In the final installment of this 3 part yoga series on wellness, mental health, and anti-depressants, Nikki chats with yoga teacher and movement educator Trisha Durham about the process that they went through to get a prescription for antidepressants and how social media influences our choices and perceptions of medication and mental health.

They discuss:

• The different classes of antidepressants and how they figured out which one worked for them
• Their process of getting a prescription from their doctor
• The problem with science influencers or people who have large followings on social media who incorrectly represent research to sell you something (aka the Huberman effect)
• Why citing a research paper doesn't mean that the claim pertains to your situation or is factually accurate

Links Mentioned:

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To connect with Trisha and learn more about her work:

• Visit her website trisha.yoga
• Follow her on Instagram @ohtrisha

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• Join her list for free workouts and fitness tips at naablevy.com/newsletter
• Follow her on instagram @naablevy

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In part 2 of this 3 part yoga series on wellness, mental health, and anti-depressants, Nikki chats with yoga teacher and movement educator Trisha Durham unpack the stigma that exists around getting support for mental health challenges in the yoga, fitness. and Pilates space.

They discuss:

• Why "big wellness" also equals big money and is no more altruistic that the pharmaceutical industry
• The problem with the lack of regulations around supplements and health claims made by people in wellness spaces
• How you can't diet, exercise, or meditate away mental health challenges and why it's harmful to claim these things
• The problems that are caused by personal trainers, yoga instructors, and Pilates teachers going outside of their scope of practice and telling people that they alone can "fix" someone's mental heath challenges with their methods
• How wellness modalities can support mental health, but why "natural" interventions aren't always the most effective or right option for someone
• How their own experiences working in the industry stopped them from taking medication sooner when it really could have benefited them

Links Mentioned:

Sign up for Nikki + Trisha's Exploration of Asymmetry & Balance 4 Week Online Class Series!

To connect with Trisha and learn more about her work:

• Visit her website trisha.yoga
• Follow her on Instagram @ohtrisha

Connect with Nikki + other links mention in the episode:

• Join her list for free workouts and fitness tips at naablevy.com/newsletter
• Follow her on instagram @naablevy

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In part 1 of this 3 part yoga series on wellness, mental health, and anti-depressants, Nikki chats with yoga teacher and movement educator Trisha Durham about their mental health histories and experiences with anti-depressants.

They discuss:

• What caused them to try anti-depressants and how it made their lives better
• How yoga, fitness, and wellness culture initially influenced them not to see this form of help for mental health
• Their experience in the medical system when requesting anti-depressants and how they navigated dosage and side effects
• Where anti-depressants might fit when considering what tools will best help you support your mental health

Links Mentioned:

Sign up for Nikki + Trisha's Exploration of Asymmetry & Balance 4 Week Online Class Series!

To connect with Trisha and learn more about her work:

• Visit her website trisha.yoga
• Follow her on Instagram @ohtrisha

Connect with Nikki + other links mention in the episode:

• Join her list for free workouts and fitness tips at naablevy.com/newsletter
• Follow her on instagram @naablevy
• Join the Total Package Membership site at gettotalpackage.com
• Take class with Jenn in the Total Package On Demand Library (Note: You must be a Total Package member and logged into your account to take the classes on this page!)

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In this episode, Nikki and Jenn talk about some of the biggest myths circling the internet in the fitness, yoga, and Pilates spaces and why Jenn hates hip thrusts.

They discuss:

• What the research says about hip thrusts and why it's not the penultimate exercise for building bigger glutes or performing better.
• The misconception that certain alignments will prevent or promote injury.
• Why overpronation may not be a problem for runners and what the current research suggests about the "best" way to run.
• The value of sensory input and why posture "correction" may not be an effective method of pain management or prevention for hypermobile people.
• Why fear mongering makes for effective marketing and poor outcomes.

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To connect with Jenn and learn more about her work:

• Visit her website jennpilotti.com
• Buy her book BodyMindMovement
• Sign up for a free online course with Jenn

Connect with Nikki + other links mention in the episode:

• Join her list for free workouts and fitness tips at naablevy.com/newsletter
• Follow her on instagram @naablevy
• Join the Total Package Membership site at gettotalpackage.com
• Take class with Jenn in the Total Package On Demand Library (Note: You must be a Total Package member and logged into your account to take the classes on this page!)

