Eating is one of our most common responses to stress. When this evolves into a pattern, this not only leads to weight gain but also makes us not manage our stress in a healthy manner. It’s impossible to escape stress and burnout in our day-to-day lives, but Dr. Megan Melo is here to share how we can break out of the cycle of stress eating.

Dr. Megan Melo, MD is a board-certified Family and Obesity Medicine Physician and Certified Life Coach. She attended the University of Washington School of Medicine as well as the Group Health Family Medicine Residency. She currently works coaching Women Physicians on burnout and reversing stress-related weight gain.

Weight doesn’t have to be treated as this horrible problem that needs to be fixed. But as Dr. Megan explains in this episode, if we want to change our relationship with food and our bodies for the better - then it’s time we start doing it with kindness. Stay tuned and enjoy!

Ways to Connect with Dr. Megan Melo:

Website: healthierforgood.com  

Facebook: @MeganMeloMD

Instagram: @meganmelomd

LinkedIn: Megan Melo, MD

Email: [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD

As many of you would know, I love running. I started running in 2016, but I wasn’t very good at it. In fact, I was painfully slow and there were moments I felt frustrated and was tempted to give up because I wasn’t getting to where I wanted sooner.

But as I train for my first Ironman, I want to impart with you all 5 key lessons I learned from my marathon training. These lessons have kept me going and taught me what it means to endure hardships while simultaneously being kind to myself. I hope these lessons will help you stay motivated and develop healthy habits during your health and wellness journey so please make sure to give this episode a listen.

Connect with Dr. Alicia Shelly:

Website: drshellymd.com

Facebook: @drshellymd

Twitter: @drshellymd

LinkedIn: Alicia Shelly

YouTube: Alicia Shelly, MD FACP

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It is so hard to lose weight, only to get it all back because you never learned how to deal with the reasons for why you started to eat in the first place. Aleisha Black joins me this week to open up about her story to finally accept the soul person inside of her. 

Aleisha Black is the host of the Finding Myself Through Obesity Podcast. Originally, she documented her weight loss on YouTube. After she regained it and plus some, she fell into a state of depression of shame - afraid to start again. But she has since done a lot of healing, and on her podcast, she talks about her journey to healing the emotional weight so that she can lose weight for good and help others with theirs as well.

The path to permanent weight loss is never straight and it oftentimes requires us to confront the uglier parts of ourselves. If you’re in the same place as Aleisha was, make sure to listen in on her emotional journey and how she took her first steps towards healing her soul.

Ways to Connect with Aleisha Black:

Website: findingmyselfthroughobesity.com  

Facebook: @findingmyselfthroughobesity

Instagram: @findingmyselfthroughobesity

TikTok: @aleishablack

Pinterest: @aleishablack

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Health and wealth are more interconnected than might think, especially on the subject of affordable healthcare. In this special edition, I am joined by Dr. Elisa Chiang where we will talk about practical financial strategies that will enable you to thrive in both health and wealth.

Dr. Elisa Chiang is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained oculoplastic surgeon. After reaching a state of burnout from the hospital system, she turned to real estate investing which introduced her to coaching and mindset. Alongside working in the property market, she currently helps her patients overcome burnout, get out of the trap of arrival fallacy, and build their path to financial independence.

If you’re looking for ways to stay healthy on a budget or establish a financial future, make sure not to miss out on this week’s episode!

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Ways to Connect with Dr. Elisa Chiang:

Website: growyourwealthymindset.com 

Instagram: @growyourwealthymindset

LinkedIn: Elizabeth Chiang

YouTube: WealthyMindset

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 95% of people diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, with some of the most common causes being poor diet and physical inactivity. My guest, Vernon Davis, was once living to eat until his life took a big turn when he wound up developing type 2 diabetes. Now, he’s on a mission to share his story with the world.

Vernon Davis joins me on the podcast to talk about his success story living with type 2 diabetes. He decided that to take ownership of his health and was able to reverse it naturally with no prescription medication – just light exercise and retraining his mind as it relates to food. He is the author of Uncomfortable Peace: Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone to Naturally Beat Type 2 Diabetes, and a devoted husband and father of 1.

Join us for this motivating conversation where Vernon shares that you don’t have to just settle living with or managing type 2 diabetes. Let him be a living example that it can be done. It is possible to overcome. Stay tuned! 

Ways to Connect with Vernon Davis:

• Facebook: @dfpublishing
• Instagram: @dfpublishing
• Email: [email protected]
• Purchase his book: “Uncomfortable Peace”

When we eat, sometimes it’s the high that we’re looking for rather than the food itself. Melissa Rohlfs started life early as a sugar addict, but that relationship took an unhealthy turn when she realized that sugar was negatively affecting other aspects of her life beyond weight. But after putting in the work, she is now happily free from her addiction and she is here with us today to share that journey.

Melissa Rohlfs is a certified holistic health and proud owner of Free 2 B Coaching. After resolving the core issues around her previously broken relationship with food, she is now helping busy women break free from what prevents them from being their authentic selves so they can be calm, confident, and healthy.

Join us for this episode where Melissa not only shares her transformation story, but also how we can lead a better lifestyle with healthier foods and less sugar!

Ways to Connect with Melissa Rohlfs:

• Website: Free 2 Be Coaching
• Facebook: @MelissaRohlfsCoach
• Instagram: @free2b_coaching

Emotional health can manifest in a variety of ways in our bodies. Research shows that hormonal imbalance brought upon by stress can have a serious impact on our metabolism. My guest, Noel Koenke, is no stranger to these struggles, and she’s here to share with us how she successfully achieved natural hormonal balance and what she’s doing now to help other women take care of themselves in mind, body, and spirit.

Noel Koenke is a Certified Natural Hormone Balancing Specialist for BeBalanced Hormone Weight Loss Centers in Texas as well as the Regional NHBS Manager of Public Relations. BeBalanced offers a non-medical, natural, holistic approach to rapid weight loss and the relief of PMS and menopausal symptoms.

Weight loss isn’t just about your physical well-being – it’s your emotional and mental well-being too. Join us for this episode as Noel shares what self-care truly means!

Ways to Connect with Noel Koenke:

• Facebook: @BeBalancedFriscoTX
• Facebook: @BeBalancedPlanoTX
• Facebook: @BeBalancedMcKinneyTX
• LinkedIn: Noel Koenke

Are you looking to switch up to a healthier lifestyle, but still trying to find a diet that would work for you? In this episode, Gwendolyn Gaylle Turner joins me to discuss all about intermittent fasting– the science behind it, its health benefits, and why Gwendolyn chose to make it a core part of her weight loss journey.

Gwendolyn Gaylle Turner is a self-proclaimed “Jill of all trades.” She is a musician, podcaster, social warrior, and many more. She is the author of Best Fasting Diet: The Ultimate Secret to Easy Weight Loss.

Tune into this week’s episode so you can learn how intermittent fasting has changed Gwendolyn’s life for the better and how it can do the same for you!

Ways to Connect with Gwendolyn Turner:

• Website: butimnotwrong.com
• TikTok: @stillnotwrong
• Email: [email protected]
• Gwendolyn’s book: Best Fasting Diet: The Ultimate Secret to Easy Weight Loss

Thrive for life 5 day challenge starts January 31st. Go to thriveforlifechallenge.com to sign up! 

We all choose to live a healthier lifestyle for different reasons. Weight loss doesn’t have to be the end all be all for our body journies. “There is no life without me.” is at the core of everything Jenny does, and after years of not feeling at home in her body, she came to the realization that she needed to start treating her body the way it needed to be treated.

Jenny Ambrose is the Founder of Purée Fantastico and is an award-winning artist, designer, and polymath dedicated to being solution-oriented, relentlessly joyful, curious, and enthusiastic about leaving things better than she found them.

Weight loss was just the cherry on top for Jenny, so join us to learn more about how she began her journey towards healthier living for a sound mind and body.

Ways to Connect with Jenny Ambrose:

• Website: pureefantastico.com
• Instagram: @pureefantastico
• Facebook: @pureefantastico

Thrive for life Online program Registration is now open. Go to thriveforlifeprogram.com to sign up! 

The desire to lose weight stems from a desire to change, but so often we tie our self-worth to those numbers on the scale that we begin to hurt ourselves in the process.

Susan Beaurgard is no stranger to the ups and downs of weight loss and she joins me today to talk about why her addiction to losing weight was hurting herself more than it was helping. Susan is a holistic Catalyst Coach, Reiki Master, Aromatherapist, and Sound Healer. She left her corporate non-profit financial job to discover her passion and purpose. After years of having an adversarial relationship with her body, she also shares how she has managed to come to terms with herself and finally love her body the way it is.

Make sure to join Susan and me in this special episode so you can discover more about reconnecting with your body. It’s time to give ourselves less punishment and more love.

Ways to Connect with Susan Beaurgard:

• Website: sacredsoulventures.life
• Facebook: Sacred Soul Ventures, LLC
• TikTok: @sacredsoulventures

Thrive for life 5 day challenge starts January 31st. Go to thriveforlifechallenge.com to sign up!