The Strong, Sweaty & Slightly Inappropriate Podcast
Welcome to The Strong, Sweaty & Slightly Inappropriate Podcast â the show where sweat, sarcasm, and science collide.
Iâm Lindsey Petrangelo, APRN, CPT, and founder of InspireWellnessCo â a nurse practitioner with a passion for movement, gut health, hormones, and calling out the wellness industryâs bullshit (with humor, obviously).
This podcast is for those who are sick of quick fixes, sick of confusion, and ready to finally understand their bodies. Youâll get the real talk about health, fitness, gut stuff, hormones, mindset, and all the âtabooâ topics no one else wants to say out loud â delivered with equal parts evidence and inappropriateness.
Whether weâre talking about poop, protein, or perimenopause, nothingâs off-limits here.
Expect stories, sarcasm, and strategies you can actually use to feel strong, confident, and human again â because being healthy doesnât have to be boring, complicated, or perfect.
Grab your coffee, crank the volume, and letâs make getting healthy fun again.
The Strong, Sweaty & Slightly Inappropriate Podcast
đď¸Habit Change That Doesnât Suck
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đď¸ Habit Change That Doesnât Suck
Why productive people struggle with health â and how to stop starting over
If youâre wildly productive in your life but inconsistent with your health, this episode is for you.
In this long-form conversation, Lindsey breaks down why capable, driven people often struggle the most with habit change â not because they lack discipline, but because theyâre applying productivity to everyone elseâs life and winging it with their own body.
This episode dives into the psychology and neuroscience behind all-or-nothing thinking, why motivation fails, and how habits actually form in the brain. Itâs an honest, funny, and grounding look at why âstarting overâ feels productive (but isnât), and how consistency is built through systems, not willpower.
Youâll learn why minimums work, why rigid plans collapse under real life, how environment beats willpower every time, and why boring, repeatable habits quietly change your biology over time.
This isnât a hype episode.
Itâs a relief episode.
đĽ Topics Covered:
- Why productive people struggle with self-directed habits
- The neuroscience behind all-or-nothing thinking
- Why motivation fades â and why thatâs normal
- How the 10-minute minimum keeps habits alive
- Why âfalling offâ is a myth (and whatâs really happening)
- Productivity vs self-regulation â and why health feels harder
- How consistency stabilizes blood sugar, hormones, and cravings
- Non-negotiables as baseline operating requirements
- Why environment matters more than willpower
- How default routines reduce decision fatigue
- Why repetition is freedom, not failure
đ§ The Takeaway:
You donât need more discipline.
You donât need a better personality.
You donât need to try harder.
You need habits that work on boring days, chaotic days, and imperfect days â because thatâs where real life happens.
â Coffee & Chaos Closing Thought:
Habit change doesnât suck.
What sucks is unrealistic expectations and plans built for imaginary lives.
Consistency isnât impressive â itâs effective.
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