
Wellness for Real Life Podcast
Welcome to the Wellness for Real Life podcast!
Here we empower high achieving women to reach their goals in all areas by providing practical and straightforward advice that takes the overwhelm out of wellness.
Juggling work, family, and personal time can often feel like too much to manage, so we’ll provide simple tools and teach you how to set up routines that can seamlessly integrate into even the busiest season of life.
Tune in to hear us chat about everything from fitness, nutrition, mindset, time management, relationships, stress relief and self care, authentic communication, and more.
While sharing relatable lessons and takeaways from our own real life. You deserve to be and feel like the best version of yourself, and we’re here to help make that a reality.
Wellness for Real Life Podcast
We Let ChatGPT Interview Us
In this first-ever in-person episode, Lauren welcomes Marci to the East Coast, where the two dive into everything from travel mishaps and potential TSA supplement confiscations to cozy chats with cats and deep reflections on coaching. The conversation flows from lighthearted fun, like coffee orders and ridiculous DMs, to more meaningful discussions around the evolution of their coaching philosophies, social media trends they wish would disappear, and the unexpected mentors who shaped their journeys. Whether you’re here for the laughs, the relatable travel stress, or the thoughtful coaching insights, this episode has it all.
Key Timestamps
00:02 – 05:00 | Marci's chaotic airport adventure: scenic detours, TSA checking her supplements, and why being the last to board isn’t so bad
06:12 – 10:00 | Cozy podcasting with cats, manifesting a podcast studio, and setting up for a fun ChatGPT-inspired Q&A
10:05 – 12:30 | Go-to coffee orders, Dutch Bros nostalgia, and the hidden calories in sauces vs syrups
13:00 – 16:30 | Show recommendations, restaurant Googling, and a seafood debate—clam chowder vs salmon vs haddock
18:10 – 19:35 | Coaching beliefs that changed: protein goals, macros, and the necessity of cardio
19:40 – 23:45 | What they wish coaches would stop doing on social media—influencer GLP-1 promotion, infighting, and negativity
26:30 – 34:30 | Ridiculous DMs: sugar daddy offers, inappropriate progress pics, and unsolicited photos (and why no one wants them!)
35:00 – 36:40 | How coaching others changed their own lives—integrity, accountability, and investing in personal support
38:50 – 41:00 | Unexpected mentors: from coaches to kids, and the lessons learned along the way
41:00 – 43:00 | Dream jobs outside of coaching
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