Livin' The Life
by Livin' The Life
This podcast inspires and educates everyday people to take action and choose to live the life of their dreams. With over 15 years of combined experience in the fitness and wellness industry, Marissa and Kathleen will give you breakthrough information for every step of your journey. They are just a normal couple that believes a life worth living is one rooted in health, fun, love, and abundance. Join them each week as they share with you the unfiltered version of how they are choosing to live their best life and how you can too!
Episodes
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202. The 5 Best Habits to Start With
You know when you try to build 'better habits' but then get overwhelmed on which ones to focus on? With all the information out there on 'helpful' things to do for health and productivity, which habits should you start with given limited time and energy? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT.......
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201. Setting Priorities, Renovations, and Life Updates
Life is a wonderful crazy time!! The reality is there will always be lots going on and you can't do everything. You have to choose your priorities and set boundaries so you can fully show up/ IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT.... Our current priorities and the focus of the past 6 months All the…
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200. How to Get Your First Pull-Up
Are you working towards getting your first pull up? Do you see others do them and want to as well but for some reason you just can't seem to get there? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT.... Starting with strengthening the grip and hanging Building scapular stability with hanging depressions Why to…
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199. Getting Out of a Slump
Do you ever get stuck in 'meh' phases? Where you just don't feel like yourself and its hard to show up to life? Do you get into states where you lose your motivation? Or do you have times you feel like you can't quite get the traction and make progress the way you want to? IN THIS EPISODE…
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198. 5 Ways to Recharge on Your Days Off
Does anyone else find that it can be challenging to be an adult sometimes? How do we do this? What are we responsible for? Where should we focus our time and energy? How do we get it all done? At the end of the day, what are the things that really matter and what things is it okay for us to let…
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197. Adulting
Does anyone else find that it can be challenging to be an adult sometimes? How do we do this? What are we responsible for? Where should we focus our time and energy? How do we get it all done? At the end of the day, what are the things that really matter and what things is it okay for us to let…
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196. What to do When Life Gets Hard
When life gets hard.... then what??? Because we know it will, its part of life. The key to life isn't to always have sunny days, it’s to know how to navigate the rainy ones. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: Things will get hard, life has ups and downs How to show up for yourself when anxious and...
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195. Creating Solo Time and The 12 Hour Walk
What happens when you take time to be alone with yourself? Do you enjoy it? Is it hard? Do you learn things? Do you avoid it? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT.... Her experiences in the past with taking time by herself and how its benefited her How she went on The 12 Hour Walk 4 Reflections:...
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194. Allowing Yourself to Be Wrong
Do you resist saying 'I was wrong'? What about 'You're right'? How does being able to admit when you're in the wrong or not right impact the quality of our relationships and feeling connected? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT.... Marissa's last name officially being Holt Why people resist being…
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193. Balancing a Fun Life And a Healthy Life
Do you feel like its hard to have fun in life AND take care of your health? Is it challenging to find ways to have both? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT.... Our fun weekend and some fun things we have coming up Where to sacrifice a bit of the health for fun and where to sacrifice some of the fun…
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192. 8 Reasons You're Tired and How to Get Your Energy Back
Everyone has times they get tired. Sometimes its from not taking enough care of ourselves, sometimes its from doing to much, and sometimes its just from life. Regaredless of why it happens, what can you do when you get tired to get back to feeling like yourself? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS...
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191. Best Ways to Take Rest Days
Training is all a game of challenging your body and then recovering so you can do it again. When should you push hard and when should you rest? What should you be doing on rest days to make the most of them and optimize your progress? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT.... Why rest days help you see...
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190. How to Be More Focused
Do you find it hard to be productive? Do you spend hours on tasks that should take half the time? Do you try to stay on the task at hand but keep getting distracted? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT.... Why being focused is important if you want to get results Setting yourself up for success...
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189. How to Get Motivated and Finding Your 'Why'
Do you talk yourself out of going to the gym even though you know you want to go? Do you make 'poor decisions' randomly when it comes to the food you eat? Do you sometimes have a hard time with will power and following though on the things you know you want to do? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS...
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188. Decision Fatigue: Why We Skip the Gym and Make Poor Decisions
Do you talk yourself out of going to the gym even though you know you want to go? Do you make 'poor decisions' randomly when it comes to the food you eat? Do you sometimes have a hard time with will power and following though on the things you know you want to do? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK…
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187. How To Stay Consistent While On Vacation
In this episode we talk about: Our honeymoon in Mexico! Our favourite parts of the vacation Action steps we took to feel our best Being intentional with the goal of the trip Letting loose and having fun RESOURCES Join The Livin' The Life Facebook Group CONNECT WITH US!! Follow...
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186. Should You Follow a Training Program?
