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Are you excited yet anxious about your next chapter? Whether it's retirement or empty nesting, the opportunities and possibilities can be overwhelming. Everything from a good night’s sleep to a fit and strong body to living each day with more vitality and less overwhelm…it is all possible with this new found freedom. In this podcast, you’ll gain things like… 1. Solid morning & evening rituals to help you sleep and live better 2. Quick & easy exercises to boost your fitness 3. Self care & spi ...
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The past few episodes of the Habit Thrive Podcast have been all about strengthening💪 ourselves physically and mentally. Today, on Episode #104, we are continuing our strength journey by learning how to✍️ create a strength habit, routine, or ritual. Maybe you already have a strength routine as part of your day.🤷‍♀️ Or maybe you have been thinking🤔 a…
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Well, Habit Thrivers, we are coming in strong💪 (pun intended) to another week here on the Habit Thrive Podcast! This week, on Episode #103, I am keeping up the momentum I was inspired🥰 to gather during last week’s spectacular interview! Chatting with Kim reminded me how valuable🫶 a strength routine is for our health and well-being: Not just physica…
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Today, we wrap up our May Movement series and kick off the month of June with a special interview!🎙️ I’m chatting with Kim Rahir, who describes herself as “a health coach for middle-aged women helping them drop weight, get strong💪 and boost energy by leveraging muscle mass and mindset🧠 work.” Kim is a former journalist🖊️ and world🌎 traveler who fou…
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Hey, hey Habit Thrivers!👋 Welcome to episode 101, where we're launching🚀 into our next 100 episodes (and beyond) on the Habit Thrive Podcast by diving back into the topic of movement and exercise.👟 So far on our May Mindful Movement Series, we have discussed ✅whether or not we ever find ourselves craving habits like exercise and movement, ✅explorin…
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On the Habit Thrive Podcast today, we are celebrating!🥳 I am so thrilled🙌 to announce that today is marked by our 100th episode! 💯 episodes of habits, routines, tips, tricks, stories, laughs, recipes, and ah-ha moments. 💯 opportunities to connect with like-minded women for 20-30 minutes on a Saturday morning. 💯 weeks where schedules, vacations, and…
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Here on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we talk a lot about movement. Walks and skis and dance parties💃. Little movements that make up our days and keep our blood flowing and our muscles💪 working. Today, on Episode #99, we are habit stacking👊 movement with exercise. While movement is something that we incorporate into the moments of our lives - like ✅tak…
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Last week on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we touched on whether or not we ever find ourselves craving habits like exercise and movement. On Episode #98 this week, we are kicking off the month of May - and a month of movement 💪 - by exploring how Ayurveda can have us embracing exercise. Ayurveda is a holistic medicine focusing on knowledge, longevity a…
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The spring transition is a hot topic🔥 everywhere right now: podcasts, newscasts, blogs, social media posts, etc. It seems like` absolutely everyone is talking about changes. Changes in weather🌤, in health and fitness🚴🏼‍♀️, in food🍋, in activities … and, of course, in habits and routines.😉 Today, on Episode #97 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are wr…
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On this week's episode of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are diving into what habits and routines we can shift - or even delete🤔 - to shake up our spring and summer.🌷 Now, you may be asking yourself: “Why shift or change anything in the Spring? I mean, what's in it for me?”🤷‍♀️ The simple fact that our routines are routines means it is hard for us to…
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In the spirit of spring renewal, this is a wonderful time to reflect on our habits and routines.😄 This week, on Episode #95 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are talking about habits to add☝️ to our spring (and incoming summer) routines. 1) Using a sinus rinse👃 or neti pot This is a great way to clear out congestion if you are feeling especially sens…
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Hey Habit Thrivers, In this first week of April, I have a special treat for you! Today's episode comes from the beautiful shores of Turks and Cacos. Ayurvedically, we are governed by the elements and characteristics of earth and water, and what better way to celebrate that than with a wave meditation! So sit back. Inhale. Exhale. Feel the cleansing…
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Do you feel that?🤔 The energy in the air, swirling all around us.🤗 Between the time change, the spring🌷 equinox, full moons and the solar eclipse coming up, we here at the Habit Thrive Podcast are absolutely overflowing🙌 with energy! For the month of March, we have been channeling that energy into our spring and summer🌞 planning. Today, we’re going…
