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Lose Your Cravings Podcast with Keysa Amaro100: Pearls of Wisdom With Mary Preston, LMFTWelcome to the Lose Your Cravings Podcast...Taking a different approach to reducing your cravings once and for all with your host, Keysa Amaro Certified Integrative Health Coach.Join Keysa as she celebrates the 100th episode of the Lose Your Craving Podcast!Do celebrate, Keysa has a very special guest on the show: Mary Preston who is not only a colleague, but an amazing friend. They share how their relationship with food and their “dieting” has shifted over the 15+ years of their friendship. You won’t want to miss the...2023-06-151h 03
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa81: Business and CareerWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they discuss business and careerJoin our free Facebook Group- The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free facebook group: Saying Goodbye to Burnout for Healthcare ProfessionalsKeysa’s Info:Website- Keysaamaro.comEmail- keysa.amaro@gmail.comInstagram- @cleanliving_dirtyworldMary’s Info:Email- mary@maryalycepreston.com2021-05-2722 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa80: FinancesWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they discuss one of the pieces of the Wheel of Life Pie: FinancesJoin our free Facebook Group- The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free facebook group: Saying Goodbye to Burnout for Healthcare ProfessionalsKeysa’s Info:Website- Keysaamaro.comEmail- keysa.amaro@gmail.comInstagram- @cleanliving_dirtyworldMary...2021-05-2034 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa79: Understanding WillpowerWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as Keysa breaks down what willpower really isJoin our free Facebook Group- The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free facebook group: Saying Goodbye to Burnout for Healthcare ProfessionalsKeysa’s Info:Website- Keysaamaro.comEmail- keysa.amaro@gmail.comInstagram- @cleanliving_dirtyworldMary’s Info:Email- mary@m...2021-05-0620 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa78: The Wheel of LifeWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as we talk about a useful tool that you can use to check the balance in your life.Join our free Facebook Group- The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free facebook group: Saying Goodbye to Burnout for Healthcare ProfessionalsKeysa’s Info:Website- Keysaamaro.comEmail- keysa.amaro@gmail.comInstagram- @clea...2021-04-2220 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa77: Good Food vs Bad FoodWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about food moralityJoin our free Facebook Group- The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free facebook group: Saying Goodbye to Burnout for Healthcare ProfessionalsKeysa’s Info:Website- Keysaamaro.comEmail- keysa.amaro@gmail.comInstagram- @cleanliving_dirtyworldMary’s Info:Email- mary@maryalycepreston.com2021-04-0836 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa76: Positive Thinking vs Faking ItWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join Mary and Keysa as they share about the difference between thinking positively vs faking it.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/71Join our free Facebook group, The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free Facebook group: Saying Goodbye to Burnout for Healthcare ProfessionalsJoin Keysa’s free Lose Your Cravings Community here.Keysa’s Info...2021-02-1134 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa75: Looking to the Future, and Letting Go of the PastWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join Mary and Keysa as they talk about how to let go of the past.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/75Join our free Facebook group, The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free Facebook group: Saying Goodbye to Burnout for Healthcare ProfessionalsJoin Keysa’s free Lose Your Cravings Community here.Keysa’s Info:Websit...2021-01-1125 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa74: Dreaming and ImaginationWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Spirituality includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all. So why are we talking about spirituality on The Real Life Wellness Podcast? Well, Mary and Keysa share the belief that wellness is not only about what you eat and how you exercise, but it is all-encompassing, and one's wellness is mad...2021-01-1131 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa73: Why It's Important to ReceiveWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.What happens when you are not in the habit of accepting? Of accepting help, advice, or even compliments?Join Mary and Keysa as they talk about the importance of allowing yourself to be a person who is able to receive as well as give.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/71Join our free Facebook group, The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa...2021-01-1121 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa72: Repairing RelationshipsWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.After 2020, there are probably a lot of people who you question whether you'd like to continue a relationship with or not. Join Mary and Keysa as they talk about how to decide if you want to repair a relationship, and if so, how.