"What In The Wellness?!" A global perspective on integrative health &wellness Hosted by Ansley Knopf

In this episode, we begin by sitting down and having a conversation with my personal strength coach, and dear friend, Billy King. 

Billy is a retired Army Veteran who writes music and is learning to produce. Long time assistant coach who recently starting taking clients of his own. He began training in December of 2014 after being retired for over a year. He was in bad shape and walking around at 293 lbs. He decided to start making changes and after two years of working on my own he learned about I3 strength and Performance where he met his Coach Brandon  and became a competitive power lifter. Billy is headed for the national powerlifting stage in June, and all the while he's composing music and strength training athletes of his own. 

Of course, everyone has a story...and hardly anyone starts out theirs by jumping right into a sense of purpose, and powerlifting. 

Join us in part a of this discussion as we start at the beginning of his story, and what brought him to this chapter of his story. 

Be encouraged as you listen and connect, understanding we are all on our own journey with a physical and mental health. 

If you'd like to follow Billy, he's available on instagram  @schweaty_mercury 

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Amy Getz believes wealth and financial freedom are for everyone and is especially passionate about helping women know their worth.  She is a financial advisor with IRC Wealth, an SEC registered investment firm in Atlanta, GA, a CPA and a CDFA® (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst).  She is also the Money & Finance Chapter Director of the national What Women Want Networking organization.  Amy is on a mission to educate women about their finances and empower them to set big goals for their financial future.  Letting go of limiting beliefs around money and facing the real numbers allows women to quiet the stress loop in their mind and elevate everyone around them.  Wealthy women change the world.   When she’s not working, Amy loves to travel with her family, connect with friends or read a good book.

And in this episode, we continue our conversation about wealth, finances, savings, and some VERY EXCITING news for entrepreneurs! 

Join us for this continuation of last week's discussion! 

You can reach Amy at @amywgetzfinance on Insta, Amy Getz on Linked In or at her website: https://ircwealth.com/

And as always you can find me on instagram at @ansleyknopf_valkyrie 

I'm so excited to have such an incredible discussion with Amy Getz in these next two episodes! 

We discuss so many great things about money, mindset, limiting beliefs and how to start saving! 

Who is Amy? 

Amy Getz believes wealth and financial freedom are for everyone and is especially passionate about helping women know their worth.  She is a financial advisor with IRC Wealth, an SEC registered investment firm in Atlanta, GA, a CPA and a CDFA® (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst).  She is also the Money & Finance Chapter Director of the national What Women Want Networking organization.  Amy is on a mission to educate women about their finances and empower them to set big goals for their financial future.  Letting go of limiting beliefs around money and facing the real numbers allows women to quiet the stress loop in their mind and elevate everyone around them.  Wealthy women change the world.   When she’s not working, Amy loves to travel with her family, connect with friends or read a good book.

Some topics we discuss during today's episode that outline how Amy coaches her clients: 

Overcoming limiting beliefs - scarcity versus abundance mindset 

Simply your finances - stop overcomplicating things. 

Automating your savings with basic steps to follow

You don't want to miss this episode! 

You can find Amy at: @amywgetzfinance on Insta, Amy Getz on Linked In and her website: https://ircwealth.com/

And if you or someone you know would like to be a guest on the podcast, please submit inquiries to [email protected] 

You can find and follow me on instagram at ansleyknopf_valkyrie 

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In this episode, I am so excited to sit down and have a wonderful conversation with Andrea Caprio, who is the founder and CEO of Wellness methods, Master Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach, Digestive & Hormonal Health, Weight Loss and Emotional Eating Expert.  She helps busy people to overcome their emotional eating and weight loss issues permanently so they can stop yoyo dieting and feel more confident.

Interests and Accomplishments:

Master certified transformational nutrition coach and helping my clients to achieve permanent transformation are my biggest achievements professionally.  She says: "Privately I am super proud of my 2 kids and how they grew up to being the most amazing beings.  I am crazy about cats and I love skiing and diving and just live my life the best I can." 

In our conversation we talk about her personal health journey, how she came to be an integrative wellness coach, and what makes her approach so unique. 

We discuss questions like: 

What makes your way of working with clients different?

  Why do so many people have trouble overcoming weight issues

  What are some success stories of how people conquered weight issues? 

 What tips or resources are particularly helpful for people striving to overcome emotional eating, weight issues?

And many more! 

As a gift for our listeners, Andrea is  offering 

2 gifts for those who want to dive in deeper: 

Here is my "Quit Sugar cravings workbook" https://wellnessmethods.com/sugar-cravings-workbook/ 

 And she has set aside 5 spots for those who want a to get on a call with Andrea to help them implement action steps in her:

 "Forever perfect weight consultation" Apply here https://wellnessmethods.com/foreversexyweight/

You can get in touch with Andrea on instagram @wellnessmethods as well as on Facebook or at her website: https://wellnessmethods.com/

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If you'd like to be a guest on the podcast, please email me with "Podcast Guest" as the subject line to [email protected] 

and you can find me on social media @ansleyknopf_valkyrie

In this fantastic episode, I get to sit down with fellow PN coach and friend from the "land down under", Karleen Moore. 

Karleen is an amazing soul and: a Women’s Wellness Coach; Personal Trainer; Small Group Coach, Wife, Mum, Friend & Animal Flow lover! 

Some of her interests and accomplishments include: 

The outdoors, women’s health & hormones, Animal Flow, elevating & supporting women  

Accomplishments include: - Moore 2 Fitness - PN Level 1 & 2 - Animal Flow Level 1 (working on Level 2) - Pre/Post Natal  - Gymnastics Coach - Being a Mum to 3 healthy strong little ladies - Creating my own successes

In this episode, we sit down to talk about mumlife, the effects of covid internationally, and how she's helping women and mums reconnect with themselves, self care and fitness. 

Karleen is passionate about helping women live their best lives and encourages a "go with the flow" mindset to mitigate stress. 

She's a dear friend of mine, and a greatly respected colleague. 

I'm so excited for you to hear this episode and meet Karleen! 

You can follow her on social media at @moore2fitness and on Facebook at Moore2Fitness. 

She also recommends following Alisha Smith, Nardia Norman & Brene Brown for more great women who encourage and inspire. 

If you or someone you know would like to be a guest on the podcast, please connect with me on instagram @ansleyknopf_valkyrie or by email at [email protected] 

I look forward to connecting with you soon! 

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In this episode, which was recorded during the middle of 2020, Kara and I sit down to talk about the start of her personal yoga journey and what she has learned so far. 

Like many aspects of wellness, each journey is uniquely personal and for many of us, our perspectives are reflective of those experiences. 

While yoga is a deeply personal and unique journey for all who practice, I love hearing everyone's story. 

From the ancient deeply rooted in all limbs of yoga, who practice daily, to those who are just dipping their toes in the water for the first time, yoga holds space for you. 

Let's listen in together on Kara's experience, what yoga has given her so far and how she hopes to bring the calm and centering to others through their own practice. 

**Please note that all yoga instructors share their own personal and professional opinions, philosophies, teaching methods and practices. This is one perspective and story out of many. Like coaches or therapists, keep trying different instructors, class styles and ways of practicing until you find the one that serves you best.** 

Kara also owns and operates a cryo-therapy business in Augusta, GA and helps to bring recovery through multiple modalities to her community. 

Cryocare just recently celebrated their 5th anniversary! Head on over to their social media or in person to give them some love!

You can follow Kara at @thecyrocare on Instagram and Facebook! 

And as always you can reach me via email at [email protected] or @ansleyknopf_valkyrie on Instagram. 

In this episode, I sit down for a chat with my childhood friend, and now Licensed MSW, to talk about children's welfare and wellness. 

 Atura has her Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Social Work with an Emphasis in Trauma and Emergency Management, and is a Licensed MSW in the State of Georgia. She has also been trained in trauma and trauma treatment, Forensic Interviewing, and Positive Parenting.  Her experience includes Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS), Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), crisis shelters, girls’ group homes, and, currently, a Child Advocacy Center (CAC). 

We cover many topics and questions including: 

1. Questions about childhood trauma and widespread affects and treatment option.

  2. Questions about what the public at large can do for children, what they need to know about abuse that is not common knowledge.  

3. Questions about our systems understanding of children and trauma and parents. 

4. Self care and balance in this field of work 

Perhaps now more than ever, in the face of a global pandemic, we need to know the signs and also what help is available to children locally. 

The statistics for increased abuse and trauma during this isolated time has increased drastically. 

Atura shares many practical tips on how to start implementing positive parenting, what we as a public community can do to take action and offers resources for further education and assistance. 

She recommends the following for additional reading: The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van der Kolk, The Glass Castle (book or movie), The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog by Bruce Perry

Local resources for the state of Georgia include: 

Child's Advocacy Centers of Georgia www.cacga.org 

National Resources Include: 

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network  www.nctsn.org 

Childhelp - www.childhelp.org 

If you or someone you know would like to be a guest on a future episode, please send an email to [email protected] 

Or if you'd like to send a message into the show, you can also do that via email or by submitting a voice message. 

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We're back for another functional nutrition episode! This one is what you're looking for if you are curious about thyroid, gut and your liver and how they're all connected!! 

In this episode I get to have a fantastic conversation with Jenn Malecha. 

Jenn Malecha supports busy, health-mind professionals in taking back control of their health by giving them access to the right lab tests and resources so they can find the missing pieces of their health puzzle, actually fix what is wrong, and get back to feeling like themselves again.  Using over a decade of personal training experience, training in Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, and Transformational Coaching, she creates personalized health-rebuilding programs for clients that are realistic and sustainable for long-lasting results, and that empowers clients to be the boss of their own health.  If you’re ready to look at the “big picture” of your health (not just one disconnected piece at a time), to embrace healthy as a way of being, and to stop settling for anything less than you deserve when it comes to your health and happiness then Jenn is exactly who you've been looking for!

If you're ready to connect with Jenn, you can follow her on Instagram and Facebook @wholistichealthboss 

or reach her at her website: https://wholistichealthboss.com 

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