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EMBody Radio

Emily Duncanembodyradio.libsyn.com
Welcome to EMBody Radio - a podcast devoted to educating and empowering listeners on all things training, nutrition, wellness, and growth. Host Emily Duncan is an exercise science major, bikini competitor, coach, and sports nutrition specialist devoted to bringing you nothing but the best in educational and uplifting content. This is THE show to teach you how to improve your body, expand your mind, and live your fullest life.
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Episodes

"Soft Girl Era" Didn't Heal Me, It Broke Me | with host Emily Duncan

In this solo episode, I’m getting really real about my experience navigating the “soft girl era” and the ways it almost made me lose herself entirely. From moving across the country and completing my Pilates certification to untangling the spiritual programming that labeled my ambition as “too masculine,” I’m sharing a raw unfiltered account of reclaiming my voice, my vision, and the part of me that’s always been driven to go, do, and become. Whether you’ve dabbled in the neo-spiritual space, be...

Jul 24, 202533 minEp. 262

High-Visibility, High-Vulnerability: The Spiritual Cost of Building a Powerful Brand | with Victoria Pippo and Emily Duncan

This is not your average entrepreneurship conversation. In this episode of EMBody Radio, I’m sitting down with spiritual business mentor, psychic channel, and truth-teller Victoria Pippo for a raw, soul-deep dive into the side of spiritual growth and high visibility no one talks about. We unpack the hidden costs of building a brand in the age of "algorithm pressure," psychic attack, and performative spirituality. If you’ve ever felt energetically fried, spiritually lost, or like your business su...

Jul 17, 20251 hr 18 minEp. 261

Success by Design: Structure, Standards & Showing Up: The Excellence Edit EP 1 | with Sue Bush and Emily Duncan

Welcome to the very first episode of The Excellence Edit , a new series on EMBody Radio where we sit down with high performers who embody what it means to lead with power, precision, and personal integrity. Today’s guest? None other than Sue Bush : CEO, COO, and CFO of Physique Development, powerhouse fitness coach, and one of my closest friends and biggest inspirations. In this candid conversation, we unpack what it really means to pursue personal excellence, not as a vague ideal, but as a live...

Jul 10, 20251 hr 23 minEp. 260

Why We Moved Back to Austin and How to Know When You've Outgrown Something | with host Emily Duncan

We're wrapping a little story time into a podcast! On today's show, I'm sharing more of the "why" behind our move to Austin, alongside the "lesson" of knowing when you've outgrown something and potentially even become complacent there. Cheers to new chapters! Get 15% off Cured Nutrition’s FLOW gummies for more focus and productivity without the stimulant crash with code EMILY Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/month Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look n...

Jul 03, 202526 minEp. 259

Why You KNOW Better But Don't DO Better, Instinct vs. Intuition, and how to End Self-Sabotage for Good | with Bizzie Gold and Emily Duncan

You're a high performing, self-aware, intelligent woman. You've done the therapy, you've listened to the podcasts and read all the books, you've done the journal prompts, and yet even though you KNOW better, it's not translating into DOING better. WTF? Today's guest, Bizzie Gold, has some answers. Bizzie Gold is a pioneering force in mental health innovation, reshaping the field with a data-driven approach to behavior prediction and rewiring. As the creator of Break Method, she has spent the las...

Jun 26, 20251 hr 17 minEp. 258

Tradeoffs I Make to Live the Life I Want | with host Emily Duncan

Don't get me wrong, I'm THE champion for doing, being, and having it all. I want to live an absolutely HUGE life on my own terms. And also... I want to give a real peak behind the curtain, because everything in life involves tradeoffs - whether it's your fitness, your career, your relationships, everything is a give and take game. Give this episode a listen if you're in a season of evaluating what you REALLY want, and getting a clear idea of what some of those tradeoffs might look like for you, ...

Jun 19, 202544 minEp. 257

When You Have Anxiety AND Big Dreams | with host Emily Duncan

This one is dedicated to all my high-achieving girls with... (sometimes crippling) anxiety. I know sometimes it feels like dealing with mental health issues, whether that's anxiety or depression or something else, means you have a "built in" ceiling. I'm here to a) talk about my own experience with anxiety, and b) remind you why that's absolutely not true. Or at least it doesn't have to be. Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/month Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching exp...

