Get the Gunk Out

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  • Ep 11: Life During the Pandemic + Working Mom Life + Body/Self Image + Letting Go of Control and Gaining Confidence with Sari Friedman

    This week, Shannon chats with Sari Friedman who is a seasoned marketing executive with 15 years of experience leading marketing for high profile e-commerce brands like rakuten.ca, ShopStyle and now the Director of Marketing for Luxy Hair. Sari’s presence on social media originated from her need to walk-the-walk, build her professional brand, and have an outlet to share her obsession with beauty and real life experiences of being a career-focused mom of 2.

    Topics discussed:

    1. Sari's experience as a working mom
    2. Sari's life on social media as a creative outlet
    3. Navigating how to set boundaries in order to manage all of life's moving pieces
    4. How covid life has affected Shannon and Sari in different ways
    5. How prioritizing can positively impact your life
    6. Sari's experience with negative body and self image
    7. How giving up control and being more confident has changed both Shannon's and Sari's lives in different ways
    8. How Shannon and Sari talk to their daughters about their bodies and being "beautiful"
    9. Sari's self care and makeup routines/tips
    10. Links mentioned in this episode:

      • https://www.instagram.com/getthegunkout/
      • https://www.instagram.com/sarilittlefriedman/
      • 1 hr 3 min
      • Ep 10: From Eating Disorder to Food Freedom + How to Eat and Live Intuitively with Rachel Molenda

        This week, Shannon chats with Rachel Molenda who is a Toronto-based Intuitive Eating & Body Image Coach and Host of the Fill Your Cup Podcast, on a mission to help women stop hating on their bodies and feeling out of control around food. Rachel’s non-restrictive, intuitive eating approach to food has helped thousands of women put an end to emotional eating, binge eating, and disordered eating and find an effortless and enjoyable healthy way of eating and living.

        Topics discussed:

        1. Rachel's story: from eating disorder to food freedom
        2. Redefining your definition of health
        3. What "intuitive eating and living" is all about and how to do it
        4. How to navigate emotional eating and what emotional eating can actually mean
        5. How to incorporate mindful eating into your life
        6. How healing our minds can impact our bodies
        7. How to heal your relationship with food and avoid labelling food as "good or bad"
        8. Letting go of expectations and "shoulds"
        9. Why the words "trust and surrender" are so meaningful to Rachel
        10. Making your own rules in life, and filling your own cup
        11. Links mentioned in this episode:

          • https://www.instagram.com/getthegunkout/
          • https://www.instagram.com/rachelmmolenda/
          • Fill Your Cup Podcast: https://www.rachelmmolenda.com/podcast
          • Website: https://www.rachelmmolenda.com/
          • 53 min
          • Ep 9: Healing through yoga, detoxification, and letting go of expectations with Rachelle Wintzen

            This week, Shannon chats with Rachelle Wintzen, who is the founder of the Chi Junky Studio in Toronto. She offers a bespoke yoga experience unlike any in the city.

            Rachelle’s professional life began in the performing arts world as a dancer, but her thriving career was cut short by injuries. Abandoning her disciplined lifestyle, she was drawn to New York City’s nightlife, where she worked in the city’s top clubs for almost a decade. This lifestyle left her physically and mentally wasted and she vowed to dedicate one year to a radical detox. Turning a negative to a positive she became addicted to living well—a junky for the chi she finally found.

            Rachelle is a featured media expert and has appeared on, The Globe & Mail, City TV News, BlogTO, Chatelaine, Best Health, Huffington Post, CP24 and CTV Your Morning. She is also the yoga expert for CTV’s "The Social", a yoga instructor for CBC’s "Kim’s Convenience", and a proud Lululemon ambassador.

