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Welcome, PathPod listeners!
We’re thrilled to mark a special milestone on our journey—this is our 150th episode! 🎉 We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this achievement with all of you and share some big news. Join us as we dive into the significance of our milestone and unveil our upcoming retreat.
Episode Highlights:
150th Episode Celebration: Toni and Jenny reflect on the journey to this episode and express their amazement at reaching this milestone. Big Announcement - Restore Before Retreat: We’re overjoyed to announce our very first retreat, "Restore Before," taking place on November 2nd and 3rd, 2024, in Aptos, California. This retreat is designed to offer a space for introspection, relaxation, and rejuvenation before the busy-ness of year-end takes over.Understanding "Retreat": Toni and Jenny explore the concept of retreating, both as a noun and a verb. They discuss how a retreat can be a powerful act of self-care and a vital investment in personal health and well-being.Our Retreat Experience: Get a glimpse of what to expect at the Restore Before retreat. From beach walks and forest hikes to meaningful connections and personal reflection, this retreat is crafted to help you connect with yourself and others.Recommended Resources: Toni and Jenny share their favorite books and resources that align with the theme of retreat and self-care. These include:
Where to Begin by Cleo Wade Journey to the Heart by Melody Beattie Mindful Eating by Jan Chosen Bays Wintering by Katherine May Consolations by David Whyte Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer, illustrated by Cheryl Knezel Sit Down to Rise Up by Shelly Tygielski Engaging with the Community: Whether or not you can join the retreat in person, Toni and Jenny encourage you to explore the concept of retreat in your own life. They invite listeners to connect with them on Instagram or via direct message and share how you are retreating in your own life.Music and Inspiration: And of course, Toni reveals that she’s already started a playlist for the retreat!! It is sure to be an inspiring one!Links and Resources:
Instagram: Follow us for updates and information on how to sign up for the Restore Before retreat @thepathpodRestore Before: Ready to join us?? Fill out the application!! We can’t wait to connect!Thank you for being a part of our podcast community. Whether you’re joining us at the retreat or simply taking inspiration from this episode, we hope you find ways to incorporate retreat into your life. Here’s to many more episodes and meaningful moments of connection and self-care!
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Join Toni and Jenny as they delve into the heart and soul of the African diaspora and the wonderful cuisine produced by the renowned chefs Todd Richards and Stephan Duran. In this captivating conversation, we explore the rich history, cultural significance, and inspiring stories behind the cookbooks, "Soul" and "Roots, Heart & Soul." Discover the connections between food, family, and community and embark on a culinary journey that will leave you hungry for more.
Key Takeaways:
The power of food to connect people and culturesThe importance of preserving culinary traditionsThe role of storytelling in the culinary experienceTips for incorporating new flavors and ingredients into your cookingPurchase cookbooks hereFollow Todd on Instagram @cheftoddrichardsFind Stephan on LinkedIn @Stephan Durand -
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No road trip in this episode – just a conversation between the PATH Pod ladies, Toni and Jenny. They decided to take a minute to consider how their theme of Shift was landing now that the year is half over. The discussion begins with the SHIFT acronym and winds its way to a review of the 2024 episodes so far. Next, they dip into the archives as they highlight some of the episodes that encapsulate the Shift theme. If listening to older episodes sounds enticing but feels overwhelming, Toni and Jenny offer a nice handful to get started. Of course, there is talk of music at the end because it’s still The PATH Pod! Enjoy & Thanks for traveling on the journey with the ladies of Positive Approaches To Health!
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On this leg of the PATHPod journey Toni and Jenny head to Austin, Tx where they find Gustavo Padron! Gustavo is an amazing yoga and meditation teacher, a personal trainer and an author of the Grounded Practice journal. He is a healer in every sense of the word and uses breath, posture and the power of words to help his clients manifest their ideal self. He understands the power of going within and harnessing one’s inner guidance system, knowing that getting in the body is key to real and lasting change. There are so many tools to plop into the behavior change toolbox during this conversation along with nuggets of wisdom Gustavo drops on Toni and Jenny during their time together. Listen and fall in love with Gustavo just like Toni and Jenny did when they met him! Learn more about Gustavo and his work here. Purchase his journal, Grounded Practice. Follow him on Instagram @gustavoapadron.
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Toni and Jenny are on the road again in the San Francisco Bay Area. This time they meet up with another old pal from Toni’s high school days – Alicia Guckenheimer. Alicia is an artist and childrens book author, a creative soul who has been creating art as early as she can remember with her father. Eight years ago she traded in her shoe career for the colorful chaos of the classroom where she teaches art t to k-8th graders. She teaches through the beautiful lens of painting a world where everyone shines and weaves compassion and helping others into her art lessons. In her childrens book, Dream Big, Start Small she writes a tale of imagination and compassion and the possibility “if you can dream it you can make it and you can change the world.” The three of them discuss how the messages within the book have a very far reach and speak to the importance of joy, having a starting place, self-empowerment and learning inner strengths in the process of behavior change. You can find Alicia, her book and her art classes on Instagram @dream_big_start_small_13 or on her website.
