Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

Christa Biegler

Welcome to the Less Stressed Life. If you’re here, I bet we have a few things in common. We’re both in pursuit of a Less Stressed Life. But we don’t have it all figured out quite yet. We’re moms that want the best for our families, health practitioners that want the best for our clients and women that just want to feel better with every birthday. We’re health savvy, but we want to learn something new each day. The Less Stressed Life isn’t a destination, it’s a pursuit, a journey if you will. On this show, we talk about health from the physical, emotional and nutritional angles and want you to know that you always have options. We’re here to help you heal yourself. Learn more at www.christabiegler.com

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Dec 10, 2020 • 41min

#140 Helping Picky Kids Eat Vegetables with Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN of Kids Eat In Color

Send us a text"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕'𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕; 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒕. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅'𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒕."Jennifer Anderson is the founder of Kids Eat In Color and with over a million followers on Instagram, helps parents all over the world end the battle at mealtimes. In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, Jen shared her expertise on how to encourage our kids to eat veggies... without a fight and tears! If you feel like a short-order cook and meal times are feeling more stressful than enjoyable, this episode is for you!Jen shared so many helpful tips on: Our job as parents at mealtimesOur kid's responsibilities at mealtimesRed flags to be aware ofWhy "Finishing your plate" is an outdated ideaHow to handle picky eatingMentioned in this episode:Kids Eat In Color Ellyn Satter Assess your Adrenals, Detox or Get my Guidechristabiegler.com/linksJoin us on Instagraminstagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review!reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedJigsaw Health bumped our regular 10% off coupon code lessstressed10 to 15% with lessstressed15 through November (and hopefully longer). Restock your favorite potassium cocktail, magnesium, cod liver oil and more! I released a free training that shares the 4 steps I use to help clients reduce eczema, inflammation, and food-reaction symptoms by 50%+ in a few months — without restriction or overwhelm. The feedback has been incredible, and I answer every question inside the training. Watch here: christabiegler.com/blueprint

Dec 7, 2020 • 9min

#135 Nature's Effect on Stress Resilience with Best Selling Author Florence Williams

Send us a textHow do you remember and put into action all the value you get from podcasts? You talk about it! You tell someone else! What started as texts and DMs with friends and listeners is now The Less Stressed Life Podcast Facebook group. Learning is EVERYTHING. It gives us growth and we retain by sharing. Learn.Grow.Share.Join The Less Stressed Life Podcast Whole Health Facebook Group at learngrowsharecircle.com "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴." If you are craving a healthy dose of nature, this week's episode on the physiological power of nature is for you!I had a fun talk with the best selling author Florence Williams in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast about how helpful simply being outside does wonder for our mood, energy, stress resilience, and productivity! Florence shared some helpful tips on:The physiological effects of being in natureReconnecting with nature to boost our mood and combat stressHow to get outside for better wellbeing (think trees, sky, grass, and water)Dealing with a chaotic environmentMentioned in this episode:The Nature's Fix Book by Florence Williamsshinrin-yoku (“forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere”) Florence Williams is a journalist, author, and podcaster. Her first book, BREASTS: A Natural and Unnatural History, received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in science and technology and was named a notable book of 2012 by the New York Times. Her most recent book, The Nature Fix, was an Audible bestseller and was named a top summer read by J.P Morgan. She is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer for the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, The New York Review of Books, Slate, Mother Jones and numerous other publications. She is also the writer and host of two Gracie-Award-winning Audible Original series, Breasts Unbound and The Three-Day Effect, as well as Outside Magazine’s Double-X Factor podcast. A fellow at the Center for Humans and Nature and a visiting scholar at George Washington University, her work focuses on the environment, health and science.Assess your Adrenals, Detox or Get my Guidechristabiegler.com/linksJoin us on Instagraminstagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review!reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedJigsaw Health bumped our regular 10% off coupon code lessstressed10 to 15% with lessstressed15 through November (and hopefully longer). Restock your favorite potassium cocktail, magnesium, cod liver oil and more! I released a free training that shares the 4 steps I use to help clients reduce eczema, inflammation, and food-reaction symptoms by 50%+ in a few months — without restriction or overwhelm. The feedback has been incredible, and I answer every question inside the training. Watch here: christabiegler.com/blueprint

