Today's episode is with my friend Rachael DeVaux of Rachael’s Good Eats. She's a Registered Dietician, personal trainer, and has a cult following on Instagram. She grew up in Washington and graduated from Oregon State University where she started the @rachaelsgoodeats Instagram account as a college student. She now shares recipes, intuitive eating strategies, and simple workouts with more than 645,000 followers. She's such an easy, laid back lady and her first cookbook, Rachael’s Good Eats, is out now. It’s full of easy, laid back, nutrient rich recipes for you and your family to try. This is definitely a cookbook I'll be using throughout the year and know you’ll love it too!

Rachael is such a breath of fresh air. In this episode we talk about what inspired her interest in healthy eating, how she launched and grew her online business, the behind the scenes of her fitness programs and the process of writing her new cookbook, her favorite recipes and tips to share for people new to cooking, and her overall philosophy on nutrition, creating authentic content, and finding what’s best for our bodies. I'm so excited for you guys to get to know her.

We also cover…

00:02:00 — Following Your Gut & Building an Authentic Brand

00:27:00 — A Beginner’s Guide for Making Easy, Healthy Meals at Home 

00:36:00 — Rachael’s Food Philosophy & How to Find What’s Right for You

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Dr. Izabella Wentz is an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and a licensed pharmacist who has dedicated her career to addressing the root cause of autoimmune thyroid disease after being diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 2009. She's the author of three books on Hashimoto's and is a New York Times bestseller. Her new book, Adrenal Transformation Protocol, is available now. 

In today's episode, you're going to learn about the thyroid gland, the adrenal glands, how they play together in the body to balance hormones. Our hormones play such a huge role in how we feel, and it’s so important to understand how our diet and lifestyle choices influence them. We get into everything from how to have better sleep, manage your caffeine intake, and natural ways to balance your circadian rhythm, to how your workouts and work-life balance can impact your hormones. You're also going to get some tips on supplements to take and blood markers to ask your doctor to call for if you think you may have any type of thyroid disease, specifically looking out for Hashimotos. 

I'm so excited for the book to come out and for people to get their hands on this protocol because it has already helped and impacted thousands of women. I love that Dr. Wentz’s lifestyle recommendations really push back against intermittent fasting and over-caffeinated hustle culture so you can live with more peace and alignment from the inside out. It's a form of self-care and it doesn't happen overnight, but if you can really dedicate your time and energy to it, you can get relief and begin healing. I hope you enjoy this conversation and Dr. Wentz’s new book, The Adrenal Protocol.

We also cover…

00:05:00 — Identifying & Healing Thyroid Disease

00:19:00 — How to Support Healthy Hormones

00:35:00 — Recipes, Tips & Protocols for Optimal Adrenal Health 

Resources:

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Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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Today's guest is New York Times bestselling author and clinical psychologist, Dr. Shefali. She's an expert in family dynamics and personal development and teaches courses around the world. She's written a multitude of books, including The Conscious Parent, The Awakened Family, and her newest book, The Parenting Map, with step-by-step solutions to consciously create the ultimate parent-child relationship. Dr. Shefali offers a profoundly practical and groundbreaking parenting solution that helps parents actualize their deepest desires for their children. This step-by-step guide disrupts toxic inherited patterns and replaces them with authentic connections that allow us to see and respond to our children for who they are, and who they can become. 

The book is a minimalist approach to parenting, which is truly getting to the basics, knowing they are good enough, and actually more important than all the other things that we've built up to be important milestones for our children. Focusing on healing ourselves, letting go of control, and allowing for the playful, fun of childhood will lead to the most resilient adults. In this conversation, Dr. Shefali opens my eyes to the incredible opportunity in ditching the rules and need for control. 

Thank you to Dr. Shefali for spreading this message to parents that doing a good job doesn't mean being perfect, it really just means getting the basics right. I took lots of notes during this conversation, and I know other parents out there will get a lot of value from it as well. I’m so excited to welcome Dr. Shefali to the show!