In this episode we talk about: Canadian Culinary Championship What workout program we are following Where to start if you're not on a program Importance of rest periods RESOURCES Join The Livin' The Life Facebook Group CONNECT WITH US!! Follow Marissa: @marissa.holt_ Follow...
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185. Getting Back on The Wagon When You Fall Off
You know when you fall off the wagon and everything feels harder? This one is all about how to get back on quickly so you can get back to feeling like yourself and create a life you love IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT.... What fallig off the wagon can look like and different types of…
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184. Are Your Workouts Intense Enough?
Are you working out hard enough? Are you pushing with all you have? Are you really uncomfortable? Are you actually overdoing it? Are you workout too much? How do you know what IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: How most people don't push themeselves enough in the real 'hard things' What's more...
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183. Should You Go To The Family Event?
Do you struggle with deciding whether or not to go to a family event? Do you go because you want to connect but then feel totally off? Or maybe do you tend to not go but want to start going more? This one is all about figuring out if this event is the right thing for you or not. IN THIS EPISODE...
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182. True or False: “You Can Have It All”
There’s a saying, “You can have it all!”, is this actually the truth? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: - The false side: you can’t have everything all at once, you have to choose what you will say no to in order to be able to gain to other things. The true side: you can have it all in terms…
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181. What We're Focusing On In 2024
New year, lets go! What are you focusing on? Do you have resulutions or goals? Are you setting an intention or chosing a word? What do you want your 2024 to look like? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: Why its okay to sometimes get out or routine Habits and behaviors we're focusing on and what…
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180. How to Make This The Best Christmas EVER!
What would make this your best Christmas EVER?? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: Giving yourself premission to do Christmas YOUR way Setting an intention for how you want to feel over the holidays Having fun and enjoying yourself while also prioritizing your healthy How we do presents now in a way...
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179. Complaining vs. Expressing
RESOURCES Join The Livin' The Life Facebook Group CONNECT WITH MARISSA Follow Marissa: @marissa.holt_ Visit Marissa’s Website: marissahamoncoaching.com CONNECT WITH KATHLEEN Follow Kathleen: @kathleen.holt_ Visit Kathleen’s Website: theboundlessmovement.com
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178. Getting Started as a Gym Newbie
Are you looking to start training at the gym but have no idea where to start? Do you want to get into resistance training but feel like staying on the cardio machines because those feel safe? Worried about looking stupid or messing up? This one is for you!! IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: Our...
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177. How to Let Go of What's Out of Your Control
Have you heard the saying "Focus on what you can control and let go of what you can't"? Are you a control freak and try to have everything go your way? What's out side of your control that you struggle to let go of? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: How we try to control things from a place…
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176. How to be Grateful (And Why It's Okay to Not Be)
Do you have a gratitude practice? Do you find it easy or hard to be grateful? Is there a benefit to practicing gratitude? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: How practicing gratidude helps improve your quality of life It's okay to not feel grateful even if you know you 'should' You don't have to…
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175. Make Space in Your Food 'Budget' For The Things You Love
Do you want to find a way to enjoy eating the foods you love AND still reach your fitness and health goals? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: Learning to 'budget your food' in similar ways to how you budget your money You don't need to count calories but you do need to be aware How building muscle...
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174. Pros and Cons of Watching TV
How do you feel about watching TV? Do you love it but also find yourself saying 'I know I should watch less'...? Is there a good way to build it into your life so you can enjoy it AND all the other things of life? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: Funny story: Chistmas desert Marissa's experience...
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173. How Being Bored Will Help You Feel Better
Do you resiste being bored? Why is it so uncomfortable? How do you fill your boredom? What would happen if you actually let yourself feel bored. IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: Avoiding being bored leads to over stimulation and seeking pleasure How uncomfortable emotions can come up when we...
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172. Should You Stand or Sit While Doing Exercises?
Whats the best way? Standing or sitting? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: Funny story about sex toys The pros and cons to standing and sitting while exercising Why standing is generally a better way to exercise RESOURCES Join The Livin' The Life Facebook Group CONNECT WITH MARISSA Follow...
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171. Tips For Getting and Staying Mentally Healthy
Do you struggle with staying mentally healthy? Have the darker months been affecting you? Has life just be a little extra crazy recently and/or do you just feel a little off? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: Her recent experiences with her mental health Tips backed by science and getting…
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170. Doing Things The 'Right Way' - Our Dream Wedding Recap
WE'RE MARRIED!!! You know what the best part about it was? We didn't listen to all the 'should's and we did it our way! IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: Our wedding and how life has been since The ways we did things differently and not the way you're 'supposed to' do a wedding Giving yourself...
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169. 3 Reasons You Aren’t Reaching Your Goals
IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: RESOURCES Join The Livin' The Life Facebook Group CONNECT WITH MARISSA Follow Marissa: @marissa.hamon Visit Marissa’s Website: marissahamoncoaching.com CONNECT WITH KATHLEEN Follow Kathleen: @kathleen.holt_ Visit Kathleen’s Website:...
