164. Crab Cakes & People Pleasing: How One Dinner Changed Everything
This episode tells the powerful story of a client who transformed not just her body, but her entire approach to life after a single dinner changed her perspective. After years of yo-yo dieting and trying programs like Optavia, she came to coaching wanting something different. Listen in this week to hear exactly what happens when someone decides their own opinion matters most. Her story demonstrates that real, lasting change isn't about willpower or perfection. It’s about becoming someone who sticks to the commitments they make to themselves. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://carriehollandmd.com/164
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163. The Uncomfortable Truth About Your Priorities
The disconnect between wanting to exercise, eat better, or sleep more and actually doing it can feel incredibly frustrating. You know these things matter, you genuinely want them in your life, but somehow they keep getting pushed aside. Listen in this week to learn how to recognize the difference between "I don't have time" and "This isn't a priority right now," and why that distinction gives you back your power. Most importantly, you'll learn practical ways to start aligning your daily choices with your true priorities, even if it means making uncomfortable trade-offs. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://carriehollandmd.com/163
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162. The Second Shift: How to Stop the Evening Spiral Before It Starts
That window between getting home from work and going to bed can feel like clocking into a second full-time job. The second shift - your role as mother, wife, pet parent, chauffeur, chef, and manager of all the things - is emotionally charged and exhausting. You're physically tired from your day, legitimately hungry from meals eaten hours ago, and experiencing mental whiplash from switching between your structured work role and the emotional labor of caregiving. Add decision fatigue from making thousands of choices throughout the day, and it's no wonder your brain defaults to takeout, cereal, or wine and popcorn. Tune in this week to learn practical strategies to transform this chaotic time into something more manageable and grounded. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://carriehollandmd.com/162
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161. Walking Through Discomfort: How to Stay Present When Things Feel Hard
Have you ever noticed how exhausting it is to fight against your emotions? Whether it's trying to resist a craving, suppress anxiety, or push through difficult feelings, the constant battle is draining. And here's the truth: fighting against discomfort actually makes things harder. But what if there was another way? This episode was inspired by a surprising conversation with my 12-year-old son after his first 5k race, where a simple statement captured something profound about how we handle discomfort in every area of our lives. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://carriehollandmd.com/161
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160. Self-Trust: Why Keeping Small Promises to Yourself Changes Everything
Have you ever noticed how easily we break promises to ourselves? Maybe it's the workout you swore you'd do this morning, the meal prep you planned for Sunday, or the evening routine you promised to stick to. Each time we break these promises, we're doing more damage than we realize. It's not just about the missed workout or the skipped meal prep – it's about the relationship we're building with ourselves. If you've ever felt stuck in a cycle of making and breaking promises to yourself, this episode is your roadmap to breaking free. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://carriehollandmd.com/160
This podcast helps smart, busy women like you build a strong body AND a strong mind by leveraging the power of three essential habits: Eating, Moving, and most importantly, Thinking.
Join me. I’m Carrie Holland, a family physician, certified personal trainer, certified health coach, and certified life coach. Each week, I’ll share tools and concepts to help you optimize both your habits and your mindset. My goal is to help you be strong – inside and out.
I take the science (which is plentiful and often confusing) and pare it down to give you what you need to know in order to build muscle, lose fat, exercise, eat healthy, and more. No big words or doctor-speak; I keep fitness simple.
Beyond that, we’re going to uplevel your mindset so that changing your lifestyle is possible. Often, you know what you need to do, but you’re not doing it – I’ve got you covered. While I want you to have a strong body, your mindset matters most. If obstacles like perfectionism, all-or-nothing thinking, lack of self-confidence, or being too busy are getting in the way of you taking action, let’s fix that. Because when you take care of yourself – mentally and physically – everyone around you wins. Especially you.
Come hang out for the fitness advice. Stay for the guidance that will help you change the way you think.
Because strength starts from within. Welcome to the Strong Is a Mindset podcast.
Learn more at carriehollandmd.com.
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