What I’ve Been Up To…
Recent interviews and appearances by Megan Gaul, Staten Islander and health coach for folks who want to achieve weight-loss with authenticity and self-compassion.
Called to Coach
Nov 14, 2024 • Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, Painting Your Path Podcast
I'm excited to share my latest podcast episode, where I’m interviewed by the imcomparable Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey. If you're like many folks in my audience (both creative and analytical at the same, introverted but trying to grow, stressed but trying to learn how to manage it), I can't wait for you to hear this one.
Clarissa and I dive into our personal journeys - the ups and downs of pursuing our passions (especially in our career choices), the importance of self-compassion, and how we're always finding new ways to take care of ourselves.
Some of the key topics we cover:
1—Discovering and pursuing our true passions
2—Finding the balance between pursuing big, bold goals and being gentle with ourselves along the way
3—Clarissa's personal struggles with weight (something she doesn't often discuss)
4—Why permanent change requires creating your own authenticity “program” (not just blindly following WW’s or Noom’s recommendations)
If you've ever faced challenges with your weight, self-doubt in your career, or simply trying to live more authentically - this episode is for you.
From Diets to Self-Love: Megan Gaul's Path to Sustainable Health
Nov 4, 2024 • Mahara Wayman, The Art of Badassery Podcast
In this wonderful chat, Coach/Podcaster Mahara Wayman and I get real about diet culture, the illusion of thinness, and what truly drives us to want to lose weight. We dig into topics like emotional eating, finding the right kind of support, and building self-awareness. We also talk about how self-acceptance isn’t just a buzzword, challenge some of the societal “rules” around appearance, and share tips you can actually use to start seeing your worth beyond the physical. Whether you’re into meditation, curious about cognitive tools, or just want a fresh perspective, I think you’ll walk away feeling inspired to approach your health and self-image with a little more compassion and openness.
Healthy Lifestyle vs. Healthy Journey (Special 100th episode!)
Oct 25, 2024 • Abigail Gagnon, Beyoutiful Legacy
We covered some powerful topics in this podcast conversation. Abigail has just reached 100 episodes on her amazing podcast Beyoutiful Legacy, all about life as a Spoonie, living your best life through chronic illness, and healing from trauma. She has a lovely and insightful way she interviews her subjects.
So if you would like to...
1----hear how losing 100 lbs and healing from stress-eating really takes a long-term approach, not quick-fix tactics
2----understand how proactivity with food choices can help you improve your eating
3----get some actionable strategies to get OUT of harmful eating habits, start making choices that improve your quality of life, and make those choices simple (not overwhelming)…
...then this is the right episode for you to listen to
Muffins, Meal Planning, And More
Sept 10, 2024 • Erin and Heather, Three Kitchens Podcast
If you’re tired of cooking the same old things, you’re in good company! Heather and Erin are home cooks who share their kitchen adventures in this long-running podcast that just started its 5th season. The great thing about this show is that their guests are just as passionate about cooking as they are, and over the years, Three Kitchens has created a wonderful Recipe Box Blog chock-full of delicious foodie meals, which you can visit here: https://www.threekitchenspodcast.com/recipes
Our episode was a blast: I shared my mom’s Banana Chocolate Chunk Coffee Muffin recipe, and we talked family recipes, growing up with and without “sweets”, and some great strategies that make household meal planning lighter and breezier.
Partake in Food Positivity
July 15, 2024 • Brooke Hoover, Who’s Dat Phat Girl Podcast
Brooke' Hoover is an actor, producer, podcaster, and all-around film and television guru from Baton Rouge. In this conversation, Brooke and I dive into health, food, and positivity. We actually share in a journey of 100 pound weight loss too, and we’ve both created positive change in the way we relate to our food and our bodies. Brooke is a true kindred spirit, and I felt that keenly in every conversation we’ve had. I know you’ll absolutely love this wide-ranging, funny, and heartwarming conversation!
Stop Overthinking Podcast: Strategies for Mindful Eating
July 11, 2024 • Kristen Odegaard, Certified Professional Life Coach
Kristen Odegaard is an expert in the patterns that keep us in an Overthinking Cycle. And she had 65 insightful jam-packed podcast episodes to prove it!
I absolutely loved being a guest on her show. Overthinking and people-pleasing go hand-in-hand with extra weight, in the experience of myself and many of my clients. You yourself might be in this boat! So if you love to hear...
1) honest chats about the emotional eating cycle, and what it’s like to go through it,
2) how overthinking and people-pleasing can contribute to extra weight over time,
3) specific actions you can take to bring calm and clarity to weight-loss (rather than a black-and-white/ good-and-bad-food view),
...then this episode was practically made for you! I hope you enjoy it.
Doing Business With A Servant’s Heart
June 21, 2024 • Steven Ramona, Connector, Partnerships, Podcast/TV Host, and Speaker
This was a lovely conversation, and I was honored to meet Steve Ramona and be on his show! Me and Steve connected on:
1) the fact that ACTION needs to be the center of your health journey (because we all get caught up in the research phase, instead of the implementation phase)
2) the fact that your favorite non-nutritious foods have to be a part of your weight-loss journey, if you're going to keep the weight off
and 3) some ways to get started (even if you believe you can't do it)
I'd love to know your thoughts on this one!
