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I am excited to be joined by Melissa Boleslawski today! Melissa is a Personal Trainer and Nutritionist specializing in Somatics. Through intentional fitness protocols, self-awareness + self-regulation tools, and simple nutrition education, Melissa supports women with reclaiming trust in their bodies again, creating unwavering self-confidence, and enhancing their quality of life.

Melissa also holds a Master Certified Life Coaching and Master Certified Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner Certification. Her additional toolkit includes Master Reiki + Hypnosis Practitioner. Melissa also has additional backgrounds in emotional + somatic experiencing and leadership + management. All of which are woven throughout each and every one of her wellness creations.

In this conversation we cover:

• Melissa’s somatic approach to food and fitness
• Melissa’s background as a more traditional ‘bodybuilder’ trainer
• How burnout made her question her career
• How interests and hobbies help heal burnout
• Taking fitness less seriously
• Fit-fluencer culture and why outward appearances don’t determine qualification
• Authenticity and discernment in the online fitness industry
• Meeting individual needs with fitness
• Making the decision to step away from an established career and business
• The danger of seeking self-worth and identity from work
• Setting healthy boundaries as an entrepreneur
• Wellness trends to love or leave behind
• Keeping health and fitness simple
• Melissa’s wellness non-negotiables

Connect with Melissa...

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for somatic fitness and other offerings

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I'm excited to welcome my first ever repeat guest, Julia of Manski's Wellness! She is back to tell us about her exciting new micronutrient bars for women. Manski’s Wellness is a woman-owned company that focuses on providing a natural and effective solution to PMS and other problems related to menstruation. Manski’s Wellness came to be through personal experience and extensive research by our founder, Julia, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutritional Sciences from Penn State University.

Today we discuss:

• The mission of Manski’s Wellness
• MBody Micronutrient bars for women
  1. How they differ from competitors (Lunar Bar, Larabar, rX Bar, GoMacro)
  2. Three unique flavor profiles
  3. How to cycle sync with MBody bars
  4. Protein content
• The whole-food ingredients that provide the micronutrients women need for healthy, regular cycles
• Why ingredient quality matters
• Cost and quality comparisons
• The quality sacrificed in corporate buyouts
• Integrity in business
• Words of wisdom for anyone thinking about starting a product-based business
• How to stay authentic in business
• Conventional vs. holistic nutrition perspectives
• Why Julia decided not to continue her career in dietetics
• Being successful with New Year’s resolutions and why you don’t really need one
• Why health can’t be one-size-fits-all approach
• Julia’s favorite wellness practices
• How to connect with Julia and purchase seed cycling products

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@manskis_wellness

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Spring to Life Podcast season 2. Today I have a juicy conversation with a former client turned health coach on all things birth control and femininity. Marit is a women's health and lifestyle coach focused on helping women reconnect with their innate feminine nature and cultivate true healing. She runs Replenished Lifestyle, a health coaching program that supports women in balancing their hormones, healing from hormonal birth control, and creating a lifestyle that is both energizing and optimal. Our conversation covers:

• Marit’s evolution from client to coach
• Transitioning off hormonal birth control without a plan
• The benefits of working with a coach for hormonal struggles
• Finding confidence in sharing her passion on social media
• The new opportunities that embracing her feminine nature has presented
• Why corporate culture doesn’t support female hormones
• Ways to connect with your feminine nature and find fulfilling roles
• Feminine nature in terms of hormonal fluctuations / cycle syncing
• Finding freedom in femininity
• How we hope to change future generation’s understanding of of their bodies and cycles in a positive way
• Small steps to take to align your life with your cycle
• Why we should be rethinking the ways we rest
• How tracking your cycle can help you feel in alignment in your life
• How our bodies communicate with us
• Misconceptions we’ve been brought up to believe about our female bodies and why they’re harmful
• How birth control affects your feminine & masculine energies
• The damage hormonal birth control can do to your relationship to self, relationships, and more
• The efficacy of hormonal vs. non-hormonal contraceptives
• My history of birth control use
• Symptoms to look out for when taking and transitioning off hormonal birth control
• The power of community and education when it comes to your menstrual health
• What we’re excited about for women’s health in 2024
• How to work with Marit

Find Marit @replenishedlifestyle

Find me @springtolifemethod

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After 17 years of struggling, believing she was depressed and bi-polar Monica received a PMDD diagnosis in 2016. The struggle with her own menstrual disorder led her to dive deep on hormone and menstrual health receiving a certificate in women’s hormone health coaching and launching her own menstrual wellness and nutrition brand, Marea, in 2020. She is on a personal mission to help support as many menstruators as possible feel free from their period symptoms through nutrition and lifestyle support.

