Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels

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Jillian Michaels, America's Health and Wellness guru, brings you the Jillian Michaels Show. An entertaining, inspirational, informative show that gives you tools to find health and happiness in all areas of your life.

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Jillian and Pulitzer Prize nominee Steven Kotler discuss how to unlock the latest findings in neuroscience to align your curiosity, passion, and purpose, achieve the seemingly impossible in our lives, and achieve our loftiest goals. Guest Links: The Art of ...

Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels episodes:

01.27.2020 Can a Higher IQ Actually Hurt You? Jillian takes a look at changing the way we think about thinking to positively affect our decisions. Plus, sugar substitutes, and email questions about making the most out of My Fitness App. Check out Jillian’s New Year sale for My ...
01.20.2020 The Ugly Truth About Diet and Exercise Jillian addresses the latest media frenzy surrounding her comments regarding Lizzo. Plus, everyone jumped on Dr. Oz when he recently said you can skip breakfast, so what does that really mean in terms of Intermittent Fasting? And questions about planking, ...
01.13.2020 How Children Can Change You (with Mitch Albom) Mitch Albom, best-selling author of Tuesdays with Morrie, is on the show to talk about his latest book, Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family, and his new podcast, Tuesday People. Guest Links: Mitch ...
01.06.2020 The Vegan Debate Rages On The team talks about the changes in their lives over the past year, and starting 2020 with a clean slate. Plus, the Vegan debate rages on; and emails about soy, advising others on a healthy diet, and more! Check out ...
12.30.2019 This is Not a Resolution! Find out how the team is ending 2019, and their big plans for 2020. Plus, the dangers of steroids, and guest Molly Carmel is on the show to talk about her new book, Breaking Up with Sugar. Guest Links: MollyCarmel.com ...
12.23.2019 Get a Killer Workout at Work?! It’s Team Secret Santa time again, and this year’s gifts are as bad as ever! Plus, how to get a workout at the office or while traveling, and emails about post-pregnancy weight loss and working out while nursing. Start your ...
12.16.2019 Can Hypnotherapy Really Help You Lose Weight for Good? How do you sort out facts from opinions in today’s climate? Plus, Jillian walks us through volume training to build muscle, and celebrity hypnotherapist and author Kimberly Friedmutter is on to discuss aversion techniques for everything from food to biting ...
12.09.2019 The Truth About Going Vegan Parental guilt can make you overcompensate in ways that aren't best for your kids. Plus, Jillian talks holiday weight gain and vegan diets. Start your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian’s My Fitness App at https://go.jillianmichaels.com/WNt1rL7uyZ Send us your brief ...
12.02.2019 The Life Changing Power of Vulnerability Intimacy issues can trigger games, so how do you stop being reactive and start to grow? Plus, changing your grip can change your workout; and psychotherapist John Tsilimparis is back to discuss ways to cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Guest ...
11.25.2019 Vegan - Everything You Need to Know With Thanksgiving days away, Jillian reflects on family and the holidays. Plus, losing weight might not be easy, but it can be simple; and a caller needs help talking to her college coach, who has forced her team to go ...
11.18.2019 Flu-Fighting Tips, and Diets that Don’t Destroy Your Metabolism Jillian attempts to prank call her girlfriend! Plus, things to do to stay well during another epic flu season; and a caller is concerned that working out too much might ruin her metabolism. Start your FREE 7 day trial for ...
11.11.2019 The Secret to Mastering Aging Is it healthier to stand on principle and fight the good fight, or just let go and move on? Plus, Jillian addresses age-related wellness, and takes a call from a woman who discovered that the man she’d been dating is ...
11.04.2019 Toxic Beauty - Everything You Need to Know (with Alec Batis) Jillian has an epiphany about being your best self no matter what life throws at you; the enormous benefits of resistance and weight training; and research chemist and marketer Alec Batis joins us to talk about what’s in our beauty ...
10.28.2019 Inner Peace, Gut Health, and More! Jillian suggests ways to handle high frustration levels. Plus, you may have digestive issues you’re not even aware of; and questions from social media about gaining muscle and burning fat, a typical day of meals for Jillian, and more! Start ...
10.21.2019 A Must Know for Mastering Healthy Habits When a habit becomes your roadblock, how do you break the unhealthy dynamic? Plus, Jillian talks about the importance of personalizing your workout, and things you can do to enhance your physical and emotional health and well-being. Start your FREE ...
