Episodes

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 nervous system is signaling to you that it's not safe to make that change.

Let's talk about weight loss and safety. Your nervous system is in control and is working from ideas you absorbed when you were a child - about whether exercise is good or is punishment and about how it...

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 your instincts or trust your gut, but how can we learn to do this better? How can we get better at making sure our intuition catches our attention, and how can we tell whether it truly is intuition or it's just the fear talking in our brains? We're talking about pra...

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 the Laughing with Gingers podcast join me today to talk (and giggle) about all things laughter! We're spending some time on the power of laughter, being your authentic self, laughing for emotional well-being, and making sure to be the leading character in your ...

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? Sleep affects our immune system and our hormone levels, and there is a direct link between sleep and mental health.

This week I'm joined by Cherie Tripp, a Certified Health Coach and Licensed Brain Trainer, and we're talking through sleep and well-being. Cherie explains wh...

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 keeping your eyes firmly fixed on the ultimate destination. In a fast-paced world where circumstances can change in an instant, learning to trust your instincts and decisively move forward is crucial. We're going to talk about the process of creating a mental blueprint of...

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 informed politically? How do we keep our blood pressures low and avoid sticking our heads in the sand about major issues in the world?

My guest today is Laura Vaught, who leads the Federal Affairs office for a major energy company and has had many years of experience on Cap...

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 Faith walks us through ways that we can start to shift that negativity and allow ourselves to consider a positive outcome. Why is this so powerful? Our thoughts impact our emotions which impact how we show up in the world. Some of the tips and advice in th...

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 belief and self-worth. I share lots of tips in this episode to help you navigate whether a challenge is a healthy challenge or whether it's too far out of reach. We do want to be reaching at least a little bit past our comfort zones for sure!

This week I added Big Energy ...

"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 care, and how our digestive system plays a role in our health, immunity, and even mental focus. She shares exactly what to eat (did your mom tell you to eat your veggies?) to bring your gut back into a healthier state - and we talk about how to recognize when your gut may...

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 even more important. Let's start teaching with fun early!

Dr. Barbara Vokatis joins me this week to share how she works with her therapy dog in classrooms with kids of all ages. As a former teacher myself, I loved our discussion and I loved the idea that a few adults who want ...

Are you raising the next generation of professional women and leaders? Are we teaching girls and women to be nice or to be kind - and what is the difference?

This week is all about finding ways to help girls and women to act with empowered kindness. What are the ways we can do that and demonstrate that? I'll share lessons I learned from amazing women mentors in my career, and character traits that we absolutely can learn and maximize within ourselves and our girls.

Whether you are young or "se...

Jen Liss joins me this week to talk about how we can focus on fun to overcome doubt and fear in our lives. Within the first 10 minutes of this episode, she gave me a sentence that I will use over and over to determine what I want to focus on each day and in each job or task I do. OMG, I hope it's just as meaningful for you!

We're talking about untethering from the web of labels and expectations that we live within and growing our capacity for joy. What are the warning signs that we are hitting ...

What would happen if you smiled more, gave genuine compliments, were fully aligned with your offer, and made sure to listen well? Whoever you were interacting with would most likely leave the conversation with an impression of increase.

Let's talk about why and how to leave people better off than when we found them. For sales and online influencing, as well as business negotiations, this is key. And for interpersonal communications it really matters as well.

Check out some of the resources I m...

Feeling good - confident - in what we wear and in our appearance matters. Style helps us to feel empowered, put together, confident, and positive. Emotion is the most powerful element to mindset and success and so feeling good is a powerful thing.

Style also changes how others perceive us. (Remember the adage, "dress for the job you want?")

Amanda Gauger joins me this week to give us some basic principles for dressing our bodies to advantage. We're learning about body architecture and how to d...

Human Design is a fascinating way to find out more about ourselves - our strengths, our best ways of working, how we interact with people, and more.

This week my guest is Nicoline Huizinga and she shares with us the basic background of what Human Design is, and why we may want to find out our own strengths in this way. We're talking about the ways we interact with people, the ways we should take action in our business lives, and even more.

You can easily get your Human Design results at www.my...

A single comment about us being too shy or too smart or too silly can have an impact for YEARS. This week I'm talking about what listeners shared with me about labels they've dealt with in life - anything from ditzy to quiet to smart to class clown.

It's time to stop "shoulding" on ourselves and on others. Often comments like this aren't even meant to be overheard... but they often are.

And do we expect people to stay the same through life? Reunions can be a challenge as we battle the reputati...

EFT Tapping is being talked about on the Today show, is being used and taught by thousands, and is the subject of today's episode. Need your brain to actually believe that you can achieve your big goals? Need to process some emotions that keep hanging around in your body? Tapping is your answer.

Rachel McGuire of Embrace This Place talks with me about how she found tapping, what kind of difference it has made for her, and how it helps others like you and me. She's also walking us through a prac...

This one is personal - I'm sharing the story of my relationship with food, and it is not a smooth ride. I had some struggles and I told no one. Those struggles helped me find a way to look at food differently, however, and using these two types of food - FUN and FUEL - has been a game changer. I hope it will be for you as well. Resources: Kristen Coffield has lots more information at theculinarycure.comFind the GreenGutGlowPlus at www.bit.ly/greengutglowplusFind lots more information an...

We reach a point where we realize that it's REALLY important - and also a bit more challenging - to maintain strength, flexibility, and balance. So why does it matter so much and what can we do to make sure we can be strong and flexible while also avoiding pain and injury? Julie Cates of Strong Women Over 50 (@julcates) and Exercise for Life Studios joins me on this episode to share her four principles of safe and effective exercise (they're powerful!), and to talk about the two buckets...

Have you ever felt like you were putting in all the effort and nothing seemed to be working out? You're doing your best and the goal seems out of reach? Karen Mullins and I are talking about the resistance we sometimes have related to a goal - and how we feel about that goal - and she shares some practical tips to help us all achieve more and do it with lightness and faith. The true purpose of a goal is the person we become on the way there, so what if what are you doing actually IS working? ...

We've been talking about gratitude during the last two episodes and now let's jump a few steps earlier to something most of us struggle with for which gratitude and appreciation are a SOLUTION. Remember we talked about how the brain wants to avoid danger and stay in a safety zone? We all struggle with an Upper Limit Problem that holds us back in certain areas. Let's talk about why this happens, how to grow your upper limit so you can do more and achieve more, and how this might occasion...

Did you know that if we can switch to gratitude, we can crowd out the fear and worry that often is spinning through our heads all day? The two do not play well together! Fear takes hold because our brains are looking for risk and looking to avoid change. In this episode I'm giving you three ways to practice gratitude on a regular basis and start to minimize the angst.

We're also talking about how gratitude - when emotion is attached - is a key way that you can start attracting more of what you ...

OMG I was thrilled to chat with Jennifer Richwine, author of the book, With Gratitude - The Power of a Thank You Note.

We talked about handwriting thank you notes versus emailing them, challenges with knowing what to say and when to send a note, and the fact that expressing gratitude to others is ALWAYS a good thing.

Have you ever considered an anonymous thank you? Listen in to find out the power of those as well.

I have two challenges for you at the end of this episode, so let's go put some ...

Let’s talk about the evidence - does walking really matter when it comes to your fitness level, heart health, clothing size, muscle tone? OMG, yes!

Strengthening the immune system, improving both energy and sleep, supporting cognition and memory, and improving your mood - all these benefits are fantastic along with fat burning and cardiovascular health.

If you can get outside, the mood boost can be even bigger. Doing good for your body does not have to feel like torture!

Don't let excuses sto...