Welcome back to another episode of the Nutrition Science Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Adrian Chavez, and today I have my friend Dr. Casey, Joe Orvita's on, and we are going to be talking about the topic of self-sabotage.
0:20.1	Now, Casey has a PhD in psychology.
0:22.7	Her specialization is on health behavior change. And one of the biggest issues that people run into
0:28.4	when trying to make changes is the psychological aspect of that. And one of the biggest factors there
0:33.8	is self-sabotage. So that's what we're going to be discussing on this podcast today.
0:39.0	Now, I want to warn you guys that Casey primarily works with coaches and teaches coaches how to
0:44.7	help clients. So a lot of the information in this episode is framed from the perspective of a coach
0:50.2	trying to help a client. So if you don't work with clients, you're not a dietitian, personal
0:54.0	trainer. Some of this information may not be fully relevant to you, but I think you'll
0:58.5	still get some value from hearing some of these topics discussed. If you are a personal trainer or a
1:05.4	dietitian or some type of practitioner who works with clients and you're looking to improve
1:10.3	the outcomes that you're looking to improve the outcomes that
1:11.6	you're able to get with your clients by improving your skills around the psychology of behavior
1:17.4	change. I would highly recommend checking out the free training that Casey is going to be running
1:21.7	next week called the coaching code. She's going to be going into more detail about some of what
1:26.6	we discuss in this podcast episode,
1:29.6	strategies for how to help clients deal with self-sabotage, how to identify self-sabotage,
1:35.6	how to help with growth and fixed mindset, and all of that good stuff.
1:39.2	So if you want to find more information about that, you can find a link in the show notes
1:43.2	where you can register for that free training, or you can go to Casey's Instagram where you can find more information about that. You can find a link in the show notes where you can register for that
1:44.5	free training or you can go to Casey's Instagram where you can find more information about that.
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