Your Personal Journey with Food - With Tracy Cromwell

LIVING AN AUTHENTIC LIFE

Tonight I will be giving tips on getting in touch with your core values and how they integrate with not only your health, but all areas of your life.

During the broadcast you will have the opportunity to examine your core values and understand how they influence and guide you to supportive choices in life.

We all have a unique set of values. The way in which we choose to live our lives is dependent on the core set of values ingrained within us. By identifying your values, you’ll be closer to achieving goals and living in a state of joy vs being at odds with yourself!

Listen To Your Gut, Hone Your Intuition

Are you listening?

We’re often told that we should trust our gut, but what does it actually mean, and more importantly, how is it done?

Join me for this broadcast to explore the meaning of intuition, the benefits of listening to and following our instinct, and techniques to tap into our ‘wordless guide’.

Trusting your gut is not as simple as the phrase implies. For some, it comes more naturally. However, for many of us, certain habits and circumstances pull us strongly and often unconsciously in the opposite direction and skew our interpretation.

During this broadcast, I will uncover what it means to listen to your gut,  what intuition is,how you can learn to strengthen and flex this underused "muscle",  and its impact on your overall health.

Listening to your gut can go a long way in improving short- and long-term physical and mental health.

So what are you waiting for? Listen in to get in tune with your gut!”

Would you like help to hone your intuition, or interested in one-on-one Integrative Health Coaching? Reach out to me at tracy@tracycromwell.com or visit my website at tracycromwell.com

Why Meditate?

Tonight I want to help those curious about the practice of meditation learn more and get started on their journey towards a more stress-free life!

During this broadcast I will share facts, resources, and information on why meditation can be of benefit to us in a fast-paced world while also discussing several easy methods to begin your meditation journey with.

One important fact I would like to share now, meditation is truly for EVERYONE!

Imagine what you could achieve if you were 100% focused at your work?

It’s my goal to help you access this area of your life. I thrive on helping people realize their own capacity to achieve their goals, shaping, and changing their life!

What's The Secret to Finding a Diet that Works? Create Your Own!

Bio-Individuality!  A big word! What does it mean?

Want to learn more about how to create a health and wellness plan that caters to your unique biological needs?

In tonight's broadcast, I will be exploring how embracing the concept of bio-individuality can aid in everything from weight loss to mood management.

Bio-individuality may sound like a mouthful, but in a seemingly one-size-fits-all world, I am proud to have this concept at the core of my wellness philosophy. My goal for this broadcast is to help you feel more confident about how to make the right choices for your body and learn that your actual health requirements might differ from what you’ve been taught to believe as ‘healthy.

I will be going over this topic in great deal, during my 30-Day Junk Food and Sugar Debunk  Challenge!  So if you would like to start creating the supportive diet you have been hoping for, be sure to join the challenge! I'll put a  link to it in the comments section with more information.

Tonight I will share various findings and what they reveal about being happy.

Proven techniques for living happier are now at your disposal!

Choosing happiness is scientifically linked to benefiting health and life expectancy.

There are many misconceptions about what will make us happy, the truth is external factors fall short time and time again

Join me to learn how to boost your happiness and learn to cope with life’s challenges more effectively!

Connect with me through my website: TracyCromwell.com

A New Year! A New You!

HELPING HOPEFUL RESOLUTIONERS IN ‘GOAL-SETTING’ BROADCAST

Tonight on Tough Love Tuesday I’ll be speaking about the reality behind New Year’s resolutions while providing you with resources to implement positive changes in your life.

Don't worry if you feel uncertain at the moment. During the broadcast, I will also share a number of immediately implementable, straightforward, and easy-to-understand strategies that, if followed correctly, can contribute to lasting change and a ‘New You’ this upcoming year.

Whatever your goals are, I will help you not only realize what it is you want to achieve but also how to take stock of your current circumstances in order to implement steps that will actually work! Lasting and sustainable change is what we’re aiming to achieve this New Year - if you want to finally get there then be sure to watch the broadcast or listen in when available on my Podcast, Your Personal Journey with Food!

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https://calendly.com/tracy-cromwell/complimentary-initial-session

Finding Your Calm

Tonight I will share a number of immediately implementable stress-relief strategies that are easy and fun.

You don't need to live a life filled with chronic stress. We actually aren't meant to live this way and the damage stress does to our minds and bodies can be significant.

Did you know that the stress hormone cortisol not only causes abdominal fat to accumulate, but it also enlarges individual fat cells?

Stress is known as the “the silent killer” because it can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, chest pain, and an irregular heartbeat.

Stress can even alter blood sugar levels, which can cause mood swings, fatigue, hyperglycemia, and metabolic syndrome, a major risk factor for heart attack and diabetes.

I am motivated to help everyone looking to improve their health by reducing stress.

Join me tonight and learn health strategies to harness calmness in your life.

I promise, these strategies work.

Also, if you find that stress is controlling your life and you are stress eating, message me and let's set up a time to chat. I can help you.

Taking Care of Yourself Physically and Mentally After a Significant Loss

This broadcast is perfect for anyone who has and is experiencing a loss, or someone who has a friend or loved one experiencing loss.

