The L Podcast

You have to work like you don't have kids and take care of your kids like it's your only full-time job. Ever heard that? There's a misconception that you can only have one or the other: a career or a family. This myth is also usually targeted at women. So how do you do both? Today we're chatting with Kim Pace who although says she hasn't balanced anything, as a huge fan, I disagree. Let's redefine...

Keto, paleo, no carb, low-carb, Atkins, vegan, pescatarian, vegetarian, intermittent fasting. How many of these have you tried? We've all tried different eating plans and after a week, we give up. Even though it helped your neighbor's aunt's dentist lose weight, it didn't work for you for some reason. Know what the reason is? It probably wasn't sustainable for YOU. Today we're talking with Biz fro...

End of January/early February is when we all know New Year's Resolutions die off. They hype of a new year goes away and with it, many people's motivation. Probably because they expected to have a whole new lifestyle, that they could sustain purely with motivation, in 21 days. The truth is: everyone has different learning curves, access to resources, disposable income, etc. Change takes time and cr...

Do you feel stuck in life, or your career? I think we've all been there! The hardest part might be actually figuring out what your passion is. Today we're chatting with my good friend Carlos Gonzalez about how he found his passion in nutrition and coaching, and finally went for it. He always knew nutrition was his passion, but what if you don't know what yours is? Carlos has some great...

Tired of no one reaching out to hire you to publish a book or create content for them? Do people even know you do it? Many of us have talents and projects that we'd love to turn into paid opportunities, but then we never even share with the world that we're doing them! We have to stop waiting for someone to pay us in order to start pursuing our passions. Today we're chatting with the awesome Ginge...

We're not bringing habits that don't serve us into 2024! I repeat, WE'RE NOT BRINGING HABITS THAT DON'T SERVE US INTO 2024! I ended 2023 sick in the ER and covered in a rash because my body was telling me I was burning myself out. I was literally sick to my stomach with stress. Burnout symptoms like frequent illness, changes in sleep, fatigue, and stomach issues are easily ignored...

Who would've thought we'd make it this far? Not me. We're at episode 100 and this has been better than anything I could've imagined when I started it in 2022. But, it almost didn't happen. I had decided in June of 2021 that I wanted to start a podcast so I started thinking about the title and logo and all the details. But I became so determined on finding the "perfect&quot...

A wild year right? From ongoing pandemic to a genocide to the normal chaos of day-to-day life, this year has been tough on many levels for a lot of people. This is the time where many reflect on the goals they set in January and beat themselves they didn’t end world hunger or become a NY Times best-selling author. If all you did by the 11:59pm on December 31st is survive, you've made it my fri...

Families change, which means traditions around the holidays do too. It can be tough to navigate how or where you spend the holidays, whether you're in a new relationship or just lost a loved one. Keeping family traditions alive can be a way for many to honor their loved ones or share their culture, but how do you do that while respecting and being open to new traditions? Well it takes time and...

Holidays family gatherings can be stressful because we all have that one family member who wants to talk politics. The harsh reality is that you might not ever see eye to eye with some family on politics, but how do you still enjoy the holidays together? Here are some tips on how to handle politics and family over the holidays. And remember, you're doing your best and whatever you have to do t...

Delayed flights, stopped traffic, lost luggage—traveling can be tough! Traveling for the holidays can stressful for anyone, but for someone who lives with anxiety like I do, it can be 10x worse! I've had panic attacks on planes, had my car break down at 3am in the middle of Ohio, and have ran from stalkers on a Greyhound. Traveling can truly suck, especially traveling alone as a woman, but it&...

Anyone else feel like they're on an emotional rollercoaster every day? It's exhausting. Emotional overload is when you're overwhelmed by how many feelings you're having or even how big your feelings can be. With the state of the world right now, going through a pandemic on top of the normal chaos that life brings, it's understandable that we'd be feeling a whole mess of emo...

