
When Healthy Habits Take a Turn: Overcoming Toxic Fitness Behavior with Chardét Ryel
10/24/23 • 78 min
In this discussion, I sit down with Wellness Entrepreneur, Behavior Change Specialist, and Podcast Host Chardét Ryel, as we unravel the complexities surrounding toxic "healthy" behaviors.
In today's times, it's more important than ever to care for our bodies and our health, yet it's also easier than we assume to ironically fall into unhealthy patterns of obsession. Chardét gives us a lot to ponder here, as we chat about the following:
- The WHY's on how fitness can evolve into an unhealthy practice
- How body image struggles often stem from our childhood and developmental years
- Social media's role in this, and how we are often not shown the whole story with health/fitness influencers
- How we easily justify and mentally minimize these behaviors due to the inherent nature of fitness and other wellness habits
- How toxic health/fitness behaviors can influence others around us including our children
- Questions to reflect on if you sense the need to look deeper into this topic
- Actionable tools to implement NOW, in efforts to step into a more balanced and fulfilling lifestyle
...and more. This episode is a must listen for both women and men who are committed to a healthy lifestyle and truly desire a mentally sustainable approach to achieving their goals and optimizing their well-being in general.
- Chardét's Website: https://feelgoodnakd.com/
- Feel Good Nakd Podcast: https://feelgoodnakd.com/podcast/
- Chardét on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itschardet/
- Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/well.with.vanessa/
- Vanessa Lopez on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegiftofgoods/
- Vanessa's Linktree (discount links, etc.): https://linktr.ee/thegiftofgoods
- Email: [email protected]
CUDDLY helps give animals a healthy life & a loving home. Help Vanessa's charity of choice above.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Podcast Website: https://intentionallywellwithvanessalopez.buzzsprout.com
This episode is for informational purposes only. Please consult a trusted health practitioner for individual concerns.
In this discussion, I sit down with Wellness Entrepreneur, Behavior Change Specialist, and Podcast Host Chardét Ryel, as we unravel the complexities surrounding toxic "healthy" behaviors.
In today's times, it's more important than ever to care for our bodies and our health, yet it's also easier than we assume to ironically fall into unhealthy patterns of obsession. Chardét gives us a lot to ponder here, as we chat about the following:
- The WHY's on how fitness can evolve into an unhealthy practice
- How body image struggles often stem from our childhood and developmental years
- Social media's role in this, and how we are often not shown the whole story with health/fitness influencers
- How we easily justify and mentally minimize these behaviors due to the inherent nature of fitness and other wellness habits
- How toxic health/fitness behaviors can influence others around us including our children
- Questions to reflect on if you sense the need to look deeper into this topic
- Actionable tools to implement NOW, in efforts to step into a more balanced and fulfilling lifestyle
...and more. This episode is a must listen for both women and men who are committed to a healthy lifestyle and truly desire a mentally sustainable approach to achieving their goals and optimizing their well-being in general.
- Chardét's Website: https://feelgoodnakd.com/
- Feel Good Nakd Podcast: https://feelgoodnakd.com/podcast/
- Chardét on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itschardet/
- Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/well.with.vanessa/
- Vanessa Lopez on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegiftofgoods/
- Vanessa's Linktree (discount links, etc.): https://linktr.ee/thegiftofgoods
- Email: [email protected]
CUDDLY helps give animals a healthy life & a loving home. Help Vanessa's charity of choice above.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Podcast Website: https://intentionallywellwithvanessalopez.buzzsprout.com
This episode is for informational purposes only. Please consult a trusted health practitioner for individual concerns.
Previous Episode

Healing Beautifully From the Inside Out with International Model and Actress, Joy Corrigan
Join me as I sit down with international model, actress, and philanthropist Joy Corrigan, to candidly talk about her journey with Breast Implant Illness and how this experience has led her down a path towards self-discovery and deeper healing.
This special episode highlights the very real issues concerning Breast Implant Illness, and how impactful the effects of implants can be on the body. Joy does a beautiful job of sharing her story, illustrating the road leading up to her decision to explant, and the emotional turbulence she experienced prior to surgery. We chat about the behind-the-scenes reality of what was physically going on for years and how her body's cues crept in little by little.
