Fuel Your Strength

Shawn Stevenson's main mission in life is to help you build model health, and we recently sat down to rap about what that really means. Spend just a few minutes listening to Shawn and it'll be clear that he exudes happiness, confidence and passion for what he does. Put another way, read more... The post The Secrets of Building Model Health with Shawn Stevenson: Harder to Kill Radio 024 appeared fi...

Joy and Claire of Girls Gone WOD have been on my radar for years. They're the women talking about women's issues in the gym, and everything from sports bras to anxiety is fair game. What I like most about them is that they never take themselves too seriously, and they read more... The post Lift Like a Girl with Girls Gone WOD: Harder to Kill Radio 023 appeared first on Stupid Easy Paleo .

"The very first thing you can take control of is your breath," Chel (pronounced "shell") Hamilton tells me as we're recording this episode. Immediately, I realize that my breathing was sort of shallow and from the chest. I put my hand on my belly and feel it rise and fall. read more... The post How to Retrain Your Brain to Get Exactly What You Want with Chel Hamilton: Harder to Kill Radio 022 appe...

You don't always have to be older to be wise; that's what I've learned from this week's guest on Harder to Kill Radio, Scottish-born athlete Scott Wilson. I came to know of Scott through my connections to CrossFit Glasgow, and I knew he was quite the accomplished young man on read more... The post If You Fall Down, Get Back Up with Scott Wilson: Harder to Kill Radio 021 appeared first on Stupid Ea...

"Food was such an enemy of mine for such a long time," says Kristen Boehmer. Her lifelong struggle with food and severe illness has experienced nothing short of a miraculous turn around, and I am incredibly pleased to bring you Kristen's story in the hope that it may comfort or read more... The post From Sickness to Health with Real Food with Kristen Boehmer: Harder to Kill Radio 020 appeared firs...

Ask strongwoman competitor Stacy Toth what picking up odd-sized, heavy objects means to her, and she'll say, "Strength training allowed me to…appreciate…my body for what it can do." Just a few years ago, Stacy's health was in a very different place and getting off the couch was a feat in read more... The post Redefining Strength with Stacy Toth: Harder to Kill Radio 019 appeared first on Stupid Ea...

Dr. Steven Platek, neuroscientist by day and accomplished athlete by night, sat down with me recently to rap about health, training, mindset and everything in between. He's all about using scientific knowledge to improve the training environment, emphasizing that,  "To be truly well-rounded individual, you have to be educated, fit…and have emotional read more... The post The Science of Performance...

"Sustainability is greater than abs," challenges Diana Rodgers. This modern farmer-nutritionist-podcaster-food activist is trying to change the conversation around clean-eating diets from self to the system at large. And while she admits that you've got to fix yourself first, she's encouraging folks to start taking a larger view about how read more... The post Why Abs Aren't Everything with Diana...

My guest today, life coach Allegra Stein, is all about mindset. "The closer we're willing to get to the edge, the more the edge starts to expand," she emphatically states. I first met Allegra over two years ago when I sought her help in getting me through a tumultuous—though exciting—time read more... The post How to Take Massive Life Action with Allegra Stein: Harder to Kill Radio 016 appeared fi...

When it comes to health, nutrition, fitness and mindset, today's guest on Harder to Kill Radio asks: "In which direction are you unfolding?" I first met Tony Federico when we connected over social media and later, through his podcast, Paleo Magazine Radio, but it wasn't until we sat down for read more... The post Upgrade Your Life with Tony Federico: Harder to Kill Radio 015 appeared first on Stup...

"You don't have to look like a fitness model to be proud of your body." When my guests Taylor and Morgan—better known as the dynamic duo behind the popular fitness and nutrition blog She Thrives—confidently proclaimed this statement during our interview, I couldn't help but nod my head in agreement. read more... The post How to Love Your Body with She Thrives: Harder to Kill Radio 014 appeared fir...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube If you've never heard of Nom Nom Paleo, it's quite possible you've been living in a cave with no Internet for the past five years. Michelle Tam and family (husband Henry and kiddos Little-O and Big-O) have crafted one of read more... The post Confessions of a Zombie Drug Dealer with Michelle Tam of Nom Nom Paleo: Harder to Kill Radio 013 appear...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube The first time I met Fat Tony, he was a total stranger that'd just busted into my living room. Fat was on assignment with his partner for a company called PurePharma, and they showed up at my house to film me read more... The post The Art of Reinvention with Fat Tony: Harder to Kill Radio 011 appeared first on Stupid Easy Paleo .

