Jill Miller C-IAYT & ERYT, is the co-founder of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide and creator of the self-care fitness formats Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® Method. With more than 30 years of study in anatomy and movement, she is a pioneer in forging relevant links between the worlds of fitness, yoga, massage, athletics and pain management. Jill is known as the Teacher’s Teacher. She has trained thousands of movement educators including: clinicians and manual therapists, to incorporate her paradigm ...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Susie Orbach is a psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, writer and social critic. She is the co-founder of the Women’s Therapy Centre of London and the Women’s Therapy Centre Institute in New York. She was co-originator of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. Also can we just take a second for the fact that today’s guest was once-counselor to Princess Diana, for treatment of her eating disorder. Yes THE Princess Diana. The New York Times has said, “aside from Sigmund Freud, [Dr. Susie Orbach is] pro...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kathryn Beck, is a Licensed Massage Therapist, 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher. She offers a variety of therapeutic massage, private yoga lessons, as well as energy enhancement work. Kat believes that we are born to shine, but that many of us begin to subscribe to the idea that life needs to be a struggle. Her work is to release the non-beneficial energetic debris and realign your body to it’s divine blueprint. She believes that you simply need a loving reminder of how to completely relax, rele...
Sep 26, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here it is folks, another Q+A episode. The timing felt right and I reached out to you, my wonderful listeners, for questions. This was such a fun way to connect with my squad and it’s so amazing to hear what you are interested in hearing more about. If your question wasn’t answered – fear not – I am always available to answer Q’s over in the Liveng Proof Pod Squad: the private facebook group for listeners of the podcast! This group is less about me and more about providing you lovely people with...
Sep 19, 2018•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today I’m chatting with Davida Lederle, who is the blogger/podcaster/youtuber behind The Healthy Maven. She uses her many platforms to help encourage women to live healthFULLY rather than living for their health. Given how similar our take is on health and wellness, it’s no surprise to me that I instantly clicked with Davida. Her goal in sharing her own experiences, is to inspire you to be your own health advocate. And I could NOT agree with her more when she says “There are enough voices out th...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today I’m talking with Colleen Kavanagh, CDP, CCC, CDCS. She is the host of The After Life Podcast which shares stories of transformation after loss and how dark days can lead to brighter futures. You can also find her over at TheLongestDance.com. Colleen is the real deal, she has gone through over a decades worth of trials while taking on the role as primary caregiver to both of her parents. She faced immense hardship as she cared for her mother with stage 4 cancer while simultaneously trying t...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today I’m chatting with fellow fitness trainer Jasmine Cruz. I first met her in Nantucket, while visiting my gal pal Georgie Morley (who y’all may remember from episode #73 and #53 here on the pod). I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Jasmine and I hold very similar values when it comes to our approach to training (which is RARE!). Looking back, I was so caught up in my ego when I first began training. I was desperate to prove my worth to clients. Frantic to justify, with measurable data...
Aug 29, 2018•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast This episode holds a very special place in my heart. Today I’m chatting with one of my personal training clients: Dorothy Camak, who has become a very dear friend of mine. I’ve had the honor and privilege of witnessing her transform over the past 15 months. This transformation goes far beyond the physical changes you can see from the outside. As she shares in this conversation, she’s experienced a dramatic shift from hating who she saw in the mirror to truly loving herself. IN THIS EPISODE WE DI...
Aug 23, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Renae Regehr is a Registered Clinical Counselor and is the founder of ‘Free To Be Talks’, a non-profit organization that promotes positive body image to youth, parents, and educators through education in schools, speaking events, and media. Through her Masters of Counseling Psychology, Renae developed and tested a research-based curriculum: Free To Be. This program empowers young people to reach their full potential by developing media literacy awareness, cultivating individual strengths, buildi...
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode I’m chatting with my gal pal Georgie, host of the Chasing Joy Podcast . Together we unpack the idea of: feeling like you’re too much for others. If you’ve been told you’re: Too emotional. Being dramatic. overreacting . Too into something. You cry too easily or too often. You’re being extra. Then you’ll be able to relate to this episode. We also address the flip side of what’s really going on when YOU experience someone as “being too much”. As well as the fear that comes with not ...
