Feel Good Effect

From nutrition to exercise to everything in between, do you ever feel overwhelmed, burned out, and even guilty, about all the conflicting information in the wellness field? This episode is all about the secret to avoiding wellness guilt. We'll talk about exactly how to sift through all that information to find a way to wellness that will work for you. Show Notes (under episode 89) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

With so much wellness information out there, it's hard to know what's right for you. In this conversation with the author of the bestselling cookbook, Healthier Together, Liz Moody helps us navigate all the conflicting information around what to eat. She talks about how to choose the best diet for you and how to get into the kitchen and be healthier together. Show Notes (under episode 88) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

We are getting super vulnerable and a little bit raw talking about body acceptance after miscarriage and infertility. This is all about how I learned to accept my body after those really hard times, some of the specific strategies that have really helped, and also how I learned to accept and embrace our little family of three. Show Notes (under episode 87) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

This is a unique discussion with a beautiful soul about self-empowerment, stepping into your power, and so much more. Lalah Delia, spiritual writer, wellness educator, and founder of Vibrate Higher Daily, walks us through how to empower yourself, how to step into your own power, and how to change the relationship with your body using daily, intentional choices. Show Notes (under episode 86) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Drawing on the science of cutting edge psychology and ancient teachings of mindfulness, we dive into 5 practices for body love to move the needle in how you feel in your own skin. These are tactical practices that you can do right now to find more body love, more body acceptance, and to just feel better in the skin that you're in. Show Notes (under episode 85) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

We're talking breathwork with renowned author and teacher Ashley Neese. Ashley discusses the benefits of breathwork, and offers simple and effective breathwork strategies you can start using today. This is an honest and vulnerable conversation with tons of tactical takeaways on the basics of breathwork, and specific tips for using breath to find more body love. Show Notes (under episode 84) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group

Are you ready to declutter everything? Today's guest is going to help you do just that. Allie Casazza is the host of The Purpose Show and the creator of Your Uncluttered Home, an online decluttering course that earned national attention for her philosophy of simple motherhood. In today's episode we're talking all things decluttering, and how to make it work in real life. This episode is the third in a three part mini-series all about decluttering for a calm mind and an organized home. Show Notes (under episode 83) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

The secret to decluttering your fridge and pantry, no matter how small or how big. In this episode, I'll give you the exact steps you need to streamline meal prep, meal planning, and cooking real food. This isn't about decluttering or organizing for the sake of it. This is about living well, feeling really good, and finding the healthy life that you want to live. Listen on for the step-by-step! Show Notes (under episode 82) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Today we're talking decluttering and finding outer order and inner calm with the master herself, Gretchen Rubin. This is the first episode in a three part mini series to help you simplify decluttering in real life, take it off of your to-do list, and help you take action. In this conversation, Gretchen breaks down how to better understand yourself and make change in the context of decluttering and simplifying. Show Notes (under episode 81) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Want to be more productive? We've got you covered! In this episode, we are going to dive into this whole idea of productivity in just 15-minutes a day. We'll talk about what's going on in your brain when you try to be productive, how multitasking isn't helping you succeed, and some tactical tips to get you more productive in only 15-minutes a day. Show Notes (under episode 80) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Finding purpose is what we're all about, and how better to do that than in 15-minutes a day? Finding and pursuing your passion does not mean starting over. It's about connecting with yourself and infusing more meaning into the life you're already living. In this episode, we chat with Kelsey Murphy from Whiskey & Work about how to have a work-life balance and more satisfaction in what you do. If you're interested in finding purposeful work, this is episode is especially for you. Show Notes (under episode 79) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Mindfulness practices have the power to change your life, but the whole idea can seem unattainable or intimidating. This episode is about how to stop overthinking mindfulness and provides simple, tactical strategies to help you infuse more presence into your everyday life. This is the third episode in our mini series on how to stop overthinking and simplify wellness. In this segment, we talk about what mindfulness really is, the benefits it has on our wellness, how wellness mindset blocks get in the way, and some tactical ways to infuse mindfulness into your life. Show Notes (under episode 78) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Exercise and movement are so essential to true wellness, but it's so easy overthink. It happens to all of us from time to time, exercise becomes a thing on your to-do list that never actually happens. Maybe it's something you dread or something you can't find time for. In this episode, we're going to break it down with some tactical tips, strategies, and habits to get you out of overthinking and into action. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

