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Weight loss is not a 'one-size-fits-all' process. For each person wanting and needing to go through this journey, it will require patience, resilience, but most of all, a unique approach. Some people find it very easy to take an 'intuitive eating' attitude, some people find it very helpful to count calories, monitor macros, and weigh food. And some people find freedom precisely on a more controlled and guided diet modality, but the significance of achieving a healthy relationship with food, and getting off the diet train, is the message here.

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution Podcast, Molly Carmel talks about the effects of sugar on our brain and bodies, and the incredible results we can achieve by ditching sugar for good. Molly also dives deep into the more serious consequences of failing a diet and that this sense of failing can cause trauma. Having dealt with eating disorders and having gone through her own transformation, Molly helps people to find what works in each case.

Wellness Quote

• "We didn't cause all the problems that we have but they're ours to solve. Understanding the severity of this might help us women, men, every single person in diet trauma not be so susceptible to going back" – Molly Carmel

Key Highlights

• Molly talks about how she knew from a young age that she was meant to do what she does now, having gone through the same problems;
• Molly shares a time of her life when she was taken to a nutritionist, but she knew that that was not the problem (it's not always so simple);
• Molly's experience doing a detox by following a paleo diet;
• Molly explains the connection between failing a diet and suffering a trauma – even if we think there's no correlation;
• Sometimes being moderate about the consumption of certain foods is the solution for some people;
• Molly talks about emotional eating and some tips to step away from unhealthy cravings.

Episode Resources

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Book: Breaking up with Sugar by Molly Carmel

About Molly Carmel

Molly is a leading addiction and eating disorder therapist and the founder of the Beacon Program, which offers individual and group solutions to help people break free from their destructive relationships with food and dieting. She is also the author of 'Breaking up with Sugar' and the host of 'What You're Craving' podcast.

Connect with Molly

Instagram: @mollycarmel

Websites: mollycarmel.com | sugarbreak.com

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution, Amber has an open conversation with Gabrielle Stone. Gabrielle tells her story of abandonment and betrayal and how these old wounds propelled her to write two books and help other women in the same situation of vulnerability and confusion. We oftentimes hear the advice, "love yourself"… but sometimes a broken heart simply doesn't know how.

Gabrielle also shares a lot about her trips through Europe, which emotions came to surface during these trips, and how she had to face old ghosts, deal with unhealed traumas, and take a deep look into her soul to let the healing begin. Through these deep processes of self-development, Gabrielle was able to write two books highlighting the importance of self-love, worthiness, and making ourselves a priority.

Wellness Quote

• "When we have unhealed sh*t within us, we are going to attract things into our life that is going to mirror that to us… until we wake up and heal it." – Gabrielle Stone

Key Highlights

• Gabrielle talks about her childhood traumas that eventually originated a deep fear of abandonment;
• How Gabrielle's frustrations with ex-partners triggered her abandonment issues – but at the same time were the best thing that could have happened;
• The experience of dealing with her emotions and old traumas during her trips and deciding what kind of person she wanted to be while traveling;
• Gabrielle explains her writing method and what caused her to be inspired to write the books in the first place;
• Gabrielle explains the concept of 'thought onion';
• Origin experience – a.k.a. trauma – plays a major role on our behavior and actions;
• Amber and Gabrielle talk about the importance of seeking worthiness in ourselves.

Episode Resources

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Book: Eat, Pray, #FML by Gabrielle Stone

Book: The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl by Gabrielle Stone

About Gabrielle Stone

Gabrielle Stone is no stranger to the world of entertainment. After many years in this industry, Stone transitioned from acting roles to writing and directing. Her award-winning films gained her awards for writing, directing, and acting—but she had a bigger role in life: the birth of the book Eat, Pray, #FML, where she shared all the mistakes, all the lessons, and most importantly, how she became a fearless leader from it all.

Connect with Gabrielle

Instagram: @gabriellestone | @fmltalkpodcast

Websites: EatPrayFML.com

Twitter: @gabriellestone

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting

The way we think about ourselves is crucial to determine how much we have of self-worth and self-love. Thought patterns are deeply connected with how we see ourselves, what we see in the mirror, and how we believe in our own strength. However, these same thought patterns did not come out of nowhere; they are a consequence of the external opinions and impressions we received during childhood.

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution, Amber talks about the importance of keeping working on ourselves and on this concept of self-love. Amber shares simple steps to get into this journey, highlighting that change only comes with awareness, forgiveness, and a sense of enoughness – that needs to be practiced constantly. Only this way, we will begin loving; not who we want to be, but who we are. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "How we view ourselves and how we view the world is really deep rooted and dictated in our subconscious." – Amber Shaw

Key Highlights

• The current combination of the thought patterns we have are the result of the combination of experiences, impressions, and feedbacks we had during childhood;
• Inner work is a full time job. The more you practice 'feeling enough', the more you realize it is actually true;
• Real change begins with having awareness of how we are talking to ourselves, how we are thinking about ourselves, and how unnecessary it is to blame ourselves;
• The importance of affirmations as a way to internalize thoughts of worthiness.

