Healing Hormones

We had the pleasure of sitting down with the lovely Holly Lowery, an eating disorder recovery coach, an anti-diet advocate, and the host of the Well + Weird podcast. This is a great conversation about finding love for our body, finding health no matter where you fall on the weight spectrum, and embracing exactly who you are + who you’re supposed to be.

It’s also a conversation that a lot of women NEED to have, but are afraid after years of programming telling us that we need to look, eat, or act a certain way – but that’s not the case!

We Chat About:

• When a tornado stopped us from recording
• Healing human body weirdness
• How dieting teaches us not to listen to our intuition + bodies
• The story we’ve been sold about weight
• How perfectionism + wanting to fit in can escalate into disordered eating
• Recovering from disordered eating
• Speaking out loud + finding support
• Signs of disordered eating
• Reaching out to dieticians with experience in eating disorder recovery – NOT someone offering “weight management”
• Why aggressive weight loss or weight maintenance isn’t usually healthier (and doesn’t usually make you happier)
• Aligning your choices with yourself
• Is “feeling fat” or “feeling thin” real?
• The problem with “the war on obesity”
• How body positivity has been co-opted by diet culture
• Holly’s coaching + podcast

Resources:

• Learn more at HollyLowery.com
• Listen to Well + Weird: hollylowery.com/well-and-weird
• Connect with Holly: Instagram | Twitter

Shout Outs:

• Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight by Linda Bacon
• Find an expert at eatright.org
• The Body Is Not an...

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We sit down to chat with one of Nina’s favorite period gurus, Nicole Jardim! We dive into hormones, gut health, bowel movements, periods, and the porn industry, all through the lens of empowering women.

It might feel like TMI for some people, but there’s too much GREAT information in here that everyone should know!! There’s an epidemic of people not knowing enough about their bodies and not wanting to talk about it – but the more that we know about our bodies, the more control we have over them!

We Chat About:

• Nicole’s passion for hormone health
• Statistically common (but biologically abnormal) health problems
• Empowering women with knowledge
• Liz & Nina’s period problems
• Being in connection with the universe & syncing with the moon
• The environmental factors affecting our hormonal health
• How to rebuild your body’s microbiome
• Figuring out what food works for us
• How to know whether you should be taking supplements
• How to track & assess your health
• Good VS bad bowel movements
• Libido problems

Resources:

• Learn more at nicolejardim.com
• Connect with Nicole: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
• Listen to The Period Party
• Get the Fix Your Period Quickstarter Kit: nicolejardim.com/quiz

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Kayli Schattner is the host of the #OwningIt (if you like inspiring women talking about their stories, you will love this podcast!) and an online marketing and content strategist. Her favorite thing in the world is helping other 20-somethings design a life that brings them joy, take themselves out of the box, and accept that we are all multifaceted humans just trying to figure this all out one day at a time.

She’s so busy, so young, + so confident… she’s Owning It!

We Chat About:

• How Kayli got started writing
• Getting offered a job at 19
• Building your own community
• Why women not sharing their stories doesn’t work
• Getting into a dance battle
• Learning to own it
• What alignment feels like
• The women who inspired us
• Feeling the desire to move

Resources:

• Check out kaylischattner.com
• Connect with Kayli: Instagram | Facebook
• Listen to #OwningIt: kaylischattner.com/category/owningitpod

Shout Outs:

• Heather Crabtree, creator of The Savvy Community

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Shivani Gupta is an author, speaker, and Ayurveda expert. At its most basic level, Ayurveda is the science of life – a traditional Hindu system of medicine that uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing to promote balance between mind, body, and spirit.

There are a lot of Ayurveda practitioners out there digging into the clinical side of things, but Shivani focuses more on the research – what is the science behind Ayurveda and what do these herbs really do for us? Shivani takes the knowledge and ancient wisdom of Ayurvedic practices and adapts it to a modern life so that we can have healthier digestion and lives.

We Chat About:

• Growing up exposed to Indian culture
• What Ayurveda is & the science behind it
• Looking at the body as a whole
• The mind-body-spirit connection
• Studying herbology
• Creating Fusionary Formulas supplements
• Why all herbs + supplements aren’t made equal
• Herbs that are great for gut health
• General guidelines for healthy meals
• The Ayurvedic perspective on animal products
• Getting in tune with your body
• Resetting your gut with a cleanse
• Writing The Conscious Pregnancy Book

Resources:

• Learn more at shivanigupta.com
• Connect with Shivani: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
• Check out Fusionary Formulas supplements
• Read: The Conscious Pregnancy Book

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On April 20th, we had so much fun hosting a live event called Harness Your Fear with former guests Ashley Rector (Founder of Harness Magazine) and Julie Wojno (Health Coach & Fitness Instructor).

We talked all about the fear that holds us back from chasing our wildest dreams. The fear that screams "YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" or "WHAT IF YOU FAIL?" The fear that seeds self-doubt where self-confidence ought to shine. The fear that keeps you safe (stuck), right where you are, instead of living the life of your dreams.

It's not about being fearLESS – it's about knowing how to harness your fear to live FULL OUT!

We Chat About:

• Wine of the Day: Shout out to Wine on High for providing delicious wine!
• Stories about how Liz, Nina, Ashley, and Julie have all harnessed their fears
• How Julie inspired Nina
• The science of energy
• How we all find balance + alignment in our lives
• Mastering your fear (without family support)
• Daily rituals for a positive mindset

Resources:

• Check out HarnessMagazine.com
• Connect with Julie: JulieWojno.com | Instagram | Facebook
• Shout out to LIT Life + Yoga for hosting: litlifeyoga.com
• Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

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We are thrilled to have one of our favorite people back on the podcast, Simi Botic, a Holistic Health & Lifestyle Coach!! Since Simi joined us for episode 15, Liz has worked with her, we’ve done a live event with her, and she wrote an incredible new book: Letting Go of Leo: How I Broke Up with Perfection. We talk all about why she wrote the book, struggling with perfectionism, and the dangers of black & white thinking.

Look out for a BONUS episode on Wednesday – a LIVE Q&A from the Harness Your Fear event we hosted with former guests Ashley Rector and Julie Wojno!!

We Chat About:

• Simi’s surprise proposal
• Why + how Simi wrote the book
• Struggling with food + body image to cover up anxiety + perfection
• Why black & white / all-or-nothing thinking is really limiting
• Feeling stuck + scared
• Re-framing our fears
• Marrying intuition + logic
• Value-based living
• A powerful self-love + intuition exercise that Liz anyone can do
• Appropriate expectations for ourselves + others
• Communicating in relationships

Resources:

• SimiBotic.com
• Connect with Simi: Instagram | Facebook
• Letting Go of Leo: How I Broke Up with Perfection
• Join the Beautifully Imperfect Facebook Group

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If you haven’t already heard, Nina is receiving her health coach certificate in May, after finishing a yearlong program with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition – and then she’s going into health coaching full-time!!

This episode is a recording of Nina’s very first solo workshop, Stress & Gut Health 101, which focuses on Nina’s passion for using nutrition & lifestyle to uplift our lives, calm our anxieties, and living our most authentic & best selves.

We’ve been taking our Care/of vitamins and we feel great! They’re a unique monthly vitamin service that focuses on honest guidance, better ingredients, and personalization. You just answer a quick questionnaire about your goals, lifestyle, and values – then they will help you pick vitamins that are good for your body.

You can get 50% off your first month of vitamins by using the code ‘SHINE’ at checkout! Get started by taking the quiz.

We Chat About:

• An opening meditation
• Nina’s stress & gut health journey
• What our bodies feel like when they’re stressed (and what’s really happening on the inside)
• Hormones & the adrenal system
• The effects of prolonged cortisol
• The 120 trillion microorganisms in your gut
• Healing bone broths & soups
• Antibiotics, probiotics, & prebiotics
• Listening to your body

Resources:

• Learn more at NourishedWithNina.com
• Connect with Nina: Facebook | Instagram

Shout Outs:

• Go with Your Gut by Robyn Youkilis
• Body Love by Kelly LeVeque
• The Mind-Gut Connection by Emeran Mayer
• The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution Mentioned in this episode:

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Today’s episode really touched our hearts, in a way we weren’t quite expecting when we started recording. Our guest is Amber Runyon, Founder of Eleventh Candle Co., a product line launched through Legacy, a non-profit based out of Columbus. Collectively, these two organizations are working globally to redeem, restore, empower, and equip those vulnerable to human trafficking, abuse, exploitation, and addiction.

Human trafficking is probably not at all like what you think it is – and unfortunately, it’s also probably not as far away as you think it is. The silver lining is that there are people out there like Amber making a huge difference, and she shows that even small acts – like buying a candle – can be used to empower others.

We’ve been taking our Care/of vitamins and we feel great! They’re a unique monthly vitamin service that focuses on honest guidance, better ingredients, and personalization. You just answer a quick questionnaire about your goals, lifestyle, and values – then they will help you pick vitamins that are good for your body.

Want to support Amber’s mission (and get your Mother’s Day Gift ready)?

It’s as easy as buying a candle, and you can get 25% off your order using the coupon code WINE&SHINE at eleventhcandleco.com

We Chat About:

• Amber’s mission trips abroad
• Sex trafficking as a pervasive problem both abroad and at home
• How Eleventh Candle Co. supports Amber’s mission
• Employing + empowering women who have been trafficked
• How Amber leverages self-care in her organization to combat burnout
• What human trafficking really looks like
• The average age that a girl enters human trafficking
• The 3 things that everyone needs to succeed in their lives
• Why phones are the #1 way that kids get trafficked today
• How you can educate yourself on this subject
• What you can do to make a difference in your area

Resources:

• Buy a candle for 25% off using code WINE&SHINE at EleventhCandleCo.com
• Connect with Eleventh Candle Co: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
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We are super excited to share this episode with Rachel Kerr, Founder of The Beauty Boost, a space in Columbus where women can come to feel empowered, health, and (of course) beautiful. It’s all about bringing together &  inspiring like-minded women, and creating a tight-knit community who have a sense of connection.

Things like The Beauty Boost are so needed today because, you know what? It can be hard to find friends (especially after you leave school)! Whether you’re in the Columbus area or just interested in being part of a community of inspiring people, this episode is for you!

Join The Beauty Boost Membership!

The Beauty Boost is launching new membership on May 1st, and you can sign up for a whole year for only $99 until April 30th!

Who is this for? “Women who are passionate about health + fitness + adventure + FEELING good and living a life of intention and purpose.”

If that sounds as awesome to you as it does to us, head over to thebeautyboost.net/membership to sign up! We hope to see you at an event soon!!

We Chat About:

• Nina & Liz’s big announcements!
• Feeling unsettled in other people’s businesses
• Rachel’s first experience with life coaching
• Working while growing a business on the side
• The Beauty Boost’s incredible new membership (launching May 1)
• The Taste of Fitness series & The Gal Pal event
• Meeting new friends
• Starting & teaching yoga
• Time management

Resources:

• Join The Beauty Boost’s new membership: thebeautyboost.net/membership (hurry – registration ends April 30th!)
• Learn more at thebeautyboost.net
• Connect: Instagram | Facebook
• Check out Liz’s new blog: LizGarster.com

Shout Outs:

• Try ClassPass Columbus! https://classpass.com/try/columbus

Connect With Us:

• Join my FREE FAM Training

This is a very special episode because we are joined by Nina’s friend, and the inspiration for Nourished with Nina, Sari Diskin!!

Sari left her full-time job to pursue a career in health & wellness, and now she’s a full-time food blogger, Instagrammer, and health & nutrition coach. You might have seen her tagged in Nina’s posts, or you might have seen her beautiful (and mouth-watering) images online as part of her blog and Instagram account, Eat Well Detroit!!

We have an event on April 20th!!

• What: Harness Your Fear: Live Your Life On Purpose
• With: former guests Ashley Rector and Julie Wojno!!
• When: April 20, 2018
• Where: LIT Life + Yoga | 999 N. 4th Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201
• How: Get your tickets here!

We Chat About:

• Spring!
• Working in advertising
• Growing up in Canada & moving to the U.S.
• Meeting in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition
• The creative art of cooking
• Taking a leap to pursue your dream
• Developing the confidence to feel beautiful
• Marrying holistic healing + medicinal healing
• The problem with MyFitnessPal
• Health shaming

Resources:

• Learn more at eatwellwithsari.com
• Connect with Sari: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

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