Chris Cote is one of the most respected action sports personalities around. The San Diego native is the editor and founder of Encinitas magazine and a commentator for the World Surf League (basically the NFL of surfing). He’s also a musician, plays guitar and sings in a punk band, DJs and MCs parties, and he’s just an all-around great guy and a rad dad to two adorable boys. Chris has been alcohol-free for over six years, and he happens to be one of the funniest, most authentic humans I know. In this episode, I talk with Chris about how he became sober, the joy of sobriety, and  where humor fits into his life. Chris shares some serious gems of wisdom, and I know you’ll get a lot out of it. Enjoy.

Sponsors:

Vuori.com/Shelby - for our listeners, they are offering 20% off your first purchase and free shipping on any U.S. orders over $75 and free returns. Buy a pair of the joggers. You won’t go wrong.

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Connect with Chris:

Instagram - @ChrisCote

The Monday M.A.S.S. Podcast 

Shownotes for this episode:

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To kick off Season 2 of Vitamin Joy, we’re diving into an issue a ton of people struggle with: procrastination. I spoke with expert Christine Li about how to stop procrastinating so we can have more Vitamin Joy in our lives. Christine is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in anxiety and procrastination, and she’s helped thousands of people address their procrastination -- from people at institutions like Columbia University to everyday creatives like you and I. In this episode, we talk about how Christine’s got into this field, and she walks us through concrete, specific steps we can all take to stop procrastinating now. We also talk about how to approach procrastination in times like these, when so many of us might already feel stressed out. Enjoy!

Sponsors:

Organifi, who makes the best green powder juice around. Go to www.organifi.com/Shelby and enter Code SHELBY at checkout for 15% off your order

AquaTru - www.aquatru.com - Enter Code SHELBY for $150 off your new portable at home reverse osmosis water filter system which I love!

Christine Li’s Book:

5-Minute Self-Discipline Exercises: Stay Motivated, Cultivate Good Habits, and Achieve Your Goals

Christine Li’s Podcast:

Make Time for Success

Connect with Christine:

Instagram: @procrastinationcoach

Facebook: Procrastination Coach Dr. Li

Website: procrastinationcoach.com

Host Shelby Stanger looks back at highlights from 2020 guests, lessons learned, and what's to come. Plus, she gives her own recipes on what’s bringing her Vitamin Joy these days and what she’s cutting out for next year.

Previous episodes highlighted:

Caroline MacDougall

Chef Ramses Bravo

Dr. Alan Goldhamer

Comedian Fortune Feimster

Sleep Expert Kelly Murray

Dr. Louise Stanger

Gabby Reece

Meredith Arthur

2020 Vitamin Joy Sponsors

Kashi

Active Skin repair (code: Joy25)

FX Chocolate supplements (code: VitaminJoy)

Oars and Alps Skin Care (code: Shelby)

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Avocado Green Mattresses

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2020 has been a year with some serious suck -- which is why today’s guest, Brent Gleeson, a retired Navy SEAL combat veteran turned accomplished entrepreneur, author, and acclaimed speaker, is the perfect person to talk about embracing sucky moments. Brent Gleeson has suffered some serious suck through his Navy SEAL training and startup business days. He recently wrote a book, Embrace the Suck, about his principles of why going through hard times and difficult challenges makes us stronger, more resilient beings. Brent is a San Diego local. In this episode, we talk about how to embrace the suck through our work, our relationships, our adventures, and just everyday living in 2020. We also talk about his approach to getting over fear, setting goals, why values matter, why dealing with trauma is so important, altruism and what it does for our brains, and how to use humor, even in the suckiest of situations.

Sponsors:

Zero B.S. Podcasting – An on-demand course to help you launch, grow and monetize a podcast show

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Brent Gleeson’s Book

Embrace the Suck

Connect with Brent

TakingPointLeadership.com or

BrentGleesonSpeaker.com

Brent Gleeson on Instagram

Books Brent Recommends

No Easy Day

Lone Survivor

Dr. Louise Stanger is a licensed clinical social worker, former college professor, three-time published author, internationally renowned clinician, interventionist, speaker, and an expert on mental health, addiction, process disorders and chronic pain. She’s also my mom! She was named Interventionist of the year last year by Harvard’s McClean Hospital and recently published her third book, Addiction in the Family: Helping Families Navigate Challenges, Emotions, and Recovery, published by Rockridge Press.  Addiction affects a lot of families, and in this pandemic, a lot of people have turned to substances to get through it.

