Curious Me Podcast

42. Closing Time: Our Favorite Podcast Memories, Popular Questions and Comments from You

The rumors are true, it's our last episode!  We are moving on to projects that need more time and attention but we are so sad to close the show.  We can't thank our loyal listeners enough for 6 years of learning, BS'ing and laughing with us.  Keep in touch through IG @emilyfrisella @mindymusselman  

41. Working from Home and Staying Productive

If you are working from home, routines and boundaries are important to stay productive.  Listen for tips to make working from home more enjoyable and productive.  Plus, a big announcement from Emily and Mindy. 

40. Healthcare Today: Do You Need Well-care and Sick-care? Convential versus Functional Medicine

Wellness is a focus for many these days.  So who do you turn to in healthcare to help you on your path to good health?  We compare examples of when to go conventional and when to go functional medicine, differences between the two and other medical providers who can help you live well.

CM39 Breaking Up with Unhealthy Daily Habits- Favorite Tips from Atomic Habits by James Clear

It's time for a break up with your unhealthy habits.  We have talked about one of our favorite books in past episodes and today we are sharing our favorite tips from Atomic Habits by James Clear.  Learn his tips for identifying daily habits and the laws of habit change to aid in your “break-up”

38. Prioritize to be a High Performer

Get more done in 2022 by prioritizing to be a high performer.  We discuss the difference between high performers and high achievers, taking inventory of your day, learning what to say no to or outsource, goal setting backwards and Emily's PNW planning technique.

37. Intrapreneur Insights, Growth and Business Resources and Making Someone's Day

Being an intrapreneur comes with it's own benefits and challenges. Tune in for tips for growing within a company, our favorite growth and business resources and the many ways to make someone's day this holiday season.

36. Q&A Continued- Protein and Weight Gain, Favorite 1st Phorm Apparel, Biggest 2021 Win, Health Investments, Fear of Failure and More

Got a question for Curious Me?  DM us on Instagram @curiousmepodcast_ A Q&A continued with a variety of questions like: Is there such thing as not being able to process high protein? What's your favorite thing to do for self care? What's your biggest win for 2021? Best investment you've made in your health? And more. 

35. Q&A Life Balance, Meal Planning, Organics, Functional Medicine, Christmas Lists and More

We asked you and you asked us a ton of great, and random, questions!  Answers on balancing work and relationships with other entrepreneurs, the functional medicine route, meal planning, our Christmas wishlists, favorite pantyhose, choosing organic or not and more.

34. Creative Gifting this Holiday Season

This is the year to get creative with your holiday gifting, just in case items don't arrive on time, your being more budget conscious or just want to show some love to loved ones.  Listen in for ideas for non-gift gifts, DIY and planned experiences to gift.

33. Elevate Your Supplement and Fitness Plan for Winter

Get prepped for winter with a plan to elevate your health. Supplementation, exercise and positive mindset tips to keep you happy and healthy all winter long. Plus, a few lesser known winter sports to try out.

32. Chaotic to Calm: get organized with home, family, finances & work

There is so much to do in the fall- fun things, organizing for winter, holiday planning, back to school....in addition to the normal day to day items.  Get organized to tackle it all from work life to family life.  

31. Refresh Your Home for Fall

We are initiating the Fall Refresh- we clean for spring, why not have a game plan for fall?  A must-listen for list-makers.  Cleaning items, decorating refresh and organization tips.  Plus a haunted history from St. Louis.

CM30 Q&A- Travel Tips, Diabetes, Diets, Speaking Your Mind, Organizations and More

Catching up on Qs from our DMs today!  Traveling with supplements and keeping a healthy balance, diabetes, diets, organization, speaking your mind, advice for new entrepreneurs and more.

29. Why We Procrastinate, Is It Ever Helpful and How to Change It

Most people will procrastinate at some point.  So is it hurting you and can you change it?  Learn tips to stop just thinking about your delaying habits and change them for good. 

28. Starting from Scratch- Exercise for Beginners, Re-starters and After Injury

Everyone starts, or restarts, exercise at a different place. Getting going (again) is key for health. Learn success tips for beginners, considerations for coming back after injury and ways to break a weight loss plateau.

27. Better Baking

Fall brings out the baker in all of us.  Learn ways to up the nutrition quality of your fall favorites, incorporate more fruits and veggies into baked goods and find ways to prioritize your health.

26. Odd Hobbies and Fall Festivals

In looking for new hobbies, we came across some great, some fun and some totally off the wall options. If you are in the market for something to do this fall and winter, listen in. Plus top fall festivals in the US.

CM25 Confidence through Crunches (Plus Skin Treatments, Influential Inventions of the 21st Century and Emergency Prep!)

