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Second Spring Podcast

Kit Yoonkityoon.com
Welcome to Second Spring Podcast. Enjoy listening to stories, inspiration and suggestions from and for midlife women who are living fully in their second spring chapter. Together, we can blossom and flourish in this sensational season of our lives. 🌸
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Episodes

Anti Racism with Rokki Bonner (Bonus Interlude)

“I want to believe that silence is violence.” — Rokki Bonner In the 2nd interlude episode, Kit is joined with Rokki Bonner, a founder of Fit to Navigate, a social enterprise that provides wellness education, to cultivate wellbeing for women in and out of the prison system while creating a path to entrepreneurship and sustainability. Rokki is also a host of Mind-Body Gem conversational podcast and Kit’s personal trainer! Kit and Rokki discuss the double pandemic time we are in, particularly about...

Jul 01, 202042 min

Episode 27: Mindset for Food and Time with Lauren Cash

“Perfect can’t exist.” Lauren Cash In today’s episode, Kit is joined with her colleague Lauren Cash, an intuitive eating counselor and a coach who helps procrastinating perfectionists to take control over their time and diet. Hence, Kit and Lauren discuss how we can be in charge of our time and nutrition and get to be the BOSS of OURSELVES! More specifically, you will learn what is the difference between perfectionism and excellence, how to simplify your life around food, how to use the time to ...

May 04, 202052 minEp. 27

Episode 26: Psychic Medium & Intuition with Jenna Long

“Making it up is a beauty of intuition.” Jenna Long Today, Kit is joined with Jenna Long, a psychic medium, certified reflexologist, yoga instructor, and spiritual life coach. Kit and Jenna discuss what is Psychic Medium and how tuning into our intuition can help us unstuck and transform the difficult parts of our lives into beauty and wholeness. Particularly, you will hear how Jenna discovered her gift of Psychic Medium (& when she started using it to help others), what is the beauty of the...

Apr 27, 20201 hrEp. 26

Episode 25: Challenges, New Identify & Yoga with Taylor Hunt

“We choose a lot of times suffering instead of choosing faith.” Taylor Hunt Today, Kit is pleased to host Taylor Hunt, an Ashtanga Yoga teacher, a founder of Trini Foundation charity, the author of the book, “A Way from Darkness”, and Kit’s former acupuncturist patient. Taylor shares his personal story from addiction to health & spirituality and what challenges he had to take to start a new life. More specifically, you will find out how yoga tremendously helped him during his rehab process, ...

Apr 20, 202053 minEp. 25

Episode 24: Being Present Through Mindfulness with Cecilia Shanahan

In today’s episode, Kit is joined with Cecilia Shanahan, an MBSR trained teacher, and a yoga instructor. Kit and Cecilia discuss how being present through mindfulness can bring us peace, especially during these unprecedented times that we are living in. Particularly, you will learn more about Cecilia's background and her work, how meditation keeps us in present and makes us calm, what MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) techniques are, and how Cecilia adopted them in her teachings. Moreove...

Apr 13, 202036 minEp. 24

BONUS #3: Advice from a Doctor How to Stay Grounded During the Pandemic

In the 3rd BONUS episode, you will get to meet Randy Anselmo, a family physician at Bennington College in Vermont and a CEO of BeWell clinic who recently wrote a very important Facebook post that speaks to all of us. Therefore, Kit decided to invite him on today’s episode so he could share his wisdom on staying grounded and healthy during the pandemic of COVID-19. More specifically, you will hear what Randy wrote on Facebook, what is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, what technique our guest p...

Apr 03, 202027 min

BONUS #2: Advice from a Dietitian How to Stay Well-Nourished during the Pandemic

“All foods can fit.” Jess Napolitano In today’s episode, Kit is joined with Jess Napolitano, an adjunct professor at the Health and Sports Sciences Department at Otterbein University and a clinical dietitian who works mainly with children and families. Kit and Jess talk about what we can do to enhance not only our nutrition but our overall health during the pandemic of COVID-19. Particularly, you will learn how you can take the advantage of the lockdown and benefit your nutrition, what it means ...

Apr 01, 202045 min

Episode 23: Intuitive Eating with Simi Botic

“Weight is not a behavior and BMI is not a proper indicator of health.” Simi Botic In today’s episode, Kit is joined with Simi Botic, an intuitive eating counselor, and a barre instructor who helps women all over the world ditch perfection and heal their relationships with food and body image. Kit and Simi discuss intuitive eating & leaving and how dieting, perfectionism, and a need for outside validation is rather damaging than beneficial for our health. More specifically, you will learn mo...

Mar 30, 202051 minEp. 23

BONUS #1: Advice from a Doctor How to Stay Active during the Pandemic

In today’s episode, Kit is joined with her husband Jim MacDonald, a family and a sportsman doctor who explains how we can stay active and healthy during the lockdown and how we can help our families do the same. More specifically, you will learn why Kit invited her husband to the podcast, why physical distancing is the crucial part of mitigating the pandemic, and how parents can help their children stay active! Besides, you will learn more about Kit’s upcoming FREE 5-Day Spring Reset that will h...

Mar 27, 202016 min

Episode 22: Your Dream Body with Felicia Broccolo

“You are not happier when you are skinnier.” Felicia Broccolo In today’s episode, Kit is joined with Felicia Broccolo, a certified life and weight loss coach, who works with active people that overeat. Kit and Felicia discuss the negative sides of food restrictions and how to have a dream body and dream life while maintaining it fun and joyful! Particularly, you will learn what inspired Felicia to become a weight coach, how Thought Model helped her to work towards her dream body, how she succeed...

Mar 23, 202039 minEp. 22

Episode 21: 4 Important Things Right Now

Due to ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak Kit decided to change the theme of today's episode and share 4 crucial things for your well mental being. Furthermore, she created special 3-minute audio that can help you stay calm and mindful during these challenging times. Tune in and find out more!

Mar 16, 202011 minEp. 21

Episode 20: Finding Peace with Art with Anna Sokol

“I zone into my art to zone out.” Anna Sokol This Monday, Kit interviews Anna Sokol, an artist and an educator from Bexley, OH, who runs her art studio where she teaches people not only how to create art but also to explore their potentials, trust themselves, and let their imagination flow. Kit and Anna discuss how art is more than just painting or drawing and why it is vital to create even if you are not an artist. More specifically, you will learn how Anna was introduced to art, how she got in...

Mar 09, 202040 minEp. 20

Episode 19: Take a Break from Drinking with Rachel Hart

“Drinking is not the substance or the activity; it's why you are doing it, and it's the results that you get afterward.” Rachel Hart In today’s episode, Kit is joined with, Rachel Hart, a life coach and a podcaster who helps women to take a break from drinking. Kit and Rachel discuss how overeating and overdrinking are pretty much the same things and how these practices are tightly linked with perfectionism. Particularly, you will find out more about Rachel’s background, when and how she started...

Mar 02, 202053 minEp. 19

Episode 18: Functional Medicine with Persis Hope

This Monday, Kit interviews Persis Hope, a functional medicine practitioner at Maine Dartmouth Family Practice Residency and Kit’s mentor. Kit and Persis discuss functional medicine and how to take care of ourselves from the inside out. More specifically you will find out why Persis made a shift from traditional medicine to functional medicine, what functional medicine is, why gut health is so important for well being, Persis' take on sugar in a healthy diet, what she does with her 12% of imperf...

Feb 24, 202052 minEp. 18

Episode 17: Perfectionism and Creativity with Allie Lehman

“If I am playing a game that I know I am not that great at, I can have the best time. Someone beats me. Good job! But, if I am close to winning, I go into overdrive, and I think, I have to win!” Allie Lehman In today’s episode, we are talking all about perfectionism, the most important foundation of this podcast! More specifically, Kit is joined with Allie Lehman, a creative and an owner of The Wonder Jam, a local branding company in Columbus, OH, who changed Kit’s view of perfectionism and init...

Feb 17, 202043 minEp. 17

Episode 16: 88% Mindful

“I really believe that the way we do one thing is the way we do everything. For instance, when we practice mindful eating, we also practice mindful living.” Kit Yoon This week, Kit reveals everything you need to know about her upcoming 88% Mindful Membership that will help you to achieve and maintain the healthiest body, mind, and overall life! Particularly, you will find out how Kit was inspired to create the new membership, what it means to be 88% mindful, how it is related to eating and livin...

Feb 10, 202018 minEp. 16

Episode 15: Living Happier with Anxiety with Nancy Jane Smith

“Get up, wiggle, reach for the sky, touch your toes. Do something that gets your whole body into it in order to change your state. Because when we change our state, things start moving differently.” Nancy Jane Smith This Monday, Kit is joined with Nancy Jane Smith, a Licensed Professional Counselor and therapeutic coach who works with people suffering from high functioning anxiety. Our guest explains what high functioning anxiety is, how it is linked with our Monger (a.k.a. inner critics), and h...