10.14.2019 Retrain your Anxious Brain, with psychotherapist & anxiety specialist John Tsilimparis This week’s all about the brain, from the physical/emotional connection to sugar's affect, and psychotherapist and anxiety specialist John Tsilimparis, author of "Retrain Your Anxious Brain" and host of the new podcast, “Mindfulness for the Soul” breaks it all down ...
10.07.2019 Miracle Cures and More What can we do as individuals to help when there are so many important causes out there? Plus, Jillian debunks the Epsom Salt cure-all myth, and answers emails about rest days, working out when you’re sleep deprived, supplements and more! ...
09.30.2019 Psychobiotics: Explaining the Gut/Brain Connection Jillian's trip to Spain sparks a conversation on how experiencing different ways of life can give you perspective. Plus, foods to eat for brain health, and functional-medicine expert Dr. Will Cole is on to talk about his new book, The ...
09.23.2019 Debunking Fitness and Diet Myths and Fads Jillian and the crew discuss quieting your mind for clarity. Plus, how do you know what to believe when there are so many conflicting medical studies out there; and a caller who wants to help her son through his emotional ...
09.16.2019 This Is Life with Lisa Ling! Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling joins us in the studio to discuss the side effects of benzodiazepines, porn addiction, and other topics from the new season of her CNN series, ”This is Life with Lisa Ling.” Start your FREE 7 day ...
09.09.2019 Changing Your Life, Against All Odds How can you be supportive when someone keeps lying to you? Plus, figuring out what's causing your back pain; and Jillian talks to a caller about the intricacies of treating food addiction. Start your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian’s ...
09.02.2019 Powders and Positivity to Transform Your Life How to stay positive when everything seems impossible. Plus, supplement powders for each stage of your work out, and emails on losing weight during menopause, alternative flour pastas, and new additions to Jillian’s My Fitness app. Start your FREE 7 ...
08.26.2019 Common Sense Health Advice to Change Your Life Jillian and the team discuss whether society is becoming so PC we’re giving people permission to fall apart. Plus, common sense food and beverage choices for weight loss, and emails on food addictions, knowing when to see a doctor, and ...
08.19.2019 It’s Never Too Late to Start Over How to be open to new possibilities; and Instagram sensation Steve Greig, the animal-loving man behind the senior dog adoption account @Wolfgang2242, talks to us about finding his purpose after the loss of his beloved dog, Wolfgang. Start your FREE ...
08.12.2019 The Science of Burning Fat (with Kate the Chemist) How do you keep the dynamics of your past from dictating your present? And special guest Dr. “Kate the Chemist” Biberdorf talks to us about getting kids interested in math and science. Start your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian’s ...
08.05.2019 Wine, Fleabag, and the Meaning of Life Jillian and Cindy are on their own again this week, so it’s Pop culture time. Plus, how your body processes alcohol can change your metabolism; and Jillian talks to a caller who’s trying to find her life’s purpose. Start your ...
07.29.2019 The Dangers Of Falling For Diet And Fitness Click Bait The misleading headlines that make up click bait. Plus, Jillian and Cindy try to take the stigma out of PMS, and The Love Doctor helps a caller through her first tough break-up. Start your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian’s ...
07.22.2019 Is There Such A Thing As The Perfect Trainer? How do you accept and find meaning in something you can't fix? Plus, finding a trainer who specializes in the areas of your goal; and email question about office exercises, stretching gyms, and more! Start your FREE 7 day trial ...
07.15.2019 The Trick To Breaking Through Any Plateau Jillian checks in on what’s been going on for the gang. Plus, random tips from sunscreen to hair loss, and a caller who has hit a plateau in his weight loss. Start your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian’s My ...
07.08.2019 Weight Loss Hacks You Have to Know Jillian and the crew talk about what it takes to stay on the road to success. Plus, weight loss hacks, and email questions on intermittent fasting, supplementing, and more! Start your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian’s My Fitness App ...
07.01.2019 Does Social Media Make Us Depressed? (with Kati Morton) LMFT, YouTuber and author Kati Morton is on the show to talk about caring for your mental health. Plus, Jillian and the team revisit the happiness conversation; and, how to properly do a variety of pull-ups. Start your FREE 7 ...
06.24.2019 Be Your Own Advocate! From checking your bills to getting a second opinion, you are in charge of your health care. Plus, how exercise acts as preventative medicine, and Jillian answers emails about steps you can take when your disease zaps your energy, and ...
06.17.2019 Treat Your Chronic Pain Naturally (with Dr. Josh Axe) If we stop thinking everything has to be “perfect,” we can start taking care of ourselves without feeling guilty. Plus, the latest wellness trends, from Kundalini yoga to alternative facelift techniques. And Dr. Axe is back to talk about treating ...
