Wellness For Real at Any Age

In this episode I talk about the why behind how we THINK about sleep is the most important factor in getting good sleep. I give you practical thought-strategies that can be implemented today as well as a few tips on specific sleep hygiene skills that can be put into practice to increase quality of sleep.

In this episode I discuss how food can create our moods and what specific foods you can take away & add in to your diet to create less anxious & depressive symptoms & create a more steady mood.

In this episode I talk about how our core beliefs are what influence our behaviors. I discuss how doing the work to cultivate a belief system of worthiness & value create lasting weight-loss & goal attainment in a much quicker, easier, & lasting fashion. As always, I give practical strategies you can start implementing today!

In this episode I discuss why we over-eat into the evenings & give some some practical behavioral & thought-work strategies to break the habit and drop the weight for good.

In this episode I discuss which way is the best way for you to make behavior changes...is it through fear or love? You will learn how your self-talk (internal dialogue) influences your behavior. I also give 2 strategies that you can implement today to start to shift into behavior-change-producing thought-patterns.

In this episode I discuss exactly what food urges are and how to surf through them with ease. Learn a practical protocol-strategy to manage urges and lessen their intensity and frequency and therefore lose weight, get lean & experience food-freedom.

Neutralizing our narratives really is some of the deeper work that we can do to lose our weight (physical & mental) for good. In order to get to that effortless state of health and well being (living in your body of healthy weight and feeling energetic, alive and wonderful) we need to take a look at our narratives…our stories…around weight loss, our relationships with food, our Selves. Learn how to do this through techniques & strategies used in Narrative Therapy & lose your weight for good.

Shame is a heavy topic & one that is often not discussed in the weight-loss and optimal health world. Yet, I find it is what makes or breaks a person’s ability to lose weight for good as well as live a life of meaning, purpose and joy. Learn how to figure out if you are living from a place of shame & if you are, how to begin to move through & beyond it. To work with me go to HeatherHeynen.com

This episode is a little more practical & on the behavior side of things vs the thought-work side of weight loss. I explain and define food sequencing, food pairing and meal timing and then give you a few examples of how you can experiment implementing one or all 3 to bring you results.

This episode is all about anxiety and worry and fear and how to break the cycle of this type of habitual thinking. I discuss a little bit about my own struggle with anxiety, what exactly anxiety is, how it manifests into our lives and those around us, and then how to begin to change this type of thinking. As always, I give some practical strategies that you can begin to implementt today.