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Here on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we have been planning our next chapter by looking ahead to our spring🌷/summer🌞 selves. This week, on Episode #92, we have an interview🎤 with Business Activator, Sound Healer & Certified EFT Practitioner Lindsay Hindle. Lindsay uses EFT (Emotional freedom technique) tapping to help women embrace themselves🥰 - both i…
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Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning. -Thomas Edison So let’s make ourselves some good fortune!🙌 This week, on Episode #91 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are planning for summer.🌞 Yep, you heard that right!😉 Now is the perfect time to start planning for an awesome summer (and developing habits and routines for the spri…
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As we get into the month of March and start preparing ourselves for the upcoming spring🌷 season, we are bringing forward our heart health habits from February into our March theme of Planning Happiness. This week, on Episode #90, we have an interview🎤 with Jane Hogan: “The Wellness Engineer” and founder of the Wellness by Design Blueprint and the W…
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February is gone, and March is kicking off, but we here at the Habit Thrive Podcast aren’t finished caring for our emotional heart just yet! This week, on Episode #89, we are exploring our morning and evening rituals, habits, routines (or whatever you prefer to call them) that bring about a better night's sleep and easier flow to the days ahead. In…
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Put your hand on your heart.❤️ Breathe in. Breathe out. Close your eyes👀, and take in the world around you. Maybe you’re sitting next to a loved one🤗 and can sense their presence. Maybe you’re out in the sunshine🌞 and can feel the rays on your face. Tap into your emotions in this moment☝️ and how they are affecting your heart health. For the month …
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What have you done for your heart❤️ lately? Many of you may answer with things like: Changed my diet🥙 Started walking/running/skiing regularly🏃‍♀️ Went to or scheduled an appointment with my doctor for a workup👩‍⚕️ And bravo🥳 for that! These are all wonderful, healthy, physical💪 heart-health actions. But today, on Episode #87 of the Habit Thrive Po…
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Last week on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we kicked off the month of February - and our focus on a month of love❤️ - by talking about self love and one of my favourite strategies: Embracing my Me Now Years.🤗 This is a time in our lives when we prioritize our personal well-being and focus on what makes us happy, content, and fulfilled.🥰 This week on Ep…
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I’ve been coming to you every Saturday for the past 85 weeks to explore the possibilities💬, opportunities🙌 and challenges✋ of navigating your Me Now Years. But have you found yourself asking questions like: “What ARE the Me Now Years?”🤔 Or “Am I even in my Me Now Years?”🤷‍♀️ On episode #85 of the Habit Thrive Podcast (and in a few episodes to come)…
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What makes you happy?😄 On today’s mini episode of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are wrapping up our January of resting and resetting by reflecting🤔 on the simple things in our day-to-day lives that make us happy. I’m talking about the almost mundane, easy-to-overlook moments. Sipping your coffee on the patio at sunrise☕ Playing with your dog after a…
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As Habit Thrivers, many of us have spent weeks, months - or even years - on what we think of as “perfecting”👌 our habits and routines. And while it’s true that I believe in finding what works and sticking to it👍, sometimes we just have to step out of our comfort zone a little bit.😬 On vacation During holidays Weekend getaways Work trips Even things…
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Hey there, Lorrie. I am writing this letter to you first thing in the morning, setting our intention and tone for the day. So as you read this at 8pm tonight, you can be proud of yourself for setting an intention and a plan for an awesome day, and you did it! You gave your students great classes today, put together a yummy stew for a couple of days…
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Welcome to 2024, Habit Thrivers!🥂 It’s a new year, a new week and a new opportunity to make the most of your habits and routines.🙌 Our theme here on the Habit Thrive Podcast for the month of January is: Rest and Reset.😮‍💨 With the holiday season behind us, the decorations put away (for some, anyway🫣) and a fresh slate ahead👌, now is the time to tak…
