Do you think it's possible to have too much compassion? Or too much self-compassion?

If you answered, "Yes," I really want you to reconsider.

In this episode, I'm going to be sharing an operational definition of what self-compassion is, what it is not and why it works, especially when it comes...

Do you avoid weighing yourself?  Think of the scale as a tool of diet culture's oppression? 

If you answered "yes," please know that you are giving your power away.

So how do you get it back?

Seeing the scale as just a tool and the number on the scale as just data.

In the episode,...

Cheryl Chavez joins me for another great conversation about how to make the dream of having exercise one of your habits a reality.

If you've signed up for a fitness challenge that promises you'll lose X pounds in Y days, we talk about a better way to think about it to set yourself up for...

Do you know what the essential elements are for an effective weight loss program?  Did you know most weight loss programs are missing at least one and diets are actually missing two?  It's why diets don't work for the vast majority.

In this episode, we'll be reviewing the four key...

For the new year, are you asking yourself, "What should I do?”

Is there a competition between the planner and procrastinator in you? Or perhaps you have a health nut and emotional eater battling each other?

In this episode, we'll be discussing the three forms of willpower described in "The...

How is your relationship with food?  Have you deemed certain foods off limits?  Look forward to cheat days?  Feel guilty afterwards?

In this episode, I talk about how our relationship with food was created, how it undermines our weight loss efforts and how to heal it for lasting...

Don't eat a lot of vegetables? I’m not here to change your mind about the fruits and veggies you don’t like to eat.  At the same time, if you struggle with cravings and feel like you’re always hungry, your body is trying to tell you something.  It's looking for...

Are you feeling overwhelmed?  Not sure where to start?  Are you someone who is exercising for weight loss?  Or wondering how to know when you've had enough to eat?

In this episode, Amy talks about some of the most common questions that came up in follow up conversations she...

In this episode, Amy discusses how diets, fitness challenges and many weight loss programs we sign up for trigger ALL or NOTHING thinking, which is a form of artificial scarcity.  This is yet another reason why these programs have such a high failure rate.

Instead of pursuing dramatic,...

In this episode, I discuss the powerful effect of one degree in building new habits and the 3 keys to creating consistency: commitment, community and coaching.

In the pursuit of a breakthrough, James Clear describes the change that occurs in ice, between 32 and 33 degrees, when it expands and...