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LIVE WELL PODCAST | EP #29 - Managing autoimmune disease without giving up your life with Phoebe Lapine

Phoebe Lapine is a food and health writer, gluten-free chef, blogger, recipe developer and speaker. She was born and raised in New York City, where she continues to live and eat. Her memoir, The Wellness Project, chronicles her journey with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and how she finally found the middle ground between health and hedonism by making one lifestyle change, one month at a time. Join us as we speak about managing an autoimmune disease and the pursuit of health without giving up your life!

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Phoebe Lapine is a food and health writer, gluten-free chef, blogger, recipe developer and speaker. She was born and raised in New York City, where she continues to live and eat. Her memoir, The Wellness Project, chronicles her journey with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and how she finally found the middle ground between health and hedonism by making one lifestyle change—one month at a time.

Join us as we speak about managing an autoimmune disease and the pursuit of health without giving up your life!

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Show Notes:

  • 0:00 Intro

  • 0:54 Introducing Phoebe Lapine of Feed Me Phoebe

  • 3:00 Phoebe’s personal health journey with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis after her diagnosis at 22 years old

    • Skin issues, hair loss, fatigue, stomach cramps

  • 6:50 Swinging from the pendulum  of “denial” of symptoms to being obsessive about health

  • 7:50 Phoebe speaks about her inspiration behind her memoir, The Wellness Project, and allowing herself to make small changes over a longer period of time

  • 19:50 What diet and lifestyle changes have made the biggest impact for Phoebe

  • 20:00 Phoebe’s experience with a SIBO diagnosis

  • 24:55 Phoebe’s encouragement for people feeling stuck or frustrated in their healing  journey

    • Build a care team

    • Focus on the total health picture (not only diet)

    • Don’t give up

    • Don’t  let your health journey  become another form of stress in your life

  • 30: 12 Outro

Ways to connect with Phoebe:


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Are you dealing with symptoms of chronic fatigue, brain fog, autoimmune disease, pain or digestive issues?

You’ve gone to doctor after doctor. You’ve received some answers, have started on medications and notice some relief (thank goodness!) but are still left feeling exhausted, stressed, inflamed and not fully yourself?

Or maybe every test has come back “normal” and your practitioners have told you that there isn’t anything they can do, to come back when things get worse, or to simply manage your stress better?

If yes, then you are someone who would benefit form 1:1 holistic health coaching.

Health coaching is a necessary extension of the health care system in that together we have more time to uncover issues, implement strategies and assess outcomes together. Autoimmune disease is complex and to address it we need to come at it from all angles (pharmaceutical therapies from your doctor while also focusing on root cause factors like gut health, diet, sleep and stress). I offer accountability, a knowledgeable resource and most importantly support.

I always offer free 30-minute discovery sessions to get clear on your major health concerns and what’s standing in your way. Click the button below to set up your free consultation and we can create a plan of action specifically for you.

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LIVE WELL PODCAST | EP #27 - How to create a morning ritual that works with Cass O’Neill

Cass O’Neill is a yoga instructor and empowerment life coach who’s hooked on all things that light her soul on fire - movement, writing, & sharing and speaking truth. She wants to connect and share with all walks of life over what lights them up and makes them feel alive. I’m excited to have her on the podcast today talking about how a simple morning ritual can bring you greater calm, clarity and energy. Tired of hitting the snooze button every morning and feeling behind before your day even gets started? Tune into this insightful episode and learn how to start your day off right!

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Cass O’Neill is a yoga instructor and empowerment life coach who’s hooked on all things that light her soul on fire - movement, writing, & sharing and speaking truth. She wants to connect and share with all walks of life over what lights them up and makes them feel alive.

She’s a chaser of the light, believer in magic and lover of vulnerability. She believes that life really begins with a simple ‘yes’ outside of your comfort zone, out of the normal monotony of life.

I’m excited to have her on the podcast today talking about how a simple morning ritual can bring you greater calm, clarity and energy. Tired of hitting the snooze button every morning and feeling behind before your day even gets started? Tune into this insightful episode and learn how to start your day off right!

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Show Notes:

  • 0:00 Introducing Cass O’Neill yoga teacher, motivational speaker and empowerment life coach

  • 0:58 Cass tells us more about her unique path to life coaching

  • 2:45 How saying no to things that weren’t in alignment freed up space for inspiration to come in

    • “In our society we think you have to do more, but really you have to do less and be more to create the space you need.”