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/71Join our free Facebook group, The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin...2021-01-1020 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa71: Taking PauseWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.What happens when we are constantly stimulating our brain and not giving it time to rest and pause? Why do we have to always be doing something? Looking busy, being busy? In a society and culture that encourages more production and gives little value to time off, it may seem counterintuitive to take a break or take pause.So, why would we want to take a pause and let our mind just rest? ...2021-01-1019 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa70: SpiritualityWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Spirituality includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all. So why are we talking about spirituality on The Real Life Wellness Podcast? Well, Mary and Keysa share the belief that wellness is not only about what you eat and how you exercise, but it is all-encompassing, and one's wellness is mad...2021-01-1023 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa69: Routines and Rituals, Why We need ThemWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.So, why do we need routine and what are the benefits of them? In this episode, Mary and Keysa explore this very question to see what benefits if any a routine can add to your life. Join Mary and Keysa as they talk about the importance of routines in your life and just what happens when you don’t have a routine in your life.For full show notes visit:www.keys...2020-11-0530 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa68: Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the BestWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Politics have been a huge source of stress in the last several months. The outcome of the upcoming 2020 election is likely to have a significant effect on the lives of many. Join Mary and Keysa, as they discuss just how you can prepare for the outcome of the election, no matter what it may be.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/68Join our free Facebook group, Th...2020-10-2924 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa67: Healthy Habits: Thinking Outside the BoxWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Our world has literally been turned upside down with the coronavirus. So, how do we find a way to keep our healthy habits in a world where we may not feel safe to go to the gym, everyone is home all day every day, and you just don’t feel like yourself anymore?Join Mary and Keysa, as they discuss the ever-changing world we are living in and how to get creative to keep up ou...2020-09-2425 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa66: COVID Phase 2.0Welcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.So, Coronavirus is still happening and we are still being affected by the pandemic in different ways. You may be homeschooling your children, you may have lost our job, or you may be missing your social gatherings and having a “normal” life. Join Mary and Keysa, as they talk about this next cycle of COVID and pandemic rules, and how to re-energize ourselves through this next phase.For full show notes visit:www...2020-09-1022 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa65: Pandemic Schooling: Handling the UnexpectedWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.In this episode, Mary and Keysa share some of the fears, worries, and concerns that have come up for the teachers, parents, and children going back to school.We offer several strategies to help you handle the challenges of the unexpected and school during the pandemic.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/65Join our free Facebook group, The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa2020-08-2036 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa64: Some of our Favorite TeachersWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.In this episode, Mary and Keysa share some of their favorite teachers that have helped influence their lives, their transformations, and their coaching practices. Join them as they reminisce about how these teachers made an impact on their lives.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/64Join our free Facebook group, The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free Facebook group: Saying Go...2020-08-1946 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa63: Emotions Worth FeelingWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.In this episode, Mary and Keysa look at why experiencing those negative emotions is worth it. Join Mary and Keysa as they talk about negative emotions that we typically try and avoid at any cost, how much we miss out on because we are busy avoiding those painful emotions, and the benefits of feeling and allowing these painful emotions.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/63Join our free...2020-07-3035 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa62: Bikini BodiesWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.In this episode, Mary and Keysa look at our insecurities around having a great body that looks amazing in a bikini, and how we can take another perspective to change the way you feel in a bikini. Join Keysa and Mary as they walk through the negative thoughts and feelings that seem to come with the mere thought of putting on a swimsuit as well as strategies to change these thoughts and feelings so you feel comfortable...2020-07-2325 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa61: Do Meal Plans Work?Welcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.In this episode, Keysa talks about why she doesn't use meal plans with her clients and focuses on their personal needs instead.She gives us 5 tips to help you decide if using a meal plan is right for you.