The Madelyn Moon Show (Previously Mind Body Musings)

Episode 32: Drew Manning, a natural fitness junkie and devoted personal trainer, had never been overweight in his life. His clients on the other hand, ranged in weight as well as motivation. Drew had a difficult time understanding why they couldn’t seem to make the same kind of progress he himself had experienced and why they continued to crave junk food, something Drew never had a problem with. In his attempts to understand the psychological aspects of weight loss and junk food, Drew decided to do something pretty drastic. For six months, he radically let himself go. He stopped exercising and ate nothing but the typical American diet of fast and processed foods. Not surprisingly, he ended up gaining 75 pounds and found himself sharing his story nationally on Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, and The Tonight Show. After gaining weight, Drew devoted the next six months to losing the weight as quickly as he had gained it. What started as a physical challenge became an emotional and mental wake-up call as he set out to become fit again. In his book Fit2Fat2Fit, Drew reveals the practical takeaways and profound insights of his yearlong journey. With startlingly honest stories, Drew shares his vulnerable experience with everybody that is willing to learn. Here's a recap on what we talk about in this episode: What Drew decided to do when he was tired of the disconnection he had with his clients The biggest challenges Drew faced putting on 75 pounds The typical American diet Drew adopted during his weight gaining venture The science behind food quality There are a lot of ways to get a six pack without being healthy (...so, so true) Creating humility and empathy by being judged by others The gluten-free Fit2Fat2Fit Drew's honesty about dysmorphic thoughts and how he's developed more contentment Top tips for a successful transformational journey Drew's number one tip for strengthening the mind body connection (this is a good one!) Here's where you can connect with Drew: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Get the book >> Fit2Fat2Fit [Tweet "Could you ever imagine gaining and losing 75 lbs in one year? Introducing #Fit2Fat2Fit!"] Click below to listen to Episode 32 of the Mind Body Musings Podcast. And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!).  Enjoy!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 31: Chris Sandel is a health and nutrition expert who runs his own company called 7 Health. He works with clients all over the world through private consultations. He also creates and runs online training programs. Chris is non-dogmatic in his approach and wants clients to find the healthiest way for them to live, whatever that may be. He helps clients improve not only their physical health, but also their mental and emotional health and has a specific interest in improving client’s relationship with food and body image issues. His goal is for people people to be healthy in the easiest possible way so they can get on with the more important things in life. Here's what we talk about in today's podcast: Chris's history with antibiotics, KFC and a detox Why sometimes the best food for YOUR body could be foods that are "unhealthy" in mainstream nutrition Dieting camaraderie Being labeled when you like "health" foods Needing confirmation of your food choices through social media Different markers for health that need to be addressed Problem Behaviors Demonizing foods "Opportunity costs" with foods (genius!) Eating schedules Want to link up with Chris? Website: www.seven-health.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/7Health Twitter: @7Health [Tweet "Learn how to minimize stress with food by identifying your own problem behaviors #nutrition"] Click below to listen to Episode 31 of the Mind Body Musings Podcast. And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!).  Enjoy!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 30: David Archer is a an online and in-person fitness coach who's mission is to help countless people make changes in their physical health by increasing their energy, hormones, stamina and overall strength. A long time ago, David saw a great deficit in detail provided by mainstream fitness and nutrition. Out of this unsettling gap was born his company, Precision Fitness. Precision Fitness is, both in training protocol and nutrition, a more accurate and understandable gambit of information for the fitness fanatic who needs to understand more than simple reps + sets = volume. Coming straight from the mouth of David: "Mainstream fitness is littered with misconceptions and myths. However, there is a great deal more truthful information out there. Unfortunately, the task of aligning sound information for your goal is a difficult and extremely time-consuming task.  The ability to funnel everything you do pertaining to fitness and nutrition should ultimately deliver a single message to your mind and body. That message is your goal. This is what you daydream of, read about and project to yourself each day. At Precision Fitness I’ve made it my mission to further education those willing to take the next logical fitness step and begin to treat their bodies with honest attention rather than pills, powders or diet fads that promise a quick fix in and unrealistic time frame." As you can see folks, he doesn't believe there are any shortcuts to real health. Here's some insight into what we discuss today: How David developed a passion for fitness and training The importance of being honest with yourself about WHY you want a change How to not assume unrealistic expectations The dangers of living in a "should be" world Enjoying the process and celebrating milestones along the way Understanding your environments (internal voice v. external noise) Loving yourself especially once you've reached your initial goal Scales suck Precision Nutrition's training protocol David's number one tip for strengthening the mind body connection [Tweet "Listen to this podcast for the "Top 5 Ways to Conquer the Biggest Health Mistakes""] And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 29: "I'm committed to helping other people pull through their darkness so they can live a life they are in love with." Shannon Kaiser has been labeled a modern thought leader on the rise by CafeTruth and top 25 Most Influential Wellness Experts by MindBodyGreen. She is the best selling author of Find Your Happy, an Inspirational