The Health Investment Podcast with Brooke Simonson

EPISODE 190 – Jonathan Goodman has 17 years in the fitness industry, is the author of Ignite the Fire with 1,000+ 5-star Amazon reviews, and founder of free software for fitness coaches called QuickCoach. Fit .  He is most active on his personal Instagram @itscoachgoodman .  He co-hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the world for fitness and health coaches called The Obvious Choice Pod...

EPISODE 189  – Nicole Lippman-Barile is a licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders. Dr. Barile is an OCD specialist and has extensive clinical experience treating OCD and other compulsive disorders; she has an interest in understanding the diet mental health relationship and communicating the research about...

EPISODE 188 – Toni Marinucci is a Registered Dietitian and business owner of Diet Tips With Toni , who ironically teaches people now NOT to diet. Her team of RD’s provide online nutrition coaching to help women break free from the all-or-nothing mindset and encourage them to embrace balance instead. Her mission is to end restrictive diet culture by providing simple tips to healthy living whi...

EPISODE 187 – While in law school, Janelle Hansen was inspired by a professor’s love for wills and trust law and, from that point on, she dedicated her time and legal experience exclusively to the area of estate planning. Janelle worked for a small estate planning and trust litigation firm, where she learned how to be a better planner due to issues that ended up being litigated in cour...

EPISODE 186 – Since 2004, Josh Hillis has coached thousands of people on eating behavior, between one-on-one clients, online coaching programs, and live workshops. Josh is the author of two books. His latest book, Lean and Strong: Eating Skills, Psychology, and Workouts, won the silver medal for psychology at the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards. He is studying psychology at Metropolitan S...

EPISODE 185 – Jono Taves, PhD, is the owner of Novera Headache Center and host of The Headache Doctor Podcast. As a Physical Therapist who specializes in headaches and migraines, he has seen an overlooked and misunderstood cause of headaches and migraines that when evaluated and treated can have a profound impact on the patient’s life. His mission is to educate and empower everyone with head...

EPISODE 184 – Jeremy Jamieson, PhD, is Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester. The primary focus of his work is to understand how experiences of stress impact decisions, emotions, and performance, and how stress responses can be optimized to promote resilience in the face of stressors. He’s particularly interested in studying stress regulat...

EPISODE 183 – Elizabeth Ward, MS, RDN, is a registered dietitian and award-winning nutrition communicator with more than thirty years of experience counseling patients and writing about nutrition and health. Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a masters degree from Boston University. She is the author of several books,...

EPISODE 182 – *FYI, this episode contains explicit language.* Joey Thurman is a health, fitness, nutrition expert, and television contributor/host. He is the author of the new book, The Minimum Method, The Least You Can Do To Be A Stronger, Healthier, Happier You . Joey was named the best trainer in Chicago by the Chicago Sun Times in 2015 and ‪NEWBEAUTY.com‬’s top 3 favorite celebrity...

EPISODE 181 – Eric Brotman, CFP™, is the CEO of BFG Financial Advisors with over 25 years of experience as a trusted advisor. He believes financial literacy is the key to well-being and is the author of multiple books on personal finance and the host of the Don’t Retire…Graduate! podcast. Eric’s approachable and actionable financial advice has been featured in the Wall Street Journal,...

EPISODE 180 – Yael Schonbrun is a psychologist, assistant professor at Brown University, co-host of the Psychologists Off the Clock podcast, and author of Work, Parent, Thrive . In the episode, Yael discusses how to adopt a “work-family enrich” mindset, how getting clear about our values can help us feel more in alignment with our actions, the value of addition by subtraction…and more! EPISO...

EPISODE 179  – Meredith Kane is a registered dietitian online nutrition and certified mindset coach on a mission to help women eat with confidence so they can get healthier, stronger, and fitter. After years of yo-yo dieting, disordered eating, and feeling completely lost when it came to nutrition, Meredith has learned how to eat for her goals by improving her relationship with food and flex...

