In Fitness And In Health

It’s another rankings head-to-head! Relationship Month continues en route to Rachel and Michael’s five-year wedding anniversary, as Rachel and Michael each share their Top 5 stories from the relationship overall, and the lessons you can learn from them. See 7:45 to skip the opening bicker and banter ;)

To make up for “The Episode That Never Was,” Rachel and Michael commence Relationship Month with a deeper dive into the developmental practices of self and relationship that helped solidify their marriage - mainly the Love Languages quiz! Find out how you best receive and communicate love here.

16 Personalities Test: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

DiSC: https://discpersonalitytesting.com/free-disc-test/

Enneagram: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions

Enneagram test: https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test

Tampa Bay Lightning History: https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/how-phil-esposito-named-the-tampa-bay-lightning/c-293511432

Our First Post Covid Disney Date: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Hvq7qiDCQeJvurVZO9FXf

How Disney World is keeping it's guests safe: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/parks/coronavirus-response/

15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: https://www.amazon.com/15-Invaluable-Laws-Growth-Potential-ebook/dp/B0076DF6T4

Rachel and Michael wrap up Interview Month by answering a series of ten questions submitted by you, the lovely listeners! We tackle many things health including: fitness origins and motivations; food fear; dream podcast guests; and, of course; Disney.

Hear more about Michael's Running Journey here.

Hear more about Michael and Rachel's Whole30 journey here. 

New snack at Disney's Animal Kingdom!

How Michael copes with his fear of food here.

Michelle Obama's Podcast

The Ringer

Get Out Of Your Own Way by Dave Hollis

Your favorite fitness and health duo catch up with Michael’s friend and former Disney coworker “Dear Ashley” Johnson, one of the hosts of the “America As We Know It” podcast! He and Rachel interview Ashley about how the parks propelled her into a radio career, their various roles in Black Lives Matter advocacy, and a unique bond of foodie development over time. Also, the recording abruptly before Michael could wish you your weekly deserved “Get It Done!”

Having Disney on your resume: https://medium.com/the-post-grad-survival-guide/how-the-disney-college-program-significantly-improved-my-resume-e17bb5d1622

BLM without social media: https://www.stuyspec.com/blacklivesmatter/blm-should-not-be-a-social-media-trend

Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort’s Three Bridges Bar & Grill: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/coronado-springs-resort/three-bridges/

IFAIH’s Mickey Churro Pretzels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjyTtAHL39w

If you thought Rachel and Michael’s coupled Disney fandom was intense, then get ready for them to be one-upped in this next Interview Month discussion! Friends and newlyweds (more like “toddler” weds) Cassidy and Mike Worboys join the Zoom panel - from Hong Kong - to enlighten us on how traveling and park magic specifically define and solidify their relationship health.

Check out Cassidy’s travel blog here!

It’s Interview Month! Rachel and Michael host a virtual catchup with dear friends and fellow artists, Deanna Frederick and George Robson. They play “What Did You Learn This Week?” and cover topics such as their wedding style processes, continually navigating through social habits, brand names, and layered sourcing of their music and writing. As always, check out IFAIH’s episode archives, blogs, video series, custom playlists, and more on the website and the social media.

More on George's podcast style choice:

https://www.gq.com/story/how-many-buttons-shirt

More on what George learned this week:

https://www.dmarge.com/how-to-wear-a-tuxedo

More on what Rachel learned this week:

https://www.facebook.com/TeachingBlackHistoryFacts/posts/1649019965250299

More on what Deanna learned this week:

More on what Michael learned this week:

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/washington-releases-first-team-merchandise-and-its-possible-there-are-clues-for-the-franchises-future-name/

What a difference a car ride makes! Buckle up for an exclusive trip spent with Rachel and Michael on their first drive to and from Disney World since COVID-19. Apart from the everyday bantering that ensues, come realize the journey that begins with perceiving optimism and concludes with optimistic perspective. Above all, they encourage continued safety and discretion during these times.

Donald the Duck Timer makes his cameo appearance in Disney Month, as Rachel and Michael pick up another Grab Bag from the nearest merchandise location. Topics include the ongoing grappling with COVID at opening theme parks, the past decade’s evolution in healthy storytelling, their hypothetical Imagineer goals, and a quick dive into fan theorizing per our listener’s submission.

Guys, we have a Runners Group! Join us on the trails for shared tips, tricks, resources, videos, challenges, giveaways, overall support, and our inaugural virtual 5K all day 8/1/20! Whether you’re a cardio veteran or a fresh beginner, there is room for you in this buddy system. Learn more and keep up with the general magic on our website - as well as our Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Spotify networks.

Our magic withdrawals have us bickering and bantering at a premium this week. In continuing Disney Month, Rachel and Michael rehash tales of facilitating park magic for others in their lives, and how to truly appreciate what makes your partner passionate for a fresh perspective in yourself and your relationship. They specifically highlight their Top 5 Disney World attractions they love living through each other’s eyes.

You might have noticed us drop our “Enneagram” numbers every so often, so go ahead and learn about your own type here!

We encourage you to keep participating with your loved ones in both the nostalgia and the new, and as always share with us your stories, mantras, questions, suggestions, and feedback across our channels.

You should have seen this coming - it’s DISNEY MONTH! Rachel and Michael commend Disney for their recent steps forward in light of COVID and the Splash Mountain retheming (4:30). They then track seven ways your vacay can stay on regimen (10:45), before blessing their bodies with a “park hop food crawl” (26:30). Please keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the podcast at all times.

Stay in tune with and submit your magical stories, questions, and feedback regarding our Disney-related content this month across all of our channels - Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, Email, and our Website!