125 - Sugar Addiction, Stress & Self-Sabotage to Hot, Healthy & Bossing Life | With Alyssa Shaw

In this episode, Rachel sits down with private client Alyssa Shaw, CEO and Co-Founder of Manor Aesthetics & Wellness, to unpack the incredible transformation she's experienced over the past 18 months.

Alyssa wasn't lacking discipline. She wasn't lacking knowledge.

She'd spent years counting calories, tracking macros, training consistently and building a hugely successful business while raising three boys as a single mother.

From the outside, she looked like she had it all together.

Behind the scenes, she was living in a constant state of overdrive.

Every day was fuelled by anxiety, perfectionism and the need to stay in control. No matter how hard she trained, how perfectly she ate or how successful she became, her nervous system never switched off. The result? Sugar binges, chronic back pain, exhaustion and a body that simply wouldn't respond.

This conversation isn't about another fat loss strategy.

It's about what happens when you stop trying to fix your body... and finally address the identity that's driving every behaviour underneath it.

Together, Rachel and Alyssa explore:

• Why high-achieving women often feel trapped in chronic stress despite outward success.
• The hidden connection between perfectionism, over-achievement and emotional eating.
• How shame - not willpower - was driving Alyssa's nightly sugar binges.
• The identity shift that eliminated years of food obsession almost overnight.
• Why counting calories wasn't the solution.
• Recovering from chronic back pain after years of failed treatments.
• Why strengthening - not stretching - completely changed her body.
• The importance of regulating your nervous system before chasing more success.
• How building boundaries actually accelerated business growth.
• Why doing less often allows you to achieve significantly more.
• How to travel constantly while maintaining your physique without calorie counting.
• The surprising relationship between peace, productivity and financial success.
• Why high performers don't need more motivation - they need a new operating system.

This episode is a masterclass in what happens when you stop living in constant overdrive and start leading your life from a place of calm, confidence and clarity.

If you've built the career, achieved the success and ticked all the boxes... but still feel anxious, overwhelmed, exhausted or trapped in self-sabotaging patterns, this conversation will challenge everything you think is keeping you stuck.

Because your greatest transformation doesn't start with your body.

It starts with who you believe you are.

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Website: https://thisismanor.com

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At Chase Life Consulting & ONYX Performance it's our mission is to empower female entrepreneurs and executives globally to embrace and fulfil their true potential, unapologetically.

We aim to inspire them to courageously pursue their passions, knowing who they are, what they stand for and where they are going in life.

To optimise their physical and cognitive health; elevate performance standards and ultimately become a better version of themselves.

Our commitment is to support their transformation into a physically fit, compassionate, resilient, influential leader.

Accelerating their journey toward an amazing body, improved health, wealth, fulfilment and impact while creating a deeply fulfilling and inspiring life for themselves and their family.

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