Wellness While Walking

Did you know that there's a story that pervades many myths, novels, and movies? We can learn from this hero's journey and how it can be helpful to living better and more fully, particularly as we hit midlife! Let's be the hero of our own story – join author Ben Katt and me for this thought-provoking conversation!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for supp...

Let's delve into the latest walking research and trends, to find out if we need to tweak our routines! What does 4,000 steps a day get us? Can walking help us fight chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure and dementia? What does our walking ability say about our health? Then, we'll decide if we want to try retro walking or the popular 12-3-30 treadmill workouts! We'll also touch on how to...

Today, we'll get ideas for how to find greater focus, how to balance our human-being and human-doing tendencies, how to find/create meaningful community, and then we'll practice a body scan -- designed especially for us walkers -- for enviable equanimity! Join us!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Fa...

We'll go into the secret "back room" at focus groups to get a handle on the machinations behind the most addictive processed foods! Whether your go-to is Cheetos, Doritos, bread and butter, pretzels or perhaps something sweet, you'll get some ideas how to reduce their power in a doable, small-steps kind of way!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for suppor...

When we eat foods with actual nutrients, we thrive. But what are the nutrient powerhouses? What obstacles stand between us and a truly nourishing diet? Join Marty Kendall and me for a path forward! LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walkin...

Our reliance on ultra-processed foods is making us hungry and prone to overeating, in addition to negatively affecting our health! Today, we'll hear some compelling stories that will help us take action on cravings, hunger and overeating and nutrient deficiencies. While we might think those front-of-the-box exclamations about the cereal having Vitamin A or the granola bar having added Vitamin D ar...

Don't leap into the January resolution rush without doing the 3 things in today's episode! The wisdom and insight you'll gain could make the difference in the quest to hit those health goals and form habits to make it easier! Plus, I'll review my word of the year from last year, and then let you know which new word I've chosen to guide me in 2024!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group fo...

Rules can give us structure in the moment we're making decisions that may or may not result in the behaviors we're hoping for. This is a MINI but mighty episode, as if one of these rule or guidelines works for you, a lifestyle upgrade might be around the corner!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Face...

See what's going to get your health humming! And then a case study in hummus – check out one example of figuring out how to take a potentially processed food from good to better to best!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twit...

We, as humans, lie on average about 1.5 times a day! But how is this getting in the way of our being healthy? We'll talk about why honesty matters for our health, and some steps for reaping all the benefits a little more honesty can bring us!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness W...

We're sprinkling some bite-sized episodes into the mix! Sometimes you need a meal and sometimes you need a snack! These shorter episodes will focus on an actionable, motivating message so you can get on with your day, encouraged to take time to prioritize your own health and well-being!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! We...

Two walkers walk into a Zoom room?! Dave Paul, host of the Walking is Fitness Podcast and I recorded a conversation about WHY WALKING ROCKS!! You'll learn all about his show and his perspective on and history with walking (one of us was once a runner – you probably can guess who!) and I'm confident you'll be inspired about the power of walking and might even step up your commitment to getting thos...

Today, we examine the impact of ultra-processed foods on liver health. This shift in our diet has had an impact on our liver health, resulting in the important organ not functioning properly, for us and our kids. Dr. Elizabeth Boham presents a case-study of a patient she had who had developed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and what she did to help him. Many of us turn to cleanses to detox our l...

Dangerous misrepresentations of the health of our food abound on social media. Who's behind this and how can we protect our health in the face of this disingenuous communication?    LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wel...

Dr. Margarita Tarragona is here to explore the power of our stories in enhancing well-being. We discuss how examining and broadening life stories can aid in changing thought habits and behaviors. Dr. Tarragona highlights the contagious nature of emotions, and how to use that for our own wellness and that of others. We also explore how to get past dominant stories to explore other options, and how...

Are you aiming for a fulfilling life? Well, for optimal functioning, consider the impact of flourishing and flow, and join us as I discuss both with our guest, Dr. Margarita Tarragona. We'll talk about the benefits of both, and then will break down the "how" in doable small steps! Join us today!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation an...

We're delving into our top healthy lifestyle tips from the first 200 episodes, and then we're looking ahead to where the show is going! Join us (yep, there's a special guest) for a fun but powerful episode!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness W...

In a world of health misinformation and disinformation, we consider how we might be getting dietary advice, and how to know if that advice is working for us. Considering our dietary beliefs can be uncomfortable and challenging, but we can do hard things, and even have some fun doing them! LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! We...

As "Live to 100," a docuseries, airs on Netflix, we might be tempted to follow in the footsteps of these longest-lived peoples around the world. Erin Skinner, RD joins us today to take a deep dive into Blue Zones, particularly focusing on the nutrition advice given by this business entity to all of us – is it the right path for us to follow if we want to live to 100?   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*...

How can imposterism and self-doubt affect our health and well-being? Dr. Jill Stoddard is back to discuss imposterism and its impact on health and well-being. We go through a playbook of how to deal with these uncomfortable feelings – hint: doing more "stuff" to feel better-qualified isn't the answer! Self-doubt and imposterism can negatively affect physical health, but taking small steps and embr...

A practical path to dealing with insecurity, self-doubt and downright imposterism lies ahead of us, and we're led by guide Dr. Jill Stoddard. We'll be empowered to learn how to manage the feelings that can cripple our pursuit of the career and robust life we want, and reclaim the energy and time we've spent trying to cope with these feelings in the past!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook G...

You loved hearing Dora's journey back to health in Episode 195! Here's a little bonus Dora! You'll hear about her earlier life, which set a foundation she returned to that we can all benefit from considering. And we'll talk a little more about advocating for ourselves and loved ones in the medical care ("sick care"?) system and what the "walking prescription" Dora got from her meant for her. Thank...

We're joined today by Dora, a listener from Queens, NY, who shares with us her health journey, that's harrowing at times and inspirational throughout. You'll hear the doctor it took years to find, and his simple prescription for her recovery, and how things have changed for Dora since her health started to deteriorate. She's a font of wisdom, fun, and positivity, and her love of life is infectious...

Hunter-gatherers ate dozens of different plants each day! How can we use variety to maximize our health in the modern day, even while the American Heart Association asks us to limit the variety of what we eat?!? Also, how do you react when you take health-affirming steps? Do you diminish their power or do you celebrate and elevate them? Regardless, we'll talk about how to tweak our small steps min...

Don't malign the small stuff: the micro-moments in our lives can make us happier! We'll talk about how we can incorporate some of them in our walks. And then let's chat about the trend of silent walking, which isn't so new, but is definitely powerful! Two skills to consider to up our life satisfaction today – I hope you're in!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join...