ELITE, SCHMELITE

With just a couple clicks we are bombarded with lists. Like… Top ten super foods Top 5 anti-inflammatory foods Top 7 best yoga poses Top 10 lists of top 10 best berries You get the gist of the list. But let’s not forget the ‘optimals’: The perfect proportion of carbohydrate to protein that one should […]

EARN YOUR KEEP

There is a difference between earning what you want and being handed what you want. When you earn it, you value it. When you earn it, you’re a happier person for having earned it. And yet, despite understanding this fact, most of us are still heavily drawn to quick fixes – shortcuts that promise us […]

Finding Your Voice

In 1995 I recorded and released my very first album. It is long out of print, but over the last few years I’ve featured a couple songs from it on podcast episodes. But, here’s the thing: as an album, the dang thing makes me cringe. But while these days I cringe, I very clearly remember […]

The Ol’ Switcheroo Effect

It’s been a little while since I’ve blogged, but for those of you who don’t know, I ended my podcast. Done. Finished. Moving on. This week I felt like posting a blog. About ending the podcast, this I know for sure : It was time. It was simply time. I didn’t make a pros and cons list. I didn’t ask […]

AtN Podcast 222: the end.

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The end. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! Health Made Simple: A ground-breaking healthy eating system MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural See me live: Sedona VegFest (Sedona, AZ, January 20/21, […]

AtN Podcast 221: A Little Dabble Do Ya

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Dabble in the extremes, thrive in the middle. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! Health Made Simple: A ground-breaking healthy eating system MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family Donate to the Podcast! | AtN Podcast Merchandise | Approaching the Natural See me live: […]

AtN Podcast 220: Practice Makes Imperfect

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A successful Small Stepper understands that to live a good life means building a practice where one no longer chases perfection. A practice that embraces this fact: to live a diversified, multi-faceted, adventurous life means embracing imperfection. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! Health Made Simple: A ground-breaking healthy eating system […]

AtN Podcast 219: The Two Headed Monster

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Humans have two heads. Both serve their purpose, but let’s make sure both have a voice in our lives…listen in to find out what the heck I’m talking about (I know I will!). SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a […]

AtN Podcast 218: Fix the Vacuum

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If all we focus on is what we want to stop doing, we have no idea what to do in its place. There is a vacuum left by simply not doing something. Fix that by small stepping — taking actions that fill in the empty space with new, healthier behaviors. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps […]

AtN Podcast 217: The Profit of the Prophet

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Prophets, gurus, actors, politicians. To succeed in this world we must learn to separate the person from the message, and refuse to give our power away to anyone. More on this in this episode. SmallSteppers.com: Learn my Small Steps system in this 12-week program! MY NEW BOOK: Raising healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and […]

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