Today i'm talking with Sara Wiles, who is an Online Business Mentor for done for you service providers. Think training virtual assistants and business coach for people with online businesses. Sara started out in corporate america right out of college, traveling and working wild hours while climbing the corporate ladder for 8 years. Then she had a baby and it rocked her world, can anyone relate?? She quit, tried her hand at a few other business ventures and none seemed to be the perfect fit for h...
Jul 13, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Cathy Savage is an internationally recognized Fitness and Brand Confidence Strategist who is located in Boston. She has been featured on MTV, ABC News and Fox News and she has been a contributor and board member of the prestigious advisory panel for Oxygen Magazine and Strong Magazine. Since the early 1990s, Cathy has been the digital fitness pioneer and the leader for successful coaching for women. Her online wellness program is the first and most prominent all-inclusive global training program...
Jun 28, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Coach Mike Millner joins us to talk about neurotyping and metabolic priming. Neurotyping is how your personality fits in, we are all different, therefore not one 'diet' or one set of macros works for everyone, its an individual approach. He talks about how you can mold your brain to create new patterns, we do have the ability to change and it starts with your mindset. Mike's podcast is called Mind Over Macros, because your macros aren't the end all, be all. There isn't one set of macros for ever...
Jun 22, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Here's the Deal BFF Ali Damron is back to talk to us about stress and what stress is ACTUALLY doing to your body, your hormones and why it's holding you back from your physique goals. All year there has been a theme...stress and mindset. I didn't plan it this way, but that's the way things are shaking out. What you need to remember most is: 1) it's not the stress that gets you, it's your perception of it and 2) you are resilient and you can handle any stress that is thrown your way so long as yo...
Jun 15, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 18
This episode started about PCOS, but really turned into something so much more. I love having Dr. Breanne Kallonen on the show because she is so intelligent that she can break down complicated topics and make them digestible and understandable. To begin, we dive into what is PCOS (polycyclic ovarian syndrome), what are the indicators that you might have PCOS and what course of action you can take to alleviate your symptoms. Oftentimes, doctors are only treating symptoms with birth control, but B...
Jun 08, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Katie Skouse is a retired nurse turned health coach who guides women with high-functioning depression and/or anxiety to take back control of their life so they feel FREE and experience JOY on a daily basis. Katie describes to us what a high functioning person with anxiety and/or depression looks like and how she helps them. She also tells us about her experience with depression and how she found her way out and is now able to help others. Her 20 year nursing career led her down this path and we ...
Jun 01, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Here's the Deal favorite, therapist Joe Eiben is back to talk to us about the state of our mental health as we emerge from the pandemic. But not just as it pertains to general mental health, also our body image, our routine with fitness and eating habits. Whether you are experiencing anxiety about getting back into the swing of things, or guilt because your life wasn't affected that much, you have been impacted by the events of the last 18 months. It's important to acknowledge that we collective...
May 25, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Julie is a Christian, wife, and mom of teenage twins. She is also a nurse practitioner and natural health educator with over 20 years of experience in healthcare. She received her undergraduate degree from the Medical College of Georgia and graduate degree from Emory University. She holds a faculty position at Emory University educating future nurse practitioners. In 2013, Julie became interested in a more holistic approach to wellness. She began educating others on the power of food and natural...
May 20, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Julianne Vaccaro is a Somatic Sexologist, Spiritual Mentor & Women’s Holistic Health x Life Coach. She helps powerful, purpose-driven women self heal, awaken their feminine, and come home to their body to reclaim an abundant life of freedom & pleasure. In this episode she discusses how and why she transitioned from a traditional fitness and nutrition coach into taking more holistic approach with her clients to help them access deeper levels of transformation. As someone who struggles wit...
May 12, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Lisa Deluca is one of the fabulous Lift to Get Lean coaches and in this episode she is sharing her not-so-secret secrets to getting lean after menopause. Lisa also explains to us how she took ownership of her health when her doctor simply wanted to put her on birth control to manage the hormonal issues she was experiencing. Upon working with a naturopath and wholistic nutritionist, Lisa started hormone replacement therapy and eliminated several things from her diet. Within six months, Lisa was f...