• Monica’s journey to a PMDD diagnosis
• The difference between PMS and PMDD
• Mental health & menstrual cycles
• Navigating western medicine for diagnosis and protocols
• The inception of Marea Wellness, product-based business for menstrual health
• The science and team behind the PMS Elixir
• Consumer testimonials and the positive impact of Marea Wellness
• How body and cycle literacy improves communication within relationships
• Why striving for perfection with cycle syncing isn’t realistic
• The reality of being an entrepreneur and menstruator
• Mistakes you might be making when it comes to PMS / PMDD management
• What to expect next from Marea Wellness
• Save 15% on Marea Wellness with code SPRINGTOLIFE

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@mareawellness

mareawellness.com

This episode covers:

• Caitlin’s past experiences with oral health
• The links between hormone health and oral health
  • Puberty
  • Menstruation
  • The Pill
  • Pregnancy
  • Menopause
• Holistic oral care best practices
  • Oil pulling
  • Tongue scraping
  • Fluoride-free / remineralizing toothpastes
  • Flossing
  • Teeth whitening
• Why you should stop using mouthwash

Caitlin’s favorite oral care products

• Oliveda Mouth Cures
• Tongue scrapers
• dōTERRA toothpaste
• Quip refillable floss pics, toothbrushes, & water picks
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• Lumineux white strips

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Micaela Hoo is a writer, lifestyle entrepreneur, and chronic illness coach living in Los Angeles. She co-runs My July, a clean skincare line she founded with her mother, Dawn that was born out of her chronic illness. Micaela and Dianna Brescia are the founders and CEOs of Chronically Hacked, a world-renowned and celebrity endorsed online course about how to navigate the confusing world of chronic illness. She serves as a mentor in the Global Lyme Alliance Peer-to-Peer Mentor Program. Micaela loves warm, sunny days, deep connections, and words that make you feel things. She is currently working on her first memoir.

• Living with chronic illness as a child
• The origins of chronic illness
• Lyme disease, mold toxicity, parasites, and more
• The emotional and mental tax of living with debilitating symptoms
• Seeking answers in the traditional medical system
• Becoming your own health advocate
• How Micaela hopes to help others on their health journeys with Chronically Hacked
• Seeing the positives that come from hardships
• My July, the natural skincare line that was born out of necessity
• Running a business with her mom
• The realities of ‘Lyme brain’

@myjulyskin

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@chronicallyhacked

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@micaelahoo

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Skylar Sustin is an Emotion and Trauma Release Coach. She helps emotionally stuck & overwhelmed individuals who want to release the invisible emotional & trauma-based barriers so that they can unlock their full potential and feel more emotionally free. From years of personal healing and education, she developed her coaching method that uses a combination of somatic, intuitive, and mindful healing techniques to release trapped emotions and traumas while supporting you in aligning with your desires and goals.

• Life events that pushed Skylar to investigate emotional and trauma release
• The emotional pressure cooker of 2020
• How past experiences create a foundation for our behaviors
• Bridging the gap between emotional awareness and actually changing behavior
• How boundaries relate to emotional wellbeing
• Recovery for people pleasers and empaths
• The benefits of emotional awareness and compassion for the self
• Getting curious about pain
• Skylar’s unique approach to releasing trapped emotions
• Physical signs and symptoms of trapped emotion and trauma
• Simple ways to start exploring emotions
• Coming back to your body after dissociation

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@skylarsustin

Welcome back! This week Caitlin is discussing one of the worst mistakes she sees women making on their health journeys- over-supplementing & buying from Amazon. This episode includes conversation around:

• Caitlin's personal experience with Amazon supplements
• Why convenience is not always better
• The lack of FDA regulation in the supplement industry
• What to look for in a trustworthy supplement company

• Steps to buying quality supplements that you actually need
• Food as medicineVerywell Health article

Let's connect!

• Instagram @springtolifemethod
• Mailing list

Welcome back! This week Caitlin is discussing how she embraces the 80/20 lifestyle as a holistic hormone health coach. This discussion covers:

• Why holding yourself to 100% perfection is just not sustainable
• Caitlin's personal experience with a perfectionist mindset, disordered eating habits, & health struggles
• How foundational habits build the foundation of health & create a 'safety trampoline' to rebound you back to routine
• Caitlin's 'red flag' habits
• Caitlin's non-negotiable habits that help maintain hormone health
• Why you shouldn't hold any one person on a pedestal- we're all human!

Links referenced in the episode:

• Lifelong Podcast - How Seed Oils Make You Sick
• Spring to Life Podcast - Hot Girl Hormone Habits Pt. 1
• Spring to Life Podcast - Hot Girl Hormone Habits Pt. 2
• Staple dōTERRA cleaning products

Let's connect!

• Instagram @springtolifemethod
• Mailing list

• What the phases of the menstrual cycle are
• How the seasons relate to cycle phases
• Why it’s easy to get in the weeds when it comes to cycle syncing food
• The downfalls of cycle syncing food
• The basics that actually matter for food choices
• Why eating seasonally / locally is really the best option
• How to adjust macros throughout the cycle