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Overcoming Insomnia: A Journey to Better Sleep with Morgan Adams Jul 07, 2023

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If you do or have ever struggled with your sleep – this episode is for you! In this podcast, our guest, Morgan Adams, shares her experience as a former insomniac using prescription sleeping pills despite knowing that her overall sleep quality suffered. Now as a certified holistic sleep coach, she emphasizes the importance of sleep for our health, and we couldn’t agree more. We promise you’ll want to hear more about her "constructive worry" exercise.

Morgan Adams is a holistic sleep coach for women struggling to consistently get a good night's sleep. Her goal is to help women feel better and live better, and the key to both begins with a good night's sleep. She’s also a two-time breast cancer survivor who advocates for a lifestyle of disease prevention and integrating holistic strategies for cancer treatment.

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

The impact of using sleeping aids regularly
Steps to take to create better sleep habits for yourself
How to strengthen your circadian rhythm

The Fit and Fizzy podcast is hosted by Magan and Brandi, two moms sharing their experiences, insights, and realistic advice on juggling motherhood. They are doing it while maintaining a healthy lifestyle, finding humor in it all, and enjoying a cocktail (or three) along the way.

They’ll talk about meal planning, healthy recipes, finding time to exercise, and managing stress. You’ll hear personal stories and challenges, providing a relatable and supportive community for other moms. Make sure to subscribe to this podcast and tell your friends.

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Brandi’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/betterwithbrandi/
Magan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maganhendry/

Camps, Cross-Country Travel, and Cocktails | How We Are Managing This Summer Jun 16, 2023

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In this episode we fill you in on all our summer plans, including what we are watching, reading, and drinking! Also – trends! Are we here for some of the new trends – naked nails and natural lashes? We promise you’ll laugh and likely pick up a recommendation or two.

Cocktails mentioned:

Blackberry Lemon Spritzer
- Fresh Rosemary
- Lemon Juice
- Blackberry Syrup
- Ice Cups
- Seltzer
- Lemon
Ranch Water
- (Good) Tequila
- Lime
- Topo Chico

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Brandi’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/betterwithbrandi/
Magan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maganhendry/

Planning for Summer Chaos and Living Intentionally with Carmen Poulsen Jun 02, 2023

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Summer is here, like it or not, and our “normal” schedules are out the window. Just the thought of our kids getting out of school makes us feel a little bit overwhelmed. But… we have a new plan. In this episode, our friend Carmen Poulsen co-founder of Plan Bold, sat down to talk through planning for the summer with kids at home, how to navigate the inevitable chaos, and how she prioritizes her day.

Carmen is a wife and mom of five. She worked in health care as a pharmacist for 12 years before walking away to start her company, Plan Bold. Carmen’s passion and company mission is to provide tools for busy individuals to stay on top of life and prioritize their health.

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Plan Bold Instagram - @planboldplanners
Plan Bold Website - planboldlife.com

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Brandi’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/betterwithbrandi/
Magan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maganhendry/

Emotional Eating: Changing Your Relationship with Food with Britt Mollet May 19, 2023

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In this episode, we host our first guest on the Fit & Fizzy Podcast, and it’s good! Our best friend, Britt Mollet, joins us to talk all things emotional eating. We both grew up in the South, where we celebrate and mourn everything with food, so this was eye-opening. You’ll want to hear what Britt calls the most embarrassing moments of when she realized she needed to change her relationship with food. We have a feeling many of you will relate.

Britt is a wife, mom of 3, physician assistant, and entrepreneur helping women break free from the "diet, restrict, & binge" cycle to balancing health, tacos, and margs.

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Britt’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittmollet/

In this episode, we discuss the following:

How emotional eating led to binge eating
The steps Britt took to change her and her family’s relationship with food

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Brandi’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/betterwithbrandi/
Magan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maganhendry/

Weightloss Comparison Traps and Measuring Your Progress May 05, 2023

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We’ve all fallen into the comparison trap at some point in our lives, but how does it serve us? In this episode, we get real about our frustration when we see our husbands drop weight quickly or don new abs. We share our own experiences in hopes you won’t feel so alone and also help you find a better way to measure your progress.

In this episode, we chat about:

How our husband's daily diet differs from ours
Why it’s unrealistic to compare our health and fitness journey with others
How to measure progress besides the scale

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Brandi’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/betterwithbrandi/
Magan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maganhendry/

Dumb Diets | Fad Diets that Wrecked Our Metabolism Apr 21, 2023

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Slim Fast, Special K, grapefruit, cabbage soup – in this episode, we are walking down memory lane and chatting about all the fad diets we’ve tried… and inevitably failed at. Y’all, these are the cringe-worthy and laughable things we thought would “fix us”! But, unfortunately, like everyone else, it just wrecked our metabolism and left us back at square one with the weight we were trying to lose. Don’t worry. We don’t leave you hanging. We share how we repaired the damage we’d done.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

Fad and crash diets we’d tried
What we feel is our responsibility of parents
How we repaired our metabolism

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Brandi’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/betterwithbrandi/
Magan’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maganhendry/

Motherhood, Health, and Finding Pockets of Time Apr 07, 2023

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This episode has been a long time coming. We are so excited to launch the Fit and Fizzy Podcast. In this very first episode, we talk about our health journeys during motherhood, how we find pockets of time, and what held us back for so long. If you are ready to change but find yourself saying, “I can’t add another thing to my plate,” you need to hear this!

In this episode, we discuss the following: