YourSkinsGym

Im so grateful for this past year and so excited to keep going!

Today's episode is a story about how I came up with the name YourSkinsGym at 14 years old. And how its all lead to me to where I am today!

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Rio-Madison

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Today we are hanging out with my cousins Vincent and James. They are both highly ambitious, and wise dudes who also have their own mental health struggles. They opened up about some of them today along with what lifts them up, motivates them, and gets them through hard days. June is men's mental health awareness month and I'm so grateful they were happy to help spread awareness through this conversation.

Thank you for listening and...

Today we are talking with Phoebe Williams. Phoebe is the founder of the PMDD project and a PMDD survivor herself. After working in the corporate world Phoebe decided to shift gears and enter the charity sector to pursue a meaningful career and The PMDD Project became the perfect way for her to do that. As someone who struggles with PMDD Phoebe wanted to bring more awareness and community around PMDD. She has since learned just how ...

In honor of Mental Health Awareness month today we are going to be talking about mental health! Mental health is just as important as our physical health and if not taken seriously or treated with proper care can hurt us just as much too. Mental health has been significant in my life as someone who has suffered with anxiety, depression, OCD, eating disorders, PMDD, and a day to day tough voice in my head. I'm happy to have a honest...

Hey everyone! Today we are joined by Anika Roy, creator of Beating Disordered Eating. Anika is an eating disorder survivor herself and a soon to be psychiatric physician associate with a goal to help others heal. In today's episode Anika gives us insight into her personal journey from anxiety, ed, and struggles that came with it to where she is now. As well as some of her favorite healing hacks that she's learned along the way. We ...

Hey everyone! Today we are talking about how to know when you're done with something, someone, or somewhere. If you’ve ever quit a job, broken up with someone, moved cities, or decided to close certain doors in your life than you might be familiar with this feeling. Sometimes it's subtle, uncomfortable, sometimes it's big, loud, and we know exactly what it's pointing to. Regardless of where you're at or if you've been here before t...

Today we have an incredibly empowering story from Avery Toomes. After a challenging medical journey and being diagnosed with Acromegaly Avery shares how she’s come to be in a place of choosing self love and acceptance. During this conversation Avery gives insight into the process of her diagnosis, how acromegaly has changed her features, and how she has “laid to rest” the old version of herself so she can fully and happily be in he...

Hi Everybody!

Today we have a topic very near and dear to my heart. We start a conversation on Eating Disorders which I intend to spend more time on, on YourSkinsGyms podcast. Today we spend time talking about the biggest things I've learned through my own eating disorder journey, how to support someone/ what to do/ what not to do, and some signs to look out for. Eating Disorders are very fragile and serious, there are many resourc...

In this episode we explore the 7 different types of rest our bodies need and by understanding that there are different kinds of rest, we can understand that rest doesn't mean doing nothing. We explore how just having the intention and mindset of being in a rest mode can help us to be mindful about taking what we need to avoid feeling drained or reaching burnout. I'm sure we all know someone who says, “I'm not good at resting”, “I d...

In this episode we begin the discussion about the complex topic of stress. How it affects our lives when it goes too far but also how and why we need it. The fact that there are both positive and negative stressors in life, the difference between stress and anxiety and how to manage our stress. I share some techniques for stress management and how important it is for our health that we at least try to implement them. Health is weal...

In this episode we are joined with the powerful and beautiful, Julia Myers. On and off the stage her light shines bright. Julia gives us some insight into her career as a dancer and what it's been like learning “the game” of the industry while living in LA. She shares recent projects she's been up to including choreographing Victoria Justice’s new music video, “Down” (Link Below).

Julia doesn't just share words and insights but the...

Happy New Year! Happy 2025!

In this episode I walk you through my journey with going from restrictive resolution setting to a new holistic new years routine that makes me feel clear on my values, visions, and goals.

We also talk about visualization and the power of creating a vision board.

I'm excited for this year and the opportunity that a new year brings. Im looking forward to continue growing this podcast and giving it my best. ...

In this episode we are talking about the process of taking risk, leaps, making change, and writing your own story. I walk us through 9 steps that help me decide to just go for it when making any scary change in my life. How do we get to the point of needing to stop the thinking and feeling part and say to ourselves, "I'm ready as ill ever be and its time to just go for it"?, "How do we stop those "what if?" questions from holding u...

In this episode we are joined by Madison Sullivan, a master hairstylist, freelance professional, busy woman working fashion week, usually on a set in NYC, a wonderful friend, fiancé, and all around great person. She is one of my closest friends and since I started this podcast I've wanted to have her on. In this episode Madison tells us about her journey with accepting change when her life took a different turn than originally plan...

Showing up is important and the best way to show up is to just show up!

This episode is for when it doesn't feel so simple and for when we need a reminder of just how important it is to be there, for ourselves and for others.

In this episode we also discuss how it feels when we expect someone to be there for us and they aren't. Releasing that expectations frees us up to make space for appreciating the people who do, including ourselv...

October is a weird month, almost like it's just the road from September to November. During this episode I share some recent favorite things that have been making it feel better.

It's coming to a close though so we end off with Happy Halloween wishes and an intro to November.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

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Self Love and More

Sharing some insight into my story with self love and how I recently needed a reminder of what it's like to be on a self love journey.

We go through some ways to practice self love and either begin or be on this journey depending on where you are at.

We talk about that mean voice that pops up in our heads and how the power of affirmations and positive self talk can help us reframe.

At the end of this episode ther...