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This weekend on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are waving goodbye👋 to 2023 and opening ourselves up to the possibilities of 2024!🙌 Today, on Episode #80, we will explore the concept of recommitting.💪 Recommitting to our goals, our habits, our routines and - most importantly - ourselves.🥰 Think of it as a way to reach our goals (or resolutions, if you…
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Happy Holidays, Habit Thrivers!🎄 ‘Tis the season of “Go, Go, Go…”🏃‍♀️ The time where we are shopping, baking, wrapping, decorating, hosting, socializing, etc. Hopefully, as December 25th approaches, you are getting an opportunity to actually slow down😮‍💨 and enjoy this time with friends and family. But if you find yourself zooming from place to pla…
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Picture this 🤔: It’s Christmas Morning.🎄 You wake up (without the alarm), slip on your comfiest robe and slide into your fuzzy slippers. Pour yourself a cup of coffee☕ and ease into your favorite chair. A few hours later, you’ve showered, gone through your skincare routine and dressed. Your family starts arriving at the door, and you greet them wit…
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Please enjoy my very first "Mini Habit Practice"✨. These are short self care practices that can be done anytime, anywhere. This Loving Kindness Meditation ❤ is beautiful and powerful at anytime but particularly special, helpful and hopeful this time of the year. I have shared the words of the meditation below so that you can practice with or withou…
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Admit it, you feel your best after a good nights’ sleep. Me, too!😊 In fact☝️, I am absolutely obsessed with sleep. Now, that doesn’t mean that I’m lazy by any means. (So don’t worry if you, too, enjoy a good sleep.😉) It just means that I appreciate the benefits that a restful sleep brings to my mind, body and spirit!🤗 This time of year - and, hones…
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Welcome to the month of December, and welcome to another amazing month on the Habit Thrive Podcast of living Fit, Fearless & Fabulous.💪 Today, on Episode #75, and all the month of December, we are going to be focusing on cultivating ease and flow in our lives. Truly, this is something that we can do any time of year.👍 Because whether you are a mom,…
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November is coming to an end, and the ushering in of December means incoming holidays, cooking, cleaning, shopping, to-do lists … whew.😖 Before we dive into all that, here on Episode #74 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are taking a moment to honour🤗 the end of November. In the hustle and bustle that naturally comes with this time of the year, we ha…
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When was the last time you treated yourself to some self care?🤔 Maybe it was a pedicure or a spa day.💅 Maybe it was a cup of coffee☕ on the front porch with the sunrise and sounds of nature. Maybe it was a massage or facial.💆‍♀️ Or maybe you can’t even remember!😟 Today, on Episode #73 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are talking about three ways to …
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This month on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are exploring how the principles of Ayurveda can help us navigate this month and the entire fall season.🍁 Today, on Episode #72, we are going to examine our relationship with our fall food🍽️ choices. As the fall season brings in cooler temperatures🥶, dry air and less sunlight🌥️, we can often be left feelin…
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This weekend marks a new month, with fall in full swing, and a time change when we turn our clocks back tonight.⏰ On episode #71 today - and for the entire month of November - we are focusing on Ayurveda and the self-care habits and routines that can help us navigate this time change as well as the more challenging month of November. Along with the…
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Why?🤔 It’s a question we have all been asking since we first learned to talk.👄 Our naturally inquisitive minds🧠 want to know why things are the way they are, why we feel the way we feel and why people do the things they do. This week on Episode #70 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are using that question to ask why we are grateful.🙏 All this month, …
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How many times have you ever been reading a magazine, watching a TV show or movie or even hanging out with a friend and thought🤔 something like: “Gee, I wish I could be that fit/rich/smart…” Or “I would give anything to have her sense of style…” Or “I sure would like it if my garden could be that big and bountiful…” Me, too.🙋‍♀️ This habit of socia…
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On the Habit Thrive Podcast this month, we are focusing on gratitude and began last week by talking about the habit of our gratitude practice and why it may not be working. Today, on Episode #68, we will explore the profound connection between mindfulness and gratitude and delve into how practicing mindfulness can enhance our ability to experience …
