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Real Soulutions Podcast

141 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 187 ratings

Here at Real SOULutions you'll find unfiltered and authentic conversations about hormone health, nutrition, birth control, and all things relating to a healthy, more holistic lifestyle with registered dietitian Sarah Grace Meckelberg. We don’t pretend to have it all figured out ourselves, but what you’ll find is an outlet for soul restoration, holistic wellness, natural healing, and practical solutions, to live out your best life, in your relationships, career, personal life and health. Each episode, Sarah Grace will be bringing you a special guest or message from her, about real-life barriers standing in the way of our best lives. We hope to help you reignite your soul & health inside and out, so you can live out the life you were created for!

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Health & Healing Through Ingredients While Avoiding Extremes

January 08, 2020 20:05 - 49 minutes - 40.6 MB

Today I am so excited to bring in a friend of mine, Karalynne Call. She's a certified nutritionist and mental health advocate. Learn how she started her journey with her family towards a life with less toxins and better health in this podcast. In this episode of Real SOULutions: 01:30 - Karalynne Call's story 04:00 - What were the first things that Karalynne focused on switching over in her journey to cleaning her body and fixing her hormonal imbalance? 10:00 - Food is medicine 14:00 -...

GROWTH Digger Vs GOAL Digger

December 27, 2019 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Today as we head into the New Year, something just came to me about the difference between a GOAL digger and a GROWTH digger. Find out what the difference is in this podcast.   In this episode of REAL SOULutions: 01:40 - Be a growth digger 04:00 - Why shifting your mindset is important 05:00 - The difference between a goal-digger and a growth-digger 07:00 - Continually working on yourself 08:30 - What areas in your life can you experience growth?   Head over to my...

Bridging the Gap: Intuitive Eating & Macro Counting with Lauren Smith

December 18, 2019 11:30 - 49 minutes - 39.4 MB

Today we have Lauren Smith who is also a registered dietitian based. She is the owner of Sorority Nutritionist, that specializes in helping sorority alumni lose weight, gain confidence, and ditch dieting forever.   In this episode of Real SOULutions: 03:30 - Who is Lauren and what is her story? 0:30 - How does Lauren help sorority women? 08:00 - Calorie counting 14:00 - How do you create a balance between strict dieting and being complacent in what you eat? 18:00 - The ...

Nutrition Do’s and Don’t for the New Year

December 12, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 19.2 MB

Finding the sweet spot between self-love and still working on a better version of yourself, is a really hard place to find. As we go into the New Year, falling into extremes is easier than ever. In this podcast, I talk about the Do's and Don'ts for the New Year. In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:30 - Love yourself and your body 03:00 - Our bodies are not our own 04:30 - Take time to write your goals 06:30 - Make smaller sustainable changes 09:30 - Work adding good things VS rem...

Meal Planning & Healthy Living WITHOUT Rules and Diets

December 04, 2019 12:46 - 44 minutes - 36 MB

Jasmine Shea is the author of over a dozen healthy cookbooks, the host of the Dinner Table Talk podcast, and the founder of Your Dinner Is Planned: a membership site that offers the fastest and most affordable way for busy families to get healthy dinners on the table.   Jasmine’s vision via Your Dinner Is Planned is to empower people to value their health in a new way, and she spreads this impact by providing resources to live a healthy, sustainable lifestyle with an approach that is sim...

How We Live Healthy on a Busy Schedule

November 27, 2019 12:32 - 40 minutes - 56.9 MB

Today we have a very special, highly requested guest! My husband Brandon. And we're talking about how we live a healthy lifestyle while being super busy with both being business owners, and exactly what are day to day eating and living looks like. Blog recap:  https://freshfitnhealthy.com/healthybusylife/ ‎ In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:00 - Helpful tips for people who have a regular 9 to 5 jobs 07:30 - How do you make sure you still get the right nutrition when you eat out?...

Building A Healthy Family Environment with Alyssa Bethke

November 20, 2019 14:14 - 1 hour - 95.5 MB

Today we have Alyssa Bethke, as we talked about the health of our family in all areas. How can you have a healthy home and family environment? Find out in this podcast. In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:30 - What is Alyssa's story? 07:00 - How does Alyssa take care of herself as a mom? 19:00 - Alyssa's advice to people who are feeling lost after having children 26:00 - An advice for people who need more confidence in themselves - physically, spiritually and mentally 34:00 - ...