Loss of a loved one, dear friend, pet, job, relationship, body function, and home are just a few examples of how we can feel loss and experience grief. The loss creates a hole in our lives, a gaping crevice in our hearts, instability, lower confidence, and even fear of the unknown. How will we ever make it through this?

Everyone will experience challenges associated with loss in their lifetime. Logically, we know this. There's no way to get away from it.  Yet when loss enters our lives, our minds and heart still "feel" the pain.

I've experienced loss many times in my life. Pets, family, relationships, career, a business, my health, and most recently - my husband. Each one creates a different feeling within me. Each loss is handled differently.

When I look back on all the losses prior to my husband passing away, I realize that I rebounded in ways that were not supportive of my well-being.

Tonight, I will talk about ways to support your mind and body during a period of loss and grief. Ways to help you find joy in what feels like darkness and emptiness. Way to help your body stay healthy and get even healthier.

I will be speaking from experience as well as interchanging between my Integrative Health Coach and Personal Training hats.

I hope you can join me!

I decided that tonight is the night I needed to come back and restart my live broadcast/podcast. Release all outcomes, utilize courage, open my heart and fully step back into the world. I have been absent for almost 7 months. May 17th was my last broadcast.

I have thought about how best to do this. I've thought about it over and over and over again. The only way I could do so authentically was to talk about what happened to my husband Dave. My hope is that through this broadcast, his passing and my telling his story, we can save lives. And I truly believe we can.

I am also hopeful that as I share my journey with grief, how I have coped, and how I have cared for myself will also help others that are walking their own path of grief.

Dave was (and still is) a joyous light. His spirit was and is that of love, unconditional love, gratitude, grace, service, you name it! A very kind soul! With his spirit in mind, I choose to broadcast this message in a way that will be uplifting and bring hope.

It's time to step into my new future.

Tough Love Tuesday - Chapter 1, Your Personal Journey with Food

As a recovered Yo-Yo Dieter, I realized something very important.   

Each time I set out to lose the weight AGAIN and tried a new fad diet, I didn't have a clue why I got to where I was, to begin with.   

In this episode, I will go through the steps I took that launched me on a successful path, thus leaving the diet world behind.   

You can listen to the broadcast here, or watch it on my youtube channel, just search for my name @tracycromwell, and the channel should show up.  

To purchase your copy of Your Personal Journey with Food, visit Amazon or order from your favorite local bookstore.

In Health,

Tracy Cromwell

Environmental Toxins & Your Health

Tonight, in this broadcast, I will provide tips on improving health by limiting environmental toxin exposure.

I will discuss common environmental toxins, explain the health risks they pose, and provide tips on ways to reduce your exposure to various toxins.

With incidents of chronic disease on the rise, it’s more important than ever before to know your risk and limit your exposure to toxins.  From chronic fatigue to feeding cancer cells, this is your opportunity to learn about the effects of common toxins and find out what could be lurking in your home!

Mindset, Motivation, & Money with Guest Audrey Godwin

Did you know that our mindset AND motivation impacts how we manage (or not manage) our finances? It definitely does and this week's guest, Audrey Godwin is going  to help us understand how as well as well as give us  insights as to how we can manage our finances as a whole soul.

Audrey is in the process of writing a book: Whole Soul Finance: How to break generational patterns of behavior around money and finance by aligning your head, heart and hand.

Audrey Godwin is former CPA, CFO and award-winning financial strategist turned champion for Women’s Economic Development. She created the Position for Profit ™ system for women leaders to align their finances with the vision, values and priorities for every season of their lives and business. This not only allows them to keep more of what they make, they can also leave a meaningful financial legacy to the people and causes they love.

Audrey believes that financial mastery is not an all or nothing choice, but behaviors that are informed by who we are being and becoming.

Her clients recognize that her ability to feel deeply yet make decisions with a clear head make her a valuable partner in helping them become financially savvy and lead their households and companies well. She is a financial strategist and storyteller believing in what’s possible and grounding it in what’s possible now.

Audrey’s financial success tips have been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, The Seattle Times, The News Tribune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Atlanta Business Journal, Influencers radio and blogtalkradio,  as well as radio stations around the United States.

I'm looking forward to learning a great deal from Audrey!Mindset, Motivation, & Money with Guest Audrey Godwin

Did you know that our mindset AND motivation impacts how we manage (or not manage) our finances? It definitely does and this week's guest, Audrey Godwin is going  to help us understand how as well as well as give us  insights as to how we can manage our finances as a whole soul.

Audrey is in the process of writing a book: Whole Soul Finance: How to break generational patterns of behavior around money and finance by aligning your head, heart and hand.

Audrey Godwin is former CPA, CFO and award-winning financial strategist turned champion for Women’s Economic Development. She created the Position for Profit ™ system for women leaders to align their finances with the vision, values and priorities for every season of their lives and business. This not only allows them to keep more of what they make, they can also leave a meaningful financial legacy to the people and causes they love.

Audrey believes that financial mastery is not an all or nothing choice, but behaviors that are informed by who we are being and becoming.

