The Weekly Vlog

An Epic Vacation in Maui Jan 22, 2025

I just returned from one of the best vacations I’ve ever taken—and there’s a lesson here for Bright Lifers. It was with ...

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Addiction is Progressive Jan 08, 2025

Today I want to talk about the notion that addiction is progressive. It’s a progressive, incurable, fatal disease. 63 pe...

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A New Year's Resolution Benchmark Jan 01, 2025

Today I want to talk about New Year’s resolutions. It’s likely you’ve set a food- or weight-related resolution in the pa...

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Come Alive! Dec 25, 2024

*This special event has now ended.

This is the last vlog of 2024. January 1 is coming, and that’s a time of year when m...

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Why We Stay Bright Dec 04, 2024

I’m five years from my last slip with sugar and flour and eating outside of mealtimes, and two and a half years into bei...

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Post-Event Collapse Syndrome (PECS) Nov 27, 2024

Thanksgiving is tomorrow in the U.S., and I want to take advantage of the holiday to talk about post-event collapse synd...

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Pre-Holiday Insanity Nov 20, 2024

We’re coming up on the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States of America. For information on negotiating the day itse...

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Doing BLE When You Have Young Kids Nov 13, 2024

I was on the Accountability Call on Sunday morning, and a woman needed support. She’s the mother of two small children, ...

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The Morning After Election Day Nov 06, 2024

We had an election last night in the U.S., where I live. I suspect that no matter where you live, you know about it. I’m...

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Two Visits to the ER Oct 23, 2024

Today I’m coming off a near-all-nighter at the emergency room with a loved one. It’s my second night this week in the ER...

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Motives in Restaurants Sep 25, 2024

Restaurants are my Achilles’ heel, and I want to share with you a few meals recently that didn’t go well—and what I did ...

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Diet Mentality Sep 11, 2024

Wendy Reynolds wrote in with a great question about diet mentality: “This term is used repeatedly in coaching calls. I h...

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