Joined with me today is Sherman Gray from the All MET Sports Talk Podcast where he shares how through his busy life in the medical field and as a basketball coach, he manages to make the time for therapy. He explains how therapy truly changed his life and his anxiety.

Find Sherman on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/24IexJZw1WNlvalzpCqtSO

Harrison Crum joins me from the Marathon Training for beginners podcast where he shares his tips on learning to run.

Find Harrison on his website www.crummymarathoners.com
and his latest podcast episode on  Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marathon-training-for-beginners/id1498635922?i=1000497293717

The importance of space and boundaries in a relationship, recognizing anxiety in our partners and how fitness can play a huge role in it all.  We discuss all of it on this episode with Emily Van Fleet and Nathan Jones of Twice As Less Not Perfect - A Messy Marriage Podcast

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In this episode, I discuss my journey through unhealthy food and exercise beliefs and behaviours. I share the process I went through and how these behaviours led me to my diagnosis of PCOS and menopause at 24 years old. I talk about how I overcame these beliefs  in order to help others to also experience health freedom.

WARNING - Some of the ideas and words discussed in this episode may be triggering to some who may be experiencing issues with food beliefs and behaviours. If you need help, you can check out betterhealth.com for FREE 24/7 support.

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In today's episode I will be discussing the effects stress has on body fat (specifically our mid section) and a few easy to use tools to help prevent stress eating and increase your metabolic power!

References:

https://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=D8VE11Zcp74C&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=stress+and+belly+fat&ots=YuuzGG9-1Z&sig=wmvYE12wyrAIT7oQEGT_TqVi4P0#v=onepage&q=stress%20and%20belly%20fat&f=false

https://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Abstract/2000/09000/Stress_and_Body_Shape__Stress_Induced_Cortisol.5.aspx

https://www.nature.com/articles/ijo2008218/

https://www.healthcoachinstitute.ca/

In this episode I discuss the importance of being in tune with the mind to muscle connection, what that means and the positive impact it can have on your training. In this episode, I mention a few studies in which I have referenced here.

References

Calatayud, J. et al. (2016). Importance of mind-muscle connection during progressive resistance training. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116, 3, 27-33.

Clark, B.C. et al. (2014). The power of the mind: The cortex as a critical determinant of muscle strength/weakness. Journal of Neurophysiology, 112, 12, 3219-3226.

Ranganathan, V.K. et al. (2004). From mental power to muscle power—gaining strength by using the mind. Neuropsychologia, 42, 7, 944-956

Opler, Lorne. “The Mind To Muscle Connection.” ACE Fitness, 3 Oct. 2019, www.acefitness.org/education-and-resources/lifestyle/blog/7388/the-mind-muscle-connection.

In this episode, you will get a sneak peak into what a transformational health coaching session is really like. I am with a guest and fellow health coach and energy healer Danielle who was kind enough to join me as I take her through a health coaching session. Listen and hear the transformation unfold! 

In this episode I will be teaching you the power of re-framing and providing 3 different tools and paradigms that you can use to change your thoughts and experiences. By changing our thought patterns and the way we perceive these thoughts and experiences, we can create a whole new outlook not only ourselves and our body image but our entire life! 

Eating healthy doesn't have to be hard and you don't have to spend a ton of time in the kitchen. In this episode, I teach you how to meal prep in a way that is fun and easy and will help making living better more sustainable!