Made For Living Well

Alexa Schirm
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Simple Roots Radio is hosted by Alexa Schirm. A nutritionist by trade, Alexa has rebelled against common misconceptions about nutrition, and has, instead, created a realistic health-style that will allow you to live a healthy, satisfied and more simplistic life. Forget dieting for good as Alexa interviews health experts, lifestyle influencers and every day people on what strategies have worked for them and help you implement a plan that can be achieved for life. It's raw, its funny, its real and unfiltered. It is Simple Roots Radio.

  1. Oct 12

    #372: How Your Words Affect Your Body

    Say this out loud: "I can't handle this. I'm so tired. Everything is falling apart." Now notice your body. Did your shoulders creep up? Did your breath get shallow? Now try this one: "This is hard, but I can handle it. I can let this be easy." Feel the difference? We spend so much time talking about what we eat, how we sleep, and how we move. But there's one thing running underneath all of it, every single day, that almost nobody is tracking. Your vocabulary. I call it the missing nutrient, because like food, your words either fill you up or drain you. In this episode, I walk through what the research says about how language and your body's stress response are connected, what God says about the power of our words, and why so many of the things we say over ourselves are labels instead of descriptions. I also share 15 simple swaps to start speaking life over your body, and a five-step way to make them stick without faking positivity or pretending you feel great when you don't. Your words won't override biology, and they won't replace your doctor. But they do shape your stress, and your stress shapes your body. And this is one of the few places in that chain where you get to choose. Grab your coffee, press play, and let's start editing the story you're speaking over your life. Read the full post with all 15 swaps: https://thelivingwell.com/372 Ready to edit your story? Join the next Freedom Story Workshop: https://thelivingwell.com/freedom-story Also, be sure to subscribe to The Weekly Fill Newsletter. Inside the newsletter, you'll receive weekly reflections, practical health frameworks, and invitations to exclusive live conversations. Join here: https://www.thelivingwell.com/the-weekly-fill

  2. Oct 5

    #371: How I Stopped Living Out of the Worst Thing That Happened to Me

    Roughly ten years ago, I had a massive life crisis. I lost my health while doing everything right. I'm still not sure whether the fall was more about the pain of trying so hard and ending up worse than I started, or the pride of working in a health space I apparently knew nothing about. Of course, there were a lot of things at play. And somewhere in the middle of it, I started to realize I didn't even know who I was. I had been chasing ideas, places, and situations the world told me I needed to be, do, and become, with little regard for who I really was. I did the work, but I expected the fix. I'll be forever grateful for my counseling experience. But the point of therapy didn't really land until my last therapist. Yes, I fired the first three, for reasons you may be familiar with. They weren't giving me what I wanted. Which was a completely new story. I did the work, but I expected the fix. And truthfully, I didn't know they weren't in charge of my fix. I was. I hope that lands as hard for you as it did for me. If we're ever going to be different, live differently, or transform in whatever area we're longing for, the most important thing is self-responsibility. Our healing is ultimately up to us. I see this play out all through the Bible. The people who received healing and miracles sought them out. The woman who pressed through the crowd to touch the hem of Jesus' garment. Blind Bartimaeus, who kept shouting even when people told him to be quiet. The friends who lowered a paralyzed man through a roof. They didn't sit back and wait, and they didn't put it on someone else. They wanted it, they chose it, and they believed it. One of my favorite examples is a woman whose whole story changed in a single conversation at a well. I unpack her in Four Lessons from the Woman at the Well. If you've ever waited on someone else to hand you the fix, today's podcast is for you. I go deeper into what finally shifted for me in that fourth counselor's office, why self-responsibility is the first step in changing your story, and how to stop outsourcing your healing without carrying it all alone. Grab your coffee, press play, and let me show you how to rewrite your story. Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/371   Also, be sure to subscribe to The Weekly Fill Newsletter. Inside the newsletter, you'll receive weekly reflections, practical health frameworks, and invitations to exclusive live conversations. Join here: https://www.thelivingwell.com/the-weekly-fill

  3. Apr 22

    One Thing You Can't Forget in the Age of AI

    We are living in a time where information has never been more abundant. You can even feel how much more information you're consuming than you were even ten years ago. Nearly everything you need to know is just a click away. And with the rise of AI, that stream of information isn't slowing down. If anything, it's going to speed up. Although controversial, I actually don't think AI is something to be afraid of. In fact, AI brings a multitude of benefits, including time abundance that helps you get out and live. But, like all things, there is always a downside. How you use it and what you use it for will determine the health of AI in your life. One reality that AI highlights is this: Consuming more information won't move your life forward. That's the illusion of information. It leads you to assume that knowing more will transform your life, when it can't. The gap between knowing and living is called the wisdom gap. And as information overload speeds up, the gap is becoming more glaringly obvious. Just because you "know" something doesn't mean you have wisdom. In fact, knowing too much can muddy the waters, leading to confusion and stagnation. It leads to information overload that can quickly turn into information paralysis. In this podcast, I share more on the illusion of knowledge and how to move from knowledge to wisdom, creating the discernment to transform you. Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/370 Join us "After The Show." In the live After the Show, I share more details on how to practically shift toward building structure, plus parts of my own weight loss story that rarely get discussed. To join live After the Show recordings and access replays, subscribe to The Weekly Fill Newsletter: https://www.thelivingwell.com/the-weekly-fill Inside the newsletter, you'll receive weekly reflections, practical health frameworks, and invitations to exclusive live conversations. Join me each week in this new season, uncovering common health illusions.

  4. Apr 16

    Why 'Trying Harder' Is Ruining Your Health

    It's a frustrating irony. You try harder and tighten your grip. You double down on doing everything "right." And yet somehow, it leaves you feeling further away from the results you want. You might assume the issue is control, but it's actually the illusion of control. The illusion of control is putting your energy and emphasis on things that you can't change while neglecting what you can. It's exactly what we talk about in this podcast episode. Many people spend excessive time pouring energy into things we were never meant to control in the first place. They muddy themselves in the God-space of the world. And when you do that, you end up exhausted, discouraged, and stuck. It's the place where you work really hard but have nothing to show for it. And it's not because you don't have the power and ability to change, but because you're doing it from the wrong space – controlling what you don't have control over while ignoring what you do. But when you shift your focus and place your energy on what is actually within your control, things begin to move and change. That's where progress happens and where freedom exists.  And honestly, this is more than just health. It will shift your life.  Learning what you can control and letting go of what you can't creates a kind of freedom most of us don't even realize we're missing.   Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/369   Join us "After The Show." In the live After the Show, I share more details on how to practically shift toward building structure, plus parts of my own weight loss story that rarely get discussed. To join live After the Show recordings and access replays, subscribe to The Weekly Fill Newsletter: https://www.thelivingwell.com/the-weekly-fill Inside the newsletter, you'll receive weekly reflections, practical health frameworks, and invitations to exclusive live conversations. Join me each week in this new season, uncovering common health illusions.

  5. Mar 30

    #368: You're Not Lazy - You're Undercharged

    Most people have a massive checklist of to-dos (maybe better said, should-dos) they attribute to health. It might be perfecting your morning routine, restricting carbs, or a number of the other infinite ideas people believe it takes to be well. Of course, action is a necessity to make change. And most of the "health ideas" you've believed have merit and health benefits. You should want to be at a healthy weight. You should fuel your body well. You should move it daily and build strength. The problem isn't what you're doing, it's how you're attempting to do it. If you're attempting to change, or rather, heal from a low-energy state, it rarely works. Not because the action itself is irrelevant, but because you don't have the energy to hold it and use it. Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/368   Join us "After The Show." In the live After the Show, I share more details on how to practically shift toward building structure, plus parts of my own weight loss story that rarely get discussed. To join live After the Show recordings and access replays, subscribe to The Weekly Fill Newsletter: https://www.thelivingwell.com/the-weekly-fill Inside the newsletter, you'll receive weekly reflections, practical health frameworks, and invitations to exclusive live conversations. Join me each week in this new season, uncovering common health illusions.

  6. Mar 18

    The Positive Side To Dysregulation

    Dysregulation is a popular term, not because it's trendy, but because many people are affected by its consequences. I spent many years of my life living more dysregulated than regulated, almost succumbing to the idea that the dysregulation was my story. But I also found that feeling dysregulated was having a biological effect. It was leading me to gain weight and engage in choices I didn't love. And this out-of-balance state led to a life of constant self-protection. It's not a fun way to live mentally or physically. It wasn't until many years later that I realized my fixation on the dysregulation was part of the reason I could never re-regulate. One, I didn't understand the goal of my body. Two, I had put all of my focus on the dysregulation of life, on the self-protection, so that it became my way of life. But everything changed when I shifted my focus from being a victim of dysregulation to using it. As my mentor always reminds me, "what's on the other side of the coin." On the other side of dysregulation is always regulation. Today, I want to present a new focus on dysregulation. Specifically, the positive side of dysregulation. That doesn't mean complacency with dysregulation, but it's shifting the focus and the story to use it as good. Listen to the podcast to learn more. Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/367 Join us "After The Show." In the live After the Show, we explore a powerful question: What if you stopped talking about losing weight altogether? I share more details on how to practically shift toward building structure, plus parts of my own weight loss story that rarely get discussed. To join live After the Show recordings and access replays, subscribe to The Weekly Fill Newsletter: https://www.thelivingwell.com/the-weekly-fill Inside the newsletter, you'll receive weekly reflections, practical health frameworks, and invitations to exclusive live conversations. Join me each week in this new season, uncovering common health illusions.

  7. Mar 11

    The Power of Your Village With Michale Chatham and Molly Peralta

    Not long ago, I would have said yes, assuming that "village" and "community" were interchangeable terms. I didn't understand the differences, which left little room to appreciate them. What I had was a community, not a village. I'm not passing judgment against a community. I still very much thrive here. But Michael and Molly taught me the advantages of the village, and my mind was opened.  A community is often composed of similar bodies, with similar lives, morals, beliefs, socioeconomic status, and even similar ages or life stages. A village is outside of this. It's a range that encompasses so much more than just likeness, but uniqueness. And it's here that we have the power to really lean and benefit from the wisdom of those who aren't just like us.  In this podcast, I talk with Michale Chatham and Molly Peralta, as we discuss the difference between community and village and how this can help you uncover your uniqueness and understand who you are and why you are here. We also discuss how to tap into the story you live, birth new creativity, and break rapport with common "health" stories and illusions we often refer to. Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/366 Join us "After The Show." In the live After the Show, we explore a powerful question: What if you stopped talking about losing weight altogether? I share more details on how to practically shift toward building structure, plus parts of my own weight loss story that rarely get discussed. To join live After the Show recordings and access replays, subscribe to The Weekly Fill Newsletter: https://www.thelivingwell.com/the-weekly-fill Inside the newsletter, you'll receive weekly reflections, practical health frameworks, and invitations to exclusive live conversations. Join me each week in this new season, uncovering common health illusions.

  8. Mar 3

    Stop Letting The Scale Define You

    How much power does the scale have over your life? If we're being honest, for many of us, the scale has become more than just a tool. It's become an identity. We step on, see a number, and immediately let it dictate our mood, our confidence, and how we show up for the world.  In this episode, we're having a long-awaited reckoning with the scale. We're stripping away the emotional weight we've attached to our physical weight and learn how to reclaim our power. In this episode, I break down: Why the scale doesn't define your worth My favorite way to track weight and body metrics Why numbers don't give the whole story My story and journey of hating and loving the scale No one can do this work but you—but you don't have to do it alone. Let's dive in. Join us "After The Show." In the live After the Show, we explore a powerful question: What if you stopped talking about losing weight altogether? I share more details on how to practically shift toward building structure, plus parts of my own weight loss story that rarely get discussed. To join live After the Show recordings and access replays, subscribe to The Weekly Fill Newsletter: https://www.thelivingwell.com/the-weekly-fill Inside the newsletter, you'll receive weekly reflections, practical health frameworks, and invitations to exclusive live conversations. Join me each week in this new season, uncovering common health illusions.

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Simple Roots Radio is hosted by Alexa Schirm. A nutritionist by trade, Alexa has rebelled against common misconceptions about nutrition, and has, instead, created a realistic health-style that will allow you to live a healthy, satisfied and more simplistic life. Forget dieting for good as Alexa interviews health experts, lifestyle influencers and every day people on what strategies have worked for them and help you implement a plan that can be achieved for life. It's raw, its funny, its real and unfiltered. It is Simple Roots Radio.

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  • Creator
    Alexa Schirm
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    359
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Living Well LLC
  • Show Website
    Made For Living Well

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