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How Hardcore Fitness Can Make You Fat and How to Restore Metabolism After Years of Chronic Dieting | with Vince Pitstick and Emily Duncan Nov 30, 2023

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Have you ever felt like your body and metabolism just "weren't the same" after years spend trying to diet and get "fit?" Has it ever felt like the more hardcore you got in your fitness pursuits, things actually started backfiring, and you started gaining weight uncontrollably that wouldn't come off, all while developing symptoms like bloating, food intolerances, anxiety, poor digestion, irregular or missing periods, chronic fatigue, and chronic inflammation? And if you said yes, have you ever felt hopeless or like you were destined to be overweight and tired for the rest of your life? Today's guest Vince Pitstick has worked with thousands of women like you and beyond. Vince has spent the last decade diving deep into functional health and nutrition to help with this exact problem. Since he set out on this mission, he's created Nutrition Dynamic, the largest 1-on-1 health coaching company in America, and co-founded Metabolic Mentor University, a program that helps hundreds of health + wellness coaches become certified in functional nutrition so they can carry out their mission of improving their clients' health and lives every single day.

On today's show, we're discussing functional nutrition and metabolism, diving into topics such as:

-why metabolism goes to shit when we diet for too long

-metabolic dysfunction,

-how a "hard core" fitness lifestyle can lead to more fat gain and worse health in the long term

- the concept of "metabolic forgiveness"

- the impact of our emotional state + mindset on food influences nutrient metabolism

- the path forward to restoring metabolism after years of chronic dieting, menopause, chronic illness, and more

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The Tell-All of my Psychedelic-Induced Existential Crisis: Pain, Trauma, Healing, and Meaning | with host Emily Duncan Nov 16, 2023

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Today we are getting REAL vulnerable. I've never really talked about this in full, raw form on any of my platforms. In 2021, I embarked on a psychedelic medicine ceremony with a very powerful medicine - Bufo, or 5-MeO-DMT. That experience took a turn when I came home and my integration went south, or more specifically, went dark. That experience launched me into a real-life existential crisis, and it was one of the most challenging times in my life. This episode is an unfiltered tell-all.

*CONTENT WARNINGS*

This episode is not meant to endorse the use of illegal and/or psychoactive substances, and is for entertainment only.

This episode contains heavy and potentially triggering topics such as death, dissociation, and Trauma.

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Making Friends as an Adult, Platonic Relationships and Why They Matter, How to Start Doing the Work, and Gaining Clarity on Your Career | with Matt McLeod and Emily Duncan Nov 09, 2023

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You know him as the king of Golden Retriever Energy, the Innsufferably Handsome Responsible Delinquent, or you know him as... Matt McLeod. Today, we're sitting down with one of my best friends and favorite humans for an episode full of both wholesome fun and valuable perspective. In today's episode, we focus a lot on relationships: how to cultivate meaningful friendships as an adult, the concept of platonic friendships and if they can really exist, and how to start "doing the work" on yourself to improve your relationship with yourself and with the people in your life. We also talk to Matt about his unique perspective on business in the fitness coaching space, and how he's maintained his clarity and values in what he wants in business at a time when shiny object syndrome is everyone and profit seems to be the only metric for success.

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ATHLETIC IDENTITY: Preparing for Life Post-Sports, Mental and Physical Health Challenges, and My Journey with Athletic Identity | with host Emily Duncan Nov 02, 2023

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If you spent a significant amount of time playing a sport or in a performance sport like dance or gymnastics, there's a good chance you've struggled with athletic identity once that sport was over. In today's episode, we're talking about what athletic identity is, what contributes to it, the mental + emotional health challenges that come with athletic identity, my journey with it as a dancer and after competing in bodybuilding, and strategies and mindset tools for transitioning out of athletics and into healthy, fulfilling lives after sports.