Maintaining Weight-Loss: Strategies for Long-Term Success
June 18, 2024 • The Superhuman Blueprint Podcast with Drew Griesel of Primal Wellness Coaching
What are the roots of the old habits that cause weight-gain? (Especially for emotional eaters?) And most importantly, what are the actual triggers that you can take advantage of to create BIG change in your life, especially when your goals are weight-loss and becoming a healthier person? These are the questions we explore and answer together (“we” being me, Megan Gaul, along with Founder of Primal Wellness Coaching Drew Griesel. He’s passionate about biohacking, fitness, nutrition, and helping folks reach their elusive wellness goals and unleashing their best selves.
She Is Resilient: From Binge to Balance - Healing Through Mindful Eating
May 24, 2024 • Tatiana Szulc, LMHC
Tatiana Szulc is a trauma and somatic therapist as well as a holistic coach. Her mission with her podcast and work is to help more women regulate and rewire their nervous system. She’s also a fantastic interviewer and has a wealth of knowledge about how our nervous system affects our lives, and the small ways we can work WITH it (not against it). She brought a lot of helpful perspective to my weight-loss experience and journey to heal from emotional eating.
So if you want to…
—Understand how nervous system dysregulation can have a huge effect on our eating habits
—Hear what it’s like to “numb out” of our own bodies due to chronic nervous system dysregulation
—Dive deep into why “change your mindset” is not a solution, and what we should put our focus on instead
—Get inspired to do a few small actions that create a brand-new life over time
…please make this episode a part of your day today!
Vision Pros Live Interview
May 24, 2024 • Vision Pros Live with Jackson Calame
In this conversation with Jackson, you’ll hear some big challenges to conventional notions about dieting and weight loss. We get specific, sharing concrete tips and actionable steps to actually “do the thing” instead of just thinking about it, We also get into the insane power of small daily habits (like easy cooking) and data-driven strategies (so you can make health improvements based on YOUR baseline, not someone else’s cookie-cutter programs and unreachable goals).
If your work-life balance is out of whack, you’re stuck in snacking, grazing, and take-out mode, negative emotions are getting in you’re way, and you’re gaining weight but wanting to make a change now? This episode is literally made for you.
Joy Unleashed: Interview
May 14, 2024 • Joy Unleashed Podcast with Coleen Greco
If you want to…
1) hear the unexpected way that joy plays a big role in weight loss / making lifestyle changes
2) hear an honest and frank conversation between two real-live long-term weight maintainers who are keeping off a combined 150 lbs
3) get inspired to use Grace to keep yourself spiraling upward, even through backslides,
…give this a listen.
This conversation had me smiling, laughing, and feeling connected/heard. Coleen is an awesome professional and person; stay in her circle if you want to change your relationship with joy and with yourself!
Fail With Me: Our Relationship With Food
May 5, 2024 • Stories and Stanza Podcast (Fail With Me Series) with Abhra Pal
This conversation was an absolute treat. Abhra is insightful, full of poignant questions, and pursues a mission to share stories of human failure as the teachers they are. In this talk, we dove into how your relationship with food can be just like your relationship with money (weighed down with past baggage). But most interestingly, we discussed how weight regain can actually set the stage for you to SUCCEED the next time. A fascinating take on physical and mental health! I’d love for you to tune in.
Career Changers Interview
April 27, 2024 • The Career Changers Podcast with Elisa Martinig
This was a really powerful conversation with Podcaster and Leader Elisa Martinig (her website is full of excellent resources, and can be found here). If you want to…
...hear how making healthy habit changes created a catalyst to change my career,
...get strategies on how to get started with your weight-loss journey when you’re at the very beginning,
...and understand how mental and emotional wellbeing creates an environment for better career advancement...
…then this conversation is perfect for your next listen!
Sustainable Weight Loss: Achieve Lasting Results through Healthy Habits
April 17, 2024 • Forgive and Thrive with Rossana
Rossana D is a scientist by education and in her 9-to-5 job. She reached a burnout at work in 2019. Since then, she has been on a long, healing journey through psychotherapy, and personal study. Her objective with the Forgive & Thrive Podcast is to inspire, educate, support, encourage, and equip her audience on mental health illnesses, and normalize the conversation so that the stigma associated with mental health issues can become a thing of the past within one generation.
Here are just some of the amazing topics we cover in this excellent conversation:
—Ditching the quick fixes for long-term results —Choosing the long-term approach in the era of Ozempic & Wegovy – Making the right decision for us even under societal pressure or that from Big industries – Strategies to resist the urge of convenience and deal with triggers – Navigating relationships: supporter or food-pusher? – Strategies to overcome obstacles and setbacks on our weight loss journey – Forgiving ourselves for every time we messed up so we move forward
Meal Planning and More
April 16, 2024 • Grounded in Maine with Amy Fagan
Amy is a podcaster from Brunswick, Maine, and owner/founder of Amy’s Garden Jam. The Grounded in Maine podcast is an open conversation about being mindful of how we show up for the world (discussing the role we play in sustainability including gardening and preserving, recycling and composting and even household DIY. I was inspired to apply to talk with Amy because her podcast showcases her our commitment to ecological responsibility, and I knew we could have an awesome conversation (which we definitely did!)
