I am so excited to be hosting my dear friend, Laini Gray on the Grace & Grit show for the third time! Laini is a wealth of information when it comes to hormones, gut health, liver function, and all-around lifestyle management to elevate health on just about every front. If you have been enjoying the interviews this month on Hormonal Health, you do not want to miss this episode. Click here to learn more and LISTEN NOW! >>Are you loving the Grace & Grit Podcast? Help us keep the mic on ! Then head...
Oct 27, 2018•59 min•Ep. 136
Hormones are a topic we have talked a lot about on the Grace & Grit Podcast because let’s face it – hormones govern your body – and if they aren’t in their happy place… well …neither are you! As I have crossed over the threshold of 40, I have become a lot more curious about the state of my own hormones. I feel amazing, but there are months when my PMS is simply out of control. My breasts hurt, I am reactive and I just feel like my body is not my own. I have been hearing about the DUTCH Test for ...
Oct 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 135
The metabolism is often discussed in fitness and diet spaces as ONLY an energy equation and, while energy does matter (how much energy you are consuming vs how much you are expending), there are so many other factors that influence metabolic health, namely, HORMONES. Dr. Jade Teta has been helping women improve their metabolic function for years and his work has been especially impactful for women trying to understand the metabolic and hormonal challenges that often arise within the years betwee...
Oct 13, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 134
This month we are talking all about hormonal health. Hormones basically govern your biology, so if your hormones aren’t happy…well… neither are you. In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I give a brief lesson in the primary hormones I think all women should be a bit more educated about. While I am NOT a hormonal health expert, I have invited several guests to the show this month who are, so today’s podcast helps lay the foundation for those conversations. Enjoy! Click here to learn more a...
Oct 06, 2018•35 min•Ep. 133
Stop waiting for the perfect time, Stop waiting for permission, Stop waiting until you “feel” like doing the work…to restore your health. Commit to 1 small action today and again tomorrow. Massive change IS possible when we commit to small actions repeated consistently over time. Last week on the podcast (Episode 131) I talked about why the danger of taking on too much change too fast, which I refer to as the “Hail Mary Approach”. This is the approach the diet industry sells you and yet…it doesn...
Sep 29, 2018•50 min•Ep. 132
Everywhere you turn there seems to be a new product, formula, program, pill or system being sold to you promising RESULTS. Sadly, people buy into these promises in droves to improve their health, but these measures can often further damage their health by causing them to develop a phobia of food, disordered eating patterns, hormonal challenges…and so much more. Chasing results is not the same as improving health. In fact, I have worked with many clients over the years who were so focused on crea...
Sep 22, 2018•48 min•Ep. 131
Although there are many forms of stress that directly influence our health, in this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I specifically address the power that psychological stress has to influence physiology. You could be doing everything right with your diet and exercising religiously but, if you aren’t managing what is happening in your head , you may either struggle to create the results you are looking for and/or maintain the results you create. The work that I do with my clients focuses jus...
Sep 15, 2018•35 min•Ep. 130
“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for the rest of his life.” Years ago my son was learning to read and it took everything in me not to just give him the answer when he is struggling with a new word. I won’t lie, I did that at first and my husband quickly pointed out that every time our son was unsure of himself, he was getting in the habit of looking at me for the answer. I was crushing his critical thinking ability and his ability to progress towards in...
Sep 08, 2018•49 min•Ep. 129
There was a time in my career when I would have worked like a maniac to convince nearly everyone I encountered that I was the perfect person to usher them towards greater health. Now that I am older and slightly wiser , I realize: I am NOT the right person to help all people and not everyone is ready for the work that I do AND… That is perfectly ok! I invest a tremendous amount of time and energy into my clients, so it is really important that we are a good match to do great work together . I be...
Sep 01, 2018•28 min•Ep. 128
Discomfort along the path to improving your life isn’t a probability, it is an inevitability. Every single day you get to decide if you want to stay in the discomfort of the way things are, or lean into the discomfort of improving your situation. Either way, you will have to face discomfort on some level. The good news is that when you lean into the discomfort that promotes growth in your life, there is tremendous strength on the other side of that. This episode of the Grace & Grit podcast intro...
