Lifestyle School Podcast

Lifestyle School Podcast

Hosted by: Hope Plack

The Lifestyle School Podcast was created to help you design a life you love while achieving the health results you’ve always wanted. We focus on how small, sustainable changes to your lifestyle can lead to...

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Episode 57: If This Feels Uncomfortable, You’re Doing It Right

By the first week of February, many people who set New Year’s resolutions are already questioning themselves—or have quietly given up. Motivation has faded, progress feels slower, and discomfort has set in. In this...
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Episode 56: Estrogen Dominance

In this episode, we break down what estrogen dominance actually is, why it’s so common today, and what truly helps—without fear-based food rules or extreme detoxes. We talk about estrogen dominance as a signaling and...
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Episode 55: Why Calorie Counting Fails

For decades, calorie counting has been positioned as the gold standard for weight loss. Eat less. Move more. Track harder. Try again. But if calorie counting truly worked long-term, we wouldn’t be facing the metabolic...
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Episode 54: Boundaries

In today’s episode, Hope breaks down one of the most overlooked foundations of metabolic health: boundaries — what they are, why they matter, and how boundaryless living silently sabotages your hormones, hunger,...
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Episode 53: Getting Your Hunger Under Control

If you’ve ever felt like your hunger is louder than your goals, this episode will change everything. Today we break down why hunger feels so intense in our modern world and how to finally get your appetite working...
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Episode 52: Your 5-Step Reset

Episode Summary In this powerful episode, Hope walks you through the 5-step strategy to finally step into your healthiest, most grounded, most resilient self in 2026. These steps aren’t hacks or quick fixes — they’re...
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Episode 51: Perimenopause & Metabolic Health

In today’s episode of the Lifestyle School Podcast, we’re diving into one of the most misunderstood and underserved seasons of a woman’s life: perimenopause. Most women enter this transition already stressed,...
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Episode 50: Anxiety Is a Signal, Not an Identity

Episode Summary:In today’s episode, Hope breaks down one of the most freeing mindset shifts you can make around anxiety: understanding it as a signal from your body, not a fixed part of your identity. You’ll learn how...
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Episode 49: The Shedding

In today’s episode, Hope dives into the real internal work behind lasting health and weight transformation — the shedding process. Before you become a healthier, stronger, more aligned version of yourself, you have to...
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Episode 48: The Postnatal Depletion Crisis - What Mothers Were Never Told

Episode Summary In this episode, Hope breaks down the real reason so many women feel exhausted, overwhelmed, foggy, irritable, and unlike themselves — sometimes years after giving birth. It’s called postnatal...
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Episode 47: All About Detoxing

Episode Summary As the New Year approaches, the detox and cleanse marketing machine kicks into high gear — promising fast weight loss, instant energy, glowing skin, and a “fresh start.” But most of these trendy...
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Episode 46: The Holiday Carb Survival Guide

In today’s episode, we break down sugar, refined carbs, glycogen storage, insulin resistance, and how movement transforms the way your body handles holiday meals. This is your clear, science-backed roadmap for...
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