Fearlessly Authentic

In this episode, I am joined by Natalie Jill, a Midlife Expert who helps women redefine healthy aging. We talked about menopause, mindset, making decisions to create the change you want, seeing yourself doing it and the taking action. This is a great episode where we spoke very honestly about what it's like to age and how aging should be rebranded because we are not aging the way our mothers did.

In this episode , I am joined by sisters Anissa and Joanna Benadrete, Co- Founders of Days Off Bites while on a quest to discover what makes people live happier, healthier lives. Before launching her company, Joanna was in venture capital, investing in t he health and food-tech industries. She saw a problem with the way the current food, healthcare, and agricultural systems work, and she wanted to contribute to change them for the better. As an integrative health coach with a strong conviction in functional medicine, the main question she asked was, "What allows you to wake up feeling energized & ready to seize the day?" She found that food plays a big role. It scientifically affects how we feel, but advising people to "eat better" is easier said than done. She realized that it's all about small steps. It's the daily actions that add up. Joanna's mission is to make the "better" option the one consumers want to choose. To help consumers take daily steps toward feeling good, mentally & physically. Days Off Bites are made with clean ingredients you know & trust. They're infused with superfoods, which consumers can enjoy daily without the stomach ache, sugar crash, or guilt that come with mainstream chocolate--because consumers deserve a day off from all that stress. Anissa Benadrete is the Co-Founder of Days Off Bites with her sister Joanna. She started her career at JPMorgan in the private bank, then co-founded an e-commerce company based in London. When she first started working, post university, she experienced extreme food sensitivities she never had before and went on a health journey discovering gut-health and the deeper aspects of healthy eating + living. When Joanna decided to launch a healthy cpg product she joined forces with her to co-found Days Off Bites.

In this 178th episode of Fearlessly Authentic, created in February of 2020 and launched in the middle of the pandemic, I talk about what I've learned in the past year- the wins, losses and learned moments which continue to help me help YOU believe in yourself so you can and will take the risks in life, not fear them. It is only when we decide to believe that we are more committed to fearing regret than they are of the fear of failure and to live the life they desire and deserve.,

In this episode Brooke shares what it took mentally and physically to compete in the CrossFit games. Brooke is a former professional CrossFit athlete and entrepreneur who has dedicated her life to promoting fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Brooke shares how she overcame body shaming as a fit and muscular young girl and into adulthood. She was made to feel bad about being muscular and fit and strong even as a young girl girl growing up. She had to learn to embrace and love herself for who she was, muscles and all. It wasn't until she began competing in CrossFit that she felt she belonged and where people didn't judge her for her looks. Listen to how this stunning and incredibly fit woman, blessed with beauty, brains, talent and fitness dealt, with negativity and adversity( incl spinal surgery) and rose above it all. Since 2017, Brooke is now helping so many with her Naked Training Program offering workouts suitable for all fitness levels from beginner to seasoned athlete. In addition to her passion for fitness Brooke has always had a passion for performing. That passion grew into roles within the television and film industry, appearing in productions such as Justice League and Wonder Woman as well as Fox's Ultimate Tag. Growing up in southern Utah, Brooke has always had a passion for ranching and livestock, as well as working with the community to promote education and resources. Recently, she has taken on the challenge of working to decentralize the food supply by joining with her partner AJ Richards on the organization Feed The People By The People. This organization is dedicated to connection local food producers to consumers in their area in order to provide access to regenerative ranching and healthy foods.

In today's episode, I'm joined by Co-Founder and CEO of Mystery Vibe, Dr. Soum Rakshit who shares that he created this company to help improve sexual health and wellness for men and women, and to help bring back some sexy and mystery into the bedroom. He recognized that women who go through life changing event such as postpartum and post menopause may struggle as well as men struggled with ED and other issues. Dr Rakshit did his Phd in Biomedical engineering and created a start-up in eye recognition which was acquired by a US defense company. He then spent 7 years in management consulting on large technology projects. In 2014n Soum started MysteryVibe to bring defense electronics and medical expertise together and create devices that solve big topics in sexual health in an accessible way.

In this episode, Ethan Hershman speaks openly and honestly about his tough journey and struggle with alcohol and drug addiction during his teens and late 20's. Only after nearly losing his life to cocaine overdoses and destroying all of his relationships and family, did he surrender to the disease. He credits his 29 years of sobriety with help of the 12 steps of the AA program, a solid community, taking one day at a time, healing the mind, body, spirit and helping others. Which is why he co-founded Move To Heal, a movement to help those who were not as fortunate as Ethan who had the resources to get therapy, join a gym, get proper nutrition and help in the community. Ethan's vision with Move To Heal is to have these resources available for anyone coming into recovery, regardless of their financial situation.

It was such a pleasure to have Steven on the show today! Steven shares all the incredible ups and downs of starting many businesses and how he and his wife created a MOVEMENT movement that is changing the running shoe industry. Steven Sashen is a serial entrepreneur who has never had a job, a former professional stand up comic and award-winning screenwriter, and a competitive sprinter -- one of the fastest men over 60 in the country (maybe the fastest 55+ Jew in the world!). He and his wife, Lena Phoenix, co-founded the footwear company Xero Shoes, creating a MOVEMENT movement which has helped hundreds of thousands of people Live Life Feet First with happy, healthy, strong feet in addictively comfortable footwear. Steven and Lena also appeared on Shark Tank, where they turned down a $400,000 offer from Kevin O'Leary.

In this episode with asknelly, we discuss how to find your high value man or woman. Nelly points out that it is very important to mirror that person you're looking for. If searching for a man who is financially stable, takes pride in health, wellness and appearance, is involved in the community, has friends and is emotionally mature and self-aware, then you need to be, too. There is so much more that we covered in this episode, so please check it out if you are single and looking to find your person.

Haleigh Rosa, a model, disability advocate and founder of 'foreveryone.foundation' and was one of the first people to speak out against Fox News commentator Candace Owens' ignorant comments made last week about how far we are going to take this inclusivity thing' remark referring to the SKIMS Adaptive Collection featuring Rosa who is paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident, and is a wheelchair user. Haleigh Rosa is a disability advocate from South Florida. While working for an NBC News affiliate at the age of 25, she was injured in a car accident leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. After noticing the lack of representation in society for the disabled community, Haleigh sought to make changes. Fueled by her passion to not let circumstances define her, Haleigh works to bring inclusivity and accessibility to a new generation of consumers. She has since collaborated with iconic brands like Off—White, LVMH, SKIMS and Tommy Hilfiger—bringing disability to the forefront of a changing cultural landscape. Her campaign for Off—White titled, "FOR EVERYONE", was cited by CNN as one of fashion industry's moves to set a new precedent for inclusive casting. Haleigh is determined to show the world how beautiful differences are and uplift those around her. Education= Empowerment=Inspiration

This solo episode is about tackling the things you want to accomplish, specifically fitness and nutrition goals AKA getting Fit and what that means. It doesnt have the same meaning for everyone, and thats the point- everyone IS different so the goals and expectations must be different, too. I will walk you through different ways to feel strong in your body because one size does NOT fit all.