Apr 20, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Rich Bracken is a keynote speaker, podcaster, television personality and author. We connected years ago over social media and met in person the summer of 2017 when I was visiting Kansas City for the summer. We became fast friends and have stayed connected ever since supporting one another. While Rich looks like the vision of health today, that wasn't always the case. In this episode he describes what he did to lose 100 pounds over 20 years ago, and keep it off. For those of you familiar with my ...
Apr 13, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 11
When I started nutrition coaching 5 years ago, I had not clue what Hashimoto's was and I didn't work with any Hashimoto's clients. Fast forward to today and now in each round of Lift to Get Lean, I can always count on a handful of clients dealing with this autoimmune disease. From the Mayo Clinic: Hashimoto's is a condition in which your immune system attacks your thyroid, a small gland at the base of your neck below your Adam's apple. The thyroid gland is part of your endocrine system, which pr...
Apr 06, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Short episode talking about my most favorite subject: mindset. Listen and discover why your mindset is so important, then learn how to adjust as needed. Look for more episodes on mindset as this is my most favorite topic!
Mar 22, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Aram Grigorian is a fellow nutrition coach who serves up the best no-nonsense advice. You will get that same advice in this episode where we cover what it really takes to achieve fat loss, where you can start if you feel you have a lot of work to do, and how you should periodize your nutrition. We also serve up some real-talk reminding you that if you are a grown adult, it is your responsibility to take care of yourself. Aesthetics aside, you should be doing a handful of basic things to make sur...
Feb 23, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Amanda Fisher and Morgan Clark are pelvic floor physical therapists with Empower Your Pelvis, a pelvic floor physical therapy clinic in Kansas City, Missouri. They both enjoy educating people about pelvic health issues and helping them achieve their goals. In this episode we start by asking, "Who needs pelvic floor PT?" Spoiler alert: most people. If you experience pain with sex, peeing your pants or prolapse, you should definitely see a pelvic floor PT. We need to take the stigma out of talking...
Feb 18, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 7
It's never too late! No matter what your age, this is a must listen because we're all getting older, but that doesn't mean we can't be fit and strong and reach our physique goals, even as we go through menopause. Susan Niebergall is a Personal Trainer and Strength Coach. She is 60 and living proof that anything is possible at any age. She has a passion for helping people, specifically helping people attain their fitness goals, and she loves empowering people in the gym and in their life–especial...
Feb 10, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Joy Parrish of the popular podcast, This is Joy & Claire, formerly Girls Gone WOD, joined me in a conversation about diet culture, body image, and the work we need to do to rise above it all. Please note, there is no quick fix for any of this. It is a constant practice which we are both fully immersed in. In true Here's the Deal Fashion, we start the episode discussing the importance of therapy. Joy is a therapist by trade and getting her perspective on therapy is enlightening. We then move ...
Feb 03, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 5
I'm pretty sure this is the first of several episodes with Stephanie. We dive deep into hunger, body image and our relationship with food. I can honestly say, anyone who eats food (so, everyone) needs to listen to this episode. Since 2009 Stephanie has supported individuals with weight and body image concerns, emotional eating, binge eating, digestive issues, relationship issues, and creating peace around old wounds. She has her Masters Degree in Body Psychotherapy from Naropa University, is als...
Jan 30, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This episode is so inspiring!! I had the privilege of sitting down with Amanda Tress, CEO and Founder of the FASter Way to Fat Loss. Since its creation in 2016, the FASTer Way has served nearly 200,000 clients and was recently named the #1 fastest-growing digital fitness plus nutrition company in the country by Inc. Magazine. Amanda and I have a very candid conversation of what the past 5 years have looked like for her own personal growth and the growth of her company, The FASTer Way. One of my ...
Jan 25, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 3
What does it mean to "train with intent?" Bobby Impson owns and operates Intent Sports Performance. He works with individuals and teams for sport specific training. I met Bobby when he was a coach at a local gym where I was also teaching yoga. I witnessed Bobby's expertise first hand watching him train young athletes. In this episode we dive into what it mean to train with intent and why is it important. Bobby also shares with us how Intent Sports Performance came to be and what his path has loo...