How to Stop Overthinking Meals What we eat doesn't have to be so complicated. In this episode, we're talking about overthinking food, and the specific, actionable steps you can take to get out of overthinking, and into simplified healthy eating. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Self-knowledge isn't selfish. Knowing your personality can help you figure out what works for you in wellness. It's all the ways you look at your life and figure out how to use your personality to your advantage. The end result is a radically personalized life filled with sustainable, gentle, consistent wellness. It's one thing to listen to a podcast episode and it's another to do something, so let's do something. 1 | Take a personality test if you haven't. 2 | Share your personality type. 3 | Share how you're using this self-knowledge of your personality to win at wellness (the smaller the tweak the better) Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Get the full show notes at http://www.realfoodwholelife.com/fge Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

This week's guest is Jonathan Fields, founder of The Good Life Project where he hosts his top-ranked podcast, The Good Life Project Podcast, and creator of Sparketypes. Jonathan Fields shares his wisdom about how to dive into self-knowledge and really understand who you are, what you want, what you need in your life, and then how to harness that to do the work that you're here to do. We really unpack what Jonathan calls Sparketypes (the archetype of work that sparks you), tell you how you can figure out what yours is, and some really tactical ways to know what to do with your life. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Guest Bio Jonathan Fields is a dad, husband, entrepreneur and award-winning author. He founded mission-driven media and education venture, Good Life Project®, where he hosts the top-ranked Good Life Project podcast, with millions of downloads and a global audience, and leads an international community in the pursuit of live well-lived. He is also the creator of the Sparketypes™, a set of archetypes designed to reveal the source-code for the work you're here to do. Jonathan's latest book, How to Live a Good Life: Soulful Stories, Surprising Science and Practical Wisdom, offers a powerful framework for a life well-lived, and its companion journal, The Good Life Journal, reveals a simple 12-minute daily practice that lets you come alive not someday, but today. Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

It's happened to all of us -- we have big plans, big goals, maybe set some resolutions, or we have ways we want to improve our wellness. When it comes to the day to day, when it comes to staying consistent, that's where it gets a little tricky. We're talking all about how to stay consistent with your wellness goals and your wellness routine. Get the full show notes at http://www.realfoodwholelife.com/fge Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

This week's guest is Melissa Coleman from The Faux Martha. Today we're digging into simplifying, organizing, and paring down so you can create more with less. In this conversation, we talk about everything from what minimalism is to how to separate minimalism from perfectionism, taking a step back from the hustle, and then some tactical tips for creating a framework for a minimalist kitchen and minimalist eating-- making this whole lifestyle work in real life. We also talk about everyday magic and creating frameworks tailored to help you achieve minimalism. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

It's time to talk about gentle: gentle is the new perfect. This episode of the Feel Good Effect is all about the gentle-wellness revolution, a movement about flipping the script from comparison, all-or-nothing, and perfectionism thinking, to a gentle mindset. We talk about how the movement came to be, and how it can make a difference for you. Listen in to learn about how to grab onto gentle and make it your own. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Today's guest is Ali Edwards, a designer, blogger, workshop instructor, and author of four books about memory-keeping. She has mastered the art of finding story in the little details of everyday life and using one little word to set an intention that makes a big difference. Ali Edwards is an expert in that very special place where stories, images, and words about life intersect. In this episode, Ali talks about how to tell stories in a way that promotes growth, by challenging the ways we tell ourselves stories. Listen for more on Ali's projects and how to get involved. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

In this episode, we are talking with New York Time bestselling author and beloved food blogger from Against All Grain, Danielle Walker. In this conversation, Danielle talks about her health journey and how recipe development started as a necessary means for healing and eating what she loved, leading to her latest cookbook, Danielle Walker's Eat What You Love: Everyday Comfort Food You Crave. Listen for more on healing from an autoimmune disease, the process of creating recipes and cookbooks that people can trust, the challenges of being in the public light, and Danielle's movement away from the Against All Grain brand and more towards herself. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Stay connected: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Have you ever stared at that never ending to do list and felt completely overwhelmed, not knowing what to prioritize or where to start? This episode is all about how to prioritize when everything seems important and how to pull meaning out of all the noise. I'm going to share a simple strategy that will help you find Purpose and Process in your to-do list. Purpose refers to meaning, the intention behind "why" and "what", while Process is more about steps you'll take to get there, the intention behind the "how". Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