Guide to Loving Life to Its Fullest, and a six-time contributing author to Chicken Soup for The Soul. She is an inspirational author, speaker, travel writer, and life coach who left her successful career in advertising several years ago to follow her heart and be a writer. Her unique and adventurous twist to self-help inspires people to take risks and embrace the unknown so they can live openly and courageously from their heart. Her website PlayWithTheWorld.com was named top 100 self-help blogs and top 75 Personal Growth websites on the Internet by the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. Her sought after ideas have been featured in media outlets across the world such as Good Morning America, Good Day New York, Inside Edition, HuffPost Live, and she is an online columnist for HuffingtonPost, MindBodyGreen, Yahoo Voices, Healing Lifestyles & Spas, Examiner, News.com.AU, Tiny Buddha, and The Daily Love. She lives in Portland Oregon, with her adventure buddy, her dog, Tucker. She is finishing her next book Adventures For Your Soul, (out in May 2015). Here's what we talk about in today's episode: Shannon's eye-opining "rock bottom" experience The beauty of taking baby steps when you're ready to change your life Reducing your desire to please other people and instead be more connected to your inner "why" The Prosperous Coach (an amazing, powerful book) Focusing on the best case scenario more than the worst case scenario How to manifest more abundance and money into your life Writing lists about what you did that day, not what you need to do How to create the relationship you really want without having to look for it When you allow yourself to be loved, you will attract the love you want Want to connect with Shannon? Website: PlayWithTheWorld.com Facebook: facebook.com/ShannonKaiserWrites Twitter: twitter.com/ShannonLKaiser YouTube: youtube.com/user/PLAYWITHTHEWORLD Pinterest: pinterest.com/playwtworld Instagram: instagram.com/shannonkaiserwrites [Tweet "Do you want to learn how to manifest the life of your dreams?"] And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 28:  In Top 6 Reasons Behind Disordered Eating, we will dive deep into the main reasons why we cling to disordered eating when life feels out of control. We will focus on applicable actions steps that will lead you to self-discovery and ultimately, food freedom. There will be a blend of both practical guidance, as well as personal experience. I am blessed to have been able to experience my disordered eating journey so that I can now share it with you. Enjoy! These are the 6 reasons behind disordered eating that you're going to learn about today: We're not okay with our weight. We're uncomfortable with the known / lack of control We're afraid We have a Type A personality We trust everyone but ourselves We need a distraction [Tweet "Do you know the top 6 reasons behind disordered eating?"] Ready to take control over your disordered eating? Sign up for my group coaching program! Learn more here: maddymoon.com/bf/ And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 27: "Wait around in the mud and get dirty because your discovery is a beautiful, beautiful f@$*% mess." Heather Waxman is a self-love coach, author, and speaker. She was a meditation expert for Tone It Up’s wildly successful Love Your Body series and is a monthly columnist for Over the Moon magazine. Heather, called the “inner peace guru,” breathes new life an air of rawness into the spiritual conversation. Through her deeply healing and transformational meditations & vlogs and her willingness to be open and vulnerable with her followers, Heather has created a tight-knit and loving community of soul sisters who support one another on their spiritual paths. If you hang out with Heather, you’ll most likely see a trail of white feathers following you around (it’s true!). Kasey Arena is a Certified Personal Trainer, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Corporate Fitness Professional and has a Bachelor's Degree in Health & Physical Education. Kasey is a fitness, health, and food enthusiast and the creator and voice behind the POWERCAKES.net. Kasey has a great passion and enthusiasm for fitness, fueling your body, cooking and baking. She prides herself on teaching and inspiring others to find their own balance in life. Kasey stresses a personal outlook with her motto, "Be true to you!" and truly believes that you can live an abundant life in all areas as long as you stay true to yourself. Check out Kasey in 2015 at KaseyArena.com to join her online True To You Fitness community with weekly workouts, training tips, monthly fuel your body cooking videos, special discounts, group challenges, & bonus coaching. I had a FANTASTIC time talking with these two girls. Kasey and I share incredibly similar stories (honestly, it's freaky) and Heather has this incredible depth to her that I just want to learn more and more about. Together, these women are on to great things. Here's what we talk about in this episode: Heather's eating disorder from pre-birth to childhood to her teenage years and her How you can compliment people without triggering a label or identity (<< so insightful) Kasey's experience with body image and obsessive dieting and how she found her "normal" again Moving around your triggers vs moving through them A few simple tools to help you start your own BODYpeace discovery What to do if you're in a relationship that's constantly triggering negative body thoughts The importance of finding your own truth and letting yourself be messy in the process Here's where you can link up with Kasey and Heather: Heather's website: heatherwaxman.com Heather's Twitter Heather on Facebook Kasey's website: powercakes.net Kasey's Twitter Kasey on Facebook Buy BODYpeace (it's amazing- buy it.) [Tweet "Discover your own BODYpeace with @heatherwaxman and @Powercakes in this insightful podcast!"] Click below to listen to Episode 27 of the Mind Body Musings Podcast. And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!). Enjoy!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 26: Today I’m talking with a strong voice in the body image industry who’s goal is to help women feel worthy, beautiful and powerful instead of always “not enough.” Erin Brown started this journey because she wanted her daughter to grow up surrounded by women who don’t devalue any part of themselves as unimportant or wrong. Being overweight at a young age, she had to deal with the cruelty of schoolmates and a plunges self esteem as time went on. After finding out she was pregnant with her first child, she knew things had to change and the process would be long but well worth it. After a 90 pound weight loss, she made it her life mission to inspire women to live their best lives and not be burdened with a need to chase an ever-changing ideal. Here's some insight into today's show: Erin's inspiring weight loss story & wanting to improve her self worth Two small changes anyone can make who is needing to lose some weight for health reasons How Erin and I are listening to our bodies when it comes to breakfast (spoiler- I don't eat what you probably think I eat!) Confidence in a relationship How to raise confident, body-respecting daughters & the external struggles that come with it How to handle and perceive celebrities such as Meghan Trainor that are saying fairly insensitive comments Taylor Swift and Feminism Top 3 tips for falling back in love with your body Here's where you can link up with Erin: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter [Tweet "Do you know how to raise confident, body-respecting daughters? #podcast #health @iamerinbrown"] Click below to listen to Episode 26 of the Mind Body Musings Podcast. And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!). Enjoy!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 25: In today's podcast, I talk about five really important practices for cultivating body respect and undoing a dysmorphic mindset. There are rituals and habits we perform or think about subconsciously that contribute to a negative outlook on your unique and utterly awesome body. These practices are a mixture of physical things, mental things and things you actually need to commit to from this day forth. Some have to do with the mind, others have to do with the body. Altogether, these five practices come together to form a nudge in the right direction in regards to how you love and respect your body. Please enjoy this episode, and start putting these five practices into practice today. In this episode, I talk about: I Had the "Perfect Body" & I Still Wasn't Happy in MindBodyGreen The importance of respecting and honoring others’ bodies Dressing the body you have now (pay attention to the call to action!) The scale Food rules Saying yes to more things in life [Tweet "Listen here for 5 life-changing practices that will cultivate unconditional body respect"] Click below to listen to Episode 25 of the Mind Body Musings Podcast. And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!). Enjoy!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 24: Today we’re talking with a man that’s on a mission to challenge pretty much everything that’s mainstream in regards to health and nutrition. He knows that the government is misleading when it comes to nutritional factors such as cholesterol, saturated fat, and dairy, and similarly, he also believes the media is preaching the wrong message in terms of fitness and what it means to have a strong mind body connection. Justin Janoska does not pick sides when it comes to different diets such as vegan, paleo, atkins and the likes because he believes every single body is made differently and therefore must be treated with individual care and attention. Justin’s approach revolves around reconnecting people back to nature; how our ancestors lived by embracing a sound and basic relationship with the most nutritious foods available to us- foods that are critical to the health of our genome. With this goal in mind, he created his blog Engineer your Genome where he provides guidance and concrete health information as well as individual coaching. Here's what we talk about today: Why the gut is your "second brain" and how to populate more good bacteria Cruciferous vegetables and the importance of consuming plenty of micronutrients Why no single food will EVER make you "fat" Competition prep and unhealthy dietary restriction All the wonderful things about eating fat Being balanced in your nutritional choices and eating based on activity levels Why social media is a double-edged sword Wanna link up with Justin? Website: http://engineeryourgenome.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/NutritionMax [Tweet "Do you know the top 3 foods that are crucial for optimal #health? Find out from @NutritionMax"] Click below to listen to Episode 24 of the Mind Body Musings Podcast. And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!). Enjoy!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 23: Joe Salama is the President of Paleo Publishing, publisher of The Paleo Miracle: 50 Real Stories of Health Transformation, the Producer of the Ancestral Food Summit, contributing writer for Paleo Movement Online Magazine, and one of the Administrators of the International Paleo Movement Group on Facebook. Jason Goldberg is a writer, blogger, mud racer, martial artist, and a heavy metal transport specialist. He mentors newcomers to the Paleo lifestyle through his "Paleo Padawan" program. His first novel, Pilot Error, will be published in early 2015. He lives on the East Coast with his son, Joseph, and a sun conure named Woodstock. Together, they crafted the Tao of Paleo, a creative book that teaches you in a playful manner how to eat, sleep, play and exercise the way humans are supposed to. They give you the tools you need to create the right mindset and attitude towards a paleo lifestyle. These guys are awesome. I can't wait for you to listen in. Here's what we discuss in today's episode: What the "tao of paleo" means How being dogmatic, judgmental and stressed is not a part of paleo Why eating a paleo diet is beneficial for purposes other than just weight loss, and is backed by concrete science Top 3 mistakes people make when starting a paleo diet Gluten free products- are they really paleo friendly? Why being low carb is like "sticking your head in a tub of jello for six days" What it really means to have adrenal fatigue The connection between sleep, light and hormones Being free from distractions Follow their social links: The Tao of Paleo Twitter Facebook [Tweet "Avoid these top 3 #paleo mistakes, brought to you by @Paleotao"] Click below to listen to Episode 23 of the Mind Body Musings Podcast. And if you NEVER want to miss an episode, subscribe to this podcast in iTunes HERE (and please leave a review to let me know what you liked about the show!). Enjoy!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands