In this episode we take a look at what it was like growing up on a small and sheltered island and the messages we received and things we wish we would have know earlier. This episode is lighthearted while also closely examining some important lessons we have learned on our journey of life thus far. Join us on this trip down memory lane.

Breakdown of the episode:

6:03 - Growing up on a small island, did you experience pressure to “conform” or not express your authentic self?

11:25 - What would your younger self think of you now?

16:20 - What are fitness/dieting misconceptions you fell for growing up?

28:30 - What are some lessons you are really glad you have learned?

35:25 - What’s one thing you would tell your younger self?

45:45 - We share our Yay for the Day!

Thank you so much for listening! If you liked today's episode, please share with a friend, subscribe, leave a review. These all help us tremendously and we appreciate your support so much.

There are plenty of great ways to connect with us. Please visit our website at https://www.hygtpod.com/ (https://www.hygtpod.com/) and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/)

Interested in learning more about your host Stacia? Check out her website at https://strengthbystacia.com/ (https://strengthbystacia.com) to get access to some great free resources to jumpstart you on your own health and wellness journey! If you enjoy tips, tricks, workouts, and all things wellness, follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth (instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth)

For more great blog posts written by your rad host Lizzie, check out her Blog here https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/ (https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/). She also posts great content on Instagram so follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/donutsanddowndog (instagram.com/donutsanddowndog) (Follow along, you don’t want to miss out!)

Join us as we discuss how to use social media for good, especially during a time where is can be used as a helpful tool in fighting social injustices! Love it or hate it, there is a lot of good that can come from it.

We discussed https://www.instagram.com/p/CA4VTGuBkEM/ (this post) about how each of us have different skills and ways of approaching social change.

Lizzie reviewed https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_bgayAa92/ (this post from her Instagram) about how to support black creators on Instagram and how the algorithm works. She also mentioned her blog post about using social media for good! You can https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/blog/2020/3/31/how-to-use-social-media-for-good-right-now (read it here.)

Our June 2020 Book Club read is “https://amzn.to/3dvbXbx (Hood Feminism)” by Mikki Kendall - we look forward to learning with you!

Don’t forget to follow us on social media! Our brand account is https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/), you can follow Stacia at https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/ (https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/) and Lizzie at https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/ (https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/)

We love you all and let's keep the momentum going and keep fighting for what is right!

This has obviously been a topic that has needed to be addressed for a long time and now with everything going on it seems like the perfect time to dive deep into the this very important topic and our take on it as your friends in the wellness space.

Things we mentioned in this episode:

At the beginning of the episode we discussed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs (Maslow’s hierarchy of needs) and why we can’t be “well” if our basic needs are not taken into consideration.

We discussed an article from Nicole Cordoza about racism in the yoga industry and wellness space - https://qz.com/quartzy/1723723/the-yoga-journal-cover-that-showed-me-the-wellness-industrys-racism/ (Check it out here).

Stacia mentioned an app that she has been using to see where corporations are donating their money and the political figures they support, it's called "Goods Unite Us". It can be found on your smartphone's app store.

Stacia mentioned The LoveLand foundation. In their own words “Loveland Foundation is committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls”. You can learn more and https://thelovelandfoundation.org (donate here. )

Our June 2020 Book Club read is “https://amzn.to/3dvbXbx (Hood Feminism)” by Mikki Kendall - we look forward to learning with you!

Breakdown of this episode:

2:25 - Why is it important we diversify the wellness space?

6:15 - What is wellness and how do you view it as a whole?

10:55 - How to look for diversity in the wellness spaces you are a part of.

14:00 - How to diversify if you live somewhere that is mostly White?

23:00 - Access to wellness and barriers to entry.

36:45 - Other ways you can become more aware of how the businesses and studios you support are handling diversity and inclusivity.

50:00 - We share our Yay For The Day!

Thank you so much for listening! If you liked today's episode, please share with a friend, subscribe, leave a review. These all help us tremendously and we appreciate your support so much.

There are plenty of great ways to connect with us. Please visit our website at https://www.hygtpod.com/ (https://www.hygtpod.com/) and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/)

Interested in learning more about your host Stacia? Check out her website at https://strengthbystacia.com/ (https://strengthbystacia.com) to get access to some great free resources to jumpstart you on your own health and wellness journey! If you enjoy tips, tricks, workouts, and all things wellness, follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth (instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth)

For more great blog posts written by your rad host Lizzie, check out her Blog here https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/ (https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/). She also posts great content on Instagram so follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/donutsanddowndog (instagram.com/donutsanddowndog) (Follow along, you don’t want to miss out!)

In this episode we discussed our May 2020 Book Club read: https://amzn.to/301xTXV (“Untamed” by Glennon Doyle). Due to current events in the US we also used this as an opportunity to discuss racial politics and allyship. We believe in using both our voice and platform for positive change and are always open to any thoughts, feedback, or questions that you may have!

