Thinner Peace in Menopause

Last week we discussed IQ, EQ and my newly developed MQ. As a review, IQ (intelligence quotient) is a total score derived from one of several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. The abbreviation “IQ” was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term Intelligenzquotient, his term for a scoring method for … Ep 33 How to Change Your Mindfulness Quotient During the Holidays Part 2 Read More »

In today’s episode, we talk about IQ, EQ and how to develop your MQ (Mindfulness Quotient). IQ (Intelligence Quotient) is a total score derived from several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. The abbreviation “IQ” was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term Intelligenzquotient, his term for a scoring method for … Ep 32 What’s Your Mindfulness Quotient? Part 1 Read More »

I’ve just been reading a book called Codependent No More, by Melody Beattie. This is how she defines codependency: “A codependent is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her, and is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.” I can only speak for myself and when I say I may be “just … Ep 31 Practicing Detachment Ahead of the Holidays Read More »

In this episode, I talk about how you can connect to the pure joy of eating a food or foods and connect to the pure joy of the moment. They don’t have to be treated separately. I provide examples from two clients and how they used the celebration of the moment to DISCONNECT from their … Ep 30 Menopause is Finally the Time to Separate the Joy of Eating from the Joy of Celebrating Read More »

This episode is all about where you are now, and what have you been noticing now that you’ve been doing this for a while. I review my basic tools: self-compassion, mindfulness, the emotional and physical hunger scale, food journals and the types of eating. Many people need to learn to adjust their numbers as they … Ep 29 Review of Our Weight Loss and Hunger Scale Tools So Far Read More »

In this episode we discuss what the mindful next step is when you go off the rails. I have a lot of clients who tell me they went off the rails when they overate non-fuel foods at a meal. Most of them seem to make it mean they were “bad” and as long as they … Ep 28 Using Mindfulness to Stay on the Rails After a Binge Read More »

In this episode we will talk about how guilt comes from your thoughts. If you don’t understand this, I will make it much clearer by the end of this podcast. My guess is for those of you who suffer from too much guilt, your brain is trained to think the same thoughts over and over … Ep 27 You Can’t Eat Guilt. Guilt Is Not a Food Group, Especially During Menopause Read More »

Today’s episode is all about wasting food and what you think about that. Because how you think about about wasting food will determine how you treat your body. If you think you must always eat the food on your plate, your weight will probably always be a problem. I share with you an incident with … Ep 26 You Are Not Wasting Food When You Don’t Clean Your Plate Read More »

In this episode we will discuss how to put yourself first, make yourself your #1 project and make your other projects secondary to YOU. You know how to do this because you know how to do big projects, but you have never considered yourself your major project. I’ve been talking a lot to you about … Ep 25 Project You. Putting Yourself First To Lose Weight Read More »

In today’s episode I talk about the hunger scale and how listening to other sensations in your body, or becoming a body whisperer, can also help you reconnect to your own body to lose weight and feel great. I taught you the hunger scale in podcast #2 so if you don’t know that, go back … Ep 24 Becoming a Body Whisperer — The Secret of Mindfulness Read More »

In this episode I continue with our discussion on the effects of stress on your body and weight gain. Fact: The brain and body are designed to want to eat during stress. You must know this and relearn a new pathway for your brain. In this episode I introduce you to the hormone called Ghrelin. … Ep 23 How Stress Makes You Fat — Part 2 Read More »

In this episode I go over the effects of stress on your body, specifically talking about the hormone Cortisol and its connection to menopause. Now, I don’t want you stress out over the fact that stress makes you fat, but I do want you to pay attention! I’m going to assume everyone who is getting … Ep 22 How Stress Makes You Fat, Especially in Menopause — Part 1 Read More »

Welcome to Episode 21! Today I am sharing with you how you can be mindful in social situations when eating and drinking with other people. Many of my clients believe they can’t handle social situations, but this is just a limiting belief they have learned. I go over a letter from one of my listeners … Ep 21 How to be MindFUL in Social Situations and Not MindLESS When Eating and Drinking Read More »

In today’s episode we’re going to cover how to mindfully celebrate without over indulging in food or drink. So many of my clients and myself really believed we couldn’t celebrate without overdoing food and drink. It was my excuse to lose myself. Since my birthday, my anniversary and my husband’s birthday all fall within 6 … Ep 20 Learn How to Celebrate Without Overeating or Over Drinking Read More »

In this episode we discuss the importance of planning a joy eat every day on purpose. I find it freeing for my clients and it also helps them to think they can eat anything they want. Because they can. There is no deprivation or restriction. I review the different tools we use, and then go … Ep 19 Learning to Change the Feelings of Deprivation and Restriction to Lose Weight Read More »