Breakthrough the Fear of What Others Think

November 13, 2019 12:31 - 26 minutes - 22.1 MB

How often does the fear of what other people think hold you back from doing something or saying something? Head to www.Freshfitnhealthy.com/fears for all the notes on this episode. In this episode of Real SOULutions: 01:40 - Things I did because of what other people think 02:40 - That time when I created a separate Instagram account so that I would not annoy my friends for posting too much 05:00 - 10 signs that you need to break through your fear 10:30 - The concept of now walking ...

Dietitian vs Nutritionist: Is there a difference?

November 06, 2019 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

One question I’m asked a lot is, “What’s the difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian (RD)?” With the rise of social media there has also been an increase in Nutritionists, Health Coaches and more.   We talk about the differences and the legalities in this podcast.   In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:30 - Is there a difference between a registered dietitian and a nutritionist? Are they interchangeable? 05:30 - What is a health coach? 06:00 - What is a nutrition coac...

Multi-Level Marketing: the Good, the Bad, & My Perspective

October 30, 2019 13:48 - 36 minutes - 31.4 MB

Multi-Level Marketing Companies. Are they all bad? Can there be a good way to do it? Today we are going to talk about MLMs - The good, the bad, the ugly, and what changed my perspective of the fact that I did not want to touch an MLM with a ten-foot pole. Check out the blog post at - www.freshfitnhealthy.com/MLMs In this episode of Real SOULutions: 06:00 - A pyramid scheme of exploiting others? 11:00 - Pyramid schemes are illegal 13:00 - Are MLM companies ethical? 17:00 - Is ther...

Creating a Healthy Home Environment: Marriage, Family, & More

October 23, 2019 11:00 - 52 minutes - 42.5 MB

Today I am bringing on my good friend Audrey Roloff. I admire how she keeps all the things together to create a healthy home environment. There are just so many things that add up and I want her to share with us her secrets on them.  The Blog Post for all details: www.freshfitnhealthy.com/healthyhome In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:40 - What is Audrey's story? 05:00 - How does Audrey balance things? 06:30 - How did being on a reality show affect their life? 11:30 - What ar...

Favorites of Year 26!

October 16, 2019 12:30 - 57 minutes - 48.4 MB

This is a special day because it’s my birthday!  We are doing something special - to talk through my favorites of year 26 because I am now 27.  Blog Post Recap: www.freshfitnhealthy.com/favorites26 In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:40 - My favorite quotes 09:00 - My favorite lessons 16:00 - Thorns and a rose 22:00 - Nothing is a magic pill 24:00 - MLMs and oils? 26:00 - The three biggest killers of marriage 28:00 - To rest and to trust 30:00 - Life and career chang...

5 Nutrition Tips for Healthy Hair

October 09, 2019 14:45 - 36 minutes - 29.6 MB

The human scalp contains approximately 100,000 hair follicles. Of these, 90% are in the anagen phase, where there is no alopecia, requiring essential elements, such as proteins, vitamins, and minerals, to efficiently produce healthy hair.    Both macronutrients, and Micronutrients, including vitamins and trace minerals, are crucial components of our diet!    Your hair cells, as well as the cells throughout your body, need a balance of proteins, complex carbohydrates, vitamins and min...

Shining in the Good Times & Bad with Ashley Lemieux

October 02, 2019 12:00 - 43 minutes - 37.3 MB

I am so excited to bring on Ashley Lemieux. She’s using her pain, her story, and all of her past to now help other women out there uncover their power. She believes that everybody was born to shine.   In this episode of Real SOULutions: 01:00 - Ashley's story 07:00 - What are practical steps you can take to still shine evven if you are going through hard times? 09:00 - What are your next steps to get over your grief? 13:00 - The first steps you need to take to get where you want ...

My Nutrition Coaching: A Client Perspective

September 25, 2019 11:30 - 42 minutes - 34.5 MB

I couldn’t be more excited to bring our guest on. It’s not really an interview, but a conversation with one of my past clients that I worked with for a while. She had experienced big transformations in so many different areas - physically, mentaally and emotionally - and loving herself whatever stage she’s at.    In this episode of Real SOULutions: 01:00 - How did Sylvia meet Sarah and how was she about nutrition before they met? 04:00 - Why did Sylvia decide to work with Sarah? ...

