The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann
Without a doubt, GLP-1 medications have revolutionized the weight loss discussion in the U.S. and throughout the world since many first heard about them in 2022. On The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, Elizabeth McGann explores the latest breakthroughs and concerns about applying GLP-1 weight loss technology with a holistic approach that balances the critical dimensions of body, mind & Soul. The podcast explores essential topics, including how a medication originally developed for the treatment of diabetes has rapidly turned into arguably the most profoundly impactful weight loss medication in history; how microdosing GLP-1 medications under a doctor’s care may be a more effective weight loss strategy than the pharmaceutically recommended dose; the specific needs of perimenopause and menopause age women; and endogenous ways to stimulate the GLP-1 hormone naturally in the body without medication. Among the top 5% of podcasts listened to internationally, The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast consistently ranks as the #1 show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify on the topic of GLP-1 weight loss medications worldwide. Follow Elizabeth @ElizabethMcGann on Instagram Subscribe to The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann and share the show with someone who needs to hear it.
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#47 - GLP-1's Secret Ally: No Sugar (with Michael Collins)
06/01/2025
#47 - GLP-1's Secret Ally: No Sugar (with Michael Collins)
Could sugar be the real addiction holding you back on your GLP-1 weight loss journey? Join host Elizabeth McGann and “The Sugar-Free Man” Michael Collins—founder of SugarAddiction.com and the Quit Sugar Summit—for an unfiltered look at why cutting sugar might be the fastest path to healing your metabolism, resetting your hormones and getting off GLP-1 drugs for good. Michael shares the shocking truth about how sugar lights up the same brain pathways as cocaine, why it’s not just willpower, and how 41,000+ people have successfully detoxed with his protocol. Whether you're currently on a full GLP-1 prescription, microdosing, all-natural or simply curious, this episode will change how you think about cravings, Food Noise and what your body actually needs to release weight. 🎯 In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why GLP-1 meds are just a tool—and how to wean off them naturally The shocking truth about how sugar hijacks your brain What counts as “sugar” (spoiler: it’s more than cookies) How to detox safely and finally end "Food Noise" The link between sugar, trauma, and emotional self-soothing SHOW NOTES [ 01:44 ] Meet Michael Collins, the “Sugar-Free Man” who’s helped over 41,000 people break free from sugar’s grip—without shame or willpower wars. [ 02:22 ] Raised on sugar, numbing with it for years, and then getting sober—Michael shares how emotional pain often hides in plain sight…in your cravings. [ 04:24 ] Food noise, food guilt, and food obsession—where it really comes from and why your brain might be hardwired to seek sugar. [ 05:52 ] The uncomfortable truth: sugar acts like a drug in the brain. Here’s how it hijacks your mood, your hormones, and your ability to feel full. [ 09:33 ] Two-thirds of the population is hooked—but no one wants to admit it. Michael breaks down the real numbers and what people are too ashamed to say out loud. [ 13:41 ] Backed by science: sugar lights up the same brain pathways as cocaine. The reward loop is real—and you can’t think your way out of it. [ 15:05 ] Mental fog, low energy, and memory issues? Sugar might be shrinking your brain. Metabolic psychiatry is rewriting the conversation on addiction and aging. [ 17:33 ] Why sugar isn’t just cookies. It’s hidden in “healthy” foods—fruit juice, bread, potatoes, dried fruit. If you’ve quit sweets but still feel cravings, this is why. [ 20:16 ] How 5-year-olds are ending up with fatty liver—and what that means for your hormones, metabolism and longevity. [ 23:40 ] You think you’re being “good” by cutting back—but even small amounts of sugar can trigger a cascade that sets you back. Why abstinence is easier than moderation. [ 30:03 ] For some, GLP-1 can be a useful bridge. But real freedom comes when the sugar cravings disappear and the dose drops—or disappears too. [ 31:28 ] The detox that’s changed lives: no sugar, no flour, and no caffeine (yep, caffeine too) for 30 days. And why it works when nothing else does. [ 35:29 ] What to eat instead. The power of whole foods, healthy fats and removing the biochemical noise so your body can regulate hunger naturally. [ 39:10 ] Some foods keep your cravings on life support. What you need to know about nuts, dairy, and even fruit once you’re deep into your healing. [ 44:30 ] The deeper reason weight returns after success. If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I just stay on track?”—you'll need to hear this part. [ 49:00 ] This isn’t a diet. It’s a path to healing your brain, stabilizing your mood, and remembering who you are without the daily sugar hit. [ 52:16 ] Want to take the first step? Visit QuitSugarSummit.com to join Michael’s sugar detox or find group coaching. *** CLICK HERE TO GET ==> FREE "Freedom From Food Noise" Masterclass: https://go.elizabethmcgann.com/start *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann Learn more about: Michael Collins, “The Sugar-Free Man” Website: https://sugaraddiction.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realsugarfreeman/?hl=en The Last Resort Sugar Detox Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Resort-Sugar-Detox-Guide/dp/172922329X
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#46 - Microdosing GLP-1: Muscle, Metabolism & Sustainable Weight Loss (w/ Dr. Jaime Schehr)
04/29/2025
#46 - Microdosing GLP-1: Muscle, Metabolism & Sustainable Weight Loss (w/ Dr. Jaime Schehr)
What if your weight loss journey could be both powerful and sustainable—without sacrificing your body's muscle mass, metabolism or equilibrium? In the latest episode of The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, Elizabeth sits down with Dr. Jaime Schehr, a nationally recognized naturopathic doctor and registered dietitian, to unpack the truth about using GLP-1 medications holistically. Together they explore how to microdose GLP-1 medications to avoid muscle loss; why supporting your body naturally is crucial (whether on the medication or not); and how real change comes from self-awareness—not shortcuts. You'll also learn why Food Noise happens, how to quiet it naturally, and what to prioritize if you're serious about sustainable, body-loving weight release long term. If you're a woman in perimenopause or menopause looking for a natural, soul-aligned path to weight loss, this episode is for you.✨ *** CLICK HERE TO GET ==> FREE "Freedom From Food Noise" Masterclass: *** SHOW NOTES: [ 00:00 ] Intro: Mind, Body & Soul Weight Release with Elizabeth [ 01:20 ] Redefining GLP-1: Not just about fast weight loss—it's about metabolic healing [ 02:20 ] Dr. Jaime’s first exposure to GLP-1 medications during the pandemic—and the “Hail Mary” experience that changed her mind about it [ 04:10 ] Why standard diets fail women in midlife, the perils of a “diet culture” and what everyone must understand about hormonal health [ 06:40 ] Activating your natural GLP-1: Fiber, gut health, strength training and strategic supplementation [ 08:00 ] Why fatigue—not nausea—is the biggest reason people fail on GLP-1 medications [ 10:30 ] Optimizing blood sugar balance: The key behind sustainable fat loss (with GLP-1s or not) [ 13:20 ] How low-carb eating supports microdosing success—and why ketogenic diets are challenging [ 17:00 ] Behavior change secrets: Why self-awareness is the foundation of lasting health [ 20:30 ] How to protect lean muscle mass while using GLP-1 (hint: strength training + protein!) [ 24:00 ] The dangers of high-dose GLP-1 regimens and crash weight loss [ 26:20 ] Using GLP-1 as a support tool, not a crutch—not simply for “fast weight loss” as most people think [ 29:20 ] Understanding Food Noise whether on or off GLP-1 medications: Is it just based on glucose spikes? [ 33:30 ] Dr. Schehr’s experience with patients getting off of GLP-1 medications [ 36:00 ] Finding the minimum effective dose—not the standard pharmaceutical prescription [ 38:00 ] How Bio.me supplements help support gut health, metabolism and GLP-1 weight loss success [ 41:00 ] The return to community, in-person wellness and holistic empowerment after the pandemic [ 42:45 ] The next 18 months, where to find Dr. Jaime Schehr and continue learning *** CLICK HERE TO GET ==> FREE "Freedom From Food Noise" Masterclass: *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: X/Twitter: Learn more about Dr. Jaime Schehr: Website: Instagram: Bio.me Website:
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#45 - Hormone Therapy + GLP-1: The New Midlife Rx (with Dr. Suzanne Lenz)
04/01/2025
#45 - Hormone Therapy + GLP-1: The New Midlife Rx (with Dr. Suzanne Lenz)
In this action-packed episode, Elizabeth sits down with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz to unpack the biggest misconceptions surrounding menopause, and introduce the concept of using GLP-1 medications in chorus with hormone replacement therapy for positive health (and weight-release) outcomes. An OB/GYN, Integrative Health Practitioner and author of Menopause Bootcamp, Dr. Suzanne’s insights sound like a battle cry for women to optimize their health and empower themselves and flourish as they age. Throughout the high-energy discussion, Elizabeth and Dr. Suzanne discuss the biggest myths about menopause, and dive into the real deal about HRT—what works, what doesn’t, and what you need to know if you’re thinking about adding it to your GLP-1 journey. If you’re interested in a holistic approach to GLP-1s, this combo could be a game changer—not just for weight loss, but for inflammation, energy and even long-term brain health. As Dr. Suzanne says, we seem to have entered the Wild West of discovering the full potential of GLP-1 agonist medications. So if you’ve been wondering how to feel better, think clearer, and actually release weight—body, mind, and soul—you’re going to want to give this one a listen! *** CLICK HERE TO GET ==> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Meet Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, OB/GYN, integrative health pioneer, menopause educator and fierce truth-teller. [ 01:50 ] Not a pathology or a disease: breaking the biggest myths surrounding menopause [ 03:00 ] Hormone Therapy as an effective tool for menopause-age women, but not for everyone [ 05:00 ] About Menopause Bootcamp, the book and the women’s health movement [ 08:50 ] Hormone Therapy, bioidenticals, and taking a nutritional vs. HRT approach: what’s safe, what’s hype, and what every woman needs to know before choosing. [ 13:00 ] “I’m Doing Everything Right, But Still Struggling—Now What?” When lifestyle isn't enough and when to consider HRT [ 17:40 ] Why You Can’t Find a Good Menopause Doctor [ 23:00 ] Why Women Gain Belly Fat in Midlife (It’s Not Your Fault): the old dieting tricks no longer work when you are shifting into a new metabolism [ 27:00 ] Using GLP-1 medications and Hormone Therapy synergistically: What Dr. Suzanne thinks about semaglutide, longevity and the “wild west” of peptides. [ 30:15 ] Natural GLP-1 Support & the Role of Botanicals: how herbs and plants can support the journey—but aren’t always a replacement. [ 32:34 ] What Dr. Suzanne Really Thinks About the Politics of Healthcare and Women’s Health: a fiery take on the current cabinet picks, deregulation and reproductive rights. [ 36:00 ] The next 18 months: what’s next for Dr. Suzanne, her new practice launch, upcoming retreats and where to follow her online. *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET ==> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": Coaching Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: X/Twitter: Learn more about Dr. Suzanne Gilberg Lenz: Website: Instagram: Menopause Bootcamp on Amazon:
