A friend posted this on Facebook: “I can’t stop eating!” My first thought? Well of course, that’s so very natural. I read the many comments and, as we would all expect, she is not alone. This whole novel Coronavirus situation has been extremely stressful, so of course people are stress eating. Why do […]
VIDEO Love Your Guts: Addressing Root Causes of Illness & Mental Health Struggles
Join Megan Wood, gut health advocate and soon-to-be medical student, as she interviews me (integrative and functional health coach, Traci Potterf, PhD). One of the most important topics we landed on is the connection between gut issues and mental-emotional health, including anxiety and depression. I’ll share about the science and my personal journey […]
Podcast: The Myths of Aging Workshop Preview
Our culture has a lot of confusion around aging and the treatment of elders. We shame aging and our taught our value diminishes with age (unlike many cultures). At the same time, so many of us live a lifestyle that accelerates metabolic/ cellular aging (which makes us feel “old” at a relatively young age) […]
The Skinny on Fats: Overcoming Lipophobia and Fake Science PTSD
The Skinny on Fats: Overcoming Lipophobia and Fake Science PTSD What are “good” fats and “bad” fats? Well, kids, it’s (true) story time! Our friends and clients in the medical profession will confirm that they are taught to teach you that “good fats” are unsaturated fats and “bad” fats are the saturated ones, end of story […]
Part 2: Is Social Pressure Keeping You Sick? How to Work, Play and up Your Food Game In an Age of Chronic Illness
Do you feel like you have to choose between having a social life and having your health? You don’t. You can have it all! Let’s be real. We are social creatures. It’s in our DNA to want to share food and food culture with each other. However, what happens when whole societies’ ways of eating are […]
Is Social Pressure Keeping You Sick? One Woman’s Journey out of Chronic Illness
Welcome to our third podcast! Can you think of moments in your life when you were struggling with your health and happiness? Did you notice situations where concerns about fitting in or societal expectations got in the way of you making the right decisions that will really help you heal? If we’re honest, we all […]
Podcast: How Is Your Emotional Hygiene?
We brush our teeth and wash our hands, but do we clean out our emotions and tend to our emotional needs? Or do we neglect them, letting them pile up and get stinky like week-old dishes or mounds of mildewy laundry? Which causes more damage to yourself and loved ones, stinky armpits or a stinky disposition? […]