The Melissa Ambrosini Show

This episode is brought to you by BLUblox. Head to www.BLUblox.com now and enter the code MELISSA for 15% off your order.You asked, so here it is: another episode with Nick Broadhurst — singer/songwriter, polymath, entrepreneur, and (best of all) my darling husband. In today’s deep-dive, he’s pulling back the curtains on the huge physical transformation (as well as giving us a sneak peek at his latest single ‘Inner Love’!! 🙌).Head to https://melissaambrosini.com/245 for full episode resources and more inspiring weekly episodes.It’s no secret that Nick has had his fair share of health challenges. After his life-altering diagnosis, as well as suffering from various ‘mystery’ illnesses, ailments and mental health issues, he came *this close* to giving up on his search for wellness. After all, maybe “sick and tired” is just how we’re supposed to feel as we get older… right?Wrong. Nick knew there was another level he could reach with his health, and the solution was in the kitchen. By eating 100% whole food, plant-based he’s been able to radically transform his body and mind. In less than 3 months, he put on 5 kilos of muscle, increased his training volume by 600%, healed some lingering ailments, got his energy back to levels he hadn’t experienced for decades, and now feels stronger, healthier, happier and more creative than ever before.In this conversation, we opened it up to you and he’s answering all YOUR burning questions about mental health, releasing new music, creativity, purpose, his transformation, revealing the truth about going plant-based, and how it can impact your life.So if you want to bust through the raging myths about eating plant-based, find out why transitioning to plants is not as hard (or as big a deal) as you may think, and also hear his new single (which is hands down, one of my favourites), grab your earbuds, press download, and prepare to have your mind-blown… this episode is for you!In this episode we chat about: His journey through one of the toughest times of his life… and how it impacted our relationship (08:30)His new single — why now, and why the delay? (15:36)The #1 reason he decided to go 100% wholefood plant-based (17:22)How going wholefood plant-based has affected his mental health (anyone who’s ever struggled with depression and anxiety NEEDS to hear this!) (29:01)Nick’s typical day of food (and how he adapts his diet based on his energy needs and intuition) (37:46)The best plant sources of protein and fat (and they’re not what you’d expect!) (41:10)How to transition to a plant-based diet and avoid any nasty detox effects (49:29)Do vegans need supplements? Finally, an answer backed by science (55:00)How Nick builds so much muscle on a plant-based diet (01:02:59)Celery juice: worth it or not? (01:04:58)The best way to get your family to eat plant-based (even if your kids don’t love fruit and veg… yet!) (01:07:40)His powerful manifesting process (01:16:14)Plus so much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monday Motivation is a weekly dose of epic inspiration, delivered directly to your earbuds. These “mini podcasts” are designed to clear out any mental clutter, shift you into clarity and uplift your spirit, so you can dive into your week BURSTING with love and excitement.These weekly ‘spiritual top-ups’ are backed by science. Each episode is infused with Binaural Beats, Solfeggio Frequencies, Isochronic Tones and Monaural Beats, and are scientifically engineered to help you drop into a deep meditative state (just like my bestselling Mastering Your Mean Girl Meditations). Combining these four targeted technologies is a world-first, allowing you to experience absolutely mind-blowing benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do world-class achievers have in common? And what does it take — really — to succeed at the highest level? Today’s podcast guest, Alex Banayan, spent seven years interviewing the most innovative leaders of the past half-century, including Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Larry King, Maya Angelou, Steve Wozniak, Jane Goodall, Jessica Alba, Quincy Jones, and more, to see if he could uncover the secrets of peak performers and discover what made them so successful. And what he discovered might just blow your mind...Head to https://melissaambrosini.com/243 for full episode resources and more inspiring weekly episodes.Alex Banayan is the only nationally bestselling business author under 30 in America. His story is crazy: the day before his freshman year final exams, he hacked The Price Is Right, won a sailboat, sold it, and used the prize money to fund his quest to learn from the world's most successful people. Since then, Alex has been named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list and Business Insider's Most Powerful People Under 30. He has contributed to Fast Company, the Washington Post, Entrepreneur, and TechCrunch, and has been featured in major media including Fortune, Forbes, Businessweek, Bloomberg TV, Fox News, and CBS News.Alex’s findings are life changing. Whether you’re at the start of your career journey, or are a few decades in, you can’t afford to miss these lessons on getting noticed, leapfrogging your competitors, and achieving your dreams in record time. (I seriously wish I’d known this stuff back when I first started my business!)So if you want insider success tips, to crack the code of the world’s highest achievers, and become world class in whatever you do, pop in those earbuds… this episode is for you.In this episode we chat about: His story from hacking The Price Is Right, to where he is today (05:30)The 3 biggest lessons we can learn from the world's most successful celebrities (13:43)What Jessica Alba taught him (and how it changed his life) (16:58)After interviewing dozens of celebrities, who’s the one person who inspired him most? (20:44)His unusual strategies for bouncing back from setbacks (22:57)The #1 thing he attributes his success to (29:21)Alex’s mission in life and the story that inspired him (31:44)The one book he would put in every school curriculum (35:03)What he wants to work on within himself (36:28)The one thing he does every morning to set himself up for a productive day (38:17)The inspiring lesson he learned from his dad’s death (40:52)Plus so much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monday Motivation is a weekly dose of epic inspiration, delivered directly to your earbuds. These “mini podcasts” are designed to clear out any mental clutter, shift you into clarity and uplift your spirit, so you can dive into your week BURSTING with love and excitement.These weekly ‘spiritual top-ups’ are backed by science. Each episode is infused with Binaural Beats, Solfeggio Frequencies, Isochronic Tones and Monaural Beats, and are scientifically engineered to help you drop into a deep meditative state (just like my bestselling Mastering Your Mean Girl Meditations). Combining these four targeted technologies is a world-first, allowing you to experience absolutely mind-blowing benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“It’s normal to get sick and decline after a certain age… isn’t it?” Absolutely not, says today’s podcast guest, Dr Michael Greger. Though this belief is hugely common in our society, Dr Greger has compiled research that blows it right out of the water. His findings show that disease and decline are NOT inevitable and that through nutrition, you have an incredible amount of control over your health destiny. And in this episode, he’s here to reveal the secrets of how to save your own life...Head to https://melissaambrosini.com/241 for full episode resources and more inspiring weekly episodes.A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous “meat defamation” trial. In 2017, Dr. Greger was honored with the ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. His latest book How Not to Die became an instant New York Times Best Seller. He has videos on more than 2,000 health topics freely available at NutritionFacts.org, with new videos and articles uploaded every day. The proceeds he receives from his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements are all donated to charity (🙌).How Not To Die was a tipping point in our household. It literally changed our lives (and that’s no exaggeration). Before I’d even finished the book, I was making arrangements to get Dr Greger on the show — his insights are that groundbreaking, and I knew I needed to share them with you.So if you want the truth — backed by hardcore science — about how to fight disease, reverse the effects of ageing, and live up to your genetic potential... then stop whatever you’re doing and dive into this conversation now.In this episode we chat about: The life changing story about his grandma that led him to this path (05:43)How not to die from any disease and improve your health destiny by eating a plant-based diet (06:55)The scientific research behind Michael’s work and how to cut through all the noise (08:26)The relationship between meat consumption and the ‘Blue Zones’ (12:41)The must-have supplements if you’re eating a plant-based diet (14:00)What no one tells you about Vitamin B12 (and how to get more of it in your diet) (18:16)What is the daily dozen, and why is it such a game-changer for your health? (20:33)The key takeaways from his upcoming book, How Not to Diet (22:20)Why it’s so imperative to adopt a healthy diet (even from a young age) (32:23)How unhealthy habits are harming your health and longevity (34:26)Plus so much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monday Motivation is a weekly dose of epic inspiration, delivered directly to your earbuds. These “mini podcasts” are designed to clear out any mental clutter, shift you into clarity and uplift your spirit, so you can dive into your week BURSTING with love and excitement.These weekly ‘spiritual top-ups’ are backed by science. Each episode is infused with Binaural Beats, Solfeggio Frequencies, Isochronic Tones and Monaural Beats, and are scientifically engineered to help you drop into a deep meditative state (just like my bestselling Mastering Your Mean Girl Meditations). Combining these four targeted technologies is a world-first, allowing you to experience absolutely mind-blowing benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is brought to you by BLUblox. Head to www.BLUblox.com now and enter the code MELISSA for 15% off your order.When something or someone triggers you, how do you cope? For many, it’s way too easy to get bogged down in pain, anger, and defensiveness… and it can feel hard to climb out of it. But today’s podcast guest, Sharon Salzberg, is here to show us how to move through this pain, calm our engines, and transform our relationship with our enemies… even if your ‘enemy’ happens to be yourself.Head to https://melissaambrosini.com/239 for full episode resources and more inspiring weekly episodes.Sharon Salzberg is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher and New York Times bestselling author. She has played a crucial role in bringing meditation and mindfulness practices into mainstream culture since 1974, when she first began teaching. She is the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and the