My mom and I talk a little about her background and why this field is so important to her having grown up in an alcoholic family. We get into what addiction is, how to start when helping yourself or a family member with an addiction, and some practical strategies to help you navigate making positive changes in your own life and in the lives of your family. Interviewing a parent is a real gift, and it’s a first for me. So listen all  the way to the end as we really find our flow. We get into practical tools to cope, real solutions, there’s some laughter and personal stories, and at the very end, I share a little about her book and my review. Enjoy!

Sponsors:

FX Chocolate – Amazing supplements inside sugar-free, keto-friendly dark chocolate squares. Use the promo-code ‘VitaminJoy’ at checkout to get 20% off your first order at https://fxchocolate.com/

Avocado Green Mattress – The most sustainable, comfortable and supportive mattress around. Handmade in California, I love these mattresses. https://www.avocadogreenmattress.com/

Books by Dr. Stanger:

Addiction in the Family: Helping Families Navigate Challenges, Emotions and Recovery

Falling Up: A Memoir of Renewal

The Definitive Guide to Addiction Interventions

Connect with Dr. Louise Stanger

Website

Instagram

Books Dr. Stanger Recommends/was Shaped by:

The Art and Science of Portraiture by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

I’ve Known Rivers. Lives of Loss and Liberation by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! By Sheldon Kopp

A great night’s sleep is the most cost effective Vitamin Joy there is. Today’s guest, Kelly Murray, is not only is an award-winning pediatric sleep consultant, but she literally coaches busy and ambitious professionals to sleep like a boss. Over the last few years, she’s helped hundreds of people get better sleep. We go beyond turning off our screens and not eating before bed. We get into the science of sleep, why we wake up in the middle of the night, how to go back to sleep, how hormones affect this, and so much more. I hope this short episode gets you more rest and more joy.

Sponsors:

Avocado Green Mattress – The most sustainable, comfortable and supportive mattress around. Handmade in California, I love these mattresses. https://www.avocadogreenmattress.com/

FX Chocolate – Amazing supplements inside sugar-free, keto-friendly dark chocolate squares. Use the promo-code ‘VitaminJoy’at checkout to get 20% off your first order at https://fxchocolate.com/

Resources:

Sleep Like a Boss

Connect with Kelly Murray:

Website

Instagram

Gabby Reece is an athlete, a former  professional volleyball player, a model, wife to pro surfer Laird Hamilton, a mom and step mom, podcast host, author, entrepreneur, and health and fitness advocate. We recorded this episode in person at her house in Malibu before the election I left feeling so joyful.

Gabby has had a big career and spent time with very smart people in the realm of health and fitness so she gives great advice. We talk about everything from training your body to your mind and detailed things you can do every day that add up over the longtime to keep it healthy and joyful -- from sleep to training, to nutrition, saying no, romance, and where humor fits into all. Listen all the way to the end as there are some nuggets in here. I hope this show gives you as much Vitamin Joy as it did for me.

Sponsors:

FX Chocolate – Amazing supplements inside sugar-free, keto-friendly dark chocolate squares. Use the promo-code ‘VitaminJoy’at checkout to get 20% off your first order at https://fxchocolate.com/.

Active Skin Repair –  Natural non-toxic solutions to dealing with everything from cuts and scrapes to burns, insect stings, cuts and more. They even have an alcohol free antimicrobial spray perfect for the current times. I take this stuff on every surf trip and hike I go on. Code: ‘Joy25’ gets you 25% off your order at BLDGActive.com. https://shop.bldgactive.com/?rfsn=4792972.ea536f

The Urban and The Mystic - Beautiful crystal box sets perfect for the family. I love this female -founded company. Code “VitaminJoy” gets you 15% off your first order. https://theurbanandthemystic.com/

Resources:

XPTLife Training

Laird SuperFood

Connect with Gabby Reece:

Website

Instagram

The Gabby Reece Podcast

Jessie Salas is a former firefighter and a Coach who is also the Program Director for Foundation Training , a program which uses  simple corrective exercise to help people move free and easily without pain.

Jessie regularly works with people like you and I but also big wave professional surfers, professional athletes, active and retired military firemen, stuntmen,  and celebrities like Josh Brolin, Madonna, and so many more using Foundation Training to help them be pain free, and to maximize their potential

Jessie travels all over to work with clients and people of all types to teach them Foundation Training and is constantly self-experimenting with different remedies and modalities to get the most out of life. We talk about what Foundation Training is, how you can use it at home, plus other things Jessie uses to get more vitamin Joy out of life including breath work, cold, grounding, different forms of movement, nutrition and more. Enjoy!