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/61Join our free Facebook group, The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free Facebook gr...2020-06-2520 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa60: Intrusive ThoughtsWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join Mary and Keysa as they talk about intrusive thoughts- what they are and why it is completely common and normal. Mary shares an exercise to get you started on noticing and distancing yourself from unwanted or distressing thoughts.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/60Join our free Facebook group, The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaJoin Mary’s free Facebook group: Saying Goo...2020-06-1126 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa59: Pandemic GriefWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.In this episode, we take a look at why you may be experiencing grief during the COVID-19 pandemic.Join Mary and Keysa as they discuss their experiences of grief during this time, talk about what would cause this grief, and why it is completely normal. They also share tips on how to process this grief to help you through these difficult times.For full show notes visit:www.keysaamaro.com/episode/59...2020-05-2830 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa58: Buffering Through QuarantineWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.In this episode, we discuss what buffering is, why you are noticing more of it during quarantine, and how to address it. Join Mary and Keysa as they look at the difficulties of quarantine and how we process those difficulties through food, Netflix, alcohol, or social media. They share their experiences with this challenge and how they are getting through it. They share their 5 tips for helping process the challenges of quarantine.For fu...2020-05-0737 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa57: The Benefits of PleasureWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.In this episode we discuss the benefits (and the power) of pleasureJoin Mary and Keysa as they talk about the importance of paying attention to what brings us pleasure. They discuss why the word pleasure can seem like a dirty, curse word and why it’s extremely important to redefine what pleasure means so that we can pursue it, the way we were meant to.For full show notes visit:www...2020-04-2331 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa56: Is Wellness Culture a Disguise for Diet Culture?Are you on a diet? Are you restricting calories? Are you counting macros? And this attributes to your morality, all in the name of wellness?Join Mary and Keysa as they share their insights and discuss this very important question. In this episode they compare diet culture and wellness culture, how it is portrayed on social media, and how we as consumers take this information, process it, and apply it to our lives. Is wellness just another diet or fad? Take a listen and find out for yourself. For full show note...2020-04-0940 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaSpecial Episode Handling Chaos: COVID-19Join Mary and Keysa as we share some ideas about how to handle the unknown and chaos in these uncertain times.2020-03-311h 01The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa55: Redefining Health and WellnessJoin Mary and Keysa as they talk about a variety of ways to define and track your health and wellness as you move away from diet culture.2020-03-1239 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa54: What is Diet Culture?Join Mary and Keysa as we define what diet culture is. At the end, Keysa gives you some great questions to ask yourself to get to the bottom of how diet culture may be affecting you without you even realizing it.2020-03-0623 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa53: The War on ObesityJoin Mary and Keysa as they discuss the problem with "The War on Obesity" and how we can think about health in more helpful ways.2020-02-2739 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa52: How to Put Your Thoughts on TrialIn previous episodes we have gone in depth about how your thoughts and current beliefs create your current results. So, what if you want to change the way you are thinking?Mary walks you through a process that she uses with nearly all of her clients that allows you to put your current thoughts on trial to see if they are useful and to "try on" new thoughts.Resources Mentioned:Episode 16- The Power of Your ThoughtsByron Katie- The WorkBrooke Castillo- The life coach school...2020-02-1423 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa50: How to Plan a Badass YearIn this episode Mary and Keysa discuss how to pick big goals, how to plan them out and how to prepare for all of the barriers that are going to come up for youWe share 5 tips to making strong, clear goals, and planning ahead for all of the pitfalls.2020-01-1735 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa49: Environmental CleansesMary and Keysa give a different take on cleanses. Instead of doing a diet cleanse, let's take a look at our environment and decide what we want to surround ourselves with.2019-12-2036 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa48: Where does your worth come from?Where does a human's worth come from? Join us in a journey of questions that will lead you to think about this in a whole new way.2019-12-1334 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa47: Should You Drop Your Diet for the Holidays?Everyone always asks us what they should do about eating healthy around the holidays. Get Keysa's take on this in this brilliant episode.2019-11-1531 