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Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). Welcome to our new listeners and ~welcome back~ to the Unfit Fam! This week we’ve partnered with The Budl Shop, a Los Angeles based handmade jewelry company, to share their story (11:33). When the pandemic hit in March, Taylor and Marina lost their jobs at a boutique event agency. While experiencing mental health struggles, they quickly became accountability partners. Eventually, Marina saw an opportunity to do something that had been on her mind for a long time: create handmade jewelry (20:38). After sharing the idea with Taylor, The Budl Shop was born! We’re talking about how they created a business while living on opposite coasts, their debut collection (25:05), and zero waste packaging—you read that right (30:33). For Marina, making jewelry is a form of therapy. Mental health and mindfulness are at the core of The Budl Shop’s brand and story (38:28). Follow The Budl Shop on Instagram (https://bit.ly/2FVg70U) and shop their collection now (https://thebudlshop.com/).

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). Happy Unfit Friday! A few months ago we told the Unfit Fam that we want to hear and share your stories. Meg and Jake messaged us about their experiences losing weight, so we brought them together for this week’s episode. After deciding they wanted to transform their bodies, each made lifestyle changes that resulted in their weight loss over time, like joining Weight Watchers to learn about nutrition (6:28), being more consistent at the gym, and drinking less alcohol (14:45). For both of them, losing weight was more about gaining mental clarity and having more energy to focus on their goals. Sam reveals her mixed feelings about progress photos (17:33) and why walking is vastly underrated (29:42). Meg and Jake share how they stay consistent and hold themselves accountable (35:28). Losing weight is one thing–keeping it off is a whole other ball game. Follow Meg (https://bit.ly/3lPXKcR) and Jake on Instagram (https://bit.ly/2H6IMR3).

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). After Sam shares a quick, real, and very not sexy story about a health issue she’s currently experiencing (1:27), we are BACK with Luke Topolski, Unfit’s official financial advisor. Luke catches us up on some of the legislation passed for COVID-19 relief (8:46), then we dive deep into the world of retirement accounts. We’re talking pre-tax and post-tax accounts, the differences between them (23:11), why it’s beneficial to put money into a Roth IRA (28:27) and the one thing you can add to your dating profile that might just get you the kind of partner you’re looking for (37:20).

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). This week marks our first crossover episode! We’re so excited to introduce the Unfit Fam to Sonya and Dyuti from the Curry Fever Podcast. The iconic duo are Indian-American best friends who discuss pop culture, movies, and TV shows while reflecting on present-day topics affecting people in South Asia along with diaspora in the West. Today we’re continuing our conversation about dating, starting with Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking (6:54), and Dyuti’s post about Sonya in an Indian dating Facebook group (10:34). We discuss the way Western beauty standards affect South Asian culture (19:05), having different views from our parents (28:12) and Indian TikToker/trap artist that will make you wonder, “is it possible to appropriate your own culture?” (40:09). Listen to Curry Fever wherever you get podcasts, and follow them on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3jnDuyF) and Twitter (https://bit.ly/30mHGHm).

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). Sometimes you swipe left. Other times you swipe right. Occasionally you swipe right, match, and land yourself on Unfit. It took one Hinge chat with Sam for Justin to book himself on an episode about relationships. This week Justin takes us through his recent breakup with his girlfriend of three years (4:56), including what he learned about himself in the process (29:04). He admits what he thinks is the hardest part about online dating (34:18) and shares the struggles of dating someone who suffers from extreme anxiety (44:28). Listen to find out how he became the budding “relationship guru” he is today. Slide into Justin’s DMs (https://bit.ly/2G2qYFO) and more importantly, Butter’s DMs (https://bit.ly/3kMH5GT).

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). Today we’re talking to our friend Ian Stone about a topic that is often lost on the nearly $100 billion dollar fitness industry: body dysmorphia. Mayo Clinic defines body dysmorphia (or body dysmorphic disorder) as “a mental health disorder in which you can't stop thinking about one or more perceived defects or flaws in your appearance–a flaw that appears minor or can't be seen by others. But you may feel so embarrassed, ashamed and anxious that you may avoid many social situations.” Ian came to us wanting to discuss the male perspective on this. Body dysmorphia is a mental health disorder prevalent in all genders, and many people are good at keeping it under wraps. This week Ian shares his story, beginning with when he first started to think more about the way his body looks (4:50). We talk about tearing ourselves apart back in middle school (6:41), feeling guilty for not keeping up with the standards we set for ourselves (15:09), cheat days (28:04) and Ian’s current relationship with fitness and food (31:47). Follow Ian on Instagram and slide into his DMs (https://bit.ly/2ZKp9oi). If you need to contact NEDA, the National Eating Disorders Association, you can click here (https://bit.ly/35IzsN7) or you can call or text their helpline, (800) 931-2237.

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). Why do we praise people for hustling, but never for taking a break when they need it? This thought came up a few days ago in a conversation Ali had with our friend and now yours, Meghan Hale. Megan is currently pursuing a degree in Health and Wellness and a certificate in Integrative Functional Nutrition. Before deciding to study nutrition, Meghan spent years trying to “fit a square peg into a round hole.” She came to realize that life is not about finding the one thing you’re meant to do. You can be happy just being you. We’re talking about why we don’t need to create a set of rules for ourselves to measure our productivity, fitness or nutrition (12:53), flipping the script on hustle culture to praise our friends for actually taking a break (21:51), and being our own biggest fans (24:19). We are all so proud of how different we are, so why do we look for a single solution to achieve optimal health? (27:27) Follow Meghan on Instagram (https://bit.ly/32djeti) and check out her food account, @heywhatscooking, if you need some inspiration in the kitchen (https://bit.ly/32bHE6y).

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). This week we’re returning to our roots (shoutout Delayed Reactions pod) and reviewing an episode from a new Netflix show called (Un)Well. The docu-series takes a deep dive into the lucrative wellness industry and offers some perspectives on whether health trends truly live up to their promises. We discuss the series’ fourth episode, which is all about fasting (13:20), including what we think about it as a healing practice, if we would try intermittent fasting (21:23) and the most controversial part of the show, one woman’s 28 day water fast (26:16). Sam and Ali have very different styles of eating, and different opinions on fasting. They discuss intuitive eating (22:55) and Ali shares her number one health tip (32:22).

Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD) and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Welcome back to the Unfit Book Club. We’re onto Part 3 of Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid: it’s the Thanksgiving dinner we’ve been waiting for and let me tell you Kiley DELIVERED. We discuss topics like racial fetishization (15:16), which is what Alix accuses Kelley of, and white saviorship (19:38), which Kelley accuses Alix of. Amid all the drama, no one is asking Emira what she wants. As white women, we had to do our research on these topics and we encourage anyone listening who is white to do the same. Grab your book and follow along!

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). Deep breath in. Hold for 5. Deep breath out. Have no fear, a new Unfit episode is here! Today we’re talking about yoga with our friend and yoga instructor, Ally Lyons. While many yoga studios struggled as we went into lockdown, Ally saw this as an opportunity to take her practice online. We’re covering a tapping method of waking your body up (21:28), which is *not* what you see Michael Phelps do before a race, the purpose of yoga and its connection with meditation (28:09), and why yoga is truly for everyone (38:29). And please, for the love of God, if you work at a desk all day long, take a break and stretch. Follow Ally on Instagram for her yoga class schedule (https://bit.ly/319F2pi). First time yogis, check out this video from Yoga with Adriene (https://bit.ly/3hqUfIp).