Dr. Hema Murty has a PhD in aerospace engineering, but the work she is doing today is all about helping people move better, hurt less, and stop treating their bodies like machines that need to be forced into submission. Her path into wellness began with her own knee pain after training for and completing the Toronto Marathon, followed by years of frustrating advice that did not actually solve the problem.

We talk about why one-size-fits-all fitness plans often leave people discouraged, the connection between stress and physical pain, and why fitness should support your life instead of becoming another exhausting job. Her biggest message is simple: start where you are, listen to your body, and build consistency around what helps you feel better.

=== Chapters

• 00:41 Meet Dr. Hema Murty and her approach to pain, movement, and wellness
• 01:27 From aerospace engineering to helping people move and feel better
• 05:45 Running for stress relief, community, and a break from the desk
• 10:48 Marathon training, knee pain, and the search for real answers
• 16:30 Treating the body like a system instead of chasing quick fixes
• 19:53 Yoga therapy, pain relief, and the mind-body connection
• 26:49 Why recurring injuries pushed Hema to build a different wellness model
• 32:19 Empathy, consistency, and fitness that actually fits real life
• 35:48 GetShanti.com and gentle fitness for women over 50
• 39:25 Treadmills, gym machines, and moving in ways your body can handle
• 41:08 The five-minute self-awareness practice that can help you begin feeling better

=== Guest: Dr. Hema Murty, Shanti Fitness Consulting

• Website: https://www.getshanti.com/
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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hema-m-phd-8a7191313/

=== Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts

• Shanti Fitness Consulting: https://www.getshanti.com/
• Toronto Marathon: https://www.torontomarathon.com/

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Liz Watt is back for part two, and we go deeper into what happened after her personal health turnaround. Liz is the CEO and co-founder of Be Healthy Utah, an author, speaker, health coach, and someone who has built a meaningful community around natural health, resilience, and the belief that it is never too late to make changes that support a better life.

She shares how a dream, a big leap of faith, and a conference that did not go exactly as planned became the beginning of something much bigger. We talk about burnout, building a team, taking care of your health while chasing a purpose, learning to adapt when life shuts things down, and why success sometimes looks like celebrating the 400 people who showed up instead of mourning the 1,100 who did not. Liz’s message is simple but powerful: live today in a way that helps you bless others tomorrow.

=== Chapters

• 00:15 Liz Watt Returns for Part Two
• 02:10 From Personal Healing to Health Coaching
• 03:41 Gut Health, the Microbiome, and a New Mission
• 05:43 The Dream That Sparked Be Healthy Utah
• 09:16 Building a Natural Health Conference From Scratch
• 11:13 When 400 People Showed Up Instead of 1,500
• 15:18 Be Healthy Utah Conference and Community Impact
• 20:29 The THRIVE Framework for Lasting Growth
• 24:53 Health, Resilience, and Investing in Yourself
• 28:54 Valuing People, Self-Care, and Perspective
• 34:37 Health Concerns People Are Desperate to Solve
• 37:29 Becoming Me and the Emotional Side of Healing

=== Guest: Liz Watt, Be Healthy Utah

• Website: https://www.elizabethannwatt.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-watt-22321619a
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizwattspeaks/

=== Shout-outs

• Dr. Shane Watt, Be Healthy Utah
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-shane-watt-dc-08994318a

=== Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts

• Be Healthy Naturally Podcast: https://www.behealthyutah.com/podcasts/be-healthy-naturally
• Becoming Me: A Polygamist Girl’s Journey to New Beginnings: https://amzn.to/4zLk3HH
• Healthy Gut, Healthy Mind, Healthy Life: A Healthy Approach To the Microbiome: https://amzn.to/4iKIO0i
• Dixie Convention Center: https://www.dixiecenter.com/

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Liz Watt had spent years living what she believed was a healthy, natural life. She cooked from scratch, raised six kids, leaned into natural remedies, and built a life around wellness. Then her body began falling apart in ways nobody could explain. Pain moved through her joints, numbness spread across her back, and everyday life became something she had to fight through.

What I appreciated about Liz’s story is that she does not pretend there was one magic fix. She talks about slowing down, paying attention, changing foods that seemed to trigger her symptoms, and rebuilding her relationship with her body one step at a time. This is a conversation about resilience, caregiving, exhaustion, and the uncomfortable truth that sometimes the person most overdue for care is the one who has been taking care of everybody else.

