FitMama Jen Oliver

Hey Hey FitMama, I have been having so many questions from my DMs asking about how to stop cravings for habits and foods that we want to stop doing. How do we stop! Well, managing cravings is easier than you think. It needs to start with wanting to change something that isn't working for you. Spending too much money? Eating foods that are not serving you? Drinking too much? Skipping workouts? I know, I know, it's tempting, but you know how much better you will feel when you don’t give in. I go into detail for these 20 simple ways to support you in managing your cravings, regardless what the craving is for!
Awareness 
Distraction - replacing - modifying
Mindfulness (yoga, journaling, breath awareness)
Cleaning /Declutttering
Exercise (esp outdoor walks)
Outings/day trip/make trip plans
Reading/learning
Time with kids
Cooking/meal prep
Time with partner (intimacy) or self intimacy time
Creativity (writing, art, music, dance)
Therapy/coaching
Breathwork 
Meditation or prayer
Go to sleep
Eat enough protein each meal 30-50 g and healthy fats will keep you full longer (no blood sugar ups and downs)
Limit sweets to special occasion
Don’t buy foods that you overeat 
Make a short term goal to work towards
Tracking goals for short term and choosing manageable ones
Please send me a note jen@fitmamaforever.com and Come find me on Instagram! Let me know what topics on the podcast you want to hear about!
Book in a call or breathwork session with me here!
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Hey Hey FitMama, I am so grateful to bring you my incredibly inspiring and informative interview with international keynote speaker, Erin Stafford. Erin shares with us what the Type A trap is and how to avoid burnout. This is a very real situation to consider when striving and driving forward in this life we live as FitMamas! Erin has an assessment in the book, which is also available on her website here to have a clear view whether you may be headed towards burnout. And these are not all things you would think of right away! Erin also takes us through her 5 mindset shifts that will allow us to not only see things from a different perspective but also find actions that support us out of the burnout track and back on track to thrive. Please share this episode with someone who will benefit and please subscribe, rate and review the FitMama Podcast. 
You can find Erin on Instagram and her website. Feel free to reach out and say hi to her! Follow her for more burnout and tips for avoiding the Type A Trap!
Please send me a note jen@fitmamaforever.com and Come find me on Instagram! Let me know what topics on the podcast you want to hear about!
Episode brought to you by Oura Ring. And grab a copy of my book for the pregnant woman or mom in your life!

Hey Hey FitMama, today I am sharing some facts and opinions comparing and contrasting therapy and coaching.
Have you ever worked with a coach or therapist?
I share some benefits to each modality and how I have used both at different times for different purposes.
I love the work I do with my clients as a coach and I share some ways we work together to support your goals!
Please send me a note jen@fitmamaforever.com and Come find me on Instagram! Let me know what topics on the podcast you want to hear about!
Episode brought to you by Oura Ring. And grab a copy of my book for the pregnant woman or mom in your life!
 

FitMama! On today’s episode I have the brilliant Dr. Jen Newell. Dr. Jen is a seasoned skin strategist who adores addressing dermatological concerns. She offers next level support for patients by resolving their skin issues from both the inside out and the outside in. In addition, she wants to obliterate the mainstream habit of marketing beauty by preying on women’s insecurities.
Creating bespoke care plans for every unique patient is her happy place. Moreover, she loves witnessing how a change in a person’s skin health becomes reflected in their confidence and as a result considers it a great privilege to be able to help in that transformation.
Today we talk about many skin topics such as how to choose a sunscreen, what creams and skincare protocols to use, how to know what’s right for your skin, what Dr. Jen’s thoughts are on societal pressures regarding aging, teen skincare, root causes of skin issues and so much more. Don’t miss this episode and share it with a friend!
Find her, follow her and send her a message here on Instagram, she has an amazing store of products at her SHOP and here is her website for Connected Skin and Health.
Here is a special code: FITMAMA for everything at her shop!!
Please send me a note jen@fitmamaforever.com and Come find me on Instagram! Let me know what topics on the podcast you want to hear about!

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Hey FitMama! I am here for you today with some real talk on habits and behaviors in our regular routine and looking at:
What are they and how do they affect us (Shopping, drinking, gambling, coffee, procrastinating etc)
Are they giving or taking from us? (Which one more?)
Do they serve us? Maybe they did in the past but they no longer do. Take stock.
When it comes to how we spend our time “working,” or “escaping,” or “self-care,” or “mom time,” or “wife time,” what are we doing that feels like we do it and we can’t stop? It lifts us in some way but really goes against our goals? Online shopping? Scrolling? Quick fixes? Drama? Stress? Drinking or drugs when you know it's not healthy? It’s giving us the dopamine hit we desire. Or lighting up that part of the brain. We try to stop and it feels hard or we give up and erode our self-trust.
Is there a habit that is getting in your way? Take a life/time audit and track what you do all day to notice any patterns of addictive behaviors (don’t hide from the subconscious ones that we do without thinking). 
Notice (time audit)
Stop
Go for 30-100 days
Feel. Do the work. Recovery awareness of self and CBT
Reintroduce if desired and feels safe
Record and remember
Engage in life. Notice. Want to escape from your life?
Noticing is both first and last. Are you living a life you want to escape from? This is something to be aware of. Otherwise these addictive behaviors can pop up out of the blue or have been there for years or even decades. No judgment!
I hope this episode opens up some new perspective for you. Please send me a note!
jen@fitmamaforever.com and Come find me on Instagram!
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Hey FitMama! I am super excited to bring you one of my fave teachers and practitioners on this planet and that is Laurie Anne Briere! Laurie Anne is a somatic practitioner, Transforming Touch® therapist, and student of Somatic Experiencing®.
Her mission is to support humans in reconnecting with the body’s primary language, the language of sensation and emotion, so they can expand their nervous system capacity, cultivate a felt sense of safety, and experience more joy and presence. She trusts that given the right space, time, support, and permission, our bodies can complete the responses that might have been thwarted. After studying birth psychology, childbirth education, and interpersonal neurobiology, she now specializes in working somatically with pre- and perinatal trauma to support the healing of our earliest imprints.
Healing early trauma allows us to move through the world feeling safe, protected, seen, heard, and loved. Her approach is trauma-informed, strength-based, and attachment-based. She is a mentor for me in my trauma-informed breathwork course by Pause and Samantha Skelly. 
Find her at her website and on Instagram! Laurie Anne is a wealth of information and wisdom, tune in now and share this episode with someone you love! Episode brought to you by Oura Ring. And grab a copy of my book for the pregnant woman or mom in your life!