Pep Talks

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – May Awareness Month – Episode #36. May is Mental Health Awareness month as well as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. In my opinion, this is the perfect pairing. In this month’s PEP Talk, I share some of the benefits one receives by being physically active. I encourage you to utilize the month of May as an opportunity to create the habit of physical activity...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – The Power of Posture – Episode #35. It might surprise you to know that your posture not only impacts your physical health it impacts your psychological health. In this month's PEP Talk, I cite a research study supporting this concept and I also share a power pose recommended by Amy Cuddy to increase your confidence. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP T...

Happy Spring and welcome to today's PEP Talk - Spring Cleaning - Episode #34. Are you inspired by the spring weather to tackle a project that has been hanging over your head for far too long? Well, today's PEP Talk includes practical tips to feed that sense of motivation so you have one less "to do," on your list this month. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Spring Cleaning...

Welcome to today's PEP Talk - KISS - Episode #33. Since it is February, I thought I would keep with the theme of Valentine's Day. Even though this PEP Talk is not directly discussing the theme of love, it is all about assisting you in following through with goals/tasks/responsibilities. From my perspective, I would consider that a way of loving yourself because you are minimizing stress in your li...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Is There a Perfect Diet? – Episode #32 In today’s PEP Talk I answer the question, “Is there a perfect diet?” I also provide simple tips to improve your nutrition as I recognize the start of a new year may prompt the desire to begin new healthy habits. Do not forget about the three free recipe eBooks on my website. All of the recipes are amazingly delicious and nutrien...

Welcome to today's PEP Talk - Holiday Stress - Episode #31. The holidays, for various reasons, can be a stressful time for many people. Today's PEP Talk provides some tips to assist you in enjoying the holidays versus feeling as though you are merely suffering through them.    Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Holiday Stress - Episode #31, and I encourage you to do one thin...

It is November and Thanksgiving is just weeks away. I thought this was the perfect time to encourage you to create a habit of expressing gratitude.  This month’s PEP Talk provides practical techniques and examples of how you can create the mindset of gratitude.  Below, I included a list of gratitude questions, I discussed in the podcast, as well as links to the articles I referenced, and my previo...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk - Offense – Decline the Invitation – Episode #29. Last month, my PEP talk rebroadcast was about personalization. Today, I want to talk about taking offense. Offense is given as an invitation and we have the choice to decline the invitation. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Offense – Decline the Invitation – Episode #29, and I encourage you to do...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Q-TIP – Episode #28. Many people struggle with personalization which causes a significant amount of unnecessary pain for the donor and the receiver. I thought it might be helpful to share a little "tip" in this month's PEP Talk to assist in challenging this type of negative thinking. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Q-TIP – Episode #28, and I...

Welcome to today's PEP Talk - I Choose - Episode #27. It is important to use language of empowerment versus restraint. Individuals often times incorrectly use the words “I can’t” when, in fact, they can (they are capable) they are simply choosing not to. I cite an interesting research study that demonstrates the influence of words with regards to food choices. Please take a few minutes to listen t...

Welcome to today's PEP Talk - Don't Be a Victim of Your Diagnosis - Episode #26 We are not our health issues. We may have health issues; however, they do not define us. In today's PEP Talk I discuss simple steps you can take, today, to assist your body in overcoming health challenges.    Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Don’t Be a Victim of Your Diagnosis - Episode #26, an...

Originally posted June 2015 on YouTube. Welcome to today's PEP Talk – Mindfulness – Simple, Not Easy – Episode #25.  Mindfulness is an extremely simple technique that provides profound health benefits; however, it isn't always so easy to do. Today's PEP Talk provides some suggestions on how to incorporate mindfulness into your daily routine. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk...

Originally published May 2015 on YouTube.    Today’s PEP Talk is a rebroadcast from when I was doing my PEP Talks in a video format. With the help of my trusted technology expert, Lucia, the audio has been extracted from the video to create a podcast.   Over the next several months, we will be airing all of my retro PEP Talks so all PEP Talks can be found on my website or whichever service you uti...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Sleep is Emotional First Aid – Episode #23  In January, I discussed how vital it is to receive restorative sleep and I also reviewed some tips to assist you in receiving quality sleep.  In this podcast, I want to share some additional information I learned listening to a podcast with Professor Matthew Walker on Dr. Chatterjee’s Feel Better Live More podcast, Episode #...

I revisit last month’s PEP Talk by further explaining the ‘health snacks’ in the heart category from Dr. Chatterjee’s book, Feel Better in 5.   I also provide a health snack for the mind – the 5-Step Release. If you have something that is preoccupying your mind, I am hopeful you will find this technique helpful in releasing it.   Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – 5-Step Rel...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – 5 Minutes to Health – Episode #21.   Do you have a health goal you are struggling to attain? Did you start off the New Year, gung-ho, following through on your health goals and, in the last week or two, you noticed yourself slipping back into old patterns?    In this month’s PEP Talk, I provide a mindset shift with regards to the attainment of health goals. Believe it...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Sleep Hygiene – Episode #20.   Sleep is vital to our health; yet, it is estimated, that 70% of adults report inadequate sleep. In today’s PEP Talk, I explain why we need sleep and I also provide some sleep hygiene tips.  Let’s start the New Year with an emphasis on improving your quality of sleep!   Also, I wanted to let you know I have moved my office to Historic Dow...

Clearly, breathing is essential to life; did you also know the way in which you breathe can impact the quality of your life? In this month’s PEP Talk, I discuss some rather unique findings from the book Breath:  The New Science of a Lost Art, written by James Nestor.   Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – How We Breathe – Episode #19, and I encourage you to do one thing today...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Divisiveness – Episode #18.     Due to the election and the pandemic, people are more vulnerable to personalize views that do not align with their own. In today’s PEP Talk, I discuss three psychological roots that I believe are associated with unnecessary judgement, criticism, anger, and defensiveness.   Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Divisi...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Assigning Meaning – Episode #17. In today’s PEP Talk I discuss our desire to assign meaning to experiences. We have a tendency to identify incidents as being good or bad. Is it possible, that experiences are neither good nor bad? Is it possible, it is simply your thoughts, about the event, that provides the meaning?    Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PE...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – The Disconnection Syndrome – Episode #16. I am expanding upon our discussion from March’s PEP Talk Podcast, Trickery of the Food Industry – Episode #13, as well the podcast from October 2019, Curiosity versus Fear – Episode #8.   In this month’s PEP Talk, I describe the Disconnection Syndrome as defined by Drs. David and Austin Perlmutter. I truly believe we are exper...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – eBook and Listener Question.  I am so excited to share my latest eBook resource with you – it is 200 pages! I announce the resource in this month’s PEP Talk podcast. I also answer a listener’s question about resources to further one’s journey in attaining true PEP for Life, which I have listed below.   Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – eBook a...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge – Loving Kindness Meditation This is a mid-month reminder about the 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge for the month of July.  I also provide a resource, a loving kindness meditation, to assist you in connecting with your inner love warrior. Pairing these two behaviors (the Acts of Kindness Challenge and practicing the loving kindness...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge I believe we need a positive movement of change in our country. I believe we need to unite as a community and I believe we need to get back to some basic principles of humanity by intentionally displaying acts of gentleness and love. I invite you to participate in a 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge. I challenge you to carry out thre...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – Visceral Reaction to the Pandemic – Episode #15.75. Some people are experiencing a rather intense reaction to the pandemic.  In today’s PEP Talk, I discuss a potential root cause of unexpected reactions to the pandemic. I recorded this podcast before the death of George Floyd; however, I believe the information in this podcast, particularly the second part of the pod...