Joy Parrish of the popular podcast, This is Joy & Claire, formerly Girls Gone WOD, joined me in a conversation about diet culture, body image, and the work we need to do to rise above it all. Please note, there is no quick fix for any of this. It is a constant practice which we are both fully immersed in. 

In true Here's the Deal Fashion, we start the episode discussing the importance of therapy. Joy is a therapist by trade and getting her perspective on therapy is enlightening. 

We then move into body image, commenting on people's appearance and ask the question, "what is it we are really afraid of?"  I think several people (myself included) will benefit from asking themselves that question. Not only what are we afraid of, but also, where are we getting or ideals from? Why are we so fearful of changing our ways? Key point: You will NOT automatically be happier in a smaller body. 

Joy tells us about her recent diagnosis of Graves Disease and how it is affecting her life and how she felt guilty for taking her health for granted. And to be clear a thin body is not a healthy body. Health markers have very little to do with your physical appearance. 

We all have work to do and I want to do it with you. I don't think we'll ever get totally out of it because we are humans in society today, but we can keep striving.

This is Joy & Claire Podcast

10% Happier Podcast with Evelyn Tribole

This episode is so inspiring!! I had the privilege of sitting down with Amanda Tress, CEO and Founder of the FASter Way to Fat Loss. Since its creation in 2016, the FASTer Way has served nearly 200,000 clients and was recently named the #1 fastest-growing digital fitness plus nutrition company in the country by Inc. Magazine. 

Amanda and I have a very candid conversation of what the past 5 years have looked like for her own personal growth and the growth of her company, The FASTer Way.  One of my favorite Amanda-isms is "you can have control or growth." 

We don't just talk about the growth, we also talk about the growing pains and Amanda is very open in sharing some of the hardest parts of the journey.  In addition to running her company, she is also a wife and mom to 4 children. She talks about all the support she has so she can focus on doing what is most important to her both in business and in her personal life. 

Finally,  the main reason I wanted to invite Amanda on the show was so she could talk about her mission to be even more authentic on social media, not only showing the successes (but not holding back from sharing the success), but also the real and hard stuff. Apparently, it is paying off!   Of course there's a ton more to listen to, so grab your ear buds and get some steps in. You'll walk away from this episode excited and inspired. 

What a year! In this solo episode I discuss what I learned over the last 12 months. 

Dr. Jordin Wiggins is a Naturopathic Doctor, entrepreneur, and women’s sexual health disruptor. She is revolutionizing the way we deliver, educate and talk about sexual health and pleasure. As the author of The Pink Canary, Dr. Wiggins has unlocked the hidden secret to optimal wellness and the real-life ways you can start to welcome pleasure back into your life & relationships. 

I found Dr. Jordin via my friend Breanne Kallonen who has also been on the show. In this episode we discuss why so many women are experiencing anhedonia, or loss of joy and what we can do to start getting it back. Women today are overwhelmed by life and it's putting a real damper on our pleasure. We're not just talking about sexual pleasure (although we do go there), but the simple pleasures of getting your nails done or getting your hair done. Speaking of pleasure, most women don't know what they want let alone feel that they can ask for it. Again, this isn't just in the bedroom, but in life in general. You will see how this is all connected and it's time for a pleasure revolution. Dr. Jordin is leading the way and I have appointed myself co-captain! 

The discussion leads us to the bigger point that our current healthcare system fails women. So many women visit their doctors only to be told that their hormone are in the "acceptable" range and they are left feeling tired, run down and can't lose weight. Dr. Jordin reminds us that we deserve (yes you are worthy) to feel optimal, our very best. Please listen and love this episode and join the revolution with us!  

Social Links & Website: www.thepleasurecollective.com 

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Link to her FREE online community:  https://www.thepleasurecollective.com/pleasure-mindset-bootcamp 

Link to my the Pink Canary on amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Pink-Canary-Hidden-Secret-Optimum-ebook/dp/B084C3B3NH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34LVP3CZBPZU&dchild=1&keywords=the+pink+canary+jordin&qid=1596640914&sprefix=pink+canary+jo%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-1

We've been lied to. Eat less and exercise more is getting us absolutely nowhere. In fact it has a .6% success rate. That's right, LESS THAN ONE PERCENT success rate. In order to lose fat and lose it for good you have to take a look at your life as a whole. Look at your job satisfaction, relationships, connections, perceived stressors and relationship with food and exercise. 

Breanne Kallonen is back talking with us about what really matters when it comes to fat loss. WE have to look at lifestyle, hormones and nutrient absorption. But before you go and do a bunch of testing, or assume your hormones are a mess, make sure you're eating enough protein, getting enough sleep and eating a balance of macronutrients.

We both agree, you have to think long-term, you have to have an exit strategy and you have to be OK with learning as you go. 

Digital marketing expert, Lindsey Murray is back to talk about not only what it really takes to run a successful online business, but also what is going on with current trends.  Yes, you've got to do reels. 

We start off by discussion the current climate and why, despite political and and pandemic uncertainty, you still need to show up for your customers because your customers need you now more than ever. 

Follow Lindsay on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lindseysmurray/.