Wise & Well

Kasey Orvidas, who has her PhD in Psychology and is also certified in fitness and nutrition, joins to discuss the behavior side of making true lasting healthy habit changes On this episode, you'll hear... The rise of mindset “experts” on social media Why behavior drives true healthy changes  The #1 factor that is almost always preventing you from making healthy changes Change your identity bef...

Sarah Loomis, holistic health coach, joins the show to talk about what true "wellness" really means and how to improve your health outside of fitness and nutrition. On this episode, you'll hear... Why health is not just physical Why nutrition and fitness aren’t the entire answer Why the real benefits of exercise are underrated Our broken relationship with food and fitness Why we need...

Won Dolegowski, Health Coach & PharmD, joins me to tell her story of how she STARTED strength training in her 40's. Won is now in her 50's and continuing to improve her health every day. In this episode, you'll hear... Why you are never too old to get stronger Why we don’t put enough emphasis on strength training The importance of rest periods Chasing strong instead of skinny Why b...

Kellen Milad, creator of the Movement Parallels Life YouTube Channel, joins the show to discuss about the origins of his ground flow based movements and why people should move and play more without the rigid rules of exercise. On this episode, you'll hear... Redefining movement and fitness The important of mobility, flexibility, and range of motion Staying fit without risking injury How to mak...

Stefanie Michele, Disordered Eating Coach, joins me to discuss binge eating, body image challenges, and how tribalism makes nutrition so much more confusing. In this episode, you'll hear... When healthy eating stops making sense Tribalism in nutrition and diet cults Emotional insecurity as a child and how it impacts your eating habits Hidden side effects of low carb and intermitting fasting Ho...

Marci Nevin is back! This time we talk about everything you need to know to start building muscle today. In this episode, you'll hear... What strength training is and what it is NOT Why Orange Theory won't really build you muscle How much volume is ideal for building muscle Why more is not always better Going to failure and getting uncomfortable Why recovery is so important for building mu...

Lisa Davis joins me to discuss why staying healthy as you age is a choice and how to make it much easier for yourself even when it feels like you have no time. On this episode, you'll hear... Why prioritizing your health impacts the people around you Why consistency is more important than “optimal” Small changes are more effective than radical shifts How tracking calories is a great tool for a...

Brooks Coleman, Online Fat Loss Coach, joins me to cover the top 5 things that make fat loss way easier... On this episode, you'll hear... #1 Why protein is a fat loss cheat code Plus easy ways to get more protein #2 Strength training is key for fat loss #3 Why walking is the most underrated fat loss tool #4 How eating whole foods impacts fat loss How to still enjoy your favorite foods while l...

*TRIGGER WARNING: Eating Disorders Taylor LaLuzerne joins me to tell her story about her past struggles with disordered eating and body image... and how she managed to finally build a healthy relationship with food and fitness. In this episode you'll hear... How eating disorders affect people of all shapes and sizes How easy it is to rationalize disordered eating in our head  The impact that t...

Zach Haber joins me to talk about the mental shifts he had to make to lose 200 lbs... and keep it off. In this episode you'll hear... How genetics nudges our hunger and fullness Why most diet advice out there doesn’t work Moving away from a victim mentality and accepting responsibility Why an elimination mindset doesn’t work for long term weight loss Learning to trust your hunger again Why it...

Meagan Maritato, Registered Dietitian, joins to give a deep dive on all things intuitive eating and how to move away from the "diet culture" mentality. In this episode, we discuss - Why weight loss is not always healthy - Why you shouldn’t always comment on someone’s weight loss - Why losing weight fast usually doesn’t mean you lost fat - The long term effects of yo-yo dieting - Losing the mind-bo...

Brittany Wehrle, Registered Dietitian and host of the Fueled and Well podcast, joins to discuss how she has moved from a dieting mentality and toward an intuitive eating approach within her own life and with her clients. In this episode, you'll hear How fear drives our obsession with "wellness" Moving from tracking daily to intuitive eating What people get wrong about intuitive eating Practicing g...

Austin Vetter, founder of FreshChef Meal Prep, joins the show to discuss how he overcame his childhood mental health struggles and emotional eating... which is what led to him to create a meal prep service that delivers local quality fresh food right to your door.  If you live in the Milwaukee area, check out https://freshchefmke.com/ for quality sourced fresh made meals delivered and ready t...

Kristi Carlson, Gut Health Practitioner, joins the show to help simplify gut health. We go over some of the most important factors that impact your gut and actionable steps to improve your health today.  In this episode we cover... - The impact of stress and cortisol on the gut - The importance of being in a rest and digest state when eating - How underrating can wreak havoc on the gut - The...

Meggie Owsiak, owner of the online retail account Everyday Best Buy, joins the show to walk through how she built her own business while working a full time job. Even more impressive, Meggie did all this while being a wife and a mother of two very young children.  The 3 biggest things you'll take away from this episode... 1. Pursuing your passion IS possible regardless of where you are in you...

Brittainy Cherry, local author and also my very first coaching client, joins me to discuss how we worked together on improving her relationship with food and fitness. Brittainy pursued weight loss much of her life. Every diet had failed her previously. Once we stopped focusing on weight loss and shifted the focus to FEELING healthy, everything changed. In this episode, you'll hear... Being stuck i...

Betty Guerrero, a Registered Dietitian AND bodybuilder, joins me to discuss about health inside and out.  In this episode you'll hear... - What it's like to be an RD on Instagram - Why health is much more than looking lean  - Focusing on mindset first before making diet changes - Why BMI is not a great metric for overall health - Creating healthy habits regardless of your weight - Supple...

Marci Nevin is an online fitness coach that focuses on helping her clients achieve health inside and out through flexible dieting, strength training, and mindset work. This is part 1 of my series with Marci. In this first episode, you will hear  - How self-hate first drove Marci into fitness and nutrition - What led to her obsession with calories, clean eating, and working out - How flexible...

Vatche Shakarian, a weight loss coach, joins to discuss how he battled childhood obesity and what led him to change his entire lifestyle and lose 100 lbs. He now believes that he did it all wrong and wants to help you avoid the same mistakes he made.  In this episode... - Vatche's obesity as a child and dealing with fat shame - What made him go all in on his weight loss journey - The mistakes...

Join me for my first solo episode as I talk through making sure your goals align with your habits and daily mindset.  In this episode... - Why it's so important to assess our goals periodically - My personal journey of switching from a weight loss mentality to a strength building mindset - An exercise you can do today to better understand your goals

Sarah Clark is a Macro Coach who helps women struggling with their nutrition, fitness, and mindset. She shares her own personal past struggles in which she swung between the extremes of obsessing and neglecting nutrition. Her willingness to constantly challenge her own internal beliefs and pivot when she felt out of alignment led her to understanding how important the balance of physical and menta...

Jamie Tamboli, owner of The Barre Code Third Ward studio in Milwaukee, joins me to walk you through her story and the stages she went through in discovering her disordered relationship with nutrition and fitness. She walks us through how she first ignored the signs, finally recognized the problem, and then the steps she took to finally overcome it.