Episode Resources

Happy Days by Gabrielle Bernstein

The Universe Has Your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein

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About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution, Amber welcomes Michelle Emmick to talk all things plastic surgery, beauty procedures, and confidence for women. Michelle is a plastic surgery coach who helps women find the right path when considering a plastic surgery. Here, she talks about the importance of educating ourselves before the procedure and really identifying if that is the right choice.

Michelle also talks about her book Blue-Collar Beauty, and how much positive feedback she received from it. In the book, she touches on topics like the beauty industry as a whole and how it impacts the everyday woman. You will also listen to an honest message on social media and why you can't believe everything you see, and how important it is to know the true reason for that anticipated a plastic surgery. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "We all come in different shapes, and sizes, and colors and when you have a good heart, and you really feel solid in who you are, and you can stand in your truth, that's beautiful to me. That's beauty." – Michelle Emmick

Key Highlights

• Michelle talks about the early stages of her career and how people were coming to her with no education at all about the procedures;
• Michelle explains the concept of her book "Blue-Collar Beauty" and how she has been receiving important feedback on how the book was helpful;
• The pictures and posts on social media make people believe that beauty is one of a kind, and everyone is superior, whereas none of that is true;
• Before considering doing a plastic surgery, it's important to know why you're doing it and have the conscience that you don't need to do it to be happy;
• True beauty is learning how to recognize the good things about ourselves and letting the interior shine brighter than the exterior.

Episode Resources

Blue-Collar Beauty by Michelle Emmick

About Michelle Emmick

Michelle Emmick is a editor and chief of Ask Us Magazine, a brand new online magazine who connects with women in the beauty industry. She is also a co-founder of MyCoachMD, a platform that provides advice on cosmetic procedures. Michelle is also a best-seller author with her book "Blue-Collar Beauty".

Connect with Michelle

Instagram: @theplasticsurgerycoach | @askusbeautymagazine

Websites: www.askusbeautymagazine.com | www.mycoachmd.com

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting

Intermittent fasting has become really popular over the years due to the great benefits that it brings to our health. If done the right way, the practice can reduce inflammation in the body, reduce blood sugar levels, and help with weight loss, in addition to being an option for busy people. Because it helps with calorie intake, intermittent fasting has been strongly associated with weight loss diets, but how does it really work?

In this episode, Amber opens up the discussion on intermittent fasting, sharing her experience with this method, highlighting its benefits, and getting clear on all the myths. Intermittent fasting is a way of eating in a scheduled manner and yes, it can help with weight loss because it reduces the 'eating window' that we have in a day, but it's important to understand that it's no magic pill. Tune in to learn more!

Wellness Quote

• "If you decide to intermittent fast, you still need to understand and pay attention to making sure that you're getting enough food." – Amber Shaw

Key Highlights

• Amber explains what it intermittent fasting, how you can start implementing in your routine, and why it's not a solution to all your problems;
• Intermittent fasting can be a controversial option for people who are already under-eating for whatever reason;
• More important than worrying about the time of the day that you should be eating, it's worrying about the quality of the food;
• Amber talks about all of the benefits of intermittent fasting and what the science has been showing about this topic.

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder that affects mostly women of reproductive age. The main symptoms are: weight gain, excessive hair growth, usually difficulty getting pregnant, and irregular periods. While the main cause is hormonal, PCOS impacts a lot of other areas of health & wellness, so it's important to be aware of this disorder and really know more about it.

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution, Felice Ramallo gives us listeners more details about PCOS, explaining everything about the causes, the signs, and the options of treatment. Felice also explains the impact that PCOS may have on weight loss and the connections between PCOS and a variety of different topics in our day to day lives like sleep, exercise, diets, and stress. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "The #1 thing is addressing your source of stress. If it's something you can control or change in some way, do it." – Felice Ramallo

Key Highlights

• PCOS symptoms and what are the symptoms women should pay attention to physically and emotionally;
• What are the connections and important details when it comes to living with PCOS and trying to lose weight;
• How to diagnose and treat PCOS (in-house treatment and clinical treatment);
• The importance of exercising, eating nutritious food, and managing stress as a form of treatment to PCOS;

About Felice Ramallo

Felice Ramallo is a registered dietitian and nutritionist. Felice has a MS in clinical nutrition and her current work focuses on PCOS and all the information about this very common hormonal issue. She also leads the dietitian department of Allara Health (@AllaraHealth).

Connect with Felice

Instagram: @flavorsoffelice

Website: www.flavorsoffelice.com

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting

The fitness industry for years has disseminated several "rules" that needed to be followed for people to achieve weight loss or muscle gain results. With so many rules – that many times contradicted each other – losing weight specifically turned into a difficult thing to do for many people. Training or doing cardio while fasted, is one of these key ideas that has become popular recently, but still causes, to this day, many questions.

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution Podcast, Amber dives deep into the concept of fasted cardio and training. Amber shares that these options have been working for her, but that doesn't make it a universal truth. Everyone is different so everyone should look for solutions that make sense and are enjoyable. If fasting in the mornings or doing fasted exercise makes you feel good, go for it!

