Liv Lighter with Gina

Your winter slump probably isn’t a vitamin D problem. It’s a light problem, and the fix starts with your eyes, not your skin.Naturopathic doctor Dr. Paul Hrkal joins Gina Livy to explain how shorter, darker days throw off your circadian rhythm and drain your energy. He shares why a 15-minute morning walk without sunglasses (or a light therapy lamp on grey days) can change how you feel, even bundled up in a parka and SPF. He breaks down the three health levers he calls mandatory and why he sees strength training as the most powerful one after menopause. Gina and Dr. Paul also get into why motivation fades once the scale stops being the goal, how to find a “why” that holds up through a stressful holiday season, and why doing something at 50% beats waiting until you can do it all.Where to Find Dr. Paul:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drpaulhrkal/Website: http://www.paulhrkalnd.comThis podcast aligns with Day 60 of our Fall Program, members can find video in our Livy Method app and community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethod

She’s spent five decades interviewing rock stars, supermodels and fashion legends. Her verdict? What makes someone magnetic has nothing to do with what they’re wearing.Gina Livy sits down with Canadian broadcasting icon Jeanne Beker to talk confidence, reinvention and refusing to fade into the background. Jeanne shares her path from the only mime artist in Newfoundland to The NewMusic and 27 years of Fashion Television, and how growing up as the daughter of Holocaust survivors fuelled her drive to lead a brilliant life.She also opens up about an unexpected divorce, working mom guilt, and the breast cancer diagnosis at 70 that turned into the most extraordinary year of her life. Jeanne Beker also talks the closet of clothes she’s outgrown and talks why comparison steals the joy from fashion.Jeanne Beker is a Member of the Order of Canada, has a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and is the author of the national bestseller Heart on My Sleeve: Stories from a Life Well Worn. She’s a judge on Project Runway Canada, with a career retrospective opening at Calgary’s Glenbow Museum in 2027. And even at 74, retirement isn’t on the table.Where to Find Jeanne:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejeannebeker/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeanneBeker/Book: Heart on My Sleeve: Stories from a Life Well Worn: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1668035200?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzginalivy-20&creativeASIN=1668035200&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1VY9UG9SDUQMR&ref_=hype_hm_sf_e_asin&th=1This podcast aligns with Day 59 of our Fall Program, members can find video in our Livy Method app and community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethod

You finally lose the weight, and you’re still the same person. Leisse Wilcox knows that feeling firsthand. The bestselling author of To Call Myself Beloved and The Courage Code joins Gina Livy to talk about why lasting change is really an identity shift, and why your brain treats that shift as a threat.How did self-love get turned into something to sell you, when self-acceptance is the real goal. Leisse walks through a free-writing exercise for bringing up the beliefs you’ve been avoiding, and how to name them, de-shame them and reframe them. She also explains why most memoirs read like a bad wedding speech, and why everyone (yes, you) has a story worth telling.Where to Find Leisse:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leissewilcox/Website: https://www.leissewilcox.com/Contact Leisse about the Same Page Author Mastermind - starting January 5thBooks: The Courage Code, Alone: The Truth + Beauty of Belonging, To Call Myself Beloved: A Story of Hope, Healing, and Coming Home, all available on amazon.ca. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989716032?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzginalivy-20&creativeASIN=1989716032&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1VY9UG9SDUQMR&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_d_asin&th=1This podcast aligns with Day 58 of our Fall Program, members can find video in our Livy Method app and community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethod

Strong bones, better sleep, being able to carry your own groceries decades from now. They’re all good reasons to take care of yourself. But when did being healthy stop being any fun?With Gina away, Odette and Kim talk about why healthy living in midlife can turn into a list of shoulds, and what changes when you chase a forever feeling instead of a forever number. They also cover how to keep your habits when your routine falls apart, why putting yourself first can feel harder after you’ve reached your goal weight, and how the end of the year turns a Monday problem into a January problem.Plus, a preview of Wednesday’s guest: Joan MacDonald of Train with Joan, who started strength training at 70.This podcast aligns with Day 57 of our Fall Maintenance Program, members can find video in our Livy Method app or Maintenance and Mindfulness Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivymaintenanceandmindfulness

With Gina away, Odette and Kim take your questions in an Ask Us Anything and get honest about their own journeys. Kim lost more than 50 pounds and kept it off for years, until menopause. Odette lost over 40 pounds in 2021 and saw some return during a hard stretch of family illness and loss. They share the hardest part of each of their journeys, why there’s no “forever weight” you suddenly arrive at, and whether you really have to eat this way for the rest of your life.This podcast aligns with Day 52 of our Fall Maintenance Program, members can find video in our Livy Method app or Maintenance and Mindfulness Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivymaintenanceandmindfulness

Most of us finish a meal before our brain has caught up to our stomach. So how do you know when you’ve actually had enough?Kim and Odette, a nutritionist, answer listener questions about a simple test: eat half your meal, wait 20 to 30 minutes, then decide how much more you really need. They explain why the pause gives your digestion and hunger signals time to catch up, how to make it work if you’re on a GLP-1, and how building your whole plate first can show you’re overdoing protein while chasing that 30-gram goal.The rest is rapid-fire. They cover staying on track on weekends and girls’ trips, leafy greens that travel without wilting or smelling, whether water is masking your fullness, and what to do when you have no appetite. They also share the habit changes that mattered most in their own weight loss, from giving up running on coffee until mid-afternoon to protecting sleep.This podcast aligns with Day 52 of our Fall Program, members can find video in our Livy Method app and community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethod

Food noise is loudest at night for a reason. It’s the first quiet moment of the day, and everything you didn’t have time to feel finally gets a turn.Psychotherapist-turned-coach Jenna Jones, who helps women in midlife break the restrict-binge cycle, joins Kim and Odette to explain what food noise really is. She covers how it differs from hunger, cravings and emotional eating, why no other reward feels as good as food, and why the foods you forbid are the ones you end up bingeing on (hello, milkshake study). She also shares a 20-minute rule for riding out an urge without white-knuckling it. Plus, what to do when your honest answer is “I want to eat the whole cake.”Where to Find Jenna:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findyourfoodpeace/Free Masterclass: The Restriction-Binge Cycle Solution: https://coachjennajones.com/registerThis podcast aligns with Day 51 of our Fall Program, members can find video in our Livy Method app or Livy Method Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethod

November is the gray zone. Not quite fall, not quite winter, and dark by dinner. With Gina away, Odette and Kim unpack the post-Halloween trifecta: leftover candy, a time change your body hasn’t caught up to, and shorter days that quietly shift your hunger, your mood and your evening routine. Their advice: don’t overhaul everything. Pick the one or two things that matter most this month. Plus, why heartier comfort foods change your portions, and how three nights without after-dinner snacking can reset more than your cravings.This podcast aligns with Day 50 of our Fall Maintenance Program. You can find the full video at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivymaintenanceandmindfulness