EP 122: Systemize Your Wellness, Maximize Your Day - My Proven Process

Do you have systems in place at your business - but none for your energy and health?

As a busy professional trying to juggle high performance at work and personal wellness, this episode is your game-changer.

You'll learn the exact 4-step process I use with my clients to create personalized wellness systems that save time, reduce stress, and skyrocket energy.

Systems don’t just work in business—they’re the secret to achieving health goals faster and easier too.

I also share an embarrassing story about how I discovered I was wasting 20 precious minutes every morning.

With a small shift, I completely transformed my routine into something more effective and rush-free.

Imagine your energy levels soaring - with ease - because you’ve dialed in the perfect process for your wellness.

This isn’t a dream—it’s what systems can do for your life.

Listen now to learn how to systemize your wellness, maximize your day, and finally get the extraordinary energy you want.

Bonus! Get my free brand new Feel Great - Be Great: The Ultimate Guide to Beating Burnout.

Because life is meant to be lived full out - not burned out.

Email me at sheri@thevireolife.com to request your free copy.

EP 112: Easy Ways to Stay Energized at Meetings and Conferences

Ever attended a conference only to find yourself drained and unfocused by the afternoon?

What if there was a way to stay energized, focused, and absorb every bit of valuable content?

Conferences are packed with learning, networking, and inspiration, but most attendees hit an energy slump by midday, especially when the days are long.

In this episode, David Stevens, of Olympian Meetings, and I are diving into simple strategies that help you stay sharp, alert, and fully engaged throughout your entire event—without relying on sugar, caffeine, or skipping out on fun.

Here’s what you’ll take away:

  • A simple, science-backed approach to fueling your brain for peak performance during conferences.

  • How to fit movement into your schedule, even if it’s packed with sessions and meetings.

  • A cool hack to having healthy energy boosting food at your finger tips - even with the event doesn't serve nutritious food.

You've invested time away from your family and work. Don’t miss out on the full potential of your meetings and events.

Listen now to unlock the strategies that will keep you energized and on top of your game!

EP 107: The 3 Secrets to Stick with Your Fitness Routine

Less than 20% of people over 50 stay active. Just when you need fitness the most! How do they do it? In this episode, learn exactly what the 20% are doing differently. Things like ...

  • overcoming the biggest challenges unique to this stage of life

  • ways to build a simple system that fits you

  • how to find a "plan B" when life derails "plan A"

If you've struggled to stay active or feel like your fitness plan no longer fits your life, this episode is for you!

EP 105: Maximize Your Endorphins to Boost Your Mood and Performance

What if you could flip the switch to tap into peak performance, with a few simple actions? Releasing endorphins is a key component to mental clarity, control your appetite, and build both muscle and your brain. You don't even have to get a "runner's high" to get these benefits. Found out how in this fun episode.

EP 104: Stress Less, Lead Better - Unlock the Power of Oxytocin

To buffer your stress and create high-performing collaborative teams, you need the power of oxytocin.

In this episode you'll discover how to unlock it in yourself and in those around you.

Some actions are things you do anyway ... simply learn how to do them with a bit of intention or a twist to get the most out of them. Then watch you and your team's performance soar.

Here’s the episode (41) I mentioned on meditation

EP 103: Decision-Making Mastery - Dopamine, Serotonin, and The Last Samurai

To stay at the top your game, you need great decision-making, mental well-being, relationships, brain function, and motivation to stay strong. In this episode discover the role that dopamine and serotonin play in these critical areas.

And, more important, easy lifestyle choices to improve and balance your happy hormones. Including insights, on strengthening dopamine, from the movie The Last Samurai.

EP 102: Staying on Top of Your Game After 50

Ever wonder how top executives stay sharp and energized well into their 50s, 60s, and beyond? Discover the top five life hacks to excel no matter what your age.

From crafting your unique morning and evening routines to keeping your hormone health in balance and leveraging your years of wisdom, in this episode - you'll learn how to increase your capacity for your life and career.

EP 100: Master Your Mindset to Transform Your Habits

We've hit 100 episodes! To celebrate, I recorded a powerful conversation with my coach, John Michael Morgan. He is best-selling author of Brand Against the Machine. He is the Chuck Norris of Mindset and Marketing.

And wow, does our conversation prove it. We cover the most important steps to make a mindset shift so your habits are easier and quicker. John shares how he pivots his morning routine so that it serves him best, on those mornings when he's not slept well. We uncover a really fun visual to help you reset when life throws off your habits. And, after a bit of a debate between us, we land on how to best hold yourself accountable and give yourself grace as you make new habits.

You will want to bookmark the episode and follow him on Instagram, Linked In, and get his inspiring emails here.

EP 99: Boost Your Success - 10 Herbs to Instill Lasing Habits

When you are making a new habit - or breaking an old one - sometimes it's hard, right? So, get a boost to make it easier. Use these 10 herbs to increase your motivation, concentration, and focus.

Some of the herbs you may be familiar with, such as sage and rosemary. Others might be new to you, like medicinal saffron and lion's mane mushroom.

