This Dirt Life This Dirt Life

In this episode Lisa interviews Wes of Milldale Farm Center for Wellness, Vermont. We discuss the importance of mountain biking, how to improve your own mental health through lifestyle changes, and Wes' journey to where he is today. Check out Milldam Farm Center for Wellness for their upcoming events and retreats.

Annika Langvad is the reigning Cross Country World Champion as well as achieving World Champion status in the MTB Marathon distance as well. Annika is from Denmark and is now also a fully qualified dentist! Annika is humble, focused and incredibly talented. I was greatly honored to sit down and chat with her the day before she went out to win the Epic Rides Whiskey 50 race.

Rose is four time National Marathon Champion and 2016 Epic Series Winner. When she’s not racing, Rose is spending time in Columbia Falls, Montana with her husband Nelson and three-year-old daughter Layla. With her family supporting her big dreams, Rose finds purpose in her racing by setting a strong example for her daughter, and drawing inspiration from her faith. A master at finding balance as an athlete, mother, and wife (hint:organization is key!).

Rachele Pojednic, PhD, EdM is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at Simmons College and a former research fellow at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Pojednic’s work has a specific focus on physical activity and nutrition interventions for the prevention and treatment of non-communicable chronic disease. She is also the founder of the Strong Process Forum, a one day Boston-based wellness conference that includes three curated panels of scientists, farmers, journalists, athletes, clinicians and innovators designed to integrate evidence based knowledge into the health and wellness space. The Strong Process Forum will bring together leaders in the fields of nutrition and fitness and will be a fantastic event. Get your tickets at StrongProcess.com

Join Jake and I post race from the True Grit event in St George, a race that includes all the best trails from West St George for a fun, technical and demanding 50 miler course! We talk about the race, race brain, motivation and pushing through!

This week I sat down with Alexis Billings of SynergyWellnessLV.com to discuss the mindset of health. Alexis owns her own business in health and wellness coaching and unlike other fad diet or exercise plans, Alexis includes that key ingredient of looking to achieve a healthy mind. Alexis is from California originally but grew up on the East Coast where she also went to college and met her husband, Jake Billings - my awesome training partner. I love how much Alexis challenges me to take a look at my own self limiting beliefs, and she really strives to empower others with strength and self love which I struggle with but try to emulate. We go pretty deep on this podcast but it’s definitely worth the listen! Look forwrad to hearing what you all think. Enjoy!