Life Done Better with Supermodel Jill de Jong

Trade your weight loss goals for experience goals. Focus on feelings instead of a number on the scale. Become your own food detective and fine tune your diet.  Let Kim’s nuggets of wisdom inspire you to make some lasting changes that you’ll actually enjoy. Kim was diagnosed with Lyme disease and for two years of being sick and taking many courses of antibiotics she had to build her health back. One of the things that helped her was changing her diet; from vegetarian to Paleo.

Kim Strother is a wellness coach, personal trainer, and yoga instructor. As one of LA's top celebrity trainers, and she's spent over a decade creating individualized health plans for clients, including her popular '30 Day In-Home Bootcamp Experience.' Kim has been a featured fitness instructor at studios and workshops across the country including Barry's Bootcamp and Summit Series. 

TIMESTAMPS:

1:53 - How can we stay active and healthy during these uncertain times? And the importance of self-care.

4:58 - How do we stay motivated?

7:59 - What are ways we can build self-confidence, and how can we feel better in our bodies?

9:45 - Kim shares her experience being diagnosed with Lyme Disease and the changes she made to help herself feel better.

10:44 - What prompted Kim to adapt a Paleo diet in her lifestyle?

13:42 - Kim shares about overcoming struggles in her life and how to deal with self-doubt, especially during a pandemic when everything is so uncertain.

16:14 - Kim becomes a ‘food detective’ and gives suggestions to those to are already on a fitness journey but not seeing results in this moment and how to optimize your health.

19:28 - Jill shares how she investigates food journals with her clients and how she uses it to help them achieve optimal health and empower them to make positive changes

21:22 - What does ‘healthy’ mean?

21:46- How reading food labels puts you in charge.

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Produced by: Mike Thomas

Sound Engineering by: Michael Kennedy

Theme Music by: Chris Porter

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As a highly sensitive person Candace felt highly misunderstood; she was diagnosed with ADHD and started taking medication that numbed her feelings for the next ten years. At age 16 changed everything for her; she got off the medication and started to feel her real self again. Being highly sensitive is a gift that Candace uses to help others heal emotional wounds, getting rid of belief systems  and recognizing toxic relationships.

Candace Van Dell joins Life Done Better to share ways of learning to love yourself through treating yourself right, facing fear, and her path of spiritual healing through her personal experiences and coaching. Candace traded in her life as a model and actress to become a Spiritual Coach, certified in Spiritual Psychology, and helps her clients heal emotional wounds to live an authentic life.

TIMESTAMPS:

2:32 - Jill and Candace talk about how they met and their instant connection at a casting

3:15 - Candace shares her experience being born with ADHD and a heightened intuition, how she medicated in order to cope, and what it felt to leave the medications behind

7:00 - How Candace discovered Spiritual Healing and her out of body experience, which prompted her to finally leave her medications behind

9:58 - Jill asks Candace how to detect emotional wounds and recognize toxic relationships

13:20 - How to give yourself the permission to feel and heal

15:16 - Candace shares experiences about her career transition, what prompted her to leave the modeling industry and begin Spiritual Healing and how her intuition guided her to live a more authentic life

21:20 - The impact Candace has on her clients, their response to her work, and what it means to her

23:08 - Candace gives advice for those who know the changes they want to make in their life, but not sure how to get there - and how to learn to treat yourself right and love yourself.

27:30 - What changed Candace's mind and convinced her to do her first triathlon

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Hosted by: Jill de Jong

Produced by: Mike Thomas

Sound Engineering by: Michael Kennedy

Theme Music by: Chris Porter

A CurtCo Media Production

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Let this episode inspire you to be brave when it comes to new beginnings, getting out of debt, becoming more resourceful and creating a life on your terms.  Danny J proves that there is hope and a bright future after divorce, losing income and being diagnosed with a terrible health condition.

Mindfulness and Financial Health expert Danny J is committed to helping women find their TRUE issues. She’s not afraid to talk about what others don’t want to talk about.

Danny J tells her personal story of living through paralysis at age twenty-two, surviving bankruptcy, living in an RV, and demonstrating the power of finding her new beginning. 

TIMESTAMPS:

3:30 - Danny J talks about living out of a suitcase, losing her business and starting over.

6:30 - Danny J talks about her “Find Your Money Project.” 

9:10 - Jill and Danny discuss the importance of creating a financial overview.

13:50 - Jill and Danny talk about how they both wound up living in an RV. 

21:30 - taking personal responsibility and becoming the person you want to be.

24:00 - At age twenty-two Danny J was paralyzed due to a bacterial infection while performing at Sea World.

