Brenda Carey began her healing journey over 25 years ago, searching for relief from spinal fusion surgery due to scoliosis. Through a process of self-acceptance, honoring her body, and becoming aware of the powerful energy of her thoughts, Brenda paved a sacred path to vibrant health through an introspective approach of yoga, meditation, and Energy work. Today, Brenda is a Holistic Lifestyle Health Coach, yoga teacher, the founder of Sacred Path Healing Yoga & Reiki She is passionate about h...
Feb 13, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Fred Rutman had tried everything to lose the weight he had gained after acquiring his MBA. He did all the CICO methods, tried a bariatric doctor (no surgery), and did daily exercise, only to plateau at 280lbs. Fred was fighting his way to a healthier life until the summer of 2009 came crashing down on him and forced him onto permanent medical leave. Something was causing Fred to pass out at random times, leading to many hospital visits, multiple concussions, and a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. I...
Feb 07, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Do you know the difference between weight loss and fat loss? Fat loss is when our bodies utilize the visceral and subcutaneous fat stored within them, also known as fat burning. Weight loss is when you step on the scale and the number you see is less than it was yesterday. This could be caused by dehydration, a decrease in glycogen and water in the body, bowel movements, and even the loss of a limb. My point is, when we set out with the goal of losing weight, we can be easily misled by the numbe...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 57
How strong are your mindset and willpower? Right now we’re on day 3 of the 72 hour fast portion of my 21 Day Gut Health Reset Challenge, and many of you who are participating may be having a hard time keeping a positive mindset. I’m here to tell you that this is normal, but remember, there is a difference between being uncomfortable and being unwell. When we are uncomfortable, we give ourselves the most opportunities for growth. It takes roughly 72 hours for our gut to heal, so these feelings of...
Jan 24, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Do you ever feel that no matter how much you exercise or focus on "clean eating" your body just doesn't respond the way you'd like it to? For the majority of 2020, I was suffering from massive gut issues. Some of it was due to stress, but the other greater cause was rapidly transitioning to an almost completely vegan diet about one year prior and reintroducing many foods that I had not eaten in many years. You see, every time we "crash diet" or remove entire food groups from our diet as we do wi...
Jan 16, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, best selling author and affectionately known as Dr B, is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine and was chief medical resident at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and chief gastroenterology fellow at the University at North Carolina Hospital. He had accomplished so many things but neglected the MOST important aspect of his life - His health. He was constantly exhausted despite his efforts at the gym. Dr. B decided to begin making changes to his eating habits an...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Are you sleeping enough? So often we focus on things like putting in the work or crushing it at the gym that we forget about the most important aspect to living a healthy lifestyle - sleep. Sleep is crucial when it comes to recovery, muscle building, optimizing gut health, regulating hormones and even managing stress, and for many of us, especially women, once we start to take on the responsibility of having children sleep becomes less and less important to us. Sleep is so important, infact, tha...
Dec 06, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 53
“I know for sure: Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully.” - Oprah Winfrey When was the last time you took a look at your life and the things you believe? Are your beliefs the truth? Are they empowering you to be better, faster, stronger? Or are they holding you back from achieving all the things that you want to achieve? What I know for sure: I have the ability to change the trajectory of my life, to make it better, more impactful, and so do you. In this episode o...
Nov 15, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Have you ever achieved a goal in your health and fitness, only to have everything turn back to the way it was before you started? You see, most people stop pushing when they hit their target, resulting in a temporary change. What we need to start striving for is transformation. We need to shift our identity and become the person who lives that life. The two most important aspects of creating this transformation is immersing yourself with a supportive environment and to always be curious and lear...
Oct 25, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 48
I recently got back from a two week, 200 hour yoga-teacher training at the Blue Osa in Costa Rica. Part of my experience there included practices of morning silence & meditations, and prayer around meal times. In this episode of the Fall In Love With Fitness Podcast, I’d like to share with you the morning meditation ritual that we practiced every day. This meditation is a perfect way to start your day. It will help you feel grounded, it will help you focus on the abundance that is present in...
