Category: Self Improvement
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Angela Armendariz, LCSW, is the founder and owner of Aspire Counseling and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey and California. With over 20 years of experience in the mental health field, Angela is passionate about making high-quality, evidence-based, and compassionate mental health care accessible to individuals and families throughout New Jersey. Recognizing the…
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Christine Horton is a National Board Certified Women’s Health Coach and dental hygienist with a special interest in PMOS | PCOS. She serves as Programs and Advocacy Co-Director for the PCOS Awareness Association. As the founder of Fusion Health Coaching, she brings the medical, dental, and lifestyle pieces together for a true whole person approach…
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Julie Gowthorpe, Ph.D.is a leading trauma and relationship expert, therapist, author, speaker, and media contributor with more than 25 years of clinical experience. With a PhD from the University of Toronto, she developed Self-Nurturing Therapy (SNT), an approach designed to help people break patterns rooted in childhood adversity and build healthier, more secure relationships. With…
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Are you training for your future, or just to make gains today? In this episode, I dive into the research and my long term professional work to provide a practical, decade-by-decade blueprint for longevity. From building your metabolic reserve in your 30s to preserving neuromuscular power in your 60s, learn how to shift your programming…
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Think a quick scroll between sets is harmless? Think again. In this episode, we step out of the standard fitness cliches and aim a deeply analytical, academic lens at a physical object that is currently sitting less than three feet away from you: your smartphone. By bridging the gap between rigorous laboratory science and real-world…
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Pete Olander is the founder and CEO of Happie Beverages, a functional CPG company building at the intersection of plant medicine, recovery science, and wellness. With a background spanning J.P. Morgan, enterprise software operations, and functional nutrition brand Nutrition53 — where he worked directly with professional athletes — Pete brings a systems-first mindset to an…
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Chad and Lauren from Conscious Counsel and Dr. Darian Parker, discuss proactive legal practices for health and fitness professionals, emphasizing industry-specific agreements, documentation, and current certifications to avoid reactive legal crises. Time Stamps: 00:00 Meet Conscious Counsel 00:42 Why Proactive Legal Matters 02:23 Case Study Trainer Negligence 08:28 Certifications and Credibility 11:24 Case Study Supplement Liability 15:01 Scope of Practice Boundaries…
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Dr. Darian Parker has a conversation with Maddison Koper, a Phoenix-based attorney and group fitness instructor, about key legal protections in the fitness industry. Maddison shares how she became a lawyer and instructor simultaneously and discusses common business gaps that contribute to gym and coach turnover, including weak legal foundations that can lead to bankruptcy…
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Stop over-programming and start seeing results. In this episode, we sit down with veteran trainer Chris Ryan to dismantle the myth that fitness has to be complex to be effective. We dive into the groundbreaking 2026 ACSM resistance training position stand—a massive review of 137 articles and 30,000 participants—which confirms a simple but powerful truth:…
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Dr. Mireille Vega, PhD — known as Dr. Mimi V — is a biochemist, former biotech executive, and founder & CEO of VGAM Biome, where she leads the groundbreaking Skin Science 3.0 movement. With a career shaped by oncology, immunology, and microbiome research, she reframes skin as a living ecosystem influenced by hormones, stress, and…
