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Today's episode is about metabolism damage and I will cover these subjects:   What is metabolism damage? My story The body's ability to heal Splendid truths   Other Podcasts of Interest: Diets Body acceptance This is me Other Articles of Interest: My Views on Diets Exercising with Adrenal Fatigue Part I and Part II Diets and Religion

I love love LOVE books and I want to share that love with others. In this episode, we will talk about: How life-altering books can be My views and goals for the book club The first book we will cover A description of the book   You can sign up for the Facebook group here >>>> Under The Cover   Articles of Interest Health at Every Size Body Acceptance Shame on You  

While I intended to record while traveling, this plan did not work out. I am now back at home and in this podcast, I will talk about my trip: Where we went How we traveled: by plane, subway, car, and train Some of the sights we saw French people   My Trip To France: Itinerary Paris:2 days We saw: The Pantheon Eiffel tour Les Champs Elysees Arc de Triumph Le Louvre Le jardin des Tuileries - Tuileries garden Palais de L'Elysee Notre Dame L'opera La place de la Bastille Versailles     Poitiers: 2 days We saw: Azay-Le-Rideau La Forteresse de Chinon La Rochelle: 4 days La Tour Des Quatres Sargents L'Hermione (Rocheford) La Corderie Royal (Rocheford) Cotes d'Armor: 3 days We saw: Ploumanac'h Dolmen and Menhir Mont-Saint-Michel: 1 day

In this episode "This Is Me", these are the subjects covered: The song from the Greatest Showman "This Is Me" Why was this song so meaningful to many Trying to fit in to belong Who are the puppetmasters? Authenticity and vulnerability Other Subjects of Interest From The Blog The Real Pain of Not Belonging Being Authentic The Power of Vulnerability I Don't Belong (This Is Me) Bloopers Florence meets the Pinkfloyds Book Recommendation The Power of Vulnerability by Dr. Brené Brown This Is Me  Lyrics I am not a stranger to the dark Hide away, they say 'Cause we don't want your broken parts I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars Run away, they say No one'll love you as you are But I won't let them break me down to dust I know that there's a place for us For we are glorious When the sharpest words wanna cut me down I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out I am brave, I am bruised I am who I'm meant to be, this is me Look out 'cause here I come And I'm marching on to the beat I drum I'm not scared to be seen I make no apologies, this is me Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh Another round of bullets hits my skin Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in We are bursting through the barricades and Reaching for the sun (we are warriors) Yeah, that's what we've become (yeah, that's what we've become) I won't let them break me down to dust I know that there's a place for us For we are glorious When the sharpest words wanna cut me down I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out I am brave, I am bruised I am who I'm meant to be, this is me Look out 'cause here I come And I'm marching on to the beat I drum I'm not scared to be seen I make no apologies, this is me Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh This is me and I know that I deserve your love (Oh-oh-oh-oh) 'cause there's nothing I'm not worthy of (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh) When the sharpest words wanna cut me down I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out This is brave, this is proof This is who I'm meant to be, this is me Look out 'cause here I come (look out 'cause here I come) And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (marching on, marching, marching on) I'm not scared to be seen I make no apologies, this is me When the sharpest words wanna cut me down I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out I'm gonna send a flood Gonna drown them out Oh This is me Try   Lyrics Put your make-up on Get your nails done Curl your hair Run the extra mile Keep it slim so they like you, do they like you? Get your sexy on Don't be shy, girl Take it off This is what you want, to belong, so they like you Do you like you? You don't have to try so hard You don't have to, give it all away You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up You don't have to change a single thing You don't have to try, try, try, try You don't have to try, try, try, try You don't have to try, try, try, try You don't have to try You don't have to try Mm, mm Get your shopping on, at the mall, max your credit cards You don't have to choose, buy it all, so they like you Do they like you? Wait a second, Why, should you care, what they think of you When you're all alone, by yourself, do you like you? Do you like you? You don't have to try so hard You don't have to, give it all away You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up You don't have to change a single thing You don't have to try so hard You don't have to bend until you break You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up You don't have to change a single thing You don't have to try, try, try, try You don't have to try, try, try, try You don't have to try, try, try, try You don't have to try You don't have to try, try, try, try You don't have to try, try, try, try