Aug 08, 2018•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast If Q+A’s are your jam then settle in because today I’ve got another “Ask Engrid Anything” Q+A Episode! I fielded your questions from @livengproof instagram (and if you’re not already hanging out there, you’re totally missing out!). And I have to say, I was so excited about the questions I received. I am still letting you call the shots and am fully covering ALL the nitty gritty details. In today’s episode we cover a WIDE range of topics from underwear shopping, to why I don’t like psychology tes...
Jul 19, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Y’all may remember Meg Dixon and Victoria Myers from last week’s episode – which was part 1 of this two part series. If you haven’t already listened their previous episode (episode #70), I highly recommend checking it out. And because we talked about such a wide variety of things, it doesn’t really matter which one you listen to first. Together Meg + Victoria host of the one of my favorites the Nourishing Women’s Podcast. As registered dietitians these two powerhouses joined forces and founded N...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today I’m chatting with Meg Dixon and Victoria Myers, owners of Nourishing Minds Nutrition and hosts of the Nourishing Women’s Podcast. Both Meg & Victoria are registered dietitians who came together over their shared holistic approach to wellness and desire to help others. I love their philosophy because it aligns so much with my own beliefs. They look at the whole body and see nutrition as more than just calories. They believe in a lifestyle free from restrictions, rules, or the idea that our ...
Jul 04, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Stephanie Kriesberg has her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. As a clinical psychologist, she brings over twenty years’ experience to her private practice located in Concord, Massachusetts. She specializes in helping parents, children, teens, and adults with narcissistic parents lead healthier, happier lives as well as children with selective mutism. And I think it’s amazing that she offers skype coaching for adults with narcissistic parents. You can check out more of Dr. Stephanie Kriesberg...
Jun 27, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today I’m chatting with Dr. Mary Catherine Riner, a licensed psychologist, with over 10 years of clinical experience. She earned her master’s in Educational Specialist and her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology and School Psychology. Additionally she has taught at Florida State University and Mercer University. And most recently, she launched her own private practice: Riner Counseling here in Greenville, SC. In this episode Mary Catherine shares her personal recovery journey from an eating disor...
Jun 21, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Elizabeth Scott LCSW: Director of Training, Co-Founder of The Body Positive, has practiced psychotherapy for twenty-seven years, specializing in eating disorders treatment. She refined the core Competencies of the Be Body Positive Model – which we cover in detail in this episode. IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: Accepting ourselves can be such a hurdle because it also means accepting that others can see the real us. Thinking about our beauty, through the lense of an artist If you can accept your ance...
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’ve dug into ‘WHAT’ is going on around us: things like: thoughts we have, feeling disconnected from ourselves, noticing the rules we’ve adopted. So today I want to dig even deeper, and start to unpack the ‘WHY’ – – so today’s episode is a bit different. We’re talking about Trauma. Trauma is derived from the Greek word for “wound,”. And unfortunately almost all of us have experienced some kind of wounding event: Something that hurt your feelings, made you feel minimized, or unsafe. And as you’d...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast I am thrilled to have Sarah Polite on the show today! Sarah is a food & lifestyle blogger, as well as a fabulous storyteller. For 14 years she lived in NYC and worked in television including: MTV, VH1, Martha Stewart, Dr. Oz. And in today’s episode she shares about the serendipitous journey that lead to her to buying a one-way ticket to Greenville SC, to start the next exciting chapter of her life. Without a job, or a place to live, she instinctively followed her intuition: took the leap and tru...
May 30, 2018•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here it is folks, my first official Q+A episode. The timing just felt right. So I reached out to you, my wonderful listeners, for questions in this weeks Q+A episode. This was such a fun way to connect with you guys and it’s so amazing to hear what you are interested in hearing more about. To keep it more conversational [and because I thought it would be fun] I decided to recruit someone very close to me, to join in on this episode. You guys get to meet the lovely Mr. Liveng Proof – aka my amazi...
