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Wealth Energetics: How To Step into your Most Abundant Life (Interview w/ Samantha Skelly)
The Empowered Athlete
07/18/22 • 52 min
In this episode, I talk with my breathwork mentor, Samantha Skelly, about the energetics of Abundance + Wealth. She has played such an instrumental role in my shifts around money and wealth and I am so excited for you to experience her magic.
About Sam Skelly:
Based out of San Diego, California, Sam is a sought-after international speaker, multi 7-figure entrepreneur, Breathwork facilitator and teacher + Founder of Pause Breathwork, Hay House author of Hungry for Happiness, Energetics Master, and straight up one of the funniest humans you’ll ever meet.
The mission of Pause Breathwork is to support humanity in healing anxiety + stress using the power of breath. Her app, The Pause Breathwork App has thousands of peoples all over the world using breathwork on a daily basis. Her mission is also amplified by her 600 Pause Breathwork Facilitators who teach breathwork in 24 countries around the world.
She has shared her mission on an international platform, with appearances on Global TV, Shaw, NBC, CBC, BBC, and she's also been features in various publications, such as Forbes, The Huffington Post, The Elephant Journal, and Women's Health.
What You'll Learn:
- Her story of what led her to find breathwork and create her global brand Pause Breathwork
- What wealth energetics is
- The difference between being rich and being wealthy
- The difference between a scarcity mindset vs abundance mindset
- Practices she recommends to help cultivate embodied wealth
- How her relationship to money shifted and the beliefs she hold around money
- Advice she gives for those operating in the scarcity mindset and how to begin viewing life through the lens of abundance
- Her perspective, insight, and advice on investing in yourself and in your health
Episode Resources:
Sam Skelly's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthaskelly/
Pause Breathwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pausebreathwork/
Pause Breathwork website: https://www.pausebreathwork.com/
Podcast Links:
Body By Boss Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodybybossllc/
Defying the Odds, Following Your Dreams, and Leading a Movement w/ Maya Nazareth
The Empowered Athlete
07/04/22 • 43 min
In this episode, I chat with Maya Nazareth, BJJ blue belt and founder of Alchemize Fightwear. We talk about entrepreneurship, her BJJ journey and mission behind Alchemize, and her advice to starting a business and building community.
About Maya:
Based in Philadelphia, Maya Nazareth is an entrepreneur on a mission to help other women reclaim their inner ferocity through the power of martial arts. Named to Philadelphia's 20 under 25 list at just 22 years old; Maya founded her first company Alchemize Fightwear at 20 as a student at the University of Delaware (2019). After training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for 3 years, Maya couldn’t find any gear that fit her body or made her feel confident. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is 80% men and the gear is made for men. So she made gear for women.
Alchemize Fightwear has since grown to a community of over 15 thousand women and a product line with over 50 SKUs being sold in 15+ countries. Every single order supports women's self-defense and trauma recovery initiatives.
What You'll Learn:
- Her BJJ journey, what got her started in jiujitsu
- Why she created Alchemize fightwear and what her mission behind it is
- Her creative process in designing Alchemize fightwear pieces and where she gets her inspiration
- What she believes are the biggest gaps in the female grappling clothing industry
- What she believes are the biggest obstacles she faced in bringing her initial vision into form
- Her advice for those who feel the market is already saturated and feel they won’t be able to be successful
- How she balances work, bjj and life, including the rituals she has to optimize your energy and stay focused on her vision
- What she believes is the key to creating an engaged community
- Her advice to those looking to embark on entrepreneurship
- What the future looks like for her and Alchemize, including her current BJJ goals and her plans for Alchemize?
Episode Resources:
Maya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maya.nazareth/
Alchemize Fightwear Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alchemizefightwear/
Alchemize Fightwear Website: https://alchemizefightwear.com/
Podcast Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodybybossllc/
Defeating Imposter Syndrome
The Empowered Athlete
05/13/24 • 27 min
In this episode, I’m diving into Imposter Syndrome. We chat about what it is and the process I’ve used on myself and with my clients to break free and finally feel confident in your life and in pursuit of reaching your dreams.