This episode focuses on body acceptance. We will cover questions such as these: Body hate is it effective? Societal norms of beauty Giving grace Acceptance and belonging Loving who you are   Other Articles You May Find Interesting: Sparklies in my hair The eyes of love Who are you? You are here to leave your mark I don't' belong Health at every size Being authentic Is being average a bad thing? Body acceptance   Bloopers: My Mamie Confidence is beautiful Picking a pet Copying Anne    

In this episode, I will talk about diets and dieting I will cover these subjects: Is there a perfect diet? Is losing weight always a healthy goal? My journey with weight loss Body love   Articles of Interest: My views on diets Diets and religion What does your appearance say about you? Body acceptance Health at every size Intuitive eating Shame on you!   Bloopers: You can find the bloopers for this episode on my Patreon page. There is also access to a secret Facebook support group for my $5 tier. Blooper 1 - when you can't say "latest" Blooper 2 - more of a story really      

"Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace." Jonathan Lockwood Huie   Being angry at someone hurts only you. Let go of your anger, not for the other person, but for yourself. In this episode, we will discuss these subjects: Why forgiveness is important What is forgiveness What forgiveness is not Self-forgiveness   Bloopers You can find the bloopers for this podcast on Patreon here. Blooper one Blooper two   Posts Related to Forgiveness Ep. 8 The excerpt I read was from this article called "The Pit" The Happiness Project December Happiness Project Themes Letter to the Parent I Used to Be (an example of self-forgiveness) Defining Moments  

This is the second and last part of my interview with my son Samuel. You can find part one here. In this episode, we talk about these subjects: Being a parent Forgiveness and regrets What does Samuel is most needed to be a good parent Does he see me and his father differently now that he is a dad He will also answer some questions from my Facebook followers Bloopers: The glare part 1 The glare part 2   Additional Info Body positivity Body acceptance During this podcast, I refer to a previous interview with a guest. You can listen to these episodes by going here (part 1) and here. (part 2). Letter to the parent I used to be

This week, I am excited to present my oldest son Samuel. This podcast was really fun to do. I thoroughly enjoyed it. We cover these subjects: What is Samuel's favorite part being from a large family? His least favorite part? We talk about France and his mother - me - being an immigrant Brotherhood The coming of age ceremony His favorite family tradition Additional notes: At about 5 minutes into the podcast, we welcome an unwelcome and unexpected guest...(Blooper one below, introduces you to "it")"Papi" was the way my children called their French grandpa We refer to the podcast with Alisha -- part one and part 2 Bloopers: The bloopers are all listed in my Patreon page for my patrons. Blooper one: Forgiveness Blooper two: I'm so angry

Alisha: Part 2 This is Part 2 of my talk with Alisha. You can hear Part 1 here. In this episode, we discuss: How do I handle the demands of motherhood, marriage, being a grandma as well as having a very busy household Special dates with my kids Why attachment parenting? As well as other subjects >>> Part 1   Bloopers You can find a blooper on my Patreon page here. First blooper is a story Second blooper is "that's why we don't do that"   Related Post: Letter to the parent I used to be Podcast with my oldest son  

In this podcast, I am very excited to introduce my best friend Alisha. We will discuss: Habits I have from my childhood in France How being French but living in the United States has impacted my life Many other subjects >>> Part 2   Bloopers You can find a blooper on my Patreon page here.   A post about my childhood: The language of dreams    

Boundaries vs. Control In this episode, we discuss the difference between boundaries and control. We will cover these subjects: What are boundaries? Why do we need them? What is control? How to recognize a manipulative/controlling person A couple examples of boundary setting Additional Information: The theme of control and boundaries has been a recurrent one in my life as of late. In this episode, I talk about the differences between the two. I wrote two blog posts on this subject: 1) Human Relationships Are Work and 2) The Price of Silence. I also talk about the book "Boundaries" in this review and you can buy the book (or Audible version) here. You can find the bloopers on my Patreon page here.

Introductions In this episode, we will introduce your host - yours truly. We will discuss: Who am I and where I came from Why I decided to stretch myself out of my comfort zone to start podcasting How I came up with the name Wit 'n' Grace You can find a blooper from this episode on Prateon.