Can the pursuit of healthy become unhealthy?

In this episode, I’m joined by Abbie Attwood, a clinical nutritionist and an endurance athlete coach based in San Francisco. Abbie specializes in the intersection of sports nutrition and disordered eating and is passionate about helping athletes of all abilities improve their body image, their relationship with food, and their mindset around exercise.

You’ll hear us discuss:

• Abbie’s experience as a marathon runner training for the Olympic Trials

• What led to her to discover an undiagnosed autoimmune condition and how it shifted her training and ultimately her life

• My experience with overtraining and burnout

• Disordered eating, body image, and mindset in endurance athletes

• What recovery actually looks like

Can the pursuit of healthy become unhealthy?

In this episode, I’m joined by Abbie Attwood, a clinical nutritionist and an endurance athlete coach based in San Francisco. Abbie specializes in the intersection of sports nutrition and disordered eating and is passionate about helping athletes of all abilities improve their body image, their relationship with food, and their mindset around exercise.

You’ll hear us discuss:

• Abbie’s experience as a marathon runner training for the Olympic Trials

• What led to her to discover an undiagnosed autoimmune condition and how it shifted her training and ultimately her life

• My experience with overtraining and burnout

• Disordered eating, body image, and mindset in endurance athletes

• What recovery actually looks like

In this solo episode, I’m sharing what life has been like for the first 36 days of sheltering in place - solo.

I share what’s changed and what hasn’t when it comes to my work, my workouts, meditation, my mindset and new introspections, and of course, food - and wanting all the comfort food!

I also share what I’ve been up to daily, new things I’ve tried, and three new curated recipe collections that I created for you (that you can find in the show notes for this episode!):

• 22 Healthy Recipes that Support Your Immune System

• 14 Healthy Pantry Staple Recipes

• 12 Healthy and Affordable Recipes

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Kate DeVarney, a Neuroscientist, Holistic Wellness Coach, and Qigong teacher. You’ll hear Kate share:

• What Qi Gong is and the different kinds of Qi Gong practices

• How she was introduced to Qi Gong during treatment for breast cancer and the difference its made in her healing

• How her daily practice of Qi Gong helps her in managing the daily pressures in her full-time corporate job 

• And she even walks us through her step-by-step practice of it

In Kate’s words: “The incredible practice of Qigong, together with important lifestyle changes, and the support I received through creating a healing community, helped me transform my stress, pain, and trauma into a sense of peace, healing, and renewed energy. I discovered the strength and the life-changing tools I needed to finish treatment, thrive, and create a life I truly love.”

Now, Kate’s mission is to coach other women living with cancer in this powerful, comprehensive system of self-care, that teaches how to integrate simple, mind and body practices into a sustainable self-healing lifestyle.

Have you heard of Intermittent Fasting and wondered why it's supposedly good for you? Or how about why you often hear it associated with the Ketogenic Diet? Or have you heard how these things, and being a "fat-adapted" athlete can improve your athletic performance, but aren't quite sure how it works?

In this episode, I'm joined by Jamie Dant, a Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist & Board Certified Nutrition Specialist. For the past 13 years, Jamie has worked in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach & the owner and operator of her own gym.

Jamie specializes in helping female athletes nourish their minds and bodies without restrictive dieting or tons of cardio so they can achieve optimal health and performance.

You'll hear us discuss:

• What is intermittent fasting, it's benefits & how to ease into it

• The relationship between intermittent fasting, the Keto diet & Weight Loss

• How nutrition impacts athletic training & performance

• The role of mindset

And so much more.

In this podcast episode, I’m joined by my running coach, Josh Maio of Gotham City Runners. I started working with Josh back in 2010, took a break while I recovered from overtraining, and recently started working with him again, as I figure out what running looks like for me these days.

While we focused on discussing three topics in this episode:

1. Body Image

2. The Role of the Weight Room

3. And the Importance of Rest

We also talk shop about a number of other topics from personality traits of runners, to the dynamics of the running community, the role social media plays in it, and so much more.

In this episode, I’m joined by Martin Luna, a personal trainer at Equinox who’s certified by NASM and Precision Nutrition with specializations in kettlebells, animal flow, pro-natal, calisthenics, swimming, boxing, barbells & weight lifting.

He's also my own personal trainer.

You’ll hear us discuss the power of mindset & attitudes, overcoming challenges in training, and he shares tips on how to make your workouts more effective.

I first interviewed Jess Hofheimer way back in Episode 016 where she shared her story on overtraining. So if you haven’t listened to that episode yet, go listen to it before you listen to this one.

In that episode you’ll hear Jess talk about how she ran herself into burnout, overtraining and eventually adrenal depletion. At the time recorded that interview, she was embarking on a training cycle for a Spring Marathon, which she successfully ran this past March. While some may view success by the time they finished the race in, Jess’ mindset has shifted.

In this follow-up episode, you’ll hear her share:

• How she now defines her success

• How she trained for this marathon

• What diet and lifestyle habits she did differently this time

• How she recovered from the race

• What “running with integrity” means to her

• What’s next on her race calendar

In this final episode of my seven-part behind-the-scenes mini-series, you’ll hear me share: 

• My biggest workout struggles post-adrenal fatigue

• How I’m trying to practice intuitive exercising

• The gap I’m currently facing in with my fitness

• Why I decided to work with a personal trainer again

• How I went about finding the right one for me.