Thank you for listening in to this season’s Living Well While Living, self care spill the tea, a production of the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studios. I am grateful to each and every one of you who listened to an episode, an entire season or all SIX SEASONS! Please pull from every conversation and every amazing guest who bared their souls with you all and shared out how they are in the process of learning to live their best lives. That is all any of us can do … it is a practice for sure. We hope to be back for a Season 7, but who knows! Until then my friends, breathe deep | be intentional | learn to be your own best friend. Big hugs, xo Tami @tamifit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So excited to share Stacey Lei Krauss (SLK) with you all today! SLK is a Fitness Educator, Yogi and Truth Seeker. She is the creator of several internationally recognized group exercise education programs which specifically address emotional health. Her practices focus on integration of mindfulness, meditation, conscious breath, and intentional barefoot movement. She’s certified as an exercise physiologist, personal trainer, meditation coach and Reiki healer. She completed her 500hr yoga training in Mysore, India. She is a conference speaker and has represented BOSU, Schwinn, Nike and Peak Pilates as an international Master Trainer. Speaking to us from Mysore, India. SLK dives deep so many important things here: living and embracing the solo life finding something to light your heart on fire moving out of your head and into your gut speaking to herself like a child sitting in the silence and getting to know yourself falling from grace and getting back on track There is SO much to chew on in this episode, do not miss the strength and wisdom of SLK as well as tales from her Indian adventures! In 2020 SLK launched an online platform for fitness and yoga classes, and this spring will be adding pranayama and meditations to her complimentary offerings. Join her tribe: www.StrongLikeSilk.com Her fitness-yoga-fusion program, Cardio Yoga is a 40-hour online, self-paced course. Message her on social media for details: @staceyleikrauss | https://www.facebook.com/stacey.lei.krauss/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Kayla Kleinman, a multi-passionate social media strategist and content creator based in NYC. On Instagram and TikTok she shares thoughts on life in your 30s, book recommendations, and a realistic approach to wellness. Within this episode, Kayla shares all things about her life in the Big Apple from working and living in the same space, to creating rituals with and for yourself, to deepening connections with others as we move forward in our lives. Her advice and practices are perfect for any phase of our lives and meet us along where we are at any part of our wellness journey. In addition to creating content, Kayla works full-time in social media marketing at Bookshop.org and previously taught yoga and fitness classes in NYC. More likely than not you can find her curled up with a fabulous book or walking around Manhattan listening to a podcast while sipping an iced soy vanilla latte. Please give Kayla a follow on any or all of the following platforms: Instagram: @kaylakleinman TikTok: kaylakleinman Substack: http://kaylakleinman.substack.com Blog: http://kaylainthecity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Berlant is a veteran of health and fitness industry with almost 30 years of overall related experience. He holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from UCLA, and a Master of Science degree in Exercise and Movement Science from University of Oregon with a special focus on Sport and Exercise Psychology. Tony joins us to discuss diversifying your self care. Our conversation spans such relevant topics as brain training, having a positive mindset and moving as we age. Tony has held positions of Corporate Director of Education for The Sports Club Company (i.e., Sports Club/LA), Education Coordinator for YogaWorks, Inc., Director of Programs for Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc., and before co-founding Q4 Active, he served as the Director of Education and Programs for the MedFit Education Foundation. He was first certified as a personal trainer by NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) back in 1996, and more recently obtained certifications as a Functional Aging Specialist, and a Brain Health Trainer. Download the free brain training app Tony mentions: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fq4-active-brain-health%2Fid1642509295&data=05%7C02%7Ctami.reilly%40quinnipiac.edu%7C34f1ad3d58484e55d33708dc4433be9e%7C0940985869fb4de9987990db22b52eaf%7C0%7C0%7C638460236256471527%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3EqyeEP8OUWnH9xE64tXIS8mIXv5yKxhRQFVFe0MD%2Fk%3D&reserved=0 Check out Q4Active and Tony: https://www.q4-active.com/ https://www.facebook.com/q4active https://www.instagram.com/q4active/ info@q4-active.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Melanie Guadalupe. Mel is originally from the UK and moved to the US in 2002. She holds an MBA but says her passion has always been deep-rooted on the front lines of fitness helping others to reach their goals. She holds several internationally recognized certifications to include National Academy of Sports Medicine certified Personal Trainer, Athletics and Fitness Association of America Group Fitness Instructor (GFI), Training Peaks Power Specialist and is a Spinning® Master Instructor and Power Specialist Master Instructor. Mel’s self-care advise will resonate with so many of us as she stresses the importance of truly listening to what our body and soul are telling us. This is a huge shift in mindset for many of us and learning to respect our bodies is paramount to living a quality life as we age. In her teens, Mel was a competitive athlete holding UK national titles and world rankings in Artistic Roller Figure Skating and trained at the Olympic Center in Colorado Springs during her off season. Melanie has been working and presenting in the Health and Fitness industry for almost two