Vienna Pharaon of Mindful Marriage and Family Therapy joins Jen and Annie to talk about a common challenge encountered within the Balance365 and Healthy Habits Happy Moms community, learning how to bring needs forward and open the lines of communication in our relationships. Asking for and receiving support are valuable skills for self-care and ...…

Everybody gets into a slump from time to time, but how do you pull yourself out of one? In this episode Jen, Annie and Lauren tackle how to get yourself out of a rut and back to practicing the habits that make you feel good. They discuss their own personal approaches and the recommendations they make to Balance 365ers every day. What you’ll hea ...…

In the first part of this podcast, Annie, Jen and Lauren reviewed 5 personality traits common among those who struggle with overeating. In this episode, the next five traits are examined and discussed. Learn which mindset or personality traits might be holding you back and how you can work around them to reach your goals. What you’ll hear on th ...…

Consistency is a value that is discussed often in Balance365, because we strive for that over perfection. In this episode, Jen, Annie and Lauren discuss 10 personality traits and the specific mindsets that can get in the way of consistency. They explore how to address them to improve your consistency with health and wellness goals. This episode ...…

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If you’ve been on social media, chances are you’ve seen Before and After photos. These popular marketing tools and ways to share updates about our bodies have underlying meanings which Jen, Annie and Lauren explore. Beyond the Before and After pictures, they discuss other data points and dimensions of diet culture. What you’ll hear in this epis ...…

It’s been said before that diets don’t work. Jen, Annie and Lauren get together and break down the cycle of the diet and why they don’t work. They discuss diet industry marketing, weight loss motivation and why willpower is never going to be enough. Find out why 95% of diets don’t work and what you can do instead. What you’ll hear on the show: ...…

As a followup to the Habits 101 podcast, Annie and Lauren get together to discuss how to break a bad habit. They share their own experiences and use Oreo cookies to explain how to replace things you don’t want to do with things that you do. Join them and learn about how going cold turkey isn’t your only option. What you’ll hear in this episode: ...…

With summer coming, there are more opportunities for photographs and lots of women find they don’t always love the photos of themselves that are posted. This comes up a lot in the Healthy Habits Happy Moms community and Annie and Jen have information on why this happens and some helpful tips about what you can do about it. The mere exposure eff ...…

Jen, Annie and Lauren sit down with Jacqueline Stickle, a registered dietitian with expertise in the area of school nutrition and community health. They discuss nutrition education for kids, how to evaluate how good it is and how to help foster healthy relationships with foods for our kids. Listen in and learn about: What to look for in your ch ...…

Balance365 is a habit based behavior change program that’s made up of fifteen separate habits. Jen, Lauren and Annie discuss which three habits in Balance365 were game changers for them, why and how they all work together. They share all of their juicy habit secrets, and give advice on how you can learn to implement […] The post Episode 19: Gam ...…

Annie, Lauren and Jen are joined by longtime Balance 365 member Sarah Cole to discuss how the program has helped her take control of her fitness, nutrition and other important lifestyle habits (and lost 50 pounds in the process!) Here is what they talked about and why they all ended up doing Beyonce hair flips […] The post Episode 18: From Obse ...…

Annie, Lauren and Jen have worked with hundreds and hundreds of women, in particular women who are looking to make changes to their nutrition and exercise habits and over the course of their work have noticed 4 common mistakes women make about nutrition. These principles are included in Balance365 and are discussed today: How much […] The post ...…

Annie, Lauren and Jen discuss how Balance365 principles apply to feeding our kids. What they have found is that Balance365 participants have eagerly tried to apply the principles they have learned to feeding their kids, not realizing there are limits to how the principles used with adults can be applied. This is why Lauren developed […] The pos ...…

Annie and Lauren discuss the foundation of the Healthy Habits Happy Moms approach which is based on building habits (as the name suggests.) This podcast is designed to be a basic Habits 101 foundation to teach you how and why you should build healthy habits. Habits are the foundation of the Balance365 program and are […] The post Episode 15: Ha ...…

