Are you really the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with?? It's the season of the witch, and Christina Montalvo is back to talk all about it!

On this episode we talk about:

• How each of us are transitioning into the vibes of fall.
• Finding balance between science and crunchy woo woo stuff.
• Alternative spirituality for when you need hope but aren't into organized religion.
• Our favorite witchy practices.

• Whether or not you're really the sum of the people you spend the most time with.
• How the behaviors of different people we hang out with influence our own (or not!) for better or for worse.
• How to be an emotionally mature friend.
• How to find your people when you're ambitious and into personal development but NOT in a toxic positivity/spiritual bypassing kind of way.
• The challenges of planning and maintaining friendships as a busy adult.
• Holding space for friends going through a hard time without letting it drag you down.
• Levels of friendship--it's sort of like an onion!
• How to deal when you love your friends but not the path they're on--and how you can't save people from themselves.
• Setting boundaries in friendship.
• The wonderful things that happen when you treat people in your life like grown ass adults who can handle their own business.
• Balancing a having a professional relationship AND a friendship with someone.
• So many other good things!

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Dr. Jen Hosler is back to help me share a story that is deeply personal. I spent nearly 2 years working with her to rehab what I thought was chronic plantar fasciitis and today I'm sharing the reality of what that actually looked like! She is a genius and without her I definitely wouldn't be dancing as much as I have been lately.

Dr. Jen is a physical therapist and strength coach dedicated to bridging the gap between fitness and rehab. With degrees in exercise science and physical therapy, combined with her own experience of chronic pain and injuries, Jen’s mission is to help people move better, build resilience, and achieve their goals without pain or limitations. She works with active people to overcome nagging injuries and movement restrictions and she mentors fitness & movement professionals to do the same for their clients.

On this episode we talk about:

• My experience working with Jen rehabbing a chronic foot injury.
• The fact that I had seen at least 7 providers before her and was about ready to give up.
• The problems with the traditional medical model when it comes to treating injuries and managing pain.
• Why you probably shouldn't listen to your doctor about anything related to exercise.
• Why we don't need to be so afraid of what the MRI or X-ray says.

• The nervous system component of pain.
• How long it actually takes to rehab a chronic injury (longer than you'd think!)
• Why you don't have to stop doing the things you love--you might just need to build more capacity.
• So many other good things that will give you hope and encouragement if you're injured!

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Today I am screaming because Chrissy King is here! I have been wanting have her on the podcast forever and have recommended her book, The Body Liberation Project on probably at least a dozen episodes. Today we're talking all about it!

Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, educator, and former strength coach with a passion for creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. She is also the author of The Body Liberation Project. Through her work, Chrissy empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. Her writing has been featured in Shape, SELF, and PopSugar, among others. With degrees in social justice and sociology from Marquette University, Chrissy merges her passion for social justice with her passion for wellness to inspire people to create spaces that allow individuals from all backgrounds to feel seen, welcomed, affirmed, and celebrated.

On this episode we talk about:

• What body liberation is and why we both love this term so much.
• Her journey of freeing herself from body/fitness/food obsession.
• Each of our entry points into this work--hers through discovering that her own personal body liberation was related to the social justice work she was already doing, and mine through discovering that my own body image issues were related to many of the bigger issues going on in society.
• The ways that white supremacy culture creeps into so many parts of our life and culture and harms everyone.
• How to make choices for yourself and your body that are values aligned--especially if you also value social justice.
• The ridiculous body standards are becoming more prevalent.
• AI, data centers, and how they relate to body liberation.

• How we can work together to get through the overwhelm of the news cycle and the horrors that continue to persist.
• Why none of us are free until we're all free.
• Small acts of resistance we can take every day.
• Why social justice movements require you to get uncomfortable, and how that relates to fitness.
• How we can all work towards body liberation on a personal level AND a collective level.

• So many other good things!

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