Women's Healthy Living Club Podcast

A positive and empowering birth story from a first time mom who decided to go DEEP into understanding labor, how it works, the many possible outcomes, and all the things to practice in efforts to have a smooth unmedicated home birth. This was recorded 4-5 hours after he was delivered.

I share my experience with being pregnant for the first time and my intentions for birth. Please know, I understand not everyone has such a smooth ride.

In the first half, the "Pre-Competition thoughts" section of this solo cast; I talk about my decision-making process around signing up to compete. Then, I go into the plan we made for preparation, both physical & mental. I talk about some of the hardest parts of the preparation as well and how I chose to overcome them. Last I share a few parting thoughts before signing off and transitioning to...

A solo cast reflecting on a new approach I took to managing the holidays and how I broke the cycle of binging that the holiday season used to trigger for me. Four (or five) solid tips that helped me enjoy the holidays feasts without ruining progress, without shame, and without feeling so stuffed that it hurts for a few days. Listen, try it, throw some out, keep some too.

An interview with new friend, and jiu-jitsu blue belt, Cami Lee. We talk about why we love training Jiu-Jitsu, differences in training pace, what we love and hate about BJJ, injury prevention, and the role massage can play in improving recovery. We also reflect a little on Roll Model Grappling Camp, where we met. Cami used to be a massage therapist and shares her knowledge in this area as it appli...

A podcast from the archives all the way back to April 2021. Spring break trip recap, excitement about Roll Models BJJ Camp, summary of BJJ Injury Prevention workshop, BJJ goals, expectation hangovers in IL, Spotify playlist that pulls me out of depression, ‘you don’t know what you have until it’s gone’, moving back to CO, letting others down, Manji update, training updates, grander cycles of life,...

A solo cast about guilt/shame based approach to healthy change vs a love-based approach. Why love-based is the way to go for sustainable change. Understanding the affect of emotional states on our performance. The importance of having a deep “why” and purpose when creating healthy lifestyle.

WHLC is back! A potty mouthed solo cast reflecting on work-life changes from OT in the nursing homes to OT in the schools. Why having problems is important. How change is inevitable. What happened to Middle Ground? Review of the 3 Roots of Healthy Living. WHLC mission. Supporting ourselves as women. The real YOGA. Breathing is real magic. That “yoga voice”. What mediation is like for me & Guided m...

Some news & details about the future of WHLC.

A personal reflection on the YTT process, what I learned, what I let go of, and a bit about the graduation celebration. Enjoy!

a lil motivational chat about how we are living out who we want to become anytime we act upon it. We chat about adventure as a mindset and I recommend the book Vagabonding by Rolf Potts. You are doing it! ....when you’re doing it

This is not an attack on vegans/vegetarians but rather a conversation about some of the hang ups this diet can cause health-wise over a long period of time. We get into sustainable farming (plants & animals) practices, our own journeys with veganism/vegetarianism, and something we’ve learned along the way that make us omnivores today! Enjoy ☺️

Basically shouting at you with excitement about these online programs I’ve been putting together, 7 years in the making! Microphone is still sub-par so bear with me, I love you for listening!

A recap of my experience at the ladies jiu jitsu retreat in Breckenridge & Yoga updates. Still need a new microphone so bare with the background buzz 🙂

I detail my journey with yoga, challenges with becoming a yoga teacher, self sabotage habits, and my book report on the Bhagavad-Gita translated by Eknath Easwaran.

Adopted from Paul CHEKs 6 foundations which you can find by taking his Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 1 course online. These practices are what we have direct control over when it comes to handling life. Learn what you should be mindful about when attempting to handle life with grace. Id discovered these practices in my own way through the 4 elements prior to becoming a HLC 1 Chek practitioner. Le...

Husband joins the podcast to talk about his experience and motives for getting off caffiene as a man, I chose to abstain as a woman for better hormone regulation, but its different for men. Enjoy the listen!

Interview with female fighter Natalie Salcedo. This woman is one of the most inspiring and hardworking people I've come to know through martial arts. We talk about Muy Thai, BJJ, mma goals, and a bit about the warrior mindset. She trains out of Warrior Fitness Center, is a Muy Thai world champ and successful ameture mma fighter. All around badass, and a great listen!

My husband Tom, Strength & conditioning specialist, interviews me about my journey with strength training. We squash some myths and giggle about gym happenings. Enjoy!

A ranty episode about american culture so hyperfocused on production, favorite finance books, lifestyle comparisons nomadic vs traditional & student loan debt. Enjoy!

Self care as a statement. how do you know if youre doing self care? health care worker woes.

How I learned about it. Self study as an ongoing practice. Feelings about "westernized" yoga. Yoga outside of postures & a bit of fun history about yoga.

Everyone has bad days. No amount of matcha, kale, or other green things can change that. Enjoy some personal stories about dealing with bad days & deflecting the debbie downer spiral.

lets talk about breakfast as a magical tool for mental & physical wellbeing.

We talk about emotional intellegence, what emotion is, how it can rule us, & how to develop emotional intellegence through postural awareness and breath control techniques. Enjoy! link to breathing tutorial videos here: http://YouTube.com/melowdees