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

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.

When it comes to weight and healthy living, toxins are a critical missing piece to the conversation that’s not talked about enough but can no longer be ignored.

In this episode, I discuss:

• What are obesogens

• The link between toxins and weight

• How unsuspecting items in your home may be interfering with or undermining the hard work you put into being fit and healthy

• Actionable steps you can do to reduce your exposure to obesogens

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 episode, I’m joined by Jessica Hofheimer. She is a mom, a Pilates instructor, a running coach, a 19-time marathoner and a survivor of overtraining.

You’ll hear Jess get super transparent about what her experience was like, what she did to address it and how she’s overcome overtraining.

In this episode, I get really personal and share the nitty-gritty details of what happened when I overtrained.

I also share five red flag signs of overtraining, the one thing that finally made me realize that I was overtrained (although I looked and seemed healthy on the outside, my gut, hormones, and mindset were pretty messed up), what I did to recover and that lessons that I've learned from it.