Living Well While Living

In our final episode of season 4, we are bringing you voices from around the globe. Quick little tips and insight into what each of these individuals view as self-care. Each of us is unique, our views and needs are too. Our guests will share some of their best practices which enable them to be the best version of themselves. Honest, authentic voices from around the world will take us on this week’...

Bill Mecca is Senior Associate Athletic Director at Quinnipiac University. Billy, or Coach Mecca is known on campus for his ability to listen, mentor and support anyone who sits in his office. He “counsels” all who walk into his open door from student athlete, coach, to custodian and everyone in between. Bill’s own story contains two major health setbacks and his ability to utilize the power of pr...

Listen in as this young track & field star, Du Airlines, shares the love of his sport and the life he has created around it. Du is a triple jump athlete at Texas Christian University by way of Harare, Zimbabwe. From a young age, Du exhibited the grit and focus to place him among the top in his field. After winning many awards and accolades at TCU, Du was on course to make his Olympic debut. An inj...

Meet Fatima Batook, a Saudi woman who has been paving the way for Saudi females in fitness since 2006. Professionally, Fatima has opened two female fitness studios in Saudi Arabia, a yoga and cycling studio Bahrain as well as owning the first Saudi/Arab brand for fitness and sport apparel in the Middle East called TIMA®. Additionally, she serves on boards and foundations and is an active public sp...

This week we meet Arin Shivarjoo, Director of Program Operations for Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc. Arin is the father of an amazing son, and avid Zwifter and is passionate about music. He has worked in the fitness industry for several years dealing with the business side of fitness programs. With the convergence of the passing of his father and the start of a global pandemic, Arin began his journey tow...

Allison Tanner almost died her freshman year at Quinnipiac. She was diagnosed with a brain infection and numerous co-infections. Since then, she continued to struggle with her health and has dedicated the last eight and a half years of her life to healing her body, mind, and spirit. She dove into a career of fitness and wellness and is now pursuing a degree as a physician assistant. Allison has so...

Elisabeth Halfpapp and Fred DeVito, two leading experts in the world of barre fitness, one of THE HOTTEST trends out there right now. There is no way to even begin to introduce all that this week’s guests have contributed to the world of fitness as a whole and how they have shaped the pillars of what a barre is today. Our conversation this week will take you on the journey of barre fitness and the...

Meet Kelly Dormandy, Strength and Conditioning Coach and current Director of Women’s Soccer and Gymnastics Performance for the University of Georgia. During Kelly’s 12-year career she has worked with multiple division 1 teams at a variety of universities as well as working with the LA Sparks organization (during their run as the 2016 World Champions!).   Kelly shares with us her unwavering commitm...

Welcome to Living Well While Living Online Season 4! To kick it off, host Tami Reilly will have a heart to heart with her listeners about some intentional self-care. Our weekly guests provide a variety of perspectives on what self-care is and means to them and always provide some incredible food for thought. In this episode, we are encouraging the listener to really reflect on their own routines,...

We wrap up season 3 this week with Jodi Goldberg. Jodi is currently an interior and landscape designer after having a flourishing career in fashion.  She and her husband moved their family to Santa Barbara where Jodi spent years renovating and designing their family home on Olive Mill Road, drawing upon her styling career and global travels for inspiration. This marked the beginning of her prolifi...

Meet Rob Dextradeur! Entrepreneur, tech consultant, currently running Hipstr (a nationwide event service company with a focus on Photobooths) and also my Nephew! In this episode, Rob and I delve into, the spiritual side of self-care with exploring finding your path, how what you need shows up in ways you might not have imagined and moving beyond the man-made world. The premise of being present sho...

Dr. Devin Markel is a Mental Performance Coach and a Clinical Sports Psychologist at Quinnipiac University. As accomplished as she is, self-care and self-care practices require focus and planning even for her! Devin shares some great tips on creating boundaries to assist us in our work life balance from both her experiences working with athletes as well as herself. Our conversation takes us from s...

Bruce & Mindy Mylrea come to you this week via their RV where they eat, sleep and breathe their healthy lifestyle and their program, One Day to Wellness. Bruce’s cancer diagnosis prompted the couple to reflect on the work they were doing in the fitness industry to help “others” and made intentional changes for their health and in order to be better able to walk their talk.  This power couple trave...

