Latest Healthyfamily Podcast Episodes
Dealing With Chaos In Your Blended Family
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - May 08, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAnybody dealing with a little bit of chaos right now?? It's so easy for the things that are happening around us to incite responses that can resemble frustration, confusion, anger, axiousness or depression. But do we have to keep going through these cycles? Is our respsponse automated based on t...
Answers To Blended Family Questions (Pt. 3)
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - April 24, 2024 21:52 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsI took the time to answer some blended family questions that I'm sure each of us can relate to!
Have You Accepted Yourself?
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - April 10, 2024 12:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsDo you accept yourself? As you are? At this very moment? Most are either slow to answer the question or quick to pinpoint areas that require some serious maintenance. However, it's not just possible, but it is necessary that we are content even in the midst of our efforts to improve. Each of u...
Do As I Say, Not As I Do! (Hypocritical Parenting) - w/Margo Wallace
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - March 27, 2024 12:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOur walk does not always match the talk... You don't have to be a monster for a bit of hypocricy to show up in your parenting. In fact, the more we reflect the love and character of Jesus, the more likely we'll be to recognize the inconsistencies in the way that we lead. Parenting with integrit...
Coming Into Relationships Wounded
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - March 13, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHave you ever come to the realization that you're carrying wounds from a previous relationship? Have you underestimated the impact that yesterday's wounds are having in this present moment? Welcome to the club! Our relationships, especially our love interests, can result in emotional, mental a...
The Death Trap Of Being A People Pleaser
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - February 28, 2024 13:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsRealizing that you're a people pleaser is a tough revelation! What may have started as a healthy desire to provide support and satisfaction for others, can become an inability to hold back our precious time, attention and resources. When the gift of kindness has become corrupt, we can become the...
How To Handle Being Disliked
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - February 14, 2024 13:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe can be "well meaning" in our efforts and genuine about our intent to love and support everyone that we encounter. Regardless, we will likely find ourselves on the receiving end of disapproval from others at some point. If we're being honest, this typically isn't a comfortable position to be i...
#95 - From ER Doc To Wellness Physician: Inside The Sickcare System
Nutrition Made Simple - February 07, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn this episode, join Nicole Aucoin as she engages in a conversation with Dr. Tom McCoy, an advocate for CrossFit health and a proponent of shifting the healthcare approach from reactive to preventive. Dr. McCoy, a former ER physician, shares his insightful journey and frustrations within the co...
#94 - Understanding Blood Sugar Management & Leveraging Continuous Glucose Monitoring Before A Diabetes Diagnosis
Nutrition Made Simple - January 31, 2024 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn this podcast episode, Nicole Aucoin welcomes back Brittany Wharton to delve into her recent continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) experiment and its profound implications for health. Brittany shares her firsthand experience with CGM, shedding light on the role of vegetables and post-meal walk...
#93 - Avery's Story Of Overcoming Breast Cancer & Taking Control Of Her Health
Nutrition Made Simple - January 26, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn this episode, Nicole Aucoin welcomes Avery Quinn, a breast cancer survivor who recently completed the 12-week scholarship program with Compete for a Cure. Avery shares her journey, discussing the challenges she faced during conventional treatment and the transformative impact of personalized ...
Being A Step-Parent - The Problem w/NACHO Parenting (REPLAY)
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - January 24, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsI felt the need to reshare last years most popular episode! I heard from a number of stepparents how difficult it was for them to practice the NACHO parenting style. These individuals had a difficult time embracing the the idea of "not my kid, not my problem." The issue of adopting this approach...
#92 - The Secret To Reaching Your Goals: Tips From Jon Acuff
Nutrition Made Simple - January 24, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn this podcast episode, Nicole Aucoin engages in a dynamic conversation with Jon Acuff on the art of goal-setting. Jon shares a comprehensive approach to goal-setting, breaking it into five key categories: career, finances, relationships, health, and fun. He advocates a flexible and iterative s...
#91 - Understanding The Core Four Pillar Of Health: Inside The Healthy Steps Nutrition Framework
Nutrition Made Simple - January 19, 2024 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn this episode, Nicole Aucoin, founder and dietitian at Healthy Steps Nutrition, provides essential insights into the organization's four pillars of health: nutrition, sleep, daily movement, and mindset. Aucoin underscores the significance of adopting gradual, sustainable steps to prevent and r...
How To Save Your Marriage - w/Claire Jorgensen
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - January 10, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHow do I get my marriage back on track? Is a loving and fruitful relationship even realistic? It seems people are asking these type of questions more than ever! Claire Jorgensen is convinced that "all marriages can be saved," and she follows through with this belief within her practice. As a coa...
Are You And Your Spouse On The Same Page? - w/Margo Wallace
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - December 27, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe connection with your spouse is what keeps the relationship alive and fruitful! Our ability to endure the give and take that comes with family also depends on our efforts to remain on the same page. During this episode Margo and I discuss how we practice the life saving tool of checking in wi...
Qualities of A Step-Parent - Expert Communicator
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - December 14, 2023 18:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn all realtionships, whether they are thriving or on the verge of falling apart, communication is one of the major factors. Both the quantity and the quality of our words will either serve the purpose of strengthening and affirming our relationships, or they will be a source of pain and discour...
What Our Kids Need - Peace During The Holidays (REPLAY)
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - December 06, 2023 19:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIt's the perfect time to bring this episode back! Holidays are truly a blessing and serve as a great opportunity for gratitude and connection. While there is no doubt that this can be achieved within the blended family, we can acknowledge that there are some hurdles (or landmines) that seem to i...
Qualities Of A Step-Parent - The Will To Fight
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - November 22, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIt's likely not possible to be a great step-parent without being a fighter! The ability to pick battles, fight fair, endure, and get back up after getting knocked down, are just a few ways that this quality shows up. A few of our greatest bouts will be against: Ourselves and the lies that we ...
Coming To A Crossroads
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - November 08, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsI've gotten so much revelation over the last couple of months. One of my conclusions - I've been playing the fence! My desire to see individuals and families transformed pales in comparison to Gods desire for the family unit. What could be better than knowing that we can go to the source Himself...
Qualities Of A Step-Parent - Emotionally Stable
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - October 25, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEmotional stability is an underrated commodity. Proverbs 25:28 states, "Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls." We aren't as familiar with the necessity of literal walls today, but they once meant the difference between a safe and functional civilizati...
Qualities Of A Step-Parent - Quick To Forgive
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - October 11, 2023 07:05 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsBeing quick to forgive is much more about strength than it is about being passive! This is one of the more impactful qualities that a Step-parent can bring into their family dynamic, and continue to develop. Among the things that forgiveness provides are: Freedom of Expression Relationship S...
Are Blended Families Really That Hard?
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - September 27, 2023 21:10 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAre blended families really THAT hard? Most of us understand that any and every family comes with their challenges. However, there is a level of struggle that seems unreasonable. Or maybe 'the trial' has lasted so long that you wonder whether this is to be expected, or is your situation out of t...
Understanding Betrayal Trauma - w/Kristi Mears
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - September 13, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAs an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, Kristi Mears specializes in serving clients that have experienced trauma in relation to betrayal. Kristi has found that this issue in particular is pervasive in nature. This is in part due to the reality that intimacy within our relationships creates ...
Stuck Without Commitment - "What Are We?"
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - August 30, 2023 05:45 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIt has probably never been so difficult for two people to get on the same page! The confusion around relationships and how they should be done seems to be growing by the day. This is no way to build a foundation for the future. In order to avoid the moment where we're trying to define our relati...
"I'm Pregnant" - w/Margo Wallace
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - August 09, 2023 03:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsSuch a powerful conversation! Margo was entirely unprepared for the moment when she realized that she was pregnant. The fact that there was zero stability in her relationship only made things more complicated. Unfortunately, her experience is not as irregular as one would think. Margo was aw...
Is Your Child Lacking w/Kathy Tempco
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - July 26, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsA child can hardly help but to be a reflection of their environment. Behavior, attention spans, demeanor, mannerisms and so many other indicators point to whether their needs are being met, or whether they're lacking in some way. Kathy Tempco has been working closely with young learners for almo...
Stuck Without Commitment - The Savior Complex
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - July 12, 2023 03:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhen does the desire to help end, and the attempt to be someones savior begin? This can be such a tough line to identify. Lending a hand or providing support shouldn't result in the sacrifice of our well-being. Nor do we want to rob people of the opportunity to develop and build character during...
How To Plan For College w/Brad Baldridge
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - June 28, 2023 03:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsGetting our kids to college can be difficult. The blended family dynamic tends to present additional challenges. Brad Baldridge has worked with thousands of families as a college funding specialist, so he knows what it takes for our kids to pursue a higher eduation! Whether you need information ...
#90 - The One Thing That’s Influencing Your Ability To Reach Your Weight Loss Goals More Than You Think
Nutrition Made Simple - May 31, 2023 06:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn this podcast episode, Nicole Aucoin discusses the influence of our environment on our ability to achieve weight loss goals. She emphasizes the importance of making the healthy choice the easy choice by structuring our physical and social environments to support our goals. Aucoin shares person...
Are You Still A Victim?
Blended - Navigating The Blended Family Experience - May 25, 2023 01:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOur challenges don't determine whether we become victims; ultimately, we do. That may be hard for many to wrap their heads around considering the frequency of the offense and how deeply they've been impacted. Nonetheless, we have the ability to accept that those moments have had a residual impac...
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