Today’s episode is the perfect follow up to last week’s discussion about reprogramming the subconscious mind. We’re talking to Lia Kinn, a personal trainer and nutrition specialist who achieved amazing weight loss success (we’re talking 45 pounds in six months!) by overcoming her limiting beliefs and developing confidence in her ability to change her life and body. In this show, Lia helps busy women do the same through her online program, Lean Like Lia.

In this episode, Lia drops all kinds of wisdom and offers tactical tips on how she ditched her 10-year-long “diet” and finally owned her personal health goals.

Tune in if you want to learn how to:

• Attach meaning to your personal goals and craft stories that help you move forward
• Tame your “toddler brain” and question the validity of your own thought patterns
• Silence the voices of others and create new stories to support your journey
• Take the first, realistic step towards your biggest goals
• Commit to action, even when you’re in the midst of having a negative feeling

Stay in touch with Lia on Instagram @lia_kinn and learn more about her fitness programs at www.liakinn.com.

And don’t forget to download the free worksheet to get the most out of our conversation with Lia!

It matters a lot. In fact, social connection is a central component of good health. Yet so many of us lack it in today's world. 

We've bought into the dogma that we should do it alone. But shouldn't. And in this quick dish, I explain why connection gets you where you want to be faster. 

If you love what you hear, it would mean the work to me if you hopped on over to Itunes to leave me a five-start review.  

Today we’re talking about self-sabotage. Have you ever been rocking a new workout or meal plan and then suddenly hit a wall? I’ve been there, friends, and I bet you have too. Turns out there’s a lot going on in our subconscious mind that can contribute to our self-sabotaging patterns. So, today. we’re calling in an expert to help us crack the code on our inner crisis.

Bonnie Kelly is a speaker, educator and expert on reprogramming the subconscious mind. She’s here to break down why we self-sabotage and the three key steps we need to end the cycle for good. Why is this so important? Because, as Bonnie says, we can’t consciously create the life of our dreams until we’ve done the work on a subconscious level.

Listen in for Bonnie’s tangible takeaways, including:

• The most common reasons why we self-sabotage and how to identify the conditions, fears and expectations that might be holding us back

• How to uncover the stories we tell ourselves, especially the ones that give power to our limiting beliefs

• How changing our thoughts really can change our lives

• The three-step cycle we can adopt to reframe our subconscious thoughts and put an end to self-sabotage

• Why forgiveness is the most essential thing we can give ourselves

Dig deeper and unpack your subconscious mind with this week’s free episode worksheet. For more resources, check out Bonnie’s website www.bonniekelly.me and grab a copy of her book, True To Your Core.

Like the show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps.

Friends, in this episode we’re keeping things real -- and we’re keeping things local -- with the amazing Ashley Brooks. Ashley is an entrepreneur and hospitality designer, co-founder of nationally-acclaimed restaurant, Milktooth, and the co-founder Garfield Farmers Market (where I personally do most of my grocery shopping during the summer).

That's just a portion of her professional bio, by the way. As you can see, Ashley wears many hats -- but all of her projects center around her passion for connecting with people through food. She is a passionate advocate for local food and a strong, sustainable food system. And today she’s going to help us understand how and why to incorporate local foods into our lives.

In addition to sharing her own entrepreneurial journey, as well as how she evolved from a diet based on convenience to a diet based on locally and sustainably sourced foods, Ashley also unpacks:

• What defines local food vs. healthy food vs. “slow food”
• Why supporting local food creates a more sustainable food and agriculture system
• Why local, seasonal food tastes better!
• What “slow food” is -- and why local doesn’t necessarily mean healthy or sustainable
• How to navigate your local market and ask where/how your produce is grown 

If you’re in Indy, join Ashley and I at the Garfield Park Farmers Market next summer! In the meantime, you can follow Ashley on Instagram at @a.rose.brooks. Wherever you live, get to know your local slow food community at www.slowfoodusa.org!

Don't forget to get to grab your free local food worksheet, specifically designed to help you eat and shop local. 

Like the show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps. Consider including your IG handle so we can thank you personally!

Or at least that’s what I think. The whole notion of a cheat meal bothers me so much because it sets us up for failure. And I’m going to you why.

 So, listen in to hear how they use our reticular activating system (RAS) to go after the wrong thing.

