Below Her Surface hosted by Lily Cook, founder of Metaphysical Wellness, dedicated to unpacking the clinical and human realities of health.
Cut through the noise and guesswork with conversations that feature health experts, women in business and lifestyle, and individuals with lived insight - delivering accessible, science-grounded information you can actually use.
From hormones to mindset to biology - no trends, no fluff, just what works.
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Below Her Surface hosted by Lily Cook, founder of Metaphysical Wellness, dedicated to unpacking the clinical and human realities of health.
Cut through the noise and guesswork with conversations that feature health experts, women in business and lifestyle, and individuals with lived insight - delivering accessible, science-grounded information you can actually use.
From hormones to mindset to biology - no trends, no fluff, just what works.
Redefining Fitness: Why Consistency Beats Perfection with Hattie
Below Her Surface
33 minutes
1 month ago
Redefining Fitness: Why Consistency Beats Perfection with Hattie
In this episode of Below Her Surface, Lily sits down with Hattie Boydle to unpack 18 years in the fitness industry—from adolescent anorexia and a hospital wake-up call to becoming a coach who champions mindset, language and sustainable habits over quick fixes.
Together, Lily and Hattie discuss:
- How hitting “rock bottom” sparked Hattie’s shift to health, and why our repeated choices—not luck—create our outcomes.
- The role of psychology and language in our relationship with food—plus how learning macros gave her freedom, not obsession (hello, daily chocolate).
- Hattie’s simple nutrition philosophy: 80% whole food, 20% “soul food,” applied across days, weeks and months for real-life flexibility.
- Respecting the process through different phases (build vs. cut), reframing weight gain, and why she often feels her best in a build.
- Coaching couples and why changing one person’s habits can shift an entire household—especially for women in their 40s and 50s navigating perimenopause.
- GLP-1s and shortcuts: when tools can help, when they’re a band-aid, and why habits still win for long-term health.
- Consistency over all-or-nothing: adaptability as a skill, and letting the “bare minimum” move the needle on tough days.
Below Her Surface
Below Her Surface hosted by Lily Cook, founder of Metaphysical Wellness, dedicated to unpacking the clinical and human realities of health.
Cut through the noise and guesswork with conversations that feature health experts, women in business and lifestyle, and individuals with lived insight - delivering accessible, science-grounded information you can actually use.
From hormones to mindset to biology - no trends, no fluff, just what works.
