Master Your Mindset and Metabolism - Mid-Life Edition

In this episode, Kelly Dunlap discusses the importance of understanding hormonal changes in women, particularly during perimenopause and menopause. She emphasizes the need for foundational health practices, such as prioritizing sleep and nutrition, to support overall well-being. Kelly also highlights the significance of functional medicine, including hormone therapy and mineral analysis, in addres...

Summary In this episode, Kelly Dunlap shares her experience attending a Tate McCray concert with her daughter, emphasizing the importance of stepping into one's 'main character energy.' She reflects on Tate's authenticity, performance style, and the lessons learned from her journey as an artist. The conversation explores the balance between being true to oneself and embracing a confident, vibrant...

In this engaging podcast episode, Kelly Dunlap shares her personal journey of self-discovery, identity transformation, and the challenges of maintaining consistency in her life. She discusses her recent experiences with hair extensions, her pivot from metabolic coaching to embracing her role as an influencer, and the importance of identity in personal growth. Kelly also reflects on her health jour...

In this episode, Kelly Dunlap discusses the significance of understanding lab markers and how they relate to overall health, particularly for women over 35. She emphasizes the limitations of conventional lab ranges and advocates for a functional approach to interpreting lab results. The conversation covers key lab markers, their implications for health, and the importance of being proactive in hea...

In this episode, Kelly Dunlap shares her journey over the past two years, including her near-death experience, new certifications, and personal growth. She discusses her recent modeling career, the importance of embracing joy, and her return to school for nursing. Kelly also opens up about her health crisis with pneumonia, the support she received, and her reflections on life during recovery. Addi...

"It's been a slow progression and I just have to keep reminding myself, I have so much shit that's been buried within because I didn't deal with that for 35 years. I have to slowly unpeel the layers back and not feeling shame or guilt around putting myself in this position because sometimes people can think, well, God, I just put myself into position. It's funny when we start to listen to the conv...

"Most of the time when people are in my sphere, you know, they're basically having trouble with weight loss. They're struggling with symptoms such as they keep gaining weight, they can't lose weight or they're losing weight, gaining weight, losing weight, gaining weight. They can't sleep. Maybe they have trouble following sleep, Maybe they have trouble staying asleep or maybe they fall asleep just...

"The worst thing we can do and people do this is to be antagonistic and fight and complain and argumentative with them about it, which people do, and then take that home and rant about it at Facebook groups and the spouse and then lash out their kids. Because here's what I'm going to say, is that you're the one losing. At the end of the day, it's not them, and you're only going to feel worse becau...

"I really believe that we will always follow through with who we believe that we are and we'll never be able to do something that is inconsistent with our identity. So, if you don't believe you're the kind of person who would X, Y, Z, your brain's not even going to question if you can or not, because that's not who I am. So, whenever I'm working with someone, for example, I'm always making sure th...

"At the end of the year, I always sit and I think, what am I most grateful for? And you know, what's crazy is I was most grateful for the worst moments. because I could see how I processed myself through them. And I could see such huge growth like, I could just see and it made me proud of how you had navigated them. And so, yeah, I really just think it's every single thought that I have. Is just l...

"You have the ability to build your business in a way that is going to support your needs and we're just creatives, right? And so we love to learn, we love to create and so you have to have that support staff and such that that will allow that to happen. Which is such a beautiful thing to work for ourselves because we can build it out however it is that we want to fit in our life versus trying to...

"I was constantly moving from therapist to therapist while I was married, because I always thought I was the problem. And the therapist would be like, well, I mean, obviously you're not perfect, none of us are but in this scenario, you have to make a decision. You either accept his behaviors and live the rest of your life like this, or you just like walk away. And there was so many times that ther...

"I work with a lot of women. Typically they are over 35, usually closer to 40. They are starting to feel the consequences of a lot of their choices from when they were in their twenties. For example, when I was in my 20's I was constantly exercising! I would literally exercise 3x a day and eat a potato. Not knowing that I would be paying the price later on. So we tend to have these behaviors and w...