Feb 03, 202041 minEp. 15

Episode 14: How to feel better?

This Monday, our host Kit explains how to feel better and enhance your productivity even when it’s not your day! More specifically, you will learn a simple yet powerful truth about our emotions, what are the 5 components of Brooke Castillo’s Thought Model, and how you can use it to improve your effectiveness and well being. In addition, Kit shares a plethora of extra content that will help you to understand this topic in greater detail. Stay tuned and find out more!

Jan 27, 202025 minEp. 14

Episode 13: Taking Action (Wisdom from my Family)

“There is no on or off, you just continue your journey and learn along the way.” Suthichai Yoon During her stay in Thailand, Kit interviewed her brother, Prabda Yoon, a writer and a filmmaker and her father, Suthichai Yoon, a retired journalist and a host of “Suthichai Live”. They were talking about motivation, how to take action, stay inspired, and have fun along the way. More specifically, you will learn what is the key element for a thought to become reality, why you should not be scared of c...

Jan 20, 202045 minEp. 13

Episode 11: What and How to Eat with Kelly Schmidt

“Let’s identify what the bad guys are for you. One’s person poison is another person’s medicine.” Kelly Schmidt In this first New Year’s episode, Kit is joined with her friend and colleague, Kelly Schmidt, a registered and licensed dietitian diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, a published author and a speaker, and an owner of Kelly Schmidt Wellness. Kelly and Kit discuss the essentials of what and how to eat to be healthy. Particularly, Kelly shares the best way to hydrate, her choices of proteins a...

Jan 06, 202040 minEp. 11

Episode 10: Healthiest 2020 Part 2

“How are you going to add something to your life, so that you can achieve your weight loss goal?” Kit Yoon In this week’s episode, we are continuing the Healthiest 2020, a 2-part series, in which, our host, Kit Yoon reveals how to set and reach your healthiest goal in the upcoming year! Particularly, you will learn why you should add something to your life in order to achieve your intentions, what are “4 Cs” and KISS strategies, and why you should make your work towards a healthier version of yo...

Dec 30, 201930 minEp. 10

Episode 09: Healthiest 2020 Part 1

“How do you feel when you are in the healthiest version of yourself?” Kit Yoon This Monday, Kit starts her 2-part series called Healthiest 2020! In this first part of the series, our host will guide you through a meditation that will help you set intentions for the healthiest version of YOU in the upcoming year! More specifically, you will learn why you should set intentions and not resolutions, what kind of guide Kit created for you, what is visualization exercise, and how you can practice it. ...

Dec 23, 201928 minEp. 9

Episode 08: Finding your Flow with Amanda Cook

In this week’s episode, Kit interviews her business couch Amanda Cook, a founder of Wellpreneur, a health coach, and a total marketing geek! Amanda is also an author of the best selling book Wellpreneur and the companion book Wellpreneur Planner. Amanda talks about her major identity shift that happened in her 20s, why she decided to move to Europe, and how her inner compass drives her today. Moving forward, Amanda reveals who is Wellpreneur and how you can find your flow to get aligned with you...

Dec 16, 201947 minEp. 8

Episode 05: Morning Routine Gratitude

In today’s episode, Kit reveals why Thanksgiving is her favorite American holiday and to whom she is thankful for her morning routine that she does every single day! More specifically, you will find out how Kit’s morning routine looks in practice, why her children and dog play an important role in her habit, who influenced her to get up, indeed, early in the morning (exactly at 4 AM!), how her mother thought her to plan ahead, and many more! What about you? What are your routines and are there a...

Nov 25, 201932 minEp. 5

Episode 03: The ARRT of Change

Fall is the period of emotional and energetic change. Our host, Kit Yoon explains the importance of change and why you have to be aligned with it, especially during this transitional period of the year. Tune in and find out how our body and feelings are detoxing during autumn, how you can find out if you are out of balance, and most importantly how you can stop resisting the change and avoid stagnation through ARRT of Change strategy. Get yourself aligned with the season and don’t forget, 88% of...

Nov 11, 201929 minEp. 3

Episode 01: Why 88 Percent?

“If there is no perfection, why do we all strive for 100%?”, Kit Yoon Welcome to Kit Yoon’s brand new 88 Percent Podcast! In this very first episode, Kit explains the meaning and the significance of the name of the podcast. More specifically, she shares an event that had a significant impact on her life and how 88 percent is related to it. Furthermore, she reveals why you should not strive for perfection, what you can expect in the further episodes, and how to book her free coaching sessions. Tu...

Oct 28, 201920 minEp. 1
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