Weight Loss Forensics: FBI Tactics to Investigate Cravings, Overeating, and Why Diets Suck
By Holly Bertone, PMP, CNHP, and Emotional Eating and Weight Loss Coach
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Weight Loss Forensics is the go-to podcast where we use FBI tactics to investigate food cravings, overeating, and why diets suck.
Hosted by Holly Bertone, PMP, and former FBI Chief of Staff for Counterintelligence, now known as the Emotional Eating Profiler and Coach, this show dives deep into the psychology of weight loss, emotional eating triggers, and conducts behavioral profiles and forensics of what got us here in the first place.
Hit that follow button if you’re sick of lame diets and want a better approach to achieve sustainable weight loss.
Each week, you'll get smart, practical strategies and mindset shifts to help you stop food cravings, balance your hormones, boost your metabolism, achieve optimal metabolic health, and break the sabotage cycle... for good.
We’ll answer questions like:
* What are the best ways to lose stubborn weight after 35?
* What should I eat to balance hormones during perimenopause?
* How do I stop stress eating or turning to comfort food at night?
* Why isn't my diet working anymore now that I'm in my 40s or 50s?
* What's the best way to lose weight during perimenopause or menopause?
* What’s the best diet for perimenopause or menopause weight loss?
* How can I manage stress and prioritize self-care with my demanding career and family?
* How do I take back control of my habits, body, and health while focusing on my career?
* What’s the root cause of emotional eating, and how do I stop it?
Whether you're dealing with weight gain, low energy, restless nights, or burnout, and you just want to feel like yourself again, this podcast gives you the brain-based tools and rebellious mindset to do this once and for all. Let's go.
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196: Your New Year’s Weight Loss Goals Don’t Fail in January. They Fail in December.
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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195: The 4 “Expert” Holiday Tips That Make Overeating Worse
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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194: Overachievers Struggle Most With Holiday Food: Here's Why
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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193: The Week That Should Have Triggered Massive Binge Eating (But Didn't)
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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192: Stop Blaming Your Family for Your Holiday Weight Gain
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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191: Nutritionists Hate These 4 Hacks for Weight Loss - Fix 97% of Overeating Problems for Good
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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190: I Lost 20 Pounds in My 50s (WITHOUT Dieting) to Prove it’s Not Luck
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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189: Don't Eat a SINGLE Holiday Mini Until You Listen to This!
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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188: 5 Secret Ways Diets Use Psychological Operations to Manipulate You
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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187: How to Lose Weight Like the 1% Elite
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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186: Why Nobody Supports Your Weight Loss (And How to Get Them To)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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185: Exposing Why Biggest Loser Contestants Gained the Weight Back- Fit for TV
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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184: 3 Weight Loss Moves You MUST Make Before 2025 Ends (Or Regret It)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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183: What is Weight Loss Forensics?
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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182: How ChatGPT and AI are Keeping You Fat
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Welcome to Weight Loss Forensics
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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181: (Pt 2) The 15 Ultimate Life Lessons That Upgraded My Body and Life Forever
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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180: (Pt 1) The 15 Ultimate Life Lessons That Upgraded My Body and Life Forever
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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179: These Forgotten Hormones are Sabotaging Your Weight Loss. But They Don’t Have To.
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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178: Are You in a Narcissistic Relationship with Food?
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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177: The 5 Hard Truths About Why You’re Not Losing Weight
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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176: The Psychology of Emotional Eating: What Your Body Language & Behavior Are Trying to Say
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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175: Pt 2 - If I Wanted to Destroy Weight Loss Progress, Here’s What I Would Do (According to ChatGPT)
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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174: Pt 1 - If I Wanted to Destroy Weight Loss Progress, Here’s What I Would Do (According to ChatGPT)
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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173: How Diet Culture is Brainwashing Women Like the Famous 1960's Psychology Experiment
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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172: What James Hetfield (Metallica) Taught Me About Weight Loss and Emotional Eating
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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171: The 16 Hidden Fears Running Your Food Habits Without You Knowing It
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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170: Why You Can’t Handle Big Emotions… and Neither Can He (Grazing, Ghosting, and the Gen X Disconnect)
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May 30, 2025 |
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169: Are You Addicted to Food?
