The HOLO HLTH Podcast: Recent Episodes
Alex Cottingham, Trevor Deal
The HOLO HLTH Podcast exists to bring awareness to the idea that our health is more than just physical. We believe there are several part of us that make up our health. Our purpose is to help you become TRULY HEALTHY through removing unnecessary limitations in each area of your life: Body, Mind, and Soul.
In each episode, we will dive into conversations that look to provide practical insights and ultimately help empower you to become the healthiest version of yourself.
On this episode, Alex & Trevor interview Dr. Julie Fratantoni on the importance of brain health.
Dr. Julie is a cognitive neuroscientist that helps develop new research on ways to improve the health of your brain.
You can find her on Instagram @drjuliefratantoni
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On this episode, Alex & Trevor interview Ashleigh Hubbard, founder of AhubNutrition. Ashleigh shares her personal story on how she got into health & fitness, her own personal struggles, and how she now helps people through her coaching business.
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On this episode, Trevor and Alex interview Eric Bland, coach/owner at CrossFit DGA. Eric is married to his wife, Natalie, live in Dublin, GA and have 3 boys. Eric shares his story, talks about God's redemptive love, encourages the listeners with tips and inspires everyone he comes in contact with. You are not going to want to miss this one.
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On this episode, Alex & Trevor have a conversation with Rachel Goodall. They discuss how faith & fitness are connected, why studying God's Word is vital to your health, healthy habits Rachel does every day, and the importance of community.
On this episode, Alex and Trevor interview Tyler Hannel. Their conversation ranges from the intersection between health & faith, following Jesus, pursuing holistic health & even misunderstandings of health.
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On this episode, Alex & Trevor interview Chad & Kristen Cottingham, directors of The Marriage Resource (and yes, Alex's parents!).
Chad & Kristen are the authors of An Intentional Marriage: Making Your Wedding Day Vows An Everyday Reality.
You can learn more about them at marriageresource.us or @marriageresource.us on social media.
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On this episode, Alex & Trevor interview father, husband, pastor & athlete, Mike Elkins, on how he practically pursues a truly healthy life personally, professionally & in with his family.
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On this episode, Alex and Trevor talk about 5 tensions to manage during the holidays.
There's a difference between a problem to solve and a tension to manage. In fact, if you try to solve a tension, you create more problems.
Alex and Trevor provide helpful tips regarding 5 tensions you should be aware of over the holidays.
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On this episode of the HOLO HLTH podcast, Alex & Trevor interview leadership expert John Vaughn on how health and leadership are connected, what he does to pursue a truly healthy life, and all about his latest book, "Leadership Lessons for a Lifetime."
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On this episode, Trevor and Alex interview Austin Fruits about pursuing wholeness, enduring vulnerabilities, living in freedom and what he does to live a truly healthy life.
On this episode, Alex and Trevor interview Eric Sutliff on establishing a solid foundation and practically pursuing a truly healthy life.
If you want to learn more, go to holohlth.com.
On this episode, Alex and Trevor interview Jill Thornton about practical ways she pursues a truly healthy life, while balancing her own health, being a wife & mom, a business owner and a competitive athlete.
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On this episode, Alex and Trevor finish up their 3 part series regarding God's Design for our health. This episode covers God's Design for the Soul. If you want to learn more, go to holohlth.com, or check out @holohlth on social media.
On this episode, Alex and Trevor discuss God's Design for the Mind.
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On this episode, Trevor interviews Alex about God's design for the body. This is a 3 part mini-series on God's Design of Health.
Go to HOLOHLTH.com to learn more. Or follow @HOLOHLTH on Instagram.
On this episode, Alex interviews Trevor on how to maximize your workouts. Where yes, we believe in holistic health, but for this specific conversation, Alex and Trevor share some tips to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of your workouts.
Go to holohlth.com to learn more. Or check out @HOLOHLTH on Instagram to follow along.
In this episode, Trevor interviews Alex about the phrase "Health is Freedom" (the topic of his upcoming book).
