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  • Ep. 341: Pearl’s Book Club: New Breakthroughs For Prostate Cancer & Fatty Liver
  • Ep. 340: Back To Basics (Part 2): The Why’s
  • Ep. 339: Back To Basics
  • Ep. 338: Slow Learning Is Good Learning
  • Ep. 337: Pearl’s Book Club: Part Deaux
  • Ep. 336: Most Popular Questions
  • Ep. 335: The “Protein Nerd” Poddy
  • Ep. 334: Feeding Teenagers
  • Ep. 333: What Do We Think Of The Glucose Goddess Hacks?
  • Ep. 332: Pee On Your Tree
  • Ep. 331: Help! I Feel Like Giving Up!!!
  • Ep. 330: The “Boring” Questions Poddy
  • Ep. 329: Serene’s Halftime Locker Room Rant
  • Ep. 328: Can You Be Underweight & Healthy?
  • Ep. 327: Can You Be Overweight & Healthy?
  • Ep. 326: Is Sugar Really That Bad?
  • Ep. 325: To The Ones Not Rocking It… This is for YOU!
  • Ep. 324: The Manual Lift
  • Ep. 323: Respect The Smoothie
  • Ep. 322: The Inside Job
  • Ep. 321: It’s All About The Booty
  • Ep. 320: The Blue Necklace
  • Ep. 319: SPECIAL GUEST: Esther Allison – Author of “Trim Healthy Indulgence”
  • Ep. 318: Poddy Strong
  • Ep. 317: Special Guest Nadia – Choosing Health During Hardest of Times
  • Ep. 316: Erin’s Story – A Child Nobody Wanted
  • Ep. 315: Danny Takes Over The Podcast!
  • Ep. 314: Are You Weeding the Garden of Your Mind?
  • Ep. 313: 3 Questions To Never Ask Yourself
  • Ep. 312: Is Whole Grain Wheat A Good Choice? (and other food discussions)
  • Ep. 311: Q&A: Hormones
  • Ep. 310: Celebrating the New
  • Ep. 309: Why Separate Fuels? (and other great questions)
  • Ep. 308: Twas The Pod Before Christmas
  • Ep. 307: Things That Shouldn’t Fit… But Do!
  • Ep. 306: Special Guest Allison: Her Healing Kefir Journey
  • Ep. 305: Breaking The All Or Nothing Mindset
  • Ep. 304: #FOMO Pearl’s Lost Her Eating Sanity
  • Ep. 303: Persistence Pays!
  • Ep. 302: We Let Our Purple Cabbages Rot Too
  • Ep. 301: What’s Your Home Page
  • Ep. 300: Our 300th Episode! A Look Back Over The Last Six Years!
  • Ep. 299: Should You Eat Intuitively?
  • Ep. 298: Superfood Spotlight Goji Berries
  • Ep. 297: Ode To Carbs And Fats
  • Ep. 296: Special Guest – Debbie’s Story Out Of The Grave
  • Ep. 295: A New Way To Look At The Hard Things In Your Life
  • Ep. 294: Help Me Find Food Freedom
  • Ep. 293: It’s Not The Rose It’s Your Nose
  • Ep. 292: All Things Kefir Bacteria & Gut Health
  • Ep. 291: How to Age Younger
  • Ep. 290: Men Versus Women on Weight Loss
  • Ep. 289: Could You Ever Have Imagined Yourself Doing This?
  • Ep. 288: Serene’s Twisted Scripture
  • Ep. 287: Pearl’s Health Journey Update
  • Ep. 286: How Did This Turn Out To Be An Intimacy Poddy? (But So Glad It Did)
  • Ep. 285: The Lure Of Fast Weight Loss
  • Ep. 284: Your Questions Answered (Including Our Latest Advice On Eating For Exercise)
  • Ep. 283: You Have Never Been So Strong
  • Ep. 282: The Big Lie (Serene’s Not Buying It!)
  • Ep. 281: Pearl Against The Motel
  • Ep. 280: Derek’s 100-Pound Story
  • Ep. 279: SPECIAL GUESTS! Dad and Daughter Down 180 Pounds!
  • Ep. 278: How To Be Food Satisfied!
  • Ep. 277: Poddy Church (Plus How To Stay Married!)
  • Ep. 276: No To Guru Yes To Teacher and a Cherry Superfood Spotlight!
  • Ep. 275: The Most Practical Approach (It’s not what you think!)
  • Ep. 274: Crossovers, Quinoa Salad, Poached Eggs & Lean Muscle. It’s A Poddy Free-For-All!
