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Liv Lighter with Gina
This podcast isn’t one more thing to add to your plate. It’s a place to get inspired, have a few laughs, feel like you’re not alone, and walk away with advice that’s actually helpful. We’re tired of all the health trends, the wellness fads, and everyone telling us how to feel, when we just want to feel like ourselves again. Midlife may be messy (especially around that midsection), but we can do this. Some days you’ll feel like a rock star, others you’re barely hanging in there. We meet you…
Episodes
Liv Lighter with GinaFall Back in Love with Food, One Sandwich at a Time with Jason Skrobar
You love bread. You’ve been told it doesn’t love you back. Jason Skrobar, bestselling author of The Book of Sandwiches and a food expert on CTV's Your Morning…
Liv Lighter with GinaMaintenance: Week 6, Day 45
If you ran your business the way you take care of yourself, would it succeed? Gina Livy opens with a question from a talk she's preparing for entrepreneurs…
Liv Lighter with GinaThe Livy Method: Week 6, Day 45
Years ago, Gina Livy was eating less, exercising more, and still gaining weight. Back then, nobody was talking about insulin, cortisol or hormones. Looking…
Liv Lighter with GinaThe Livy Method: Week 6, Day 44 with Dr. Beverley David
If you think you're failing, your brain will go find the proof. Clinical psychologist Dr. Beverley David joins Gina Livy with a practical mindset toolkit for…
Liv Lighter with GinaMaintenance: Week 6, Day 43
Some weeks, the whole goal is just to keep it together. Gina Livy is in one of those weeks, and Odette is coming through a year of loss and big family change…
Liv Lighter with GinaThe Livy Method: Week 6, Day 43
You ate a little less all week and the scale didn’t budge. That doesn’t mean it isn’t working. Gina Livy explains why weight loss runs on momentum. The number…
Liv Lighter with GinaMaintenance: Week 5, Day 38
Maintenance isn’t the finish line. It’s where the work gets personal. Gina Livy and Odette talk about what keeping weight off really looks like for women in…
Liv Lighter with GinaThe Livy Method: Week 5 Day 38 with Sandra Elia
Sandra Elia talks about her food addiction and how She gained 100 pounds, while it had nothing to do with hunger. She was eating to numb herself. Today Sandra…
Liv Lighter with GinaThe Livy Method: Week 5, Day 37 with Dr. Olinca Trejo
Heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined, yet most women say their doctor has never brought it up. Dr. Olinca Trejo, a naturopathic doctor and…
Liv Lighter with GinaMaintenance: Week 5, Day 36
When you feel stuck, the instinct is to add more: another rule, another habit, another item on a list of 103 things you’re “supposed” to be doing. But…
Liv Lighter with GinaThe Livy Method: Week 5, Day 36
How many photos have you sat out because you were waiting to lose the weight first? Gina Livy gets real about something so many women over 40 do: putting life…
Liv Lighter with GinaThe Livy Method: Week 4, Day 32 with Dr. Paul Hrkal
Which supplements are actually worth taking? And why do so many people lose hair while they’re losing weight? Naturopathic doctor Dr. Paul Hrkal joins Gina…
Liv Lighter with GinaMaintenance: Week 4, Day 31 with Jenna Jones
You lost the weight. You’re eating well. So why is the food noise still so loud at 9 PM? Guest Jenna Jones, a social worker and psychotherapist turned coach…
Liv Lighter with GinaMelissa Grelo Refuses to Age Gracefully
“Aging gracefully” never sat right with Melissa Grelo. The longtime co-host of CTV’s The Social and host of the Aging Powerfully with Melissa Grelo podcast…
Liv Lighter with GinaThe Livy Method: Week 4 Day 30
What would you learn if you ate a few bites less at every meal for one week? Gina Livy and Kim walk through a simple portion experiment. It’s built to help you…
Liv Lighter with GinaMaintenance: Week 3, Day 24
Holiday season is coming, and if you've lost weight, it can stir up more than the food: family opinions, old roles, grief, and the urge to control everything…
Liv Lighter with GinaWeek 3, Day 24
Gina and Dr. Trejo talk about what happens when your stress outpaces your capacity to recover, and why that hits harder in perimenopause and menopause. They…
Liv Lighter with GinaWeek 3, Day 23
Two sleep experts. One question for nine o'clock on a Tuesday morning: what do you do when you're exhausted, overwhelmed and your brain won't switch off? Gina…
Liv Lighter with GinaMaintenance: Week 3, Day 22
You've done the weight loss. So why is your brain still negotiating with a bag of chips at 8PM? Gina and Odette get honest about food noise, why chasing a…
Liv Lighter with GinaWeek 3, Day 22
Your weight can swing several pounds in a single day, and most of it has nothing to do with fat. Today, Gina Livy explains why the scale often goes up right…
Liv Lighter with GinaMaintenance: Week 2, Day 17
If you feel guilty when you're not busy, you're far from alone. Odette flies solo for this midweek conversation and starts with how busyness has quietly become…
Liv Lighter with GinaWeek 2, Day 16
Why does change feel hardest right after you've committed to it? Breathwork trainer and transformation coach Meg Pearson has guided thousands of people through…
Liv Lighter with GinaNot Every Habit That Got the Weight Off Is Worth Keeping
Losing weight often people try everything: every supplement, every workout, every routine. Keeping it off is different. Gina Livy and Odette make the case that…
Liv Lighter with GinaDay 15: Your Body Isn't Stalled. It's Busy.
Consistency isn't perfection. Sometimes it's two glasses of water on a chaotic day. In this live session, Gina Livy explains why you don't need someone to hold…
Liv Lighter with GinaDay 10: Being Hard on Yourself Doesn't Work (It Never Did)
Words matter. If "what's wrong with me?" is your first thought when the scale goes up or a workout gets missed, this episode is for you. Gina Livy and Odette…
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Starting Exercise After 40? Do Less Than You Think with Andrew Blakey
Personal trainer Andrew Blakey specializes in resistance training for adults over 40. His first rule for beginners might surprise you: start small. Gina and…
Liv Lighter with GinaYou Were Never Supposed to Do This Alone with Jenn Harper
Jenn Harper was newly sober and selling seafood when she woke from a dream that became Cheekbone Beauty, now stocked at Sephora. In this conversation with Gina…
Liv Lighter with GinaThe Food Part Is Easy: The Real Work of Maintaining Your Weight
Gina Livy and Odette open week one of maintenance with a claim that sounds backwards: the food is the easy part. Knowing what to eat, when to eat, and how much…
Liv Lighter with GinaDay 8: The Scale Went Up. That's a Good Sign.
The scale is up two pounds after an almost perfect day. Most people read that as failure. Gina Livy reads it as a sign the weight is about to drop. Gina breaks…
Liv Lighter with GinaWhen Calm Feels Wrong: Missing the Chase After Weight Loss
You wanted this for so long. So why does getting here feel a little flat? Clinical psychologist and sleep expert Dr. Beverley David joins Odette to explain why…
Liv Lighter with GinaWhy Keeping the Weight Off Still Feels Like Work
You did the hard part. The weight is off. So why does keeping it off still feel like work? Welcome to the first Midweek Motivation of the season! Gina Livy and…
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A Chef's System for Spending Less on Groceries with Eimear Brazil
Most of us don't need more recipes. We need a plan that fits the life we're actually living. Gina sits down with Eimear Brazil to talk about cooking from…
Liv Lighter with GinaEveryone's Talking About Protein. Most of Them Are Wrong.
Everyone is telling you to eat more protein. Almost nobody is telling you how much you actually need or why the number you keep reading online was never…
Liv Lighter with GinaRewiring Got You Here. Reprogramming Keeps You Going.
Most people treat goal weight like a finish line. Gina Livy and Odette explain why it's actually the start of a different job, and why so many people regain…
Liv Lighter with Gina"Eat Less, Exercise More" Is Why the Weight Came Back
Eating less and exercising more works. That's the problem. You force your body to burn fat because there isn't enough fuel coming in and in doing that, you…
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There is not one fix. But this Fall can be a start.