We also cover…

00:04:00 — The Key Principles for Conscious Parenting

00:18:00 — Breaking the Cycle: Inner Child Work & Reparenting

00:29:00 — Tips for Reconnecting with Your Child & Cultivating Creativity in Parenting

Resources:

Connect with Kelly:

Be Well By Kelly is produced and published by Crate Media.

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Today's guests are Dr. Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett, co-founders of The Ready State and San Francisco CrossFit and all around dynamic duo. Kelly Starrett is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book, Becoming a Supple Leopard, Ready to Run, and The Wall Street Journal bestseller, Deskbound. In his career as a physical therapist, Kelly has worked with athletes and coaches from the NFL, MBA, NHL, MBL, and the US Olympic team. I've been following his work since 2014 and would consider Kelly to be the first functional physical therapist in practice where he merged activity, physical therapy, and holistic living together to not only improve and heal his patients, but to watch them thrive.

Juliet Starrett is an entrepreneur, attorney, author, and podcaster. She's also the CEO of The Ready State, the go-to mobility program for over 100k recreational and professional athletes, coaches, and personal trainers. She is the co-author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller, Deskbound, and was a professional whitewater paddler winning three world championships and five national titles. 

It's a pleasure to bring them both on the show today to talk about their newest book, Built to Move: the 10 Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully. The book offers an easy-to-use formula for basic mobility maintenance: 10 tests + 10 physical practices = 10 ways to make your body work better. It's been so fun to follow along their journey for so many years, and to finally talk to them about all the work that they have done together and the amazing power team that they are. I'm so excited to introduce them to you all and for their new book, which I know will be a helpful guide for anyone looking to overall feel physically and build sustainable habits for long term wellness. Enjoy my conversation with Kelly and Juliet!

We also cover…

00:05:00 — Revolutionizing Fitness & Physical Therapy 

• How Juliette saved Kelly’s life the first time they met 

• What they attribute to the success and longevity of their relationship

• How they started their careers and opened up the 21st CrossFit gym in the world

• Why they decided to combine their physical therapy practice & their CrossFit gym

• What’s not working in the traditional medical model to address injuries

• How function physio can be the bridge many people need to heal

00:34:00 — Functional Fitness for Everyone: Cutting through Industry Noise

• Common problems Dr. Kelly addresses in his practice

• Translating the overwhelming amount of wellness information for the general population

• The unfortunate truth about the health and fitness industry

• Shifting focus to supporting the everyday routines of normal people

• Anthony Vennare from Fitt Insider on the rise of obesity

00:43:00 — Setting the Standard for Longevity and Durability

• Minimum standards & physical benchmarks for people suggested in the book

• How our behaviors stack and influence one another

• Benefits of & their recommended minimum standard for daily walking

• How you create a durable body

• The Old Man balance test

• Setting up systems to support your goals

• The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf

• 10 vital signs noted in the book

Resources:

• Instagram: @thereadystate and @suppleleopard 

• Juliet’s Instagram: @julietstarrett 

•  Website: thereadystate.com

• Read: Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully by Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett

• Read: Becoming a Supple Leopard by Kelly Starrett

• Read: Ready to Run by Kelly Starrett

• Read: Deskbound by Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett

Connect with Kelly:

• kellyleveque.com

• Instagram: @bewellbykelly

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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My friend Dr. Will Cole is a leading functional medicine expert who specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing a functional medicine approach for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, and more. He is the host of the Art of Being Well podcast and the author of Ketotarian, The Inflammation Spectrum, and the New York Times bestseller, Intuitive Fasting.

His new book, Gut Feelings, demystifies the gut-brain connection and provides a framework to repair the relationship between what you eat and how you feel. In this episode, Dr. Cole and I go through all of the strategies he shares in his book to get rid of shame around food, feel your best, and heal your relationship with food and your body at the same time.