Aug 25, 2018•39 min•Ep. 127
I just adore this conversation that I had with Ali Shapiro about the process of healing, redefining health, and making a truce with food. Ali is a very bright light helping to lead women out of diet dogma and back to themselves. In this episode, Ali and I discuss: Option C, which is giving yourself permission to get to know yourself and how you relate to the world around you. Self-criticism vs Self-awareness The cost of relying on the outside world to heal you. What it means to have agency with ...
Aug 18, 2018•57 min•Ep. 126
Unhappy and unfulfilling relationships take a toll on our physical and psychological health. My guest on this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast, Sunny Joy McMillan, strongly believes unsticking these relationships (through improvement or dissolution) is vital to our mental, emotional, spiritual AND physical well-being. And living in alignment with our truth has very positive effects on the body. Sunny shares her journey of what she calls “audacious self-care”, which for her looked like ending ...
Aug 11, 2018•45 min•Ep. 125
In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I introduce this month’s theme, Relationship and why I think up-leveling our relationships is the linchpin to deep health. This is a topic I have wanted to dive into for a really long time and…well… the time has come! Now, most people when they hear the word relationship, they think of our relationship with others. And while that is certainly 1 form… there are so many others. Relationship with self. Relationship with food. Relationship with exercise. ...
Aug 04, 2018•37 min•Ep. 124
There are moments in life, both tragic and beautiful, that take your breath away. I have had a few moments like that this summer and felt compelled to share how they have influenced my thinking and focus, in this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast. Click here to learn more and LISTEN NOW. >>Are you loving the Grace & Grit Podcast? Help us keep the mic on ! Then head over to iTunes and leave a review so the Grace and Grit message can spread to more women who need to hear it. Looking for more Gra...
Jul 28, 2018•26 min•Ep. 123
I don’t know about you, but summer in my household definitely includes some travel plans. Camping trips, visits with friends and vacations with the family are treasured parts of the summer that can also throw a curveball into self-care routines. In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I dish out some of my best advice for taking great care of yourself while traveling. Click here to LISTEN NOW! >>Are you loving the Grace & Grit Podcast? Help us keep the mic on ! Then head over to iTunes and ...
Jul 21, 2018•29 min•Ep. 122
If you are like most of the women I work with, you probably feel like summer can be a really hard time to stay on track with the behaviors that bring you closer to your health goals , like eating nourishing foods and staying away from the foods that deplete you. (Let’s be honest…there is certainly no shortage of sugar and alcohol involved in summer festivities.) In this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast, I talk about the one thing to ADD to your diet that can go a really long way in helping yo...
Jul 14, 2018•33 min•Ep. 121
Summer can be a challenging time to stay on track with health promoting behaviors. Schedules get packed with travel, company, and social events galore AND sugar, alcohol, and processed foods are supplied at every turn. It is all too easy to lose your traction, but with a little effort to create some structure and flexibility to your days, you might surprise yourself with how successful you can feel through the summer months. In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I dish out what I feel are...
Jul 07, 2018•30 min•Ep. 120
It has been another fabulous month on the Grace & Grit Podcast. In the past 4 weeks we have covered many topics on the theme of Aging Gracefully. I hosted 3 remarkable guests who shared loads of great insights. This episode is a summary of what we covered in case you missed any episodes or just want a few reminders about the biggest take aways. Click here to learn more and LISTEN NOW. >>Are you loving the Grace & Grit Podcast? Help us keep the mic on ! Then head over to iTunes and leave a review...
Jun 30, 2018•19 min•Ep. 119
I met today’s guest on the Grace & Grit podcast, Diann Wingert, at a conference I was invited to speak at called Forty Thrive . Diann was also a speaker at the event and I was so riveted by what she had to say about the gifts of the aging process, that I invited her to be a guest because I knew her message would resonate with the Grace & Grit audience. In this interview, Diann and I have a great conversation about: Learning to be grateful and graceful as you age. Breaking the mold of cultural co...
Jun 23, 2018•45 min•Ep. 118
In this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast, I had the awesome privilege of interviewing a woman I have admired from afar for years, Julie Angel. Julie has lived a very textured life as an artist, author and now movement teacher. She was inspired to start practicing Parkour at 35, which opened up an entire new way of living for her. Just to give you a small taste of her wisdom, Julie has this to say on her own website, www.see-do.com : “I believe we can age positively by investing time in how we...