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Hosted by: Jill de Jong

Produced and Edited by: Mike Thomas

Sound Engineering by: Michael Kennedy

Theme Music by: Chris Porter

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A near death experience, a major health issue and a painful accident can make life seem unfair and unsafe. But WHAT IF these experiences are needed for radical change? Health coach Sarah Anne Stewart shares very personal stories that may help you look at some of the most difficult things in life as blessings in disguise.

In this episode of Life Done Better, Sarah reveals how women can finally achieve a body they love – the Holistic way! She talks with Jill about what keeps women from healthy body goals and shows how they can free themselves from their weight struggles and start living their lives again.

TIME STAMPS:

3:00 - Sarah talks about how holistic medicine cured her father’s cancer.
8:15 - Sarah and Jill expose the challenges of a modeling career and its effect on body image.
13:20 - Breaking down your belief system, believing “experts,” and trusting yourself.
16:50 - Sarah and Jill discuss insecurities, belief systems, and how to discover the way you want to feel rather than how you look.
20:20 - Sarah shares her personal story of her breast implant illness.
27:30 - Sarah and Jill talk about the power of healing the turbulent, subconscious mind.

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Hosted by: Jill de Jong

Guest: Nutritional Health Coach Sarah Anne Stewart

Produced by: Mike Thomas

Sound Engineering by: Michael Kennedy

Theme Music by: Chris Porter

A CurtCo Media Production

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Are you dealing with a lot of disappointment and frustration? This episode is for you! Listen to this conversation with master coach and author of "Expectation Hangover" Christine Hassler  for a new perspective, tips for improving love relationships and communication skills.

Christine Hassler graduated cum laude from Northwestern University and received her master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. She has appeared on The Today Show, CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, E!, Style and PBS, and speaks about generation diversity, millennials, resilience, leadership, life balance.  Her most-recent book is ‘Expectation Hangover: Free Yourself from Your Past, Change Your Present and Get What You Really Want.’

After being inspired by her own unexpected challenges and experiences, Christine Hassler realized her journey was actually her destination. She’s a master coach who combines life coaching with the principles of spiritual psychology. 

In her conversation with host Jill de Jong, Christine reviews the principles in her book ‘Expectation Hangover,’ and she offers a step-by-step guide to achieve instant clarity on what’s holding you back from the life you want.

TIMESTAMPS:

1:15 - Christine Hassler describes the three types of “Expectation Hangovers” and why they hold us back.

6:30 - Jill and Christine shows how we usually numb ourselves when confronted with challenges and what to do instead.

11:00 - How to get support from friends, mentors, and coaches.

13:15 - Understanding and confronting feelings.

17:15 - Addressing communication challenges and the triggers in personal relationships.

25:00 - The myths around being a “People Pleaser.”

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Hosted by: Jill de Jong

Guest: Christine Hassler

Produced by: Mike Thomas

Sound Engineering by: Michael Kennedy

Theme Music by: Chris Porter

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Nikki Sharp describes how she overcame intense eating disorders and business challenges. She shares her journey from hard-charging businesswoman to a well-balanced wellness expert. 

Wellness Coach and motivational speaker Nikki Sharp is passionate about helping others create a well-balanced and fulfilling life. Nikki talks to host Jill de Jong about facing our fears, the value of failure, and embracing a natural way to heal and to thrive.

Timestamps:

2:00 - Balancing technology and managing the so-called “Zoom Effect.”

3:20 - The merits of taking the occasional social media detox.

4:30 - The rules for getting a better night’s sleep.

9:00 - How to prioritize health over everything else.

15:00 - Nikki’s journey overcoming her eating disorders and business challenges.

19:00 - Recognizing the guilt and filters we use to punish ourselves.

23:40 - Nikki talks about what she's learned from her biggest failures.

25:30 - The necessity and value of having a coach and a mentor.

29:00 - What improvements would Nikki and Jill like to see in their lives?

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Hosted by: Jill de Jong

Guest: Nikki Sharp

Produced by: Mike Thomas

Theme Music by: Chris Porter

Sound Engineer: Michael Kennedy

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This podcast is the place to find connection, inspiration and practical solutions to life’s questions, obstacles and frustrations - through the personal experiences and realizations of the renown guests - to help you find empowerment, strength, and knowledge. Listen to the weekly episodes where host, Supermodel and health coach, Jill de Jong talks to some of the world’s most inspiring women in health and wellness in intimate and honest conversations about their struggles, self-discovery and purpose.

This is the place for all the unicorns who strive to create a life on their own terms. We invite you to listen, connect, and feel less alone. Let’s create a Life Done Better - together.

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Follow Jill on Instagram: @_modelsdoeat

Find the show on Twitter: @_lifedonebetter

Hosted by: Jill de Jong

Produced by: Mike Thomas

Theme Music by: Chris Porter

Sound Engineering by: Michael Kennedy

A CurtCo Media Production

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.