Her Rules Radio

Are you aware of how much you pick up emotional from the energy of the people around you? Today, Alex reminds you just how empathetic you really can be and that not feeling good tends to show up in the body. Focusing on the things that do feel good is the way to go, so she recommends a play date with your bestie, to restore your vitality and to have some well-deserved fun! Listen in for some great ideas.

The guest today is Jennifer Cassetta, a powerhouse with a huge heart. She's a trainer, a speaker, she does nutrition and she's also the creator of the Stilettos and Self Defense Workshops, which is the latest in self-defense for women. Jennifer's goal is to help women to develop the self-assurance, strength, and resilience to reduce the real and frightening statistics for sexual assault in the United States. She goes all around the country teaching self-defense workshops at companies, colleges, and universities. Listen in today to get some amazing insights from Jennifer and to hear her inspiring story.

You can read the full show notes at www.alexandrajamieson.com/138

Did you know that playing takes you out of your head and encourages your body to recover? Would you like to know about the science behind all of that? Then join Alex today as she starts the show with the story of how she helped a client, who was struggling with Chronic Overload Stress, to become more playful and resultantly more relaxed and successful in her life. Listen in as Alex encourages you to include more play in your day and shares seven science-based ways that play helps you to feel great, in and about your body. 

Today's guest is Dr. Leslie Tidwell, a board certified OB.Gyn and the creator of Savvy Lady Patient.com. Leslie realized that she could positively affect women's lives by working with them differently, rather than seeing them in her office. She's created a way for women to have a better, more educated, personalized experience when they go to the doctor. Listen in today, as she talks to Alex about how any woman can get ready for her next appointment so that she feels strong and confident and armed with the correct information.

Today, Leslie talks to Alex about:

• Her website and service, Savvy Lady Patient.com- what it is and why she created it.
• How women are often blown off by doctors (both male and female) and told that they're being overly emotional, or even hysterical.
• How the paternalistic attitude revealed it to herself to her when she went into private practice and was even directed towards her at times when conferring with male doctors.
• How being a female doctor and a woman of color influenced how people viewed her as an authority.
• The appalling behavior that she has experienced from some male surgeons.
• The reasons that women seek Leslie's help through Savvy Lady Patient.com.
• About the Appointment Prep that she offers to women and how that helps and empowers them when they go in to see the doctor.
• Some tips for you, as a woman, to be better prepared when going to see a doctor.

Remember Her Play Date on April the 29th. Go to www.herplaydate.com to take the Play Pledge, to sign up and to download your free copy of Alex's Play Book.

Are you worried about the effects of screen time on yourself, your kids, or your relationship? If so, you're not alone. That's why Alex reached out to film maker Delaney Ruston, the woman behind the incredible and eye opening documentary, Screenagers and asked her to appear on the show. Listen in today and find out all about Delaney and about how you can make it work for your family in this modern day and age.

Today, Alex starts out talking about how women and men cope very differently with stress. This comes up a lot for her with her coaching and on today's show she shares some of the findings of a study done by Shelley Taylor, which explain why, during stressful times, men usually demonstrate the fight or flight response, while women are inclined to tend and befriend. Listen in as Alex shares a really fun way to cope with this and find out how you can play your way to experiencing less stress.

You can read the full show notes at www.alexandrajamieson.com/136

If you would love to break the shackles of yo-yo dieting once and for all, or to finally put an end to your diet spiral, you will really gain a lot from today's show, with Alex's super smart guest, Isabel Foxen Duke, a Health Coach who graduated with Alex, from the Institute For  Integrative Nutrition. Listen in today and find out about Isabel's outlook on body positivity and how you too can develop a positive outlook towards your own body image.

Isabel was put on her first diet at around three years of age, by her pediatrician, who clearly had no idea how it would affect her later in her life. That was the beginning of what would become a life long obsession for her. When Alex met Isabel, she was just kicking off with her program, Stop Fighting Food. Now, Isabel helps women to stop feeling crazy around food, which is how she felt for most of her life, until she began to learn many things that are not taught conventionally, about emotional and binge eating and the ways that they affect women.

Isabel explains that the sad reality of many dieters lives is that with any rigid attempt to control your body, it will only be a matter of time before you violently lose control and start eating anything that you can get your hands on. She vividly describes the cycle of determination to diet, followed by 'losing it' and falling off the wagon. 

On today's show, she talks about how it felt for her, when she fell off the wagon and the about the physical and emotional pain one experiences as a result of yo-yo dieting. She also discusses how landing up in treatment for Binge Eating Disorder was the beginning of her journey towards learning what it means to have a  health-full and balanced relationship with food and how this learning involved un-learning much of what she had been conditioned with, through being so engaged with the diet industry for so many years.  Listen in and find out more.

You can read the full show notes at www.alexandrajamieson.com/135.

Welcome to Her Rules Radio - where we shake off the old rules and do what works for us! So, I turned 42 this week! To celebrate, we played hooky and kept my son out of school and went and had brunch and went to the planetarium, and just spent the entire day together! We had the best time together and it really made me realize the importance of play in our lives. We need more fun and play in our lives.

Listen as Alex shares a story about her client Erin, and how they had to work on play. Because of a rough upbringing, she found that she lived a virtually joyless life. Alex shares the advice she gave Erin to help her incorporate play and fun into her life!  Without enough play, everything “health wise” in our lives is out of whack. We need to have fun. The amount that you allow yourself to play will return huge dividends to your health and well-being.

In this episode, Alex explains what play really is and all of the health benefits that we can enjoy. You have to take action to change habits and play helps you take action. You can incorporate play into your personal life! Alex keeps a hula hoop, a mini-trampoline, and pink roller skates around her house so she can easily grab them for a play session. It’s healthy to be playful and it’s the key to health and happiness. Play can help you actually like your body. When you like yourself, you actually treat yourself better! Keep some toys around and use the often. Playful people can transform any environment to make it more enjoyable. We all want to be around playful people, and then we are inspired to be playful too!

