Today’s guest is Dr. Gregory Scott Brown, integrative psychiatrist and author of the book The Self-Healing Mind. He believes in a holistic approach to mental health, promoting the value of self-care. His insight and information is refreshing and empowering, and this conversation is great for anyone that is a human being with an active mind.

Highlights of our conversation include:

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The Self Healing Mind

Dr. Gregory Scott Brown

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The Purpose Driven Life

The SMILES Trial

Today’s guest is Kate Stephenson, chef and founder of Kate Uncorked, a healthy meal delivery service focused on plant heavy and gut healthy whole foods. For a little background, Kate was living in New York City trying to find her footing while bouncing from job to job, yet she couldn’t seem to shake the feeling that something was missing. Eventually, she decided that she needed a change, so she took the leap and moved to Ireland, where she enrolled in a four month culinary program. It took place on an organic farm, which sourced everything she would be cooking and eating. From churning butter to growing vegetables, she immersed herself in a literal farm-to-table approach to food. Upon her return to the states, she decided to pursue her passion which jump started her career as a chef and business owner.

In our conversation, we discuss:

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Kate Uncorked

Kate Uncorked on Instagram

Ballymaloe Cooking School

Nothing Fancy by Allison Roman

Dining In by Allison Roman

The Dude Diet by Serena Wolf

Goop

Cravings by Chrissy Tiegan

Jamie Oliver

Ina Garten

Today’s guest is Kim Baker. Kim is the founder of Kim Baker Foods, has nearly 20 years of experience in the food industry. In 2019, Kim launched Pro-Chi, a line of healthy snacks that make it easy for people to eat with intention.  All Pro-Chi products are made with organic lentils and are vegan and grain-free.  Lentils, a powerhouse ingredient, are foundational to her products, supporting well-being and strength with important macro and micro-nutrients. Pro Chi aspires to provide delicious nutritionally crafted products inspired by innovation and intentionality.

Kim earned her Culinary Arts degree from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York and has a B.S. in Biology and an M.B.A. from the University of Richmond.  Kim has been trained as a Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt and has cooked live on the TODAY Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda.

In our conversation we discuss:

Why she believes sometimes you have to let go in order to let in

Her commitment to transformation and why she finds it so important to both live and eat with intention

How her relationship with food has evolved over the years, and why she believes strongly in a plant-forward way of eating

What inspired her to launch her company Pro-Chi and her biggest pieces of advice for someone wanting to launch a product or start a passion project.

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Pro-Chi Plant Energy

Pro-Chi on Instagram

Today’s guest is certified health coach Toby Peelle. After many years as an elementary school teacher, she decided to follow her passion for health and wellness. She got her health coaching certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and soon after she founded her company, Toby's Plate. While at Toby's Plate, she has coached a number of different clients, but she also experimented with some meal prep and corporate wellness lunches in San Francisco. Most recently, she was a health coach at Fitbit, where she worked for 2.5 years. Now, she is looking to get back to coaching her own clients through Toby's Plate and is getting started with her latest project, a healthy, family-friendly bakery.

In our conversation we discuss

How health issues she was experiencing as a young elementary school teacher led her to functional medicine and put her on her career path of health coaching

What tests she underwent with her functional medicine doctor, and steps she took to heal holistically

The different hats she tried on after getting certified as a health coach before getting hired by Fitbit

The advice she lends for new moms wanting to establish self-care habits, get and stay healthy which can also be applied to anyone wanting to take baby steps to feeling well

Let’s head to our chat!

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Toby's Plate

Toby's Plate Bakery

Toby's Plate on IG

Tiny Organics

Counting Colors online course

Today’s guest is fitness studio owner Katie Dale. On her second career path, Katie is a fitness lover turned fitness professional, passionate about helping others find the best workout for their body, mind and lifestyle.  Previously a medical illustrator, she’s now the owner/founder of HI // low charlottesville- a machine Pilates studio with an emphasis on strength training.  The workouts are for every person at every stage of fitness and recovery.  It’s the high-intensity/ low impact modality that she found while healing from a back injury and supported a healthier mindset around fitness and movement in general.  Katie is also a lover of many other methods of movement, food, and dogs.