This week's guest is Priya Parker, a master-facilitator and the founder of Thrive Labs where she helps activists, elected officials, corporate executives, educators and philanthropists create transformative gatherings. Priya is also the author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, which really dives into how to create gatherings, in all types of contexts, that meaningfully connect people. This conversation is all about how to infuse intention and connection into those gathering opportunities. Priya talks about the idea of code switching, what that does at an individual level and how it led her to group conflict resolution. She also talks about how self-care is relational, and how we can host or guest gatherings in ways that foster self-care with some tactical tips and questions to reflect on. Priya and Robyn also talk about the idea of a spiral supper, encouraging listeners to participate as a virtual community. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Guest Bio Priya Parker is a master facilitator and the founder of Thrive Labs, at which she helps activists, elected officials, corporate executives, educators, and philanthropists create transformative gatherings. Trained in the field of conflict resolution, Parker has worked on race relations on American college campuses and on peace processes in the Arab world, southern Africa, and India. She studied organizational design at M.I.T., public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and political and social thought at the University of Virginia. She is the author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. Find her online at www.priyaparker.com and @PriyaParker on Twitter and Instagram. Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Instead of getting stuck in the holiday spiral this year, use this time to ditch perfection, comparison, and overwhelm. The end of the year is a great opportunity to start making some changes, so that when the new year comes you don't feel like you have to start over. In this episode, we talk about the different ways the downward holiday spiral comes up in self-talk, we compare two versions of the same holiday weekend, one in the downward spiral and one that is more intentional and incremental, and we talk about specific tactics to use to approach this holiday season intentionally and incrementally. 1 | Getting intentional Create a holiday splurge list Create a holiday to-do + to-don't list 2 | Getting incremental Manage the 3 M's Aiming for 2 out of 3 in a season of indulgence Give yourself reset days Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

This week's guest is Robyn Youkilis, a certified health coach, author, speaker, and leading expert in holistic digestive health. Robyn is the founder and CEO of the global health coaching practice, Your Healthiest You, and the author of bestselling books, Go With Your Gut and Thin From Within. This episode focuses on how to listen to that intuitive food voice we all have and how to quit the serial dieting cycle. Robyn offers advice for those who are constantly looking outside themselves for a fix as well as those interested in this lifestyle change, explains why the gut matters and how fermented foods play a role in gut health, and breaks down her rule of 5 in building a meal. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Guest Bio Robyn Youkilis is an AADP Certified Health Coach, author, speaker and leading expert in holistic digestive health. She is the Founder and CEO of the global health coaching practice, Your Healthiest You. For nearly a decade, Robyn has helped clients shed both physical and emotional weight through her straightforward yet supportive coaching style. She is the author of the best selling books, Go with Your Gut and Thin From Within - The Go with Your Gut Way to Lose Weight, and has been featured by The View, The Today Show, The Cooking Channel, The Wall Street Journal, Health, Mind Body Green, Well + Good, The Chalkboard Mag and more. Robyn currently lives in New York City and Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter, Navy. She enjoys traveling, music festivals and eating dessert at fancy restaurants, one bite at a time. To learn more about coaching with Robyn and to join the #YourHealthiestYou community, visit www.RobynYoukilis.com. Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

This episode is about body-love and acceptance. We will unpack body image and talk about how to accept yourself the way you are right now. Robyn tells her story about her body image journey and offers a few mindset hacks and tactical tips to find peace, center, and calm about the way you look. 1 | Know how you think + what your personality type is: perfectionism, comparison, or guilt. 2 | Bring awareness to and change the way you talk to yourself. 3 | Talk to yourself like someone important is listening. 4 | Consider what you're really measuring. 5 | Dress for your body right now. 6 | Get honest with how you're approaching food + movement. 7 | Get in the picture. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Today's guest is self compassion expert, Dr. Kristin Neff, an associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas, Austin and a pioneer in field of self compassion research. In this conversation, we dive into how to cultivate self compassion in your own life, what it has to do with well being, and how to use self compassion to reach wellness goals. Dr. Neff talks about how to use mindfulness, kindness in response, and framing imperfection in light of the human experience to experience compassion. She talks about how self compassion is not self esteem, self pity, weak, or selfish. Listen to learn more about why self compassion is so important, and how to make it a part of your life. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode, be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