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May 23, 2025 |
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168: I Analyzed 1,791 Cravings to Crack the Code on Emotional Eating
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May 16, 2025 |
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167: 3 Millionaire Success Patterns That Transform Weight Loss
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May 09, 2025 |
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166: Bridging the Divide to Heal the Mind, Body, and Spirit with Amy Stark
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May 02, 2025 |
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165: This is My Pity Party. And Yes, There’s Food
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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164: 5 FBI-Proven Steps to Stick to Weight Loss (Stop Starting Over!)
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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163: How Secrets Shape Your Eating: FBI Insights Revealed
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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162: The 3 Renegade Moves to Achieve a Summer Body in 9 Weeks
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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161: You Run Your Career Like a Boss. Time to Do the Same for Weight Loss
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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160: These 3 Career Habits Are Secretly Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Efforts
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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159: They Said Weight Loss Would Be Easy. They Lied.
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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158: You Have to Fix Yourself First - Break the Diet Rules #5
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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157: You Can't Be Strong and Feminine - Break the Diet Rules #4
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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156: Weight Loss Must be Hard - Break the Diet Rules #3
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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155: Play Nice with Your Emotional Eating Triggers - Break the Diet Rules #2
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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154: The Shocking Truth About Weight Loss Experts – Break the Diet Rules #1
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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153: These 7 Basics Crush Every Diet. Every Time.
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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152: Mid-January Weight Loss Reality Check
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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151: Is Your “Healthy” Pantry Making You Gain Weight? Replay of Day 1 Break Emotional Eating Challenge
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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150: The 5 Rebellious Weight Loss Rules to Break in 2025
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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149: You Deserve More than Another Failed Weight Loss Resolution
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Your 2025 Weight Loss Blueprint (Day 12: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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How to Overcome Obstacles so Fast it Feels Illegal (Day 11: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Why These Habits Work for Career Success but Not Weight Loss (Day 10: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Self Care Won’t Fix Your Stress or Your Weight (Day 9: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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The Power of Movement to Support Metabolic Health (Day 8: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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The 3 “Healthy” Foods That Cause Weight Gain (Day 7: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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This Food Will Raise Your Metabolism Like You’re 25 Again (Day 6: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Boost Your Metabolism: Midlife Tips That Work (Day 5: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Is Mindfulness Really the Best Way to Conquer Emotional Eating? (Day 4: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Rewire Your Brain to Break Unhealthy Eating Habits (Day 3: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Simple Steps to Stop Stress Snacking (Day 2: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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How to Identify Your Emotional Eating Triggers (Day 1: Regret Proof Holiday)
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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148: Stress Less, Weigh Less - Manage Holiday Stress without Overeating (Holiday Survival Part 4)
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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147: Break the 'All or Nothing' Holiday Food Mindset (Holiday Survival Part 3)
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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146: The Truth About Holiday and Family Triggers that Cause Weight Gain (Holiday Survival Part 2)
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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145: The Experts Got Holiday Eating Advice Wrong. Here's What to Do Instead (Holiday Survival Part 1)
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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144: Everything I Wish I Could Tell You about Midlife with Dr. Mikala
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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143: Midlife Mentality Makeover with Janis R. Cohen
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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142: The Surprising Link Between Household Toxins and Weight Gain
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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141: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Midlife with Erica Ziel
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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140: The Hidden Agenda Exposed: Why You’re Not Losing Weight in Midlife
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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139: Holly Bertone Opens Up About the Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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138: What is Perimenopause? with Dr. Mariza Snyder
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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137: Is it REALLY a Midlife Crisis? with Laurie Reynoldson
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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136: Uncover Your Covert Weight Loss Block Using FBI-Inspired Tactics
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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135: 5 Menopause Myths to Master Hormone Mayhem with Maria Claps and Kristin Johnson
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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134: How to Sleep Better in Midlife with Morgan Adams
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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133: Tame the Blame with Jen Kosuda and Holly Bertone
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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132: 5 Reasons You Eat, Even When You’re Full (And How to Stop)
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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131: Navigating Nutrition in Perimenopause and Beyond with Lois Hughey
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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130: From Midlife Wakeup Call to Greater Purpose with Suzanne Oshima
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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129: 7 Weight Loss Strategies That are Fat Traps in Disguise
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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128: Avoid the Habits That Prevent You from Sustainable Weight Loss
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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127: Weed Killer in Your Breakfast Bowl? - The Hidden Sources and Dangers of Glyphosate (Roundup)
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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126: Rewind: Failure is the Best Path to Success
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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125: Rediscover Joyful Eating with Amy Lang
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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124: Creating More Possibility in Midlife with Suzy Rosenstein
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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123: My Breast Cancer Regrets - Bonus Reflections on Christie Miller’s Interview
