Vitamin Joy with Shelby Stanger
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -How do we inject more health, humor and fun into our daily lives, even when things get messy? That’s the question driving award-winning journalist and podcaster Shelby Stanger as she interviews health, science and wellness experts as well as entrepreneurs, authors, artists and comedians. From breath work and diet, to brain training, physical outdoor challenges, and increasing our humor muscles, Shelby tests out her guest’s prescriptions, offering how a little Vitamin Joy is more of the medicine we all need everyday.
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The Vitamin Joy Season 2 Recap
July 05, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBHost Shelby Stanger looks back on Season 2 guests and shares highlights and lessons learned. Plus, she shares her own experiences of where guests’ advice really worked, what’s bringing her Vitamin Joy these days, and what’s next. Previous episodes highlighted: Courtney Carver - The Joy of Simplicity, Sobriety and Minimalism Chris Cote - The Joy of Being Alcohol Free Chris Colin - The Joy of Getting Offline Nicole LePera - The Joy of Healing Your Self Kimberly Ann Johnson - The Joy of H...
Depresh Mode: Comedy and Mental Health with John Moe
June 21, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBToday’s guest, John Moe, is the host and creator of the podcast Depresh Mode. Before that, he hosted the award-winning hit podcast The Hilarious World of Depression, and he recently wrote and published a book by the same name. John has written for publications like The New York Times Magazine, McSweeney's, and The Seattle Times among others. He’s written plays that have been performed on three continents, and his radio work has appeared on a variety of national networks. John is no stranger...
The Joy of Healing Your Self with Nicole LePera
June 07, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBDr. Nicole LePera is a holistic psychologist. She received traditional training in clinical psychology at Cornell University and The New School of Social Research, and she started the Instagram account @the.holistic.psychologist, which has become wildly popular. On it, she shares her tools for transformation with an ever-growing community of #SelfHealers. Most recently, she is the author of a book called How to Do The Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from your Past and Create Your Self. I...
The Joy of Writing with Adam Skolnick
May 24, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBI love interviewing authors and journalists, especially ones who cover things like freediving and rock climbing. These are my people! This is why I was so excited to chat with Adam Skolnick. Adam is an award-winning independent journalist and author who covers adventure sports, environmental issues, travel and human rights for publications like The New York Times, Outside, Playboy and Lonely Planet. He is the author of One Breath: Freediving, Death and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits, and...
The Joy of Radical Self-Love with Lori Harder
May 10, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBLori Harder is a force of nature. The fitness model, author and entrepreneur has had a wild story. She is all about self-love, setting strong boundaries and leaning into your energy to create the life you want. In this episode, we get into all of it: Lori’s background and how she went from overweight kid to fitness model, entrepreneurship and boundaries, and how to add in more self-love with your body, your mind and your work. We even talk about going to the Vans Warped Tour. At the end, sh...
The Joy of Getting Offline with Chris Colin
April 26, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBChris Colin is a writer and author whose work has appeared in Best American Science & Nature Writing, the New York Times Magazine, Pop-Up Magazine, Wired, NewYorker.com, and Outside Magazine. In 2014, he co-wrote a book called What to Talk About, and in 2020, he started publishing Six Feet of Separation, the nation’s first pandemic newspaper by and for kids. Chris just published a new book, Off: The Day the Internet Died: A Bedtime Fantasy. It’s a kid’s book for adults -- beautifully illustr...
The Joy of Healing Trauma and Awakening Our Wild Self with Kimberly Ann Johnson
April 12, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBKimberly Ann Johnson is a Somatic Experiencing™ practitioner, author, breath coach, entrepreneur, and educator. Her first book, The Fourth Trimester: Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions and Restoring Your Vitality, is about what happens after women give birth. It was a global success and has been published in seven languages. Kimberly just released a brand new book called Call of The Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken our Body and Use it for Good. It’s packed with science and informati...
The Joy of Biohacking Your Health with Dave Asprey
April 05, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBSharing greater health and joy with others often starts with figuring out what works for yourself, and that’s exactly what Dave Asprey has done. Dave is the founder of Bulletproof Coffee, the creator of the Bulletproof Diet, a best selling author, and the self-proclaimed founder of biohacking. Over the last two decades, Dave has personally spent nearly $2 million to study with top scientists and doctors in order to better understand the most innovative methods, techniques, and products for e...
The Joy of Simplicity, Sobriety and Minimalism with Courtney Carver
March 29, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBCourtney Carver’s book Soulful Simplicity really changed how I think about “stuff.” I have been on a minimalist trend for years, but Courtney’s story really resonated with me. On overachiever in work and life, Courtney had developed an autoimmune condition that led her to re-examine her life -- the result led to a simpler lifestyle, which led to a blog, a book, another book, and a whole movement that’s brought a lot of people a lot more health and joy. I go back and read Soulful Simplicity a...
How to Achieve Your Impossible with Steven Kotler
March 15, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBSteven Kotler is a New York Times-bestselling author, award-winning journalist, the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, and one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He’s also the co-founder of a dog sanctuary and a really good guy. Steven has worked incredibly hard for his success, but he’s also figured out a way to work smart. He has studied top performers in science, art, sports, and business, and he’s written about his findings in his new book called The A...