In our conversation, we discuss:

How a back injury put a halt to her fitness routine, and how she navigated the mental and physical struggles that went along with it.

Why she believes low impact and functional movement are important for our physical health

The fears she had to overcome in order to start a business, and the mindset shifts she adopted to make it possible

The mentality to prevent attachment to outcomes and analysis paralysis no matter the goal

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HI//low Charlottesville

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Gua Sha Facial Stone

Today’s guest is Danny Sterling, founder of ELYA Food, a meal prep service that focuses on local and organic ingredients rooted in ancestral nutrition. Unfortunately, since recording this episode, ELYA had to make the tough business decision to close its doors, but the information and insights we share in this episode are still valuable!

In our conversation we discuss,

His pivot from working in fine dining and Michelin star restaurants to launching a company based in the mission and values of making a whole foods way of eating more convenient

How his cancer diagnosis in 2016 propelled him in taking a deep dive into nutrition and what he learned.

Ancestral nutrition, what it entails, why you still have to take bio-indivduality into account, and his thoughts on plant-based, meat, and oils.

Why curiosity and being connected to your individual body is so important when figuring out a way of eating that works for you

Business challenges, navigating a start-up and finding life alignment.

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ELYA

Today’s guest is Megan Kingdon, founder and medical director at Well Room in Charlottesville, VA. Megan’s work in healthcare was born of her lifelong fascination and study of the human body, health and the ways our lifestyle dictate wellness. Her curiosity and study led her to become a Nurse and a Nurse Practitioner - earning a dual Master’s degree from Columbia University in Adult and Women’s Health, as well as a subspecialty in Integrative Medicine. While earning her Masters in NYC, she became a certified Yoga instructor (RYT). In 2011 she became a Functional Nutritional coach in order to dive deeper and help clients achieve their best health.  A lifelong learner, Megan is a certified IV therapy provider and has trained in herbalism, functional medicine, and aesthetics.

In our conversation we discuss:

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Well Room, Charlottesville, VA

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Black Cohosh

Today’s repeat guest is Amanda Nighbert, registered dietitian specializing in weight loss nutrition. This is her second time on the Healthified Podcast because she is just a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things nutrition, and has taken a non-traditional route, growing her loyal audience online. She is passionate about motivating, supporting and educating people to meet their wellness goals. Amanda’s purpose is to empower others who want to get back on track and take control of their health. With 20 years of knowledge and experience under her belt, she is able to guide others in their weight loss and wellness journeys . With her custom LEAN Program, range of coaching services, and multiple shop offerings, she has cultivated a brand that focuses on giving participants the leading tools and resources to help reach the best versions of themselves. Amanda’s goal is to provide the most current, cutting edge nutritional techniques that not only provide results but are also sustainable for life.

In our conversation we discuss

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Amanda's LEAN Program

Amanda's TEDx Talk

Today’s guest is Brunde Broady, best-selling author of The Calcium Connection: The little-known enzyme at the root of your cellular health. She wrote this book after a journey to uncover her son’s health issues and it is a powerful story. Over the course of several years she began to make the connection between the severity of his symptoms and exposure to certain foods and substances such as food additives, artificial flavorings, food dyes, pesticides and off gassing from plastics. Looking for a link she discovered that all of these substances had a negative impact on Calcium ATPase, a key enzyme found in every cell in the body.

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Today’s guest is Leeann Rybakov. Leeann is a Board Certified Functional Medicine health coach, specializing in women's health. Leeann takes a personalized, multi-dimensional approach in helping her clients reach their health goals. She has extensive knowledge on helping women heal their digestive discomfort, create healthy habits with food and weight, and ultimately lead a happy healthy life. 

Through her work, she has found that women are walking around feeling bloated and uncomfortable. You can download her resource "Five Ways to Debloat Your Belly" in our show notes. She is also offering our listeners 10% off her 3-month health coaching program. You can book a FREE Wellness call with her in the link provided in the show notes.

In our conversation we discuss: