One hundred and fifty one episodes!!!

When we launched this podcast in early 2022, our commitment was to add value to your life by sharing ideas and experiences of our own, as well as exposing you to many incredible voices with insights to impart. I really had no idea how it would unfold, and now, nearly four years and 113 guests later, I am proud to say mission accomplished.

Scrolling though the episodes, reliving moments of each conversation, reinforces for me how important it is for people to tell their stories. I hope you have found information and inspiration to help you on your journey to be a better being.

As this year comes to a close, it is also time to bring the Be a Better Being Podcast to a close. Please join for our final episode and if you are inclined, start back at the beginning to see if you hear things you didn’t the first time around. I will be doing this and look forward to learning with my listening ears fully tuned in!

There are several events on the horizon we’d love you to be part of!

Mention Your Intentions 2026 Virtual Vision Board Workshop is Saturday, January 10th. Details and registration link here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mention-your-intentions-2026-vision-board-workshop-tickets-1979087396679?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Sasha has joined forces with a super cool dude to create a movement designed to help you live better for longer! We talk about it in this episode and you can check it out and join here:

https://www.instagram.com/2026pushupcampaign?igsh=bmxtMTRieHFkcG5p

Part of Michelle’s pivot is taking a more active role in helping others interested in building a business. Check out this opportunity that had her MAKE this decision here:

https://themakeexperience.com/bettrbeing

Connect with Sasha:

projectintentional.com
IG: @sasha.patricia

IG: @projectintentional

Connect with Michelle:
betterbeings.net
IG: @betterbeingsus
YouTube: Michelle Zellner - Be A Better Being Podcast playlist

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Ginger Vigil is passionate mental health advocate and author of the memoir 'Somewhere Between You and Me'. Today, she shares her extraordinary story of meeting her husband Ray at his late wife's memorial service, navigating love and loss, and their joint healing journey. From her difficult decision to leave a toxic marriage, to the importance of self-discovery and therapy, Ginger emphasizes the power of compassion, empathy, and love in overcoming life’s challenges. Powerful relationships are shaped by profound respect and understanding, and continue to thrive through shared and individual growth.

Connect with Michelle:
betterbeings.net
IG: @betterbeingsus
YouTube: Michelle Zellner - Be A Better Being Podcast playlist

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It's career development month! Dr. AJ Lauer is on a mission to improve diversity in science and technology fields. AJ has held diverse professional roles including running a residence hall, leading an educational exhibit design project, and coaching and training C-suite staff, and has the stories to prove it. Today she shares her personal experiences with imposter syndrome and offers valuable insights, tips, and tools to help manage it. Understand the root causes of imposter feelings, the different types of impostors as defined by Dr. Valerie Young, and the importance of self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Dr. Lauer emphasizes building a relationship with one's 'imposter monster' to transform it from a source of anxiety into a supportive companion. Sometimes the key to improvement is visualizing, naming, and engaging with your inner critic.

Connect with AJ:

thrivingibis.com

Check out the book, My Monster Mungo: A Story About Imposter Syndrome, here.

https://a.co/d/0pvUxfi

Connect with Michelle:
betterbeings.net
IG: @betterbeingsus
YouTube: Michelle Zellner - Be A Better Being Podcast playlist

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Happy National Author Day, and welcome back to Alice Burron for a special episode! Dr. Burron, an exercise physiologist and health strategist, discusses her new book Health Shift: Your Personalized Guide to Making Strategic Health Decisions. Alice and Michelle into the importance of understanding and improving health decisions, recognizing irrational health choices, and developing a personal health philosophy. Dr. Burron emphasizes foundational health aspects like nutrition, exercise, hydration, and sleep, while also highlighting the need for patience, self-awareness, and logical thinking in health management. Be proactive about your health and don't let the complex landscape of modern health information overwhelm you!

Connect with Alice:

strategicactionhealth.org

Check out the book, Health Shift: Your Personalized Guide to Making Strategic Health Decisions, here.

https://a.co/d/63cJBEs

Connect with Michelle:
betterbeings.net
IG: @betterbeingsus
YouTube: Michelle Zellner - Be A Better Being Podcast playlist

Get the supplements Michelle can't stop talking about: meet.makewellness.com/?referral=E490A5C07D

While October is breast cancer awareness month, a broader view of cancer in general is worthy of a conversation. Today’s guest, Jen Nolan, holds a BS in Food Science, Human Nutrition, and Dietetics from Colorado State University, a Master’s in Holistic Nutrition, and multiple specialty certifications, including Oncology Nutrition Consulting, Nutrition Genome Practitioner, and Metabolic Balance® Coach.