This week's episode is about how to shift your mindset so that you can find the time for wellness. You can have all the tips and strategies, but if you're not able to shift your mindset about how you're thinking about wellness and health those strategies will get you nowhere. Learn how to implement both mindset and strategy into your wellness routine. Listen to learn about the 3 ways to shift your mindset, and 9 strategies to guide you through finding pockets of time in your busy schedule to make space for wellness. Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Subscribe: join the tribe! Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Today's guest is Robin Long, founder of The Balanced Life + The Balanced Life Sisterhood. This episode dives into how to find time for exercise, talks about what balance means to Robin, a discusses a time when she felt like she didn't fit in and how she leveraged that into her business today, and gets real about the pelvic floor and ab separation. Find out how to find time for exercise, why it's so important for avoiding burnout, and why we should speak up when we think differently than the people around us. Full blog post, show notes, and resource for this episode available at: realfoodwholelife.com/fge Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Guest Bio Robin Long is a certified Pilates instructor and creator of The Balanced Life, a website dedicated to helping women love their bodies. The Balanced Life provides quick, yet effective, online Pilates & barre workouts that can be done from home or on the road and serves tens of thousands of women all over the world. Robin is passionate about helping women transform their relationship with exercise and healthy living by choosing "grace over guilt" and finding a balance that feels like FREEDOM. When Robin's not filming Pilates workouts on the beach, she can be found chasing her 5-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son, snuggling her newborn twins, relaxing on the beach, and seeking out the best almond milk latte in town. Instagram: @thebalancedlife Website: The Balanced Life Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and I can highlight listeners on my feed.

In this episode of the Feel Good Effect Podcast, I am going to share with you my 5 minute morning. This is how I start everyday, and it's the exact process that I share with my clients. You'll learn 5 steps to making this routine work in your life and the "why" behind it. Full blog post, show notes, and resource for this episode available at: realfoodwholelife.com/fge Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and I can highlight listeners on my feed.

Jessica Turner is a working mother who wants you to know that even when you're overwhelmed by your to-do's and caring for your family, you can find pockets of time throughout your day, evaluate what is satisfying for you, and make more space for self-care. Listen in to find out how to find time for what satisfies you and why it's so important to take care of yourself. Full blog post, show notes, and resource for this episode available at: realfoodwholelife.com/fge Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Guest Bio Jessica N. Turner is the author of Stretched Too Thin and The Fringe Hours. She is also an award-winning marketing executive and the founder of the popular lifestyle blog The Mom Creative (www.themomcreative.com). Additionally, she is a writer for the Today Parenting Team and DaySpring's (in)courage, an advocate for World Vision, a regular speaker at events nationwide. She and her husband, Matthew live with their three children in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica's website, www.themomcreative.com Instagram: @jessicanturner Facebook: The Mom Creative Twitter: @JessicaNTurner Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and I can highlight listeners on my feed.

In today's episode we're breaking down the 5 steps to getting back on track when you've gotten away from wellness. We discuss what to add to your wellness routine and the science behind how taking baby steps and finding a tribe can help you achieve wellness. Full blog post, show notes, and resource for this episode available at: realfoodwholelife.com/fge Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so we can connect and I can highlight you on my feed.

Sarah Adler is an entrepreneur and real food expert, who wants you to know that you can benefit from a real food diet with patience and careful attention. Read on for more from Sarah, and to listen to this episode of the Feel Good Effect podcast about why real food is better than a pre-planned diet, and why it's so important to have a good relationship with food. Full blog post, show notes, and resource for this episode available at: realfoodwholelife.com/fge Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Join our Facebook Group Guest Bio Sarah Adler is a lady-boss entrepreneur of Simply Real Health: a healthy lifestyle company, food blog, cookbook and brand on a serious mission to help busy people live healthier and more inspired lives, made simple. Simple as in—philosophy (real food), recipes (all with 5 ingredients or less, 10-15 minutes or less) and easy (totally doable in real life). All with the mission of helping people creating better relationships to food, an #antidiet life that lasts, and a more joyful, fulfilling life because of it. Website: www.simplyrealhealth.com Instagram: @simplyrealhealth Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today's episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and I can highlight listeners on my feed.

