The Missing Ingredient with Gwen

When life gets busy usually the first thing to go is our self care practices. We skip our run, meditation or yoga class, we eat with less intention, and we stay up later looking for that time we're missing... all of which lead to us feeling gross, rundown, stressed out and overwhelmed. Because when life is busy, trying to balance ALL THE THINGS seems impossible! So, things slip. It's nat...

If you're not feeling great, are maybe a bit run down or even burnt out, and have been wondering how the hell to feel better, this episode is for you.  In it we break away from any confusion around what we need to be focusing on in order to support our health and happiness, and how the self care industry is leading us astray from the simplicity of it all.  Please share if you find value in to...

In today's episode I share a simple strategy for starting and succeeding at any new practice that will ensure continued success and progress, while not increasing overwhelm or burnout.  Naturally our brain likes to over complicates things, which can lead to inaction or overwhelm, which can also lead to lack of action!  And of course, this leads to lack of success. We don't want that.  So...

Sometimes it's all about a well placed question at the right time, and if you feel ready for some self reflection and personal growth, this episode is for you.  Because sometimes we need to challenge ourselves and our thoughts in order to progress towards something that feels more... right.  Let me know what your takeaway is at https://www.instagram.com/gwenjohnsonofficial/ Or join me at http...

When we’re coming from a place of self love, we intuitively make choices that are in alignment with our desired state of being.  We naturally choose things that nourish us, and support our health and happiness and how we embrace our life.   In this episode I share 9 practices for increasing and growing self love, so as you listen be sure to pick the ones that speak to you the most and let me know...

The reality is sometimes we’re going to feel like we’re doing pretty dang good and things are working our for us, and other times we feel like a burning pile of worthless garbage. In this episode I break down this ebb and flow of self confidence, with the goal of normalizing it and also providing 4 strategies for navigating it.  1. Normalizing the ebb and flow of self confidence and catching our t...

This episode is a practice designed to stretch your thoughts and mind a little, and allow you to see your future with some fresh ideas and new inspiration and enthusiasm.    So often we go through our life without pausing and reflecting if the life we're living is in alignment with our values, if the stories we're telling ourselves are serving us, and how our beliefs about our past are i...

If you're tired of feeling like you constantly let yourself down, feel lost, uncertain or unsure of yourself, or feel like a lack of confidence is holding you back from the life you really want, this episode is for YOU.  In today's episode I go over 5 tactical steps you can take to increase your confidence, learn to trust yourself and listen to your intuition, make empowered decisions, a...

If you're burnt out and feeling overwhelmed, or are lacking energy and joy, this episode is for you. So often we get stuck in the ON positions and are constantly DOING for everything and everyone around us, and slowly our tank runs dry.  And then sometimes we have run so dry we don't know how to charge up again.  Well this is that kind of self care. The kind that taps us into our deepest...

When it comes to succeeding at a gut reset or elimination diet, there's more work to be done on your thoughts than anything else. This quick episode will break down some serious mindset jujitsu that needs to be done in order to truly succeed and get optimal outcomes and transformation form the process.  How do I know?  Because over the past 10 years I have done more dietary changes, experimen...

One tiny action CAN change your life, but we aren't programmed to think of change this way. In this mini episode I'm sharing one of the most powerful things you can do to start feeling good about your progress towards your goals or desired habit and behaviour changes. So you no longer feel like you're failing and fall apart, or so overwhelmed and stressed you never actually make it...

If you feel like you're not ENJOYING your life, or like you can't remember when you last really let go and laughed, or when you felt truly happy... this episode is for you.  The things is, we can KNOW that our life is great, we can have most of the things in place that would seemingly make us feel joyful and happy, but often, there's something missing.  Often we're so busy runn...

If you've ever felt that your past has impacted how you show up for your life, this episode is for you. If you've felt that your perception of yourself has gotten in the way of you going after things you want, this episode is for you. If your internal dialogue or self talk is hurtful and negative, this episode is for you. Because you see, we create a belief system about who we are and wh...

If you've ever felt unsure about what to do next in your life, if you can't remember what feeling healthy and whole and happy feels like, or if you can imagine it all day long but aren't making any progress -- this episode is for you.  This week I'm sharing a quick practice for you to spend some time in your imagination, see what comes up, and then I coach you into action. Whil...

In this mini episode I give you 5 things you can do to support your health and the health of the planet no matter what diet you follow.  These are simple and actionable things you can do TODAY that will have a huge impact over the course of your life, and many years to follow.  Imagine the impact if even a fraction of us followed these practices!  Check out https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/  And if yo...

How can it be possible that your diet could impact more than just your health? Well, tune in this week to discover why an elimination diet (or gut reset) can change your life and how you're living it. I share how to set yourself up for success, how to make lasting change, and how to use this time to shift towards a life you love.  This is NOT about any particular elimination diet, and can be...

Follow these 3 steps to break away from limiting beliefs that impact how you live and experience life.    This is an episode about gaining awareness to hidden beliefs that are dictating how we're living and experiencing life, then creating separation from them and leaning into something new and more spectacular.  This is the process of going from feeling like things are IMPOSSIBLE, to questio...

Imagine if you felt completely at home in yourself right now. If you knew without any doubt that you were already worthy, enough, whole, confident, and peaceful. That you didn't need anyone else to be loving you to feel all the love you needed. Wouldn't it be amazing?  This episode is about and shifting beliefs and finding that love, because it's available to all of us.  If we look...

So often we want to make changes in our life, but feel like we can't stick to them or even get started. In this episode I share one of the main reasons why this happens, and how to navigate it.  If you're wondering why you can't seem to commit to doing that thing you want to do, or why you start and stop after the first day/week/month, or if you get stuck before you even start, this...

This is a shared experience in how self care was my medicine during a very hard season, it can be a messy journey, but essential if you're a caregiver in any capacity.  In this episode I also discuss some of the challenges of being in a relationship with someone who has an autoimmune disease (from a place of pure love) and how important holding time for yourself is.  I also talk about self ca...

This will apply to you if you're doing the AIP, low FODMAP, or simply want to eat to support your best self on vacation. These are family friendly tips that have made travel so much more fun for all of us!  Who would have guessed that we would have learned to love travelling while using food as medicine?  Let me know if you have any of your own hot tips that I missed!  If you're interest...

If you want to transform your health and life, practice taking care of your gut health! In this episode I break down the difference between doing a diet for weight loss, or eating to support your gut health.  Spoiler alert, I think diets are a bummer and gut health is the BEST!  I'd love to hear from you on IG at  https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/  or come hangout with me at...

SHINING LIGHT ON THE CONFUSION AROUND SELF CARE. When we think about self care we inevitably think of spa trips and fancy oat milk lattes and all the things, and these things are great, but they don’t necessarily equal self care. It seems that in a lot of ways, we forget that SELF CARE = TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES.  And this has a dramatic impact on expectations and our life.  So today I break down...

This week we talk about how as women we often let go of our big dreams and life visions, and live instead a life of service to others.  There's nothing wrong with wanting to take care of the people you love, but if you've been feeling disconnected or dissatisfied in life, there's a very good chance this might be what's missing.  In this episode we talk about WHY it's impor...