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Episode 32 Five Steps to Stop Binging with Lisa Becker
It’s never too late to decide to change, and you are fully in control of your life! Today’s episode focuses on a long-term solution to end the struggle of binging and over-eating to feel in control once and for all. This week’s guest joins us to share five practical, actionable steps that we can use to get a handle on our thoughts and stop out of control binging behaviors in our lives.
Episode 31 How to Believe New Things with Janet Cagle
Hello, my virtuosas, what an amazing episode I have for you today! We have a lot of wisdom and actionable items for you today, and this episode will be so useful and encouraging to you in your journey of personal growth! We’ll be talking about changing your thoughts and believing new things, and who better to show us how to do that than certified Life Coach and Business Strategist Janet Cagle.
Episode 30 Emotional, Mental, and Physical Fitness in Motherhood with Ludmila Woodruff
What does it mean to be a mother? So many of us are raising children whilst trying to maintain a sense of identity. It can be a challenge in ordinary circumstances, but in the current circumstances, it can feel impossible! Personal and professional lives are intertwined, there are no longer any physical boundaries in place and more is required of us than it was before.
Episode 29 How to Allow Urges with Penny Gambill
Have you ever noticed that when you tell yourself to stop doing something and really focus on not doing it, you seem to want it even more?! There’s a scientific reason to that – your brain thinks you need it because that’s how it’s been conditioned. Today’s guest, Penny Gambill, is here to tell us more! Penny Gambill is a Stop Over-Drinking coach who became a life coach following her own experiences with over-drinking.
Episode 28 Rebuilding Your Life from Love after the Divorce with Jennifer Bogard
Going through a divorce can be an extremely painful experience and it can be very difficult to navigate. It may feel overwhelming and never-ending, but the great news is that there is a way to make it feel more bearable. Divorce, by nature, is a neutral circumstance, meaning that it isn’t inherently good or bad, it just is. It is the meaning assigned to it by those who experience it which makes it emotive. Today’s guest joins me to tell us more.
Episode 27 Healing All The ‘isms’
I’m so excited to share this week’s lesson with you and discuss a hugely important theme. I’ll be talking about the ‘isms’ that so many of us face in today’s world. Racism, sexism, ageism, nationalism – the list is endless! There are so many ‘isms’ to contend with, and like so many others, I have been subjected to many of these throughout my life.
Episode 26 How to Feel Better with Donna Oborne
When we think about what we really want in life, so many of us think that we just want to feel better. There are a lot of people not feeling good right now, and with everything going on, it can be hard to stay positive. But we often believe that we’ll achieve happiness from circumstances outside of us, when really, we need to go within. That’s where today’s guest can help!
Episode 25 Connection with Stephanie Forck
Connection is in our DNA. It’s the feeling we have when we think about another person, and as human beings, we always want to feel connected. But often, we look outside of ourselves for that feeling, instead of going within. We have the power to purposefully create a connection with ourselves and others, and today’s guest is here to tell us how.
Episode 24 Why You Need a Life Coach to Lose Weight with Wendy Crabbe
Have you ever found yourself eating well during the day but when the evening arrives, a flip switches and you eat whatever you can find in the pantry?! Food is everywhere in our society; we’re constantly surrounded by it. So how do we manage our relationship with it? That’s where a Life Coach comes in! Today’s guest, certified Life and Weight Loss Coach Wendy Crabbe, joins me to talk about why despite food being such a prominent part of our lives, weight loss is only 20% about the food and 80% about our thoughts and feelings towards it.
Episode 23 Coaching Women Over 50: What it’s Really Like During and After a Coaching Session with Sally Hanson
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about life coaching, and many people feel apprehensive to work with a coach. But coaches aren’t here to judge you, their purpose is to take you from where you are now to wherever you want to be. Fellow certified Life Coach Sally Hanson joins me on the podcast this week to help demystify coaching and explain the benefits of hiring a coach.
Episode 22 Stop Stress Snacking with Robin Ola
How often do you find yourself reaching for the Cheetos without even realising you’re doing it? If you’re anything like me, that would be a lot! But have you ever thought about why you’re eating? Are you hungry or is there something else going on? Certified Personal Trainer, Weight Loss and Life Coach, Robin Ola, joins us this week to explain the reasons so many of us overeat.
Episode 21 Detoxing from Overwhelm with Neill Williams
So many of us find ourselves feeling overwhelmed with our lives. Between juggling work, parenting, and whatever else we find ourselves facing, we often feel as though somebody needs something from us all of the time. There’s too much to do and just not enough time to do it! Know the feeling? Fortunately, today’s guest is here to help.
Episode 20 Living with Complexity with Margot Hanley
I have a super interesting guest joining me this week! This week we’ll be talking about learning to live and be comfortable with complexity in our lives, and what better educator than Margot Hanley. Following a career as a respiratory therapist, Margot used her experience of working with families in crisis to pivot her career and become a certified Life Coach.
Episode 19 Life After Hard Choices with Amanda Kingsley
Hello, my virtuosas! What an important discussion I have for you today! I’m joined by fellow certified life coach and post-abortive counselor Amanda Kingsley. After making the difficult decision to undergo an abortion, Amanda was left feeling alone, ashamed, and unsupported in her grief. She now uses her experience to coach and support other women who have also made this difficult choice.
Episode 18 Create a Life Better than the Buzz with Jennifer Cruikshank
I have a fascinating episode for you this week! We’re going to be discussing alcohol or as you might know it – ‘The Buzz’! So many people revert to drinking alcohol to cope with day-to-day life, difficult situations, or a range of other circumstances. Now, we’re not talking about full-blown addiction here – as that would require an individual to seek professional help.
Episode #17 Learning to Love Plants with Karen Kjaerulff
Welcome back to the Becoming Virtuosa podcast! I’m so excited to be able to bring you these interviews. Today’s guest is fellow certified life coach, registered dietician, and wellness expert Karen Kjaeruff. Karen combines her scientific background and knowledge of plant predominant nutrition with her skills acquired from becoming certified as a life coach to help her clients achieve lasting weight loss and optimal mental health.
Episode #16 Brain-Powered Weight Loss with Jenifer Hillman Paredes
How many of us have struggled with being overweight at some point in our life? Most of us, right? Obesity can cause an array of physical health issues, but can also be the reason for devastating emotional health issues. We try and fail at diets, then feel embarrassed when we put weight back on. It’s time to address the root cause of the problem, and Life and Weight Coach Jenifer Hillman Paredes joins us this week to show us how!
Episode #15 Doctors and Life Coaches… WTF?! With Dr. Noelle Nelson
Hello my Virtuosas and Virtuosas in Training, and welcome to the first interview of my latest podcast series. I’m so excited to bring you some real-life girl chat in today’s episode! To kick off the series, I have my amazing fellow physician, Dr. Noelle Nelson, with me. Noelle is a board-certified internal medicine internist who joins us today to talk about why she decided to also become a life coach.