=== Chapters

• 00:00 Burnout, Health, and a Personal Update
• 02:41 Meet Liz Watt
• 02:59 Be Healthy Utah and Be Healthy Naturally
• 06:55 Liz’s Health Journey Begins
• 12:35 A Life-Changing Cheerleading Injury
• 18:47 Raising a Family Naturally
• 26:50 Homemade Products and Cleaner Ingredients
• 34:05 The Moment Everything Shifted
• 36:57 Removing Food Triggers
• 37:30 Fermentation and Gut Health
• 47:59 Part Two: Purpose, Be Healthy Utah, and THRIVE

=== Guest: Liz Watt

• Website: https://www.elizabethannwatt.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-watt-22321619a
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizwattspeaks/

=== Shout-outs

• Dr. Shane Watt, Be Healthy Utah
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-shane-watt-dc-08994318a

=== Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts

• Be Healthy Utah: https://www.behealthyutah.com/
• Be Healthy Naturally Podcast: https://www.behealthyutah.com/podcasts/be-healthy-naturally
• Liz Watt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizheals/

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Mealtime battles can wear a family down in a hurry. You start out trying to serve a decent meal, then suddenly you are negotiating over one bite of chicken, making a second dinner, or wondering whether your child is getting enough nutrition. I sat down with pediatric speech-language pathologist and holistic feeding specialist Lena Livinsky to talk about why picky eating can be more than just a frustrating phase.

Lena shares how her own son’s struggles with food changed the way she viewed feeding therapy. We talk about sensory needs, oral-motor development, gut concerns, breathing and airway issues, nutritional deficiencies, and nervous-system regulation. The goal is not to blame parents or turn dinner into another stressful project. It is to get curious about what may be making food feel difficult for a child, and to know when it is time to ask for help.

=== Chapters

• 00:12 Healthy Without Shame
• 01:18 When Mealtimes Become Battles
• 03:41 Why Picky Eating Is Rising
• 07:49 Understanding a Child’s Total Load
• 10:02 Lena Livinsky’s Feeding Therapy Path
• 14:20 When Feeding Strategies Stop Working
• 17:56 Looking for Root Causes
• 24:30 Building a Better Path Forward
• 26:06 Why Interdisciplinary Care Matters
• 30:23 Picky Eating Red Flags for Parents

=== Guest: Lena Livinsky

• Website: https://lenalivinsky.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenalivinsky
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lena.livinsky/

=== Shout-outs

• Melanie Potock, Feeding Specialist: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniepotock
• Beth Lambert, Documenting Hope: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-lambert-ma-46246b5/

=== Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts

• B.L.O.O.M. Framework: https://lenalivinsky.com/
• Munchbug: https://mymunchbug.com/
• Documenting Hope: https://documentinghope.com/
• A Compromised Generation (Book): https://amzn.to/4c8g39W

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Coach Brian Parana returns to walk through the “how” behind getting healthier when you’re a driven dad, business leader, and frequent traveler who lives on planes, in hotels, and at conferences. Instead of yelling “try harder,” Brian breaks down simple systems that fit the real-world chaos of client dinners, late nights, and inconsistent schedules. We talk through his AIM principle for moment-by-moment decisions, why the first win is often just maintaining your weight on a trip, and how to rebuild trust with yourself through small, repeatable wins.

Brian also explains his Rise 72 “lose three pounds in three days” reset and how it rolls into a 100-day implementation program focused on lean protein, fiber, movement, hydration, and better sleep—not starvation, juice fasts, or magic powders. We dig into how to spot fake AI-powered fitness and supplement ads, why sleep is the Achilles heel for a lot of entrepreneurs, and how his version of brotherhood and accountability helps men navigate family life, business demands, and health at the same time. If you’ve ever come back from a conference five pounds heavier and exhausted, this conversation will hit home.