What You'll Learn:
- What Imposter Syndrome is
- Three characteristics of Imposter Syndrome
- How to View Imposter Syndrome as an opportunity for growth
- Examples of how Imposter Syndrome shows up in jiujitsu
- Two ways to overcome Imposter Syndrome
Episode Resources:
Episode 95: The Art of Shedding Identities
1:1 Coaching Application (limited spots available)
Podcast Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodybybossllc
Anchor: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/638O1ZWIiBb
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1I51iEgw8qQ6QQpcG2zUK5?si=e6faa04317b24fa1
Navigating ADHD, Perfectionism, and Procrastination as a High Performer w/ Alexis McCloskey
The Empowered Athlete
05/08/23 • 64 min
In this episode, I speak with @thetoughlovecoach Alexis McCloskey on all things ADHD, perfectionism, procrastination, productivity. Share shares her tips and tricks for optimizing your focus and productivity as a high performer.
About Alexis:
Based in Boulder, CO, Alexis McCloskey is a self-proclaimed “tough love coach” that is looking to redefine what tough love means. She is a life in business coach for entrepreneurs (mostly ADHD) that are looking to take the stress out of building a unique and out-of-the-box business and make it fun. She wants to to help people weed through the the road blocks that hold them back, like perfectionism, procrastination, workaholism, and lack of focus. She’s all about getting to the root of the problem versus the Band-Aid.
What You'll Learn:
- Her background and story of what lead her to do what she does today
- Common characteristics and symptoms of ADHD
- Her belief of whether or not ADHD and other mental conditions are genetic or trauma responses
- Strategies she uses with her clients in navigating perfectionism
- The most common limiting beliefs and identities she sees in the clients she works with
- The relationship between workaholism and procrastination
- Tools she uses to maintain focus, productivity and calm the monkey mind
- How you can connect with her
Episode Resources:
- Alexis' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisreneemccloskey/
- Alexis' Podcast
- Take her FREE How I Get S*it Done Archetype Quiz
- Her Offering: Tough Love Collective
Podcast Links:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodybybossllc
Chasing The Dream w/ BJJ Black Belt Alex Enriquez
The Empowered Athlete
11/07/22 • 63 min
In this episode, I chat with high level black belt competitor Alex Enriquez. We discuss her BJJ journey and how she believes BJJ has evolved over the years, as well as her preparation methods for preparing for competition, how to make a smooth transition to a new academy, and how she has curated her life to pursue her BJJ goals.
ABOUT ALEX:
Alex Enriquez started BJJ at KnuckleUp Fitness at the age of 11 (circa 2010) under Steve Mitchell and began wrestling at Cambridge high school (4 years) under Don St. James. She continued in college for 2 more seasons under Christian and Ashley Flavin and graduated with an exercise science degree at Life University in 2021. She received black belt under Bruno Frazatto and Nathan Hadley in December of 2021 after making the switch to Atos Atlanta in late 2020. She started strength training and lifting under Monique Travis at the age of 14. She’s been teaching BJJ and kickboxing classes since 16 years old.
Some of her accomplishments include:
- Multiple Gi and No Gi IBJJF Pan American titles (orange, purple, and brown) in weight and open class
- 2021 IBJJF No Gi Worlds Title (brown)
- IBJJF No Gi Pans Title (black)
- IBJJF Gi Worlds Medalist (Blue, Brown)
- 2021 ADCC East Coast Trials Runner-Up (-60kg)
- 3x GA Girl’s Folkstyle State Champion, 3x High School Folkstyle (USAW) and Freestyle (Fargo) All-American, and 2020 WCWA All-American
Her goals include winning multiple black belt world titles (gi and no gi), an ADCC title, and becoming a notable jiu jitsu coach/instructor that helps guide you to achieve your fitness and sport goals.
What You'll Learn:
- Her Story and how she got started in BJJ
- The biggest shifts she's noticed in BJJ since starting as a kid to now
- Her thoughts on takedowns vs guard pulling
- Her BJJ style and how it's evolved over the years
- Her cross-training schedule and training split
- Her mindset toward competition and how she prepares mentally for competing at the high levels
- How she balances other aspects of her life while pursuing her BJJ goals
- Her transition of switching gyms How was your transition changing gyms?
- Her advice for athletes looking to transition gyms
- The recent gender criticism she's received and how she has been navigating the comments
- Her purpose and mission behind her new seminar brand, Atlanta jiu jitsu
- How you can connect with her
Episode Resources:
Alex's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aenriquez218/
AtlantaJiuJitsu Seminar Brand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlantajiujitsu/
Podcast Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodybybossllc
Grocery Shopping Tips for The Athlete on a Budget
The Empowered Athlete
08/01/22 • 33 min
In this episode, I dive into my top tips to help you stay on budget while shopping at the grocery store. In my years of being a dietitian and competitive athlete, I've learned all the tricks that help you stay mentally focused and on budget when grocery shopping + I'm sharing my secrets with you in this episode. Grab and pen and paper and be sure to take notes :)
What you'll learn:
- The biggest misconception around eating healthy
- How to approach grocery shopping with a clear plan of action
- 7 tips for staying on budget when grocery shopping
- What to buy when grocery shopping to ensure you are nutritionally prepared for the week
- Tips to stretch your food throughout the week to make more meals without spending more money
Episode Resources:
Do you desire to understand how to fuel your unique body for jiujitsu while learning how to develop a healthy relationship with food in the process? If yes, The Performance Blueprint may be for you. It's our 12-week lifestyle transformation program for female athletes that teaches you everything you need to know to feel empowered from the inside out as a high performing athlete, covering topics like nutrition, recovery, mindset, sleep and self-care. Final cohort of 2022 starts in August. APPLY HERE
Podcast links:
Nattie Boss IG: www.instagram.com/nattiebossrd
BodyByBoss IG: www.instagram.com/bodybybossllc
The Difference Between Empowerment and Motivation (Interview w/ TPB Head Coach Jax Balfour)
The Empowered Athlete
04/04/22 • 100 min
In this episode, Head Coach of The Performance Blueprint, Jax Balfour, and I chat about her journey before becoming an integral part of the Body By Boss Team. She shares details of her health journey before TPB, how the program has evolved since she first joined in 2018, and her take on the difference between empowerment and motivation when it comes to lasting, sustainable change.
Jax Balfour lives in Stratford, Cananda and trains at Stratford BJJ. She's been training for 8 years and is a purple belt in BJJ. She's one of the first OG students of the Performance Blueprint, turned right hand women inside BodyByBoss LLC and Head Coach for The Performance Blueprint and BASP. She's also the full-time the mama of two huskies: Opie and Lily.
What you'll learn:
- Her history of dieting and what sparked the start of her health and wellness journey
- Her story of why she initially started BJJ
- Her turning point that led her to join The Performance Blueprint (TPB) in 2018
- Her experience inside TPB and the amazing transformation she had
- What inspired her to join the BBB team
- Her insight on the evolution of the program over the years
- Hear take on the main principles of the program that ensure student’s success
- Her take on the difference between feeling empowered and being motivated
- Her advice to anyone looking to join but feels fear about investing in themselves
Episode Resources:
ENROLLMENT IS OPEN!
The Performance Blueprint - Our 12-week lifestyle transformation program for female BJJ athletes designed to help you create balance and structure in your life, heal your relationship with your self, and unlock your performance potential. Click HERE to apply. Next Cohort starts in May.
Podcast Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodybybossllc/
Jax's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theholisticjiujiteira/
The New Way: Making a Difference with Trauma-informed Instructors (Interview w/ Laurien from Off The Zone)
The Empowered Athlete
01/31/22 • 50 min
In this week's episode, we cap off January with our very first interview on The Empowered Athlete Podcast. Laurien Zurhake (of Off The Zone) and I bring you an empowering and enlightening conversation about what it means to be "trauma-informed" as a BJJ instructor, coach, academy owner and a training partner, why it matters, and what you can do to become part of the solution.