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Toni and Jenny head to Marin on this leg of the PATHPod road trip. They are over the moon about their conversation with Bonnie Wan, author of The Life Brief A Playbook For No-Regrets Living. It is no mistake that this episode is dropping the same day as the total solar eclipse. The event of the eclipse is such a beautiful metaphor for Bonnie’s book – The Life Brief is a practice of going within to distill down what is going on inside of us, getting to the very essence of what we need and want for our lives. So many cultures believe the eclipse is a time of renewal, being in the darkness to truly feel and understand the next path we need to follow. This is the journey Bonnie takes her reader on, helping to discover meaning and purpose in their lives. The practice of creating a life brief can sound daunting but Bonnie creates a structure that allows for making meaning out of life, one beautiful baby step at a time. Learn more about Bonnie, The Life Brief and the community she has created around it here. Follow her on Instagram @bonniewanofficial or LinkedIn @bonniewan.
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The ladies of the PATHPod head to a new state for their second National Nutrition Month episode! They traveled all the way up to Boothbay, Maine to visit fellow dietitian Jenny Shea Rawn. Jenny recently finished her first cookbook, Costal Kitchen Nourishing Seafood Recipes for Everyday Cooking. The three of them had so much fun romping through the book and talking about their favorite recipes. As the episode will explain, this is not only a cookbook but a great resource about seafood, which can sometimes feel elusive to people who don’t live on a coast. The cookbook is sectioned off by different kinds of seafood and includes side dishes and desserts - some with local ingredients native to Maine like blueberries and cranberries. The recipes are lovely and not overly complicated, which is a great reason to purchase the book! But on top of it, Jenny includes useful information like how to choose sustainable seafood, choosing between wild and farmed seafood and what fish is richest in omega 3’s. Lucky for the PATHPod community, Jenny and her publishers are offering 30% off of her cookbook using the promo code COAST30 through rowman.com. Follow Jenny on social @Jennyshearawn or visit her website to learn more about her work.
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The PATHPod gals head down to Durham, North Carolina on this leg of the journey where they meet up with Judith Scharman Draughon, AKA, Judes or “The 12 Fix Dietitian”. Judes is a registered dietitian who works in the corporate wellness space inspiring businesses, organizations and groups to adopt a healthier lifestyle with group challenge programs. Her 12 Fixes program includes a book and workbook breaking down 12 evidence-based, non-diet strategies for getting and staying healthier. This is a program that anyone can use to help them on their journey to well-being and can be done individually or with a group. The book is designed for readers to create their own meal plans and actions plans right inside! A big part of Judes 12 Fixes is her 12 Fix Affiliate Program. This allows RDN’s to become affiliates and use the 12-Fix Wellness Plan, presentations, and dietitian-designed app to land more group wellness opportunities, allowing for an increase in revenue with less work and greater job satisfaction! The materials are super-customizable – making it easy to fit into a nutrition practice. This episode is for everyone – dietitians who are looking for a game-changing program for their practice or someone wanting to make incremental, healthy changes in 2024 - give it a listen! To find out more about the RDN Affiliate program, contact Judes at [email protected]. The Living 12 Fixes to Healthy guidebook can be purchased for $10 off on her website 12Fixes.com with promotional code 10OFFGUIDEBOOK. Judes can be found on Instagram @foodswithjudes and can also be found on LinkedIn.
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Toni and Jenny continue their 5 year anniversary celebration as they dig into their intention to Shift in 2024. The two of them have a conversation about what is behind the choice of Shift and what it means to each of them. They also take some time to unpack the last 5 years and the impact this podcast adventure has made on their lives. Of course, there is a lot of talk about connection and community but there are certainly some other gems they uncover. Help the PATHPod gals extend their celebration through the end of the month by giving this episode a listen and sharing your thoughts with them on Insta @thpathpod!
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Toni and Jenny celebrate their 5th year of The PATH Pod during this 141st episode that is the first in a two-part celebration of this amazing milestone they certainly did not see coming! They felt like the best way to mark this date of February 12, the day their trailer first dropped in 2019 would be to deconstruct courage – the superpower they both had to call up when they decided to start a podcast. Together they break down courage using a framework created by their former guest, Candace Doby who was on the pod July 25 of 2023. They talk about what courage means to each of them and how this podcast and the amazing people they have met on their journey have sparked even more courage within them. Listen and celebrate with Toni and Jenny as they share their stories and insights. They are so excited to be celebrating this milestone with each other and with their larger PATH Pod community! Thanks for being on the road with PATH, Positive Approaches To Health!