Her clients recognize that her ability to feel deeply yet make decisions with a clear head make her a valuable partner in helping them become financially savvy and lead their households and companies well. She is a financial strategist and storyteller believing in what’s possible and grounding it in what’s possible now.

Audrey’s financial success tips have been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, The Seattle Times, The News Tribune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Atlanta Business Journal, Influencers radio and blogtalkradio,  as well as radio stations around the United States.

I'm looking forward to learning a great deal from Audrey!

How Implementing a Leadership Mindset will Positively Impact All Areas of Your Life

Tough Love Tuesday!

How Implementing a Leadership Mindset will Positively Impact All Areas of Your Life

Welcome to the first Tough Love Tuesday of 2022! You DO NOT want to miss this one!

This week, my guest is Terry Fossum!

I asked Terry to join me for many reasons. But the main reason, Terry is an incredible example of how to truly “live” life! Terry is a leadership expert, movie producer, actor, author, keynote speaker, self-made millionaire, philanthropist, adventurer, scout leader, & survival show winner!

I’ll be asking him a lot of questions regarding the Leadership Mindset. The reason this will be the focus? Because this mindset impacts EVERY aspect of your life.

Yes, even your relationship with food.

Guaranteed, Terry will leave you with impactful steps that can help you create a leadership mindset, thus create a life that you are truly "living" and not just watching pass you by!

I cannot wait!

Welcome to the show, Terry!

Terry L. Fossum was born in Mission, Tx and grew up in McAllen, Tx, where he became an Eagle Scout. He attended McAllen High School and McAllen Memorial High School. He received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University where he was a Cadet Major in the Corps of Cadets.

After obtaining a commission as an officer in the United States Air Force, he became the Adjutant for the 325th Bombardment Squadron, and the Executive Officer for an entire group of Nuclear B-52 aircraft, the 92d Operations Group. He was named Officer of the Year at Fairchild Air Force Base, Humanitarian of the Year for Strategic Air Command, and Distinguished Graduate of Squadron Officers' School.

After receiving an Honorable Discharge as a Captain, he became a multi-million dollar earner in direct marketing, setting up and directing sales organizations around the globe.

After marrying into 3 teenage and preteen boys, he retired from business to focus on putting together "the most important thing in my life, my family."

During this time, he wrote and published several books, video and audio series, focusing on self-improvement 'while the boys were at school.'

He has had adventures literally around the globe including:

Solo trek deep into the Arctic Circle, befriended by the Inuits, invited on caribou hunt, eaten alive by literally millions of mosquitos. Not as much fun as it sounds. . Survival in the Amazon Jungle: Swam in piranhas-infested waters, pulled over 100 ticks off, ate bugs. Also not that much fun. . Canoe expedition deep into the Quetico. Also eaten by millions of mosquitos. Seems to be a recurring theme. . Rwanda: Climbed the mountains searching for elusive Silverback gorillas (& found them) . Solo treks into the far reaches of Death Valley (almost lived up to its name), Badlands of South Dakota (they're called that for a reason), Joshua tree, mountains/rivers of Montana, Idaho, Washington, several deserts in Utah, etc. with temperatures ranging from -20 to 100++ . Malawi, Africa: Foot, boat and vehicle safari in the Mvuu region, plus traveled to the far-outlying villages to check on philanthropic projects, teaching farming techniques (has saved countless lives) . Developed a completely off-grid log cabin on top of a mountain in the middle of absolutely nowhere, Montana . Won Kicking & Screaming Survival/Teamwork Reality Competition against special forces members, military survival instructors, a mercenary, 4th-degree black belt ninja, more . History Channel Casting Director's choice to host a new adventure show.

You can find Terry on most social media channels as well as his website at  www.terrylfossum.com

I really enjoyed speaking with my guest, Jeff Chilton! An expert on mushrooms and how important they our for our health!

Jeff was raised in the Pacific Northwest, studied ethno-mycology at the University of Washington in the late sixties and started working on a commercial mushroom farm in Olympia, Washington in 1973. During the next 10 years he became the production manager, responsible for the cultivation of over 2 million pounds of agaricus mushrooms per year and was also involved in the research and development of shiitake, oyster and enoki mushrooms which resulted in the earliest US fresh shiitake sales in 1978.

In the late seventies he was a founder of Mycomedia, which held 4 mushroom conferences in the Pacific Northwest. These educational conferences brought together educators and experts in mushroom identification, ethnomycology, and mushroom cultivation.

During this period Jeff co-authored the highly acclaimed book, The Mushroom Cultivator, which was published in 1983. In the 1980’s he operated a mushroom spawn business and in 1989 he started Nammex, a business that introduced medicinal mushrooms to the US nutritional supplement industry. He traveled extensively in China during the 1990’s, attending conferences and visiting research facilities and mushroom farms. In 1997 he organized the first organic mushroom production seminar in China.

Jeff’s company, Nammex was the first to offer a complete line of Certified Organic mushroom extracts to the US nutritional supplement industry. Nammex extracts are used by many supplement companies and are noted for their high quality based on scientific analysis of the active compounds.

