How often are you triggered and are those triggers leading you to take cactions that align with your long-term goals? 

Or are they routines and behaviors that are actually moving you further away from those goals?

Well, I spent the past week dog sitting my sister's new puppy, Kona. (In...

Have you been trying to figure out why it is that none of the diets and weight loss programs you've been on have you actually worked - where you've lost the weight AND kept it off?

Well, one of the keys to lasting weight loss is tapping into your 8th sense.  It's your interoception.

When...

When was the last time someone said something to you, or maybe it was a thought that you had like, "You need to lose weight," that you accepted as true - hook, line, and sinker? And then you reacted to it without even thinking, as opposed to being able to respond to it?

Given all the recent...

What do you have in your coping toolkit?  When you're dealing with stressful situations, do you use different tools for different situations or do you have a go-to coping mechanism?

In other words, are you using eating or drinking like a carpenter who uses a hammer for nails, along...

In this episode, Matt Martell joins me for another insight-packed conversation about the keys to effective leadership. We take a deep dive into the topic of personal responsibility and its importance, especially in difficult and stressful situations.

As a listener of this podcast, Matt also...

In this episode, we're talking about all things sleep.  From how much sleep you want to get to why good sleep matters to what to do when you have trouble sleeping.

As one of the Fundamental Five for lasting weight loss, finding a way to get 7-9 hours of quality sleep consistently is a key...

Today Cheryl Chavez and I are talking about one of her favorite topics, alcohol - and specifically, red wine.  Like many women, there was a time Cheryl used several glasses of wine to take the edge off of a frustrating and stressful day.

If your plans for weight loss include going cold...

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...

Is your calendar filling up with holiday gatherings and shopping on top of your regular busy schedule? Worried about all the cookies and treats and the holiday weight gain season?

In this episode, I talk about how to deal with the feelings of stress and overwhelm that lead to emotional eating...

Do you find yourself eating after the kids have gone to bed?  Have the urge for a late night snack even though you're not hungry?

In this episode, I talk about how to overcome these urges that undermine the rest of our weight loss efforts and exactly what to do to break the habit of late...