Mindfully You Podcast: Recent Episodes
Heather VanDeusen
I welcome you into my life, through the ups and downs as it is happening. I am going to share my journey to healing my relationship with food, making peace with my body and most importantly how I am healing and strengthening the relationship I have with myself. Each episode I will be sharing my heart with you so that you feel supported, inspired and empowered but also I am going to provide you with simple tools, strategies and mindset shifts so you can begin integrating them into your own daily life.
In this episode I share with you, not another quote, but something from my heart. We are all human, we all struggle. This is a journey of self- discovery. Mondays are usually a time when people 'get back on track', I am here to remind you that you can do this at any moment.
In this episode I am sharing another quote with you from Brene Brown where she speaks profoundly on belonging and the power of being authentic to ourselves.
"True belonging is a spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world and find sacredness in both being part of something and standing alone in the wilderness. True belonging doesn't require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are." -Brene Brown
In this episode I am bringing you a Mindful Moment to discuss a quote by Brene Brown about connection. Building meaningful connections with others allows us to experience being seen and heard, creating a space where judgment is replaced by acceptance and understanding.
In this episode I am sharing with you reasons why I have stopped dieting. Saying goodbye to dieting has been the most liberating and empowering choice I have made toward healing my relationship with myself. I am shifting the focus from weight loss to overall health and self-care. All bodies are valuable and deserving of love and respect, regardless of their shape or size.
In this episode I am bringing you a Mindful Moment to discuss a quote that encourages us to step back and take a look at our lives. True happiness requires us to be honest with ourselves and assess whether we are satisfied or merely avoiding the discomfort that comes with growth and change.
In this episode I am bringing you a Mindful Moment to discuss how goals provide us with direction, but it's our habits that truly shape who we become. By focusing on the habits that lead to our goals, we shift our attention from external outcomes to internal growth.
In this episode I am sharing with you a letter I wrote to myself. I have written letters to my future self and letters from my future self to the current version of me, but the letter that has impacted me the most was writing a letter of forgiveness to myself. Grab a piece of paper... and forgive yourself!
In this episode I am bringing you a Mindful Moment to discuss what it means to step forward into growth and back into safety. Embrace new challenges and opportunities that stretch your capabilities because true growth lies beyond the boundaries of your comfort zones.
In this episode I am bringing you a Mindful Moment to help you being awareness to the fact that you are in control of your effort and attitude. It means that you have the ability to shape your own journey and outcomes!
In this episode I am sharing with you what my relationship has looked like in the past as well as how I want to show up for myself through exercise in the future. Exercise doesn't have to only be done when you want to lose weight. Exercise is not punishment. Listen for the 4 things I am focusing on when bringing exercise back into my routine because I want to take care of my body.
In this episode I am sharing an inspiring quote about perfection and effort in my new series Mindful Moments (Yes! I finally decided on a name!) We often believe that in order to get the results that we want in our life we need to show up perfectly all of the time. In reality it is more about the effort that you put in consistently that is going to lead to transforming your life.
In this episode I will share how I have begun working through being part of the "Clean plate club".
In this episode I will be sharing another reflection on a quote that I read. If you know me, I love a good motivational quote, saying or affirmation. I share ones that really make me reflect on social media but I wanted a place to be able to share those reflections with you. These will be shorter episodes and in addition to the longer weekly episode. Not sure what I will be naming these yet, Mindful Motivations, Quickie Quotes... let me know your thoughts!
If you know me, I love a good motivational quote, saying or affirmation. I share ones that really make me reflect on social media but I wanted a place to be able to share those reflections with you. And I would love to hear your reflections on the ones I share. These will be shorter episodes and in addition to the longer weekly episode. Not sure what I will be naming these yet, Mindful Motivations, Quickie Quotes... let me know your thoughts!
In this episode I am opening up about what I have been up to the last few months... obviously, I wasn't recording podcasts! I share how I have been sabotaging my own success, the mind drama and reflections that have happened over the last few months.
In this episode I talk about my desire to get back to meal planning and prepping, and the realizations that occurred from a Caesar Salad. Enjoy!
I am on my way to work and wanted to share some thoughts on hitting rock bottom to in order to inspire change.
WELCOME 2023... In this episode I share some 2022 reflections as well as look to what is to come in the year ahead for 2023. Welcoming in the new year with open arms and an open heart for all that is to come. Reminder that every day and every moment you have the ability to create change in your life.
In this episode I share with you my celebrations I had in the month of November. This is a reminder that it is never too late to celebrate your progress. Messy action is still action!
A quick episode I recorded before leaving for work yesterday morning while sitting in my truck. I share with you how success in any area of your life is not linear and that progress and forward movement is key. Enjoy!
In this episode I share a voice note on my phone and how I have been feeling about not living up to my potential while learning to become more in alignment with myself.
In this episode I share a recorded that I made from my phone while sitting in my car. I share with you how who I am becoming starts with who I am being.
In this episode I am sharing with you the Restrict Binge Cycle and some of my experiences with restrictive dieting and binge eating. This was a challenging episode for me to record and open up more about my experiences. Bottom line- you are not alone and that there is hope.
Every day in my journal I write three things that I am proud of myself for. In this episode I looked back through my journal and created a celebration list of the things I am most proud of doing over the last few months. HINT: They all have to do with the relationship that I have with myself.
In this episode I am going to share with you an overview of my journey and how I have begun to heal and strengthen the relationship I have with myself.
Welcome to the Mindfully You Podcast. After much procrastination I have decided to start my very own podcast.