Things we mentioned in this episode:

Our June 2020 Book Club read is “https://amzn.to/3dvbXbx (Hood Feminism)” by Mikki Kendall - we look forward to learning with you!

We discussed https://www.instagram.com/lanadelrey/ (Lana del Rey’s Instagram) presence and some of the more problematic things she’s posted.

Rachel Rogers and her IGTV post addressing Marie Forleo https://www.instagram.com/rachrodgersesq/ (https://www.instagram.com/rachrodgersesq/)

Lizzie mentioned her blog post about using social media for good. You can https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/blog/2020/3/31/how-to-use-social-media-for-good-right-now (read it here.)

“https://www.netflix.com/title/80149821 (The Rachel Divide)” on Netflix follows controversial figure, Rachel Dolezal, as she navigates her life in Spokane.

“https://www.netflix.com/search?q=13thandjbv=80091741andjbp=0andjbr=0 (13th)” on Netflix. In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists, and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the US Prison Boom

We discussed the Maya Angelou quote ““Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”

Thank you so much for listening! If you liked today's episode, please share with a friend, subscribe, leave a review. These all help us tremendously and we appreciate your support so much.

There are plenty of great ways to connect with us. Please visit our website at https://www.hygtpod.com/ (https://www.hygtpod.com/) and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/)

Interested in learning more about your host Stacia? Check out her website at https://strengthbystacia.com/ (https://strengthbystacia.com) to get access to some great free resources to jumpstart you on your own health and wellness journey! If you enjoy tips, tricks, workouts, and all things wellness, follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth (instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth)

For more great blog posts written by your rad host Lizzie, check out her Blog here https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/ (https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/). She also posts great content on Instagram so follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/donutsanddowndog (instagram.com/donutsanddowndog) (Follow along, you don’t want to miss out!)

In this episode we are talking about the industry that created us both: the fitness industry! We dive into lighthearted topics like the objectification of bodies in the name of “fitness”, how the fitness industry has hijacked wellness, how to know if the fitness advice you’re getting is trustworthy, and more.

We encourage you to be conscious consumers of media and to start critically thinking about the marketing and messaging you see, especially in regards to mainstream fitness cultures. There is quality information out there as well as a lot of BS so we hope this shines a light on some aspects of the fitness industry that aren't talked about enough!

Things we mentioned in this episode:

We don’t have any notes to add this episode! Instead, why don’t you follow us on TikTok? https://vm.tiktok.com/Tbssq5/ (https://vm.tiktok.com/Tbssq5/) and https://vm.tiktok.com/TbbLfA/ (https://vm.tiktok.com/TbbLfA/) and laugh along with all the weirdness we do over there!

Thank you so much for listening! If you liked today's episode, please share with a friend, subscribe, leave a review. These all help us tremendously and we appreciate your support so much.

There are plenty of great ways to connect with us. Please visit our website at https://www.hygtpod.com/ (https://www.hygtpod.com/) and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/)

Interested in learning more about your host Stacia? Check out her website at https://strengthbystacia.com/ (https://strengthbystacia.com) to get access to some great free resources to jumpstart you on your own health and wellness journey! If you enjoy tips, tricks, workouts, and all things wellness, follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth (instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth)

For more great blog posts written by your rad host Lizzie, check out her Blog here https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/ (https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/). She also posts great content on Instagram so follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/donutsanddowndog (instagram.com/donutsanddowndog) (Follow along, you don’t want to miss out!)

In this episode we are talking about a topic that doesn’t get enough time in the spotlight: fatphobia! Fatphobia is exactly what it sounds like - a bias against and/or fear of fat. Join us as we talk about hidden ways fatphobia is sold to us in the media, ways that you might be supporting fatphobia without realizing it, and how you can educate yourself to do better.

Things we mentioned in this episode:

Stacia’s TikTok about fatphobia: https://vm.tiktok.com/Tbs2eE/ (https://vm.tiktok.com/Tbs2eE/)

Dieting has been rebranded as “wellness” - https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/well-actually-wellness/thin-white-men-and-rebranding-diet-culture/3 (https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/well-actually-wellness/thin-white-men-and-rebranding-diet-culture/3)

We LOVE the movie “Brittany Runs a Marathon” https://amzn.to/3e2BOrj (https://amzn.to/3e2BOrj) It’s a fun watch, but also does a great job showing how fatphobia can show up.