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Functional Medicine Myths and Truths, Parasite Cleanses, the Dangers of Hormone Balancing Supplements, How to Test Your Hormones, and How to Look Good Naked | with Kira Guarino and Emily Duncan Oct 26, 2023

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Get ready for several spicy hugs on today's episode... We're talking to Kira Guarino, coach at FENIX Athletica, who holds a Masters of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. To no one's surprise, we're covering a lot of ground, including some major myths and truths about functional medicine and nutrition, the danger of the popularity of group coaching programs for parasite cleanses, the true basics of prepping your body for optimal functional health, the problem with "hormone balancing supplements," how and when to test your reproductive and thyroid hormones, developing greater emotional awareness and intelligence, liver health, and how to look good naked without sacrificing your mental and emotional wellbeing.

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The Missing Link for Easier Fat Loss, Healthier Hormones, and a Better Metabolism | with host Emily Duncan Oct 19, 2023

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Have you been trying to lose fat for months, maybe even years, and you feel like no matter what you do, your best efforts aren't good enough? My guess is you're just like nearly every client I've ever worked with, and you're missing one key element in your fitness + nutrition programming: a health + wellness phase. Today, we're talking about one of the cornerstones within my coaching practice, the health + wellness phase. We're covering all things nutrition, training, hormones, recovery, and mindset within this phase, where you may be struggling, and how/why a health phase is exactly what you need to get better. A well-executed health phase can help you lose fat more easily in the future and keep it off. Don't miss this education packed episode!

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THE RELATIONSHIP CAST: Our Relationships with Others, Our Relationship to Self, and How We Can Strengthen Both | with Chris Beal and Emily Duncan Oct 12, 2023

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Today my partner Chris and I are sitting down and diving right in to a deep conversation on relationships, opening your heart to new people, instagram breakup culture, dropping expectations for defining relationship success, taking responsibility for your emotions, processing relationship grief, self worth, empathy... you get the picture. Chris is obviously one of my favorite people, but being my partner aside, he truly does hold so much wisdom and valuable perspective when it comes to being a human navigating life, our relatinoships with others, and our relationship to self.

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How to Establish and Use Core Values to Improve Your Business and Personal Life | with host Emily Duncan Oct 05, 2023

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You've heard me talk about core values in several of our personal development + life journey episodes the last few months... so how do you establish your personal and professional core values effectively instead of trying to pull them out of thin air? In today's episode, we're talking about effective strategies for both establishing and implementing core values into your personal life and your business for more growth, success, and alignment.

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The Power of Protein, Insulin Resistance Explained, and Powerhouse Mindset Tools for High Performing Women | with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon and Emily Duncan Sep 28, 2023

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What if I told you that focusing on body fat isn't the key to better health, aging well, and unlocking performance? We want to be placing more of our focus on our "internal pharmacy," aka our muscle mass. Today, we're talking with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a board certified physician in Family Medicine who also completed a combined research and clinical fellowship in Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences, who is also the founder of Muscle Centric Medicine®. Dr. Lyon is an expert and educator on all things protein, including types and levels to maximize health, performance, disease prevention, and longevity. In today's show, you're going to learn all sorts of things you probably never knew about protein, insulin resistance, protein's role in disease and disease prevention, training and eating for healthspan, not just lifespan, prioritizing health and wellnesss as a mom of 2, and Dr. Lyon's powerhouse mindset tools for becoming unshakeable in your life.

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Decrease Period Pain and Bloating, Naturally Support More Regular, Consistent Periods, and Why You DON'T Need to Cycle Sync Your Training | with host Emily Duncan Sep 21, 2023

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Periods aren't meant to be something that destroys your entire week when you have them, and there are so many accessible ways we can naturally support our menstrual cycles. One of the top pieces of feedback we get from clients is that their periods become more consistent and less painful while working with us. In this episode, we talk about simple ways to improve cycle health, and we also cover why you don't need to practice cycle syncing with your training (and why I actually kind of hate that methodology as a health + fitness coach).

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