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Language games and wordplay are a big part of my health coaching practice. Tune in to hear about my latest linguistic reframe and how it can reduce the stress of seeking quick solutions. resources Foundations of Wellness for Women FWW virtual retreat Healing Trauma | From Wounds to Wisdom (July 16, 2022) Email me your thoughts on the episode Visit my online home Schedule a call to discuss wellness...

Join me for a special conversation with spiritual midwife Holly Makimaa—and get ready to go all kinds of places! Holly covers her own evolution as a writer, storyteller, coach, and interfaith/interspiritual minister and we dive into topics like yoga as kale, the mind as Kryptonite, portals and productivity, women as tenders of the collective—and that's just for starters! Holly's resources Visit Ho...

Let's talk about what practice makes (because it's not about making perfect) and what making space for G.R.A.C.E. looks like!  This week’s episode is a sneak peek into a collaboration I’m part of called Foundations of Wellness for Women—if you’ve listened to the podcast for awhile, you’ve probably heard me mention it! Foundations of Wellness for Women is a program of Dr. Suman Tewari at Ann A...

Whether you practice Buddhism or not, finding the middle path can be a great practice! This week I talk about what that can look like in a few primary food areas—including our jobs/careers. resources Schedule a call to discuss wellness programming for your team S chedule a YOURstory session for yourself.

If expectations are resentments waiting to happen, what are hopes? Join me for some musings on that as I reflect on yet another mindset shift that can reduce stress. resources Join FWW for Care for the Caregivers Get on the Foundations of Wellness for Women email list and never miss a virtual event! Schedule a call to discuss wellness programming for your team or schedule a YOURstory session for y...

This week’s episode is a sneak peek into a collaboration I’m part of called Foundations of Wellness for Women—if you’ve listened to the podcast for awhile, you’ve probably heard me mention it! Foundations of Wellness for Women is a program of Dr. Suman Tewari at Ann Arbor Holistic Gynecology in collaboration with health coaches Jen Sprague and me—Liza Baker. At Foundations of Wellness for Women, w...

This week’s episode is a little detour from our usual programming—because I’m the one being interviewed! This recording was made by my son for a school project—he eventually edited it down for time constraints, but here’s the entire recording, in which we cover conventional medicine vs alternative therapies, conventional medicine AND alternative therapies, why college students are at the perfect a...

We throw the word "burnout" around as easily as "unprecedented" and "Great Resignation" these days. But do you know what burnout really is? Join me for a quick overview—and an invite to my free 5-week challenge for team leaders, managers, and anyone who wears an HR hat! Join the challenge

Intermittent fasting is a hot topic these days—and a new study covered in the NY Times has some interesting conclusions. Join me as I talk about my take on this subject and how I approach it (or not) with my coaching clients. resources The New York Times article referenced in the episode Goodbye, Burnout challenge details + registration Tell me YOURstory in a free consultation—it's like history, b...

I'm back from my week out of commission with Covid-19 with some reflections on what Covid has done for me! resources Goodbye, Burnout challenge details + registration Tell me YOURstory in a free consultation—it's like history, but yours

What does fan fiction have to do with employee wellness? A lot, it turns out—at least I think so! resources Read about health coaching as an employee wellness offering Foundations of Wellness for Women FWW April Retreat: Finding Food Freedom FWW group coaching program: Happy Healthy Weight Schedule a free (and pitch-free) YOURstory session with Liza

What's the first kind of light you see in the morning, and why is that important? What causes burnout other than having too many tabs open in your brain's browser? And what is an important step toward reducing burnout, other than closing most of those tabs? Join me for a conversation with Leah Neaderthal, a sales coach who worked her own way back from burnout! bio Leah Neaderthal is a sales coach...

Join me for an interview from the archives with Melody Vachal, who has deep insights into both sides of the caregiving equation. We talk about practicing the pause, upping your gratitude practice, and what it looks like when the (chronic) caregiver needs care. Oh, and we might just geek out about acronyms a little. bio Melody Vachal is a Speaker and consultant on topics of caregiving, developing a...

That's right—Simply: Health Coaching is moving to Vermont! You can hear all about it in this episode and learn what that means for programming. resources Employee wellness programs   Baby Steps to Health Fl!p Your K!tchen® Sessions —first Sundays 10am–12noon ET Midweek Wellness Workshops —first Wednesdays 9–10am ET 1:1 coaching Group coaching—EAT Your Way to Health and Stewarding Emotional Ea...

What does kale have to do with financial education? What do you need in order to create a budget—and stick to it? Where in your budget do you need to give yourself permission to stop spending? How is financial education like learning how to cook? This week's episode comes from the archives of a series of interviews I did for The Sorta Secret Sisterhood, a membership site I ran for women in perimen...

If health is a goal, what's wellness? What's the difference between a basketball and a football mentality—not just in sports but in life? What's the "it" that needs to be talked about? How is the pandemic a giant pause button? All this and more in my conversation with Tyecia Powell, co-founder of Nonprofit Wellness and wellness coordinator at The Sojourner Truth School. bio Tyecia (Ty) Powell is t...

What does Harry Potter's Room of Requirement have to do with burnout? This week, I have a quick solo episode for you on the burnout paradox and how we can talk about and act on burnout more effectively. resources Schedule a time to chat about wellness programs for employees on the edge (or middle) of burnout Sign up for a free YOURstory consultation with Liza Baker Visit the Simply: Health Coachin...

Why is fixing a problem not the same as your body releasing it? How does a “crazy mix” of modalities the opposite of a hammer? How is coaching like parenting? And how can healing our own wounds turn into doing good for the future—not for just our children but for the world in general? Join me for a wide-ranging conversation with healer Silke Maria Haas.  (Silke and I were having some tech iss...

How does aligning your goals with your values help to reduce burnout? In what areas have you noticed yourself (needlessly) overachieving? How do the golden handcuffs keep us in burnout? Are you waiting for someone else to give you permission to be the CEO of your own life? Business and financial coach Shandra Moran and I talk about all this—and marvel at how our coaching methods use some of the sa...

Let's talk financial health! What do certified financial planning and health coaching have in common? How does impostor syndrome show up in financial planning? How is talking about money like getting a root canal? And what in the heck is a wealth iceberg? Find out in this week's conversation with Melissa Joy! bio Before founding Pearl, Melissa worked in the world of financial planning and investme...

When are apparent thoughts of suicide not really about killing ourselves? When is changing jobs/environment not the answer to burnout? What is the burnout paradox? What’s the awful truth about burnout prevention? Get ready for a rich conversation about these questions and a whole lot more with burnout recovery strategist Christine O'Neill. bio Christine O’Neill, MMSc, PA-C, PCC is a former clinici...

What is Delusional Altruism? And what does it mean to seal a watertight door behind you? How does a scarcity mindset look on the funder side? What’s going to happen with the changes that have occurred in grant making—especially giving more, more flexibly, and for longer periods—once the pandemic ends? All these answers and more in this week's episode with Kris Putnam Walkerly! bio Kris Putnam-Walk...

How did WHO stop short of providing a truly solid definition of burnout? What’s the burnout paradox? And what are employees really looking for? (Hint: it's not better pay.) Join me for answers to this and more in a free-range conversation with burnout prevention and recovery coach Rachelle Stone! bio Rachelle Stone is a recovering serial entrepreneur and an ICF accredited coach who specializes in...

When did getting (and staying) healthy get so complicated? Who decided that anything worth having requires the shedding of blood, sweat, and tears? In this episode, I talk about how getting (and staying) healthy could feel more like water flowing around the boulders instead of like pushing a boulder up a hill. resources Simply: Health Coaching Annual Membership How to Break Up with Your Phone The...

Just as we might be putting on a few pounds of winter weight and sliding into the doldrums of inactivity during the cold weather, here come the holidays! This year, approach them with a plan, some strategies, and some tactics as well as a lot of joy—you really can stay healthy and fit over the winter. resources Purchase a Simply: Health Coaching Annual Membership —at a special price through Decemb...