Marissa sits down with Stephanie Anderson, VP of Engagement at myPersona and former HR professional, to discuss diverse bodies in the workplace, anxiety about returning to the office, inclusivity, and weight stigma and well-being in the workplace. 

CW: Discussion of weight gain/loss and weight based discrimination. 

About Stephanie: Stephanie graduated with a Social Work degree and started in the mental health space. She transitioned into HR and Operations leadership and has built and led multiple departments in her career. She has worked for large companies such as Apple and worked for multiple startups as well. She has recently transitioned into a Vice President of Engagement role at myPersona, an emotional health and wellbeing company. She is on a mission to promote mental wellness in the workplace and reduce mental health stigma.

Check out myPersona here: https://www.mypersona.care/ 

Follow Stephanie on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/heartofleadership/

What's the deal with superfoods? Are they really all they're marketed to be? Do I need to learn to like kale? In this episode, Marissa breaks down what exactly makes a superfood a superfood and provides a bunch of random fun facts as well. 

On this episode we have the great pleasure to dig into all things fitness over 50 and menopause with the incredible Tina Tang, she/her, of Iron Strong Fit and Co-Founder of Straight Up Strong.

Tina started her strength journey at the age of 41, discovering that training was an anchor to her life while going through a divorce.  She is passionate about supporting other women who are in (or past!) the menopause transition stage of life discover and fall in love with strength training and all the incredible ways strength training can benefit our bodies and minds.

You can connect with Tina on instagram at: @ironstrongfit @straight_Up_Strong or at Straightupstrong.com

Resources mentioned in episode:

The Menopause Manifesto, Dr. Jen Gunter

North American Menopause Society

In this minisode, Marissa breaks down the myth of eating after 7 pm causing weight gain and lets you know what you may want to consider instead. 

In this episode, Michelle and Marissa take a close look at the Optavia diet breaking down what you need to know about the plans and the business. 

Michelle chats about the term "muscle confusion" and what we are really looking for in terms of progressive overload and consistency to progress towards our fitness goals.  

Questions?

Reach out by email at [email protected]

During today's episode we have the great pleasure to chat with Barb Puzanovova, she/her!  We discuss how to identify non diet trainers, navigate through marketing red flags of those who are not truly non diet trainers, and finding a movement practice that enhances who we are "instead of trying to mold yourself into some fancy athlete" when a fancy athlete is not who everyone needs to be in order to be amazing and awesome.

Barb is an ACE-certified personal trainer, Behavior Change Specialist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She’s dedicated to teaching + exploring how to move joyfully and train with intention for all bodies.

You can connect with Barb:

on instagram @nondiet_trainer

email at [email protected]

her website www.thenondiettrainer.com

or on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/thenondiettrainer/

In this minisode, Marissa gives you the information you need to know about low carb and keto diets. Do they deliver the results they promise? Are they worth it? Listen in to find out. 

Welcome to the Strong and Simple Podcast! Meet your hosts: Michelle Farrell, certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, and co-owner of Straight Up Strong, and Marissa Szabo, certified nutrition coach, group fitness instructor, and owner of Well & Simple. In this episode, we're introducing ourselves and letting you know what you can expect from this podcast. Spoiler: science and lame jokes.