Friendship, Faith and Fasting

Episode Overview My dear friend, Melanie, is back with me today and we are talking through topics that all of you wanted to hear more about - friendship, faith and fasting.  Questions Answered How Deanna and Melanie live out friendship, faith, and fasting in midlife. Where are some of the best places to make friends once you become an empty nester? What is the point of fasting and why do Deanna and Melanie choose to do it? If someone still has their cycle, what do they need to know about intermittent fasting? How does faith impact the way Deanna and Melanie live?   Action Items Check out the book we reference in the episode, Fast Like a Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz - this book is a great guide to the power of fasting to burn fat, boost energy, and balance your hormones!  Listen to the podcast we reference in the episode with Dr. Mindy Pelz on the Mel Robbins Podcast: 6 Intermittent Fasting Protocols for Fat Loss, Mood, Energy and Improving Your Overall Health Listen to other episodes with Melanie: How to Create Healthy and Sustainable Eating Habits Staying Balanced Through the Holidays Look into this great product, LMNT,  Melanie and Deanna both love taking. Connect with Melanie on Instagram and visit her website to see what she offers! Join me in Revive Now and download my FREE podcast series, Reset to Reenergize   Key Moments in the Conversation [4:50] At this stage of our life, we can pick and choose who we spend our time with and we want to find people who are into the same kind of things we are. [19:48] I was a 911 Christian. I connected only when I needed him in desperate situations. Now it is a surrender, asking, "what do you want from me Lord today? How can I use this trial to glorify you?" [20:49] This is one of the first times in my life where I really am seeking God and trying to get to know Him when everything is good in my life. [28:25] In our rough patch as friends, we stayed with it because we knew our friendship was more important than anything. [31:47] Not all women should be fasting alike. There are so many different ways to fast.