decades and is passionate about people. She is an active mentor for new group fitness instructors at Yates Field House, Georgetown University. Melanie also enjoys co-training the University’s Triathlon team in the Spinning® Studio. Away from fitness Melanie is mum to her two beautiful daughters and loves music, dogs, travelling, discovering wine and dancing. Stay connected to Mel: Instagram @mellyg2000 Facebook Group – The Urban Cycle Suite which was set this group up during COVID as a private space for instructors to post their online rides and connect with others and continues to share information and resources today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She is living wellness day in and day out, in both her personal life and for those in the community. Meet Marla Prete Roscoe, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Co-Owner Nolla Wellness (New Haven, CT). Marla is a physical therapist, an acupuncturist and a recent wellness center owner. Our conversation transverses wellness as a form of prevention, treating the whole person and learning to breathe! Marla’s own health journey set her on course to now share her philosophy and set you up to live your best life! Marla is a wife and Mom of 2 boys, who early in her traditional medical career she learned the value of proactive care and this principle has become a staple in her treatment approaches as well as her own life. Follow Marla or visit her in New Haven at Nola: @marlapreteroscoe (all things social) | Linktr.ee/Marlapreteroscoe @nollawellness | www.nollawellness.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beyond excited to share my mentor and all around fabulous human, Petra Kolber (Speaker, Author, Positive Psychology Mindset Coach). Petra is the author of 'The Perfection Detox,' a keynote speaker, and a Positive Psychology Performance Coach. With over three decades of experience in the fitness industry, Petra has globally presented thousands of workshops, created best-selling workouts, hosted several television shows, and earned some of the most prestigious accolades in her field. In this episode, Petra discusses being a former perfectionist, overcoming anxiety and panic attacks, creating communities and bringing our BEST self, not our perfect self to all we do. Petra's journey is about more than just fitness; it's about constantly reinventing herself and proving that age is just a number. At 50, she went back to school to study Positive Psychology and developed Moving to Happiness, one of the first coaching programs to combine movement with mindset. At 55, she dove into the world of music, learning to DJ and debuting at a major event for an audience of 500. Then, at 58, Petra embarked on a solo adventure, traveling across Europe for 10 months. And at 59, she ventured into the corporate world for the first time, taking up the role of VP of Personal Development and Mindset at a prominent fitness company. Petra is a two time cancer survivor and her current passion is helping “Ambitious Procrastinators”™ turn their doubts into drive. She believes that midlife is not just a time for reflection but a launching pad for your most ambitious, fulfilling adventures yet. Join Petra’s tribe: www.petrakolber.com Instagram: @PetraKolber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is Hamden’s own, R.J. Ugolik, athlete, golf coach and teacher. R.J. reflects on the many practices and habits that keep him moving forward on any given day. His lifelong love of sports and athleticism has him working with multiple age groups in many different settings, sharing and imparting his philosophy along with the practical skills he helps them work on. This conversation encompasses a little bit of everything including the practice of discipline (the long “forgotten skill”), meditation, enjoying the silence and importance of routine. And if you are local, consider hiring R.J. as your teaching pro: Instagram: @fl0g0lf. [Fl0g0lf: F.or L.overs 0.f G.0lf] Lessons at: @back9social (Wallingford) @thvue_ct (Hamden) @arenagolfct (Newington) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Mim, a Health and Wellness entrepreneur, Integrative Nutrition Coach, Content creator and Fitness trainer. Mim began her journey into the Health and Wellness space in 2002 with a degree in Health Sciences specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine. Over the years, with additional studies she has specialized in a holistic and integrative way of looking at health and wellness. Our conversation today spans some very important concepts such as coming home to a more simple life, healing from burnout, living a low tox life and how pushing yourself in some scary situations can be a form of self care. Born in the UK and growing up in Australia, Mim is a world traveler, living in India and the Middle East for over 15 years and being a business owner there. She recently moved back to Australia and has opened her third business, The Healthy Option, a health and wellness brand that focuses on Low Tox products to help people buy clean and eco friendly products for their home and lives. Mim’s website: www.thehealthyoption.com.au Follow her on Instagram: @mimkleiberg and @thehealthyoption.com.au Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Elkins has been an athlete her whole life. The sport of hockey lead her across the country (from Alaska to Connecticut) where she connected with Tami, who taught the first yoga class Jordan ever took! Twelve years later,  Jordan owns her own multi-modality fitness studio teaching yoga and more back in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. She looks to inspire others to enjoy movement and live like an athlete… at any age. Listen in as this conversation covers paying attention to what the Universe has to tell you, the magic of spending time alone and how it is easy to show up for what you believe in.   If you find yourself in Wasilla – please check out Innergy:  www.innergyalaska.com    Instagram:  @jordanelkins_ @innergy__  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for this week’s episode with JT Torres, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University.  