On today's episode of the Born to Thrive Podcast, we have special guest Jordan Lips. Jordan is a former gym owner, certified personal trainer, MNU Certified Nutritionist, Certified in biomechanics and anatomy through N1, and coffee enthusiast. Jordan talks about the misconceptions around reverse dieting, how metabolic adaptation isn't that scary, and how biomechanics are not that important for the average person trying to get in shape, and more. 

(3:00) What is MNU

(5:19) Joey's take on reverse dieting and misinformation

(15:29) Problems with marketing the reverse diet 

(22:33) How to "reverse" diet the right way

(25:23) Metabolic adaptation isn't as scary as the fitness industry makes it out to be 

(29:45) Entitlement and expectations when it comes to weight loss

(37:14) Closing the book on reverse dieting

(41:34) The glute era and women's strength training

(50:30) The lack of importance of biomechanics for the average person

(54:25) Fitness and health information on social media 

On today's episode of the Born to Thrive Podcast, Alex talks about real ways to measure progress with your health and fitness goals that are not related to the scale. These are "not sexy" ways to measure progress that most of the diet industry ignores because they don't always show instant results. Alex explains how you need to have a mindshift around food and unlearn much of what the diet industry has "taught" you. And Alex tells you how she has done this with her clients so you can learn from their success. 

(0:34) How you measure progress 

(5:20) Non-scale victories 

(8:00) Mindset shift around food

(10:35) Problems with diet culture and meal plans

(14:22) Short-term vs long-term thinking

(15:57) Humans are inherently negative thinkers 

(18:43) Fear of change outweighs the fear of staying the same

(22:08) Client story

(25:35) Unlearning diet culture

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On today's episode of the Born to Thrive Podcast, Alex talks about the fixed mindset that the dieting industry has created in people causing the weight regain problem we have in the west. Alex breaks down fixed vs growth mindset, how diets are the opposite of behavior change, why the diet worked for your neighbor but not you, and how you have to fight against the norm. 

(0:20) Weight regain problem 

(1:33) Fixed vs growth mindset

(4:30) How diets are the opposite of behavior change

(6:53) Chronic dieter vs lifestyle change

(9:30) Sales call story

(15:10) It's your fault

(19:00) The pain of staying the same has to outweigh the pain of change

(22:00) Society has normalized things going against behavior change

(25:03) The norm is not to change, you have to change the norm

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Please welcome Dr. Joey Munoz to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Dr. Joey Munoz has a Ph.D in Nutrition Science and worked for Biolayne before starting his own coaching business, Fit4Life Academy. 

On today's podcast, we talk about how Dr. Joey started his fitness journey, how society makes things harder for overweight or obese individuals, dispelling nutrition myths online, and more! 

(0:40) Intro

(7:25) Joey's struggle with weight and how overweight people are not "lazy"

(13:19) You can't hate yourself into a body you love

(18:00) How Joey helps his client

(24:22) Not ready to make a change

(32:00) Being direct with communication

(33:48) Being on the Biolayne Team and then starting his own company

(40:48) Worst myths in the nutrition space

(52:20) "What works for me" and nuance  with nutrition 

Follow Dr. Joey Munoz at:

IG: @dr.joeymunoz

Podcast: The Dr. Joey Munoz Show

Please welcome a very special guest, Sabrina McMullen AKA Beefcake Brina, to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Sabrina is an online fitness coach and owner of multiple businesses. Today we talk about how she goes about calling out the frauds in the fitness space and what red flags you need to look out for on social media when listening to someone. 

We also discuss how she runs multiple businesses and how she stepped into the supplement industry by launching her own supplement company. With everything she's accomplished, we also talk about how she has developed herself as a person in doing all of these endeavors she's set out to do. 

(1:00) Intro

(6:09) Busting fitness frauds

(9:15) Being able to explain research to everyone

(13:40) Red flags to look out for online 

(18:15) Issues with unqualified coaches in the online coaching space

(22:00) How misinformation spreads so fast online

(28:21) Vanguard supplements and running a second company

(37;00) Issues and struggles in the supplement industry

(43:09) Developing confidence and relationships

(53:07) Being unique in the fitness space

Follow Sabrina:

IG: @beefcake_brina

TikTok: @beefcake_brina

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Please welcome Caleb Fong to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Caleb is a business coach and mentor. After running his online fitness coaching company, Caleb Fong Fit, for 6 years and crossing the 7 figure mark, he started to fall in love with the business side of building my biz and helping other coaches build theirs.

Caleb left his fitness business behind and started mentoring as a business coach, working for another company, and then eventually leaving and creating his own mastermind called The People First Agency. Caleb helps entrepreneurs get out of their way to scale predictable and profitable businesses without burning out. Caleb is currently living in Austin, Texas but is originally from California, and he is getting ready for a bodybuilding show next year!

