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Dr. L.'s Healthy Practices' Podcast
Episodes
354 episodes
Losing Weight After 50.
As you get older, you may notice that it is increasingly difficult to lose weight. This is especially true after you pass the milestone 50th birthday. Don’t fret though, as there are many tips you can use to help you to effectively lose weight ...
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How Gratitude Helps Buffer Against Burnout.
People often talk about how gratitude is a mindset shift, but in reality, it has the power to impact you far more deeply than that. While choosing to be grateful and adopting a gratitude practice can indeed change your whole mindset, it also ha...
Five Things You Can Be Hopeful About Even When It Looks as if All is Lost.
Everyone has times in their life when things look grim. They might even seem to be hopeless. The world can feel like a scary place, and you alone in the middle of it. But history has shown that even in the worst of times, people have chosen to ...
Overcoming Obstacles by Removing Self-Doubt.
People doubt themselves and their abilities. When it becomes a chronic situation, it can hold people back from getting what they want. Confidence will break through the barriers caused by obstacles.You need to recognize when an obstacle ...
Using Obstacles as Opportunities
At some point in everyone’s life, they will come across obstacles. Many people are not prepared for these obstacles and it causes them to stumble. But when you discover that obstacles can be opportunities, then you will be better prepared to ha...
Six Habits For Improved Overall Wellness.
So many people today seek wellness, but it can be a daunting task to take on. Adopting micro-habits will help you improve your physical and mental wellness. These habits don’t take much time or effort, and their effects can be quite significant...
Self-Blame and Self-Criticism Are Not Healthy Choices.
Self-blame refers to a person’s tendency to consider themselves at fault, especially when things don’t go as well as planned, even if the cause or events were beyond their control. A pattern of self-blame leads a person to feel constantly guilt...
Excellent Rules for Living: Don’t Allow Other People to Over Influence You.
Everyone has opinions about each other. Humans naturally attempt to make sense of the world by matching new experiences with things they already know. Some people can be very vocal about their opinions of you. One of the excellent rules for liv...
Twelve Self-Check-In Prompts To Understand Your Stress Triggers.
Stress doesn’t usually arrive loudly. It tends to slip into your day quietly—through a racing thought, a sudden mood shift, tension in your shoulders, or a sense that something just feels “off.” Most people try to manage stress by reacting to i...
10 Ways To Support Your Mental Health When Life Feels Overwhelming.
If you have ever experienced a state of overwhelm, you know that it can happen slowly rather than all at once. The noise and distraction of a constant stream of content and notifications, and the emotional toll of a never-ending to-do list, can...
10 Lifestyle Changes That Can Dramatically Improve Your Mental Health.
Your mental health is vitally important. When you’re feeling mentally well, your physical and emotional health benefit as well. However, it can be challenging to support your mental health and overall well-being properly. If you are ready to li...
Nine Honest Reflections That Reveal How Stress Is Impacting You.
Stress has a quiet way of weaving itself into your life. It doesn’t always arrive with obvious warning signs or dramatic moments. More often, it shows up subtly, in your thoughts, your habits, your energy, and even your relationships. The chall...
Mental Health Struggles That Are Actually Rooted in Stress.
Out of nowhere, you might be stressed without knowing why. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed, but you’re not alone. Stress shows up in unexpected ways. It can come from something you’ve never even considered before. When you’re stressed about som...
Time Management In The Workplace - Boosting Productivity And Reducing
We live in the era of high velocity, where our speediness is essential, especially in the workplace. Heavy workloads, tight deadlines, demanding customers, meetings, unexpected projects, and long hours affect our productivity and health. <...
Mindfulness Meditation: Your Tool For Healing Anxiety.
Formal research on mindfulness for anxiety treatment goes back to the late 1970’s. Mindful explains that results have been mixed, with some studies showing that mindfulness reduces anxiety and others showing that it doesn’t. That sa...
Six Easy Self-Care Practices For Emotional Detox And Mental Clarity.
While trying to find an effective self-care practice for emotional detox and clarity, it’s important to understand that you need to put yourself first. It may be difficult to do, especially if the people around you seem to be demanding. Learn t...
Aging and Mental Health
As you get older, you may find it increasingly difficult to have a positive outlook on life. There are certain stages of life that are difficult to endure, such as losing loved ones, coping with chronic medical conditions and having lower energ...
The Journey to Self-Love: Embracing Your Imperfections.
The journey to self-love isn’t any pursuit of perfection. Rather, it is a complex process that involves embracing your imperfections and accepting yourself. The world today may often demand flawlessness, but building self-love involves ap...
Six Habits for Overall Wellness
The Power Of HabitsHabits are the quiet architects of our lives. While we often credit motivation or big decisions for our progress, it’s actually the small, repeated actions, performed daily that shape who we become. A single cho...
Push Yourself Beyond Your Comfort Zone.
Everyone has a place we call the “comfort zone.” It is comfortable, familiar, and safe. However, your comfort zone can become a hindrance to your success, especially if you remain stuck there for too long. Sure, you feel secure, but sometimes i...
The Power Of Kindness For Personal Happiness.
The power of kindness is important to us all. We think that we are just being nice, but we are doing so much more at the same time. From lowering stress to boosting your mood, the power of being kind to others can be real. Just a bit of kindnes...
Seven Ways to Reconnect With Yourself When You Feel Lost.
Reconnecting with yourself when you feel lost means tuning back in to your own thoughts, feelings, values, and needs instead of living on autopilot or only reacting to outside pressure. It is less about becoming a different person and more abou...
Ten Self-Care Tips To Create Life Balance.
Perseverance is a vital ingredient to achieving success. It multiplies your talents and allows you to use them more effectively. If you cannot persevere, your talent doesn’t matter, since you’ll never achieve your full potential. It’s sometimes...
Ten Signs You Are Stuck And Need To Engage In Personal Growth.
If something feels off in your life, there is a chance that you are feeling stuck and need to engage in some personal growth. While all people experience the feeling of “being stuck” in life a little differently, there are some signs that you a...
Ten Areas Of Self-Improvement Everyone Should Consider.
Self-improvement is not about striving for perfection, it’s about progress. It’s about looking at your life with honesty, curiosity, and courage, then making intentional choices to grow into a fuller version of yourself. Everyone’s ...