Lifestyle Design with Koya Webb

“Diets that are very rich in plant material and low in saturated fat are unbelievably powerful in delaying, preventing and reversing chronic diseases.”The importance of a plant-based low fat diet to helping with diabetes and pre-diabetes (3:55)What brought Cyrus to his passion for healing diabetes (5:13)How plant based low fat diets are integral to preventing diabetes (12:31)How Cyrus and Robbie met and started to collaborate (15:13)How multiple perspectives and short term evidence based diets create a challenge with growing their business (20:41)Why what seems the best way to lose weight isn’t necessarily the healthiest (24:13)The three tips to losing weight healthily (26:12)How opening your mind to the idea of reversing chronic disease means using your food as medicine (30:31)How Mastering Diabetes has been growing (35:41)How mangos are important to your health (37:14)Links mentioned in this episode:Mastering Diabetes BookMastering Diabetes PodcastThe 80/10/10 DietDouglas GrahamForks Over KnivesOrder Koya's book Let Your Fears Make You FierceFollow Cyrus and Robby:Mastering Diabetes InstagramMastering Diabetes FacebookMastering Diabetes YouTubeFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook

“Put yourself in a position to allow others to remind you of your worth.”How Tonya’s ex helped equalize her (2:32)How to maneuver through a financially codependent relationship that is abusive (5:12)How finding your safe space and stabilizing is an important step to building our next steps (10:41)How working through her creditor helped her to rebuild her credit (13:41)The steps Tonya took to mentally and emotionally open herself to live again (17:41)Where Tonya is now and how she transitioned with her family (20:25)How to create space around discussions about finances with your partner (29:46)How therapy has helped Tonya to open up and look at herself in a different way (35:11)The importance of knowing your worth (45:16)Advice on how to secure your finances (49:41)Links mentioned in this episode:My Fab FinanceOrder Koya's book Let Your Fears Make You FierceFollow Tonya:InstagramTwitterWebsiteFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook

“I look at sound as a pathway to the silence.”How Crystal grew to love sound and silence as a form of therapy (1:41)How the Get Loved Up yoga training taught Crystal about movement (5:31)The importance of holding space and having space held for Crystal (8:31)What it means for Crystal to identify as nonbinary (13:15)How Crystal learned to grow in relationships with a partner (16:09)The importance of being in the present moment (23:15)Links mentioned in this episode:The 15 Commandments of Conscious LeadershipEmergent StrategyBlack Girl podcastTherapy for Black GirlsUnlocking Us PodcastOrder Koya's book Let Your Fears Make You FierceFollow Crystal :InstagramTwitterWebsiteFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook

“It is my responsibility as a black woman to walk in infinite possibility.”How Rha found her calling (4:14)How Rha learned from the poverty trifecta (14:13)How community and family influenced her (15:11)How transforming her relationship with resources was mandatory to succeed (19:24)How the four step process helps you through your relationship with money (23:51)How giving and receiving abundance helps us (28:10)The purpose of preserving our enthusiasm (30:11)What speaking to the vision is and does (32:12)How peeling away will help us to receive (39:34)How healing ourselves is the best contribution we can make (45:23)Links mentioned in this episode:Queen AfuaThe Abundance Book - John Randolph PriceReboot PodcastKate Northrup and Mike WattsThe Creative Life PodcastMove the CrowdThe Calling Order Koya's book Let Your Fears Make You FierceFollow Rha:InstagramTwitterYoutubeFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook

“The more pain they inflict, the deeper into love I’ll bury myself.”Shaman Durek describes his trials in his upbringing and his spiritual influences (3:10)Why love and authenticity are so important to the shaman’s journey (10:18)How to find forgiveness through wanting to break the cycle of abuse (14:21)Why understanding abuse as an illness will set you free of it (23:20)Why taking care of our species and all nature is so important to our survival (27:31)How separation can be healing (29:51)How perception plays into how we discuss things (34:42)How entertainment and self interest can distract us from what’s most important (43:12)How owning your own space will help you hold space for others (55:09)What love means to Shaman Durek (1:02:41)Links mentioned in this episode:Spirit HackingOrder Koya's book Let Your Fears Make You FierceFollow Shaman Durek:InstagramWebsiteYoutubeFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook

“‘Am I enough?’ is the root to anxiety.”Notes:How discovering what anxiety was in college started Shainna’s journey into understanding mental health (4:30)Shainna describes the toughest times of her life regarding mental health (16:30)The importance of validating anxiety (20:12)Shainna describes the importance of taking suicidality seriously and getting help (24:31)How other’s anecdotes of struggle can help us through (28:41)The importance of noticing the signs (33:04)How the trouble with suicidality is the lack of resources, not the underlying causes (43:02)The empowerment of love in mental health (47:21)What love is to Shainna (51:23)Links mentioned in this episode:The Self-Love WorkbookMan’s Search for Meaning - Viktor FranklPaths to God - Ram DassTrauma - Elizabeth JaikaranOrder Koya's book Let Your Fears Make You FierceFollow Shainna:WebsiteInstagramFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook

“It’s hard to see the progress when you’re deep in the process.”How Diego started his meditative journey (1:31)Who Diego was before discovering this method (4:51)How the Vipassana process works (13:46)How taking care of yourself is important to helping and serving others (16:07)How rest plays a big part in Diego’s everyday (18:27)How Diego’s conflict resolution with his wife is so important to his well being (22:31)How this conflict resolution is put into play (29:13)How doing nothing will help walls come down (35:18)How juicing has changed Diego’s life (41:01)Links mentioned in this episode:Vipassana in CuencaFollow Diego:InstagramWebsiteFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook

“It needs to come from a place of love.”Notes:How Nick relieves his own stress through tapping (2:54)How Nick figures out the best next step in his life (10:12)How Nick sorts through things in the news to preserve his energy (19:40)How meditating factors into Nick’s practice (29:10)How the individual’s effort is important to changing the world (31:51)How to manage what is going on at home right now (35:08)How the world is moving through the mindfulness space and where it’s headed (43:41)Links mentioned in this episode:The Tapping Solution AppFreakonomics podcastBen Greenfield podcastExponential Wisdom podcast - Peter DiamandisTim Ferriss PodcastConan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcastAtomic Habits by James ClearNick Ortner’s book The Tapping SolutionOrder Koya's book Let Your Fears Make You FierceFollow Nick:WebsiteFacebookTwitterYouTubeFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook

“Appreciation is gratitude in action.”How to inject your history and your authentic self into your business (4:35)How Marie came to be the powerful woman she is today (7:16)How Marie figures things out through three simple rules (12:41)How negativity bias affects us (17:12)Marie’s personal precautions during the quarantine. (21:25)Marie’s lessons that she doesn’t want to forget from the quarantine (25:41)What a blessing it is to be connected during this time (28:24)The importance of keeping cash reserves (30:18)Why we need getting “back to normal” from this quarantine is bad (35:10)How we can be more mindful at this time (41:19)Why we need something from everyone (43:14)What love means to Marie (45:20)The importance of forgiveness (46:31)Links mentioned in this episode:Everything Is FigureoutableKate Raworth Doughnut EconomicsMy Brilliant Friend on HBOThe Copy CureB-schoolOrder Koya's book Let Your Fears Make You FierceFollow Marie:WebsiteMarie Forleo PodcastInstagramTwitterFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook

“Don’t attach dollars to your soul.”Tai explains her why in impacting women and girls (5:13)The importance of human connection in sharing herself in the world (12:14)The difference between effective and ineffective influencers (14:20)Why being intentional about goals is important (17:20)Some tips to being abundant and financially stable while pursuing your passion (18:45)How Tai has learned to invest through financial mistakes (24:35)Why having friends that offer helpful advice/criticism will help you (26:31)How being vulnerable helps to grow (situationships vs. relationships) (29:05)What love means to Tai (35:14)How return on investment affects your effort (39:13)What makes a good friend (40:41)How one journey applies to your journey (45:10)How spirituality, growth and turn up are all important to a good partner (48:35)How harmony works in imbalances in a partnership (57:10)Links mentioned in this episode:Vibe VixenRutgers University Job Training ProgramSister CircleBeyond ReadyThe Tai LifeFollow Tai:WebsiteInstagramFollow Koya:InstagramFacebook