This week, I'm discussing and issue straight from the heart, EXCUSES! Listen in to this 12 minute podcast where I will outline some very simple tips on overcoming excuses. It might feel harsh. Perhaps it's a little in your face, but if you genuinely want to stop making excuses, this will help. Excuses strip you of your power. They trick you into believing that you could be healthier, if only something was different about your life.

Today's podcast is all about HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED TO EXERCISE! There are two things people do wrong that derail their ability to sustain an exercise program. I take you through them in this episode, and give you a way to fix the cycle of wanting to work out, but then quitting. The podcast is only 11 minutes, but has a powerful method that can ensure you never fail at exercise again.

In this episode, I explore the interaction of body image, dieting, and happiness with Zovig Garboushian. If you have ever struggled with your weight, or struggled to embrace your body as it is right now, I highly recommend listening to this podcast. Listen in as Zovig describes what diets have cost her in her life including her sense of peace, untold hours of her time and headspace, and even anxiety. We will discuss the current anti-diet culture and how to get out of the cycle of the never ending diet.

We justify that if we lose weight, we'll look better and be happier. But that doesn't work. The problem isn't you or the diet. It is that the reasoning is backwards. It isn't, lose weight and you will be happy. It's get happy and you will lose the weight. If you figure out how to balance your life, adding pleasurable activities, accomplishment, meaningful connection and enjoyable exercise (PACE), you will become happier. This season I'm going to show you how!

My decision to begin writing and podcasting launched me into creativity in a big way and the results have been incredible. I now realize that creativity is available to everyone. What it adds to your life can be huge. In this podcast I talk about the ways that thinking more creatively has changed my life.

After 31 podcasts, it is officially the end of season one! In this episode, I recap my favorite lessons from my guests and there are some big ones. We can all be creative, even if we weren't brought up thinking we were creative. Our brains are listening to what we say, so be careful when you talk about your capabilities. Saying yes to things when your gut tells you to, can change your life in huge ways.

Is anyone confused about what we are supposed to eat? A common question I get asked frequently by my clients is what is actually healthy and how to lose weight. Keto, Paleo, Weight Watchers, calories in/calories out? I don't know about you, but I'm tired of the changing data and fad dieting. To deal with all this confusion, I sought out a well-known nutritionist, Conner Middelmann, with a sensible approach that is based on research.

As a psychologist, I treat people with lots of significant issues like depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and trauma. For each and every one of these problems, exercise is a key component to treatment. It also helps with a myriad of other issues like cardiovascular health, bone density, and obesity. This is the thing about exercise that confounds me. You can recommend it to people and tell them the research, and still, people won't follow through!