The Joy of Being Alcohol Free with Chris Cote
March 01, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBChris Cote is one of the most respected action sports personalities around. The San Diego native is the editor and founder of Encinitas magazine and a commentator for the World Surf League (basically the NFL of surfing). He’s also a musician, plays guitar and sings in a punk band, DJs and MCs parties, and he’s just an all-around great guy and a rad dad to two adorable boys. Chris has been alcohol-free for over six years, and he happens to be one of the funniest, most authentic humans I know....
How to Stop Procrastinating with Christine Li
February 16, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBTo kick off Season 2 of Vitamin Joy, we’re diving into an issue a ton of people struggle with: procrastination. I spoke with expert Christine Li about how to stop procrastinating so we can have more Vitamin Joy in our lives. Christine is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in anxiety and procrastination, and she’s helped thousands of people address their procrastination -- from people at institutions like Columbia University to everyday creatives like you and I. In this episode,...
The 2020 Vitamin Joy Recap
December 28, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBHost Shelby Stanger looks back at highlights from 2020 guests, lessons learned, and what's to come. Plus, she gives her own recipes on what’s bringing her Vitamin Joy these days and what she’s cutting out for next year. Previous episodes highlighted: Caroline MacDougall Chef Ramses Bravo Dr. Alan Goldhamer Comedian Fortune Feimster Sleep Expert Kelly Murray Dr. Louise Stanger Gabby Reece Meredith Arthur 2020 Vitamin Joy Sponsors Kashi Active Skin repair (code: Joy25) FX Chocolat...
How the Embrace the Suck with Brent Gleeson
December 21, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB2020 has been a year with some serious suck -- which is why today’s guest, Brent Gleeson, a retired Navy SEAL combat veteran turned accomplished entrepreneur, author, and acclaimed speaker, is the perfect person to talk about embracing sucky moments. Brent Gleeson has suffered some serious suck through his Navy SEAL training and startup business days. He recently wrote a book, Embrace the Suck, about his principles of why going through hard times and difficult challenges makes us stronger, m...
Addiction in the Family with Dr. Louise Stanger
December 08, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBDr. Louise Stanger is a licensed clinical social worker, former college professor, three-time published author, internationally renowned clinician, interventionist, speaker, and an expert on mental health, addiction, process disorders and chronic pain. She’s also my mom! She was named Interventionist of the year last year by Harvard’s McClean Hospital and recently published her third book, Addiction in the Family: Helping Families Navigate Challenges, Emotions, and Recovery, published by Roc...
How to Sleep Better with Kelly Murray
November 24, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBA great night’s sleep is the most cost effective Vitamin Joy there is. Today’s guest, Kelly Murray, is not only is an award-winning pediatric sleep consultant, but she literally coaches busy and ambitious professionals to sleep like a boss. Over the last few years, she’s helped hundreds of people get better sleep. We go beyond turning off our screens and not eating before bed. We get into the science of sleep, why we wake up in the middle of the night, how to go back to sleep, how hormones a...
Prescriptions for Vitamin Joy with Gabby Reece
November 16, 2020 11:00 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MBGabby Reece is an athlete, a former professional volleyball player, a model, wife to pro surfer Laird Hamilton, a mom and step mom, podcast host, author, entrepreneur, and health and fitness advocate. We recorded this episode in person at her house in Malibu before the election I left feeling so joyful. Gabby has had a big career and spent time with very smart people in the realm of health and fitness so she gives great advice. We talk about everything from training your body to your mind ...
Movement is Medicine with Jessie Salas
November 02, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBJessie Salas is a former firefighter and a Coach who is also the Program Director for Foundation Training , a program which uses simple corrective exercise to help people move free and easily without pain. Jessie regularly works with people like you and I but also big wave professional surfers, professional athletes, active and retired military firemen, stuntmen, and celebrities like Josh Brolin, Madonna, and so many more using Foundation Training to help them be pain free, and to maximiz...
The Joy of Plant-based SOS-free Cooking with Chef Ramses Bravo
October 19, 2020 13:00 - 53 minutes - 39.7 MBChef Ramses Bravo is the head chef at True North Health Center. He’s been making plant based food without added sugar, salt, or oil for 15 years, and he actually makes this way of eating taste good. I’ve spent time in his Ramses Bravo’s kitchen, eaten his delicious food and taken his online classes. Ramses, has a dry sense of humor, a huge heart, and he is really good at what he does. We talk about his journey to cooking this way, how you can get started, some of his favorite recipes, and...
Water Fasting and the Joy of a SOS-Free Plant Based Diet with Dr. Alan Goldhamer
October 16, 2020 14:15 - 57 minutes - 38.1 MBDr. Goldhamer is the founder of the True North Health Center in Santa Rosa, CA, which specializes in supervised water fasting. For over 35 years they’ve helped over 20,000 patients reverse various aliments and diseases through supervised water-fasting and the introduction and education of a plant-based, sugar-free, oil-free, and salt-free diet. I know that sounds pretty hardcore, but this podcast is called Vitamin Joy. It’s about doing simple things in your life that can create massive amou...
