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Redefining the Good LifeEP 62 - Mange comme ta grand-mère (et retrouve ta vitalité !)Mon dernier épisode est essentiel pour quiconque cherche à retrouver vitalité et équilibre, sans se prendre la tête avec des règles compliquées !Tu te sens perdu dans le chaos alimentaire actuel ?Fatigue chronique, troubles digestifs, montagnes russes émotionnelles... En fait, la solution est plus simple que tu ne le penses !Dans cet épisode, je te partage ma philosophie alimentaire qui m'a permis de retrouver une vitalité extraordinaire à la quarantaine, tout en élevant deux petits garçons débordants d'énergie 👉 ça passe par un retour aux fondamentaux alimentaires que no...2025-07-1640 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 61 : Les stress utiles et inutilesLe stress. C'est un terme tellement galvaudé qu'il a perdu tout son sens. 🤷♀️ Mais quand on y regarde de plus près, on y trouve des nuances intéressantes pour notre bien-être. Pour moi, il existe des stress utiles, ce sont ceux qui nous rendent plus forts… et des stress inutiles, qui nous mènent droit au burn-out !Et voici quelque chose d'encore plus paradoxal : d'une certaine manière, nous ne sommes pas assez stressés aujourd'hui.Réfléchis-y un instant : dans notre civilisation, nous vivons dans un confort physique et...2025-03-3131 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 60 : L'habitude la plus sous-estimée pour te sentir au topLa dernière fois, je t'ai parlé du grand déclic qui m'a permis de comprendre "le mode d'emploi" de mon corps : le décalage entre le monde dans lequel on a évolué pendant des millions d'années versus le monde contemporain. Ce décalage explique bon nombre de nos maux actuels car l'évolution est tout simplement trop lente pour permettre à nos corps à s'adapter à tous ces changements. Mais, assez parlé ! Aujourd'hui, je vais prendre cette grande idée et la rendre extrêmement pratique pour toi. 😃Aussi surprenante que cela puisse paraître, LA bonne habit...2025-01-3034 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 59 : LE déclic qui m’a enfin donné le mode d’emploi de mon corpsAujourd'hui, je te parle d'un concept qui m'a complètement changé la vie, à tel point que je commençais à avoir beaucoup plus la patate dans la quarantaine avec deux jeunes enfants plein d'énergie... que quand j'avais 25 ans ! Ce n'est pas du tout comme ça que c'est censé se passer 🤪Ce concept s'appelle le point de vue évolutionnaire (ou ancestral) et ça explique pourquoi la plupart de nos maux aujourd'hui provient du décalage entre le monde dans lequel on a évolué pendant des millénaires versus le monde contemporain. Cette idée non seulemen...2025-01-1749 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 58 : 4 étapes pour (re)trouver sa boussole intérieurePendant de longues années, j'avais l'impression que "la vie se passait ailleurs". C'était comme si j'étais en train de chercher quelque chose... mais sans trop savoir quoi. Et j'avoue que, sans connaître la destination, ce n'est pas très facile d'y arriver ! 😆Même si on pouvait dire que la vie me souriait (j'avais vécu sur trois continents différents, enchaîné des job et des projets plus ou moins intéressants, avec des amis aux quatre coins du monde), il y avait toujours un léger sentiment d'insatisfactio...2024-11-251h 05Redefining the Good LifeEP 57 : Le perfectionnisme vs l'excellenceTu es quelqu'un qui aimes évoluer continuellement mais tu te fais souvent prendre par le perfectionnisme ? Est-ce que tu te sens bloqué et incapable d'agir dès que tu te mets des objectifs ? Alors cet épisode est pour toi ! Il y a une distinction primordiale entre le perfectionnisme, qui est finalement un gros mensonge qui ne fait que cacher tes peurs, et la quête de l'excellence, qui fait partie intégrante de qui tu es. Et ça commence par dédramatiser ton rapport à "l'échec". Cet épisode va t'aider à en finir avec le s...2024-08-1930 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 56 : Ce que je pense *vraiment* de l’auto-sabotageOn le connaît tous : on se fixe un objectif — que ce soit de réduire le chocolat, de méditer tous les matins ou de suivre une formation du début à la fin — et puis un jour on se rend compte d'être revenu au point de départ... 