#43 with Stefani Ruper: On Internal Happiness, Go-Go Dancing, and Low-Carb Fails

Stefani Ruper is a game changer in the paleosphere who first drew attention to the relevance of women's health. She is the manager of Paleoforwomen.com, co-host of the Well-fed Women podcast, and the author of the best-selling Sexy by Nature. She has written programs for acne, weight loss, and PCOS, which have helped thousands of women overcome health issues worldwide. She has degrees from Dartmouth and Boston University, and is currently finishing her PhD at the University of Oxford in England. Content Summary: 6:00 Go-Go Dancing… Why Not! A fun way to communicate and engage through the body 13:11 Coconuts and Kettlebells Pushing back against the idea of “Don’t eat more than…” and instead focusing on hitting your macronutrient minimums then filling in the rest as you go 18:30 Studying Humanities Connecting our emotional and spiritual relationships with science and constructing meaning in our lives 21:30 Stefani’s Two Complementary Practices of Spirituality Studying the meaning of life and dancing 27:10 The Happy Carb Balance Healing the underline problem first - “The kinds of things that will remediate insulin resistance are reducing inflammation, fixing your gut flora population, and boosting vitamin levels.” 34:00 Realizing You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It Too Stefani’s journey in embracing who she is and knowing she is capable of anything, regardless of body image 38:15 Input to Body: Love = Output from Body: Love “We need to really get on our body’s side. The more you love your body, the more your body will love you back.” 47:00 Societal Norms Feeling strongly about not succumbing to societal norms and instead more concerned about transforming the world 53:40 Spirit Animal Thank you listeners!! Please leave a review if you enjoyed and checkout my links below to get plugged in more to what I'm doing. PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP: www.facebook.com/groups/1292792567518714/ Find more on Em here: @emilyschromm www.emilyschromm.com youtube.com/emilyschromm