“If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.” ― Masaru Emoto, Secret Life of Water

Today’s guest is Amy Clover, the creator of Strong Inside Out, and a coach who has used her own experience with depression and anxiety to help others unleash their strong through fitness and positive action.

In this episode, we discuss:

* How everyone struggles (and why YOUR struggle is valid)

* Why therapist shopping sucks (but it’s worth it)

* What a confidence-inspiring mantra is (and how it can help you make peace with your mind and body)

CONNECT WITH AMY:

WEBSITE: StrongInsideOut.com

TOUR: The Strong Inside Out Tour

MINDSET-BASED WORKOUT PROGRAM: Sign up!

TWITTER: @stronginsideout

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/stronginsideout

PINTEREST: pinterest.com/StrongInsideOut

Read more about Amy 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: About Page

* READ: Will This Urge Ever Go Away Completely?

* READ: Positivity Now! 20 Ways to Get Happier & Move More Right Meow

* VISIT: To Write Love On Her Arms

* LISTEN: Finding Our Hunger: UNimprovised

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@MissSkinnyGenes

“Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.” ― Dorothy Parker

Today’s guest is Jimmy Moore, back for his second appearance on Finding Our Hunger with the release of his new book, Keto Clarity.

In this episode we discuss:

* Unrealistic expectations about looks and why we need to learn how to become comfortable in our own skins

* Why we need to empower ourselves to understand nutritional tools for fixing our health

* Why getting criticized means you’re doing it right

Plus, Jimmy explains nutritional ketosis and why it was an important part of his own health journey.

CONNECT WITH JIMMY:

BLOG & PODCAST: livinlavidalowcarb.com

BOOK: Keto Clarity

TWITTER: @livinlowcarbman

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/llvlc

Read more about Jimmy 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: #hugsarepaleo

* WATCH: Ancestral Health Symposium 2014

* READ: Volek & Phinney’s The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living

* VISIT: Diane Sanifilippo

* LISTEN: Weird Al, “Tacky”

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@MissSkinnyGenes

“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” – Josh Billings “In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm…in the real world all rests on perseverance.”—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Today’s guest is personal fitness trainer and co-owner of Relentless Fitness in Philadelphia, PA, Roger Dickerman. In this episode, we discuss:

* The fine line between preparation and jumping

* How to stick with habits

* Why you must find a filter you can trust

And Roger asks the important question: are you sacrificing your health for your performance? What sacrifices are you willing to make and what results are you willing to accept?

CONNECT WITH Roger:

BLOG: relentlessroger.com

TRANSFORMATION: Relentless Transformation

BOOK: Relentless Nutrition Action Plan

TWITTER: @rogerdickerman

Read more about Roger 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: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

* LISTEN: From Wall Street to Fitness Renegade, Dean Dwyer Podcast

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“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” ―J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald

Today’s guest is Carrie Arnold, science writer, the blogger behind ED Bites, and the author of Decoding Anorexia.

In this episode, we discuss:

* The difference between eating disorders and disordered eating

* How our reactions to food, exercise, and our bodies show us our true relationship to them

* What you need to unpack to make room for recovery

CONNECT WITH CARRIE:

WEBSITE: edbites.com

BOOK: Decoding Anorexia

TWITTER: @edbites

Read more about Carrie 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.

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@MissSkinnyGenes

 

“The human body is the best picture of the human soul.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein

Today’s guest is Jodi Rubin, a certified eating disorder specialist and the creator of Destructively Fit, a training that addresses eating disorders within the fitness industry.

In this episode we discuss:

* Why personal trainers may not know how to deal with a client who has an eating disorder (and how we can change that!)

* How to tell if fitness is becoming a problem for you (or your client, if you’re a trainer)

* Why not all fitspo is bad

CONNECT WITH JODI:

WEBSITE: destructivelyfit.com

CERTIFICATION: Destructively Fit (NASM/ACE CEU)

BLOG: jodirubin.wordpress.com

TWITTER: @destructivelyft

Read more about Jodi 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.