Women’s Health & Hormonal Balance with Robyn, RD

September 18, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutes - 50.1 MB

Today we have Robyn who is also a dietitian. I asked her all the things and picked apart her brain about women’s health and hormones.    Learn all the things you need to know if you are a woman in this podcast.   In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:40 - What is Robyn's story? 06:00 - Is it true that you need to give up dairy if you want to be rid of acne? What are the starting steps of dealing with acne? 08:00 - How can you tell if it's hormonal acne or not? 11:00 - Eating...

7 Misconceptions of Intuitive Eating

September 11, 2019 18:30 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

Today we are breaking down the seven myths of intuitive eating. In this episode of Real SOULutions: 01:00 - Intuitive eating is not really what it is 03:15 - Honor your body through gentle nutrition 04:00 - Intuitive eating is anti-health 09:00 - You have to obey every craving instantly 11:00 - Why you should not listen to a craving instantly 15:30 - Intuitive eating is the best place to start for everyone 18:30 - You'll gain or lose weight with intuitive eating 20:00 - Intuitive e...

Working & Prioritizing Your Life His Way

September 04, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutes - 40.1 MB

Michelle had no idea what started as a Google hangout at 5am with three friends would one day result in the title of "founder" of she works His way.    But here we are, almost six years later, with hundreds of you joining us, gathering for the same reason we started: How can I glorify God, honor my family, and serve others at work?   She's the creator of Network Marketing Nobility and the swHw Business Tracker, the author of Famous in Heaven and at Home, and a certified StoryBrand Gu...

Fragrances: Friend or Foe?

August 28, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 23 MB

Today we’re talking all about fragrances. Now, fragrances can be a friend or a foe. But what I really want to talk about today, is which types are foes, and exactly why we should all be aware of how many we’re letting into our homes and bodies. The Foe: Synthetic Fragrances. ANY word “fragrance” on the back label pretty much. The only that AREN’T a foe? Naturally derived fragrances from plants. What are Synthetic Fragrances? Synthetic scents or “fragrance” = an unidentified mixture of ...

What’s the BEST Diet for You?

August 21, 2019 12:00 - 14 minutes - 11.6 MB

Today I am talking about why I am a nutrition agnostic as a registered dietitian.  When people find out that I am a registered dietitian, a lot of times, I get these questions - what nutrition box do you fall into? Do you believe in Keto? How do you feel about Paleo? How do you feel about being a vegan?    What I tell them is that I am nutrition agnostic.   In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:00 - Your personal beliefs and coaching people 05:00 - Work with the person to crea...

Practical Ways to Manage Stress and Anxiety

August 14, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Today we talk about how I personally deal with stress and anxious feelings. After taking a poll on my Instagram, a lot of people said that the biggest barrier to their goals is stress or anxiety. Here are the practical ways that I have been dealing with personal stress and anxiety. I do struggle with stress and feelings of anxiousness all the time because I want to be in control.  In this episode of Real SOULutions podcast: 02:00 - Find the root cause of stress 04:30 - Have a morning...

How to Break Up with the Dieting Mindset

August 07, 2019 11:00 - 25 minutes - 20.3 MB

Today is all about breaking up with the dieting mindset.  E-Course on this: https://freshfitnhealthy.clickfunnels.com/break-up-with-dieting  In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:10 - Get mad at dieting 04:20 - Writing a letter to dieting 05:00 - Figure out the root cause of your dieting attempts 07:00 - Say goodbye to the food police 08:30 - Make peace with all food 12:20 - Honor both your hunger and your fullness 15:00 - Gentle nutriition 19:00 - Practice self-love dai...

7 Steps to a Healthy, Toxic-free Lifestyle

July 31, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 26.6 MB

This week, we are talking about the 7 steps to a healthy, toxic-free lifestyle. What makes up a healthy lifestyle? I want to share the other parts besides the obvious ones.  Click here for the lice recording of this class with slides: https://vimeo.com/350866860 In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:30 - The fours things that make up a healthy lifestyle 05:00 - Gentle nutrition 07:30 - Hydration 07:50 - Balance your eating times  08:30 - The hunger scale 09:20 - Supplement...

7 Entrepreneur Mindset Hacks for the Dreamer

July 24, 2019 12:30 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Today I am talking to all entrepreneurial women. If you are a woman with dreams inside of your heart, that feels like she’s meant for so much more. I am talking to you, because that was me and that still is me. Sign up for the free live class on how to start your own nutrition business here: http://bit.ly/2SgtgTS Here are the 7 entrepreneurial mindset hacks for the dreamer.   In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:30 - Mindset hack number one: Believe in yourself 05:00 - Mindset ...

