Weight Loss Forensics: FBI Tactics to Investigate Cravings, Overeating, and Why Diets Suck

Should I introduce this episode by telling you that my guest was born premature and addicted to drugs? Should I introduce this episode by telling you that my guest annihilated stage 4 breast AND brain cancer to the point where she is called a radical remission miracle? I think I’ll just say… if you feel like your life needs a boost, and you want to uplevel the results you get in any area of your life, this is the episode for you.

My guest today is Christie Miller. Christie is a fun-loving, action-oriented mindset and business coach, motivational speaker, and author of The Playlist for Life. 

Her career has spanned roles as a financial analyst, corporate attorney, interior designer, and even an LA County Sheriff. These diverse adventures were not just jobs, but stepping stones toward her real calling: coaching others to believe that anything is possible and helping them overcome their fears, so they can play to win in all areas of their lives.

Christie was born prematurely and addicted to drugs, and she was not expected to survive. Fast forward, she recently overcame Stage 4 breast and brain cancer. The word overcame is actually an understatement. It was complete annihilation. Christie was declared a "radical remission miracle" by Dr. Katie Deming, the Conscious Oncologist. Christie’s journey is a powerful testament to her invincible spirit and the life-changing mindset techniques she champions. Get ready to be inspired.


Together, we will unpack:

• Is having a positive mindset something you are born with or something you can develop over time?
• The shocking thing that Christie Miller did after a breast cancer AND brain cancer diagnosis.
• The first and most important step that she took to achieve radical remission from stage 4 cancer.
• Why it’s difficult to slow down when you are a Type-A overachiever and how to make it easy.
• Is there one mindset strategy that is more helpful than others?
• The best way to get out of the funk when you are stuck and unhappy?

Connect with Christie Miller:

▶️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coachchristiemiller/

▶️  60-second What’s Your Current Mindset Persona - https://christiemiller.com/mindset

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Have you ever found yourself thinking… can a day go by without someone bringing up the pandemic? It’s still a part of the fabric of our lives, whether we want it to be or not.

It was “the great reset” for us. But it also left us absolutely crippled as a society with a new epidemic with the increased mental health crisis. Increased anxiousness. Increased depression. Increased suicide. We lost our way on how to navigate back to homeostasis. On today’s episode, we are going to answer the question… how can we handle the fallout that’s still remaining from the pandemic when it comes to our mental health?


Together, we will unpack:

• How can we handle the mental health fallout still remaining from the pandemic?
• How I strengthened my immune system during the pandemic and it's now stronger than ever. AND... what you can do now.
• How to step out of fear and into empowerment during the chaos of every day life.

Mentioned Resources:

▶️  BECOME Your Best Self with Heather Stewart

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One of my biggest pet peeves with the health and wellness industry is that so often, the focus is ONLY on nutrition and exercise, when in reality, there are many other factors that combine to create our overall well being. The reality is that there is a very specific throughline that connects our business life with our personal life and health and that’s what today’s episode is all about. 

My guest today is Heather Stewart. 

Heather Stewart helps You BECOME Your Best Self.

She helps you balance your Body, Emotion, Community, Occupation, Money and Engagement Wellness so you can manifest your dream life into your reality.

Heather is the host of the Back to Me Podcast which was conceived while she lay for three days in the Emergency Room of the hospital after having two strokes. She decided then that she needed to help more people to be in a place where bumps in the road can be navigated and your life is set up to fully support you whatever happens.

Together, we will unpack:

• The unexpected throughline between our business lives and our health.
•  What did we learn about our emotional health during the pandemic, and are we better or worse because of it?
• What’s the difference between your career and your purpose?
• What’s your joy factor when it comes to spending money?
• How can you find your light and remove the obstacles from letting it shine?

Connect with Heather Stewart:

▶️ Your Thriving Life Roadmap (download freebie) - https://heatherstewart.coach/tlm-map-download

▶️ Create your vision for 2024 - https://heatherstewart.coach/webinar

▶️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heatherstewartcoaching/

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We look at our health and our career or business and the common denominator that I hear over and over again is… just tell me what to do and I’ll do it. As women in our 40’s and 50’s, we have demanding schedules, it’s hard to find the bandwidth to have the space to think for ourselves when everyone and everything is screaming at us and we are running from one fire to another.

I’m here to tell you that the second you start to defy society’s norms is the second that you will start to have agency in your life and is the second that you will begin to start seeing success. This is true for your health and your business so let’s jump into 5 ways that you can get started.


