Episodes
Ep. 39: Is Body Positivity the Same Thing as Health?
This week we're diving into a topic that often sparks debates - body positivity and health. We'll talk through the definitions and misconceptions surrounding body positivity and health. Are they the same thing? Are they opp...
Ep. 38: You deserve kindness from you
Compassion. We talk about compassion in terms of helping others and being involved in important causes. Do we talk about compassion in terms of being kind and compassionate to ourselves? Not as often. Holly Zajur, wellness ...
Ep. 37: Is Your Worth Determined by the Scale?
It's a new year... and we may have overindulged over the holidays. Just me? Let's talk about it. If you are starting the new year by beating yourself up and cataloging your mistakes or the parts about your body that you don'...
Ep. 36: How to feel good at the end of the year
The end of the year is here! You may already have made some resolutions for the new year, or you may be anti-resolution. Have you, however, thought back through this year and remembered the things you enjoyed and are proud o...
Ep. 35: How to Look Good in Pictures
Want to look great in photos... or even feel comfortable being in the photo instead of always being the one behind the camera? If so, you need to listen to this episode! Christine Hetzel joins me today to talk all things pic...
Ep. 34: Why You Need Music in Your Life
Music has power - let's talk about how that works! Music and emotions are our topic this week, and Cilia Antoniou of Self Expressed Babe joins me to share her expertise. We're talking about: music and memories and how they ar...
Ep. 33: How to Make Healthy Cooking Easy (and Help Your Family to Like It Too)
So, you've decided to create some healthy habits and cook some healthy meals... but it seems so difficult and complicated! Let's talk about how to make healthy meals and healthy cooking easier. Health and Lifestyle Coach Jes...
Ep. 32: How to Recognize and Heal the Emotion-Food Connection
Emotional eating is something that many of us struggle with often. There is a comfort aspect to food that originates when we are babies and often continues throughout life. We also might struggle to recognize, validate or fe...
Ep. 31: Finding a Light in the Tough Times: Glimmers and Good Feelings
The holiday season - and winter in general - can be a tough time for our mental state, stress levels, and attitude in general. We might be stressed, we might have some difficult issues to deal with, we might be overwhelmed w...
Ep. 30: How to Redefine Your Relationship with Money and Wealth - Money Miniseries Week 2
Money doesn't grow on trees. Money is the root of all evil. If you have debt, you must be a bad person or irresponsible with money... We hear so many different sayings and views on money as we go through life, and many of t...
Ep. 29: How to Use Your Finances to Create the Life You Want - Money Miniseries, Week 1
Is budgeting all about deprivation and guilt? Or could it be a way to make sure we are living the life we really want to live? My guest this week says that how we handle our money is absolutely about making sure we get to do ...
Ep. 28: Bouncing Back from Burnout and Reigniting Your Passion
You've dealt with burnout... whether it was career burnout, mental health burnout, relationship burnout... sometimes we need to recover from hitting bottom and try to figure out where to go next and what burnout recovery look...
Ep. 27: Why Getting Dressed Matters; Boosting Your Confidence and Productivity
Working from home in your pajamas? Or making sure to always be "camera ready" no matter what? Let's talk about why it matters whether we get dressed each day. This week we're talking about enclothed cognition and how our min...
Ep. 26: How to Be Present and Remember Their Names... Yes You Can
Have you ever met a new person and experienced how good it feels when they use your name in the conversation? Did you feel valued and appreciated? You probably did. This week, Lisa Joy Glassman of Active Potential joins me to...
Ep. 25: What you didn’t know about your nervous system, weight loss and safety
You decide to get in shape, or lose (release) weight, or make a life change... and a few weeks into it you get frustrated. It seems as if nothing is changing, and you find yourself falling back into old habits. Why? Your ner...
Ep. 24: Should You Listen to the Voice in Your Head? Yes, if it’s Intuition
A gut feeling... a hunch... a thought that comes out of nowhere... a sense that something is just off... We've all noticed our intuition warning us about simple things or major things. It sounds like a good idea to listen to ...
Ep. 23: Giggle Your Way to a Better Life: Embracing Authenticity and Laughter
I'm fairly sure none of us had a laughter class in school, and what a shame because there are laughter benefits that affect our mood, hormones, health, and relationships in a powerful way. Sara Alepin and Kristina Kury from t...
Ep. 22: Sleep - Let’s Talk About Sleep Benefits and Sleep Solutions
OMG, we really do need to sleep! When sleep becomes difficult and when we deal with sleep deprivation and sleep problems, we know we need to do something differently. What about when we are trying to live in a healthier way? ...
Ep. 21: Powerful Decisions: How to Craft a Vision for Unstoppable Progress
What if you made a decision right where you are with whatever you've got, and then you move forward fully confident that it is happening? In this episode, discover the secrets to making swift and effective choices, all while ...
Ep. 20: Stay Calm, Stay Informed: Strategies for Political Serenity
Our world is rife with political rhetoric and arguments over both the facts of a situation and the solutions. If we know that minimizing stress is a significant part of living healthy, how do we manage our stress while being...
Ep. 19: Taming Negativity With the Power of Self Talk
Faith Hoskins joins me this week for an episode that you may want to listen to a few times. We're talking about self-talk... that voice in our heads that is going all day long. Our brains have a bias towards negativity, so ...
Ep. 18: Three Things You Need To Do To Have Professional Success
You want a new job or a promotion or a leadership slot or a new business... so what do you do? How do you make it happen? Let's talk about three steps: break down the skills, find people to look at for evidence, and grow your...
Ep. 17: Making Gut Health Digestible; Nutrition, Immunity and the Gut-Brain Connection
"All disease begins in the gut, which also means all health begins in the gut..." Dr. Katie Collier, NP, joins me for an episode on gut health that will give you all the basics of what it means to have a healthy gut, why you ...
Ep. 16: Barking Up The Right Tree; How Therapy Dogs Transform Classrooms
If you are a dog lover, a parent, a teacher or all of the above, this episode is for you. If mindset and nature and fun are empowering and important, then bringing them into our classrooms while kids are still young seems ev...