As you think about the upcoming holidays, if you have people in your life who say and do things that you find upsetting or aggravating or frustrating, instead of going down the rabbit hole of negativity, try reframing.

Because reframing helps you approach challenges with more optimism, more...

What does a good life mean to you?

Does it mean doing meaningful work? Does it mean waking up with a sense of purpose driving you, moving you forward? Does it mean having people in your life that you care about, that you want good things for?

If you're nodding your head, that means you have...

In this episode, Cheryl Chavez joins me for a discussion about imposter syndrome - that internal experience that arises when thoughts about whether you're as competent as you believe others perceive you to be.

If you are an over-achiever with perfectionist tendencies and you're looking for tips...

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...

Are there people in your life that you find emotionally draining?  And you're in a situation, like the holidays, where you're not really able to simply avoid the person.

In this episode, I explain exactly why we find these people so difficult to deal with, why we engage with them, and ways...

When Cesar Millan rehabilitates dogs, he also spends time training the owners on handling the dogs with what he calls “calm-assertive energy.”  More often than not, the dog's misbehavior is a reaction to what the unskilled owner is or isn't doing so focusing on the dog would be...

Lumping all stress in the "bad" for you bucket and something you should avoid is like saying all baby boomers are the same.  In fact, your experience with stress is similar to what research has shown for baby boomers and their attitudes about aging.

How you think about stress has a real...

Have you read the book, “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers” by Robert Sapolsky?

It’a all about what stress and specifically chronic stress does to the human body, and how it increases our chances of developing cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and even...

In today's episode, I talk about the many ways to measure progress in your weight loss journey that have nothing to do with the number on the scale and everything to do with a happy and healthy life.

As Henry David Thoreau so wisely noted, "What you get by achieving your goals is not as...

It's time to make peace with food and free yourself from chronic dieting.  To do this, we must challenge the destructive diet voices.

In today's episode, I talk about the food police, nutrition informant and diet rebel voices that undermine are weight loss efforts, as well as the nurturing...