Oh the weather outside is frightful and my mood is not delightful, I wonder what it could be, is it possible that it's S-A-D? Yep. With the shorter daylight during fall and winter months, many of us can struggle with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of depression that can be triggered by less daylight, leading to changes in the chemicals in our brains. But how do you know if yo...

What better way to wrap up National Diabetes Awareness Month than with a little trivia! On today's episode I'm joined by my good friend Julia Flaherty, who has been living with type 1 diabetes since she was 10. So with a type 1 and type 2 diabetic as your hosts, let's answer some questions about diabetes! Learn more about Julia at julia-flaherty.com or her books at rosiethet1dwarrior.com.

What does it mean to be healthy? Well it means different things for different people. For me, it means still living with a chronic illness. Even on my best days where I eat balanced nutritious meals, drink all my water and even get 8 hours of sleep, I still live with diabetes. It can be frustrating to know that my "healthy" is still a chronic illness. Let's talk about it!

Today is World Diabetes Day so I want to share my diabetes diagnosis story. Living with diabetes is beyond tough. We have a full time job of helping our bodies do the same job everyone else’s does, on top of our full time jobs! It’s exhausting. It’s humbling. It’s frustrating. But who can get diabetes? Anyone. Let’s talk about the signs and symptoms of diabetes!

Anyone else stuck in a funk? I think we’ve all been there. Tired. No energy. Want to do things and be productive but just can’t bring yourself to do them. Yep, that’s a funk. But how do we get out of them? Short answer: not easily. We need a lot of patience and grace for ourselves when we’re trying to get out of a funk. In today’s episode we also talk about tangible steps you can take to get out a...

Where my trauma survivors at?! This one is for you. After learning that my husband was diagnosed with melanoma, my brain kind of lost it inside. I had lost my grandmother and mother to melanoma so of course my brain said this was going to have the same outcome. But when this story had a happy ending and he's cancer-free, the first thing I did was shame myself for feeling all the fear, worry, a...

Getting a diagnosis, especially for diabetes, can turn your whole world upside down. All you can think about is how much your life is going to change and all the scary stories about complications. But you can either live in fear, or be like today's guest Devon Garrett and be brave! Devon has been breaking stereotypes of what it means and looks like to live with type 2 diabetes. This November,...

Anyone else feeling really f*cking overwhelmed lately? Yeah, me too. Sometimes life puts a lot on our plates, and then sets the world on fire, and then makes it winter, and then and then and then! Life can be a lot sometimes and with each situation or obstacle comes the feelings and emotions they invoke. So what happens when you have a lot of different shit going on in your life? You feel a BUNCH...

Get your priorities straight. It's something our parents have all told us at some point. But what does that mean? What does that look like? Having priorities is a good thing. It can help you figure out where to spend your time and energy. It can also help make sure you're living the life that aligns with your morals and values. But having too many priorities is a one-way ticket on the hot...

Today we're honoring the late Joe Hurd, my good friend Aubrey's husband, who passed away from Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE), a rare sarcoma. I've shared about grief and the hardships of being a caregiver, but being a caregiver to a parent is very different than caring for and losing a partner. In this episode Aubrey shares the raw truths around her journey going from wife to c...

Is your life full of chaos or peace? It probably should be a balance of both, but let's be real, there's more chaos than we all probably want. Having peace in our lives is so important for our health, physically, mentally, and emotionally. But how do you find inner peace? How do you live a more peaceful life? Well that's what I'm talking to my good friend Korie about! Today we're talking about how...

Today marks seven years since my mom passed away. The first few years after she passed, I dreaded this day. It brought up the pain and sadness of her last days. This year, it's still sad but I'm able to celebrate her life, instead of focusing on her absence. It's taken seven years to get to this point though. It took about five for my friend Bill after losing his mom. Today we're t...

What is a healing journey? It's something many of us have heard and are probably on, but don't know it. To heal means to address the root cause of our pain, our trauma. It's not slapping on a band aid and pretending we're fine—cause we're not. But how do you begin your healing journey? I brought on my friend Lala to share about her several, yes SEVERAL, healing journeys. Because sometimes we're he...