Maddy Moon

Bio

Surrender to your own greatness, laugh in the face of rejection and live louder with Motivational Speaker and Life Coach Maddy Moon.   After hiding behind fear, perfection, and a risk-aversion for many years, Maddy knows what it’s like to play small, downplay your own existence and onlyhope that one day it will all be worth it.   Today, Maddy’s mission is to help you realize the heart-pounding fact that you've only been gifted one life and every day you’re faced with the choice to either make the most of it {unapologetically} or fight against who you’re really meant to be.    Her work and story has been featured in The Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, The Daily Mail, Vice, and ABC News Nightline. Maddy is the host of a top-ranked podcast, Mind Body Musings, and can be found passionately exclaiming her love for taking life by its golden, glittery reigns on her online space,MaddyMoon.com. 

Maddy Moon Articles

My every decision was based off of whether I was having a good body image day or a bad one. Unfortunately, 99% of them were bad ones. Image: Kyle Broad/Unsplash.

Thinking Of My Body As Not My Own Helped My Relationship With It

I would wonder if others saw me as “super healthy” or as a “fit chick” — or if they had those thoughts at all. I was constantly consumed with every minute detail of my lifestyle, wondering if it was going to take me closer or further away from my ideal body.

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Image: Steve DeMent Photography.

My Road To Recovery From Fitness Modeling

Recovering from any disordered eating struggle will bring situations of discomfort, but you can also find beauty. This is my recovery from fitness modeling.

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If we can experience joy even when all hell breaks loose, what’s holding so many of us back?

3 Ways To Feel Lasting Joy Instead Of Just Temporary Happiness

Unlike happiness, joy is not dependent on circumstances and external factors — joy is the truest form of contentment and it is everlasting. That being said, it's still something you have to practice daily.

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When I finally gained weight, I realized that my value and self-worth didn’t change at all. Image: G Stanley Photography (L); Maddy Moon (R)

3 Reasons Why Gaining Weight Is Not The End Of The World

My biggest nightmare came true. I gained weight.

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How To Make Love To Your Food

Avoiding intimacy with food can lead to numerous food-related issues such as mindless eating, overeating, eating without enjoyment, and distracted eating. So how do we create intimacy with our food again? How do we, in a sense, make love with it by being fully and completely present?

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I was so consumed and obsessed with being good with my food, that I completely forgot about being good at life.

Why 'Clean Eating' Can Actually Destroy Your Body And Mind

I am NOT saying that clean eating in and of itself is bad. I am saying that clean eating becomes bad when people confuse morality with it… which they often do: “I’m good if I eat 'clean' and I’m bad if I don’t.”

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