Grace & Grit Podcast

It has been another fabulous month on the Grace & Grit Podcast. In the past 4 weeks we have covered many topics on the theme of Aging Gracefully. I hosted 3 remarkable guests who shared loads of great insights. This episode is a summary of what we covered in case you missed any episodes or just want a few reminders about the biggest take aways. Click here to learn more and LISTEN NOW. >>Are you lo...

I met today's guest on the Grace & Grit podcast, Diann Wingert, at a conference I was invited to speak at called  Forty Thrive . Diann was also a speaker at the event and I was so riveted by what she had to say about the gifts of the aging process, that I invited her to be a guest because I knew her message would resonate with the Grace & Grit audience. In this interview, Diann and I have a great...

In this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast, I had the awesome privilege of interviewing a woman I have admired from afar for years, Julie Angel. Julie has lived a very textured life as an artist, author and now movement teacher. She was inspired to start practicing Parkour at 35, which opened up an entire new way of living for her. Just to give you a small taste of her wisdom, Julie has this to s...

There are certainly a lot of challenges that can present themselves as we age AND we also have a lot of choice in how much hardship we experience as we move through those challenges. In this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast,  Dr. Anna Cabeca and I cover a tremendous amount of territory on aging gracefully as a woman , including: How hormones affect our physiology and how they change as we age....

Aging… it is inevitable. The good news is… We have a choice in how it goes down: we can fight it (despite knowing we can never win) or we can  learn how to embrace it . For the majority of my 20-year career, helping women to improve their health, I have largely worked with the population 40+ and in this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast, I discuss  three things that I believe are essential to be...

The statistics showing the impact of "inactivity" are staggering, sad and oh so unnecessary. We MUST find ways to move our body more often throughout the day and inspire our children to do the same. And there is no better way to do that, than to get outside! There are so many benefits to moving, playing, training and exploring outdoors and in this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I do a deep d...

I adore Sara Bradford SO much that I invited her back to the podcast for a third time! Sara is registered holistic nutritionist, real food chef and facilitator of the wildly poplar Community Dumps, which help people to return to real food without doing crazy detoxes, taking supplements or any other extreme measures. In this episode Sara and I talk about: The sensibility of seasonal eating Some of...

In this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast my guest Jennifer Knoetgen, who runs a business called Mountain Meat Shares, and I discuss: The challenges with commercial farming The value of knowing where your food is coming from Tips for making "sourcing your food" less overwhelming How to get the most out of your farmers market experience Basic strategies for home gardening Interested? Listen in!!!...

This month's theme is SPRING INTO WELLNESS and we are starting in the kitchen! The kitchen is the sacred space when it comes to your health. You're doing a lot of (hopefully) good work in your kitchen. When the kitchen is a space that you enjoy being in and it is conducive to healthy eating it just makes everything so much easier. I realize, kitchens can be a little bit complicated, in that, you m...

What an awesome month it has been on the Grace & Grit podcast! We did a deep dive into the science behind  why diets don't work , how to bust out of diet prison and so much more. In this episode of the podcast, I summarize the ground we have covered over the past 3 weeks during the " Death of Dieting " theme and dish out some  tried and true strategies you can implement to greatly improve your hea...

This week, I am super honored to be hosting Rebecca Scritchfield , a registered dietitian nutritionist and exercise physiologist on the show, for the second time. I adore this woman's energy, philosophy, and fierce passion for helping rescue women from "diet prison". Rebecca appropriately refers to herself as the anti-diet dietitian. She is the author of Body Kindness, which I have gifted to MANY...

This month's deep dive on the podcast is into the  wild and seriously misinformed world of dieting . I appropriately titled the theme of this month's podcast:  The Death of Dieting . Dieting sucks and more importantly it doesn't work for the long haul and to better help us understand why that is the case, I have invited  Traci Mann  to be a guest on the show. Traci is a professor of psychology, fo...

What an awesome month it was on the Grace & Grit Podcast! The theme for this month was  Permission to Pause:  The Paradox of Doing Less in Order to Accomplish More . I hosted 3 outstanding guests, including: Chinese medicine expert, Brodie Welch ( Episode 103 ) Author of The Power of Slow, Christine Hohlbaum ( Episode 104 ) Intellectual powerhouse and master coach, Krista Scott Dixon ( Episode 105...

I am beyond thrilled to have Krista Scott Dixon, the intellectual powerhouse behind Precision Nutrition's curriculum, back on the show. I specifically invited Krista to come back to the show this month because the way Precision Nutrition goes about  helping people return to health , in my opinion, is hugely on point with this month's theme, "Permission to Pause", because the PN methodology encoura...

Last week,  in episode 103 , I had a great conversation with Brodie Welch, about our addiction to speed, hustle and always doing more and what it is costing us in terms of our health and happiness. Today's guest, Christine Hohlbaum helps us expand that conversation by sharing a ton of great tips with us on practical things we can do to adjust the speed and overwhelm of our life and give ourselves...

Last week on the podcast I talked about this month's theme with is "Permission to Pause" and I went into extensive detail about why I believe this topic is so important. If you missed that you might want to check it out. My guest today, Brodie Welch, has been on the podcast before and I value her opinion and wealth of knowledge so much that I have invited her back to the show. Brodie and I cover a...

Many women I work with think that the #1 challenge they have to improve their health is with food or exercise. While eating more nutrient-rich foods and moving their body more may indeed be a part of the solution, the root of the problem is often the speed at which they are living their life. When we live our life at breakneck speed, piling more and more things on our ever growing to do list, we b...

This day in age, there is no shortage of studies showing us how powerful strength training is for optimizing human health and performance. And, yet, many women still have fierce resistance to making it a regular part of their life. I get it. It can be overwhelming, intimidating and even a bit scary to step into an arena that you may not be all that familiar with or have had a bad experience in. If...

Today I am celebrating and I'd love you to join me! I may not know you personally, but I am pretty certain that you have achieved a few things in your life that required focus, hard work, and a hefty dose of GRIT. Today the Grace & Grit Podcast is celebrating its 2 year anniversary AND the 100th episode! And, to be honest, what it took to make that happen is the exact same stuff to create ANY kind...

As someone who has dedicated her life to helping women up-level their health, I am always on the lookout for people who understand  female physiology and the unique training challenges that women face . Women, after all, are NOT little men, as my guest on the show today, Stacy Sims, PhD, so perfectly states. Stacy Sims, a nutrition scientist and exercise physiologist, understands female chemistry...

Human biology is an amazing thing in that it is equipped to deal with stress in small doses. The problem is, we are dumping way too much stress on our poor little bodies in this day and age, largely due to lifestyle choices. The Grace & Grit podcast is fast approaching the 100th episode and while we have discussed mental, emotional and physical stress intensely, I have only had a few guests on the...

A LOT of women come to work with me because they want to lose weight , and weight loss can be a powerful initial motivator but it often isn't weighty enough to carry people into long-term health. So I ask my clients, WHY do you want to lose weight, and what lies underneath is typically something that speaks to them wanting to live a bigger life . They want more confidence, they want to move more f...

I am entering launch mode for my Signature Program, which basically means, according to online entrepreneurial standards, I should be selling myself and telling you all of the reasons WHY you  should  invest in working with me. The truth is, however, as much as I want people to be interested in the work that I do, I also want to be sure the people I invest in for the next year of my life are a goo...

It is all too easy to lose traction with our health around the holidays.  Often women are doing more on less sleep and compromising their own self-care to bring everyone else holiday joy.  It is no mystery why so many women tumble into the New Year a hot frustrated mess. If you want to get through the holidays this year without sacrificing your health (or your sanity), give this podcast a listen ....