The number of times I’ve heard women say, “but there are already so many people teaching about this topic,” or “there’s too much competition,” or “I’ll never catch up to her,” or “but I don’t have anything worth saying.” YOU GUYS. Can you imagine if I had let those thoughts stop me when there were a ton of people already …
Podcast Episode #360: Coconuts & Kettlebells with Noelle Tarr & Stefani Ruper
Topics News and updates from Diane [1:48] Keto book news The Body Awareness Project Meet up with Liz and Cassy coming up Introducing our guests, Stefani Ruper and Noelle Tarr [5:43] Coconuts and Kettlebells, the new book [12:47] Bread versus butter lover [20:20] Determining what works for your body [28:45] Favorite exercise and exercise you’d like to try [39:02] Muscle …
Podcast Episode #359: Healing After Miscarriage, Postpartum Support, & Prepping a Birth Plan with Meg the Midwife
Topics Reintroducing our guest, Meg the Midwife [1:53] What I had for dinner last night [4:20] Preparing for baby number two [10:16] Healing after miscarriage [15:20] Postpartum support of hormones [16:49] Advice to partners for support [27:34] Giving birth at home [31:55] Preparing the birth plan [37:49] Subscribe to DianeSanfilippo.com Balanced Bites Master Class The episodes are also available in …
Podcast Episode #358: Choosing Smarter Seafood with Randy Hartnell of Vital Choice
Topics News and updates from Liz [1:52] Introducing our guest, Randy Hartnell from Vital Choice [3:21] Environmental impact with seafood shopping [8:47] Farmed versus well-managed fisheries [13:48] B corporation status and what it means [21:58] Farmed fish and seafood [30:27] Perfectionism around buying seafood [34:21] Farmed Atlantic salmon [40:28] Palatability and affordability [42:33] Environmental impact on seafood [51:28] Randy’s favorite …
Podcast Episode #357: Prenatal Health, Pregnancy, & C-Section Recovery with Meg the Midwife
Topics Introducing our guest, Meg the Midwife, Meg Reburn [2:02] Something new that I’m digging lately [5:32] Meg’s professional career as a midwife in Canada [8:30] Recovering from hypothalamic amenorrhea and getting pregnant [14:21] Prenatal recommendations [23:27] Low basal body temperature [27:10] A journey of balance versus healing [37:10] Turning a breech baby [43:29] Recovering from a C-section [47:38] When …
New This Week / July 18, 2018
I’m keeping things simple today, with a quick kitchen hack for you… You know how you open a (BPA-free) can of coconut milk and then use a little bit and are left with an open can? You know how you *also* get more free shaker bottles than a human ever needs? Allow me to introduce you to THE BEST IDEA …
Podcast Episode #356: Beyond Inspiralized with Ali Maffucci
Topics News and updates from Diane [1:38] Introducing our guest, Ali Maffucci of Inspiralized [3:56] The Inspiralized story [9:16] Starting the business [13:38] The evolution of Inspiralized [15:43] Supporting an audience with authenticity [17:58] Sharing more than just the highlights [25:30] The Inspiralizer [29:36] 30-plus fruits and veggies [34:42] Meal prep with spiralizing [36:04] Soggy noodles [38:00] Cooking methods of …
New This Week / July 11, 2018
I feel like a broken record sometimes. And, I wonder if maybe the process of being injured or getting sick – or, ahem, going through a stressful time in life – could simply be accompanied by a *hall pass* for working out that extends however many days, weeks, or months past the pausing-situation so that we could all just stop …
Podcast Episode #355: All About Thyroid Health with Dr. Becky Campbell
Topics News and updates from Diane & Liz [1:59] Balanced Bites Spices Balanced Bites Master Class Introducing our guest, Dr. Becky Campbell [3:25] Dr. Campbell’s personal thyroid story [7:57] Seven common triggers of Hashimoto’s [11:15] Identifying and working with gut infections [17:12] High cortisol, adrenal dysfunction, and the thyroid [23:29] Exercise and high cortisol [29:31] Mindfulness and the healing power …
New This Week / July 4, 2018
Last week, I realized what that *horrible* feeling was after the fact. You know, the feeling when you are both *paralyzed* and also anxious to take action. The feeling when you thought you had a good idea, but then something came along, or (someone?), or just the wrong information entered your consciousness and suddenly, SELF DOUBT sets in. I will …