Humor, Even in Emergencies with Dr. Candice “Dr. Bikini” Myhre
September 14, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.9 MBEmergency Room Doctor Candice Myhre saves lives in emergency situations every single day. For her job, she has to flexible and fast – going from patients who are literally dying to dealing with things like an ear infection in the next room. Humor eases the transition. It also lets her connect with her patients better, getting critical diagnoses, and easing her patients’ pain and fears more easily in emergencies --where every second matters. Recently, Canadice went viral on social media. Aft...
Caffeine Free with Caroline MacDougall
August 31, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 21.8 MBToday’s guest doesn’t drink caffeine. Caroline MacDougall is the founder, creator and CEO of Teeccino® an herbal tea company that makes coffee alternative beverages all with herbal products and adaptogenic herbs. She’s also designed numerous award-winning herbal beverages for top tea and natural products companies you have likely heard of including: The Republic of Tea, Yogi Tea Company, and more. She began her journey studying, growing, importing, blending and selling herbs in the 1970s, tr...
The Joy of Mindfulness Through Parenting (and Life) with Jaimal Yogis
August 17, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 27.7 MBUsing Mindfulness to Find Joy as a Parent, and even not as a parent -- not that easy right now. Today’s guest,Jaimal Yogis, is a longtime friend, a dad to three boys under ten, a husband, an author, a speaker, and a mindfulness expert. Jaimal has written several bestselling books, including Saltwater Buddah, The Fear Project, and his latest book, which is a beautifully illustrated kid’s book (equally pleasing to adults) called Mop Rides the Waves of Life. It teaches kids about feelings throu...
Grieve Better with Libby Carstensen
August 03, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 31.6 MBToday’s guest Libby Carstensen literally specializes in helping people find joy through grief. Libby is an executive and life coach, and a meditation, and mindfulness teacher who specializes in grief and loss. She’s been a Master Educator at Chopra (as is Deepak Chopra). She teaches an amazing Kundalini yoga class every morning available for all on Instagram, which we talk about towards the end, and she teaches by the motto, “Don’t just feel better, get better at feeling!” On today’s show we...
The Joy of Consistency with Gregg Clunis
July 20, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 35.3 MBConsistency and Joy. Two words that don’t always go together. But today’s guest, Gregg Clunis, of the podcast and book, Tiny Leaps, Big Changes, has become a master at consistency and making tiny leaps to create big life changes. Along the way, he’s found a lot of Joy. Today, we talk about why and how consistency can be joyful ,and how you can have more in your life. We also dive into actual tools to achieve greater consistency in your life, plus where Gregg gets his Vitamin Joy. Enjoy. Too...
Sweet and Salty Humor with Fortune Feimster
July 06, 2020 13:00 - 46 minutes - 53.4 MBLife can be salty, but comedian Fortune Feimster uses comedy and humor to make it sweeter. With an appetite for the truth in her work, and for being authentically herself, even on giant stages like the one where she performed her amazing Netflix special, Sweet and Salty, (out now) Fortune has become a master at finding humor, even in more challenging times (like now). On today’s podcast show, we talk about how Fortune got into comedy, why comedy is so important, now more than ever, how to ge...
The Joy of Saying No with Derek Sivers
June 23, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 27.6 MBOften known for the phrase, “If it’s not a hell yes, it’s a no,” Derek Sivers has a refreshing approach to saying no and minimalism that’s been especially helpful to me. The entrepreneur, who started and sold CD Baby for millions of dollars and gave much of it away, has also been a musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED Speaker, and book publisher. He’s lived in different places around the world, often for a year or so at a time, and he is a huge fan of New Zealand, also my ...
How to Breathe Better with James Nestor
June 15, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 34.3 MBBreathing seems like a simple act, but the way you breathe can affect the way you sleep, workout, talk, your health and even your mood. Best-selling author James Nestor spent the last three years studying ancient bones of ancestors to see how our breathing bones have evolved over the years and also trained with breath gurus, doctors, even plugged his nose and then taped his mouth shut to see how nose vs. mouth breathing affects your health in his latest book, Breath, The New Science of a Los...
How to Get Out of Your Own Head with Meredith Arthur
June 15, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBMeredith Arthur worked for three startups in one year before getting diagnosed with general anxiety disorder. The San Francisco-based writer and video producer, who worked at places like Chowhound, Food Network and now Pinterest, was an early pioneer of "getting people to talk about mental health in a normal way.” She created the website Beautiful Voyager in 2015 for overthinkers, perfectionists, and people pleasers, and also edited Invisible Illness, the largest mental health publication on...
Welcome to Vitamin Joy with Shelby Stanger
June 04, 2020 11:00 - 2 minutes - 3.2 MBHow do we inject more health, humor and fun into our daily lives, even when things get messy? That’s the question driving award-winning journalist and podcaster Shelby Stanger as she interviews health, science and wellness experts as well as entrepreneurs, authors, artists and comedians on advice for how we can all attain more health and joy.