Jun 12, 202533 minEp. 256

The Lie of "Balance" | with host Emily Duncan

"You need to be more balanced." No... you don't. Balance is a lie, especially for high performers. It's an illusion that keeps you stuck and ends up feeling really unfulfilling in the long haul. In today's episode, we're diving into the lie of "balance" and how to practice strategic imbalance to foster the forward progression and growth you crave in your life without burning out or falling apart. Get 15% off Cured Nutrition’s FLOW gummies for more focus and productivity without the stimulant cra...

Jun 05, 202534 minEp. 255

Do Your Efforts Match Your Intentions | with host Emily Duncan

So you say you want it... but are you showing up like you want it? In this today's show, we’re exploring the subtle but powerful gap between your intentions and your effort, and how to realign your mindset, habits, and energy toward what you really want . If you’ve been feeling stuck, inconsistent, or like you’re spinning your wheels, this conversation will help you get honest, get grounded, and start moving forward with integrity and direction. It’s not about doing "more," it’s about doing what...

May 29, 202546 minEp. 254

Saying Goodbye to Manifestation Culture and My Journey with Neo-Spirituality | with host Emily Duncan

Okay guys... time to talk!! I've started opening up more about why neo-spirituality isn't for me, and today I wanted to do a deeper dive on some of my journey with it, with spirituality/religion in general, the scary/weird stuff I saw in those communities, and where I'm at now. Buckle up, we're going for a ride today!! How Hyper-Spirituality Made My Life Worse EP Get 15% off Cured Nutrition’s FLOW gummies for more focus and productivity without the stimulant crash with code EMILY Fitness, health...

May 22, 202537 minEp. 253

How to Stop Getting Stuck in Your Story and Unlock a Truly Free Life - Living with Bipolar II, Climbing Everest, and Weathering the Summits of Life | REPLAY with Cory Richards and Emily Duncan

You would think being the first and only American to summit an 8000m peak in winter would be the climb of a lifetime... but for renowned National Geographic photographer, writer, authort, and climber, Cory Richards' journey with mental health has been the true summit. Although he grew up in a picture-perfect family, Cory's journey began with a violent relationship with his brother and being diagnosed with bipolar II at a young age. From childhood trauma to addiction, Cory went on to accomplish i...

May 14, 20251 hr 26 minEp. 252

Life Isn't Fair - Learn to Leverage It

There are a lot of "born" advantages in life, and life is definitely not a game designed to be "fair." But that absolutely doesn't mean there are things you can't leverage to move forward with your mission, your goals, and your life. The people doing "bad" things are already leveraging these, so it's time you do too <3. Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/month Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look no further than FENIX ATHLETICA, where we fuse science ...

May 08, 202546 minEp. 251

Stop Listening to "Them" and Get to Know Yourself

BABE. We've gotta fuckin talk. You're never going to know peace OR your true personal power if you don't fully know and embrace who you are. And running from it, hiding from it, or trying to make your soul's blueprint something other than the amazing thing it is is only gonna land you in a super miserable place. Buckle up, we're going for a self-awareness ride in this one. Fuckingloveyoumeanit! Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/month Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching...

May 01, 202540 minEp. 249

A Root Cause Approach to Acne - How Your High Performance Mindset Might be Hurting Your Skin | with Katie Stewart and Emily Duncan

Acne is one of the most mentally taxing physical struggles out there. We're talking about your face . The thing everyone sees when they, well, see you. Today's guest, Katie Stewart, knows all about this. Katie started developing adult acne from coming off of birth control while she was smack dab in the middle of a film + tv career. Yeah, not ideal. Being on camera all day while feeling insecure about her skin, Katie decided to take matters into her own hands and heal herself from the inside out....

Apr 24, 20251 hr 2 minEp. 248

Be More Ruthless | with host Emily Duncan

If you want to do, be, and have your top 1-5% of your "personal pyramid," you need to be more ruthless. And no, I'm not just talking about "stepping on people to get ahead," I'm talking about the ruthless discernment you need to have and with WHAT do the desires you have for your life become your lived experience. MWAH! Follow me on Instagram Start your holistic health + fitness journey Calling all biohackers looking to boost longevity, performance, and even... beauty?! Mitopure is the first pro...

