Podcast appearances and mentions of michelle jaelin

Guest host Pay Chen chats with Michelle Jaelin, registered dietitian and nutrition blogger at NutritionArtist

Jane & Dan sit down with  “The Nutrition Artist”, Michelle Jaelin. Love on a real train, being from an immigrant family, and building a business - from failure to success, are all discussed. Finally, Jane & Dan reflect on the end of 2019 and share their optimism for the year ahead! Follow Michelle Jaelin on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @NutritionArtistFollow Tangents! on Facebook @tangentspodcast, on Twitter & Instragram @Tangents15 

Joelle Anderson joins us to talk about Mindful Listening. And host Keith McArthur speaks with Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about changes to Canada's Food Guide. Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else great podcast are found Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Purchase 18 Steps to Own Your Life HERE Purchase Winning Resolutions HERE Episode 76 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [1:50] Mindfulness contributor Joelle Anderson on Mindful Listening Joelle Anderson is a therapist specializing in mindfulness meditation and creator and host of the Kernel of Wisdom YouTube channel. In this conversation, Keith and Joelle discuss: What it means to listen mindfully How words can replace your breath as anchors in a conversation Where to find Joelle Kernelofwisdom.com YouTube.com/KernelofWisdom1 [7:00] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on Changes to Canada's Food Guide Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: Why Dairy is no longer a food group The food guide as a plate The three S-words to avoid Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD

Guests: Michelle Jaelin, Registered Dietitian; Barry Senft, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. Hosted by Maegan MacKimmie and Rachel Telford.

Morra Aarons-Mele, author of Hiding in the Bathroom, explains why people suffering from anxiety might make better leaders. And host Keith McArthur speaks with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about gut health. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else great podcast are found Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Download a free copy of 18 Steps to Own Your Life by clicking HERE Purchase Winning Resolutions HERE Episode 70 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [2:40] Featured interview with Morra Aarons-Mele Morra is author of Hiding in the Bathroom: An Introvert's Roadmap to Getting Out There (When You'd Rather Stay Home). She lives in Boston and runs Women Online, a social media communications firm. In this conversation, Keith and Morra discuss: Why this decade may be remembered as the anxious teens How the 2016 election, scarcity, and technology are leading to increased anxiety How anxiety can make you a better leader Are introverts more likely to be anxious? Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos as poster woman of entrepreneurship porn. Morra references The Dropout podcast. (Since I interviewed Morra I've listened to the podcast and I highly recommend it, but I couldn't get through the HBO documentary about Elizabeth Holmes) [21:10] Morra's Instruction Manual, Part II 1. If you had to pick one music album as the soundtrack to your life, what would it be? Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band 2. What's one personal development myth you want to dispel? That you'll ever get to a point where you're not working through some major stuff 3. Name one unusual or surprising gadget you couldn't live without. Immersion blender 4. What does a "bad day" look like to you and what are the steps you take to turn it around?   When she wakes up and feels like there's concrete in her body. Feels sad and low and like she can't move her body. Exercise helps her to make it through the day. 5. What is your biggest goal or wildest dream? To triple revenues of her company over the next few years, and to do a podcast with real leaders who will talk about mental health and anxiety. Where to find Morra Hidinginthebathroom.com Twitter:  @morraam [32:10] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on Gut Health Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: How gut health impacts emotional and physical health What to eat to promote gut health Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD

Michelle Jaelin is a Registered Dietician and she often finds herself playing "food therapist" with her clients. She explores how managing factors like sleep, stress, and illness are a better path to your health goals than riding the Yo Yo of fad diets

