Episodes
Nov. 30, 2023
127: Growing Through Change with Kirsten Beske
After attending the lifestyle medicine conference a week or so ago, I was reminded of what my values and my purpose in life and career are. I had the opportunity to rest and connect with like-minded people and it was just what I needed. I also discovered a group called Walk With A Doc and Iāve deciā¦
Nov. 23, 2023
126: Empowerment Through Nervous System Regulation with Brittany Cano
I attended a lifestyle medicine conference in Denver, Colorado not long ago and it got me very energized because I felt I was with my people; the people who shared common values with me. But as much as Iām excited about diving into lifestyle medicine, Iām always frustrated by the fact that nobody aā¦
Nov. 16, 2023
125: Getting Started with Intuitive Eating with Krista Beck
Iām talking about intuitive eating once again because it is such a beautiful way of tuning into your bodyās wisdom and respecting your body. Iām so passionate about sharing this with you so I have another wonderful guest to interview about intuitive eating. Krista Beck is a Canadian registered dietā¦
Nov. 9, 2023
124: Accessing Your Inner Wisdom with Sarah Donner
Todayās episode is a conversation I think is so important to hear because it features Sarah Donner, a brilliant woman who started as a fashion model and is now a hypnotherapist and health coach. She started modelling when she was just 14 years old and while going through teenage body changes, had hā¦
Nov. 2, 2023
123: Exploring Weight Loss Medications with Heidi Karner
Iām excited to bring you another interview today, on a topic Iāve been wanting to explore but havenāt quite known what to say about. So today I will broach that topic with Heidi Karner, a dietician with a Masters in Health Promotion, who practices through an anti-diet, size-inclusive lens. We will ā¦
Oct. 26, 2023
122: Healing My Relationship with Food
I had one of those āa-haā moments on Monday, one of those moments where suddenly you wake up and realize your life looks drastically different now than it did a year ago. It was a wonderful moment and I want to share it with you. Monday was my day off after a weekend of work and I felt just kind ofā¦
Oct. 19, 2023
121: Eating Disorders in Middle Age with Nicole Christina
Today Iām talking about eating disorders with Nicole Christina, a psychotherapist with 30 years of specializing in eating disorders. And specifically weāre going to talk about eating disorders in middle age. Nicoleās own podcast, Zestful Aging, covers topics related to healthy aging and acknowledgiā¦
Oct. 12, 2023
120: Intuitive Eating and Eating Disorders
A few weeks ago when I released my episode about ten principles of intuitive eating, I got a question from a listener. I really appreciate questions from you, I encourage you to contact me with questions, so this episode is in response to that question. The question was āDoes intuitive eating have ā¦
Oct. 5, 2023
119: Challenging the War On Obesity
After being on the road for some conferences and workshops related to my business, Wayza Health, Iām glad to be back to share all the amazing learning I did with fellow coaches! I do sometimes encounter vitriol when I talk about health at every size, though itās usually online. So it caught me off-ā¦
Sept. 28, 2023
118: Weight-Neutral Self-Care
Today I admit Iām talking about a topic that still causes me a bit of discomfort in my own life. As the focus of my journey and the podcast have shifted away from weight loss, Iāve really had to examine why I was trying to lose weight. I told myself I was losing weight to be healthy. But was that rā¦
Sept. 21, 2023
117: A New Way of Looking At Weight with Amanda Mittman
Since I pivoted the podcast away from focusing on weight loss to embrace the new direction of health at every size, Iāve struggled to find guests who embody those new concepts. Today, however, I get to introduce you to Amanda Mittman who beautifully embodies everything I want to focus on. Amanda isā¦
Sept. 14, 2023
116: The Minnesota Starvation Study
Iāve been referencing this study for a while now and it keeps coming up in conversations with clients and colleagues. So I want to devote this episode to discussing the study, called The Minnesota Starvation Study. It was conducted by Ancel Keys in 1944 to 1945, during World War II, on 36 healthy mā¦
Sept. 7, 2023
115: Introduction to Intuitive Eating
I just returned from two amazing weeks of camping, most of it out in Kananaskis in the Rocky Mountains here in Canada. I love Kananaskis: the beauty, the lack of tourists, the hiking and wildlife. Mostly I committed to not doing work while away. But on two days when smoke from the BC wildfires and ā¦
Aug. 31, 2023
114: Radical Self Love
I sat down on a gorgeous August afternoon to record this episode about a book I had delayed reading until recently. And this book is āThe Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-loveā by Sonya Renee Taylor. I had it on my bookshelf. I just didnāt read it. I think the reason I didnāt is beā¦
Aug. 24, 2023
113: Making A Good Food Match
Have you ever sat down and had a good argument with your body? Itās possible and let me tell you Iāve been doing it often as Iāve been working on something for the past couple of months. I want to share the thing Iām working on because I think part of pushing through the external diet rules in our ā¦
Aug. 17, 2023
112: Anxiety and Depression 101 with Dr. Rosanne Mills
I am excited about this episode because I have a special treat for you today! One of my best friends in the whole world is joining us on the podcast. Sheās actually visiting me this week and weāre having the most amazing time together with a lot of outdoors activity. Dr. Rosanne Mills and I first mā¦
Aug. 10, 2023
111: Ob*sity
This episode is actually the second version of a rant I recorded based on a Facebook post I had a reaction to. I discovered I hadnāt had my mic turned on after recording the first version of the rant and despite feeling slightly better after voicing my feelings to all of you, I still felt compelledā¦
Aug. 3, 2023
110: Michelle's Summer Musings
Itās the end of July and Iāve just returned from some time off for camping. I had recorded episodes ahead of time to accommodate that break, which was smart planning, but guess what? Iāve missed you all! Iāve missed being at my mic having these conversations with you. So today Iām really excited toā¦
July 27, 2023
109: A Mom's Guide to Self Care with Robynn Powers
Itās July right now and I am spending a lot of time camping, so to prepare I recorded this episode in May. I decided to plan ahead so I could just enjoy nature and time away without stressing about having podcast episodes due. This is actually very relevant to the guest and topic today, which is whā¦
July 20, 2023
108: SELF Control Operating System with Tracy Pleschourt
I reflected on how much I love sitting at my microphone talking to all of you as I started this recording. I hadnāt been confident when I started the podcast at all. I was so nervous about the mic and public speaking! But now, on episode 108, I see how I got over my fear by rising to the challenge ā¦
July 13, 2023
107: Transforming Trauma with Susan Gold
I recorded this interview on a gorgeous warm day in May and it really set the tone for talking about transformation. Susan Gold, author of āToxic Familyā, joins me to share how she grew beyond a traumatic childhood into peace and compassion. Susan talks very openly about her struggles with self-imaā¦
July 6, 2023
106: Weight Loss vs Lifestyle Change
The news that weight loss company Jenny Craig is shutting down had me thinking back on my times in Weight Watchers. Jenny Craig was a meal replacement system where you bought prepackaged foods or foods that were already calorie counted and macro portioned with the goal of weight loss. Weight Watcheā¦
June 29, 2023
105: Stepping Up with Pam Sherman
Iāve been reminiscing about my love of 90s era step classes lately. Step workouts were just so much fun and I could just check out and forget my worries and feel great after the workout. It turns out that my guest, Pam Sherman, used to be a step aerobics instructor! Friends, we bonded over step claā¦
June 22, 2023
104: Making Peace With Food with Heather Carey
Is the kitchen your favorite room in the house? If not, Iām really hoping it will be after this episode. Weāre going to find out how to make friends with our kitchens and be at peace with food and eating. Heather Carey is a clinical nutritionist and culinary nutritionist and Heather joins me to talā¦