Imbalanced Hormones? 10 Steps to Reset Your Hormones

July 17, 2019 10:00 - 44 minutes - 37.9 MB

Hormones can affect everything! From our mood, our weight, our skin, and even our sex drive. But keeping them balanced can be hard. Dieting, stress, birth control, lifestyle factors, and anxiety are just a few things that can throw those hormones out of balance!   Here are the 10 steps to reset your hormones and feel alive again.   In this episode of Real SOULutions: 03:30 - How does birth control affect your hormones? 06:30 - Your endocrine system and why it's important 07:30 ...

7 Practical Healthy Travel Secrets

July 03, 2019 13:00 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MB

Often we think it’s a choice between having a fun vacation and enjoying yourself, or sticking to your healthy lifestyle. Let me share 7 secrets with you as a registered dietitian who travels a ton and simply agal who wants to feel ALIVE not deprived. Blog post on this: www.freshfitnhealthy.com/healthytravel Here’s my 7 practical, healthy travel secrets to help you continue to feel your best, yet enjoy your time away too. Because if you know me or follow me on Instagram, you know I’m AL...

Improve Your Gut Health and Digestion

June 26, 2019 12:00 - 36 minutes - 31.5 MB

WHY A HAPPY GUT MATTERS. Did you know that 80-90% of your immune system resides in your gut? Our gut flora is the game changer in managing our immunity, and a lot of it has to do with the quality and diversity of the bacteria in our gut. Do you think about the bacteria in your gut very often? It sounds like a silly question, but if you haven’t thought about it before, I encourage you to start thinking about it now! Gut health is being linked to all types of diseases—cancer, IBS, autoim...

The Link Between Food and Mental Health

June 19, 2019 13:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MB

In Fit Men Cook, Kevin Curry, fitness expert and social media sensation with millions of followers and millions of downloads on his app, shares everything you need to live a healthy life each day—from grocery lists to common dieting pitfalls to his ten commandments of meal prep—as well as his personal story of overcoming depression and weight gain to start a successful business and fitness movement.   With Fit Men Cook, you can create exciting, satisfying meals and be on your way to losi...

Getting Ready For Your Wedding

June 12, 2019 21:30 - 36 minutes - 52.5 MB

Today is another solo episode!  I am now Sarah Grace Meckelberg! We’ll talk about the 6 essentials things that have been helpful for me during the engagement season.  Blog post on this: www.freshfitnhealthy.com/getweddingready The six essentials 1) Nutrition 2) Fitness 3) Mindset and Heart 4) Stress Management and Mental Wellness 5) Figuring out what life looks like together 6) Wellness products Sarah used     In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:00 - The six essent...

Healing with Food & Eating What You Love with Danielle Walker

June 06, 2019 12:00 - 52 minutes - 42.2 MB

For this episode of Real SOULutions, I am bringing on my friend Danielle Walker.   She is the author and photographer of the New York Times best selling cook book "Against All Grain," along with having three other cook books out there that are absolutely amazing and filled with delicious foods.   Her stroy starts after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. That's when she realized that she needed to make dietary changes to end her suffering.   She removed grains, lactose, l...

Lessons from Engagement for a Healthy Marriage

May 22, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 33.9 MB

Today I am so excited because I am bringing on my other half, Dr. Brandon Meckelberg for our wedding week. We want to share the greatest lessons that we’ve learned through pre-marital counselling and just share how we’ve grown, and what we’ve learned, and the things that we went through. It was incredible but it was also trying. We’ve had some ups and downs, but it has definitely prepared us on the journey that we’re about to embark on. Come say hello on IG! @freshfitnhealthy @brandonmec...

Releasing the Pressure to Prove & Owning Your Everyday With Jordan Lee Dooley

May 15, 2019 12:00 - 42 minutes - 36.5 MB

Jordan is the founder of Soul Scripts, host of the She Podcast and wildly recognized for her tagline, “your brokenness is welcome here.” She has become the go to source that hundreds of thousands of women around the world look to for daily inspiration. Her podcast can ften be found on the top charts of iTunes and Spotify. Now in her highly anticipated new book, she is helping women around the world overcome the pressure to prove so they can learn how to show up for what they were made to...

Staying Motivated, Inspired, and Organized

May 08, 2019 14:00 - 12 minutes - 12.7 MB

Staying Motivated, Inspired, And Organized Today is a solo episode. Me and only me so I hope you guys aren’t disappointed. A question I get all the time is, “How do you start living in a healthier way, reaching my goals, and sticking to a consistent routine?” Listen to this podcast to find out. In this episode of Real SOULutions: 01:40 – How do you set up the right mindset for your goal? 03:30 – Finding your deep WHY 05:30 – Having accountability 06:30 – Nailing down your mor...

