Join Eleanor Vassili and Marissa Schneiderman, the talented producers behind the 'Get Fit Sanely' series, as they share fascinating insights from their creative process. They discuss how they select guests and topics that balance physical health with mental well-being. Personal stories intertwine with expert advice on embracing body positivity and reconnecting with nature. Get ready for exciting new features like guided meditations, and discover how to maintain your health without compromising your joy!
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Healthy Body, Mind Relationship
The series Get Fit Sanely explores how to care for our bodies without shame or self-loathing.
It challenges the toxic cultural messages and promotes a healthy relationship with body and fitness.
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LA Roots and Fitness Influence
Marissa Schneiderman shares growing up near LA's beauty-obsessed culture with exercise-addict mother.
These backgrounds shaped their complex, personal views on fitness and body image.
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From Body Shame to Strength
Eleanor Vassili recounts early body image struggles linked to femininity and social feedback.
She now focuses on feeling strong and values progress over others' opinions.
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Behind the scenes of this year’s Get Fit Sanely series with ace producers Eleanor Vassili and Marissa Schneiderman.
Today we’re kicking off the third annual iteration of a very popular series we do, called Get Fit Sanely. It’s all about how to take care of your body without losing your mind. This is a dynamic tension many of us struggle to manage.
This is our most ambitious version of Get Fit Sanely. We’re dedicating the whole month of June to the topic, with an incredible array of guests, on everything from gut health to importance of rest to how to operationalize the old cliché around listening to your body.
In this episode we talk about:
Selecting guests and topics for this year’s iteration of the series
How our producers let curiosity guide their thinking
How this year’s episodes build on what we’ve covered in the past
Where our producers’ personal stories come into play
And an exciting new component we’re finally able to offer (hint: it’s guided meditations)
Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai, customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.
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