The Warrior Within Me Podcast: Episode 6: The Self-Love Mindset

Hello Tribe!  Welcome to Episode 6!  This week we have the pleasure of having some very special guests!  Clara Wisner and Kylee Seifert from Love Rising Podcast  came on to share their knowledge about health, wellness, and mindset.  Kylee and Clara are both nutrition and health coaches that are very versed in how they help women take the power of their health and wellness power back!  They are speaking to us about self-love, health, and our all-powerful mindset. They have such amazing stories and information to share that I can’t wait for you to hear. In this episode, you will … Read More

Why are you so mean?

Have you ever noticed how mean we are to ourselves?I have noticed lately that we as women are very hard on ourselves.  We say horrible to stuff to ourselves that we would never say to our best friend.  Let me give you an example… I was working at a race expo and it was for a company that I love!  I love that they have clothing for all shapes and sizes of women.  Tall, short, thin, heavy… all of them.  A lady walked up and was looking at the beautiful garments.  I asked her if she needed help and if she … Read More

Why I Didn’t Let Morbid Obesity Win!

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Surprise! Imagine opening your medical records and finding the words “Morbid Obesity” written in your chart.  Do you think you would be in shock?   I certainly was.  I didn’t know the doctor had made that diagnosis.  I mean, I shouldn’t have been surprised. After all, I weighed 256 pounds.  What did I expect him to write? At the time, I was sedentary.  I HATED to exercise.  Didn’t the walk from the car to the house count as daily exercise?  I guess he didn’t think so. But, I was great friends with a late night taco shop!  They were there to … Read More

The #1 Reason that I Salute You, The Rockstar…

Each of us starts our weight loss journey at different times.  Whenever that time is that it happens, it is perfect timing.   There are no mistakes.   When I started my weight loss adventure, it was the absolute right time.  If I had started sooner, I might not have reached my weight loss goal.  I might have gotten sidetracked.  I might have made a million more excuses why I shouldn’t or couldn’t lose weight.   I might have continued the long sad road that I was on. But, do you want to know why I started?  Because I couldn’t … Read More

How Do I Love the Unlovable?

I LOVE QUOTES!  Ok, that’s not true.  I don’t love ALL of them.  Sometimes they stick and sometimes they don’t.  But, I was listening to the radio this week on my way to work, and they were talking about love.  Now, the way they were using these words were in context to the world, such as in the case of homeless pets and homeless people.  But, as I was driving, I began to ponder about this quote and the way that we think about ourselves. Don’t get me wrong.  I think it is extremely important to spread love in the world! … Read More

Goodbye, Fat Girl! The Final Episode

MASH was one of my favorite shows when I was a girl.  I still love to watch all the reruns.  Every time that I have seen this final episode, I cry.  After having to say goodbye to the fat girl in my body, I found myself thinking of this episode.   Through a series of exercises this week, I discovered that it was time to say farewell to the fat girl.  The fat girl has been controlling my life for a very long time, and as we all know, it is difficult to say goodbye. Saying farewell to people involves tears, … Read More