I promise. You need to get your picture taken.

In this episode I share the mic with my photographer, Laura Benn. We share an intimate conversation about how to get comfortable getting your picture taken and why it’s so important that you do.

Whether you’re in business and need photos for your branding, you’ve avoid family photography or you just need to create more memories, this episode will help you reframe how to think about each picture.

I share my own personal journey with professional photography and how I felt getting my picture taken years ago compared to now and how I’ve changed my perspective. We give you real tips on how to have a great picture taken and how to think about this snapshot in time in your life (and why you’ll want to capture it).

Laura works with women who are looking for professional and branding photography, and I can say, she’s amazing. You can find her on Instagram (@gooseberrystudios) and at her website (https://lauralbenn.com/)

PS: I tell a story of a “kids say the darndest things” moment that does include some swearing in this episode. Just an FYI.

There are a few things that would happen in a one-to-one appointment with patients that change how successful they are. Your health hinges on your ability to execute your habits, and yet we have such difficulty making change.

Here are some new ideas.

In this episode, we talk about my first course, The Pillars of Perimenopause, which is a habit change challenge slash educational program to help you actually change and equip you to have a better health experience in your 40s and 50s.

You can register before May 1, and then we can all start together as a group.

My takeaways for habit change?

• You need to have a new conversation in your head about your habits and I'll give you the script that will turn everything around.
• You need to understand the MVP (minimum viable products) for your habits.
• You need to eliminate tension and move the "line" you've drawn around your self-investment.

I hope you join us for the course. It's currently 50% off and has a few fun bonus offers for our first cohort.

In this week’s episode, we discuss where ‘root cause’ medicine comes from and where things have gone wrong.

I share my insights for how treating the root cause can look like

• Addressing the risk factors that set you up for a chronic condition

• Treating co-morbidities to help improve your health status

• Making changes to your lifestyle to reduce your future need for medication or the need for increased medication

• Co-supporting long term medication prescriptions to help you get the most out of your prescription.

What root cause medicine isn’t is the relentless pursuit of the one thing that’s gone wrong in your life and health that, if you reverse it, will cause all your health problems to go away.

The inspiration for this episode came after a national news article about how Naturopathic Doctors in Canada are “not” a solution to the healthcare crisis. One of the things the article pointed out is that we search for the root cause, which is harmful. We break down that phrase, and when root cause medicine is important and valuable, and when to let the goal go.