• Believing in Yourself is Not Weird

    Believing in Yourself is Not Weird In this episode of the Hello Lovely Podcast, I talk about what it really means to believe in yourself — and why it’s not as strange or “woo-woo” as it might sound at first. For a long time, when I heard people say believe…

  • What are Goals For?

    What Are Goals For? In this episode of the Hello Lovely Podcast, I share a different way to think about goals — one that removes pressure and reconnects your ambitions with what truly matters to you. For many of us, goals quietly become tied to our sense of worth. We…

  • Doubt Buster

    A plan is a series of choices in advance.  It’s going to be uncomfortable.  The most painful part is not the actions we decide to take.  The painful part is doubting we can do it. We want proof ahead of time that we can do it.  When we feel doubt,…

  • I can’t believe it

    You lose weight and think, ‘I can’t believe it.’ You gain weight and think, ‘I can’t believe it.’ Either way you’re surprised by the results. Isn’t that funny? You made a plan to reach a goal. You start making progress towards that goal. Your brain notices the changes and throws…

  • The First Step

    Having passion and energy to start making changes feels amazing. When you first discover you want to lose weight or that you CAN actually get out of the black whole of negative emotion, it lights a fire in your belly and you feel all-in. That alone is not going to…

  • A Valuable Relationship

    What would you say is the most valuable human relationship you can have? Parents, spouse, mentor, ……insert here. Have you ever thought about yourself? Most of us don’t. We feel better when close friends pump us up, or when we get positive feedback from others whether it’s work or socially.…

  • What We Gain

    Of course, I had to do a play on words for this because I love a good pun. I was thinking a lot about why I constantly was on a lose-regain cycle of weight loss over the years. I did a quick calculation. The difference between my highest weight and…