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa46: How to Tolerate Your Family For the HolidaysWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Holidays can be some of the most stressful times. We’re taught that holidays are meant to be spent with family and that we should do everything we can to be with them to celebrate and to honor traditions.If you have decided to spend your holidays with extended family members, then there is a chance that you love your family.Sometimes though, we don’t really LIKE some of our family members....2019-11-1244 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa45: You Can't Hate Yourself ThinWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.There seems to be this idea in the weight loss world that if you are cruel and mean enough to yourself then you will lose weight. It’s part of diet and weight loss culture. Why do we believe that if we are cruel and mean enough that we will listen and finally not eat all the cookies? Where does this mindset come from? In this Episode hosts Mary and Keysa discuss this min...2019-11-1028 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa44: What's the Point of Mindfulness?Welcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro for episode 44 and listen in as we discuss the usefulness of mindfulness.We talk about:What mindfulness isWhy I recommend it to all of my clientsHow to use this tool without taking any extra time out of your dayFinally, Mary and Keysa 5 tips for using mindfulness in your already busy schedule.Click here for a link to the 5 tips!...2019-10-2728 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa42: Standing up for Yourself at WorkWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro for episode 42 as they discuss how to stand up for yourself in the workplace.We talk about:The 3 simple steps to standing up for yourselfSome questions to ask yourself before you have a hard conversationFinally, Mary and Keysa 5 tips to stop using food planning to buffer your emotions.Click here for a link to the 5 tips!Click here for...2019-10-0819 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa41: Food Planning, Emotional Eating in DisguiseWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro for episode 41 as they talk about how Mary used to use food planning as a substitute for emotional eating.We talk about:How we use “healthy food planning” to distract ourselves from “negative” emotionsHow to begin to allow your emotionsFinally, Mary and Keysa 5 tips to stop using food planning to buffer your emotions.Click here for a li...2019-09-1512 min
The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa40: Mental Checkout with TechnologyWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life.Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about how we often use technology to check out from our lives.We talk about:How we use technology to distract ourselves from negative emotionsWhy we don't like to feel negative emotions and why it's important that we startFinally, Mary and Keysa 5 tips to stop using technology as a bufferJoin our free Facebook Group, The Real Life...2019-08-3116 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa24: Intro to IntrovertsWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about their experiences as introverts. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: Characteristics of introverts How introverts differ from extraverts Myths about introverts What introverts love Why it’s important to understand introversion Finally, Mary and Keysa share their top 5 self-care tips specifically for introverts. For the complete show notes go to: http://keysaamaro.com/episode/24/ ...2018-12-0741 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa23: Meal PlanningWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about meal planning, a great way to have more time on your hands, have more control over your food intake, save money, and stop food obsession. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: The benefits of meal planning How to develop efficient meal planning What happens if it isn’t perfect Tips for efficient meal planning Keysa also shares one of he...2018-11-2335 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa22: Food ObsessionWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they delve into Food Obsession. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: What is an obsession What food obsession is Where it comes from Why we think it’s a problem What to do about it Finally, Mary and Keysa share their top 5 tips to address food obsession. For the complete show notes go to: http://keysaamaro.com/episode/22/...2018-11-0933 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa21: Why You Should Stop TryingWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about the reason you are not making progress on your goals. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: What happens when we try to do something Why trying isn’t working What to do instead What happens when you commit How to commit to something Finally, Mary and Keysa share their top 5 tips to get you to stop trying and start do...2018-10-2529 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa20: Body AcceptanceWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about Body Acceptance. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: Why we hate our bodies Why we speak so negatively to ourselves Why it is important to start changing the way you think about bodies Keysa also shares an activity that will help you identify your own negative thoughts about your body. Finally, Mary and Keysa share their top 5 tips to...2018-10-1137 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa19: Making Peace with the ScaleWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about the scale. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: How we use the scale to measure our worth instead of our weight How to change the way you think about your weight Whether to ditch the scale altogether Mary also shares a quick visualization to help you understand your thoughts around that number. Finally, Mary and Keysa share...2018-09-2740 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa18: Why Eat Healthy Anyways?Welcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. With all of the overwhelming information out there on health and wellness it can be difficult to remember why you decided to start eating healthy in the first place. It seems like there is a new fad diet out every season, and that it will promise you the results you didn’t get from the diet you just tried and failed at. In fact, you’ve been on every diet without any success, so you may as well j...2018-09-131h 00The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa17: Understanding Our Cravings and UrgesWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Often times we feel out of control around food, even with the best of intentions, we end up having intense cravings that just won’t leave us alone until we give into them. Then we are left feeling guilty and shameful because we didn’t have enough willpower and eat the food we swore we weren’t going to eat. In today’s episode, Mary and Keysa want to help you: Learn where cravings come from...2018-08-2341 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa16: The Power of Your ThoughtsWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Your hosts Mary and Keysa share with you the Model, which is a tool created by Brooke Castillo as a way to organize, understand, and see the teachings she has learned through her studies, and is based on universal truths. It is a visual in which you can write down what’s going on in your brain in order to see how it is affecting your feelings, actions, and results your getting in your life. Join Mary an...2018-08-0940 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa15: Intermittent FastingWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they go into detail about intermittent fasting, what it is, what it isn’t, and their personal experiences with it. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: What is intermittent fasting What is some of the research behind it Some of the myths of intermittent fasting Thinking about why you want to try it and cautions against it for some people Mary also sh...2018-07-3155 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa14: Allowing Yourself to Feel EmotionsWelcome to The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa. Where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Emotions are a HUGE component to overall wellness and weight loss. And it is HIGHLY ignored in mainstream nutrition, weight loss, and wellness information out there. In this episode Mary and Keysa Discuss how our thoughts create our feelings Show how our feelings affect our actions Dive into our desires, urges and anxiety Mary guides us through the process of allowing our emotions which is a key component in...2018-07-1243 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa13: How Food Affects HungerListen in as Mary and Keysa talk about the ways that your food affects your hunger. They discuss different types of food and how they are absorbed and used by our body. They also dive into hunger hormones and how they affect your feelings of satiety (fullness) vs hunger. Some of this may be familiar to you, and some of it might be new, such as the hormones of insulin, leptin, and ghrelin and how they affect your hunger.2018-06-2156 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa12: Emotional Hunger Vs Physical HungerToday Mary and Keysa discuss hunger, that nasty little thing. Hunger is a huge factor in how much you weigh. And if you have ever tried to lose weight, you have probably felt hunger; either emotional hunger, physical hunger, or both. On today’s episode, they discuss: What is the purpose of hunger Emotional hunger vs physical hunger, and how to differentiate between the two Why we are so afraid to feel physical hunger What to do when emotional hunger comes calling Keysa and Mary also share five tips to help you differentiate between physical hunger and e...2018-06-1445 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa11: McDonald's and Grassfed Beef are not the SameWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they delve into the idea of being an “ethical omnivore” or someone who believes that the most natural, ethical, and healthy lifestyle should include local, organic, and humanely-reared food, including grass-fed meat and dairy and other free-range animal products. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: What is an ethical omnivore? Different ways to support the ethical treatment of animals Why being vegan/vegetarian may not...2018-05-241h 18The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa10: The Nutritional Case for Meat and Where to Get those Nutrients as a VegetarianWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they explore the nutritional value of meat as a food source. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: What meat offers nutritionally in terms of micro and macronutrients Debunking the myths surrounding Saturated Fat What to consider if you are giving up meat Non-meat sources of essential vitamins and nutrients Keysa shares a guide to non-meat protein sources, as well as a visual g...2018-05-171h 02The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa09: How to Say No and Start Standing up for YourselfWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about why it’s so hard to say no. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: Why it’s hard to say no Why saying no is really about people pleasing How we are taught to be people pleasers by our well-meaning parents and teachers Why saying no is so important How to get started Keysa shares how easy it is for b...2018-04-191h 01The Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa08: Why The Boundaries You've Set Are Not WorkingWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about boundaries. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: How to know if you need work on your boundaries A more detailed explanation of what boundaries REALLY are Why the boundaries you’ve set aren’t “working” How to set real boundaries Mary gives a descriptive example of how to visualize boundaries in a different way. Finally, Mary and Keysa sh...2018-04-1143 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa07: Food Elimination Diets Part DeuxJoin Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they continue their discussion on food elimination diets. In the first part of this two part series, Episode 06, they delved into the basics- what a food elimination diet is, who it is for, and common foods that cause inflammation in the body. If you haven’t listened to Episode 06, we highly recommend listening to it first before you listen to Episode 07. On today’s episode Keysa is going to get more specific and cover: The ins and outs of completing a food elimination diet The reintroduction phase of a food e...2018-03-2036 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa06: Food Elimination Diets Part UnJoin your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they delve into food elimination diets. In this podcast Mary and Keysa talk about how to figure out which food is the culprit. In Part 1 of our two part series on Food Elimination Diets, Keysa is going to answer your questions about what a food elimination diet is, why the heck you would want to do such a thing, who should do one, and give an intro into what common foods can cause problems. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: What is a food elimination diet...2018-03-0928 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa05: Eating Healthy On VacationWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they delve into how to eat healthy while on vacation. Keysa is calling in from Bali on this episode to talk to us about her experiences. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: Planning ahead for travel Staying healthy on the airplane Traveling with a toddler Focusing on activities instead of meals Finally, Mary and Keysa share their top 5 tips for helping you s...2018-02-2446 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa04: How to Eat Healthy When Your Partner Doesn't Give a ShitWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro and special guest Myia Ritchie as they delve into the struggles of eating healthy when you and your partner have different health, fitness, or weight goals. During this episode, Mary, Keysa, and Myia discuss: Myia’s experiences with her partner Introduction to Emotional Maturity People pleasing Saying, No thankyou Finally, Mary and Keysa share their top 5 tips for staying true to your health decisions whe...2018-02-0341 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa03: Planning AheadWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they delve into the benefits of planning ahead. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: How planning ahead can create freedom in your life. How planning ahead is a skill you can learn How you can become a person who plans Keysa shares a meal planning worksheet and a meal planning template to make meal planning easy! Finally, Mary and Keysa...2018-01-2258 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa02: Should You Be On a Diet (All Your Friends Are)Welcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they talk about New Year's diets. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: Why people go on diets Why they lose motivation after the first few days or weeks How to help you decide if it’s a good idea for you How to keep motivated if you decide to change your eating habits Mary also shares an questionnaire that helps you decide if...2018-01-0457 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and Keysa01: Stress Management Through the HolidaysWelcome to the Real Life Wellness Podcast where we talk about different ways to integrate healthier habits into your life. Join your hosts Mary Preston and Keysa Amaro as they delve into holiday stress, ways to manage this added stress, and how to approach eating around the holidays, while still enjoying time with loved ones. During this episode, Mary and Keysa discuss: What makes the holidays stressful? What activates and events can add extra stress during the holidays? How do our expectation of the holidays create stress? Ways to celebrate the holidays that aren’t c...2017-12-0143 minThe Real Life Wellness Podcast with Mary and KeysaIntroduction to Real Life Wellness PodcastThe Real Life Wellness Podcast, is a discussion based podcast where we talk about wellness topics, our experience and knowledge on the topic, and share practical and experiential based information with you. We each bring our own unique perspective, knowledge, and experiences to the show through our education, life experiences, passions and research. In this episode Mary and Keysa introduce themselves and tell you about the podcast.2017-11-3008 min