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Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Justifications That Result in Lying – Episode #89. Last month I shared with you how sometimes we may be dishonest about a behavior because we want to present ourselves in a certain manner. This month I am discussing how a person can make a justification that is a lie. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Justifications That Result in Lying – Episode #89 and I encourage you to do one thing today, purposefully, to attain true PEP for life.

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – What Do You Lie About? – Episode #88 The fibs/lies we tell may be a window into our ideal self. Sometimes we are dishonest about our behaviors because we want to present ourselves in a certain manner. If we fabricate a behavior it may be an indication, ideally, we would like to change that behavior. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – What Do You Lie About? – Episode #88, and I encourage you to do one thing today, purposefully, to attain true PEP for life

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Uncomfortable – Episode #87. In last month’s PEP Talk – Are You Uncomfortable Enough? – Episode #86, I asked you to consider how uncomfortable you need to become before you are willing to make a change. This month, I am continuing the theme of uncomfortableness and I am sharing a couple of theories I have about individuals who grew up in dysfunctional and/or abusive homes. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Uncomfortable – Episode #87, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for life.

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Are You Uncomfortable Enough? – Episode #86. There are times, when I hear a client express his/her desire to change; yet the client is struggling to move in a new direction. Is this something you are experiencing? How uncomfortable do you need to get before you are willing to make a change?. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Are You Uncomfortable Enough? – Episode #86 and I encourage you to do one thing today, purposefully, to attain true PEP for life! Originally posted June 2018 on YouTube.

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Fear – Episode #85. Are you someone who allows fear to control your decisions? If so, this month’s PEP Talk is for you. I discuss the difference between subjective fear and objective fear. One protects us and one hinders us. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Fear – Episode #85, and I encourage you to do one thing today, purposefully, to attain true PEP for life Originally posted July 2018 on YouTube.

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Spending or Investing Your Time – Episode #84 For this month’s PEP Talk I wanted to expand upon last month’s PEP talk, Fruitful versus Busy. I recently heard another concept that is along the same lines as fruitful versus busy that I thought you might appreciate it. This month, I am encouraging you to take an inventory of the manner in which you are utilizing your time. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Spending or Investing Your Time – Episode #84, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for life.

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Busy vs Fruitful – Episode #83. Last month’s PEP Talk, Busy – Episode #82, was a preamble to this month’s and next month’s PEP Talks. This month’s PEP Talk, Busy vs Fruitful – Episode #83, was originally published as a video in 2017. In this PEP Talk I encourage you to evaluate if you are simply busying yourself or if your activities are producing fruit. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Fruitful versus Busy – Episode #83, and I encourage you to do one thing today, purposefully, to attain true PEP for life! Originally posted November 2017 on YouTube.

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Busy – Episode #82. In the past, I recorded two PEP Talks I have not yet published. I plan to publish them in the next couple of months and I thought it would be helpful to record a bit of a preamble prior to releasing those two PEP Talks. In today’s PEP Talk I am discussing time and busyness and I have a couple of questions to ask you… Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Busy – Episode #82, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for life.

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Gluten – Episode #81. In my recent nutrition PEP Talks, I have been encouraging you to read ingredient labels and when you do not know (or cannot pronounce) an ingredient on the label, avoid that food. In my recent PEP Talks I have also shared some known ingredients that are unhealthy ingredients including seed oils and sugar. In today’s PEP Talk I am discussing yet another ingredient to avoid – gluten. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Gluten – Episode #81, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for life. Dr. Tom O’Bryan Celiac Disease Foundation

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Conversation Starters – Episode #80. The close of 2025, marked seven years of PEP Talk Podcasts, many of which highlighted techniques and mindset shifts to assist you in cultivating healthier relationships. I am starting 2026, once again, encouraging you to be intentional with your relationships and this month I am providing a resource I am hopeful you will find helpful. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Conversation Starters – Episode #80, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for life. The Skin Deep   Conversation Starters World

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Power of Presence vs Presents – Episode #79. Since it is December, a month when people routinely think of gift giving, I thought it might be nice for you to consider giving the gift of your presence – PRESENCE. I am encouraging you to be in the moment, fully engaged and present, when you are around other humans. Send the message that you genuinely care and are interested. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Power of Presence vs Presents – Episode #79, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for life.

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – What Matters to You – Episode #78. I start this month’s PEP Talk asking you some questions. Questions about your values and if your words and behaviors match your values. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – What Matters to You – Episode #78, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for life.

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Resources – Episode #77. The name of my practice is Physical & Emotional Power for Life – PEP for Life. I want all of my clients, and listeners, to be the healthiest version of themselves – physically and emotionally. In this month’s podcast, I am reviewing some resources which will assist you in creating a healthy lifestyle. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Resources – Episode #77, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for life. Radical Health Radio Podcast Episode #133: 10 Radical Truths for Health, Wealth, & Happiness wit Ste Lane

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Sugar – Episode #76 In my recent nutrition PEP Talks, I have been encouraging you to read ingredient labels and avoid foods if you do not know an ingredient on the label. In my PEP Talk – Seed oils – #74, I threw you a curve ball and explained that even though you may know what a seed oil is, seed oils are toxic and to ideally avoid foods with seed oils. This month I am reviewing an additional ingredient that you will recognize on an ingredient label that is another unhealthy ingredient that I would like for you to avoid and that is sugar. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Sugar – Episode #76, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for life. Is Sugar Bad for You? Here’s How It Destroys Your Body Dr. Axe

When an individual grows up in an environment that displays extreme behavior, that individual has a tendency to live his/her life in that same behavior or the very opposite of that behavior. For example, if you grew up with a parent who possessed hoarding tendencies, you may follow that example or you may have gone in the opposite direction and became anal retentive, as Freud would say. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Opposite of Dysfunctional – Episode #75, and I encourage you to do one thing today, purposefully, to attain true PEP for life! Originally posted March 2018 on YouTube