Happy Anniversary to Motivation Made Easy! The Episodes You MUST Make Sure You Didn’t Miss (Part 1)

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Episode 57. Oh my goodness, The Motivation Made Easy podcast is 1!

A year ago, on February 1st, 2021, I did a thing I’ve always wanted to do, but was never really sure I could. I started a podcast. So today’s episode I do some reflecting back on, so settle in this is going to be a fun and jam packed episode full of the key lessons I’ve learned, both from a year of podcasting, and just over a year of leaving healthcare and doing fully weight-inclusive work.

We cover the following (and more!):

  • My favorite episodes and why you NEED to listen to them
  • MME Episode Awards! Most downloaded interview and solo episodes, most talked about episodes, and the best kept secret episode, and my favorite episodes (consider this your binge listening guide)
  • Top countries people are listening from!
  • My main takeaways from a year of podcasting

Next week’s episode (Part 2 of the Anniversary Episode) will include:

  • I’ll breakdown some episodes for specific purposes that you often tell me you have (e.g., helping yourself or a loved one truly understand the non-diet approach and why it’s incredibly evidence-based; HOW do I truly get out of the diet binge cycle)
  • What I’ve learned about my field doing this podcast and how my thinking has shifted just in the past year, despite being in this field for almost 20 years
  • The truths that were really revealed about sustainable habit change that I never fully understood until now

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Are You New Here?

Welcome! I’m so glad to have you. You might be wondering what this blog and podcast are all about.

We relate everything in this podcast back to motivation, but not the hustle and grind kind. Truly sustainable motivation that keeps you feeling energetic and engaged in your life for the long haul. We talk about why “I’m just not motivated” is a myth, and why the TYPE of motivation you have is so important to fully understand. If you are ready to learn about motivation and respecting your body in an effective way so that you can live a life you truly love, you are in the right place.

Check out the Foundational Episodes of the Motivation Made Easy Podcast here!

Do you ever worry that you are wasting your life?

I definitely did. In fact, I wrote that in my journal many years ago when I was in the middle of the diet-binge roller coaster ride.

  • I woke up every day thinking about food, my body, and what I would eat that day to “be healthy”
  • The notebooks I had filled with calories and points could fill up a spare bedroom
  • Social events and vacations immediately prompted the thought “they will notice I gained weight” or “I need to lose weight by then”
  • Deep down I knew I wasn’t living life the way I wanted to, but I didn’t know how to pull myself out of it.

If this is you, I want you to imagine what it would feel like to feel empowered in your body and proud of your choices on a consistent basis. I promise you, it isn’t too late.

Dieting steals our motivation. It makes us ineffective. It keeps us spinning our wheels in a system that was never built to work.

If you are ready take the first step to motivating yourself with what matters to you, download my free Create Powerful Motivation guide (which is quite beautifully designed if I do say so myself), and walk through the 3 simple steps to create motivation that works for YOU in 15 minutes or less. You will get a simple formula to write ONE SENTENCE you can use to motivate yourself on a daily basis.

You can write it on your bathroom mirror, put on the background of your phone, or just read it and repeat it in your mind.

Look, I know how much it hurts to live a life worrying you are missing out, not stepping into the person you were truly meant to be, vibrant, passionate, curious, vulnerable, and brave.

You can listen to the podcast all day, but taking that first step, putting pen the paper (or typing on your phone) is required for true lasing change. It’s time to start living my friend.

It’s 100% free, so what are you waiting for? Grab your free copy of the guide today at DrHondorp.com/Motivate 

Episode Awards

Most Downloaded Interview Episodes

Most Downloaded Solo Episodes

Most talked About Episode

Most Influential Conversations

The Best Kept Secret

Country Awards

Top Countries:

  • US (by far)
  • Canada and India have a lot!
  • Following with less we have people listening in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Philippines, and Finland!

Make Takeaways Based On a Year of Podcasting

  1. I’ve never believed in this approach more. I believe autonomy is the key to the lock that makes all of these complex topics make sense.
  2. Conversations change you in profound ways. It’s hard to explain, but I feel profoundly changed and influences by these conversations. And more so the interview episodes, so I think it’s more about conversations, at least for me. I’ve learned so much by listening and being curious. Ted Lasso has a great quote in the show, that he says is from Walt Whitman but the internet may disagree. So I’ll quote the Ted Lasso character for now. I hope we can all work to become more curious, and not judgmental when it comes to each other’s views of health and wellness, and how it impacts our eating and sense of self. There’s so much richness there and opportunity for connection.
  3. There’s SO much good here; see if you can’t make some time to listen in 2022. If you are ready to binge listen, consider this your guide!

Support Independent Bookstores Near You!

Did you know that that if nothing slows their momentum, Amazon will have almost 80% of the book market by the end of 2025?

Look, I love the convenience of Amazon, but I’ve got a super cool way that you can support local bookstores and my blog and podcast simply by buying books like you already do! You can choose any bookstore on the list in the US and Canada (they plan to expand to other counties in the future) OR you can just let the donation get split between all stores. As of this recording, they have raised 15 million dollars for local bookstores. On my bookshop, you will see my absolute favorite books related to health and wellness, courage and vulnerability, and even my favorite fiction and kids books!

My recent favorite related to improving the quality of our lives was Digital Minimalism. Our family actually decided to do an optional screen free August to re-evaluate the role of screen time in our lives.

So if you believe in supporting local businesses, please consider buying your books through Bookshop from now on!

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Disclaimer: This blog and podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for individual professional advice or treatment, including medical or mental health advice. It does not constitute a provider patient relationship.

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