Welcome to the broadcast, Jeff!

How To Take Charge of Your Health

Did you know that you are truly the expert in your life? Yup! You actually do know what you need to do for you to take charge of your health. Yup! You are the expert.

Tonight I'm going to be discussing several ways to take charge of your health. As you watch the broadcast, my suggestion is to go ahead and choose one option and commit to implementing it. Just pick one. Pick the one you know to be right for you at this time. If you know of something else you would rather implement, which I haven't discussed tonight, YES! Implement that! Again, you are the expert!

My goal for this broadcast is to have you feeling empowered to move forward and start creating the future you want to create for yourself and your health.

"Embracing the Valley" with Guest J Nadia Headley.

I am excited to have Nadia Headley join me once again on Tough Love Tuesday. This time, she is joining me as a soon to be published author! Her book, "Embracing the Valley" is a must read. I have been blessed to be an advanced reader and was able to glean much wisdom from its pages.  We can assume that living in the "Valley" means failure, that only reaching the mountain top and staying there means success. However, Nadia challenges us to see things a bit differently and to embrace those "valleys" as they are an important part of our lives and of who we are.

Nadia is deeply empathetic, kind to a fault, highly energetic and hopelessly optimistic. She has been through so many phases of life. There have been exhilarating highs and unimaginable lows. Somehow, she always manages to see the good in moments when the bad is overwhelming. Those small glimpses of hope empower her to withstand and fuel her to continue. It all boils down to the immense support she has been fortunate enough to receive from so many people. At the end of the day, it's about people. When she was graduating as a member of the President's Society, the highest honour society at St. John's University and when she was battling breast cancer; when she was traveling the world and when she lived in fear of a psychologically abusive ex; when she was enjoying the beauty of her family and when her family was at the food bank; when life was high or when life was low, the right people were always in place to help her enjoy the feast and endure the famine.

Hailing from the most easterly Caribbean island, Barbados she named her business Twenty One Fourteen Consultancy services to commemorate the dimensions of her island: 21 miles long by 14 miles wide. As a proud Caribbean woman of African descent, she has also lived in St. Vincent, USA and Canada, sharing her light and bubbly spirit everywhere she goes.

As a Social Development Specialist, having served as the youngest United Nations Coordination Officer in Latin America and the Caribbean, she is diplomatic, poised and operates with the highest level of professionalism. As the founder and trustee of Small Enterprises for Education and Development (SEED) she has seen the ins and outs of nonprofit start up and intimately understands the challenges faced on the impact level. She has added many transferable skills to this breadth of experience, making her service offering to clients surprisingly comprehensive with a one-stop-shop boutique of services for her highly focused niche. Nadia believes in creating space for others and employs a roster of consultants who support clients, providing them with meaningful work and opportunities to develop themselves personally and professionally.

Most of all, Nadia just loves to laugh and is determined to pass a better world on to her daughter. Nadia’s big audacious dream is to build an environmentally and economically self sustained parallel school system in the Caribbean. Until then, she continues to focus on youth development and education in the Caribbean and on a global movement to encourage more visionary women to tell their stories to unleash their own power.

For more information on Nadia's new book, go to www.embracingthevalley.com

This is one of the most IMPORTANT Tough Love Tuesdays I’ve hosted yet!

THE CASE AGAINST SUGAR!

There are MANY misconceptions about sugar in the health industry today.

Some include:

All sugar is bad

Sugar-free means healthier

You need to intake sugar for energy

Sugar is easy to spot

Sugar is only in sweet foods

All sugars are created equally

These, among others, are false.

The reality is sugar is harmful to our bodies. There are safer alternatives, and it may take a little investigative work to truly recognize the amount of sugar in your diet.

Join me for Tough Love Tuesday to learn how to recognize different kinds of sugar, how they affect your body, and why this has become such a public health problem.

To reach Tracy Cromwell, visit her website at www.tracycromwell.com

Websites utilized to create this podcast:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1931610/

http//journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117/1634735404274167

http://cird.ahahournals.org/content/123/3/249.short

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/89/4/1037.short

REWRITING YOUR STORY - REFRAME YOUR NARRATIVE AND TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE

You're the lead character in the story of your life, you're also the narrator.

Your script is made up of many different parts that change over time, and the meaning of your experience can vary depending on your perception.

Tonight, I will be discussing how you can gain perspective about your own perspective, and how the stories that you tell yourself shape your reality. These stories have the ability to empower us or disempower us. Our narratives can be different dependent on the part of our lives we may be thinking of. In some areas, our narratives are strong and powerful setting us on a path of success. In others, they can be the opposite.

Luckily, narrating our story is something we do every day - and with that, we can make a choice as to how the narrative will impact us.

Tonight I will give you valuable techniques that you can begin applying right away to create life-changing narratives!

KNOW YOUR WORTH

"Know Your Worth. You must find the courage to leave the table if respect is no longer being served." - Tene Edwards

I stumbled upon this quote the other day while scrolling through my LinkedIn stream. It jumped out at my as if to say, "You need to do a broadcast about me!!!" So I saved the image to help me remember.

