Hey Friend, This week we are talking with money coach Sarah Jones. Sarah is the owner of three businesses. Keeping Up With The Joneses Financial Coaching/ConsultingKarmen and Lil Gimmy (our full time rv travel page)He Brought the D (podcast and apparel company)She is  a multi-passionate creative who loves working with inspiring business owners and couples/individuals to bring peace, confidence, clarity, more effective communication and growth to your financial lives (both in business and personal) creating true financial freedom.In this week's episode, we talk about how money and food habits are often related at a much deeper level, and how understanding your habits in one area can help you understand, and ultimately change your habits in both areas. If you are in a place where you want to work on your relationship to money, reach out to Sarah to learn more about how she helps her clients create peace and confidence in their finances:Website :  www.keepingupwiththejonesesfc.comFacebook : www.facebook.com/kuwtjfcInstagram : www.instagram.com/keepingupwiththejonesesfcEmail : keepingupwiththejonesesfc@gmail.comAnd, if you're ready to ditch the diet, create a healthy and balanced lifestyle that is truly sustainable in all of life's crazy seasons, feel more confident in your body, then you can schedule a free consult / learn more by heading to alishacarlson.com

Hey friend! I'm so glad you're here with us this week for another amazing episode of The Strong(HER) Way. This week we are dusting off one of our most played episodes talking all about....morning routines, the power of them, and how you can create a morning routine that works for YOU and your jam packed schedule. If you feel like you've just been going through your day getting tossed around, or you've tried setting up a morning routine in the past only to not see it stick, this episode is for you. One of the most important things you can do when it comes to cultivating a more peaceful morning routine is to approach it with some flexibility. You gotta learn to roll with the punches without getting knocked out of the game. Grab your air pods, lace up your favorite walking shoes, and hit play on this episode. Aaand, if you're ready to take what you're learning here on the show and apply it directly to your life and goals, I want to invite you to a free consult call with me to see if my non diet approach is what you've been looking for. Head to alishacarlson.com to set up your consult. Want to hang out on social? You can find me here 👇🏼FBIG

Hey mama, Do you find yourself in the throws of raising littles? (even if you aren't...yet, this episode still has some gold for you too 😘)If so, then this episode is specifically for you IF you have felt like you *have* to workout at 5 am. This week I break down why this is actually not the best time to workout as a mom with little kids, what you can do instead, and how you can make sure you are balancing taking care of yourself as well as your home, family, and work life as well. I used to be so hard on myself, forcing myself out of bed no matter what to get to the gym by 5 am when my kids were little. I had no grace for the season of life I was in. I just thought this was the price to pay if I wanted to be fit and healthy. Turns out, you can't sacrifice health in other areas for long without paying a price for it. If you want to live a wholly balanced life, feeling satisfied and content in all areas, then you have to look at living your life with more intention, and less box checking. This is one area to start with. Mama, it's time to stop beating yourself up and to start living your life more fully and intentionally. If you're ready to feel less like you're constantly sprinting in your life and more like you're on a leisurely stroll, then head here to learn more about my non diet approach to help you live a healthy, fit, and happy lifestyle in all areas. IGFB

Hey Friend! We have a monumental episode for you this week....Our first ever guy guest makes his appearance this week.. Ironically, we recorded this episode one day after International Women's Day 😜. Brad shares his experience not only as a fitness trainer specializing in fitness in the over 40 crowd, but also valuable lessons he's learned in his own personal pursuit of living a fit and healthy life well beyond his 40s. He gives us powerful insight on what he WISHED he would have known back when he first started working out, and how he uses those life lessons to coach his own clients even better now.Over the last decade, Brad owned and operated three gym locations in Orange County, and oversaw 40+ independent personal trainers each with their unique training styles. He built a loyal following and sought-after client/trainer community culture within each of his gym locations.Post-COVID, Brad had to focus more on online training and had started his first fitness podcast called Over 40 Fitness Hacks.  He wanted the show to revolve around his passion of helping the over 40 crowd fight the aging process, while still having a social life.I hope you enjoy the wisdom Brad brings to this episode!Connect with Brad here:www.Over40FitnessHacks.comPodcast  Over 40 Fitness Hacks ______________________________________________Are you tired of thinking about food, your weight, and your body all day long? Want to have more energy and time? Ready to feel more confident in your body? If you are ready to take the next step in your fitness journey--and never want to diet again, email alisha@alishacarlson.com to learn more about my non diet approach designed to help you heal your relationship to food, exercise, your body, and most importantly, yourself. Everything flows from that.

