Alessandra Scutnik is the Co-Founder of two online businesses, SD Evolution Online Health Coaching and software company Fit Coach Pro. Through the last decade in the fitness industry, her mission is to help as many people as possible improve their lifestyle through health and fitness in a way that educates and brings enjoyment. Her and her husband, Josh run both businesses together, while also balancing family life and raising their son Kai. Over the last year they have been navigating a seconda...
Aug 29, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Courtney Thomas from Level TEN Coaching is BACK for a third time. In todays epside we cover A LOT. But our conversation is centered around how you can do hard things. We also give you steps to take if you are struggling to just start. We talk about the benefit of resilency, growth mindset + perseverance. Somehow we also focused on on friend Tom (who also works with Level TEN) + pick on him a little :) heehee. Tom I hope you're tuning in haha! Courtney is also guest coaching in my menstrual misfi...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Morganne Skinner is a registered nurse, returned Peace Corps volunteer (Zambia '18-20), nurse writer, and fertility awareness educator. Her experiences with endometriosis led her to discover the wonders of fertility awareness as it helped her get diagnosed and manage her symptoms. Now she is passionate about sharing this knowledge and life-long skill with women looking for answers. She teaches women how to chart their menstrual cycle to monitor their health and understand their bodies in her bus...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Ashleigh Hubbard is an old soul in a young body. At the age of 25 she has owned + operated her nutrition coaching company A-Hub nutrition for seven years. She was a highly competitive olympic weightlifter + also someone who spent a number of years recovering from HA (hypothalamic amenorrhea). We talk about everything from the HA community to blood sugar regulation + other random shit. Check her out on IG: @ashleighmariehubbard @ahubnutrition She is accepting 1:1 + group coaching clients as well ...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Alex Shaw is the owner + CEO of Moon Wellness Center where she empowers women to lead their healthiest happiest lives possible + get in touch with their bodies. We touch on everythign here from trauma, cervical muchs + just a ton on womens health. Find her in IG: @moonwellnesscenter Find her website www.moonwellnesscenter.com My 8 week program menstrual misfits is LIVE! We start in 2 months + spots are already going (so honored). They are limited so snag yours here: menstrual misfits Make it a r...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 94
My guest this week canceled so I took this opportunity to tell you all about what is currently happening with life + empowered medicine. If you want to work with me 1:1 for DUTCH/GI MAP click HERE to get in touch. If you're interested in group coaching for your menstrual cycle join Menstrual Misfits-- click HERE If you want mentorship as a health coach click here If you're a pre-pa or current pa student click here I have ALLL kinds of stuff going on! If you want to check out the website www.empo...
Jul 28, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 93
My good friend Jess Cahill from savage health is BACK. Get ready for a double dose of enneagram 8w7 humor + truth serum. We talk about our recent therapy experiences, how crossfit isn't loving Jess's nervous sytem, building business, general life + so much more. Check out my 8 week course to happier, healthier menstrual cycles-- IT IS LIVE + spots are LIMITED. Payment plans available! CLICK HERE to sign up! Follow Jess on instagram + learn more about working with her @jess.cahh Check out the emp...
Jul 18, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Holly Priestly is a freelance writer, ghost writer, outdoor enthusiast + intense follower of the universes messages to her. She spent the last 3 years living in her van with her dog traveling around the United States (of course I loved this). We talk about everything from following your souls mission, intentional living, what it was like livign in a van (during COVID) + SO SO much more. If you are looking for a conversation about how to live consciously + with intention start here + then go list...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Christine Reed is a long-distance backpacker and author of the memoir, Alone in Wonderland. She shares her personal journey from sedentary office worker to rugged outdoorswoman in hopes of inspiring others to see something bigger for themselves-- whatever that may be. But also to remind us that a good story is about sharing something of ourselves and connecting with others. She's found in the outdoor community the first place that ever felt like home. Find her on IG @ruggedoutdoorswoman You can ...
