Married and BRIGHT

We had the amazing opportunity to record with the participants of the FIRST Annual Northwest Brightest Conference!! It was an EPIC weekend and here’s the recap…

The Body Journal Episode…everything you need to know about tracking your hunger cues and learning to trust your body!

Honeymoon Recap of our EPIC and BRIGHT trip to Maui!!

Today’s episode is brought to you by the letter “H!” Hiking, hockey and Hawaii!!!

Intimacy!! We chat about how intimacy and our body image has changed since releasing our excess weight and landing in our BRIGHT bodies!

We really got married!! Here’s is the recap of the day!! Long story short…it was wonderful!!

Surprise!!! We got married!!

Celebrate!! We talk about Meagan’s 2 year BLE Anniversary, how we celebrated and why we celebrate!!

Portland!! We talk about trip, how we plan and prepare our food…why we are wearing bathrobes!!!

It’s the holiday season…as we start to blend our lives and family look ahead to the holidays. With a little curiosity and a lot of joy, we can’t wait to spend our first holiday season, together!

TEXT MARIA!!! This exclamation is a daily occurrence in our house. We get to sit down with our friend and fellow Bright Lifer Maria on this week’s episode!! Official FIRST GUEST of the podcast!!

Love languages … what are they? What are ours? How have they changed???

Co-parenting…how do we navigate it? We mention a number of books that were recommended to us by Julie Menanno. Here is the list: Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy https://a.co/d/788OIc5 Raising Securely Attached Kids by Eli Harwood https://a.co/d/1DXw5Ic Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate MD https://a.co/d/1TiEjWr

We talk about time apart. Life gets lifey always and spending time apart from each other is just another thing we have to navigate in our relationship.

Our Farmer’s Market…last weekend of the year was last weekend and we are sad! Enjoy this overview of our favorite shopping of the week!

The food fight….dun dun dun…AKA the butternut squash incident. Link to the author of Secure Love, Julie Menanno’s website: https://www.thesecurerelationship.com/

The body scale…how we have used it through our BLE journey and how we use it now.

Support!! How different support looks in both Patti and Meagan’s BLE journey.

It’s about maintenance! After both having lost a significant amount of weight, we now are in “maintenance!” Holding steady and living life in our BRIGHT bodies!

It’s about our food journey through BLE and how we manage now in our combined household! Recipes can be found at www.brightlineeats.com

The final installment of how we met!

Part 2 of how Patti and Meagan met!

This is the beginning!! Part 1 of the story of how Patti and Meagan met…stay tuned for more adventures!

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about what’s changed in their lives and what’s changing for the podcast!!

Bonny and Meagan follow-up with Willow about her Bright Line Eating Journey.

Meagan tells about her divorce and how this played a part in her recovery from food addiction.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about Susan Peirce Thompson PhD’s recent vlog titled “Success After Countless Attempts.” You can listen to the vlog here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTm-2Yg-6hA&pp=ygUlVmxvZyBzdWNjZXNzIGFmdGVyIGNvdW50bGVzcyBhdHRlbXB0cw%3D%3D

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about Meagan’s recent cruise to Alaska and her experiences with staying Bright on her vacation.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about the morning habit stack and how it strengthens their BLE program.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about gaining autonomy in their programs as they “land the plane” in maintenance

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about intimacy and how the bright transformation can effect this part of their lives.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about their triggers and how they manage them. Fair warning…we talk about NMF and NMD A LOT on this episode!!!

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk to Willow, Bonny’s friend who just made the decision to start BLE.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about their journaling practices and what part it plays in their BLE program.

Robin and Meagan talk to Linnea…BLE Ambassador and Health Coach Extraordinaire! Linnea discusses her BLE journey and how she focuses on healthy family eating.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about their experiences in therapy and some tips on finding a therapist.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about having fun and how BLE has changed the way we enjoy life.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about grief after the recent loss of Bonny’s beloved bulldog and the unofficial 4th member of the podcast, Sprinkles.

Bonny and Meagan talk coffee….how it fits into their plans and their journey with caffeine addiction.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk to Patti about her EPIC roadtrip around the perimeter of the United States and her BLE journey and program. (Podcast is releasing 4/29 … Patti’s birthday … Happy Birthday Patti!! 🧡🧡🧡)

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about being of service with in and with out of the official BLE community.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about diet culture, the #bodypositivity movement and how that influences their BLE program.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk to Maija and her unique perspective as a twenty-something BLEr.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan discuss IFS (Internal Family Systems) and how this relates to the “inner work” on their BLE journey.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan discuss IFS (Internal Family Systems) and how this relates to the “inner work” on their BLE journey.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about some strategies for shopping while you are losing weight and some of the pitfalls when dropping sizes.

Meagan tells the story of her maintenance declaration.

Gayle (Meagan’s mom) talks to Bonny, Robin and Meagan about her BLE journey, getting to goal weight, and doing the maintenance dance.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about CBT and how this can help on your BLE journey.

Bonny, Robin and Meagan talk about how your food plan may change in BLE if you’re sick, have surgery, or a major illness…life can sure get lifey sometimes!!!