#195: Making the Case for Taking a BREAK
I want to chat about WHY we all need a break. Here’s the thing… We live in a CONSTANTLY connected world and it is burning people out. I see it…
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This archive provides an overview of all podcast episodes published until the closure of the Watertown studio in December 2025. You can listen to new episodes published after 2025, as well as all of the old episodes over on Spotify.
#194: Living Fully, Even in the Rain
We spent a rainy week on the Cape. It’s the story most of us have to tell about summer vacation in July of 2021. Rain, rain, glimpse of sun, raging…
#193: Quick Ways to Destress
The team at Arsenal Yards asked me to come and speak about simple ways to destress at both home and work, so… of course I want to share this with…
#192: It’s Time to Define Your Lively
We all have our own definition of what it means to GET or FEEL lively. As I’ve said many times: we are as unique as snowflakes, so what makes us…
#191: Accepting that I am who I am.
I used to be SO sharp. Seriously, I was the one at work that people called to ask class year, type of degree, name of grandkids. As a fundraiser, this…
#190: How I’m Making This Summer Feel Like Forever
This summer is feeling extra special as our masks are off, our plans are made, and we just want to have some fun. I want to: be more focused on…
#189: Simple Lifestyle Lessons
As we dive deep into summer, I wanted to share some of the very simple “Lifestyle Lessons” that came out of our 12 week Lifestyle program that wrapped earlier this…
#188: 7 Years of Get Lively & 7 Lessons to Share
Dang, I can’t believe Get Lively®: Health & Fitness is celebrating our seventh anniversary! For YEARS I dreamt about having this business. I referred to it as a pipe dream…
#187: It’s Time for some Summer Fun
Oh friends, it is time for some FUN. Do you feel me? I feel like the last few weeks have been fairly heavy topics: worry, judgement, Covid… it’s time to…
#186: Am I judging you or are you judging me?
How many times have you uttered, thought, or felt judgement? In this week’s podcast, I share some personal examples of feeling judged and when I’ve found myself judging others… be…
#185: Do you Worry or do you Work?
I recently realized how easily I get caught in the worry loop… And you might, too. But it’s important to remember that there are just some things that we CAN’T…
#184: Blowing the LID off the All or Nothing Mindset
Yes, it’s time for us to blow the LID off the ALL or NOTHING mindset that so many people hold on to for dear life. I’d say 9 out of…
#183: The Freedom of having what you NEED
Anybody else find themselves with a running list in their heads that sounds something like: I need to get this. I need to drop off that. I need to pick…
#182: Find the GLORY in the GEARS
As we work towards our goals, this is the CONSTANT that we experience. We ALL want to meet our goals as quickly as possible (umm, overnight would be nice, right?) …
#181: The Tragedy of the Self Fulfilling Prophecy
We cut ourselves off from success before we even take one step in the direction we seek to go. Defense mechanism? Maybe. But maybe it is also our intolerance for…
#180: The TWO steps that get you STARTED
I’m currently coaching a great group of people in The Lifestyle program. We are working on creating healthy habits and routines for our UNIQUE and individual lives. As with any…
#179 Do you practice Radical Acceptance?
About a year ago or so ago Oprah Winfrey interviewed Lady Gaga as she kicked off a wellness tour. Being a big fan of Gaga, I couldn’t wait to watch.…
#178 Yes, I emotionally eat at times too.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about people asking me if I eat certain foods. I talked about how it usually gets posed as a question in which they imply…