Unpacking Life

My name is Ann Mark, a certified transformational nutrition coach. My goal is to empower women to show up as the best version of themselves daily. I do this by providing self help tips that are functional and sustainable to achieve in every aspect of your health and wellness journey. With this podcast, I get to unpack so many areas of our lives from nutrition, mental health, parenting, financial tips and so many health related topics. I have been fortunate to interview several notable experts in their respective fields to really dive into educating you on several areas of your lives. If you can do with some motivation, cheering on, inspiration, and self help advice, then you're in the right place. I want all women and mamas alike to feel their absolute best at all times.

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Episodes

UNPACKING POSTPARTUM MATERNAL CARE WITH SHELLEY RAHIM

This week I am speaking to Shelley Rahim who is the CEO of New Mother Care giving. I got drawn to Shelley's work on Instagram, and fell in love with her approach to postpartum maternal care. She's educating western mums on the traditional practices that mothers and ancestors have practiced across the globe for ages to help mamas bounce back post childbirth to optimal health. Being Nigerian originally, I know the power of these practices, because I am blessed to have my mother help me daily with ...

Sep 26, 2022•43 min

UNPACKING SELF CARE & SELF WORTH WITH CANDICE DENISE

In honor of self care awareness month, I sat with some amazing women to speak on the topic of self care and self worth. To kick off this series of conversations, Candice Denise a self care coach/consultant is my first guest. Candice encourages women to give themselves permission to access their self care/self value needs. It was such a great and organic conversation. If self care is something you struggle with prioritizing, then this is the episode for you.

Sep 12, 2022•52 min

UNPACKING MINDFUL PARENTING

This week I speak Mr Chazz. His insights on being mindful in how we parent were truly invaluable. As a parent, I learned so much from speaking with him.

Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 15 min

UNPACKING PELVIC ISSUES WITH DR J

On this episode I sit and chat with Dr J Michelle Martin and really unpack all things pelvic health. She really breaks down the dos and donts to keeping our pelvic floor muscles in top notch shape. This is an episode you do not want to miss out on. I learned so much in conversation with her, and some changes have been made in my home. For more information on Dr J, you can find her practice online at www.jmmhealthsolutions.com. She's @thepelvicperspective on instagram.

Aug 29, 2022•49 min

THE MIND BODY CONNECTION TO CHRONIC PAIN

Dr Rennes is my guest this week. She has a Doctor of Chiropractic and a mental wellness coach. I fell in love with her content on Instagram. She infuses dance to educate us on the mind and body connection to chronic pain. She breaks it down so beautifully in this episode. Listen as she really brings awareness to how our mental health can affect how pain shows up in our bodies.

May 17, 2022•52 min

UNPACKING ALL THINGS BABY SLEEP WITH A SLEEP COACH

This week I spoke to Marcella DeRosa, a pediatric sleep coach and Doula. We really dive into many aspects of baby sleep. The different phases they go thru and she gives her insight. I love that she approaches baby sleep from a holistic perspective. This is a must listen for parents with kids from the infant stage up until they're big kids.

May 16, 2022•39 min

AUTISM AWARENESS WITH GILLY A LATE DIAGNOSED AUSTISTIC

This episode is beyond special to me. This is the first time, I am stepping out of my inner circle to discuss my journey as the mother of an autistic child. There's so many misconceptions around what autism is, and I wanted to give it my due diligence when I finally spoke up. I spoke with Gilly, who was diagnosed autistic in adulthood. She's also the mother of an autistic daughter and she's currently pursuing her phD in autism. Our conversation was an eye opener and hopefully informative for my ...

May 15, 2022•50 min

ARE YOU DEALING WITH MONEY TRAUMA

In this week's episode, I am joined by Parween Mander, a money coach and facilitator to unpack money issues. We talk about how money trauma presents itself in our everyday life and relationship with money. We discuss how money can used and incorporated into our lives as a form of self care. She brings gems into educating us, on how to re establish a healthy relationship with our spending habits.

Apr 25, 2022•22 min

PERIODS... EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET YOUR CYCLE ON TRACK

Krista King is my guest this week. We're talking about all things periods. What do foods are inflammatory, what color is healthy when you bleed. What are common issues that arise as pertains to our menstrual cycles. What are lifestyle triggers that can disrupt our monthly flow. She answers all these questions and offers some tips on how to have healthy monthly cycles. Follow her @composednutrition on Instagram.

Apr 18, 2022•27 min

UNPACKING ALL THINGS DIASTASIS RECTI

My guest this week is Becky Choi. We dive into conversation on diastasis recti. We discuss what it is, how your diet affects it. How your workout and lifestyle choices affect or impart it. Becky is a Certified Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, with a passion in diastasis recti and she is a real mom who has experienced severe DR twice. Now she teaches moms with ab separation, how to get rid of their mom pooch while doing exercises they enjoy.

Apr 11, 2022•56 min

HOW ARE YOU JUGGLING MOTHERHOOD & FITNESS

This week I am speaking to Eleisha Everett. She's a fitness coach who likes to refer to herself as your accountability partner. She helps women particularly mothers on their fitness journey. She's all about practicality and sustainability when it comes to your approach on fitness. She's sharing her no excuse tips on getting back in the best shape of your life.

Apr 04, 2022•31 min

DO YOU HAVE A HARD TIME WITH BOUNDARIES?

This week I speak to Obenewa Amponsah, and we're unpacking boundaries. Are you a people pleaser? Do you have a hard time putting yourself first? Then this week's episode is just what the doctor ordered. I had a beautiful and really candid conversation on setting and maintaining boundaries. A certified coach, speaker, and facilitator, Obenewa Amponsah specializes in the courageous conversations, the ones that aren’t always easy, but are necessary to move forward personally, professionally, and as...

Mar 28, 2022•43 min

DO YOU NEED CLARITY ON BED-SHARING/CO-SLEEPING?

I am joined this week by Alexis Honey from the GentleCoSleeper. Alexis is just a gentle mama myth-busting and fact checking societal norms and scare tactics surrounding cosleeping, besharing, and responding to her babies cries with her toddler on one hip and her baby on the boob. She has spent the last 3 years studying and speaking to the best in the gentle community. She wishes to be all-inclusive as she navigates through her own journey of motherhood while trying to not raise assholes. This we...

Mar 21, 2022•56 min

THE OFFICIAL TRAILER

In this teaser, get to know your host Ann Mark. She details what the podcast is about and who she hopes to reach with her message.

Mar 16, 2022•58 sec

ARE YOU SHOWING UP FOR YOURSELF?

In my very first episode, I wanted to keep things very chill. I am addressing self love as a form of self care. What practices do you do daily for yourself? What does ME time look for you? How are you pouring into yourself and feeding your mind positively? Are you prioritizing your mental health? Show theme song 'Time and Chance', by David Lindsey (Phelix Wonder).

Mar 16, 2022•14 min

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