Here's my interview with Dr. Anita Wang, a board-certified medical doctor of 30 years, who has helped thousands look and feel better, naturally, without harsh prescriptions or complicated surgeries through her approach to coaching functional medicine.

We cover:

•Why your microbiome needs your attention

•How tracking your nutrition might be the best way to improve your mood, energy, and health

•Dr. Wang's 4 Pillars of Health and the best way to get started making improvements.

Follow Dr. Wang's work here:

https://www.anitawangmd.com/

https://www.instagram.com/anitawang_md/

https://www.facebook.com/anita.wang.98837399

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Here's me ranting about how to have fun in what might be one of the most challenging situations we face when it comes to healthy living- gatherings with lots of delicious food.

I cover:

•How we all act like nicely dressed kids who are told not to get dirty

•The lesson you can learn from the time my little puppy Jack gorged himself on a bucket of food and had to go to emergency room

•One of the most important skills you can develop for good health and lots of fun with food

If you're ready to stop dieting and off-and-on working out, grab a spot in our next fitness challenge at beginwithin.fit

Here's my interview with Dr. Lise Deguire, a clinical psychologist, speaker, and author of the book: Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience From a Burn Survivor. 

We cover:

•Why resilience is so important

•How to cultivate a resilience mindset

•Dr. Lise Deguire's framework for resilience

You can check out Dr. Deguire's award winning book here: https://www.lisedeguire.com/about-the-book

And follow her blog here: https://www.lisedeguire.com/blog

Connect with her on Facebook and Instagram.

If you're a busy person who wants to take better care of themselves through fitness and nutrition, check out our site: https://www.beginwithin.fit/

Here's my interview with Mandi Holden where we dive into self-compassion as it relates to your fitness journey. Mandi is a speaker, writer, and personal trainer on a mission to promote fitness for everyBODY. I hope this interview will help you to start noticing and quieting your inner drill sergeant, who may be a great motivator sometimes but is keeping you from achieving long term success. 

In this episode we cover: 

•What is self-compassion?

•Why is self-compassion essential to long term fitness success?

•How to change your inner voice from negative to positive and encouraging

You can connect with Mandi and follow her work and journey on her blog: https://www.mandiholden.com/, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandimon04/, or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mandi.m.holden

If you're ready to quit starting and stopping in your fitness journey, go to https://www.beginwithin.fit/ and join our current challenge.

Here's my latest interview with Biju Sukumaran, one of our regular guests. He’s an award winning writer and photographer. His work has appeared in National Geographic, CNN, USA Today, the Huffington Post and lots of other publications. He also runs a website (scienceofselfhelp.org) and social media channels dedicated to hacking long-term change with psychology. 

We cover:

•Why bother trying to become a "morning person"

•How time spent staying up late is used differently than time spent early in the morning

•How changing what you do and WHO you are is possible 

If you'd like to follow the results of Biju's research and self-experimentation to hack your own improvement, check out his website, scienceofselfhelp.org, or follow him on Instagram.  

If you'd like to fast-track your fitness and nutrition journey, go to beginwithin.fit or join or current challenge HERE. 

Here's my interview with Corey Little, weight loss specialist and host of the Real Life Weight Loss podcast. 

We cover: 

•How to shift away from the diet mentality

•How to embrace self-love and self-acceptance

• How to deal with the "bully" in your brain

To connect with Corey, check out his podcast, or go to coreylittlecoaching.com.

Join our nutrition and fitness challenge at beginwithin.fit. 

Here's my interview with T. Kari Mitchell, a motivational speaker, wellness coach, and founder of lifestyle120.com. 

We cover:

•The 7 shifts she helps her clients to make in order to have a long and healthy life

•Why connecting to your "why" is so important in staying motivated

•How your physical environment can influence your inner world

You can follow T. K. on Instagram HERE.

Check out her website and sign up for weekly blogs and newsletters HERE.

If you're ready to get your fitness from stuck to start, go to beginwithin.fit.

Here's my interview with Dr. Charles Smith, an Addictionologist and author of the new book Understanding Addiction—Know Science, No Stigma. 

We cover: 

•What is addiction?

•How can you tell if you truly suffer from addiction?

•How can family and friends help?

•Why should we approach addiction without stigma? 

You can follow Dr. Smith's work on Instagram HERE. 

Check out his new book HERE. 

If you're ready to get your fitness from stuck to start, go to beginwithin.fit. 

Here’s my interview with Ashley Parker, who has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and host of the Splash of Ash Podcast. In our interview, we dig into self-care and some small specifics that Ashley has found to bring huge results!

We cover:

•Why you need to make your self-care habits gentler 

•Overcoming Limiting beliefs

•Why a morning routine focused on self-care is so important

To connect with Ashley, please checkout her podcast: Splash of Ash. 

If you're tired of struggling with fitness and you're a hands-on learner, go to beginwithin.fit and join our next accountability challenge.

Here’s my interview with Marisa Evans, a licensed professional counselor at Rogers Behavioral Health, where she works in the adult eating disorder partial hospitalization program.

We cover:

•The difference between "disordered eating" and a diagnosable eating disorder

•The importance of the "why" behind your behaviors

•The importance of your language about changing behaviors

If you'd like support in healing from an eating disorder, go to rogersbh.org and click free screening. 

If you found this conversation to be interesting and would like more info on virtual fitness and nutrition coaching, go to beginwithin.fit.