  • 6:30 “How do you battle the “just 5 more minutes voice” that tells you to keep hitting the snooze button?”

  • 6:50 Why would you want to incorporate a morning ritual in the first place?

    • What will a morning ritual give me?

    • Create a structure that equals the resistance

  • 10:40 What Cass’ morning ritual looks like

  • 17:15 Why bringing “feeling” into your morning routine makes a difference

  • 20:00 Ideas for creating your own morning ritual

    • Why having an accountability partner can be helpful!

  • 23:30 How will this morning ritual help me?

  • 29:30 How to connect with Cass

  • 31:05 Outro


If you loved this episode, I'd be honored for you to give me a rating on iTunes. This helps me to get content out to others who are interested in getting control of their health through diet, lifestyle shifts and personal empowerment.


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Are you dealing with symptoms of chronic fatigue, brain fog, autoimmune disease, pain or digestive issues?

You’ve gone to doctor after doctor. You’ve received some answers, have started on medications and notice some relief (thank goodness!) but are still left feeling exhausted, stressed, inflamed and not fully yourself?

Or maybe every test has come back “normal” and your practitioners have told you that there isn’t anything they can do, to come back when things get worse, or to simply manage your stress better?

If yes, then you are someone who would benefit form 1:1 holistic health coaching.

Health coaching is a necessary extension of the health care system in that together we have more time to uncover issues, implement strategies and assess outcomes together. Autoimmune disease is complex and to address it we need to come at it from all angles (pharmaceutical therapies from your doctor while also focusing on root cause factors like gut health, diet, sleep and stress). I offer accountability, a knowledgeable resource and most importantly support.

I always offer free 30-minute discovery sessions to get clear on your major health concerns and what’s standing in your way. Click the button below to set up your free consultation and we can create a plan of action specifically for you.

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LIVE WELL PODCAST | EP #25 - Getting to the “root cause” of autoimmunity with Kara of Life Hub Center

Kara is a Functional Medicine Practitioner who utilizes systems biology and health coaching to help improve the health and lives of individuals suffering from autoimmune and chronic conditions. Diagnosed with Grave’s disease herself, she is passionate about helping people find real, sustainable health and tapping into their bodies own innate healing capacity. Join us as we speak about autoimmunity, functional medicine and the 5 dimensions of healing.

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Kara is a Functional Medicine Practitioner who utilizes systems biology and health coaching to help improve the health and lives of individuals suffering from autoimmune and chronic conditions. Diagnosed with Grave’s disease herself, she is passionate about helping people find real, sustainable health and tapping into their bodies own innate healing capacity. Join us as we speak about autoimmunity, functional medicine and the 5 dimensions of healing.

LISTEN BELOW (AND DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE SO YOU'LL NEVER MISS OUT!)

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Show Notes:

  • 0:00 Intro

  • 0:40 Introduction to Kara, founder of Life Hub Center

  • 1:50 Kara’s personal experience with autoimmune disease

    • Grave’s Disease post giving birth to her first child

  • 5:25 Pivotal turning point in her care

    • Kara: “Why is this happening to me?”

    • Practitioner: “It doesn’t matter the cause, the treatment is the same”

  • 7:52 What is functional medicine?

  • 11:37 An example of using a functional medicine approach

  • 14:47 The 5 dimensions of healing

    • 1: Mindful awareness, Spirituality, Emotional well-being

    • 2: Nutrition, Digestion and the Microbiome

    • 3: Movement and Sleep

    • 4: Clean and Green space, Environment, Toxicity

    • 5: Relationships and Community

  • 21:26 How mindset plays a role in any autoimmune healing journey

  • 30:16 Outro

You can find Kara at Life Hub Center and on her Facebook group - Healing Autoimmune Through Functional Medicine.


If you loved this episode, I'd be honored for you to give me a rating on iTunes. This helps me to get content out to others who are interested in getting control of their health through diet, lifestyle shifts and personal empowerment.


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Are you dealing with symptoms of chronic fatigue, brain fog, autoimmune disease, pain or digestive issues?

You’ve gone to doctor after doctor. You’ve received some answers, have started on medications and notice some relief (thank goodness!) but are still left feeling exhausted, stressed, inflamed and not fully yourself?

Or maybe every test has come back “normal” and your practitioners have told you that there isn’t anything they can do, to come back when things get worse, or to simply manage your stress better?

If yes, then you are someone who would benefit form 1:1 holistic health coaching.

Health coaching is a necessary extension of the health care system in that together we have more time to uncover issues, implement strategies and assess outcomes together. Autoimmune disease is complex and to address it we need to come at it from all angles (pharmaceutical therapies from your doctor while also focusing on root cause factors like gut health, diet, sleep and stress). I offer accountability, a knowledgeable resource and most importantly support.

I always offer free 30-minute discovery sessions to get clear on your major health concerns and what’s standing in your way. Click the button below to set up your free consultation and we can create a plan of action specifically for you.


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LIVE WELL PODCAST | EP #23 - Using symptom journaling to crack the code on your health issues with Laura Mulkerne

Do you feel like your symptoms are a big mystery? Your digestive issues and your aches and pains seem to stay constant no matter what you do. You feel like you’re doing everything “right” and can’t understand why your symptoms still persist. You can’t tell if cutting out gluten is actually helping you feel better or if it’s one of the many other interventions you’ve tried that’s making a difference. Our diet and the things we do on a daily basis can affect us in so many different ways. Want to know how what you're eating and drinking is actually affecting you? Laura Mulkerne, creator of The Food Diary, is here to talk to us about symptom journaling as a tool to better understand and manage chronic illness.

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Laura Mulkerne, creator of The Food Diary, is here to talk to us about symptom journaling as a tool to better understand and manage chronic illness.

After being diagnosed with IBS and a tentative Celiac diagnosis, Laura used a food diary to discover her personal triggers and get well again, going from being scared to eat anything to feeling empowered and confident with her food choices.

Laura created the Food Diary to help others like herself manage their diet and health better.

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Show Notes:

  • 0:00 Intro

  • 0:41 Introducing Laura Mulkerne creator of The Food Diary

  • 1:20 Laura’s personal health journey with chronic IBS, celiac and fatigue

    • The difficulty of trying to figure it all out on her own and not having a supportive health care team

  • 5:00 The turning point: Finding a practitioner who asked the right questions

  • 6:00 The challenges of getting a diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

    • What to do next?

  • 8:40 How symptom journaling helped Laura take control of her health once and for all

  • 17:10 How symptom journaling can give you control, insight and empowerment as you connect inward to the cues of your body

  • 19:46 Disclaimer: for some people who have had disordered eating or a strained relationship to food, keeping a journal or tracking food can be triggering. If this is the case for you, be mindful and find a way of tuning in that works for you.

  • 27:05 How Laura feels now - “Not even remotely the same person I was a few years ago” and how she uses symptom journaling from time to time to troubleshoot her health issues

  • 37:00 Outro

You can find Laura at The Food Diary and on Instagram.

Want to start right now? Instantly download your free Food & Symptom Journal to start cracking the code on your health issues today! This is a great and necessary first step into strengthening the connection between what we put into our bodies and how we feel. Our diet can affect us is so many different ways. This tool is here for you to take back your power, and find your own way to better health. So many answers are available to you if you just know where to look. I’m going to make it easy for you to use one of the top tools for helping you feel better faster!


If you loved this episode, I'd be honored for you to give me a rating on iTunes. This helps me to get content out to others who are interested in getting control of their health through diet, lifestyle shifts and personal empowerment.


livewell_previews-12 (1).jpg

Are you dealing with symptoms of chronic fatigue, brain fog, autoimmune disease, pain or digestive issues?

You’ve gone to doctor after doctor. You’ve received some answers, have started on medications and notice some relief (thank goodness!) but are still left feeling exhausted, stressed, inflamed and not fully yourself?

Or maybe every test has come back “normal” and your practitioners have told you that there isn’t anything they can do, to come back when things get worse, or to simply manage your stress better?

If yes, then you are someone who would benefit form 1:1 holistic health coaching.

Health coaching is a necessary extension of the health care system in that together we have more time to uncover issues, implement strategies and assess outcomes together. Autoimmune disease is complex and to address it we need to come at it from all angles (pharmaceutical therapies from your doctor while also focusing on root cause factors like gut health, diet, sleep and stress). I offer accountability, a knowledgeable resource and most importantly support.

I always offer free 30-minute discovery sessions to get clear on your major health concerns and what’s standing in your way. Click the button below to set up your free consultation and we can create a plan of action specifically for you.

Read More