 

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@MissSkinnyGenes

 

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller

Today’s guest is blogger and host of the Progress Not Perfection Podcast, Alen Standish.

In today’s episode we discuss:

* Why you won’t find men in the self-help section of the library

* How shame is the master emotion that drives our actions

* What it’s like to live as a perfectionist

And we *FINALLY* get some clarity on and actionable tips for how to use mindfulness and meditation!

CONNECT WITH Alen:

WEBSITE: PNP Daily

PODCAST: Progress, Not Perfection

TWITTER: @alenstandish 

Read more about Alen 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:

LEARN: AVRT

READ: Decoding Anorexia by Carrie Arnold

READ: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

READ: Meditation for Dummies

READ: Mindfulness for Dummies

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@MissSkinnyGenes

“Let everything happen to you

Beauty and terror

Just keep going

No feeling is final” 

― Rainer Maria Rilke

“Energy and persistence conquer  all things” – Benjamin Franklin

Today’s guest is Brenda Swann, a wedding planner by trade, Holistic Health Coach by passion, and an advocate of merriment.

In this episode, we discuss:

* Why you shouldn’t make your wedding the happiest day of your life

* What seeking a merit badge for your trauma does to your happiness

* Why the happiest people need cheerleaders too

And Brenda makes a great suggestion for extending life beyond your wedding: don’t get depressed because you’re no longer picking out flower arrangements; go plant some in your garden!

This one is full of quotables! Enjoy

CONNECT WITH BRENDA:

WEBSITE: www.swannsoirees.com

TWITTER: @SwannSoirees

INSTAGRAM: @SwannSoirees

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/swannsoirees

Read more about Brenda 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: Institute for Integrative Nutrition 

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@MissSkinnyGenes

“Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” – William Barclay

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ― Maya Angelou

In today’s podcast, Ito and I discuss:

* The difference between actual work and busy work

* How balance is actually the act of being unbalanced

* Why we need endurance in order to embrace the suck

And I coin probably the worst metaphor of all time.

Read more about 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: Trigger HAPPY Thursday: Embrace the Suck

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@MissSkinnyGenes

“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John Steinbeck

Today’s guest is Kendall Kendrick, mother of four, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, and the voice and personality behind primal-balance.com and the Born Primal podcast.

In today’s episode we discuss:

* What it’s like to come out of the mental health closet

* Why it’s not about the food (but it is about the food)

* How to break up with pain and laugh at yourself during a colossal screw up

* Why you don’t need to be a Pinterest mom

And why you just might want to look into therapy for some extra support.

Connect with Kendall:

WEBSITE: www.primal-balance.com

PODCAST: Born Primal

TWITTER: @PrimalBalance

FACEBOOK: Primal Balance

Read more about Kendall 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: Coming Out of the Mental Health Closet

READ: My Break Up Letter to Pain

READ: Pinstrosity: Arum num num num

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@MissSkinnyGenes

“I always thought that people told you that you’re beautiful–that this was a title that was bestowed upon you…I think that it’s time to take this power into our own hands and to say, “You know what? I’m beautiful. I just am. And that’s my light. I’m just a beautiful woman.” — Margaret Cho

“Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night.” ― Charles A. Fisher

Today’s guest is Molly Galbraith, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and co-founder of Girls Gone Strong, a movement dedicated to getting the best training, nutrition, health, wellness, and lifestyle information to women.

In this episode we discuss:

* Why fitness should enhance our lives and not BECOME our lives

* Why we bully others about their bodies (when it’s really about ourselves)

* Why a “brown grass” mentality might help you put things in perspective

And how both gratitude AND pain can make your life better.

Connect with Molly:

WEBSITE: www.GirlsGoneStrong.com

WEBSITE: www.MollyGalbraith.com

Read more about Molly 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: It’s Hard Out Here for a Fit Chick

READ: 28 Day Love Your Body Challenge

READ: Life, Death, and What Happens in Between 

 

Stay hungry,

@MissSkinnyGenes