Integrated Being podcast is brought to you by my efforts as a certified life coach. I provide this seeking support with the tools and mindset to make positive and lasting changes in their lives. Come join us on our weekly podcast where I throw in a dash of realness, a pinch of humor, a smidgeon of health advice, and a touch of essential oil tips to brighten your day.
Perfectionism often looks like ambition, discipline, or high standards but what if it's actually keeping you from living fully? In this episode of Integrated Being , I sit down with habits and identity coach Monica Packer , author of Sticky Habits , to explore the hidden ways perfectionism shapes our thoughts, relationships, and sense of self. Monica shares her deeply personal journey from eating…
Did you know your mattress could be one of the biggest factors affecting your sleep quality, overall health, and daily well-being? In this episode of Integrated Being , I sit down with Derek Hales, founder of NAPLAB, to explore the science behind better sleep and how to choose the right mattress. After personally testing more than 500 mattresses, Derek shares what really matters when shopping for…
Protein is everywhere but do we actually need more of it? In this episode of Illuminating Being , we explore the growing obsession with protein and the questions many of us are asking. Is the protein craze driven by our nutritional needs, or by powerful marketing messages? Together, we discuss how nutrition trends shape the way we think about food, why whole foods and gut health deserve more…
What do you do when everything you love is in motion at once? Amidst the changes of life and watching my children all grow up at differing stages of life in one season, I have been thinking about when or if there will ever be a year where things seem to calm down. I realized that the concept of balance is a myth and that a blending or alignment of life is how to stay present and grounded when life…
How present are we with the people that are right in front of us? Integrated Being is a space where we take the time to slow down long enough to actually think about the lives we are living, not the lives we are performing or scrolling past, but the actual lives we live day to day. Today on the podcast & blog, we are discussing the power of awareness and intention and how they work together to…
In this episode of Integrated Being , I sit down with holistic veterinarian, author, and educator Dr. Judy Morgan to explore how the way we care for our pets reflects the way we approach health and well-being as a whole. Dr. Judy shares her journey from traditional veterinary medicine to becoming a leading advocate for holistic pet care. Together, they discuss the impact of nutrition,…
Food Guidelines, MyPlate, and the Search for Certainty | Illuminating Being Podcast In this episode, we explore a question that sits underneath much of modern nutrition discourse: how do we actually know what to trust when it comes to food? From the food pyramid to MyPlate and evolving dietary guidelines, public nutrition messaging has shifted over time. Yet the deeper tension remains unchanged.…
Fear is often treated as something to overcome, avoid, or eliminate. Kris Land sees it differently. In this conversation, Kris reflects on the experience that shaped a question he spent decades exploring: What happens after success, and what are we actually here to do? After building and selling a software company as a teenager, he found himself confronting a deeper sense of uncertainty that…
In this conversation, we explore what may quietly be disappearing from modern life through the loss of shared meals, unhurried conversation, and collective presence. What begins as a discussion about family meal time becomes a deeper reflection on attention, technology, agency, and the subtle ways culture shifts over time. Together, we examine how distraction has gradually replaced rhythm, how…
In this episode of The Integrated Being, I reflect on what it means to build a strong foundation in leadership, work, family, health, and self. Through stories, personal reflections, and lessons inspired by Dee Hock’s systems thinking, she explores the difference between chasing solutions and actually tending to what’s underneath our lives. This conversation is for anyone who feels stretched thin,…