Strong Is a Mindset

By Carrie Holland, MD, CPT

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This podcast helps smart, busy women like you build a strong body AND a strong mind by leveraging the power of three essential habits: Eating, Moving, and most importantly, Thinking. Join me. I'm Carrie Holland, a family physician, certified personal trainer, certified health coach, and certified life coach. Each week, I'll share tools and concepts to help you optimize both your habits and your mindset. My goal is to help you be strong – inside and out. I take the science (which is plentiful and often confusing) and pare it down to give you what you need to know in order to build muscle, lose fat, exercise, eat healthy, and more. No big words or doctor-speak; I keep fitness simple. Beyond that, we're going to uplevel your mindset so that changing your lifestyle is possible. Often, you know what you need to do, but you're not doing it – I've got you covered. While I want you to have a strong body, your mindset matters most. If obstacles like perfectionism, all-or-nothing thinking, lack of self-confidence, or being too busy are getting in the way of you taking action, let's fix that. Because when you take care of yourself – mentally and physically – everyone around you wins. Especially you. Come hang out for the fitness advice. Stay for the guidance that will help you change the way you think. Because strength starts from within. Welcome to the Strong Is a Mindset podcast. Learn more at carriehollandmd.com.

Episode Date
175. Dopamine, Habits, and Real Motivation
Oct 29, 2025
174. The 3 Biggest Traps Keeping High Achievers Stuck (And How to Break Free)
Oct 22, 2025
173. How to Actually Believe You Can Change Your Habits
Oct 15, 2025
172. 7 Words That Changed My Life
Oct 08, 2025
171. More Isn't Always Better: How to Feel Like You're Enough
Oct 01, 2025
170. Breaking the On-Again, Off-Again Cycle of Healthy Habits
Sep 24, 2025
169. Why You Know Better But Don't Do Better
Sep 17, 2025
168. Your 5 Most Common Health & Fitness Struggles
Sep 10, 2025
167. Over-Scientizing Your Health & Fitness: Why More Data Doesn't Mean Better Results
Sep 03, 2025
166. When Healthy Eating Backfires
Aug 27, 2025
165. When Looking Good Feels Bad
Aug 20, 2025
164. Crab Cakes & People Pleasing: How One Dinner Changed Everything
Aug 13, 2025
163. The Uncomfortable Truth About Your Priorities
Aug 06, 2025
162. The Second Shift: How to Stop the Evening Spiral Before It Starts
Jul 30, 2025
161. Walking Through Discomfort: How to Stay Present When Things Feel Hard
Jul 23, 2025
160. Self-Trust: Why Keeping Small Promises to Yourself Changes Everything
Jul 16, 2025
159. Stop White-Knuckling: Choose Peace Over Willpower
Jul 09, 2025
158. How to Return From Vacation Without Starting Over
Jul 02, 2025
157. How to Eat to Build Muscle
Jun 25, 2025
156. When Stress Makes You Forget Everything You've Learned
Jun 18, 2025
155. 40 Days Sugar-Free: What We Learned as a Family
Jun 11, 2025
154. Your Thoughts Are Valid—Now What? 3 Steps to Shift Your Mindset
Jun 04, 2025
153. Competing Desires: The Mental Game of Food Decisions
May 28, 2025
152. Prioritize Your Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Michelle Chestovich
May 21, 2025
151. Menopause & Fitness: Cutting Through the Confusion
May 14, 2025
150. Self-Improvement That Actually Works: 10 Truths Every Woman Needs to Hear
May 07, 2025
149. How I Make Fitness Feel Easy (Most Days)
Apr 30, 2025
148. Self-Compassion vs. Self-Sabotage: Are You Being Too Nice to Yourself?
Apr 23, 2025
147. You're Not Lazy, You're Burned Out
Apr 16, 2025
146. 'We'll See' is Not a Strategy: Take Ownership of Your Habits
Apr 09, 2025
145. Mindless Eating: Stop Justifying, Start Understanding
Apr 02, 2025
144. Why You're Not Losing Weight, Even If You're Eating Healthy
Mar 26, 2025
143. Staying Consistent with Your Habits When You're Off Your Routine
Mar 19, 2025
142. How Transforming Your Habits Transforms You: A Client Success Story
Mar 12, 2025
