Most women want to know what to eat, how to work out, and how to balance their hormones to get the results they want. Those things are important, but the truth is, they're the easy part. The much bigger obstacle is actually your brain. Join me this week to learn the design of your brain and why it’s the biggest obstacle in your battle with your body and food. I’m showing you the role your brain plays in the challenges you experience maintaining healthy habits, the differences between your lizard...
Apr 11, 2024•19 min
Every 10th episode, I let you decide the topic of the podcast by submitting your questions. You told us it was your favorite episode the last time we did this, so welcome back to another episode planned entirely by you, my listeners! Tune in this week to hear my answers to some excellent listener questions. You’ll learn how to best support your hormones as someone with PCOS, three reasons why I cannot promise you results if you’re on a 100% plant-based diet, my thoughts on rigorous exercise over...
Apr 04, 2024•26 min
Are you starting to stress about being in shorts or having to throw on a bathing suit as we quickly approach warmer weather? Before you jump back into one of your go-to diets or workout regimes that possibly do more damage than good, I’m inviting you to join my Banish the Belly: 5 Day Hormonal Reset. We start April 9th through to April 12th 2024, and registration opens April 1st 2024. Register for the Banish the Belly: 5 Day Hormonal Reset here! http://www.thrivefromtheinside.com/reset...
Mar 28, 2024•6 min
For women over 35, the weight loss journey isn’t just about shedding pounds. It also includes navigating the complex world of hormonal changes. Perimenopause and estrogen dominance are topics I receive many questions about because there’s so much misinformation out there. The root issue often lies in your body’s inability to properly eliminate excess estrogen, leading to what I like to call the perimenopocalypse and estrogen tsunami. Join me this week to learn what it means to be estrogen domina...
Mar 28, 2024•20 min
It's easy to assume we need to transform our entire lives to make any changes to our health, but the truth is, the key to lasting change lies in small daily habits. This week, I’m sharing three metabolism-boosting tips that I always come back to whenever I feel sluggish. Tune in to learn the downsides of making drastic changes from an all-or-nothing mentality, the power of making small but impactful shifts, and how my tips will boost and protect your metabolic health long-term. These aren’t shor...
Mar 07, 2024•21 min
If you're someone who struggles to follow through on the promises you make to yourself, you’ve probably tried relying on outside accountability to keep you on track. However, you’ve likely also found this to be a short-term solution. The secret to long-term sustained success is self-accountability, and even if you think you suck at it right now, the great news is that self-accountability can be learned. Join me on this episode to hear what radical self-accountability is and isn’t, and the ways w...
Feb 29, 2024•15 min
If you’re struggling with your weight and energy levels and nothing seems to make sense anymore, this episode is for you. Your metabolic function has a master controller. It’s called your thyroid, and this is one of the most deep-rooted imbalances I see in women who are having difficulty losing weight and increasing their energy. What I’m sharing today goes beyond exercise and nutrition. Understanding the role and functionality of your thyroid is the perfect complement to the lifestyle changes y...
Feb 22, 2024•25 min
Nighttime snacking is a frustrating habit that all of us struggle with at some stage in our lives, but you have more control over this habit than you might think. If you want to know how to stop your late-night snacking from sabotaging your health goals, I’ve got you covered on today’s show. If you find yourself staying on track with your eating plan, only to blow it by snacking at the end of every day, you don't want to miss this episode. You’ll learn why this cycle happens, how it leads to mor...
Feb 15, 2024•23 min
Back in August 2023, my family and I moved to Costa Rica. We are now 6 months into our year abroad, and I have noticed some massive shifts in my metabolic health, appetite, nervous system regulation and anxiety. So today, I’m sharing the biggest lessons I’ve learned from 6 months of living near a blue zone, and how I plan on bringing some of these lessons back with me when we return to Canada. I share 4 key principles I’ve learned living in Costa Rica that that have massively changed how I focus...
Feb 08, 2024•20 min
If you've tried everything but nothing seems to be burning the fat around your stomach, this episode is for you. The chances are, this stubborn belly fat is actually stress fat, and in truth, you can’t lose your stress fat in the same way that mainstream, prescriptive health guidance teaches us. Discover the truth about your stubborn belly fat and why it behaves differently than other kinds of fat. I’m showing you why we store stress fat around our midsections, identifying the health risks assoc...
Feb 01, 2024•18 min
There's no episode of Mindset & Metabolism Mastery this week, however, if you just can’t wait until next week to get your dose of the podcast, why not revisit episode 6: Don’t Let Perfectionism and Self-Sabotage Stop You Losing Weight? If you've spent the first few weeks of the new year being amazing with your nutrition and resisting every urge, yet having a moment of weakness at the last hurdle in the last week or two of January, this episode is the reminder you need that going off track wi...
Jan 25, 2024•18 min
Do you get the sense that your metabolism has slowed down over the years? Maybe in the past you used to get away with indulging over the festive season, but now it feels increasingly difficult to drop the post-holiday weight. Even if you haven’t changed anything in terms of diet and exercise, what used to work for you is no longer cutting it. You’re not mistaken. If you feel like your metabolism is slow AF, tune in this week to discover four steps you can take toward healing your metabolism and ...
