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How to Achieve Your Goals – 10 Tips

Do you ever set goals and fail to reach them? I used to do that all the time. The only goals I completed each year were my recreation goals! Over the years, though, I’ve learned some tips to help me be more successful with reaching goals. On today’s podcast, we’ll discuss ten tips about how to achieve your goals this year. I’ve asked my friend and fellow podcaster and writer, Dr. Melanie Wilson, to help me with this podcast as she is the master at completing goals!

Following are the tips we’ll ...

7 Helpful Tips to Stop Overeating

It’s that time of year again when parties and treats abound! Many of us who already struggle with overeating find it even more difficult to resist temptation during the holidays. What’s a person to do?! Well, there are actually some ways to healthfully navigate this tempting time of year. Let’s look at some helpful tips to stop overeating during the holidays.

1. Change Your Mindset

First, we need to adjust the way we think about food. We do this by renewing our minds and confronting any lies w...

To Give Advice or Not Give Advice? 6 Rules to Follow

To give advice or not to give advice? That is the question. In the past I used to answer that with, Of course I should give advice! Why wouldn’t I give advice?! Well, I have since learned a few reasons why I shouldn’t!

Why You Should Think Twice Before Giving Unsolicited Advice

For starters, too much advice can hurt relationships. On our end, we think we’re giving wise advice to help people be safe and happy. But on their end, they often feel like we’re trying to fix them. This makes them annoy...

Overcoming a Negative Body Image & a Difficult Childhood with Kate

There is no more powerful influence in a child’s life than that of her parents. But what if those parents are negative, critical, and broken people? How can we overcome the detrimental messages and negative body image that this can cause us to have, even into adulthood? That’s our subject on today’s episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast.

Things We Discussed on the PodcastHow the beliefs and messages we receive as children follow us into adulthoodThe lasting effects of parents who have thei...

How to Plan a Productive Day with Polly Payne

Do you struggle with productivity? Do you find that you often have trouble getting through your to-do list? At the end of each day, do you feel discouraged that you didn’t achieve more? If so, you’ll want to listen to today’s episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, where I interview Polly Payne, the CEO of Horacio Printing and the creator of the Dream Planner. Polly shares many helpful tips so that we can productively focus our energy on what matters most each day and finally conquer that to-do...

Transition Eating: What It is and How to Stop with Linda

Do you ever find yourself struggling with your eating boundaries when your normal routine is interrupted? Do you find it difficult to get back to “real life” after coming home from a vacation or a holiday? If so, you’ll want to listen to today’s episode of the Taste for Truth podcast. I get to talk with Linda, a school teacher, about the challenges she faces with her eating during those transitional times in her life.

Types of Transitions We Talk About on the PodcastWhen plans change suddenl...

Darryl Dash: 8 Habits for Christian Growth

Most all of us have the desire to grow in God, but we often don’t know how to begin. My guest on the Christian Habits Podcast today, Darryl Dash, has written a great new book on this topic called 8 Habits for Growth: A Simple Guide to Becoming More Like Christ. Darryl discusses the habits in his book and gives helpful advice for the Christian desiring to go deeper in their faith walk.

Things We Discussed on the EpisodeWhat Christian growth isStrategies for growth both for the individual and ...

Stress Eating and How to Truth Journal with Stacie


Do you find yourself turning to food when life is stressful? Do you find it hard to recommit to healthy eating after breaking your boundaries over and over again? Did you know that truth journaling is a powerful tool to help with both of these things?

On today’s episode of the Taste for Truth podcast, I talk with Stacie, a registered nurse, who has been finding it increasingly difficult to handle all of the recent stress in her life without turning to food. Stacie is new to the idea of the re...

How to Stop Being Angry – 12 Tips

Do you ever get irritated with friends who believe differently than you do about politics or Covid? Do you get annoyed with the faults of a spouse or family member? Do you get frustrated with people who drive at a different speed than you drive? If so, today’s post and podcast will help. We’ll be discussing how to stop being angry. Before we do that, though, let’s look at what anger is.

What is anger?

When I first started helping people let go of anger, I discovered people have different defini...

Getting Back on Track after Breaking Your Boundaries with Brooke


Do you ever have a hard time getting back on track after you break your boundaries? In today’s episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, I visit with Brooke about how to get back to your boundaries as quickly as possible.

Topics We Discussed on This EpisodeHow perfectionism messes us upHow food can still be an issue even when you are at a healthy weightWhat people who never struggle with weight loss do after they eat too muchPerfectionism lies and how to overcome them with truthHow we fee...