“Science Geeks” & “Jesus Freaks” & Healing (with Happy Calories Don’t Count®)
Does the title of this podcast trigger or offend? That’s the underlying psychology of headlines and sound bites – to quickly create an emotional or visceral reaction (to prompt an action).
The problem is that these headlines and sound bites have helped create a culture in which we quickly (and perhaps unconsciously) label each other – thereby allowing us to dismiss the other person as “insert label here.”
This has caused a breakdown in communication and an unraveling of our social fabric.
In this episode I discuss the place where “Science” and “God” meet – the human body.
Using the principles of Happy Calories Don’t Count®, I provide tools to help heal your relationship with your body – and hopefully the world.
Rather than letting our differences divide us, we can use our similarities to unite us.
Cheers!
Escaping Diet Culture & Losing My Religion
Give yourself some grace… Breaking free of Diet Drama Land is as hard as trying to escape a religious cult.
In this episode I share the story of a Preacher Man – who did a FANTASTIC job of delivering the “Gospel of Happy Calories Don’t Count®.” He spoke all about shifting from a paradigm of religious rules to a framework of a divine relationship.
And then… to make a point… he used an example… a subject that is all too often used as a metaphor… because everyone has had some experience with it… weight loss.
And despite the entire sermon being a parallel to the principles of Happy Calories Don’t Count®, when the weight loss example came up – it was from the framework of Diet Drama Land.
Listen to the full episode below to “Lose Your Religion.”
Thy Hypnotic Hold of “Diet Drama Land”
There are reasons that it is so hard to get out – and stay out of – “Diet Drama Land.”
At a societal, cultural level, there is no obvious “opposing view” to help you recognize that there is an alternative way of viewing things. At an individual level, leaps in logic and playing the “comparison game” are two of the biggest traps to keep you stuck.
This episode explores how the chaos of the current moment can provide a touchstone for healing all of the dysfunction around food, exercise your body and your weight so that you can find freedom from food, peace with your body AND optimize your results in a sustainable way.
Back to Basics with Happy Calories Don’t Count®
You will never be completely free from the anxiety of food, exercise and body drama – regardless of your current size or shape – as long as your efforts come from within the context of the fundamental base paradigm of the conventional, cultural “diet and exercise” model.
That model is transaction-based, sets up calories as a “currency of exchange” and suggests that you must pay a “price” to eat. The price? Exercise – or weight gain.
And while you are indeed responsible for what you eat and what you do for exercise, the fact that you are responsible for your choices and actions does not mean that you can therefore control the outcome – you cannot control your body through diet and exercise. That is a fallacy. That is the root of your food and body image struggles.
The “diet and exercise” model demands that you disconnect from the wisdom of your body to be “successful.” And it is this attempt to disconnect from your body that causes all of the pain and dysfunction.
By switching from the transaction-based model of “diet and exercise,” to the relationship-based model of Happy Calories Don’t Count® your pain and dysfunction around food and your body is healed – and you can finally create a body you love with sustainable results.
Listen to the full episode for my outline of the 5 Steps of the Happy Calories Don’t Count® Model.
Why Weight Loss “Tricks” Keep Failing You (And What to Do Instead)
There’s a big difference between a tool and a trick. Personal growth people know this — and yet when it comes to their bodies, they abandon every tool they have and reach for tricks instead. Here’s why that keeps backfiring.
Fake It Till You Make It?Why “Fake It Till You Make It” Doesn’t Work (And What Does)Fake It Till You Make It?
I was on a TV set, supposed to play a woman who thinks she’s the most beautiful person in the room — and all I could see in the mirror was a tired, haggard actress with every line on her face showing. That’s when I figured out what “fake it till you make it” actually means.
One Word That’s Secretly Blocking Your Body Goals
There’s a word most of us use dozens of times a day that quietly shuts down every possibility before it has a chance. It shows up constantly when women talk about food, their bodies, and why change feels impossible. Here’s what it is — and what to say instead.
How Change Actually Happens (It’s Not What You Think)
A newsletter arrived with the words “we regret to inform you” — and just like that, everything shifted. Unexpected loss has a way of cutting through the noise. Here’s what it reminded me about change, choice, and how we experience our lives.
Why There Are No Right Answers When It Comes to Your Body
My college calculus professor once told me something that terrified me so much I immediately changed majors. Years later it became the foundation of everything I teach about food, weight, and wellness. Here’s what he said.
Why Feeling Your Feelings Is the Fastest Way Back to Peace
I discovered two typos in my newsletter and immediately threw a hissy fit. And honestly? It was the right call. Here’s why letting yourself go to the dark side is sometimes the most direct route back to happiness — and what that has to do with food and your body.