Diets Don’t Work, This Does! | Ep 178
Join Dr. Peggy Gleason and me as she shares her journey working in the medical system and realizing that the traditional medical model wasn’t helping people heal from chronic illness. 🩺 This sparked her curiosity, leading her to explore courses in integrative health to truly help people heal. Dr. Peggy eventually became a coach with multiple certifications, and now focuses on helping people overcome eating habits that contribute to obesity, heart disease, and more. 🌿
Today, Dr. Peggy loves to help professional women regain their self-worth, self-love, and confidence through various programs designed to shift habits and mindset for lasting results. 💪✨
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Episode Summary
Peggy's journey from nurse to wellness coach @ 0:01
Peggy shares how her experiences growing up with family members who were chronically ill led her to pursue a career in healthcare, first as a critical care nurse and then later as a doctor of natural health and integrative wellness coach. She was motivated to find more holistic solutions to help people recover from chronic conditions rather than just managing symptoms.
The importance of mindfulness and self-awareness in eating habits @ 2:30
Peggy discusses how many of her clients struggle with emotional and mindless eating, often triggered by stress, depression, or loneliness. She emphasizes the importance of pausing, becoming more self-aware of one's emotional state and triggers, and practicing mindful eating techniques like putting down the fork between bites.
Why diets don't work and the importance of self-love @ 15:59
Peggy explains that restrictive diets often backfire because they deprive people of necessary nutrients and create an unsustainable cycle of deprivation and binge eating. Instead, she focuses on helping clients develop self-love, body confidence, and an appreciation for the beauty within, rather than just focusing on the physical appearance.
The power of support systems and accountability @ 26:38
Peggy emphasizes that people cannot achieve lasting change on their own and need a support system of coaches, cheerleaders, and accountability partners to help them stay motivated and on track. She discusses the importance of not just reading self-help books, but putting the lessons into consistent practice with the help of others.
The importance of preventative health @ 29:41
Peggy shares her perspective from decades of experience in critical care, seeing the devastating impacts of chronic health issues that could have been prevented through proactive lifestyle changes. She encourages the audience to not wait for a "wake-up call" crisis before prioritizing their health and wellbeing.
About the Guest:
Dr. Peggy Gleason is the owner of Professional Woman's Wellness and helps professional women gain body confidence through every mindful bite. She holds coaching certifications in Integrative Health & Wellness, Psychology of Eating, and Nutrition.
As a Doctor of Natural Health and with her extensive experience as a Critical Care Registered Nurse, Peggy brings a unique blend of expertise to empower busy Professional Women towards total well-being.
She helps her clients transform their relationship with food, shed excess weight, and boost self-confidence through mindful eating, allowing them to thrive in every aspect of life.
Her holistic approach and specialized knowledge make her a compassionate and effective coach, guiding individuals on their transformative journey to a healthier and more fulfilling life.
Contact:
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About the Host:
Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy® and Hypnotherarpy, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.
Melissa is the winner of the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022 for Whistler.
Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 60 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started.
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