Living Life Beyond the Couch Podcast

Living Life Beyond the Couch Podcast

Hosted by: Jacalyn Poyner

My life started when I finally got off the couch. You can live your best life beyond the couch.

Episodes

The War Within: What If You Stopped Trying to Fix Yourself? - Ep. 111

Season #4

Today we're going to talk about something that I think is at the heart of so many of the struggles that women experience with food, their weight, their bodies, their emotions, and honestly… themselves. And that is...
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The Hidden Cost of Using Food to Cope - Ep. #110

Season #4

Food is not the enemy. Enjoying food is not a problem. Comforting yourself is not wrong. The goal is not to take away something that brings you joy. The goal is to understand when food has become responsible for...
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Food as Comfort: What Your Brain Is Trying to Protect - Ep. #109

Season #4

Why do certain foods feel like so much more than food? Have you ever had a food that instantly takes you back? Sometimes we find ourselves reaching for food when we aren't physically hungry because food represents...
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Why You Eat When You're Not Hungry - Ep. #108

Season #4

One of the most powerful things you can learn about emotional eating is this: The behavior is usually not the beginning of the story. There is always something that comes before. A feeling. A thought. A situation. A...
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Breaking the "I'll Start Monday" Cycle - Ep. #107

Season #4

How many times have you said, "I'll start Monday." You don't need a re-start. You need a next choice. One choice does not determine the outcome. It's your next choice that matters. Ask yourself: "What is one choice I...
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The Difference Between Physical Hunger and Emotional Hunger - Ep. #106

Season #4

How do you know when you're actually hungry? When you find yourself wanting food, try asking these four questions: Am I physically hungry? What am I feeling right now? What happened right before this craving? What do...
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Why Smart Women Still Struggle With Food - Ep. #105

Season #4

"Knowledge changes your mind. Compassion changes your life." One of the biggest misconceptions in the health world is that people struggle because they don't know enough. But let's think about that. Most women who...
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What Are You Really Hungry For? - Ep. #104

Season #4

"Sometimes we're feeding our stomachs when it's really our hearts that are hungry." Many women have spent decades listening to diet rules so often that they've forgotten how to listen to their own bodies. Something to...
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Emotional Eating Isn't the Problem - It's the Messenger - Ep. #103

Season #4

"Food isn't speaking louder than your willpower. It's often speaking louder than your unmet needs." If you've ever found yourself standing in front of the pantry after a long day, wondering, "Why do I keep doing this?...
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Compassion, Relationships & Your Health - Ep. #102

Season #4

In this podcast episode of Living Life Beyond the Couch, I'm sharing five things that were shared with me, in hopes that they help you to learn to forgive yourself and have compassion for yourself - no matter what...
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5 Ways to Build Self Trust Ep. #101

Season #4

Self-trust isn't some personality trait you either have or you don't, it's something you build. In this podcast, I will walk you through five specific things that I think you have to do to create self-trust. None of...
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Facing the Hard to Find Yourself Ep. #100

Season #4

What I had to learn is that life is 50/50 and half of it is going to be good and half of it is going to be hard. You can change your zip code, your job, your relationship status, your whole entire life on the outside...
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