Download the transcript (PDF) In place of our normal intro, I want to thank our Insatiable community for such an epic start to the podcast. Yes, at 100, we are just getting started! I love the thinking and conversations Insatiable has sparked, as debating ideas is one of my favorite things ...
losing and regaining self-trust
What’s underneath “I need to diet” with Health Coach Laura Folkes, Episode 99
Download the transcript (PDF) For many people, the feeling of “I need to diet” is the background music of their lives. Sometimes it’s at lower volumes and then sometimes, it’s at so loud it drives a panic to find a new diet or approach to quiet the thoughts down. In today’s episode, we talk ...
Personal reflections on 10 years in the wellness world + business shifts!
This past Sunday was my birthday. But I also have my business birthday coming up on October 15. Ten years ago on that day, I left my corporate job and became a full-time health counselor (that’s what we were called back then). As one of my favorite artists Paul Simon says, 10 years come and gone ...
Still Not Weight Watching: Linda’s Key to Sustainable Progress, Episode 96
This week’s Insatiable podcast featured my client Linda, who is 18 months out of starting her Truce with Food adventure. We aren’t working together anymore and she continues to get results. The key to Linda’s success? Mastering stress. I see people share their current weight loss success ...
How to Leave the Diet Culture Matrix with Melissa Toler, Episode 94
We grow up in a culture, like a fish swimming in water, that rewards those who are thin. And if you’re thin, white and blonde too? You receive access to ALL. THE. THINGS! In today’s episode with writer, speaker and body justice advocate, Melissa Toler breaks down diet culture so we can find our ...
Self-Care Myths That Keep You Stuck, Broke and Eating Treats, Episode 93
How many times a day do you see an ad telling you to put yourself first? Or for “guilt-free” chocolate you’ve earned? Or a Facebook ad selling you accessories for Wine O’Clock because you deserve it? Self-care has become a buzz word and catch-all solution to anything that ails you. ...
Becoming an Empowered Patient, Episode 92
We are living in confusing and overwhelming times. With so much not working in the traditional health-care system or Western medicine model as evidence of increasing illness and weight gain despite spending more money than any other country in the world, old beliefs and truths around our bodies and ...
The Body’s Role in the Rise of the New Heroine with Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin, Episode 91
Download the transcript (PDF) Wow, do I have an episode for you today. I originally was introduced to Elizabeth a couple of years ago. I had been casually following her work and then after the election, she became a source of clarity, grounding and daily reminder I have political agency on her ...
Food Freedom: Insider View, Episode 90
If you follow me on Instagram, you know Carlos and I recently moved. I feel like a new woman! A main reason is I now walk to my office, a variety of places to work-out, two parks and access healthy food. The freedom of not needing a car changes every aspect of my life because a ...
Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action Founder, Episode 88
Taking on the National Rifle Association or NRA, one of the most well-funded, intimidating and recently turned extreme lobby groups in America sounds stressful at the very least, and putting your life on the line at most. It would make me eat all the chocolate! In this inspiring interview, ...