In this week's episode of the Feel Good Effect Podcast we talk about the 5 biggest wellness mistakes you're making and how to fix them. We discuss how balance, mindset shifts, simplifying food, and self-love can help you achieve overall wellness. Resources Take the Quiz! Wellness Personality Quiz 5 Wellness Mistakes Balancing the 3Ms Mindset Movement Meals Getting Stuck in Old Thought Patterns Dynamo: Perfectionism + All-Or-Nothing Let go of all-or-nothing Something is better than nothing Seeker: Comparison + Task Switching Hit pause Unfollow, unsubscribe Cultivator: Guilt + Worthiness Momentum building Oxygen mask "Have To" Movement Mentality Overcomplicating Food Reduce decision fatigue Focus on the essential streamline Beating Yourself Up Website: realfoodwholelife.com Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Episode 50: The Secret to Self-Care in Real Life Episode 25: How to Create a Morning Routine in Less Time with More Impact Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Have you ever felt different, like an outsider, or somehow like you didn't fit in? What if instead of thinking of these differences as a weakness you instead flipped the script and started thinking of them as your superpower? That's exactly what we're talking on about on today's episode: diving into how to discover your superpower and find beauty in the different, with expert guest Karen Walrond. Let's make it happen! Resources Take the Quiz! Wellness Personality Quiz Catch up on past Feel Good Effect Podcast episodes here More on Karen's writing and books Karen's TEDx Talk Guest Information Karen Walrond, ia consultant and coach, with a focus on building meaningful business and leadership skills to change the world. Using empirical, research-based principles of courage, vulnerability, authenticity and positive psychology, she helps executives, professionals & entrepreneurs infuse purpose in their lives and businesses. She's a sought-after keynote and TEDx speaker, and has spoken around the United States and abroad to individuals and organizations on the topic of thriving, through leadership development, the magic of creativity, the valuing of cultural and racial diversity and inclusion, and the power of social media. Her bestselling book, The Beauty of Different, is a chronicle of observations that what makes us different makes us beautiful -- and may even be the source of our superpowers. And finally, as an avid photographer and journaler, she uses creative exercises to help clients discover their own their gifts and superpowers, and how to use them in a way that allows them to thrive. Website: chookooloonks.com Instagram: @chookooloonks Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

When was the last time you truly took a break? If you struggle with taking down time, then this episode is for you, because wellness is about so much more than green smoothies and the perfect exercise routine. It's also about tuning in, taking a break, and finding time for rest. But taking a break? It's not always so easy. Today on the show we're unpacking the importance of taking a break, and diving into 5 tactical mindset shifts you can use to put this practice into your life right now. Let's make it happen! Resources Take the Quiz! Wellness Personality Quiz 5 Mindset Shifts for Taking a Break 1 | Ditch Guilt + Should 2 | Get out of FOMO 3 | Actually Take the Break 4 | Quality Over Quantity 5 | Think Sustainability Website: realfoodwholelife.com Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Episode 50: The Secret to Self-Care in Real Life Episode 25: How to Create a Morning Routine in Less Time with More Impact Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Practicing mindfulness has so many positive benefits, but it can seem challenging to fit into everyday life. If mindfulness sounds daunting, boring, or like something you don't have time for, then this episode is for you. We are taking a deep dive into its many benefits, and how to practice mindfulness in real life with expert Dr. Leah Weiss. Let's make it happen! Show Notes Grab Leah's Book: How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind More Mindfulness Resources How to Live a Resilient Life Self-Care in Real Life How to Create a Morning Routine Unpacking Mindset Guest Information Leah Weiss, Ph.D. is a researcher, lecturer, consultant, and author. She teaches Compassionate Leadership at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she created the perennially-waitlisted course "Leading with Mindfulness and Compassion." She is a principal teacher and a founding faculty member of Stanford's "Compassion Cultivation Program," conceived by the Dalai Lama. Her first book, "How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind" (HarperWave) focuses on developing compassionate and soft skill-based leadership while also offering research-backed actionable steps towards finding purpose at work." Website: leahweissphd.com Instagram: @leahweissphd Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Morning routines: you know that creating a streamlined and simple routine can make a huge difference in your day. But who has the time? Today we're deconstructing the exact steps to create a morning routine in less time, and with more impact. And don't worry, this isn't about some perfect ideal that works for someone else. This is about creating a routine that works for YOU. Let's make it happen! 10 Steps to Create a Simple, Impactful Morning Routine 1 | Intentionality: Know Your Why 2 | Know Your Personality 3 | Go on a Decision Diet 4 | Set a Time + Skip the Snooze 5 | Limit Consumption 6 | Micro Mindfulness 7 | Balance: Sleep & Season 8 | Balance: Partner, Travel, Weekends 9 | Should vs. Good 10| Gentle is the New Perfect Resources Take the Quiz! Wellness Personality Quiz Episode 15 with Gretchen Rubin, The Four Tendencies Episode 37 How to Go on a Decision Diet Website: realfoodwholelife.com Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Sponsor Thank you to Knix for sponsoring this episode! Knix is on a mission to help women be more comfortable in our own skin. They're on a mission to help women be more comfortable in our own skin. Find out more here and use the code FEELGOODKNIX for 15% off your first purchase. Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