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168. When to Push and When to Rest
You know those days when you don't know what you need? You feel like you're exhausted but also there are so many seemily important things to do? When do you actually need to push through and when is it best to rest? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: Creating a life of balance Notes she uses…
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167. Releasing Expectations
IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: Preparing for her upcoming wedding Releasing expectations both ways Being okay with things going amazing or things falling appart RESOURCES Join The Livin' The Life Facebook Group CONNECT WITH MARISSA Follow Marissa: @marissa.hamon Visit Marissa’s...
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166. When its Time to Quit and When its Time to Keep Trying
Have you committed to something and now you're wondering if its actually the thing for you? Do you tend to quit when it gets hard? Or do you tend to push through regardless of how it gets? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: Choosing to quit Boundless 50 When to quit vs shift vs keep going…
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165. How To Stop Getting Sucked Into Your Phone
Do you find you accidentally waste time from being sucked into your phone? Do you open your phone to do one thing and next thing you know its been 20 mins and you forgot why you started? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: How the phone is an amazing tool but can also be a huge time waster 6…
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164. Building Muscular Arms
Want better looking arms? What types of arms do you want? Toned? Muscular? Big? What does it take to build these? What exercises and tricks can you use to make sure you're successful? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: What types of arms people find attractive How hard it can be for women to build…
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163. What is Your Addiction?
Do you ever use behaviours or 'stuff' as a way to minimize pain or discomfort? Do you tend to procrastinate or avoid things with other things? Do you try to self sooth with things that don't serve you in the long run? Addiction isn't just about drugs or alcohol and when people lives fall apart......
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162. Accepting That You Can't Do It All
Is it possible to do it all? Do you see people who seem to do it all or have it all and think you should too? How can you have the health, fun, love, AND abundance that you desire? How can you be gentle with yourself when when you just can't seem to make it happen? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS...
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161. Pre Wedding Reset!! Do These Simple Habits if You Want to Feel Amazing
Do you have something coming up soon that you want to be in the best physical and mental space for? We do!! We're getting married in 53 days!! So it's time to put in the work! And we would love if you'd like to join us because you also deserve to feel amazing! IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: The...
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160. No BS, How Are You Feeling?
Okay, let's be real. How are you actually feeling about yourself and in your life? Are you feeling good? Are you feeling off/stuck/not so great? How can we be real with ourselves about where we're at and so actually get to a place that feels good for us? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT…
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159. Is it Being Over Controling or Just Having Self Dicipline?
Are you someone who likes to have everything done a certain way? Do you tend to freak out or fall appart if things don't go that way? Are you a 'perfectionist' when it comes to your home, fitness, nutrition, or schedule? Or was that you in the past but now you've 'chilled out' but you feel like...
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158. Creating More Real Fun in Your Life
Do you know what really is fun for you? Do you have surface level highs or do you truly experience real fun? How can you have more fun without having to use tv, screen time, food, or partying? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: What is actually fun in life What 'healthy people' do for fun The...
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157. What To Do When You're Tired
Are you ever tired? Do you try to avoid being tired or feel like something is wrong when you're tired? What are some things you can do when you find your energy running low? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: Cycles of life and how sometimes you'll just be tired When to accept and surrender…
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156. How to Have Balance in Life
Do you have a good balance in life? Are you able to manage everything and keep things generally centered? Or do you find certain important things get neglected? Is it even possible to have balance in life? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: The importance of having balance in life Having balance in...
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155. Done is Better Than Perfect! Letting Go of Perfection
This one is a quick reminder to just start taking messy action and get things done!! IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: Just get it done! (The workout, meal prep, going to bed, whatever it is) Why we get stuck in perfection and how to break that cycle RESOURCES Join The Livin' The Life…
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154. How Long Does it Take to See Results?
Are you trying to build muscle or lose fat? Are you trying to get healthier and change your physical body? How fast can you expect results? What is a realistic timeline for losing fat and gaining muscle? IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: "In 2 weeks you'll feel it, in 4 weeks you'll see it, in 8...
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153. How to Start When You Don't Feel Like it
Do you have a hard time starting? You know what you need to do but then manage to ignore it or procrastinate? Is there a secret way to get yourself to start taking action? What keeps us from starting the things we actually know we want to do? IN THIS EPISODE, MARISSA TALKS ABOUT: Take a breath…
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About this show
This podcast inspires and educates everyday people to take action and choose to live the life of their dreams. With over 15 years of combined experience in the fitness and wellness industry, Marissa and Kathleen will give you breakthrough information for every step of your journey. They are just a normal couple that believes a life worth living is one rooted in health, fun, love, and abundance. Join them each week as they share with you the unfiltered version of how they are choosing to live their best life and how you can too!
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