Oct 17, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Andretta Robinson was fed up with diets, misdiagnosis, and searching for alternative cures. After countless trips to the doctor, being confused by so much misinformation on the internet, and trying all kinds of products and methods to become healthy, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Andretta and her daughter founded Brown Women Wellness where their goal is to help people discover self-preservation through their organic wellness products. Andretta believes that through education, y...
Oct 11, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 46
For years I was frustrated with myself, disappointed and angry for being a "victim" of my circumstances. My thoughts constantly tethered around the principle that if I hadn't been hit by a car I would be able to compete as an athlete at the very highest level. It's still hard to believe, even after all these years that, in 2012, I was just millimeters away from losing function of my legs. At the time I felt useless. I felt like a fake. I couldn’t even demonstrate a single squat! What kind of rol...
Sep 12, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Genesis Amaris Kemp is a Creative Content Writer, Author, Self-Development Advocate, Visionary, Inclusion and Diversity enthusiast, and an overall force to be reckoned with. Over the years she tried to remain silent... while being bullied... while being excluded in the workplace… while being denied opportunities because of inequality, until she decided that enough is enough. Today, Genesis advocates for others to step outside their comfort zone by speaking up, challenging the status quo, and by ...
Aug 22, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 39
In January 1991, Jeff Deskovic was wrongly convicted at the age of seventeen of raping, beating, and strangling Angela Correa, a 15-year-old high school classmate at Peekskill High School. On November 2, 2006, his indictment was dismissed on the grounds of actual innocence. Postconviction DNA testing both proved Jeff’s innocence and identified the real perpetrator of a 1989 murder and rape. After his exoneration and release, he successfully sued the authorities responsible and used a substantial...
Aug 16, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Dan Moyle is a strong believer in servant leadership, having worked behind the scenes with organizations like Domestic and Sexual Assault Services (DASAS), Honor Flight, Habitat for Humanity, Waterfront Film Festival, and Cat Nap Lodge (a kitten rescue), serving and lifting others up with respect and a strong work ethic. Dan is also the creator and executive producer of the podcast, I'm Not In An Abusive Relationship, where listeners hear survivor stories to inspire hope, and interviews with exp...
Jul 11, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Chris Russell was born to run. From an early age he would run. He’d race his school bus to school, would run against his father on an abandoned railway, and would run to get in shape for wrestling season. Running was an integral part of Chris’ life, however, as with all things, life got in the way and he found himself focusing on other aspects of his life. That was until one day, in his 30’s, Chris looked in the mirror and didn’t like what he saw. So he did the one thing he knew best - he ran. S...
Jun 28, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Growing up with a complicated childhood and broken home, Erik had no option but to raise himself from the age of 14. He found himself drifting towards substance abuse in an attempt to fill the voids in his life, and found himself spending 24 hours in jail due to his actions. Erik soon realized that this path he was on was a path of destruction. He knew he needed to break the programming that was passed down to him if he wanted to live a life of love, abundance, fulfillment, and contribution. Tod...
Jun 21, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Rhonda Massad was diagnosed with L5-S1 degenerative disc disease at a young age and was told that she would be in a wheelchair by the time she turned 50. Did she accept that fate? NO! Did she let it slow her down and stop her from creating greatness? NO! Rhonda decided that she has the ability to overcome any obstacle and live the life that she deserves, by going on to be successful not only in fitness, but in real estate, journalism, art, and writing as well. Rhonda Massad has mastered the art ...
Jun 14, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Are your health and fitness results short lived? You begin making changes, you see some results, but at the end of the day you struggle to maintain not only what you are doing, but the results you achieved as well. If this resonates with you then you’re in the right place! In order for us to create long lasting results we have to do more than just go on a diet. We have to shift our identity. Instead of thinking about releasing 10lbs, I want you to think about “How can I become the person who is ...
Jun 06, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Amélie Yan-Gouiffes is an author, coach, and motivational speaker. She is an international expert in crisis management and resilience. For nearly 25 years, Amélie worked in areas struck by natural disaster, war, and socio-political chaos in different parts of the globe. And, in 2020, she encountered her own crisis in battling cancer. Just a few days before the world was put into lockdown, Amelie was diagnosed with cancer. Did that stop her and make her give up? NO! In fact, it did quite the oppo...
