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October 31, 2023

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Ep 29: The Power of Play - for adults!

Episode summary:

A couple of weeks ago, Jennifer spent a weekend in Nashville at a 3 day music fest - with the goal of letting loose and just having fun.  This past alcohol-free year, has been an exercising in re-discovering what fun means and she is here for it! 

Research shows that play is good for physical and mental health and helps adults to develop better coping mechanisms and manage stress better. 

In this episode, Jennifer talks about her own journey of building playful habits and gives you tons of resources that you can use to delve deeper into this topic and start adding more play into your day.

 Head over to Instagram and let us know how you've been playful today! 

Favorite Quotes:

“Do you do anything in your day that is not related to any sort of productivity?”


Other Episodes You Might Like:

Shiny Hood Self Care
What are you doing with your 4000 weeks?
Season 3 Kickoff

Resources 

Stewart Brown's National Institute for Play

Jeff Harry - Positive Play Coach

The Dumb Dads

Kelly Pritchett, RD

Finish Line Virtual Assistants (Christie & Catie)

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

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October 17, 2023

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Ep 28: Season 3 Update

Episode summary:

Welcome to season 3 of the Love You More podcast! 

Nine months into her sober living journey, Jennifer reflects on alcohol-free firsts and some awkward moments. Surviving summer, concerts, and canoeing with 3 rowdy boys, she feels like she's hit her stride and is feeling more and more confident in her ability to navigate without the help of alcohol.

Jennifer also share her favorite non-alcoholic beers and some tips for handling social situations that typically revolve around drinking. 

If you're interested in exploring alcohol-free living, hit Jennifer up on Instagram! 

Favorite Quotes:

"It has certainly improved my life. I feel more myself. I feel like I can be more myself. I don't feel like I have...this underlying current of anxiety that I had when I was drinking."

Other Episodes You Might Like:

Season 2 Wrap-up & Thoughts on Rumination
Our Complicated Relationship with Alcohol 
Rethinking the Drink

Resources 

What is NA Beer?

Athletic Brewing Co.

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

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May 16, 2023
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Ep 27: What Are You Doing with Your 4000 Weeks?

Episode summary:

When Jennifer's mastermind group asked her to choose her favorite productivity book to share on their most recent retreat, choosing Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman was a no-brainer.

With ideas like doing nothing, finding novelty in the mundane, and choosing your failures in advance, this isn't your average productivity resource. Burkeman reminds us that we only have, give or take, 4000 weeks to spend so we better find the time to enjoy it. 

Favorite Quotes:

“As a person with perfectionist tendencies, I have certainly learned that I just can’t give my best at everything.”

“Attention is a finite resource.”

“Every moment could potentially offer something beautiful.”

“When’s the last time you did nothing?”

“I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber.” - Blaise Pascal

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website
Past Podcast Episodes
Smartphone Podcast Episode

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May 9, 2023
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Ep 26: Season 2 Wrap Up - Life Updates and Thoughts on Rumination

Episode summary:

In this series wrap-up, Jennifer provides a raw and emotional life update. As she continues to work through her foot injury, Jennifer talks through her thoughts on the Boston Marathon, her recovery, and what's up next.  

Accepting this change in her relationship to running while focusing more on wholistic self care has brought up thoughts and feelings that have been hard to move on from. In the second part of this episode, Jennifer talks about rumination and how to get unstuck from thoughts that may be getting in the way of enjoying the experience of your life. 

Favorite Quotes:

“If we want to be able to handle these hard thoughts better, we have to be more conscious of our thoughts, in general.” – Jennifer

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website
Past Podcast Episodes
Rick Hanson Website

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April 25, 2023
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Ep 25: Self Care for Athletes (and other active people)

Guest Bios:

Kelly Pritchett PhD, RDN, CSSD
Nutrition & Exercise Professor
Director of Sports Nutrition for CWU Athletics
Consultant and Co-Owner of Inside Sports Nutrition

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RD
Owner and CEO of the blog and wellness brand, Bucket List Tummy
Co-host of Nail Your Nutrition Podcast

Episode summary:

Jennifer and her good friends and fellow sports dietitians get together to talk about how athletes (and other active people) can practice self care to optimize performance and to promote overall health.

Jennifer, Sarah, and Kelly talk about how athletes can maintain healthy bodies and minds when it comes to their training and fueling. They talk about the biggest problems they see in their own practices, their best advice for optimizing training (pssst...all of them said rest), and this group of active moms commiserate about meal planning for their families. 

Favorite Quotes:

“When an athlete really pays attention to before, during, and after fueling that’s actually one of the best ways to improve body composition because you’re improving performance long term.” – Jennifer

“Trust the training and your body will do what it needs to do.” – Kelly

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

Kelly's Instagram

Sarah's Instagram

Bucket List Tummy

Inside Sports Nutrition

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April 10, 2023

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Ep 24: Nutrition & Self Care: Unlocking Omega-3s with GOED Omega-3

Guest Bios:

Elana Natker, MS, RD
Director of Consumer and Healthcare Practitioner Communications at GOED

Self Care Routine: sit and have coffee first thing in the morning and then do a workout 

Kaitlin Roke, PhD
Director of Scientific Communication and Outreach at GOED

Self Care Routine: relies on a morning routine of walking or hiking and getting in the hot tub afterwards

Episode summary:

In this episode, Jennifer calls in the Omega-3 experts to answer your questions, clear up confusion, and give you their favorite sources of this essential fatty acid. This one digs deep into nutrition, but taking care of your health and meeting your body’s needs is one of the deepest, truest forms of self care.

