Sweat Shalom Podcast

The Company You Keep: Designing Your Social Environment - E6

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Health coach Victoria Lyon explores how the people and communities we choose shape our habits, beliefs, and sense of possibility. Rather than judging friends as good or bad influences, she invites listeners to notice who they are when they’re with different people and what activities or norms spring up in each relationship. Drawing on concepts like Bandura’s self-efficacy and the idea of possible selves, she explains how seeing others do things provides vicarious evidence that those paths are attainable. The episode ends with practical prompts for auditing your social environment and suggestions for where to find people who model the lives you want.

Connect with Victoria on Instagram @sweatshalom

To see coaching offerings, visit @lyonstrong in IG

Resources:

About self efficacy: https://www.simplypsychology.org/self-efficacy.html

Article referencing the first study I learned about related to social impact on health outcomes: https://www.scienceholic.org/post/your-friends-define-who-you-are-the-contagion-of-obesity

Hygge, Mussar, and the Power of Precise Words - E5

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Victoria opens with hygge — that cozy Danish idea that resists tidy English translation — to introduce a larger theme: some words carry entire philosophies. She shares how hunting for a more precise word sharpened her writing and changed how she journals. By editing unhelpful self-talk into language that reflects agency (for example, swapping "I've plateaued" for "I'm healing"), she demonstrates how word choice alters our relationship to experience. The episode invites listeners to notice language not just as description but as a tool for reframing, clarifying inner life, and setting intentions with more nuance.

Resources:

Video on Hygge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl74ybpyNLk
Women's Writing Group - Bryn Daylor: https://bryndaylor.co/
Jillz Guerin video on healing and self-talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEVQjUOx3nI
Center for Contemporary Mussar Workbook: https://contemporarymussar.myshopify.com/products/ccm-workbook-volume-1

Connect with Victoria about the podcast on instagram @sweatshalom

For all other coaching offerings, @lyonstrong on IG

Surrender, Strength, and Small Wins: Healing After Traumatic Brain Injury - Interview with Lindsey Lee- E4

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:35:00 GMT

In this candid interview Victoria sits down with Lindsay Lee—friend, strength training comrade, and pranic energy worker—to explore embodiment, pranic healing, and a hard-earned recovery after a traumatic brain injury. Lindsay explains what pranic (life-force) healing is, and how energetic, emotional, mental, and physical bodies interact. Victoria shares briefly about a pranic session that helped ease post-October 7th grief and anxiety. Lindsay shares concrete practices for centering breath and nervous system regulation, how she gauges readiness for movement, and why surrender plus steady action have guided her multi-year healing. Expect vulnerable storytelling, practical check-ins for your nervous system, and a message of resilience.

Connect with Lindsay Lee on Instagram at @lindsaylee_lionheart

North Node Therapeutic Theater (Lindsay and her business partner Dr. Liz Kotin's venture) IG: @north_node_therapeautic_theater

Connect with Victoria at @sweatshalom and @lyonstrong on IG

Ep 3: Acting without certainty; a lesson from Yom Kippur

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:05:00 GMT

What if you don’t need certainty before you take action?

Inspired by Yom Kippur, this episode explores emunah (faith) as a practice for moving forward when you can’t see the whole path. We’ll connect Jewish wisdom with psychological flexibility, behavior change, and an unexpected lesson from Japanese tea ceremony to explore how taking action can create the clarity we’ve been waiting for.

Official Podcast Instagram Page: @sweatshalom

To see Victoria's full offerings, visit @lyonstrong on Instagram

Sources mentioned in episode:

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5802837/jewish/Faith-Emunah.htm
The Wisdom of Tea book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1911630644?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

E2: Fresh Starts & The Shofar: How to Actually Begin

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:42:04 GMT

Victoria explores the psychology of beginnings through the Jewish holidays, especially Rosh Hashanah and the shofar's symbolic wake-up call. She explains the 'fresh start effect' and temporal landmarks—calendar dates or personal milestones that create psychological boundaries and make behavior change feel possible. Rather than relying on perpetual motivation, she encourages using these moments to jump-start action, then building systems to sustain it. Practical strategies include reducing friction, changing your environment, and starting much smaller than you think you need to. The episode blends ritual, research, and coaching tips to help listeners finally start what they've been postponing.

E1: Welcome!

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:08:59 GMT

Meet health coach Victoria Lyon. Discover her background, and what to expect from this podcast about health, fitness, Judaism and spirituality.