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#44 - Natural GLP-1 Activation & Avoiding the "Seven Cs" (with Dr. Stan Guberman)
03/01/2025
#44 - Natural GLP-1 Activation & Avoiding the "Seven Cs" (with Dr. Stan Guberman)
In this episode of The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Stan Guberman, a licensed Chiropractic Physician and Certified Acupuncturist who holds two Diplomas in Nutrition that he’s put to excellent use over a 40-year career. I first discovered Dr. Guberman about a year ago when I was dealing with a health challenge and was looking for holistic solutions. I was so impressed by his wealth of naturopathic knowledge I just knew I had to share him with you. Throughout the discussion, Dr. G helps us consider natural alternatives to GLP-1 medications for weight loss purposes—including gems like Berberine and Yerba Mate tea. We also explore the optimal kind of diet and dietary supplements one could strongly consider when following a holistic GLP-1 program. As well as the so-called “Seven Cs” to avoid. Guberman wisely cautions against the notion of viewing GLP-1 treatments as a panacea to America’s obesity epidemic—reminding us that without a strong focus on the four pillars of sensible nutrition, most of the weight loss achieved by GLP-1 patients is likely to be fleeting and therefore unsuccessful. We cover some amazing ground on this podcast, including the very hot topic of micro-dosing GLP-1’s—that is utilizing only a “minimum effective dose” of these peptides for the healthiest and most long-term, sustainable benefits. So let’s get into it! *** CLICK HERE TO GET ==> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": *** SHOW NOTES 00:00 – Intro: The “7 Cs” to Avoid While Taking GLP-1 Medications 02:52 – Big Pharma vs. Natural Medicine: Will RFK Jr. be a game-changer to the toxic food industry? The battle against processed food and chemical additives. 04:48 – The Truth About Our Food Supply: Why U.S. food is laced with harmful chemicals & how Europe is leading the way in banning toxic additives. 06:44 – How to Choose the Right Supplements: Why blindly buying supplements at Whole Foods could be a mistake. 08:03 – Are You Addicted to Food? The truth about "food noise" and how to naturally rebalance hunger hormones like GLP-1. 10:53 – Why Big Pharma Fears Nutrition: How natural alternatives like berberine and Yerba Mate could replace prescription drugs. 13:45 – The Hidden Dangers of Organic Foods: What you should know before buying organic & why hydroponics might be a better option. 16:05 – GLP-1 Medications & America’s Obesity Crisis: The shocking truth about how much money is spent on weight loss drugs with an ongoing obesity epidemic. 19:18 – The Case for Microdosing GLP-1: Why smaller doses, combined with lifestyle changes, may be the key to sustainable weight loss. 21:36 – Natural GLP-1 Boosters: How to enhance weight loss with supplements like berberine, Yerba Mate, and fiber. 24:07 – What Your Bloodwork Says About Your Health: The key markers to watch for metabolic health, inflammation and vitamin deficiencies. 29:08 – The Menopause & Perimenopause Puzzle: Why hormone balancing has become unnecessarily complicated & nutritional recommendations 32:36 – The Best Natural Hormone Balancers: Should you microdose bioidentical hormones? A look at Phyto B, Siberian rhubarb, and natural alternatives. 35:25 – Ideal progression of treatment from “What are your symptoms?” to “What were your symptoms?” 39:51 – The Future of Cancer & Functional Medicine: Exciting research on alternative therapies, including venus fly trap extract & infrared therapy. 42:21 – Should Dr. Guberman start a podcast? He considers launching his own show & Elizabeth shares tips on getting started. 44:16 – Dr. Guberman’s Supplements for top-rated holistic health solutions. *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET ==> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": Coaching Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: X/Twitter: Learn more about Dr. Stan Guberman: Website: Facebook: Instagram: X/Twitter:
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#43 - Weight, Trauma & Healing after the LA Fires: The Role of Ketamine Therapy (with Dr. Jenn Ellice)
02/01/2025
#43 - Weight, Trauma & Healing after the LA Fires: The Role of Ketamine Therapy (with Dr. Jenn Ellice)
This episode of The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast was recorded in the Los Angeles area in mid-January 2025, while the epically destructive LA fires were still burning. The interview subject was Dr. Jennifer Ellice, or “Dr. Jenn” as she is known at Golden Afternoon, the Ketamine clinic she owns and runs in Santa Monica—just a few miles away from where the Palisades Fire incinerated thousands of homes in one of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States. With those fires amounting to one of the worst natural disasters in American History, the topics of trauma and PTSD were intensely at the front of the discussion. Throughout the podcast, we explore how Ketamine works, and how people fresh from the experience of such traumas may directly benefit from this type of psychedelic therapy. We also discuss how Ketamine can produce a powerful and transformative healing effect on those suffering from more chronic issues like eating disorders, ongoing depression and anxiety. Dr. Jenn also specifically helps us understand how Ketamine therapy acts on the same “reward pathways” of the human brain as GLP-1 agonist medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro—and how a growing number of doctors are meaningfully prescribing Ketamine in conjunction with GLP-1 treatments for weight loss and other weight release purposes. CLICK HERE TO GET ==> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Intro [ 02:00 ] Golden Afternoon Clinic’s proximity to the LA Fires; reminiscent of PTSD during COVID-19 pandemic [ 05:00 ] How people with post-traumatic stress may benefit from Ketamine therapy [ 06:25 ] How Ketamine therapy works [ 08:00 ] In the 90s we discovered its rapid antidepressant and anxiety-breaking effects [ 09:00 ] Dr. Jenn’s experience: “People wake up transformed” [ 10:35 ] Ketamine therapy & neuroplasticity [ 12:45 ] Essential for therapeutic benefit, but difficult to study the nature of “the trip” – more in the realm of philosophy, poetry and religion than science [ 15:00 ] Benefits of Ketamine for people on a weight loss journey [ 18:00 ] Doctors now prescribing Ketamine in conjunction with GLP-1 agonist medications — both work on the “reward pathways” of the mind [ 19:00 ] Concept of a “minimum effective dose” less applicable to Ketamine therapy [ 24:00 ] “If you don’t get a psychedelic experience, Ketamine therapy doesn’t work as well.” [ 27:00 ] Micro-dosing GLP-1s as “training wheels for behavior” [ 29:00 ] Matthew Perry’s Ketamine-related death as a cautionary tale [ 35:00 ] In some cases, patients heal from decades of suffering [ 36:00 ] Spiritual question: What are people learning from a Ketamine trip? [ 40:00 ] A setback for psychedelics: MDMA not getting approved [ 43:00 ] Importance of “integrations” [ 45:45 ] Potential for psychedelic therapy going forward *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": https://go.elizabethmcgann.com/start Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann Learn more about Dr. Jenn Ellice and the Golden Afternoon clinic based in Santa Monica: Website: https://www.goldenafternoon.clinic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldenafternoon.clinic
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#42 - Emotional Eating, Ayahuasca & Other Tales (with Jillian Acosta)
12/30/2024
#42 - Emotional Eating, Ayahuasca & Other Tales (with Jillian Acosta)
