Journey to Better Health

On episode eight of the Journey to Better Health podcast, I interviewed Nick Malfitano. He shared his amazing story about how he found running as exercise and then battled and overcame disordered eating and body dysmorphia. Anyone can be affected by an eating disorder, including 10 million men in America that will have one at some point in their lives according to estimates. If you feel like you or a loved one is affected by disordered eating, please reach out for help.

On episode nine of the Journey to Better Health podcast, I talk about reasons why it's hard to be healthy. These reasons include the global pandemic, trauma and unhealed wounds, and American culture.

On episode eight of the Journey to Better Health podcast, I interviewed "Marathon Panda" Maurice Lowman. He shared his amazing story about his long battle with addiction to drugs and alcohol and how he overcame it with the help of running and the Instagram running community.

On episode seven of the Journey to Better Health podcast, I interviewed Carol Berger. She shared her amazing story about reversing symptoms of autoimmune diseases and getting healthy through personalized nutrition and movement. She's also the creator of one of my favorite hashtags: #lupuscansuckit!

On episode six of the Journey to Better Health podcast, I interviewed Dan Matthew. He shared his amazing story of getting healthy through running, including Tough Mudders and Spartan Races. He shares honestly about where he's at and his challenges, and that the pursuit of good health is a lifelong endeavor.

Episode five of Journey to Better Health is a solo episode. Protests are taking place across the United States and shining a spotlight on racism and black people being killed by law enforcement. My mission is to bring better health to people. I can't do that if I don't talk about one of the biggest threats to public health: racism. I talk about just a few specific health issues caused by systemic racism and give my commitment to fight for black freedom as part of my journey to help people improve their health.

On episode four of the Journey to Better Health podcast, I interviewed Kerry Zawadski. She shared her amazing story of losing weight through running, battling disordered eating and becoming underweight, and then getting the help she needed to get back to health.

On episode three of the Journey to Better Health podcast, I interviewed Jose Rivera. He shared his amazing story about how he wanted to be healthier for his kids and set a good example for them. He quit smoking and started eating healthy and working out. Hear more about his journey going from walking to running to strength training, and how support from his family and community helped sustain his lifestyle.

On episode two of the Journey to Better Health podcast, I interviewed Nicole Wade. She shared an amazing story on how she recovered from an eating disordered and transformed her health through nutrition that felt right for her, fitness doing a sport that she loves, and taking an overall approach that worked specifically for her.

On the first episode of Journey to Better Health, I share my personal health transformation story and the mission of the podcast. I talk about my battle with anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma and how I was able to find my unique path to better health and who supported me along the way.