When you pursue a truly healthy life, you live with less unnecessary limitations. When you live with less unnecessary limitations, you have more freedom.
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On this episode, Trevor and Alex field some questions from the HOLO Community.
Topics include:
- Practical day of eating clean
- Thoughts on coffee
- Examples of balancing a healthy body, mind and soul
- Working smarter, not harder in the gym
- Hitting different muscle groups during your workouts
- The value of a CrossFit gym
- And more
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On this episode, Alex interviews Trevor about The HOLO Athlete Program. If you are interested in becoming truly healthy, this is for you!
The HOLO Athlete Program is designed to help you improve your health Body, Mind, and Soul.
There will be Daily Workouts, Nutrition Challenges, Mindset Challenges, a Digital Bible Study & a Private Facebook group for accountability, community and encouragement!
Go to holohlth.com or @holohlth on Instagram to learn more!
Welcome to Coffee with Trev!
These are short-form episodes where Trevor shares some thoughts on his mind in hopes that you are encouraged to continue pushing towards the best person you can be.
In today's episode, Trevor shares about how we all have influence and that we need to take ownership of who we are, what we say, and what we do to be a positive influence on those around us.
Connect with Trevor and HOLO HLTH on Instagram: @trevorhdeal & @holohlth
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On this episode, Alex sits down and interviews Dr. Luke Werth. Their conversation ranges from their friendship in college, Dr. Werth's professional journey, and how he helps his patients from a holistic-sense.
Dr. Werth is the Owner/Founder of Hill City Chiropractic in Lynchburg, VA, and is married to Hannah with a beautiful daughter, Eloise.
Website: https://www.hillcitychiro.com/
The HOLO HLTH podcast seeks to engage in meaningful conversations about becoming truly healthy. Go to HOLOHLTH.com to learn more.
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On this episode, Alex sits down with Alise Jackson, the founder of AJ Moneycoach on social media.
They dive into Alise's story on why she got into becoming a financial coach, and why she likes to help others. She looks at each individual's financial situation holistically, as there are more variables impacting one's finances than just their saving & spending habits.
You can find Alise on Instagram and YouTube: @AJMoneycoach
Join the HOLO HLTH community by checking us out on Instagram (@holohlth) or go to HOLOHLTH.com.
In this episode, Alex and Trevor sit down with 3x CrossFit Games athlete, Brandon Luckett. We take a deep dive into Brandon's time as a Games athlete, how he balanced school and training, and his commitment to optimize his health.
Brandon now works as a Medical Physicist for his dad's company. However, he is still committed to pursuing the best version of himself, so that he can serve other people. Brandon is married, has a dynamic work schedule, and is juggling life like many of us, but has decided to focus on what he can control and to maximizing his minutes each day.
Also, Brandon has started a small business called: The EMOM Company for people who want to prioritize their fitness through effective workouts. You can find Brandon and the EMOM Company on Instagram here: @brandon.m.luckett & @the_emom_company
Find us on Instagram: @holohlth, @alex_cottingham, & @trevorhdeal
Culture pushes us to believe that we have to make big changes to achieve our goals.
In this episode, Alex and Trevor unpack why small changes are the better way forward, and help us consistently improving every area of our health.
Learn more about the 7 habits to help you become truly health here: https://holohlth.com/book
Find us on Instagram: @holohlth, @alex_cottingham, and @trevorhdeal
At HOLO HLTH, we love preaching the counter-cultural message that our health is more than physical. In this episode, we are going to walk through why you should stop prioritizing your health and start optimizing it.
Our health is a tension to manage. If we choose prioritize one area of our health over another, we are doing ourselves no good. This could be just the mindset shift you need to hear, so sit
back and enjoy my conversation with Alex.
Learn more about the 7 habits to help you become truly healthy here: https://holohlth.com/book
Find us on Instagram: @holohlth, @alex_cottingham_, @trevorhdeal
Alex and Trevor are back to discuss 7 habits that are worth having for each of us. These habits are pulled straight from Alex's book "The Holo State" where he breaks down how these habits can help you become truly healthy. In this episode, the guys walk through these habits and provide into why these truly matter.
