In this episode I explore the very commonly heard phrase "nothing has changed but I'm gaining weight" or "I'm not doing anything differently" ... but you probably are. Its just so subtle you don't acknowledge it.
I look at what these things might be just to make you have a closer look and also to reassure you that you have the power to control this, you are not 'doomed'!
People will more commonly hear me talk about 'what you are going to get shit at, but it doesn't make a great podcast title!
In this episode I explore how just adding more things into an already chaotic life, doesn't usually have a great success rate and that picking what behaviours need bumping off to make room is far more viable and rewarding.
If you are someone who knows what you should be doing but never seems to do it, this is the episode for you.
In this episode I share my thoughts after a lightbulb moment at a personal growth masterclass last week, on how to get perspective on if you are aligning your behaviours with you goals.
This is the episode for you if you are constantly saying 'I know what I need to do, I just don't seem to be able to do it'. and boy do I hear that one a lot!
In this episode I explore how normalised sitting in a chair for 8 hours a day has become and how detrimental this is to both our physical and mental health.
It is not how it is supposed to be and a species we are paying the price!
I explore how the impact we see from throwing in a few tiny bursts of movement throughout the day versus staying sedentary in terms of our health outcomes and the impact this has when weight loss is a goal.
In this episode I explain appetite dissonance which I see so commonly in new clients. It's when we are so conditioned to trying to eat 'as little as possible' that we go through the day surviving on (usually) diet snacks and caffeinated drinks, and as a result completely dysregulate our hunger signalling so we don't actually know if we are hungry of full anymore.
I explore what is actually happening and how we go about fixing it.
In this episode I answer the a client check in question:
'What sort of techniques would you try for a person who has a very low opinion of themselves and always seems to put themselves second. How would you getting them to put themselves first and make them aware it is important to take care of yourself'
In this episode I sit down and reflect upon the marathon Sky and I ran as first time marathon runners.
We discuss her 'F**k it and find out' approach to events and trying out new things in general, and where she goes to mentally when competing.
There is nothing formal about this episode. Just two mates - where ne always does slightly better than the other!!!
You don't want to miss this one. Jo has an incredible consultancy working with women to build self worth and healthy relationships. In this episode we look inwards at how having that self worth should allow us to break the stigma of being expected to eat only 'feminine' dishes and make sure we over give to the point we have no time to see that we are looking after ourselves - a trap many of us fall into.
How the worst things we go through make doing hard things seem attainable. And how we can use this find more self confidence and growth.
In this episode I discuss the crazy week of fundraising I've had for our daughter Sylvie.
What shone through, was the grit so many woman have found in baby loss, and it got me thinking, so many woman use this to make sure everyone around them is happy and safe, yey they never use to make guarantee their own wellbeing.
Tune in if this resonates and lets help you find that inner grit!
In This Episode I cover the fact every woman that comes to me claims she 'knows what she needs to do but she just can't seem to do it' yet she is holding up a job, her entire family and the silent load that come with running a home. I can assure you these women are not 'lazy'. So what principles do I use to create the energy to get the important stuff done, and more importantly enjoyed?
Listen in to find out.
In this episode I cover the problems I hear most from parents. What to do with fussy eaters, undereaters and overeaters. How do we know they are getting the right balance of nutrients and how to navigate stressful mealtimes.
In this episode I explore what electrolytes are, what we need them for and when we need to be supplementing with them.
I've recently noticed them make their way into more and more family kitchen cupboards, and wonder in some cases are they an unnecessary commodity?
In this episode I explore the fact most of us have unknowingly been on a diet since our late teens but have never been challenged on it.
How restriction is all a lot of us know, and the implications that has on the way we behave around food and the behaviour patterns it creates.
I discuss methods I use with my clients to break these patterns and get rid of the food noise that is so prevalent.
Ok all day but can't get your head out the fridge on an evening?
This is the episode for you!
Here I cover why this is happening and what two things you can instantly implement to stop it happening and get you the food freedom to go about your day without having your head stuck in the fridge all evening 'undoing the work' you've put in all day.
In this episode I discuss why waiting for motivation to miraculously appear one day will never be the thing that gets you doing something consistently.
I talk through the 'Pull over Push Method' I use to get my clients in a mindset that gets them to the place they think motivation alone will.
If you are struggling to get started on something because motivation is low... this is the episode for you.
There is a lot of focus on improving our gut health but do we know that actually means?
The internet would have you spending a fortune a month on a plethora of products on a promise they are the answer you are looking for. But is that the case?
I explore what good gut health actually looks like and how we can achieve it.
The way we speak about and to ourselves around food massively impacts those around us. Especially if we are role modelling them.
The messaging we get from our parents gets passed down generations unless we check ourselves and look at the impact some of what we are saying is having.
In this episode I explore this and how we can change this narrative so our kids go into adulthood with the gift of food freedom.
In this episode I explore why in the past few years I've found myself talking about exercise more than I do about food.
The two have very much a 'hand and glove' relationship and I explain why the magic lies in focusing a lot on movement and exercise because we know adding positive things in has a better success rate than shaming bad habits out.
In this first episode in true Jools fashion I dive straight into a topic I've been giving a lot of thought space to lately.
Growing up in competitive sports - makes us competitive in everything we do. But is that conducive to maintaining our fitness and therefore our health is older age, or does it become a huge barrier that actually stops us doing things because we can't do them like we used to?
In this episode I explore how switching from being competitive, and therefore comparative with other people to making myself and my own achievements my yardstick, changed the whole landscape of how much I enjoy my fitness and led me to begin practice this in many other facets of my life.
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