😬Et on est tenté pour dire que l'on "s'auto-sabotent" quand ça arrive. Mais pour être tout à fait transparente, j'ai du mal avec ce terme car non seulement ça démontre un manque de connaissance du fonctionnement humain mais aussi un défaut de bienveillance et de curiosité envers s...2024-06-3030 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 55 : 15 choses que j'ai apprises grâce au coaching de vieMe voici enfin avec un épisode solo en VF ! Et quel meilleur moyen d'entamer cette aventure qu'avec un bilan de tout ce que le coaching de vie m'a apporté au fil des ans ? 🌟En devenant maman, j'ai été tellement débordée par l'énormité de la tâche, entre l'envie de bien faire les choses et mes émotions ultra-intenses, que j'ai éprouvé un grand besoin pour une boîte à outils émotionnelle.Chose que j'ai fini par trouver dans le coaching de vie. 💗Pour moi, le travail autour du "mindset" (l'état d'esprit) a été dé...2024-05-2840 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 54: The pillars of "the good life"In what ways am I living my version of “the good life” today? 💫In my latest episode, I revisit the very concept that inspired this podcast and take stock of how I got to where I’m at currently, in the hopes that it may be helpful for you too. On my journey, I identified the following pillars for living a “good life”: 👉 physical/physiological (food, lifestyle) 👉 nervous system/emotional 👉 mental 👉 social/community 👉 spiritualThese pillars have allowed me to make big changes in my life to align with what’s most important...2024-05-1937 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 53: The end of our home-schooling adventureHey friends, back at ya after a long hiatus! I'm going a little freestyle in today's episode: I fill you in on what's been up in my world in the past few months, where my head has been, as well as talk about a big change for our family, the boys having started school this month after five years of home-schooling. The truth of it is, what I want for my children has not actually changed that much. I still would love for them to be free in body and mind, understand how...2023-09-2039 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 52: Se délester du poids du passé(( For once, in French! )) L' épisode d'aujourd'hui est inédit car, pour une fois, il est en français ! 😍Je suis très heureuse de vous proposer cet échange riche avec ma chère cliente, Hanaa. Cette jeune femme issue d'une famille marocaine d'immigrés économiques a quitté son milieu de naissance et entrepris ce que l'on peut appeler "une ascension sociale". Or, elle a fini par comprendre que quitter un lieu physiquement ne veut pas forcément dire que l'on le quitte vraiment dans sa tête ... Car les mœurs et le condi...2023-04-2750 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 51: My journey with feminism (Part 2)I’m finally back at you with part 2 of my thoughts on modern feminism — and I explain my (very good) reasons for why it took so long!If you haven’t yet heard Part 1, I would definitely recommend starting there first. In today's episode I get into the more specific ways in which I've observed modern feminist ideas influence my own life choices as well as those of other women around me. My approach as always is pragmatic: does this way of thinking about the world make us happier or does it sometimes create...2023-03-3156 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 50: My journey with feminism (Part 1)Today I’m coming at you with a topic which I’ve had a relationship with for a long time: modern feminism. As a mom to boys and a woman who loves men, this is a topic that is particularly dear to my heart. And of course everything I have to say is strictly about my own personal experience and observations. I do NOT claim monopoly to "the truth"! Also, since I have a lot to say, this one will be a 2-parter. As you know, I have a bit of a be...2023-02-2737 min
Parenting in the First 3 YearsThe Gift of Parenting: Reflections from Parenting ExpertsIn this season of gift-giving, I'm reminded of what a gift it is to be a parent. In this special episode, 10 parenting professionals reflect on how being a parent impacted their own personal growth, helping them understand and be kinder to themselves through the process of understanding and being kind to their children.
