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Latest Episodes
Episode 17: I Spoke to Cancer Patients About Greens and Now I'm Talkin' to YOU!
After cancer devastated their sense of a normal life and their knowledge of their very own bodies, these LiveSTRONG participants are finding a new normal through heathy living. I was honored to speak with them on a simple, yet monumental, topic...
Episode 16: WHOOP! There it is…
My recovery and return to marathon running after being diagnosed with hyperparathyroid disease and having surgery in December 2016 could have been a rough road. Fortunately, I had a few tools that helped me along the way.
Episode 15: I'm done waiting for perfection. Are you?
I've been waiting on perfection. I've been searching for the perfect words, the perfect presentation, the perfect set of facts to talk about nutrition. It means so much to me and you mean so much to me, so I've been putting off starting this conversat...
Episode 14: I'm baaaaack! Also, "Fat" is NOT an Insult.
After taking an unexpected hiatus, I'm back! I can't wait to share with you what's been going on in my life that has kept me from the airwaves and hoping, as I share about the changes and commitments in my life,
Episode 13: Diet culture needs to go bye-bye. It’s garbage.
According to the New York Times article, "Losing-It in the Anti-Dieting Age,” Weight Watchers has been losing money since our culture has been shifting away from weight loss diets and embracing words like “healthy,” “fit,” “clean eating,” and “strong.
Episode 12: I’ve got your beach body right here.
It’s summer and there’s this gym down the street from my house that has a sign outside that says, “Get your Beach Body Here,” with a photo of a skinny, busty woman in a bikini. All around the windows in orange letters are words like “Burn Fat” “Burn Ca...
I’ve been bullying myself in photos and it has to stop.
I’ve been at war with photos of myself for years. I’ve tried practicing being nice with the photos I take of myself with pretty good success, but in the age of Facebook, I’m often not the one in control of the photos being taken of me, posted,
Episode 10: Perfection is boring AF
Divas. Perfection is boring AF. One, it’s absolutely impossible to achieve and, thus, death to diva-dome. Two, it's something that women seem to uniquely put pressure on themselves to be in all areas of life,
Episode 9: The #1 thing I HATE about dating apps.
I’m 37. I’m single. And I’m mostly cool with it. Lately, though, I’ve been thinking I might like to get back to kissing a few frogs here and there, but it's been a while since I've been on the dating app scene. Prompted by a friend of mine,
Episode 8: Falling off the wagon
Falling off the wagon, regardless of what wagon train youre on, whether its career, fitness, or eating in a way that makes you feel strong and energized, is going to happen. Its life. But should we