How do we stop kids from losing their innate ability to be mindful? Why do scientists keep changing their minds about whether or not eggs are good for us? And why is this podcast becoming bigger than Game of Thrones? All that and more in this episode. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else great podcast are found Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Download a free copy of 18 Steps to Own Your Life by clicking HERE Purchase Winning Resolutions HERE Episode 68 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro Click here to get a free copy of 18 Steps to Own Your Life on audiobook through a free trial of Audible. [3:18] Mindfulness contributor Joelle Anderson on meditation and meditation for kids Joelle Anderson is a therapist specializing in mindfulness meditation and creator and host of the Kernel of Wisdom YouTube channel. In this conversation, Keith and Joelle discuss: Teaching kids about mindfulness as soon as they're old enough to start recognizing their emotions The four-seven-eight relaxation breath Why little kids are more naturally mindful Joelle mentions resources available at MindUp.org Where to find Joelle Kernelofwisdom.com YouTube.com/KernelofWisdom1 [10:30] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on whether eggs are good for us or bad for us Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: The latest study on eggs and health Why we shouldn't overreact to a single study Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD

Melissa Monte entered her own personal prison when she was sexually assaulted at a party at 15 years of age. She masked the pain with drinking, drugs, bad relationships, and an eating disorder. She didn’t know how to break free. But incredibly, the path for Melissa to escape her demons came when was stuck for a week in a physical jail. Melissa is the creator and host of the excellent Mind Love podcast. She joins us in this episode of the My Instruction Manual podcast to outline the steps she took to escape from the prisons of her life. This episode also features our nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin who takes us through her own personal instruction manual for life. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else great podcast are found Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Download a free copy of 18 Steps to Own Your Life by clicking HERE Purchase Winning Resolutions HERE Episode 66 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [2:37] Featured interview with Melissa Monte Melissa Monte is creator and host of the Mind Love podcast. In this conversation, Keith and Melissa discuss: How Melissa's life went from sunshine to darkness at 15 years What Melissa learned about herself during the eight days she spent in jail How asking herself questions helped Melissa to turn her life around The importance of feeling our feelings Becoming a more positive person by surrounding yourself with positive people [24:40] Melissa's Instruction Manual 1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy?  Her morning routine, which includes meditation, movement, singing and writing in her gratitude journal  2. What personal development book do you recommend? I Am The Wordby Paul Selig 3. Favorite personal mantra / inspirational quote  "If you're not consciously creating, you are consciously deteriorating." - Melissa Monte 4. What's your one guilty pleasure? The Bachelor 5. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered?  As someone who helps people realize their power Where to find Melissa Website + Podcast: Mindlove.com [32:25] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin shares her instruction manual for life Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. 1. If you had to pick one music album as the soundtrack to your life, what would it be? An eclectic mixtape with songs in multiple languages, because of her interest in different cultures. 2. What's one personal development myth you want to dispel? That you can make everything better with positive thinking alone 3. Name one unusual or surprising gadget you couldn't live without. Her alarm clock, which slowly lights up and slowly gets louder 4. What does a "bad day" look like to you and what are the steps you take to turn it around?   A day where nothing goes right. She turns her day around by making her goals as small as possible. 5. What is your biggest goal or wildest dream? Grow her business to the point where she can hire someone to work for her full time. Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD

Christine Hamilton took her first puff at age 13, and was a pack-a-day smoker by the time she was 17. Some family members warned her about the dangers of smoking, but Christine responded with the language she’d picked up from the relatives who smoked: “We all gotta die from something.” By the time she married a non-smoker, however, reasons to quit were starting to pile up. In this episode, Christine talks about the steps she took to quit smoking once and for all. And nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin joins the podcast to talk about three nutrition myths she wants to see busted in 2019. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else great podcast are found Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Download a free copy of 18 Steps to Own Your Life by clicking HERE Purchase Winning Resolutions HERE Episode 57 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [2:34] Featured interview with Christine Hamilton Christine Hamilton lives in western Tennessee. Her successful resolution to quit smoking is featured in my new book Winning Resolutions. In this conversation, Keith and Christine discuss: Growing up surrounded by smokers [2:45] Why Christine finally decided to quit smoking  [5:20] Christine's final cigarette [10:15] Why Christine decided to blog about her effort to quit smoking [11:30] Christine's advice for people trying to quit smoking [18:15] [28:49] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on nutrition myths she wants to see retired in 2019 Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: The Keto diet [29:10] The plant-based diet [31:40] Gluten free [32:00] Why coconut oil isn't a health food [33:20] Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD [36:45] Closing words