You'll hear from these amazing guests:
Colleen O’Grady, Host of Power Your Parenting: Moms of Teens Podcast
Steph Pellish, Thriving Through Motherhood
Aysin Karaduman, Host of Redefining the Good Life Podcast
Abbey Heagney, Wellness with Abbe...2022-12-1319 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 49: How to really stop "self-sabotage"Full disclaimer: I actually don't love the label "self-sabotage" because, while it likes to pass for self-knowledge, it is often anything but! It's a term that gets thrown around to label behaviors that leave us perplexed because they don't seem aligned with our goals. But upon closer look, you may notice that your unconscious has very good reasons for the way it has you behave, even if those reasons don't make logical sense at first blush. Saying you "sabotage" yourself actually blocks your curiosity and prevents you from understanding your unconscious drivers (which i...2022-10-3126 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 48: How to make powerful decisionsHave you ever been stymied by a decision? Felt the analysis paralysis creep in? Spent way more time and energy in discomfort than you would've liked? Making decisions can so easily trip us up because of... 1 truth: decision-making is costly for the brain, and A few untruths: there's such a thing as a right and wrong decision (there isn't) and it's FOREVER and god knows you'll fuck up your life if you pick the wrong thing!! 🥴🥴🥴No wonder we get stuck!! But developing the skill of making powerful...2022-10-2053 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 47: How to gain self-awareness (& why it matters)My simple definition of self-awareness is being present to your internal experience of life. And it is a fundamental element of living your version of the good life since your inner reality has a HUGE impact on your outer reality.But contrary to popular belief, introspection alone is NOT enough to gain self-awareness. In addition to being an astute observer of the way you show up in life, the process of self-discovery is also about becoming compassionately curious as to where your reactions, thoughts and triggers come from. And it’s no...2022-10-0531 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 46: Finding your own compassHey friends, so happy to be back at ya after a deliciously long summer break! Today I talk about what new ideas have been brewing in my head the last few months and how it's affecting even the way I see coaching. And, for the main course, I'm really happy to bring to you a really insightful conversation with one of my dear clients. Başak is a brilliant young Turkish woman who's in France for a PhD in Computational Biology (I mean, I don't even understand what that means 🤣). When she first ca...2022-09-1954 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 45: What I've learned about love(The podcast is going on summer hiatus! Please enjoy this final episode, share it widely if you feel inspired, and talk to you in September!) Today's episode is a bit of a personal one. I’ve recently gone through an intense period of growth when it comes to love and relationships. And today, I’m debunking all kinds of common ideas about love, such as: 👉 The connection is what matters most. 👉 It is a matter of meeting the right person. 👉 Love is bound to make us suffer. 👉 The fact tha...2022-06-2734 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 44: Using feelings as your power sourceToday on the podcast, I'm coming at you with a unique tool that will revolutionize the way you reach your goals. Have you ever thought about what makes the difference between setting a goal and staying the course VERSUS quitting before you ever get there? Here's a hint: it's got to do with your FEELINGS. You see, feelings are the reason why you set the goal... and they are the reason you give up too soon. The fatal mistake when going after any goal is to skip this essential step: using feel...2022-06-1325 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 43: Victim mentality: the what, the why and the howVictim mentality is when you make other people or outside factors responsible for your well-being. We all know those people who are always really negative about everyone and everything, who seem to have their share of bad luck in life, and often make their problems someone else's fault. That might be called a typical case of victim mentality. But the truth is, victim mentality can show up in really subtle ways even if you’re not someone who indulges in it as a general rule.And the problem when it goes unnot...2022-06-0433 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 42: Clean pain vs dirty pain (reissue)Hey friends, today I'm republishing one of my all-time most popular episodes: clean pain vs dirt pain (and why it matters that you understand this distinction)! I'd recommend that you listen to this again even if you've heard it the first time around — this stuff always bears repeating 🥰----Life is always going to be 50/50. That means half the time we'll feel good, half the time... it's going to SUCK. And guess what? Doing the work on yourself does NOT mean you’re going to be happy and fulfilled all the time! 2022-05-1621 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 41: Perfectionism vs excellenceHave you always been obsessed with growth and had high expectations of yourself? Do you have an unquenchable curiosity and drive for understanding how the world works and how you can make it better? Are you always looking to heal your own patterns and moving towards a bigger life? But do you have the feeling that… despite all your achievements so far, you haven’t even scratched the surface of your true potential? ... And this thought makes you feel like shite? 😣Well, my friend, you may be suffering from a serio...2022-05-0226 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 40: Happiness is an inside job.Happiness is defined as "a state of well-being and contentment". And yet, our society teaches us that happiness is not inherent — that it is rather a destination.And that we will only get there if we do everything we're told: do good in school, get a good job, get the promotions, get married, have kids, get the dream house, the dream kitchen, the dream vacations, etc etc. But the problem is, constantly seeking happiness outside of ourselves gets us into lots of trouble. We become overachievers and wonder why we still fe...2022-04-1818 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 39: The bully in your brainDo you ever put up with abuse from your inner tormentor?? Most of us go through life with this voice inside that is our biggest critic. It loves to come on especially when we're trying to change something in our lives. It nitpicks our every move. Second-guesses our every decision. Never finds anything we do good enough. We’re a nuisance at best and an embarrassment to the human race at worst! But could you ever imagine treating your best friend that way? Or your chi...2022-04-0421 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 38: What to do when you feel like sh!tWhat if our emotions were meant to be our greatest teachers in life? What I'm breaking down for you in today's episode is nothing short of a superpower: how to feel all your feelings — and especially what to do when you feel like shite! The truth is, we are incredibly emotional beings and yet, we were never taught how to properly deal with them when growing up. So it's no wonder that many of us get so intimidated by the full spectrum of our emotions (and specifically, the negative ones) that we suppress an...2022-03-2123 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 37: The Breakfast Reboot is BACK (and why it will change your life)!If you've known me for a while, you know how much I LOOVE talking about breakfast! Because I am convinced that the first step to reclaiming your energy, your vitality and your LIFE goes through your morning meal. And I have witnessed client after client report amazing results a a result of this one little tweak. You know things like: 🔥 No longer NEEDING coffee like your life depended on it 🤪🔥 Start having more stable moods 🔥 Start having more long-lasting energy🔥Having more mental clarity and focus 🔥Sleeping better🔥Having...2022-02-1823 min
UntamingAysin's Ancestral PracticesWelcome to the off season of the Untaming Podcast!
To keep you entertained and enlightened until the return of Season Four (!!) we are releasing an episode on each full moon, these will be shorter conversations than our typical full length episodes, and will give us a glimpse into the diverse lives of rewilding families.
Today it is the Full Wyrt Moon here in the Southern Hemisphere and today's guest is Aysin Karaduman, a Life Coach and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, host of the Redefining the Good Life Podcast and mother of two boys.
Untaming...2022-02-1637 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 36: Why confusion is dangerous to your happinessEver wonder what they really mean when they say “we’re the only ones that get in our own way of achieving our dreams”? Like, what does that actually look like? In this episode I explain why your brain is actually afraid of change (even when you’re trying to feel better), and how it uses sneaky techniques like getting you CONFUSED in order to keep you stuck. The danger is that, if you're not aware of this process, it can stop you from pursuing your dreams for a very long time! I also sh...2022-02-1314 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 35: What it takes to cross the finish lineHave you ever been excited about an ambitious personal project? And maybe you started off with a bang but ended up putting it aside because you can't seem to finish something unless you have an externally imposed deadline? 😫Or maybe something more exciting-sounding came along and you changed course — essentially succumbing to "shiny object syndrome"? 🤪Or you keep telling yourself, "I will get to it WHEN........." fill in the blank! 🙈But these are all just sneaky ways your brain is keeping you from reaching your goals. And there's no magic bullet other than... learning ho...2021-12-0630 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 34: "Putting myself first is not selfish."Today I bring you a super fun conversation with my client (and cousin!), Nazli Kayan, at the end of our 6-month package together. Nazli is a high school Spanish teacher in Florida, and here's where she was when she first decided to reach out to me: “I just felt stuck, I felt like I wasn’t moving forward… I didn’t know that I had a choice to get unstuck… But I needed a guide through the wilderness.” She was also addicted to energy drinks because of low energy, felt overwhelmed... and was feeling powerless about it all...2021-11-0434 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 33: The power of 10 minutes a dayHey friends, as you know I'm offering my free challenge, "Regret-Proof Your Life", and we get started in just a few days! And here's how it will go down: at the end of each day I will send