Below you’ll find a list of some of my favorite thought leaders, podcasts, books, programs, and products, which can help you Bounce Back Boldly™ and lead a healthier, happier, more fulfilling life. To be fair, I’ve listed all recommendations alphabetically. Since I shared so many options, just choose those that feel like a good fit for you. This Recommended Resources section is excerpted from my book, I Blew My Diet! Now What? (May 20, 2025). Since this list now also lives on my website, I’ll be adding other valuable resources, too. So let me know about your favorites. (See below.)

Alpha-Stim: This painless, nondrug, FDA-cleared medical device is recommended by physicians, dentists, and other health care professionals to treat anxiety, insomnia, and depression, along with acute, chronic, or post-traumatic pain. Alpha-Stim is supported by more than 100 independent, controlled research studies and published reports. The first time I experienced the soothing effects of this portable device was at the dentist’s office. When I felt so calm during dental surgery, I immediately bought my own gadget to use at home. Special thanks to Dr. Greg Cantu, who helped me purchase my Alpha-Stim and learn how to use it. www.alpha-stim.com

Bala Bangles: You can add resistance to your workouts using versatile, comfortable, weighted Bala Bangles and Bala Bars. www.shopbala.com

BioMat: This cutting-edge wellness tool—which is used by thousands of medical doctors, physical therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, and other health and wellness professionals—features unique medical and therapeutic properties that are reportedly rooted in Nobel Prize-winning research and NASA’s top-rated infrared technology. A BioMat harnesses the power of infrared, amethyst, and tourmaline crystals and negative ions. For my part, if I have pack pain—even after doing Pilates, moving, or stretching—my BioMat always gives me relief within minutes. And great sleep, too. www.biomat.com

Brave Thinking Institute: This company—founded by motivational speaker, minister, personal development expert, and bestselling author Mary Morrissey—helps thousands of people worldwide see, feel, and achieve their dreams using a powerful manifestation process called Dream Building. I so love these empowering principles that I’m now wrapping up my training to be a certified DreamBuilder coach. www.bravethinkinginstitute.com

Brown, Brené, PhD: This research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and expert on shame, courage, vulnerability, and authenticity offers enlightening TED talks, New York Times bestselling books (Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, etc.), and the Netflix special The Call to Courage. www.brenebrown.com

Cain, Susan: If you’re an introvert or close to someone who is, I urge you to read Cain’s New York Times bestseller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. As an introvert myself, this book was a game-changer for me. Her follow-up book, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, is also transformative. www.susancain.net

Cameron, Julia: Even if you’re not creative, Cameron can help awaken your imagination. Just follow guidelines she lays out in her bestselling book The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. www.juliacameronlive.com

Canfield, Jack: The coauthor of the mega-bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series shares valuable steps to help you accomplish your goals in his guide, The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. www.thesuccessprinciples.com

Clear, James: The author of the long-running #1 New York Times bestselling book Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, shares practical information to help you create positive habits. www.JamesClear.com

Eco-Friendly Metal Food Containers: While you eat healthy foods, I urge you to do your part to protect our planet. Reduce waste into landfills by buying environmentally friendly, reusable metal food containers. Some vendors: www.ecolunchboxes.com, www.ecozi.com, www.planetbox.com, and www.ukonserve.com.

Eco-Friendly Water Bottles: Save money and show love for Mother Earth by using reusable water bottles. A few sources: www.binkmade.com, www.ecovessel.com, www.hydroflask.com, www.kleankanteen.com, and www.puristcollective.com.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or Tapping: These are some resources to help you triumph over overeating, PTSD, grief, pain, anxiety, or other issues:

