Feel Good Effect

In this episode, I'm giving you a peek inside my self-care routine and productivity system, the one thing I do every week that really moves the needle when it comes to taking care of myself and being more productive. I've found that spending some time at the beginning of the week is a hugely impactful investment in my overall success for the week. And it’ll work for you regardless of your particular schedule.

Curious about the secret to creating good habits and breaking bad ones? This episode is all about the science of making positive changes that stick. Our guest is social psychologist, Dr. Wendy Wood, whose research addresses the way habits guide behavior and why they're so difficult to break. In this episode, we’re diving into the willpower-motivation myth, breaking down three steps to create a new habit, plus talking specific strategies for being more productive and getting things done.

How many decisions about food do you think you make in a day? If you want to end food decision fatigue, I've got your solution. In this episode, we're going to go into what decision fatigue is, why it actually matters when it comes to food, and an actionable solution to reduce the mental exhaustion that comes with the huge amount of the decisions we make every day.

125: The Secret to Radical Consistency: 2 Simple Steps to Reach Your Wellness Goals

Instead of "new year new you", how about "new year do you"? Let's flip the script and talk about have to make healthy habits with ease and joy. In this episode with founder and CEO of Nutrition Stripped McKel (Hill) Kooienga, we're talking about ditching the diet-mentality, embracing bio-individuality, creating change that works in the long term, and actually enjoying yourself in the process. This is how you do healthy for you.

123: The Joy Equation: How to Use Exercise for More Happiness, Hope, Connection & Courage with Kelly McGonigal, PhD

Wellness should make you feel good, but many of the wellness trends out there are problematic. I'm going to take you through my wellness trend predictions for 2020 (a list you probably won't see anywhere else) and give you an exercise so you can decide what to focus on for yourself in the coming year. I'm using the research, the data, and what I'm seeing as an outsider to figure out how to live a full life in a way that doesn't involve perfectionism, all or nothing thinking, or comparison.

Can you believe that we're coming to the end of another year? This episode is will walk you through exactly how to do a wellness year in review in an actionable, tactical, and simple step-by-step way. I'll share some ideas for how to set better goals for the next year to move toward your version of success.

You've likely heard about the importance of having more awareness, but it's still so easy to fall back into autopilot. In this episode, Lalah Delia returns to the Feel Good Effect to talk about the power of daily awareness, paying attention to what matters, and creating a day to day lifestyle of intentionality. Lalah's message is about owning your power, stepping into your power, forgiving yourself for past mistakes, and practicing daily awareness.

Do you want to know the secret to becoming more resilient?  (hint: it's not about positive thinking) In this episode with resilience expert Dr. Rick Hanson, we’ll walk you through exactly how to create an inner core of unshakable resilience.

I'm going to give you the exact step by step you need to create simple wellness routines in your very real life. You don't need to wait until Monday or January to start making small changes for a big difference. In fact, it's when things get a little busy that these routines matter the most. Listen on for more on the power of routines and systems in findings time and creating space for the change that we're looking for.

117: How to Swap Calorie Counting for Simple Real Food with Sarah Adler

116: The Likeability Trap: How to Care Less About What Other People Think and Show Up as Authentically Yourself with Alicia Menendez

115: More Than Enough: A Practical Guide to Living with Less with Miranda Anderson

114: Feel Good Effect Q&A: Meals, Movement and Mind