The Balanced Babes Podcast Amanda Montalvo & Kim Perez
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- Health & Fitness
We're Kim & Amanda- functional nutritionists on a mission to help women learn how to nourish their bodies, balance their hormones, and feel good in their skin.
Tune in every Wednesday to hear expert interviews with the best in women's health, Q&A episodes where we answer listener questions, and our deep dive episodes where we pick a topic and share our expertise.
Join our Balanced Babes Community on Facebook where listeners can gather, relate, and connect with one another.
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Episode 31: Season 1 Wrap Up & What To Expect In The Future with Kim & Amanda
We are recapping and wrapping up season 1 of the Balanced Babes Podcast and sharing what you can expect for future seasons!
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Episode 30: The Importance of Empowerment, Community, and Diversity in Health & Wellness with Alina Brown, NTP
Alina Brown is the CEO of WellnessCon, an annual outdoor wellness conference dedicated to promoting diversity in the wellness space while fostering community for wellness lovers, wellness influencers, and conscious companies. She is also a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who spends most of her days creating video content for her Wellness YouTube channel called 'Alina Alive,' where she helps her 21,000+ subscribers take practical steps to deepen their wellness journeys. Alina truly believes that just as nature works synergistically to foster diverse rainforests and deep sea life, we as humans can best thrive and achieve optimal health synergistically through working together.
What We Cover:
Alina's background and how she got into making YouTube videos
What WellnessCon is how it came about
Why community is so important when it comes to health & wellness
How to create community
Diversity in the health & wellness space
Show Notes:
Check out Alina's 2020 Align Planner!
Follow WellnessCon on Instagram!
Follow Alina on Instagram!
Check out Alina's Youtube Channel!
Resources:
Meet Up
EventBrite
Balanced Black Girl Podcast
Dr. Jess Peatross IG
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Episode 29: Cycle Syncing with Kim & Amanda
In this episode, we break down the 4 phases of the cycle and give 3 tips for nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle for each phase. Cycle syncing is the practice of “syncing” your life with the phases of your menstrual cycle. Your hormones fluctuate according to a predictable pattern throughout your cycle, affecting so much-- nutrient needs, hunger, energy, strength, recovery, mood, creativity, and more. Learning about these different phases of your cycle and how to optimize your hormone health can completely transform your life.
What We Cover:
What cycle syncing is
Why cycle syncing is beneficial
Menstrual phase what's happening & tips
Follicular phase what's happening & tips
Ovulatory phase what's happening & tips
Luteal phase what's happening & tips
How to implement cycle syncing
Show Notes:
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Episode 28: Why Health, Nutrition, & Fitness Aren’t so Black & White w/ Kristin Kaschak
Kristin's path to nutrition education, fitness and food blogging started back in 2009, when she started CrossFit. Soon after, she learned about Paleo and eventually took the steps to becoming a Certified Nutritional therapy Practitioner, CrossFit Level 2 Coach, BirthFIT Coach, and Check Holistic Lifestyle Coach. Kristin's focus was first and foremost, nutrition, primarily in the Paleo approach. Most of her coaching was done online, with distance clients or small groups, and almost exclusively with women who felt like they had tried everything but still weren't feeling the way they wanted to. It's evolved since then. At the end of the day, here is what Kristin believes: Health is not a struggle. Your body is not the enemy. Living a life that prioritizes health, is not mutually exclusive with living one that you enjoy. Most importantly - dogma - of any kind, is the killer of a 'balanced' life.
What We Cover:
The issue with dogma around diets & health
How to ditch dogma
Just because it works for someone, doesn't mean it's right for you
What it means to "live in the gray"
What a balanced life really looks like
How to live a life that prioritizes health AND brings you joy
Why your body is not the enemy
Show Notes:
Follow Kristin on IG!
Check out Kristin's blog here.
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Episode 27: Postpartum & The Shit They Don't Tell You!
In this episode, we discuss Kim's postpartum journey along with the importance of the 4th trimester. We believe the 4th trimester is such a sacred and important time and hope that sharing Kim's experience along with some things that can help will support those going through it in the future.
We hope you enjoy!
What We Cover:
Why the 4th trimester is so important
Kim's postpartum journey
What to expect when you get home from the hospital
Physical changes postpartum
Mental changes postpartum
Breastfeeding tips and struggles
Friends, family, relationship changes
Tips for preparing your mind and body for the postpartum journey
Show Notes:
Book: Strong As A Mother
Book: The First 40 Days
Book: The Fourth Trimester
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Episode 26: Letting Go & Living Authentically with Jess Gaertner
Jess is a blogger, recipe creator, and podcast host with a passion for real food, real connection, and sharing herself--flaws and all. A recovering perfectionist, she now focuses on supporting women in finding their truth, nourishing their minds and bodies intuitively, and creating joy in their lives as they navigate the motherhood transition. She pours her heart and soul into the weekly podcast she co-hosts, The Modern Mamas Podcast--which is a safe space to share her authentic experience of motherhood, and where expert guests come on to educate and empower women to take charge of their health. You can find her recipes, lifestyle posts, and podcast episodes at www.holdthespacewellness.com, and she adores connecting with people online on Instagram @jess.holdthespace. She is also a recipe contributor for the online program, Baby Making & Beyond, a team member for the online editorial Fed & Fit, and mentors an incredible team of amazing women through her advocacy work with Beautycounter. When not working, she loves to spend time with her husband Tim, two kiddos Bear and Camille, and 2 large Great Pyrenees rescues. They are her greatest accomplishment!
What We Cover:
Jess' history with perfectionism
Finding balance with food
Improving your relationship with food
Being intentional with exercise
Perfectionism & being a mom
Finding peace with imperfection
How to live more authentically
All about the Enneagram
Show Notes:
Check Jess' website here
Follow Jess on IG
Follow Modern Mama's Podcast on IG here and listen here.
Enneagram reference
Book: The Road Back To You
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