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In this episode, we welcome Neghar Fonooni, a multimedia artist, tarot reader, and “word witch” with a passion for collective liberation. Neghar blends writing, illustration, and tarot to inspire, embodying her anti-capitalist values and “sloth life” approach to intentional, slow living. The episode explores creativity as a tool for collective liberation, staying true to personal values in business, and embracing transformation. Neghar discusses how she balances her work with integrity while navigating capitalism, all while staying grounded in her mission for collective well-being. Connect with Neghar: Website Instagram The Feminist Business Framework: Sick of coaches telling you to girl-boss-mindset-manifest your way to 7-figures? If you'd like to learn the Feminist Framework for Business sign up to attend my next free series, happening September 24 and 25 here. Additional Resources: - Learn about working with me and subscribe for business tips. - Apply to be a 1:1 client.- Follow me on Instagram!
Join host Carter Cruise and guest Neghar Fonooni for a candid conversation. Carter shares her unique journey from being the "other woman" in Neghar's marriage to becoming the best of friends. They dive deep into topics like forging connections with the women your partner cheats on you with (after dumping him, of course), getting off on your own nudes, and the importance of feeling confident in your body and owning your sexuality.But it doesn't stop there. Carter and Neghar discuss how sex is about much more than pleasure and explore the beauty of confidence in being single.If you have your own story about being the "other woman," gaining confidence in your sexuality, or any other related experiences, share it with us through our anonymous form HEREBrought to you by Woo More Play, Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today, Daniel sits down with word witch, multi medium artist, and Tarot Neghar Fonooni. As the author of three books of poetry and prose, Neghar has been writing shitty poems since the age of eight. She is now a self taught professional stuff maker. A child of immigrants and of the stars alike, Neghar lives in West Los Angeles with her teenage son and an undisclosed number of rocks, crystals, and houseplants.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This week we go back to that moment we sat down with coach, speaker and writer Neghar Fonooni. Member of DEUCE gym and coach to hundreds of women to help empower their lives, Neg gives us some valuable insights into how our childhood trauma shapes our future.
Neghar Fonooni began her career as a fitness coach and personal trainer, but the universe had more plans for her. Always the nurturing spirit, she soon found her way to spiritual coaching, tarot reading, illustrating, writing, and helping womxn identifying humans liberate themselves in a society working to keep them down. Even after run-ins with countless narcissists, Neghar chooses the Best Life every day, and wants to help you choose it, too. negharfonooni.com Neghar's fitness background and always taking the next, scary step in business [3:04] Misconceptions about Tarot, and when to get a reading [9:04] Managing the middle ground of changing your business [11:27] Messages from the universe and surviving on bread-crumbs in relationships [15:03] Mixing and complementing talk-therapy with energy healing [26:11] How to heal from relationship trauma [28:48] Escaping a relationship with a narcissist [35:04] Narcissism as a cultural phenomenon and our attraction to them [45:24] Support for a loved one in a relationship with a narcissist [48:29] Moments of shame and blame for staying [51:03] Calling in the same kinds of mess you coach others through [53:07] What Neghar has learned and new things to look for moving forward [59:39] What does the Best Life look like to Neghar? [1:12:49] Get 20% OFF Organifi products at organifishop.com with code ‘thebestlife' Don't forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to info@thebestlifepodcast.com, and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group. FOLLOW NEGHAR: @negharfonooni FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom You can also follow us on Facebook @Jill Coleman @Danny-J
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I’m thrilled to bring you one of your most highly requested guests today: Neghar Fonooni.Neghar is a CrossFitter, writer, artist, healer, intersectional feminist and spiritual advisor, who uses her work to empower women to reclaim their worthiness, power, and magic—to empower you to make autonomous choices for your body and your life, in a world that is hellbent on keeping you small.We discuss everything from body autonomy, to life as an empath, to cursing, to personal style, to letting go of that which does not serve you, and so much more.Be sure to follow her on the socials and see how you can work with her!***Mentioned in episode:@negharfonooninegharfonooni.comPullUp QueenShe Thrives Squad****Did you enjoy this episode? Be sure to hit SUBSCRIBE + leave A REVIEW and tell me why! Thank you for your support!
Our stories and thoughts can keep us motivated and also keep us really stuck. When we get to root of why they’re there and what they’re really saying, we can get clear on whether we want to keep it or let it go. Neghar Fonooni is on the show today to talk about how we do that, as well as how we can embrace our multifaceted selves and how magic and social justice are a big part of her work. About Neghar Fonooni Neghar Fonooni is a word witch, healer, and unapologetic meathead. Her soul’s purpose is to help you reclaim your worthiness, power, and magic—to empower you to make autonomous choices for your body and your life, in a world that is hellbent on keeping you smile. Neghar does womxn’s* work to help all womxn identifying folks on their path of self liberation. To help you be the QUEEN of your own life—to wear a crown of your own worthiness and sit on the throne of your own agency. Small Steps in the Show: Consider going to therapy. Make time for yourself alone Consider a 5 minute a day journaling process (to start) Do a physical, mental and emotional check in in your journal. Ask yourself why you’re reluctant to embrace all of you Ask yourself where that reluctance could come from Ease into your multidimensional self. Remember being multifaceted is your birthright. Mentioned in the Show: Small Steps #18 with Chrissy King Chrissy King Steph Gaudreau Neghar’s Magic Making 101 Course Kimberlé Crenshaw Neghar’s Website Follow Neghar on Instagram | YouTube Get the full show notes here! Follow Aimee on Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest Sign up for the Wellness Wednesdays Newsletter Interested in working with Aimee? Find out information here.