A few of the herbs support you to become an Intuitive Eater, such as fennel and vanilla.

You can even eat and drink these herbs. Who knew making habits could be so yummy.

Here is the 9 Ways to Use Rosemary Video

Here is the high GABA green tea I mention (No affiliation)

96: The Healthy Entrepreneur's Playbook - Tips for a Balanced Life

Wondering how you can have it all and do it all? Erika Biddix joins me to share her Aught Model of Success. Through some telling-on-ourselves stories and her years of hard-won experience, you'll learn how to grow your business, support your well-being and enjoy your life.

For her Aught Model of Success framework head here.

To reach out to Erika, head here.

EP 85: Spotlight on Thyroid Health - Signs, Symptoms, and Strategies with Angela Mazza, RN

How do you advocate for yourself in the healthcare and wellness world? What are tests you need to spot thyroid issues -- even tests your doctor might not automatically do? How can journaling help you manage medical or health issues? My guest this week, Angela Mazza, RN, helps you uncover these answers. She's both a nurse and a thyroid cancer survivor. Join in for this inspiring conversation.

EP 82: Your Great Sleep Formula with Bijoy John, MD

Cool things you'll learn about - Dr Bijoy John's formula for great sleep, nidra yoga, how sleep loss impacts your weight, the functions of the brain hurt that sleep deprivation, and women's hormones and sleep. It's a packed episode!

To find Dr. Bijoy John - head to Instagram dr.sleepfix and to your favorite bookseller for his new book Nobody's Sleeping.

EP 78: The Connection Cure - How Relationships Help Your Health

Picture this: You go out with a couple of friends over the weekend and have a ton of fun.

Then on Monday you're at your doc's office. You get a great report and your doc says "Whatever you're doing, keep it up."

Believe it or not, the two are related. In this episode you'll learn the research about how relationships impact your wellness and three creative tools I've found to help you grow and deepen your friendships. The goal may be fun ... the bonus is a healthy body.

Here are the resources I mention in the podcast -
https://www.werenotreallystrangers.com/

https://harveymackay.com/books/

https://www.letsroam.com/adventure_book/scratch_off_family_book

EP 75: Easy Hack to Drink More Water

Learn a tiny commitment that can transform your hydration habit. It is seriously easy. No matter whether drinking enough water is something you struggle to remember, or it is a daily rhythm for you, this micro-commitment will make drinking water the easiest wellness habit you do.

To discover all of the benefits of staying hydrated, how to source your water, how to improve the taste and quality of your water, head here to learn more.

EP 73: Mindful Eating - Find Freedom with Powerful Microcommitments

All-or-none thinking is so last year! In this episode learn a powerful hack to stop all-or-none thinking in its tracks. It is a thought you learned in the diet mentality. You don't have to hold it over into your Intuitive Eating journey. In fact, it slows down getting freedom in your relationship with food.

Here are the resource episodes I mention.

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2022/11/10/ep-11-eating-well-through-your-holidays

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2022/12/30/ep-18-should-you-set-realistic-or-big-resolutions-to-succeed

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/3/22/ep-30-how-to-become-a-better-intuitive-eater

EP 70: The Best Planners to Master Your Wellness and Productivity

Compare the top paper planners for both productivity, and how they stack up toward helping you reach your wellness goals. Because your wellness is the foundation of your productivity.

Listen to a review of the Franklin Planner, Erin Condren, Full Focus, and some special planners from Etsy stores. Plus, how to decide what wellness goals you even need to plan and track in your planner

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/12/15/ep-68-the-best-wellness-and-productivity-apps-to-use-now

https://fullfocusstore.com/pages/planner

https://store.franklinplanner.com/planners/classic-planners-5.5-x-8.5/

https://www.erincondren.com/champagne-a5-daily-lifeplanner-ring-agenda

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheInspiredStories

EP 69: GOATA Movement Training with Guest Dr. Susan Wood

When pain is what's preventing you from exercise, you need to check out GOATA training. When performing better in your sport - whether golf or tennis or fill in the blank - motivates you, you need to check out GOATA training. Or if, like me, you want to hike and move well when you are 100 years old, check out GOATA. Dr. Susan Wood is a Physical Therapist and GOATA movement specialist. Keep moving.

Here are the additional resources we mentioned.

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/10/12/ep-59-spark-your-motivation-with-short-term-fitness-goals

Squat Test

Child Rocker Exercise  

IG: https://www.instagram.com/ptinmotiontn/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/PTinMotionTN

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-susan-wood-dpt-cert-mdt-a1572520/

Website: https://pt-inmotion.com/ 

EP 68: The Best Wellness and Productivity Apps to Use Now

Here are my top wellness and personal productivity apps for 2024. Listen to discover what style of wellness tracking is best for you. Plus, when to use an app - or not. Learn how personal productivity apps can help your brain health and lower your stress.

Extra resources I mentioned -
https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/4/13/ep-33-how-to-create-the-high-energy-lifestyle-you-need

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/7/11/ep-46-fitness-apps-are-they-friend-or-foe