Wellness Quote

• "I think we have a tendency to get caught up in a lot of these rules and we miss a lot of the simple stuff." – Amber Shaw

Key Highlights

• Amber talks about her experience with training in the morning and training in a fasted mode; Although it can be beneficial for weight loss, it's not a universal truth and people should only do it if they enjoy doing it;
• Amber shares that combining interval training (HIIT training), fasted training, and intermittent fasting was the best option for her to get results and feel good.

Episode Resources

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About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting

Getting clear on what we're after is really one of the key aspects when it comes to nutrition and fitness. Why do I want to lose weight? Why do I need to be seen as a fitness person? Why do I feel the need to be rigid with my training and so strict with my diet? Questioning ourselves and trying to figure out the answers is the first step to getting free from food obsessions, a fixed mindset, and limiting beliefs.

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution, Natalie Newhart opens up about her once bad relationship with food and how it affected her career as a fitness enthusiast and CrossFit athlete. Natalie shares that she used food as a coping mechanism to deal with stress and anxiety, which created more stress and anxiety. This endless cycle led her to a decisive moment where she finally chose to live life and, more important, love life.

Wellness Quote

• "We got to see what are the patterns that are driving the body to be in this stressed out state […], and this typically goes hand in hand with people feeling very impulsive around food." – Natalie Newhart

Key Highlights

• Natalie talks about her past with CrossFit, bodybuilding, and the bad relationship she had with food;
• Natalie explains that a lot of people use food as a coping mechanism to deal with stress and emotions and that it's really important to start identifying these patterns;
• In order to get rid of stress and anxiety, we need to recognize the moments when these feelings come to surface;
• Natalie explains the importance of getting clear on what we're really after and really knowing the reasons behind a weight loss journey;
• Natalie and Amber talks about macro counting obsession and how this constant calorie counting and food weighting can be a trigger to stress and overwhelm;

Episode Resources

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About Natalie Newhart

Natalie Newhart is the founder of Fit Addicted Nutrition and a former CrossFit pro athlete. Working as mindset coach and a personal trainer with over 15 years of experience, Natalie specializes now in women over 35 who have not being having success with traditional food-focused diets.

Connect with Natalie

Instagram: @natalie.newhart

YouTube: Natalie Newhart

Website: FitAddictedNutrition.com

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting

Weight loss goals are, oftentimes, measured by numbers on a scale. People who are trying to lose weight tend to get fixated on the ups and downs of what the scale shows us, which is understandable, but not recommended. The body weight measured by the scale is affected by multiple variables, such as water retention, quality of sleep, hydration, and gut health. Should we really make the scale a priority?

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution Podcast, Amber speaks about the importance of taking into account the many other ways of knowing if we are on the right track. These "non-scale" victories are really what keep us going when it comes to weight loss journeys, and they can tell us – with more accuracy and less discomfort – if we are following the course that is likely to result in success. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "When you're looking for a truly sustainable lifestyle where you're no longer dieting, consistency really is the name of the game." – Amber Shaw

Key Highlights

• Amber highlights the importance of forgetting the numbers on the scale and trying not to quantify our weight loss results by these same numbers. Sustainable weight loss should derive from lifestyle changes and should result in satisfaction on the long term.

Episode Resources

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About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting

Just as developing mindset changes, creating a physical change requires small actions, little by little. You can decide to make a healthy recipe for your next meal, go for a 20 minute walk by the end of the day, get a light workout in between your next two calls… these are all small actions that eventually will bring big results. Transformations don't happen overnight, but making a different decision is as simple as that.

In this episode, Amber has a conversation with Carol Elizabeth. Carol works as an entrepreneur and mentor, working with driven women who need and want more of life. Carol talks about the importance of internalizing the idea that losing weight and getting more fit should be an inner goal, not an external demand and that the way to make fitness easy is by making it sustainable. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "Know that you will be a better mom, wife, sister, or friend if you take you as a priority sometime, daily." – Carol Elizabeth

Key Highlights

• Carol talks about the early stages of her fitness journey and how she let impatience run her goals – which led to no progression at all;
• Carol shares a little bit about the mindset behind being able to balance it all: motherhood, entrepreneurship, fitness, and wellness;
• Carol highlights that a fitness journey can start at any given time; age doesn't have nothing to do with it;
• Carol talks about her coaching community called "Warrior Woman" and the work she has been doing to help women create change from within.

Episode Resources

Master Your Nutrition, Master Your Body: Learn exactly how to lose weight in a sane and sustainable way because #DietsSUCK! Link: www.ambershaw.com/dietssuck

About Carol Elizabeth

Carol Elizabeth is an entrepreneur and mentor, whose main work is to create a community of driven women who need and want more in all areas of life. Through her mentorship "Warrior Woman", Carol is able to pass along all the lessons that her own fitness journey has taught her.

Connect with Carol

Instagram: @iam_carolelizabeth

Website: carolelizabeth.com

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

FREE Guide on Intermittent Fasting: ambershaw.com/fasting