The Nutrition Edit

Today my guest is the wonderful Coach Cat, aka Catherine Buck Le. Cat is a StrongFirst Team Leader Elite, and the Head Strength Coach at C&C Coaching. She is a former Microsoftie, former co-owner of Krav Maga Seattle, aspiring YouTuber, kettlebell fanatic, avid hiker, paddleboarder, traveler, and delicious healthy meal-prepper. In this episode we’re talking about how to stay consistent with th...

Today I'm talking with the legendary Bruce Barry about how to increase your healthspan and age well. If you want to learn the secrets of feeling your best at every stage of life, you'll be inspired by this 72 year old water sports athlete and local legend. Professionally Bruce has a degree in Food Technology and is a 50 year veteran of the food industry with leadership positions in food safety, pr...

Today I’m sharing one of the most basic things you can do to boost your metabolism, increase your energy, and prevent cravings, headaches, constipation and dry skin. What is it? Drink enough water! Drinking enough water is one of the simplest, least expensive things we can do to nurture our bodies and feel our best, but most of us don’t do it, so today I’m going to arm you with some knowledge and...

Today I’m talking with Dr. Emily Passic about semaglutide, also know as Ozempic of Wegovy. I had a ton of questions and concerns about it and I’m sure you do too, so I wanted to bring on an expert who really understands how this drug should and shouldn’t be used, who it is and is not for, and can answer all our burning questions. Dr. Emily Passic, ND, MsAy. Dr. Passic is board certified in Naturop...

My next guest is Dr. Michelle Leary. In this episode, Dr. Leary and I will talk all things hormones and the way they impact your metabolism, mental health, sexual health, physical health and aging, as well as some tips for how to help balance your hormones naturally. Dr. Leary is a force to be reckoned with. She is a compassionate, intellectual, and dedicated provider to her patients. She began he...

Dana Tasche is an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist based in Bellevue Washington.  Dana started her career as a dental hygienist and later earned her Masters of Science in order to become a professor of dental hygiene. Seeing the benefits of myofunctional therapy on her own sleep and migraine issues, Dana shifted gears and became certified in myofunctional therapy. It is now her passion to he...

Today I happily welcome Genevieve Joy, quantum healer and certified master hypnotherapist, to talk about what hypnotherapy is, what it isn’t, and how it can be best put to use for healing and behavior change. Genevieve was born with thyroid cancer that went undetected until it was the size of a softball at the age of 11. Her whole life she dealt with extreme fatigue and pain from interstitial cyst...

Today I have a special guest with me. Marc David is going to talk to us about the psychology of eating and cultivating a healthy relationship with food. Early in his career as a nutritionist, he found that just changing the diet wasn’t addressing the real problems. Unfortunately, there was very little information about the psychology of eating back then. So, he wrote the book he wished he had, cre...

This one simple change to your morning routine can be a game changer! Learn the easy trick I share with all my clients that helps them: Stay energized Make better food choices Get better sleep Avoid the midday slump Avoid triggering anxiety One common morning habit can put you on a cortisol and blood sugar roller coaster throughout the day, which results in crashes and cravings. Applications are o...

Join my conversation with client Genevieve Waldman. Genevieve is a very busy public relations executive and her attempts to meet with nutritionists in the past were unsuccessful because of her busy traveling lifestyle. The game changer for her was my 21-day anti-inflammatory detox program that I use with my clients. Once we had cleaned out the low-quality fuel from her system, she was able to lear...

This season we'll explore the reasons behind why we struggle to make the changes required to achieve our desired health outcomes. We'll discuss the physical and emotional roadblocks that often hold us back from making positive changes, and provide practical tips for overcoming these obstacles. Join us as we dive deep into the  incredible power of mindset and how it can be harnessed to priorit...

I simultaneously love and hate the holidays. The family obligations can be fun or full of landmines, or you might feel acutely lonely, or any combination. I want to give you some tips for how to come out of this next month feeling rested, refreshed, and ready to take on the new year. I’ll share some powerful, realistic tips for how to protect your time and your energy, prioritize your needs, cope...

