Posts tagged 001-030
030 Wellness Wednesday: Creating a Simple Wellness Plan

In this shortened Wellness Wednesday episode, Kathy shares how to create a simple wellness plan using The Athena Principles framework. The show concludes with a final check-in with Dr. Robyn on the progress made on the Gentle Spring Reset introduced in Episode 22.

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029 Turning Wellness Challenges into Wins

In this episode, Kathy shares three wellness turning points, lessons learned and a simple way to define a current challenge, reframe it as an opportunity, and create a path forward.

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028 Wellness Wednesday: Keeping a Creative Notebook

In this shortened Wellness Wednesday episode, Kathy shares how to capture creative stirrings so you always have a wellspring of inspiration. The show concludes with a check-in with Dr. Robyn on the progress made on the Gentle Spring Reset introduced in Episode 22.

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027 Creativity as a Wellness Practice

In this episode, Kathy shares another important component of holistic well-being, creative living, which is as critical to wellness as nutrition, movement and rest. By the end of this episode, I hope you’ll consider making creativity part of your wellness plan so you can be well by filling your creative well.

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026 Wellness Wednesday: How to Fall Back to Sleep During a Restless Night

In this shortened Wellness Wednesday episode, Kathy shares how to fall back to sleep when you find yourself tossing and turning in the middle of the night. The show concludes with a check-in with Dr. Robyn on the progress made on the Gentle Spring Reset introduced in Episode 22.

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025 The Power of Rest

In this episode, Kathy shares the importance of rest, the link between rest and productivity and how to make space for rest with restorative and soothing practices.

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024 Wellness Wednesday: How to Fall in Love with Your Exercise Routine

In this shortened Wellness Wednesday episode, Kathy shares fun, creative ways to fall in love with moving your body and up your feel-good vibe. The show concludes with a check-in with Dr. Robyn on the progress made on the Gentle Spring Reset introduced in Episode 22.

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023 Why is Functional Training So Important?

#023 In this episode, Kathy shares how you can stop doing exercise you dread. There are lots of ways to stay healthy and fit as you age and get the recommended 150 to 300 minutes of movement each week. Here's how...

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022 Wellness Wednesday: An Invitation to a Gentle Spring Reset

In this shortened Wellness Wednesday episode, Kathy is joined once again by Dr. Robyn McIntyre and invite the listening audience to join them in making small, positive adjustments to their wellness routines to mindfully welcome the new season.

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021 A Wellness Conversation with Dr. Robyn McIntyre

#021 In this episode, Kathy welcomes Dr. Robyn McIntyre, a New Zealand and Australian trained family physician with more than 30 years of experience. Dr. Robyn is a proponent of lifestyle medicine, which means using the way we live as a means of preventing and treating disease.

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020 Wellness Wednesday: Healthy Food Prep 101

In this shortened Wellness Wednesday episode, Kathy shares practical advice for preparing nutritious food in advance so busy weeks are less stressful and more healthful.

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019 What Our Ancestors Can Teach Us About Healthy Eating

In this episode, Kathy continues the series of discussions on more traditional wellness topics, this time focusing on nutrition. Much of what Kathy has learned about a healthy lifestyle began in her grandmother's kitchen. She shares lessons learned from looking back to move forward with renewed energy.

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018 Wellness Wednesday: Are You Working Against Yourself?

In this shortened Wellness Wednesday episode, Kathy explores what can happen when we begin to implement healthy changes. In particular, the distance between where we are today and where we want to be. And embedded in the terrain between here and there is change. If the change we want to make begins to cause more discomfort than the pain experienced in our current situation, we may opt to stay trapped in a life situation that's not desirable. In other words, we begin to work against ourselves.

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017 How to Boost Vitality

In this episode, Kathy starts a series of discussions on more traditional wellness topics. The spark for these episodes is the seasonal shift toward longer, warmer days and harnessing the energetic momentum of Spring to boost vitality.

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016 Wellness Wednesday: Deepening the Conversation Through Journaling

In this shortened Wellness Wednesday episode, Kathy continues the discussion on journaling for well-being, sharing methods to deepen the conversation with ourselves and our lives.

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014 Wellness Wednesday: How to Handle Food Cravings

In this shortened Wellness Wednesday episode, Kathy continues the discussion on mindful eating from Episode Thirteen, focusing on food cravings - what causes them and how to mindfully address them.

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013 What is Mindful Eating and Why Should We Practice It?

Research has indicated that we can make more than 200 food decisions a day. Almost all of them are made unconsciously, which can lead to unhealthy food choices and overeating. But we can shift this by increasing our food awareness through mindfulness.

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012 Wellness Wednesday: A Self-Care Plan Example

Today is Wednesday, time for a little wellness boost - a shortened episode to keep your Warrior Vibe high.
In this episode, Kathy continues the discussion on self-care as self-love from Episode Eleven, sharing highlights from her wellness journey and recent changes to her wellness routine.

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011 The Gift of Self-Care

This episode is being released on Valentine’s Day, the perfect time to gift ourselves with the same love and thoughtfulness in the form of self-care. Here's how to create a self-care refueling plan.

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