The last Saturday of April, we are hosting Her Playdate (www.herplaydate.com) and it’s a global movement to encourage women to get out and have a play date with all your best friends.

Katie Willcox is the founder and CEO of Natural Model Management and Healthy is the New Skinny. Using her 13 years of experience in the modeling industry, Willcox strives to change the game of body image by giving people the tools to challenge the beauty ideal implemented by the media.Using Healthy is the New Skinny as her platform, Willcox speaks out against harmful advertising and encourages people from all world to model healthy body image and self-love by living an authentic healthy lifestyle. As a public speaker, Willcox aims to educate, inform, and empower girls and women to rise up against media manipulation and teaches them how to protect against it. Katie also has her new book out, which is also called Healthy is the New Skinny.

You can read the full show notes at www.alexandrajamieson.com/134

Would you really like to know the truth about Medical Marijuana? If you've been wanting to try using Marijuana for medical reasons, but you're just not sure, listen in to today's show with Alex's expert guests, Dr. Rachna Patel, Matt Seashols and Samantha Millar, as they explain the facts about it's use for anxiety, pain, sleep disorders and even deepening intimacy and pleasuring women.

Dr. Rachna Patel is the Medical Marijuana doctor. Rachna, a graduate of the North Western University, works out of Walnut Creek, California and she has helped people to deal with almost everything, including anxiety, pain, Parkinson's Disease and cancer. She uses Medical Marijuana in her clinic and her research.

Matt Seashols is the president and co-founder of Hmbldt, a Medical Marijuana company, which was voted one of Time Magazine's top 25 inventions of 2016. Hmbldt makes specific formulations of Medical Marijuana for different issues, as there are different aspects of Marijuana that can really speak to either pain, anxiety, or whatever issue is needing to be addressed. 

Samantha, an incredibly accomplished and super-smart lady, is the Chief Science Officer at Hmbldt. In her early academic work, she focused on the development of cancer and AIDS drugs. She then moved into overseeing EPA Laboratories. 

You can read the full show notes at www.alexandrajamieson.com/133

Do you feel that you could really use some education about your sexuality and the unique way that your body can give you pleasure? Or would you like to find out more about the spin-off benefits that you can enjoy from really knowing your body and how it works? Today, Alex encourages you to listen in so that you can feel completely free to explore your body and your desires and discover what really works for you.

On today's show, Alex talks about a panel discussion that she attended recently in New York City, hosted by her friend, Bryony Cole, host of The Future Of Sex Podcast. There they spoke about the need for women (and men) to be better educated about women's sexuality and also about the orgasm gap. Alex also talks about how each woman's geography and topography can can make a huge difference and that we, as women, tend not to know that, nor do we get the necessary information or encouragement, to explore our own bodies to discover what really does work for us.

The guest on today's show is Kit Maloney, founder of O'actually, which celebrates sexually stimulating content, products and knowledge, that focuses on enhancing and stimulating women's sexual pleasure. O'actually is dedicated to changing the landscape of adult entertainment, to prioritize women's arousal and pleasure by distributing new types of film, audio visual arts and literature. Listen in today, as Kit shares some of her knowledge about sexuality and explains how you can increase your sexual pleasure.

You can read the full show notes at www.alexandrajamieson.com/132

If you feel a pull towards becoming a true expression of unconditional love, or if  perhaps you're seeking justice for humanity, listen in to today's show and find out from Alex's guest, Lisa Fabrega, how you can develop your boundaries, find your truth and step into your purpose.

Lisa, who grew up in Panama, is a coach and mentor to female entrepreneurs and she works to inspire all women to live life connected to their soul and purpose. Today, she talks to Alex about her recent experience, protesting with the Native Americans against the proposed pipeline at Standing Rock.  Lisa also talks about her own struggles with her body and food and how she was able to move through those and step into her purpose. Listen in today and discover what it takes for you to show up in the world powerfully, no matter what shape or size you're in.

You can read the full show notes at www.alexandrajamieson.com

If you have issues about the way you think you look- or about the way you think you should look, listen in today, as Alex interviews the dynamic, fierce feminista, Shelah Marie, and discover how you can come to appreciate and enjoy yourself regardless of your physical form.

Shelah is an actress and online personality who is deeply invested in providing high-quality inspirational videos and performances for the stage and screen for the empowerment of all women. Shelah tours independently and produces her own, original work, Flight, which she performs for Black History Month and also Women's History Month. Shelah teaches Yoga and meditation and through her open, dynamic and electric personality and her #curly&curvy movement, she engages a strong online community. She's all about putting herself out there- especially, to women of color, to show: “This is me, this is my body, this is my hair- and I love it!” 

Join Alex and Shelah on today's show and find out how you can learn to love yourself, no matter what!

You can read the full show notes at www.alexandrajamieson.com/130

Do you find that meditation helps you to sleep better, makes your relationships better, and everything is just happier but finding the time is just more difficult than you thought? If only you had time for an hour or even 20 minutes for meditation. What if I told you that you could do it in 4 minutes? You can set aside 4 minutes a day to meditate and get your happiness back on track. 

If Rebekah Borucki can find the time to meditate in her busy schedule so can you!

Amid her already hectic life with five children, a farm to run, and writing her new book called You Have 4 Minutes to Change Your Life Rebekah still found the time to meditate. Hear it from a woman who has learned her value and refuses to let a chaotic day ruin her happiness, even if that meditation happens to be 4 minutes in the bathroom. So take a breath and listen to how you can change your life in just 4 minutes.

You can read the full show notes at www.alexandrajamieson.com/bonusepisode