When I began working with Evie 4 years ago, her primary focus was to create a physical change in her body. Like most people, she would try something new, and when the results didn’t show up fast enough, she gave up.

Evie was going through this constant battle with herself. Whenever she was met with a new challenge or exercise, her internal monologue was one of discouragement and thinking that she wasn’t athletic enough to do it.

Where did this come from? Turns out that she was voted as “Most Unathletic” when she was in high school and she’d been carrying this label ever since.

2 years later Evie returned to my gym a different person. Her focus was no longer on aesthetics, but on performance, strength, and feeling better overall.

Today, Evie has made a massive transformation! She is a total badass in the gym and takes on any and every challenge.

In this episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness podcast, Evie and I discuss why she gave up and restarted so many times, why health and fitness is a lifelong journey, and how she overcame her negative self-talk and mindset.

It’s back to school, back to reality!

Now this might not affect you, but for me and many others, back to school equals chaos and many schedule changes.

It almost feels like I’m about to jump into an ice cold swimming pool and I need to go through that initial shock before I adapt to the new environment.

If you can relate to this and you are looking for some inspiration on how to be consistent in your schedule and make sure that you are able to manage your time and focus on your self-care, then this episode is for you!

Ditch The Diet Drama and Achieve Your Goals with Lia Pinelli

In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview health and life coach: Lia Pinelli

Lia spent her whole life struggling with overeating and getting her weight under control. No matter how many books she read, diets she tried, or mindful eating methods she subscribed to, she couldn’t resolve her struggle with food and weight.

“Trust me, I tried it all,” she said. She ate smaller portions, eliminated carbs, and reduced her fat intake, but she always felt deprived and hungry. “I thought the problem was me.”

It wasn’t until becoming a life coach in 2016 that Lia learned about coaching women to stop overeating by changing their mindset around food and approaching eating from a psychological aspect.

Not only did she stop overeating without using willpower or resistance, but she no longer experienced the over-hunger and cravings that had plagued her since childhood.

Lia is on a mission to teach other busy women how to ditch the diet drama and reach their goals once and for all.

Achieve Your Inner Athlete with Eric Dagati

In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview entrepreneur, coach, trainer, and instructor: Eric Dagati

Eric D’Agati has spent the past 24+ years in the fitness industry pioneering his unique approach to fitness training, client assessment, performance enhancement, and injury prevention.

His list of training clients includes individuals who have been Olympic Gold Medalists, All-Americans, National Champions, World Series Champions, and Pro-Bowl athletes.

He also works with many high-level County, State, National, and World Champion sports teams, including being the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the 2004 NPF National Champion NY/NJ Juggernaut Women’s Professional Softball, and a training consultant to the NY Islanders, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins, and NY Football Giants.

L8R Lifestyle: Take Your Health & Fitness To The Next Level with Jeff Later

In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview fitness & nutrition expert, entrepreneur, and IFBB Pro bodybuilder: Jeff Later

Jeff discovered a passion for health and fitness from a young age, determined to figure it out on his own by reading books, researching articles, and watching videos, but doing it alone made him feel like he was trying to summit the highest mountain.

We can read every book and still not know how to climb the mountain. A guide makes it possible, and it's necessary.

It wasn’t until Jeff was introduced to a coach, and hired him, that everything changed.

With the guidance from his coach and support from his wife, Jeff was able to Co-found L8R Lifestyle and become an IFBB Pro bodybuilder.

Together, they created a system for others to better themselves in a sustainable and healthy way, helping over 6000 people achieve this goal. They’ve worked with professional athletes of nearly every sport, bodybuilders, soccer moms, and everyone in between.

Elyse Resch is a nutrition therapist in private practice in Beverly Hills, California, with thirty-nine years of experience, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size.

She is nationally known for her work in helping patients break free from diet culture through the Intuitive Eating process.

Elyse supervises and trains health professionals, is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Supervisor, a Fellow of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Her philosophy embraces the goal of developing body liberation, with the belief that all bodies deserve dignity, and reconnecting with one’s internal wisdom about eating.

She is the co-author of Intuitive Eating, now in its 4th edition, the Intuitive Eating Workbook, and The Intuitive Eating Card Deck—50 Bite-Sized Ways to Make Peace with Food (upcoming, 2021).  Elyse is also the author of The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens and The Intuitive Eating Journal—Your Guided Journey for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food (upcoming, 2021).

In this episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness podcast, Elyse and I discuss why we are so infatuated with diet culture in western society, why she began teaching intuitive eating and its benefits, and how food and exercise only makes up 20% of a healthy “diet.”

Nutrition, Science, Soul: Rewire Your Health and Fitness with Kirstin Carey

In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview speaker, Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Professional Chef, Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Practitioner, and Certified EFT & TFT Tapping Practitioner: Kirstin Carey

After freeing herself from Celiac Disease and Hashimoto’s, Kirstin has become a leading expert in helping others stop symptoms, reverse disease progression, and heal from autoimmune diseases.

Her work with hundreds of autoimmune clients and her own personal healing journey has helped her cohesively tie together the three crucial components (Nutrition, Science, and Soul) needed to heal and reach autoimmune freedom.

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., is a double board certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School.

He is an expert resource for most major publications doing more than 300 interviews per year (Oprah, Dr. Oz, The Doctors, NY Times, Wall Street Journal etc. Dr. Breus has been in private practice for 23 years and recently relocated to and was named the Top Sleep Doctor of Los Angeles, By Readers Digest.

He is also the author of three books, The Power of When, Beauty Sleep: Look Younger, Lose Weight, and Feel Great Through Better Sleep, and Energize! Go from Dragging Ass to Kicking It in 30 Days .

In this episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness podcast, Dr Breus and I discuss how he passed the Sleep Medicine Boards exam without attending Med school, sleep deprivation is different for everyone and the effects it has on your weight loss, and whether or not the circadian rhythm is the same for everyone.

Prosper Me: How To Live A Prosperous Life with Victoria Rader

In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview speaker, possibility coach, and international best-selling author: Victoria Rader

Through thousands of client sessions and seminars, Victoria has witnessed that their subconscious programming defines the cap to one's fulfillment.

As a result, she created a unique success formula for healing one’s heart, freeing one’s mind, and expanding one’s skills to see, create, and live a life of limitless possibilities.

Victoria is also the internationally best-selling author of the soon-to-be-released book, Prosper Me: The 35 Universal Laws to Make Money Work for You; Until You Win; Until You Shine; Manifest Me journal; Ignite Your Wisdom; creator of Empower-Me and Maser-Me apps; founder of the Quantum Freedom Movement; and creator of  Free-Me ™ EFT.

Moms: Take Back Your Health & Happiness with Andrée-Anne Guay

In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview athlete, brand manager, and badass mom of two: Andrée-Anne Guay

Andrée-Anne is the CEO of her active household, chasing after 2 young daughters and orchestrating renovation projects with her husband in her spare time.

Her background as a competitive athlete taught her first-hand the importance of a healthy lifestyle – one that fell by the wayside as she put her children's needs first.

Armed with a new perspective – that a little progress each day adds up to significant results, Andrée-Anne believes that to get the results you want, you don’t have to be extreme, you just have to be consistent.

You’re not going to master the rest of your life in one day. Just relax, master the day, and keep doing that every single day!