I Could Never Do That

Dawn Mussallem was in medical school when she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Treatment was successful but eventually, Dr. Mussallem, who works at Mayo Clinic in Florida, began experiencing heart failure. She had a defibrillator implanted and went through myriad procedures as she navigated her medical career. As her heart worsened, she was listed for a heart transplant and on Feb. 5, 2021, “the ultimate exchange” occurred – when Dr. Mussallem received a new heart. Just one year later, Dawn also became a marathon finisher. Today, she shares her journey as a physician, mother, wife, daughter, and 20-year cancer survivor turned heart transplant recipient. Episode Resources: Episode Webpage Dawn's Journey from Cancer Survivor to Transplant Recipient Mayo News Network Story on Dawn's Marathon Journey "I Could Never Do That" Website Support Carrie and the Podcast through "Buy Me a Coffee" Theme Music: Your Love by Atch -License: Creative Commons License - Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)    

A musician and teacher by day and potato pusher by night! This is the story of Alison James, CEO of Sports Spuds. Tired of constantly feeling sick and nauseous during her marathons and races, Alison heeded the advice of a nutritionist and tried boiled potatoes - BAM!! Success! The only problem? They were messy and not portable, especially when you're reaching into your baggie with dirty hands. For 12 years, Alison and her husband researched, tested, explored and hit dead ends when trying to figure out how to package potatoes. Finally, they found a supplier with the right machine and packaging...now they just had to hone their recipe.  Sport Spuds debuted in 2021 and, through some grassroots marketing, is now making quite the impact on the endurance scene.  This is definitely a story of patience, resilience, and the determination to keep searching for solutions. Now, they have a great product and a loyal audience extolling the power of the potato!   Sport Spuds Website "I Could Never Do That" Website Theme Music: Your Love by Atch -License: Creative Commons License - Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)    

Tracey Hulick is a plant-based ultrarunner who, at the young age of 12, became inspired to donate her kidney to a stranger.  Upon hearing a story of someone whose life was saved from a living donor, Tracey was also determined to save the lives of strangers, which she did in 2017 when she donated one of her kidneys. This also led to her creating a nonprofit and global community at kidneydonorathlete.org, which, as she writes on her website, "Promotes the gift of life through living kidney donation among active individuals and athletes, by building a community that inspires, supports, and educates people about the experience of kidney donation." As this episode drops in early March, Tracey, and 20 plus other members of Kidney Donor Athletes are in Tanzania about to summit Mount Kilimanjaro.  Today, she shares her story of how this uncommon seed was planted and how she had to endure a tremendous amount of resistance from those who she thought were her closest friends. She talks about her triumph when she returned to racing, and now her fulfillment of creating this resource for others so that they don't have to go it alone as she did. Life truly has come full-circle for this advocate and adventure-seeker. Kidney Donor Athlete Website Tracey Hulick Instagram Washington Post Article 

Lisa Hesse is a Life and Wellness Coach for Athletes. Her job is to literally change the limiting beliefs of her clients and release them from the, "I Could Nevers." She is passionate about helping women across the wellness continuum find and celebrate their best selves while unleashing their own superpowers of joyful living. Questions we explore today: What limiting beliefs do you hold onto What identities do you find yourself stuck in? What is something you’d like to see yourself doing in 3 months, 6 months, 2 years? What relationship do you have with change? Everything changes, but when the ground gets too shaky, Lisa is there to help her clients stabilize and re-find their foundation. Episode Resources: Lisa Hesse Website Live Feisty Women's Performance Summit

Anthony Masiello is co-founder and CEO of Plant Based TeleHealth, which provides medical care for patients who have chronic disease and other medical conditions, including, but not limited to, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, and digestive issues. These conditions are addressed through lifestyle medicine—the powerful, evidence-based practice of promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyle modification, including a whole-food, plant-based diet. Anthony shares his own journey from an overweight young adult, to a health coach and entrepreneur. He is passionate about making lifestyle medicine accessible to all and improving quality of life for all - especially as it relates to health, wellness and wellbeing, peace, freedom, accomplishment, and overall life satisfaction. Episode Resources: Plant Based TeleHealth Website "I Could Never Do That" Website Theme Music: Your Love by Atch -License: Creative Commons License - Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)  

