The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.” -Wayne Gretzky I love this quote❤️and find that it completely applies to life with planning. And this week on Episode #62 ot the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are talking about Planning Happiness.🤗 How many times have you thought🤔 something like: “I would really love to take a cruise to Alaska” “I think this year I’m going to start putting money asi...

Today, on Episode #61 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we explore the best time for you to relax during the day so that your brain and body can let go into a blissful sleep.😴 As you’re lying in bed at night, there are a lot of factors that may be preventing you from drifting off: your own thoughts🧠 pain and discomfort😫 temperature🌡 light💡 illness🤒 pets or children🐕 But one huge factor that you p...

Earth to listener … are you there, listener? 😵 Have you ever had one of those moments where you seemed to be in another world? Zoned out, lost in your own mind?🤔 Your friends or family might lean in close and snap you out of it, wondering what you were thinking. If so, then you have found yourself on a spontaneous relaxation journey.🤗 You may or may not have been deep in thought. You may or may...

“When we change our habits, we change our lives. We can use decision making to choose the habits we want to form, we can use willpower to get the habit started; then - and this is the best part - we can allow the extraordinary power of habit to take over. We take our hands off the wheel of decision, our foot off the gas of willpower, and rely on the cruise control of habits.” Gretchen Rubin Better...

It’s Friday evening after a long, hard week. You’ve run yourself a nice, warm bath with some essential oils or Epsom salts. Maybe you have soft music🎼 playing and your favorite beverage🍷 nearby. As you sink down into the water, you grab your phone to just check one thing… … twenty minutes later, the water is cooling and you realize you have gone down the rabbit hole of social media posts, news s...

Are you feeling Fit, Fearless & Fabulous yet? This month on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we have been exploring each of these categories and how we might improve our feelings of Fit, Fearless & Fabulous. On episode #57 today, we are asking the question: “Are you feeling Fit, Fearless & Fabulous?” So … are you?🤔 If you are, that’s great, and you must be feeling extra Fabulous🥳 to have ch...

Things are heating up, and we are on fire🔥 here at the Habit Thrive Podcast! One reason is that this weekend officially marks the one-year anniversary of this podcast!🥳 I truly would not be here without each and every one of you listening every week, so thank you🤗 from the bottom of my heart. The other reason we are feeling the heat comes down to one simple word: Summer. Last week, we started t...

Ah, the sunny, summer month of July...☀️ The hot , humid , sticky summer month of July.🥵 For many of us, the increased heat and humidity experienced this time of year can really affect our bodies and our moods and sometimes even put a damper on activities we normally enjoy. It’s not uncommon to feel the heat through: Increased inflammation Skin conditions Migraines Acid reflux/indigestion Bowel c...

“We can discover and experience joy in a variety of ways—doing those things we love to do, growing in intimacy or providing for others, and clarifying and coherently pursuing our values.” -Pamela Ebstyne King, Ph. D. What brings you joy? For you, it could be spending time with family or friends. It could be getting some alone time away from everyone else. It could be certain activities or events....

Another new month on the Habit Thrive Podcast is bringing us another awesome interview! Today, I’m chatting with Kelly Howard: An author and Fitness Consistency Expert with a Touch of Adventure. Kelly is going to tell us all about her Fit is Freedom podcast, her upcoming book “FIT, Active & Ageless for Life” and how she helps women prioritize their fitness and get out of their comfort zones. T...

Now that we have our walking habits in place - or at least in progress - we are going to increase our benefits by adding some strength training to our routine. And, no, I don’t mean getting on the bench press at the gym or swinging kettlebells (unless that’s your jam, in which case go for it!!). I’m talking about simple exercises that will strengthen the specific muscles we need to achieve our per...

Should you be ramping up your walking?🤔 This is the question we are exploring today on Episode #51 of the Habit Thrive Podcast. The answer is going to depend all on the why of your walking. Last week, we talked about some examples of the why : Physical reasons like improving heart health, lowering blood pressure or easing back and joint pain. Mental health reasons like relieving stress and using...