141. Diet Not Sticking? Here's What You're Missing
Mar 05, 2025
140. Break the Backtracking Cycle: How to Maintain Weight Loss Success
Feb 26, 2025
139. 9 Simple Tools to Make Healthy Eating Easier
Feb 19, 2025
138. Overcome Busyness: Strategies for Prioritizing Yourself
Feb 12, 2025
137. The Small Things that Change Everything
Feb 05, 2025
136. Strength Training Basics: Your Step by Step Guide
Jan 29, 2025
135. Why Diets Don't Work and What to Do Instead
Jan 22, 2025
134. Stop Punishing Yourself: Make Peace with Food and Exercise
Jan 15, 2025
133. How to Lose Weight without Being Hungry and Miserable
Jan 08, 2025
132. Go Big by Starting Small: Build Habits That Stick
Jan 01, 2025
131. Your 3 Must-Haves for Habit Change
Dec 25, 2024
130. Let Go of Holiday Perfection: More Joy, Less Stress
Dec 18, 2024
129. Break the "All Bets Are Off" Holiday Mentality
Dec 11, 2024
128. What to Do about Food Cravings
Dec 04, 2024
127. Up-Level Your Life with Gratitude
Nov 27, 2024
126. Eat, Move, and Think Your Way to a Healthy Holiday Season
Nov 20, 2024
125. Surprising Realizations That Come from Changing Your Habits
Nov 13, 2024
124. The Work-Wellness Imbalance: How to Make Time for Yourself
Nov 06, 2024
123. Overachieving and Negative Body Image: Unpacking the Link
Oct 30, 2024
122. Hunger, Hormones, and Muscle: The Sleep Connection
Oct 23, 2024
121. My Guide to Overcoming Your Limiting Beliefs
Oct 16, 2024
120. When SMART Isn't Enough: How to Reach Your Goals When It Gets Hard
Oct 09, 2024
119. Why Trying Lite Won't Change Your Habits (And What Will)
Oct 02, 2024
118. The Truth about Calorie Tracking
Sep 25, 2024
117. Your Brain and Habits: What to Know in Order to Change
Sep 18, 2024
116. Sticking With Your Habits When You're off Your Routine
Sep 11, 2024
115. Overcome All-Or-Nothing Thinking for Lasting Habit Change
Sep 04, 2024
114. How Long Does Weight Loss Really Take?
Aug 28, 2024
113. What You Get from Exercise (Besides Fitness)
Aug 21, 2024
112. The #1 Way to Change Your Eating Habits
Aug 14, 2024
111. What It Really Takes to Stop Overeating
Aug 07, 2024
110. Boost Your Protein on Any Diet
Jul 31, 2024
109. What to Do When You're Not Feeling Motivated?
Jul 24, 2024
108. When Your Diet Isn't Working
Jul 17, 2024
107. A Different Perspective on Failure and Fitness
Jul 10, 2024
106. Are You THAT Person? And Is That a Bad Thing?
Jul 03, 2024
105. Habits, Overeating, and Your Brain: What You Need to Know
Jun 26, 2024
104. The Easiest Way to Change Your Lifestyle
Jun 19, 2024
103. Why You Overeat and How to Stop
Jun 12, 2024
102. A Simple Approach to Calories and Macros
Jun 05, 2024
101. Getting Past Your Weight Loss Plateau
May 29, 2024
100. Strong Is a Mindset
May 22, 2024
Start Here: Strength Starts from Within
May 22, 2024
99. 4 Sneaky Reasons You Aren't Exercising Consistently
May 15, 2024
98. Optimizing Your Body Composition: Muscles, Protein, and Your Metabolism
May 08, 2024
97. Managing Working Mom Guilt
May 01, 2024
96. Creating Your Morning Exercise Routine
Apr 24, 2024
95. Changing Your Diet: Your Family's Response
Apr 17, 2024
94. 8 Muscle Building Myths Debunked
Apr 10, 2024
93. A Simple Tool for Sticking to Your Habits
Apr 03, 2024
92. How to Make Fitness a Way of Life
Mar 27, 2024
91. Body Recomposition: Losing Fat While Building Muscle
Mar 20, 2024
90. How to Get Out of Indecision
Mar 13, 2024
89. If You're in a Hurry to Lose Weight
Mar 06, 2024
88. Your Guide to 3 Weight Loss Tools
Feb 28, 2024
87. How to Manage Your Weekend Eating
Feb 21, 2024
86. 8 Tips for When You Don't Feel Like Exercising
Feb 14, 2024
85. Managing Your Snacking
Feb 07, 2024
84. How to Break a Bad Habit
Jan 31, 2024
83. The Truth About Discipline
Jan 24, 2024
82. When Motivation Fades, Try This
Jan 17, 2024
81. The Real Secret to Habit Change
Jan 10, 2024
80. Making Meal Prep Easy
Jan 03, 2024
79. Hit Your Goals in the New Year
Dec 27, 2023
78. 10 Weight Loss Tips
Dec 20, 2023
77. Managing Holiday Family Stress
Dec 13, 2023
76. Setting Boundaries
Dec 06, 2023
75. Keeping Fitness Simple with Jordan Syatt
