Episode #7
Reclaiming Identity & Finding Purpose | Natasha Kostalas & Eleanor Baggaley
Meet Natasha, a body transformation coach who helps women improve their physical and mental wellbeing, with lived experience supporting disordered eating, body dysmorphia, and confidence rebuilding. She is also an author, podcaster, Substack writer, and competitive powerlifter. In this episode, she unpacks how she went from deep unhappiness and panic attacks to building a life rooted in strength, confidence, and purpose. You’ll hear how years in a high-pressure teaching role led to insomnia, binge eating, painful periods, and a growing sense that she had disappeared inside her job. Tash shares the moment her brother challenged her to make a change, why weight training became the escape hatch she didn’t know she needed, and how the gym helped her rebuild her confidence from the inside out. If you have ever felt trapped in a job, weighed down by stress, or like your life has become smaller than it should be, this conversation will hit hard. We break down: ✅ Why stress can show up physically in ways many women ignore ✅ How body confidence can unlock self-respect and better boundaries ✅ The dangerous cycle of people-pleasing in teaching and other caring professions ✅ Why saying no can be the first step toward changing your life ✅ How bodybuilding and powerlifting became tools for self-reinvention, not just fitness Find out more about Natasha on Instagram and Substack IG: @natashakostalas
