“Bigger Bodies Aren’t ‘Before’ Bodies”: Emma Tamsin Hill on Body Confidence, Fitness & Self-Love

This week, Claira is joined by Emma Tamsin Hill, founder of The All Body Club, to talk body image, strength, fitness, diet culture, confidence and learning to feel good in the body you’re in.

Emma shares how she went from feeling insecure about her body and initially joining the gym to lose weight, to falling in love with movement and shifting her focus from being skinny to being strong. She talks about embracing body neutrality, why you don’t have to love your body every single day, and how fitness became as much about her mental wellbeing as her physical health.

They explore why society still struggles with the idea that someone can be both fat and fit, why the fitness industry often treats bigger bodies as “before” bodies, and the pressure women face as different body types move in and out of fashion. Emma also opens up about online hate, the return of thinness as a beauty ideal, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and why being confident in a bigger body can feel like a statement in itself.

Emma also shares the story behind The All Body Club, her inclusive wellness community helping people build sustainable relationships with movement and nutrition without toxic diet culture. She explains why lasting change doesn’t happen overnight and why finding movement you actually enjoy can change everything.

Guest: Emma Tamsin Hill 

You can find Emma on Instagram and TikTok @EmmaTamsinHill and on YouTube at Emma Tamsin. You can follow The All Body Club here.

Producer: Monica Lillis