To Your Health

Let's call a spade a spade and acknowledge that losing weight can feel really F'ing hard, sometimes.

Developing mental toughness is really important if you don't want to give up any time things feel difficult.

When most of us hear the term "tough," we think of a masculine, militant, no-pain-no-gain type attitude.

What if that was all wrong?

Today's episode is a review of a book called Do Hard Things by Steve Magness and it'll help you redefine how you see toughness.

I'm sharing my biggest takeaways from the book for developing unwavering confidence, setting better goals, and taking back control of your life.

You know that you don't want your kids to develop the same body image and food related issues that you picked up on from your mom but HOW do you make sure they don't, especially when you're actively trying to lose weight?

It IS possible and that's exactly what I'm talking about with today's guest, Michelle Maidenberg.

Learn how to communicate with your kids about food, exercise, and their bodies in a way that sets them up for a healthy and sane future.

(And make sure you listen until the very end when Michelle shares how to make sure that a little slip up with your diet doesn't turn into a complete fall off the wagon!)

Michelle P. Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R maintains a private practice in Harrison, NY. She is also the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of “Thru My Eyes”, a nonprofit 501c3 organization that offers free clinically-guided videotaping to chronically medically ill individuals who want to leave video legacies for their children and loved ones. 

Michelle is adjunct faculty at New York University (NYU) teaching a graduate course in Mindfulness Practice. She is a Board of Directors member at The Boys & Girls in Mount Vernon and is a member of the American Red Cross Crisis Team. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Trauma Network (WTN) in Westchester NY. 

Michelle is the author of the book “Free Your Child From Overeating" 53 Mind-Body Strategies For Lifelong Health” and new book “Ace Your Life: Unleash Your Best Self and Live the Life You Want” is available at: Thriftbooks, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Target and Amazon. Listen to Michelle’s TED TALK: Circumventing Emotional Avoidance. She is also a blogger for Psychology Today. Michelle is dedicated and invested in health and mental health advocacy. 

Social Media: Michelle’s Websites – www.michellemaidenberg.com, www.ThruMyEyes.org, Psychology Today Blogger: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/michelle-p-maidenberg-phd-mph-lcsw-r-cgp, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellemaidenberg, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrMichelleMaidenberg, Twitter: @DrMaidenberg, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemaidenberg/, Instagram: @drmichellemaidenberg.

Like weight loss, finances can be an area of our lives about which we feel uncomfortable asking for help.

The result is often burying our heads in the sand and not communicating or acknowledging our needs - even to those closest to us.

Financial coach, Karen Hackman, is our guest today with simple tips for opening the lines of communication with your significant other so you can get on the same side of the table, get out of debt, and invest, guilt-free, in the things that are the most important to you.

Karen Hackman is a blogger and a finance coach.

Are you: 

Tired of being stressed about money?

Drowning in debt with no obvious way out?

Anxious about not having a plan for your finances ?

Continually arguing with your partner about your current financial situation, then Karen can help!

FREE E-BOOK: Click on this link to download my FREE E-Book on How To Get On The Same Financial Page As Your Spouse.

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Connect with Karen:

Website: www.moneyandmarriage.net

Email: [email protected]

IG:https://www.instagram.com/moneyandmarriage2/

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071119311431

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moneyandmarriage/

Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/MoneyandM

"Someday I'll..."

How many times have you talked about something you wanted to do/see/have/be but told yourself now wasn't the time?

Today I'm reviewing Someday Isn't A Day In The Week by Sam Horn and sharing how to "make the rest of your life the best of your life" by doing more of what makes you happy and less of what doesn't.

Learn her strategies for assessing your own happiness, aligning your True Priorities with your Time Priorities, evaluating which of your relationships have your best interest in mind, and how to stop saying "someday" and start creating your happiest reality.

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Got a weight loss goal this year?

This episode breaks down the top 6 priorities for fat loss results that last.

Don't spend another year repeating the same diets and programs that have failed you in the past.

Learn what exercise and nutrition habits generate the majority of your results, ignore everything else, and get better results that last longer.

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Do you realize how important the way you talk to yourself is?

What we say about food and our bodies is a major predictor of how we eat and care for ourselves.

What you're currently saying to yourself almost guarantees that you'll continue engaging in the same behaviors and gettin the same outcomes.

The key, then, to changing your behaviors and the results you get from them, is to change the way you're talking to yourself.

Good news - you have 100% power over your self-talk.

In today's episode I'm reviewing Words to Eat By by Karen Koenig and you'll learn what is useful vs useless self-talk, understand why you've been stuck in unhealthy patterns for so long, and how to make your self-talk conscious, constructive, and serving of a higher purpose, including the exact words to say to yourself in moments when you're faced with immediate food, exercise, and body image, related challenges.

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You give everything to everyone else and can't remember the last time you made yourself a priority...sound familiar?

Probably.

Today's guest, Cindy, can very much relate. As a mom, wife, and small business owner, who recently had a stint in politics, she was used to coming up last on the list. / When she learned she had high cholesterol, she realized something needed to change.

Asking herself, "what can I do to support myself?", she signed up for my Gone For Good program and approached the entire experience with intention that's helped her be wildly successful.

Listen to find out how she was able to let go of feeling like she had to be perfect and how she's embraced a mindset of compassionate ownership to take back her health and get that twinkle back in her eye at the same time.

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What makes certain moments of our lives stand out for years to come while so many others immediately escape our memory?

As it turns out, there's a formula for what makes "defining moments" and I'm sharing it this review of The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath.

Learn what makes some moments so memorable and meaningful AND how you can create more of these moments for yourself, your family, and in your career.

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For some people, the pandemic was the perfect opportunity to prioritize their health and reach their weight loss goals.

For others, it served as the catalyst to develop some habits that led to weight gain.

Either way, transitioning to post-pandemic life is an adjustment and our health and fitness goals need to adjust accordingly.

Whether you're trying to lose weight or navigate what maintenance looks like now with a more active social life, today's episode is for you.

Learn 4 important questions to ask yourself to figure out how to live your healthiest post-pandemic life.

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Ever feel like hibernating all winter and just eating comfort foods and staying snuggled up under warm blankets from Nov-Mar?

If you feel like a shell of yourself in the cold, dark winter and then come back to life with all the plants and animals in the spring, you're not alone!

Today's episode will help you navigate the winter blues with actionable tips for everything from how to adjust your nutrition and exercise to the mindset shifts you can make to thrive this time of year!

Kate Solovieva is a life coach, working with health and wellness professionals. She is also the Director of Community Engagement and Master Coach for Precision Nutrition. Kate’s academic background includes undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology, focusing on health, resilience, and trauma. Her group coaching program Operation Tigger helps folks who struggle with the winter months to keep their bounce.
Visit her at www.solovieva.com

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