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Kick It Up A NotchThe Hormone Secret: Why ‘Normal’ Labs Don’t Mean You’re OkayExhausted, moody, gaining weight, or just not feeling like yourself? It might not be stress—it could be your hormones! In this episode of Kick It Up a Notch, we sit down with Jessica Blandford, a nurse practitioner at Optimize U, to dive deep into how hormone imbalances affect everything from energy levels to mental health, weight loss, and even relationships.If you’ve been told “your labs are normal” but still feel terrible, this is the episode for you! Jessica breaks down the biggest myths about hormone therapy, why traditional medicine might not have the answers, and how...2025-03-0348 min
Optimize The Moment with Martin RustE10 | Is it time to put a stop to risk management in business?Are you letting your risk managers run the show? It's time to unclog the wheels of business and make decisions that realign with your mission.
Learn more about this in my book, Optimize the Moment, found here:
https://optimizethemoment.com/
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2024-10-2238 min
OptimizeYou PodcastThe Power of Self-Discovery ft. Antoinette LeisAntoinette Leis, long-time patient and lover of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, describes her path to self-discovery and self-love, after years of battling health issues. Antoinette's spiritual journey and path to healing has been long and not always linear. She talks about her struggles with hypothyroidism, but also low self-esteem, shame and old trauma. This is a story of personal transformation that is more common than we know. Antoinette's discourse on physical health, body image and tapping into our personal potential will inspire and encourage anyone who has struggled with their own health or self-worth. #optimizeyou...2021-01-0635 min
OptimizeYou PodcastComing Out, Perfectionism, and the Power of Story ft. Steph SafferIn this podcast, you hear from Steph Saffer, cofounder of OptimizeYou, as she gives insight into some of the big events that shaped her throughout her life. She describes herself as a "recovering perfectionist" and talks about how losing a parent at a young age and growing up questioning her sexuality were some of the origins of that perfectionism. She also discusses the power of story...her "coming out" story...and how visibility and the retelling of experiences can help others in their own lives and struggles. Both Sarah and Steph believe that one of the fundamental...2020-09-1627 min
OptimizeYou PodcastFinding a Way Through Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Sarah's StoryTen years ago, Sarah Hayes, co-founder of OptimizeYou, was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease affecting the thyroid. She was diagnosed soon after the birth of her second child, and her physical symptoms became a massive disruption to her daily life, as she battled against fatigue, digestive upset, brain fog, irritability, in addition to many other symptoms. Hashimoto's is the leading cause of hypothyroidism in the U.S. It affects 5 out of 100 people (1-2% of the population), and is 8 times more likely to affect women than men.* Sarah had to learn how to manage her condition...2020-07-2320 minOptimizeYou PodcastIdentify How You Want to Feel In this episode of the OptimizeYou Podcast, we discuss what it means to explore our “why” in life. To understand our personal motivations and purpose can be incredibly empowering when it comes to making decisions or change. We feel that our sense of purpose is deeply connected to our personal health and well-being. Because of this, it is the topic of the first module of our course #SurvivingToThriving. We have permission to evolve and grow. It's part of being a human. Staying curious and learning about our "why" or purpose is part of that evolution. #TheProjectIsYou #OptimizeYou 2019-11-2917 minOptimizeYou PodcastHow to Create Big Impact with Small Changes Sarah Hayes X Steph Saffer In today's episode we talk about how we decided on the name "OptimizeYou." We all to want to feel better. And often times, we don't have to change our whole life to achieve that. Even small changes, if made into a practice, can add up to big impact. We might not be able to control all of our circumstances, but there is always room to optimize our health. 2019-11-0805 min