We talked about this article about ski clothes and why every human should have access to clothes that fit: https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/apparently-im-too-fat-to-ski.html?fbclid=IwAR0I_Egw0wFtvvklEeHVcwKJYpcmR84Gq7cHckl4d2-796Qj1K0Ar8NMo3w (https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/apparently-im-too-fat-to-ski.html?fbclid=IwAR0I_Egw0wFtvvklEeHVcwKJYpcmR84Gq7cHckl4d2-796Qj1K0Ar8NMo3w)

Health at Every Size: https://haescommunity.com

We mentioned the following IG accounts:

Brave Space Nutrition, https://www.instagram.com/bravespacenutrition/ (https://www.instagram.com/bravespacenutrition/)

Lee From America, https://www.instagram.com/leefromamerica/ (https://www.instagram.com/leefromamerica/)

Jenna Kutcher, https://www.instagram.com/jennakutcher/ (https://www.instagram.com/jennakutcher/)

Breakdown of the main points of conversation:

4:35 - What Is Fatphobia?

10:45 - As professionals in the fitness space, how do you notice Fatphobia within the world of yoga and personal training?

29:25 - Why losing weight isn’t always a good thing

37:15 - Discrimination in the fashion space and beyond

55:45 - We share our Yay For The Day!

There are plenty of great ways to connect with us. Please visit our website at https://www.hygtpod.com/ (https://www.hygtpod.com/) and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/)

Interested in learning more about your host Stacia? Check out her website at https://strengthbystacia.com/ (https://strengthbystacia.com) to get access to some great free resources to jumpstart you on your own health and wellness journey! If you enjoy tips, tricks, workouts, and all things wellness, follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth (instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth)

For more great blog posts written by your rad host Lizzie, check out her Blog here https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/ (https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/). She also posts great content on Instagram so follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/donutsanddowndog (instagram.com/donutsanddowndog) (Follow along, you don’t want to miss out!)

Join us in this episode that is PACKED with tools and tips to help you as you work through any amount of codependency in your life, big or small. No matter how codependency has impacted your life, there is hope in recovery and we are here to light the path for you in an insightful and helpful way!

Breakdown of what you can expect in this episode:

1:05 - What got you into recovery and your 12 step program

8:15 - How do you find a meeting/group/therapist that is the right fit?

15:05 - In the time of quarantine, how do you recommend people begin or stay on top of their recovery

20:35 - What have you had to learn in recovery? What was it like setting boundaries?

28:25 - How did you relationships change after starting recovery?

33:45 - two unconventional tips that made all the difference in recovery

42:49 - We share our Yay For the Day!Thank you so much for listening! If you liked today's episode, please share with a friend, subscribe, leave a review. These all help us tremendously and we appreciate your support so much.

Resources mentioned:

Instagram accounts that have helped in recovery: @mindfulmft @the.holistic.psychologist @createthelove just to name a few

Books to help in recovery -

Codependent No More by Melody Beattie - https://amzn.to/2WimwZm

Codependents Anonymous - https://amzn.to/2LfdWEl

Codependents Guide to the 12 Steps by Melody Beattie - https://amzn.to/3fxHafC

The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Workbook Of Co-Dependents Anonymous - https://amzn.to/3bhrwlo

The Language of Letting Go Journal by Melody Beattie - https://amzn.to/2WhPAQH

Lizzie ordered a paint by numbers canvas of her pets! You can order one here: https://www.miicreative.com

There are plenty of great ways to connect with us. Please visit our website at https://www.hygtpod.com/ (https://www.hygtpod.com/) and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/)

Interested in learning more about your host Stacia? Check out her website at https://strengthbystacia.com/ (https://strengthbystacia.com) to get access to some great free resources to jumpstart you on your own health and wellness journey! If you enjoy tips, tricks, workouts, and all things wellness, follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth (instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth)

For more great blog posts written by your rad host Lizzie, check out her Blog here https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/ (https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/). She also posts great content on Instagram so follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/donutsanddowndog (instagram.com/donutsanddowndog) (Follow along, you don’t want to miss out!)

Welcome to our two part series on codependency. Today is part one and we unpack the basics of codependency. What is it? What does it look like when it's in your life? What are some characteristics of codependency and SO MUCH MORE! Stacia shares her experience through discovering how she was codependent and her journey towards recovery. We also go deep into the cultural conditioning we grew up with that just further perpetuated dysfunctional views of relationships (Carrie and Big in Sex and the City, anyone??)

Even if you have no idea what codependency is you are going to get so much out of giving this a listen! And who knows, you may just learn something about yourself in the process. Part 2 will be coming at you next week, so stay tuned!