Omega-3 experts from GOED Omega-3 join Jennifer in this conversation and force her to put her dietitian hat on as they delve into the best Omega-3 sources (think SMASH! Salmon, Mackerel, Anchovies, Sardines, Herring) and walk you through how much and what you should eat for optimal health.

If you have ever wondered what Omega-3s are, how much to eat if you’re pregnant, if the mercury in fish is bad for you, if you should take supplements, or what DHA and EPA even mean, download this episode right now. You’re about to get some knowledge.

Favorite Quotes:

“You can cook fish very quickly, so if you're someone who's trying to get dinner on the table in a more efficient manner, fish is really your best friend.”

"[When it comes to Omega-3s], some is good, but more is better."

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

GOED Omega-3 website

GOED Quiz

Omega-3 Content of Fish

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March 28, 2023

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Ep 23: The Walk Out of Shame, the Walk Out of the Wellness Culture with JC Lippold

Episode summary:

Wellness culture can make us question if we’re using the right cosmetics, eating the right foods, exercising the right amount...the list goes on and on.  In this episode, Jen and guest, JC Lippold, unpack the root causes of shame in the wellness industry.

JC is a teacher of movement and mindset, a community engager and social movement trailblazer, a theatre director, and a full-time leadership and change coach and consultant. He believes that everyone is enough, is doing enough, and is trying enough and is passionate about spreading that message. 

From walking through the shame cycle to exploring what being enough really means, this conversation will shift your perspective on the messaging coming from wellness professionals, the media, and even your friends and family. 

Favorite Quotes:

“We have a complex world that has complex pathways to happiness and fulfillment and complex realities that make life really hard.”  - JC Lippold

“Our culture consistently tries to override our intuition to listen to other things. If your body is telling you something, you should listen to it.” - JC Lippold

“It’s not 'How do we get rid of shame?', but 'How do we move forward with it?'” - JC Lippold

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

JC's Website

JC's Instagram

JC's Facebook

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March 14, 2023

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Ep 22: Rethinking the Drink (part 2)

Episode summary:

Disclaimer: My choice not to drink does not come with judgment of your choice to drink. This is completely judgement free. I'm exploring my relationship with alcohol and hoping that my journey resonates with my listeners. 

Over the past couple of months, Jennifer has been exploring her relationship with alcohol and drinking. Now, after 2 months without a drink, she fills us in on her history with alcohol from high school to college to having her kids, and talks about the challenges of not drinking in a culture built around alcohol.

So many of the books and podcasts out there talk about really extreme situations, but there are a lot of people that want to change their relationship with alcohol but don’t have what society would define as a "drinking problem."

Favorite Quotes:

“That’s what I’ve been doing – I’ve been playing around with being a nondrinker.”

“The industry markets alcohol as a way to make life better. We deserve it. They’re targeting us hard.”

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol (Johnston)

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February 28, 2023

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Ep 21: Go with Your Gut: Self Care with Gastroenterologist Dr. Kreikemeier

Episode summary:

Jennifer and Dr. Kreikemeier having been collaborating on the Got Good Gut Health? program and on this episode they talk about everything from Dr. K's hot yoga to the pros and cons of at-home microbiome testing.

Dr. Kreikemeier shares his own self care journey navigating his medical career through the pandemic, how he found a better and healthier work life balance, and how he became a disruptor in the medical community. 

And on top of that, we got him to give away his top tips for maintaining good integrity of the gut, so you should probably listen just for that!

Got Good Gut Health?:
Starting March 16 you can meet with McDaniel Nutrition Therapy dietitian, Melissa Brown and Dr. K once a week for an 8 week program focused on improving YOUR gut health.  They cover hot topics in gut health, lead group discussions, and answer your questions. This is a great opportunity for people struggling with gut health issues and people who just want to have a healthier gut overall.

Favorite Quotes:
“[Mental health] is an important part of the discussion. The number of patients that get digestive issues related to stress and anxiety is sky high.”

"There are so many people walking around with gut health issues and they aren’t seeking treatment that could help them because they think their experience is normal."

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

Dr. K’s website

The Myth of Normal – Gabor Mate

Gut Health Program

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February 14, 2023

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Ep 20: Dear Me: The Power of Journaling

Episode summary:

Research has shown that journaling has positive effects on sleep, stress, and overall happiness. You don’t need to journal every day to see the benefits – you only have to journal when you feel like it. Isn’t that an easy form of self care?

Jennifer talks about different forms of journaling and how even writing out a task list can be a form of journaling. As long as what you’re writing is helping you to organize or work through the thoughts in your head, it’s journaling. 

Do you write things down? Do you keep a journal? I’d love to hear about your journaling practices. 

Favorite Quotes:

“Journaling is an opportunity for me when I feel anxious, itchy, or antsy.”

“The way that I purge that bad feeling out of my body is to journal.”

Resources 

Jennifer's Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram

McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website

Past Podcast Episodes

The Artists Way

Liz Gilbert

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