The Get Lively® with Jan podcast

We treat our bodies like they are our ENEMY… no wonder why we struggle so much. Everything was put into perspective for me when I was listening to Glennon Doyle’s…

I thought about something that I have been REALLY beating myself about – certainly for all of this year, but really, for years. I do not feel driven enough. I…

You see, my friends, I’m a WORLD CLASS gripper. I grip onto experiences like my life depends upon it. When I experience something fun, positive, kind, funny, or heartfelt -…

Like me, you probably have many examples of struggles in your life, ranging from trying to conquer the choices of others to trying to conquer a number on the scale.…

Oh friends, if we could only break this pattern of thinking… If we could only stop looking at food as “good” or “bad” and as exercise as a way to…

Ever notice how LONG you can dread something? Even notice how you can put something off for SO long and make it feel impossible? And then you finally do it.…

As I continue to ease back into my “normal life” and recover from surgery, I’ve been having many thoughts and experiences that are helping me to better understand me. This…

Another week and another pile of wisdom bestowed upon us from The Daily Stoic. This passage was all about letting “reason rule the day” and how our minds were designed…

The last two weeks I’ve been sharing what I’ve been experiencing post surgery, mostly related to what I had hoped to do with the time and also just giving myself…

I had high hopes of tackling all kinds of things while I was home recovering. And well, the reality is, I got a few things done, but this whole illusion…

I received an AMAZING amount of support, gifts, and love from my Get Lively crew leading up to my surgery, but I have to admit that I felt GUILTY about…

I find that the day before vacation, I’m counting down the hours and just can’t wait to get there. Why do we live this way? Why do we push ourselves…