Today’s episode is the last we are running in 2024, and the last using the title “Drop the Weight.” Beginning with the first episode of 2025, this podcast will officially begin using the name The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, to reflect the direction Elizabeth is going in her professional work with clients offerings to the public. More on that shortly! We couldn’t be ending this year more brightly than with today’s guest, the lovely Jillian Acosta, whose work includes using psychedelics as a tool to overcome food traumas of various kinds that people throughout the world suffer from. Psychedelics have been on the world’s radar ever since Michael Pollan’ s groundbreaking work How to Change Your Mind was published some years back. And when we recently heard about Jilllian’s focus on psychedelics in her work with weight-release clients, we knew we had to bring her onto the show. Throughout the podcast, Jillian relates the story of the sexual abuse she experienced as a young child, the severe eating disorders she suffered for many years afterward, and how Ayahuasca provided the psychedelic key to busting through those issues to become the radiant, holistic and inspiring woman leader she is today. Happy 2025 to all of you! CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Intro [ 02:00 ] Psychedelics saved her life. [ 03:00 ] No recollection of childhood sexual abuse for 32 years, until she tried Ayahuasca [ 07:00 ] Experience of discovering her background of childhood abuse through Ayahuasca was “difficult, uncomfortable, but not re-traumatizing.” [ 10:30 ] COINCIDENCE: Jillian first heard about Ayahuasca on a podcast featuring someone who overcame an eating disorder through taking Ayahuasca. [ 11:45 ] What is was like taking Ayahuasca for the first time: “lit up like a Christmas tree for one month” [ 13:00 ] Three months later, she ended her marriage [ 14:00 ] Sexual abuse revealed across three Ayahuasca ceremonies in two days [ 16:00 ] She went into solitude for two years afterwards, becoming “a medicine woman of sorts.” [ 18:00 ] Psychedelics and Weight Loss [ 20:00 ] Back story: she checked herself into an eating disorder clinic at age 23 [ 23:00 ] “It’s always there” - How she deals with the eating disorder now [ 31:00 ] Cue of emotional eating” “What am I trying not to feel?” [ 33:45 ] Widespread parasite afflictions: need for parasite cleanses [ 38:00 ] The terrain of the gut and gut health [ 40:40 ] Breast “explantation” experience [ 44:00 ] A “massive fan” of Ketamine [ 48:30 ] Matthew Perry’s overdose on Ketamine as a cautionary tale [ 52:00 ] Trauma as the root cause of illness; psychedelics take us to the root cause of trauma [ 54:20 ] Collaborating with “badass women” over the next 18 months; day retreats in Austin, Texas *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: Learn more about Jillian Acosta and her Root Cause Method: Website: https://therootcausemethod.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillianacosta_rd/?hl=en
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#41 - Overcoming Generational Trauma (with Karena Virginia)
12/01/2024
#41 - Overcoming Generational Trauma (with Karena Virginia)
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by Kundalini Yoga expert Karena Virginia to discuss her latest work in the fields of ancestral healing, epigenetics and overcoming generational trauma. The author of the critically influential book Essential Kundalini Yoga and an early forerunner of the Me Too movement, Karena is a highly sought after leader in yogic philosophy as it applies to daily life and a voice of feminine courage confronting sexual abuse. In this podcast, Karena explains how unaddressed generational trauma is often the root cause of afflictions people suffer from, showing up in many identifiable forms: including obesity issues, addiction disorders of various kinds, depression and the widely experienced feeling of being unable to function in modern society. Karena also shares the story of how she chose to publicly speak out about being sexually groped by Donald Trump (after a decade of silence) in 2016; and how she later struggled with being a leader in the Kundalini yoga space after its founder Yogi Bhajan was outed for sexual abuse in 2019. A mixture of both light and dark, this podcast is a must listen for anyone needing a metaphysical uplift in challenging times! CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Intro [ 03:20 ] Ancestral Lineage Agreements can cause us to sabotage our lives [ 05:30 ] Generational Trauma [ 07:15 ] Working with IBM and NASA [ 14:00 ] Holding on to physical weigh to protect yourself [ 20:20 ] Karena’s September 11th story [ 26:00 ] Afterwards she meditated and saw “thousands of angels” [ 27:45 ] Addictions of any kind originate in dissociating from trauma, ending in horrible shame [ 38:00 ] Experience of sexual assault (around 1998) like a “carbuncle,” a pimple with multiple heads [ 40:00 ] Her public statement about Donald Trump in 2016 shown all over the world on television and the BBC—ultimately an empowering experience [ 43:50 ] Three years later, the Yogi Bhajan scandal and, as a well-known Kundalini yoga instructor and published author, how she dealt with it [ 48:00 ] How during COVID, she saw the need for Kundalini meditations, and decided to resume teaching the yoga practice [ 50:00 ] Now teaching again and holding retreats at places like the Omega Institute and Costa Rica [ 53:00 ] Thoughts about “The Fall of the Guru” and a crumbling patriarchal system [ 55:00 ] Role playing ancestral healing exchange between Karena and Elizabeth [ 57:15 ] A “lineage agreement” addressed [ 1:02:00 ] Upcoming retreat in Mexico and studying the healing mysticism of Egyptian high priestesses *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": https://go.elizabethmcgann.com/start Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** Learn more about Karena Virginia: Website: https://www.karenavirginia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenavirginia/?hl=en
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#40 - "The Yes Code" & EFT Tapping (with Carol Look)
11/01/2024
#40 - "The Yes Code" & EFT Tapping (with Carol Look)
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by one of the leading thinkers in the world on one of Elizabeth’s favorite topics: her name is Carol Look, and the topic is EFT Tapping, which stands for “Emotional Freedom Technique.” We caught up with Carol just as her new book The Yes Code: Transforming Sabotage into Success was being published in October and almost immediately shot to number one in the Personal Transformation and Stress Management categories of Amazon’s best-seller lists. Throughout the podcast, Carol and Elizabeth explore how EFT Tapping technique—Carol calls it “psychological acupuncture”—draws directly from the meridian system of over 5,000 years of Chinese Medicine. With benefits for anyone struggling with often incurable conditions like: depression, obesity, anxiety as well as the all-too-common and suffocating malaise of “stuckness” preventing many of us from realizing our full potential. This episode also identifies the Seven Major Sabotage Behaviors Carol outlines in her book, with a tactical roadmap for overcoming them. CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Intro [ 01:45 ] What is EFT and how does it benefit people? [ 03:00 ] Slowing down the “fight or flight” mechanism [ 04:45 ] A form of “psychological acupuncture” that works on the same meridians as Chinese Medicine [ 07:45 ] About the new book: The Yes Code: Transforming Sabotage into Success [ 11:45 ] For those with obesity, first ask what is the benefit of being heavier? [ 14:15 ] Carol’s origin story with EFT [ 16:45 ] Identifying the root causes [ 18:00 ] About Gary Craig, the creator of EFT who trained Carol and declared her a master [ 24:15 ] The Seven Major Sabotage Behaviors identified in Carol’s book [ 30:00 ] Demo EFT session with Elizabeth [ 41:00 ] “Metaphysicians” & the Law of Attraction [ 44:15 ] Hawkins: “A feeling fully felt, dissipates” [ 51:00 ] The next 18 months, the release of the new book, and sharing her personal story with the public for the first time *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: Learn more about Carol Look, and her best-selling new book The Yes Code: Website: Instagram: The Yes Code (on Amazon):
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#39 - The Menopause Myth (with Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas)
09/23/2024
#39 - The Menopause Myth (with Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas)
In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas for the third installment in a series on Menopause, exploring how we can breathe new life into this stigmatized and underserved time in a woman's life—where historically women have been neglected in terms of medical, emotional and societal support. A self-described “menopause revolutionist,” Dr. Arianna is the author of The Menopause Myth, one of the most exciting and original books that have been published recently on this topic. And like Dr. Arianna, it’s both heartfelt and unflinchingly honest. And that’s why you’re going to love this podcast. Dr. Arianna shares refreshing views on a host of menopause-related issues including: profound misconceptions about the female clitoris; how the medical system in the US has mostly failed menopausal women; the real likelihood of women “missing” the early signs of the perimenopause to menopause transition, the benefits and misconceptions surrounding Hormone Replacement Therapy; and so much more. This podcast is definitely a juicy one. So check it out! CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Intro: Dr. Arianna, a self-described “menopause revolutionist” [ 01:55 ] Most of what we think about menopause is a myth [ 02:45 ] The Sweetness of Venus: A History of the Clitoris [ 05:45 ] Dr. Arianna’s traditional medical training [ 07:00 ] How menopausal women are poorly served by the medical system in U.S. [ 10:55 ] Dr. Arianna “missed” her own menopause; motivation for writing her book [ 12:00 ] Symptoms of menopause, including homicidal ideation, wanting to kill her husband [ 16:00 ] Maiden > Mother > “Crone” trajectory for women in American society [ 20:00 ] Hormone Replacement Therapy [ 24:30 ] Is it “quacky” for doctors to prescribe hormones today? [ 29:15 ] “What’s the gut got to do with it” Nutrition & Menopause [ 31:30 ] “Stay juicy” — “Get your juicy back” [ 32:30 ] Vaginal Rejuvenation [ 36:00 ] Full disclosure: “I am teaching what I need to learn” [ 38:00 ] Not really Christian; finding her spiritual way [ 40:00 ] Eckhart Tolle; a holographic universe; a doctor who walks in the metaphysical world [ 44:00 ] Dr. Arianna’s medical practice, Tula Wellness [ 48:00 ] FWD-Looking plans, including a podcast called “Stay Juicy” *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: *** Learn more about Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas, her Tula Wellness medical practice and her podcast here: Website: Instagram: “Stay Juicy” Podcast:
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#38 - "The Skinny" on GLP-1s Like Ozempic (with Dr. Robert Todd Hurst)
08/27/2024
#38 - "The Skinny" on GLP-1s Like Ozempic (with Dr. Robert Todd Hurst)