Overcoming Anxiety through Grace-filled Living with Stephanie Sterjovski

May 01, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MB

Grace-filled living with Stephanie Sterjovski In this episode of Real SOULutions, I am so excited to bring with you my friend Stephanie Sterjovski. Stephanie sterjovski created her blog and instagram as platform to share aspirational and attainable style and home decor in the summer of 2012. Since then, the blog has grown in various verticals from travel, beauty, wedding planning and lifestyle! With a background in communications, styling and design, Stephanie added SS print shop to he...

Embracing Your Real & Intentional Communication with Julie Ledbetter

April 24, 2019 13:30 - 1 hour - 37 MB

In this episode of Real SOULutions, I am so excited to bring with you my friend Julie Ledbetter. She teaches women on how to thrive in life, get sustainable results in their health and fitness, and so much more than that, she focuses on having a healthy mind and self-love. She talks about her relationship with her husband which is very unique and is such an amazing picture of true love, and how intentional communication is key. In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:30 – How does it ...

Redefine what sexy is today with Sierra Nielsen

April 17, 2019 11:00 - 52 minutes - 44.1 MB

Real SOULutions Podcast Redefine what sexy is today with Sierra Nielsen In this episode of Real SOULutions, I am so excited to bring on my good friend Sierra Nielsen. She’s a certified personal trainer, teacher of self-love, creator of the Your Soul Sexy 8-week Program and her mission is to redefine what is sexy today and to inspire you to have the healthy, happy, and sexy life you deserve. In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:40 – Who is Sierra Nielsen and learn more about her t...

How to achieve the impossible with Peter J Bone

April 10, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 40.5 MB

Real SOULutions Podcast How to achieve the impossible with Peter J Bone In this episode of Real SOULutions, I am so excited to bring with you my friend Peter J Bone. Peter J Bone is a Social Media Coach, Writer, and Creator of Achieve the Impossible, which inspires millions of people every week through his Instagram, App and Podcast outlets. He lives in the tropical paradise of Noosa, Australia and has an unrelenting passion to inspire, challenge and equip people with the strategies ...

Living loudly, loving radically, laughing uncontrollably with Kristin Adams

April 06, 2019 20:07 - 52 minutes - 42.6 MB

Real SOULutions Podcast In this episode of Real SOULutions, I am so excited to bring on my friend Kristin who is one of two behind the viral Instagram and Facebook videos. From their lip-synching, to their relationship content, Kristin and Danny create content on family, faith, and just funny stuff. They are always making me laugh. The first time I met them, I just knew that Brandon and I would really get along with them. They are married with two kids, they create content, they travel...

How to learn from your failures in life and in your career with Cassie Majestic

April 06, 2019 20:06 - 47 minutes - 40.2 MB

Real SOULutions Podcast How to learn from your failures in life and in your career with Cassie Majestic In this episode of Real SOULutions, I am so excited to bring on my friend Cassie Majestic. Cassie Majestic is an Emergency Medicine Physician in Orange County, California. Emergency Medicine is a large part of her life, but she learned that in order to succeed in medicine, she needed to achieve a balance in lifestyle first and foremost. Cassie promotes and teaches health, wellnes...

How to Speed Up Your Healing Process by Listening to Your Body with Jen Esquer

April 06, 2019 20:06 - 49 minutes - 41.8 MB

Real SOULutions Podcast How to Speed Up Your Healing Process by Listening to Your Body with Jen Esquer In this episode of Real SOULutions, I am so excited to bring on my friend Jen Esquer. She is the owner and creator of the Mobility Method, and also of Optimal Body. You might know her on Instagram as Docjenfit. Today we are talking about something completely different. We will be talking about healing, pain and self-worth, and leaning into your intuition and finding alignment with y...

Welcome To The Real Soulutions Podcast

April 05, 2019 16:00 - 5 minutes - 7.19 MB

Have you been looking for just some authentic chats about real life barriers we all often face? Yet no one talks about. Have you had this feeling deep down that you were meant for more, but feel confused as to where to even start. Are you craving a space where you can just come feeling a bit empty too, yet leave, feeling full and excited as you walk away from? Then you're in the right place. Welcome to my new show, Real SOULutions, where I’ll be sharing unfiltered conversations with...

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