#05 Episode with Cory Samaras Griffeth

JAN 3, 2018

Badass Quotes:

• "The bravest thing I ever did was cancel my wedding 3 weeks out." (2:00)
• "I had to be sad. I had to be in my sadness" (11:30)
• "I call them my fissues – food issues." (12:55)
• "If I'm going to eat 5000 calories, I'm going to remember it." (16:00)
• "I love women with sculpted, gorgeous, beautiful, functional muscles." (18:15)
• "It will be a lot more than about sex." (21:35)
• "I have 1 M&M and then I have 555 million." (27:15)
• "I was born with this innate confidence." (31:10)
• "She was a strong woman who took no crap from anyone." (34:20)
• "I powerlift my life." (47:49)

Podcast Intro:

Cory Samaras Griffeth is too much – she is loud, she is proud, she is everything x 10, including brave. She has been to the lowest depths of self-loathing and clawed her way out. She has been gaining and losing weight since she was a kid and now focuses on building muscle. She doesn't just live her life, she powerlifts it. We went to college together. We both have apple-shaped bodies. She is my sister from the same mister. I love her so much.

Official Bio:

Mom of two, friend of many, sister of also many. (1:11)

Biggest Takeaways:

• What Cory's darkness looked like (3:12)
• What contributed to Cory's weight issues (7:20)
• How extra weight – a "fat barrier" - provides protection (9:10)
• What the darkness teaches us (11:08)
• How food anxiety manifests (13:45)
• How to do a pull up as a 200-lb woman (18:45)
• How to learn to take a compliment (22:45)
• Reverse body dysmorphia (29:20)
• Three ways she improves herself (35:00)
• What judging other people means for you (45:40)

Major Conversation Highlights

• What anti-depressants and therapy did to help Cory heal. (3:50)
• Why Cory moved home at 31 years old. (5:45)
• How God's intern messed up her love life (10:25)
• Cory's food plan – slowing down and savoring (15:05)
• Cory's biggest pump up (17:30)
• Cory's 40 challenges for her 40th birthday (12:05)
• How protein changed her life (28:30)
• Why she was a B--CH as a teenager (31:30)
• Accepting help in your life (38:00)
• What "work" Cory has had done to her face (39:30)
• Bravest person Cory knows (46:30)
• Cory's 7-line pitch (46:45)

Social Media

Instagram – "Sauna Stories"

http://instagram.com/corysamaras

Links

Precision Nutrition

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Life in the Briar Patch

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