Think Well Episodes

If you’ve ever wondered, “Why am I always thinking about food—even when I’m not hungry?” you’re not alone. That persistent mental chatter around eating has a name: food noise . In today’s episode, I’m diving into what food noise actually is, why it might show up more often for some people, and how it can affect your relationship with food—especially if you've struggled with weight most of your life. We’ll talk about brain science, mental load (especially for the default parent managing food for ...

2025 Podcast Content Survey –I’d love to hear from you !! Everyone that participates will be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card! Drawing will be May 28 on instagram stories! Thanks!! GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have become more common—but the shame and secrecy around using them haven’t gone away. In this episode, I’m talking about why these medications are not cheating, why I’ve chosen to include support for GLP-1 use in my coaching practice, and how they can be a helpf...

2025 Podcast Content Survey –I’d love to hear from you!! Everyone that participates will be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card! Drawing will be May 27! Thanks!! Social events can feel like a minefield when you're trying to eat in a way that feels good to your body. Between graduation parties, summer barbecues, potlucks, weddings, and dinner out with friends, it's easy to end up eating things you didn’t plan for—then walking away feeling bloated, regretful, or frustrated with yourself...

2025 Podcast Content Survey –I’d love to hear from you!! Everyone that participates will be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card! Thanks!! Ever gone to the internet for weight loss advice? I mean honestly who hasn’t. Reddit threads can be hit and miss on the advice, yet it’s nice to hear from individuals that are making it work. Today I parse out the good from the bad in a recent weight loss thread. Spoiler–it was surprisingly good! But I’ll make sure to give you the reasons why and I’...

2025 Podcast Content Survey–I want to hear from you!! Everyone that participates will be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card! Thanks!! Do you flip back and forth between restrictions and “food freedom” free for alls? Food freedom is great. . . but sometimes its overwhelming when there’s no guidance. What is true food freedom and how can you still lose weight and still incorporate foods you love, without going overboard? I’m teaching you today about boundaries and how to elimi...

2025 Podcast Content Survey –I want to hear from you!! Everyone that participates will be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card! Thanks!! If you grew up hearing diet rules like “don’t eat after 7pm” or “clean your plate,” this episode is for you. Today I’m breaking down five of the most common diet rules from the ’80s and ’90s and beyond — the ones that had a tiny bit of truth but ended up making us feel guilty, stuck, and confused around food. We’ll talk about where these rules came fr...

2025 Podcast Content Survey –I want to hear from you!! Everyone that participates will be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card! Thanks!! Today’s episode is all about the Think Well pillar–the brain! Dr. Rebecca Jackson is a Brain Health and Development Expert, Author, and Researcher and the Chief Programs Officer for Brain Balance, a holistic program designed to improve brain health, development, and connectivity to improve attention, cognition, and emotional and behavioral regulation ...

If you've ever said, "I just need to get motivated," this episode is for you. The truth is, motivation doesn't show up first—it follows action. In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the common belief that you need to feel motivated in order to start making healthy choices. I’ll walk you through why waiting for motivation is keeping you stuck and what you can do instead to build real momentum in your health journey. You’ll learn how to take those first small steps—even when you don’t feel like it...

GRAB my free video mini-course! Free for podcast listeners! What To Do When You Overeat– During Weight Loss! Your nervous system controls more in your everyday life than you’ve probably ever thought about. When you hear things like “reduce your stress” really what that means is to regulate your nervous system. Leah Davidson is my guest expert today to teach us exactly that. She is a life coach and a speech language pathologist, where her primary work was with traumatic brain injury. She learne...

Do you find yourself reaching for food when you’re stressed, bored, or overwhelmed—only to feel guilty afterward? Emotional eating can feel like an endless cycle, but the good news is, you can break free. In this episode, I’m diving into why we emotionally eat, the hidden triggers behind it, and practical steps to finally stop. You'll learn: ✔️ How to identify emotional vs. physical hunger ✔️ Why willpower alone isn’t the answer ✔️ Simple strategies to handle emotions without turning to food ✔️ ...

Have you read The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg ? It’s a GREAT primer on how to change a habit. Join me on today’s episode where I use the concepts in the book to detail out how to change a habit–and how the habit loop described in the book relates to the self coaching model I teach. Pick up your copy of the book HERE (affiliate link) GRAB my free video mini-course! $49 Free for podcast listeners! What To Do When You Overeat– During Weight Loss! More from Well with Lisa: Ready for your free ...

GRAB my free video mini-course! What To Do When You Overeat– During Weight Loss! Is it possible to love yourself now, before you’ve lost the weight that you want to? It’s a resounding YES from LeAnn and I–spoiler alert! If this is a difficult concept for you, be sure to tune in to today’s episode. We chat together about our strategies to love our bodies just as they are and also as a first step to weight loss, not the final step when we’ve achieved our goal. You are worth it. You matter. And I h...