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In this episode, Nikki chats with strength coach and physical therapy assistant Meghan Ramos about how to get started with strength training, what to do if you have pain or are coming back from an injury, and what is required to achieve progressive overload.

They discuss:

• Where to start and how to pick your weights if you are brand new to strength training
• Considerations for strength training if you have pain or are coming back from an injury
• The role of strength training in avoided re-injury and returning to activities better than before
• Why progressive overload is important for building or maintain bone and muscle, what it is, and how to use it in a strength program

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In this episode, Nikki chats with yoga teacher Adrienne Johnson about considerations for practicing yoga when you have hypermobility or pain.

They discuss:

• Adrienne's personal experiencing starting yoga not realizing that she was hypermobile and how she changed her practice to account for her hypermobility and be able to practice without pain.
• The importance of strength training to cross train for yoga - especially if you are hypermobile.
• Why the largest range of motion may not be the best option for you even if you're able to go there
• Active versus passive stretching.
• How props can help you feel where you are in the poses, increase proprioceptive input / body awareness, and decrease the experience of pain.

Connect with Adrienne

Adrienne's website + the sign up link for her Strong n' Mobile Hips Free Challenge: thelionesstouch.com

Follow Adrienne on Instagram @thelionesstouch

Connect with Nikki

Sign up for free strength for hypermobility resources: strengthforhypermobility.com

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Nikki chats with Amanda Thebe about how to approach strength and nutrition during peri-menopause and menopause. They dig into:

• Fitness and nutrition myths
• The importance of strength training and how to get started
• The benefits of a moderate approach to strength and nutrition

...and more.

Connect with Amanda Thebe

Website: AmandaThebe.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/amanda.thebe

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amandathebex

Podcast: www.amandathebe.com

BOOK: Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too!www.amandathebe.com/books

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Nikki chats with Meredith Mack and Jennifer Schwartz about what functional fitness actually means and how marketing has influenced our perception of "functional." They also discuss how functional is relative to the individual and not a universal way of training and how it often involves exercises or applications that you wouldn't necessarily assume you need.

Subscribe and listen to the Think Fit Be Fit Podcast Network, including Peach Pit Fitness with Jenn and Meredith. (thinkfitbefitpodcast.com)

Episodes of the Think Fit Be Fit Podcast that Nikki has been or contributed to include:

Ep 137: Context Matters | Fitness Influencers with Nikki Naab-Levy

Ep 138: Nikki Naab-Levy on Exercise Safety Cues That Don't Work

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Jenn's IG: @Jennifer_Simone_Schwartz

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In this episode, Nikki chats with yoga teacher and educator Trisha Durham about the idea of listening to your body and why without context, it often isn't very helpful.

They discuss:

• How this has become an overused statement in many yoga, Pilates, and fitness classes and alternative cues that may be less confusing for students
• Why there is no one size fits all approach to yoga or fitness
• The value of personal agency and how you can invite more of it into your classes or movement practice
• Why you don't have to suffer for something to be effective

Connect with Trisha

• Instagram: @ohtrisha
• Website: Trisha.yoga
• Buy Trisha's book Movement Snacks
• Read Trisha's article Listen to Your Body. No Not Like That!

Connect with Nikki

• Sign up for Nikki & Isabelle's FREE neurodynamics class with the replay!
• Learn more about Total Package
• Instagram: @naablevy

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In this episode, Nikki chats with strength and brain based fitness coach Isabelle Barter about why it's important to find the right medical or fitness professionals to help you and why you shouldn't always believe the stories that someone else tells you about your body.

They discuss:

• Why you should find physical therapists and wellness practitioners who understand your experience and the context of the activities that you want to return to if you have pain
• How medical and wellness providers can't predict the future, so if what they are saying doesn't sit well with you, it's valuable to find a second opinion
• Their own positive and negative experiences trying to get treatment for pain and injuries
• Why these narratives around exercise being dangerous are often more harmful than the injuries themselves
• The negative and positive impacts of being delivered a diagnosis
• What to look for when trying to find someone to help you rehab pain or an injury

Connect with Isabelle

Website: Strongerhuman.com

Instagram: @stronger_human

Connect with Nikki

Website: naablevy.com

Instagram: @naablevy