4 WAYS TO STOP EATING A MILLION CALORIES EVERY NIGHT By Jill Coleman I don’t blame you for wanting to eat everything you can possibly get your hands on at night. A few months ago, I was called in for jury duty. I had never been and was fairly happy about being able to sit and read a book for 8 hours straight. I thought, this can’t be that bad–basically an excuse to not be on the computer or do real work all day. Nice. Or so I thought. While I didn’t get picked, I still had to be in that tiny room, sitting in a tiny chair with 100 other people for 8 hours, and the farthest we could walk was the 50 feet to the bathroom. By 5pm, I was so stir crazy and annoyed by the confinement of the day that all my singular mind had the mental energy for was stopping by the store on the way home and then proceeding to guzzle an entire bottle of wine. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?? I was actually thinking to myself on the way home, “Now I understand why people who sit at a desk all day are so frigging drained when they get home, and it’s all they can do to NOT eat the house.” WOW. Call it irritation, stress, annoyance, confinement, boredom, needing a reward, whatever. But after having probably logged 100 steps TOTAL that day and 8 HOURS OF SITTING, I felt 100% like I deserved a bottle of wine for my ability to do that. WTF? Haha! How crazy is that?? And yet, so many of us feel like this every. Single. Day. Get home after a long day of being sedentary at work and can’t help but eat everything nonstop from dinner until bedtime. I get it. Mentally, we are on empty. Willpower is exhaustible, and at the end of a long day of just even TALKING, there’s none left. And when willpower is gone, all that’s left are the habits. So if you’ve developed good habits, those are in place. If you’ve developed poor habits (like sitting on the couch watching TV pounding chips), then those are there, too. And isn’t TV funny? It’s actually EASIER to watch TV than it is to go to bed! Because going to bed requires brushing teeth and taking contacts out, changing clothes, etc. Ha! And so often we know we should just go to bed, but relaxing with TV and food is easier. Watching TV is the path of least resistance. I was talking about this with my mom recently and I was dying laughing because I was saying that TV is actually easier than sitting quietly alone, “because when you do that, you have to think about stuff,” is the reason my mom gave. And she’s exactly right! THINKING WHEN WE ARE DEPLETED IS HARD WORK. And resisting sweets and treats takes mindfulness, AKA “thinking” and thinking’s just not a luxury we have at night after a long, hard day of it. So. I don’t blame you. BUT! The issue is that we need to figure this out, because the current way of handling it is not working. So, how do we then NOT eat a milling calories every night? Metabolic Effect calls this “continuous meal” when you eat from dinner time straight until bedtime. We do this, don’t we?? I thought about this from all angles and came up with 4 tools that can help: 1) Find ways to replenish willpower throughout the day. You can think of your willpower like a battery that get drained as the day goes on. It’s highest in the morning (it’s no wonder people cite breakfast as their healthiest meal of the day!) and with every decision throughout the day, willpower gets less and less. So, it would follow that if you could take moments throughout the day to replenish it, charge the battery, you’d be more equipped to deal with resisting sweets at night. Some of my favorite ways to boost willpower (AKA restorative activities) include leisure walking, 5-10 min meditation, light stretching of foam rolling, reading a book, creative writing in a journal, sketching or even light yoga or tai chi. Kelly McGonigal in her book, ‘The Willpower Instinct’ shows how even 5 minutes of meditation throughout the day can make a significant impact. I also recommend reading ‘The Power of Full Engagement’ by Tony Schwartz and ‘Switch’ by Chip and Dan Heath. 2) Eat more and satisfying stuff earlier in the day. Often cravings are related to feelings of deprivation. When we feel deprived for a day or a week or a month, the compensatory overindulgence is inevitable. So, it would follow that if you can stay MORE satisfied and satiated throughout the day, that compensatory hunger and cravings would be less at night. So the answer to quitting nighttime binging is actually NOT to be more strict during the day. This can be a tough pill to swallow though, especially when we wake up in a state of remorse from the night before–often we want to literally FAST all day “to make up for it.” No ma’am. Instead, find ways to preempt cravings and hunger. First and foremost, this includes eating more protein and fiber-rich foods earlier in the day. They keep us feeling fuller for longer and stabilize energy. The second way is to incorporate preemptive cheats. I’ve written on these quite a bit, but they are foods that are satiating, but don’t necessarily help with fat loss. They are more neutral and we don’t need a lot to feel satisfied. Examples are: a couple strips of bacon, a few squares of dark chocolate, a sprinkle of cheese on salads or even a few slices of cheese off a block, avocado, guacamole, sugar-free fro-yo, or even a single glass of red wine. They help take the edge off but don’t usually add pounds if you are watching servings. They act as “built-in relief” for your diet. Have a serving each day or every other day. 3) Find workarounds. Sometimes you just have to rewire your nighttime behaviors. I