The conversation with JT touches on the pressure of perfectionism, finding the right learning environment and learning to use your heart as a guide for all things. JT believes the most interesting thing he’s learned as an educational researcher is that we learn, grow, and change when we care about what we are doing and we feel cared about. This finding goes against years of thinking that the best way to educate humans was through content and intellectual stimulation. Fostering relationships in classrooms have resulted in so many achievement-based outcomes. And so, JT works to help educators, team and community leaders and professionals design care into their learning environments, whether in person, online, in community, or the workplace.   You can connect with JT on Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jt-torres-1aa72363   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Autumn White and Jeramiah Bruscinanelli, juniors at Quinnipiac University who are walking the walk, and talking the talk! They serve as role models, advocates and change makers on campus and will be out in the world doing amazing things in their communities (below are their detailed bios so you can really see ALL that they are about) upon graduation. Their maturity and intentionally are an inspiration to us all and make me so happy as I know they are guiding and influencing those around them in such a positive way. Our conversation in this episode takes us through the ideas of taking up space, navigating life as an RA (yes, work life balance), and growing as a person both on your own and alongside those you love. These two are aware of and are working on maintaining their own well-being during this challenging time of being a busy and driven college student. Autumn White is a junior majoring in Criminal Justice and minoring in Legal Studies in the 3 + 3 Accelerated Law Program. At Quinnipiac, she serves in several capacities, including community outreach chair for the Multicultural Student Leadership Council, event coordinator for Women Empowered, and Residential Assistant for the Office of Residential Life. As a content writer for One Bread Foundation, Autumn has raised funds for the rehabilitation of children rescued from sex trafficking. In addition to being involved in several non-profit organizations as a community event coordinator, she has also been associated with The Hartford Project and the YMCA, both of which are dedicated to tutoring and providing financial assistance to low-income families and youth in inner-city communities. Additionally, she has a job at the Recreation and Wellness center. She was awarded as a Challenge Coin recipient for Justice and Service due to her published article that helped to spread more awareness for Veterans. In the future, Autumn plans to continue her passion for human rights by pursuing a legal career as a Criminal Defense attorney. Follow Autumn: Instagram @Autumn.c.whitee Jeramiah Bruscinanelli: Jay is a junior in the accelerated (3 + 1 ) molecular and cellular biology program minoring in psychology and a part of the premed route. He is a resident assistant and part of the mental health task force for RAs helping to make sure those who are RAs are not overworked and overwhelmed throughout the year. He serves in a few cultural organizations such as the Multicultural Student Leadership Council serving as the secretary, Naturallyme serving as the vice president, and Quest program serving as a mentor. He was awarded the rising leader award from the Black Student Union and innovator award from MSLC last year when he wasn’t in the eboard. Jay also serves on the dining hall advisory board and the upper classmen advisory board working to improve quality of life and care on Quinnipiac grounds. He also participates in multiple areas of his major, serving as a panelist when incoming students looking for colleges need guidance on whether to come to QU. In the future, Jeramiah wishes to become a neurosurgeon helping patients that are in need of high-level care. He wishes to pursue clinical research in neuroscience in order to develop a cure for mental illnesses and more info on illnesses like Alzheimer's. Follow Jay: Instagram @Itzyoboyjera and Handshake- Jeramiah Bruscianelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to another season of Living Well While Living ….. we are dropping the “Online” this season! This podcast will be diving deep into our conversation with our guests spilling the tea on how they try to thrive. Listen in to this Season 6 intro episode with me, Tami Reilly, to see where we came from and where we are going. This podcast is for anyone looking to:   Integrate more self care into their lives.   Those who hate self care and are not good at it.  Those who are doing the work and trying their best.  Those who have a pretty good routine going and want to continue learning from more suggestions when it comes to living your best life.  Truthfully, we are all feeling a little of all these choices at any given time in the day, week or year so let’s connect and share. Our guests this season span the globe, represent a variety of ages and who are all out there in the world doing super interesting things …. managing their own well-being happens to be one of them! I am really looking forward to sharing each special guest with you and hoping you make a connection to something over the season that helps you to be more you. And as always, I am hoping you continue your journey on learning how to be your own best friend. Follow me! Instagram: @tamifit | @qupodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode I am happy to introduce you to Shelana Poindexter, Talent Acquisition Manager, Spinning® Instructor and life-long learner! Shelana just completed her 2nd master's degree in the Netherlands where she now works and lives.  She shares her love of cycling, working with others (especially students!) and traveling! She has a huge passion for cultures and all things travel which has led her to her current new home. Living in Amsterdam has brought Shelana a sense of peace and encouraged her to slow down (that and a good old cycling accident!) which are enabling her to self-care in a new and different way.   