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Empower girls to reach their dreams through hard work and dedication.How do you make the dreams of girls come true? Through empowerment. Fairy tales and Disney princesses share their journey to success. While it plays out in a condensed timeline, these young folks go through processes that are applicable for today’s girls. It starts with a dream, but it requires work. Develop a plan of action to achieve those dreams. Trust in the process and continue improving skills. Listen as Ashley Eckstein joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to share her own tale of empowerment. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins

Your body's circadian rhythms contribute to effective weight loss. Are you eating when you should?Intermittent fasting can assist in fat-burning, improved blood sugar and boosting overall health. Time restricted feeding is the regular practice of intermittent fasting. You’re eating in a condensed period while fasting between dinner and breakfast. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. This method lines up with circadian rhythms, as digestion is better in the morning. Blood sugar control is stronger in the morning as well. Before changing up your mealtimes, consider your obligations. Family dinners or early mornings may influence a decision to skip breakfast or dinner. Some people opt to eliminate an entire meal. Listen as Dr. Courtney Peterson joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to discuss when you should eat and how to take advantage of the body’s fat burning capabilities. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins

How can you deal with a lack of self-awareness?You often hear talk of self-awareness in relation to someone who doesn’t seem to have enough of it. Self-awareness is comprised of internal and eternal self-knowledge. Internal self-awareness is clarity of self, knowing who you are, understanding your behavior patterns and passions. External self-awareness demonstrates knowing your impact on others. These two aspects are not always related. You may be better at one than the other. Self-awareness is the secret to success in the twenty-first century. Most of us believe we’re self-aware. There’s so much room to grow. Humans have blind spots. We also want to see ourselves with rose-colored glasses. We live in a world that is leading us to be more self-absorbed and less self-aware. Listen as Dr. Tasha Eurich joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to discuss how to improve our own self-awareness and how to deal with a lack of it in others. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins

Retreat from the surroundings of a past relationship and work on healing your heart.Breakups and heartbreak are traumatic. Daily life serves as a reminder of the lost love and positive times from the relationship. A change of environment can help the heart heal. Amy Chan created a breakup bootcamp for this very reason. The program starts with women sharing their stories with each other. Activities like yoga and meditation help women heal. Additional practitioners are on hand to guide healing modalities that best help an individual woman’s trauma. Another unique aspect at the retreat is the rule against ex-bashing. It creates negative energy. Former lovers provide insight into the the individuals who selected them. Patterns and belief systems that lead to wrong relationships are examined. Listen as Amy joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to share how her breakup bootcamp works. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins

Reduce your risk for heart risk. Find out how body shape affects potential for heart disease and other inflammatory illnesses.Does waist-to-hip ratio influence heart health? A recent study examined 500,000 adults in England, Scotland and Wales. Participants were age 40 to 69 with an average age of 56. They were typically overweight but had no history of heart disease. After an average follow-up of seven years, 5,710 of those surveyed had heart attacks. Heart attacks were more common in those who were obese, including those with high BMI. Those with a wide waist or high waist-to-hip number were high risk. Women with a large waist or high hip-to-waist ratio are at greater risk of diabetes and coronary artery disease. If you were pear-shaped or apple-shaped in your youth, it may get worse as you age. If it worsens, it’s time to intervene and improve your health to reduce heart attack and inflammatory illness risk. It’s very easy to gain belly fat as you enter perimenopause.  Of course, being too thin is bad for overall health. Women need to feel strong and have functional health. That requires muscle mass. Listen as Dr. Jennifer Haythe joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to discuss how apple and pear shapes impact your heart health. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins

Become more empathetic towards yourself and others.Empathy has been a focus of business of late. Have you ever shopped for dog food online and an article about dogs pops up? Empathy and sympathy are different. Sympathy has a component of action because you want to alleviate someone’s sorrow. Empathy is being able to experience someone else’s feeling or experience. It’s a precursor to good citizenship or justice. Empathy begins in childhood. One baby hears another cry and begins crying, mirroring the behavior. Higher levels of empathy involve an imaginative element, stepping into another person’s shoes to understand their suffering. There’s great value in self-empathy. Be kind to yourself. How would you treat someone who is facing your issues? Recognize your feelings and allow yourself to experience them. Listen as Cris Beam joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to share more about empathy. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins

Are you dating for love, or just bingeing on empty romantic calories?Consider dating like a diet. You can make choices in your diet that directly impact your future outcome. Using this analogy, look at the dieter who wants to lose weight to achieve a desired look immediately. She declares she’ll be fasting for ten days. Soon into her diet plan, she’s ravished and will eat anything. That’s why she’ll go home with him. The truth is that you can’t fast forward love. Much like a diet, slow and steady brings results. What kind of guy do you actually want to date? Look around your circle for realistic partners. Your celebrity fantasy lovers are not available. Maybe it’s time for a dating detox. This means you don’t gorge on the donut by calling the ex-boyfriend for a moment’s satisfaction before being filled with remorse. Let yourself get excited and available for a new love. If you want to meet someone, you have to get on the metaphorical treadmill and press start. Engage in activities with potential dates. Make it fun. Commit to it as a routine. Maybe opt to date one person a week, enlarging your social circle by 52 people over the course of a year. Listen as Joanna Coles joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to share how you can work on finding love and stop going home with losers. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins

What is it like to engage in a relationship with a married man?What’s it like to sleep with married men? Karin Jones was seeking companionship after her divorce. She engaged with some dating apps and was being approached by married men. She wasn’t looking for a relationship, just physical companionship. The married men who contacted her seemed like they were less likely to want something more. She found most of these men wanted to just communicate. They were experiencing pain in their own relationships. Talking and texting with Karin seemed to give them someone who listened. An affair can be thrilling. It is illicit, exciting and free of obligations. Women carry a huge burden juggling careers and families, so a casual relationship holds appeal. When women start losing estrogen, they lose the need to take care of everything. Every situation is unique. Communicating your interests outside of your relationship is important. It’s hard to be truthful about sex, intimacy and changing desire. Physical and mental changes in women as they age can diminish an urge for sex. Listen as Karin joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to share her experiences and observations from dating married men. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins

Spring cleaning tips for your face.Spring is well in hand. You’ve cleaned your home and your closet. Now it’s time to spring clean your skin. Your morning routine should include the following: Cleansing with a gentle cleanser that contains antioxidants and is appropriate for skin type Toning with a brightening agent to clear up brown spots Treatment (if you have a skin condition that requires treatment, usually a prescription) Moisturizing for skin type Sunscreen application with SPF above 45 Your nighttime routine should include the following: Cleansing with a gentle cleanser that contains antioxidants and is appropriate for skin type Toning with a brightening agent to clear up brown spots Treatment for wrinkles Moisturizing for skin type Consider getting laser or resurfacing treatment to clean up any sun damage. Your skin changes as you age so you may need to make adjustments. This doesn’t mean to mix things up on a monthly basis, just when you notice changes. Listen as Dr. Jody Levine joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to discuss how to spring clean your skin and how to develop a skin care routine. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins

How can you interact with the opposite sex at work without worries about being harassed?In the months since #MeToo began trending in social media, advancements have been made. There is greater awareness about sexual harassment. Bill Cosby has been convicted of sexual assault. However, not much has changed in the workplace. In fact, men are hesitant to interact with women in the workplace for fear of harassment accusations. No one wants friendliness to be perceived as flirtation or harassment. About one-third of male managers are concerned about meeting with women alone for mentoring or bonding. Formal mentorships can bridge the gap between the sexes. Women can maintain a paper trail and ask specific work-related questions when seeking advice from male managers. If a man is nervous about an accidental sexual harassment, he isn’t likely to be a harasser. Remember that Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby didn’t accidentally harm their accusers. If you are harassed, speak to human resources, your boss or the harasser’s boss. Sexual harassment is about power. Listen as Dr. Kim Elsesser joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to discuss the impact of #MeToo on sexual harassment, how to interact with the opposite sex in the workplace without worry, and what to do if you are harassed. Sponsor: Smarty Pants Vitamins