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Adversity and strife can repel you in one direction or another

After having her first cancer scare in 2015, Kendall Carriere’s life direction has changed. She’s been a fitness and wellness instructor for years before recently delving into the beauty industry expanding her advocacy of healthy beauty products for Beauty Counter.

In today’s episode, she shares how much she has changed since 2015; in her lifestyle and how she views things in her surroundings. On how she enters the beauty industry carrying what she’s learned from the nutrition industry.

She mainly tackles beauty products, highlighting the thought of going to the right and beneficial beauty products and avoiding harmful beauty products that we thought are right for us.

So if you’re into cosmetics and makeup, this episode will surely be fun for you!

Episode Highlights:

• Going to the right beauty products.

• Beauty, wellness, and business.

• Reducing the risk of harmful beauty products.

• The Beauty Counter and their advocacy.

• Expanding beauty counter through people.

About Our Guest:

Kendall Carriere began her career in exercise in 2007 as a certified group fitness trainer and yoga instructor. Originally from South Carolina, Kendall attended the College of Charleston where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Nutrition. After Graduation, Kendall started a career in the beauty industry and moved all over the country. Ultimately, her work brought her to New Orleans where she is here to stay. Her passion for wellness took Kendall back to school where she attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Upon graduating, Kendall opened a practice in nutrition coaching.

Connect with Our Guest:

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kendallcarriere/ 

Twitter https://twitter.com/KendallCarriere 

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“Health is wealth” — living this common saying has become vital as our world is facing a health crisis -the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. One way to safeguard your health against this pandemic is to have a proper diet and a balanced lifestyle.

Join us in today’s episode as I speak with the renowned physician and educator, Dr. Michael Klaper who has over 40 years of expertise in the medical field. He has served thousands of people on their journey to reclaim health through proper nutrition and a balanced lifestyle. 

Dr. Klaper shares his knowledge about reclaiming one’s health through proper nutrition by adopting a plant-based diet. He cleared and corrected several food myths that we people have believed in for centuries.

Listen in to get valuable tips on how to get started on this health-supporting lifestyle!

Episode Highlights:

• The Plant-based diet.

• Importance of our lifestyle and diet.

• Moving Medicine Forward-educating future generations of doctors.

• High protein diets and their impact on health.

• Knowing our digestive system: tips in creating our own diet.

About Our Guest:

Dr. Michael Klaper is a gifted clinician, internationally-recognized teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health. In addition to his clinical practice and private consultations with patients, he is a passionate and devoted educator of physicians and other healthcare professionals about the importance of nutrition in clinical practice and integrative medicine. 

Download Dr. Klaper’s “How to Create a Leaner, Healthier Body and a Healthier Life and Health Supporting Eating Plan” here 👉 www.doctorklaper.com

Connect with Dr. Michael:

Website: www.doctorklaper.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/MichaelKlaperMD/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/doctorklaper/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/michaelklapermd/

Twitter https://twitter.com/michaelklapermd

Mentioned in this episode:

Moving Medicine Forward with Dr. Michael Klaper https://www.doctorklaper.com/ 

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine https://www.pcrm.org/ 

Forks Over Knives https://www.forksoverknives.com/ 

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"Positive change cannot be made without confidence."

Confidence plays a vital role in making a positive change in your life, work, and the world. It can greatly affect your mindset in the simplest ways. However, it’s not always easy to instill confidence in yourself. 

In this episode of This or Something Better, Regan Nelson is joined by Tracy Bagli Hooper from The Confidence Project to talk about how you can gain, improve, and practice your confidence skills. Tracy discusses how confidence isn’t innate in every person, rather it is a skill that needs to be developed over time with experience, and practice. 

The discussion includes how confidence is observed in a person’s language, posture, and interpersonal and intrapersonal communication. Tracy shares different techniques on how to sound and look more confident by removing words and actions that inhibit you to shine and be better. 

At the end of this episode, you will learn easy strategies to lead with greater confidence. 

Episode Highlights:

• How to gain and practice confidence.

• Confidence in a person’s language.

• Words to lose and words to use.

• Confidence techniques and skills.

• How to confidently greet people while social distancing.

• Tracy’s new book: “The New Hello.”