author of ten books including her New York Times bestsellers, Real Happiness, her seminal work, Lovingkindness and my personal favourite, Love Your Enemies.Sharon’s approach to meditation and embodying compassion (both for yourself and others) is life-altering. She’s accessible, she’s down to earth, and she’s funny… if you’ve ever felt like meditation is “too hard”, “too stuffy”, or that it “won’t work for you”, I’m betting you’ve never heard Sharon’s take on it before. So if you want highly actionable techniques that will help you move past pain, break the anger habit, and find peace within yourself and with the world, pop in those earbuds… this episode is for you.In this episode we chat about: Her story and how she got into Buddhism (04:42)What it was like losing her mother at 9 years old (09:00)How to heal from trauma (11:35)How to lift the weight of pain and suffering (15:13)My favorite mantra when I’m feeling challenged (19:48)Can you completely heal from trauma, or does it leave a residue? (20:15)The Buddhist principles that have impacted her most (25:21)How to love your enemies (28:11)The number 1 book she would put in the school curriculum (39:23)Where to start if you’re new to meditation (43:37)Her morning routine and meditation practice (46:26)The simple technique to carry over the tranquility of your meditation into your daily life (49:09)Her game-changing meditation advice (53:06)Plus so much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monday Motivation is a weekly dose of epic inspiration, delivered directly to your earbuds. These “mini podcasts” are designed to clear out any mental clutter, shift you into clarity and uplift your spirit, so you can dive into your week BURSTING with love and excitement.These weekly ‘spiritual top-ups’ are backed by science. Each episode is infused with Binaural Beats, Solfeggio Frequencies, Isochronic Tones and Monaural Beats, and are scientifically engineered to help you drop into a deep meditative state (just like my bestselling Mastering Your Mean Girl Meditations). Combining these four targeted technologies is a world-first, allowing you to experience absolutely mind-blowing benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is brought to you by BLUblox. Head to www.BLUblox.com now and enter the code MELISSA for 15% off your order.Do you ever feel like you’ve got something inside you — a story, a song, an artwork, whatever — that you’re not fully expressing? Today’s podcast guest, Chase Jarvis, says there’s a creator inside all of us, even if you’ve never considered yourself to be “creative”. And in this episode, he’s sharing his genius strategies for unleashing that inner creator so you can share the spark inside you that’s aching to be set free. Head to melissaambrosini.com/237 for full episode resources and more inspiring weekly episodes.Chase Jarvis is an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and one of the most influential photographers of the past decade. He has created campaigns for Apple, Nike, Red Bull, and more; has had gallery shows in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East; was a contributor to the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times story “SnowFall,” and earned an Emmy nomination for his documentary Portrait of a City. As well as founding the online learning hub ‘Creative Live’, he’s also been a keynote speaker on six continents, an adviser to Fortune 100 brands, and a guest at the Obama White House, the United Nations, the Library of Congress, 10 Downing Street, Buckingham Palace, and the DIFC in Dubai.I’ve followed Chase’s work for ages now. While his photography is undeniably epic (seriously!), it’s his approach to creativity that truly has me swooning. Rather than a skill, he sees it as a habit that’s available to everyone — whether you’re an artist, a zookeeper, or anything in between. Through small daily actions, he says you can cultivate this important habit and channel your creative powers, transforming your life and health in the process.So if you want to learn how to express the big ideas brewing inside you, design daily habits for self-expression, and rediscover your innate creative spirit, then buckle up and press play… this inspiring conversation is for you.In this episode we chat about: •His story from being told he wasn’t creative in grade 2 to where he is today (05:33)•Why everyone is creative (13:34)•What is creativity? (19:08)•Why creativity is essential for achieving true wellness (24:37)•How *not* expressing your creativity is doing you harm (29:00)•Why words are so powerful (31:14)•Where to begin with expressing yourself creatively (If you sometimes worry you’re “not creative”, this part is a must-listen) (33:37)•How he expressed himself creatively today (36:44)•The key to unlocking your creativity (39:27)•Plus so much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monday Motivation is a weekly dose of epic inspiration, delivered directly to your earbuds. These “mini podcasts” are designed to clear out any mental clutter, shift you into clarity and uplift your spirit, so you can dive into your week BURSTING with love and excitement.These weekly ‘spiritual top-ups’ are backed by science. Each episode is infused with Binaural Beats, Solfeggio Frequencies, Isochronic Tones and Monaural Beats, and are scientifically engineered to help you drop into a deep meditative state (just like my bestselling Mastering Your Mean Girl Meditations). Combining these four targeted technologies is a world-first, allowing you to experience absolutely mind-blowing benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.