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube "Strength is contagious," states Jen Sinkler with no apologies. If you've got your ear to the ground or eye to the screen in the world of fitness, you'll know that Jen Sinkler is a name synonymous with getting strong, trying read more... The post Blaze Your Own Fitness Trail with Jen Sinkler: Harder to Kill Radio 010 appeared first on Stupid Ea...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube "What can you do today to move yourself one step forward," asks my guest Dave Conrey of FreshRag.com. Dave's story of perseverance despite reinventing himself after being laid off from a twenty-year design career will leave you feeling inspired to pursue what's read more... The post How To Unleash Your Inner Creative Badass: Harder to Kill Radi...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube "You're not going to get anywhere by being complacent." Words of wisdom from my guest this week, Danielle Natoni. She's proving that failing to settle combined with passion for what you do is a winning combination. If she looks familiar, it's read more... The post How To Make Fitness Fun Again with Danielle Natoni: Harder to Kill Radio 008 appe...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube Sharpening movement and minds is Georges Dagher's passion. If you could combine equal parts attention to detail with technical knowledge and the desire to help people find freedom of mind and movement, you'll get Georges. He's a strength coach, movement tinkerer, read more... The post Sharpening Movement & Minds with Georges Dagher: Harder to K...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube Want to know how to build an unbreakable body? Kate Galliett is your woman. Kate's spent the last thirteen years honing her craft and working with athletes and laypeople alike to help improve the quality of their movement and thus, their read more... The post How to Build an Unbreakable Body with Kate Galliett: Harder to Kill Radio 006 appeared...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube Finding strength amongst devastation and discovering opportunity amongst the rubble of a natural disaster is a huge theme of today's episode. Jamie Scott and Dr. Anastasia Boulais, founders of the Ancestral Health Society of New Zealand, recently sat down with me read more... The post Finding Strength Amongst Chaos: Harder to Kill Radio 005 app...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube When you really think about it, do you just want to survive…or do you want to thrive? My guest today is filling you in on some practical advice for thriving in a modern, hectic world. Dr. Alessandra Wall of Life in read more... The post How To Thrive In a Hectic World with Dr. Alessandra Wall: Harder to Kill Radio 004 appeared first on Stupid E...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube "What I measure my success by is my patients' autonomy." Incredible words spoken by today's podcast guest. Dr. Jolene Brighten and I met totally by chance at this year's PaleoFX conference, and we immediately clicked. Her work as a naturopathic doctor read more... The post Not Your Average Physician with Dr. Jolene Brighten: Harder to Kill Radi...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube Who doesn't want to be well fed? My very first guest has taken that question and luckily answered it for all of us, creating a phenomenon along the way. Melissa Joulwan, author of the the Well Fed cookbook series, has had quite the read more... The post From Derby to Cookbooks with Mel Joulwan: Harder to Kill Radio 002 appeared first on Stupid...

Watch this episode of Harder to Kill Radio on YouTube Episode 1 of Harder to Kill Radio is finally here, and in it, I'm filling you in about why this isn't just another food podcast. The idea to start a podcast has been brewing in my mind for months and months, read more... The post Welcome to the Harder to Kill Radio Podcast: Harder to Kill Radio 001 appeared first on Stupid Easy Paleo .

Medium-length ~10 min guided meditaiton designed to bring awareness and centering through breath work. Can be done while seated.

This longer ~20 min guided meditaiton is a complete mind and body relaxation designed to be done while reclining. It's perfect for evening right before bed to relax you and help you fall asleep quickly and deeply, though it can also be done during the day.