Our mental and physical health are so intertwined, and I’m grateful that Dr. Cole has taken the time to make current science accessible in his new book, and provide healing tools and resources we need to improve our overall wellness from the inside out. Grab Gut Feelings and tune into this episode to learn more!

We also cover…

00:04:58 —Being Mindful of What You’re Feeding Your Head & Your Heart

• Setting the stage for how intertwined our mental and physical health are

• Shameflammation: How shame related to eating can really have an effect on how you feel

• Food confusion in this overwhelming vortex of health and wellness information

• Finding middle ground between the toxic diet culture and anti-diet culture

• Advice for someone who is orthorexic or has disordered eating around healthy foods 

• Being in a state of presence with our food choices

00:21:40 —How Unresolved Trauma Influences our Physical Health

• How unresolved traumas can manifest in our body

• How the ACE score can help provide insight into your mental and physical health

• Metaphysical meals and protocols Dr. Will has developed to fight inflammation

• Regulating your nervous system and the vagus nerve

00:28:23 —The Gut-Brain Connection & Alcohol’s Impact on Brain Function

• What the gut-brain connection is 

• Brain inflammation and its connection to mental illness

• Alcohol and the gut brain connection

• Uncovering recent medical studies around alcohol and brain function 

• Alternatives to alcohol if you’re interested in shifting the paradigm

00:40:26 —Sustainable Ways to Decrease Stress 

• How chronic stress is the ultimate junk food

• How hustle culture normalizes the acceptance of chronic stress

• How to overcome inner resistance and make a choice to change

• Strengthening your ability to say no

• What you can expect from Gut Feelings: recipes, the 21 day plan & somatic practices

Resources:

• Website: drwillcole.com

• Instagram: @drwillcole

• Read: Gut Feelings: Healing the Shame-Fueled Relationship Between What You Eat and How You Feel by Dr. Will Cole 

• YouTube: Dr. Will Cole

• Podcast: The Art of Being Well with Dr. Will Cole

• Tik Tok: @drwillcole

Connect with Kelly:

• kellyleveque.com

• Instagram: @bewellbykelly

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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Dr. Jolene Brighten is a pioneer in women's medicine, an award-winning board certified naturopathic endocrinologist, and certified sex counselor. She's the author of Beyond the Pill and Healing Your Body Naturally After Childbirth, and a fierce patient advocate who is completely dedicated to uncovering the root cause of hormonal imbalances.

Dr. Brighten empowers women worldwide to take control of their health and their hormones. In this episode we talk about three important topics in her newest book, Is This Normal?: your sexual self, your cyclical self, and her 28-day plan to bring your hormones back into balance. This new book comes with a free cookbook when you pre-order or order online, and it helps you understand your body and identify hormone imbalances that you may be able to treat naturally. 

I’m so grateful for Dr. Brighten for being a beacon of truth, sharing all of her knowledge, and giving women a place to talk about the things that nobody talks about. Grab a copy of her new book, Is This Normal?, today, and enjoy this conversation with Dr. Brighten.

We also cover…

00:07:10 — Understanding Your Sexual Self

00:48:13 — Identify Hormone Imbalances & Heal Naturally

Resources:

Connect with Kelly:

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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I’m excited to welcome Katherine Morgan Schafler to the show! She's a psychotherapist, writer, speaker, and the former onsite therapist at Google. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at UC Berkeley before obtaining two masters from Columbia University. Additionally, she completed her postgraduate training and certification at the Association of Spirituality and Psychotherapy in NYC. 

Today I'm bringing Katherine on to talk about her recently published book, The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control, which is designed to help you understand the different types of perfectionism, how your perfectionism can work for you, (not against you), and how to embrace it. We talk about the sociocultural issues ambitious women face, the importance of living in alignment with what you truly value, and how you can harness perfectionism in a healthy way to be your most authentic self. 

Having these conversations inspires me to take a beat and think about how I am being thoughtful with my days, my energy, and my time, and I’m so grateful to Katherine for sharing her professional advice with us. If you’re a fellow self-proclaimed perfectionist, make sure to take the perfectionist profile quiz on her website to understand your type, and pick up a copy of her new book, The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control, to learn more.

We also cover…

00:01:32 — Perfectionism Isn’t a Bad Thing

00:19:44 — Living in Alignment with Your Values

00:32:06 — How to Unleash Your Perfectionism in a Healthy Way

Resources:

Connect with Kelly:

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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On today's podcast, we chat with two amazing women about a nonprofit that has quickly grown near and dear to my heart, Eat REAL. I’m joined by Nora LaTorre, the CEO of Eat REAL. Nora is currently working with over 500 schools to solve the root cause of the health crisis facing our children, and has a rapidly scaling climate change solution to boot.

Joining her is Erin Primer, Director of Food and Nutrition Services at SanLuis Coastal Unified School District, located in Central California. Erin brings over fifteen years of experience in the food industry, ranging from high quality catering to hospitals and universities. With two young children of her own, she is passionate about upgrading the food that is served in cafeterias across the country. 

Together, they have removed fifteen pounds of consumed sugar per kid in Erin's school district while reallocating funds to local vendors supplying one hundred percent grass-fed beef burgers (served up every week), local olive oil, kiwis, and more.

Eat REAL has a goal to shift $1B of school food purchasing power by 2025 to greener, more sustainable, healthier meals so every child can flourish. If you're interested in making change at the district level or in supporting policy change here in California or throughout the United States, head to eatreal.org and see how you can get involved.

We also cover…

00:04:19 — Transforming Food Programs in Schools

00:20:49 — Setting Better Food Standards for Kids

00:36:24 — More Plants Please: Getting Kids to Eat More Fruits & Veggies

00:47:21 — Making Higher Food Standard Policy Changes on a National & State Level

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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Dr. Kelly Blodgett is redefining the modern dental experience. Over the past 20 years, he’s created a practice recognized as an international hotspot for integrative biological dentistry and dental tourism. He attracts people who seek a holistic and biological approach to their oral health and whole body health.

Through his weekly Toxic Tuesday and Wellness Wednesday social media posts, Dr. Kelly shares important truths not commonly discussed in traditional dental settings. His content illustrates his patients’ incredible journeys back to health while providing best practices for predictable oral and systemic health – fascinating subjects that serve as table stakes for today’s ultra-informative conversation as well.

We talk about the biological way of approaching root canals and fillings, oral hygiene, regaining health, demystifying health issues caused by teeth, and the theorized connection between root canals and cancer. 

Given my own recent struggles with oral health, I’ve been so excited to have Dr. Kelly on the show. I’m thrilled to share his deep understanding and proven best practices for biohacking oral health with the community today.

We also cover…

00:02:24 — Dr. Kelly’s View on Holistic Dentistry 

00:18:20 – A New Approach to Cavities, Fillings & Root Canals 

00:32:20 – Exploring & Unpacking the Risks of Root Canals

00:45:15 — Dr. Kelly’s Expert Recommendations 

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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Today's guest is Eve Rodsky. She wrote the book Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live), which gamifies the life management system to help partners and families reimagine their relationships. She's elevated the cultural conversation about the value of unpaid labor and care, and provides a system that trades in assumptions for values based decision-making. 

Asking the simple, yet profound question, “what would happen if we treated our homes as our most important organization?” Eve’s New York Times bestselling book was one of Reese's book club picks, followed by an award-winning documentary and book sequel “Find Your Unicorn Space: How to Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too Busy World.”

We also cover…

00:02:08 — Bringing Awareness to the ‘Invisible Work’ Conversation

00:11:40 – Quantifying the “Sh*t I do” Spreadsheets for Maternal tasks

00:24:35 — Setting Boundaries, Systems, and Communication in the Home 

00:38:08 — Protecting Your Unicorn Space

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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