“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” – Kurt Vonnegut 

“Passion, ardor, intensity, zeal: all fruits of a well-lived life.”

Today’s guest is the happy, healthy, overenthusiastic human (and podcaster!), Harley Eblen. In this episode we discuss:

* Why we have to accept the mourning process of throwing away our favor shirt

* How health is more than a label

* What the difference between the benefits of health and the approach to health really looks like (and why it matters)

* Why “healthy” has a different definition than you think

CONNECT WITH HARLEY:

WEBSITE: HarleyEblen.com

PODCAST: People Who Matter

PODCAST: The Healthatarians

TWITTER @harleyeblen

Read more about Harley and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes.

Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. 

Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

* LISTEN: People Who Matter Show with Kaila

* LISTEN: The Healthatarians with Kaila

* LISTEN: UNpodcast 073: Unrealistic (Baris Harvey) 

Stay hungry,

@MissSkinnyGenes

“Sometimes I’m terrified of my heart; of its constant hunger for whatever it is it wants. The way it stops and starts.”  – Edgar Allen Poe

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle

Today’s guest is Janine DeMichele Baggett, nutrition coach, classically trained stage actress,  web and graphic designer, and a blogger with focus on fitness, nutrition and body image at LIFTmeupFitness. In this episode we discuss:

* Why we have to start looking at the things that scare us in the fullest way possible

* How toxicity in Twitterland may affect your body image

* Why we need to be the generation that changes the conversation

And more! CONNECT WITH JANINE:

BLOG: LIFTmeupFitness

TWITTER @LIFTmeupFitness

Read more about Janine and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes.

Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. 

Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

* VISIT: Precision Nutrition

* LISTEN: UNpodcast 059: UNjudgmental (Molly Galbraith)

* LISTEN: Jeff Garlin By the Way (Jenji Kohan)

* READ: Lose the Last 10 Pounds…Mindset Workbook

Stay hungry, @MissSkinnyGenes

“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” – Dr. Wayne W Dyer

We’re BACK! Well, sort of. This episode was recorded before Ito and I took our October break, so this is a solo episode with me and our guest. Ito will be back on the podcast next week, though, so never fear!

Today’s guest is Baris Harvey, cohost of the Healthatarians podcast and the host of Beyond Wellness Radio. He’s the blogger behind Really Healthy Now and CPT, CHEK, and FDN certified. Basically, he’s got it going on, and in today’s episode we discuss:

* The difference between “living” and “not dying”

* How realism can be optimism if you approach each day with gratitude

* Why it’s important to turn the music up and sing along.

And more!

And Baris has a special gift for all of the listeners of the Finding Our Hunger podcast. Get your free journal here: thehealthatarians.com/foh

CONNECT WITH BARIS:

WEBSITE: The Healthatarians

PODCAST: Beyond Wellness Radio

TWITTER: @realhealthnow

INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/reallyhealthynow

Read more about Baris and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes.

Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger.

Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

* WATCH: Fat Head

* LISTEN: Sean Croxton & Underground Wellness Radio

* VISIT: JP Sears, CHEK instructor

Stay hungry,

@MissSkinnyGenes

 

“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.” – Paulo Coelho

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West

In today’s episode, Ito and I *finally* get a chance to catch up and share a little bit about what has been going on in our journeys.

We discuss:

* The stigma around “doing nothing,” and why hustling can breed discontent

* The fear of focusing on one thing and not proving that we can be everything

* Why, sometimes, it helps to shout out to the universe: “I DON’T KNOW!”

Read more about today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes.

We’re going to be taking a short break from podcasting this month, but please make sure that you have subscribed to us iTunes or Stitcher Radio (or whatever your podcast app of choice happens to be) so that you will be notified as soon as we’re back at the mic.

And if you haven’t already done so, please leave a review in iTunes so we can stay up to date on YOUR journeys while we’re away!

Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. 

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

* WATCH (if you’re in Vermont): Vanya Sonia Masha & Spike

* READ:  Slow TV

Stay hungry,

@MissSkinnyGenes

 

“Now is the only moment that never ends” –Deepak Chopra

Today’s guest is Hilary Kinavey, a licensed counselor and the co-founder of Be Nourished in Portland, OR.