Jun 16, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 117
There are certainly a lot of challenges that can present themselves as we age AND we also have a lot of choice in how much hardship we experience as we move through those challenges. In this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast, Dr. Anna Cabeca and I cover a tremendous amount of territory on aging gracefully as a woman , including: How hormones affect our physiology and how they change as we age. How physiology drives behavior, and what we can do to improve our physiology. The anti-aging benefits...
Jun 09, 2018•55 min•Ep. 116
Aging… it is inevitable. The good news is… We have a choice in how it goes down: we can fight it (despite knowing we can never win) or we can learn how to embrace it . For the majority of my 20-year career, helping women to improve their health, I have largely worked with the population 40+ and in this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast, I discuss three things that I believe are essential to be a woman who ages gracefully . Click here to LISTEN NOW! >>Are you loving the Grace & Grit Podcast? He...
Jun 02, 2018•49 min•Ep. 115
The statistics showing the impact of “inactivity” are staggering, sad and oh so unnecessary. We MUST find ways to move our body more often throughout the day and inspire our children to do the same. And there is no better way to do that, than to get outside! There are so many benefits to moving, playing, training and exploring outdoors and in this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I do a deep dive into those benefits and suggest a myriad of ways that you can use the outdoors to enhance your p...
May 26, 2018•36 min•Ep. 114
I adore Sara Bradford SO much that I invited her back to the podcast for a third time! Sara is registered holistic nutritionist, real food chef and facilitator of the wildly poplar Community Dumps, which help people to return to real food without doing crazy detoxes, taking supplements or any other extreme measures. In this episode Sara and I talk about: The sensibility of seasonal eating Some of Sara’s favorite simple but delicious spring recipes How to simplify planning and prepping meals How ...
May 19, 2018•58 min•Ep. 113
In this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast my guest Jennifer Knoetgen, who runs a business called Mountain Meat Shares, and I discuss: The challenges with commercial farming The value of knowing where your food is coming from Tips for making “sourcing your food” less overwhelming How to get the most out of your farmers market experience Basic strategies for home gardening Interested? Listen in!!! Click here to learn more about Jennifer and LISTEN NOW! >>Are you loving the Grace & Grit Podcast? ...
May 12, 2018•48 min•Ep. 112
This month’s theme is SPRING INTO WELLNESS and we are starting in the kitchen! The kitchen is the sacred space when it comes to your health. You’re doing a lot of (hopefully) good work in your kitchen. When the kitchen is a space that you enjoy being in and it is conducive to healthy eating it just makes everything so much easier. I realize, kitchens can be a little bit complicated, in that, you may not be living alone. That can get a little tricky to navigate. In today’s podcast, we talk about ...
May 05, 2018•33 min•Ep. 111
What an awesome month it has been on the Grace & Grit podcast! We did a deep dive into the science behind why diets don’t work , how to bust out of diet prison and so much more. In this episode of the podcast, I summarize the ground we have covered over the past 3 weeks during the “ Death of Dieting ” theme and dish out some tried and true strategies you can implement to greatly improve your health in a sane and, most importantly, sustainable fashion. Click here to learn more and listen now! >>A...
Apr 28, 2018•30 min•Ep. 110
This week, I am super honored to be hosting Rebecca Scritchfield , a registered dietitian nutritionist and exercise physiologist on the show, for the second time. I adore this woman’s energy, philosophy, and fierce passion for helping rescue women from “diet prison”. Rebecca appropriately refers to herself as the anti-diet dietitian. She is the author of Body Kindness, which I have gifted to MANY of my clients and she is just an all-around awesome human who is doing important work in the world i...
Apr 21, 2018•58 min•Ep. 109
This month’s deep dive on the podcast is into the wild and seriously misinformed world of dieting . I appropriately titled the theme of this month’s podcast: The Death of Dieting . Dieting sucks and more importantly it doesn’t work for the long haul and to better help us understand why that is the case, I have invited Traci Mann to be a guest on the show. Traci is a professor of psychology, founder of the Health and Eating Lab at the University of Minnesota and author of Secrets from the Eating ...
Apr 14, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 108
Apr 07, 2018•31 min•Ep. 107
