Find Your Feisty

Getting a free pair of jeans might be good news for most people, but for me? Yeah, I freaked out! My mind started running around like a 2-year-old with a machete – untamed, unchecked, and dangerous – but I got it back on track (and disarmed!) by asking a few thoughtful questions. And then… 😊

When I was introduced to the concept of "What feels like love?", it blew me away. For a very long time, what felt like love to me was food. Food stopped being nourishment and became comfort and love. For me, food was survival … it was numbing the pain and hiding.

Now what feels like love are forgiveness, compassion, patience, and kindness – all directed toward myself. Listen to this episode for more on that plus another powerful question to help you get unstuck.

I'm super fired up about Jillian Michael's shaming of Lizzo, and I'm super supportive of women who are ready to ignore that kind of b.s. from the diet industry and start doing things their own way. There's more to losing weight than "Eat less, move more" when shame is at the heart of the matter -- and I would know; I've been there. So listen in for some shameless ideas on how to approach your life (and, yes, your weight) in 2020.

Happy New Year! But not New Year, New You because you know I hate that. It's New Year, Same You PLUS inspiration, empowerment, and encouragement. We're going to set 2020 on fire, and here's how we're going to do it…

When you invest in yourself – whether you're investing time, attention, energy, or all three – the payback is immeasurable. My $45 investment in a 4-hour class led to a 4-figure investment in a months-long training that changed my life, my work, and my relationships forever.

You can never go wrong with investing in yourself. Listen in for how my educational investments, large and small, led me from a career I liked to a business that I love.

YES! We've made it through Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday!

The holiday madness is still ramping up, but the holidays don't have to be an emotional, physical, and financial drain. I'm here to show you how to protect yourself and stay in the holiday spirit.

Listen in for ideas on challenging unrealistic expectations, alternatives to gift-giving, plus simple, easy, and affordable ways to take care of yourself this holiday.

Are you wondering how you'll get through the holidays with your sanity intact AND without starting a war? Here are some practical solutions to three common family holiday flareups…

Many years ago, someone gave me a Gratitude Journal. At first, I didn't fully understand what it was for or what to do, but I went on and gave it a try. Little did I know that my life was about to implode and that this gratitude practice would help me more than I could have ever imagined.

Listen in for how gratitude helped me through that difficult time, the good things it can do for your body, and how it stops anxiety in its tracks.

When I had a corporate job, there were days that I worked from 7 a.m. to midnight for months. I accumulated time off, but my boss discouraged using it – a vicious cycle, and I was the fastest hamster on that Wheel of Insanity.

Now I know better and have my own business, yet I can still be worn down by beliefs that cause me to doubt myself and feel less than I am.

Listen in for the simple solution that brought good sense and good feelings to my hot ass mess of a week!

This wasn't my finest moment, but I want to share it with you because it's a good reminder that we never have any idea of what is going on within other people. Unless they tell us, we simply don't know. So, be kind.

And I know that can be hard because, clearly, I didn't do it in this instance! 😊 But, it's worth it.