Hey there, Habit Thrivers, and welcome to Episode #50 of the Habit Thrive Podcast!🥳 I just want to give such a HUGE shoutout 🙌 to all you listeners out there who have reviewed, commented and encouraged this podcast through our first 50 episodes. It truly warms my heart ❤️ to be connected to all of you through these episodes. I look forward to the next 50! On today’s episode, we are moving into o...

Welcome to the month of June, Habit Thrivers! Today, we are extending our month of decluttering on the Habit Thrive Podcast just one more week with another exciting interview! I’m talking with clutter expert Mel Mason about her journey to understanding and overcoming the clutter in her life and how it led her on a path to helping other people. From Mel’s website: “What she realized after coming ba...

How we do one thing is how we do everything. You may have heard a variation of this quote at some point, perhaps from a seminar, motivational talk or book. It means that the way you approach or handle some situations or experiences in your life is a good indicator of how you handle all aspects of your life. This week, on Episode #48 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are going to apply this sentiment...

Happy Two-Four Weekend to my fellow Canadians, and happy decluttering month to all you Habit Thivers! Now, take a breath. Brace yourselves. On Episode #47 of the Habit Thrive Podcast this week, we are diving into something that might make some of you shudder with dread… … digital decluttering!😲 OK, so it isn’t really that scary (I promise!). But if you are hesitant to dive into this particular fo...

The Habit Thrive Podcast wants to give a  shout out to all of the wonderful mothers and daughters out there. Happy Mother’s Day!🌷 Welcome to another episode for the month of May, where we are embracing the task of decluttering our lives, homes, bodies and minds. Today, on episode #46, we’re going to be tackling the tough, heart-heavy stuff. But, first, we are going to ease into our declutter...

In this new month of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are going to be tackling - or, to put it a better way, embracing - the decluttering of our lives, our homes, our minds and our bodies. To kick things off this week on Episode #45, we are decluttering our way to happiness. Because, if you’re anything like me, then being decluttered equals being, well, at least a little happier . That’s the Vata side...

Did you wake up this morning in a “funk”? You know the feeling: You’re grouchy. You have no energy. You’re in a bit of a daze. Maybe you wanted to start on your garden, but it’s raining.... or snowing. Maybe you didn’t get a lot of sleep last night. Maybe that one thing you’ve been putting off all week finally has to be done today and you just don’t want to ! Or, you may not even know why you feel...

Hey Habit Thrivers, Today's special episode comes from the beautiful shores of Cat Island in the Bahamas. Join me in a wave meditation to experience the healing qualities of water. All you need to do is set your intention, settle in and let the waves wash over you... Lorrie xoxox Loving the show? Let’s connect! Find me: Facebook: Women's Wellness Community: For women wanting to rock their “Me Now”...

You put on your jammies, brush your teeth, turn out the lights and climb into your nice, cozy bed. After a long, busy day, you just know that you’ll slip right off to sleep, so you close your eyes… And then your brain says: When will it be warm enough to start my garden? What if I plant my tomatoes too soon and they die? I wonder how much it will cost us to drive back and forth to the cabin this y...

Here’s a question for all you Habit Thrivers: What is a habit? A habit is simply a decision or series of decisions that are repeated on a regular basis until they become automatic and become a habit. These habits come together to form our routines. Picture what you do every morning. Without even thinking about it, you might: have a cup of coffee shower cleanse and moisturize your face brush your t...

“Hurry up!” “What’s taking so long?” “When will this be over?” We’ve all said it - or at least thought it - at one time or another. Maybe while standing in line at the store, watching someone count out change. Sitting in a traffic jam on your way to work. Listening to a long story, or watching a boring movie. Your body tenses up, you feel like you are about to jump out of your skin, and absolutely...

It’s the end of another great month here on the Habit Thrive Podcast, and we’re ramping up our transition into spring. Last week, we were visualizing our summer plans and putting things into motion to allow those visions to become reality. But, now, I want to pull you back to the present. This week, on Episode #39, I want you to shake things up from a habit perspective and think about........... W...

It’s time to talk about summer! Yep, you read that right. Although we haven’t yet put away our coats and scarves - and some of us are even still experiencing snow - NOW is the time to start visualizing our awesome summer. And on that note, we are exploring the possibility of visualization in episode #38 of the Habit Thrive Podcast. Meditation gurus say that the door to the subconscious opens in th...