I Choose ... to Let the Sunshine In - Bonus Episode with Gabby Reece
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I had such a great conversation with Gabby Reese. And at the end of it, I hit her with some rapid fire questions. She drops so many nuggets of knowledge. This woman has so much wisdom. And I really felt like I needed to share it with you. So enjoy this bonus content of my interview with the incredible Gabby Reese.

Okay. You have your own podcast all about health and nutrition and fitness and all the things we all need to know about. Thank you for putting out content like that. Oh, thanks. Because I don't feel like there's ever enough because everybody hears things differently and wants to hear it from different voices, you know? Yeah. My hope with the conversations I'm having is I always say sharpen the stick information so people that I know are best in class understand

But really trying to meet people where they're at and make that achievable. Because the problem is, is now we do have more information than ever. Too much. But my hope is that what I'm also trying to encourage people to do is they have to build a practice. Yeah.

It doesn't matter how much information that we all have. If we don't have a practice that makes sense to who we are and where we are in our life, if you and I had newborns right now, our practice would look different. Our work practice or our physical fitness practice, whatever. So that's the hope for me is that I do the vetting. I do the curating on like, I know these people know what they're talking about to the best of my ability and then say, cool,

but what does that really mean in like an everyday life? And if we want to talk about high performance and optimizing, that's fine. But I feel like those people are taken care of. It's really the majority of the people who have made a myriad of excuses. They never learned. Maybe they, you know, didn't grow up that way. And they're what they're going like, I'm 30, I'm 40. I'm supposed to go lift weights. Like, what are you talking about?

And they're also told to be skinny, skinny, skinny. And so they're cardio, cardio, cardio, whatever the things are. So my hope is just to present information in a way where people go, that sounds good for me. I'll take that and just encourage them. Yeah. I mean, that's the way to do it. Meet them where they are.

Well, it's the only realistic, you know, any coach knows you're not going to take an athlete from here, you know, up to the, to the next, to the next without building a foundation. And so it's really giving people the confidence to,

to say, I'm going to build a practice that represents me, but then simultaneously not letting them off the hook. Because don't talk to me about what goals you want if you're not willing to do the practice. And so, you know, again, there's always in life, right? It's that constant yin and yang of, hey, we're going to be soft. Let's cut the shit, you know, like

We got to go in and out of those. And if people, again, going back to like not getting where they want or victim mentality, it's like, okay, well be in charge of that. A hundred percent. But it's hard. Like, especially women, I've been learning this about middle age. There's a lot of women doing a lot of the right things, not getting the results they want. And it's like, okay, how can we support you and get you some information? Yeah.

And maybe some new ideas that might support you because you are doing all the right things. You are trying. Yes. Doing the work. So it's kind of going, well, this isn't working. Okay. Let's talk about that. Yeah. Okay. I want to do a little quick fire with you if that's okay. I'm ready. What is one non-negotiable in your morning routine? Oh, it's my training. Has been always.

I mean, even if my kids were new, if it was 12 minutes, fine. It's training. I don't mess around. I schedule my day, my life, my work, unless it's something I just can't change. That block of time doesn't get moved for anyone or anything. I love that. Me too. Yeah. You do it every day though.

I mean, you know, when I can, but it's, you know, it's five days, it's six weeks. I don't kill myself. I mean, I do, but not every day. What does your training look like? Well, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I do a land training. So there's, you know, there's lifting weights and proprioception and balance and working on one leg and doing all these things. And then when I can Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, I like we do an underwater pool training.

I can work really hard, but not crush my joints. And there's also a type of training called hypoxic training where you're using, you're becoming more efficient with using less oxygen and I'm outside. So that's the other thing is one thing I've learned in this whole process of, of let's call it wellness training.

that has, that means so many things now is, so you have your pillars, right? You have nutrition, which I would have said was almost number one before you have movement, you have recovery, sleep and other things. People who meditate that would go in their breathing practices, community. Okay. But actually, and I've said this lately, being outside, being in the sunlight,

We've been made to be afraid of the sunlight, but so many of our processes start and are initiated by our eyes looking at light. And, you know, I just think it's more important than we realize. So my pool training, I'm outside, I'm in the sun. And if I could also encourage people, like if you go on a walk, it's great. But if you could not wear sunglasses, that would be even better because your eyes are

are the re you know, they read for your brain and then your brain is the pharmacist and sets your body accordingly, even your skin, right? The melanin in your skin. Well, if you have sunglasses on, you're not getting a real, a real clear communication about what's going on. So your body's actually not as protected as it could be. So I think there's things that we do now, if you're on a mountain and it's snowy or you're driving and you see reflection, it bothers you fine. Wear sunglasses, right?

But if you could be outside sort of in your raw self, not at high noon, right? Like go early, go late, put a cap on if you want, but let your eyes see the light. It's so important and it's overlooked. We don't give any value to something that's free and right outside. So true. We just don't. Let your eyes see the light. How do you handle emotions in business? I just have cultivated male energy. Okay.

So I remember it's not personal. I don't need to, you know, sort of go like, well, you can't talk to me like that or I'm going to show you. It's like, oh, okay, what's happening? How do I solve this? That's it. You don't allow the emotions to take over.

It's not the appropriate place. Occasionally it happens. I'm not going to lie. I'm usually tired when that happens. I'm usually over inundated, over detailed, over decision. I've made too many decisions for the day. That's usually when it shows up. But generally it's like, no, this is not personal. So let's figure out how to solve it. Hi, it's Jenny Garth. Feeling uncomfortable.

