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.com

This 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
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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=1

This 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
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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 5th
Books: 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=1

This 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
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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
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Grief. Caregiving. An illness you can’t shake, or an injury that keeps you out of the gym. In some seasons of life, simply not gaining weight is the win, and nobody talks about that enough.

Gina, who has kept off more than 100 pounds for over 30 years, explains why your weight is meant to ebb and flow, why your set point is a range rather than a single number, and the real reasons people regain weight: not giving the body time to adjust, life changes that knock out your routine, and old coping habits creeping back in unnoticed. She also shares how to rethink what you eat when you can’t move the way you used to.

This podcast aligns with Day 57 of our Fall Program, members can find video in our Livy Method app and community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethod
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