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

All things Codependents Anonymous and 12-step program info can be found here: https://coda.org/ (https://coda.org/)

Article on patterns of codependency: https://coda.org/meeting-materials/patterns-and-characteristics-2011/ (https://coda.org/meeting-materials/patterns-and-characteristics-2011/)

Find a meeting: https://coda.org/find-a-meeting/ (https://coda.org/find-a-meeting/)

Books to help in recovery -

Codependent No More by Melody Beattie - https://amzn.to/2WimwZm

Codependents Anonymous - https://amzn.to/2LfdWEl

Codependents Guide to the 12 Steps by Melody Beattie - https://amzn.to/3fxHafC

The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Workbook Of Co-Dependents Anonymous - https://amzn.to/3bhrwlo

The Language of Letting Go Journal by Melody Beattie - https://amzn.to/2WhPAQH

Thank you so much for listening! If you liked today's episode, please share with a friend, subscribe, leave a review. These all help us tremendously and we appreciate your support so much.

There are plenty of great ways to connect with us. Please visit our website at https://www.hygtpod.com/ (https://www.hygtpod.com/) and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/)

Interested in learning more about your host Stacia? Check out her website at https://strengthbystacia.com/ (https://strengthbystacia.com) to get access to some great free resources to jumpstart you on your own health and wellness journey! If you enjoy tips, tricks, workouts, and all things wellness, follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth (instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth)

For more great blog posts written by your rad host Lizzie, check out her Blog here https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/ (https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/). She also posts great content on Instagram so follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/donutsanddowndog (instagram.com/donutsanddowndog) (Follow along, you don’t want to miss out!)

Don't miss out on the follow up to one of our most popular episodes yet! In this 25 minute minisode we dive a little deeper into the world of sober curiosity as it pertains to the new reality we are living each day by being stuck quarantined at home.

We discuss what our thoughts are on drinking in quarantine with everything going on and how this was supposed to be the year of sober curiosity and instead we got a pandemic.

Thank you so much for listening! If you liked today's episode, please share with a friend, subscribe, leave a review. These all help us tremendously and we appreciate your support so much.

There are plenty of great ways to connect with us. Please visit our website at https://www.hygtpod.com/ (https://www.hygtpod.com/) and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/)

Interested in learning more about your host Stacia? Check out her website at https://strengthbystacia.com/ (https://strengthbystacia.com) to get access to some great free resources to jumpstart you on your own health and wellness journey! If you enjoy tips, tricks, workouts, and all things wellness, follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth (instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth)

For more great blog posts written by your rad host Lizzie, check out her Blog here https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/ (https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/). She also posts great content on Instagram so follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/donutsanddowndog (instagram.com/donutsanddowndog) (Follow along, you don’t want to miss out!)

Are you curious about being vegan? Have you tried being vegan for a few days and then gave up? Do you have a relative who won’t stop talking about how being vegan changed their life? In this episode Stacia interviews Lizzie about her 7 years as a vegan, covering topics like online vegan communities, the evolution of a vegan, helpful tips, and more!

Things we mentioned in this episode:

The book “Beautiful Bodies” talks about how hard it is for many people (particularly women!) to eat without rules. https://amzn.to/2xhHIFf (https://amzn.to/2xhHIFf)

Have you heard of Orthorexia? Check out this article from NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/07/766847274/when-efforts-to-eat-clean-become-an-unhealthy-obsession (https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/07/766847274/when-efforts-to-eat-clean-become-an-unhealthy-obsession)

We talked about the controversy surrounding Rawvana, a formerly vegan YouTuber who changed her ways and was attacked by her followers https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/famous-vegan-youtuber-rawvana-allegedly-caught-eating-fish (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/famous-vegan-youtuber-rawvana-allegedly-caught-eating-fish)

Lizzie talked about finishing the book “Integrity” recently https://amzn.to/2W6BJvb

Show Highlights:

1:45 How did you get into being vegan?

5:50 What did a typical day of eating look like?

13:00 What was the hardest part about being vegan?

20:00 Was there a point where it became unhealthy? Would you say it caused disordered eating?

29:56 What did you face within the vegan community? Was it judgmental?

37:30 When and why did you make the decision to stop being vegan and what was that like?

49:07 We share our yay for the day. What’s yours?

Thank you so much for listening! If you liked today's episode, please share with a friend, subscribe, leave a review. These all help us tremendously and we appreciate your support so much.

There are plenty of great ways to connect with us. Please visit our website at https://www.hygtpod.com/ (https://www.hygtpod.com/) and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/)

Interested in learning more about your host Stacia? Check out her website at https://strengthbystacia.com/ (https://strengthbystacia.com) to get access to some great free resources to jumpstart you on your own health and wellness journey! If you enjoy tips, tricks, workouts, and all things wellness, follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth (instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth)

For more great blog posts written by your rad host Lizzie, check out her Blog here https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/ (https://www.donutsanddowndog.com/). She also posts great content on Instagram so follow her at https://my.captivate.fm/instagram.com/donutsanddowndog (instagram.com/donutsanddowndog) (Follow along, you don’t want to miss out!)