About Our Guest

Tracy Bagli Hooper is a personal coach, corporate speaker, and trainer. Tracy provides a safe environment for professionals to practice confidence-boosting skills that are essential in today’s world. Before launching the Confidence Project, Tracy was a TV reporter and anchor where She learned how to introduce herself with impact, connect with people quickly, and put them at ease, even in stressful situations.

Connect with Tracy:

Website www.confidenceproject.com 

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/checkpoint/challengesV2/AQF7K7Gd5awNgwAAAXR7QrZ66upAXtoUGwscTgIOUHpXSb2rfZdu8Op9z04KN7y3qddDrb6TBB3luClpbqLTKlWVAeIIYhyUPQ 

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ConfidenceProjectByTracy/ 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theconfidence_project/ 

Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtBQfeZ4xQFNAqkoXsgUXUQ 

Email [email protected] 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Harvard study about confidence https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51401

The NEW Hello: WHAT TO SAY WHAT TO DO IN THE NEW WORLD OF WORK by Tracy Hooper https://www.amazon.com/NEW-Hello-WHAT-WORLD-WORK/dp/B08P8GB4MB 

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It goes without saying that wearing comfortable shoes not only keeps your feet happy but also ensures good posture, prevents injury, and maintains optimal foot care!

For nurses and healthcare professionals, comfort is NOT the best way to describe their work. With constant movement, long hours spent standing, and wearing a comfortable shoe is essential for their productivity, physical health, and wellbeing.

But finding the right one that supports all their needs can be quite a challenge.

In this episode, I invited one of the very few female designers in the footwear industry and the wildly popular personality behind the Nurse Life RN Instagram Channel to talk about the shoe brand that’s revolutionizing nursing footwear.

Find out how BALA footwear is working together with nurses to provide them with the shoe that is a perfect fit for their work and lifestyle! And if you're a nurse or a medical professional, treat your feet with some of BALA footwear’s comfy kicks today!

Episode Highlights:

• What inspired Caprice to create performance footwear for nurses.

• Caprice's journey as a footwear designer, how she got into footwear design, and how she started BALA footwear.

• Taking the risks and going for it.

• What drew Ebi to the field of nursing.

• What kind of shoes nurses are wearing.

• How Ebi’s platform is helping nurses share their voice.

• The difference between BALA footwear and other shoe brands nurses mostly use.

• What the notion of creating or finding something better in your life entails for Caprice and Ebi.

About Our Guests

Caprice Neely

Caprice Neely has been designing performance footwear for the leading brands in the world for the past 25 years. As a CoFounder at BALA, she has focused her experience on nursing. I had the opportunity to sit down with Caprice for our weekly “3 On” interview series to talk about her experience getting to know nurses before building this company and what the design process was like. 

Connect with Caprice

Caprice LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/caprice-neely-41b8a27 

BALA LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-are-bala 

Ebi P. RN

Originally from Nigeria. His family moved to Chicago when he was 9. EBi went to Malone University and he's an ICU nurse at UCLA.

Connect with Ebi P., RN:

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nurselifern/ 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

BALA footwear https://www.wearebala.com/ 

NurseSpeak website https://nursespeak.com/ 

NurseSpeak podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursespeak/id1503421427 

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Everyone has a voice that needs to be heard. Your voice is your power and you can either squander it and give it away or you can use it to create lasting change.

In this episode, I had the honor of talking to my long-time friend Muffy Davis. Muffy is a wife, mom, world traveler, State Representative, and a Paralympic Medalist. We’ve known each other for more than 30 years. I have a great deal of respect for her and she’s been my inspiration during the lowest points of my life. Being an activist and an advocate, Muffy shares how she uses her voice to create change in the local arena.

We talk about our shared childhood experiences, her journey and challenges faced, and many more.

Muffy is running for re-election and aims to bring Idaho education to a whole new level. As an athlete and lover of the outdoors, she wants to ensure those lands remain accessible to everyone.

If you want to learn how you can create positive change in your own life despite adversity, then this episode is definitely for you.

Episode Highlights:

• Her vivid recollection of her accident.

• Her experience in a Denver rehab center.

• Muffy’s career transition from athlete to politics.

• Her goal of bringing Utah's 2012 Rehabilitation Act to Idaho.

• How the pandemic is affecting the elections.

• The importance of acceptance and resilience.

• The value of counseling and therapy.

• The role of community in wellbeing.

• Society’s need for more stories of hope.

• Going after your dreams despite setbacks.

• Why a growth mindset is a crucial skill.

