What You Want to Know

In this episode Meg asks Dr. Jenny discuss getting and staying fit including:

-How subconscious limiting beliefs may be keeping you from achieving your fitness goals

-Why it's not productive to feel bad about the things you haven't done for your health

-The importance of self-worth for maintaining healthy habits

-Convenient solutions for eating healthy when you're busy and tired

-How stress gets us stuck in a carb craving loop

-"I deserve a treat." - one of the most common self-sabotaging thoughts and simple ways to satisfy it without getting off-track

-Using the practice of mindfulness to help us make good food choices

-How to rewire your brain so it helps you stay on track instead of pulling you back into old habits

-Once you've had mental breakthroughs and learned really useful skills to accomplish your fitness goals you must remember to use them! - how not to forget in the moment

-How long does it take to change a habit

-How to reward yourself without using food

-If I don't have time for a full workout is there any point to just doing a little exercise?

-How to keep the boredom out of exercise by making behavioral changes

-Going deeper into your exercise practice to get more bang for your buck

-Exercise and your pelvic floor - the good and the bad

In this episode Caleb and Dr. Jenny discuss:

-4 simple steps to successful sleep

-How long before bed should I start winding down?

-What about waking up?

-Does blue light during the day help with sleep at night?

-How do I know if I'm sleeping well?

-Attention dieters - sleep affects how and what you eat

-What to do if you're a light sleeper or wake up in the middle of the night

-Sleeping after trauma, some tips that can help

-How can I get enough sleep without it taking all my extra time?

-How do I know I'm getting enough sleep?

-Do I have to go to bed at the same time every night?

In this episode Tara and Dr. Jenny discuss:

What do we mean when we say control?

What is REALLY under our control?

How to know when our attempts at control become counterproductive

Control vs Capacity

The two most effective techniques to cope with feeling out of control

How to raise our children effectively without being controlling

Love as the most powerful tool for increasing our capacity

Where does the desire to control come from?

Why flexibility is more powerful than control

Society's impact on our perception of what it means to be in control

How to release control comfortably by doing less and being more

Does control have a role in leadership?

In this episode Nancy and Dr. Jenny talk about Balance:

-Balancing Eastern and Western Medicine: How Dr. Jenny developed her current approach to Wellness

-Balancing the Autonomic Nervous System: The way it’s supposed to function

-The purpose of Meditation

-How and why Nancy and Dr. Jenny meditate

-Why people often get frustrated meditating

-Types of meditation

-Benefits of meditation

-Creating time and space through mindfulness

-Mindful awareness as a cure for judgement

In this episode Cheryl and Dr. Jenny talk about:

-What is overeating and how to know if you're doing it

-Can you be addicted to food and what foods are addictive?

-The problem with high fructose corn syrup

-Diets vs Eating Habits

-Which way of eating is right for you?

-The number one mindset shift to make for permanent eating change

In this episode Dr. Jenny talks with Debbie about:

-Why setting boundaries is so important (and it’s not what you think!)

-The 2 main reasons why it can be hard to set boundaries and how to overcome them

-Avoid boundary drama by learning to set them quickly, quietly and with confidence

-How not setting boundaries can disempower the people around you

-Do you enter a shame spiral every time you set a boundary? Some simple tips to get yourself out

-How to prevent freezing in the face of confrontation

-How to employ mirroring to help boundary setting go smoothly

-What if your friends/family don’t respect your boundaries?

-How to stop judging and start improving

-Why small changes make a BIG difference

-Why language is so important (WORDS HAVE POWER)

In this episode Dr. Jenny and Jane discuss

-The genetics of depression

-What depression is and how it is different from other forms of sadness

-Treatment options for depression: western, integrative, and lifestyle approaches

-Disruption of the mind-body-spirit connection as a root cause of depression and how to correct this

-The role of community and nature in preventing and treating depression

-The importance of having a purpose

-How to reach out to a loved one suffering from depression

-Emotional support and service animals

-Is depression real?

-Mental re-framing and purposeful attention - you have the power!

-Service to others as a tool for lifting depression