            Topics discussed:

            1. Rachelle's story: from party girl to chi junky
            2. Rachelle's year-long detox (what she did and how she felt)
            3. What detoxing actually means and how to do it in a healthy way
            4. Rachelle's journey through physcial, emotional, and spiritual healing
            5. How yoga has changed Rachelle's life, and what chi junky is all about
            6. Simple yoga poses to help de-stress, sleep better, reduce anxiety, heal from pain, etc...
            7. The benefits of yoga/meditation
            8. Shannon's favourite yoga pose for when she feels anxious
            9. A 2-minute morning routine to start your day off well
            10. Letting go of expectations and perfectionism
            11. The importance of "community" in our lives
            12. Links mentioned in this episode:

              • https://www.chijunky.com/
              • https://www.instagram.com/chi_junky/
              • https://www.instagram.com/getthegunkout/
              • 43 min
              • Ep 8: Balancing work life, parenting, and self care with Marlie Cohen (aka Kale & Krunches)

                This week, Shannon chats with Marlie Cohen (also known as Kale and Krunches), who is a fitness and lifestyle creator based in Toronto. Her blog, Kale and Krunches, started as a guide to staying healthy in an office job but quickly grew into a lifestyle brand, gaining the like, know and trust of thousands of women across the globe. From quick recipes and healthy food hot spots, to new workouts and the best mom gear, Marlie loves sharing her favourite products and routines with her audience. As a new-mom, trainer and content creator, Marlie continues to share her story, realness and tips with all her readers and community.

                Topics discussed:

                1. About Marlie + Kale & Krunches
                2. Balancing motherhood and being an entrepreneur
                3. Marlie's experience with postpartum anxiety, and how she managed it
                4. What Marlie plans to do differently with her second child that she didn't do with her first
                5. Navigating the "shoulds" of parenting
                6. What life as a social media influencer is like
                7. How to make time for yourself and your own personal needs/passions
                8. How you can incorporate fitness/wellness into your day without feeling overwhelmed
                9. What "wellness" actually means
                10. Marlie's advice for de-gunking your life, and 1 simple thing you can do today
                11. Links mentioned in this episode:

                  • https://www.instagram.com/getthegunkout/
                  • https://www.instagram.com/kale_and_krunches/
                  • https://kaleandkrunches.com/
                  • 41 min
                  • Ep 7: Navigating the ups and downs of motherhood with Lani Lipson and Jordana Handler of Ee-mah

                    This week, Shannon chat with Lani Lipson and Jordana Handler, who are both moms and the co-founders of Ee-mah (formerly known as "100 days of"). Lani and Jordana are best friends who navigated the wild world of postpartum together, and realized that there were so many things no one told you about motherhood. They consistently held space for one another’s journey in a non-judgmental, supportive way, and it helped them both come out the other end relatively unscathed. Ee-mah is an extension of their anonymous storytelling platform, @100_daysof where they will continue to explore the things that no one tells you about motherhood.

                    Topics discussed:

                    1. What Ee-mah is all about
                    2. What no one ever tells you about motherhood
                    3. Common issues/stories/experiences that moms have shared through the ee-mah community
                    4. Our personal experiences as moms
                    5. How relationships with your partner and/or family and friends can change once you become a mom
                    6. Mom "competition" and mom guilt
                    7. Normalizing the ups and downs of motherhood
                    8. Our biggest pieces of advice for navigating motherhood
                    9. Why self care is so important and how to incorporate self care into your day
                    10. Links mentioned in this episode:

                      • https://www.instagram.com/getthegunkout/
                      • https://www.instagram.com/this.is.eemah/
                      • www.ee-mah.com
                      • 42 min
                      • Ep 6: Navigating self love, self awareness, judgements, being truly present, and fulfilling your purpose in life with best selling author Aaron Fisher

                        This week, Shannon chats with Aaron Fisher, who is the author of the best-selling book “Love Letters”. Aaron was born with an innate passion for helping others. In his 20's he had moved to China to create a charity to facilitate schooling for kids in remote towns throughout the country. He has spoken globally at motivational business development seminars, and has coached fortune 500 companies like Yahoo and H&M on leadership and personal development skills.

                        In 2014, he co-founded Copper88 - a unique garment embedded with rehabilitation and health attributes.He is also an established photographer and mindset coach.

