If you’re a Mom, you may be aware of the concept of “Mom fails,” which is just a part of the job. We learn from them and move on. In general, I believe that learning from “fails” is a super important part of being an evolving human.
In today’s episode #64 — audio only, I’m drawing a parallel between making metabolic health improvements and a very challenging project I took on eight months ago. Specifically, I’m offering seven lessons learned from “acting fails” after a return to the acting stage after a 33-year hiatus.
In May of 2024 I auditioned for a significant role in a four-person play and was cast! We just wrapped three weeks of performances of The Last of the Red Hot Lovers on Sunday and it was a HECK of an experience, complete with hard work, laughter, tears, deer in headlights fear and more. Sure, I’d been on stage hundreds of time as a dancer, but the part where you’re delivering lines in real time to a live audience (which may laugh at different sections each night or not at all), is a leveled up experience!
My hope is that if you have specific behavioral or outcome changes on which you’d like to focus to improve your metabolic and overall health, that my recent lessons learned will help frame this process for you. In other words, this is also a list of what I wish I’d known, but the discovery — and those actor fails, was part of what made the process so very rewarding. That and an incredible cast, director and theater team who were all so patient and mentored me.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think! Also, if you’d like to engage in a 15-minute complimentary consult to ask me questions and/or find out if we’re a fit to work together to help you along your metabolic health journey, simply reach out.
PS - going forward my solocasts will be audio only and I’ll use video when I’m conducting an interview. On that note, February’s episode #65 will be a videocast as I have a guest I’m super excited about.
FINE RECIPE-
Tired of eggs — nature’s protein-rich veritable vitamin, for breakfast? (For the record, eggs are my absolute top breakfast recommendation.) I have a quick alternative that infuses some different, fun flavors: berry yogurt with a dash of a couple unusual ingredients.
1. Scoop out a portion of PLAIN whole milk yogurt — no sugar or junk added, preferably organic.
2. Top with a handful of organic berries — you don’t want to eat Glyphosate/Round Up, after washing them.
3. Drizzle with some extra virgin olive oil and a pinch or two of salt. Yes, salt. And EVOO. My favorite is a citrus salt that really brings out the flavors of the berries and avoids the glucose spike you’d see from sugar.
FINE FIND-
Check out the Think Smart Framework from Metabolic Mind, which aims to use nutritional therapies — namely the ketogenic approach to eating (very low carb) to improve mental health. There are fascinating studies on this “newer” intervention, which by the way was used to treat seizures and obesity before medications were invented. So it’s not at all new after all.
FINE READ-
Given that it was Dr. Georgia Ede’s newsletter than recommended the above Think Smart framework, I’m re-shining a light on her excellent book, Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind. This does a fairly deep dive into how what you eat can profoundly affect your brain function and mental health. And it couldn’t have been written by a more lovely lady!
Be nourished y’all! And don’t be a stranger. I love hearing from listeners — send your questions, comments and show ideas. Santé.
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