Apr 17, 202537 minEp. 247

Why People are Tired of Woke Culture (and SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!) | with Chris Beal and Emily Duncan

Where woke went wrong... in today's episode, Chris and I dive into where woke culture went wrong. From cancel culture to losing the ability to talk to people you don't agree with, we're really losing the plot as a community. Let's make discourse great again, yeah? Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/month Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look no further than FENIX ATHLETICA, where we fuse science and soul for life-long transformation (inside AND out). LMNT...

Apr 10, 20251 hr 7 minEp. 246

Why Your Old Patterns and BS Resurfaces Right Before Major Breakthroughs | with host Emily Duncan

This episode is for all of you that feel like you're in a season of growth, or perhaps even "on the precipice of" a big, positive identity shift in your life, and then... BOOM. Your old "negative" patterns resurfance seemingly out of nowhere (behaviors, beliefs, habits, etc). You're right where you need to be. Lean the fuck in babes. Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/month Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look no further than FENIX ATHLETICA, where we fu...

Mar 28, 202541 minEp. 245

What Being an "Influencer" Taught Me About Branding | with host Emily Duncan

Too many people shit on "influencers" without realizing they have some really solid lessons they can teach us about business and branding. As someone who started as a content creator then became a business owner, I'm SUPER confident that some of my "influencer lessons" are a huge part of the reason my brand has been so successful over the years (and no, it's not just because I "have followers"). Listen to this episode to see how you can start embodying some of these principles in your own brand ...

Mar 20, 202548 minEp. 244

Embodying Loving Leadership and Creating Healthy Work Culture | with Joe Sheehey and Emily Duncan

It's (unfortunately) super rare to see leaders talk about how they prioritize not only their own work-life health and balance, but that of their team. We all know "culture matters" when it comes to work environments, but what does that really look like it practice? Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with Joe Sheehey, co-founder of Cured Nutrition, and long-time repeat guest on the show to talk about all things leadership and culture. Joe has consistently served as an example of what true, ...

Mar 13, 20251 hr 13 minEp. 243

How Hyper-spirituality Made my Life Worse, Giving Less F*cks about People's Opinions, and Why You Should Just Take a Walk | with host Emily Duncan

Because I love you, today I'm sharing some of the things that have made my life infinitely better (like training for aesthetics AND performance, prioritizing health + wealth, going for walks, etc), annnnnd some of things that made it worse (like hyper-focusing on astrology, trying not to offend people on the internet, and overdoing caffeine). Life is so much about trial and error, and hopefully some of my trials help YOU make less errors <3. Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/mont...

Mar 06, 202549 minEp. 242

The Business of Becoming: Radical Authenticity and Embracing Identity Shifts | with Nick Komodina and Emily Duncan

So you’re getting the nudges that you’re meant for more, for different, and yet… you’re scared as shit. You’re scared of being cancelled, you’re scared of the pressure that comes with more visibility, you’re scared of what it might mean to actually… become someone new and different. Today we’re talking with one of my long-time friends and fellow business mentor, Nick Komodina. Nick is no stranger to identity shifts - after scaling a fitness coaching company to 7 figures, he left the fitness indu...

Feb 27, 20251 hr 19 minEp. 241

The Biggest Fitness Mistakes Keeping You From Looking Your Hottest Ever | with host Emily Duncan

BABE. I want this to be your happiest, healthiest, hottest year yet. I've been a fitness coach for over 10 years, and I consistently see these mistakes day after day, year after year. This is your thorough fit-it-girl breakdown so you can truly understand why and how these things are standing in your way and what to do about them. Follow me on Instagram Start your holistic health + fitness journey Calling all biohackers looking to boost longevity, performance, and even... beauty?! Mitopure is th...

Feb 20, 202543 minEp. 240

Bro Business is Out, Strategic Intuition is in: How I Built A Profitable and Impactful Brand without Bro Rules | with host Emily Duncan

Okay listennnn. Creating a strong digital brand doesn’t need to be about all the typical “bro” stuff. And also… I really don’t think you can build a brand solely on intuition and vibes alone. I’ve created a life that I love alongside a profitable + impactful brand, and I’m sharing with YOU some of the top strategies and systems, whether that’s a practical one or a mindset/internal one, that helped me create things MY way. Get 15% off Cured Nutrition’s FLOW gummies for more focus and productivity...

