Best Life By You Podcast

Welcome to Best Life By You, a podcast hosted by Julia that explores nutrition, mindset, fitness, relationships, and holistic wellness to help listeners create healthier, more fulfilling lives. Blending education, humor, and meaningful conversations, the show focuses on the choices within our control that support personal growth and well-being. Our interviews include professional athletes, sports agents, bestselling authors, speakers, physicians, Olympic coaches, CEOs, and other leaders and experts from a variety of fields. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Best Life By You Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Julia Furlipa, with 64 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Julia Furlipa hosts Best Life By You Podcast, a health show with 64 episodes published.

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  Episode #65

  #65 | Comparison Stops You From Living: Pilates, Confidence & Self-Worth | Rose Verde & Julia Furlipa | Best Life By You Podcast

  Oct 2, 20261h 5m

  What happens when you stop comparing yourself to others and start focusing on your own growth? Pilates instructor Rose Verde joins Julia on Best Life by You for an honest conversation about body confidence, self-worth, boundaries, and living authentically. Rose shares how her experience with scoliosis led her to Pilates and why consistency and mindful movement are central to her practice. We explore Pilates, yoga, and strength training, the intimidation of trying something new, and the pressure of social media comparison. Beyond fitness, we talk about knowing your value, building a meaningful career, protecting your time, and having the courage to speak up for yourself. Rose’s reminder ties it all together: focus on your own garden. If you’re learning to trust yourself, set boundaries, or embrace being a beginner, this conversation is for you. CHAPTERS 00:00 Focus on Your Own Garden — Episode Preview 01:33 Meet Rose Verde 02:37 How Scoliosis Led Rose to Pilates 05:56 Consistency, Confidence & the Mind-Body Connection 08:50 Pilates, Yoga & Strength Training 12:22 Why Starting Pilates Can Feel Intimidating 16:38 Social Media Pressure & Comparison 20:21 Focus on Your Own Garden 22:24 Using Social Media as a Resource 25:27 Knowing Your Value & Building a Sustainable Career 29:19 Inside Rose’s Pilates Practice 32:21 Building a Business & Believing in Yourself 36:23 Defining Success on Your Own Terms 40:14 Money Mindset, Hard Work & Opportunity 43:35 Self-Respect & Setting Boundaries 47:27 Love, Confidence & Lessons from Relationships 51:50 When People Show You Who They Are 52:55 Investing in Yourself & Knowing Your Standards 57:54 Trusting Your Gut 59:15 Growth Through Challenge & Humility 01:01:22 Living Authentically & Embracing Your Inner Child 01:04:24 Connect with Rose & Closing Thoughts CONNECT WITH ROSE VERDE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rootsandcore_pilates/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandcorepilates CONNECT WITH JULIA FURLIPA My Book “The 7+ Lifestyle: A Recipe Book for Life!”: https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY My Podcast “Best Life By You”: https://www.youtube.com/@bestlifebyyoupodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/ My All-in-One Best Life By You App: https://blby.app/ Work with Julia: ⁠ https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/⁠ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa What’s one way you’re choosing to focus on your own garden? Share it in the comments. Subscribe to Best Life by You for more conversations about mindset, movement, relationships, and personal growth. #RoseVerde #Pilates #SelfWorth #PersonalGrowth #BestLifeByYou

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  Episode #64

  #64 | Manifesting a Win: Bodybuilding, Injury & Finding Balance, with Rebecca Canavan and Julia Furlipa | Best Life By You Podcast: The Athlete Corner

  Sep 25, 20261h 20m

  What happens after you win a bodybuilding competition but no longer feel like yourself? On Best Life by You: Athlete Corner, Julia Furlipa reconnects with former college athlete and nationally qualified bikini bodybuilder Rebecca Canavan. Rebecca shares how she went from track and field to the bodybuilding stage, the pressure she felt during competition prep, and the back injury that changed her path. She also talks about physical therapy, rebuilding her relationship with food and exercise, and what health looks like for her today. Chapters 00:00 Rebecca on losing her love for the gym 01:38 Welcome to Athlete Corner 03:30 Growing up with sports and running track 07:11 Life after college athletics 09:25 Why Rebecca tried bodybuilding 12:14 Nine months of competition prep 16:08 Food obsession and the unseen mental toll 24:20 Winning and qualifying for nationals 34:24 Manifesting a win 40:50 The squat injury that changed everything 43:11 Physical therapy and recovery 47:01 Leaving competitive bodybuilding behind 55:17 Lessons Rebecca carries forward 1:02:07 Her health routine today 1:13:01 What living her best life means CONNECT WITH JULIA: My Book “The 7+ Lifestyle: A Recipe Book for Life!”: https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY My Podcast “Best Life By You”: https://www.youtube.com/@bestlifebyyoupodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/ My All-in-One Best Life By You App: https://blby.app/ Work with Julia: ⁠ https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/⁠ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa #BestLifeByYou #AthleteCorner #BodybuildingJourney #FitnessRecovery #RebeccaCanavan

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  Episode #63

  #63 | Stop Quitting on Yourself: Build a Strong Body and Mind | Tiana Gonzalez & Julia Furlipa | Best Life By You Podcast

  Sep 18, 20261h 14m

  What if you do not need more discipline, a perfect workout plan, or four flawless gym sessions every week? What if you simply need to stop quitting on yourself? On this episode of the Best Life by You Podcast, Julia sits down with Tiana Gonzalez, personal trainer, women’s strength coach, founder of Unbreakable Mind and Body, and host of the Unbreakable Mind and Body Podcast. Tiana shares how bodybuilding damaged her metabolism, reproductive health, thyroid, kidneys, and liver, and how that experience reshaped her approach to women’s fitness. She explains why strength training is about far more than changing your appearance. It can help you build confidence, resilience, self-trust, and the courage to do difficult things. Julia and Tiana also discuss consistency, coaching, comparison, career changes, motherhood, relationships, outgrowing friendships, and why women should never feel pressured to settle. Connect with Tiana Gonzalez: Website: https://unbreakablemindandbody.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tianamoves/ Podcast: https://unbreakablemindandbody.com/podcast CONNECT WITH JULIA: My Book “The 7+ Lifestyle: A Recipe Book for Life!”: https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY My Podcast “Best Life By You”: https://www.youtube.com/@bestlifebyyoupodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/ My All-in-One Best Life By You App: https://bestlifebyyoutracker.replit.app/ Work with Julia: ⁠ https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/⁠ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa CHAPTERS 00:00 Stop quitting on yourself 01:23 Meet Tiana Gonzalez 02:51 From ballet to strength training 05:59 The hidden cost of bodybuilding 13:44 When fitness becomes unhealthy 16:22 The reality behind fitness images 25:05 Growth, jealousy, and outgrowing people 31:28 Why Tiana focuses on women 36:08 How strength training changes your life 42:51 Can women really balance everything? 46:18 Why successful people still need coaches 49:18 Consistency matters more than perfection 51:22 Credentials versus real credibility 57:22 Tiana’s mission 01:00:14 Building self-trust by doing hard things 01:04:32 Strong body, strong values, strong mind 01:07:23 Choosing yourself and refusing to settle 01:09:31 Become Unbreakable 01:12:26 It is never too late to change your life Subscribe for conversations about fitness, nutrition, mindset, relationships, and creating your best life. #WomensFitness #StrengthTrainingForWomen #FitnessMindset #SelfConfidence

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  Episode #62

  #62: Plant-Based Food Isn't Boring: A Vegan Chef Exposes the Biggest Myths | Elyce Jacobson & Julia Furlipa | Best Life By You Podcast

  Sep 11, 20261h 16m

  Think plant-based food means bland salads, mushy tofu, expensive groceries, or protein deficiencies? Vegan chef and entrepreneur Elyce Jacobson joins Julia Furlipa on the Best Life BY You Podcast to challenge those myths. Elyce shares how culinary school changed her relationship with meat, why she became vegan, and how she creates colorful, flavorful meals that surprise even non-vegans. They discuss protein, fiber, vitamin B12, soy, gut health, meal preparation, eating out, traveling while vegan, and making healthier choices without restrictive diets. Connect with Elyce Jacobson Website: https://www.bewholesome.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bewholesome123/ CONNECT WITH JULIA: My Book “The 7+ Lifestyle: A Recipe Book for Life!”: https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY My Podcast “Best Life By You”: https://www.youtube.com/@bestlifebyyoupodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/ My All-in-One Best Life By You App: https://bestlifebyyoutracker.replit.app/ Work with Julia: ⁠ https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/⁠ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa Subscribe for more conversations about nutrition, mindset, fitness, relationships, and creating your best life. CHAPTERS 00:00 Plant-based food should be exciting 01:16 Meet vegan chef Elyce Jacobson 03:22 Why culinary school changed everything 07:10 Can pregnancy be healthy without animal products? 08:53 Is plant-based eating restrictive? 11:54 The truth about vitamin B 1213:17 Why fiber may matter more than protein 14:44 Raising children around plant-based food 17:11 Is eating plant-based expensive? 19:46 Micronutrients, gut health, and mental wellness 24:01 From restaurant owner to meal-prep chef 28:19 Elyce's real mission 31:51 Mock meats and common misconceptions 33:05 Why people struggle to prioritize health 37:20 Carnivore diets and restrictive nutrition advice 43:22 Why your body needs more plants 45:37 Soy, dairy, and menopause myths 51:21 Handling criticism and social situations 57:25 Eating vegan at restaurants and while traveling 1:00:27 Elyce's portable food strategy 1:03:38 The Paris trip that ended in starvation 1:08:33 Creating watermelon tuna and carrot lox 1:11:34 What living your best life means 1:14:55 Final thoughts and where to find Elyce #PlantBased #VeganChef #HealthyEating #GutHealth #VeganNutrition #BestLifeBYYou #ElyceJacobson #JuliaFurlipa

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  Episode #61

  #61 | You Don't Want Recovery — You Want to Manage It: The Truth on Addiction | Amber Hollingsworth and Julia Furlipa | Best Life By You Podcast

  Sep 4, 20261h 1m

  No one actually wants recovery — they want to find a way to manage their addiction. That's the uncomfortable truth Amber Hollingsworth has learned after 20+ years counseling people through addiction and the families who love them. In this episode of Best Life By You, host Julia Furlipa sits down with Amber — YouTuber (800K+ subscribers) and founder of Family Recovery Academy — to unpack why "balance" is the wrong goal for addicts, how dopamine and the brain's pleasure-pain system get rewired, why people switch addictions (gambling to YouTube, crack to the gym), the difference between dependence and addiction, how family dynamics fuel the cycle, and why confronting a loved one almost never works. We also dig into caffeine and phone addiction, why recovery "success stories" rarely tell the whole truth, and where real healing actually begins: closing the gap between your behavior and your own values. Connect with Amber Hollingsworth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/puttheshoveldown/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@puttheshoveldown Website: http://www.familyrecoveryacademy.online/ Chapters: 00:00 Cold open — "No one wants recovery" 01:33 Welcome & introducing Amber Hollingsworth 02:02 Amber's background and 20+ years in addiction counseling 03:27 From teaching high school to running a teen addiction program 06:22 How she got resistant teens to show up 08:21 Why "balance" is the wrong goal for addicts 09:11 Who she works with today — entrepreneurs and businessmen 11:13 The myth of wanting recovery — "bargaining" and managing it 12:41 Nature vs. nurture — are we born with addictive traits? 14:20 Dopamine, the brain, and why it's not "broken" 15:50 Switching addictions — the gym as a healthy outlet 18:23 Why most people are leveraged into treatment 20:42 Case study: gambling addiction turned into a YouTube career 22:04 Amber's own family history with addiction 24:22 Rebuilding trust — the family dynamics that fuel addiction 26:50 Why alcoholics tend to be driven, Type-A people 28:53 The rebound effect — why the "fix" makes it worse 30:32 Replacement addictions: nicotine, caffeine, and sugar 32:13 Willpower is a limited resource — how to manage it 34:18 Is phone and social media use an addiction? 36:47 Comparison culture and recovery timelines 38:18 Why recovery "success stories" aren't the full truth 44:48 Dependence vs. addiction — what's the difference? 46:15 Does everyone need childhood trauma to become addicted? 48:25 What actually triggers someone into addiction 50:56 How to help a loved one without confronting them 55:46 What does living your best life mean to Amber? 58:00 Where to find Amber — Put the Shovel Down & Family Recovery Academy CONNECT WITH JULIA: My Book “The 7+ Lifestyle: A Recipe Book for Life!”: https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY My Podcast “Best Life By You”: https://www.youtube.com/@bestlifebyyoupodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/ My All-in-One Best Life By You App: https://bestlifebyyoutracker.replit.app/ Work with Julia: ⁠ https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/⁠ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa #Addiction #RecoveryJourney #MentalHealth #BestLifeByYou #AddictionRecovery #SobrietyJourney #DopamineDetox #FamilyRecovery #PutTheShovelDown #HealthPodcast

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