Heather Heynen, LPC-MH

Wellness For Real at Any Age

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What if your 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond could be your most powerful, energized, and purposeful years yet? Welcome to Wellness for Real, the podcast for people who refuse to settle for decline and are ready to thrive in the second half of life. Hosted by Heather Heynen—licensed therapist, wellness coach, and lifelong athlete—this show goes beyond surface tips with science-backed strategies for strength, nutrition, hormone health, and mindset, plus tools to stay consistent and build a strong, focused, fulfilling life. Fuel your best years—starting now.

Author

Heather Heynen, LPC-MH

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Health

Podcast website

www.heatherheynen.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

It Doesn’t Have To Be So Hard 18.03.2022

This topic is sooooo common! I hear it almost every day when working with clients. It’s something most of us struggle or have struggled with and it’s often something that goes unnoticed. Weight loss does not need to feel hard or difficult. We often make things harder than they need to be and weight loss (or any goal) does not need to be so hard. When we make it harder than it needs to be do this w...

How To Stop Impulse Eating 11.03.2022

In this episode I talk about impulse eating and how to stop. You can probably think of moments where you have the best of intentions with the choices you are making with food …maybe with a goal to get healthy or maybe with the goal of losing weight and then something presents itself where you impulsively eat something you were not planning to. Impulse eating can be the one thing that leads to not...

“I’ve Already Tried Everything!” Why You Think You Can’t Lose Weight. 04.03.2022

Have you ever had the thought, “I’ve tried everything but I just can’t lose any weight!” Take a listen to learn what may be going on and how to begin to lose weight and keep it off for good.

The Missing Link In Weight Loss: Values! 25.02.2022

In this episode I talk about values-work and how it relates to lasting changes you want to make in your life. When we are clear on our life values (and I talk about ways to figure out what your particular values are) we can make decisions based on our values which lead to a sense of alignment with ourselves; a sense we are living in our authentic selves and living an authentic, true-to values life...

Desire vs Commitment vs SUSTAINED COMMITMENT 18.02.2022

We have a desire, a goal we want..maybe we desire more money or we desire a healthier relationship with our significant other or we desire being able to be more creative in life or we desire to change a job we dislike or we desire to lose weight and live in a healthy body. Take a listen to learn about desire, commitment and sustained commitment and why sustained commitment is actually what we need...

Compassion Fatigue: What to do if you feel like you’re taking care of everyone else but not yourself 11.02.2022

Do you feel overwhelmed, emotionally and physically exhausted? Do you have a diminished ability to empathize or feel compassion for others? Compassion fatigue can be very frustrating as you really do care about people but find yourself at odds with your own values when you find you are feeling irritable and angry and low on patience with others. And living out of alignment with our values leads to...

Correct & Continue: Learn the skill needed to stop the yo-yo dieting once and for all! 04.02.2022

Correcting and continuing is one of my favorite cognitive strategies to teach my weight loss clients. This strategy works great for weight loss but, of course, this way of thinking/being works fantastic for every day life. We can use the errors we make to get even closer to what ever goal you have even quicker than the pace you are currently moving at. This cognitive strategy stops the yo yo dieti...

Future-You Work For Quicker Weight Loss 28.01.2022

Take a listen to learn about “future-you-work” and how to use it to help you get to your weight loss goal quicker and keep you there for good!

What You Eat Influences How Much You Eat 21.01.2022

In this episode I talk about how what we choose to eat directly influences how much we eat later on. I talk about specific foods you can choose to eat that will help regulate your appetite so it’s easier to lose the weight and keep it off!

Why Won’t The Scale Move? 07.01.2022

You’ve been doing all the things and the scale still won’t move…This is probably one of the most frustrating issues when trying to lose weight!! Take a listen to learn what might be going on and how to get that scale moving again!

New Year Resolutions Don’t Work! Learn What To Do Instead So You’ll Actually Lose Weight For Good 31.12.2021

The topic of new year resolutions is usually a hot one this time of year! Take a moment to think back for a second….did you make new years resolution last year? How did it go? If you’re like the rest of us, you probably forgot about them until now or you did “great” for a week or two and then threw in the towel. If you did you are not a failure…there are reasons a bit beyond your conscious control...

How To Stop At Enough: Learn The Skills To Stop The Overeating Habit 24.12.2021

Take a listen to learn practical strategies you can begin to implement today to learn how to stop at enough… how to get out of the habit of overeating so you can drop the weight for good.