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we welcome Dr. Robert Todd Hurst back onto the show—for call it Round 2— to discuss everything that has happened in the world of GLP-1 weight loss medications in the 18 months since we last spoke with him. Unless you have been living under a very large rock somewhere, no doubt you have heard the news from all media and social media sources about the explosive rise of so-called "miracle" semaglutide drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Tirzepatide both in the U.S. and worldwide. And beyond the celebrities touting it, you most likely have at least one friend or acquaintance who has dropped 30+ pounds in the last six months (and almost looks like a different person) who very likely is a GLP-1 patient. Basically, this stuff is everywhere, and we can’t stop talking about it! This podcast covers just about everything you would want to know or ask about these medications, like: do they live up to the hype? What is the risk of regaining the weight you may lose while taking them? Are the dosages recommended by their pharmaceutical manufacturers too high? How big of a concern is muscle loss? We even talk about the issue of so-called “Ozempic face” and what Hurst separately identifies as his single greatest fear about these drugs. All of these questions taken into consideration, Hurst powerfully observes how GLP-1 medications are undoubtedly among the most fascinating and impactful molecules in healthcare today with effective treatment applications that reach beyond diabetes and obesity to heart disease, kidney disease and possibly even Parkinson’s. Check it out! CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:40 ] Intro [ 03:20 ] No longer just a weight loss medication; applications to diabetes, obesity, heart and kidney diseases and possibly Parkinson’s [ 06:15 ] Minimum effective dose [ 07:00 ] Many GLP-1 patients who go off the medication end up regaining most of the weight [ 09:20 ] Not a weight loss doctor; a better health and longer life practice with weight loss as a consequence [ 11:20 ] Importance of getting patients OFF these medications [ 13:40 ] “Muscle is youth” – The real issue of muscle loss and how Hurst deals with it with his GLP-1 patients [ 15:00 ] Metabolically optimized diets [ 18:20 ] Conflicts of interest in healthcare: doctors, patients, insurance and pharmaceutical companies [ 21:20 ] Pharmaceutical compounding of GLP-1s? [ 23:00 ] Microdosing [ 24:15 ] Most of Hurst’s GLP1 patients take ⅕ of the pharmaceutically recommended dose [ 29:40 ] Is there a minimum obesity threshold? [ 35:20 ] 93 percent of Americans are insulin resistant [ 38:00 ] Ozempic face [ 40:15 ] Appropriate for teenagers? [ 42:00 ] Hurst’s greatest fear about GLP1-s [ 48:20 ] Yerba Mate and Berberine [ 54:00 ] “Most of the diseases killing us are preventable” [ 56:15 ] HealthspanMD’s patients who "don’t want to leave healthy years on the table" *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: *** Learn more about Dr. Robert Todd Hurst: Instagram: Website:
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#37 - The Evolution of Consciousness (with Spirit Medium Sima Shamash)
07/30/2024
#37 - The Evolution of Consciousness (with Spirit Medium Sima Shamash)
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by the lovely Sima Shamash, a highly sought-after psychic and spirit medium who actively channels "angelic and galactic councils" in her work. (You'll learn more about it on the podcast!) Elizabeth had a profound reading with Sima just recently and enjoyed the experience so much that she immediately knew she wanted to invite her onto the podcast. The show offers the rare opportunity to riff with a bright new talent on the metaphysical scene over a range of topics (see SHOW NOTES below) highly pertinent to these spiritually chaotic times. CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": SHOW NOTES Introduction: Abilities as a spirit medium started when she was 23 and working as a dental hygienist [ 00:00 ] Words of a mentor: “You are a medium, you have a gift.” [ 03:05 ] How does mediumship work? [ 05:35 ] Bringers of the Dawn by Barbara Marciniak [ 7:30 ] How to think about “galactic counsels,” timelines, etc. [ 08:55 ] Hostile responses to non-Christian discussions of spirituality on social media [ 11:50 ] Religions added non-truth to truth by adding fear to it [ 13:05 ] “God-fearing” exegesis – What happens beyond the veil of fear? [ 14:35 ] Sima’s Persian Jewish heritage [ 15:50 ] Jesus as a “galactic” energy healer, with practices similar to Reiki [ 17:20 ] Sima went through a long illness starting at age 26 [ 19:50 ] Since early 2020 and the onset of Covid, the Earth has been going through a “fever season” – where everything not working is going to suffer [ 24:35 ] Mantra: “I am a sovereign being.” [ 27:35 ] Awakening to a New Earth [ 30:05 ] A massive, but positive shift coming in 2025 [ 33:35 ] Bringers of the Dawn (again) – upgrading DNA [ 37:35 ] Experience of a “ridiculous vertigo” [ 41:05 ] Chakras as energy centers that go in circles [ 42:35 ] Controversial concept that 70% of our DNA is junk [ 43:35 ] “God, expand me. I’m ready.” [ 47:35 ] Plans to do group work over the next 18 months [ 50:35 ] *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": https://go.elizabethmcgann.com/start Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** Learn more about Sima Shamash here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simashamash/?hl=en
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#36 - Seven Transforming Gifts of Menopause (with Cheryl Bridges Johns)
06/25/2024
#36 - Seven Transforming Gifts of Menopause (with Cheryl Bridges Johns)
Today’s podcast is the second in a series we are doing on the subject of menopause, with the purpose of bringing fresh perspectives to this poorly understood, sacred transition in a woman’s life. To help us understand things, I am delighted to bring you one of the most eloquent voices on the topic: Cheryl Bridges Johns, author of Seven Transforming Gifts of Menopause: An Unexpected Spiritual Journey. Her book is a must read and this podcast is a must listen for anyone looking to embrace and find the gifts of this 20-year journey from perimenopause to post-menopause in the female experience. Cheryl effortlessly draws from her decades of knowledge as a spiritual woman, writer and progressively theological thinker, challenging the societal problem of women looking to forever hold onto some outdated younger version of themselves. Indeed, as Cheryl points out, it’s necessary for women to dig much deeper than that to find and claim their wise-woman and powerful, so-called “dragon self” as they enter middle age. It was truly an honor to speak with such an original thinker as Cheryl on this show. CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": SHOW NOTES Intro: The Lonely Planet Guide Book to Menopause Opportunity to mature, not just merely age beyond an updated version of a 25-year-old self [ 03:06 ] An opportunity and a crisis with inherent dangers [ 05:00 ] For Cheryl: on an intensity scale of 1 to 10, it was an 8! [ 06:05 ] Her personal experience began in her late 50s [ 07:10 ] Christiane Northrup: The Wisdom of Menopause [ 08:35 ] Recovery of the authentic self [ 09:35 ] Harriet Lerner and The Dance of Anger [ 10:00 ] Getting back in touch with the “I” that got sublimated into the “we” [ 11:10 ] Letting go of traditional spiritual containers and the concept of the “good girl” [ 13:35 ] Beth Moore’s decision to leave the Southern Baptist Church [ 14:20 ] Why was menopause an “unexpected” spiritual journey? [ 14:50 ] Problem of “medicalizing” menopause as a purely physiological condition [ 15:10 ] Difficulty of living in liminality, “the betwixt and between” and a feeling of homelessness [ 17:00 ] “The breakdown before the breakthrough” [ 18:50 ] Returning to one’s “Dragon’s Self” [ 19:25 ] Overcoming avoidance issues and other coping mechanisms [ 22:05 ] Recent experience of online harassment [ 23:05 ] “Lean into the story and see where it carries you” [ 24:50 ] “Dropping the Weight” and Menopause [ 26:05 ] Practices of foot binding and genital mutilation [ 28:05 ] Don Lemon’s infamous comments about Nikki Haley being “past her prime” at age 52 [ 28:45 ] A rabbit hole of medieval witch trials and even the so-called Enlightenment [ 29:35 ] “The death of the woman in the woman” and “a galloping catastrophe” [ 30:00 ] Old science rationale: Maybe ovaries are the problem! [ 32:05 ] Meaning of Cheryl’s Twitter/X handle: “Groaning with Creation” [ 33:45 ] Election 2024: Are we spiritually and politically doomed? [ 35:50 ] Colleagues in Europe don’t understand the phenomenon of Trump [ 37:05 ] Looking for cottages in Sweden [ 38:15 ] Democracy can be scary [ 41:45 ] Menopause as a Kairos moment [ 42:40 ] Latest book: Re-enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible as Sacred, Dangerous and Mysterious [ 45:30 ] *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: *** Learn more about Cheryl Bridges Johns here: Full Bio: Amazon Page: Twitter/X:
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#35 - Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique & You (with Jeroen de Wit)
06/01/2024
#35 - Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique & You (with Jeroen de Wit)
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we speak with Master Healer and Level 3 QHHT Practitioner Jeroen de Wit. For those of you not yet familiar: QHHT stands for Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique and is a mode of healing that has gained significant traction in the healing community of late. The legendary influence of QHHT’s founder Dolores Cannon is strongly felt throughout the discussion. It was through Jeroen’s discovery and 1-on-1 work with Cannon (who died in 2014) that he found his voice and calling as a healer who has gone on to work with over 2500 hundred clients. Beginning with a basic tour of the contours of what QHHT is; to a consideration of such 5D concepts as The Akashic Records; to Tucker Carlson’s recent talk about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena with Joe Rogan; to the inspired book Jeroen is now writing based on his experiences; this podcast covers a breathtaking amount of ground (and pulls no metaphysical punches) as we depart from what Jeroen and Elizabeth refer to as “consensus reality” throughout. Please enjoy! CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": SHOW NOTES Intro [ 00:00 ] What is QHHT, and why “quantum”? [ 02:10 ] Past life regression is part of the technique [ 04:50 ] Past, parallel and future lives [ 07:00 ] “The higher self” as “the part of us that knows we are part of God” [ 08:00 ] Dolores Cannon said to be in touch with the spirit of Nostradamus and “ascended masters” [ 09:20 ] What Dolores was like in person and what it was like to work with her [ 10:00 ] Dolores Cannon viewed QHHT as a healing modality that could even cure cancer [ 11:15 ] What Jeroen has learned from working with 2500 clients so far in his work [ 15:30 ] Departing from “consensus reality” — being gay and gender queer [ 16:40 ] Significant anecdote of the breast cancer client [ 18:00 ] The concept of 5D and A New Earth [ 21:30 ] Souls expressing through a physical body, waves of people waking up to a new reality [ 24:40 ] “That’s where we’re going” — “to learn through love and joy” [ 26:15 ] Theta consciousness and somnambulism, what Dolores Cannon meant [ 27:55 ] Inner child healing [ 30:25 ] A stand out case study: releasing self-rejection, trauma, and dropping 14 pounds of physical weight [ 33:20 ] The healing space of Sat Nam Rasayan and Guru Dev Singh [ 35:20 ] The Akashic Records and QHHT: a living tapestry where every thread is a human life [ 36:55 ] Dying as a rather pleasant, freeing experience [ 38:00 ] Tucker Carlson and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena [ 38:45 ] The first detonations of atomic bombs dangerously rippled through the dimensional cosmos [ 39:30 ] Dolores Cannon: Three Waves of Volunteers and The New Earth [ 40:15 ] Conjecture of how Native Americans could not see/conceptualize the colonizer ships [ 42:00 ] UAPs are not by definition evil [ 44:00 ] Jeroen is now writing a book, mapping it out while hiking [ 45:40 ] *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": https://go.elizabethmcgann.com/start Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: *** Learn more about Jeroen de Wit here: Website: https://www.jeroenqhht.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeroenislove/?hl=en