(2:50) How People First Agency is different from other business coaches 

(5:30)  Issues and clarity in entrepreneurship

(10:39) Two questions to create clarity in your business 

(15:28) Letting go of your old identity 

(19:20) Hitting rock bottom and self-sabotage

(26:51) What Caleb finds rewarding in mentoring others

(35:45) Your past self coming back

(40:47) The People First Podcast

(47:50) Action step to improve your life

Follow Caleb at:

Instagram: calebdfong

Youtube: calebdfong

Tiktok: calebdfong

Please welcome a very special guest, Jourdan Blue, to the Born to Thrive Podcast. Jourdan is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the creator of Relationship Theory. She is a direct and results oriented therapist and coach that has worked with thousands of individuals and couples, and is known for her ability to completely rewire and change insecure attachment styles permanently.

Jourdan works with professional athletes and celebrities and also specializes in transforming mindsets, insecurities, and optimizing top performance through her rewiring process. She has traveled the world officiating weddings for her success stories and is on a mission to create more thriving healthy relationships. She believes “It’s not meant to be, It’s made to be” and she wants to ensure everyone has the opportunity to have the life (and relationship) they’ve always dreamed of. Jourdan currently lives in Nashville, TN with her husband Ryan and you can find her online at RelationshipTheory.com

(1:40) What got Jourdan into therapy

(10:30) Going outside of schooling and discovering attachment research

(14:45) Becoming comfortable leaning into a relationship

(18:55) Hurt people hurt people unless you work on your hurt

(22:40) Neuroplasticity and how people can change

(28:55) Tools, books, and videos that actually work

(37:45) Rewiring the brain

(45:00) Why you need to stop reading and listening to the wrong stuff

(50:35) Understanding avoidant attachment style

(1:02:45) Basement and first-floor metaphor 

Find Jourdan at:

IG: @jourdanvirginiablue

Website: RelationshipTheory.com

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Today we welcome LWA coach Lauren Leach to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Lauren is a Registered Nurse, fitness and nutrition coach, and is pre and post natal certified.

 Lauren just gave birth to her family's second child and we talk about some of the challenges of getting back to the gym that moms face. Lauren talks about the importance of having a healthy relationship and good communication with a partner and how to regulate emotions on today's episode. 

(4:30) Lauren's fitness journey

(14:20) Getting back to things after pregnancy 

(20:06) Pregnancy restrictions 

(25:45) Marriage and healthy relationships

(32:57) Social media and communication

(39:00) Importance of positive self-talk

(42:30) Learning to regulate emotions 

(49:50) Going against the grain to reach your goals

(54:00) The gym isn't therapy

(1:05:34) Having opinions and not caring if others do it

(1:09:44) Toxic diet industry trends

(1:14:38) What is "healthy" food?

Follow Lauren at:

IG: @coachlauren_leach

TikTok: @coachlaurenleach

Please welcome Cheryl Belber to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Cheryl is the co-founder and CEO of Empowered to Profit, a full service accounting agency specializing in owners getting paid from their business. 

Breaking the sterotypical "accountant mold," this firm focuses on relations over transactions, and ensuring the business is actually making sense for you, the owner. 

Cheryl talks about putting more of your revenue into YOUR account, ensuring your business is here for a long time and actually benefits you so you can live out your dreams and goals, and more!

(1:23) Founding Empower to Profit

(5:20) Finding enjoyment and gratitude while growing a business 

(9:05) Embracing being direct

(11:27) Challenging the stereotypes of accounting 

(13:20) Getting over the fear of finances 

(20:05) Finacial clarity in business and personal success 

(23:00) CEO Spreadsheet

(30:25) 2024 Business predictions

(33:00) Avoiding scarcity mindset

(38:00) Stack wins

(41:00) How running a business has changed Cheryl's marriage 

(45:00) Being a female business owner in a male-dominated industry

Follow Cheryl:

IG: @empowered2profit

TikTok: @empowered2profit

Grab a copy of Cheryl's Free Money Mastery Toolbox

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Please welcome LWA Coach Jess Kirschmann to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Jess is a PhD student at the University of Houston and an assistant coach on the LWA team. Jess is studying to get her PhD in kinesiology and is collaborating with special Oympics, exploring resources for college students, and learning about what happens with sports retirement at the collegiate level.

Jess has been part of the LWA team since January 2023, today we talk about her journey starting as a LWA client, changes in her relationships, and how her mindset has changed to become a version of herself that she is proud of. 

(1:33) Intro

(5:30) Jess's mindset shift to prioritize herself

(9:30) Changes in Jess's relationships 

(14:30) Figuring out compromises to reach your goals

(16:00) Digging deeper to figure out your why

(19:25) Keeping promises to yourself

(22:50) Looking at the positive over the negative

(25:30) Give yourself grace instead of reacting 

(30:00) Question things and get curious

(35:45) Your doesn't need to be physical

(38:39) Jess's 1st first author scientific publication 

(45:35) Life is a research experiment 

(48:20) Jess's goals moving forward

(50:24) Never break promises to yourself

Follow Jess at:

Instagram: @_fitjess 

TikTok: @_fitjess

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