Hey guys I'm back. 

This week we have some catching up to do. I quit my job as a police officer, moved down to North Carolina and have been doing my best to adjust. 

2023 is here and for all of us who have been putting off our goals until January 1st, well it's finally here. Let's do it together!

Listen in for the 8 tips I have to help you with setting and achieving your New Year's Resolutions this year. 

Be sure to follow the podcast on Instagram @livingsimplywithsam and my personal page @sampalmieriii

Let's keep each other accountable and motivated!

This week I'm coming at you with another solo episode.

I give you guys a little update on my current mental health and then we dive into 7 tips to help you better your mental health. 

I am in no way a professional, these are just some tips that have helped me and still help me when I need. 

This week we have an incredible interview with Brooke Michelle. She is a new mom, the founder of BodyxBrooke and an overall inspiration for women. In this episode we talk about how she got into fitness and how she created her brand when the rest of the world was shut down during COVID.

Be sure to follow her on Instagram @bodyxbrooke

After listening to the Chasing Alignment podcast on being resilient, it made me think what that truly means. 

Be sure to check out their podcast here:

https://www.chasingalignment.com/podcast/episode/32c90f06/the-biggest-secret-about-resilience 

Will you fight for yourself?

Will you fight for what you want?

Will you fight for the person you've always wanted to be?

Will you fight for what's next?

Be sure to follow the podcast on IG: @livingsimplywithsam

TW!! miscarriage, depression, anxiety, parental loss.

On this week's episode we are joined by my friend Cassandra Paradis. Cassandra married her college sweetheart and has been living the married life for about 6 years now. She is a military wife which has required her to move around a lot in the past couple years. When her husband Kyle went away for training for 6 months, Cassandra found her love for the gym and when Covid hit her specialty became Yoga. 

Cassandra shares her journey of life over the last couple years. She talks about the absolute joy she has experienced becoming a mother to the most beautiful little girl as well as the traumas she's faced, including the loss of her first pregnancy. This is an emotional packed episode. 

If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, thoughts of self harm or suicide please reach out. The new suicide and crisis hotline number is 988. They are available 24 hours a day. 

On episode 5 we are joined by Christine Galgano. Christine is a 30 year old NYPD officer who loves BJJ and CrossFit. She has always lived an active lifestyle until one day she physically couldn't. Christine was diagnosed with a rare form of Lupus that was eating away at her muscles. The doctors said if it wasn't for Christine's athletic build before the onset of the disease she would have died. From that point on Christine knew she had a dedicate her life to fitness. Her first thought was to serve her county in the United States Army, however, with her diagnosis that was no longer an option. When one of her brothers (she is a triplet) mentioned that the NYPD was opening up their test Christine hopped right on board and began the process of becoming a police officer. 

On this episode Christine talks about her journey of being diagnosed with Lupus and how she decided to not let the diagnosis define her. She is living her life to the fullest and will be headed to Africa next month and hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro. 

For more on Christine's story check out the article below that the Crossfit Games published:

https://games.crossfit.com/article/doctors-said-she-should-be-dead-she-joined-nypd-instead/onlinequalifiers 

And be sure to follow Christine on Instagram to keep up with her journey @xtinegalgano

This week's episode we talk with Rev. Marlisa LaRiche about what it truly means to live a toxin-free lifestyle. At 25 years old, she had debilitating chronic pelvic pain. She couldn’t work and could barely get off the couch. Three surgeries in a year and a half and she knew there had to be other options. This was not the life she wanted to continue living.

Marlisa learned that it was a necessity to be very conscious on what we put in our body but also what we put on our body as our skin is the largest organ. She knew she wanted to make major lifestyle changes and the more she started researching the more she realized just how many toxins surrounded us in the home, from our food and water all the way to cleaning supplies and beauty products.

Check out her website below:

https://holisticwellnessoasis.com

and be sure to follow her on instagram @marlisalariche and @krunchikitchen

Evangeline Dardouni (called Vange by almost everyone)  has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2013, and a certified Vinyasa Yoga teacher since 2009. She grew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan in the 90's, and finished high school in North Jersey in 98’. She attended LIU Brooklyn for her Bachelors. She has lived in Staten Island since 2015 and more specifically on the South Shore since 2019.

In her mid 30's Vange discovered she was a Highly Sensitive Person ( look it up its a real thing!!) Her central nervous system reaches further and deeper than a typical nervous system. This neuro-divergence gives Evangeline a rare and richer experience of life and relationships. She has the ability to sense subtle shifts in her environment, and the moods and emotions of people and animals. It's this heightened sense of awareness that makes Evangeline an empathetic and affective Massage Therapist. Her massage style toes the line of physical and spiritual.

Vange is relentless in the pursuit of her truth, and seeks the most authentic expression of who she is in all she does.

When not massaging Evangeline can be found working out at Crossfit Thrive, reading in coffee shops, or in a park with her feet in the dirt. She loves the beach and mountains equally, and looks for magic everyday.

Be sure to follow Vange on Instagram at @Evangeline_dardouni_lmt