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March 19, 2023
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Ep 39: Unpacking Anxiety with Rhett Smith

Episode summary:

Want to hear two emotionally in-tune professionals talk about all things anxiety? Tune into this conversation between Jen and Rhett. Rhett Smith is a marriage and family therapist, executive coach, speaker, and author with an expertise in the treatment of anxiety. And we already know that Jen is a dietitian with a passion for self care and personal growth.

From delving into the root cause of anxiety (a violation of trust) to their own personal struggles to how we can define our anxiety in our own lives, this episode goes everywhere. If you struggle or ever have struggled with anxiety, you won't regret listening. 

Favorite Quotes:

“I find myself, when I have anxiety, instead of running from those things, I approach them and work through them.” - Rhett

Resources 

Model of Restoration Therapy for Anxiety
Huberman Lab
Book of Awakening (Nepo)

Anxious Christian Book
Rhett's Website
Rhett's YouTube Channel
Rhett's Instagram

Jennifer's Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website
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March 4, 2023
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Ep 38: Restless in St. Louis

Episode summary:

Restless is a word that represents a lot of complicated feelings, but we all know what it feels like in our bodies. In this episode, Jen explores how she deals with restlessness; that feeling that you should clean the house or be productive or make time for volunteering at your kids' school. She reminds us that rest and stillness are also important. Take the challenge to slow down and take some time to just sit and be.

Favorite Quotes:

“What I want for myself is to be able to quiet the conversation in my mind that says productivity is equal to my worth.”

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website
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February 20, 2024
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Ep 37: The Weight of It

Episode summary:

In this candid, vulnerable episode, Jen opens up about her past struggles with disordered eating and control around food and exercise. This year has re-ignited some of these old thinking patterns and Jen shares openly about how she's still healing this part of her.

Favorite Quotes:

“Peeling back the artichoke leaves to get to the very juicy heart of peace, acceptance, love, and letting go of some control.”

Resources 

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McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website
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February 6, 2024

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Ep 36: Zero Proof, Full Flavor: Unveiling the Non-Alcoholic Napa Cab Crafted by a Family of Visionaries

Episode summary:

The Kamat family is the embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit. In this episode, Jen talks to Drs. Vinay and Sona Kamat and their son Ehan. They stopped drinking alcohol 10 years ago, but maintained an appreciation for exploring the complexities of flavors. 

Jennifer and the Kamats talk about the benefits of not drinking, how you can still enjoy beer and wine through mocktails and NA options, and how their new non-alcoholic Napa Cab, Domaine Kamat, was created.  Plus, you get to learn how alcohol is removed from wine - cool, huh?


The Kamat Family

Ehan Kamat is a true entrepreneur and idea guy. He created his first product when he was only 12 and was on Shark Tank by 17! Since then, he's graduated from UC Berkeley business school and is now working with his dad on this next business endeavor. 

When they're not creating wine, Vinay and Sona work as physicians in St. Louis, MO. When their son came to them with a dream to buy a vineyard in Napa and create a non-alcoholic Napa Cab, they were all in!

Favorite Quotes:

"It's kind of the ritual that we were more attracted to than the actual alcohol." - Dr. Vinay Kamat

Resources
Jennifer's Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website
Past Podcast Episodes
Domaine Kamat Website

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January 23, 2024

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Ep 35: Troubleshooting Triggers

Episode summary:

Everyone gets triggered. It's normal and a part of life. When you get triggered, do you find yourself asking, "Why can't I get past this?" "Why does this still bother me?" ?

In this solo episode, Jennifer processes where she is in her current place of growth when it comes to managing triggers. She explores changing her approach from thinking about the root cause of triggers to experiencing the feelings and emotions that come up and moving through them.

Favorite Quotes:

"We need to tell the brain, thank you for being there for me but right now these stories you're concocting aren't very important. What's important is getting out of my brain and feeling my body."

Resources
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McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website
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January 9, 2024

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Ep 34: One Year Without Alcohol

Episode summary:

The decision to stop drinking was one of the top best choices Jen's made in her life. A Little over a year after her last drink in December of 2022, Jen talks about how her life has changed, the feedback she's received, and what's next for her.

In this episode Jen gets personal about why she shares her journey so publicly and how she responds to people's reactions to her decision to stop drinking. She also shares the changes that she's seen in her sober life. Things like presence, calm, and space.

If these episodes have sparked an interest in sober living or just drinking a bit less, message Jen. She is here to share stories and tips and to be a sounding board for the sober curious.

Favorite Quotes:

"Somehow not drinking allows me to get to know myself better."

"I've seen myself grow in confidence in my life. I've seen anxiety not place such a big role."

Resources 

Dry January
Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
Snoop Dog Thank you

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December 27, 2023

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Ep 33: Grateful for Gratitude, but not Gratitude Gone Wrong

Episode summary:

What is gratitude? What are the benefits to health? When does gratitude extend beyond the positive and go wrong?