recommend checking out the book, ‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg. The idea is that when you spend time building healthy habits, when your willpower gets drained, you default to those effective habits instead of poor ones. Whatever you practice is what you get good at. And Day 1 of practice is always the hardest, but the more you do it, the more automatic it becomes. So workarounds will be things that take you AWAY from that typical couch-TV-food scenario. They are physical, nutritional or lifestyle-based tools. This is a modified version of what coach Mike T. Nelson uses as a guide for fasting: Physical workarounds: Go workout after dinner, take a walk, do some light stretching or foam rolling, go to a yoga class, go dancing, etc. Nutritional workarounds: Use the Metabolic Effect cocoa drink (1-2 TB unsweetened cocoa powder, hot water, stevia to taste) or a large hot tea. Both keep your mouth occupied! Take BCAAs or chug a liter of water. Lifestyle workarounds: #GYAIB (Get Yo Ass In Bed) and read, meditate or have sex :), blog, pay the bills, call a friend, take a long, hot bath, etc. Start by picking 1 or 2 things you could see yourself doing INSTEAD of your usual scenario and practice them until they become second nature. My personal tool is getting into bed right after a later dinner and reading. 4) Incorporate “Intermittent Sampling”: a practice in moderation. My house, purse and gym bag are littered with half-eaten protein bars (wrapped, I swear!). Yes, it’s a touch gross but it serves a purpose. It’s part of what I call “intermittent sampling” and it’s a PRACTICE in moderation. “But Jill, I haaaaaaate moderation, AND I CAN’T DO IT!” I get it. I used to eat 5 protein bars in a row, nevermind a half or third of a bar–are you kidding me?? But, yes, over time, I started practicing NOT eating the whole thing. Here’s how: I’d get a bar out and take 1/3 of it, eat it, get the taste and put the rest back into the cabinet or into my purse (ha!). Then, I’d go do something for AT LEAST 10 minutes. If I was still thinking about the bar, I’d go back and eat another third. Then I’d put it back. Same thing. This time I’d wait AT LEAST 20 minutes and if I still wanted more, I’d go back and finish it. Over time, more often than not, I was able to take a third or a half and forget about the rest until later. This may seem silly but the idea that you can just go cold-turkey is a little shortsighted. And besides, I don’t want to have to go cold-turkey. I want to be able to control my cravings and use a moderate approach to feel satisfied with less. I used to be someone who would HAVE TO FINISH THE WHOLE BAG/PACKAGE/ROLL of whatever it was. And this was a practice that helped me overcome that. The One Fry Rule: Another example. My brother Danny is 23 years old and he lives with Jade and I. Like most 23 year old guys, he orders a burger and fries 90% of the time we go to dinner. So I started just plucking one single fry from his plate every dinner. Even when I didn’t really want one. Simply to REINFORCE that I can taste something and then move on. I’d grab a fry, douse it in ranch :) and then proceed to eat my #BAS or protein & veggies. This became a practice that has carried over into all meals and all my interactions with food. So, is there something you can PRACTICE moderation with? Remember, we are not trying to be perfect. We are trying to not eat a million calories at night. So even a little better is still an improvement. What food would you like to continue to be able to eat but need to practice your moderate approach around? Neghar pours baby glasses of wine and that’s what works for her. This stuff may been neurotic or weird or overly obsessive, but it’s actually the opposite. Because these practices automatically put me in more control than ever, effortlessly. It’s simply just “the way I eat” now. No stress, no binging, no obsessive thinking about food, just self-trust, meal to meal, situation to situation. Over time, it’s completely liberating. Hope these four things help! My advice is to start with just one option and see how you do, instead of trying to implement them all at once. Start with the easiest one first, the one you can see yourself doing right away. And then PRACTICE. And be gentle with yourself, and just do your best. Many of us have many million-calorie nights to overturn in terms of habit formation. So relax into the process and don’t expect perfection and I promise it’ll get more manageable with time. Good luck! Ox, Jill
Neghar Fonooni is on this episode of The BIRTHFIT Podcast. Neghar shares her journey from being pregnant in the military, whats it like balancing kids/gym/business and what the future holds for her and her family. All this and more on this episode of the BIRTHFIT Podcast
Fitness & lifestyle coach, writer, veteran, and mom, Neghar Fonooni is passionate about empowering women through strength.A Los Angeles native with 14 years experience in the fitness industry, Neghar believes that a positive mindset is the most important aspect of a fit lifestyle. Through her website and her social media platforms, she teaches women how to embrace their bodies and enrich their lives with food and exercise. Neghar is a contributing blogger to several sites, including My Paleo Living Magazine.
Neghar Fonooni joins Dr. Perry and Stop Chasing Pain to discuss her wonderful and informative blog Eat, Lift and be Happy. Neghar discusses her take on nutrition, kettlebells, training systems, and her personal journey of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Neghar