My guest today was Dustin Hassard, owner of Modern Athletics. Dustin is a strength and conditioning coach and massage therapist who enjoys teaching people how to build strength so they can meet the demands of life or sport, live PainFREE, and optimize their health regardless of age. He believes if we prioritize fitness, we can improve all aspects of our lives. Today, we’ll talk about the amazing b...

If you’re feeling run down but you can’t pinpoint why, if you moved into a new house and everything seemed to fall apart, or if everything feels stale, this episode is for you. I’ll be visiting with Amanda Gibby Peters about how the practical and metaphorical applications of Feng Shui can lead to major changes in your life. If we don’t take charge of our environment, our environment will take char...

Many people find that no matter how good of a diet plan they have or how much they want to change their eating habits, they still end up yo-yo dieting and beating themselves up over it. Today’s guest, Tricia Nelson, is an Emotional Eating Expert and today she’ll share with us the differences between emotional eating and food addiction, personality tendencies of emotional overeaters, and how to unt...

Have you ever felt like you were doing everything right, following all the instructions perfectly, but not getting the results you need? Today’s guest, Dr. Nicki Giandomenico, specializes in environmental medicine and chronic disease and she has some great insights as to why treatments may not be progressing as they “should.” Dr. Nicki asserts that everything you’re experiencing is a direct reflec...

I’m thrilled to be talking with Nicole Field today. We went to high school together and reconnected over social media, and now Nicole is a certified Pilates instructor and somatic healer. Those paths came from her own needs to heal her body and mind from trauma and injuries.  Nicole had suffered from panic attacks since she was a teenager and found that teaching pilates and working against th...

I’m excited to have my friends Dr. Brooke Weitz and Dr. Megan Anderson Saunders with me today. We’re going to chat about tapping into your intuition in order to navigate what is worth checking out, what isn’t, and how to deal with the information overload. Social media has grown a lot in recent years and fortunately, naturopathic medicine and techniques are getting more exposure than ever before,...

If you really want to improve your health, metabolism, performance, and overall quality of life, listen up! Although each of my clients is unique, there are 6 Pillars that I focus on in my work because they have the most lasting impact. Mindset - Your mind drives the bus, so your mindset needs to be your focus, not motivation. Stress management - Improving your sleep is huge! Reduce your internal...

The average American woman will spend 17 years of her life on a diet, but only a fifth of us will maintain weight loss for a year or longer. We’ve been told that our value is determined by our looks and, while we know that this is bullshit, we still tend to believe it. When you prioritize weight loss over your health as a whole, it never pays off in the long run, and it can actually create additio...

I don’t know a single other woman who hasn’t at some point put off whatever she wants or needs to do in order to feel her best, because something else seemed more important in the moment. Personally, I didn’t always feel like I deserved to put myself first. I didn’t want to be selfish or vain, so I always felt a little guilty. What have you put your health on the back burner for? What are you tell...

How did our grandparents’ generation have so much less chronic illness than we do now? Why has been on the rise over the last century, sharpened in the last couple of decades? In this episode, I will discuss the societal, environmental, and internal circumstances that can contribute to our ill health, and ways we can minimize their impact.  Listen for more about: Instant gratification and wha...

If you’re a woman who’s been successful in nearly every area of life but your health is still a sticking point for you, you’re in the right place. Do you wish that you had more energy and felt better in your own skin? Are you doing everything “right” but still not seeing the results that you want? You’re in good company. If the eat-less-exercise-more model actually worked, then everything would be...

You’re a high performing professional woman who’s killing it in nearly every area of life. But even though you exercise and eat pretty well, you’re not feeling your best or getting the results you want. You know something is off but aren’t sure what it is, and all the bandwagon diet and health fads haven’t helped. You’re ready to break free from the dieting mindset and start focusing on real healt...