138: Running on Purpose with Laura Novak

07/14/16 • 63 min

Today’s guest, Laura Novak, is here to share how she uses running to fuel her life as a business owner, mom, wife, and leader. Laura’s mindset, ambitions, and business acumen will show how competing with yourself really helps you live a purposeful life. You’ll hear “golden nuggets” such as “limiting yourself when competing with others,” “how not to be stuck in perfectionism,” and “doing less, better.”

Serena Marie, RD, and I discuss why smoothies don’t fill up some people (including us!), bulletproof coffee, and coconut oil. Serena’s gratitude is about her living situation, and mine is around the evolution of my big toe toenail (hint: distance runners can relate to this).

Links Discussed:

littlenestphoto.com

theprettybee.com

Book Discussed:

Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want

by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy

Contact:

Laura Novak Meyer: Website: LauraNovak.com Facebook: /thejoypreneur Twitter: @Laura Novak Meyer

Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD

Kari Gormley: Facebook: The Running Lifestyle Show Twitter: @KariGormley Instagram: @KariGormley

Links Discussed:

littlenestphoto.com

theprettybee.com

Book Discussed:

Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want

by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy

Contact:

Laura Novak Meyer: Website: LauraNovak.com Facebook: /thejoypreneur Twitter: @Laura Novak Meyer

Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD

Kari Gormley: Facebook: The Running Lifestyle Show Twitter: @KariGormley Instagram: @KariGormley

Previous Episode

137: Running for Health While Taking on Fear with Anna Vocino (and Vinnie Tortorich)

Kari reconnects with friends who are like a brother, a sister, and mentors all rolled into one. Anna Vocino shares how she has worked through fear, shame, and vulnerability as a voice-over professional, co-host of the Angriest Trainer podcast, comedian, and cookbook author. Vinnie Tortorich, “the other half of the Angriest Trainer podcast,” talks about how podcasting has affected his life. Serena Marie, RD, recommends nutrient-dense breakfasts.

Featured Guests and Runners of the Week: Anna Vocino with a “Run By” from Vinnie Tortorich

This episode is all over the place! You’re going to hear about how fear and shame can get in the way (we’re channeling Brene’ Brown here, and if you don’t know her, you need to run over to her website!), food intolerances, the challenges of writing a book, and how having a podcast is hard and very rewarding work with voice-over artist, comedian, cookbook author, and runner, Anna Vocino. The “other half of the Angriest Trainer podcast”—and the trainer himself—Vinnie Tortorich comes on after our “girl talk” and shares what having a podcast has brought into his life.

Serena Marie, RD

Go-to, real-food dietician, Serena Marie, RD, talks about great things to eat for breakfast, such as coconut pancakes, Greek yogurt (choose full fat if it comes from a grass-fed cow or choose organic; choose low fat if it’s not either of those two), or scrambled organic tofu with spices (vanilla extract, stevia, berries, and silken organic tofu).

Gratitude Jar

I’m grateful that I have realized the connection when I don’t eat well, I don’t feel well. Serena is happy that her grocery store is expanding.

Links Discussed:

www.brenebrown.com

www.medicalmedium.com

http://icehousecomedy.com/

www.insidequest.com

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Contact:

Anna Vocino: Website: AnnaVocino.com, GlutenFreeAnna.com Facebook: /anna.vocino Twitter: @AnnaVocino

Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD

Kari Gormley: Facebook: The Running Lifestyle Show Twitter: @KariGormley Instagram: @KariGormley

Next Episode

139: Runners’ Top Overuse Injuries & What You Can Do with PT & Ironman Dan McConnell

Dan McConnell, a physical therapist, and Ironman, evaluates Kari’s gait and discusses what causes new and distance runners’ injuries. Runner of the Week, Juan Sepúlveda, shares his running journey, being a performer at Disney World, his secret place to run at Disney World, and a tip you probably don’t know about how to avoid the crowds. Serena Marie, RD, talks about all-things cherries.

We’ve got a fun episode for you today (with a lot of segments taking place “on location”). Dan McConnell, a physical therapist and Ironman, explains top runners’ injuries while analyzing my gait and doing “work” on me. It. was. Painful!!!!!! You can click

HERE

to see the videos on Facebook. You’ll see how my weird gait has affected the bulge on my disc and how and why Dan uses the Graston Technique to treat me. Spoiler alert: I could barely talk at one point because the pain was so intense.

You have to hear must-do Disney tips from podcaster and Runner of the Week, Juan Sepúlveda. Even though I’ve been to Disney World seven times, I had no idea about the tips that Juan shared.

Serena Marie, RD, shares why she is grateful for cherries (and how they’re amazing for us runners), and I give a gratitude update about my toenail.

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Contact Details

Dan McConnell

NovaCare Webpage for Wilmington Location NovaCare Facebook: /NovaCareRehabilitation NovaCare Twitter: @novacare

Juan Sepúlveda Website: TheGentlemensBrotherhood.com Facebook: TheGentlemensBrotherhood Twitter: @TheGentsBro YouTube: www.youtube.com/thegentlemensbrotherhood

Kari Gormley: Facebook: The Running Lifestyle Show Twitter: @KariGormley Instagram: @KariGormley Let’s Chat via E-mail

Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD

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