The Proclivity Podcast

Have you ever felt abnormally sad? Maybe it was after a breakup, a loss of a loved one, or a change of season in your career or work life.  Whether clinically diagnosed or not, you may have dealt with depression or deep sadness that can feel like a weight on your shoulders, making it hard to get through your day. With depression on the rise, we take a look at the effects that depression can h...

Do you ever have sugar cravings after you have a big meal? Do you crave sugar late at night or in the middle of the day?  Do you think about the sweet treat waiting for you at home or the office, and no matter how hard you try to fight off the urge, you find yourself breaking and indulging anyways? You are not alone!  The average American consumes more than 17 teaspoons of sugar a day, w...

When it comes to setting goals, do you find them to be exciting and motivating or tedious and daunting?  If you are like most Americans, you might find yourself in the latter, and it's no wonder, as 87% of all goals set in January are dead by February 1st. But what if setting goals was simple?  What if it was fun and exciting?  Better yet, what if the goals you set ACTUALLY happened...

Have you ever wondered what Joel and Emily are like when they don’t have their coaching hats on? As coaches, we can sometimes be seen as “perfect” or “always doing the right thing,” yet here is a NEWS FLASH…. We are human too! In Episode 92, Emily and Joel get REAL personal as they ask each other 12 questions that neither knew before the show, including Emily’s biggest fears, Joel’s deepest emotio...

The holiday season can be one of the most wonderful times of the year yet it can also have its drawbacks when it comes to our health, nutrition and fitness.  With candies and sweets readily available at work and at home and alcohol part of almost every holiday event, how do you manage “staying on track” during these times? Well, for most the truth is you don’t and we are here to let you know...

Do you feel like your fitness routine is a constant game of redlight, greenlight where you find yourself either completely in a routine or completely out?  Do you struggle with staying motivated after a couple of months of doing the same class, exercise, or program? With the fitness industry grossing more than 32 billion dollars a year and growing, you would figure that we should be more heal...

Have you ever gotten back from a vacation and felt like you needed a vacation from your vacation?  From sleeping in a bed that you weren’t familiar with to running around trying to get the most out of your time, vacations can sometimes feel like more work than relaxation. This can leave you feeling exhausted, tired, and looking for rest when you return home, only to find yourself with bags to...

When you travel do you look like the family from Home Alone sprinting through the airport in a mad dash to catch your flight only to find out that you forgot something at home?  Many of us look forward to our vacation yet dread the day of travel because of the lines, noise, tight spaces, food and well other people… But what if traveling was easy? What if it was actually enjoyable where you co...

Have you ever gone on vacation thinking that you were going to relax and rest only to find yourself coming home fatigued and exhausted? It's almost like you need a vacation from your vacation as you find yourself zapped back into reality with work, kids, and life almost immediately. Yet what if there was a way to travel better? What if you could utilize some simple tools and techniques that would...

One of the toughest challenges is getting back up after being knocked down. It takes a great deal of strength, courage, and determination. One of the greatest challenges, yes, but also one of the most gratifying and enjoyable. The capacity to recover and move on is a trait that may be honed through practice. It calls for a shift in perspective, from dwelling on mistakes to planning for future impr...

Do you struggle to stay consistent when it comes to a fitness plan? Should you work out from home or at a gym? How much cardio is too much cardio? How many times a week should you be weight training? Should you do high-intensity or low-intensity workouts? Does cardio really help to lose weight? The "right answers" seem endless and can leave you in a state of fitness paralysis, not knowing what to...

Have you felt like you have tried everything when it comes to nutrition? Have you cut your calories, counted your macros and tried the newest “super supplement” only to find yourself overwhelmed, frustrated and back to where you started? 4 months ago Allie was there too, and she was fed up with the lack of results and the mental and emotional toll that it was taking on her.  She had tried alm...

When it comes to spending your money on health products, how do you know what you are buying will actually deliver on its promise?  In a society in which retail sales reached 6.6 trillion dollars in 2021 it is hard to decipher what is the highest quality and what is marketing dollars at work. Without knowing what brands or products to trust you very well may well be flushing your hard earned...

Raise your hand if you have ever experienced trouble sleeping, headaches, low energy, cravings, PMS symptoms, stress, anxiety or depression?  Unless you are a cyborg from the future you most likely have dealt with one or all of these symptoms which can range from a slight annoyance to down right disabling. What if we were to tell you that there could be a simple solution to a majority of thes...

According to the World Health Organization over 100 million women around the world use oral contraceptives as their birth control plan.  Since the pill became available in 1960 it has been one of the most commonly used forms of birth control for females between the ages of 15-49. . Although highly effective “the pill” is known to have adverse side effects including nausea, breast tenderness,...

Have you ever been faced with a decision that could change the trajectory of your life? It could be making a decision on a job, a relationship, a house, an opportunity or even a decision about yourself. . If you have been here before you know the pressure and uncertainty that can come when making a decision.  But what if it was easy? What if you could be decisive in your decision knowing exac...

Did you know that the average person in the US spends 200 minutes a day with their significant other?  This doesn’t include sleeping together, time spent on the phone, text message or any other form of communication throughout the day. This might not seem long to some while others it may seem like an eternity!  Just like we can create unhealthy nutrition habits we can also create unhealt...

Keto, paleo, atkins, mediterranean, fasting, low carb the list of diets goes on and on with each one claiming to be the answer to all your nutrition needs.  Yet if they actually worked would there be a need for so many diets? . What if there was an easier way to understand nutrition? What if creating a metabolically flexible body was as easy as pulling a lever to get the results? . In episode...

Have you ever been out of shape before?  What did you do to get “back into shape”? Did you head to your local gym, box or studio to start a new workout regimen in hopes to get your “body back” and “feel great” again? How long did that last? If you follow the statistics the chances are not long… . Yet what if fitness was easy? What if you were able to get the best body of your life with less t...

Starting on a new health journey can be difficult. From breaking old patterns to creating new habits, making a change takes focus, energy, will power and some good support.  Yet, what happens when you don’t have that support? What happens when the ones closest to you don’t live, eat and move the same as you do? What do you do? . In this episode we talk about the challenges of living a healthy...

Have you ever been standing in the vitamin aisle and wonder to yourself… What should I be taking? Should I be taking anything? Is it really going to help? . The supplement industry in 2021 was valued at over 71 billion dollars and is projected to be valued at over 128 billion dollars by the year 2028.  With all this money going into supplements the real question is WHAT do we really need to h...

Have you ever heard a story you just couldn’t believe?  It seemed so out there that you really needed to see more evidence before you would believe it to be true? This is a natural response when hearing a story from someone else but what about the stories you are telling yourself? Do you look for evidence in your own stories? In today’s podcast we are joined by master storyteller Michael Arms...

Have you ever dealt with an injury or acute pain that stuck around longer than you expected? Maybe you are currently dealing with some type of chronic pain such as headaches, low back pain, joint pain or GI distress and don’t know what to do to relieve it? . In today’s podcast we will discuss the different types of chronic pain, why the pain sticks around and how you can break free from your chron...

Have you ever started a new workout regimen or diet thinking this is going to be the FINAL change! You are going to keep the diet, the routine and the motivation for good this time because you are tired of starting and stopping when it comes to your health. But does it work? Do you really make the lasting change that you want, or do you find yourself back where you started?  Why does this hap...

Are you struggling with putting on muscle and dropping body fat? Do you find yourself fatigued throughout your day even when you are getting enough sleep? Do you find it harder to remember things? These are all possible signs of low testosterone which affects 40% of all men 45 years and older! In today’s episode we talk about the things you may be doing that are killing your testosterone and what...