Together, we will unpack:

• The 5 ways to defy society's norms and truly start seeing success.
• The key to sustainable growth and how to apply it to your life.
• The two things that separate successful people from those who continue to struggle.
• Why saying "just tell me what to do, and I'll do it" doesn't work.

Mentioned Resources:

▶️  Episode 107: 5 Shifts to Achieve Your Biggest Breakthrough with Your Health

▶️ Join the priority list and be the first to know when Business by Design (BBD) opens up! --> https://www.jameswedmoretraining.com/a/2147507251/hY7YtmUX

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▶️ BECOME A SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS MACHINE - https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/pl-machine-reg

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

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This is part 2. Part 1 was where I shared the story of how I went from the FBI to becoming a holistic health coach… most of the story I had never shared publicly before. In this episode, you are going to get the ugly and the messy part that happened next. 

You can listen to this episode independent of part 1, which is the last episode, but if you are a chronological kinda gal, then listen to episode 117 before jumping into this one.


Together, we will unpack:

• How my methodology differs from others in the health industry, and why doing things a different way is so critical to achieve results.
• How chasing the "goals" in our 20's and 30's can lead to burnout and an identity crisis in our 40's and 50's.
• The fateful day that changed my perspective on my business forever.

🔽 Mentioned Resources

Episode 117: From FBI to Holistic Health Coach - The Untold Story - Part 1

▶️ Join the priority list and be the first to know when James Wedmore's  Business by Design (BBD) opens up! --> https://www.jameswedmoretraining.com/a/2147507251/hY7YtmUX

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▶️ BECOME A SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS MACHINE - https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/pl-machine-reg

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

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I’m just going to say it. If you were ever curious about what I did at the FBI, or how on earth I went from being the Chief of Staff for the FBI’s Counterintelligence Program’s Program Management Office to becoming a holistic health coach, this is the story that you are going to get today. I’m sharing details of that part of my career that I never shared before – how young I was when I decided I wanted to work there, how I got there in the first place, some highlights of what I did… and even some of the dark side. And you get a little behind the scenes of that infamous 3-letter agency you either love or hate.

Before we jump in, I want to mention that this episode does have a very rare explicit rating because of one teeny tiny minor word but I don’t want to go to podcast jail and the rules are very nebulous... I use the word that begins with the letter A to describe your bum. Yes, this episode is brought to you by the letters F-B-I… and A. Here’s the thing too… I know that a lot of you listen in your car with your kids and I purposely keep my episodes clean for that very reason. But in this case... this word was the only way to describe the situation. And you’re going to know why very soon.


Together, we will unpack:

• The rise and fall of my career with the FBI.
• The dark side of working at the FBI that no one talks about.
• How my own health struggles inspired me to become a holistic health coach.
• How finding the right business coach allowed me to catapult my business forward.

▶️ Join the priority list and be the first to know when James Wedmore's Business by Design (BBD) opens up! --> https://www.jameswedmoretraining.com/a/2147507251/hY7YtmUX

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▶️ BECOME A SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS MACHINE - https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/pl-machine-reg

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

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The concept of everything in moderation is a good concept in theory.

It’s just one piece of cake.

It’s a special occasion, enjoy some dessert.

But everything in moderation is the biggest lie ever. Yeah, we’re going to open up this can of worms on today’s episode. Because we say this phrase often and we say it convincingly. But have you ever given any thought to what it actually means and what are the consequences?

For the record – I’m not anti-moderation because at the end of the episode, we’re also going to explore the other side of the argument and look at this from a different perspective.

Today, we are going to answer the question… why is everything in moderation the biggest lie ever? And it might involve a salacious confession by yours truly about eating an entire sleeve of thin mints.


Together, we will unpack:

• Why everything in moderation is the biggest lie ever.
• What the food companies don’t want you to know.
• What 4 things you can do to mitigate the negative effects of the daily avalanche of chemicals being introduced to your body.
• Why living in a bubble is not the answer.

Mentioned Resources:

▶️ Hand Lotion and other non-toxic beauty care by BeautyCounter

Connect with Holly:

▶️ BECOME A SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS MACHINE - https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/pl-machine-reg

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ JOIN THE BREAK EMOTIONAL EATING ACCELERATOR - 

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▶️ APPLY FOR ELITE-LEVEL PRIVATE COACHING WITH HOLLY - https://wkf.ms/3XtDIKV

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If I were to say that diets suck and they don’t work, I truly believe that 99.9% of you will agree with me. They do suck.