  • EFT Universe. This community, spearheaded by Dr. Dawson Church, offers workshops, meditations, and a Be Trauma Free course. www.eftuniverse.com
  • EFT Practitioners. EFT Universe hosts an online directory where you can find trained practitioners by state, country, and specialty. For instance, you can find practitioners to help with anxiety, insomnia, depression, headaches, pain management, weight, and post traumatic stress. www.eftuniverse.com/practitioners
  • Tapping Q&A. Gene Monterastelli offers more than 500 free EFT resources, from the basics of how to tap to advanced tapping tools. www.tappingqanda.com
  • Tapping Solution, The. Offers masterclasses, the annual Tapping World Summit, an app, and my favorite, the Tapping Insiders Club. www.thetappingsolution.com
  • Tap With Brad. Brad Yates offers a new tapping video every week (more than 1,000 tap-along programs) on his YouTube.com channel. You may like his “I Need to Stuff My Face!” tapping sequence. www.tapwithbrad.com
  • Veterans Stress Solution (formerly Veterans Stress Project). Free phone, online, or in-person EFT sessions are available to current military officers, veterans, and their family members to help those with PTSD get their lives back. www.stresssolution.org/provider-directory

EMF Blockers: To reduce harmful blue light, which can cause eye strain and disrupt your sleep, you can get eye-protecting blue-blockers from www.pixeleyewear.com, www.raoptics.com, www.swanwicksleep.com, and www.truedark.com.

EMF Protection: You may be able to protect yourself from harmful electromagnetic frequencies with products from www.airestech.com, www.defendershield.com, www.emf-harmony.com, www.growinghealing.com (formerly www.emfblues.com), and www.HarmoniPendant.com.

Essential Oils: These are bottled plant extracts, which are made by steaming or pressing plants. The fragrant aromas may provide healing properties and help with stress, insomnia, or pain. Some sources: www.YoungLiving.com, www.Doterra.com, and www.planttherapy.com.

Exercise Classes Online: If you’d like to work out at home, here are some great options:

For more details, see www.connieb.com/exercise-classes-online (coming soon.)

Green Building Supply: If you own your home, you may wish to get nontoxic, sustainable, ecofriendly flooring products, paints, and other products. www.greenbuildingsupply.com

Greenleaf Book Group: This company is an independent publisher and distributor. For this, my third book, I opted to go with this indie publisher that is run by veteran publishing executive and innovator Tanya Hall and boasts other top publishing professionals. (My first book, Sugar Shock!, was published by Berkley Books, and Beyond Sugar Shock was with Hay House.) What I love, in particular, about Greenleaf is that my book, I Blew My Diet! Now What?, is now being widely distributed and sold in bookstores nationwide such as, thanks to the company’s hard-working sales team. Plus, my team at Greenleaf (Adrianna Hernandez, Jamie White, Kristine Peyre-Ferry, Rachel High, and Dee Kerr) were quite responsive whenever I had questions or issues arose. (They really were patient with me and all my questions.) Although I didn’t use all of Greenleaf’s book branding services, because I’d been working with my own editors and designers for years before I found Greenleaf, this well-regarded, Austin-based publisher offers a variety of add-on services. I’m especially excited about participating in the exciting Indie Bookstore Campaign. Look for a display of I Blew My Diet! Now What? at your local indie bookstore. To be transparent, if you’re an author, health expert, or business leader, etc. who publishes a book with Greenleaf after learning about this company through me, I will get a referral fee. But, based on my experience with numerous people at this company, you’ll be in good hands. To find out about getting your book published with Greenleaf, write to the always-helpful Dee Kerr at dkerr@greenleafbookgroup.com.

Hay House: The largest publisher of transformational programs and books, Hay House is home to such influencers as Gabrielle Bernstein, Dr. Joe Dispenza, and the pioneering Louise Hay, whose book You Can Heal Your Life sold more than fifty million copies. www.hayhouse.com

Healthy Food & Beverages:

  • Bone Broth Vendors. For a list of companies that offer organic, gluten-free frozen or powdered bone broth, see my blog post at www.connieb.com/where-to-buy-quality-bone-broth. (Coming)
  • Brands and Vendors We Like. To find companies that offer sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, organic products, visit www.connieb.com/Healthy-Food-Resources. (Coming)
  • Farmers’ Markets. To find a farmers’ market near you, enter your zip code into the USDA’s directory at https://www.ams.usda.gov/local-food-directories/farmersmarkets.
  • Healthy but “Ugly” Real Foods. Save money when you buy excess, unusual-shaped healthy foods that would otherwise be thrown into landfills just because they’re “ugly.” All foods will be shipped directly to you. Check out www.imperfectfoods.com or www.misfitsmarket.com.
  • Herbal Teas. You can get fruity, savory, floral, earthy, sweet, sugar-free herbal teas from www.adagio.com, www.artoftea.com, www.goodearth.com, www.organicindia.com, www.tazo.com, www.traditionalmedicinals.com, and www.yogitea.com.
  • CSAs. Find a nearby Community-Supported Agriculture, or CSA, whose members weekly get reasonably priced, full or half-shares of seasonal, locally sourced veggies, eggs, meat, poultry, fruit, flowers, and herbs from a specific farm or group of farms in their region. www.localharvest.org/csa
  • Thrive Market. This e-commerce, membership-based retailer offers high-quality natural, organic food products at reduced prices. If you like, while checking out, you can donate your savings to charity. www.thrivemarket.com

Hyman, Mark, MD: The renowned integrative physician, New York Times bestselling author (of Eat Fat, Get Thin, etc.), and podcast host (The Dr. Hyman Show) shares a wealth of valuable information. www.drhyman.com

Insight Timer: You can access more than 150,000 meditations from psychologists, spiritual leaders, and mindfulness teachers on this app for sleep, anxiety, and stress. www.insighttimer.com

Lamott, Anne: The compassionate, self-deprecating, humorous writer will entertain you with such bestsellers as Somehow; Almost Everything; Hallelujah Anyway; Small Victories; and Help, Thanks, Wow. It’s fun listening to Anne read her books. www.facebook.com/AnneLamott and www.instagram.com/annelamott/

McColl, Peggy: This manifestation expert, “Prosperity Mentor,” and author of the Savvy Wisdom trilogy, offers various programs to authors, experts, and entrepreneurs. I especially like Peggy’s innovative Club Achieve program, where we study transformational books every weekday morning for up to half an hour. www.peggymccoll.com

Milkman, Katy, PhD: Behavioral scientist, economist, author of How to Change, and cofounder/codirector of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative shares great info about “fresh starts,” “temptation bundling,” and other smart practices to beat procrastination, exercise more, etc. www.katymilkman.com

Mindvalley: This innovative personal transformation learning platform offers many cutting-edge courses (called Quests) on such topics as meditation, abundance, entrepreneurship, performance, fitness, health, and relationships. You may want to begin with the Silva Ultramind System and the Be Extraordinary Quests programs taught by Mindvalley founder/entrepreneur Vishen Lakhiani. www.mindvalley.com

Mindfulness Meditation: To get guided meditation programs, see a list of resources at my blog at www.connieb.com/Mindfulness-Meditation-Resources. (Coming)

Mind Movies: This is a great tool to help you easily visualize the great health, body, and life you’d love. With Mind Movies, you create and watch three-to-five-minute videos, complete with positive affirmations, invigorating music, and powerful images, which show you having already achieved your goals. Meanwhile, Mind Movies Matrix adds brain-wave entrainment and subliminal messages to Mind Movies to retrain your brain for success. Both programs come from entrepreneurs Natalie Ledwell and Glen Ledwell. www.mindmovies.com

Moss, Michael: To get more insights about how the food industry may have caused you to become addicted to sugary, fatty, salty junk foods, read Salt Sugar Fat and/or Hooked from investigative journalist Michael Moss. www.mossbooks.us

MyNeuroGym: Provides Winning the Game of (Weight Loss, Business, Procrastination, etc.) trainings that use science-based methods to help you recognize and release mental or emotional obstacles that retrain your brain for success. Founded by entrepreneur and mindset teacher John Assaraf. My Accountability Buddy Emily Johnson and I are still going strong after 1,000 days and counting. www.myneurogym.com

Olympic State of Mind: Watch videos of Olympians performing dazzling athletic feats and learn how sports psychology techniques of Olympic winners can help you have an “Olympic State of Mind.” www.olympics.com/en/original-series/olympic-state-of-mind

Pilates Machine: The Wunda Chair is my favorite piece of home workout equipment. In addition to working out on it twice a week with my trainer, I take quick breaks on it to stretch my back, strengthen my core, and build my muscles. https://www.gratzpilates.com

Primal Life Organics: Health expert Trina Felber, RN, created non-toxic, chemical-free, sustainable products such as organic tooth-powder, a natural teeth-whitening system, and healthy deodorant. www.primallifeorganics.com

Robbins, Mel: The #1 ranking and Webby award-winning podcaster (The Mel Robbins Podcast) and bestselling author (The Let Them Theory, The High 5 Habit, and The 5 Second Rule) offers many powerful, proven, science-backed tools to help you become confident, effective, and fulfilled. If you’d like to be motivated, Mel can do it magnificently. While I was wrapping up this book, I had the pleasure to take Mel’s life-changing, empowering, innovative, six-month LAUNCH course. www.MelRobbins.com

Social Dilemma, The: This eye-opening Netflix documentary features top experts sounding the alarm on the dangerous potential of overdoing social networking. www.thesocialdilemma.com

Standing Desk: To move more and sit less, I recommend getting a height-adjustable desk if you can. The one I use and love is a Jarvis bamboo desk. www.fully.com

Stickk: This innovative program uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people achieve personal goals through commitment contracts. It was founded by academics who’ve extensively studied commitment contracts. www.stickk.com

Tapping (EFT) Resources: See Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Resources above.

The Oprah Podcast: The renowned host Oprah Winfrey talks with today’s foremost thought leaders, global newsmakers, bestselling authors, visionaries, and cultural changemakers. The show explores such themes as happiness, resilience, consciousness, and connection. Every month, she interviews authors for “Oprah’s Book Club Presented by Starbucks” in front of live audiences at Starbucks across the country. The Oprah Podcast is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

The Universe Talks (TUT): Mike Dooley, a motivating metaphysical teacher, entrepreneur, and New York Times bestselling author (Infinite Possibilities and Leveraging the Universe), offers a variety of reasonably priced courses that help you achieve your goals, including the 7-Day Creative Visualization Adventure. www.tut.com

Virgin, JJ: The celebrity nutrition expert, Fitness Hall of Famer, and New York Times bestselling author hosts the Well Beyond 40 with JJ Virgin podcast, which helps women over forty lose fat, drop inflammation, age powerfully by healing their metabolism, and prevent weight gain. www.jjvirgin.com

Vision Boards: Here are some resources to help you create your own vision board: www.canva.com/create/vision-boards, www.dreambigcollection.com, and www.picmonkey.com/design/vision-board-maker.

Water Filters: Now that you’re drinking ample water, consider getting a countertop water filter to remove impurities. Some ideas: www.aquatruwater.com, www.berkeyfilter.com (travel size available), www.bluevua.com, www.brita.com, and www.rkin.com.

Yoloha Yoga: When I searched for a healthy yoga mat that wasn’t made of smelly polyvinyl chloride (PVC), I was excited to find this healthy alternative. Yoloha’s yoga mats, blocks, cushions, and wheels are all made of sustainable, natural materials and organic cork. www.yolohayoga.com

You Are a Badass (Books): Self-described “motivational cattle prod” Jen Sincero is author of the fun, inspiring Badass books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller, You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life. I love listening to Sincero read her cleverly written books to help you fire up your badassery. www.jensincero.com

Note from Connie: I’d love to hear which of these Recommended Resources you’ve found most useful and inspiring. If you think I left out some valuable options, please contact me. Please note that unless otherwise specified, I do not receive an affiliate fee for spreading the word about my favorite people, products, or books. I simply love them all, and I want to tell as many people as possible about them. Feel free to spread the word, and invite your friends to pre-order my book, I Blew My Diet! Now What?

 

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