Join Leslie Hooper & Team as they expose the dirty little secrets of the diet industry and discuss how to get into the best shape of your life without ever having to diet again.
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Into the Garden with Leslie is about gardening, mainly ornamental, and the point is to get people informed and possibly amused by the many aspects of digging in the dirt. We give you a Plant of the Week, an informative interview, and seasonal tips and tricks. Come listen along as Leslie tries to strike a balance between her growing interest in native plants and her love for luscious hostas and hydrangeas. We will discuss everything from design to compost, and lots of fun guests will fill in ...
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EPISODE 21: Dietitian Reveals Her Secret Struggles With Dieting and The Only Thing That Worked
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In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing two-time client, Rachael, a registered dietician. After losing weight using the strategies in 75 Hard, Rachael knew she was barely hanging on by a thread and couldn’t maintain the extreme restriction required that caused her to lose the weight. At one point, her husband expressed concern about he…
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Scott Beuerlein on Horticulture Magazine Interviews
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Podcasters often host interesting experts in the field on which they love to talk. This episode is no different, but because the expert, Scott Beuerlein, Director of Horticultural Outreach at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, does a monthly column interviewing all kinds of interesting people in horticulture, you are going to get a bigger ban…
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EPISODE 20: How My 'Naturally Thin" Daughter Stays Thin Eating Whatever She Wants
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You know those annoying people who can eat whatever they want without gaining a pound? Meanwhile YOU can't even smell a chocolate chip cookie without sending the button on your pants flying across the room at lightning speed? It's maddening, isn't it? I used to be so jealous of these people...until I became one. But how? Doesn't being a 'naturally …
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EPISODE 19: Is Taking Ozempic the Easy Way Out? 3 Client Success Stories
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WELP! It’s finally here. The moment we’ve all been waiting for… Okay, maybe it’s not the moment YOU’VE been waiting for, but it’s definitely the moment I’ve been waiting for! Today, I’m making good on a promise. I invited three former clients to share their experience on Ozempic (or similar GLP-1 weight loss medications) and the conversation gets j…
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Marianne Willburn, Unpacking the English Garden Tour
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Marianne and I are home from our travels and in this episode we talk about the very successful first garden tour put together by Marianne and Andrea Gasper. So many fabulous English Gardens-- Rousham, Kiftsgate, Wisley, Blenheim, Waterperry, and that's just the half of it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegar…
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After a month away, I would like to re-introduce myself as the not serious and American garden Podcaster, Leslie Harris. I'll catch you up on how my garden fared with not much attention for over 30 days; what worked well in terms of planning for leaving it, and what didn't work as well. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
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EPISODE 18: If You Haven't Lost Weight in the Past 3 Months, Here's Why
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Do you know what the absolute stupidest thing most people do that keeps them unfit is? I mean the absolute LITERAL dumbest thing that can keep you from accomplishing any goal. It doesn't matter if you want to get rich; it'll keep you poor. Want to lose weight? This will keep you fat. Want to be in a relationship? This mistake will keep you single. …
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EPISODE 17: How to Beat the Family 'Fat Gene'
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In this week's episode of the Outsmart Overeating Podcast, I respond to a client's email who is beginning to recognize that she had inherited outdated, unhelpful beliefs that caused her to self-sabotage. Due to her family history, she internalized a negative narrative about the women in her family being doomed to be fat, especially after having chi…
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EPISODE 16: The Problem With Getting "Back on Track"
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If you're you've ever said: "I don't know when I'll get to eat this again." "I need to eat all of this now because tomorrow it's back to the diet!" "I'll get back on track on Monday." This tells me you're someone who struggles with the "all-or-nothing" mindset. Unfortunately, when you have this thought pattern, it makes consistency nearly impossibl…
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EPISODE 15: "No amount of weight loss ever feels like enough"
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What most dieters don't realize is that their quest for weight loss has more to do with feeling 'not good enough' and less to do with losing pounds. What they TRULY want is access to the life that they think is waiting for them on the other side of weight loss -- more dating prospects, more respect, more confidence, more clothing options, etc. It's…
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EPISODE 14: Overcome an Urge to Eat Using These 4 Steps
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This week on the Outsmart Overeating Podcast, I discuss an urge to eat when you’re not physically hungry and what to do with it when it happens. In my psychology-based weight loss program, Unstuffed, we refer to this as “mind hunger” and it’s rooted in an emotional need not being met. Once you’ve come to grips with being an emotional eater, it’s im…
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Marianne Willburn England Garden Tour Preview
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Summer is coming and so are vacations. How do we prepare our gardens to get along without us? Marianne Willburn and I discuss tips and tricks on this topic and we also preview the fabulous garden tour in England that she and Andrea Gaspar have organized and I am attending! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegar…
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EPISODE 13: 4 Sneaky Ways You're Still Overeating
