Challenges That Change Us
130 {Marleen Mour} Escaped family violence, fled the country, lost 50 kgs
08 Sep 2024
Do you love High performance then check out our 3 day summit in October this year, only 30 places: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit.com.au/october-summit-2024Trigger warning; domestic violenceIt’s so often the case that one trauma can result in an entirely different one down the track.That is the case for Marleen Mour, a 38yr old single mum who ran away from Egypt and an unwanted engagement at age 19 to build her life in Australia.She battled obesity, binge eating and self-loathing for decades before she finally discovered the power of self love for Permanent weight loss and lost 49kg/ 108lbs which she’s kept off for 13 years now, even after becoming a mum.Today she’s helped over 1,000 women of all ages to Permanently lose weight by healing their relationship with food, their bodies and themselves.In this episode she shares:- Why her mum took her children and escaped to Australia for 4 years- How her difficult home life created emotional eating for her- The huge opportunity that helped her finance her escape- How her family repeatedly attempted to prevent her escape- How she managed to make it to Australia with $100 cash- Why her eating problems continued and grew after she moved to Australia- The climactic moment that she realised how badly she was treating herself- The journey she went on to process her emotions rather than eat them,- How her journey has evolved to a point where she helps others with their emotional eating- The tools and strategies she point in place to manage her emotional eatingKey Quotes“I thought I'd left the abuse behind but here I was abusing myself”“The night of my flight my mum dead bolted the doors and took the keys until my flight took off without me.”“We think we're unhappy because we're overweight but really we’re overweight because we're unhappy.”More about MarleenWebsite: http://www.marleenmourcoaching.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marleen.nourYou can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: [email protected] check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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