You can eat in a calorie deficit and still not lose weight. If your sleep is wrecked, your stress has been chronic for years and you've quietly lost muscle…
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Baking Is Not the Enemy with Colin Asuncion
Food is not the enemy. Baking is not the enemy. Our relationship with food is usually the problem. Colin Asuncion, Great Canadian Baking Show finalist and…
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Your House Shouldn't Be Something You Recover From
You keep meaning to deal with it. The closet, the freezer, the room you close the door on. And you keep not doing it, then wondering what's wrong with you…
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You Inherited More Than Recipes
Food is one of the last places culture still lives. It's how your family said I love you, how traditions crossed oceans, how a recipe outlived the person who…
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You Didn't Fall Off. You Took a Break.
If the weight crept back on this summer, nothing is broken, your routine changed, and your body followed. Gina unpacks why weight regain after 40 has less to…
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Strong for Too Damn Long
You look like you have it all together. Inside, you're wondering how much longer you can keep this up. Mental health professional, award-winning speaker and…
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"Just Lose Weight and You'll Get Pregnant" Was Never True
From your first period to well past menopause, it's the same set of ovaries calling the shots, and almost no one ever explained what they're actually doing…
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You're Not Too Loud. You're Hiding.
Have you ever heard your own voice climb an octave mid-sentence and wondered who that was? Voice coach, musician and author Lucy Walsh joins Gina to explain…
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The Question to Ask Before You Blame Yourself
You're doing all the things, the water, the greens, the protein, the walking, the sleep, and the scale hasn't moved in months. Gina opens with a message from a…
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Reset, Don’t Restart
Gina sits down with Livy Community member Megan Mapley for an open conversation about sustainable weight loss, mindset, emotional eating and what it really…
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The Power of Women Supporting Women
Gina Livy sits down with RevolutionHER founder and CEO Maria Locker for a candid conversation about women supporting women, the power of community and what it…
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Getting Back on Track Without the Guilt
Fresh off a family vacation in Paris, Tuscany and Rome, Gina Livy gets real about what it actually means to get Back On Track after summer travel, indulgences…
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Beating the End-of-Summer Slump
The vacation's over, the "summer shoulds" are creeping in. Clinical psychologist Dr. Beverley David joins Odette to explain the actual psychology behind the…
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Consistency Isn't a Streak
You've been told consistency means doing the exact same thing every single day, hit your water, never miss a walk, keep the streak alive. So the moment life…
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The Change That Changes Everything
In this inspiring summer conversation, Gina Livy shares why lasting weight loss is about so much more than food and the number on the scale. She explores the…
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Weight Loss, Food Noise & GLP-1s
In this honest and inspiring conversation, Gina Livy sits down with Livy Community member Kellie Sweeney to talk about what happens when life gets in the way…
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What Happens After the Road Trip
This podcast aligns with July 27 of our Summer Club, members can find video in our Livy Method app or Summer Club Community Group…
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You Don't Get What You Want. You Get How You Feel About What You Want.
You can lose the weight and still feel like a stranger in your own body. Identity-led transformation coach Hina Khan joins Gina Livy to explain why so many…
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The Conversation You Keep Avoiding With Your Aging Parents
What if the hardest job of midlife isn't the one you planned for? This week, Gina is joined in The Summer Club by Teri Hart, host of the caregiving podcast The…
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Chase the Dream At Any Age
At midlife, a lot of us quietly decide the big dreams are behind us. Janette Ewen didn't get the memo. In the first episode of Summer Club, the designer and…
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The Science of Being Happier This Summer
Summer Club has officially begun! In this kickoff episode, Gina Livy gets into why you don't have to wait until goal weight to wear the bathing suit, be in the…
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Let's Normalize Gaining the Weight Back
What if gaining weight back isn't failure, but part of the process? In the final live of the season, Gina Livy, Kim, and Odette get honest about the thing the…
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Getting Older Is a Privilege
What do a clinical psychologist, a naturopathic doctor, and a learning strategist do when they're in a funk? In Gina Livy's candid BOD Squad conversation, Dr…
Liv Lighter with GinaBecome Who You're Becoming
In this Mindset Monday conversation, Gina and Odette reflect on what it really takes to create lasting change beyond weight loss. Inspired by a powerful…
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How Identity Shapes Weight Loss, Confidence & Lasting Change with Kathleen Cameron
In this inspiring conversation, Gina Livy sits down with bestselling author and manifestation mentor Kathleen Cameron to explore the powerful connection…