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Once you’ve come to grips with the concept that all overeating is rooted in having an emotional experience, you’ll need to learn how to work through them in a healthy way that doesn’t involve stuffing them down with food. In two decades of coaching, I’ve never had a client tell me they’re comfortable sitting with their emotions when they surface — …
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EPISODE 12: 7 Signs You Have an Unhealthy Relationship With Exercise
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Your relationship with exercise (or as I like to call it, movement), is just like your relationships with food... difficult and confusing to navigate. You may be thinking, “Why? I love exercising! It makes me feel incredible. It's my stress reliever!" And that may be true, it can be super rewarding and enjoyable. It can make us feel strong, empower…
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What's the most important gardening tool? Your body, silly, which, if you are like me, isn't quite the same as it used to be. Is there a resource where you can learn about how to improve and maintain this tool? Yes, and it's the PBS show called Garden Fit. Can you have sneak peaks at other people's fabulous gardens at the same time? Oh yes, you can…
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The Spring Garden with Marianne Willburn
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Hydrangea pruning, bulbs (tulips... are they worth it? of course), transplanting polygonatum, tchotchkes in the garden (MA thinks no, Les likes a bit of whimsy), and quite a long side path of Magnolia discussion. Oh, and the MOST important spring "chore"? Pretty easy: Look. Every. Day. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…
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BONUS EPISODE: Answering Your Live Training Questions!
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YOU DIDN'T MISS IT, DID YOU!? Last week, Coach Steph Miramontes and I hosted The 3 Pillars for Lifelong Weight Loss live training event and today we're anwering your questions that we didn't get to address on the training itself. So pour yourslf your favorite beverage, snuggle into the corner of the couch and GET READY to hear our detailed replies …
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EPISODE 11: From 'Perfect' Eating to Imperfect Weight Loss Success With Agne
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This week, I’m thrilled to share the client success story of Agne Jasiukeviciute out of the Netherlands. As a long-tern dieter who has chased the 'perfect' body for many years, Agne shares how she's been able to finally embrace a more balanced approach to weight loss success without counting calories or eliminating processed foods. Despite a long-t…
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EPISODE 10: Decades of Yo-Yo Dieting to Weight Loss Success in Your 50's
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ANNOUNCEMENT: To get a sneak peek into my signature psychology-based program, Unstuffed, join us for the FREE LIVE TRAINING. You can snag all the details when you register HERE. This week, I’m excited to share the interview of our thriving client, Beth Riedemann on her unique experience in my signature psychology-based weight loss program, Unstuffe…
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EPISODE 9: Change Your Beliefs and Stick to Your Goals for Good
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ANNOUNCEMENT: To get a sneak peek into my signature psychology-based program, Unstuffed, join us for the FREE LIVE TRAINING. You can snag all the details when you register HERE. In this week's episode of the Outsmart Overeating Podcast, we explore the idea is that the beliefs you have about yourself create your weight loss results. Maybe you can tr…
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Katie Dubow and New Superstar Plants
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A DOZEN plants of the week here, as Katie Dubow of the Garden Media Group and I discuss their favorite new plants. And listeners, I DID write a blog post with links, but now my website is down. :( Still a great podcast episode and you can link to the new plants right here! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegar…
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EPISODE 8: How to Stay on Track & Lose Weight While Traveling With Melanie
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ANNOUNCEMENT: To get a sneak peek into my signature psychology-based program, Unstuffed, join us for the FREE LIVE TRAINING. You can snag all the details when you register HERE. This week, I'm excited to share the interview of Unstuffed turned Masterfull client Melanie, on her unique experience in a weight loss program unlike anything she had ever …
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EPISODE 7: Psychology of Lifelong Weight Loss: How to Master Your Mindset
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Have you ever noticed how everyone in the diet industry sounds the same? Everyone wants you to eat more vegetables, get more sleep, drink more water, and exercise more. I don’t disagree with this advice, but here’s the problem – it's surface level advice. It’s what the 95% are doing and it’s why you’re in the Defeated Dieter stage. This is why you’…
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Just trying to make it clear that because Marianne toured my garden I didn't take very long. The plant of the week is a weeping Salix and I throw you a few early spring seasonal tips just in case you thought I was totally selfish. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support…
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Once you’ve come to grips with the concept that all overeating is rooted in having an emotional experience, you'll need to learn how to work through them in a healthy way that doesn’t involve stuffing them down with food. In two decades of coaching, I’ve never had a client tell me they’re comfortable sitting with their emotions when they surface — …
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EPISODE 5: Overcoming Body Image & Dieting Issues with Former Miss Louisiana Contestant, Client Deon Sumer
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This week, I’m excited to share the interview of Masterfull client, Deon Sumer, on her unique experience in the Unstuffed & Masterfull group coaching programs. As you know, no two dieters are the same and we all have different challenges, backgrounds, habits, lifestyles, and emotional eating struggles. Deon shares her story as a former Miss Louisia…
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Each year, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society comes out with a list of trends that we should be on the lookout for in the gardening world. Erin the impatient Gardner and I break down this list and go through all 10 points, offering opinions, critiques, and support for some wonderful gardening ideas. You may be interested to know that halfway th…
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EPISODE 4: "I Know HOW to Lose Weight, So WHY Can't I Do It?"
