The Love & Lettuce Podcast

In this short, personal episode, Laura is sharing a gentle update from her heart. After realizing she was holding too many things at once, Laura has chosen to step into a slower season - pausing her business and showing up more fully at home with her family. This isn't a goodbye, and it isn't coming from burnout. It's simply an honest reflection on choosing presence over productivity, honouring th...

Mama, don't let your health take a backseat just to try to get it all done. Your own health and well-being is still a priority - in fact, even more so during this busy season. Listen in as Laura talks about what she does to keep healthy over the holidays. Mama Weight Loss Lab: Sign up for the waitlist for founding member access (and price!) SHOW NOTES: newmamanation/com/126

In this episode, Laura breaks down the simple but powerful cycle behind every result in your life: your thoughts create your feelings, your feelings drive your actions, and your actions shape your results - no matter what your circumstances look like. When you learn to shift what's happening in your mind, you gain the ability to change anything in your life, including your health and weight. Tune...

Even though Laura usually recommends living an 80/20 life - meaning that 80% of the time, you eat super-nourishing foods, and 20% of the time, you can indulge - there are some people that are just better off without sugar, period. Laura has experimented both ways and definitely feels better when she goes completely without. Not only is living without sugar healthier physically (obviously!), but it...

If there's one thing that Laura knows about making life easier and having things flow more smoothly throughout the day, it's having routines and planning ahead. Listen in as she shares her typical weekday evening routine, which actually starts mid-afternoon when her girls get home from school. Having this routine allows her to get more done, her family to have more connection time, and everyone to...

If mom gets sick, then we can't properly take care of our sick littles. But, oh right, we have to . There's that teeny tiny detail that changes everything. We have no choice... we are still Mom! In this episode, Laura shares her top tips for staying healthy during cold and flu season. Because we need to ( and we can ) get through this season without being down for the count so we can keep being th...

If you've ever found yourself giving in to a craving or binge and wondering what went wrong, this episode will change the way you see it. You didn't lose control — you just let the wrong part of your brain brain take over for a moment. In this episode, Laura breaks down the real reason cravings happen and how to use your higher brain (your prefrontal cortex) to make empowering choices that support...

What if the key to lasting weight loss isn't another diet - but a mindset shift? In this episode, Laura breaks down her #1 weight loss mindset: it's okay if it's uncomfortable; we can do hard things. It's about learning to embrace a little discomfort now for a lot more comfort later. You'll discover why those moments of dealing with cravings or choosing differently, even when it feels hard, are ac...

Are you a busy mom who's tired of struggling with your weight - starting over every Monday, feeling out of control around food, and wondering why nothing ever sticks? In this short and powerful episode, Laura shares how her brand-new course, 10 Pounds in 10 Weeks , helps you finally lose weight in a simple, realistic, and sustainable way - without counting calories or cutting out your favourite fo...

Simply put, we're overweight because we overeat. So the question becomes, why do we overeat? Three reasons: overhunger, overdesire, and craving comfort. Listen in as Laura breaks down and discusses each one. If you want to dive deeper, register below for her FREE webinar: Unlock Your Weight Loss Power . Happening Monday October 13, 2025 at 12pm EST. If you can't make it live, sign up anyway so you...

When we are living for our future self and making decisions for her, we are living the highest and best version of ourselves. If we make a plan using our higher brain and stick to that plan, we will reach our goals and our future self will thank us time and again. Listen in to find out how to do this and also how we sabotage ourselves… and what we can do about it.  FREE Webinar - Unlock Your Weigh...

You can wholeheartedly love your postpartum body and be so grateful for what it has done for you, AND you can want to lose weight. Both things can exist at the exact same time. In this episode, Laura talks about why she is so passionate about this concept, and she shares about her own personal postpartum weight loss journey that she's currently on. This is a must-listen for anyone who wants to los...

Laura is recounting ALL the details of the birth of her 4th and final baby, Jesse. From being in the birthing pool to feeling the ring of fire to getting stitched up afterward, she loves giving TMI in the best way. After all, if you love hearing others' birth stories, like Laura does, then you know you want all the deets. SHOW NOTES: newmamanation.com/115 5 Weight Loss Mistakes FREE Download: newm...