Nov 4, 2020 • 52min

#134 How to Increase Your Work-From-Home Performance with Coach Katy Kvalvik

Send us a textIf anyone knows the importance of routine and mindset, it's Katy Kvalvik.After overcoming multiple life-altering injuries—and relearning how to walk—Katy dedicated her life to empowering leaders to fulfill their missions and live out their life purpose. As many of us know, working from home can be a serious struggle.Between the distractions, routine, and lack of space, it can be so difficult to do your best work. Coach Katy Kvalvik and I had a chat in this week's episode about how to build resilience and increase a high-performance mindset while working from home. Katy shared some helpful tips on:How to start your day off right with a helpful morning routineSticking to a routine is hard... but there are simple ways to make it much easierIncreasing work from home performance with a solid mindsetMentioned in this episode: One to one coaching and group trainings by Coach Katy KvalvikKaty Kvalvik is the creator of the Harmony Method®—a blueprint for work-life harmony and is a certified executive coach that provides personal and professional development services to transform and inspire today’s leaders. She is an expert in advanced communication skills for high-stakes conversations and presentations, influence and negotiation, and leadership development.After overcoming multiple life-altering injuries—and relearning how to walk—Katy has dedicated her life to empowering leaders to fulfill their missions and live out their life purpose. She has been featured on several online and television media outlets and has spoken at events and conferences across the country. From today’s leading corporate brands to entrepreneur-led start-up businesses, she has worked with companies such as Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Sony, American Express, Beach Body, Singularity University as well as tech startups like VideoAmp, Pivot Bio, and MediGram, to name a few.Katy also speaks on integrative health—specifically stress reduction, chronic pain, gut health, and chronic fatigue. She specializes in helping individuals build resilience, increase their high-performance mindset, and achieve sustainable results by incorporating health and wellness strategies into their everyday life. A graduate of UC Berkeley, board-certified health counselor, certified trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), certified yoga instructor, energy healer, and business mentor, Katy is passionate about helping people thrive.\Assess your Adrenals, Detox or Get my Guidechristabiegler.com/linksJoin us on Instagraminstagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review!reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedJigsaw Health bumped our regular 10% off coupon code lessstressed10 to 15% with lessstressed15 through November (and hopefully longer). Restock your favorite potassium cocktail, magnesium, cod liver oil and more! I released a free training that shares the 4 steps I use to help clients reduce eczema, inflammation, and food-reaction symptoms by 50%+ in a few months — without restriction or overwhelm. The feedback has been incredible, and I answer every question inside the training. Watch here: christabiegler.com/blueprint

Oct 28, 2020 • 38min

#133 Why Self-Care Is the Key to Your Success with Dr. Mariza Snyder

Send us a textHow do you remember and put into action all the value you get from podcasts? You talk about it! You tell someone else! What started as texts and DMs with friends and listeners is now The Less Stressed Life Podcast Facebook group. Learning is EVERYTHING. It gives us growth and we retain by sharing. Learn.Grow.Share.Join The Less Stressed Life Podcast Whole Health Facebook Group at learngrowsharecircle.com "𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑒, 𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑜 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒.- 𝑊𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑡! 𝑊𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒'𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒. 𝑊𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑦, 𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒'𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑦."This week I sat down with Dr. Mariza Snyder and we discussed how self-care and hormonal balance are so important, not only for our overall health and happiness but our success.I want you to read that again… how well we take care of ourselves actually impacts how successful we are.I think deep down, we all have felt that at one point or another. Maybe we even know it. But what do we DO about it?We are a culture of do-ers. We rush around in a daze, from meeting to meeting, constantly on the go, running errands, on our phones. Busy and distracted. Hardly ever stopping, rarely resting. But if you are feeling the weight of the chaos and are ready to breathe a sigh of relief, this episode is for you. Dr. Mariza Snyder shared her expertise on:-Common hormonal imbalances and how to reset your hormones-Creating a self-care routine and why it's so important-Detoxing your liver and gut (with a bonus cheat sheet)Mentioned in this episode:Go-to Natural Hormone Solution Cheat Sheet by Dr. Snyder Speed Dial the Universe to Double Your Profits Book by Jeanna GabelliniAffirmation Book by Mary Morrisey The Success Principle Book by Jack Canfield Assess your Adrenals, Detox or Get my Guidechristabiegler.com/linksJoin us on Instagraminstagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review!reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedJigsaw Health bumped our regular 10% off coupon code lessstressed10 to 15% with lessstressed15 through November (and hopefully longer). Restock your favorite potassium cocktail, magnesium, cod liver oil and more! I released a free training that shares the 4 steps I use to help clients reduce eczema, inflammation, and food-reaction symptoms by 50%+ in a few months — without restriction or overwhelm. The feedback has been incredible, and I answer every question inside the training. Watch here: christabiegler.com/blueprint

Oct 21, 2020 • 39min

#132 Backcountry food and van life with Aaron Owens Mayhew, RD of Backcountry Foodie