In our conversation, we talk about how my approach to becoming healthier (including intentional meal planning), and the mindset of long-term weight management (such as the idea of taking the next right action, instead of punishing ourselves for messing up).
I’m also passionate about food waste, and we chat about how I use meal planning to help be mindful of that. So if you want to…
Hear a unique perspective about portion choices, sustainability, and becoming healthier over time
Get inspired to banish food-waste from your kitchen, and dive a little deeper into the fun of meal-planning
Discover a few action steps you can take for a better and more sustainable weight-loss journey
…I’d love for you to listen!
Transformational Tips From a Woman Who Has Maintained a 100 Pound Weight Loss
April 9, 2024 • Real Food Stories Podcast with Heather Carey, M.S.
Food plays a bigger part in our lives than we give it credit for, and how we treat food says a lot about our values. For folks who are looking to lose or manage their weight, that relationship with food can become fraught with pitfalls, so Heather and I really dove into how to strike a balance between valuing health and valuing the fun/fulfillment that food can bring to our lives. We also talked about lot about the habits required for staying at a healthy weight for years at a time.
Transformed: Megan's 100 Pound Weight Loss Journey
April 3, 2024 • Coach MD Podcast with Dr. Charles Glassman
Here are Dr. Charles Glassman’s words on this awesome conversation: “Join us as we dive deep into a conversation that goes beyond weight loss, highlighting the steps toward a healthier, happier, and more empowered self. This episode is more than a narrative; it's a testament to the achievable, no-strain path to personal transformation Megan advocates for, providing actionable insights for anyone ready to change their life, one practical step at a time. I have implemented some of her suggestions and have now arrived at an optimal daily caloric intake higher than I discussed during the podcast.”
Coaching Business: Empowering Weight Loss Journeys with Megan Gaul
Mar 27, 2024 • Paul Maglietta, MF Uncensored
In this episode of MF Uncensored, Megan chats with host Paul of the Misfit Faction (which also bosts two other amazing podcast, Cinematic Adventures and the Multiverse Fancast. Movie and comic nerds, these are your people!)
We discuss the power of micro habits and the journey of making sustainable lifestyle changes. I share my personal weight loss journey of losing 100 pounds over 11 to 12 months through habit changes and maintaining it, emphasizing the importance of starting with small changes and building on them. We explore how I transitioned her experiences into a coaching business, Partake Meal Planning and Weight Loss Coaching, aimed at empowering individuals in their weight loss pursuits. We nerd out over the importance of maintenance calories, honest food journaling, and creating a positive outlook on the weight loss process. The discussion also touches on the damaging effects of the diet industry and the benefits of approaching weight loss through empowerment and sustainable habit formation rather than restriction and negativity.
The Catalyst Moment: Starting Your Health Journey and Losing 100 lbs
Mar 21, 2024 • Laiba Ahmad, The Inspiration Talks
Laiba was a joy to talk to, and I loved the simple and profound questions she posed. If you're interested in hearing the concrete steps I took to start losing weight, and what many people get wrong when they start on this journey, give our conversation a quick watch.
The Can Do Way: Coffee Chat with Megan Gaul
March 4, 2024 • Gail Gibson, AMC
This interview with Executive Leadership Coach (and Mind Over Menopause thought-leader) Gail Gibson will inspire you. Be encouraged to lean in towards a simple action you can take to kickstart positive habits and change in life.
Listen for My Can-Do tips for anyone about to make some big changes:
1. The fewer focuses, the greater your success
2. Perfectionism harms where you want to be
3. Do something hard today that will make the Future-You say Thank You.
Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
Feb 23, 2024 • Stretch Love Yogi with Devin
We have a powerful chat about the mechanisms behind changing a belief, and why it’s so important when you’re making an intentional change or trying to reach a goal.
Time Management and Consistency with your Movement Practice
Jan 18, 2024 • Stretch Love Yogi with Devin
Do you feel like it's tough to stay consistent and there just aren’t enough hours in the day?
If you’re a busy person, sometimes finding the time to get your movement in just doesn’t feel like a priority. But… we all know it is!
So, in the midst of everything we have going on in our lives, exactly how are we supposed to make time for movement?
How Letting Go of Guilt Around Food Leads to Weight Loss Success | HSM 466
Jan 11, 2021 • Half Size Me Podcast
In episode 466 of The Half Size Me Show, Heather talks with Megan about how letting go of guilt around food leads to weight loss success and
* how guilt led to not having fun foods around
* why it’s important to get therapy for help with anxiety
* when weight first became an issue for her
* why she got successful at losing weight after seeing a photo
* and more!