Jan 19, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Ladies, you do not have to settle for anything less than feeling your best as you age. Cynthia Thurlow, Nurse Practitioner and Intermittent Fasting Expert joins me in this episode. She tells us everything we need to know in order to THRIVE, not just survive during perimenopause and menopause. As you have heard in several other episodes on different topics self care plays a huge part in this. Tune in to learn how to adjust your diet, your lifestyle and you workouts to continue to feel your absolu...
Jan 08, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 1
What a year! In this solo episode I discuss what I learned over the last 12 months.
Dec 30, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Dr. Jordin Wiggins is a Naturopathic Doctor, entrepreneur, and women’s sexual health disruptor. She is revolutionizing the way we deliver, educate and talk about sexual health and pleasure. As the author of The Pink Canary, Dr. Wiggins has unlocked the hidden secret to optimal wellness and the real-life ways you can start to welcome pleasure back into your life & relationships. I found Dr. Jordin via my friend Breanne Kallonen who has also been on the show. In this episode we discuss why so ...
Dec 22, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Marilise de Villers is a mindset and performance coach and best-selling author. I met her in 2018 at a High Performance Coaching Certification. I was drawn to her kindness and soft spoken energy. Little did I know the hell she had just endured. In this episode, Marilise explains why she wrote Roar, Taming the Bulling Inside and Out and how you can deal with your own bullies. She describes the toxic work environment she was in and the narcissist that eventually demoted her in front of her entire ...
Dec 13, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 33
We've been lied to. Eat less and exercise more is getting us absolutely nowhere. In fact it has a .6% success rate. That's right, LESS THAN ONE PERCENT success rate. In order to lose fat and lose it for good you have to take a look at your life as a whole. Look at your job satisfaction, relationships, connections, perceived stressors and relationship with food and exercise. Breanne Kallonen is back talking with us about what really matters when it comes to fat loss. WE have to look at lifestyle,...
Nov 17, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Digital marketing expert, Lindsey Murray is back to talk about not only what it really takes to run a successful online business, but also what is going on with current trends. Yes, you've got to do reels. We start off by discussion the current climate and why, despite political and and pandemic uncertainty, you still need to show up for your customers because your customers need you now more than ever. One of my favorite take-aways was attract, engage and retain as it pertains to new customers ...
Oct 23, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 31
And what's better is highly individualized for each person. In this episode Josh and I talk about what makes your training and nutrition better. Sometimes we think we need to do more in order to improve, that's not always the case. Sometimes we think we need to do less to improve, like when it comes to our diet, but that's not always true either. What equals "better" varies from person to person and with the help of a coach, you can figure out what "better" is for you. This lends itself to a dis...
Oct 08, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 30
We go deep in this one! Joe Eiben is back and he is helping us break down the collective unconscious of diet culture and the difference between that and living well. Whoa. Bottom line, we've been brainwashed. Brainwashed by the food industry, the diet industry, even our own parents. The old programming runs deep and it's time for us to wake the f*ck up. You will have so many lightbulbs go off as you listen and re-listen to this episode. We have to take a close look at our patterns and why we kee...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Le is the head trainer for the fastest growing digital fitness and nutrition company in the nation, FASTer Way to Fat Loss. I had the pleasure of becoming friends with Le when recording yoga classes for the FASTerWay. It became immediately clear to me that this woman knows her stuff and has so much to share with the world. In this episode we discuss how Le went from being a school teacher and runner to a trainer who now uses strength training as her preferred method of fitness. She shares her ph...
Aug 16, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Leanne Lang and I have been working together for about 3 years and if you've been following along for any amount of time you know her as Coach Leanne. She actually wears several hats and the woman you know and love today is not the same person she was 10 years ago. In this episode Leanne tells us about her upbringing, how that impacted the way she navigated young adulthood and how she overcame several obstacles. Her story is much different from most people you have met growing up in the suburbs ...
Aug 10, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 27