Ever wonder where to get started in the kitchen? Looking for a sure-fire way to eat healthier and reduce waste? Can't tell a spatula from rolling pin? Listen to today's episode with Nutrition Artist and registered dietitian Michelle Jaelin to start cooking from scratch! Find Michelle Jaelin online: @nutritionartist http://www.nutritionartist.com/ Video: https://globalnews.ca/video/4149460/how-you-can-reduce-food-waste-at-home Blog Post: http://www.nutritionartist.com/blog/how-you-can-reduce-food-waste-in-your-home Have a great week everyone! New episodes every Sunday, at some point. You can find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, Overcast and more. Contact us at practicallyzerowaste@gmail.com Instagram @practicallyzerowastepod and @elsbethcallaghan Facebook Practically Zero Waste Podcast Support the podcast at www.anchor.fm/practicallyzerowaste/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/practicallyzerowaste/message

Is New Year's the best time to set resolutions? Why are most resolutions health and fitness related? How do we ensure we're successful with resolutions? We answer these questions and more in this special New Year's edition of the My Instruction Manual podcast. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else great podcast are found Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Download a free copy of 18 Steps to Own Your Life by clicking HERE Purchase Winning Resolutions HERE Episode 55 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [1:50] Audio comment from Sarah Warsi [7:10] Fitness contributor Kathleen Trotter on New Year's Resolutions Kathleen Trotter is author of Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer's Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit In this conversation, Keith and Kathleen discuss: Is New Year’s really the best time for resolutions? How Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies can help you with your resolutions Where to find Kathleen KatheenTrotter.com Instagram: KathleenTrotterFitness Twitter: KTrotterFitness Facebook: KathleenTrotter [12:25] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on New Year's Resolutions Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: Why are health-related resolutions so popular? Michelle explains the “false hope syndrome” What should people do if they’ve already fallen off track with their resolutions? Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD

If you want to keep your resolutions, you need to start by setting them right. In this excerpt from his new book Winning Resolutions, Keith McArthur explains the 6Ps of setting resolutions. They need to be precise, proximal, practical, positive, peaceful, and promised. Later in the episode, Keith chats with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else great podcast are found Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Download a free copy of 18 Steps to Own Your Life by clicking HERE Purchase Winning Resolutions HERE Episode 53 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [1:50] Excerpt from Winning Resolutions: Achieve Your Biggest Goals and Wildest Dreams Once and for All In this excerpt, Keith outlines the 6 Ps of planning your resolutions: Precise – you need to know exactly what success looks like for your resolution and when you’re going to get it done Proximal – In general, short term goals work better. I recommend resolutions of 3 months, not the full year Practical – Your goals need to be realistic so you truly believe you will accomplish them Positive – replace words like quit and never with a focus on what you’re doing to do instead Peaceful – your resolutions need to align with each other and your core values Promised – Treat your resolution like a promise to yourself [19:50] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on New Year's Goals and Resolutions Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: Looking back to review previous year's goals [20:55] The importance of framing goals in the positive [21:31] Michelle's 2019 Goals [25:00] Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD [27:00] Closing words

Flo Evans has always dreamed of running the New York City Marathon. But she worried she was too out of shape and overweight to ever achieve her goal. When she turned 40, she set a resolution to make finally make her dream a reality. She joins us this week to talk about the steps she took to make it happen. Flo's story is profiled in the book Winning Resolutions, which will be released on Tuesday, Dec. 11. In this episode, host Keith McArthur speaks also with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about why we need more magnesium in our diets. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else great podcast are found Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Download a free copy of 18 Steps to Own Your Life by clicking HERE Episode 48 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [4:36] Featured interview with Flo Evans Flo is a New York City mom who set a resolution to achieve her biggest goal and wildest dream of running the New York City marathon.  In this conversation, Keith and Flo discuss: How Flo went from out of shape and overweight to become a marathon runner [4:36] Flo's first half marathon  [10:15] Flo signs up for eight more races [16:25] Struck by injury [18:57] Flo's advice for others wanting to run a marathon [18:57] Post marathon report [23:54] [31:21] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on magnesium Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: The various benefits of magnesium including the possible prevention of insomnia  Where to find magnesium Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD

Laura Vanderkam, author of Off the Clock, shares tips to help us feel less busy while getting more done. And host Keith McArthur speaks with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about calcium, dairy, and how much we really need. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else great podcast are found Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Buy 18 Steps to Own Your Life: Simple Powers for a Healthier Happier You on Amazon Episode 44 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [2:21] Featured interview with Laura Vanderkam Laura is author of several productivity and time management books. Her most recent book is Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. Her TED Talk on how to gain control of your free time (embedded below) has been viewed more than 10-million times. Laura is also the co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast. In this conversation, Keith and Laura discuss: How becoming a mom made Laura so interested in time management [3:45] What Laura's personal time logs taught her about how she spends her time [5:55] What Laura has learned about how other people spend their time and their attitudes towards time [7:21] How spending more time with other people stretches our perceptions of time [9:33] How the brain perceives time and memories [12:09] How does feeling like we have more time help us to get more done? [13:43] The importance of saying 'no' [18:25] Tip: Write next year's performance review now [20:20] Laura's Best of Both Worlds podcast [23:19] [27:40] Laura's Instruction Manual 1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy? [27:52] Track every waking moment Run at least one mile  2. What personal development book do you recommend? [30:30] The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey 3. Favorite personal mantra / inspirational quote [31:26]  "Plan it in. Do it anyway." 4. What's your one guilty pleasure? [32:25] Dark Chocolate 5. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered? [32:40] As someone whose writing helped people to change their lives for the better. [33:38] Where to find Laura Website: Lauravanderkam.com Podcast: Best of Both Worlds Instagram: @lvanderkam Twitter: @lvanderkam [34:44] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on calcium, dairy and how much we really need Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: Non-dairy sources of calcium  [35:22] Changes to Canada's food guide [36:50 Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD [x] Closing words

With $27,000 in credit card debt, Chris Browning and his wife decided it was time to get serious about their finances. They cut cable, stopped going out to eat, and cancelled vacations. After they paid off their debt, Chris launched the popular Popcorn Finance podcast. He joins us in this episode to talk about how to budget, how to save, and how to get out of debt. And host Keith McArthur speaks with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about iron in the first of a new series about minerals. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Buy 18 Steps to Own Your Life: Simple Powers for a Healthier Happier You on Amazon Episode 41 Show Notes Chris Browning, host of the Popcorn Finance podcast, explains how he and his wife got out from under $27,000 in credit card debt. And host Keith McArthur speaks with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about iron in the first of a new series about minerals. [00:00] Welcome and Intro [00:57] Featured interview with Chris Browning Chris Browning is the California-based accountant behind the popular Popcorn Finance podcast. He launched the podcast after he and his wife got out from under $27,000 in debt. In this conversation, Keith and Chris discuss: What is Popcorn Finance? [1:40] What do most people get wrong [2:53} How Chris and his wife lost track of their debts [4:59] How they got themselves out of debt [7:07] Chris mentions free website mint.com Is buying a house a good investment? [11:45] [15:00] Chris' Instruction Manual 1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy? [15:16] Reading  2. What personal development book do you recommend? [16:06] The Year of Less: How I stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders 3. Favorite personal mantra / inspirational quote [17:30]  "The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now" --- Chinese proverb 4. What's your one guilty pleasure? [18:50] Technology 5. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered? [20:35] "As someone who was approachable and giving and someone people could come to as a resource." [21:29] Where to find Chris Website: PopcornFinance.com Twitter: @PopcornFinance Facebook: /PopcornFinance   [22:18] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on iron Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: How a math error led Popeye to each so much spinach in search of iron [22:46] Why do we need iron and how much do we need? [23:32] Where do get iron? [24:05] We need red meat for iron, but isn't it bad for us? [24:30] Why women need extra iron [26:40] Iron for vegans [28:34] Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD [31:50] Closing words  

Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin provides advice on healthy snacking. And host Keith McArthur announces the topic of his next book: Resolutions. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Buy 18 Steps to Own Your Life: Simple Powers for a Healthier Happier You on Amazon Episode 32 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro Keith's next book will be about resolutions [00:59] The three resolutions Keith is setting as part of his research for the book [01:43] Keith shares feedback from readers about their own guilty pleasures [4:08] [6:20] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on Healthy Snacking Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: A healthy snack combines produce (fruits and vegetables) with protein [6:59] Healthy fats can also be part of healthy snacking [7:33] Try to have healthy snacks on hand. They're hard to find when you're out and suddenly have cravings [9:01} Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD [10:06] Closing words

In this special episode of the podcast, host Keith McArthur ask some of the world's most inspiring people about their guilty pleasures. Guests include Rick Hanson, Sally Helgesen, Morra Aarons-Mele and Greg Wells. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Buy 18 Steps to Own Your Life: Simple Powers for a Healthier Happier You on Amazon Episode 31 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [0:59] Guilty Pleasures Keith counts down his past guests' guilty pleasures. Jenny Blake, from episode 1 [1:16] Kurek Ashley, from episode 2 [2:05] Robert Puff, from episode 3 [3:14] Luminita D. Saviuc, from episode 4 [4:03] Joelenta Greenberg, from episode 5 [4:55] Greg Wells, from episode 6 [5:34] Fabiana Bacchini, from episode 7 [6:58] Celeste Headlee, from episode 8 [7:41] Morra Aarons-Mele, from episode 9 [8:03] Martin Gibala, from episode 10 [8:39] Andrea Owen, from episode 13 [8:54] Jeff Chegwin, from episode 14 [9:30] Carmela DiClemente, from episode 14 [10:20] Leslie Caubble, from episode, from episode 15 [10:58] Daisy Buchanan, from episode 16 [11:38] Kristen Ulmer, from episode 17 [12:54] Jake Nawrocki, from episode 18 [14:06] Stever Robbbins, from episode 19 [14:56] Olivia D'Silva, from episode 22 [15:15 ] Rick Hanson, from episode 24 [16:10] Chantal Heide, from episode 25 [18:49] Stephanie McArthur, from episode 26 [19:20] Sally Helgesen, from episode 27 [20:44] Todd Davis, from episode 28 [21:34] Jason Richardson, from episode 29 [22:54] Alison Green, from episode 30 [23:57] Keith McArthur, from episode 11 [24:10] Joelle Anderson, from episode 11 [24:42] Michelle Jaelin, from episode 11 [25:35] Kathleen Trotter, from episode 11 [26:44] [28:21] Closing words

Todd Davis, author of Get Better, discusses how to build effective relationships at work. And host Keith McArthur speaks with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about the role that alcohol plays in your diet. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Buy 18 Steps to Own Your Life: Simple Powers for a Healthier Happier You on Amazon Episode 28 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [1:00] Featured interview with Todd Davis Todd is author of Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work. He is executive vice president and chief people officer of Franklin Covey Co., which bills itself as the world's leading performance improvement firm. In this conversation, Keith and Todd discuss: What 20th century French philosophy has to do with the 21st century North American workplace [1:35] Why good relationships are fundamental to an organization's success [4:52] Practice #6: Avoid the Pinball syndrome (focus on the things that really make a difference in your life) [6:51] These practices can also apply to relationships outside of  work [9:20] Are there gender differences in these practices? [10:17] Practice #15: Start with humility [12:20] References book Lead with Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis by Jeffrey A Krames Practice #8: Take Stock of Your Emotional Bank Accounts [14:01] Practice #11: Get the Volume Right [16:48] Practice #2: Carry Your Own Weather [19:33] Reference to Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl Practice # 10: Talk Less, Listen More [22:08] [24:29] Toodd's Instruction Manual 1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy? [24:57] Exercise every day Listens to something uplifting or inspiring Commit to be "the positive force" at work  2. What personal development book do you recommend? [27:04] The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Linchpin by Seth Godin 3. Favorite personal mantra / inspirational quote [30:40]  "Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be. Because sooner or later if you are posing you will forget the pose and then where are you?" - Fanny Bryce "If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do." - Mohatma Gandhi 4. What's your one guilty pleasure? [32:46] Diet Coke The TV show  Dateline 5. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered? [34:01] As someone who valued and continually nurtured the most important relationships in his life. [35:15] Where to find Todd Website: GetBetterBook.com Twitter: @ToddDavisFC Facebook: /ToddDavisFC [36:10] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on alcohol and nutrition Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: From nutritional perspective, less alcohol is better; no alcohol is best [36:50] Common misconceptions about alcohol [37:50] Are there any health benefits to alcohol? [39:57] Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD

Stephanie McArthur shares her experience of donating a kidney with podcast host Keith McArthur, who also happens to be her brother and recipient of the very same kidney. And nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin talks about how to stay healthy when eating at restaurants. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Buy 18 Steps to Own Your Life: Simple Powers for a Healthier Happier You on Amazon Episode 26 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [00:58] Featured interview with Stephanie McArthur Stephanie McArthur is my hero. One year ago, she gave me a second chance at life by donating a kidney to me. She joins me in this episode to talk about her kidney transplant journey. In this conversation, Keith and Stephanie discuss: First recollections of Keith's kidney disease [1:38] The death of their father and how that confirmed Stephanie's willingness to donate a kidney to Keith if it ever came to that [3:20] Another sibling gets tested first [5:14] What questions did Stephanie have when she was going through testing process? [7:08] Stephanie and Keith discuss fear ahead of the surgery [13:02] Yes, there was pain... [15:46] ... and nerve damage [18:50] The recovery period after the hospital [21:35] What living donors need to be aware of [22:55] How the transplant changed our lives [24:09] [25:49] Stephanie's Instruction Manual 1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy? [26:00] Get enough sleep Eat mostly whole foods Drink a lot of water Move your body  2. What personal development book do you recommend? [26:49] Baseball Life Advice by Stacy May Fowles Keith refers to the book he edited featuring Stacy May Fowles: Bat Flip: The Greatest Toronto Blue Jays Stories Ever Told 3. Favorite personal mantra / inspirational quote [28:22]  "I may be lying in the gutter, but I'm looking at the stars." Similar to the following quote attributed to Oscar Wilde: "We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars." 4. What's your one guilty pleasure? [28:52] Sleeping In 5. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered? [30:07]  "I just want the people who I shared this journey with to remember the good things that we've done together, and the times that we laughed, and the joy that we had, and I hope that having known me, even if I'm gone, was something positi ve for them, and helped them to move forward in their own journey, in a better way." [31:00] Where to find Stephanie "They can't" [31:49] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on eating healthy at restaurants Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: Why restaurant food is so bad for us [32:09] What steps can we take to eat healthier at restaurants? [32:40] What about fast food? [34:00] Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD

Olivia D'Silva, author of The Whole Life Economy shares what she says are the seven essential resources in the economy of life. And host Keith McArthur speaks with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about the risks of worrying too much about the foods we put into our bodies. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page and our Self-Help Book Club on Facebook Find us on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube Buy 18 Steps to Own Your Life: Simple Powers for a Healthier Happier You on Amazon Episode 22 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [1:46] Featured interview with Olivia D'Silva Olivia is author of Your Whole Life Economy: Recognize Your True Value and Improve Your Quality of Life, in which she describes seven precious resources we all have to offer. She is a life coach living in England. In this conversation, Keith and Olivia discuss: Olivia as Keith's author twin [1:46] Olivia's life-changing event: the death of her brother Andrew [2:37] Live had become a "superficial and soulless experience" [5:15] Olivia moves to France but still feels lost and disconnected [6:15] What Olivia learned from eating livestock she had raised [8:15] Olivia introduces the whole life economy [11:15] Some resources renew over time [12:57] The resource of physicality and appreciating the gift of life [14:15] The challenge of spending the attention resource carefully [18:30] Why love isn't one of the resources [19:36] The difficulty of defining joy [21:09] Olivia's   No. 1 tip for using our resources wisely? Start with joy [22:45] [25:25] Olivia's Instruction Manual 1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy? [25:42] Yoga and meditation Eating well Not allowing herself to get too busy  2. What personal development book do you recommend? [27:05] The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom by Rob Stryker "If anybody is wanting to find direction in life, I totally recommend this book." Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek "Reading these two books in conjunction really helped me to think about what it is that I want to offer the world." 3. Favorite personal mantra / inspirational quote [28:21]  "Don't postpone your happiness. The best time to take stock is long before some tragedy strikes to confirm that life doesn't last forever." --- Rob Stryker 4. What's your one guilty pleasure? [28:52] Sleeping in on Monday mornings 5. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered? [29:45] As someone who brought joy into other peoples' lives [30:56] Where to find Olivia Website: Oliviadsilva.com Instagram: @livdsilva Twitter: @livdsilva Book: Your Whole Life Economy: Recognize Your True Value and Improve Your Quality of Life, [32:00] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on the downside of too much information about nutrition Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: Why too much nutrition information can be a problem [32:26] Orthorexia Nervosa: an obsession with healthy eating [35:15] Solution: eat mindfully [35:43] Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD

Kristen Ulmer, author of The Art of Fear, shares the four-step art of fear method. And host Keith McArthur speaks with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about why most diets are a waste of time. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page Visit us on Pinterest Episode 17 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [1:00] Featured interview with Kristen Ulmer Kristen Ulmer is author of The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead. In the nineties, Kristen was known as the best female big mountain extreme skier in the world. In this conversation, Keith and Kristen discuss: Kristen tells the story of the day she instantly became recognized as the best in the world [2:01] Fear as a motivation [3:56] Fear as mindfulness [5:12] That time Kristen got paralyzed by fear when she went to give a speech on how to overcome fear [7:05] How Kristen learned she had an unhealthy relationship with fear  [9:31] Kristen says we can't overcome fear. She shares what we need to do instead [12:30] The Art of Fear Method [15:11] Step 1: Acknowledge that fear is natural and normal to feel, not a sign of weakness or a character flaw [15:36] Step 2: Be aware of where you're feeling discomfort in your body related to fear [16:09] Step 3: Be aware of how much you're trying to resist the sensations of fear [18:58] Step 4: Feel the discomfort without trying to get rid of it [21:04] Meditation and fear [23:36] Kristen says a better relationship with fear would have made her an even better skier [25:19] [26:52] Kristen's Inuction Manual 1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy? [27:10] The 4-step art of fear practice  2. What personal development book do you recommend? [27:50] The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle "Reading that book really changed my life because I realized I could access that state just sitting in a chair." 3. Favorite personal mantra / inspirational quote [28:51]  "Whatever you won't look at is the key to freedom." 4. What's your one guilty pleasure? [30:18] Macaroni and Cheese 5. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered? [30:49] As someone who embodied what it means to be "alive" [32:14] Where to find Kristen Website: KristenUlmer.com [32:27] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on diets Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: How should we define diet? [33:46] Michelle's verdict on the ketogenic diet and periodic fasting [34:18] Michelle's advice: Eat more mindfully and stop when you feel full [36:14] Why Michelle is down on what we traditionally think of as diets    [47:25] Where to find Michelle: Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD [38:42] Closing words

