BariAftercare: The Podcast Connie Stapleton, Ph.D.

Strange name for a podcast episode! But not if you listened to last week’s episode, because it was called the First Six “How’s” of Happiness. What the heck is a “How” of Happiness anyway? Quite simply, it’s a way to increase your happiness… and the 12 items listed in the book titled The How of Happiness have been scientifically researched and proven to help you increase your levels of happiness. And who isn’t up for that? Listen in and get the scoop on the remaining six proven ways you can increase your happiness. AND… since this podcast is all about post-op living, I’ve shared suggestions for using each of these ways to increase happiness as part of your daily post-op living! So let’s get started!
Resources:
BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
Book: The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Book: A Philospher’s Notes: On Optimal Living, Creating an Authentically Awesome Life, and Other Such Goodness
Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
Instgram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
Instagram: @chefhealthyhenry (Henry Baker)
Instagram: @cale101 (Caleshia Haynes)
Instagram: @myweightishistory (Rob Dimedio)

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Do you know HOW to be happy? We all have an idea of what being happy means, but did you know there is a LOT of research on the topic of happiness. A woman named Sonja Lyubomirsky wrote a book called The How of Happiness in which she lists “how” to create and increase your happiness. I thought this list of 12 “Hows” of happiness fit right in with creating an overall healthy lifestyle for bariatric patients… well, for all people, actually. In this episode, I talk about the first 6 of the ways you can increase your happiness and specifically how to apply each to these items to your daily post-op life! Let’s get started so YOU can begin to increase YOUR happiness!  
Resources:
BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
Book: The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Book: A Philospher’s Notes: On Optimal Living, Creating an Authentically Awesome Life, and Other Such Goodness
Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
Instgram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
Instagram: @chefhealthyhenry (Henry Baker)
Instagram: @cale101 (Caleshia Haynes)
Instagram: @myweightishistory (Rob Dimedio)

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I couldn’t decide what to call this episode. I thought about calling it Those Old Habits That Seem to Creep Back In… Why? Because I hear that saying so frequently! “I can lose weight… but I just can’t seem to keep it off! Those old habits just creep back in.” I wonder every time… what do they creep back in on? Tiny little legs? Let’s get honest with ourselves, my friends! Habits do not have anything with which to creep back into your life. If you have returned to engaging in unhealthy eating habits – YOU have done the creeping… back to the pantry or back to the freezer!  Another tidbit of honesty… if you’re planning to have bariatric surgery… it – the surgery – does nothing to address unhealthy habits and YOU will re-engage in those unhealthy habits unless you learn some new tools. Which is what we do on this podcast! Offer you some tools so you CAN get that weight off and KEEP it off! Enough… Let’s get started!
Resources:
BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
Instgram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
Instagram: @chefhealthyhenry (Henry Baker)
Instagram: @cale101 (Caleshia Haynes)
Instagram: @myweightishistory (Rob Dimedio)
Instagram: @growwithshe (Shea Quinn)
Instagram: @theweightingtable

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This episode of the podcast was so much fun to record! I got to interview Shea Quinn, who many of you may know from her two … yes, TWO podcasts! She hosts Grow with Shea on which she talks not only about her journey of weight loss following bariatric surgery, but openly discusses issues related to emotional healing, something everyone can relate to. Shea is also a host on the Weighting Table podcast along with her co-hosts Rob and Murph. These three talk about hottest topics in the bariatric and weight loss community. Shea was delightful to talk with… we stuck mostly to weight loss talk, had lots of great laughs and also went to some super sensitive places, making this an incredibly “REAL” and relatable interview! You’re gonna love it. Let’s get started!
Resources:
BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
Instgram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
Instagram: @chefhealthyhenry (Henry Baker)
Instagram: @cale101 (Caleshia Haynes)
Instagram: @myweightishistory (Rob Dimedio)
Instagram: @growwithshe (Shea Quinn)
Instagram: @theweightingtable the

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Anger is a normal and yes, a HEALTHY emotion! What can be unhealthy about anger is the way one expresses it. Equally unhealthy – and literally dangerous to your physical health – is NOT expressing anger at all! Yep! Unexpressed anger can increase your levels of stress, which, in turn, can increase the likelihood that you develop high blood pressure, heart problems and diseases related to inflammation! Learning to express anger in an assertive way is critical! Knowing HOW to express anger is one thing… but many people are AFRAID of anger as they saw it expressed in very frightening ways! Or they learned to be very passive-aggressive in their expression of anger! Listen in, take it in, sort through it, and LEARN to express your anger – and all your feelings to help ensure your emotional and physical health.   
Resources:
BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
Instgram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
Instagram: @chefhealthyhenry (Henry Baker)
Instagram: @cale101 (Caleshia Haynes)
Instagram: @myweightishistory (Rob Dimedio)
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Today I am joined by my favorite co-host and bariatric post-op, Laura Preston. In today’s episode we talk about how finding your bariatric community in today’s climate is so much easier than when she and I entered the bariatric community nearly 2 decades ago! It’s critical as a bariatric patient to find a “home group” if you will, while still following your favorite individuals on social media. IN a home group, you develop relationships with a core group of people you can get to know, to count on to be there for you, to answer questions, to share ideas with, and to learn from. These kinds of bariatric friendships are truly a gift as a post-op! It’s great to have family and friends who support you along your journey, and yet oftentimes, as well-meaning as they are, they may not always really understand what you’re going through. They might also not want to hear about your bariatric journey as often as you’d like to talk about it! BariAftercare is the kind of bariatric home group where you have daily interaction with peers and professionals alike. AND, you can basically join BariAftercare for a full year for $5 if you sign up for my online 10-week class called Gain While You Lose, which begins on September 11th. Listen in to learn the details! This is the best win-win situation of the year!
Resources:
BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
Instgram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
Instagram: @chefhealthyhenry (Henry Baker)
Instagram: @cale101 (Caleshia Haynes)
Instagram: @myweightishistory (Rob Dimedio)

Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.