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You can. I like to apply the retinol serums at night. Then I follow with a moisturizer and I never, ever forget that SPF during the day. Confidence starts with Perricone MD. Visit perriconemd.com and use code JENNIE for 40% off your order for a limited time. That's perriconemd.com, code J-E-N-N-I-E. Okay, I have to tell you about something.

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My husband does a couple things. One is every morning he empties the dishwasher before I get up. Same. Yeah, when we started having kids, he started doing that. So when I came to make breakfast and do all that, I wasn't unloading and loading and cooking and all that. But also what's been interesting for me to see my husband is certain men will, as they get older, they have a wisdom thing.

that allows younger men to go first like they're like oh they're gonna learn that one or if they're gonna go on a bike ride or they go out it's like you know the 20 something year old is out front like you know and i've watched laird who's highly competitive very physical very capable be like oh we got a live one watching him develop his male wisdom his acceptance that he'll never understand right he has three daughters and a wife and he just sits there like huh

It's something I've really learned to appreciate because there's a stillness and a grace and a dignity that I've watched him develop over the years where the allowance of like it is what it is. And he exercises it quite a lot. And you like that? Yeah, because it's a profound strength that he has developed and just really showing up for his family over and over.

Every day that just makes you fall more and more in love with them. Yeah, because it's hard and it's quiet. And sometimes we take it for granted on both sides, right? So I think it's, you know, a thank you to a father or to a partner goes far. I appreciate you. Mm-hmm.

I've learned lately that my husband likes words of affirmation. And being who I, the person that I am, I don't spend a lot of time worrying about that, thinking about that or giving that. And so I've been making such an effort to just say, I love you. Yeah. Anytime during the day. And he, it kind of stops him in his tracks. He's like, thanks. Yeah. I think, you know, listen, as females, we, we've had our own things to deal with.

And I understand culturally how like men certainly have been in charge of certain things for a really long time. But if we just talk about like most men, everyday men that are trying to do exactly what women are trying to do, do their best, show up for the loved ones, work hard, you

that we have really forgotten them. And a slight gesture like that, I think is not only really powerful, but I also think it's really important. It feels good when I do it. So I know it's right. Yeah. Yeah. Would you ever want to coach volleyball?

I wouldn't. I like coaching athletes. I coach them in more in the fitness side, in the pool and in training. I think that I prefer kind of doing that over because listen, when you coach volleyball, that's what you're doing. That's your life. And good coaches. I had a good coach in college who changed my life, who's still my dear friend today. So they are gold and it is full on. Mm hmm.

What is your holy grail when it comes to health and wellness? Like one thing. One thing? It's a hard question. It's all things all the time? It's all things all the time. No, no. No, listen, it's really, it's simple and it's hard. We live in a world that's kicking our ass, right? Like blue light. Mm-hmm.

The phones, EMFs, routers. No, all this stuff is silent. Even like when everyone goes, oh, they're spraying the, yep, all of it. It's a toxic load on us like nobody's business. Going to the airport. No, everything. Yeah, everything. So what you want to say, I always say to people is, yes, and you can't control it. So fortify your immune system. Do the best you can. And the best thing you can do is not to worry. So that means eat real food.

Try to back it off a little bit before dinner, like a few hours before. Eat in ways that make sense for who you are. Move in ways that make sense for who you are. Get outside out in nature. Make sure you have some people to hug and love and hang out with and have a laugh and get to bed. And after that, I don't know what else to tell you. The other thing too, though, is I remind people they go to their doctor.

The doctor works for you. If you don't like your doctor or what they're telling you, it's on you to really be in charge of that. And it's okay to ask hard questions and it's also okay to fire them even though they're doing the best they can. So really to be an advocate for real for your health. Yep. So important. Yeah. What is one thing you do to reconnect when your life gets chaotic? I don't usually let it get that crazy.

I've learned, I didn't know this about myself until recently. I thought I was like a goal setting, achieving, grinding kind of person. I am. But what I didn't realize is that actually the thing I've been working the hardest at was to have a family and be connected to my family. And that all this other stuff was actually on the side. Cause that was for me. That was the

that's what I wanted I just didn't know because I the other seems so obvious being in sports doing all the thing but it was the other so those are the I take care of those pretty much but on days I feel overwhelmed by the way I've gone I twice a year or so I'll come home I'll be like I'm done for the day could be six o'clock 6 30 I look at my family literally twice a year I'm out

I just go to bed or I go to my room. I just go to my room. I'm done. I just need some, I'm done. Peace. And so I, I know. And I also schedule things in a way that there's a rhythm. I say no all the time. I make sure that there's flow and yeah, certain days you might be like, today's crazy, but I don't make my whole life like that. It's so important. It's not worth it. Perseverance. It's preservation. Yeah. Yeah. And, and,

What do you want? And what is everything you're doing? What is in your calendar? Everything that reflects that. And if they're mismatched, then you got to change it. Yep. So good. Okay. Thanks, Gabby Reese. Thank you. Hi, it's Jenny Garth. Feeling unwell.

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you can. I like to apply the retinol serums at night, then I follow with a moisturizer and I never ever forget that SPF during the day. Confidence starts with Perricone MD. Visit perriconemd.com and use code JENNIE for 40% off your order for a limited time. That's perriconemd.com code J-E-N-N-I-E. Did your last vacation house for the whole crew leave you wishing there was a better way to stay together? Like with bedrooms that are

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