Episode 112

Our Most Important Ally (feat. Aly French & Erica Stein)

Published on: 22nd September, 2021

When we focus on our health and our wellbeing, people around us often notice. And along the way we make new friends! Sometimes they start as the person at the gym you always say hi to and sometimes chat with but may not know their name. These can be some of our most important allies! This week Jenn chats with Aly French and Erica Stein of Courageous Wellness Collective and the Courageous Wellness Podcast. Talking about their stories, how their paths crossed and how that magic moment amplified their mission and impact. As a continuation of our "How to be a Wellness Ally" episode, you'll LOVE these stories and insights! 

Outline:

  • Welcome back & intro today's topic
  • Meet Aly French & Erica Stein of Courageous Wellness Collective & Courage Wellness Podcast
  • Aly's story - from performing artist to cancer diagnosis and later health coach
  • Erica's story - from childhood food insecurity to weight gain, a career in TV production and later health coach
  • The magic of Aly & Erica's paths crossing, sharing their stories with each other
  • Talking & not talking about our journeys
    • The space created  by people who didn't know us "before"
  • The responses of those around Aly & Erica as they made shifts 
  • Staying true to ourselves & watching who shows up, who supports it
  • The friends who push us & support us
  • Aly's top tips on hormone health
    • Blood sugar
    • Infradian Rhythm
  • Erica's fundamentals of gut health
    • The microbes in your gut & your cravings, mood, anxiety
    • Just 3 days
    • Fiber
    • Breathing
  • Food insecurity & food access - what we all need to know & what we can do

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Quotes:
"I had never had my body talk to me so loudly and clearly about what it wanted." – Aly French
"Something shifted in me, acknowledging the intelligence of my body." – Aly French
"Food insecurity for a few years in childhood established cravings and patterns that continued far past those formative years." – Erica Stein
"I start to love and value and treasure myself, as I was, and then act from that place." – Erica Stein
"I didn't have any friends in my life that were interested in this." – Erica Stein
"There's value in sharing your story...it gives others permission to destigmatize their own judgements of their own stories." – Aly French
"Illness or health challenges come in all different shapes and sizes, some are invisible, some are not...they all deserve compassion." – Aly French
"You can't dim your light for other people." – Erica Stein
“Just invite that person to a spin class or that gym acquaintance for a drink.” – Jenn Trepeck

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About the Podcast

Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
What to eat and when to cheat! Let's decipher between all the “diets” out there. You know what to do but it itsn't working. In fact, your diet could be making you fatter.

Ever wondered if cryo-freezing your fat cells would really work? Should you try acupuncture? A hypnotist? If you do, how do you know if someone’s good?

Salad with a Side of Fries is the podcast that will answer all these questions and more! Talking wellness and weight loss for real life, because most of us are going to drink, eat out, skip the grocery store and who wants a life without fries or dessert?! Host Jenn Trepeck’s expertise as an optimal health coach, in practice for over a decade, along with experts in various modalities will clear up the myths, mis-information, bad science and marketing to reveal the truth of HOW TO EAT and HOW TO CHEAT!*



*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This podcast, its content and guests are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Jennifer Trepeck

“My passion for nutrition and helping others stems from “kicking my food issues” with my own weight management saga.” ~ Jenn

I believe that the greatest accountability is paying it forward! That’s why I teach the nutrition education we are all supposed to know but no one ever taught us, along with the science behind food, fitness, and health.

After I graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I founded Better Life Now LLC while working full-time in hedge funds. In 2019, I took my practice from side-hustle to full-time self-employment and launched my podcast, Salad With a Side of Fries. On the show, we offer science-based tips and tricks for how to achieve wellness and weight loss for real life – because who wants a life without fries or dessert?!

Topics we tackle on the podcast include debunking fad diets, food myths, misinformation in marketing, bad science, and general nutrition. I encourage guests whose expertise is different from my own focus on weight management to bring their unique, fact-based perspectives to talk about subjects they are educated in and passionate about.

Due to my decade-long experience of working with clients, I have gained insight into the health and food industry and the how-tos of building a business.

Some specific health and wellness topics I can speak to include debunking fad diets, exposing the BS we are fed by the food and diet industry, how the people around us can positively and negatively impact our health journey, and shifting mindsets in order to overcome inappropriate barometers of success to instead achieve happy, healthy, and meaningful change.

On the subject of business, I can help you by teaching my critical pieces every entrepreneur should know, how to make your side-hustle into your full-time job, ways to sustainably achieve success without burning out, contemporary networking, and how to prioritize wellness while pursuing your projects.

When I find some free time, I’m typically working out at Physique57, discovering hidden gem restaurants in NYC, or traveling to spend time with friends and family.

I’d love to have an in-depth conversation with you, whether it’s leveling up in business or debunking food myths!