                        Topics discussed:

                        1. How mindset shifts can positively affect your physical body
                        2. What self love is, and how we can all learn to love others more
                        3. What it means to be self aware and how to acheive self awareness
                        4. Where judgements come from, why people judge others, how to nagivate judegements from others, as well as how to catch yourself and make a shift when you find yourself being judgemental
                        5. What it means to be truly present in your life, and how to actually become more present
                        6. Finding your purpose in life and evolving into who you truly are (or want to be)
                        7. How to make mindset shifts that will align you with your goals and passions in life
                        8. Aaron's story as well as Shannon's story of overcoming being "stuck"
                        9. Links mentioned in this episode:

                          https://www.instagram.com/getthegunkout/

                          https://www.instagram.com/theawakeningself/

                          Love Letters by Us Podcast: https://anchor.fm/theawakeningself

                          Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFpek85lvc3LnHrYolwnfNw?view_as=subscriber

                          Love Letters Book in Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Love-Letters-Aaron-Fisher/dp/0994781210/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604329695&sr=8-1

                          In the US: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Letters-Aaron-Fisher/dp/0994781210/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Love%20letters%20by%20aaron%20Fisher&qid=1604336517&sr=8-1&fbclid=IwAR0zf055FP_xeDQP9FDMex-LcZFmPKv5kk-US1XQtapSrgm41iG2l1z0aT8

                          1 hr 24 min
                        10. Ep 05: How to handle behavioural challenges in kids, relationship and parenting struggles, and negative thinking patterns with Dr. Jordana Waxman (a psychologists perspective)

                          This week, Shannon chats with Dr. Jordana Waxman, a Clinical Psychologist in Supervised Practice (currently registering with the College of Psychologists of Ontario), who specializes in working with children, youth and families. She has developed expertise while being trained and working at a number of children’s mental health agencies including The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), The Hospital for Sick Children, Alberta Children’s Hospital, as well as private practice settings.

                          Twitter: @jwaxman89

                          Topics discussed:

                          1. Behavioural challenges in kids and how to handle it
                        11. What behavioural challenges in kids can actually mean (anxiety, depression, etc...)
                        12. What to say and what not to say to anyone dealing with anxiety or other mental health struggles
                        13. Tips for couples and/or parents who are struggling
                        14. How to handle fights/differences in your relationships
                        15. How we get addicted to negative thinking patterns, and simple ways to change your mindset
                        16. What you can do today to de-gunk your life
                        17. The information shared by Dr. Waxman in the podcast is informational and educational only and does not constitute a therapeutic relationship being established with the listener. The content is not meant to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical care, advice, treatment and/or diagnosis.

                          Links mentioned in this episode:

                          • https://www.instagram.com/getthegunkout/
                          52 min
                        18. Ep 03: How to get better sleep and wake up feeling rested with Julia Glowinski (a sleep expert's perspective)

                          This week, Shannon talks with Julia Glowinski, who is a Registered Social Worker, a Certified Sleep Consultant and a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) clinician.

                          Topics discussed:

                          1. Common sleep concerns
                          2. How sleep (and lack of sleep) affects our physical and mental health
                          3. What you can do to get better sleep and wake up feeling rested
                          4. How many hours of sleep we actually need every night and how to get better quality sleep
                          5. What to do if you wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep
                          6. Tips for unwinding and clearing your mind before bed
                          7. What to do if your kids climb into your bed in the middle of the night
                          8. What you can do today to de-gunk your sleep habits
                          9. Links mentioned in this episode:

                            • http://www.glowsleep.ca
                            • https://www.instagram.com/glowsleepservices/
                            • https://www.instagram.com/getthegunkout/
                            • 38 min
                            • Ep 02: My Story - Life with PTSD & a debilitating panic disorder + how I healed & what I learned

                              This week, I discuss what life with PTSD and a debilitating panic disorder was like. I also share what I did to heal, lessons I learned, how the pandemic helped me even more, and how you can start finding space for de-gunking in your own life, reagardless of if you've suffered trauma or not.

                              Topics discussed:

                              1. Intro to what Get the Gunk Out is all about what what it all means
                              2. My story: Living with PTSD and a debilitating panic disorder
                              3. How I healed and what I learned
                              4. How the pandemic has helped me even more
                              5. How you can start finding space for de-gunking in your own life, and simple things you can do today, regardless of whether or not you've suffered from trauma
                              6. Links mentioned in this episode:

                                • https://www.instagram.com/getthegunkout/
                                • https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/get-the-gunk-out/id1536033949 - to write a review
                                • This podcast is hosted by Shannon Halberstadt

                                  1 hr 32 min

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                                Open conversations and different perspectives on mind, body, diet, lifestyle, society, relationships, and parenting. The Get the Gunk Out podcast is a no judgement zone. It’s a place to learn about…