May 30, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 27
On last weeks episode of the Fall In Love With Fitness Podcast, we were blessed with a guided meditation by Salvatore Liberti. This week, we learn about his spiritual journey and how he discovered his passion and purpose of meditation, healing, and living. Salvatore Liberti was born in the culturally rich Lima, Peru. His family emigrated to Florida when he was eight and by the time he turned twelve, he had become "man of the house,” assuming responsibilities beyond his years. At 22, Salvatore wa...
May 23, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Salvatore Liberti was born in the culturally rich Lima, Peru. His family emigrated to Florida when he was eight and by the time he turned twelve, he had become "man of the house,” assuming responsibilities beyond his years. At 22, Salvatore was recruited by best-selling author, speaker and coach, Rock Thomas, to lead recruitment for the M1 Mastermind, setting him on a learning journey throughout Canada, Europe, and the US. Throughout these powerful growth experiences, he discovered the study of ...
May 16, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 25
How do you feel about aging? For many, growing old is met with fear. Fear of not being as strong, as fast, as fit as you used to be, and fear from other people who tell you to “slow down,” or that “you’re too old to do that.” What I’ve found as I mature and grow is that if I don’t have a strong, encouraging, and supportive environment, the negative thoughts of “I’m too old for this,” begin to creep in. Aging is something to be celebrated, because as far as I’m concerned, you’re never too old to ...
May 02, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Dean Fox was living his life by climbing the corporate ladder, but found that despite all of his success, he was never truly happy. This changed a bit when he got his first taste of entrepreneurship. Dean started to get involved in real estate investing and development. He grew a highly successful business and was closing in on 7 figures when the 2008 financial crisis hit and he lost almost everything. In the midst of rebuilding, Dean was involved in a major car accident. He began to reassess hi...
Apr 18, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Nicholas Spohn started his personal development journey in college when he realised that, by reading books, he could grow and drastically improve his life if he implemented what he read. A few years later he attended his first Tony Robbins event and was blown away by a whole new world of possibilities. After that event Nicholas began an intensive journey, studying all things personal development. He attended dozens of events, seminars, and trainings, and began fine tuning his teaching abilities....
Apr 04, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Dan Grieb had a successful business, he was a great husband, a great father, and a great mentor, and he still is today, but he remembers looking up one day and being 320lbs. He was constantly told that you couldn’t have it all. That if you wanted to be healthy, something else had to take a hit. So what did Dan do? He changed his environment. He began surrounding himself with people who inspired him, and ended up making a commitment - To train for one year, lose 100lbs, finish an Ironman event, a...
Mar 28, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Deepak Dewaly came to the United States in 2015 to pursue his higher education, get a good job, and bring his family over from Nepal. After completing his MBA in 2018, he began working as an IT Consultant and Business Intelligence Developer. Things seemed to be going according to plan. That was until Deepak’s mother, who still lived in rural Nepal and had extremely limited access to health care, fell terribly ill. Deepak was stricken with worry. He was unable to communicate often with his family...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 17
After her excruciatingly painful divorce, Kelli Calabrese was left filled with anxiety and in a constant state of depression. She went looking for help but she could seem to find what she was looking for. She finally decided that the pain had to stop and went on a journey to learn how to heal. The result? Kelli went from being constantly fearful and feeling empty to a place of joy, freedom, and peace. She got certified as a Divorce Coach to help other women get through any stages of separation a...
Mar 14, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Segev Perets was on and off diets from an extremely young age. He lost weight, gained it back, then lost it again in a never ending cycle. Flash forward a few years, Segev was 36 years old, 330lbs, he had digestive issues, skin issues, teeth issues, and he was constantly bloated and uncomfortable. He knew he needed to make a change and be the man, role model, and father that he was always meant to be. Since then, Segev has lost over 150lbs, lives his life fully expressed, and believes that he is...
Mar 07, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Aging is a natural part of life. It is completely unavoidable, yet it is seen as such a taboo topic, especially among us women. We are ashamed to speak about the changes that occur in our bodies. We begin to love ourselves less each day. But it shouldn’t be that way. This is a time for us to get excited and energetic about life, as it’s only just the beginning! Jan Saunders grew up with a love for animals and the natural world, which led her to a 33-year career in the Victoria Police service as ...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 12