you an email with a big question to sleep on, and to journal away when you wake up. So the daily minimum time commitment for this is... 10 minutes. Really, that's it! So get yo'self signed up NOW 👉👉👉 https://theomnivorist.com/rpylAnd of course, there's more! Everyone's favorite part of my free events is the liv...2021-10-2544 minRedefining the Good LifeThe Free Challenge: "Regret-Proof Your Life" is BACK!Living a life without regrets is written into the very DNA of this podcast. And the way to get there? To define what the good life means for YOU with intention. One of the biggest things people regret at the end of their days is not having had the courage to live the life they really wished — rather than what others expected of them. In order to avoid this, it's so helpful to make sure you're living by your own rulebook, and not by anybody else's (including your younger self!). Join me for the f...2021-10-1608 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 32: Pessimism vs optimismGiven how much I talk about the dismal state of affairs in the world and our species' declining health and happiness, you may well mistake me for a pessimist! But to those who are tempted to label me that way, I'd beg to differ. I believe that naming the problem is NOT pessimistic in and of itself, and is downright essential if we want to do better in our own lives. What it really comes down to is WHAT we do once armed with that knowledge. And the truth is, our personal power...2021-10-1317 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 31: Having the courage of your convictionsHey friends, the podcast is back from hiatus! And today I'm coming to you with a very special episode where I get a little raw and personal. Tune in to find out about my state of mind regarding what’s been going on in the world, how I’ve been navigating these challenging times, as well as an update on the big changes in my personal life (which, if you follow me on social media, you know something about). The summer was both wonderful and sprinkled with emotionally taxing moments. It was amazing to cat...2021-10-0132 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 30: Where "following your fun" will take you: interview with Augustine BlaisdellToday I’m super excited to bring you a very special guest, my dear friend and client, the writer Augustine Blaisdell. When she arrived in Paris from NYC in 2009, answering an ad for an apartment exchange, she was a woman on a mission: learning how to help women become more visible while researching and writing a book about feminism. Augustine just published her book, Women à la Mode, her memoir about writing that book. It is a delightful read with its breezy pace and thought-provoking insights into feminist thinking in the last ten years up until today...2021-07-1653 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 29: How to build confidenceCountless folks tell me they would go after their dream project if only they felt more confident. It's one thing to know what you want in life, another thing to actually go after it. But confidence is simply a feeling that you can create with your thoughts. And the minimum baseline of it is believing that you can figure out something hard that's new to you. And let's face it, you probably have countless examples of this in your own life, right??Working on confidence through your thoughts AND bolstering with your actions is pr...2021-06-2419 min
Ambitious Women41. Redefining the Good Life with Aysin KaradumanIn this episode I interview Aysin Karaduman and we get down and dirty talking about what it means to live a life bursting with intention. She shares her journey through life as an expat and entrance into motherhood, which helped her question assumptions and expectations that we rarely pause to consider, let alone discard. Aysin decided that the "rat race of modern life" is not for her - and she sees how her clients are awakening to the same truth. We explore what it means to redefine a good life - and why this practice is so critical to our...2021-06-1755 minRedefining the Good LifeAnnouncing the Free Challenge: Regret-proof Your Life!I'm super excited to announce: Regret-proof Your Life, a free 5-day challenge! This is for you if you've ever thought: 👉 I feel stuck. 👉 I have no idea what my passions are. 👉 I don't know what I’m meant to be doing with my life. 👉 I didn’t think this is where I would be in my 40s...The reason we have these thoughts is because we don't realize this very important thing: that the answers are already within us. But we've been living for so long in a system that alienates...2021-05-1505 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 28: How to "regret-proof" your lifeNobody wants to get to the end of their days and realize, “holy shit, I really didn’t spend my time on what matters to me most”, right??And yet, many of us just "go through the motions” in our lives, without putting much thought into what lights us up and whether we’re spending enough time doing those things.But if you’d like to avoid having regrets later in life, the time to get to work is NOW. The process is actually quite straightforward and has two basic parts: the exploration and intention-set...2021-05-0219 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 27: Clean pain vs dirty painLife is always going to be 50/50. That means half the time we'll feel good, half the time... it's going to SUCK. And guess what? Doing the work on yourself does NOT mean you’re going to be happy and fulfilled all the time! The true mark of becoming emotionally responsible is in HOW we handle the shitty feelings when life doesn’t go according to plan. 