Interconnected

Lara Gwyn started her health coaching business, Lara Gwyn Wellness, after being in the corporate world for 20 years. Focusing on nutrition and movement she guides clients to meet their wellness goals while focusing on mindset. Her model is based on the deep belief that we can be kind to ourselves and meet lofty goals at the same time.   I really enjoyed this conversation with Lara because she is j...

Lindsey Antman is a certified mind body nutrition coach and yoga teacher. Inspired by a personal history of disordered eating & thinking around food, as well as her training in nutrition science & psychology, Lindsey founded her coaching business, Mind Body Kitchen, in 2018.   Through her personalized programs, Lindsey guides her clients to transform their relationship with food and dives deep int...

Chels is the CEO of Living Lean Coaching, LLC & founder of the Living Lean Method - a woman's weight loss and body confidence program that has transformed dozens of women's lives both mentally and physically.   We talk about…  Struggling with body image when she was younger… falling into “every trap there was.” How that led to formulating the Living Lean Method over the past 5 years to give women...

We talk about: Hitting personal rock bottom and realizing: “I think I’ve just been fucking lying to myself… about who I am, what I want… and I think that’s evidenced by the fact that I don’t know who I am and I don’t know what I want.” The danger of fear-based decision-making (by far the most common way to make a decision): “If you make too many decisions out of fear - your own life strangles you....

We talk about: Having a lot of exposure to home births being Dutch (as hospital births didn’t become much of a thing until the 1960’s.) Why birth isn’t actually supposed to be an excruciatingly painful experience. How the hell to reach that ideal. The necessary “ingredients” to make a healthy baby! Why you need to know the importance of the microbiome and understand what affects it (especially as...

Do you ever feel like you're just going through the motions?   It can be difficult to feel joy and fulfillment when you aren't engaging with things that light you up on a regular basis.   Here's a simple practice for how to find these things in your life and how to use it as a foundation for creating a life you love. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscriber...

We talk about: Being bullied intensely as a teenager. It became bad enough in high school that she developed an eating disorder, depression, and thoughts of self-harm. Having a teacher tell her she wasn’t good enough because she wasn’t a size 0 and the impact that had on her. Eventually getting hospitalized because of how bad the situation became. Switching high schools halfway through because the...

We talk about:   Leaving work one day because she didn’t feel well… passing out once she got home… and waking up hours later on the floor paralyzed. The very real and incredibly detrimental impacts of stress. Why people (like her and I) end up going to alternative medicine practitioners. (It isn’t because we want to or think that it is better or “right.”) Are crazy mystery health issues your body’...

We talk about: Her dad passing away when she was 23 and how it helped her shift her life. “The thing that was the most painful and devastating was also the thing that made me wake up and live my life.” Creating a life around how she wanted to feel: Fulfilled Excited Experience new things Deeply alive Starting a business doing something that lit her up… even though she liked her 9-5 job enough. How...

We talk about: Words convey energy - they matter! How - as a grown woman & mother - questioning all of her beliefs helped her become who she really is. How true friends will stick with you through you figuring things out. Why investing in a coach/mentor is so important and improves everything (her passionate belief - I didn’t bribe her!) On parenting:   “I parent my children from the space of: it...

All you givers, helpers, empaths, cause-fighters,  world-changers…   If you want to be effective at what you do...   ...and have maximum impact on those that you want to serve…    You NEED to prioritize yourself and your energy.   Stop being a martyr. Stop refusing to ask for help. Stop trying to push through all the time. Stop trying to do everything.   If you are not taking care of yourself (aka...

We talk about: Up and quitting his corporate job one day - despite not hating it. BUT - you don’t always need to quit your job in order to find happiness and fulfillment. Work-life balance is BS and what you should be shooting for instead. Why employees and their employer both benefit when the employee’s growth as a human - not just an employee - is prioritized. How asking yourself questions like...

This is basically me getting vulnerable and real with ya. Thought it would be fun for you to get to know me on a more personal level. Being brutally honest can be quiteee uncomfortable, but it was worth it. :) - Journal prompts (scroll to the bottom): http://benjaminmfritz.com/blog/if-you-really-knew-me Why the World Needs You Facebook group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/whytheworldneedsyoucom...