She has over two decades of experience in holistic and clinical nutrition, and is a passionate advocate for personalized, root-cause, and metabolic-based care. Her work blends cutting-edge nutritional modalities with deep respect for the mental, emotional, and energetic aspects of healing, because true wellness happens on every level. In clinic she focuses on therapeutic ketogenic diets, autoimmune protocols, metabolic terrain balancing, and precision nutrition, utilizing genetic testing through Nutrition Genome and various functional testing methods.

Whether navigating cancer treatment, working to prevent cancer, or aspiring to enhance and optimize wellbeing Jen’s approach will set you up for success.

Connect with Jen:

remissionnutrition.com

Learn about Mistletoe Therapy: believebig.org/what-is-mistletoe/

Connect with Michelle:
betterbeings.net
IG: @betterbeingsus
YouTube: Michelle Zellner - Be A Better Being Podcast playlist

Get the supplements Michelle can't stop talking about: meet.makewellness.com/?referral=E490A5C07D

With 30 years of medical experience, as well as a passion for health and wellness, Laura Hagen knows the ins and outs of a human body. Her own breast cancer diagnosis in 2023 led her down a path she never anticipated

As we bring awareness to breast cancer in the month of October, Laura shares her journey from diagnosis, through treatment and post-treatment life. Her perspective and attitude are a powerful remind of the importance of gratitude when faced with a challenge. It’s an uplifting conversation sure to inspire you to examine your own approach to difficult situations in life.

Connect with Laura:

https://facebook.com/llynnhagen

Women's Health and Cancer Act

• cBHT and breast cancer, American Cancer Society
• Endocrine Society's stance on non-FDA-approved estrogen

Connect with Michelle:
betterbeings.net
IG: @betterbeingsus
YouTube: Michelle Zellner - Be A Better Being Podcast playlist

Get the supplements Michelle can't stop talking about: meet.makewellness.com/?referral=E490A5C07D

We are at the tail end of Self Care Awareness and Improvement Month, but you know it doesn’t stop when the calendar flips. Today’s guest will inspire you to make this a priority wherever you are in life, regardless of the time of year.

Colton Burt is a young entrepreneur from Central Wisconsin. He got his start in 2017 in the tiny town of Princeton, Wisconsin, at the age of 18 with just $3000 and a 400 square foot personal training studio space. Over the past 8 years he has grown his businesses to include 6 fitness center locations under the name Grizzly Fitness, an exercise equipment sales and repair company called Priority Fitness, and his own podcast called The Grizzly Life. Now at the age of 27, Colton owns 4 pieces of real estate, employs a staff of over 20 full and part time employees, and is continuously expanding his personal knowledge and the depth and breadth of his businesses.

Colton and Michelle share small-town roots and cover everything from his foundations that drive his passion to big vision goals he has for surrounding communities. Living and leading the “grizzly life”, he’s a powerful voice advocating to strive to be better 1% at a time.

Connect with Colton:

fitnessgrizzly.com

YouTube: @TheGrizzlyLifePodcast

IG: @fitness.grizzly

IG: @coltonburt19

Facebook: colton.burt19

Connect with Michelle:
betterbeings.net
IG: @betterbeingsus
YouTube: Michelle Zellner - Be A Better Being Podcast playlist

Get the supplements Michelle can't stop talking about: meet.makewellness.com/?referral=E490A5C07D

Self care and improvement is the theme of the month and today’s guest is a poster child for an improved life through self-care!

Facing significant obstacles from a young age, Joy Watts was living a less-than-optimal life. Difficult circumstances led to addiction, leading to poor choices, until one day divine intervention completely changed her trajectory. Commitment to faith led to sobriety, but marriage, four children, and life in general had her regularly chasing weight loss. Once introduced to strength training, another life shift was set in motion. Joy discovered that shrinking your body doesn’t fix how you feel about it. This, too, changed, when she began anchoring her fitness in faith.

Joy has dedicated the past 10 years helping women be strong all the days of their lives—inside and out. She is the founder of Aging With Grace Fitness and recently launched a faith-based strength training app, AWG Fitness. It is thoughtfully designed to make it simple for women to follow a program, build real strength, and honor God by being good stewards of their bodies.

Joy and Michelle have a raw, vulnerable, honest conversation about the struggles and pressures women face with body image, health and juggling all of life’s demands. If you need to be convinced to “self-care” or are looking for inspiration to improve your wellbeing, this episode delivers!

Connect with Joy:

agingwithgracefitness.com

IG: @aging_withgrace_fitness

App Store: AWG Fitness

Connect with Michelle:
betterbeings.net
IG: @betterbeingsus
YouTube: Michelle Zellner - Be A Better Being Podcast playlist

Get the supplements Michelle can't stop talking about: meet.makewellness.com/?referral=E490A5C07D