Tell it to me straight
by Melissa and Ryan Gardner
Melissa and Ryan deliver to you straight talk that you need to reach your goals. This podcast for anyone and everyone that has ambition to become better. You're going to hear guests that you can't even believe, and stories/advice on exactly how to make your dream life your reality.
Episodes
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173. Your intuition isn't lying to you.
This episode is all about intuition and how we all can do better about not second guessing ourselves and our gut feelings about things. When you feel something off, it usually is. This episode gives all our tips on how to get better at listening to your intuition.
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172. It's really not that complicated.
This episode is about how we make things much more complicated than they need to be most of the time. We go into how we have simplified things in our life and fitness and how it makes everything so much more manageable and allows you to actually hit your goals.
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171. Getting yourself out of a funk.
This episode is about how we have been able to climb out of a funk that we have been in and the actionable steps and actions that you can take to do the same thing in your life.
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170. Answering your questions from fitness, to how we want to be remembered, and so much more!
In this episode we answer all of the questions that you asked on instagram and they range from fitness, to parenthood, to religion and everything in between!
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169. When to take a break from a calorie deficit.
We go back into a calorie deficit in this episode and talk about how you know you need a break, what that means, and experiences in our own life that helped us decide when we needed those breaks.
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168. Unfiltered: Stop lying to yourself.
This episode is all about the lies that we commonly tell ourselves and how we have overcome those lies to make our lives so much better and more fulfilling.
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167. The freedom of admitting you were wrong.
This episode is about admitting that you were wrong on something, and also allowing yourself to think that you might be wrong on certain things. we talk about how you can move forward with humility and be a better person for admitting that you were wrong.
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166. Taking risks to achieve your dream life.
This episode is about risks and how to navigate what kind of risk is worth taking, and how it pertains to your life goals and aspirations.
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165: Unfiltered truths about making marriage better.
This episode is another one about marriages and how to make them better and more rewarding. How you can put effort in for yourself, but also for your spouse and your family. How to get your marriage from roommates, to a healthy and beautiful companionship that you have always wanted.
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164. Creating goals vs intentions.
This episode is all about how to create the right goals and intentions for the coming year and how to stay consistent with them. We go through the processes and systems that we have put in place to be able to sustain these things.
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163. This is the only way to break your limitations in 2026.
This episode is about limiting beliefs that we put on ourselves, how this year has effected those for us, and how we have finally been able to break through them going into the new year.
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162. Busting our top 3 fitness myths.
This podcast is all about what we have learned with some specific fitness myths and questions that we get daily as fitness coaches. This is an episode where you're going to want to get out your pen and paper and take some notes!
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161. It is all working out in your favor.
We talk about on this episode how to change your mindset to one that believes that everything is working out in your favor. We talk about how we got through mental blocks, and the challenges that we have faced in our own lives while having this mindset.
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160. Important lessons we learned in 2025.
This episode is an emotional one!! We go through some of the most important, but also most difficult lessons that we have had to learn this year, and how they have shaped us and made us better.
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159. Nobody is coming to save you.
This episode is about taking responsibility for your own life and actions. How we have been able to do this in our own life and the immense benefits that have come from it.
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158. 1200 Calories and not losing weight?
In this episode we talk about why you might not be losing weight when you feel like you have been eating very little and not making the progress that you think you should.
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157. How to break out of mental prison.
This episode is about finding the key to unlock your mind from mental prison. How to finally change and how to unlock your true potential in life, and in fitness.
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156. The invisible load.
This episode is about the invisible load that we all experience in marriage and how to overcome it and help out your spouse with their invisible load.
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155. Stop giving the wrong people your energy.
This episode is all about how to give your energy to the right people and avoid giving it to the wrong people in the wrong situations.
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154. The keys to breaking the victim mentality.
This episode is about the victim mentality, the issues that we have been dealing with in regards to that, and how to break out of it! This episode is an absolute banger and you will not want to skip it!!
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153. We ask each other the tough questions.
This episode is us asking each other all of the questions about our marriage, relationships, and each other. This is a fun episode that you won't want to miss!
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152. Is walking better than running for weight loss?
We talk about running vs walking for weight loss in this episode, and the different effects with high intensity and low intensity workouts. If you like our fitness content, this one is for you!!
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151. Unpopular opinions on fitness and marriage.
We talk about some of our most unpopular opinions about marriage and fitness in this episode, and we give all of thought process and how these ways of thinking have shaped us as people and for the better.
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150. We don’t think fighting in marriage is normal.
This episode is about marriage. How we have been able to go through our whole 10 years of a relationship with basically no fights! We give tips, and helpful actionable ways of thinking to reduce contention and fighting in your marriage.
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149. Coming back from losing yourself.
This episode is how to come back from losing yourself. If you feel like you're losing yourself, or your identity, this one is for you.
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148. Q&A: Past relationships, experiences everybody should have, and more!
This is an episode where we answer all of the questions that you asked us and give you straight answers on all of our thoughts!
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147. Your comeback starts here.