Feb 15, 202546 minEp. 239

The No BS Approach to Reaching the Goals You Set This Year | with Chris Beal and Emily Duncan

Soooo you want to lose 20lbs this year, make more money, ditch x habit and build y one, you wanna "do big things"... and let me guess, you've tried and failed a LOT before this. Today I'm sitting down with my partner and best friend, Chris (a favorite repeat guest on the show) to help you actually reach the goals you set for 2025 with a no BS approach. Follow Chris on IG Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/month Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look no fur...

Feb 06, 20251 hr 25 minEp. 238

Why You NEED A Solid Brand in the Online Coaching Space | with host Emily Duncan

This one's for all my online (or aspiring) entrepreneurs. My fitness coaches, online therapists, somatic babes, energy workers... there's a solid chance, especially in the fitness space, that the mentor you paid thousands of dollars taught you next to nothing about branding. Sad part is... all of the "business" stuff they taught you works WAY better when you build it on TOP of a solid brand. In this episode, I'm diving deep on why branding is essential and foundational to not just product based ...

Jan 30, 202535 minEp. 237

The Sister Wound: How to Foster Real, Deep Feminine Friendships That Last a Lifetime | with Lauren Russell

The Sister Wound: most of us ladies have experienced this (and maybe even caused it) at some point or another in our lives. We have this deep craving for feminine friendship, and yet we find ourselves devoid of it seemingly no matter how hard we try. In today's show, I'm diving in with one of my very best friends and my retreat co-host Lauren Russell on the sister wound, how it shows up in our lives, the factors within us and our culture that prevent us from finding real, deep, feminine friendsh...

Jan 23, 20251 hr 13 minEp. 236

Using the Concept of "Fitness Seasons" to Lose More Fat, Have Healthier Hormones, and Finally KEEP the Body You Love | with host Emily Duncan

Can you make me a promise? PINKY promise me that this year will be the year you finally get a little more strategic with your fitness goals and not just lose the fat, but lose the fat, keep it off, have the healthiest hormones you've ever had, AND be able to enjoy your lifestyle vs being strapped to a "diet." In this episode, I break down how EXACTLY to harness the concept of "fitness seasons" so that you can take a more optimized approach to fitness. And pssst - this is the exact approach we've...

Jan 16, 202538 minEp. 235

All the Beauty, Fitness and Wellness Things I'm Doing to Prep for my 30th Birthday | with host Emily Duncan

This feels like the wildest thing to type, but... I TURN 30 IN MAY!? Can you believe it? Unreal. So unreal. Anyway, in today's episode, I'm deep diving on all of the beauty, fitness, and wellness things I'm prioritizing in my "prep" for 30. Very holistic. Very data driven. Very sustainable. We love that. Send me a message on IG and let me know which of these you're going to add to your arsenal this year! Make 2025 YOUR year of unlocking the most renewed, resilient, and powerful version of you th...

Jan 09, 20251 hr 16 minEp. 234

How to Stop Getting Stuck in Your Story and Unlock a Truly Free Life - Living with Bipolar II, Climbing Everest, and Weathering the Summits of Life | with Cory Richards and Emily Duncan

You would think being the first and only American to summit an 8000m peak in winter would be the climb of a lifetime... but for renowned National Geographic photographer, writer, authort, and climber, Cory Richards' journey with mental health has been the true summit. Although he grew up in a picture-perfect family, Cory's journey began with a violent relationship with his brother and being diagnosed with bipolar II at a young age. From childhood trauma to addiction, Cory went on to accomplish i...

Jan 02, 20251 hr 27 minEp. 233

2024's Biggest Lessons on Friendship, Energy Management, and Personal Standards | with host Emily Duncan

I can 100% confirm that 2024 was neither the year I asked for or expected... LOL. There were some incredibly beautiful moments, and there were also WAY more unexpected and unprecedented challenges... each of which brought lessons I really needed to embody (yeah yeah, it's cliche, I know). So... let's take a walk through 2024 and some of the biggest lessons it taught me with friendship, energy management, and personal standards. Enjoy <3. Follow me on Instagram Calling all biohackers looking t...

Dec 19, 202446 minEp. 232
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