😫 When you don't get the promotion you wanted... 😫 When you have another screaming match with your partner... 😫 When you get your heart broken... 😫 When you...2021-03-2519 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 26: What life coaching can do for youEverything you want to create in your life is created by your thoughts. Life coaching, and specifically having your own coach, can help you understand what beliefs are creating your current experience and what you need to think in order to get different outcomes. Having somebody in your corner who's fighting hard for your dreams (even when your own belief is low) is the most precious investment you can ever make for yourself. Make sure stay until the end where I share parts of a conversation with my amazing client Francesca who just f...2021-03-1227 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 25: Why putting yourself LAST is selfishWe so often make the mistake of thinking that “putting ourselves first” is a selfish thing to do. But what happens when we don't tend to our own needs (as the only person who can do so) is that we become depleted, resentful and have even LESS to give to those we love. Tune in to find out how filling your own cup first is the kindest thing you can do for yourself AND for others, and is mandatory for the life you want to create. —If you're READY to become the perso...2021-03-0512 min
Untaming10 in 10 Series with Aysin KaradumanWelcome to the 10 Questions in 10 Minutes Series with the Untaming Podcast!
This is a fun series we are doing in the off season to keep you entertained and enlightened. To view the video version of this episode, be sure to check out our Instagram TV channel.
Rather than being released based on the Gregorian Calendar, these episodes will be released to coincide right down to the very hour with each quarter of the moon.
Today it is the Full Wyrt Moon here in the Southern Hemisphere and today's guest is Aysin Karaduman, a...2021-02-2710 min
Redefining the Good LifeEP 24: Rewilding, or the search for resilience (interview with Peter Michael Bauer)“I don’t worry too much about collapse anymore because I trust in the process.” — Peter Michael Bauer Today’s episode tackles that big question: can you think about the end of civilization AND still be an optimist? 😅 I’m super excited to bring you my interview with none other than Peter Michael Bauer, a renowned leader of the human rewilding movement. For Peter, rewilding can be described as finding a relationship of reciprocity with our environments once again, just like we humans lived for 3 million years or more. It is a search for resil...2021-02-251h 05Redefining the Good LifeEP 23: What gets in the way of healthy habitsIt's almost mid-February... That means most new year's resolutions are already long forgotten! Oops... Just why do most of us fail when it comes to establishing good habits DESPITE our best intentions? That's because we make the mistake of thinking consciously wanting to change and being excited about a fancy goal are enough to get the job done. And yet, they are woefully inadequate. We also make the mistake of giving ourselves CONDITIONAL love, that is thinking that we'll be worthy of love once we get to our goal. But these...2021-02-1228 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 22: Should humans be eating meat?In the last few episodes I shared with you my nutrition philosophy and the vital importance of eating a diet primarily based on real whole foods. Today I'm back to address that "elephant in the room", which is the question of whether humans should be eating meat. Tune in to find out why the current discussions around this subject often miss the point completely, how everything becomes much clearer when you consider the evolutionary record and why well-sourced meat can be really good for health. You don't want to miss this one! 2021-02-0531 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 21: So what SHOULD you eat?Last week I spoke all about my nutritional philosophy which is basically aiming for what we're most adapted to eat, by using clues from our deep past. Today I lay out just what a real food diet looks like, broken down specifically by the three macronutrients: carbs, protein and fat. And as always, I bust quite a few myths about all of those things! 😆—Join us in our private Facebook group, Redefining the Good Life Community, where we continue the conversation about just what it means to be happy and healthy in to...2021-01-2816 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 20: What is real food?Today and next week we’re going back to the basics and talking about food, which is where it all began for me. Tune in to find out what exactly “real food” means and why a properly prepared, nutrient-dense diet of whole foods is indispensable to feeling good in your body, and why focusing on calories is misguided, even when your goal is weight loss. And join me next week as I break down just WHAT to eat. Speaking of real food, it’s still not too late to sign up for The Breakfast R...2021-01-2121 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 19: The “good life formula”The "good life formula" is my tried and true process for helping my clients. It consists of two broad containers: first focusing on the body as we get you to feel better in your skin than you have in YEARS. Then, with all that newfound energy, learning to harness the power of your mind: more specifically