This quote speaks to me in many ways. I believe it's intent is to speak of respect in relationships with other people. I also see where it can speak to your own relationship with yourself and with your food.

In my and Ingrid Lauw's book, Your Personal Journey with Food, we dedicate several chapters to just this concept.

Tonight I will discuss how impactful it is when we no longer serve self-worth and respect to ourselves.

I'll also bring you some golden nuggets from the book Your Personal Journey with Food to help you step into your courage, "leave the table you are at" and design a new "table setting" that supports you, your relationships, and your body.

Breaking Up with Self Sabotage

Stop Self-Sabotaging!

Do you have a talent for self-sabotage that you might not even be aware of?

Do you tend to focus on the negative?

Do you spend a lot of time worrying about the future, and what could go wrong?

Do you ever feel like all these thoughts might be holding you back from reaching your full potential?

Many of us can relate to these actions, and whether we recognize it or not, it’s likely that we act and think this way because we’re partaking in self-sabotaging behaviors.

Behavior is said to be self-sabotaging when it creates problems and interferes with our long-standing goals. When we give in and engage in negative thoughts and actions, we create problems in our relationships, at our place of work, and within ourselves.

Perhaps you’ve been telling yourself for years that your lack of “luck” in romance, career, or other life choices are due to your own unworthiness, lack of ability, or something else. I’m here to remind you that your mind is a powerful place, and it can work very hard to keep you from growing and progressing in the ways that you want to...if you let it.

My goal is to show you that it is possible to overcome self-sabotaging behaviors and give you the tools you need to get started in making a positive change in your life. Get out of your own way, get rid of counterproductive behavior, and learn how to make friends with your own worst enemy - you.

FOMO, the fear of missing out, can limit people from enjoying their lives.

During this broadcast, I will share a number of FOMO triggers, the negative effects of FOMO, and ways to quiet the FOMO-urge. FOMO is much more than just a trendy term. The consequences are negative and very real.

Did you know FOMO can actually be harmful, fueling anxiety and further perpetuating a lack of self-confidence? The fear of missing out on something or someone more interesting, exciting, or better than what we’re currently doing is actually considered an addiction. There is a very good chance that you or someone you care about exhibits the addictive behaviors of FOMO,

My goal is to share with you how limiting FOMO can be.

I am motivated to share with everyone the underlying causes of FOMO and how to overcome FOMO-urges.

SURVIVING BIPOLAR DISORDER with Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Erin Kerry

I am really looking forward to talking with Erin Kerry tonight! Erin is a certified integrative nutrition coach and self-proclaimed “brain health nerd.” She taught middle school English for 11 years before pursuing her wellness business full time. She is mom to 3 kids and the owner of the nutrition coaching company, Sparking Wholeness.

As a survivor of bipolar disorder, Erin knows firsthand how suffering from a chronic illness can infiltrate every area of life. She has spent the last 7 years coaching others and learning for herself what “holistic health” truly means - and that comes in the form of nutrition for mind, body and soul.

Erin wants people to be empowered to be their own health advocate and not be limited by a label or diagnosis.

Tonight, we will be hearing Erin's story first hand and how learning about gut health changed everything for her.

Erin will also be sharing her "LIVE" protocol for optimizing mental health and getting to the "root."

Get Up and Move!

Needing some help getting active lately?

In the midst of self-quarantine, social distancing, and other challenging factors you may be facing, physical activity can be a valuable tool to help you remain calm and protect your health.

On this episode I discuss:

*The MANY health benefits of fitness

*The health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle

*How just simple modifications can help you incorporate movement into your life.

As you begin to regularly shed your daily tensions through movement and physical activity, you may find that this focus on a single task, and the resulting energy and optimism, can help you remain calm and clear in everything you do!

Now get up and move!

ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS & YOUR HEALTH

In this episode of Tough Love Tuesday, I will be giving tips on improving health by limiting environmental toxin exposure.

I will discuss common environmental toxins, explain the health risks they pose, and provide tips on ways to reduce your exposure to various toxins.

I have personally experienced several incidents from toxin exposure. From feeling like I had a horrible cold/flue to swelling of my throat and tongue. I believe it is so important to know what can happen if you are exposed to common environmental toxins.

With incidents of chronic disease on the rise, it’s more important than ever before to know your risk and limit your exposure to toxins. From chronic fatigue to feeding cancer cells, this is your opportunity to learn about the effects of common toxins and find out what’s lurking in your home!

OVERCOMING DIGESTIVE CHALLENGES

Between 4%-10% of adults experience symptoms of acid reflux or GERD on a daily basis, and in Western countries, up to 30% of adults experience symptoms weekly.

During today's broadcast I will be looking closely at some of the causes of acid reflux and how you can take charge of your health and find relief naturally by making changes to our diet, lifestyle, and routine.

The Benefits of Becoming a "Locavore!"

Most people don’t put much thought into how their food is grown, treated, and delivered to their local market. This makes sense because many of us are able to walk into any major grocery store and find pretty much anything we want, any time of year!

Unfortunately, when we create a demand for food that’s out of season in our area, quality is often compromised.

