Redefining the Good Life

Have you always been obsessed with growth and had high expectations of yourself? Do you have an unquenchable curiosity and drive for understanding how the world works and how you can make it better? Are you always looking to heal your own patterns and moving towards a bigger life? But do you have the feeling that… despite all your achievements so far, you haven’t even scratched the surface of your...

Happiness is defined as "a state of well-being and contentment". And yet, our society teaches us that happiness is not inherent — that it is rather a destination. And that we will only get there if we do everything we're told: do good in school, get a good job, get the promotions, get married, have kids, get the dream house, the dream kitchen, the dream vacations, etc etc. But the p...

Do you ever put up with abuse from your inner tormentor?? Most of us go through life with this voice inside that is our biggest critic. It loves to come on especially when we're trying to change something in our lives. It nitpicks our every move. Second-guesses our every decision. Never finds anything we do good enough. We’re a nuisance at best and an embarrassment to the human race at worst!...

What if our emotions were meant to be our greatest teachers in life? What I'm breaking down for you in today's episode is nothing short of a superpower: how to feel all your feelings — and especially what to do when you feel like shite! The truth is, we are incredibly emotional beings and yet, we were never taught how to properly deal with them when growing up. So it's no wonder tha...

If you've known me for a while, you know how much I LOOVE talking about breakfast! Because I am convinced that the first step to reclaiming your energy, your vitality and your LIFE goes through your morning meal. And I have witnessed client after client report amazing results a a result of this one little tweak. You know things like: 🔥 No longer NEEDING coffee like your life depended on it...

Ever wonder what they really mean when they say “we’re the only ones that get in our own way of achieving our dreams”? Like, what does that actually look like?  In this episode I explain why your brain is actually afraid of change (even when you’re trying to feel better), and how it uses sneaky techniques like getting you CONFUSED in order to keep you stuck.  The danger is that, if you're not...

Have you ever been excited about an ambitious personal project? And maybe you started off with a bang but ended up putting it aside because you can't seem to finish something unless you have an externally imposed deadline? 😫 Or maybe something more exciting-sounding came along and you changed course — essentially succumbing to "shiny object syndrome"? 🤪 Or you keep telling yoursel...

Today I bring you a super fun conversation with my client (and cousin!), Nazli Kayan, at the end of our 6-month package together. Nazli is a high school Spanish teacher in Florida, and here's where she was when she first decided to reach out to me: “I just felt stuck, I felt like I wasn’t moving forward… I didn’t know that I had a choice to get unstuck… But I needed a guide through the wilder...

Hey friends, as you know I'm offering my free challenge, "Regret-Proof Your Life", and we get started in just a few days! And here's how it will go down: at the end of each day I will send you an email with a big question to sleep on, and to journal away when you wake up. So the daily minimum time commitment for this is... 10 minutes. Really, that's it! So get yo'self...

Living a life without regrets is written into the very DNA of this podcast. And the way to get there? To define what the good life means for YOU with intention.  One of the biggest things people regret at the end of their days is not having had the courage to live the life they really wished — rather than what others expected of them.  In order to avoid this, it's so helpful to make sure you&...

Given how much I talk about the dismal state of affairs in the world and our species' declining health and happiness, you may well mistake me for a pessimist! But to those who are tempted to label me that way, I'd beg to differ. I believe that naming the problem is NOT pessimistic in and of itself, and is downright essential if we want to do better in our own lives. What it really comes...

Hey friends, the podcast is back from hiatus! And today I'm coming to you with a very special episode where I get a little raw and personal. Tune in to find out about my state of mind regarding what’s been going on in the world, how I’ve been navigating these challenging times, as well as  an update on the big changes in my personal life (which, if you follow me on social media , you know som...

Today I’m super excited to bring you a very special guest, my dear friend and client, the writer Augustine Blaisdell.  When she arrived in Paris from NYC in 2009, answering an ad for an apartment exchange, she was a woman on a mission: learning how to help women become more visible while researching and writing a book about feminism.  Augustine just published her book, Women à la Mode, her memoir...

Countless folks tell me they would go after their dream project if only they felt more confident. It's one thing to know what you want in life, another thing to actually go after it.  But confidence is simply a feeling that you can create with your thoughts.  And the minimum baseline of it is believing that you can figure out something hard that's new to you. And let's face it, you...

I'm super excited to announce: Regret-proof Your Life, a free 5-day challenge! This is for you if you've ever thought:   👉  I feel stuck. 👉  I have no idea what my passions are. 👉  I don't know what I’m meant to be doing with my life. 👉  I didn’t think this is where I would be in my 40s... The reason we have these thoughts is because we don't realize this very important thi...

Nobody wants to get to the end of their days and realize, “holy shit, I really didn’t spend my time on what matters to me most”, right?? And yet, many of us just "go through the motions” in our lives, without putting much thought into what lights us up and whether we’re spending enough time doing those things. But if you’d like to avoid having regrets later in life, the time to get to work is...

Life is always going to be 50/50. That means half the time we'll feel good, half the time... it's going to SUCK.  And guess what? Doing the work on yourself does NOT mean you’re going to be happy and fulfilled all the time!  The true mark of becoming emotionally responsible is in HOW we handle the shitty feelings when life doesn’t go according to plan. 😫 When you don't get the prom...

Everything you want to create in your life is created by your thoughts. Life coaching, and specifically having your own coach, can help you understand what beliefs are creating your current experience and what you need to think in order to get different outcomes. Having somebody in your corner who's fighting hard for your dreams (even when your own belief is low) is the most precious investme...

We so often make the mistake of thinking that “putting ourselves first” is a selfish thing to do.  But what happens when we don't tend to our own needs (as the only person who can do so) is that we become depleted, resentful and have even LESS to give to those we love.  Tune in to find out how filling your own cup first is the kindest thing you can do for yourself AND for others, and is manda...

“I don’t worry too much about collapse anymore because I trust in the process.”  — Peter Michael Bauer Today’s episode tackles that big question: can you think about the end of civilization AND still be an optimist? 😅 I’m super excited to bring you my interview with none other than Peter Michael Bauer, a renowned leader of the human rewilding movement. For Peter, rewilding can be described as fin...

It's almost mid-February... That means most new year's resolutions are already long forgotten! Oops... Just why do most of us fail when it comes to establishing good habits DESPITE our best intentions? That's because we make the mistake of thinking consciously wanting to change and being excited about a fancy goal are enough to get the job done. And yet, they are woefully inadequate...

In the last few episodes I shared with you my nutrition philosophy and the vital importance of eating a diet primarily based on real whole foods. Today I'm back to address that "elephant in the room", which is the question of whether humans should be eating meat. Tune in to find out why the current discussions around this subject often miss the point completely, how everything becom...

Last week I spoke all about my nutritional philosophy which is basically aiming for what we're most adapted to eat, by using clues from our deep past. Today I lay out just what a real food diet looks like, broken down specifically by the three macronutrients: carbs, protein and fat. And as always, I bust quite a few myths about all of those things! 😆 — Join us in our private Facebook group,...

Today and next week we’re going back to the basics and talking about food, which is where it all began for me.  Tune in to find out what exactly “real food” means and why a properly prepared, nutrient-dense diet of whole foods is indispensable to feeling good in your body, and why focusing on calories is misguided, even when your goal is weight loss.  And join me next week as I break down just WHA...

The "good life formula" is my tried and true process for helping my clients.  It consists of two broad containers: first focusing on the body as we get you to feel better in your skin than you have in YEARS.  Then, with all that newfound energy, learning to harness the power of your mind: more specifically using your thoughts to create the future you want ON PURPOSE.  And I also explain...