The Air We Breathe: Finding Well-Being That Works for You
The Air We Breathe: Finding Well-Being that Works for You is a podcast created to help you establish a trusted foundation of doable healthy habits and smart self-care skills that can endure every season and last you a lifetime. I'm your host, Heather Sayers Lehman, and my guests and I will share ways that you can focus on your physical and mental health with purpose, flexibility, and ease. The Air We Breathe is here to help you find out what’s most doable, frictionless, and effective for you and release everything that’s not. Find more information at HeatherSayersLehman.com or @HeatherSayersLehman on IG.
Episodes
60 episodes
Taking My Own Advice and Taking a Mental Health Break with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
I'm in a whirlwind of change, peeps. After an exhausting journey juggling content creation, business management, and an overwhelming move from Phoenix to Southern California, I decided to take a step back to reevaluate my prioritie...
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Episode 60
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E59. Dumping Sneaky Habits That Steal Our Peace with Registered Dietitian Julie Duffy Dillon
What if the secret to a better self-image isn't in the mirror but in being kind to yourself?Registered dietitian Julie Duffy Dillon joins me in untangling the messy world of body image and food.As the host of "Find Your Food Voi...
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Episode 59
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E58. Healing When You Don't Know How Much You're Hurting with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
We all know how hard change and loss can be. 😞The emotions are overwhelming, and things feel out of control, so we do many things to feel in control.Plot twist: controlling things is usually not helpful becau...
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Episode 58
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E57. Menopause, Hormones, and Mental Health: Oh My! with Menopause Specialist Dr. Leigh Lewis
Did you get the instruction manual for menopause? 📕 ME NEITHER!I’ve got a great episode wit some direction and clarity to guide you through.Today on the pod, I have Dr. Leigh Lewis, a certified menopause prac...
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Episode 57
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E56. Redefining Fitness: Learn to Listen to Your Body with Body Liberation Coach Hannah Husband
Are you tired of focusing on your weight or body size? 😩Well, Hannah Husband and the Body Liberation Playground are here to help!Today on the pod, Hannah shares their relationship with exercise. Like most of us, it ...
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Episode 56
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E55. Busting Myths to Empower Reproductive Health with Registered Dietitian Rachelle Mallik and Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Fertility health is an area rife with nutrition misinformation and opportunistic influencers. 💸💸💸I have registered dietitian Rachelle Mallik on the pod, and she is here to share her vast knowledge of nutrition and reproductive health!&n...
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Episode 55
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E54. Why It’s So Difficult To Let Go of Perfectionism and Steps to Stop with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
You know how "perfect" is supposed to be the ultimate compliment? 🙋🏻♀️You LOOK perfect! 😍Your WORK is perfect! 👍🏼Your KIDS did perfect! 🏆Your HOME is perfect! 🏡Then one day you wake up so exhausted from chas...
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Episode 54
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E53. Breaking Free: Authentic Living Without Social Media with Amelia Hruby
Have you ever considered breaking up with social media, but you are left thinking, what if I am missing out by leaving? You are not alone. Today on the pod, I am joined by Amelia Hruby! Amelia is a writer, educator, an...
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Episode 53
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E52. Navigate Body Comments & Talk Back to Body Talk with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Have you ever been at a loss for words after comments on someone’s body (maybe yours)? 👀Did you find something you wanted to say, or were you left speechless waking up at 3 am thinking, “THIS is what I should have said…” 🤦🏻♀️
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Episode 52
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E51. Connecting with Yourself Through Intuitive Eating with Registered Dietitian Leah Kern and Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Have you ever felt trapped in a cycle of dieting and discontent with your eating habits? 🔄Today on the pod, I am joined by Leah Kern, a unique voice in the field of intuitive eating. As an anti-diet dietitian and certified ...
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Episode 51
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E50. Dismantling Our Standard of Being Exceptional: Prioritizing Personal Satisfaction over Social Approval with Alison Bell and Susan Marine
Have you ever felt torn between what you want and what everyone expects from youHave you felt confused about how to even differentiate the two?Today’s episode is a fun one! My two besties of a zillion years, Alison Bell ...