Hey Friend!This week I'm sharing with you THE #1 you should NOT stop weighing yourself. I know, I know, this flies in the face of pretty much everything we've talked about over the past couple of years...buut, trust me, you're going to want to give this a listen. When you were a kid, and got scared of the monster under the bed, what was the best way to defeat the monster? Was it by hiding under the covers and just *trying* to pretend it wasn't there??ORWas it by grabbing your flashlight, your mom or your dad, and taking a look under the bed?If you're like me, you probably tried option one first...then quickly realized it didn't actually do the trick of not being afraid anymore. This is exactly what happens when you just decide to avoid the scale. Now, I'm not at all advocating for you to weigh yourself daily and most definitely NOT multiple times a day. What, I am suggesting is that you CAN use the scale as a tool, to your advantage. If you're gasping in disbelief right now, hit play, and let me know what you think ;) __________________________________________________________________________If you're ready to STOP fearing the scaleFeel more confident in your bodyHave a healthier relationship to food and exerciseI'm your gal. You can email alisha@alishacarlson.com to learn moreFBIG

Hey friend, we've all had those mornings that don't go quite as planned. The kids didn't sleep good. You didn't sleep good. You had an unexpected change to your schedule last minute. And....you're completely thrown off. Usually, we go 1 of 2 ways:-either completely throw in the towel with a why bother attitude-or we beat ourselves up. The women I work with are no strangers to being hard on themselves and putting a lot of pressure on themselves to juggle everything perfectly all the time. This all or nothing thinking doesn't only show up around food--it creeps into every area of your life. This is just one more example of that. If your mornings tend to feel stressful and a little chaotic, this episode is for you!____________________Ready to take what you're learning here and apply it directly to your own life? Email alisha@alishacarlson.com to book your free consultWant to connect?IGFBGet The Mindful Eating Project FREE

Hey friend, This week on the show we are interviewing guest expert Maja Miller. Maja is a metabolic health coach and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner. (A fancy way of saying that she uses clinical labs to analyze blood, urine, stool, hair, etc to figure out why her clients feel burned out, exhausted and sick. ) She then uses those results to create tailored and highly individualized protocols to reverse their symptoms.As high achieving women, we are no strangers to doing everything full throttle! Sometimes, this unfortunately comes at the expense of our own health and wellbeing. if you, like me are a natural born achiever who prides herself in her hard work and accomplishments, then you won't want to miss this episode. We talk about what adrenal fatigue actually is (and what it isn't), why it matters to you, how it might be showing up in your body through it's symptoms and practical ways you can work to de-stress your body's metabolism. If you want to learn more about working with Maja you can do so here. ____________________________________________________________________________Ready to take what you're learning here and apply it directly to your own life and body so you can begin to make healthier choices with ease while feeling more confident in your body? If that's a heck yes, email me directly at alisha@alishacarlson.com to to learn more about my non diet approach to help you:- create food freedom- a fit + healthy lifestyle that fits into the rest of your life- a sense of work/ life balance so you can show up as your best self in the key areas of your life.

Hey friend, this week on the show we are talking about diets. Now, you know I'm all about the NON-diet approach to food and fitness. But, this is a common topic amongst the clients I work with, so I wanted to address it from my point of view.Everyone wants to know what the best diet is for them because they are looking for the magic shortcut to whatever fitness/ health goal they are working on. The problem is not necessarily the diet themselves, but the way we approach them. Now, of course there are many diets that are and can be downright dangerous--However, usually the issues with diets is the way they make you think about food. Causing all sorts of disordered behaviors around foodMaking you feel guilty for eating "bad" food, or deprived because you 'can't have x,y,z"The only way you are going to know what type of diet works best for you and your body is by trying it out. And, the only way to explore this without having the awful experience of dieting is by healing your relationship to food, your body, and yourself (which is what I help you with) so that you can make choices around food that are healthy and aligned with your goals that also allow you to just live your life. IG | FBYour Free Gift 👇🏼The Mindful Eating Project

Hey friend! One of the key components to breaking up with dieting is learning how to understand your body's signals...including hunger. If you've dieted for a while (or ever in the past) then you might have some fear around hunger. It could look like:being afraid to feel hungry --> so you eat ahead of time/ over eat to NOT have to feel the deprivation that is often associated with the diet mentalityYou may also find you have become accustomed to feeling hungry (and miserable) all the time..yet, instead of feeding your body, you suffer through the hunger until it goes away or is "time to eat". Part of healing your relationship to food, is learning how to eat when you're hungry, and stop when you're not. In this MVP episode, we breakdown how to understand your hunger, what it's trying to tell you, and eat in a calm, neutral manner---not ignoring your hunger cues, but also not overeating/ eating just to avoid ever feeling hungry. Hunger is not a bad thing, it's just your body's way of letting you know it needs some food. Using the strategies from this episode will help you make peace with feeling hungry, not treating it like an emergency, and will help you honor your body with food (by not over or under eating). If you like what you hear, please leave us a review. And, if you are ready to take what you are learning here and apply it directly to your body and life, email alisha@alishacarlson.com to get started. IG/FBThe Mindful Eating Project

Cravings. We all have them. Some are really intense. Others are quieter, more subtle. All of them feel like an emergency in the moment. We can feel powerless against them. Not knowing how to say no to them without using will power, feeling deprived, and restricted...to the point, we just end up caving to them. Will on the surface, cravings and urges seem like a sign of your failing will power. They're not. There can be a few different reasons you're experiencing cravings:-mental/ emotional stress-your hormones are out of check-something is off with your gutUnderstanding what a craving/ urge is and where it comes from will help you handle them without relying solely on will power, feeling deprived/ restricted, or always caving to them. This is just one of the many things I help my clients with on a daily basis. If you want to take what you are learning here and apply it directly to your body, life, and goals, I can help with that. You can set up a free consult by either emailing alisha@alishacarlson.com or messaging me directly on IG/ FB. Want daily inspiration? Come follow me on IGGet access to The Mindful Eating Project FREE

Are you waiting on the scale or weight loss BEFORE you feel more confident in your body? I know this was a trap I was caught in for years...the scale literally ruled my life. I would hop on each morning, if the number was "good" --meaning it hadn't gone up or perhaps had even gone down a bit, I could have a good day. If on the other hand, it went up (or didn't change despite my hardest efforts)... I was doomed to have a bad day. Usually being more strict with myself..or feeling totally defeated and just saying screw it--why even bother. This was an exhausting emotional roller coaster I rode for years. Today's episode features an interview with Maggie Powell. Maggie and I recently teamed up on The Ditch the Diet Summit. Maggie is a certified health and life coach, specializing in mindset.  She struggled for years with low self-esteem, negative self-talk, lack of confidence, and body dysmorphia. Through her own mindset work and self-exploration, she has developed a healthy, loving relationship with herself. Now, she's passionate about helping other women find peace, confidence, and self-love for themselves.Her goal is to help other women find the same success that she has, but on a shorter path.  She works with clients 1:1 and in group coaching through The Clarity Catalyst, an 8-week journey in mindset and emotional intelligence.If you want to connect with Maggie further, you can check out what she is doing belowWebsite: https://www.healthyhappyher.com/Train Your Intuition: https://healthyhappyher.ck.page/intuition-workbookFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthyhappyher

Hey Friend!We know meal planning and prepping ahead of the 5'oclock  dinner hour is helpful. But, if we are being honest, we also kind of hate it..we hate feeling like we are eating the same thing over and over againwasting food because we made too muchor buying ONE ingredient for one recipe and having to throw the rest of it away. This week, I share with you my top tips to make meal planning and prep quick and easy (PLUS, I throw in some quick and dirty coaching to help you overcome your own brain's objections when it comes time to eat what you've planned/ prepped)________________________________________Register for the Ditch the Diet Summit Ready to make friends with food and your body? You can sign up for a free chat with my by emailing alisha@alishacarlson.com to see if my non diet approach is right for you.

When you think about yourself or your body, what is the first thing that comes up? If you're like the majority of the women I've worked with, it's usually not the most kind or loving thing. We are pretty good about noticing all of our body's flaws and ways it needs to be 'fixed' or improved. For many of my clients it can feel impossible to go from totally hating their bodies to feeling love toward them. That is where this concept comes from and can be super helpful in building a bridge of thoughts between where you are now in your relationship with your body and where you want to be.In order for new thoughts to take hold, it takes time, it takes care, and it takes nurturing. And it all happens one thought at a time.If you're ready to take this work deeper, and want to learn more about my non diet approach and how it can help you reach your fitness and life goals in a way that feels easy and totally doable then email me alisha@alishacarlson.com or connect with me on social.FB: https://www.facebook.com/thealishacarlsonIG: https://instagram.com/alishacarlson_ LinkedIN: https://linkedin.com/in/alishacarlson

Hey friend! We are back for part 2 of our peri menopause conversation with special guest expert Stasi Kasianchuk of Gennev. Stasi has over 10 years experience in the exercise and nutrition field, and has found her calling helping women navigate the oft confusing and frustrating time surrounding menopause. In part 1 we discussed what menopause is and isn't. As well as the peri-menopause years which can be up to 7-10 years BEFORE you actually go through menopause. In this episode we are focusing more on the practical things you can do with nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle management to support your body as it goes through these hormonal changes. If you want to connect with Stasi or learn more about what they are doing at Gennev, you can click the link. ________________________________________Ready for this to be the year of FOOD FREEDOM and feeling good in your body independent of what the scale says. If you're tired of letting the scale dictate your mood and basically every other area of your life, then I want to invite you to 1. grab your free ticket to the Ditch the Diet Summit happening February 17-192. Message or email me to set up a free chat to learn more about my non diet approach and how it can help you get to the root of your food issues so that you can get your life back. Email: alisha@alishacarlson.comIGFB

Hello friend,Menopause. If you haven't already gone through it, you will one day. And, as I learned from today's expert it is never too early to start preparing or too late to make some lifestyle changes to best support your body as it goes through this major hormonal shift. Today's expert, Stasi Kasianchuk has taken her 10+ years experience in nutrition and exercise, and has channeled it into helping women rock the peri-menopausal years. She uses a lifestyle medicine approach with her clients, and offers great encouragement to all women. In this episode we talk about what exactly menopause is,  the peri menopause years, and we get into some practical ways you can begin to support your body through food, exercise, stress management, and other lifestyle factors.If you want to learn more about Gennev or contact Stasi directly, you can do so here:Stasi@gennev.comwww.gennev.comAnd...if you've been listening to the show, applying what you've been learning, and are ready to take it deeper in your own life, you can email alisha@alishacarlson.com to get started. InstagramFacebook

Hey Friend! We are officially one week into the New Year! I know this time of year usually starts with a ton of hype around goals you've set for yourself. But, if you're like *most* people who set goals at the beginning of the year, come mid March, you've all but given up. Not this year, sister. This week on the show I am sharing with you some of the biggest takeaways I've learned from experience of working with other women to achieve their goals as well as from my own, and I've taken what I've learned from other experts and have of course put my own flavor on them. If you feel like you're constantly setting the same goals, the same way, only to find you never reach your goals, then this episode is for you!They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. If the way you've been approach your goals, health, and fitness or otherwise hasn't worked for you, then it might be time to upgrade your goal setting strategy. And, if you KNOW having someone in your corner to help hold you accountable and trouble shoot when things don't go your way is what you're looking for, I can help. Message me on IG or FB or email alisha@alishacarlson.com to set up a free chat.

