Today’s episode is gonna BLOW. YOUR. MIND. What is people pleasing ACTUALLY coming from? What does it ACTUALLY mean? And what can you do about it?
160: Getting Over Your Fear of the Scale
I know the bathroom scale triggers you. You avoid it at all costs, maybe it’ll just… all go away. Maybe you’ll forget how much you hate your body if you just never weigh yourself again. Guess what? This is a shitty strategy. It’s not about the scale. It’s about your associations with it. This episode turns your relationship with the … Read More
159: “Healthy Food” Isn’t a Thing
“Say it isn’t so, Christina! What about apples!? Celery!?” Nope, sorry- it’s not that simple. If there aren’t any inherently unhealthy foods then guess what? There aren’t any inherently healthy foods either. No one food is healthy. It doesn’t work that way. What DOES exist are healthy contexts and unhealthy contexts but it’s really not that simple. Trust me, if … Read More
158: Pre-Workout: Why You Should Reconsider
Do you hop yourself up on pre-workout? I used to, too. It was part of my pre-lifting ritual for years and years. And then I thought about it- what am I trying to cover up? And what do I actually feel like if I’m not doping myself up on crazy-juice just to survive another day in the gym? And at … Read More
157: More to it- health is also what you think and what you say
What good is your physical health if you’re a walking-talking ass hole to yourself? Ever leave the doctor’s office feeling like you just need to get a grip on your health and then find yourself on another diet? Yeah… that’s common. It’s also not the whole picture. Sure, there are parts of our health that can be improved by how … Read More
156: Navigating a Fit Pregnancy with Athena Concannon
Find Athena: IG: @athenaconcannon FB: legit fit lifestyle lounge on the web: https://www.achievewithathena.com/
155: Supporting a friend through the aftermath of an affair- with Emily Gough
My best friend was cheated on for 9 years, now what? I’m a fixer- when my friends come to me with an issue, my gut instinct is to fix everything. But with an international border separating us, it made it a lot more difficult. I couldn’t just go over there and bring her coffee to cheer her up. And I … Read More
BIZ 012: Perfecting the art of acting “as if”
“I trust myself the most in the areas of my life in which I’ve taken the most action.” -said by yours truly. Hi, I’m Christina Montalvo, and my life can be categorized by a series of shitting my pants- and taking big action anyway. Action produces results- no matter which way you spin it. Sure, we have to manage our … Read More
