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Living Life Beyond the Couch Podcast
My life started when I finally got off the couch. You can live your best life beyond the couch.
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Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastIt's Okay to Be Angry - Ep. #114
Feeling angry does not make you a bad person. Anger is an emotion. But somewhere along the way, many women learned that anger wasn't acceptable. The goal is to…
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The Nice Girl's Guide to Saying No - Ep. #113
There's a difference between being dependable and being constantly available at your own expense. You don't have to become less caring. You don't have to stop…
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Learning to Trust Yourself Again After Years of Being at War With Yourself - Ep. #112
Maybe you've spent years at war with yourself. Maybe you've spent years believing that if you could just get enough discipline, lose enough weight, eat…
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The War Within: What If You Stopped Trying to Fix Yourself? - Ep. 111
Today we're going to talk about something that I think is at the heart of so many of the struggles that women experience with food, their weight, their bodies…
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The Hidden Cost of Using Food to Cope - Ep. #110
Food is not the enemy. Enjoying food is not a problem. Comforting yourself is not wrong. The goal is not to take away something that brings you joy. The goal…
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Food as Comfort: What Your Brain Is Trying to Protect - Ep. #109
Why do certain foods feel like so much more than food? Have you ever had a food that instantly takes you back? Sometimes we find ourselves reaching for food…
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Why You Eat When You're Not Hungry - Ep. #108
One of the most powerful things you can learn about emotional eating is this: The behavior is usually not the beginning of the story. There is always something…
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Breaking the "I'll Start Monday" Cycle - Ep. #107
How many times have you said, "I'll start Monday." You don't need a re-start. You need a next choice. One choice does not determine the outcome. It's your next…
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The Difference Between Physical Hunger and Emotional Hunger - Ep. #106
How do you know when you're actually hungry? When you find yourself wanting food, try asking these four questions: Am I physically hungry? What am I feeling…
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Why Smart Women Still Struggle With Food - Ep. #105
"Knowledge changes your mind. Compassion changes your life." One of the biggest misconceptions in the health world is that people struggle because they don't…
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What Are You Really Hungry For? - Ep. #104
"Sometimes we're feeding our stomachs when it's really our hearts that are hungry." Many women have spent decades listening to diet rules so often that they've…
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Emotional Eating Isn't the Problem - It's the Messenger - Ep. #103
"Food isn't speaking louder than your willpower. It's often speaking louder than your unmet needs." If you've ever found yourself standing in front of the…
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Compassion, Relationships & Your Health - Ep. #102
In this podcast episode of Living Life Beyond the Couch, I'm sharing five things that were shared with me, in hopes that they help you to learn to forgive…
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5 Ways to Build Self Trust Ep. #101
Self-trust isn't some personality trait you either have or you don't, it's something you build. In this podcast, I will walk you through five specific things…
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Facing the Hard to Find Yourself Ep. #100
What I had to learn is that life is 50/50 and half of it is going to be good and half of it is going to be hard. You can change your zip code, your job, your…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastLife That Is Nothing Short of Extraordinary Ep. #99
Today we're talking about what extraordinary actually means, why so many of us settle for so much less, and how you start claiming the life you actually…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastHaving the Time of Your Life Ep. #98
What if the most transformative thing you could do is stop trying to be anything other than exactly who you are — and from that place, have the absolute time…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastFalling In Love With Your Ordinary Days Ep.#97
What if you could actually fall in love with your ordinary days - not because everything is perfect, but because they genuinely feel like yours? Somewhere…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastStaying Grounded In Who You Are Ep. #96
People who are grounded tend to make decisions from their values rather than from fear or pressure. They're not easily derailed by criticism. They don't need…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastThe Life Your Actually Living Ep. #95
Here's the question I want you to sit with today: Whose life are you actually living? Because for a lot of us, if we're honest, the life we're living looks an…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastAre You Sleepwalking Through Your Life? Ep. #94
When was the last time you did something — really did something — and you were fully there for it? For a lot of us, if we're being honest, we'd have to think…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastThe Real Reason You're Not At Your Ideal Weight Ep. #93
What is carrying extra weight doing for you and what purpose is it serving? Learn what you can do to get to the root of why your body has been holding on to…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastHow the Journey Shapes the Destination Ep. #92
Listening to a podcast this week, I came across a phrase that was fascinating to me. I found this phrase timely as I am embarking on my health & business…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastHow Comparison Affects Your Body Ep. #91
This episode is about exploring how to release the weight of comparison, cultivate self-compassion and step into this New Year with clarity and confidence…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastWhat My Body Taught Me About Boundaries Ep. #90
Many of us struggle to say “no,” to protect our energy, or to honor our health. And when we ignore our needs, our hormones, our stress levels, and even our…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastBelief About Who You Are Ep. #89
In the book, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, by Dr. Joe Dispenza. He said; “To know yourself – you look at your beliefs about life, yourself & others…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastEmotional Eating & Your Nervous System Ep. #88
Think about your own cravings: what might your body have been trying to tell you in those moments? So how does your nervous system really create these urges?…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastThe Holiday Stress Reset - Ep. #87
Even the best strategies won’t work if your mind is working against you. Let go of perfection – holidays don’t require flawless meals or décor Embrace presence…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastThis Year's Lessons Around Our Bodies & Stress - Ep. #86
What signals has your body been sending you this year that you might have ignored? I want to remind you that: Your body is not broken Healing comes from…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastDoing Away with the Old & Bringing in the New - Ep. #85
It's that time of year again...time to assess the year that is passing and begin looking at what is possible in the new year. In this podcast episode, I…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastRemember to Celebrate Ep. #84
Do you celebrate your accomplishments, or do you just move on to the next thing? When I would celebrate in the past, I would do it by eating all my favorite…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastA Practice That Can Change Your Life - Ep. #83
It's something that I have done every day for the last six years. It's similar to taking a walk in nature and leaving all your worries and problems out on the…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastThe Compound Effect* - Ep. #82
We build our life by what we do every single day. If you wanted something bad enough, you would already have it because you would have done what it takes to…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastCelebrating the Good and the Bad - Ep. #81
Life is 50/50. 50% of it is going to be good and 50% of it is going to be bad. I suppose if we didn't have the hard stuff in our life we wouldn't know how good…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastHow Do You Handle the In-Between? - Ep. #80
What do you do when you're anxious or nervous about something? Do you just sit with it or do you feel like you have to keep doing something to work out the…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastThe Patterns In Your Life - Ep. #79
Have you identified the patterns in your life? What do they tell you about you? What do they tell you about your life? I would encourage you to take some time…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastLiving Life Beyond Your Fears - Ep. #78
Do you have to change your circumstances to live the life of your dreams? What if you never address the fear? What happens – will you stay stuck? When your…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastCleaning Up Your Sabotaging Thoughts - Ep. #77
One of the best things you can do when you are doing mindset work is to pay attention to your sabotaging thoughts. And when you start paying attention to them…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastTelling the Truth About Your Life - Ep. #76
I invite you to try the Telling the Truth About Your Life exercise from Lauren Handel Zander's book, "Maybe It's You" She says "There is not a more…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastYour Dieting History - Podcast Ep. #75
What's your dieting history? Are you someone who has always been on a diet? If you could do the opposite of dieting, what would that look like? There are many…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastYour Eating Story - Podcast Ep. #74
Your eating story is a personal narrative history, or the roots of your current relationship with food. It contains 3 core components: bio-individuality…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastLet 2025 Be Your Year! - Podcast Ep. #73
Don't wait years to handle a weight issue and find out one day that you have no other choice but to deal with it because of a more aggressive and debilitating…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastShare Your Intentions for 2025 - Podcast Ep. #72
My new mantra for 2025 is “Less is More.” That means less stress, less shiny new objects, less filling my brain with new information – not that I will stop…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastWalking Back the Cat - Ep. #71
I’m always looking for ways to improve my life and my health and what Martha Beck had to say about beliefs in her book, "In the Way of Integrity" and how "our…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastWhat it Means to Be In Integrity With Yourself - Ep. #70
I've been reading Martha Beck's book, "In the Way of Integrity." She says that "to be in integrity is to be one thing, whole and undivided, and that the cure…
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What I've Learned - Ep. #69
Today is my birthday! This podcast episode is about some of the most important lessons that I have learned in my 50+ years around the sun. For me, the bravest…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastThe Struggle With Weight - Ep. #68
In this podcast episode, learn the four questions you need to ask yourself to understand why you might struggle with weight. I would encourage you to spend…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastDaring to Live the Life You've Always Wanted - Ep. #67
What is the life that you have always wanted? Are you living it? Why? Or, Why not? Do you feel like you’re too busy or too overwhelmed to live the life you…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastWhat Happens After GLP-1?
I get it – sometimes you need a little help losing weight. Sometimes you want to try something that someone else said worked for them and you want to try it…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastYour Emotional Eating Journey
Are you someone who eats emotionally? Someone who uses food to cope with life may feel shame, hopelessness, guilt, stress, anxiety, or inadequacy. I know that…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastDefine Your Non-Negotiables - Podcast Ep. #64
The adage is true that you become like the 5 people that you spend the most time with. You are affected by the 5 places you spend the most time in, and what…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastBody Fat And the Brain - Podcast Ep. 63
Research results show that having lots of visceral fat (that’s fat around the organs) is associated with vascular brain injury and reduced cognitive function…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastAlzheimer's - A Review of Root Causes - Podcast Ep. 62
June is Alzheimer's & Brain Health Awareness month. In this episode of Living Life Beyond the Couch Podcast, we are exploring potential root causes and some…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastCommon Symptoms of PTSD - Podcast Ep. #61
Did you know that anxiety, depression, sleep problems, anger, and other bothersome symptoms can be related to past trauma? You might think that being exposed…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastBrain SPECT Scans & PTSD - Podcast Ep. #60
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In this episode we’ll talk about PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Studies show that trauma leaves an imprint on…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastGetting to the Root Cause - Podcast Ep. #59
I’m a root cause person. I’m always trying to figure out what the root cause is to every situation that I come across. Education is key. For instance, looking…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastCreating More Time Podcast Ep. #58
We spend a lot of time – wasting time. We mostly spend time on things that don’t serve us, like worrying about things that we can’t control, buffering with…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastBelieving What's Possible
Many times we think that we are “stuck” in some way, that we don’t have a choice in how we live our lives, that we are just destined for whatever life throws…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastCleaning Out the Old & Bringing in the New
I’ve been on a quest lately to clean out the old and bring in the new in my life. I’ve started with dropping some things that no longer serve me. So, what are…
Living Life Beyond the Couch PodcastYour Relationship with Yourself - Podcast Ep. #55
Did you know that the relationship that you have with yourself is the thoughts that you have about yourself? Tonya Leigh, a master certified life coach says…