Joy Unleashed: Interview
May 14, 2024 • Joy Unleashed Podcast with Coleen Greco
If you want to…
1) hear the unexpected way that joy plays a big role in weight loss / making lifestyle changes
2) hear an honest and frank conversation between two real-live long-term weight maintainers who are keeping off a combined 150 lbs
3) get inspired to use Grace to keep yourself spiraling upward, even through backslides,
…give this a listen.
This conversation had me smiling, laughing, and feeling connected/heard. Coleen is an awesome professional and person; stay in her circle if you want to change your relationship with joy and with yourself!
Fail With Me: Our Relationship With Food
May 5, 2024 • Stories and Stanza Podcast (Fail With Me Series) with Abhra Pal
This conversation was an absolute treat. Abhra is insightful, full of poignant questions, and pursues a mission to share stories of human failure as the teachers they are. In this talk, we dove into how your relationship with food can be just like your relationship with money (weighed down with past baggage). But most interestingly, we discussed how weight regain can actually set the stage for you to SUCCEED the next time. A fascinating take on physical and mental health! I’d love for you to tune in.
Career Changers Interview
April 27, 2024 • The Career Changers Podcast with Elisa Martinig
This was a really powerful conversation with Podcaster and Leader Elisa Martinig (her website is full of excellent resources, and can be found here). If you want to…
...hear how making healthy habit changes created a catalyst to change my career,
...get strategies on how to get started with your weight-loss journey when you’re at the very beginning,
...and understand how mental and emotional wellbeing creates an environment for better career advancement...
…then this conversation is perfect for your next listen!
Sustainable Weight Loss: Achieve Lasting Results through Healthy Habits
April 17, 2024 • Forgive and Thrive with Rossana
Rossana D is a scientist by education and in her 9-to-5 job. She reached a burnout at work in 2019. Since then, she has been on a long, healing journey through psychotherapy, and personal study. Her objective with the Forgive & Thrive Podcast is to inspire, educate, support, encourage, and equip her audience on mental health illnesses, and normalize the conversation so that the stigma associated with mental health issues can become a thing of the past within one generation.
Here are just some of the amazing topics we cover in this excellent conversation:
—Ditching the quick fixes for long-term results —Choosing the long-term approach in the era of Ozempic & Wegovy – Making the right decision for us even under societal pressure or that from Big industries – Strategies to resist the urge of convenience and deal with triggers – Navigating relationships: supporter or food-pusher? – Strategies to overcome obstacles and setbacks on our weight loss journey – Forgiving ourselves for every time we messed up so we move forward
Meal Planning and More
April 16, 2024 • Grounded in Maine with Amy Fagan
Amy is a podcaster from Brunswick, Maine, and owner/founder of Amy’s Garden Jam. The Grounded in Maine podcast is an open conversation about being mindful of how we show up for the world (discussing the role we play in sustainability including gardening and preserving, recycling and composting and even household DIY. I was inspired to apply to talk with Amy because her podcast showcases her our commitment to ecological responsibility, and I knew we could have an awesome conversation (which we definitely did!)
In our conversation, we talk about how my approach to becoming healthier (including intentional meal planning), and the mindset of long-term weight management (such as the idea of taking the next right action, instead of punishing ourselves for messing up).
I’m also passionate about food waste, and we chat about how I use meal planning to help be mindful of that. So if you want to…
Hear a unique perspective about portion choices, sustainability, and becoming healthier over time
Get inspired to banish food-waste from your kitchen, and dive a little deeper into the fun of meal-planning
Discover a few action steps you can take for a better and more sustainable weight-loss journey
…I’d love for you to listen!
Transformational Tips From a Woman Who Has Maintained a 100 Pound Weight Loss
April 9, 2024 • Real Food Stories Podcast with Heather Carey, M.S.
Food plays a bigger part in our lives than we give it credit for, and how we treat food says a lot about our values. For folks who are looking to lose or manage their weight, that relationship with food can become fraught with pitfalls, so Heather and I really dove into how to strike a balance between valuing health and valuing the fun/fulfillment that food can bring to our lives. We also talked about lot about the habits required for staying at a healthy weight for years at a time.
Transformed: Megan's 100 Pound Weight Loss Journey
April 3, 2024 • Coach MD Podcast with Dr. Charles Glassman
Here are Dr. Charles Glassman’s words on this awesome conversation: “Join us as we dive deep into a conversation that goes beyond weight loss, highlighting the steps toward a healthier, happier, and more empowered self. This episode is more than a narrative; it's a testament to the achievable, no-strain path to personal transformation Megan advocates for, providing actionable insights for anyone ready to change their life, one practical step at a time. I have implemented some of her suggestions and have now arrived at an optimal daily caloric intake higher than I discussed during the podcast.”
Coaching Business: Empowering Weight Loss Journeys with Megan Gaul
Mar 27, 2024 • Paul Maglietta, MF Uncensored
In this episode of MF Uncensored, Megan chats with host Paul of the Misfit Faction (which also bosts two other amazing podcast, Cinematic Adventures and the Multiverse Fancast. Movie and comic nerds, these are your people!)
We discuss the power of micro habits and the journey of making sustainable lifestyle changes. I share my personal weight loss journey of losing 100 pounds over 11 to 12 months through habit changes and maintaining it, emphasizing the importance of starting with small changes and building on them. We explore how I transitioned her experiences into a coaching business, Partake Meal Planning and Weight Loss Coaching, aimed at empowering individuals in their weight loss pursuits. We nerd out over the importance of maintenance calories, honest food journaling, and creating a positive outlook on the weight loss process. The discussion also touches on the damaging effects of the diet industry and the benefits of approaching weight loss through empowerment and sustainable habit formation rather than restriction and negativity.
The Catalyst Moment: Starting Your Health Journey and Losing 100 lbs
Mar 21, 2024 • Laiba Ahmad, The Inspiration Talks
Laiba was a joy to talk to, and I loved the simple and profound questions she posed. If you're interested in hearing the concrete steps I took to start losing weight, and what many people get wrong when they start on this journey, give our conversation a quick watch.
The Can Do Way: Coffee Chat with Megan Gaul
March 4, 2024 • Gail Gibson, AMC
This interview with Executive Leadership Coach (and Mind Over Menopause thought-leader) Gail Gibson will inspire you. Be encouraged to lean in towards a simple action you can take to kickstart positive habits and change in life.
Listen for My Can-Do tips for anyone about to make some big changes:
1. The fewer focuses, the greater your success
2. Perfectionism harms where you want to be
3. Do something hard today that will make the Future-You say Thank You.
Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
Feb 23, 2024 • Stretch Love Yogi with Devin
We have a powerful chat about the mechanisms behind changing a belief, and why it’s so important when you’re making an intentional change or trying to reach a goal.
Time Management and Consistency with your Movement Practice
Jan 18, 2024 • Stretch Love Yogi with Devin
Do you feel like it's tough to stay consistent and there just aren’t enough hours in the day?
If you’re a busy person, sometimes finding the time to get your movement in just doesn’t feel like a priority. But… we all know it is!
So, in the midst of everything we have going on in our lives, exactly how are we supposed to make time for movement?
How Letting Go of Guilt Around Food Leads to Weight Loss Success | HSM 466
Jan 11, 2021 • Half Size Me Podcast
In episode 466 of The Half Size Me Show, Heather talks with Megan about how letting go of guilt around food leads to weight loss success and
* how guilt led to not having fun foods around
* why it’s important to get therapy for help with anxiety
* when weight first became an issue for her
* why she got successful at losing weight after seeing a photo
* and more!