How Giving Reduces Depressive & Anxious Symptoms As Well As Your Weight 17.12.2021

The act of giving actually translates into reduced depressive symptoms, anxious symptoms and can even lead to weight loss! I discuss a bit of the research behind this (why it works so well) and then get into how it can specifically lead to weight loss as well as the types of giving that work best for all these benefits.

How To Eat The Foods You Love & Still Lose Weight 10.12.2021

Eating foods you really enjoy is possible even while trying to lose weight and can even benefitial in keeping the weight off for good. If you learn how to include foods you love into your diet, you will actually enjoy your food-life and all the sudden your “diet” begins to feel effortless. Take a listen to learn practical strategies you can implement today to include the foods you love and still l...

How To Stop Feeling Stuck & Make Some Moves To Your Weight & Health Goals 03.12.2021

This episode is all about how to get “unstuck”. If you’ve ever felt like you're in a rut and couldn’t get out or maybe you're in a rut right now and keep trying to bust out and make changes that you want to make but you just can’t make it happen, this episode is for you. Most of us have experienced a rut or feeling stuck at times and this relates to many things in life, not just weight loss or try...

Morning Routines: They Can Bring Us Peace, Joy & Even Weight Loss….Learn How To Implement One 27.06.2021

I LOVE this topic because it is one that is very personal to me as I really feel implementing a morning routine years ago changed my life in a pretty dramatic way. I go over WHY morning routines can be so powerful for us in changing our entire wellbeing…including our mental, emotional, spiritual and even physical health (including weight loss). I give you my personal morning routine (in detail) an...

Fasting! Should you be utilizing fasting for weight loss? If so, learn what type will work for you! 04.04.2021

Learn the different types of intermittent fasting (intermittent feeding) & how to decide if this type of eating is right for you. If you decide it is, learn which type of IF will most likely work for you. As always, I give you practical thought and behavior strategies you can begin to implement today!

Macro Counting vs. Intuitive Eating & Which One Is Best For Weight Loss 31.01.2021

In this episode I discuss the ideas behind macro counting and intuitive eating and how each protocol effects weight loss as well as how to figure out your own perfect way of eating to lose weight & keep it off for good!

Overeating when I’m feeling overwhelmed: Breath-work & sleep hygiene to help you lose weight 10.01.2021

In this episode I answer a listener question on how to stop using food to feel better when feeling stressed & overwhelmed. I discuss how breath-work, sleep hygiene, awareness, attention & food choices can help break the habit & get you losing your weight quicker.

I’m going to lose 35 pounds in the month of January. No you’re not. (Realism vs toxic positivity). 02.01.2021

Learn how using realism outperforms toxic positivity when it comes to losing weight or hitting any goal. I give specific behavioral and thought-work strategies you can implement today to start getting to your weight-loss goal.

New Year’s Goals & How To Stay Accountable To Yourself 27.12.2020

In this episode I discuss setting New Year’s Goals & practical strategies (behavioral & thought-work) to stay accountable to yourself in order to follow through on what you want to do so that you can obtain your goal & maintain it for life.

Listener questions answered: navigating the break-room, best snacks for weightloss & movement snacks 22.11.2020

In this episode I give very practical behavior and thought-work strategies to navigate the work break-room “temptation-station”, the best snacks to help with weight-loss & maintaining energy, and how to use movement-snacks when you have no time to workout.

Coaching with my client Kevin & how thought-work & macros are part of his new plan for weight-loss 15.11.2020

In this episode, my client Kevin talks about how thought-work, macros & exercise are all combining in the new plan we have set up for him to lose weight in a sustainable, long-term manner. If you need some motivation or want to understand a bit more on how coaching helps people lose weight, get healthy and change their lives, take a listen.

To Lose Weight For Good, The Way You Think Matters! Learn How To Cultivate The Best Mindset 11.11.2020

In this episode we take a fast and deep dive into the specific Mindset needed to create lasting change in your behaviors & how to begin to cultivate that mindset for yourself. As always, I give you practical strategies that you can begin to implement immediately to get the process for change in motion.

The Best Diet For You To Lose Weight & Keep it Off 10.11.2020

In this episode I discuss what are the best diets out there and how to choose the best one for you. I talk about diet mentality and the pitfalls that go along with this as well as specific diets that can be helpful for specific mental & physical health conditions.

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