Jeff Chegin and Carmela DiClemente, co-authors of Dare to Win, explain how failure helped some of the world's most successful people including Steven King, Adele and David Bowie. And host Keith McArthur speaks with nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin about eating right in 2018. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page Visit us on Pinterest Episode 14 Show Notes [0:00] Welcome and Intro [1:00] Featured interview with Andrea Owen Carmela DiClemente and Jeff Chegwin, are co-authors of Dare to Win: Lessons from 57 of the world's most successful people. A veteran of the UK music industry, Jeff has promoted some of the biggest names in the industry including Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello. Carmela is former BBC producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in the UK radio business. In this conversation, Keith, Jeff and Carmela discuss: What it means to "Dare to Win" [2:02] Jeff's favorite story in the Book: Adele [3:04] Carmela on Steven King [3:56] Jeff on how rejection led to David Bowie's success [8:14] Carmela on rejection as a driver for success [9:13] Jeff and Carmela talk about the celebrities they've met (David Bowie, Simon Cowell, Paul McCartney) [11:20] Jeff tells his own Dare to Win story: How he helped Billy Bragg make it big with a bowl of curry [14:58] Scroll down to for a YouTube clip of Bragg's "New England" [19:01]  Jeff Chegwin's Instruction Manual 1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy? [20:55] Sleep well Run Drink lots of water Surround self with positive people Try to be the same person to everybody  2. What personal development book do you recommend? [22:04] "I don't think I've ever read one" but Fix You by Coldplay as an inspirational song. 3. Favorite personal mantra / inspirational quote [25:46]  "Believe in your dreams and they will come true" 4. What's your one  guilty pleasure? [26:26] Unhealthy food like chocolate and cookies (biscuits) Documentaries about the supernatural 5. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered? [29:14] Being motivational and helping people [19:01]  Carmela DiClemente's Instruction Manual 1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy? [19:21] Connect to nature, even if it's just looking at the trees and the sky in crowded London Exercise including yoga, walking and tennis Take time to reflect on whether she's being courteous and kind to those around her  2. What personal development book do you recommend? [22:20] My Family and other Animals by Gerald Durrell "It made me worship nature." 3. Favorite personal mantra / inspirational quote [23:31]  "You can't fast-track to happiness and you can't shortcut misery." 4. What's your one guilty pleasure? [27:08] Playing The Smiths very loud 5. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered? [28:00] As somebody who loved well [29:56] Where to find Jeff Website: Jeffchegwin.com [30:27] Where to find Carmela Twitter: @sloanesqgal [30:54] Nutrition contributor Michelle Jaelin on New Year's Resolutions Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating. In this conversation, Keith and Michelle discuss: Why are health-related resolutions so popular? [31:15] Michelle explains the "false hope syndrome" [31:43] What should people do if they've already fallen off track with their resolutions? [33:24] Where to find Michelle: Website: nutritionartist.com Twitter: @nutritionartist  Instagram: /nutritionartist Facebook: /nutritionartistRD [35:10] Closing words

In this special holiday edition of the podcast, Keith McArthur's son takes over and turns the tables on his dad. Connor McArthur asks Keith five questions to uncover the Keith McArthur recipe for success. Then Keith asks these same questions of the show's regular contributors Joelle Anderson, Kathleen Trotter and Michelle Jaelin. Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page Visit us on Pinterest Episode 11 Details: [1:02] Keith McArthur's Instruction Manual Keith McArthur is the host and creator of the My Instruction Manual podcast. [4:50] Joelle Anderson's Instruction Manual Joelle Anderson is a therapist specializing in mindfulness meditation and creator and host of the Kernel of Wisdom YouTube channel. [9:51] Kathleen Trotter's Instruction Manual Kathleen Trotter is author of Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer's Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit [20:24] Michelle Jaelin's Instruction Manual Michelle Jaelin is both a trained artist and a Registered Dietitian who is known as The NutritionArtist. She appears regularly as in newspapers, magazines and on television as an expert in healthy eating.

Fabiana Bacchini shares how she found joy in her tumultuous through infertility, the loss of a child in utero and the birth of a severely premature son with cerebral palsy. Host Keith McArthur also speaks with nutritionist Michelle Jaelin who tells us the truth about fat. Fabiana Bacchini is author of From Suriving to Thriving and founder of HandFullHearts. Keith and Fabiana discuss topics including: Fabiana's decision between the path of darkness and the path of light How living in the present moment helped Fabiana get through her challenges The importance of meditation and self-care  Fabiana Bacchini's instruction manual Feedback / Connect: Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Visit MyInstructionManual.com for shownotes, more great content and to sign up the email newsletter Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page Visit us on Pinterest