In this episode Jennifer reflects on a couple of interactions with her sons over the past few weeks that got her thinking about staying grateful. They also got her thinking about how gratitude can go wrong and more intentional ways to approach gratitude in her own life.  

There are times when gratitude goes wrong. These can show up as showing one sided gratitude on social media, feeling like you should be grateful during hard times, and keeping yourself stuck in situations under the guise of gratitude.

This one's deep, so if you're looking for an exploration of gratitude and gratitude practices as you move into the new year, this is for you. 

Favorite Quotes:

"[Gratitude] lingers... stays with you. You see it and it just changes your chemistry."

"We can be sponges for good moments and moments of gratitude."

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

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December 12, 2023

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Ep 32: Shaking Yourself Out of Stuck-ness with Becky Vollmer

Episode summary:

In this episode Jennifer gets to interview one of her dream guests! She sits down with renown writer, teacher, speaker, and leading voice in the recovery and sobriety community, Becky Vollmer. When Jen first started Love You More, she had a vision of the content she would produce and the people she would dream of having on the show. Becky was one of those dream guests.

Becky's expertise is in helping people to get unstuck. Jennifer and Becky talk about how you can know if you're stuck and how you can start down a path of freeing yourself from your stuck-ness. 

Stick around until the end to get an update on Jennifer's alcohol-free journey and hear about the gifts sobriety has given Becky. 

More about Becky

Becky Vollmer spent a lot of her life feeling stuck. Since she found her freedom, she has dedicated herself to helping others get unstuck and find their freedom.

After quitting her job, getting sober, and working through a long and emotional divorce, Becky virtually had a degree in soul guided choices. She learned so much about living life in a different way and found a passion for helping other people live the lives they've dreamed of.


Favorite Quotes from Becky:

"We can experience that sense of stuckness in lots of scenarios...big and small. In our jobs, our relationships, and our habits."

"We don't feel authorized to change our own lives."

"We really only make big changes when we can't stand ourselves anymore."

"The opposite of fear is choice."

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

You Are Not Stuck

Becky's Website 

Becky's Instagram

Becky's Facebook

The Circle

Emotion Sensation Feeling Wheel

Unbottled Potential  (Amanda Kuda)

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November 28, 2023

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Ep 31: Exploring Thoughts and Feelings with Life Coach Helen McLaughlin

Episode summary:

Today Jennifer sits down with her life coach, Helen McLaughlin, to talk about how you can reframe situations by recognizing your thoughts and feelings for what they are. They unwind the between peace and happiness, discuss the merits of assigning greater meaning to your positive thoughts, and delve into how the brain creates the thought patterns that can have so much control over us.

Helen and Jennifer tackle hard questions like: How can we use our thoughts and not focus on them too much? How do you get out of negative cycles of thinking? What advice do you have for people who are using food or alcohol to deal with uncomfortable feelings? 

More about Helen

Helen McLaughlin has been helping thoughtful people access the insights that change their lives since 2015. She has worked with her clients on career advancement, career change, marriage difficulties, confidence, boundary setting, breaking habits, building a business, growing a business, fitness goals, and self-esteem.

Helen believes that deep, lasting change comes from insight and from seeing things differently than you did before. When you see things differently, you behave differently.
 

Favorite Quotes:

"If [a thought] hurts or doesn’t feel good, it’s not the train of thought you want to take." – Helen

“A feeling is just a fluctuation in energy with a label on top of it.” – Helen

“A lot of my work with a client might just be trying to extend the moment between what they’re feeling and what is happening.” - Jennifer

“Nothing in life is screw-up-able.” - Helen

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

Helen’s Website 

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November 14, 2023

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Ep 30: The Power of Hypnosis (in nutrition and everything else)

Episode summary:

In this episode Jennifer talks with fellow dietitian Sarah Krieger about how she discovered hypnosis and how she integrates it into her nutrition practice. In her current practice, the majority of her clients are seeing her for hypnosis, but are being treated for some type of nutrition issue in the background. Most clients come to her looking for help with weight loss, but she has also used hypnosis to change people's behaviors around smoking, phobias, sleep, and sports performance. 

If there is something that you want to change about yourself or your life, hypnosis can help you do that. From weight loss to worrying about politics to dealing with difficult family members around the holidays, hypnosis can help you to change your thoughts, habits, and reactions. 

Favorite Quotes:
"It's never too late to change who you are." - Sarah

"All hypnosis is self hypnosis. I'm just the guide." - Sarah

"It's an hour of a dreamy state where you get to take care of yourself and learn about yourself." - Jennifer


Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

Sarah's Website
Sarah's Instagram
Sarah's Book: Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook
Sarah's Book: Coffee Grounds, Banana Peels, and Diapers

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