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Happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Canadians!🍁 As we move into this holiday weekend (and a new month), we are going to start focusing on embracing gratitude.🙏 And today, on episode #67 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are kicking things off by talking about Three Reasons Why Your Gratitude Practice May Not Be Working.🤔 Sometimes - like around Th…
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Habit Thriver, I have a question for you ☝️: What do you envision for yourself over the next year? Five years? Ten years? Have you ever really thought about it?🤔 For me, I really started to think about and plan for this in 2009, when I crafted my first vision statement for my life. I knew even then that I wanted to live my life teaching and helping…
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Last week on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we talked about how exercise has a direct link to our happiness.😃 Haven’t you ever noticed🤔 after a walk, hike or bike ride that you feel a rush of endorphins and a spike in your feeling of happiness? Makes sense that we would crave that feeling and be exercising all the time, right? But we don’t!😬 We often fi…
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On the Habit Thrive Podcast this month, we are talking about Planning Happiness😁, and today on Episode #63, I want to tell you about a major “aha”☝️ moment I had this past week while on a trip to Utah. Our group went on a water hike🥾 in Zion National Park (A first for me and a check mark✅ off my bucket list!), and at the moment we rounded the bend …
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Here on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are all about making the most out of our habits in order to lead more Fit, Fearless & Fabulous lives.🙌 And today on Episode #63, we’re continuing our month of Planning Happiness by talking about Managing the Mundane to Manifest the Marvelous.💅 Think of some of your daily, automatic habits: Having a cup of coffee…
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“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.” -Wayne Gretzky I love this quote❤️and find that it completely applies to life with planning. And this week on Episode #62 ot the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are talking about Planning Happiness.🤗 How many times have you thought🤔 something like: “I would really love to take a cruise to Alaska” “I thin…
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Today, on Episode #61 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we explore the best time for you to relax during the day so that your brain and body can let go into a blissful sleep.😴 As you’re lying in bed at night, there are a lot of factors that may be preventing you from drifting off: your own thoughts🧠 pain and discomfort😫 temperature🌡 light💡 illness🤒 pets…
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Earth to listener … are you there, listener?😵 Have you ever had one of those moments where you seemed to be in another world? Zoned out, lost in your own mind?🤔 Your friends or family might lean in close and snap you out of it, wondering what you were thinking. If so, then you have found yourself on a spontaneous relaxation journey.🤗 You may or may…
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“When we change our habits, we change our lives. We can use decision making to choose the habits we want to form, we can use willpower to get the habit started; then - and this is the best part - we can allow the extraordinary power of habit to take over. We take our hands off the wheel of decision, our foot off the gas of willpower, and rely on th…
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It’s Friday evening after a long, hard week. You’ve run yourself a nice, warm bath with some essential oils or Epsom salts. Maybe you have soft music🎼 playing and your favorite beverage🍷 nearby. As you sink down into the water, you grab your phone to just check one thing… … twenty minutes later, the water is cooling and you realize you have gone do…
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Are you feeling Fit, Fearless & Fabulous yet? This month on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we have been exploring each of these categories and how we might improve our feelings of Fit, Fearless & Fabulous. On episode #57 today, we are asking the question: “Are you feeling Fit, Fearless & Fabulous?” So … are you?🤔 If you are, that’s great, and you must b…
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Things are heating up, and we are on fire🔥 here at the Habit Thrive Podcast! One reason is that this weekend officially marks the one-year anniversary of this podcast!🥳 I truly would not be here without each and every one of you listening every week, so thank you🤗 from the bottom of my heart. The other reason we are feeling the heat comes down to o…
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Ah, the sunny, summer month of July...☀️ The hot, humid, sticky summer month of July.🥵 For many of us, the increased heat and humidity experienced this time of year can really affect our bodies and our moods and sometimes even put a damper on activities we normally enjoy. It’s not uncommon to feel the heat through: Increased inflammation Skin condi…
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