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#34 - Neuroplasticity & The Lightning Process (with Dr. Phil Parker)
05/01/2024
#34 - Neuroplasticity & The Lightning Process (with Dr. Phil Parker)
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Phil Parker to discuss everything from his ground-breaking “Lightning Process;” to neuroplasticity; to philosophical life lessons from the musical genius of Miles Davis; to Phil’s own so-called “Swiss Army Knife” for disentangling the human mind. Throughout the podcast, Phil describes how in his own hero’s journey: as a young man and aspiring musician he nearly completely severed his hand; how against the odds, he recovered from that nerve-slicing experience (despite the advice of almost all available doctors); and went on to develop his own “Lightning Process” and play music with Eric Clapton in the process. We also learn how Phil applies the power and pitfalls of identity thinking to the issues of addiction and alcoholism to unlock the hidden wisdoms inside so-called 12 Step Programs. With his scientific fascination with language, his deeply held beliefs about the transformative nature of the human mind, and his charming love of music, Phil’s visit to the podcast was one of the most memorable to date. It is a pleasure to share that conversation with you here. CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": SHOW NOTES Introduction [ 00:00 ] The solar eclipse as a catalyst [ 02:15 ] About the Lightning Process - "Our bodies are not built for the 21st century.” [ 03:20 ] Neuroplasticity—the brain’s neural pathways’ ability to change based on use—is always on. [ 04:50 ] Our inner dialogue is often awful! [ 07:55 ] OPERATIVE QUESTION: Is what I am doing right now life-enhancing? [ 09:00 ] Words affect our physiology [ 13:25 ] Phil’s Origin Story: how he (almost) severed his hand and what he learned from the experience of healing after almost losing the use of it completely. [ 15:15 ] Focus on the small, incremental changes that show us we are headed in the right direction; change as a “digital, binary phenomenon” that is either on or off [ 21:15 ] The most powerful person (source of change) in your life is YOU [ 23:10 ] “I just want to be relaxed!!!” & developing the skill of being calm through practice [ 25:00 ] Not “I am stressed out” but “I am doing stress about this now” [ 30:45 ] Alcoholism & the 12 Steps [ 35:10 ] “Being Sane in Insane Places” [ 37:35 ] “I am an addict” is an identity statement. If you accept that, then you are always in recovery. [ 38:10 ] Worries in America about combat addict veterans returning home from Vietnam [ 39:50 ] People with addictions who stopped being addicted after leaving the context of the war zone [ 40:40 ] The opposite of latin or trigonometry, “a Swiss army knife for the brain” [ 42:15 ] Recent Phil Parker book of note: The Coach That’s Always There; & Upcoming Novel: The Wolf and the Rain Drop [ 44:08 ] The case of Layla & Assorted Love Songs: when not on tour, Eric Clapton hardly plays the guitar [ 45:25 ] Mile Davis Quote: “It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note, it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.” [ 46:40 ] Be curious: in life too, often when you make a mistake is when it gets interesting [ 47:40 ] *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": https://go.elizabethmcgann.com/start Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** Learn more about Dr. Phil Parker: Website: Instagram: About the Lightning Process:
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#33 - Menopause as a Leadership Passage (with Jane Aubriet-Beausire)
04/01/2024
#33 - Menopause as a Leadership Passage (with Jane Aubriet-Beausire)
In this episode of Drop the Weight the distinguished Jane Aubriet-Beausire joins us all the way from the UK in the first in a series of podcasts engaging the topic of menopause from a variety of thought-provoking and meaningful perspectives in 2024. A talented executive leadership coach, world traveler and author of the ground-breaking article “Menopause as a Leadership Passage,” Jane draws upon her empowering experiences in the Maori culture of rural New Zealand and elsewhere to shed light on the experience of menopause: not as a distinct moment in time, but as a 15- to 20-year journey from perimenopause to menopause to post-menopause for most women. The discussion touches upon how with the right diet, lifestyle and knowledgeable perspective, this important time in a woman’s life can be an aspirationally positive experience. With thoughts about the implications about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the workplace, as well as andropause—the male version of menopause—also considered along the way. Sincere thanks to Jane for providing much needed fresh thinking on a topic that any woman approaching the age of 50 and beyond will benefit from enormously. CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": *** SHOW NOTES Intro [ 00:00 ] The first in a series on the topic of menopause [ 01:40 ] Not a distinct moment in time, menopause as leadership passage [ 02:35 ] Some women struggle more than others: e.g. cancer patients, early menopause, sufferers of depression [ 06:35 ] Diet and lifestyle can make a significant difference in symptoms and experience [ 08:00 ] Revered status of older women as “wise healers” in Maori culture of rural New Zealand and Mexico [ 09:15 ] Three significant time periods in a woman’s life: until age 30; age 30 to 50; and beyond age 50 [ 10:50 ] The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) angle, ageism in the workplace [ 13:45 ] Concept of “weathering,” minorities disproportionately affected by COVID, compared to menopause [ 15:05 ] Symptoms of perimenopause and menopause do not HAVE to be super challenging [ 18:15 ] Lancet.com article: “An Empowerment Model for Managing Menopause” [ 19:15 ] Andropause as the male equivalent of a similar experience [ 21:10 ] A brief word about coaching [ 23:15 ] Quotation from the titular article [ 24:30 ] The role for leaders [ 26:30 ] “A sense of landing” [ 27:40 ] *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": https://go.elizabethmcgann.com/start Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** Learn more about Jean Aubriet-Beausire here: Jane's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-aubriet-beausire-13266/?originalSubdomain=uk Jane’s Article: https://www.oxford-group.com/insights/menopause-leadership-passage-jane-aubriet-beausire Jane’s Bio: https://www.oxford-group.com/our-people/jane-aubriet-beausire/ Menopause series Jane mentions in the podcast: https://www.thelancet.com/series/menopause-2024
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#32 - Timely Thoughts on AI, the Age of Aquarius and Election 2024 (with Chela Davison)
03/01/2024
#32 - Timely Thoughts on AI, the Age of Aquarius and Election 2024 (with Chela Davison)
From the rise of Artificial Intelligence, to the Age of Aquarius to the frightening pastiche of Election 2024, this episode of Drop the Weight with master leadership expert Chela Davison covers a truly epic range of topics (with just a few apocalyptic notes to keep things interesting.) Through it all, Chela’s sensible grounding in the real meaning of leadership both--both inward and outward, rooted in integrity through even the most incredible times of change--provide context and meaning that make the whirl of the discussion a lot less unsettling. Whatever your thoughts, predictions, hopes and probably inescapable anxieties surrounding 2024, perhaps we can all agree that it won’t be boring! CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": SHOW NOTES Intro: Artificial Intelligence, the Age of Aquarius & Election Year 2024 [ 01:45 ] An evolutionary impulse: what it truly means to have a calling [ 02:45 ] For Chela, a creative breakthrough in writing after a burn out period [ 04:00 ] Untangling personal and professional identities [ 04:45 ] Elizabeth’s recent 9/11-like dream of New York City [ 05:30 ] The Tarot card of Death is change [ 06:00 ] Ken Wilber & an Integral Theory of Everything [ 06:35 ] Our animal selves do not know how to process the onslaught of new technology [ 07:45 ] “A disciple of nature” [ 08:35 ] An insidious, predictable upward trend: capitalism and the idea of endless growth [ 10:10 ] Humans are in a constant state of life and death cycles [ 10:45 ] Chinese medicine and Aryuveda [ 12:20 ] Vision-questing through Ayahuasca, the grandmother of medicines [ 15:45 ] Neuroplasticity and psychedelics [ 17:00 ] “I’d rather write jokes and funny shit!” [ 18:00 ] Through the pandemic and after: an acceleration of isolation and loneliness [ 21:00 ] Ken Wilber sees the opportunity for people to do more inner work [ 23:25 ] Election 2024: we might be in for some deep suffering [ 23:20 ] Chela’s substack: “A Little Bit Much” [ 27:00 ] *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": https://go.elizabethmcgann.com/start Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** Learn more about Chela Davison here: Chela’s Website: Chela's Instagram: Chela’s Substack: Chela's BIO: Chela Davison is an Integral Master Coach™ who works with socially conscious entrepreneurs, creatives, and practitioners to help them align their soul’s call with their work and impact in the world. She offers coaching, programs and two different and complimentary Communities of Practice. helps members to do the necessary inner work to break old patterns and create enlivening new opportunities on behalf of meeting their Calling. is a co-working and collaboration membership for writers and artists.