This episode is where your comeback starts!! We give you all of the tools that you could possibly need to get back to where you want to be, and on the way to reaching the goals you never thought were acheivable.
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146. Life doesn't stop, so you can't either.
This episode is about navigating the difficult times and the breaking down of old and comfortable habits. We talk about relationships that no longer serve us, and how we have learned to deal with the change that has happened so frequently this year.
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145. How to stop people pleasing.
This episode we talk about how we are learning to stop with the people pleasing tendencies that we have, and how we are navigating the fear of people not liking us or accepting us for who we are. You're going to want to take notes on this one!
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144. Our unfiltered opinions on GLP-1, Carnivore diet, High intensity workouts, and more!
Today we talk about our thoughts on some of the most popular weight loss strategies that people use to improve their health. We talk about clients that we have worked with, and experiences that we have had with all of these things.
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143. Learning to thrive through discomfort.
In this episode we talk about how we learned to leverage our discomfort now into thriving in our lives. We talk about the techniques we use, and the ones that you can use to get through the discomfort that you might be feeling.
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142. Your life doesn't suck, your mindset does.
This episode is all about changing your mindset to get you into a better spot to hit your goals. It's easy to hear bad news and instantly quit or pivot, but we talk in this episode about how to avoid all of that with the right mindset.
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141. How selling our house saved our finances.
This episode is all about how selling our home saved us from a financial standpoint and how we have realized the full power of real estate. We talk about our expertise in real estate, and how we have leveraged its power to put us in a better space. The coolest thing is, YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!
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140. Our journey back to God.
This episode is about our spiritual journey and finding god again in our lives. We get into an emotional conversation about our own experiences and spiritual life and how we think about god, and worship him daily.
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139. How to make adult friendships work.
This episode is all about how to navigate the difficulty of adult friendships. We talk about the differences with men and women, and how we personally navigate our own friend relationships as adults.
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138. Stop waiting to do the hard thing.
This episode is about doing the hard thing right now, and to stop putting things off for when it will be easier. Doing it now will ultimately make your life much easier and we talk all about how to do that.
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137. Failing 75 Hard.
This episode is all about how we failed 75 hard and how we dealt with the failure, the things that we learned from the program, and how you can leverage failure and restriction into a better life.
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136. The spiciest podcast we have ever done.
This is a spicy podcast about how to make your s3* life better and how you can improve it for your spouse and for yourself! We speak from the perspective of both men and women, and we hope that this helps if you have been struggling!
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135. I'm in a calorie deficit, why am I not losing weight?
This episode we answer the questions that you asked about a calorie deficit, and go in depth into the reasons you might not be losing while you think you're in a deficit. Strap in for this one!
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134. How to have hard conversations.
This episode is all about having hard conversations. How do you have them? How do you know the other person is going to react in a way that is productive? We answer all of these questions and fears and more in this episode!
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133. In's and out's for 2025.
This episode we talk about everything that we are bringing in to 2025 and everything that we are leaving out! We talk about why we are prioritizing what we are, and how we plan on implementing these things to make our lives better.
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132. Important lessons we’ve learned in 2024.
This episode reflects on our year this year and everything that we have learned in life, business, and family!
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131. Focus on what is, not what should be.
This episode is all about focusing on what the reality of your situation is and what you are willing to do to change it.
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130. It's going to be hard before it gets better.
This episode is all about the hard things that we go through, and how they shape our future life. We talk about some of the hard things that we have gone through and how we have built the life we have through those.
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129. Using negative energy.
This episode is all about how to use the negative energy that we get from people as fuel to find success. We talk about our own personal experiences and how we have used negative energy to propel us into the position that we are in now.
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128. Q&A: 75 hard, fitness industry, calorie deficit.
This is a Q&A episode that we go over the questions that you asked us and answer completely honestly! Below is the application for 1:1 coaching with Melissa! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1b0SMr38IxrW6b6kxt4zt75xXJMnAai3LM4cefY0nCqo/edit
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127. Breaking limiting beliefs.
This episode is all about breaking your own limiting beliefs, and how to identify them in the first place. we talk about our own personal experience with limiting beliefs and how we have been able to break these down for ourselves, along with tips on how you can do the same.
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126. The real reason you're not losing weight.
Today's podcast is all about why you might not be losing weight, and the real reasons that it might be giving you trouble. This goes against a lot of the popular social media things that you might here, but will ultimately allow you to reach your goals.
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125. The ingredients for a successful marriage.
This episode is all about our marriage and how we have kept it as successful and beautiful as we have in honor of our 8th wedding anniversary! If you are ever curious how our relationship and marriage stays so amazing, this episode is for you! We answer questions directly from listeners, and…
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124. It's ok to be different.
This episode is all about being different. Not for the sake of being different, but more about being true to yourself, and who you want to be. This episode creates great insight in life, fitness, and your professional life.
About this show
Melissa and Ryan deliver to you straight talk that you need to reach your goals. This podcast for anyone and everyone that has ambition to become better. You're going to hear guests that you can't even believe, and stories/advice on exactly how to make your dream life your reality.
Hosted by
Melissa and Ryan Gardner