This week we meet Luciana Marcial-Vincion, the Spinning® Global Master Instructor Team Manager and Spinning® Senior Advisor, focusing on global education development and talent recruiting and mentoring for Mad Dogg Athletics. Listen in to her advice on organic self care and weaving it into your everyday life. We hear her tackle with supporting her team while navigating her own personal struggles a...

This week’s episode takes us to Cork, Ireland where three Quinnipiac University students are studying abroad. Occupational Therapy major, Emma Gatz and ELMPA (physician assistant) majors, Robyn Roznitsky and Lydia Molnar share conversation on creating routines for self-care during life’s many times of change. Their advice is not only suitable to college students, but to all of us looking to naviga...

Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC is a registered dietitian, certified athletic trainer, cookbook author, journalist, and nutrition and fitness consultant. She specializes in culinary nutrition, recipe development and sports nutrition. In our conversation, Dana shares her passion for food along with some nuggets of wisdom around eating what you love, balancing out your plate and looking at quality no...

We say goodbye to season 2 and hello to season 3 by reflecting on the advice and experiences our guests have shared with us so far. This episode is a great way to catch up as a regular viewer and a great way to begin your Living Well journey as a new one. We hope you enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Welcome to episode 30 of Living Well While Living Online. Today, host Tami Reilly is joined by cousin Brad Gallagher. Brad is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Freehold Hospitality. Brad started his career in New York as a bartender at Soho House in early 2006, and in 2014 alongside partner Brice Jones opened Freehold on the Southside of Williamsburg, Brooklyn to immediate fanfare and accolades...

Welcome to episode 29 of Living Well While Living Online. Today, host Tami Reilly is joined by Sara MacDonough-Civitello who is an athletic trainer at Quinnipiac University. As an athletic trainer, she oversees a variety of aspects of an athlete's sports medicine, emergency, mental health and general medical needs. Beyond her profession, she puts care and attention into everything and everyone she...

Welcome to episode 28 of Living Well While Living Online. Today, host Tami Reilly is joined by Simon Paul Sutton, curator of the book "Self Love Now: 54 Answers to the Same Question" (selflovenow.org). Simon is an indescribable unique manifestation of life force, evolutionary, friend, ambassador of love, transparent communicator, sex educator and curious alchemist. His deep sense of gratitude and...

Welcome to episode 27 of Living Well While Living Online. Today, host Tami Reilly is joined by Mark Tortora, Associate Director of Education Abroad at Quinnipiac University. He is a Bobcat through and through as he is also an alumni there too. His opportunity to study abroad sparked his love of travel, and as a result, he pursued his M.A. from University College Cork, Ireland. Mark and his wife ar...

Welcome to episode 26 of Living Well While Living Online. Today, host Tami Reilly is joined by Sarah Morelli. With over 27 years in the fitness industry, Sarah is the director of her own company, Athleticum and an International Fitness Presenter. As a businesswoman, she brings a team approach to all areas and encourages growth on the journey. Sarah strives to educate in a fun atmosphere so the lea...

Welcome to episode 25 of Living Well While Living Online. Today, host Tami Reilly is joined by Kyle Robinson, Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Quinnipiac University. Kyle describes himself as a husband, father, teacher and humanitarian. Discovering volleyball was a pivotal part of his life, as he says, "a catalyst" for all good things in his life. He puts an emphasis on building a legacy with his...

Welcome to episode 24 of Living Well While Living Online. Today, host Tami Reilly is joined by Natalie Murray. A banker for 16 years, Natalie left the security of her corporate job to inspire health and wellness. She embodies what it means to reinvent yourself to make your heart sing! As a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Certified Spinning Instructor and Tabata Boot Camp Instructor, Natalie has b...

Welcome to episode 23 of Living Well While Living Online. Today, host Tami Reilly is joined by Mary Steele. From Cork, Ireland, Mary has worked in International Education since 1995. The minute she saw the job advertised in the International Office in UCC, she knew it was for her! This was what she had been preparing for all her life without knowing it. Assisting students is her passion. She plays...