With the recent announcement of Weight Watchers new family oriented wellness program, Annie, Jen and Lauren discuss the implications and impacts of this controversial move. Each with a different level of experience with the Weight Watchers program, our hosts have an important conversation on teens and dieting. The following topics are discussed ...…

Hillary McBride is a registered clinical counsellor and PhD candidate in Counseling Psychology at the University of British Columbia. Her work and research focus on women’s body/self relationships and body image development, among other areas. Her book, “Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are” was released this ...…

Connor Beaton is the founder of ManTalks, an international organization focused on men’s health, wellness,success, and fulfillment. Connor is also a speaker, podcast host, facilitator, and coach working with men and women from all over the world. While Connor is the man behind the uber popular ManTalks podcast, the information Connor shares on ...…

The fashion industry is full of do’s, don’ts, trends, and rules but style coach, Andrea Cameron doesn’t buy into them. Andrea, the founder of Fashion Your Life, styling consulting firm, believes that everyone has a unique inner beauty, and an outward facing image and combining those two elements allows women to show up in life […] The post Epis ...…

On today’s podcast we’re talking to pelvic floor extraordinaire, Haylie Lashta Macintosh! Haylie is a certified pelvic floor physiotherapist and an enormous community advocate for pelvic health. In this episode of Healthy Habits Happy Mom’s Radio, Annie, Jennifer, and Haylie dive into how women can care for their bodies during pregnancy, manage ...…

Co-founder of Healthy Habits Happy Moms, Jennifer and her younger sister, Janelle are only two years apart in age, grew up in the same house, with the same set of parents yet had very different body types. In this episode, Jennifer, Janelle, and Annie discuss what it was like growing up as siblings with two […] The post Episode 9: Two Sisters, ...…

Personal trainer, Amanda Thebe of Fit n’ Chips has over 20 years of experience working with women but it wasn’t until she personally experienced the early stages of menopause in her mid 40’s that she realized the impact menopause would have on her life. On this episode of Healthy Habits Happy Moms radio, Annie and […] The post Episode 8: Amanda ...…

The word “fat” can be used as a noun, adjective, or a verb and can be seen and heard in a variety of contexts but so often there are negative stigmas, myths, and cultural bias attached to the word fat. On today’s episode with fat and body positive advocate, Bethany Bellingham we discuss the implications […] The post Episode 7: What is Fatphobia ...…

Keeping your living space clean can feel like a never ending task that requires constant copious amounts of energy. And when it comes to cleaning, many approach it like they do their wellness- they’re either cleaning all the things or none at all. Becky the home keeping expert from Clean Mama joins Jen and Annie […] The post Episode 6: Bringing ...…

In today’s supermom culture, how do you get past the unhappiness of feeling like a failure when compared to the lives of your friends on social media? Two of the Healthy Habits Happy Moms and Balance365 co-founders Annie Brees and Jennifer Campbell talk about how damaging it is to our mental health when we try […] The post Episode 5: The Myth o ...…

On this episode of Healthy Habits Happy Moms Radio, Jen, Lauren, and Annie discuss how the Minnesota Starvation Experiment opened their eyes to the physical and psychological affects of dieting and the connection to modern day dieting. Learn more about Healthy Habits Happy Moms and Balance365 here, or watch our FREE fat loss without the […] The ...…

Women’s bodies seem to be fair game when it comes to topics of discussion. On this episode of Healthy Habits Happy Moms Radio, we discuss some ways to handle being on the receiving end of comments about your body. Learn more about Healthy Habits Happy Moms and Balance365 here, or watch our FREE fat loss […] The post Episode 3: How to Respond to ...…

Get ready to come along as JAL share how they met and formed Healthy Habits Happy Moms. Learn more about Healthy Habits Happy Moms and Balance365 here, or watch our FREE fat loss without the diet workshop! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Android so you never miss a new episode! Visit us on Facebook | […] The post Episode 2: The JAL ...…

Healthy Habits Happy Moms Radio is live! We actually filmed our first epidsode while we were together in Kansas City a few months ago. In this episode we discuss the common dieting pitfalls we see so many women struggle with and our suggestions on how to stop the dieting cycle and improve your self worth, […] The post Episode 1: Why We Ditched ...…