If you're feeling stuck--either in your day job or in your day-to-day life, this episode is for you. Cathy Heller, host of the wildly popular podcast, Don't Keep Your Day Job, is walking us through capitalizing on your unique qualities, finding your superpower, and accessing greater fulfillment and purpose in life. Let's dive in! Resources Take the Wellness Personality Quiz Guest Information Each week on Don't Keep Your Day Job, host Cathy Heller interviews someone truly inspiring who's created a life they love through figuring out how to be truly themselves and use their zone of genius to make the world better. You've got so much to contribute and Cathy is here to help you do it. Website: don'tkeepyourdayjob.com Instagram: @cathyheller Podcast: Don't Keep Your Day Job Sponsor Thank you to Knix for sponsoring this episode! Knix is on a mission to help women be more comfortable in our own skin. They're on a mission to help women be more comfortable in our own skin. Find out more here and use the code FEELGOODKNIX for 15% off your first purchase. Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Looking for the secret to self-care in real life? This episode is packed with ideas that go beyond bubble baths, massages. Let's dive into the practical tips so you can start your own self-care practice in your real life. Self-care is trending right now, and for good reason. Because if self-care means intentionally taking care of yourself: mind, body, soul, then absolutely, let's start a self-care revolution! The problem? All the self-care lists out there seem to be packed with ideas that frankly seem unrealistic. Because as much as I love a good bubble bath + hour-long message, this working mama--who's balancing entrepreneurship, family, life responsibilities, and taking care of herself--well, let's just say there aren't a lot of bubble baths happening around here. Here's the truth about self-care: It's simply about all the small ways you tune in, listen to your body, and take small steps to take care of yourself. It's about injecting a little self-compassion and mindfulness into your real life, everyday. And, it's about flipping the script from what you should be doing, to focusing instead on what feels really good. So how to make it happen in real life? In this episode we dive into 10 self-care ideas beyond bubble baths, massages, and journaling 20 Feel Good Self-Care Ideas Beyond Baths, Massages, & Journaling 1 | Get up 15 minutes early and . . . read something that feeds your soul. 2 | Get up 15 minutes early and . . . simply sit and enjoy a hot cup of coffee or tea. 3 | Get up 15 minutes early and . . . start working on your dream. 4 | Take the extra 15 minutes of sleep. 5 | Create a no-phone in your room policy. 6 | Turn alerts off on your phone. 7 | Listen Up . . . Feel Good Playlist, Podcasts Forever, Audio Books 8 | Get Cozy 9 | Create a Hydration Habit 10 | Take a Break . . . Stand, Breathe, Move 11 | Break Up with Gossip 12 | Bring Your Own Treats 13 | Take a (Nap or Pick-Up) Break . . . Sit, Breathe, Move 14 | Check In: What Do You Need to Feel Good 15 | Create a Phone Cut-Off Policy 16 | 20-Minutes to Morning Success 17 | Gratitude List 18 | Acknowledge the Season 19 | Give Yourself Some Credit 20 | Gentle is the New Perfect Resources Take the Quiz! Wellness Personality Quiz Website: realfoodwholelife.com Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Sponsor Thank you to Knix for sponsoring this episode! Knix is on a mission to help women be more comfortable in our own skin. They're on a mission to help women be more comfortable in our own skin. Find out more here and use the code FEELGOODKNIX for 15% off your first purchase. Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Candice Kumai, the golden girl of wellness, is sharing takeaways from her new book, Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit . We're diving into how to find perfection in imperfection, the Japanese art of golden repair, the philosophy of wabi-sabi, and real story of her wellness career pivot. Resources Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit Guest Information Candice Kumai is an internationally-renowned wellness writer, chef & content creator, described by ELLE magazine as "The Golden Girl of the Wellness World." She is the author of the new book, Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit Candice contributes to numerous, national wellness & lifestyle publications including ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Bon Appétit, Shape, Yoga Journal, Men's Journal, Wall Street Journal, Well+Good, Pop Sugar, Girlboss and Byrdie. A Top Chef alumna, Candice has appeared as a regular judge on Iron Chef America & Beat Bobby Flay. Website: candicekumai.com Instagram: @candicekumai Sponsor Thank you to Knix for sponsoring this episode! Knix is on a mission to help women be more comfortable in our own skin. They're on a mission to help women be more comfortable in our own skin. Find out more here and use the code FEELGOODKNIX for 15% off your first purchase. Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