• Giving grace to oneself.

• Her definition of a successful election cycle.

• Her advice to anyone going through hardships.

About Our Guest:

Muffy Davis is a civil servant and an elected member of the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board. She’s also a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Legacy & Sustainability Commission, IOC’s 2026 Evaluation Commission, U.S. Olympic Committee’s Paralympic Advisory Committee, and Los Angeles’ 2028 Executive Board.

She’s been a Representative for Idaho for more than two years.

For 20 years now, she’s served as a consultant, writer, and motivational speaker for the company SurThrive. From August 2010 to December 2014, she was a professional Handcyclist for the United States Olympic Committee.

Muffy has also served as the director for Market Development for Disaboom in 2008 and as a development officer at the University of Utah Rehabilitation Center for four years since 2003.

She acquired her degree in Biology from Stanford University in1995.

Connect with Muffy:

Website https://www.muffydavis.com/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/muffydavis 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sunvalleymuffy/ 

Twitter https://twitter.com/muffyforidaho

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/muffy-davis-8816775/

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Most of the present-day media we consume are filled with progressive portrayals of diversity. In truth, however, the world hasn’t changed that much.

In this episode, I had the opportunity to have a great conversation with Christopher O.H. Williams. Christopher is a husband, father, university president, and a brand director. He acquired his MBA specializing in Strategy and General Management Economics from Harvard Business School. He received his Economics degree from Morehouse College as Magna Cum Laude.

We talk about how different our house hunting experience was 15 years ago, his daily struggles with racism in the US, his bottomless positivity and outlook in life despite everything he’s been through, and many more.

Christopher is currently living in Africa. The sense of relief he’s gained in relocating has urged him to re-channel his energy from constantly being on defensive mode into doing the things he’s passionate about. You can find him on LinkedIn writing moving articles.

If you want to become re-educated about the reality of racial inequality in the US, then this episode is for you.

Episode Highlights:

• His experience studying as a scholar in the US at the age of 19.

• How he navigated being out of his home country for the first time.

• Daily displays of racial discrimination and microaggressions.

• How he coped and tried to not get in trouble in America.

• His brother’s presence in the country and how that helped him.

• The media’s incomplete and idealistic portrayal of diversity in the US.

• The constant fear of safety especially around law enforcement.

• How the world hasn’t progressed much in terms of race equality.

• The challenges faced by a biracial family.

• The tensions of being in a biracial marriage.

• Leaving a company because of racial discrimination.

• Things that companies can do to address racism.

• Internal vs. external stories of companies regarding diversity.

• The difference between natural and “token” diversity.

• Why the world needs more courageous and uncomfortable conversations.

About Our Guest

Christopher O.H. Williams is a university president and director of an athletic wear company. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Morehouse College with the distinction of Magna Cum Laude. He also obtained an MBA with a focus on Strategy and General Management at Harvard Business School.

He is the 1st appointed president of the African Leadership University, a not-for-profit institution founded in 2013. The university aims to generate leaders who have outstanding moral codes and strong problem-solving skills. ALU currently has 1,300 students enrolled. Its mission is to create three million African leaders by 2035.  

In 2019, Christopher was an executive-in-resident in ALU. He provided lectures on leadership, strategic planning, business case study development, career development, student venture mentoring, and many more.

In addition to his current position as head of an institution, Christopher is also the director of Enda – a proudly Kenyan company that engineers high-quality athletic apparel. It is a brand that’s majority black-owned, with mostly Kenyans holding the company shares. It was also founded and led by Kenyans.

Christopher has also served several director roles for Nike. In 2005, he was the director of Strategic Planning and Business Development for Nike USA Footwear. Two years later, he led Nike’s global brand operations as the director for Strategy Integration and Implementation. And in 2010, he was the Commercial Director and Country Manager for Nike Sales in Malaysia.

Connect with Christopher:

Website https://www.alueducation.com/message-from-christopher-o-h-williams-alu-president/ 

LinkedIn https://mu.linkedin.com/in/christopherohwilliams?challengeId=AQEsXpHIepQmsQAAAXQ3wRQSDv4jA-ZZQmRg8I1uWsKea8w35iyey_iyPf6bCK0R9hYjFb8JbuZmEToLJydQTBUOKeiYDi0TAQ&submissionId=d354d1c8-bd97-2f16-721c-f001e801005a 

Resources mentioned:

Break the Silence! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rusty-chains-christopher-o-h-williams?articleId=6674032832748273664#comments-6674032832748273664&trk=public_profile_article_view 

Dear Corporation: I read your posts. Now, what next? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dear-corporation-i-read-your-posts-now-what-next-williams?articleId=6677976231885045760#comments-6677976231885045760&trk=public_profile_article_view 

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When most people think about wellness, they think of diet and exercise.