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Episode 50
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E49. The Trick to Traveling Without Food Obsession with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Hitting the road can feel liberating UNLESS you've got some tricky issues with food. 😰For some, it can feel stressful, unpredictable, unsafe, and out of control.For others, it can feel like leaving rules behind but still packing...
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Episode 49
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E48. How Crying at Brunch Inspired New Work Boundaries with Laura Zeyen
Sometimes, you find yourself the only one crying at brunch. 😭Everyone else seems happy with their work, but you're answering calls, crying out of frustration, and being overwhelmed.Not anymore!!!Laura Zeyen joins me agai...
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Episode 48
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E47. Step-by-Step for Saying NO to Support Healthy Habits with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
No. No, thank you. I’d love to but I can’t. Maybe next time. 👋Today, I am talking all about building resilience and the power of saying "No."Always saying yes is not a healthy choice. Sometimes, you need to say no b...
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Episode 47
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E46. Negative Self-Talk? Four Steps to Change the Tone with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Today’s topic is self-talk! Ohhhhh boy. 👀Unfortunately, many voices tell us there are problems that we need to fix when things in our lives start to become out of our control.It is usually impossible to completely ignore the voi...
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Episode 46
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E45. Is My Good/Bad Labeling Hurting Me or Others? with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Today's topic is something I was guilty of in my past: the moralizing of healthy behaviors.Whether you have moralized healthy behaviors before or had someone do this to you, this episode is for you!Let's delve into the damaging ...
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Episode 45
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E44. Why the Best Exercise Routine is One You Will Do with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
I got very personal today! 👀I talked about how exercise was a key piece of the puzzle when I was recovering from PTSD and depression.It solidified to me how important exercise was in my daily life.Ok, back to...
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Episode 44
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27:06
E43. Redefining Success: Trying Realistic Approaches to Health with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Have you ever wondered if your definition of success is creating a bar that you can’t clear? 🥴Today’s episode is all about redefining success. Many times, we set unrealistic goals for ourselves when it comes to our wellness...
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Episode 43
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E42. Five Keys to Promoting Health Sustaining Behaviors with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Did you know there are five specific tenets for supporting lasting behavior change? 🤔Did you know a lot of popular approaches to health do NOT focus on what we know works? 🤯Today, we're talking about the following keys to promot...
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Episode 42
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E41. How Do We Make Space By Assessing Our Bandwidth? Strategies for Healthy Habit Adoption with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Picture this: your life as a cup, brimming with responsibilities—how do you pour in healthy habits without causing a spill? 🫗 It's all about understanding your bandwidth. Today we're walking the tightrope between self-kindness a...
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Episode 41
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E40. Stress Management Part Two - Build Your Stress Coping Toolkit: Get Ahead of Stress with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Today's topic is about stress management in my ongoing series, "What Works For Me?" 🤔This episode is part two of the episodes dedicated to stress management. Today, we will focus on solving our stress using our Coping Toolkit.I ...
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Episode 40
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E39. Find Motivation to Manage Stress When You're Stressed Part One with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Today's topic is about stress management in my ongoing series, "What Works For Me?" 🤔This episode is the first of two episodes dedicated to stress management. Today, we will focus on what is causing our stress, and next week, we will di...
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Episode 39
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E38. Making Meal Planning Easier for You with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Today's topic is about eating, in my ongoing series, "What Works For Me?" 🤔In this episode, I will walk you through the four steps I use to break down eating: Planning, Shopping, Prepping, and Cooking. O...
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Episode 38
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E37. How to Keep Exercise Flexible & Working for You with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
Today's topic is about exercise in my ongoing series, "What Works For Me?" We will explore the complexities of exercise, start avoiding using exercise to "fix" our bodies, and discover how to find joy in movement. I will ...
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Episode 37
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E36. What Do I Want? Steps to Figure Out WWFM (What Works for Me) with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman and Laura Zeyen
Laura Zeyen joins me to co-host this episode about “What Do I Want?” We dive into the different areas of our lives, meal planning and eating, physical activity, stress management, and how we can ask ourselves, “What do I want?” and “What works ...
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Episode 36
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