If you’re ready to stop paying for subpar produce and tap into a diet that nature intended, don’t miss this broadcast.

Learn how just by sticking to nature's natural harvest schedule, you can have many benefits to not only your body, your wallet, (as well as the environment.)

By the time I wrap up the broadcast, you will be more knowledgeable in your understanding of why eating local (being a "locavore") and in-season is so beneficial for your health, and feel more confident picking out season items at the grocery store.

Check Your Habits - Learn How To Make Strategic Changes That Improve Your Life

Want to learn some strategies about how to break bad, unsupporting habits and replace them with positive, more productive ones.

During today’s Tough Love Tuesday I will explain the psychology behind how habits form and discuss how to rewire the brain for the better.

Our daily habits form our daily routines, which make up the components of our day.

What would your day be like if you had a healthy meal for lunch at the office?

How would you feel if you were a little more active throughout the day?

What would your mental state be like if you could take back control over negative thoughts and replace them with supportive ones.

Willpower and discipline are like a muscle, they can be exercised and practiced and built up - they can also be forgotten.

By knowing the ins and outs about how your own brain works when it comes to forming habits and breaking them, you’ll have the tools to hack into your own mind and rewire it for the better!

Let's all build some new routines that benefit our minds and bodies!

YOUR BONES MATTER. PROTECT YOUR BONES FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE!   

Our bones are one area of health we often take for granted. Little attention is given to the bones until a problem occurs, and by that time it's usually too late.   Too many people don’t understand the complexities of bones and as a result, don’t realize some steps can be taken to prevent poor bone health. As we age, bone density naturally declines; however, with diet and physical activity, bone health can be maintained naturally throughout life to prevent breaks and injury.  During this broadcast I will discuss the formation and components of bones and provide natural techniques for improving bone health.  If bone health is important to you, don’t wait until it’s too late! Get started now!

Tough Love Tuesday - Loving Fitness as You Age!

Did you know that only 20% of your genes determine how long you live and what diseases you’re more likely to encounter as you age?!

This means that an overwhelming 80% of your body is yours to keep healthy, strong, and fit and to increase your overall longevity!

Learning how to love a changing body as the aging process catches up to us is not easy, hence why it’s so important to invest in a solid fitness plan to make it feel that little bit easier!

It’s hard to hate a body you’re taking great care of, and it’s been proven that increased levels of fitness and activity greatly extend lifespans and allow for a healthier transition from one life phase to the next.

Eliminating Procrastination, Your Personal Journey with Food with Tracy Cromwell

Tonight I will discuss how to identify the underlying cause of your procrastination, how to address your excuses, and techniques to help you overcome procrastination once and for all.

Procrastination can often be mislabeled as laziness, but in reality, something deeper is going on. From fear to stress there are many reasons people procrastinate. While putting off unimportant jobs can be harmless, chronic procrastination can negatively impact the quality of life, relationships, and career outlook.

From creating and sticking to deadlines for our to-do-lists, to learning how to be more accountable, there are many options for correcting the tendency to procrastinate. The most challenging hurdle to overcome is often the simple act of starting!

What Should I Be Eating For Better Gut Health with Tracy Cromwell & Guest Dr. Scott Spiridigliozzi

What should I be eating for better gut health?

Today I will be speaking with Dr. Scott Spiridigliozzi about nutrition and digestive health, how to eat for your gut health, and how it is very individualized. He is going to also fill us in on how our perception of what we may think are healthy foods could be really hurting our digestion.

Why does all this matter? Well, your digestive tract is one of the most important parts of your body. More and more is learned every day about this incredible system and how it supports our immune system, brain function, and overall body health.

This is one of my favorite topics!

Dr. Scott is a Naturopathic Doctor in Lynwood WA at Interactive Health Clinic. His main focus is on digestive health and sustainable weight loss and he is currently accepting new patients. He would love to get the opportunity to help you improve your health so you can feel and look your best!

Letting Go of Fear, Your Personal Journey with Food & Tough Love Tuesday

Are anxiety and fear holding you back from reaching your true potential?

There are so many people suffering from anxiety-related issues today that it becomes easy to ignore how damaging they can be. Imagine what you could achieve without the fear of failure, fear of not being enough, or fear of not meeting others expectations?

Imagine what it would feel like to release all of that?!

Well, now you can!

Join me for Tough Love Tuesday and release the fears that are holding you back!

Tonight I will be discussing strategies and tips for overcoming fears and confronting anxieties head-on.

During my broadcast, I'll explain the different ways that anxieties can present themselves and discuss ways that they could be negatively affecting your mind and body.

Anxiety is based around the assumption that all irrational and unmanageable instances of FEAR are real. The perceived threats of unprocessed fear and overwhelming urge to retreat entirely from any potential dangers is an unfortunate reality for many people. I have been there and I still have some work to do too!

Achieving goals and aspirations become possible as soon as you let go of the fears surrounding them.

Doing the work of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity - Create a Plan with Guest Dr. Jen O'Ryan

Today I will be speaking with Dr. Jen O'Ryan!

This is Part 3 of our 3-Part Series on "Doing the Work of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity."

