Girlfriend We Gotta Talk

A Tired Woman’s Guide to Passionate Sex

We’re kicking off a whole month of Love Is In The Air with a topic that we hope will kick things up a notch for our girlfriends on Valentine’s Day – and beyond. 

All of us in the United States know that February 14th is the day we celebrate our special love, but for many a girlfriend who have multiple responsibilities or are otherwise just plain worn out, the exciting, tingling feeling of V-Day is about gone.

How do go from “Honey, I’m too tired” to “Honey, I’m waiting”?  We found out talking with Dr. Laurie Mintz, psychologist, professor, and author of A Tired Woman’s Guide to Passionate Sex.  We loved some of her oh-so-memorable statements to help us reclaim desire and reignite our relationship, such as:

"Communication is the bed-rock to makes your bed rock!"

"Ask your husband to engage in more chore-play."

"Men are microwaves and women are crock-pots."

Nice Girls Finish Fat

Most every girlfriend we know was raised to be a “good girl” but can being TOO nice keeping you from being healthy and fit?  It’s very possible says Karen Koenig, therapist, educator, eating coach, and author of Nice Girls Finish Fat – Put Yourself First and Change Your Eating Forever.

Wanting everyone to love you, putting your needs last, not knowing when enough is enough, being driven by guilt and inadequacy, and aiming for perfection 24/7 may be causing your eating and weight problems.  Yikes!  But, is being a “bad girl” the answer?  We’re gonna find out!

Today we talked with Karen about what it means to be a nice girl, why nice girls finish fat, and how to be a thinner winner instead.  Plus, we revealed our scores to Karen’s Nice Girl Test and got her advice!  Take the test for yourself and listen in! 

Eat, Shrink and Be Merry

Food, fun AND healthy eating don’t often go together, that is until you meet sisters Janet and Greta Podleski, co-authors of the cookbook Eat, Shrink & Be Merry.  Think Comedy Channel meets the Food Network!  In fact, these pun-loving gals are indeed on the Food Network in Canada. 

Today we talked with Greta Podleski and got all the skinny (oh, we couldn’t resist) on easy, peasy recipes that are party pleasers, plus their strategies for keeping off the holiday pounds….all while having a fun time!

 

 

DYI Personal Training

All month we’ve been focusing on “Living Healthy” – from moving your body to better nutrition to unplugging from your crazy schedule, we’ll laugh and learn our way to a healthier, happier you. 

Thanks to our fab guests Teresa Tapp and Renee McLaughlin who shared about the T-Tapp workout; Suzanne Saxe-Roux, author of “Courage and Croissants, Inspiring Healthy, Joyful Living”; The Nutrition Twins Lyssie and Tammy Lakatos, co-authors of “The Secret to Skinny”; and Dr. Lavinia Rodriguez, author of “Mind Over Fat Matters.”

But, wait, there’s more!  Want to lose weight and wish you could afford a personal trainer?  To wrap our month on Living Healthy, today at 3 pm Eastern on Girlfriend We Gotta Talk radio show, we’re talking with LeAura Alderson, creator of the My Trainer Fitness and My Gym Trainer line of do-it-yourself personal training workouts.  We were so impressed with her easy to follow, affordable approach that we had to share it with you!

   

 

Mind Over Fat Matters

We try to lose weight, really we do.  We have good intentions, we even have a new diet plan, but we still get off-track.  Why? 

That's why we’re talking with Dr. Lavinia Rodriguez.  She says it’s because of how we THINK about food. 

In addition to being the author of Mind Over Fat Matters:  Conquering Psychological Barriers to Weight Management, Dr. Rodriguez is a clinical psychologist who has been helping people for more than 30 years to overcome their eating issues and create a better relationship with food.