Nov 29, 2023
74: Navigating Holiday Eating
Nov 22, 2023
73: Change Your Words, Change Your Life
Nov 15, 2023
72: Your Diet Doesn't Matter
Nov 08, 2023
71: How to Get Unstuck
Nov 01, 2023
70: How to Lose Weight without Counting Calories
Oct 25, 2023
69: When You Fall off the Wagon: 3 Steps to Recover
Oct 18, 2023
68: Building Muscle: Dos and Don'ts
Oct 11, 2023
67: The Healing Power of Exercise
Oct 04, 2023
66: The Secret to Changing Your Habits
Sep 27, 2023
65: Weight Loss Made Possible
Sep 20, 2023
64: The Secrets to Sustainable Weight Loss
Sep 13, 2023
63: How to Feel Better than Fine
Sep 06, 2023
62: The Truth About Emotional Eating
Aug 30, 2023
61: 6 Simple Habits to Change Your Health
Aug 23, 2023
60: How to Deal With Your Trigger Foods
Aug 16, 2023
59: Comparing Weight Loss, Strength, and Health
Aug 09, 2023
58: A Backup Plan for New Habits
Aug 02, 2023
57: 5 Things Successful Dieters Do
Jul 26, 2023
56: The Truth About Busy
Jul 19, 2023
55: The Hardest Part of Losing Weight
Jul 12, 2023
54: Travel and Fitness: Getting the Best of Both Worlds
Jul 05, 2023
53: Why You Don't Want to Change
Jun 28, 2023
52: Making a Weight Loss Plan: Key Questions
Jun 21, 2023
51: How to Create Consistency for Weight Loss
Jun 14, 2023
50: What to Do if You Hate Exercise
Jun 07, 2023
49: How to Maintain Your Weight Loss
May 31, 2023
48: How to Manage Your Urge to Overeat
May 24, 2023
47: How to Gain Control Over Your Overwhelm
May 17, 2023
46: The Food Thoughts Stopping You from Losing Weight
May 10, 2023
45: Letting Go of Your Past
May 03, 2023
44: How to Navigate an Unsupportive Partner
Apr 26, 2023
43: How to Set More Attainable Goals
Apr 19, 2023
42: Why Self-Compassion Is Not Letting Yourself Off The Hook
Apr 12, 2023
41: Use Exercise to Build Your Confidence
Apr 05, 2023
40: How Are You Showing Up?
Mar 29, 2023
39: Start Before You're Ready
Mar 22, 2023
38: Troubleshoot Your Habits
Mar 15, 2023
37: The Mindset of a Woman with Muscle
Mar 08, 2023
36: Want to Be Less Busy? Say No.
Mar 01, 2023
35: Should I Use Supplements?
Feb 22, 2023
34: The Power of Small Wins
Feb 15, 2023
33: How to Build Muscle
Feb 08, 2023
32: Make Sense of Your Metabolism
Feb 01, 2023
31: Food Tracking: Should I Do It?
Jan 25, 2023
30: Breaking Down Macronutrients
Jan 18, 2023
29: What You Need to Know About Motivation
Jan 11, 2023
28: Life Lessons Learned from Fitness
Jan 04, 2023
27: Eat Better, Feel Better: 6 Tools to Maximize Nutrition
Dec 28, 2022
26: Want to Change Your Thoughts? Do This…
Dec 21, 2022
25: Own Your Emotions, Own Your Power
Dec 14, 2022
24: Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
Dec 07, 2022
23: Want Success? Learn to Fail
Nov 30, 2022
22: How to Eat, Move, and Think Your Way Through the Holidays
Nov 23, 2022
21: The Truth About Perfectionism
Nov 16, 2022
20: How to Set Goals (and Actually Stick to Them!)
Nov 09, 2022
19: How to Go All-In on Yourself
Nov 02, 2022
18: Four Phrases That are Holding You Back
Oct 26, 2022
17: Deconstructing Your Justifications
Oct 19, 2022
16: How to Create More Discipline, Willpower, and Motivation in Your Life
Oct 12, 2022
15: The Impact of Eating Too Much Sugar
Oct 05, 2022
14: Why Strength Training Should Be Part of Your Routine
Sep 28, 2022
13: Make Healthy Eating Simple & Ditch the Food Drama
Sep 21, 2022
12: 5 Reasons You're Not Losing Weight
Sep 14, 2022
11: How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You
Sep 07, 2022
10: Getting Clear on Your Priorities
Aug 31, 2022
9: Career, Family, Wellness, and an Alternative to Work-Life Balance
Aug 24, 2022
8: How to Change Your Habits
Aug 17, 2022
7: Should You Use the Scale to Measure Weight Loss?
Aug 10, 2022
6: Myths and Truths About Calories (And What to Do About Them)
Aug 03, 2022
5: Feeling Your Feelings
Jul 27, 2022
4: The Most Underrated Tool You Already Have to Change Your Life
Jul 20, 2022
3: Your Three Must-Haves for Losing Weight
Jul 13, 2022
2: The Million-Dollar Question About Nutrition
Jul 13, 2022
1: How to Be Strong as a Working Mom
Jul 13, 2022