Send us a textHow do you remember and put into action all the value you get from podcasts? You talk about it! You tell someone else! What started as texts and DMs with friends and listeners is now The Less Stressed Life Podcast Facebook group. Learning is EVERYTHING. It gives us growth and we retain by sharing. Learn.Grow.Share.Join The Less Stressed Life Podcast Whole Health Facebook Group at learngrowsharecircle.com “𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑧𝑒-𝑑𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 97% 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒ℎ𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑜 50% 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔."Aaron and I had a chat in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast about van life and how to get enough nutrition while on a trail.Mentioned in this episode:Backcountry foodie recipe Previously a clinical dietitian specializing in children with special health care needs for roughly 16 years. Had a mid-life crisis in 2016, decided to quit my secure well paying job and hike the Pacific Crest Trail, a dream that I never thought I'd have an opportunity to fulfill.While prepping for the trip, I realized that I couldn't afford a 5-month supply of freeze-dried food and I wasn't willing to consume the traditional hiker foods (poptarts, ramen, instant potatoes). So, I started tinkering in the kitchen and developed my own recipes and meal planning method. I was able to maximize nutrition while making the food weigh as little as possible in turn creating low volume meals. This is important because there are sections of the trail where up to 10 days worth of food must be carried in a backpack. That's a LOT of food!Fast forward to May 2018, I published my first cookbook based on the recipes used for three different long-trail hikes.Fast forward to September 2018, my husband decided he also needed a break and decided to quit his job. This is when we bought our Sprinter van and started building it ourselves.Fast forward to April 2019, we set off on our van life adventure not knowing what was to come. December 2019, launched what is now our online recipes + meal planning platform.Today, business is booming and we're in the process of hiring a dietitian to help with customer service issues and create additional content so that we can start working a 5 day work week. Future plans...We're in the early stages of creating our own backpacking food business in early 2021 if/when COVID restrictions are lifted. Commercial kitchens are still closed. So, that's us in a nutshell. I've created my own niche and since turned it into a successful business as a husband-wife team.Assess your Adrenals, Detox or Get my Guidechristabiegler.com/linksJoin us on Instagraminstagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review!Jigsaw Health bumped our regular 10% off coupon code lessstressed10 to 15% with lessstressed15 through November (and hopefully longer). Restock your favorite potassium cocktail, magnesium, cod liver oil and more! I released a free training that shares the 4 steps I use to help clients reduce eczema, inflammation, and food-reaction symptoms by 50%+ in a few months — without restriction or overwhelm. The feedback has been incredible, and I answer every question inside the training. Watch here: christabiegler.com/blueprint

Oct 13, 2020 • 43min

#131 From pesticide poisoning to whole food icon with Udo Erasmus, founder of Udo's Choice Whole Foods

Send us a text"Life- it has unconditional love for the body. Never takes a day-off, never takes a weekend-off, never goes on strike, never asks for anything back. It is our model for unconditional love; and the closer we get to that, the more we can express that in our behavior." "Frying is the worst we have ever invented to do to oils in our 200,000 years history. It is the dumbest thing that we ever ever learned because it does so much damage to the molecules we put in our body in order to trying build our health." In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I got the chance to talk to the legendary Udo Erasmus, founder of Udo's Choice Whole Foods about how best oil is being processed and the elements of whole health. Mentioned in this episode:Total Sexy Health Book by Udo Erasmus https://udoerasmus.com/book-udo/#1580648161132-3af82730-13a9The legendary Udo Erasmus is the founder of Udo’s Choice Whole Foods and other health food stores worldwide. He invented the machinery for making oils, enzymes, probiotics, and more. Udo has been a pioneer in the FlaxSeed Oil and the Healthy Fats industryUdo had a rough childhood growing up in a war zone and living without water and electricity.In 1980, Udo got pesticide poisoning and his doctors did not know what to do to help him. Udo decided to take his health into his own hands and through deep research, he made discoveries that changed the trajectory of his life and purpose.Today, Udo is a teacher at events for Tony Robbins and Deepak Chopra).He uses an 8 step process that takes into consideration all of the elements of whole health that includes our mental health, presence and awareness, our life energy, and being in harmony with nature and humanity.Assess your Adrenals, Detox or Get my Guidechristabiegler.com/linksJoin us on Instagraminstagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review!reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedJigsaw Health bumped our regular 10% off coupon code lessstressed10 to 15% with lessstressed15 through November (and hopefully longer). Restock your favorite potassium cocktail, magnesium, cod liver oil and more! I released a free training that shares the 4 steps I use to help clients reduce eczema, inflammation, and food-reaction symptoms by 50%+ in a few months — without restriction or overwhelm. The feedback has been incredible, and I answer every question inside the training. Watch here: christabiegler.com/blueprint

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