May 23, 2018•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week I’m chatting with Mary Jelkovsky the creator of Mary’s Cup of Tea – which she started after recovering from an eating disorder. Her intention is to inspire women to find their own inner peace and unconditional self-love. We talk about her experience with healing her body, mind, and spirit. We also discuss the idea of getting curious & unpacking the stories you’ve adopted from your caretakers, how our bodies shift and change during different seasons of our lives, how to disrupt the perp...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week I’m chatting with anti-diet Registered Dietitian, Cara Harbstreet. Cara is the founder of Street Smart Nutrition. And although I have spoken to a number of non-diet RD’s in this second season of the podcast, I’m always surprised at how each of the conversations take such a different path. We talk about Cara’s experience with disordered eating and how she found her way to freedom. We also focus on: the prevalence of disordered eating in female athletes, the misleading marketing tactics ...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Julia Datt is Australian born and brought up, and of Indian origin. She found great success as a beauty editor. Craving something more challenging she turned to high-fashion modeling. She went on to work in Mumbai India and was featured s on India’s version of Next Top Model. Julia really challenged the cultural standards of what is to be a model. Traditionally models are expected to be submissive and basically void of personality. Julia was repeatedly told that she “talks to much, thinks too mu...
May 02, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode I’m chatting with Lauren McAulay intuitive eating health coach, co-founder of The Body Love Society & co-host of the How To Love Your Body podcast! Lauren struggled with an eating disorder for 10 years which morphed into orthorexia, meaning she was obsessed with eating the perfect food. She shares that, “No matter what I ate I always had to find the “healthiest” version. I roamed Whole Foods stores for hours obsessing over nutrition facts and superfoods (insert eye roll emoji)...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode I’m chatting with my good friend Seth Oberst, DPT, CSCS. I’m such a fan of his approach to physical therapy because ultimately he helps people cultivate a deeper awareness of themselves. He educates people on how to regulate their own body so that they may take back control. He strives to help people feel connected to themselves in the present moment. And in case you didn’t know, Seth is actually a returning guest from season 1 here on the podcast! You can check out the first ...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is with Anna Sweeney, MS, RD, LDN, CEDRD-S. Anna is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian, Certified Sports Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Specialist and founder of Whole Life Nutrition. You can find her on Instagram @dieticiananna IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: x How ED awareness week can be triggering for some people who are still struggling x The physical depiction of what recovery looks like is limiting. Anna has a strong desire to change the representation of ...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is with non-diet registered dietitian Simi Botic. author of Letting Go of Leo the story of how she broke up with perfection. Simi envisions a world where every woman is empowered to feel confident in her natural body, knows that she is enough, trusts her intuition, & can live her truth. Once a corporate health care attorney, Simi ultimately decided to become a full time health coach. She specializes in helping women ditch diets for good, make peace with food, and experience confiden...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is with non-diet registered dietitian Rachael Hartley from the popular food and wellness blog The Joy of Eating by Rachael Hartley Nutrition. Rachael specializes in intuitive eating, disordered eating, and digestive disorders. In 2014, she launched her own private practice, located in Columbia SC. She focuses on true holistic wellness – a mind-body approach to living that incorporates nutrition, self care, and body acceptance. Through compassion and acceptance, she wants to help oth...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode I am chatting with Chelsea Dinen, a writer, youtuber, blogger, and coach. And she’s an avid traveler + ((mover)). In five years, she has made five cross country moves around the U.S., moving solely for the life experience as she listened to the call of my heart. Her mission is to support, guide, and empower people to develop the mindset for alignment, fulfillment, and success through intentional living, lifestyle design, and travel. Through her own self discovery journey she foun...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast This conversation was such a joy! And I could not WAIT to share this episode the second we finished recording it. Aside from a few email exchanges, I’d never spoken to Jessi prior to this chat…but you know you’ve really hit it off with someone when you toss your head back in full on belly laughter during the interview! Jessi Haggerty is a non-diet Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Certified Personal Trainer with a private practice in Somerville, MA. She received her...
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast This was an episode guest dream-come-true! I can’t even tell you how excited I was to sit down with the lovely Georgie Morley host of The Chasing Joy Podcast and the girl behind In It 4 The Long Run Blog. Her podcast has made such a positive impact on my life and was part of the inspiration for this second season of the podcast! IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: Why doing LESS goes against society’s usual narrative, and why it can also be more challenging to do less Shifting our mindset away from meas...
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