To connect with Shelana: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelanapoindexter/     IG: suchapoindexter   Meta:https://www.facebook.com/shelana.poindexter/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are sitting with soul sisters (yes, real life sisters!) Joy Venit Shane and Dawn Venit Cathey. They have a coaching, counseling, and consulting business called Bringing Joy in North Haven, CT (and virtually!!). To give you a taste of what you are in for, here is a tag line on their website:  Bringing Joy... because the Dawn of a new day is calling! (www.bringingjoy.live ). Together they are inspiring and motivating people to live their most authentic lives. Joy Shane, MS pulls from her experiences as a high school teacher and college professor while Dawn Cathey, LMSW draws from her years as a police officer and college professor. Together they are the perfect blend of tough love and intuitive life coaches for clients of all ages. You won’t want to miss this episode and the rich conversation they share with us! To schedule an appointment with them, use the website link above.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s episode is a replay from season 1, episode 14 which aired on Nov. 25, 2020. It is conversation with Natashia Iacovelli, our Tash, who passed from this world two years ago. If you are a friend or loved one of Tash, there is for sure still grief as we try to navigate our lives without her. She left those of us who were blessed to know her with so many incredible memories and lessons. In this episode she leaves EVERYONE so many amazing morsels of ways to live with a sense of purpose with connection and kindness to those around us. In this revisiting, it is our hope that we get to share this special human with those who do not know her. And for any of you still at a loss for how she could not still be in our lives, this is a way to listen to her voice, share in her story and smile at all she is still giving us from wherever she is now. We will carry this beautiful angel with us always. We deeply miss our SoulSista but feel her in our hearts every day.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week you will meet four inspirational young students at Quinnipiac University as we listen in to one of our self-care check in conversations. We meet as a group on campus each week and get to chat together using a great journal (Self Care Check-In by GG Renee Hill). You will meet Katie Gettings, Cadence Howard, Suzeline Cadestin and Christine Milano and I will let each of them tell you all about themselves in the episode. Tune in to see what intentional work looks and feels like and how we must do the work, even when it is hard. I promise you too will be moved by all that they so authentically share Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara Shears is an Emotional & Functional Movement Coach living in Vancouver, CA. She brings a mind, body, soul approach to health & fitness. It’s her true passion to educate and empower others by providing the tools for people to live healthier happier lives. In this week’s episode, Sara shares some powerful ideas around checking ourselves, releasing resistance, showing up for yourself and taking the time to look inside. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics from the University of British Columbia and Is a certified personal trainer, group fitness and aquafit instructor through BCRPA. Sara has spent the past 25+ years as a personal trainer & coach.. Sara’s lifetime of professional training and innovation led her to develop a globally recognized functional movement product & program. She has traveled internationally as a fitness presenter and master trainer as well as appearing in issues of Shape magazine & Best Health. Sara specializes in functional training & core conditioning as well as weight loss and overall energy improvement. She is dedicated to coaching you to be a better version of yourself.  For details on what Sara is up to, please check out: https://ugiwithme2.wixsite.com/ugiwithme  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let me introduce you to Joo Eun Lim, a Quinnipiac University Occupational Therapy graduate student from New Jersey (very important fact!). She has always been super busy her entire life involved in various extracurricular activities both before and during college. She was Chapter President of her sorority junior into senior year which was a demanding role alongside an intense academic major.  It was late into second semester of Joo’s senior year that she finally started taking time to really take care of herself. She now teaches Spinning® on campus, gets to actually sleep and is finally intentionally doing things for her well-being. Joo is a bundle of positivity and energy, and you will enjoy meeting this young professional and drawing from wisdom and maturity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the past 21 years Eira Argenal and Oscar Aragón have been putting committed to empowering youth through education, language training, leadership transformation and financial education in their country, Nicaragua. Eira is a trained lawyer and Oscar a Physician, and together they are the Directors of their company, Alianza Americana (and wife and husband!). This couple will share with the listeners how they manage to keep balance in their lives, the importance of communication not only at the workplace but within the family and how important it is for them (and us all!) to be lifelong learners. Being an entrepreneur and juggling multiple locations alongside family life can be difficult at times, but this couple graciously shares how they keep moving forward and they walk the talk every day. Their family first philosophy is the glue that keeps them together and keeps everything they do in motion. To learn more about their program in Nicaragua, visit their website: www.alianzaamericana.org  Give them a follow on Facebook or Instagram as well: @AlianzaAmericana  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices