Grace & Grit Podcast

We have been doing a deep dive into the topic, " The Practice of Joyful Living ", all month. Which, is super timely considering that there is a heightened spirit of joy in the air around the holiday season. What if we could maintain some of the joyful living magic that we find during the holiday season, throughout the rest of the year? What if pursuing more joyful living practices were just as imp...

We have been doing a deep dive all month long into the topic " The Practice of Joyful Living " and in today's episode, I share 5 ways I am committed to deepening my own joyful living practice in 2019, which includes: Creating negative space in my schedule. Cultivating more opportunities for connection. Leaning deeper into the practice of letting go. Granting myself permission to evolve. Looking fo...

My guest today, Dr. Jennifer Guttman, believes that happiness is a fleeting emotion, an endorphin rush, a chemical high, and that our culture's current obsession with "happiness" is causing suffering. Dr.  Guttman teaches that while sustainable happiness isn't a realistic goal, satisfaction can be achieved. To hear more about what Dr. Guttman refers to as "Sustainable Life Satisfaction" check out...

Joy is an approach to life, an attitude, a choice of which SO MANY benefits are a bi-product of! In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast I talk about: the difference between joy and happiness why joy is such a difficult practice for us to maintain how we sabotage it when it shows up the ways we try to seek out joy that end up depleting us the ways we can bring more joy into our life Click here...

Improving your health is a healing process and while the wellness industry talks a lot about lifestyle behaviors that can help to accelerate the healing process like nutrition, exercise, recovery etc., we aren't hearing enough about the healing power of things like gratitude, compassion, and forgiveness. Studies have found that  the act of forgiveness can reap huge rewards for your health , loweri...

While you most certainly cannot hate or abuse your way into a state of better health, you CAN appreciate your way there. I have long believed, and research certainly supports, that  gratitude is the gateway to a healthier and more fulfilling life , and in this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I talk about why we struggle to be grateful more often and what we can do to build a more robust grati...

Maybe you don't have children, but you were once a child. And as a child, you likely had someone in your life who helped you to set boundaries, make healthy decisions and instill in you the importance of love and respect. Somewhere along the line of the aging process, you declared yourself an adult and no longer in need of parenting. As an adult, you do still need parenting, it is just now, that r...

Just because you have always done something a certain way does not mean you have to keep doing it that way. In fact, if what you are doing is depleting you, it is high time you consider changing it. And this is certainly the case with the holiday season for many women. Many women end up feeling exhausted, sick and a little resentful at the end of the holiday season because, yet again, they committ...

I am so excited to be hosting my dear friend, Laini Gray on the Grace & Grit show for the third time! Laini is a wealth of information when it comes to hormones, gut health, liver function, and all-around lifestyle management to elevate health on just about every front. If you have been enjoying the interviews this month on Hormonal Health, you do not want to miss this episode. Click here to learn...

Hormones are a topic we have talked a lot about on the Grace & Grit Podcast because let's face it –  hormones govern your body  – and if they aren't in their happy place… well …neither are you! As I have crossed over the threshold of 40, I have become a lot more curious about the state of my own hormones. I feel amazing, but there are months when my PMS is simply out of control. My breasts hurt, I...

The metabolism is often discussed in fitness and diet spaces as ONLY an energy equation and, while energy does matter (how much energy you are consuming vs how much you are expending), there are so many other factors that influence metabolic health, namely, HORMONES. Dr. Jade Teta has been helping women improve their metabolic function for years and his work has been especially impactful for women...

This month we are talking all about hormonal health. Hormones basically govern your biology, so if your hormones aren't happy…well… neither are you. In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I give a brief lesson in the primary hormones I think all women should be a bit more educated about. While I am NOT a hormonal health expert, I have invited several guests to the show this month who are, so...

Stop waiting  for the perfect time, Stop waiting  for permission, Stop waiting  until you "feel" like doing the work…to restore your health. Commit to 1 small action today and again tomorrow. Massive change IS possible when we commit to small actions repeated consistently over time. Last week on the podcast (Episode 131) I talked about why the danger of taking on too much change too fast, which I...

Everywhere you turn there seems to be a new product, formula, program, pill or system being sold to you promising RESULTS. Sadly, people buy into these promises in droves to improve their health, but these measures can often further damage their health by causing them to develop a phobia of food, disordered eating patterns, hormonal challenges…and so much more. Chasing results is not the same as i...

Although there are many forms of stress that directly influence our health, in this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I specifically address the power that psychological stress has to influence physiology. You could be doing everything right with your diet and exercising religiously but,  if you aren't managing what is happening in your head , you may either struggle to create the results you a...

"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for the rest of his life." Years ago my son was learning to read and it took everything in me not to just give him the answer when he is struggling with a new word. I won't lie, I did that at first and my husband quickly pointed out that every time our son was unsure of himself, he was getting in the habit of looking at me...

There was a time in my career when I would have worked like a maniac to convince nearly everyone I encountered that I was the perfect person to usher them towards greater health. Now that I am older  and slightly wiser , I realize: I am NOT the right person to help all people and not everyone is ready for the work that I do AND… That is perfectly ok! I invest a tremendous amount of time and energy...

Discomfort along the path to improving your life isn't a probability, it is an inevitability. Every single day  you get to decide  if you want to stay in the discomfort of the way things are, or lean into the discomfort of improving your situation.  Either way, you will have to face discomfort on some level. The good news is that when you lean into the discomfort that promotes growth in your life,...

I just adore this conversation that I had with Ali Shapiro about the process of healing, redefining health, and making a truce with food. Ali is a very bright light helping to lead women out of diet dogma and back to themselves. In this episode, Ali and I discuss: Option C, which is giving yourself permission to get to know yourself and how you relate to the world around you. Self-criticism vs Sel...

Unhappy and unfulfilling relationships take a toll on our physical and psychological health. My guest on this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast, Sunny Joy McMillan, strongly believes unsticking these relationships (through improvement or dissolution) is vital to our mental, emotional, spiritual AND physical well-being. And living in alignment with our truth has very positive effects on the body....

In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I introduce this month's theme,  Relationship  and why I think up-leveling our relationships is the linchpin to deep health. This is a topic I have wanted to dive into for a really long time and…well… the time has come! Now, most people when they hear the word relationship, they think of our relationship with others. And while that is certainly 1 form…...

There are moments in life, both tragic and beautiful, that take your breath away. I have had a few moments like that this summer and felt compelled to share how they have influenced my thinking and focus, in this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast. Click here to learn more and LISTEN NOW. >>Are you loving the Grace & Grit Podcast?  Help us keep the mic on ! Then  head over to iTunes and leave a r...

I don't know about you, but summer in my household definitely includes some travel plans. Camping trips, visits with friends and vacations with the family are treasured parts of the summer that can also throw a curveball into self-care routines. In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I dish out some of my best advice for taking great care of yourself while traveling. Click here to LISTEN NOW...

If you are like most of the women I work with, you probably feel like summer can be a really hard time to  stay on track with the behaviors that bring you closer to your health goals , like eating nourishing foods and staying away from the foods that deplete you. (Let's be honest…there is certainly no shortage of sugar and alcohol involved in summer festivities.) In this episode of the Grace & Gri...

Summer can be a challenging time to stay on track with health promoting behaviors.  Schedules get packed with travel, company, and social events galore AND sugar, alcohol, and processed foods are supplied at every turn.  It is all too easy to lose your traction, but with a little effort to create some structure and flexibility to your days, you might surprise yourself with how successful you can f...