In the never-ending search for wellness solutions, we've forgotten something monumental: mindset. In this must-listen episode, we'll unpack mindset: what it is, what it's not, and 5 keys ways to shift it. Because mindset matters when it comes to change, growth, and busting out of old patterns that have you feeling stuck. Let's dive in! RESOURCES Take the Quiz! Wellness Personality Quiz Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck Carol Dweck's Mindset TED Talk Instagram: @realfoodwholelife 5 WAYS TO BEGIN SHIFTING MINDSET 1 | Know that mindset matters, and that you are not the problem. Consider that you may just have some thought patterns that aren't serving you 2 | Know what mindset is not: not the thought, not controlling the thought, not choosing an emotion or feeling, not manifesting. Mindset is simply a different tool in the toolbox. 3 | Shine the light: Bring awareness + start noticing thought patterns. 4 | Start thinking about the thought pattern feedback loop: how they affect mood, how you act, the decisions you make, and the results you get. 5 | Open the door to the possibility of changing those engrained patterns, which will change how you process information, and eventually change your brain. Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

If want to live a more resilient life, to grow an unshakable core of calm, strength, and happiness, then this episode is for you. Using his trademark blend of neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology, Dr. Rick Hanson--psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author--is unpacking true resilience, and sharing how you can begin to cultivate it through simple daily practices. Resources Register for Dr. Hanson's course: The Foundations of Well-Being Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness Hardwiring Happiness, The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time Guest Information Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 26 languages and include Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha's Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin and has numerous audio programs. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA and founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he's been an invited speaker at NASA, Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. Website: rickhanson.net Podcast: Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Ever feel like you're kind of over self-improvement? Or that you're not doing a good enough job at self-acceptance? I've been getting this question a lot lately, so today we're unpacking self-improvement, self-acceptance and how to navigate the two approaches. Resources Take the Quiz! Wellness Personality Quiz Episode 10: How to Create a Wellness Routine (You Can Actually Stick To) Episode 17: What I Wish I'd Known When Starting a Wellness Journey Website: realfoodwholelife.com Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

If you want better skin from the inside out, this episode is for you! Our guest is Jasmina Aganovic, President of Mother Dirt, a line of biome-friendly personal care products focused on restoring and maintaining the balance of the skin biome. We're unpacking the skin biome, and how balancing your bacterial ecosystem may be the key to better skin. This episode is all about cutting-edge science and radiant natural beauty, so let's make it happen! Resources Mother Dirt AO + Mist Skin Probiotic Spray Mother Dirt Biome Friendly Face and Body Cleanser The Skin Microbiome AOB Skin biome research Guest Information Jasmina Aganovic is the President of Mother Dirt, a line of biome-friendly personal care products focused on restoring and maintaining the balance of the skin biome. The technology is based off research from AOBiome Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on transforming human health through products that restore Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria (AOB), which current hygiene practices have stripped from the modern microbiome. She is a cosmetics and consumer goods entrepreneur who received her degree in chemical and biological engineering from MIT. Her career path combined her technical background with roles at consumer brands like LVMH, Fresh, and Living Proof. Website: motherdirt.com Instagram: @motherdirt Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

You don't need to go-big-or-go-home when it comes to wellness. Sure, we've been told that the all-or-nothing mentality is where it's at, but what if there's a better way? Today we're unpacking the idea of a grand opening when it comes to wellness, and exploring the alternative of playing your own wellness game. Thanks to Seth Godin, and his podcast, Akimbo, for inspiring this episode. Resources A Quick Guide for the Perfectionist Wellness Personality Quiz Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert Akimbo: A Podcast By Seth Godin The Grand Opening episode by Seth Godin Website: realfoodwholelife.com Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

We're diving into all things Ayurveda in today's episode with Sahara Rose, the best-selling author of the Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda. Find out how to discover your Dosha, and how Sahara's modern take on Ayurveda can help you balance mind and body. Resources Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda Guest Information Sahara Rose is the best-selling author of the Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda (Penguin Random House) and has been called "a leading voice for the millennial generation into the new paradigm shift" by Deepak Chopra. She is a Certified Ayurvedic, Holistic and Sports Nutritionist and host of the Highest Self Podcast. Sahara's mission is to awaken people of their innate potential so they can share their gifts and fulfill their purpose on this planet. Website: iamsahararose.com Instagram: @iamsahararose Podcast: Highest Self Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

What to do (and not do) if you're a perfectionist. We'll dive into why you might be a perfectionist (and not even know it), plus how this mindset may be holding you back from your wellness goals, as well as what to do (and not do) about it. Key Takeaways We all have an image in mind when we think of a perfectionist. Impeccably dressed, clean home, always arriving on time, having it all together. And while that image is certainly one way of perfectionism can show up, it's not the only way. Perfectionism shows up in different ways for different people. So just because you don't fit the stereotype image of the perfectionist, doesn't mean perfectionism isn't a mindset that's affecting your life, or holding you back from where you want to be. In this episode we'll dive into what to do (and not do) to beat the perfectionist mindset. Resources A Quick Guide for the Perfectionist Episode 17: What I Wish I'd Known When Starting a Wellness Journey Episode 16: Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done with Jon Acuff Website: realfoodwholelife.com Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

What to do (and not do) if you're a perfectionist. We'll dive into why you might be a perfectionist (and not even know it), plus how this mindset may be holding you back from your wellness goals, as well as what to do (and not do) about it. Key Takeaways We all have an image in mind when we think of a perfectionist. Impeccably dressed, clean home, always arriving on time, having it all together. And while that image is certainly one way of perfectionism can show up, it's not the only way. Perfectionism shows up in different ways for different people. So just because you don't fit the stereotype image of the perfectionist, doesn't mean perfectionism isn't a mindset that's affecting your life, or holding you back from where you want to be. In this episode we'll dive into what to do (and not do) to beat the perfectionist mindset. Resources A Quick Guide for the Perfectionist Episode 17: What I Wish I'd Known When Starting a Wellness Journey Episode 16: Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done with Jon Acuff Website: realfoodwholelife.com Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

What to do (and not do) if you're a perfectionist. We'll dive into why you might be a perfectionist (and not even know it), plus how this mindset may be holding you back from your wellness goals, as well as what to do (and not do) about it. Key Takeaways We all have an image in mind when we think of a perfectionist. Impeccably dressed, clean home, always arriving on time, having it all together. And while that image is certainly one way of perfectionism can show up, it's not the only way. Perfectionism shows up in different ways for different people. So just because you don't fit the stereotype image of the perfectionist, doesn't mean perfectionism isn't a mindset that's affecting your life, or holding you back from where you want to be. In this episode we'll dive into what to do (and not do) to beat the perfectionist mindset. Resources A Quick Guide for the Perfectionist Episode 17: What I Wish I'd Known When Starting a Wellness Journey Episode 16: Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done with Jon Acuff Website: realfoodwholelife.com Instagram: @realfoodwholelife Show the Feel Good Effect Love Share it via Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help more people find the show! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.