Today, we will talk about CREATING A PLAN

1. Assessing the situation and do the internal work first.

2. Channeling anxiety into action, take a stand, make it sustainable, overcoming sense of despair or helplessness.

3. The importance of practicing response

We know inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a good thing. We know it leads to innovation and better outcomes. We don’t always know where, or how, to begin. This 3-part series provides actionable steps to understand and unpack the bias that is holding you back. We’ll talk about things you can do to influence change as an individual, design more effective I&D initiatives, and be a more intentional ally for other humans.

Whether you are one person working with zero budget or have funding and an enthusiastic team supporting the effort, there is something in here for you.

Dr. Jen O’Ryan is an I&D strategist focused on helping people build authentically inclusive and welcoming companies. Leveraging two decades of experience in the tech industry and a PhD in Human Behavior, she understands the challenges leaders can face in developing a culture of inclusiveness for employees, clients, and consumers.

A data geek at heart, Jen brings an extensive grasp of how people interact with technology, with each other, and with change. She is also the author of “Inclusive AF: A Field Guide for ‘Accidental’ Diversity Experts”. Designed for anyone thinking about Inclusion and Diversity, IAF explains how to cultivate a more welcoming workplace.

Jen frequently speaks on podcasts, panels, and at events related to Inclusion and Diversity, organizational behavior, and influencing change. Outside of I&D work, she is a travel enthusiast and avid runner. Jen also has a strange affinity for bad 80’s music, getting lost in new cities, and scary movies.

Today I will be speaking with Dr. Jen O'Ryan! This is Part 2 of our 3 Part Series on "Doing the Work of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity."

Where are we going and how did we get here?

Dr. Jen O’Ryan is an I&D strategist focused on helping people build authentically inclusive and welcoming companies. Leveraging two decades of experience in the tech industry and a PhD in Human Behavior, she understands the challenges leaders can face in developing a culture of inclusiveness for employees, clients, and consumers.

A data geek at heart, Jen brings an extensive grasp of how people interact with technology, with each other, and with change. She is also the author of “Inclusive AF: A Field Guide for ‘Accidental’ Diversity Experts”. Designed for anyone thinking about Inclusion and Diversity, IAF explains how to cultivate a more welcoming workplace.

Jen frequently speaks on podcasts, panels, and at events related to Inclusion and Diversity, organizational behavior, and influencing change. Outside of I&D work, she is a travel enthusiast and avid runner. Jen also has a strange affinity for bad 80’s music, getting lost in new cities, and scary movies.

Today will be day one of a 3-part series focussed on:

Doing the work of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity

We know inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a good thing. We know it leads to innovation and better outcomes. We don’t always know where, or how, to begin. This 3-part series provides actionable steps to understand and unpack the bias that is holding you back. We’ll talk about things you can do to influence change as an individual, design more effective I&D initiatives, and be a more intentional ally for other humans.

Whether you are one person working with zero budget or have funding and an enthusiastic team supporting the effort, there is something in here for you.

For the next three episodes, I will be talking with Dr. Jen O'Ryan.

1. Inclusion and Diversity as a Daily Practice

2. Getting from good intentions to results

3. How to Become Inclusive AF

This week: Start here... what does I&D even mean?

Dr. Jen O’Ryan is an I&D strategist focused on helping people build authentically inclusive and welcoming companies. Leveraging two decades of experience in the tech industry and a PhD in Human Behavior, she understands the challenges leaders can face in developing a culture of inclusiveness for employees, clients, and consumers.

A data geek at heart, Jen brings an extensive grasp of how people interact with technology, with each other, and with change. She is also the author of “Inclusive AF: A Field Guide for ‘Accidental’ Diversity Experts”. Designed for anyone thinking about Inclusion and Diversity, IAF explains how to cultivate a more welcoming workplace.

Jen frequently speaks on podcasts, panels, and at events related to Inclusion and Diversity, organizational behavior, and influencing change. Outside of I&D work, she is a travel enthusiast and avid runner. Jen also has a strange affinity for bad 80’s music, getting lost in new cities, and scary movies.

Your Personal Journey with Food with Guest Jeremy Matheis

Did you know that singing and music are incredible for your health? Yup! They sure are!

Join me and my special guest, conductor, vocalist, & musical collaborator & organizer Jeremy D. Matheis to learn what incredible benefits you receive when you bring music and singing into your life!

Jeremy D. Matheis has been the Artistic Director for Choir of the Sound since March 2011. Using an energetic and unique approach to teaching vocal technique, Jeremy has quickly gained recognition for his work with choral ensembles. He is based in Seattle, Washington and his experience in music is broad, embracing conducting, barbershopping, teaching, singing, and Church music. He received his B.A. in Music from Trinity Christian College while pursuing advanced studies in voice pedagogy and conducting. Jeremy then relocated to Seattle for graduate study at the University of Washington to work with Dr. Geoffrey Boers and Abraham Kaplan while acquiring vocal instruction with Gregory Carroll. He then joined the St. Mark’s Compline Choir in 2006 and was able to learn from and sing for its founding Director, Dr. Peter R. Hallock. Jeremy still sings with and serves as the Associate Director for the Compline Choir. He is also a Festival Co-Chair for the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium’s biennial festival, Seattle Sings! This exciting event started in 2013, and plans for the fifth festival (spring 2022) are already underway.

Jeremy lives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle with his husband Jeffrey Ricco and their rabbit, Harvey.

Your Personal Journey with Food with Guest Suemyya Gangat

Today I am excited to speak with Suemyya!

She and I will be talking about how she helps women move forward in their careers as well as step into their true selves, moving through trauma to create their fulfilling life.

Suemyya Gangat is a transformational and business coach. She helps female leaders - including CEO's, hypnotherapist, healers, coaches be unstoppable in their business and step into creating true love and intimacy in their marriage.

Suemyya is a qualified social worker, with over 15 years of experience in the field of transformation.

I hope you can join us!

You can find Suemyya on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/suemyya.gangat.1

Are you ready to step into a sense of calm within your mind and body? Then you will definitely want to join me for this podcast with guest Tiffany Serell!

Tiffany Serell has always tried to find ways of living a healthy lifestyle. Her desire for health and wellness led her to become a Certified Health Coach from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition in 2014. She gravitated towards yoga as she sought out different healing methods to help with anxiety and depression. It was in 2015 that she earned her 200-RYT specializing in the Viniyoga tradition, and then completed another 200-RYT with Jean Massimo at Village Green Yoga. With over ten years of practicing asana, meditation and pranayama, she believes in the journey of yoga as it challenges our strength, grows our confidence, and creates a sense of calm in our minds and bodies. Her classes are filled with light-hearted energy, using breath-awareness to uplift the body and reconnect with our authentic self. She is committed to yoga as a never-ending practice to better serve herself and her students.

I urge you to join Tiffany during one of her weekly yoga classes!

Tiffany teaches yoga online every Monday and Weds from 4-5pm Pacific Time, via Zoom.

You can learn more about Tiffany by visiting her website at: www.simplybalancedhealth.com

And to join my newsletter, “Your Health Matters!” click here.

Feeling stressed and out of sorts? Then you won't want to miss this episode. 

Today I have Stefanie Harris as my guest. Stefanie has over 25 years of corporate experience and is a 12-yr veteran and former Director at Amazon. Stefanie has led large and diverse teams to innovate and build products to delight customers while cultivating a culture of personal growth and development.

Stefanie discovered the transformational power of mindfulness six years ago; it has been integrated into her life and she is passionate about sharing it with others.

Stefanie is a Qualified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Instructor through the University of California San Diego’s Center for Mindfulness in the School of Medicine. Stefanie is also a Certified Hudson Institute Executive Coach

It's a new year!

I literally feel like I just narrowly escaped the clutches of 2020. On January 1, 2021 I put my "hope" and "resilient" hats back on!

I am excited to be speaking with you tonight on my first Tough Love Tuesday of 2021. I have been pondering what I would like to talk about tonight and kept being indecisive because I was trying to make the broadcast topic "PERFECT" and trying to "CONTROL" the outcome of the broadcast! Haha!  I know deep down inside, none of that is possible. So I released the need for these two things.... THEN the topic came to me.

"Stop Trying to Control Everything."

The need to control and to be perfect causes a great deal of stress on the mind and body. Since stress is a contributor to chronic illness, I am hoping to give you insights on how you can release the need to be in control and perfect, especially with things you really can't control.

Welcome to The Your Personal Journey with Food Podcast!

Tracy Cromwell is a recovered Yo-Yo Dieter, recovered Body Loather, and recovered Pre-diabetic.  After years living this way, she was able to figure out how to leave this lifestyle behind and live as her best self, 90% of the time. (No one is perfect! And Tracy will be the first to admit she isn't.) But she has figured out how to love her body, love herself and how to treat her body with the love and respect it deserves. Now she lives in harmony with her body, no longer diets, and no longer looks outside of herself to find her worthiness. 

In this podcast, Tracy will be bringing you experts in all aspects of your life to help you create your ideal relationship with food, thus with yourself, thus with your life!

Tracy is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Certified Precision Nutrition Health Coach, Certified National Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Trainer & Weight Loss Specialist, International Best Selling Author and Public Speaker.

Feeling frustrated in regard to your relationship with food?

I am a FIRM believer in the question, "Why?" We always need to be asking ourselves "WHY?"

Why do you eat?

Why do you choose the food you choose?

Are you a Yo-Yo Dieter who continues to practice losing  weight just to then gain it back?

Are you a victim to your food choices without any ability to control what you purchase and then put in your mouth?

Do you always fall off the wagon in regard to your health goals?

Tonight, we are going to be asking ourselves "why" we have the relationship with food that we have. Just like when you were a child and consistently asked "why" to your parents over and over again! But we are going to do it with full intention.

All I ask is that you give it a try and along with my lead. As Ingrid and I write about in our book, Your Personal Journey with Food, how can you move forward if you don't know where you are? Tonight, let's figure out the "why."

I challenge you tonight to figure this stuff out so you can move forward into a supportive relationship with your food and thus with yourself.