Good Bodies

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Is Jared The Healthiest Person Alive? Ft. Jared Freid Sep 29, 2022

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The one and only Jared Freid is back. Warning: he goes into full detail about an incredible meal he had recently, so you will probably leave this episode hungry. To kick it off, Jared asks Aleen why he’s never been invited to her pool, and then she quickly takes back that invite once he admits that he pees in pools. After a convo about Jared’s v interesting bathing suit purchase, they jump into their DST Wins of the week. Jared shares his about not over-indulging and gives us a play-by-play of what was included in his order of “chicken fingers, fries and onion rings.” Aleen then shares her win about her new mileage, which gives them a genius new app idea. Next, they read a listener DST Win coming from the burrito betch and Aleen switches gears to read the Dear DST of the week, which is all about figuring out your workout routine. Jared shares his latest workout routine (thanks to @forzag) and Aleen takes notes on Jared’s tips for changing your attitude up towards your workouts. Finally, Jared sings a jingle and plugs what’s to come.

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Butter Boards? We’ve Gone Too Far Ft. Jared Freid Sep 25, 2022

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Aleen is back with everyone’s fav comedian and lover of food, Jared Freid! The episode starts with Jared showing off the many hats he wears (literally) — by pulling out his Board Lord crown and the latest addition to his collection, a cheese hat. Jared breaks down why he’s the self-proclaimed Board Lord, and shares his thoughts on the latest trend: butter boards. Next, Aleen asks Jared about dating and eating — how’s it all going? Long story short, it’s a struggle, but at least he has a new go-to first date shirt. Aleen shares her go-to shirt too, and then admits to wearing Abercrombie. Is it ok to like Abercrombie again? Finally, Jared shares his burnout level since the last time he was on, and he actually has a v exciting project coming up. Tune in to be the first to know.

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I Just Don’t Have Time To Meal Prep And Other RTO Struggles Sep 22, 2022

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For this week’s DST Thursday, Aleen is back and riding solo! To kick off, she answers a bunch of burning listener questions – covering everything from: the founder's trip she took with Sami and Jordana to her postpartum body image, to her pet peeves of diet culture. During the Q&A, Aleen shares her DST Win of the week, which has to do with getting some much needed outdoorsy time. She then reads the Dear DST email of the week, where a listener is asking Aleen for advice on how to handle going back to the office and being surrounded by unhealthy, but *free food*. Aleen gives the listener her advice on how she handles these types of situations and gives us her tips on how to best prepare for those potentially stressful office lunches.

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Un-Complicating Your Strength Workout Ft. Jordan Syatt Sep 18, 2022

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Aleen is joined by DST fam fave, Jordan Syatt! To kick off the episode, they catch up about what they’ve been up to since Jordan was last on the show in January (go listen asap). Since then, Jordan’s life has changed just a bit...as he became a dad only two and a half weeks ago. Aleen and Jordan talk about how Jordan prepared for this big moment and what he’s learned so far with his daughter, Lil NeeNee. Aleen asks Jordan if his approach to fitness has changed since becoming a dad, and he explains why this experience has only reinforced the importance of strength training, especially for women. They then talk about ways to incorporate strength training more consistently into our routines and how to identify the difference between progress and pain. Jordan gives some tips on how to best schedule your workout routine, tells us about the book he just published and answers your listener questions throughout the episode.

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The Toxic Lifestyle Of Being A Wellness Influencer Ft. @leefromamerica Sep 11, 2022

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This week, Aleen is joined by Lee Tilghman aka @leefromamerica. Lee tells us about her journey as an OG wellness influencer – she shares what her day-to-day was like and how her own health was suffering BTS, while she was publicly being considered a “wellness guru” on social media. Next, Lee shares how both social media and the wellness industries consumed her, and what ultimately brought her to go on a “healing hiatus” to seek professional help for Orthorexia. Aleen and Lee then talk about the power the diet industry has on us through marketing and education, why the “Health at Every Size” approach to wellness was never taught to us as kids and how *wellness burnout* is absolutely real. To end the episode, Lee shares why she came back to Instagram, what her new outlook on sharing on social media looks like now, and they also chat about some of her latest thought-provoking posts about things like not needing to make every one of your hobbies into a job and comparing counting likes on instagram to counting calories.

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TikTok's Fav Stylist Wants You To Stop Copying + Pasting Other Peoples' Outfits Ft. Allison Bornstein Sep 08, 2022

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Aleen is joined by celeb stylist and Tiktok “fashion teacher”, Allison Bornstein. To kick off the episode, Allison tells us how she got started in fashion and what brought her to be named by Harper’s Bazaar as “TikTok’s Favorite Personal Stylist”. Next, Allison shares why she considers fashion to be wellness and a form of self-care – whether you enjoy dressing yourself or not. Allison gives us the rundown on how she helps people develop their own *style* by using the “three-word method” and how someone’s closet is the first place she always looks when leveling up their wardrobe. Aleen and Allison then talk about the power a good outfit can have on our confidence, tips for how to best dress yourself day-to-day and why you shouldn’t always copy what influencers are wearing. To wrap up, Allison gives some of her go-to tips for styling, closet must-haves and then she picks three words for some celebs and Aleen’s personal style.

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What Justin Bieber's Psychiatrist Thinks About Better Brain Health Ft. Dr. Amen Sep 04, 2022

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Celebrity physician and psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Amen, joins Aleen to talk about how we can make our brains healthier. He starts off the episode by telling us about his clinics and why his approach to psychiatry is so different from others. He shares the process he uses to evaluate his patients’ brains as well as how it has helped many people including *Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus*. Dr. Amen explains why anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications are rarely his first plan of action, as well as some of the natural routes he tends to prescribe first. He also tells us how his studies show the impact substances like weed and alcohol can have on our overall brain function. Aleen then has Dr. Amen share his thoughts on ADD/ADHD diagnoses, as well as how he believes nutrition can affect our overall brain health. To wrap up, he shares his tips on how to ensure optimum happiness.

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Eat, Pray, Radishes ft. Jared Freid Sep 01, 2022

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For this week’s DST Thursday, Aleen is joined by the one and only Jared Freid to hear about his latest food saga. If you think he had thoughts about pickles and bread baskets, you’re in for a treat. To start off the episode, Jared shares some stories about his experience as a solo traveler in the South of France — and what you didn’t see on Instagram. Jared also talks about dealing with burnout, aka why he wanted to take this vacation in the first place. He then dishes on his latest late-night eating saga. To wrap up, we hear about some of the new lifestyle habits Jared is working on and we get *the full story* behind the infamous bushel of radishes.

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People Pleasing Is A Form Of Assholery Ft. Whitney Cummings Aug 28, 2022

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This week, Aleen is joined by comedian Whitney Cummings. Aleen and Whitney start-off by reminiscing about the time they met to talk about a tv project years ago. Aleen tells Whitney that a recent interview of hers really stuck with her — in it, Whitney and Ashley Graham talked about the "codependency epidemic," or how many of us constantly think about what others think of us. This inspires Whitney to tell us about the self-work she’s done to stop being so codependent and owning her sh*t. Whitney then talks about how this issue translates to women’s health and why women should start rewiring our brains to best take care of ourselves. Next, Whitney tells Aleen about the campaign she’s working on with a new type of birth control and why she’s on a mission to help women stop apologizing for simply being a woman. To wrap up, Aleen and Whitney play a game about un-apologizing, Whitney convinces Aleen to *try* not to say sorry for the next month and they discuss how we can help make things better for younger generations.

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Getting Rid of 10% Of Your Stuff Could Make You Happier ft. @doneanddonehome Aug 25, 2022

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Aleen is joined by the mother + daughter duo behind @doneanddonehome, Kate Pawlowski and Ann Lightfoot. To kick off the convo, Kate and Ann give us the background on how they started organizing and what they’ve been up to since they were last on DST in 2018. Then, they tell Aleen about their new book, “LOVE YOUR HOME AGAIN: Organize Your Space and Uncover the Home of Your Dreams,” which comes out on 9/13 - they give us an inside look into the book and share how it’s their mission to make professional organizing more accessible to everyone. Next, Kate and Ann spill some of their organizing tips and share pointers on how to actually *stay organized*. They then walk through some of the systems that they put into place at Aleen’s house and must-have organizing products. To wrap up, Kate and Ann share some of the craziest things they’ve seen as professional organizers for the last 10+ years and play a game of WYR.

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