  • Ep. 273: The Women & The Story Behind The Blue Butterfly Cafe (Part 2)
  • Ep. 272: The Women & The Story Behind The Blue Butterfly Cafe
  • Ep. 271: Special Guest Candace (Part 2)
  • Ep. 270: Special Guest Candace… Her 100-Pound Journey (Part 1)
  • Ep. 269: Trees In Your Head
  • Ep. 268: Methylation (Part 2)
  • Ep. 267: Get Your Body Methylating (Part 1)
  • Ep. 266: Treasure Hunters
  • Ep. 265: Life Lessons From A Purple Cabbage
  • Ep. 264: THM… Diet Culture?
  • Ep. 263: Three Cheers For Our Late Bloomers!
  • Ep. 262: Water – The Wisdom
  • Ep. 261: SUPERFOOD SPOTLIGHT – Quinoa!
  • Ep. 260: When You’re Going This Alone
  • Ep. 259: Stank
  • Ep. 258: WARNING – Many Foxes Were Harmed During The Recording Of This Podcast!
  • Ep. 257: Come Sit On Our New Year’s Counseling Couch
  • Ep. 256: You. Need. Glucose. (Part 2)
  • Ep. 255: You. Need. Glucose. (Part 1)
  • Ep. 254: Serene & Pearl Got Duped (PLUS: Magical Loin Cloths)
  • Ep. 253: Is Your Happiness A House Of Cards?
  • Ep. 252: All Butterflies Have Had To Struggle
  • Ep. 251: Chigger Foods (as opposed to “trigger” foods)
  • Ep. 250: Blame Producer John For This One!
  • Ep. 249: A Kitchen Honeymoon
  • Ep. 248: Time To Joseph This Bad Boy
  • Ep. 247: Lesson From A Six-Year-Old
  • Ep. 246: Part 2 Of Our Essential Oil Discussion w/Dr. Z!
  • Ep. 245: Essential Oils Have Come A Long Way: Get the latest w/Dr.Z!
  • Ep. 244: Oil -vs- Butter (and a new snack recipe from Serene!)
  • Ep. 243: Hakuna Matata
  • Ep. 242: Your Invite To Pearl’s Book Club
  • Ep. 241: Eating Humble Pie
  • Ep. 240: How to Order Wisely From A Coffee Shop
  • Ep. 239: The Number One Crucial Thing For Success
  • Ep. 238: #Truth
  • Ep. 237: Drop And Give Me Three!
  • Ep. 236: Ripping The Labels Off (Part 2 of “Breaking Free From Emotional Eating w/Special Guest Judith)
  • Ep. 235: Emotional Eating – How to Break Free. Our Special Guest Shares Her Story.
  • Ep. 234: If Heat Stroke, Imagination, & A Serene Announcement Had Anything In Common…
  • Ep. 233: Awesome Grocery Finds!
  • Ep. 232: Kanada Round 2: Mealtime!
  • Ep. 231: Kanada is IN THE HOUSE!
  • Ep. 230: Serene’s Sesame Seed Plan
  • Ep. 229: Maybe You’re Not Broken
  • Ep. 228: You -VS- The Junk Food. (listen to the end)
  • Ep. 227: Get The Most Out Of Your Focus Foods
  • Ep. 226: Special Guest: Her Journey Out Of “Stuck”
  • Ep. 225: What To Do If You Can’t Eat Grains or Dairy? (listener questions)
  • Ep. 224: Your Questions Answered. (Whose Did We Choose?)
  • Ep. 223: You Need These Four “R’s” in Your Life
  • Ep. 222: What If Rice Could Slim You?
  • Ep. 221: Dear Serene…
  • Ep. 220: Your Arranged Marriage
  • Ep. 219: CEO of U
  • Ep. 218: Katie! (part 2)
  • Ep. 217: Katie’s On The Poddy! (the backstory)
  • Ep. 216: No More Special Ingredients
  • Ep. 215: Encouragement Comes From This 3-Letter Word
  • Ep. 214: Trim Healthy Mamasitas
  • Ep. 213: A Recharge Poddy
  • Ep. 212: Bringing Your Best As A THM
  • Ep. 211: Back to Basics: Meal Timing
  • Ep. 210: Pilot of Your Own Potential
  • Ep. 209: The Grunt is the Glory
  • Ep. 208: Don’t Eat This! (too tough to digest)
  • Ep. 207: Red Light. Green Light. Safety Disco.
  • Ep. 206: A Trigger Warning For Your Trigger Warning
  • Ep. 205: Chew On This For 2021 (The New Year’s Eve, Eve Poddy)
  • Ep. 204: The Christmas Eve, Eve Poddy
  • Ep. 203: All Lesley-Pop’s Rookie Questions (potatoes!)
  • Ep. 202: Download The Flip-It Game!
  • Ep. 201: Laughter Therapy
  • Ep. 200: Can Thanks Be A Weapon?
  • Ep. 199: Serene’s Hope Part 2: Not What Have I Lost… 
  • Ep. 198: Your Trim Healthy Future: Meet Rashida!
  • Ep. 197: Would You Consider Giving Up Brushing Your Teeth?
  • Ep. 196: Purple Is Your Color
  • Ep. 195: Serene’s Hope
  • Ep. 194: Pearl -VS- The Hurricane
  • Ep. 193: The Ultimate Cleanse
  • Ep. 192: Our Top 3 Metabolism-Boosting Tips
  • Ep. 191: Enjoy These Meatballs!
  • Ep. 190: A Dannyless Podcast
  • Ep. 189: Attitude is Everything!
  • Ep. 188: Generous or Stingy With Your Health & Identity
  • Ep. 187: Tame The Beast. It’s the PMS Poddy!
  • Ep. 186: A Hot Tomato Changes Everything!
  • Ep. 185: Whine With Your Meal Madame?
  • Ep. 184: THM Q&A
  • Ep. 183: Farmacopia of Horny Goat Weeds
  • Ep. 182: Pearl’s Checking In On YOU!
  • Ep. 181: “P” for Pandemic or “P” for Peace
  • Ep. 180: Harness the Power of Your Imagination
  • Ep. 179: A Practical & Particularly Crispy Podcast
  • Ep. 178: This Podcast Complies with the Law!
  • Ep. 177: Trouble is Glorious!
  • Ep. 176: A Very Special Episode of Loss & Love
  • Ep. 175: Hormones & Menopause, Part 2
  • Ep. 174: Coach Kris is Back! (Menopause, Part 1)
  • Ep. 173: Lacking Willpower? Time for a Will Call.
  • Ep. 172: You Are Hackable
  • Ep. 171: It’s Not Your Goals… It’s Your Habits
  • Ep. 170: Who’s Your Daddy?
  • Ep. 169: The “Terrible Twos” of Quarantine
  • Ep. 168: This Just In… We Have A New #1!
  • Ep. 167: The Trim Healthy Parable
  • Ep. 166: The Eye of the Poddy – Serene’s Sermon
  • Ep. 165: Fear, Sugar, & Your Immune System
  • Ep. 164: Peace in the Chaos
  • Ep. 163: The Poddy of the Puts (Part 2)
  • Ep. 162: The Poddy of the Puts
  • Ep. 161: Why Fruit Makes You Slim & Happy
  • Ep. 160: Stop Saying These 2 Words!
  • Ep. 159: The One Food You Need Way More Of
  • Ep. 158: Serene’s Rabbit Trail to Israel
  • Ep. 157: Another Dan… A Man On-Plan
  • Ep. 156: Journey Through Target with Serene
  • Ep. 155: How to Close a Meal
  • Ep. 154: Are We There Yet?
  • Ep. 153: Happy New Year! THM-VS-All the Diets
  • Ep. 152: Merry Christmas! (Producer Tim – Vintage THM)
  • Ep. 151: #Walls
  • Ep. 150: We Come From A Land Down Under
  • Ep. 149: Stop Accepting & Start Choosing
  • Ep. 148: The Thanksgiving Challenge! 
  • Ep. 147: Help! My Spouse Derails My THM journey! 
  • Ep. 146: Don’t Inherit the Folly
  • Ep. 145: Pearl’s Food Guilt
  • Ep. 144: Can You Overdo Eating Fats? Where’s the Balance?
  • Ep. 143: What Is Your Trim Shape?
  • Ep. 142: Out of the Crushing, God Has Answered
  • Ep. 141: This Might Hurt A Little
  • Ep. 140: You Love Us, You Love Us NOT?
  • Ep. 139: Get Back To Being That Girl!
  • Ep. 138: Permission To Ignore This Voice!
  • Ep. 137: Number One One Thing To Stop Doing Now!
  • Ep. 136: Pearl’s Big Announcement!
  • Ep. 135: Guess Who’s Lost Over 200-lbs (Oops 300-lbs!) 
  • Ep. 134: Veggies That Bloat -VS- Veggies That Don’t.
  • Ep. 133: Rest AIN’T Quitting. It’s Trusting.
  • Ep. 132: Your Children & Their Food Choices. 
  • Ep. 131: How To Spot A FOOD FAD
  • Ep. 130: WAKE UP A POUND LIGHTER And Nix MTHFR Issues?
  • Ep. 129: Why NOW Is The BEST Time To Do Trim Healthy Mama!
