Episode 106: Tools for Working Through Anxiety
MINDSET Laura Fox MINDSET Laura Fox

Episode 106: Tools for Working Through Anxiety

The conversation in this episode is a little different because it’s coming straight from my heart. We’re celebrating three years of the Funk’tional Nutrition podcast and it feels like I’m sitting and talking with friends. But don’t worry, there’s plenty to learn in this episode. If you’re suffering from anxiety, this episode is for you. I talk about herbs and supplements that work for anxiety, ways to process anxiety, and what to do when it feels like nothing is working.

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Episode 102: Your Wellness Business in the Time of Covid
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Episode 102: Your Wellness Business in the Time of Covid

There is this collective freak out happening with most small business owners about what to do with their businesses moving forward. So, I’m talking about something different - business - which is why this is a bonus episode. I’m sharing some of what’s in my head, like how to be a leader and why you need to be a leader, what NOT to do on social media, where to invest your time, and what to watch out for. I also cover how my mid-pandemic program launch went. Tune in if you’re a small business owner!

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Episode 98: On Boundaries & Burnout with Audrey Holst
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Episode 98: On Boundaries & Burnout with Audrey Holst

If you struggle with setting boundaries, and end up burnt out, this episode is for you. I’m interviewing Audrey Holt, who is the founder of the Fortitude & Flow® Process which fuses movement and mindfulness to create sustainable action. We talk about how burnout builds, why anxiety is contagious, and why it’s so hard to set boundaries.

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Episode 96: Breathwork for Resiliency with Robert van der Heyden
IMMUNE SUPPORT, MINDSET Laura Fox IMMUNE SUPPORT, MINDSET Laura Fox

Episode 96: Breathwork for Resiliency with Robert van der Heyden

"The whole goal of this, besides inoculating your immune system & helping you transition from a fight-or-flight state to a more relaxed state, is you’re creating space for yourself.”

Robert van der Heyden is a resilience coach and he helps people to create more energy, better habits, and become resilient through movement, recovery training, and primarily breathwork. Tune in as we discuss why all stress isn’t bad, cultivating more presence, and how to create resiliency with a daily practice.

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Episode 89: Root Causes of Anxiety with Kaely RD
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Episode 89: Root Causes of Anxiety with Kaely RD

Kaely McDevitt is a registered dietician who focuses on women’s health and works heavily with the functional nutrition and functional medicine piece of this topic. Anxiety is the name of the game for today’s episode. The more I talk about anxiety, the more I realize people are struggling with it. Tune is as we discuss topics like the uptick in anxiety, nutrition to build neurotransmitters, brain health and mood, cyclical anxiety, and the first step to figuring out your anxiety triggers & root causes.

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Episode 80: Staying Healthy Through the Holidays
MINDSET, IMMUNE SUPPORT Laura Fox MINDSET, IMMUNE SUPPORT Laura Fox

Episode 80: Staying Healthy Through the Holidays

Today’s episode is all about staying healthy during the holiday season. We start with a mic check from Hattie, then dive into Instagram Food & Fitness Wars, setting healthy holiday boundaries, prevention for airplane travel, cold & Flu Prevention (new tips!), all about glutathione, food sources of glutathione and how to keep eating well while you’re traveling.

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Episode 77: Opting out of Diet Culture & Cultivating Self Trust
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Episode 77: Opting out of Diet Culture & Cultivating Self Trust

Today I’m sitting down with Naomi Katz, who is an Intuitive Eating, body image, & self-trust coach for grown-ups who already know what’s best for their own bodies. If this sounds like you, you’ll want to listen as we cover topics like The Cult of Positivity, the fight for self compassion, and tools to start building self trust around food.

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Episode 75: Breathwork & Healing with Erin Telford
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Episode 75: Breathwork & Healing with Erin Telford

Erin Telford is a Breathwork facilitator, teacher trainer, intuitive guide and space holder. Her work guides people to look within, open their hearts and heal their relationship with themselves. Tune in as we discuss how we hold trauma in the body, learning how to sit with yourself, the energetics of chronic illness, de-stigmatizing emotions, and more.

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Episode 69: Morals, Stigma, Shame & Food - The Power of Intuitive Eating with Dr. Jillian Murphy
DIET CULTURE, MINDSET Laura Fox DIET CULTURE, MINDSET Laura Fox

Episode 69: Morals, Stigma, Shame & Food - The Power of Intuitive Eating with Dr. Jillian Murphy

“Food is bio-psycho-social. It is so much more than just fuel. And so sometimes we make decisions that are ultimately for the best of our physical selves. And sometimes we make choices for our mental-emotional selves.”

Tune in as I sit down with Dr. Jillian Murphy, who has been a leading voice in the anti-diet, weight-inclusive world for over a decade as we discuss body positivity, bridging functional medicine & intuitive eating, and the relationship between weight & health.

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Episode 65: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Weight Loss
METABOLIC HEALTH, MINDSET Laura Fox METABOLIC HEALTH, MINDSET Laura Fox

Episode 65: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Weight Loss

Today I dive deep into the mix-up between weight loss and health gain, and how that’s not always the way it plays out (quite often, it’s actually not) but it’s a societal belief and the story we hear over and over. This is really a two-part discussion and I highly recommend listening to episode 64 which is Part 1 of this topic if you haven’t done already!

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Episode 63: Strategies for Managing Burnout
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Episode 63: Strategies for Managing Burnout

This week I got to interview a therapist about the all-too-common burnout. Samantha Osborne shares root cause solutions & ways to make a lasting impact on your burnout. Listen in as we discuss the difference between burnout and stress, why our bodies weren’t designed for burnout, how to know when your stress load is HIGH, setting up boundaries and more.

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