About Laurien:
Laurien Zurhake was born in the Netherlands. She studied history and archaeology in the Netherlands and at Oxford University. She moved to Germany to pursue her PhD on Pain Behavior. There, she met her now husband on the BJJ mats with whom she has now her own yoga and martial arts academy. Having experienced PTSD due to sexual assault, she started training BJJ and yoga, later with the aim to make the martial arts and yoga mats a safer space for all through trauma-informed coaching - thus, the birth of Off The Zone.
Here’s a glance at what you’ll hear from Laurien and I in this episode:
- Laurien's background, story, and journey that led her to try her first BJJ class
- What compelled Laurien to take action in creating Off The Zone
- The mission and purpose of Off The Zone
- How differences in teaching styles and gym environments play a critical role in someone's beginning experiences with BJJ
- How ignorance, poor communication, and lack of understanding can cause re-traumatization and disempowerment
- The old paradigm that most BJJ instructors and gyms fall into and what the new paradigm is
- Identifying a toxic gym environment and what steps you can take to step up and speak out
- Three tips to empower professors and students in becoming active participants in changing a toxic gym culture
- The details of her 6-week Trauma-informed Instructor Training Course
- How to connect, support and learn more about Off The Zone
Episode Resources:
Off The Zone Website: https://www.off-the-zone.com/
ThriveDrive Program - Trauma-Informed Coaching for Martial Artists: https://www.off-the-zone.com/enroll-in-thrive-drive
Empowered Athlete Academy - A 6-month Trauma-Informed Program for female athletes who desire a deep, healing journey of spiritual and personal development | Click HERE to apply.
Podcast Links:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bodybybossllc
Work Smarter, Not Harder: How to Improve Your Movement and Efficiency for BJJ (Interview w/ Conor Millstein of IsoMovement Systems)
The Empowered Athlete
02/28/22 • 57 min
In this episode I interview Conor Millstein, Founder of IsoMovement Systems. In just 60 minutes, Conor shares his inspirational story of how he created his company as a result of his own healing, health and fitness journey. Being a candidate for a hip replacement at just 24 years old, Conor was empowered to look to holistic solutions to heal himself from the inside out. The process he underwent led to a tried and tested system that has helped people all over the world learn how to improve their performance, health and longevity through moving smarter, not harder.
About Conor:
Conor Millstein founder of Iso Movement Systems is based out of Philadelphia. He has three bachelors degrees as well as an MBA. He comes from an extensive background in sports and fitness and he has also reconstructed his own body over time to create what he currently teaches.
Conor leads a team of trainers in a company he built to chase his mission of helping people to create change by loving themselves. He believes that success begins with access, awareness, and ownership in all phases of life. In his eyes, the ability to love oneself allows the chance to love others. He teaches these principles through movement.
ISO or InsideOut Movement Systems is a virtual fitness company offering movement education systems for pain management, postural modification, and athletic preparedness. They build customized guided and non guided programs featuring one-on-one Movement Education Sessions, Training Sessions, and Group Sessions. Through their holistic approach you'll learn to decompress joints through optimizing soft tissue relationships in order to create accessible, adaptable tissue and fluid, powerful movement patterns and will be able to take the patterns into your skill or sport to maximize training time with minimized wear and tear.