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The ladies of the PATH Pod close out the first month of 2024 with a trip to Denver, Colorado and another conversation around “enoughness”. Toni and Jenny gab it up with Ally Rae Pesta. Ally is a 200-hour Certified Yoga Teacher, Certified Run Coach, Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, Published Author, Speaker and Advocate. Their conversation started with Ally’s Path to writing her book, Beyond My Body as she explained the etiology of her complex eating disorder and the beautiful story of her journey to recovery. Ally explains that her path required stillness - so she could dig deep and truly understand who she really is, which created a much-needed sense of self-empowerment. The three of them discussed the feeling of doubt and doing the thing that scares you regardless of the outcome and how THIS is at the heart of living fearlessly. They also discussed a fear list for 2024! There is so much more to their conversation – yoga, tuning in, loving kindness, fun, growth – the list goes on and on! This episode is for anyone who is trying to find their way to peace and self-acceptance. An earlier PATH Pod episode from March of 2020 on Challenging Assumptions would be a great “sister” episode to this one. Give them both a listen! To learn more about Ally, her work and advocacy, retreats and of course, her book follow her on Instagram @allyraepesta or visit her website.
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Toni and Jenny enter 2024 with a huge SHIFT which includes a conversation about being ENOUGH. The PATHPod heads back to a familiar place – St. Louis Park, Minnesota for this powerful discussion with JC Lippold. JC is a professional homemaker – holding space for others as a nationally renowned teacher of movement and mindset, community engager, social movement trailblazer and theater director. These three embark on an enriching exchange around the concept of “enoughness” and knowing our worth in the present moment. JC involves plenty of storytelling and drops more tools in our collective toolbox for shifting towards a place where we value ourselves to say we are enough! He also shifts the conversation about how we could all care for one another which shatters our current state, no doubt! There is plenty of talk about theater and musicals along with song and laughter. This is an invaluable way to start off 2024 and an episode to share far and wide - Happy New Year PATHPod community!!! To learn more about JC or to reach out and start a conversation with him, follow JC on Instagram @jclippold.
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Toni and Jenny meet up with this dynamic duo for a second time on their PATHPod journey. They last spoke with Deb Huber and Willow Older of Today I Noticed in February of 2021. The ladies of TIN have been up to quite a bit since then! They have continued their creative mindfulness practice and have turned their TIN’s into a beautiful book – Today I Noticed, A Little Book Of Mindfulness That Will Change The Way You See The World! The four of them had a wonderful discussion about what Deb and Willow have continued to receive from their practice and how it has deepened for both of them. They chatted about the creative process and how everyone is an artist. Some light was shed on the process of writing a book and how daunting it can feel but ultimately, doing it as a team was worth it. The conversation left Toni and Jenny with the overwhelming understanding that nothing is too small to notice. Visit their website to learn more about Deb and Willow along with their amazing TIN workshops and how to purchase their book just in time for the holidays! Make sure to follow them on Instagram too @today.i.noticed.
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Toni and Jenny are on the road again! During this leg of the journey they head back to NYC for their second conversation with Natalie “Nat” Rizzo, the dynamic sports nutritionist who published her first cookbook earlier this year. In her book, Planted Performance, Easy Planted-Based Recipes, Meal Plans and Nutrition For All Athletes she dives into all things sports nutrition looking through a plant-based lens. This is a great resource for vegetarians and vegans as well as omnivores of all types who are hungry for more information on how to eat to support their active endeavors. The three of them talked through the amazing recipes Toni and Jenny were able to make as well as Nat’s take-aways that all athletes need to keep in mind. It was a joy to have Nat come back on the PATHPod and if you did not listen to her first interview, take a minute out to listen to their first conversation in June of 2021, episode 79! Learn more about Nat Rizzos work and her cookbook here or follow her on social media @greenletes.
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Toni is traveling solo once again but luckily, she does not have to travel far! She takes a little jaunt to San Jose and meets up with Wendy Neff, one half of the amazing duo who founded Fox Tale fermentation Project. Fox Tale is a passion project turned entrepreneurial dream of Wendy and her husband Felipe Bravo. Established in 2022, Fox Tale is a community-based café-brewery serving up unique & specialty beers and fermented foods. It is a gathering space and as Wendy explains, they have created an environment where cultures can grow – fermented cultures and the people who come to enjoy them! During the conversation between Toni and Wendy they touch on many common PATHPod themes including connection and collaboration. Wendy shares the story of how Fox Tale came to be and how many lovely partnerships have blossomed as a result of their work. If you are in the San Jose area, Fox Tale absolutely needs to go on your to-do list! They offer up a unique array of fermented menu items from Red House Kimchi and Smokey Asparagus Chopenade to Thai Chili Lemongrass Kumquats along with an inspiring list of beers and some amazing mock-tales. They were also just awarded “Best New Brewery in the Country”! If you don’t reside in the Bay area you can dream about visiting them one day by following them on Instagram @foxtalefermentationproject or by perusing their website. Want to learn more about fermentation?? - take a look at Kirsten Shockey's fermentation school Wendy mentioned during the show!
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The ladies of the PATHPod stay right at home on this episode of PATH Positive Approaches To Health. Toni and Jenny do a little unpacking of Food Is Medicine concepts as a follow up to their incredible Culinary Medicine episode with Dr. Sabrina Falquier. They share their paths to using the Food Is Medicine approach during their careers and how it has shaped and molded the way they practice nutrition. Then the two of them offer up a little Kitchen Surprise, sharing their own tricks and hacks for getting more veg & flavor into their meals. The episode ends, as always, with some musical reflections. Enjoy, PATHPod Friends!
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Toni travelled solo during this leg of the PATH Pod journey, taking a short jaunt down the west coast to SanDiego, CA. She had a lovely conversation with Dr. Sabrina Falquier, a board certified internal medicine, culinary medicine and lifestyle medicine physician who was a previous guest on the show in October of 2022. The two of them discussed Doctors+ Premium, a podcast Sabrina hosts on Apple Podcasts. They also take a dive into culinary medicine, one of Dr. Falquier’s great passions where she spends a lot of time bridging the silos that exist between allopathic and alternative medicine. She peels back some of the culinary medicine layers, touching on the training that enables her to suggest food and spice substitutions to help meet patients where they are and to bring a sensitivity to their cultural roots. She shares how to participate in a culinary medicine appointment and how it fits into the Lifestyle Medicine paradigm. She also looks forward by sharing where she thinks this area of medicine is going in the future – becoming more mainstream with medicine shifting to a prevention model where food is front and center, and most importantly, paid for! You can see her work firsthand through the powerful documentary The Kitchenistas, visit her website, or follow along @SensationsSalud on social media.
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Toni heads to Columbus, Ohio where she meets up with Jenny and their guest, Jenn Gebhart for part two of this August series on nervous system regulation. Jenn is a master facilitator for Everyday Mindfulness and Movements in the Columbus City Schools, offering well-being and self-care in education for staff and administrators. Jenn has also shared Urban Zen at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital working with patients, staff and caregivers and Ohio Health Corporate Wellness programs. The three of them take a deep dive into the concept of regulating the nervous system and the role of the vagus nerve in the healing process. Jenn shares her very simple yet incredibly effective tools for toning the vagus nerve and self-healing using somatic practices. They discuss the idea of befriending your body and the self-awareness it takes to do this work. This episode is so incredibly empowering and offers an armful of tools to dump into your self-care toolbox that you will find yourself pulling out again and again as your travel your path. Follow Jenn and the inspiring healing work she engages in on Instagram @yogaandinspiration. Disclaimer: We had some issues with our music and Toni offers up an on-the-fly solution!
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The ladies of the PATH Pod are on the road again this month for the first in a two-part series on nervous system regulation. On this leg of their journey, they head east to New Jersey and a conversation about pain, perfection and problem solving. They sit down with Dr. Kelly Kessler, Physical Therapist and Host of the Rewiring Health Podcast. Kelly tells the story of her Path, recovering from an eating disorder and years of physical pain to becoming a physical therapist who helps others deal with their pain and trauma through nervous system regulation. She explains how she turned her life around by focusing and harnessing the energy she put into her eating disorder and put it into getting better. She explains that her work in nervous system regulation is broken into four different areas – breath work, vagus nerve techniques, gentle movement and visual techniques. Kelly believes that no problem can be solved with the same level of consciousness that created it and it starts with gratitude. Kelly is an inspiration and her work is absolutely transformative! You can learn more about Dr. Kelly Kessler and her work here, follow her on Instagram @drkellykessler or check out her Podcast, Rewiring Health on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
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The ladies of the PATHPod stay south, heading from Greenville, SC to Atlanta, GA. In this latest episode they meet up with Candace Doby. Candace is an amazing author, podcast host, speaker and coach who works with organizations to create a culture of courage where employees perform at their highest potential. The three of them talk about the risk of taking action and the very real risk of NOT taking action, which is the place of ultimate possibility. They also talk about the “rules” we tell ourselves and how we fall into the trap of following rules that don’t even exist. Most importantly, Candace speaks to the importance of understanding your motivation and your why. And, that it CANNOT be external – she explains that courage absolutely requires us to be internally motivated and align with our values. This conversation sparked Toni and Jenny to stop and think clearly about their own values and they share those with each other. This is a fun conversation full of positivity and hope that you will want to share far and wide! It will also inspire you to learn more about Candace and follow her on Instagram @candacedoby.
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