"I remember back then I developed a nervous tummy and would puke bile in the mornings. When it came time to get ready for school, I was a nervous wreck all the time, and I remember that time my mom even took me to the doctor. It was just it was just an awful, awful time and my sister and I, we would actually talk about that a little bit. And the doctor had to do something very uncomfortable and he...

"The accountability and the humility, you know, the humility then brings on the courage. It's so incredibly important. You may be just thinking, okay, I want to start making changes here. And I think the most important thing is coming into this space of there is no judgment here. There is none whatsoever, like meeting people where they are and helping them along. And that's that, because there are...

"Doing some resistance training is going to be super, super, super beneficial in so many ways. And when I say resistance training, it doesn't mean lifting heavy weights, although in my opinion, lifting heavy is ideal but for most people, that's not where they're at. For a lot of people, it's like, Hey, let's just get you fucking started with moving using your own body weight, right? And then we ca...

"What this is all about, is to help you to find that balance and to help you to really be in a place of giving yourself some grace and knowing that you can have it all. Like, you don't have to choose. You don't have to have that feeling of, okay, I got to be good or bad. So, I want you to ask yourself this question. How would your life change if you felt more comfortable with your food choices, no...

"Balance, I think, is such a difficult thing for people to achieve because there are so much of this all or nothing mindset. So, there's this, you know, if I eat this, I'm bad or if I have that, I'm good, right and then we have this way of thinking and then we feel like we're sinking and then we feel like we're on top of the world. And then it's just this emotional rollercoaster but I promise you...

"I do a form of bodywork and I push on people's bodies. It's kind of a mix between acupressure and reflexology. And depending on where you are, that sore or tender or have pain, it refers to a different organ in the body. So if the anterior deltoid. So I'll give you one quick story. Like I had a client who could have one arm go straight up and the other arm kind of was crooked way. He could barely...

"You have got to manage your stress levels and recognize what stress is. It's not just, Oh, I'm driving on the street and this guy cut me off. It's thinking the thoughts and the thinking that you have. Are you worried about money? Are you worried about what you said to Sally? Are you worried about going to work tomorrow? Are you worried about I mean, there are all kinds of shit we have in our head...

"The body is designed to do two things. It's designed to survive so that it can reproduce. That's all it cares about. So it is constantly doing like internal data on itself to make sure that everything is right. So this skin suit that we are living in is designed to do just that. And we always think that our body is working against us when it really isn't. It's just doing what it's designed to do,...

"Kelly, you got that one, too, the A-OK one Gene. Lactose intolerance, too, as well. You don't make this enzyme very well called lactase. Remember, it's an enzyme ends in a chop, chop chop that breaks down the big giant molecule of dairy, cow's milk. The problem with cow's milk is the molecule is huge. And you're trying to put it's like trying to push your elephant through your bedroom door for fo...

"I used to like make up all these lies in my head and excuses. I was so skinny in high school, I was the cheerleader on the top of the mound and, you know, high school. I'm 53, by the way. High school started getting further and further away. Right. Sports stopped. I was a soccer player, played tennis, and was a cheerleader. I tried every sport. I was active! And then comes the full-time job. So f...

"The thing is when something like this happens and you are just put to a screeching halt unexpectedly, there's always gifts inside. I really could have been angry, pointed fingers, and hung on to that negative energy but I chose to see the the upside of it. Where where are the positives here and what are the gifts that are inside of this? And I'm really, really grateful to be able to be in a space...

"Most people would be like, Oh, you know, I'll just suck it up. It's not that big of a deal, but then they're life is miserable, and then what do they do? They go home and they eat their feelings because they're just so they're so upset and they they feel betrayed. There's no trust. And again, this isn't just about weight loss. This is about listening to yourself; recognizing your values because i...