  • Ep. 128: Holding Pee & No Whales
  • Ep. 127: All You Need Are These 3 Things To Be Trim & Healthy
  • Ep. 126: Is It OK To Fake It?
  • Ep. 125: Good Is NOT Necessarily Good For YOU.
  • Ep. 124: New Mind-Blowing Approach to Dishes & Cooking
  • Ep. 123: Why The Heck Are Italians So Skinny?
  • Ep. 122: Are Your Expectations Stealing Your Joy?
  • Ep. 121: Take the Stress Out Of Your Health Journey
  • Ep. 120: We Were Obviously Wrong. (Special Guest Magaly)
  • Ep. 119: Hemp & Your Family. Stuff You Should Know.
  • Ep. 118: Is Health Knowledge Your Tool or Your Master?
  • Ep. 117: How to Start (or restart!) Trim Healthy Mama?
  • Ep. 116: Scary Center of the Grocery Store – Part 3
  • Ep. 115: Frugal and Practical at the Grocery Store – Part 2
  • Ep. 114: Grocery Cart Judger or Discerner – Part 1
  • Ep. 113: Something’s Going Down in the THM Podcast World
  • Ep. 112: This 3 Letter Word is Your Secret Weapon
  • Ep. 111: Pancakes and Attitudes – They Both Need Flipping
  • Ep. 110: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
  • Ep. 109: Time For Your Hard Questions… We Take Them
  • Ep. 108: Letting You Know That We Have Changed Our Minds!
  • Ep. 107: 5 Smart Things You Can Do For Your Health
  • Ep. 106: The “I’m That Girl” Poddy Which Girl Are You?
  • Ep. 105: Your Body Wants To Heal This (Meet Dr. Lucky)
  • Ep. 104: Mean Girl Poddy – 5 Dumb Things
  • Ep. 103: Baffling Questions
  • Ep. 102: Free Coaching Session With THM Head Coach Kris!
  • Ep. 101: Your Joy Is Not A Weight Problem
  • Ep. 100: We’re Celebrating Our 100th Podcast!
  • Ep. 99: ChristMiscellaneous: Our Last Podcast Before the Big Day
  • Ep. 98: THM Autopilot – Here Is How To Switch It On
  • Ep. 97: Hemp, A Healing Plant… CBD Oil, Part 2.
  • Ep. 96: Your Endocannibinoid System What You Need to Know
  • Ep. 95: Headspace Encouragement Coming Right Up!
  • Ep. 94: Face Plants. Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of… For Real!
  • Ep. 93: Want PODdy Meat? Coming Right Up!
  • Ep. 92: The Butterfly Institute Our Big Launch Revealed
  • Ep. 91: T’was the Night Before the Holiday Train Wreck… 
  • Ep. 90: The Two Extremes of Body Image
  • Ep. 89: How to Have Joy No Matter the Circumstance.
  • Ep. 88: Whoa, There! Are you Overdoing Protein?
  • Ep. 87: Time For Truth… How Do Serene & Pearl Really Eat?
  • Ep. 86: Stop Wavering! You ARE A Trim Healthy Mama!
  • Ep. 85: Your Crucial Need For Vitamin C and How to Get It
  • Ep. 84: The Best News We Have Ever Had!
  • Ep. 83: Your Questions Answered… Is Raw Honey On-Plan?
  • Ep. 82: Your Thoughts and Words Have Power
  • Ep. 81: Unleash the Power of the Fuel Cycle
  • Ep. 80: Uh-oh! It’s Almost Dinner Time… What Will I Make?
  • Ep. 79: The Gratitude Challenge
  • Ep. 78: Keep Falling Off Plan Feel Like a Loser
  • Ep. 77: Q&A – Metabolism, Eating Disorders, and More
  • Ep. 76: The Temporary Trap Don’t Fall In
  • Ep. 75: Buckle Your Seat Belts Vange Is Back!
  • Ep. 74: Part 2 With Nathan from Guatamala
  • Ep. 73: It’s Important to Know Where Your Products Come From
  • Ep. 72: “Oh Man” You Have Got To Listen to This Podcast
  • Ep. 71: Love Thy Thighs and Thy Avocados
  • Ep. 70: THM South of the Border – Healthy Chocolate & Coffee
  • Ep. 69: A Day in the Life of Pearl and Serene
  • Ep. 68: Joy Grabber or Frowny Perfectionist
  • Ep. 67: A Special Mother’s Day Podcast with Our Own Mother
  • Ep. 66: Gentle Spanking. “Are You Seeking or Are You Glancing?”
  • Ep. 65: Your Name is “Healer”. This Changes Everything.
