The Worth of Your Soul

We all have pieces of our lives or ourselves that we would like to change. The question is… how do we go about doing that? This episode discusses and explains three effective and major steps in the process of change, applicable to any type of change you are trying to make in your life.

Protein: the favorite child of the nutrition world right now. But what does protein actually do for you? Let’s explore and clear up some of the hype in this episode.

Fat, like carbs, often gets a pretty bad rap… but why? We’ll explore some misconceptions about fat in this episode, by clearing up true roles of fat in our bodies and our diets.

Carbs are a very controversial subject in the nutrition/diet world right now. They’ve been labeled as the enemy, a demon to be cut out of your diet. The research doesn’t support this - in this episode, we’ll explore the actual role of carbs a little more in-depth.

Emotions… for better or worse, we all have them. There are pleasant ones, like excitement, and not-so-pleasant ones, like fear. It can be very tempting to try and run away from the unpleasant ones, but this can end up causing greater problems for you in the long run.

One of our basic desires as human beings is to feel loved. Sometimes this need pushes us to do things that are harmful to us - so how can we feel loved in a safer way?

We’ve all been through times in our life that were so dark we couldn’t face it alone - and if you haven’t, you will. The question is, where do you turn in those times of deep distress?

Have you ever had something about yourself you wanted to change? A habit you wanted to create, or maybe stop? This episode discusses one of the best things you can do to create positive changes in your life.

Our media and culture is chock full of different ideas about how to lose weight, look your “best”, and finally be “happy.” But what if their suggestions and philosophies about nutrition and weight loss are completely wrong?

There’s many different types of exercise - how do we figure out which one is best for us personally? Here’s an overview of two kinds of exercise to inform you in your workout decisions.

What vision do you have for your life? What do you hope to accomplish? Have you ever given up on a dream because it felt too unrealistic? The truth is, nearly all of us have or will do this during our life - but we don’t have to. The power lies in each of us, especially with God’s help, to accomplish and become anything we set our mind to.

The HAES (Health At Every Size) Mode of Health promotes body and size diversity (unlike modern society’s views, diets, and fitness regimes). This mode of health represents a more realistic journey to “health” and encourages, rather than destroys, love of one’s body - exactly the way it is.

This cognitive distortion can get in the way of having healthy, secure relationships - with romantic partners, family, friends, and even coworkers. Once you recognize yourself doing it, you can put an end to it and improve your relationships with those around you.

My fitness background started with soccer. When I was 17, I pulled my hamstring playing soccer - and this event continues to change the way I live now.

This cognitive distortion can be incredibly damaging to our sense of self-worth or our relationships. If you tend to always feel responsibility for things, or you feel everyone else is the cause of your difficulties, listen up because this one’s for you.

What if that bad thing that happened to you didn’t define the rest of your life? This cognitive distortion is extremely easy to slip into - take a listen to learn how to recognize it in your own thoughts.

If you don’t get an A on the test, it feels like an F… if you don’t get your full 45 min workout in, you feel like you didn’t even exercise… these are problematic thoughts, a pattern of thinking called “black and white thinking.” Listen for tips on how to work through this cognitive distortion.

Sometimes the worst thing we do to ourselves is get in our own way - patterns of thinking make a significant difference in how we experience our life. Listen to find out more about a problem you may not even realize you are living with.

Fad diets can be found a dime a dozen… but for those of us who genuinely want to eat healthy and balanced, how do we sort through the confusing contradictions and get started? Here’s a few universal tips to help you begin.

We all know exercise is good for us, but it hard to know where to start when there’s so much information out there about fitness. Here’s some tips to get you started, in a way that supports your sense of self worth, instead of detracting from it.

How well do you know yourself? Stephen R. Covey says that “The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are.” Knowing yourself on a deeper level is key to developing a greater appreciation, understanding, and love for who you are as a human being and child of God.

Imagine your life, free of restrictions and confusion around food - how different would this feel? That’s what intuitive eating does for you. Learn more about this concept through this episode, or by visiting intuitiveeating.org.

Each of us has a “window of tolerance” - a certain amount of stress we can handle before either exploding or shutting down. While neither of those is a great option, there IS a way to react that way less - by increasing our window of tolerance.

If you’d like to enjoy your life more and feel greater amounts of calm - focus on being present.

If you have ever felt like you weren’t good enough for something - congrats, you are in the majority. But what if we can be confident, without having to be “good enough”?