Laura sits down with Registered Holistic Nutritionist Vicky Hachey to discuss brain health - why it matters, how to protect it, and why we need to start now . She talks about her online program called Memory Method and gives lots of tips of things we can do starting today to protect our brain and help to prevent cognitive decline. SHOW NOTES: newmamanation.com/114 Healthy Mama Foundations FREE Gui...

Laura chats with her very own midwife, Tamara Youngberg, as well as Tamara's long-time friend and colleague, Sandy Knight Snider. Together, Tamara and Sandy have 50 years of midwife experience and they've attended over 2000 births combined. In this episode, they provide advice for those going into their birth (especially their first), give tips for staying calm during labour and birth, and discuss...

Laura gives her real and honest thoughts and feelings about having a 4th baby, and also reveals how she's handling them. From changing her family dynamic to balancing her already busy life, she gets into it all. SHOW NOTES: newmamanation.com/112 HEALTHY MAMA FOUNDATIONS free guide: newmamanation.com/foundations

At 31 weeks pregnant, this question has been on Laura's mind lately. In this episode, she shares her experience with her three previous hospital births, as well as what's going through her mind this time around as she decides what to choose for baby #4. Listen in if you've had to make this decision too, and especially if you're currently making it! SHOW NOTES: newmamanation.com/111 HEALTHY MAMA FO...

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, Laura answers a common question she gets around these types of holidays and celebrations: Should you indulge or should you hold back? She gives her thoughts about it and also reveals which one she will personally be choosing this Valentine's Day. SHOW NOTES: newmamanation.com/110 HEALTHY MAMA FOUNDATIONS FREE GUIDE: newmamanation.com/foundations

This week, Laura brings you the recordings from her live Zoom calls from the Thrive in Five Challenge - 5 days to get you to where you want to be, mama: THRIVING in motherhood. Today, she talks about keeping it going now that the challenge is done. She brings it all together and reviews the topics she's covered each day this week. This will help to tie everything up with a nice bow and leave you f...

This week, Laura brings you the recordings from her live Zoom calls from the Thrive in Five Challenge - 5 days to get you where you want to be, mama: THRIVING in motherhood. Today, she talks about mastering your motivation. A great way to help foster sustained motivation is to create new healthy habits while working to stop the old ones that bring you down. Laura discusses how to do this for lasti...

This week, Laura brings you the recordings from her live Zoom calls from the Thrive in Five Challenge - 5 days to get you where you want to be, mama: THRIVING in motherhood. Today, she talks about conquering cravings. Knowing how to deal with them is key to sticking to a healthy eating plan and really living your life the way you want to, with YOU being in charge and in control, rather than your c...

This week, Laura brings you the recordings from her live Zoom calls from the Thrive in Five Challenge - 5 days to get you where you want to be, mama: THRIVING in motherhood. Today, she discusses which foods to focus on to increase your energy and start feeling better asap, as well as which ones to reduce - the ones that are dragging you down and keeping you stuck and feeling blah. She talks about...

This week, Laura brings you the recordings from her live Zoom calls from the Thrive in Five Challenge - 5 days to get you where you want to be, mama: THRIVING in motherhood. Today, she discusses how it all starts with your mindset - virtually no lasting changes can be made in your health or life without the right one. Get ready to get inspired to start changing your life TODAY! SHOW NOTES: newmama...

Y ou know how it feels to be stuck in a rut, right? You feel like there is so much distance from where you are now to where you want to be that there's no point in even starting. It feels like, I might as well not do anything because my end goal seems impossible. But how bad does that feel?! SO bad, right? It's like giving up before even trying... and it just sucks the life (and any motivation) ri...

Laura can confidently say that this is the BEST way to tackle cravings because she has been dealing with them almost her whole life and has therefore tried a variety of ways to approach them. Listen in as she explains the (actually simple) way that she processes her cravings, which has ultimately reduced them in her life. JOIN THE THRIVE IN FIVE *FREE* CHALLENGE! newmamanation.com/thrive SHOW NOTE...