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Chatting with Mom about the highs and lows of life during Corona I think it’s safe to say that we’ve all experienced so many highs and lows during this unreal time in our lives.   It’s been like living on a roller coaster, except (for the most part) the roller coaster is in your living room. […]

What is Yours to Take While Being in Quarantine Wow, well it’s been over a month.  At times it probably felt impossible.  Maybe at times it felt peaceful. All I know is that it most likely didn’t feel like you expected the last week of April would feel. I’ve been thinking about what I’ve been […]

Show of hands, aside of all of the obvious challenges that the stay at home order creates, Who feels a sense of relief? Who feels like they finally have an opportunity to slow down a bit? Who feels like there is a silver lining to this all? I’ve heard from many people over the last […]

Why now is the BEST time to FOCUS on your Health & Fitness Routine So here we are in mid-April.  If anyone had told us at the start of 2020 that this is what life would look like, we would have said they were crazy.  But yet, here we are… So whether you feel like […]

Why you are not Broken and Everything isn’t as STUCK as it Seems! What an unbelievable time in our lives. We are now a few weeks into this new age of social distancing and living with stay at home orders, and at the same time, we are also finding ways to stay connected while we […]

How many times have you picked up a book and the quote on the cover stated: “This book will CHANGE your life.” If you are a self development junkie like me, probably MANY times. Do books, programs, coaches, courses, classes have the ability to change our lives? Well, I guess my question is: DO YOU […]

People come to me all the time and ask about starting a new: fitness routine diet lifestyle/way of eating mindset/habit program In all of these scenarios, I generally work through four questions with people to help them understand how “ready” they are to start a new health and/or fitness program.  

Tackle YOUR belief that you can’t do this. Don’t believe the negative dialogue that is running through your head. Your belief that you will NEVER get it right is just plain WRONG. EVERY single time you try, you LEARN. You can’t experience something without learning from it.  You will be changed.   It might be in […]

I get it, you’re busy.  We all are. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find ways to improve your days and live a life more LIVELY. In fact, there are probably a handful of times throughout the day that you can REPURPOSE the time you have.

There are super simple ways to sneak in the healthy stuff, so on today’s show I’m sharing my favorite ways to boost the nutritional value of the meals you love, try some great swaps, and even get more veggies on the kids’ plates.

What are the things that REALLY matter to you in life?  Maybe it’s dropping your kids off at school or getting in your morning workout, whatever it may be, if you don’t establish these as your “non-negotiables” you know that time will EASILY get swallowed up by someone or something else!  And I get it, […]

People ask me all the time: Do small changes REALLY make a difference And usually this is in response to my suggestion that they try something small to move the needle towards their health goals.   But Jan, if I can only workout ONCE a week, will that even make a difference? Well, YES, I say […]

How much SALT is in the water you’re drinking? Random question, right? In today’s show I share a story about the how what we focus on is what carries the most “taste”, so if you are sipping from a glass of water filled with salt, it’s going to be unbearable, but if that same amount […]

It is time to take a look at what we dragged with us right into this new decade.  Time to look at what is keeping you from fitting through that grand 2020 door. The baggage you’re toting around is going to create quite the struggle in achieving the life you want for yourself, so I […]

Sharing my annual list of favorites ranging from self help, to memoirs, to fiction; here are the books that inspired and motivated me in 2019. Take the first step in building your healthy habits! 

I don’t know about you, but sometimes winter can send me into a downward spiral and straight into a Netflix coma.  Now, I love Netflix just as much as the next person, but there are plenty of other ways to spend these darker and colder evenings.  The good news is, many are free or super […]

Was there a time in your life when you feel you were in the BEST shape or you felt SO in control of how you were eating.  If you have gotten away from that IDEAL, do you ever find that it haunts you?  In this episode we will explore how sometimes we need to shed […]

Why do we get so “black or white” in our lives, particularly as it relates to our health?  Yes, living in our ideal is great, but not always realistic.  As we learn to live more in the “gray” and learn that SOMETHING is always better than NOTHING, the more lively our lives will be.  Take […]

Let’s embrace this new decade by being intentional about the life we WANT to live!  It’s not complicated and doesn’t take hours of planning, rather, it can be as simple as reviewing a few focused areas in your life and deciding how you want them to be.  Tune in and inspire your new decade. Take […]

Are you a “I forgot to eat lunch” type of person? Or are you more like me and fall into the “is it time for second lunch?” kind of gal.  Chatting all about our various perspectives, the things that mystify me, and how change is always possible in today’s show. Take the first step in […]

As the end of the year draws near, I highly encourage you to take some time to reflect on how you’ve changed, where you’ve grown, and where you are challenged, particularly in the areas of mindset, nutrition, and movement which are the three areas we will focus on in this show. 

How often do you find yourself forcing yourself to do something because you feel you’ve got something to prove? There is a line between coping out and taking the easy road vs feeling like you need to be a hero or martyr.  

November does not need to represent a chocolate dipped slide into the New Year.  There are simple ways to stay happy and healthy – and of course – fit and festive over the holiday season without feeling deprived or going overboard.  Tune in to hear my top four strategies.

Yes, it is November and of course we are going to be talking about gratitude, but we are going to approach it from another perspective.  We are going to discuss how we can be grateful for the things in life we don’t tend to love so much.

“Real change is practically invisible as it’s happening.”  This quote by Marie Forleo has been playing out this month in my “Planksgiving” challenge group as we are work towards holding planks for several minutes.  It’s the daily increase of 5 or 10 seconds that is getting us closer and closer to the two or four […]