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#31 - Somatic Healing & the Organic Intelligence of the Body (with Megan Brians)
02/01/2024
#31 - Somatic Healing & the Organic Intelligence of the Body (with Megan Brians)
In this episode of Drop the Weight, Elizabeth reconnects with the remarkable Megan Brians, a dear friend and colleague of hers from their SoHo Sanctuary days in New York City. Now based out of Bend, Oregon, Megan is breaking new ground as an organic intelligence coach, energy worker and massage therapist developing into a new specialty called sexological bodywork training. Throughout the discussion, Elizabeth and Megan catch up and compare notes on a wild array of topics, including the profound ways that emotional trauma manifests through the body and how it may ultimately be relieved. They also reflect on their shared experiences and contrasting feelings about having recently turned 50. CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": SHOW NOTES Intro [ 00:00 ] How emotions manifest and live in the body [ 01:55 ] Tension and contraction create physical issues [ 03:00 ] Organic intelligence coaching [ 03:30 ] “What’s Wrong Attention” & Steve Hoskinson [ 05:10 ] Elizabeth’s 2024 manifesting challenge [ 06:20 ] The body’s “guarding” mechanism causing pain and dysregulation [ 07:10 ] People tend to attach to their symptoms and neurological states [ 08:50 ] Turning 50, perimenopause and menopause [ 10:55 ] The 3 prongs of Megan’s practice: “Everyone’s medicine is unique.” [ 12:15 ] Magical intuition versus the clinical? [ 13:00 ] Polarity training and energy work [ 14:10 ] When the tissues tighten, self-protection is happening [ 17:25 ] How to regulate the nervous system [ 19:10 ] Coregulation with other people [ 20:55 ] Polarity and the chakra system [ 22:10 ] Dropping the emotional, spiritual and physical weight [ 23:40 ] Ayurvedic food philosophy [ 24:25 ] Tarot, and how Megan uses it in her work [ 27:00 ] Sexological bodywork training [ 28:30 ] Giving advice to your younger self at 50 [ 31:40 ] *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": https://go.elizabethmcgann.com/start Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** Learn more about Megan Brians: Megan's Website: https://bodyandbeinghealing.com/ Megan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodyandbeinghealing/
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#30 - New Year, New You, Manifesting Challenge: Unlock Your Wildest Dreams in 2024
01/01/2024
#30 - New Year, New You, Manifesting Challenge: Unlock Your Wildest Dreams in 2024
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by Elizabeth's brand coach, Renee Rotkopf, once creative director now astrologer, life and business coach. Today she is the founder of Soul and Brand, an online resource for Soulpreneurs. Together they discuss the January 2024 launch of Elizabeth’s course New Year, New You: Unlock the Secret to Manifesting Your Wildest Dreams & Release up to 10 lbs in 30 days. Pluto's shift into Aquarius this January marks a pivotal change. We're entering a lighter, more transformative age—the perfect backdrop for manifesting your dreams. This cosmic alignment is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to release what no longer serves us—in body, mind and soul. This is the key to effortless manifestation and physical well being. We're thrilled to announce our upcoming New Year, New You Manifesting Challenge starting on January 27th. This is not just about shedding physical weight; it's about dropping all the mental and emotional baggage that holds us back. In doing so, we unlock our potential to manifest a life beyond our wildest dreams and achieve optimal health and release up to 10 lbs in 30 days with ease. Here's access to our FREE Masterclass: How to Permanently Release the 3 Most Common Manifesting Blocks Keeping You Stuck SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Introduction [ 01:00 ] The timely launch of New Year, New You, with Mercury leaving retrograde in January [ 03:30 ] Dropping the weight as the “secret sauce” to manifesting [ 05:30 ] How energy blocks physically manifest in the body [ 06:30 ] The course as a manifesting challenge over 5 weeks [ 09:00 ] Helping people who are feeling stuck find clarity [ 10:30 ] The most powerful courses share wisdom the teacher has grown through [ 11:15 ] Renee’s soul journey through branding [ 13:50 ] Who the course is for: If you have a dream inside you… [ 15:00 ] Aha! moment: the emotional blocks that Drop the Weight is really about [ 16:45 ] Fascination with astrology, Pluto moving into Aquarius [ 17:40 ] On January 22nd, everything will start to feel lighter [ 19:25 ] The body as a reflection of the unconscious mind, what you have been holding onto [ 20:10 ] In a way, since COVID we have all become entrepreneurs [ 21:40 ] Jeff Walker’s co-creative concept of a “seed launch” [ 23:00 ] A way of testing what the audience wants [ 25:30 ] Renee’s work with both Fortune 500 CEOs & individual clients on a budget [ 27:40 ] The 5 major blocks to manifesting [ 31:30 ] “Manifest” is a big word — Manifesting all the cool stuff! [ 32:45 ] Renee: “You do it through the body. I do it through brands.” *** Connect with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann Twitter: *** Learn more about Renee Rotkopf: Renee's Website: Renee’s Instagram: Renee on InsightTimer:
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#29 - Apocalypse Fatigue: Finding Spiritual Stamina in Chaotic Times (with Harshada Wagner)
12/01/2023
#29 - Apocalypse Fatigue: Finding Spiritual Stamina in Chaotic Times (with Harshada Wagner)
Hello and welcome to today’s episode of Drop the Weight, where we talk about state of the world and what to do about it in these spiritually embattled times with highly sought-after meditation teacher, spiritual coach, author and classical Tantra instructor, Harshada David Wagner With the conflict between Israel and Hamas looming in the background of the discussion, we cover a mind-blowing range of topics, including: Harshada’s pandemic-inspired paintings, Julia Cameron’s The Artist Way, the evolution of consciousness, the necessity of becoming spiritually “omnivorous” today, the dangers of being world-oblivious when an active war is going on, the Beatles’ clash with Maharishi Yogi and other scandals that have compromised the legacies of influential spiritual leaders of the past half century. And so much more! SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Intro [ 00:30 ] Harshada's post-pandemic painting [ 02:00 ] Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way: Creativity as a spiritual practice [ 05:00 ] Art as a balm of healing [ 05:40 ] Israel and Hamas; How does one maintain calm and still be a part of the world? [ 07:00 ] How to embrace the horror and ugliness in the world with integrity [ 08:15 ] Irony of spiritual teachers as entrepreneurs/marketers driven by capitalism [ 09:15 ] Problem of being “world-oblivious,” not watching the news [ 10:30 ] Evolving “post-patriarchal” era requires sincere seekers to be more omnivorous [ 12:45 ] A lack of luminary leaders right now [ 14:45 ] Scandal of recent spiritual leaders Yogi Bhajan, Bikram Choudery, Guru Jugat, John of God [ 16:00 ] A shift away from a crumbling patriarchal “guru on a throne” model [ 17:00 ] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Transcendental Meditation, The Beatles & Rishikesh [ 18:15 ] Many of the spiritual gurus unprepared for sexual revolution of 1960s [ 19:20 ] Spiritual teachers these days need a good therapist “who calls them on their shit” [ 20:00 ] The wild west of spirituality where energy release comes before wisdom [ 21:15 ] Translating the Shiva Sutra [ 23:00 ] Distinction between the teaching and the teacher; example of Chogram Trungpa Rimpoche [ 24:30 ] What does yoga mean? Discovering, owning, then expressing our innate magnificence. [ 26:00 ] How Christians can relate to yoga [ 29:00 ] Apocalypse fatigue for real! [ 29:30 ] Inspired and horrified by images coming out of Gaza, people crying out to God [ 30:45 ] What do we put at the center of our life to cling to when there is nothing else to grasp? [ 32:00 ] Love as an action verb [ 32:50 ] Harshada’s first teacher: “Don’t talk to me about Jesus, unless…” [ 33:30 ] Meditation needed now more than ever, detoxing from the “digital colonization” of the mind [ 36:15 ] You might need to meditate a lot. You might need to dance. You might need a therapist or two. [ 37:30 ] What’s up, and the next 18 months *** Connect with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann Twitter: *** Learn more about David Harshada Wagner: Harshada's Website: https://www.davidhwagner.com/ Harshada's Instagram:
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#28 - Manifest Your Heart's Desire Through Hypnosis (with Ami Hubbard)
10/31/2023
#28 - Manifest Your Heart's Desire Through Hypnosis (with Ami Hubbard)
Today’s episode of Drop the Weight explores the potential of utilizing hypnotherapy in your practical toolkit of lifestyle and healing, with the help of Elizabeth’s dear friend and renowned hypnotherapist Ami Hubbard. The show opens with a serious discussion about the subconscious mind as the deeper-dwelling blueprint for our experienced reality, and how hypnosis can empower us as shapers of that experience. The second half of the show marks a first for Drop the Weight podcast, featuring an actual hypnosis meditation customized and performed by Ami specifically for the listeners of this podcast. Listeners are encouraged to chime in on Elizabeth’s Instagram page (below) to share their experiences and thoughts about this transformative meditation. *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Introduction [ 01:15 ] Welcome, Ami! [ 02:00 ] Ami’s invitation to clients to “heal their human story and step into their highest transformation” [ 03:15 ] Between the ages of birth to 7 or 8 years old, the essential programming for our life’s experience is coded into our subconscious. [ 07:15 ] What hypnosis does: defragging your mind and rewiring your nervous system [ 08:18 ] Ami’s definition of the subconscious as “the allness of everything,” “your highest self” [ 14:00 ] Considerations of Joe Dispenza: “the body is the subconscious” [ 14:55 ] Anecdote of the asthma client [ 16:35 ] When the subconscious mind speaks to you, it is not logical. [ 18:00 ] Your imagination is not imaginary. It is a language from your subconscious mind. [ 19:00 ] Cueing up the meditation: Ami’s recommendations before starting [ 21:40 ] “You will experience another timeline, your highest timeline.” [ 24:20 ] Beginning of Meditation: “Connecting to Your Higher Self to Manifest Your Heart’s Desire” *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** You can learn more about Ami Hubbard here: Ami’s Website: https://www.iamwholeness.com/ Ami’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ami_wholeness/
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#27 - A Deep Dive into Body Neutrality (with Jessi Kneeland)
10/01/2023
#27 - A Deep Dive into Body Neutrality (with Jessi Kneeland)
In this episode, we explore the endlessly interesting and controversial topics of body image, body positivity and so-called “body neutrality.” Body Neutral is an elusive and important concept that happens to be the title of a book just published in June 2023 by author Jessi Kneeland, who joins us in our Zoom podcast studio today. With Jessi’s help, we unpack the systematic, step-by-step blueprint she offers in her book for overcoming the weight of body image issues in one’s life. No stranger to identity cultural politics, Jessi-–who identifies as both non-binary and queer-–tackles head-on the trap of believing that the appearance of one’s body determines one’s worth in society. Elizabeth first interviewed Jessi while doing a YouTube series called way back in 2015. The title of that episode fittingly was “How to Love Your Body.” You can watch it here at: It’s so exciting to congratulate Jessi in the time warp of 8 years later, to review the substance of her brand new book and discuss how her ideas have evolved since that original conversation. You can learn more about Jessi Kneeland here: Jessi's Website: *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Intro [ 02:42 ] Starting in the fitness industry, Victoria’s Secret models and weekend warriors; body image commands an “inflated and inappropriate amount of power” [ 04:00 ] Body Neutrality versus Body Positivity [ 05:20 ] “Another should” – being required/expected to love your body [ 07:30 ] Dismantling the concept that your appearance dictates your worth in society [ 09:20 ] Elizabeth’s childhood struggle with body image [ 10:15 ] Confronting the FANTASY: A certain number on the scale does NOT fix everything [ 15:15 ] Four Categories of Body Image Avatars discussed in book [ 18:45 ] Body Neutrality: Is there a “middle way” with regard to one’s body image that is not radical? [ 21:35 ] The usefulness of “groutchy acceptance” - permission to feel irritable about how you look at times [ 22:13 ] How “body positivity” can turn into body “toxicity” [ 22:45 ] Meaning of “Drop the Weight” – What are we dropping? [ 23:15 ] The magic of neuroscience and trauma resolution [ 26:20 ] Original YouTube Interview with Jessi & Elizabeth from 2015 - How Jessi’s ideas have evolved since that “How to Love Your Body” discussion [ 29:00 ] Identifying as both non-binary and queer/bisexual [ 33:55 ] Defining and moving beyond “beauty privilege” [ 37:20 ] Breaking a mold, shaving her head, wearing men’s clothes, occasionally going bra-less; Going completely off of make up and then back to it at times without attachment [ 42:51 ] “If you want to look queer, there are ways to look queerer.” [ 45:15 ] Freedom to verbally tell people how you identify, not simply by how you look [ 48:25 ] Body issues/dysmorphia exist for a reason–get curious about what those reasons are [ 50:00 ] Body Neutral offers a systematic blueprint to overcome body image issues piece by piece Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: Twitter:
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#26 - Awakening to the Fifth Dimension (with Kimberly Meredith)
08/28/2023
#26 - Awakening to the Fifth Dimension (with Kimberly Meredith)
In today’s episode of Drop the Weight, we explore the concept of entering the Fifth Dimension with the help of clairaudient medical intuitive and spiritual writer Kimberly Meredith. Kimberly is the author of the amazing book Awakening to the Fifth Dimension and is about to teach a new seminar on the same theme at the world-renowned Omega Institute. In her book, she provides teachings, healing secrets, nutritional tips and exercises that can assist readers in discovering their own gifts and how to access the Fifth Dimension for self-healing. A widely sought-after medical medium and healer with rave reviews from the A-List of the healing and wellness community, Kimberly has a following of thousands of clients worldwide. The Fifth Dimension is a fascinating topic that notably first appeared in this podcast a few episodes back. It is so exciting to have Kimberly’s help in today’s episode to explore it further! SHOW NOTES [ 02:00 ] Introduction: 5D as a new framework [ 02:45 ] Near death experience [ 03:30 ] 3D versus 5D [ 04:20 ] Quote from Awakening to the Fifth Dimension [ 05:55 ] “Ascending masters” - the energy of love itself [ 06:45 ] Healing anecdote as a medical intuitive/clairaudient medium [ 09:30 ] Advice to newcomers to 5D and extrasensory experiences [ 10:30 ] Symptoms of depression while entering 5D [ 11:25 ] Learning who your “soul tribe” is [ 11:55 ] Next 10 years: not a time of “doom and gloom,” a “high vibe” time [ 12:00 ] “We are not really aging” [ 13:15 ] Tumultuous childhood, abuse [ 14:00 ] How to deal with dark energy using a “spiritual, vibrational boost” [ 14:55 ] Meaning of Drop the Weight - overcoming the density of unforgiveness and 3D [ 15:40 ] 5D as a tool to overcome eating disorders [ 16:50 ] Spiritual challenge/opportunity of forgiveness [ 17:45 ] Her mother’s alcoholism; parents “possessed” when abusing children [ 18:55 ] Role of daily affirmations and prayers [ 20:10 ] Practical ways to anchor in transitional times: exercise, yoga, pilates, music [ 20:55 ] Importance of hydration - avoiding tap water [ 22:38 ] Teaching a course at the Omega Institute in September 2023 [ 23:50 ] Being of service Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: Twitter: *** You can learn more about Kimberly Meredith here: Kimberly's Website: Kimberly's Instagram: Kimberly's YouTube:
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#25 - The Way of the Goddess (with Ananta Ripa Ajmera)
07/31/2023
#25 - The Way of the Goddess (with Ananta Ripa Ajmera)
How can you awaken your superpowers and heal? The lovely Ananta Ripa Ajmera, acclaimed writer and teacher of Yoga, Ayurveda and the author of the excellent new book The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self shares how she tapped into the powerful Goddess traditions from the Indian subcontinent to self-actualize and overcome a disordered relationship with food and nourishment and the trauma she suffered from earlier in life. This episode is the latest in a series of podcasts that explore the notion of what a spiritually-informed, "5D" approach to weight release---body, mind and Soul---looks like from a variety of perspectives. *** SHOW NOTES 00:00 Introduction 02:30 What Inspired THE WAY OF THE GODDESS 03:30 Overcoming anorexia 04:45 Discovering Aruveda within the Goddess tradition 05:15 Processing childhood trauma 06:00 Diet and lifestyle changes not enough 07:10 Solar plexus as center of power for digesting food and human experience 08:45 Addressing the “empath” audience, spiritually sensitive people 10:45 Drawn toward spirituality, Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta 12:15 Connection between being an empath and eating disorders 13:30 Archetype of the goddess with weapons 15:30 Turning healing inwards 16:45 Introduction to Ayurveda, the “sister science” of Yoga 17:30 Health equals balance; disease equals imbalance 18:10 Dietary recommendations from Aryuveda 19:00 Eating seasonally 21:00 Reestablishing a healthy relationship to food/nutrition through Aryuveda 21:30 The body as a temple for the divine within 22:45 Avoiding incompatible food combinations 23:45 Eliminating the worst 30% of food choices 24:40 Farmers markets as sources of “real” food 25:30 Vegetarianism and veganism 27:00 Bhagavad Gita: the story of Arjuna as every man and every woman 28:45 The fire and transformation of spiritual surrendering 30:45 Awakening the guru within 32:00 Significance of the friend and “charioteer” 34:00 Identifying and aiming for spiritual wealth 35:10 Membership community, self-publishing course, “conscious conversations” webinar series *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** You can learn more about Ananta Ripa Ajmera here: Ananta’s Website: Ananta’s True to Yourself Podcast:
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#24 - Change Your Mind on Psychedelics (with Dr. Rick Barnett)
06/13/2023
#24 - Change Your Mind on Psychedelics (with Dr. Rick Barnett)
How could you safely use psychedelics to break out of patterns that keep you stuck? With the help of my friend Dr. Rick Barnett, we discuss the benefits and stigma that surrounds the use of psychedelic therapy to overcome depression, disordered eating and various addictions. We also cover the potentially powerful role psychedelics can play as effective pattern interrupters of human behavior and what treatments are currently legal in the United States. Rick is a licensed clinical psychologist and drug and alcohol counselor practicing in Vermont. In long-term recovery himself, he is also a pioneer in the medical use of psychedelics, co-founding the Psychedelic Society of Vermont in 2021. From Tommy Rosen's concept of the "frequency of addiction" to powerful insights from Eckhart Tolle, Judson Brewer and Alcoholics Anonymous co-Founder Bill W, this podcast covers a lot of territory that will be useful to anyone interested in overcoming obstacles and personal transformation. So let’s get into it! *** SHOW NOTES 01:30 Introduction 02:22 Rick’s origin story 03:35 Early experiences with LSD - “Seeing the world through different eyes” 04:40 Sober at age 20 05:10 Credits sobriety and career to psychedelic use 06:30 Co-Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous Bill W’s “white light” moment 07:30 Bill W’s later experimentation with LSD 09:30 Spiritual experience of psychedelics can complement 12-Step work 11:00 Tommy Rosen’s concept of “the frequency of addiction” 11:45 Compulsive thinking as a disease of addiction 12:15 Underlying principles of the 12 Steps 14:30 Judson Brewer’s writings on addiction 16:00 “The Pollan Effect” - How to Change Your Mind published in 2018 17:00 True meaning of “Drop the Weight” podcast relates to “frequency of addiction” 18:00 Value of talk therapy 20:25 Psychedelics “by definition” change your consciousness 21:30 Impact of Michael Pollan’s book 22:30 Destigmatizing psychedelics among healthcare practitioners 23:15 Ketamine as the only legal psychedelic treatment in the U.S. 25:00 Integrating psychedelics with other therapies 27:40 Instead of saying “I’m sorry,” say “Thank you” 29:25 Who should avoid psychedelic therapy? 30:55 People with a history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder should use caution 33:30 September 2023 Equinox psychedelic event 35:00 New research about 5-Meo-DMT therapy in Mexico 36:50 Psychedelics as pattern interrupters with “transdiagnostic” applications 37:00 Treating depression, anxiety, addiction and overeating as well 40:05 Legal and non-legal pathways for psychedelic therapy 41:00 Ketamine, Ayahuasca, Ibogaine 44:20 Ongoing stigma surrounding psychedelic therapy as “recreational” *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** You can learn more about Dr. Rick Barnett, his practice and the Psychedelic Society of Vermont here: Rick’s Website: Twitter: Psychedelic Society of Vermont Website:
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#23 - 5D Spiritual Healing & Weight Release (with Patricia Monna)
05/08/2023
#23 - 5D Spiritual Healing & Weight Release (with Patricia Monna)
In this episode, renowned psychic Patricia Monna helps us explore the mindframe-busting topic of 5D spiritual healing, specifically as it applies to weight loss. Patricia describes how she used the spiritual power of 5D to lose 80 pounds and cure herself of an acute condition of erythromelalgia that had rendered her bed-ridden and unable to walk for two years. Originally an oncology nurse, overcoming this personal health crisis allowed Patricia to develop the psycho-spiritual tools she now uses to help clients with a variety of ailments from around the world. In addition to her 5D work with clients, Patricia regularly assists law enforcement agencies in her homeland of Canada and other countries to locate missing persons and bring closure to cases of homicide, kidnapping and unexplained disappearances. SHOW NOTES 02:00 - introduction 02:30 - early career as a palliative oncology nurse 03:00 - indications of psychic abilities 04:35 - a dark night of the soul 06:30 - losing both parents led to psychic development 07:00 - “a steady 125 pounder” into early 20s 08:00 - symptoms; a genetic predisposition to erythromelalgia, neuropathy 09:30 - excruciating pain, stopping nursing, couldn’t walk for two years 10:00 - ineffective medication, shut down metabolism, gained 85 pounds 10:40 - physical pain coincided with anxiety and depression 11:00 - first psychic readings 12:00 - working with Canadian equivalent of FBI to locate missing persons 13:00 - beginning of weight loss journey 13:30 - RIFE frequency therapy 15:00 - first healed physical pain, then emotional pain, then the weight 16:15 - the inner game of weight loss 18:00 - “a new earth” – definition of 5D 19:00 - “keys to the kingdom…bringing heaven to earth through us” 20:11 - remote viewing, astral traveling 21:15 - not even a sniffle through the entire pandemic 22:30 - overcoming the vibration of sickness 24:00 - 5D quantum leap meditations 26:15 - balancing the 3D practicalities of life–importance of “eating happy” 28:30 - your body is listening and programmable 29:30 - observations on veganism 31:00 - primary versus secondary nourishment 32:00 - talking to source as prayer, listening and receiving as meditation 34:00 - not tuning into fear-based 3D narrative 34:40 - go easy on yourself, bless it to your body 35:30 - website, youtube, meditation, retreats 36:30 - ocean healing retreat in tulum, mexico Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: Twitter: *** You can learn more about Patrica Monna, her psychic healing work, retreats and meditations here: Website: YouTube:
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#22 - Yoga for Weight Loss (with Dr. Loren Fishman)
04/25/2023
#22 - Yoga for Weight Loss (with Dr. Loren Fishman)
In today’s podcast, we speak with Dr. Loren Fishman, author of the powerful book Yoga for Weight Loss. A Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation doctor based in New York City, Fishman explains how yoga can serve as a metabolic driver for healthy and sustainable weight loss and body optimization. Fishman also cogently points out that yoga produces a similar hunger-reducing biochemical effect in the body to GLP-1 agonist drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro–without the side effects associated with those medications. Before earning his medical degree, Dr. Fishman notably studied for one year in India with the legendary yoga master BKS Iyengar in the late 1960s. *** With this episode, Elizabeth's brother Rob McGann joins the podcast as the Producer and Co-Host of Drop the Weight. Rob is an accomplished multimedia writer, journalist, marketer and documentary filmmaker, and conducts the interview with Dr. Fishman. *** SHOW NOTES 00:00 - Introduction 01:40 - 1960s to 2020s: doubling obesity rate in America 02:40 - main drivers of an overweight culture: advanced agriculture and aggressive marketing 03:45 - enough to make everyone obese three times over 04:40 - powerful animal instinct to eat 05:51 - not simply quieting the mind; yoga acts on a stretching reflex shared by all mammals 06:52 - useful yoga poses that promote weight loss 08:20 - hunger-reducing effects similar to GLP-1 weight loss drugs, without scary side effects 08:55 - other yoga benefits: better posture, balance, range of motion & strength; reduced anxiety 10:20 - muscle strength a key factor for longevity 11:40 - Iyengar yoga a good place to start 12:55 - working with BKS Iyengar as a student in India 15:10 - parting words with the yoga master: “You only rent your body!” 15:40 - yoga promotes self-knowledge and self-respect 16:55 - Rilke: “You must change your life” - life as a process of continuous change 19:16 - Ozempic as a specific example 20:14 - the “beautiful” PGC1-Alpha molecule 21:40 - yoga stimulates the mitochondria, the “blast furnaces” of metabolism on a cellular level 22:30 - spiritual benefits of yoga Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann Twitter: *** You can learn more about Dr. Loren Fishman, his medical practice and his 10 published books using the links below: Dr. Fishman is currently conducting a breakthrough study that uses a combination of yoga and botulinum toxin to successfully treat the effects of scoliosis. Those interested in learning more about this study and how one can participate may contact him at his office: 212.472.0077 or write him at .
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#21 - Thinking of Taking Ozempic? (w/ Dr. Robert Todd Hurst)
03/27/2023
#21 - Thinking of Taking Ozempic? (w/ Dr. Robert Todd Hurst)
GLP-1 medications have been a lively topic of discussion nationwide for the last six months. Many voices have touted drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro as a new "miracle" weight loss cure. Meanwhile a handful of experts have raised important questions about the safety of such treatments. In this thought-provoking interview, Dr. Robert Todd Hurst offers a stunning cost-benefit analysis of taking GLP-1 agonist medications in the long and short terms. While there is no doubt that these medications can be highly effective in helping people drop significant amounts of weight, Hurst cogently argues that the net benefit and costs should be carefully considered before one undergoes any course of treatment. Dr. Hurst is a board-certified preventative cardiologist and notable author of the WebMD Heart Health Blog. In 2022 he launched The Healthspan Podcast, where he shares insights from his work at the Mayo Clinic and his own HealthspanMD practice based in Phoenix, Arizona. SHOW NOTES 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - GLP-1 agonists originally diabetes medications 03:45 - later discovered to have remarkable weight loss benefits 05:00 - “terrible” history of weight loss medications 06:45 - unrecognized costs, not just financial 09:30 - financial cost 10:00 - gastrointestinal and physiological side effects 11:40 - “muscle as youth,” 40% lean muscle mass loss concerns 13:30 - drawbacks of a “forever” medication 15:00 - studies show about ⅔ of weight regained; people with only 5% body weight to lose are mostly heavier after treatment 16:30 - a “fast start” to body optimization 17:45 - strategies for tapering on and tapering off 20:40 - be cautious where you get your medications and supplements from 21:28 - where this is going long term 22:40 - importance of a comprehensive approach 24:30 - not a solution, but an “additive” to other treatments for people with a lot of weight to lose (20% or more body weight) and high risk 26:15 - healthspanmd.com, healthspan podcast *** You can learn more about Dr. Robert Todd Hurst, his medical practice and his podcast using the links below: podcast: *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann Coaching Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: Twitter:
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#20 - Biohack Your Metabolism using CGM (with Lauren Sambataro)
12/27/2022
#20 - Biohack Your Metabolism using CGM (with Lauren Sambataro)
In this podcast, we do a deep dive into using Continuous Glucose Monitoring, or CGM, technology as a brand new way to support weight loss and metabolic health with guest Lauren Sambataro. Lauren is a highly sought-after functional nutrition and fitness expert who specializes in using Continuous Glucose Monitoring to help clients optimize their weight, hormones, energy, sleep and exercise performance. She is also the creator of Biohacker Babes, a podcast that guides listeners how to “biohack” their own lives. I use CGM technology with my coaching clients, and I’m currently using it to help me lose 10 pounds before my 50th birthday in February–which is why I am so excited to discuss with Lauren how all of this works. SHOW NOTES: 1:20 - gamifying Continuous Glucose Monitoring; score the least number of points 2:30 - CGM is a brand new space 3:35 - losing weight with CGM 6:45 - best practices in the first 30 days: take a lot of notes 8:55 - measuring blood glucose spikes 10:00 - staying within a certain metabolic range 12:15 - the impact of stress 14:45 - fluctuations in the numbers 16:00 - breath work for stress mitigation 17:55 - optimizing hormones for perimenopause and menopause 21:20 - laboratory testing to supplement CGM use 24:30 - data is everything; heading into 2023 You can learn more about Lauren Sambataro and her podcast using the links below: Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann Coaching Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: Tiktok:
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#19 - Shamanism, Plant Medicine, & the Archetype of The Wounded Healer (w/Charlotte Connors)
05/20/2022
#19 - Shamanism, Plant Medicine, & the Archetype of The Wounded Healer (w/Charlotte Connors)
Charlotte Connors is a Shaman and the owner of Taproot Medicine. Listen in as Elizabeth and Charlotte discuss how to work with emotional triggers and how to create practical daily rituals for healing and transformation. You can learn more about Charlotte Connors and Taproot Medicine here. ————————————————— Get Connected with Elizabeth Mcgann Coaching Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: Tiktok:
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#18 - Redesign Your Life From the Inside Out (w/Renee Rotkopf)
04/26/2022
#18 - Redesign Your Life From the Inside Out (w/Renee Rotkopf)
In this powerful conversation, you'll learn the secrets to rewiring your limiting beliefs and shifting into deeper healing. Renee Rotkopf is an intuitive coach and visionary thinker. Through soulful practices, creative inspiration and strategic guidance she empowers people to create a positive mindset for growth. Coaching the subconscious mind, Renee helps clients manage stress, rewire old patterns and heal their inner child. She weaves a variety of transformative methods, including guided meditation, hypnosis, neurolinguistics, somatic experiencing and astrology. Renee provides insightful guidance for clients to embrace their unique soul power. Enabling them to expand beyond limiting beliefs and fear, to experience greater self confidence and a stronger connection to Self. With 20 years experience as an innovative creative director in advertising, Renee is a change agent, award winning creative director and marketing professional. Her clients include business leaders and soulpreneurs who want spiritually charged business wisdom, as well as the ability to create a soul-centered brand and shape their future. Website: www.thesoulful.coach IG: www.renee.thesoulfulcoach
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