We talk about: Feeling different from a young age with no real understanding of why. Creating a life plan at age 16 - and crushing it! ...until she didn't; divorce and how it allowed her to shift her life - for the better. Dragging out the divorce, "making it hard on everyone involved." Why the "path to success" (school, college, good job) is ridiculously ineffective and what to do about it. Overc...

We talk about: The power of being vulnerable and sharing authentically. "When you lean into your sensitivity and empathy, you can be such a pillar of strength for other people; you give them permission to be themselves." Moving from small-town Minnesota to southern California for a dream job... only for the situation to turn toxic. Stress turning into physical health issues that proved very diffic...

Why focusing on monetizing is holding you back and keeping you stuck, overwhelmed, frustrated, and worst - ready to give up. What you should be doing instead (it's simpler than you think...) - http://benjaminmfritz.com Why the World Needs You Facebook group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/whytheworldneedsyoucommunity/ Ben’s Instagram : http://www.instagram.com/benjamin.m.fritz   - Intro/outro mu...

We talk about: How every experience (especially the challenging ones) informed exactly where she is at today. The difference between religion and spirituality (and how that came to be.) Being a logical/analytical individual (“What do you mean ‘gray area’?!”) and how that can make spirituality difficult. “Discovering that why from spirituality and mindfulness was so relieving and so refreshing. I d...

We talk about: How the fallout of our desired joint fitness biz venture was exactly what we each needed. His marriage suffering at the expense of running his business. 1 ½ years of drifting from one thing to the next with no real success. How: ...he basically discovered a need by accident - simply because it was who he was and what he cared about. ...investing $12k in a biz coach and receiving no...

Ever have an experience that moves you to your core? I did a week ago with one of my podcast guests Kimblyn Harris. The display of radical compassion that she displayed to me is one that I will likely never forget. I recorded this shortly after I broke down crying, so the emotion in my voice is raw and authentic. Compassion is a courageous selfless act. Compassion enables connection. Compassion is...

We talk about: Maggie's marriage to an addict & alcoholic... ...and why it took her so long to end it. Understanding and recognizing gaslighting and how dangerous it can be. Standing up for herself and ending a marriage has not been celebrated in her family due to culture and religion. Generational trauma - how women have accepted all types of abuse & how she broke the cycle. The importance of ask...

We talk about: Her mantra, “Release2Receive”: “I intend to release old mindsets and old patterns of behavior, so that I can have room to receive what is meant for me.” The importance of (and difficulty in) being willing to let go of the old in order to create space for the new. Why Marie Kondo’s method of “Does it bring you joy?” is only part of the solution. Tackling your life & your struggles “O...

I talk about: A hard conversation I had with Jessie about a really difficult situation in our relationship - that is the root of a lot of on-going frustrations/pain. Mentioning to a client that “we heal in an environment of compassion” and having it catch me off guard & really hitting me in the feels. How compassion is the simplest solution - to literally all of our problems! The almost poetic des...

We talk about: “Is this all there is? Why would I waste my time & my life doing something that doesn’t make me feel good?”   Waking up one morning and not being able get out of bed because of intense vertigo (despite having no prior health concerns.)   The importance of dropping people who don’t believe in/support you. “It’s definitely not easy, but it’s worth it. You deserve to do that for yourse...

In this episode I talk about: My fascination with creating; taking mere mind-matter and creating a real, tangible thing is a beautiful process. The conception of Beacon Doughnuts (and why it’s so meaningful and informative to creating a life that you love.) Jessie telling me I wasn’t going to start shit (and why this was a critical piece of the process.) The fun & ridiculous details of what Beacon...

In today's episode we talk about: Freshly baked bread… with a slab of butter… while really high… is the greatest thing ever - and essentially why Beacon Doughnuts exists. How college is NOT the only option and path to success. (We have a combined debt well over $100k and neither of us needed any of it to get to what we’re doing today.) Why you shouldn’t go to culinary school for career reasons. Wh...