The 7 Habits:
1. Sleep Well
2. Eat Clean
3. Move Often
4. Increase Clarity
5. Decrease Stress
6. Cultivate Community
7. Embrace Purpose
Check out more on The Holo State here: https://holohlth.com/book
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Helping you become truly healthy.
In this episode, Trevor Deal and Alex Cottingham sit down and take a deep dive into how they met and what led to them forming this partnership. Not only will you get clarity on this friendship, but also get to know both men a little more. We believe it is important for our community to truly know the team here at HOLO HLTH.
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1, An Origin Story. In this episode, Trevor Deal sits down with CEO & Founder of HOLO HLTH, Alex Cottingham, to discuss how HOLO HLTH began. Alex touches on how the business has developed over the last four years and even gives a sneak peek on what is to come!
The Holo Hlth Podcast was created to equip you with meaningful conversations that will aid your journey towards true health.
Health is hard. And confusing. Here are Holo Hlth, we want to sift through the unnecessary noise, resist the cultural undertow that always takes us away from health and away from each other, and uncover practical tips and tricks to help you become healthy in every area of your life.
From practical tips to ground-breaking research, many experts in their respective field will share their personal journey on their quest for true health. From athletes, pastors, leaders, businessmen, nutritionists, counselors, and several more, the Holo Hlth podcast will help you become truly healthy.
For more, go to holohlth.com.
To read the book The Holo State: 7 Habits to Help You Become Truly Healthy, go to holohlth.com/book.
To participate in the 8 week program The Holo Project, go to holohlth.com/program.
The Holo Hlth Podcast was created to equip you with meaningful conversations that will aid your journey towards true health.
Health is hard. And confusing. Here are Holo Hlth, we want to sift through the unnecessary noise, resist the cultural undertow that always takes us away from health and away from each other, and uncover practical tips and tricks to help you become healthy in every area of your life.
From practical tips to ground-breaking research, many experts in their respective field will share their personal journey on their quest for true health. From athletes, pastors, leaders, businessmen, nutritionists, counselors, and several more, the Holo Hlth podcast will help you become truly healthy.
For more, go to holohlth.com.
To read the book The Holo State: 7 Habits to Help You Become Truly Healthy, go to holohlth.com/book.
To participate in the 8 week program The Holo Project, go to holohlth.com/program.
The Holo Hlth Podcast was created to equip you with meaningful conversations that will aid your journey towards true health.
Health is hard. And confusing. Here are Holo Hlth, we want to sift through the unnecessary noise, resist the cultural undertow that always takes us away from health and away from each other, and uncover practical tips and tricks to help you become healthy in every area of your life.
From practical tips to ground-breaking research, many experts in their respective field will share their personal journey on their quest for true health. From athletes, pastors, leaders, businessmen, nutritionists, counselors, and several more, the Holo Hlth podcast will help you become truly healthy.
For more, go to holohlth.com.
To read the book The Holo State: 7 Habits to Help You Become Truly Healthy, go to holohlth.com/book.
To participate in the 8 week program The Holo Project, go to holohlth.com/program.
One of the most powerful decisions you can make is to START making steps towards true health. But one of the most detrimental decisions you can make is to START OVER making steps towards true health.
Ever been there?
The "January 1st" mindset; the "I'll start Monday" mindset; the "the next 30 day challenge" mindset.
This can be a tricky place to be. Because we start to treat starting over as a "savior".
On this episode, we unpack:
- The previous 7 episodes
- What sustainability is and why it is important
- Different elements to sustainability
- The fact that "nothing worthwhile happens overnight"
- 3 questions to end
Want more? Go to holohlth.com
Just as much as sleep, food, movement, peace and mental/emotional health are key aspects to our overall well-being, connection and purpose are too.
Habit #6: Cultivating Community is all about thriving personally by being connected relationally.
This conversation discusses the fact connection is built into our DNA (according to research), how technology has changed relational dynamics permanently, why community actually is, and practical tips we can implement to enhance our relationships.
Habit #7: Embrace Purpose is all about connecting to something bigger and better to fill that inner void.
In this part of the episode, we discuss how important purpose actually is, what it truly is, things that have derailed us from embracing it, and some questions to ponder to help us live a more meaningful and purposeful life.
For more, go to holohlth.com
To read, go to holohlth.com/book
Ask a random person, "How are you doing?" and they is a very high chance they will respond with some version of the answer, "Good, but busy."
The cultural undertow is only speeding up our lives and adding to our stress.
Not only that . . . but since technology has been introduced to the scene, anxiety has gone through the roofs.
Get this: the current high schooler experiences the same levels of anxiety as a 1950's psych ward patient.
This is not normal. And this is not truly healthy.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The #1 predictor of overall success
- Why self-awareness is just as important to your overall health than sleeping, eating and moving
- Ways to increase your inner clarity to improve your mental and emotional health
- How technology has changed the game, especially our phones with social media
- That not all stress is bad, but there is avoidable, unnecessary stress
- Several practical tips to help turn down the stress/anxiety knob and turn up the peace knob in our lives
Walk into any room and you'll notice the same thing . . . it is priming you to SIT.
Our culture is becoming increasingly sedentary (inactivity) so much that scientist have coined the new condition as "THE NEW SMOKING." (Don't believe me? Google "Sitting is the new smoking.")
In this episode, we discuss:
- The problems that a sedentary lifestyle can have on our health
- 3 practical tips to avoid optional sitting
- Why this habit is titled MOVE often and not EXERCISE often
- What functional movement truly is and the benefits associated with it
- What both EXERCISE and FITNESS is and how it relates to this overarching conversation
To learn more, go to holohlth.com
To read more, go to holohlth.com/book
What diet is the most successful? Keto? Whole30? Weight Watchers? Counting your macros?
Google "nutrition" and after reading longer than 10 minutes, you will probably have several questions. Because the cultural undertow will always lead you down the path of CONFUSION in the field of nutrition.
In this episode, we discuss:
- That the goal of nutrition should be clear and simple
- Some faulty thinking patterns when it comes to nutrition
- 3 simple, doable tips that anyone can implement
- How much water is enough
- The problem (and solution) when it comes to COFFEE
To learn more, go to holohlth.com
To read more, go to holohlth.com/book
Habit #1 out of The 7 Habits of Health is SLEEP WELL.
If you cannot listen, here is the bottom line: You cannot become truly healthy until you prioritize sleep. Because to do your best, you need your rest. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. Relationally. Spiritually.
You will learn:
- How sleep impacts every biological system in the body
- About the different sleep stages and cycles, and what each one of them mean
- That the same time in bed does not equate to the same amount of time asleep
- 3 practical steps to help you improve both sleep quality and quantity
To learn more, go to holohlth.com
To read more, go to holohlth.com/book
The brain operates on "autopilot" for the majority of your day. These subconscious patterns that the brain has normalized to tackle life's demands are known as "habits."
A habit is your go-to default mode. It is a regular pattern or tendency you perform every day.
I.e. brushing your teeth, driving your car, eating with a fork, etc.
And your health is a byproduct of your habits. They are the reason you are either in shape or out of shape, a happy person or unhappy person, or a tidy person or untidy person.
Just as habits can work for you . . . they can also work against you too. Because you have good habits that help, and you have bad habits that hinder.
In this conversation, we talk about:
- How the quality of your life is the sum of your daily habits
- What the biggest factor is that influences your habits
- The invisible hand that shapes all human behavior
- How to practically build better habits and break bad ones
For more information, go to holohlth.com
To read more, go to holohlth.com/book
The mission behind HOLO HLTH is to help you become truly healthy.
But you are never going to get any help from culture. The cultural undertow will always drift you away from health and away from each other.
So we need a system that is simple enough to implement yet robust enough to withstand.
Introducing The 7 Habits of Health.
To learn more, go to holohlth.com.
To read about it in The Holo State, 7 Habits to Help You Become Truly Healthy, go to holohlth.com/book.