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Is there anything more frustrating than knowing EXACTLY HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT, but not be able to do it? You've read the books, you've listened to the podcasts, you've purchased the gym membership, and you've bought the program, but yet you STILL can't do it. WHY does this happen? It's maddening! For starters, it has nothing to do with information. In…
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EPISODE 3: 7 Lean Habits for Permanent Weight Loss
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On this week’s episode, Coach Steph Miramontes joins me to discuss the 7 habits required to lose weight permantly. The first step: You have to lose the dieter’s mindset. Most of the women I’ve had the pleasure of working with do what all the other dieters do — they practice being overweight and seeking a magical solution. Instead, you should be pra…
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Linda Vater of Potager Blog and I discuss her new Garden Journal, hellebores are the plant of the week, rose pruning tips. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
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EPISODE 2: The 3 Pillars of Successful Weight Loss
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DIETING SUCKS! So why do we keep doing it if we know it doesn’t work long-term? What’s the solution? How do we lost weight without the crazy food rules, obsessive calorie counting, and mind-numbing cardio? In this week's episode, Coach Steph Miramonntes and I discuss the answers to those questions. You’ll discover: 😖 You don’t have to hate looking …
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EPISODE 1: Introduction to Outsmart Overeating
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Welcome to the Outsmart Overeating Podcast! I'm Leslie Hooper. A former certified Personal Trainer and Nutritionist turned Emotional & Binge Coach who has helped over 2500 busy women stop compulsive eating and lose weight once and for all. It wasn’t that long ago that I also felt powerless around food, constantly fighting cravings, bouncing up and …
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Susan and I talk about GardenRant.com because of course that's a great blog of which she is a founding member, but we also touch on her hometown of Greenbelt, Maryland, her website of Good Garden Videos, and, of course, hula hooping, which is part of every good garden conversation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/i…
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EPISODE 235: How to Delay Instant Gratification for Permanent Weight Loss
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Slow and steady wins the race, but dieters crave fast, fierce, and furious for their weight loss programs. Instant gratification dominates the mindsets of most dieters. They want quick solutions and quicker results. Consider what causes you to pursue a long-term project - like writing a book, building a relationship, learning an instrument, etc. Wi…
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SPECIAL EPISODE How to Run a Gardening Business, 114
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Jennifer Rauschmayer of Edible Landscape Design of Plano, Texas and I talk about the ins and outs of running a business doing what you love: gardening. From getting your first paperwork done, finding clients, cultivating client and crew relationships, subcontracting, how and what to bill-- we cover it all in this long conversation. Back to regularl…
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EPISODE 234: When 10,000 Steps Turns Into an Unhealthy Obsession
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In recent years, walking 10,000-steps-a-day has become the marker for a 'successful' day of movement. You can barely walk down the street without someone stomping past you wearing a FitBit. It feels like its become a global obsession, despite the fact that 10,000 steps is a completely arbitrary number, that originated from a Japanese marketing camp…
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The Spoonmores created a gardening app called From Seed to Spoon, but more recently they have married AI and gardening with the latest app, called Grow Bot. Listen to the fascinating story of how they started out gardening for themselves, but have become app creators who are helping all gardeners with their wonderful ideas. --- Support this podcast…
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EPISODE 233: How to Stop Binge Eating in Under 2 Weeks
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Binge eaters think that they have an 'eating too much food' problem, and this is why they can't lose weight. And while there is certainly truth to that, it's not the whole story. We spend only a few hours per week eating, but we spend 168 hours without our thoughts, and it's these same thoughts that cause us to struggle. Food isn't the problem; it'…
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EPISODE 232: Unlock Motivation & Enthusiasm for Consistent Success in 2024
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Sometimes people think fitness professionals are good motivators, but what most don't realize is that motivation is an inside job. In this episode, Steph Miramontes, and I discuss: How to get and stay motivated Why watching other successful people can be inspiring, but it's actually your THOUGHTS that create a motivating feeling in you What is it a…
