Alex Golden & Megan Blacksmith

Becoming Zesty Podcast

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Hosted by Megan and Dr. Alex, this podcast is perfect for leaders, practitioners, and coaches who are looking to transform themselves and the world around them. With 15 years of experience in functional medicine and brain-based habit change, Megan and Dr. Alex know a thing or two about transformation. They've been there themselves, and they're not afraid to share their raw and vulnerable truths to help you along your journey. This podcast is for those who are ready to roll up their sleeves and participate in their own transformation. Megan and Dr. Alex will guide you through the process, shari...

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Alex Golden & Megan Blacksmith

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Health

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becomingzesty.com

Latest episode

Sep 2, 2025

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Episodes

The Series of Possibility Episode 18: If You Can't Handle What you Have Now Don't Expect More 28.12.2022

In today's episode, Megan talks about what happens when you get something new in your life. She also talks about doing something different if we want different results in our bodies and in our lives. Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e18/ Connect with us:   Follow us on IG:  @becomingzesty Find us on FB:  https://www.facebook.com/BecomingZesty Visit us at  https://becomingzesty.c...

The Series of Possibility Episode 16: I am Too Busy, Unorganized and Poor 27.12.2022

Watching the stories you tell yourself is the focus of today's episode. In this episode, Megan discusses how your identity is influenced by what you tell yourself and what others say to you.  Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e16/ Connect with us:   Follow us on IG:  @becomingzesty Find us on FB:  https://www.facebook.com/BecomingZesty Visit us at  https://becomingzesty.com/  to...

The Series of Possibility Episode 17: The Statement that Kills Possibility 27.12.2022

Have you always loved to learn but never put it to use in your daily life? In this episode, Megan discusses how to change this pattern and put what you've learned into practice. Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e17/ Connect with us:   Follow us on IG:  @becomingzesty Find us on FB:  https://www.facebook.com/BecomingZesty Visit us at  https://becomingzesty.com/  to learn more abo...

The Series of Possibility Episode 15: Is it All in Your Head? 23.12.2022

Today's episode is all about perception and how pain is one of the biggest blockers of contribution and connection. Megan talks about how you can think about your perceptions and how you can be able to take full responsibility to change the outcome of a situation and then the future. Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e15/ Connect with us:   Follow us on IG:  @becomingzesty Find u...

The Series of Possibility Episode 14: Value is in the Eye of the Beholder 22.12.2022

Megan shares a sneak peek from one of our live, in-person trainings. In this clip from our live training, she and Dr. Alex Golden talk about value being in the eye of the beholder and not in the level of success. They also talk about how it is the strategies that are important and having an identity level wherein you are able to create value from some of the negative things that are happening in y...

The Series of Possibility Episode 13: Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds 21.12.2022

Have you ever heard of the saying "Time heals all wounds."?  In this episode, Megan shares her opinion about this saying and how she thinks that time alone does not heal all wounds, and she talks about the parts of the process that would actually heal wounds from your negative experiences in life. She also talks about embodying your story, processing your emotions, and subconscious reprogramming a...

The Series of Possibility Episode 12: The Magical 10 Minute Trick 20.12.2022

Have you ever hurried into something? Have you ever experienced overthinking and creating even more problems by rushing into something? Today, Megan talks about the significance of quiet time and connection and how pausing for awhile can help reduce stress and allow you to make better decisions and respond well to a situation. Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e12/ Connect with u...

The Series of Possibility Episode 11: Vulnerability in Healing 19.12.2022

You've made it to the third week of The Possibility Series! Megan kicks off the week with a topic that primes you for all the possibilities in 2023. Today's topic is all about vulnerability in healing and how having that for yourself will allow you to be there for others and open a lot of possibilities for you. Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e11/ Connect with us:   Follow us o...

The Series of Possibility Episode 10: How Your RAS Helps or Hurts You 16.12.2022

In today's short episode with Megan, she talks about Reticular Activating System or RAS. She also highlights how creating a limiting decision that nothing works for you can be easily influenced by others. Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e10/ Connect with us:   Follow us on IG:  @becomingzesty Find us on FB:  https://www.facebook.com/BecomingZesty Visit us at  https://becomingze...

The Series of Possibility Episode 8: The Boundary System that Works 14.12.2022

In today's episode, Megan talks about boundaries. She talks about how important it is to have boundaries around humans and ourselves and how this is a very important key to possibility in our minds and a new identity.  Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e8/ Connect with us:   Follow us on IG:  @becomingzesty Find us on FB:  https://www.facebook.com/BecomingZesty Visit us at  https...

The Series of Possibility Episode 9: Can You Ask for Help? 13.12.2022

Have you ever been in a situation where you were able to help someone? And have you ever been in a situation wherein you were the one who needed help? Today's episode is all about asking for help and community. Megan talks about how having a balance of giving and receiving creates a life of possibilities. Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e9/ Connect with us:   Follow us on IG: ...

The Series of Possibility Episode 7: Why You Will Violate your Values to Meet Your Needs 13.12.2022

In today's episode, Megan talks about values and needs and whether they match. She also shares about how our values tell us which direction to go. She also shares what she and Dr. Alex came up with their values in business and how the greatest impact is achieved through alignment of the whole self. Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e7/ Connect with us:   Follow us on IG:  @becomi...

The Series of Possibility Episode 6: Is That True? 12.12.2022

Welcome to week two of The Possibility Series. We start the week off with possibilities and limitations today. Along with these two subjects, Megan connects and explains the significance of finding out if our beliefs are true in order to understand and move through possibilities and limitations in our lives.  Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e6/ Connect with us:   Follow us on I...

The Series of Possibility Episode 5: Are you Best at Starting Things, Changing Things or Finishing Things? 09.12.2022

In the 5th episode of The Possibility Series, Megan talks about the "Be-do-have model" and how this can help us get to the state and situation in life where we want to be. Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/possibility-e5/ Connect with us:   Follow us on IG:  @becomingzesty Find us on FB:  https://www.facebook.com/BecomingZesty Visit us at  https://becomingzesty.com/  to learn more about the...

The Series of Possibility Episode 4: The Morning Game 08.12.2022

In today's episode, Megan challenges us to create a motivation phrase for ourselves to use today and throughout the month. She tells us about how making this a habit can help rewire our brain for possibility.  Share a screenshot of this episode together with your motivation phrase for a bonus entry for the January event and tag us on Instagram @zesty_ginger Transcript: https://www.zestyginger.com/...

The Series of Possibility Episode 3: Why We Don't Create a New Identity 07.12.2022

How do you keep up and have the idea of possibility when you do not have the energy for creativity, for flow, for abundance and everything that you do is for survival? A lot of people may not be living the life that they dream of and mostly make decisions around stress. Which is why, in this episode, Megan talks about her personal examples and shares with us how we can figure out the biggest decis...

The Series of Possibility Episode 2: The Success Formula 06.12.2022

In today's episode of The Series of Possibility, Megan shares about some things in her life which she thought were impossible then but she now has or does now. She also shares her experiences about an identity which wasn't easy for her then but is easy for her now.  Listen to this episode as Megan tells us about her experiences and get our thoughts flowing in order to finish the workbook for a cha...

The Series of Possibility Episode 1: How to Prime Your Brain For an Amazing 2023 05.12.2022

Welcome to The Series of Possibilities. The Zesty Ginger Podcast opens a new 20-part series by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® practitioner, NLP Trainer, Certified Holistic Health Coach, and, Speaker, Megan Blacksmith. Do you want something different in 2023? Are you tired of just yet another year slipping away and feeling like you have not gotten anywhere toward your goal? In this series, Megan...

Day 7 Habit Challenge: From Not Taking Time to Pee to Overcoming Grief 20.09.2022

In this episode, Megan is joined by a very special guest, Diane. Today, Megan and Diane talk about a short story of transformation and how when someone believes and knows in their heart they want something different and that they can have something better and how to make it happen. In today's episode, Diane also shares her amazing story of transformation and the process she went through to get to...

Day 5 Habit Challenge: Apply This Tool Today and Be More Successful 16.09.2022

Today, on day five of the Habit Challenge, Megan talks more about her mission trip story to Honduras which she went to with her father. Megan digs deeper about the things she learned during this very momentous experience and how this trip has impacted her and her life.   In this episode, Dr. Alex and Megan also talk about how important it is to have a dream in life. They also share how having drea...

Day 1 Habit Challenge: If You Don't Ask, It's a No 12.09.2022

Dr. Alex and Megan kick off day 1 of our new Habit Challenge where you can just sit back, relax and just listen. Are you ready to experience compassionate transformation? One person is going to win $500 for fully participating in the Habit Challenge.   Have you ever fallen into a place where you think you know what to do but you don't feel supported? Do you always become confused and worried? In t...

Part 12: The Training that Changed it All 11.08.2022

In the final episode of the solo podcast of mindset ninja, FDN trained, holistic health coach and NLP trainer, Megan Blacksmith, she shares the process to pull up emotions to clear the big six. Anger, sadness, hurt, fear, guilt and shame. She also shares about how we can gain wisdom from the many events in our lives where these major emotions are tied to and understand it more deeply from a higher...

Part 11: A Magic Mushroom Adventure 09.08.2022

Check out this podcast episode to hear Megan's biggest takeaway from a week in the quantum field with Dr. Joe Dispenz. And the journey continues as Megan rediscovers who she is. Attending a Dr Joe Dispenza Event she found that the feelings she'd been striving to reach for a lifetime were there all along, and they were right inside her. She tapped into an alternate reality, one that didn't require...

Part 10: The Human Design Understanding that Saved My Relationship 04.08.2022

In today's solo podcast, Megan talks about how you can use human design for couples and/or teams. She also talks about how defining your centers together with your partner or team can help achieve a really deep connection and understanding with each other. Megan also shares the top 3 categories in human design that can really help with improving relationships.  Want to work with us?  Just on the w...

Part 9: How to Get High Without Drugs 02.08.2022

In today's solo episode, Megan shares more about another event she attended as she's navigating this journey of going from a person who felt totally betrayed, lost, embarrassed, ashamed, guilty, all these different things, into finding what was deeper under what she had experienced and searching for answers. Listen to this podcast as Megan talks about healing and opening up more about her experien...

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