=== Chapters

• 00:29 Travel Health Systems
• 04:42 The AIM Principle
• 08:21 Smart Choices on the Road
• 11:26 Rise 72 Quick Win
• 17:13 The 72-Hour Protocol
• 23:14 Sleep Is the Hard Part
• 28:39 The 100-Day Reset
• 34:00 Brotherhood and Accountability

=== Guest: Coach Brian Parana, The Call To Rise / Driven For Health

• Website: https://thecalltorise.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachbrianparana

=== Companies / Vendors / Products / Books

• Driven For Health (Podcast): https://podcast.brianparana.com
• Apple Health: https://www.apple.com/ios/health/
• Google Fit (Google Fitness): https://www.google.com/fit/
• Oura Ring: https://ouraring.com
• Ben & Jerry’s: https://www.benjerry.com
• Ninja Creami: https://www.ninjakitchen.com/ninja-creami/

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If you’re a business owner, IT guy, or high performer who feels like you’re crushing it for clients but limping home at the end of the day, this conversation is going to feel very familiar. Brian has spent more than two decades working with husbands and dads who are worn out, overweight, and half present at home, and he explains why so many of us hit that wall in our 40s and 50s. We walk through his journey from coaching cross country and teaching classes at the YMCA to training business owners and professionals who just want to feel like themselves again, not chase “gym bro” abs.

We dig into his Call to Rise program and the way health changes ripple into every corner of life. Brian talks about meeting guys where they are, avoiding injury, and starting with quick wins so the scale finally moves in the right direction and stays there. From the weight loss hamster wheel and plateaus to the hard truth about how our health shows up in our marriages, parenting, and money, this is a candid look at what it really takes for men over 40 to reclaim energy, leadership, and presence at home and at work.

=== Chapters

• 00:36 Podcast Kickoff
• 01:33 Why Men Over Forty
• 03:29 Coaching Roots Begin
• 07:16 Training Professionals Differently
• 10:15 Energy Over Abs
• 11:59 Naming the Podcast
• 16:18 Call to Rise Meaning
• 20:27 Breaking the Weight Cycle
• 21:46 Quick Wins First
• 24:31 Hitting the Plateau
• 27:26 Health at Home
• 30:16 Relationships and Resistance
• 34:50 Part One Wrap-Up

This conversation picks up right where part one left off, but now we zoom in on Barb’s actual work helping overwhelmed professional women who say yes when they want to say no. She breaks down “internal safety” as the ability to have your own back when someone is upset with you or when that old guilt and negative self-talk shows up, instead of caving or beating yourself up for weeks. Barb drives home that boundaries aren’t about controlling other people, they’re about deciding what you will do and following through, even when it’s uncomfortable.

We also get into people‑pleasing, codependency, perfectionism, and the burnout that shows up when you’re constantly pouring from an empty cup. Barb shares how she built self‑worth, self‑love, and self‑trust one decision and one boundary at a time, plus how reparenting work helped her “backfill” the love she didn’t get as a kid. She lays out practical first steps: starting with a boundary on your own self‑talk, practicing with easygoing people, and learning that discomfort doesn’t automatically mean danger. By the end, we’re talking Hallmark movies, Pellegrino with lemon, and how recovery even changes your taste buds.

=== Chapters

• 00:32 Part Two Begins
• 02:44 Boundaries Coaching Defined
• 05:48 What Internal Safety Means
• 14:47 Women, Burnout, and Self-Priority
• 18:51 Safety Comes From Within
• 23:19 Boundaries Prevent Burnout
• 27:54 Start With Self-Boundaries
• 31:12 Real Boundaries, Real Consequences
• 34:33 Discomfort Is Not Danger
• 41:13 Recovery Joys and Guilty Pleasures
• 44:47 Course on Internal Safety

=== Guest: Barb Nangle, Higher Power Coaching & Consulting

• Website: https://higherpowercc.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbnangle
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/higherpowercoaching

=== Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts

• Fragmented to Whole: (Podcast): https://higherpowercc.com/podcast/
• Boundaries That Hold: How to Stop Overriding Yourself in Real Time (Course): https://higherpowercc.com/boundariesthathold
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) / Overeaters: https://www.aa.org
• Adult Children of Alcoholics / Dysfunctional Families (ACA): https://adultchildren.org
• Pellegrino (San Pellegrino Sparkling Water): https://amzn.to/4hqvfCE
• Hallmark Channel: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com
• Lifetime (TV Network): https://www.mylifetime.com

=== About the Unhealthy Podcast

Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.

• Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/
• Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarv
• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/

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