Build with Brabec

This week I chat with fellow Boston fitness instructor, Alyssa Pannozzi. She is a cycling instructor at Rev'd in Boston (and all around the city!), a LuLuLemon Ambassador, among SO many other things. We discuss her personal fitness journey, how to find & CHOOSE happiness in your life, her traumatic experience bringing her daughter into the world & the process of rebuilding herself after, her acceptance into the VERY competitive Tik Tok Black Creators initiative, and so much more. Enjoy!

Connect with Alyssa:

IG: @TheRealAPBP

Tik Tok: @TheRealAPBP

Her Website: www.theapbpmovement.com

Workout with her at Rev'd

This week I sit down with sisters Allison, Jaimie, and Jasmine of Full Moon Botanica. Full Moon Botanica is a Boston-based, black owned, female owned, virtual storefront, selling crystals, crystal jewelry, smudge sticks, teas, aromatherapy supplies, and so much more. We chat all about spiritual awakening, how to live by your truest self & vibrate at a higher frequency, meditation, crystals, smudge sticks, the science behind spirituality, and what it's like running a small business with your sisters. They give amazing tips on how to incorporate small practices & habits into your every day routine to more easily connect with your spirituality.

Follow Full Moon Botanica on IG - @fullmoonbotanica

Visit their online storefront & stay up to date on future pop-up locations. Use code BRABEC15 for 15% off your purchase!

Resources mentioned in the episode:

This week I chat with Claire Clendenen, fellow Boston fitness instructor and future nurse practitioner, all about her experience living with Type 1 Diabetes, choosing to not be defined by her chronic illness, finding her voice & purpose as a Kick It By Eliza fitness instructor, and how/why we must make healthcare affordable and accessible for all. 

Connect with Claire on IG- @ClaireClendenen + @ginandchronicpod

Workout with Claire on Kick it By Eliza Virtual

Listen to Claire's podcast- Gin and Chronic Podcast

Get Involved:

T1 International

Massachusetts Chapter of Insulin for All

This week I sit down with Meredith Doty, a Boston based cycling instructor at The Handle Bar, among SO many other things. We discuss her life as a fitness instructor (while also balancing a full-time 9-5), inclusive fitness & fashion, cultivating confidence & taking up space, how to deal with bad body image days, and how we can speak up to corporations about the changes we want to see. 

Follow Mer on Instagram

Listen to her podcast, Sweating Shirtless

Check out her blog & website

Recommendations Mer mentions in the episode:

This week I sit down with Maddy Ciccone, aka MaddzTaddz, a Master Soul Cycle Instructor in Boston, among many other things. We chat about the "bathroom floor" moments that can change the trajectory of your life, manifesting your goals & dreams (and what the hell that actually means), her body image journey, and so much more! 

Connect with Maddy on Instagram: @MaddzTaddz

Listen to Maddy's Podcast: MaddzTaddz Beyond the Bike

Check out Maddy's Website to learn more about her and her Wicked Fearless program, one-on-one coaching, and more...

Resources Maddy Mentions in This Episode:

This week I sit down with my good friend Dr. Jess Moy, who is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and yoga instructor, and has beautifully sewn together her medical and holistic backgrounds to help leaders embody liberation & scale their impact via empathic leadership, intuitive business, and sustainable wellness. We chat all about tapping into your intuition, improving your relationship with your body and becoming more aware of its emotional cues, sustainable leadership, cutting through and decolonizing primarily white & patriarchal systems, and SO much more. Whether you're an entrepreneur, looking to level up your leadership in your 9-5, or just wanting to learn more about listening to your inner being, this episode is for you.

Connect with Jess on IG- @embodied_impact

Check out Jess' website

Resources Jess recommends in the episode: 

When the Body Says No by Gaber Maté

I sit down with Molly Gram, Boston fitness instructor at Sweat Fixx and EverybodyFights, and we have an amazing conversation about getting to know yourself & your body in order to act through intuition, her personal body image journey, finding meaning behind your movement, connecting to the process in order to set better goals & achieve more impactful results, and SO much more.

Connect with Molly on Instagram: @mollyrosefit

Resources Molly mentions in this episode:

On this episode, I chat with friend & fellow Boston fitness instructor, Angela Gentile all about grief, growing through the toughest moments, living with intention, finding your why both professionally and in the fitness space, and obviously SO much more. Angela is the founder of Sweat Remix, a mindful fitness brand for the mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Angela on Instagram- @theangelagentile and @sweatremix

Check out Sweat Remix

Resources Angela Recommends:

On today's episode my dear friend Crystal Cascio (Registered Dietician/Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Coach, Certified Yoga Teacher, & Health Coach) joins me to discuss the power of intuitive eating, the joy of mindful movement, and how healing your relationship with food and exercise can help you totally change the way you interact with your body.

Resources Crystal Suggests In This Episode:

On today's episode we chat with Tava Sternberg, dietician and founder of Hub Healthy, her very own practice. Tava sheds some light on important nutrition topics such as gut health, probiotics and probiotics, popular diet trends, small daily tweaks to optimize your nutrition, and so much more.

Follow Tava on Instagram- @hubhealthyboston

Connect with her on her website- www.hubhealthy.com

Tava's Resources:

Gut Healthy Guru Podcast

Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols

Mega Spore Probiotic