Why? Because when you go on a diet, you need to eat lots of salad a.k.a. rabbit food. Rabbit food sucks. You’re not full and you get hangry. You complain how much you hate this. And then the first obstacle that comes your way, you quit and it’s just becomes easier to go back to eating what you normally eat.

That pretty much sums it up. But have you ever wondered why they suck, and they don’t work? And have you ever asked yourself… if they do suck and they don’t work… why do I keep going back to these same diets over and over again?

On today’s episode, we are going to answer the question… what are the 5 reasons why this game is rigged against us, and what can you do instead to actually see results?


Together, we will unpack:

• Why diets suck and they don’t work.
•  The 5 reasons why the diet game is rigged against us and what we can do instead to actually see results.
• What are the Stages of Change and how can we break free from the cycle?

Connect with Holly:

▶️ BECOME A SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS MACHINE - https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/pl-machine-reg

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ JOIN THE BREAK EMOTIONAL EATING ACCELERATOR - 

https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator

▶️ APPLY FOR ELITE-LEVEL PRIVATE COACHING WITH HOLLY - https://wkf.ms/3XtDIKV

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Welcome back to part 5 of this special 5-part series called Your Comeback Experience. Congratulations on making it to the final episode. You did it and you should be proud of yourself for making this investment in yourself because I know your time is valuable and I hope you had an awesome time creating your comeback experience.

In this episode, we will answer the question… how can you take all of the pieces from these past 4 episodes and put them together into an actual game plan.

When you finish this episode, you will walk away with your very own assessment of your health as it relates to your energy levels, your sleep, and your metabolic health and weight. And… a game plan going forward to make it all happen. I am so excited for you.


Together, we will unpack:

• How can you take all of the pieces from these past 4 episodes and put them together into an actual game plan?
• What is the Back to You Method and how and how can you apply it to your life, without crazy diets, restrictive protocols, or hours in the gym?
• What does it look like on the other side, when you are able to optimize greater energy, restorative sleep, optimal weight and metabolic health?

Mentioned Resources:

▶️ REGISTER FOR THE *FREE* PRIVATE PODCAST SERIES - YOUR COMEBACK EXPERIENCE - podcastholly.com

Connect with Holly:

▶️ BECOME A SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS MACHINE - https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/pl-machine-reg

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ JOIN THE BREAK EMOTIONAL EATING ACCELERATOR - 

https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator

▶️ APPLY FOR ELITE-LEVEL PRIVATE COACHING WITH HOLLY - https://wkf.ms/3XtDIKV

▶️QUIT SUGAR IN 5 DAYS - https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/register-for-sugar

▶️ SUBSCRIBE TO SUBSTACK - https://substack.com/@hollybertone

▶️ FOLLOW HOLLY BERTONE ON INSTAGRAM - @holly.bertone 

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One thing is for certain is that the journey to improving your health is going to have lots of obstacles and things that will want to derail you. It’s easy to focus on and give our attention to what is screaming the loudest. But when you can keep your focus on the vision, not the view, you learn the agility to stay the course when the obstacles happen.

In this episode, we will answer the question… how can you stay on track with your health goals, especially when life gets life-ey and the obstacles are non-stop?

In today’s episode, you will walk away with understanding why it’s so important to coexist with stress, and how to create your game plan to be more agile when the setbacks happen and especially, when you don’t feel supported.


Together, we will unpack:

• How can you stay on track with your health goals, especially when life gets life-ey and the obstacles are non-stop?
• Why is it so important to coexist with stress, and how can you create your game plan to be more agile when the setbacks happen and especially, when you don’t feel supported?
• What obstacles are we faced with daily and how can you overcome them?

Mentioned Resources:

▶️ REGISTER FOR THE *FREE* PRIVATE PODCAST SERIES - YOUR COMEBACK EXPERIENCE - podcastholly.com

Connect with Holly:

▶️ BECOME A SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS MACHINE - https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/pl-machine-reg

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ JOIN THE BREAK EMOTIONAL EATING ACCELERATOR - 

https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator

▶️ APPLY FOR ELITE-LEVEL PRIVATE COACHING WITH HOLLY - https://wkf.ms/3XtDIKV

▶️QUIT SUGAR IN 5 DAYS - https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/register-for-sugar

▶️ SUBSCRIBE TO SUBSTACK - https://substack.com/@hollybertone

▶️ FOLLOW HOLLY BERTONE ON INSTAGRAM - @holly.bertone 

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