Exercise is one of the best confidence boosters for people of all ages.   Learn 5 ways exercise can increase self-confidence, tips for growing and showing confidence plus (of course) a few other things we talk about in the intro, from skin treatments to becoming a prepper.   From this episode: www.racquelfrisella.com https://thepaperandplanco.com 

24. Lean Living 2.0- Monthly Budgets, Saving by Reducing Food Waste and Money Saving (and Finding) Tips

It's #LeanLiving 2.0!  We are sharing money saving tips, how to layout a monthly budget, picking up extra money with side work, meal planning to reduce waste and more.  

23. Keto Diets and Diabetes, Lower Sugar Fruits and Our Favorite Low Carb Snacks

As requested by our listeners, this episode covers ketogenic diets for people with diabetes plus our favorite lower carb snacks and sweets.   Some of the snacks mentioned: Shrewd Foods Fat Snax Catalina Crunch 1st Phorm High Protein Meat Sticks Smart Cakes Smart Sweets Candy As always, talk to your healthcare provider before making changes to your diet and lifestyle!  The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical...

22. From Mistakes, Come Lessons- Lessons Learned in Business

Sure, school teaches many things, but the lessons learned from the mistakes we've made taught us things we didn't know we needed to know.  In this episode we share 9 lessons learned in business and career.

21. Racquel Frisella on Skin Care for Women and Men, Virtual Skin Care Consultations and Creating a Path to the Medical Aesthetics Field

The skin care guru is here! Racquel Frisella is an aesthetic nurse practitioner with 12 years of experience in injectables, lasers and skin care. Curious about upgrading your skin care routine or the medical aesthetics field? Add this episode to your list. Visit Racquel's website www.racquelfrisella.com for virtual skin care consultations, daily EMOMs, favorite beauty products and more.

20. Eat to Glow- What to Eat (and avoid) for Glowing Skin

You are what you eat, and it can show on your face!  Certain nutrients found in common foods can help you get that glowing look and improve your skin health.  Plus what to avoid and how sugar impacts your skin health.

19. Q&A with Emily and Mindy

Your recent IG questions answered, from favorite wellness books and blood pressure to period cravings and a little background history!

18. Pack the Snacks! Getting Travel Ready with Health in Mind

Pack the snacks!  It's summer and we are eager to travel.  You can travel, keep up with your healthy lifestyle and have an epic vacation.  We are sharing tips for healthy travels, our must items for trips and our favorite spots for those of you traveling to St. Louis this summer.

17. Questionable Gut Choices

One of the most popular topic requests we get is gut health. In this episode we discuss interesting tips and research on gut health.  It is an area of research that is hot right now so the application of the  information is really in its infancy but so promising.  

16. Soothing Sundays and Then Some: Sunday Routines to Make the Most of Your Week

How do you get ready for the week ahead? In this episode we share our Sunday routines to get prepped for a productive week.

15. Keep Glowing This Summer

It seems everyone looks for a crash diet for summer, but crash should be code for crashing your metabolism. We share a few tips to help you glow all summer long, sans crash diets.

14. Age-old Questions about Stress, Wrinkles and a Real Midwestern Treat

Does stress make you go gray? Does sun cause wrinkles? We dive into these age-old questions to see if any of them are true. Plus, learn about a special Midwestern "treat" coming soon to a festival near you.

13. How Does Meditation Decrease Pain and Other Ailments? Benefits of Meditation and Tips for Getting Started

Meditation is one of those health enhancers that gets thrown out a lot, but we wanted to know how it actually helps ailments like pain.  Learn this, plus how to get started, various types of meditation and other surprising benefits.

12. Organizing & Decluttering for Spring Cleaning- Why it's Important to Have a Clean Space

It's a nice thing to have a freshly cleaned space, but it can also help you feel a sense of control, calmness and lift your mood.  Tune in to learn how getting organized can help relationships, your health and the best scent to stimulate your mind.

11. Curious Things You've Probably Never Had Time to Google

We have fallen down the Google hole in this episode full of interestingly odd, fun facts about everyday items. We had no idea there was a point and purpose of these things, but we do now and you will too!  Dig in to this casserole episode.

10. How to Get Out of a Food Funk

We all find ourselves there, even people who you think eat healthy all the time. It's a food funk and we’re talking about steps to tackle a kitchen that’s filled with processed foods and get out of a food funk.  

9. Walk it Out: Make the Most of Your Walks, Plus Work From Home Pros & Cons

Walking is a great form of exercise, therapy and stress relief.  You can challenge yourself more than you think.  Tune in for tips to make the most of your walks, best gear and breathing techniques.  Plus, do people feel more or less distracted working from home? https://www.instagram.com/curiousmepodcast_/ 

8. Spring is for Bikerafting and Deep Cleaning- 5 Cleaning Tasks Not to Skip

Have you been bikerafting?  It's probably not what you're picturing in your head.  Learn more plus, another one of our favorite love to/hate to activities- spring cleaning!  Five spring cleaning tasks not to skip!

7. You're Not Too Young To Take Care of Your Health- 4 Habits to Start Now

In your teens and twenties, you're building the foundation of your future health so it's the perfect time to instill good habits.  If you've long since said goodbye to your twenties, have no fear, you can impact your health in big ways with key changes.  Listen for 4 key things to do now to build a healthier future.  