This amazing conversation not only reveals the destructive nature of BII, but also calls attention to a much deeper message...as we dive into the importance of mental and emotional health, self-reflection, healing trauma, and more.
Joy gives us a very raw take on how the modeling industry and it's expectations can take a massive toll on body image/self worth, and that we've all been sold a false bill of goods as to what true beauty really entails.
Joy has discovered that she's been divinely called to share her journey and use her platform to help others potentially connect the dots in their own lives...while also bringing imperative awareness to the fact that authentic healing is much more than a physical venture. She shares that trial and struggle are a very real part of life despite career choices, success, status, or fame...and that it's ultimately OUR job to take agency over our health and life.
You'll undoubtedly be touched by this conversation, as you're met with Joy's honesty and genuine determination to help others today and in the days ahead.
Please don't forget to share this episode with someone you believe will benefit from listening, and if you feel called to share your thoughts with either Joy or myself, please don't hesitate...we'd love to hear from you.
- Joy Corrigan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joycorrigan/
- Joy Corrigan on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joycorrigan
- Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/well.with.vanessa/
- Vanessa Lopez on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegiftofgoods/
- Vanessa's Linktree (Discounts etc.): https://linktr.ee/thegiftofgoods
- Email: [email protected]
CUDDLY helps give animals a healthy life & a loving home. Help Vanessa's charity of choice above.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Podcast Website: https://intentionallywellwithvanessalopez.buzzsprout.com
This episode is for informational purposes only. Please consult a trusted health practitioner for individual concerns.
Next Episode

Liver Flushing: How the Condition of Your Liver and Gallbladder Impact Your Health with Kyle Hamrick
Here I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kyle Hamrick, the face behind @realgoodground on Instagram, to thoroughly discuss the details of liver flushing and the high importance of liver/gallbladder health.
Along side the details of his personal journey, Kyle highlights the following:
- How the liver and gallbladder work together and how proper bile flow is a major key to the overall health of the body
- The tie between the liver/gallbladder and all kinds of illnesses and chronic health concerns
- Alcohol/substance abuse and how that causes high congestion
- How emotional energy gets trapped within these two organs, and how deep healing can take place by detoxifying them
- Why congestion is so prevalent in the liver and gallbladder
- How we are deceived into thinking stones are rare or only seen via imaging
- The protocol details of liver flushing and the benefits
- Tips for before/during/after flushing
- Typical healing reactions seen during and after flushing
- Retracing
- Ideal candidates for liver flushing
- The difference between other types of cleansing and liver flushing
- Thoughts for someone who's had their gallbladder removed
- Other modalities to consider if you're not quite ready to try flushing
Kyle also chats with me about his faith and how that's been his firm foundation through the depths of his health challenges, and he shares how God has called him to reach out towards others who may feel hopeless in their pain and suffering. This episode is filled with information that is sure to stir your thoughts and allow you to reflect on any concerns you may have about your health and well-being. It definitely did for me as you will certainly hear during our conversation!
- Kyle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realgoodground/
- Liver Flush Book Resource: https://www.ener-chi.com/books/the-amazing-liver-gallbladder-flush/
- Info on Nutritional Balancing / Dr. Wilson: https://www.drlwilson.com/
- Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/well.with.vanessa/
- Vanessa Lopez on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegiftofgoods/
- Vanessa's Linktree (discount links, etc.): https://linktr.ee/thegiftofgoods
- Email: [email protected]
CUDDLY helps give animals a healthy life & a loving home. Help Vanessa's charity of choice above.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Podcast Website: https://intentionallywellwithvanessalopez.buzzsprout.com
This episode is for informational purposes only. Please consult a trusted health practitioner for individual concerns.
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/intentionally-well-247323/when-healthy-habits-take-a-turn-overcoming-toxic-fitness-behavior-with-35415388"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to when healthy habits take a turn: overcoming toxic fitness behavior with chardét ryel on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy