Welcome to Didn't See That Coming, a podcast dedicated to all the things that your Mom never could have warned you about. If you have ever felt unraveled or unfulfilled by unexpected life circumstances, events, or the path you chose, then this podcast is for you! On this podcast, I am here to help you find strength to reset and use that strength in your reset to drop the old stories that got you there and become who you were always meant to be. I'm Dr. Emily VinZant, an Obesity Medicine and ...
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Resetting through the unravel takes strength to show up differently when you are already struggling. Where do you turn for that strength? That space changed drastically for me through the unraveling. As a Doctor, I knew the solution wasn't medication for me. As a coach, I knew the results and limitations that mindset changes would create. When I fi…
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When life hits hard, who can you trust? Do you find yourself looking to experts for advice? Or nose-deep in a book or devotionaL? Do you seek your Mom's opinion or your spouses? Who you turn to for strength will ultimately be your strength foundation. It's important to choose wisely. And remember, that all humans are flawed. Even the ones you look …
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Finding Hope When Your Ego is Shattered
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What gives you hope or relief in your unraveling? If it's built on the stories that got you here, you will miss out on the true strength you need for the reset... and make this unraveling last a lot longer! If you hold hope that you can out action this, that you can gain enough accolades or achievements to gain hope, or that other people will fix i…
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Do you feel numb? Or choose unhealthy things to numb out and then beat yourself up for wasting your life? I have a kinship to Jelly Roll on this one.. and you will, too. As he says it best, "I'm searching for new ways I can get gone." You won't eliminate "numb" by numbing out - you will just create extra layers of numbing to unravel. I've experienc…
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What are you really hungry for in this unraveled life? For me, it was food for a really long time. Food stepped in to fix the physical hunger but nothing more. Because I was using food to distract myself from the real hunger: for acceptance, connection, family, love. When I recognized that food didn't fix that hunger, I overcame my weight battle. B…
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In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm looking at love unraveled! How does love show up in your life? Do you find yourself adding rules around how people love you? And how you accept it? We all need love as humans. We judge how others show, and don't show, it to us. And our relationships are built up or destroyed based on those judgements. Are you ready …
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What are you using to cope with life? In the unravelling, those coping skills will start as a place of survival, something to turn to get by. But you will find they progress to creating another problem to be dealt with. And you'll end up looking to find coping skills to deal with the coping skill unless you get to the heart of the issue. It takes a…
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Feel like the universal doormat in your life? Do you blend into the background? Wait to fit in before you say anything or stand out? Does that lead to you being the chameleon? The person everyone walks on? Being the doormat is a character issue and one that I'm all too familiar with. Wonder how to overcome that? I'm sharing on this episode of the p…
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Ready to start the process of finding who you are meant to be in this unraveling? Is your go-to answer the next book, devotional or podcast? It was mine. And the reset required something else first: stillness and the ego check that stillness required. In this episode, I'm unraveling the ego in a way that's unqiue to me: medically, psychologically, …
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The choices of your past don't have to define your future. You can make new choices today. Will you? Is this the part of the story where you make the choice to no longer let your old stories define you? Those stories weigh you down and lead to the unraveling. It's time to reset. Here's how I did it... and you can, too. Doors are officially open to …
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When you feel uncomfortable with the results you are getting in life, the "shoulds" of action will inevitably step in. And, in the unraveling, that list can get really long. All those "shoulds" that you think will make you feel better pile up and make you feel worse. Recognizing that action won't fix it is the first step to creating the foundationa…
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Which sounds worse to you: having nothing to do or an endless to-do list? I bet you would say nothing ... but do you really mean it? I never did. Here's how I knew: I just found new things to do instead of resting. It's exhausting. There's a reason that endless to-do list keeps occurring. And it's not your circumstances. It's the personal value you…
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Got too much to do to ever get to the real work of living fully? That was my story for years. The reason you have that endlessly exhausting to-do list is deeper than you think. It's because you have tied your personal value to the amount of action you do in your life. And it will lead to the unraveling. Bet you didn't see that coming... If you're r…
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Can you find the threads in your story that built your protective armor but now seem to be weighing you down? I found a key thread in my story through a recent trip to Disney and a Jennie Allen book on the plane ride home. Once you see those threads in yourself, you can't unsee them. But unraveling the threads takes a little next level focus and re…
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What makes you "valuable" to the world and those you love? What makes you stand out and matter? If that doesn't align with you were meant to be, that's where the unraveling begins. Value outside of your intended purpose is built on sand. And it crumbles. In this episode, I'm examining how I found my value and helping you question where you find you…
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Where do you turn for strength when you just can't take one more thing? When you're exhausted, unfulfilled, and questioning it all? In this episode, I'm sharing where I found unexpected strength to reset. I'm covering where I've seen people turn for years as an MD, a coach, and someone questioning faith. And offering my unique perspective on where …
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Wondering where to turn for truth in your life? When you are unraveling, you start to question everything... and that's a good thing. Where you turn for truth will determine the strength you find for your future: your Doctor can help treat diagnoses, a coach can help change your mindset about your human imperfections, but no one can compare to the …
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Feel like the world you worked so hard to create is crumbling around you? Used to being the "go-to" person but you've reached a point of wondering WHY anyone would go to you? And who are you if they don't come? Telling yourself that you can't do anything right, up at night worrying about everything in your life, and unsure what step to take to get …
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Welcome to Didn't See That Coming, a podcast dedicated to mastering all the things that your Mom never could have warned you about! It's the story of my unraveling... and how I found the strength to reset my foundation and uplevel my life. If you have ever felt unraveled or unfulfilled by unexpected life circumstances, events, or the path you chose…
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