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Katie Conners + I connected because of level TEN coaching. She has been working with one of their coaches (John) for two years now + she has become a completely different person. She smiles more, has imporved her mental health, has better health/biomarkers + has lost ove 120 pounds. She learned how to put in hard work + consistency + has developed habits that will last a lifetime. Follow Katie @Kaytee519 on instagram + me @dmkep_ (temporary change). Rate + review the podcast if you haven't alrea...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Sara Howe is a dog mom, wife, certified occupational therapy assistant, certified personal trainer & certified health coach. The unique thing about Sara is that she’s a stroke & traumatic brain injury survivor due to a car accident when she was 19 years old. After going through a near death experience & going through recovery from all of her injuries she has a new perspective on life. During her recovery she realized the importance of taking care of mental health & after going th...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 88
My friend Shelby from level 10 coaching is BACK. Today we tackled a topic that we are both SO freaking passionate about: helping people get answers + appropriate evaluations from their healthcare providers. If you've been around a while you know how passionate I am about helping people get answers + not bandaids for their health. We walk you through some scenarios, listener/follower questions etc. We give you some simple REAL tangible things you can say to your doctor to show them you're advocat...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Karly Newman has been navigating the challenges of MS for the past 21 years since developing symptoms at the age of 12. Though she’s experienced setbacks in her disease process, she’s become passionate about the power of lifestyle modifications to improve her quality on life an alleviate some of the symptoms of her disease. This has meant adapting often to find joy in different forms of movement, setting boundaries, seeking to find balance among life’s many demands, and more recently seeking sup...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Ashley Ball (formerly Broderick) is the co-founder of Ballistic Performance and one of my dearest friends. She is also pregnant with her first child! Today we sit down and catch up some (we are both so busy!), what her pregnancy has been like-- the struggles + the good, what her training/nutrition has looked like + what its like to be in a changing body. Check them out on instagram @ballistic.performanc e or their website: www.trainballistic.com Follow me @danielle.kepics + also @empowered.medic...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Danielle Mellor is an aries + my birthday twin, strong AF female, assistant w/ level 10 coaching and also works on her own as a nutrition coach. She sits down today to talk about her struggles through an abusive relationship. The narcissim, the gaslighting-- all the ugly stuff no one ever talks about. Find her on the gram: @mell.nourished.strength Find me @danielle.kepics + @empowered.medicine. Rate + review the podcast + god speed surviving springing ahead :)...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Heidi Oien + I connected through instagram + I quickly gravitated towards her. She is a nurse of 20+ years, mom, wife and so much more. We touch on the downfalls of medicine/healthcare, reflect on COVID and so much more. If you haven't already rate + review the podcast + if something resonantes with you please share with a friend :)
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Dr. Natalie Underberg is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and the founder of The PCOS Doc. With a doctorate of Chiropractic and advanced training through the Institute of Functional Medicine, Natalie is a leader in the women’s health space. She has helped hundreds of women reverse the symptoms of their PCOS and get pregnant naturally through her group program, The PCOS Collective, and her 1 on 1 tailored holistic approach. Between a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), chronic resp...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Jessica Cahill is a friend, nutrition coach, badass human + someone who is not vegan enough for the vegans or crossfit enough for the crossfiters. Don't try and put this woman into a box. She isn't going to fit! We talk about the detriment effects of 75 hard and how its not sustainable. Even more family estrangement, boundaries, relationships-- its all in here :) Jess is an incredible human and I loved this conversation-- she will be back :) Follow her on instagram @jesss.cahhh Work with Jess: c...
Feb 21, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Shelby Peterson is a wealth of knowledge + super fun human. She is currently a nutrition coach with level 10 coaching. Prior to moving solely to the online space Shelby trained in person until the pandemic hit. She worked her ass off to get noticed by level 10 + when Joelle (CEO) was hiring she earned that spot! Follow shelboy on IG: @stronglikeshelby Apply for coaching with level 10: click here Rate + review the podcast. Share + tag us on social if you enjoy the episode! Make it a great week y'...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Jen Norris is a retired member of the Air Force, a mental health advocate, partner + fur baby mom. Sit back. We talk about it all in thie espiode whether its controversial or not. Politics, religion, suicide, death, mental health, sexual assault, military justice issues etc etc etc. Find her on instagram @military_crime. Find me @danielle.kepics + @empowered.medicine (small announcement in introduction) If you haven't rate + review the podcast :) Make it a great week!...
Feb 08, 2022•2 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 79
First + foremost NO shame to anyone who has implants or any kind of plastic surgery. Y'all do you, I support you. My goal with this episode was to educate + inform the general public how prominent this actually is + the ways in which it impacts someone. Mental health, physical health, etc. Brittany McKenna went through every other possible explaination before finally figuring out it was literally her breast implants making her sick. If you have hesitations or question this validity listen to her...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Jenna Longoria is a Board Certified Functional Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P) passionate about women’s hormonal health. Through her own struggles with PCOS + endometriosis + not getting any answers except the birth control pill from conventional doctors she took her health into her own hands. Now she helps women through private + group coaching to help them get answers, not bandaids. She has FREE 3 day hormone program starting TOMORROW so check that out and everything she has to offer! website: ...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Sara Hayes was a high level high school and collegiate cross country runner. Feeling unsatisfied in her 9-5 she turned her passions for movement and mindfulness into her full time job. Sara works with any and all humans and helps them center mindfulness and positive habits into their exercise and movement. We talk about everything from disordered exercise/eating, mindfulness, advocacy with your doctor and even some about postpartum depression (shes a new mom, too!) Check out Mindful Miles https:...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Melissa Vasikauskas is a Registered Dietitian who specializes in helping individuals who fall somewhere on the disordered eating spectrum find peace with food + body image. She describes disordered eating + disordered behaviors so well + I think this episode will be so helpful for anyone who has EVER struggled with diet culture, food rules/restrictions, + finding peace with nutrition. There are SO many good nuggets from her in this episode + she will definitely be coming back! Follow her @embodi...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Brenna Davey was popular. So popular I brought her back for an impromptu episode. Y'all may be hearing from her semi-regularly! We go deep into the second and third order effects of COVID with mental health, loneliness, social skills, child development etc. We also get to know Brenna little better and about her history in work as a LCSW in probation as well as at level one trauma center at the very start of COVID. ENJOY!! (PS I'm not sure what the muffled sounds were at the beginning but I'm laz...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Janene Borandi is a doctor of acupuncture medicine and one of my dearest friends. We met randomly snowboarding about two years ago now and instantly connected over our passion for wanting to help people lead healthier lives. I FINALLY sit down and talk to her on the podcast + get into everything: How does acupuncture work? What is Qi (chi)? Why do acupuncturist look at your tongue? The 5 elements Whats missing in Western Medicine And so much more. We talked for a long time + you need to listen t...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 59 min
This conversation blew me out of the water and is one of the most favorite episodes I have recorded and I think I made a friend for life in Brenna Davey. Brenna and I connected through the good old powers of the internet and I went out on a limb and asked her to chat on the podcast because she seemed like an interesting human. This conversation has encompassed so accurately many of my views and core beliefs. From mental health, nutrition, trauma, mental health, alcohol and yes-- even politics. T...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Joelle Cavagnaro is the founder + CEO of level 10 coaching. Joelle is an incredibly knowledgable human on MANY topics in the health, wellness + fitness space. Today we sit down + talk all about how she proved conventional gynecology wrong after she was point blank told "oh honey you will never get pregnant naturally" Spoiler alert: she has a healthy 9 month old and didn't require any help conceiving. (disclaimer-- we are not saying this is the case for everyone or that there is anything wrong ge...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 71
I FINALLY sit down and talk about my preparation and experience on the JMT. This episode is great for anyone who feels overwhelmed with either pursuing the JMT or just their first overnight backpacking trip. I talk all about my gear, importance of being in nature + what I would do differently my second time around! Tune in. Leave a review. Have an epic week. IG: @danielle.kepics
Nov 29, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Tom is the midwestern dad you need, but didn't know you were missing in your life! Seriously though Tom is an awesome human. He is currently a strength and conditioning coach with Level 10 coaching and he has a LIST of qualifications including a BS in kinesiology MS in Spots Administration. We talk about the importance of doing the "boring" stuff, making lasting impressions on teenagers (especially females), training for certain seasons of your life, how to gauge workouts trying to get your mens...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 69