And while these are necessary for achieving optimal health, they are not enough. What most of us truly aim for and what we truly crave is to feel good and have emotional well-being.

For the very first episode of This or Something Better, I had an enlightening conversation with, Robyn Conley Downs. Robyn was recently named one of the Most Influential Women in Wellness, and she also has a Master's Degree in Education with an emphasis on behavior change. 

A self-confessed perfectionist, mom, and my friend for over eight years, Robyn has made herself her own guinea pig. Her own challenges urged her to pursue her research around behavior and mindset,  resulting in her new book The Feel Good Effect. 

Robyn’s book The Feel Good Effect launches on September 1st. Also available in audiobook format, it will help you reclaim your wellness by making small changes that turn into big results. Robyn is also the host of the top-rated apple Podcast, The Feel Good Effect, where she taps into cutting-edge science around neuroscience, psychology, mindfulness, habits, and mindset.

If you want to feel inspired and be armed with the knowledge to feel good, then this episode is for you!

Get Robyn’s book The Feel Good Effect here 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Feel-Good-Effect-Reclaim-Wellness/dp/1984858246 

Episode Highlights:

• How the Real Food Whole Life blog began.

• Why she started The Feel Good Effect podcast.

• Robyn’s rock bottom moments and realizations.

• Her own struggles with perfectionism.

• Mom guilt and how women are too hard on themselves.

• Robyn’s personal definition of wellbeing.

• The striving mindset vs. the feel-good mindset.

• The 4 Ps needed in shifting mindset.

• The life-changing practice of self-compassion.

• The incredible payoffs of shiting thought patterns.

• How our culture rewards perfectionist behavior.

• Emotional wellbeing: What people truly crave for.

• How we’re kinder towards others than ourselves.

• The common pitfalls of trying to do it all.

• The problem with the perfection-based mindset.

• Why the “all or nothing” approach doesn’t work.

• The issues of comparison-based thought patterns.

• Why having a striving mindset only works short-term.

• How shifting your thought patterns changes outcomes.

• How we often forget about our own agency.

• How small changes turn into big results.

• Understanding the role of mindset in wellbeing.

• Why you need to stop being passive in your own life.

• How being a perfectionist makes you less creative.

• The unrealistic wellness advice most of us fall prey to.

About Our Guest

Robyn Conley Downs is the founder of the mission-driven media and education brand, Real Food Whole Life, and the creator of the Feel Good Effect Mindset & Method.

Holding a Master's degree in education with an emphasis on behavior change, and 4 years of public policy & health change at the doctoral level, her work taps into cutting-edge science around mindset, strategies, and habits; and how people create and sustain lasting wellness.

She combines this professional research background with work as a certified yoga teacher, specializing in mindfulness and self-compassion, to share science-based, life-tested, radically simple solutions to help people feel good.

When not writing or speaking, Robyn can be found behind the mic of her Apple-top rated Feel Good Effect podcast, in the kitchen creating simple real food recipes, hiking, reading, or practicing yoga.

Recently named one of the Most Influential Women in Wellness, she lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Andrew, and their daughter Elle.

Connect with Robyn:

Website https://realfoodwholelife.com/ 

Podcast https://realfoodwholelife.com/fge/ 

Facebook Group https://web.facebook.com/groups/1849454415339788/?_rdc=1&_rdr 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/realfoodwholelife/ 

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Welcome to the This or Something Better podcast!

This podcast is committed to stories of innovators and positive change-makers who are dedicated to making the world better.

With all the hardships, uncertainties, injustices, and fear the world is facing today, there has never been a more important time to share stories of hope. 

Guests will provide listeners with insights, advice, and inspiration on how to bring positive change to your own life, work and world. 

Episode highlights:

• The story behind the podcast.

• My motivations for starting it.

• Nike: How I got there and how I left. 

• My This or Something moments.

• Why I created my own company.

• My inspiring work with Beautycounter.

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