6. Are You Due for a Digital Detox?

We have some say over what we take in from social media, the internet, TV, etc, but it starts to feel overwhelming with all of the options.  While there's benefits to all of these, are you due for a digital detox?  We cover signs you might be and tips to reducing your screen time. 

4. Create a More Positive Mindset

3 brain-training apps to improve your memory, plus creating a more positive mindset after a year overwhelmed in negativity.  

4. Protect your Business ft. Danielle Durban, Attorney and Graphic Designer

Attorney and graphic designer Danielle Durban answers our business law Qs.  Having worked as a graphic artist for over a decade, Dani learned the importance of figuring out how to translate a client’s vision into a client’s reality. Applying this approach to the legal world, Dani makes sure to always view a client’s legal needs in relation to their business goals, striving to create harmony between the two. Learn along with us in this "have to take notes" episode. https://daniellemdurban.c...

3. Unconventional Businesses and our For Better or For Worse 2020 Shake Down

With 2020 in the rearview, we break down how life is better or worse over the last year, from healthcare advances to reusable toilet paper.  Plus 11 weird business ideas and how to properly use foil.  

2. Jillian Tedesco on Tough Love, Building Fit Flavors, Lessons from the Kitchen & "Meats & Pots"

https://linktr.ee/jillianfitflavors  Jillian Tedesco is a Christian, mom, wife, certified chef, founder & CEO of fit-flavors, becoming author, yogi, and golfer.  She is known by her community for openly nurturing some tough love, especially when it comes to nutrition, faith, doing the work, and owning the wait in life. In the past year, Jillian has opened up about the raw truths in her own journey and is in the process of publishing her first book in 2021 called Owning the Wait. She’s also...

1. We're Baaack

We are back with an expanded show to share our practical tips for health, food and fitness, plus learn along with you as we explore our own curious questions.  We are excited to be back and look forward to hearing from our long-time Food in Session listeners and welcome new listeners (to the madness!).   https://www.instagram.com/curiousmepodcast/ 

174. It's Not You, It's Us

173. 10 Reasons Diets Fail

Nearly half of Americans diet at any given time, so why do so many "diets" fail?  These 10 reasons are where most people slip up, no matter what type of diet they choose.  

172. How to Filter Your Life: Live with Less Distraction and Get More Accomplished

We consume so much in a day it can distract us from what really needs to get done.  Use the 7 unconventional habits we share in this episode to filter your life from too much media, distractions and interruptions and get more done in less time. www.foodinsession.com www.https://thepaperandplanco.com  https://cliosnacks.com 

171. Consistency is the Key (To Life, Health, Work, Everything)

We consistently talk about it because it's so important to anything you want to achieve- consistency!  When you feel motivated, it's easy to be consistent in exercise, making extra business calls, meal prepping, etc.  But being consistent in tough times is the deciding factor in whether or not you’ll push forward.  Learn 3 principles of consistency and ways to increase consistency in your life. www.foodinsession.com www.fithomeandhealth.com   

170. 2021 Where You At? Looking Forward to 2021 Trends, Q&A on Routines, Trainer Workouts, Keto Cooking and More

Over here dreaming of how great 2021 will be and what to look forward to for health trends! There are some interesting ones to talk about, plus a Q&A including how to calculate macros, trainer-led workouts, favorite book and keto cooking. www.foodinsession.com  Keto Cooking from Maria Emmerich https://mariamindbodyhealth.com   75 Hard https://andyfrisella.com/pages/75hard-info 

169. Meal Prep Tips aka Ways to Avoid that Drive-thru Life

As people return somewhat to normal going back to school and offices, meal prep becomes essential once again. Learn 10 tips to making amazing meals at home to save you time and money.   www.foodinsession.com https://code3spices.com  https://fit-flavors.com  www.fithomeandhealth.com  https://www.pyrexhome.com/catalog/storage/glass-storage 

168. Matters of the Heart: Food, Lifestyle Factors and Nutrients for Heart Health

There are many things that contribute to heart health and heart disease.  Learn how unhealthy lifestyle factors impact your heart and vessels, food and nutrients to help your cardiovascular system and how one of Mindy's favorite foods can help your heart. www.foodinsession.com Shoe Quiz: https://www.bigriverrunning.com  75 Hard https://andyfrisella.com/pages/75hard-info  Worth it- Make Up Eraser: https://makeuperaser.com 

167. Q&A Must-have Kitchen Gadgets, Best Diet for Diabetes, Organizing Your Day, Gluten Intolerance and More

In this Q&A we cover: -Why has there been an increase of gluten intolerance? -What's the best diet for type 2 diabetes? -Our must have kitchen gadgets -Favorite summer grilling meals and explain cutting "against the grain." www.foodinsession.com  https://www.diabetes.org/blog/what-can-i-eat