Here’s a glance at what you’ll hear from Conor and I in this episode:
- He shares his background, upbringing and personal story of health and healing + how it led him to create his company InsideOut Movement Systems
- The key components he looks for when it comes to addressing the 3 main areas of pain management, postural modification, and athletic preparedness
- His favorite clients and success stories that inspire him
- The biggest mindset blocks and limiting beliefs that show up in the clients he coaches
- His perspective, approach, and strategy to warm ups and cool downs for athletes
- The minimum amount of workout time he believes is enough for an athlete to see progress in their performance
- The three body weight exercises and movement patterns he recommends all athletes should incorporate if they desire to improve their athleticism
- His top 3 recommended “gym tools” all athletes should have or at least try
- How you can connect with and learn more about Conor or ISO Movement Systems
Episode Resources:
Conor Millstein's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conor_moves/
IsoMovement System Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iso_movementsystems/
FREE movement/fitness assessment (DISCOUNT CODE: NATTIEBOSSFRIENDS): https://isomovementsystems.as.me./schedule.php
Conor's Product Recommendations:
Weckmethod: https://www.weckmethod.com/
RMT club, RMT rope, BOSU Elite, Sole steps
discount code - WMA71
Octomoves: https://www.octomoves.com/
More expensive ropes
Discount code: cm10
Podcast Links:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bodybybossllc
Learn to Love Your Self + Own Your Worth (Interview w/ Shelby Valentine)
The Empowered Athlete
09/26/22 • 63 min
In this episode, I interview my dear friend and soul sister Shelby Manning aka Shelby Valentine. We chat about her story and all things self-worth, including understanding where low self-worth comes from and tangible exercises you can integrate to improve your self-worth and self-image.
About Shelby:
Shelby was raised in New Jersey, but is currently living in Sedona, Arizona. Shelby wears many hats and is currently working in the realm of body image, intuitive business and life coaching, and spirituality. She is a witchy goddess in every way. She’s here to help you REMEMBER your divine worth & give you the roadmap to your own liberation so you can feel your best, love the sh*t out of your body, and step into a more aligned & alive life. She’s here to teach you the Science & Spirit of all that is self-worth + hold you accountable in unconditional love throughout your unique process.
Some of her certifications and credentials include:
- A totally relevant BA Degree from Colgate University in Theatre & Spanish
- 4+ years crushing it in corporate tech sales/partnerships in NYC balancing #health with hustle culture
- Goddess Yoga InternationalTM Teacher
- ACE Certified Personal Trainer
- Animal Flow Level 1
- Precision Nutrition Certified Nutritionist
- Usui Reiki Master
- Somatic Release Breathwork FacilitatorTM
- Trauma-Informed Coach
- 1stPhorm Supplementation & Nutrition Education
Other tools she uses in her group and 1:1 coaching: Business Development + Entrepreneurship , NLP, Rainbow Bridge Energy Clearing Technique, Inner Child Work, Shadow Work, Parts Work, Meditation, Hypnosis, Crystal + Sound Healing, Somatics, Womb Healing, Conflict Resolution
What You'll Learn:
- Her story of what got her to where she is today
- How she defines self-worth and self-love and why they matter
- What causes us to have low self worth and what common beliefs she's found women hold that keep them stuck in the cycle of low self-worth
- How low self-worth shows up in relationships
- How you can start learning to see your own value
- Practices she recommends to start improving self-worth and overall relationship to self
- What shadow work and ego work are and what role they play in healing our core wounds and stepping into our power
- What advice she would give to women who are new into their healing journey and feel fear around addressing their past
- Advice she would give her younger self, knowing what she knows now
- How to connect with her and ways you can work with her now
Episode Resources:
Shelby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachshelbyvalentine/
Shelby's 1:1 Coaching (2 spots available): https://www.shelbyvalentine.com/lifecoaching
Rewild The Experience (Jan 12th-15th 2023): https://www.shelbyvalentine.com/rewild
Bodyspeak 6 week Group Program (Nov 1 2022): https://www.shelbyvalentine.com/bodyspeak
How To Do The Work Book (Amazon link): https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Work-Recognize-Patterns/dp/006301209X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=259NDB5EW0SMG&keywords=how+to+do+the+work+dr.+nicole+lepera&qid=1663770628&sprefix=how+to+do%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1
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The Empowered Athlete currently has 130 episodes available.
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The average episode length on The Empowered Athlete is 39 minutes.
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