using your thoughts to create the future you want ON PURPOSE. And I also explain the lowest-hanging fruit in all this, the first obvious place to start: your breakfast. I guarantee you anything that you're sorely underestimating the...2021-01-1421 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 18: You are not uniquely fucked up.There comes a moment during my work with almost every one of my clients where I have to utter this sentence to them: "You are not uniquely fucked up dear." As much as our brains would like to make us believe that we are ALONE in our suffering and difficulties, we are the only ones who can't keep promises to ourselves and the only ones truly broken... this is patently FALSE. Not only are we not alone in our suffering, most of us today suffer from one form of trauma or another just by v...2021-01-0717 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 17: The power of your thoughtsBecoming aware of the power of our thoughts is important because it is how we create EVERYTHING in our lives. But the problem is, when we're unaware of the process, we end up creating lots that we don't actually want! Here are three important things to understand: 1) You are not your thoughts. 2) Your thoughts create your feelings. 3) Your thoughts are… optional. Tune in to understand just how to start wielding the power of mindset so you create MORE of what you do want in your life. —2020-12-3122 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 16: The four stages of stuckWork is where many of us spend a huge portion of our lives and yet, when choosing what to do when we were young, we were never encouraged to ask questions like: What would I love to spend my days doing? What kinds of conversations do I want to be part of? What kind of people do I want to be surrounded by? Do I want to sit my ass all day in a chair or be out and about? etc As a result, at some point in our lives, a good...2020-12-2421 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 15: How to have your own backLearning to have your own back no matter what is honoring that most important relationship: the one you have with yourself. And it is an essential ingredient for going after the life you want. In this episode, I break down what that looks like in the present moment as well as when you're thinking about your past and into your future. Living with regrets is one way we don't have our own backs because it makes us afraid to make new decisions and move forward. When we learn to trust ourselves, there's nothing...2020-12-1715 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 14: The "all or nothing" mindsetHave you ever decided to adopt a healthy habit and then, as soon as you had a slip-up, called it quits altogether? And maybe you said to yourself that you’ll start again the next day and do a PERFECT job then? The problem is, somehow tomorrow turns out to be… just like today. So it is NEVER perfect and this pattern repeats over and over and over again. Sometimes for years. But the worst thing about this? It is that you lose your trust in YOU.In today's episode...2020-12-1015 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 13: How to become resilientNever has the importance of resilience been as obvious as this year! But what does resilience actually mean and how do we go about cultivating it? In this episode, I outline the simple steps to get you there. Tune in to find out why cultivating your trust in yourself and in LIFE is primordial for creating the life you want. —Other relevant episodes: The one habit to build everything else on Why you need to go to sleep Demystifying self-care —If you w...2020-12-0317 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 12: Useless and useful stressesStress. It's a term that gets thrown around so much that it's stopped being meaningful anymore. But do we even really appreciate what it really means if we took a more nuanced look? I think of stress as being primarily neutral. There are useful stresses, which make us stronger, and useless stresses — that just put us on the highway to burnout!And here's something even more counter-intuitive: in some ways we're also not stressed ENOUGH today.Think about it: in our modern civilization we live such cushy, physically comfortable lives, largely sp...2020-11-2619 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 11: Demystifying self-careIn this day and age most of us are more overstressed and undernourished than ever. That means having a strong self-care routine is KEY to staying grounded, not to mention achieving amazing things in your life. In this episode, I demystify just what that looks like, both for your physical and mental health. To put it very simply, self-care is the acknowledgment that your needs matter, AND building a toolbox to tend to those needs. I also talk about what it’s NOT: it is not #treatyoself. It is not drinking yourself silly ev...2020-11-1937 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 10: Why it's high time to dispel "the myth of progress"We humans are storytellers above all else. This is probably the biggest thing that distinguishes us from other species. But this superpower of ours can be both a blessing and a curse. The collective story we’re currently living in as humanity may very well be our last one… if we don’t change course soon. In life coaching, we talk about the importance of talking about your past and telling your story in a way that empowers you and allows you to create your future in an intentional way. And I believ...2020-11-1232 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 9: What you need is NOT more willpowerWe often think that information is what allows us to change our habits. And when we still don't despite knowing better, we think there must be something wrong with us.But this couldn't be further from the truth! The real reason we have a hard time changing our habits has nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with the fact that: 1) our brains HATE change, and2) there's a deep mismatch between the world in which we evolved and our current environment, which stacks the deck against us to...2020-11-0544 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 8: The surprising thing that blocks changeHave you ever made a promise to yourself that you didn’t keep? Maybe it was to start waking up 30 min earlier and start journalling every morning. To hand in your notice within the month to finally launch your dream project. Or commit to eating well no matter what it took... But no matter how many times you promised yourself to FINALLY change for good… it just didn’t stick. AND you made it mean all kinds of horrible things about yourself: that you have no willpower, you have no control...2020-10-2914 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 7: Why you need to go to sleepToday I have more energy and mental clarity at 45 than I ever did in my 20s. This goes against everything we’ve been told!You’re supposed to get worn down with age, with pregnancies, with parenthood, with the stress of having your own business… And yet I’m living proof that it IS possible to feel better as we age. Along with a real food breakfast (that I covered in Ep 5), SLEEP is another huge one when it comes to modern health. In a culture that’s obsessed with busy-ness...2020-10-2224 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 6: What babies taught me about being humanEven though I'd sensed for a long time that something was off with our modern civilization, it wasn't until I became a mother that it all truly hit home. In this episode I take you on an intellectual and emotional journey of the surprising things I discovered about what it means to be human on the way to parenthood. At first my mind was blown when I realized how we had been SO wrong about what to eat to feel good (not to mention, make robust babies!). And as if that wasn't enough...2020-10-1532 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 5: The one habit to build everything else onLast week was all about how the "evolutionary mismatch" is responsible for why you feel the way you do! Today we get very specific about how that might be playing out for you and the one foundational habit to start feeling better stat: a nutritious real food breakfast. And why is this important for the life you want to create? Think about it: you cannot create a resilient mind unless you have a resilient body. Recovering your energy is your no1 priority to create that stronger, more intentional version of you that has the courage to...2020-10-0818 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 4: You are not meant to be broken.Have you ever thought about the fact that you as an individual are NOT that different than someone born... 30K years ago?!As counter-intuitive as it might sound to our modern sensibilities, this is essentially true. Evolution is a sloowww process so we have not changed that much since then, neither physiologically nor emotionally.We humans have been roaming this earth for millions of years (!), and some of us started to become sedentary only in the last, oh, 12K or so years.During that vast span of evolution, our bodies evolved in a world that i...2020-10-0130 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 3: Why you're feeling stuckHow do you know if you're not dreaming big enough? Whether you're stifling your inner voice? This episode is for you if you've ever wanted to make a big decision like leaving your stressful job, starting your own business, moving countries, taking your family on a yearlong road trip... but felt paralyzed and stayed put way longer you would've liked. Or perhaps you're in the middle of such a process right now. In this episode you will understand exactly why we tend to feel stuck before a big life decision, why that is abs...2020-09-2411 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 2: Our decision to live slowlyHave you ever considered that our basic human needs have actually remained unchanged in a really long time... like, MILLIONS of years?? Things like living in a non-toxic world, feeling good in your skin, having access to nutritious food, clean water and air, a deep connection with ourselves, each other and nature… these are our birthright.But unfortunately in today’s world they have become a luxury. These are some of the conclusions I came to when I started to question EVERYTHING upon becoming a mother. And these are all the reasons...2020-09-2425 minRedefining the Good LifeEP 1: Confessions of a big nerd (or how all this came to be)"Redefining the Good Life" is for you if you've ever had a nagging feeling that you aren't truly living out your full potential. In this inaugural episode, I spill the beans on how this podcast came about and why I think I'm a good person to talk about these things. It is the story of how I kept turning unlikely events into opportunities for realizing my projects (including changing continents a few times), took to the books when I became pregnant for my first child, ended up having more energy at 45 with two energetic boys th...2020-09-2423 min