Sponsors:

FX Chocolate – Amazing supplements inside sugar-free, keto-friendly dark chocolate squares. Use the promo-code ‘VitaminJoy’ at checkout to get 20% off your first order at https://fxchocolate.com/.

Active Skin Repair –  Natural non-toxic solutions to dealing with everything from cuts and scrapes to burns, insect stings, cuts and more. They even have an alcohol free antimicrobial spray perfect for the current times. I take this stuff on every surf trip and hike I go on. Code: ‘Joy25’ gets you 25% off your order at BLDGActive.com.

https://shop.bldgactive.com/?rfsn=4792972.ea536f

Resources

Foundation Training

Foundation Training on Youtube

Tutorial on Decompression Breathing

Connect with Jessie Salas

Jessie Salas on Instagram

Chef Ramses Bravo  is the head chef at True North Health Center. He’s been making plant based food without added sugar, salt, or oil for 15 years, and he actually makes this way of eating taste good.

I’ve spent time in his Ramses Bravo’s kitchen, eaten his delicious food and taken his online classes. Ramses, has a dry sense of humor, a huge heart, and he is really good at what he does. We talk about his journey to cooking this way,  how you can get started, some of his favorite recipes, and how this way of eating has benefitted him personally. Ramses also shares what he does when he goes to restaurants at friends and family members houses who don’t eat the same way he does. His answer is refreshing and might surprise you. At the end, I share some of my own favorite plant bases SOS free recipes that help me maximize my own health and vitamin joy.

Sponsors:

FX Chocolate – Amazing supplements inside sugar-free, keto-friendly dark chocolate squares. Use the promo-code ‘VitaminJoy’ at checkout to get 20% off your first order at https://fxchocolate.com/.

Oars + Alps – Peak skincare for the naturally elevated. Shop the amazing Vitamin C eye serum, natural deodorant and more. Use the promo code ‘SHELBY’ for 20% off your order at https://www.oarsandalps.com/.

Develop a Successful Podcast Class – If you have ever wanted to create a podcast, now is your time. I am teaching a class live (available on video on demand) to start, grow and monetize a show. For new and existing podcasters. Go to https://shelbystanger.com/courses.

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Resources

Bravo’s Health Promoting Cookbook

Bravo Express Cookbook

True North Health Learning Center

My Previous Podcast with Ramses, Boss, Dr. Alan Goldhamer

Connect with Ramses Bravo

Website

Bravo’s Cooking Classes

Dr. Goldhamer is the founder of the True North Health Center in Santa Rosa, CA, which specializes in supervised water fasting. For over 35 years they’ve helped over 20,000 patients reverse various aliments and diseases through supervised water-fasting and the introduction and education of a plant-based, sugar-free, oil-free, and salt-free diet.

I know that sounds pretty hardcore, but this podcast is called Vitamin Joy. It’s about doing simple things in your life that can create massive amounts of joy. His techniques for what his results are are fairly simple – changing your diet and drinking only water. I get it’s  big leap for some people.

Dr. Goldhamer, who is a licensed osteopathic physician, the author of The Health Promoting Cookbook, and the co-author of The Pleasure Trap, has seen the process work firsthand and been part of several big-time peer reviewed studies published in major medical journals, and  recently been featured in movies like What The Health, and the Netflix special UnWell.

For today’s show, I talk about my own experience working with Dr. Goldhamer. I ask him to give us an overview of eating this, and how it can add more health and immunity to our lives, something we all care about right now. We also talk about how come it’s so hard for us to change our diets and how water fasting can make that change easier. This podcast gets even better towards the end.

Sponsors:

FX Chocolate – Amazing supplements inside sugar-free, keto-friendly dark chocolate squares. Use the promo-code ‘VitaminJoy’ at checkout to get 20% off your first order at https://fxchocolate.com/.

Oars + Alps – Peak skincare for the naturally elevated. Shop the amazing Vitamin C eye serum, natural deodorant and more. Use the promo code ‘SHELBY’ for 20% off your order at https://www.oarsandalps.com/.

Develop a Successful Podcast Class – If you have ever wanted to create a podcast, now is your time. I am teaching a class live (available on video on demand) to start, grow and monetize a show. For new and existing podcasters. Go to https://shelbystanger.com/courses.

Connect with True North Health

Website

Facebook

True North Health Learning Center

Resources

The Pleasure Trap book by Alan Goldhamer and Dr. Doug Lisle

The Health Promoting Cookbook

Mamma Sezz Meal Delivery

Previous Podcast on Wild Ideas Worth Living with Dr. Alan Goldhamer