I have read that up to 90% of the decisions and steps in our day are automated: our consistent actions are largely guided by rituals and routines established over long periods of time. You have likely noticed that with no gym to go to after wor

The Opportunity YOU Have In This Pandemic

Mar 19th, 2020 8m

"The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.” “Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead" - Ryan Holiday I hope this message finds you we

Ep.49 - Developing Your "Recovery Regiment" For Faster Healing

Nov 26th, 2019 9m 52s

The world we face today is drastically different to the world that our ancestors faced and the world that shaped our evolution and thus what our body needs to be healthy. The busyness and deluge of sensory information that we face is nowhere

Ep. 48 - How To Actually Achieve Your Health Goals By Using Your Feeling Brain

Nov 12th, 2019 16m 28s

They say that "knowledge is power" but the problem with then is that knowledge doesn't get anything done. People don't make decisions and choose an action because of what they know; how we vote, who we choose to be with, the car that we buy and

Ep.47 - The "rocks, gravel, sand" mindset for health and a "healthy day" framework

Oct 29th, 2019 14m 30s

One of the top mistakes I see that people can make with their health is getting distracted by trends, fads, and minutia and not sticking to the principles. In this podcast, we discuss how a "rocks, gravel, sand" mindset for your health will cla

Ep.46 - Is Stress Slowly Killing You And What To Do About It

Oct 15th, 2019 14m 28s

What is your average stress level from 0-10 over the last 6 months? Five or higher? Closer to 10!? Or maybe nice and low? In this week's podcast, we talk about the implications of the answer to this question and what it means for your long

My Greatest Fear And How I Am Changing So Much To Avoid It - Ep.45 -

Aug 27th, 2019 8m 12s

What are you most scared about in the world? Sharks? Heights? The health of your family? Your own health? Odds are is that it is related to mortality in some way. Mine is different. I am not that scared about death but I am petrified about life

A Tool To Find More Time To Do What You Love And Increase Your Productivity - Ep. 44

Aug 13th, 2019 6m 53s

The desire to have more personal time to do what you want is and to focus on what is most important is one of the most universal concerns that we hear from our practice members. It is rare to encounter someone that doesn’t wish they had more ti

Ep.43 - Why Searching For "Better Balance" Is Stopping You From Getting What You Want

Jul 30th, 2019 6m 24s

Better work-life balance is one of the most common goals that we hear from new cases we review and is a ubiquitous complaint in our society! However, balance isn't what most of us need to be happy and successful. Balance leads us to stress an

Ep. 41 - Health is NOT How You Look And Feel ... So What Is It?

Jul 16th, 2019 13m 3s

I hope you haven't been there - I know I have: a family member that you thought of as "healthy" is suddenly diagnosed with something life threatening! "Wait, what!? They "seemed" so healthy but clearly were not. Why? Because our society's defin

Ep. 50 - Stepping Off The Stress Treadmill

Jul 2nd, 2019 7m 51s

You know that feeling you get after a weekend away: you feel totally relaxed, refreshed and ready to charge forward towards your goals? Don't you think we could all use that a little more often? In this week's episode, we talk about making that

Ep. 40 - Better Clarity, Focus, Creativity And Sleep From Do Nothing ...

Jun 18th, 2019 12m 27s

In a what feels like a previous life I backpacked through South America for 3 months with no phone, minimal $ and a lot of time on long bus rides. There was a lot of time to be bored and stare out the window with nothing much. But on those long

Ep.39 - Staying Out Of "The Gap" Where Unhappiness Lives

Jun 4th, 2019 9m 47s

This could be a LIFE CHANGING episode for you. Please listen and stop living in The Gap. "The Gap" is the space between where you are currently at with your goals and accomplishments and the distance to your loftiest goals and ambitions. It is

Ep. 38 - Better Fights = Better Relationships By Asking Yourself This...

May 21st, 2019 6m 2s

Do you ever find yourself getting into arguments or disagreements that you later regret? Sometimes we fight because we just what to be "right" and often it isn't worth the collateral damage, energy, and stress that those conflicts or worse yet,

Ep. 37 - What To Do When You Are Down

May 7th, 2019 5m 46s

We have all experienced it: you are in a "funk", your brain chemistry is just not right or you are simply going through a hard time in your life. Sometimes when you are in life's valleys, it feels like you are never going to emerge and that thi

Ep.36 - Managing Injuries Properly To Recover As Fast As Possible

Apr 23rd, 2019 13m 44s

Somethings hurts? But what is it? Can I keep playing? Can I workout tomorrow? Is it serious? What do I do to recover as fast as possible so I can get back to life? In this week's episode of the Better Ever After Podcast, we answer all these que

Ep.35 - How To Feel Less Pain: How pain works, why we feel it and what it means to you

Apr 9th, 2019 17m 35s

Few things stop us from doing what we love and make us miserable like being in PAIN! But as much as you might wish to never feel pain again, a failure to feel pain would literally kill you. Whether it is a chronic or acute issue, we have all ex

Ep.34 - 6 Strategies To Make More Workouts And Be More Productive

Mar 26th, 2019 10m 35s

Not enough time in the day to get the important things done and get your workout in? I know this feeling. I should actually say that I knew this feeling. In this episode, I share the 3 mindset and 3 practical strategies that I have implemented

Ep.33 - Overworking / Overtraining Isn't The Problem - It Is Under-recovering

Mar 12th, 2019 12m 26s

How many times have you said to yourself, "I am just working way too hard"!? Odds are that how hard you are working isn't really the problem, but how much time and energy you are devoting to recovering and resetting from that work that is.

Ep.31 - The Thing I'm Doing To Survive Winter In Toronto Thats Helps Your Body And Mind

Feb 26th, 2019 7m 40s

Got SAD (season affective disorder) or just need winter to be done? Join the club! Winter in Toronto or anywhere else where it seems to last half the year is challenging; with the lack of vitamin D, fresh air, the desire to forego all sociali

YOUR Healthiest Year Yet Workshop / LIVE Lunch And Learn

Feb 12th, 2019 37m 33s

A LIVE workshop I did with a local Toronto tech biz discussing the ten most important and influential things you can do to make 2019 the healthiest year of your life and what will optimize your health. These are achievable things that can make

Ep.31- Four Things To Change About Canada's Food Guide

Jan 29th, 2019 9m

There are four things you can change about Canada's NEW Food Guide that would make it even better. The rest, ain't too bad! If you follow this guide and its principles, it can work to help you reach your health goals. But..... Where the previou

Ep. 30 - What Supplements Actually Work

Jan 22nd, 2019 14m 56s

Are they worth the cost, risks, adverse effects, marginal gains and what ones actually help increase performance and health? Based on good peer-reviewed research, we cover these topics and whether the average Joe/Joanne and weekend warrior shou

Ep.29 - Thriving Through Cold And Flu Season

Jan 8th, 2019 13m 22s

What to eat, supplement with and how to stay healthy and avoid getting sick this winter. In this podcast, we review what the research has to say about supplements, sleep, stress, nutrition and what you can do to try to prevent getting ill. For

Ep.28 - Falling Asleep Right Away And Stopping The Mind From Racing Before Bed

Jan 1st, 2019 9m 56s

Is there anything worse than trying to get to bed on time and lying awake for what seems (or is!) hours. You are exhausted and ready for bed but your brain isn't. The second your head hits the pillow your hamster-brain leaps into action and is