EPISODE 178 – Author and teacher Chad Peevy grew up in an emotionally and physically abusive family in rural Arkansas, and spent years learning to overcome the trauma, depression, and anxiety that followed him into adulthood. After earning a Master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Chad founded several businesses and nonprofits. Among these are the Austin PRIDE Foundation, as...

EPISODE 177 – Julie Coraccio is an award-winning professional life and end of life organizer, and certified life coach. She is passionate about supporting people as they clear clutter in all areas of their lives, get organized, and become more mindful and aware. Julie hosts the popular self-help podcast, Clear Your Clutter Inside & Out and is the author of 15 books including the Got Clut...

EPISODE 176 – Dr. Michelle May is a former family physician and recovered yo-yo dieter. She is the founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training at www. AmIHungry.com . Over 700 health professionals have been trained to offer her mindful eating workshops worldwide. She’s the author of the Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat book series that teaches mindful eati...

EPISODE 175 – Joanna Kleinman is an unconventional and bold trailblazer who’s raising the bar on how visionaries—like you—can truly thrive as their authentic, powerful selves. As a psychotherapist herself, Joanna recognized a gap in traditional psychotherapy and coaching methods that don’t address the most important key: You can’t get rid of or change what your automatic mind has...

EPISODE 174 – Ben Reuter, PhD, is an exercise physiologist teaching at a regional university. He believes movement should be treated as a lifestyle…not just an activity because movement is part of what makes life complete. The idea for the Moving2Live podcast came from his interest in listening to long form movement related podcasts that were directed either towards professionals or th...

EPISODE 173 – Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, M.Ed., is a psychotherapist; international, award-winning 8-book author; and popular blogger. Her books and blogs are known for their humor and practical wisdom. She has 30-plus years of experience in the field of eating psychology, teaching chronic dieters and emotional, binge, and overeaters to become “normal” eaters through a non-diet, non-weight focus...

EPISODE 172 – Stephanie Compton, PhD, is a researcher and registered dietitian bridging the gap between science and real life to educate about nutrition. She shares science education for health professionals and talks about nuanced nutrition information via Instagram at @steph.compton.phd and researches cancer, nutrition, and metabolism. She’s passionate about bringing nutrition science to l...

EPISODE 171 – Dr. David Stukus (commonly known as “Dr. Dave”) is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy/Immunology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. At his institution, he serves as the Director of the Food Allergy Treatment Center and Associate Director of the Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Traini...

EPISODE 170 – Dr. Matthea Rentea is a board certified Internal Medicine physician specializing in metabolic health. She is the founder of The Rentea Metabolic Clinic and the co-host of the Weight Loss for Life podcast. In the episode, Dr. Rentea shares why weight loss medications can be the appropriate intervention, why you should be the scientist of your body, why it’s important to balance...

EPISODE 169 – Lindsay Miller is a kids mindfulness coach, mindfulness educator and host of The Stress Nanny Podcast . She is known for her suitcase tricks and playful laugh. When she’s not playing catch with her daughter or rollerblading on local trails with her husband, you can find her using her 20+ years of child development study and mindfulness certification to dream up new ways t...

EPISODE 168 – When I interviewed Peg Sadie about postpartum tips for episode #156, we became fast friends! Off air, we chatted about our mutual obsession with decluttering and organizing, which is why I invited Peg to come back on The Health Investment Podcast! Peg—a trained psychotherapist & resilience coach (BA PSY + MA Professional Counseling PSY), wife of 19 years, and boy mom x 2—fo...

EPISODE 167  – In August 2001, Phil Barth wandered into a Toastmasters meeting in West Chester, Ohio. He joined that night and has been talking non-stop ever since. In 2011 Phil finished in the Top 10 (out of 30,000 competitors) in the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. In 2018 he finished in the Top 20. In 2015 he finished in the cardiac wing of Bethesda North Hospital in M...

EPISODE 166 – Dr. Cynthia Bailey, MD, is back with more tips! Dr. Bailey is a Board Certified Dermatologist in California with over 35 years of clinical experience. Over the course of her career, she’s done 200,000+ skin exams! She founded Dr. Bailey Skin Care in 2009 to make professional quality skin health and skin care information accessible to everyone—trusted physician skin care to help...