All Episodes

May 20, 2024 22 mins

In this solo episode, Melyssa focuses on the significant impact of lifestyle medicine on mental health. Coinciding with Lifestyle Medicine Week 2024 and Mental Health Awareness Month, Melyssa shares her insights on how lifestyle behaviors can serve as therapeutic interventions. She elaborates on the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—physical activity, plant-predominant eating patterns, effective stress management, healthy sleep, positive social connections, and avoidance of risky substances. Melyssa also reflects on her personal experiences, including the emotional challenges of losing her dog, Buddy, and emphasizes the importance of taking small, manageable steps to improve well-being. Tune in for practical advice, heart-to-heart discussions, and an invitation to her upcoming presentation on Lifestyle Medicine for Mental Health taking place May 30th, 2024 at 6pm EST! Register at heatlhylivingdoesnthavetosuck.com/events

WORK WITH MELYSSA

**Join the Change Maker Collective group coaching membership to receive support, accountability, and coaching from Melyssa to achieve your lifestyle change goals!

**Sign up for the Healthy Living Doesn't Have to SUCK Audiobook Group Coaching Program!

Please remember to Follow/Subscribe, Rate & Review our show to help us reach more Change Makers!

00:00 Welcome to Healthy Living Doesn't Have to Suck Podcast
00:36 Celebrating Lifestyle Medicine Week 2024
01:22 The Power of Lifestyle Medicine for Mental Health
02:45 Discovering Lifestyle Medicine: A Personal Journey
03:36 The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
05:23 Navigating Personal Struggles with Lifestyle Medicine
18:38 Making Small, Positive Changes for Mental Health
21:12 Join the Lifestyle Medicine for Mental Health Presentation
21:37 Closing Thoughts and Invitation to Engage

 

 

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.