203: The Life of a Seeker with Kion Founder, Angelo Keely
08/02/23 • 54 min
In this episode, I sit down with Kion founder, Angelo Keely, to discuss all things amino acids and how his passion for wellness and personal development unfolded over the years. Angelo shares how his unconventional upbringing and several traumatic events at young ages shaped him, how his trauma recovery inspired an exploration into wellness, and how he continues to develop his health knowledge today. We also discuss what amino acids are and why they’re essential for our bodies, how amino acids affect focus and brain health, and the difference between amino acids and protein. Finally, Angelo shares how he built Kion and why he chooses people over ideas, and what his experience has been like as a working father.
Key Takeaway / Points:
- On pivotal life moments and “chapters”
- Angelo’s upbringing and how his childhood shaped him
- How Angelo’s traumatic experience at sixteen kickstarted his journey into personal development
- How a secondary traumatic event furthered his search
- On the “suffering Olympics” and the notion of guilt after trauma
- On Angelo’s journey with health and how he has developed his wellness knowledge since childhood
- What are amino acids and why are they important for our bodies?
- How protein affects our focus and brain health
- Amino acids vs. protein
- Why Angelo founded Kion and how he put his values first
- On the principle of choosing people over ideas
- On being a working dad and having work-life balance conversations with other fathers
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Instagram: @angelokeely
Website: getkion.com
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Website: freckledfoodie.com
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Creative Lead: Amelie Yeager
Produced by Dear Media.
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In this episode, I sit down with Kion founder, Angelo Keely, to discuss all things amino acids and how his passion for wellness and personal development unfolded over the years. Angelo shares how his unconventional upbringing and several traumatic events at young ages shaped him, how his trauma recovery inspired an exploration into wellness, and how he continues to develop his health knowledge today. We also discuss what amino acids are and why they’re essential for our bodies, how amino acids affect focus and brain health, and the difference between amino acids and protein. Finally, Angelo shares how he built Kion and why he chooses people over ideas, and what his experience has been like as a working father.
Key Takeaway / Points:
- On pivotal life moments and “chapters”
- Angelo’s upbringing and how his childhood shaped him
- How Angelo’s traumatic experience at sixteen kickstarted his journey into personal development
- How a secondary traumatic event furthered his search
- On the “suffering Olympics” and the notion of guilt after trauma
- On Angelo’s journey with health and how he has developed his wellness knowledge since childhood
- What are amino acids and why are they important for our bodies?
- How protein affects our focus and brain health
- Amino acids vs. protein
- Why Angelo founded Kion and how he put his values first
- On the principle of choosing people over ideas
- On being a working dad and having work-life balance conversations with other fathers
This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.
Check out our new ~Merch Drop~ HERE
Visit www.getkion.com/CAMERON for 20% on monthly deliveries and 10% on one-time
purchases
Follow Angelo:
Instagram: @angelokeely
Website: getkion.com
Follow me:
Instagram: @cameronoaksrogers
Website: freckledfoodie.com
TikTok: @cameronoaksrogers
Twitter: @freckledfoodie
Youtube: Cameron Rogers / Freckled Foodie
Pinterest: Freckled Foodie
Creative Lead: Amelie Yeager
Produced by Dear Media.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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202: Enjoy the Shit Out of Your Food with Shira Barlow, R.D.
In this episode, I sit down with Shira Barlow, registered dietician, food therapist, and host of the Good Instincts podcast, to discuss all things nutrition and creating a healthy relationship with food in today’s world. Shira shares how her relationship with food has evolved from childhood to present day, how she became a food therapist, and what she has consistently observed that her clients struggle with across the board. We talk about the issue with moral licensing and labeling food, why self-compassion is essential for overcoming food obsession and restriction, how understanding willpower and taking out decision fatigue can set you up for success with making healthy, positive food choices, and much more.
Key Takeaway / Points:
- How Shira’s relationship with food has evolved from childhood to present day
- Shira’s path to becoming a food therapist, from her first job in the entertainment industry to her current nutrition practice
- What balancing blood sugar actually means
- On the issue with moral licensing and labeling food
- How Shira frames indulgences and advocates for a no-food-is-off-limits approach
- Why self-compassion is essential for overcoming food obsession and restrictive patterns
- On the importance of knowing which season of life you’re in
- On the perception of beauty in today’s society, Ozempic, and thin praise trends
- On the slippery slope of commenting on peoples’ bodies, and the one comment you can’t go wrong with
- On the concept of willpower around food and reducing decision fatigue to set yourself up for success
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In this episode, I sit down with one of my best friends, Deanna DiCroce, to talk about all things adult friendships and how she and I have stayed close through the years. We compare communication styles, how we have navigated staying in touch despite being in different places in our lives, and why it’s useful to think of friendships as seesaws. She also shares how open and honest communication is most helpful when trying to support a friend in postpartum, why pressure and expectations can sink a friendship, and why letting friendships go is also okay. Finally, we discuss the importance of checking our egos and needs for external validation, and why working through conflict benefits all relationships.
Key Takeaway / Points:
- How we have stayed close over the past twelve years despite being in very different places in our lives
- On knowing your friend’s communication styles and navigating around those to keep in touch
- On thinking of friendships as seesaws with ebbs and flows
- On being open about how friends can support you and vice versa, especially during postpartum
- On not putting such pressure and high expectations on friendships
- On letting friendships drift apart and not needing dramatic endings
- On not letting small moments define a friendship
- On checking your ego and need for external validation
- Why working through conflict is healthy in all relationships
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