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Marianne Willburn and Winter Gardening, 111
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Winter gardening... How could you? Why should you? Because you love it, basically, and there is no reason to not love it in winter if you have the right gear, attitude and projects. Marianne tells us her tips and tricks-- there is no reason not to get into it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support…
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EPISODE 231: 6 Perspective Shifts That Will Change How You Eat
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Break the cycle of holiday overeating by listening to the FREE video training with the accountability workbook we created just for you to Eat, Drink & Be Merry Without Holiday Weight Gain. Connect with Leslie: • Website• Instagram• Facebook If you’re struggling with emotional, binge, or compulsive eating and you’re interested in personalized coachi…
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EPISODE 230: Struggling to Stick to Your Macros? It's Time to Do This
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Break the cycle of holiday overeating by listening to the FREE video training with the accountability workbook we created just for you to Eat, Drink & Be Merry Without the Holiday Weight Gain Macro tracking is often touted as the Holy Grail of fat loss, and while it is effective, it often comes with a heavy mental and physical price tag attached to…
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EPISODE 229: How to Build a System for Consistent Weight Loss
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Break the cycle of holiday overeating by listening to the FREE video training with the accountability workbook we created just for you to Eat, Drink & Be Merry Without the Holiday Weight Gain In this episode we debunk the lie that the fitness industry teaches about discipline being the key to a successful transformation and how that philosophy has …
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Marta McDowell, Gardening Can Be Murder, 110
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Poisonous plants, sharp tools, noxious chemicals (hopefully not in YOUR shed) and a place to compost the body-- gardens are perfect places for murder. Marta McDowell has compiled the tools, motive, detectives and authors in her latest book Gardening Can Be Murder, and you could be surprised how many laughs we have over this deadly topic. --- Suppor…
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EPISODE 228: How to Get Back on Track Before Your Next Meal
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Break the cycle of holiday overeating by listening to the FREE video training with the accountability workbook we created just for you to Eat, Drink & Be Merry Without the Holiday Weight Gain Decades of research into the psychology of eating behaviors have shown us that the more we attempt to rigidly control our eating the more likely we are to los…
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EPISODE 227: Master Your Thanksgiving Meal in 5 Simple Steps
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ANNOUNCEMENT: As discussed in today's episode, you can break the cycle of holiday overeating by listening to the FREE training with the accountability workbook we created just for YOU: Eat, Drink & Be Merry Without the Holiday Weight Gain This week marks the beginning of several weeks of holidays. That means parties, family gatherings, and lots of …
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Jarema Osofsky and Moon Gardens, 109
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What do you think of when you hear the term moon garden? White flowers can set a good scene, and summer nights filled with scents are enticing, but there are so many more good ideas to consider. Listen to my interview with Jarema Osofsky, who wrote a book on the topic! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/…
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EPISODE 226: From Rock Bottom to Conquering Comfort Eating with Client Liz
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ANNOUNCEMENT: The doors to my 6-week holiday eating program, Sleigh Holiday Overeating, open TODAY! You can snag all the details HERE. This week, I'm excited to share the interview of Unstuffed client Liz, on her experience in my signature psychology-based weight loss program. As you know, no two dieters are the same. Each client has a different di…
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EPISODE 225: Eat, Drink & Be Merry Without Gaining Weight This Holiday Season
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Coach Steph and I are thrilled to announce we'll be offering our 6-week psychology-based holiday program, Sleigh Holiday Overeating, again this years. You can get all the details HERE. In today's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast, co-coach, Steph Miramontes, and I discuss why right now is the perfect time to master holiday eat…
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Tiffany Garner of Quick and Dirty Gardens 108
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What's better than quick and good (and maybe sometimes a bit soil infused) garden tips from someone who just seems like they would be a good garden pal? Nothing, and I found out for sure that she would be. Tiffany of @QuickandDirtyGardens is knowledgeable, fun, and a great teacher about garden basics and foraging for mushrooms. Get in on this fun c…
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