Jan 18, 2024•17 min
As the New Year is in full swing, you may have set some pretty lofty goals for yourself. Having something to work towards gives us life and shows us what we’re capable of. But what is the difference between achieving your goals versus coming up short? And how can we ensure we make it all the way to the end result we want every time? There are four things that will determine whether or not you hit your goals this year so tune in this week to discover how to make your goals a reality in 2024. I’m ...
Jan 11, 2024•17 min
To mark the start of a New Year, I am bringing you a very special episode, as this week's content is all planned by YOU, the listener. You have all been submitting questions inside our free Facebook community, Thriving Metabolism for Busy Women , and I’m answering them this week on the show. Whatever you’re struggling with, somebody else has likely asked the question, so listen in this week to get some answers. Tune in this week to have your questions about hormone tests, your metabolism, and yo...
Jan 04, 2024•26 min
2024 is almost upon us, but when you’ve experienced so many past failures, the New Year can feel like a whirlpool of motivation and dread as you prepare for yet another failure. So, what is the secret to better health, and how do you ensure that you can be successful with your health goals in 2024? No matter what your goal is for 2024, this week's episode will show you how to go after it successfully. Discover how to make this time different than the last in terms of setting goals and achieving ...
Dec 28, 2023•15 min
How often do you find yourself saying “I know what I need to do. I just need to get started and do it?” It’s normal to tell ourselves that what we need to achieve our goals is simply to get motivated and follow through. However, if you really know what you need to do, then why aren’t you doing it? Discover why knowledge and desire aren’t what gets you results and where results actually come from. I explain why you aren’t implementing the knowledge you already have, and show you how to break free...
Dec 21, 2023•21 min
While it may seem unrelated, the link between your metabolism and your gut health is stronger than you think. Good gut health is actually the key to developing a stronger, quicker metabolism that helps you lose weight. Ignore it and you are ensuring a rollercoaster ride of hormonal havoc and metabolic mayhem. This week, learn the signs that your gut needs a little extra attention, the habits you have that are currently impacting your gut health, three vital gut issues that slow down your metabol...
Dec 14, 2023•36 min
After weeks of being amazing with your nutrition and resisting every urge along the way, you have a moment of weakness. It happens to all of us, but how do you react and recover after a blip? What you decide to do in this moment is the make-or-break of your success. Going off track with your health goals doesn’t mean you need to start over from square one. This week, I show you how to make empowering moves after you’ve gone off your plan and teach you how to show yourself compassion and understa...
Dec 07, 2023•17 min
You might think fat loss is simply a matter of consuming fewer calories. But the truth is, the missing piece with fat loss is actually something different: your hormones. Of course, you can’t just eat any volume of food and be at your ideal weight, but if you want to know how to burn fat without cutting out your favorite foods and abstaining from alcohol entirely, you need to look more closely at your hormones. Tune in this week to discover more about the relationship between your hormones and f...
Nov 30, 2023•21 min
The holiday season is like an episode of Temptation Island, but instead of hot singles, the island is filled with shortbread cookies, booze-infused brunches, and food pushers. Food is a major source of fun and connection at this time of year, but it can also be a source of stress. So how do you handle the holiday temptation without dialing back the joy? Tune in this week to discover why the holidays are one of the biggest challenges if you are trying to lose weight or change your relationship wi...
Nov 23, 2023•21 min
Something I hear regularly from women just like you is that you know about the nutritional side of losing weight, but you just need to do a little better at keeping yourself in line. You just need to be better at applying willpower. But how do you actually create sustainable results when your willpower tank is empty? This episode will give you the knight in shining armor you need when willpower fails you. I share why willpower doesn’t create long-term success, and I show you how to stay on track...
Nov 16, 2023•16 min
The most common frustration I hear from my female clients struggling with their weight is that "everything changed after 40." Weight comes along a lot more easily, and it’s a lot more difficult to get off, despite not changing anything with your exercise or diet. But the truth is, the rules of your body have changed, and you need to start changing with them. Tune in this week to discover what’s actually happening in your body and why it feels harder than ever right now to lose weight. I share a ...
Nov 16, 2023•14 min
What’s one thing you can start doing right now to begin losing weight and keeping it off? It isn’t counting calories or a complicated diet plan. It’s actually a simple mindset shift that allows your brain and body to work together, so you can start living in a body that you feel truly confident in. In this first episode, I share the most important foundational elements of losing weight and keeping it off for good (without counting calories) and an exercise to help you identify what really needs ...
Nov 16, 2023•17 min
If you are a woman tired of being at war with her body, sick of trying every fad diet there is, and STILL struggling with weight, fatigue, or bloat; and are ready to learn the key to ending those yo-yo dieting cycles once and for all, the Mindset & Metabolism Mastery podcast has got your back. Obsessing over your body image is tiring, so it is little wonder that you might be feeling drained, frustrated, and trapped in a neverending cycle of discouragement. But it is possible to break the cyc...
Nov 09, 2023•3 min