SPECIAL FOR THIS MONTH! Jumpstart Your Weightloss Program! Check all the details HERE (this is the 90 minutes intensive plus 2 weeks of text support I mentioned in the episode) Today's episode: Are you procrastinating? Sometimes it’s hard to tell because it’s disguised as consumption and perfectionism. We also procrastinate when we think we’ll worry about the maintenance later. Listen in for insights on how you can switch up your routine and find those sneaky areas you might be procrastinating ...

Does your brain still offer you diet mentality thoughts? Same girl. Same. But the difference between us is that I’ve been working for years on undoing that damage and learning the strategies to talk back to those thoughts. If you find your brain offering you a lot of thoughts with should and shouldn't, never and always, and morality of food labels like good and bad–this episode is for you! This is a republish from two years ago but its oh so timely with Christmas and New years right around the c...

NEW!! GRAB my free video mini-course! What To Do When You Overeat What kind of emotional eater are you? Do you tend to eat to comfort yourself or more for celebrations? In this episode I’ll dive into the 3 main categories of feelings that lead to emotional eating. You’ll learn how to create an easy emotional map so you can see what kind of emotional eater you might be, and what to do about it. I’ll also give you several practical examples of ways to manage these emotions in real life. More from...

NEW!! GRAB my free video mini-course! What To Do When You Overeat My guest today is Stephanie Riles, registered dietician and mindset coach. She is an expert at coaching perfectionists, which I think a lot of women can relate to! We discuss several topics including: All or nothing thinking The difference between intentional thinking and positive thinking Shifting your fitness identity Be. Do. Have. theory of change If you tend to have any perfectionist thinking, which is pretty common for women,...

Ready for your free coaching/consult session? SCHEDULE HERE! Did you know your brain offers you sneaky little lies on repeat? It’s just to keep you safe. But it’s really keeping you stuck in your weight loss. Today I’m uncovering some of your blindspots. Listen and get really honest with yourself and see if you hear these come up for you. These thoughts often feel innocent and just something you say in passing. But they really do matter. This gives you a taste of what coaching with me is like–I ...

You’re busy. There’s no way around it. But being busy is actually the perfect reason to start with a weight loss coach. If you don't learn to prioritize your health during busy times, when will you? So many of my clients have asked me “I've got a trip coming up, should I really start now? ” or “I’ve got family coming into town” or “its’ soccer season and we are gone every weekend.” The holidays are busy. Sure. But so is every other season of your year. That’s why I put together this episode to g...

If you struggle with arguing back and forth in your brain when it comes time to deciding what to do with a carving–this episode is for you. I’m going to give you some really strong imagery you can use the next time an urge hits for something your higher self truly does not want to eat–whether that’s because you aren’t hungry or you really are trying to eat less sugar/salty snacks/fast food–whatever it is for you. Ready for your free coaching session? SCHEDULE HERE! More from Well with Lisa: Your...

Is it possible to love yourself and also want to lose weight? I’m answering that with a resounding yes on this episode. Tune in to hear me debunking the myth that self-love means staying the same. I’ll teach you how to set health goals from a place of care, not self-criticism and give you tools to nurture body acceptance while pursuing weight loss goals. Ready for your free coaching session? SCHEDULE HERE! More from Well with Lisa: Your Go-To Meal Guide: grab it HERE Let's be friends! Follow me ...

That pesky lower brain–she’s always showing up where she’s not welcome! Do you find your lower brain shows up at particular times or in particular situations? I’ve identified 7 times you can expect your lower brain to show up. Why do we need to know this? Because when we expect it to happen, we can be prepared with strategies. If you are surprised that you are being hit with cravings or self-sabotaging thoughts, it’s much tougher to overcome in the moment. And don’t worry–if you don’t know what ...

There’s a big difference between WHAT to think and HOW to think. When you learn to think of yourself as the solution–that really is the secret to life. This episode will teach you how to recognize that you can utilize yourself, you can rely on yourself, you can trust yourself to actually be the solution to every single problem, every single obstacle, and every single goal you have. Tracy gives four simple steps for this, using the SELF framework. More from Well with Lisa: Your Go-To Meal Guide: ...

Despite the fact that I’m a “weight loss coach,” I actually love telling people they can improve their health and fitness without acknowledging their body weight. This is precisely the message from my guest Michael Ulloa. He says, “That's not to say that losing weight won't improve health markers. It can. But if you're someone who has for so long been obsessed with weight loss, and that's what all of your behaviors and habits are tailored towards, separate yourself from that for a little bit, j...

Do you ever feel like you’re faking it? What if you could just be where you wanted to be and not feel like an imposter doing all the things? This is exactly what Pilates instructor extraordinaire Lesley Logan and I discuss today. She is the founder of OnlinePilatesClasses.com. Lesley and I share practical tips on how to integrate the "Be It Till You See It" philosophy into everyday life, such as prioritizing self care and oh by the way–what even is self care?? This is like the conversation with ...