In this episode we discuss:

* Why our body image is still tied up in our sense of self-worth (and what to do about it)

* Why health and fitness are not really an equation (and how we should measure ourselves instead)

* What it looks like to choose to respect your body

CONNECT WITH HILARY:

WEBSITE: benourished.org

eCOURSE: No More Weighting: An Exploration of Body Trust Wellness

RETREAT: Reclaiming Body Trust: A Three Day Retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs

Read more about Hilary and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes.

Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. 

Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

* READ: Brene Brown

* READ: Amanda Trusty, We’re Still Getting This Body Love Thing All Wrong

* LISTEN: UNpodcast 070: UNnarrative (V Capaldi) 

Stay hungry,

@MissSkinnyGenes

 

“Your vision gives strength to your purpose”—Steve Kelly

“Never say you know the last word about any human heart.” —Henry James

Today’s guest is a Finding Our Hunger favorite, Isabel Foxen Duke.

Isabel Foxen Duke is a health coach and the creator of the free Stop Fighting Food video series, designed to help you stop feeling crazy around food. You can start watching the videos* by clicking the image below!

In this episode we discuss:

* Why it takes courage to change your actions.

* Why having a healthy relationship with food is empowering—even when you surrender to not controlling your weight

* The cost of thin privilege and power

* How binge eating is actually a normal reaction to restriction

And Isabel addresses the question: what do we do NOW? with her video series, which will teach you how to start getting out of your own way and making peace with food and your body image.

(Seriously, if you haven’t seen the videos yet…CLICK HERE.)

CONNECT WITH ISABEL:

VIDEO SERIES: Stop Fighting Food

WEBSITE: isabelfoxenduke.com

TWITTER: @isabelfoxenduke

Read more about Isabel and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes.

Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. 

Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

* WATCH: Stop Fighting Food

Stay hungry,

@MissSkinnyGenes

*I am a proud affiliate of Isabel Foxen Duke’s program–seriously, this lady knows her sh*t!

“Without rest, a man cannot work; without work, the rest does not give you any benefit.”—Abkhasian Proverb

“Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials.” —Smith Wigglesworth

Today’s Finding Our Hunger guest is the PaleoBOSS Lady, Diane “V” Capaldi!

In today’s episode we discuss:

* How to use narrative therapy to change your story

* Why you need to start “selectively Googling”

* Why you need to find a community that takes you OUT of your narrative

* What it’s like to be addicted to your sickness

* Why we need to stop fearing success

And V shares her mantra for healthy living: “I fuel my body. I move my body. I love my body.”

CONNECT WITH V:

WEBSITE: paleobosslady.com

TWITTER: @paleobosslady

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/paleobosslady

Read more about V and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes.

Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. 

Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

* WATCH: Terry Wahls’ TED Talk

* WATCH: PaleoBOSS Lady on Youtube

* READ: I Am Addicted to My Chaos Known as MS

Stay hungry,

@MissSkinnyGenes

“Faith is generated in the atmosphere of experience” – Bill Johnson

“Life is too short to spend another day at war with yourself.” – Ritu Ghatourey

Today’s guest is Melissa A. Fabello, a domestic violence prevention and sexuality educator, eating disorder and body image activist, and the editor of Everyday Feminism.

In this episode we discuss:

* Why you don’t need to wait for December to celebrate the new year

* Why language adds a layer of confusing, subjective connotation to objective words like “health” and “fat”

* Why we need to be teaching our youth media literacy

And we discuss the greatest movie of all time, Josie and the Pussycats—and why we need to take off the pussycat ears!

CONNECT WITH MELISSA:

WEBSITE: melissafabello.com

EVERYDAY FEMINISM: everydayfeminism.com

TWITTER: @fyeahmfabello

Read more about Melissa and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes.

Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. 

Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

* WATCH: Josie and the Pussycats Movie

* WEAR: Turn On by Urban Decay

Stay hungry,

@MissSkinnyGenes