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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122: Mindset Magic for Radical Results with Christie Miller
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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121: Post-Pandemic Mental Health - Bonus Reflections on Heather Stewart’s Interview
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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120: BECOME Your Best Self with Heather Stewart
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May 31, 2024 |
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119: Defy Society’s Norms if You Want to Succeed with Your Health and/or Business – Here’s 5 Ways to Start
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May 24, 2024 |
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118: From Midlife Mess to Midlife Message - Part 2
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May 17, 2024 |
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117: From FBI to Holistic Health Coach - The Untold Story - Part 1
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May 10, 2024 |
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116: Everything in Moderation = Biggest Lie Ever
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May 03, 2024 |
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115: Diets Suck and They Don't Work
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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114: Your Comeback Experience Part 5 (Y = Come Back Home to YOU)
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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113: Your Comeback Experience Part 4 (K = Keep the Vision, Not the View)
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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112: Your Comeback Experience Part 3 (C = Create Your Future Self)
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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111: Your Comeback Experience Part 2 (O = Own Your Ship)
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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110: Your Comeback Experience Part 1 (R = Rear View Mirror)
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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109: 4 Steps to Belong in Your Faith - Bonus Reflections on Jeff McKoy's Interview
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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108: Unraveling the Intersection of Faith, Spirituality, and Your Purpose with Jeff McKoy
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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107: 5 Shifts to Achieve Your Biggest Breakthrough with Your Health
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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106: Beyond Right and Wrong: The Paradigm of Individualized Wellness
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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105: Mastering Agility to Turn Your Challenge into Your Transformation with Ryan Lee
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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104: Money Can be Awkward or Abundant - Bonus Reflections on Ken Honda's Interview
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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103: Create Financial Abundance and Happy Money with Ken Honda
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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102: How to Create Your Comeback Story That is Worthy of an 80's Movie Montage
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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101: Finding Peace During Your Chapter of Endings and Beginnings - Bonus Reflections on Amy Stark’s Interview
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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100: 7 Steps to Your Ultimate Transformation with Amy Stark. The 100th Celebration Episode
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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99: 5 Ways to Use Hal Elrod’s Miracle Morning to Create Success in Your Life - Bonus Reflections on Hal Elrod's Interview
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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98: Hal Elrod Shares His Top Secrets to Create Your Miracle Morning and Miracle Life
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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97: The Hidden Cost of Effort and Decisions - Bonus Reflections on Mark Bailey's Interview
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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96: What Separates Top Performers from Everyone Else with Mark Bailey
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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95: End with the Beginning in Mind
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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94: Your 2024 Blueprint to Achieve Greater Success, Happiness, and Purpose
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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93: Goal Setting Doesn’t Work. But THIS Does!
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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92: Failure is the Best Path to Success
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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91: Stress Less, Celebrate More – Your Guide to Setting Holiday Boundaries
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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90: Triple Threat or Thankful Grateful Blessed?
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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89: The 4 Steps to Create a Marvelous Life with Alison Jacobson
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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88: Making Everyone Else Happy is the Fastest Way to Feel Miserable About Yourself
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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87: Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health with Dr. Sherri
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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86: Gratitude is Dead
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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85: The Storm Has Passed. Now What?
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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84: Expectations Will Destroy Your Happiness
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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83: Building Resilience with Luke Layman
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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82: The Solution is in the Space
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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81: It Matters Who You Surround Yourself With. Here’s Why.
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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80: Triggered? 5 Steps to Take Control of Your Reaction
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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79: The Quickest Way to Get Your Old Life Back
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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78: Trust the Vision, Not the View
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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77: Mastering Your Inner Battles - Tools to Overcome Mind Drama with Danya Douglas Hunt
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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76: Why am I Constantly Going Backwards?
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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75: Medical Gaslighting, Advocating for Your Health, and Finding Your Voice with Linda Sidhu
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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74: When Gratitude is Put to the Test - My Divorce Story
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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73: Mel Robbins' Episode Review - 6 Toxic Gratitude Habits
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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72: Gratitude is the Wealth Within. Your Prosperity Begins Here
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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71: From Failure to Fire
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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70: It's Up to God and YOU with Leah Bryant
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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69: Bonus Reflections on Dr. Christine Li's interview
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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68: 4 Simple Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination with Dr. Christine Li
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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67: My Body is Fighting Against Itself
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May 26, 2023 |