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.

As a 21-Day Sugar Detox coach, I spend a lot of time speaking with, listening to, observing, and coaching folks who have successfully completed the 21DSD, as well as those who want to, but have yet to try it.

In this episode, I’ve taken my best tips, along with advice from detox alumni, and curated a list of the 10 things you can do for a successful 21-Day Sugar Detox!

We’ve reached 100! In this milestone episode, we take a trip down memory lane as I revisit the most popular episode from every tenth one, as determined by you and your listenership!

Featured are episodes:

1. 008: How to Break-up with Sugar

2. 013: How to Effectively Work From Home and Find Time for Fitness with Jolene Peixoto

3. 030: Secrets to A Successful 21-Day Sugar Detox

4. 036: How Did You Come to Form Your Beliefs?

5. 047: What Happens When You Stop Obsessing About Food with Katie Garces

6. 053: Defining Clean Eating and How to Put It Into Practice

7. 068: Keto Quick Start: A Beginner’s Guide to A Whole Foods Ketogenic Diet with Diane Sanfilippo

8. 072: My Journey And Pursuit For Beautiful Skin For Life

9. 084: Beyond the Pill: Post Birth Control Syndrome and Women's Hormonal Health with Dr. Jolene Brighten

10. 092: Minding Your Health When Your Mind Is On Work

I also share how it took me two years to get over my debilitating perfectionism to finally start this show and what I’ve learned and how it’s been vital to my own healing journey.

In this episode, I’m joined by Barb Vogel and Nikki Price, co-founders of inner-ēco, a mission-based company that makes food-based probiotics.

You’ll hear them:

• Share their story of how the company came to be

• Why they believe in bringing real food with clean ingredients to families of all sizes (pets included!)

• The benefits of food-based probiotics

• How they’re a mission-based company committed to helping free enslaved people around the world.

• How they maintain their health and other life responsibilities as successful businesswomen

One of the first things that get sacrificed to our ever-busy schedules is eating healthy, nutritious meals. From personal experience, I know that the key to this is always being prepared, which is why meal prepping is a very handy skill to practice.

In this episode, I'm joined by Jenny Castaneda of Cook and Savor, a 100% gluten-free blog where she shares quick and easy recipes, healthy living and meal prep tips.

You'll hear Jenny share:

• How she manages to make healthy home-cooked meals while working a 9-5 as a woman in tech

• Three tips for anyone to get started with meal prepping or even if you already do this and want to take it to the next level

• How to keep food fresh throughout the week and what she stores her meal-prepped food in

• How she makes healthier versions of traditional dishes from our shared Filipino heritage

• All about her brand new book, Easy Keto Meal Prep (releases on October 8th)!

So you want to live a cleaner lifestyle but it’s overwhelming and you don’t know quite where to start. That’s where Emily Popson comes in.

Emily is the founder of the Pop of Health community and the creator of The Non Tox Box™, a series of stylishly curated and impactful boxes, with products to help you reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals in items that you use every day.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How the Pop of Health Community and The Non Tox Box™ came to be

• How Emily runs these businesses as side hustles to her full-time job as a woman in tech

• The role exposure to toxins played in both of our early development and the emotional challenges we experienced from it

• A behind-the-scenes glimpse into how Emily curates each The Non Tox Box™ and a preview into the next soon-to-be-released bundle!

Gluten-Free vs Grain-Free. Organic vs Pastured. Eco-Friendly vs Safer vs Chemical Free vs Green vs Sustainable.

Its confusing to know what all these terms mean, right (we know because they’re some of the most frequently asked questions that we get)?!

In this week’s podcast episode, I’m joined by my good friend Katie Leadbetter of @cleaneatingwithkatie for a casual conversation as we debunk these terms and offer our thoughts on navigating around them.

In the final installment of this mini-series, we explore Tiers 3 and 4 of the Functional Nutrition Framework.

If your health concerns aren’t resolved in Tiers 1 and 2, there’s likely some complicated dysfunction happening. You’ll hear how in Tier 3, we look to add an Integrative or Functional Medicine doctor to the partnership if one isn’t already involved. I share:

• How I found the functional and integrative doctors 

• How I guide my clients to find one to work with them no matter where in the world they’re located

• What to consider when selecting one

After resolving your health problems in Tiers 1, 2 or 3, we move to Tier 4 and maintaining your new normal. I share my new normal is and how I maintain it seasonally.