If you love what you hear, it would mean the world to me if you would hop on over to iTunes and leave a five-star review.

Friends, I’ve got a delicious (and demystifying) episode in store for you today. Have you ever wondered about intermittent fasting but aren’t sure where to start? Today, I’m calling in an expert to help break it down for us. Beth Lipton is a natural foods chef, recipe developer, wellness writer and health coach. 

Beth is an expert on the topic of intermittent fasting, and she is here to tell us exactly what it is, why it works, and how to know if it’s right for you. If you’re ready to feel more focused, get your hunger under control, and up your energy -- then press play on this episode!

In this episode, Beth dishes out her wisdom on:

• All things intermittent fasting -- what it is, why it works, and how it strengthens your body and improves your overall health and longevity
• How to fit intermittent fasting into your day and your life in a way that feels good
• Why you should listen to your body’s hunger signals and pay attention to what tastes good to you (hint: there’s a reason why butter tastes so damn good!)
• How to stay on track with healthy food choices and choose the right moments to indulge

I love Beth’s message that good health is supposed to FEEL good, and I know you’re going to dig her, too. Check out Beth’s 21-Day Reboot Program (and try some of her tasty recipes!) at www.bethlipton.com, or give her a follow on Instagram and Twitter @CookiePie0402.  

Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Lauren Capizzo. In addition to being the brilliant mind who came up with the name for this podcast, Lauren is a speaking coach and visibility strategist who uses her background in both theatre and business to help online entrepreneurs develop the confidence it takes to get in front of their ideal client and serve them best. She is also an expert in self-talk, and friends, we all know how that pesky inner critic can get in the way of chasing our biggest dreams. So if you’ve ever set a health goal and not been able to reach it, this episode is for you.

In this episode, Lauren will teach you how to:

• Set goals that light your soul on fire (instead of setting goals to please other people, including your past self)
• Ask yourself the right questions to tell the difference between a superficial goal and a life-changing goal
• Tame your inner critic and become your own positive PR director
• Prime yourself for the day with gratitude and goal-setting

You can stay in touch with Lauren and learn more about her brand-new membership coaching program by visiting www.laurencapizzo.com and following @lauren_capizzo on Instagram. If you love this episode, be sure to take a screenshot and tag @ericaballardhealth and @lauren_capizzo.

Yea. That. Confidence precedes habits. That’s why confidence is essential to your health. But we don’t really talk about it in the health community.

I’m changing that today. So, tune in if you want to know why confidence matters if good health matters to you.  

Like this episode? Let me know by taking a screenshot, throwing it up on Instagram, and tagging me at @ericaballardhealth.

Friends — Want to learn how to solve your chronic pain problems? Then meet Brendon Lundberg. Brendon is on a mission to build the safest, most consistently effective and appealing solution to the epidemic of chronic pain. As the co-founder of Radiant Pain Relief Centres, he combines his mission to change the way chronic pain is treated, with his deep experience in healthcare management, to help people who suffer from chronic pain get back their lives. 

In this week’s episode, we dive into: 

• What pain is, particularly what is the difference between acute pain to chronic pain and why that matters to you
• How chronic pain can manifest and what do do about it
• The role your brain plays in chronic pain and what happens when the wiring is off
• What new science is telling us about chronic pain and how to treat it
• Why treating and managing chronic pain is so important to Brendon

If you want to learn more about Brendon and his amazing mission you can check out his book called Radiant Relief: A Case for a Better Solution to Chronic Pain or his website at www.radiantpainrelief.com. You can also find him on Instagram at @pbrendonlundberg.

Curious about meditation? Great. Because I got the guy for you: Enrico Cecala. Enrico served in the US Navy SEAL Teams for 12 years, performed over 130 combat missions, all on top of running multiple businesses. After retirement and reconnecting with his spiritual path, he discovered his true calling to help people shape and lead a life on their own terms through coaching and meditation. Enrico has created a system that helps people reignite their light within, reconnect with their true selves, and lead their own life. 

In this chat, we cover:

• What meditation actually is and how to know if it's working 

• How you can start meditating if you don’t have tons of time and space

• Every day forms of meditation that you can adapt and used 

• Meditation myths and why clearing your mind isn't always the primary goal of meditation

• How meditation can help you break through roadblocks and help you grow as a leader

To learn more about Enrico, you can find him on Instagram @superiorpeak or his website www.enricocecala.com.