Today, I take a dive deep on a topic that is so, so important to me. Performance as a Plant-Based athlete. I hear all of the time from friends and fellow athletes who want to increase their knowledge and education around a plant-based diet and put it into practice in their training or on the racecourse. Today I’m speaking with Certified Sports Nutritionist Elizabeth Inpyn - she has a Masters of Science (in applied Exercise Science in Sports Nutrition) and she’s also certified by the International Society Of Sports Nutrition, as well as a plant-based certification from the T.Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Elizabeth is a nutrition coach for FuelIn, which is an online coaching service and app that takes the guesswork out of your fueling and eating and really helps to dial in your needs based on your personal training schedule. We talk through so many of the nuts and bolts of putting together a plantstrong performance plan We discuss soy (the many pros of this misunderstood food) We talk micronutrients and supplements We talk protein sources, protein powders, and how to mix and match foods to get some serious bang for your buck. You might never want to become fully vegan, but let’s face it, we could all use a little more of a plant slant in our lives, yes? Episode Resources FuelIn     

  Are you doing work you love? Are you waking up with purpose? Are you doing work that matters to you? Most, unfortunately, are not. In fact, in 2020, a whopping 65% of employees were already thinking of leaving their jobs - this was pre-pandemic.  Author, Career Coach, Radio Host and Podcaster, Ken Coleman, discusses his latest book, From Paycheck to Purpose - The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love. Coleman is heard on 70 radio stations, SiriusXM, and his podcast with over a million downloads a month, where he helps his audience discover what they were born to do and provides practical steps and advice to make that dream job a reality. His seven steps are outlined in his new book and, while they may seem simple, they are not easy. Finding your purpose requires constant work, self-evaluation, clarity and returning to your own personal mission statement about what you want and WHY. You were born to do work that matters and From Paycheck to Purpose is your personal guidebook. Episode Resources Ken Coleman Resources - including "Your Guide to Career Clarity" Order From Paycheck to Purpose    

Melissa Sundermann, DO, dipABLM, is board-certified in internal medicine. Dr. Sundermann has clinical interest in chronic disease management and preventive medicine through a Lifestyle Medicine approach. Lifestyle Medicine is a specialty of medicine that emphasizes increased physical activity, healthful whole food plant-based nutrition goals, improving sleep quality, avoiding risky substances, stress management and forming and maintaining supportive, healthy relationships. In caring for patients, Dr. Sundermann believes in a collaborative team approach between physician, patients and specialists.

  Betsy Hartley is an ultrarunner, health coach, and author of the book, "All Bets Are Off - My Journey of Losing 200 Pounds, A Showdown with Diabetes, and Falling in Love with Running." Today, she discusses how her rock bottom actually became her escape hatch to become absurdly brave. Cover excerpt: "From insulin shots to ultrarunning, Betsy shares, in her honest and often humorous way, the stories, advice, pitfalls, and triumphs of her very personal journey to build a healthy new life. And, what life is like today as a healthy, active, non-diabetic woman."    Episode Support Novo Veritas - Fostering Honest Change Visit "I Could Never Do That" and subscribe, rate, and review to the show 8 Greens Website - Use promo code: ICNDT for 15% off your first one-time order at 8greens.com    

Julieanna Hever, a renowned plant-based dietitian and author, shares her inspiring journey from actress to health advocate. She emphasizes the importance of self-empowerment in achieving optimal health through food. Discussing her new book, The Choose You Now Diet, Julieanna unveils her tenets for lasting weight loss that reject calorie counting for a joyful approach to eating. She also focuses on the critical connection between mindset, self-compassion, and positive dietary choices, guiding listeners to foster a deeper relationship with food.