  • Ep. 64: Essential Oils Part 2
  • Ep. 63: Finally Confessing Our Secret Dr. Z Helps Us Come Clean
  • Ep. 62: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean That You Should… 
  • Ep. 61: Intermittent Fasting – Listen Before Your Leap
  • Ep. 60: Story Time with Serene – Gold Down Those Rabbit Trails
  • Ep. 59: Face Plant!
  • Ep. 58: All Our Quick Prep: Save Time Hack Ideas – Part 2
  • Ep. 57: Stop Making This So Hard Part #1
  • Ep. 56: Serene & Pearl’s Big Sister Vange Takes Over ThePoddy 
  • Ep. 55: Mom + Daughter = 170 Pounds Lost
  • Ep. 54: Serene’s Birth Story.
  • Ep. 53: Our Best Practical Tools to Help you Stay On-Plan.
  • Ep. 52: The THM Poddy Is One Year Old Today !
  • Ep. 51: Special Remedy For Your Self Sabotage.
  • Ep. 50: You Guys Rule This Podcast! We Take Your Questions.
  • Ep. 49: The Official THM Locker Room Poddy. Get Serious 2018.
  • Ep. 48: Post Christmas Poddy. Get Your Head In The Right Place.
  • Ep. 47: The Nightmare Poddy Before Christmas!
  • Ep. 46: No Room At the Inn: Where Will Serene Have The Baby?
  • Ep. 45: A Superfruit From The Ancient.. Let’s Talk Baobab. 
  • Ep. 44: “Stalling & Stubborn Weight Loss” Part 5
  • Ep. 43: Happy Thanksgiving
  • Ep. 42: “Stalling & Stubborn Weight Loss” Part 4
  • Ep. 41: “Stalling & Stubborn Weight Loss” Part 3
  • Ep. 40: “Stalling & Stubborn Weight Loss”Part 2
  • Ep. 39: “Stalling & Stubborn Weight Loss”Part 1
  • Ep. 38: Toxic Marriage Equals Toxic Health!
  • Ep. 37: Serene’s Purist Camp or Pearl’s Drive Thru Sue Brigade?
  • Ep. 36: Are You Ready To Commit? Here is How to Succeed
  • Ep. 35: Worst. Podcasts. Ever. (no really!)
  • Ep. 34: Hormones Out of Whack? Here’s Help.
  • Ep. 33: Quick Answers – Speed Round Time! Part 2
  • Ep. 32: Foxy Mama, Part 2
  • Ep. 31: Stop Over Complicating It!
  • Ep. 30: Don’t Say “Yuck” to Stevia. Here’s How to Love It!
  • Ep. 29: Listen Without Your Children. We’re Bringing “Foxy” Back.
  • Ep. 28: Adrenal Fatigue… Do You Have It? Here’s How To Beat It.
  • Ep. 27: What’s Up With Keto? Listen Before You Leap!
  • Ep. 26: Don’t You Dare.
  • Ep. 25: What The He…??? Are Meat & Eggs Really Killing Us?
  • Ep. 24: Serene’s Big Announcement! How Will She Handle It?
  • Ep. 23: Get Fast Answers to Your Burning Trim Healthy Questions!
  • Ep. 22: Butter & Coconut Oil Under Attack! 
  • Ep. 21: What If You Weren’t So Focused On Goal Weight?
  • Ep. 20: The Topic We’ve Been Too Scared To Touch.
  • Ep. 19: Giving Up -VS- Hanging On (Rohnda Monroy)
  • Ep. 18: Least Expensive Foods That Trim You Down (pt 2)
  • Ep. 17: Least Expensive Foods That Trim You Down (pt 1)
  • Ep. 16: Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control
  • Ep. 15: Don’t Pay More at Health Food Stores for Organic Food
  • Ep. 14: Getting Trim & Healthy. Is it Selfish or Selfless?
  • Ep. 13: Eating Healthy is Not Beyond Your Budget
  • Ep. 12: Breakfast Can Make or Break Your Weight Loss Journey
  • Ep. 11: It’s Not Will Power… Its A Heart Change
  • Ep. 10: Practice “The Comeback”
  • Ep. 9: The “Fit” scam!
  • Ep. 8: Help! My Family Only Wants to Eat Junk
  • Ep. 7: Lunch Talk!
  • Ep. 6: Sister Fight!
  • Ep. 5: Exercise Can Ruin You
  • Ep. 4: Let’s Talk About “Fear” (pt 2)
  • Ep. 3: Let’s Talk About “Fear” (pt 1)
  • Ep. 2: How It All Began
  • Ep. 1: The Premiere Episode