Hey Friend, Welcome to the last episode of 2022! Of course, we are going to talk about goal setting with 2023 right around the corner. But, before you set your goals and go about tackling them the same way as every year in the past listen to this episode with special guest Mindset Coach Risa Haasbroek. We talk about the importance of getting your brain on board with your goals and how reframing the way you are thinking about your goals and yourself can not only help you reach your goals faster, but also enjoy your life and yourself more in the process. Connect with Risa and grab her freebie:The freebie with the emotions recording:https://risa4coaching.com/calm/Website: https://risa4coaching.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risa4coaching/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/risa.haasbroekReady to ditch dieting in the New Year, create a healthy lifestyle and a healthier relationship with food and yourself? Email alisha@alishacarlson.com to learn more about my non diet approach to food, fitness, and lifestyle transformation.

Hey friend, Do your days feel like they just blur together? Like after you had kids, life just got busy? You remember you used to have so much more time to hit the gym and workout. You used to do things other than work, cook, clean, and shuttle kids around. Maybe you find yourself feeling a little lost in motherhood....lost in your work, overwhelmed by everything everyone needs all the time. You find yourself looking for something to just feel easy---and often it's food. You grab whatever sounds good in the moment. Whatever is easiest, quickest, and most convenient. Even if you know it's not what will make you feel the best or what supports your goals the most. Often, you find yourself feeling stuck, like you're lacking motivation to do anything for yourself. You want to, but, you just don't see things changing. You've tried things in the past. You start strong for a bit, but when the results don't come fast enough, you call it quits. This week we are talking about some practical ways you can begin to find yourself apart from motherhood and your work. Want to learn more about the non diet approach I teach my clients? If you're ready to break up with dieting forever, create food freedom, fitness, and life transformation, email alisha@alishacarlson.com or message me on IG / FB

Hey friend! Happy Monday.  This week we are talking all about how to balance exercise and healthy eating as a busy mom. This comes up for all of the women I work with. They are busy running their households, their businesses, or their kids around, and often, feel like they have little or no time left to take care of themselves. They've tried 'just getting up earlier' only to find their kids also get up with them..(I've been there) A lot of the time they just end up feeling more frustrated and annoyed. And still not exercising or making healthier choices around food. It's time we ditch the idea we have to make all of the changes at once. That you have to do it all perfectly, and that you need your day to go according to your plan in order for you to be successful in this area of your life. You'll be the most successful at this when you:- drop perfectionism and all or nothing thinking-do what you can do each day-stop putting pressure on yourself to make all the changes all at once-and, you focus on making small changes, consistently. Share this episode with another busy mama who needs to hear this!And, if you're ready to take what you're learning here on the podcast and apply it deeper to your own life and goals, message me on IG or FB or email alisha@alishacarlson.com to learn more about my non diet approach to help you create food freedom and feel more confident in your body + your life.

This week kicks off the holiday season! It can also be a tricky season to navigate when it comes to eating, drinking, and spending. Often times this season is marked by a lot of 'over'ing---over eating, drinking, and spending. Ironically all three things are usually connected and have similar root causes.  I've gathered a few of my best strategies to help not only survive the holidays, but come out even thriving through them as well. If you're ready to do the holidays differently around food and drinking, this episode is just for you. And, if you're ready to take what you are learning here and apply it even deeper to your own life, you can email alisha@alishacarlson.com or message me on IG or FB to learn more about my non diet approach to see if it's right for you.