06.10.2019 Breakdown Breakthrough The team talks getting your grit on to make a breakdown a breakthrough. Plus, fitness gifts for Father’s Day and emails on working around injury, improving your fitness performance, and maximizing your cardiovascular strength. Start your FREE 7 day trial ...
06.03.2019 Healing Your Thyroid Naturally (with Dr. Josh Axe) Jillian and the crew look at how having meaning and purpose in our lives can help to get us through the rough patches. Plus, ways to combat Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), and Dr. Axe is back to explain what ...
05.27.2019 Is Time Restricted Eating the Key to Weight Loss? (with Jorge Cruise) Jillian shares about her transformational trip with the UNHCR (United Nations Refugee Agency) to a Sudanese refugee settlement in the The Congo. Plus, health & fitness expert Jorge Cruise talks about his latest book, The Cruise Control Diet and the ...
05.20.2019 The Dating Game Jillian and the crew dig into the dynamics of dating. Plus, your diet may not be perfect but you have to give it your best shot; and emails on cardio, zigzag calorie cycling, and more! Start your FREE 7 day ...
05.13.2019 Life After Suicide (with Dr. Jennifer Ashton) Jillian talks to author & ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton about her new book, “Life After Suicide.” Plus, the crew discusses how to go from a setback to a comeback. Mentioned in this episode: National Suicide Prevention ...
05.06.2019 Just Do It! Jillian and the crew discuss ways to get yourself to work out when you’re depressed. Plus, how to use time under tension to figure out how much weight should you be lifting…and email questions! Start your FREE 7 day trial ...
04.29.2019 Avoiding Financial Abuse (with Suze Orman) Guest Suze Orman discusses money’s role in both personal and professional abusive relationships. Plus, follow-ups from last month’s shows. Financial abuse websites mentioned in this episode: PurplePurse.com TheHotline.org (800-799-7233) Start your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian’s My Fitness App ...
04.22.2019 Relationship Dos and Don'ts Jillian and the crew discuss the importance of being honest about what you want when you’re dating; the most effective form of male birth control; and email questions about workouts, internet trolls, and more! Start your FREE 7 day trial ...
04.15.2019 Chasing Life (with Dr. Sanjay Gupta) Jillian talks with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta about his new, CNN docuseries, “Chasing Life.” With life expectancy dropping in the US, Dr. Gupta traveled to Japan, Bolivia, Turkey, India, Italy and Norway to explore what these countries ...
04.08.2019 I Showed Up, Where’s My Medal? Are team sports teaching kids anything about patience, tolerance, resilience, or teamwork if they don’t even keep score? Plus, Jillian takes a look at the best ways to gauge body fat, and answers email questions on activated charcoal drinks, amino ...
04.01.2019 Break Ups & Breakthroughs Jillian and the crew give advice on how to deal with a breakup in the age of social media. Plus, actionable steps to weight loss, and VERO’s co-founder Ayman Hariri talks about his new social app meant to empower rather ...
03.25.2019 Too Famous, Too Much What Jillian learned from her visit to an energy cleanser after taking on way too much. Plus, push-up modifications and form tips, and email questions about My Fitness App, healthy snack chips, and more! Start your FREE 7 day trial ...
03.18.2019 Your Money, Your Life Jillian puts on her Career Coach cap with advice on adjusting your attitude to get a job, keep it, and thrive. Plus, award-winning financial editor of NBC's Today show, Jean Chatzky, on what women want from their money. Start your ...
03.11.2019 Relationships: Regret or Relief? Jillian and Giancarlo discuss how the end of their marriages ultimately led to far better relationships with their exes. Plus, maximizing micro workouts, and modifying your workout to accommodate injury. Start your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian’s My Fitness ...
03.04.2019 Why Am I So Damn Hungry? Top reasons you’re constantly hungry and tips to curb your appetite. Plus, the benefits of infrared therapy, and high rep/low weight workouts vs. low rep/high weight workouts. And, the quickest ways to evolve personally and professionally to enrich your life! ...
02.25.2019 Freak in the Sheets? Jillian explains the how-to of top fitness hacks from HITT to Metcon. Giancarlo coaches the crew on the art of the cold call to advance your career. And the crew debates health benefits of fetishes. Start your FREE 7 day ...
02.18.2019 The Power of Genetics How to make the power of your habits manipulate the power of your genes. Finding the best fitness tracker. Proper form for chattarunga. And tips on when to start supplementing. Start your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian’s My Fitness ...

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