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Carla Contreras
Creative Director. Brand Strategist. Podcast Host. Food Stylist. Recipe Developer. IIN Health Coach. Latina

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Episode 71: Creating Joy with Jake Hunt from Windy Brow Farms
Episode 71: Creating Joy with Jake Hunt from Windy Brow Farms

“Just by existing is how you Show Up ….and that’s ok.” — Jake Hunt

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Carla ContrerasJuly 23, 2022
Episode 70: Drop The Banana: Letting Go Practice + Guided Meditation
Episode 70: Drop The Banana: Letting Go Practice + Guided Meditation

“This letting go practice is such a beautiful way to let go of any energy that you want to.” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasJuly 16, 2022
Episode 69: Podcast Snack: Remember, Resting is Not Giving Up with Isabelle Dias
Episode 69: Podcast Snack: Remember, Resting is Not Giving Up with Isabelle Dias

“Remember, Resting is not giving up. Resting is about recharging and refocusing.” — Isabelle Dias

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Carla ContrerasJune 25, 2022
68: Show Up Fully Challenge Day Five: Water + The Episode Where I Talk About Poop
68: Show Up Fully Challenge Day Five: Water + The Episode Where I Talk About Poop

“Having water flush out poop, guess what?! (It’s) movement in your life, you feel good and are removing anything that is no longer serving your body.” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasMay 6, 2022
67: Show Up Fully Challenge Day Four: Mindfulness & Using a Simple Breathing Practice to Ground Yourself
67: Show Up Fully Challenge Day Four: Mindfulness & Using a Simple Breathing Practice to Ground Yourself

“You have access to your breath all day long!” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasMay 5, 2022
Episode 66: Show Up Fully Challenge Day Three: Move your Body, in Whatever Way Feels Good!
Episode 66: Show Up Fully Challenge Day Three: Move your Body, in Whatever Way Feels Good!

“Move your body, in whatever way feels good!” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasMay 4, 2022
Episode 65: Show Up Fully Challenge Day Two: Deep Nourishment & Finding Pleasure in Food
Episode 65: Show Up Fully Challenge Day Two: Deep Nourishment & Finding Pleasure in Food

“These are the things that ground me, this is my practice.” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasMay 3, 2022
Episode 64: Show Up Fully Challenge Day One: Finding Your Moment of Rest
Episode 64: Show Up Fully Challenge Day One: Finding Your Moment of Rest

“These are the things that ground me, this is my practice.” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasApril 30, 2022
Episode 63: Podcast Snack: You Can Do Anything + Showing Up Fully with Jim Curtis
Episode 63: Podcast Snack: You Can Do Anything + Showing Up Fully with Jim Curtis

“… I can do anything.” — Jim Curtis In this short four minute Podcast Snack episode, I read the quote above by Jim Curtis and I invite you apply this to your life. This was Jim’s morning affirmation in his book The Stimulati Experience.

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Carla ContrerasApril 24, 2022
Episode 62: Having Deep Compassion For Your Healing Journey & Health Coaching Training with The Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Episode 62: Having Deep Compassion For Your Healing Journey & Health Coaching Training with The Institute for Integrative Nutrition

“Health coach training is learning (like they say on airplanes) how to put your own oxygen mask on first, so that you can serve other people.” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasMarch 28, 2022
Episode 61: Loving Yourself & Tuning Inwards with Astrologer Sofia Adler
Episode 61: Loving Yourself & Tuning Inwards with Astrologer Sofia Adler

“When you Show Up using all of who you are in your business….the more magnetic you become and the more can stand out online.” — Blair Badenhop

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Carla ContrerasMarch 11, 2022
Episode 60: Moving Through Stress, Anxiety, and Fear with Marcella Lee
Episode 60: Moving Through Stress, Anxiety, and Fear with Marcella Lee

This is a quick podcast episode about moving through stress, fear, and anxiety. I use Insight Timer with my kids. We found one called, The Tale of the Mysterious by Reuben Lowe. It’s a 10 day journey for kids (and kids at heart) to realize that they can control connect with their breath and body in order to calm down.

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Carla ContrerasMarch 8, 2022
Episode 59: The Calming Loving-Kindness Meditation & Affirmation To Use During Stressful Times
Episode 59: The Calming Loving-Kindness Meditation & Affirmation To Use During Stressful Times

This podcast episode is about my morning routine of saying part of the Loving-Kindness Meditation as an affirmation while driving my kids to school in the morning. I have been saying this affirmation with them for the last three years.

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Carla ContrerasMarch 4, 2022
Episode 58: Real Life Body Positivity + My Pilates Mat Training with Carla Contreras
Episode 58: Real Life Body Positivity + My Pilates Mat Training with Carla Contreras

“It’s OK to have shortcuts like pre-washed greens, canned beans, pre-cut veggies, dried sauces, or frozen meals.. nourishing yourself doesn’t have to be draining or exhausting.” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasFebruary 23, 2022
Episode 57: Bring the Truth of Who You Are Into Your Brand with Blair Badenhop
Episode 57: Bring the Truth of Who You Are Into Your Brand with Blair Badenhop

“When you Show Up using all of who you are in your business….the more magnetic you become and the more can stand out online.” — Blair Badenhop

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Carla ContrerasFebruary 19, 2022
Episode: 56: Become the Person You Were Created Be Through Healing with Shanika Graham-White
Episode: 56: Become the Person You Were Created Be Through Healing with Shanika Graham-White

“Healing is all about letting go, not just for the sake of it, but so that you can grab onto things + people that help to cultivate you into the person that you were created to be.” — Shanika Graham-White

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Carla ContrerasFebruary 12, 2022
Episode 55: Social Media Breaks, Handle Changes, & Creating Space for Creativity
Episode 55: Social Media Breaks, Handle Changes, & Creating Space for Creativity

“I took a social media break in order to have… space to hear my own thoughts and to hear my own voice.” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasFebruary 11, 2022
Episode 54: Organizing Your Kitchen & Letting Go of Perfectionism
Episode 54: Organizing Your Kitchen & Letting Go of Perfectionism

“It’s OK to have shortcuts like pre-washed greens, canned beans, pre-cut veggies, dried sauces, or frozen meals.. nourishing yourself doesn’t have to be draining or exhausting.” — Carla Contreras

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Carla ContrerasDecember 22, 2021
Episode 53: Are you Celebrating the Holidays the Way You Want to?
Episode 53: Are you Celebrating the Holidays the Way You Want to?

“What if we sat back and contemplated what really matters to us? How do we want to feel on those special days and more importantly, how we want to feel after?”

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Carla ContrerasDecember 18, 2021
Episode 52: Lessons of 2021 with the Full Moon in Gemini
Episode 52: Lessons of 2021 with the Full Moon in Gemini

Think back to November of 2020, what are the lessons that you have learned since the Gemini full moon eclipse on November 30th, 2020?

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Carla ContrerasDecember 17, 2021
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— Kris

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— Layla Khoury-Hanold

“Chef Carla helped me take the pressure off of my meal prep. I always made it a more more time consuming ordeal. She doesn’t only teach you tons of valuable tid bits but she also makes it simple. As a mom she gets it too and is very relatable.”

— Lyndsey

“I highly recommend Chef Carla to anyone who wants to be healthy, but has no time to figure it out on their own! She is professional, knowledgeable, and she truly listens to you!

— Ellie

“Carla gives tons of tips and advice for saving time, reducing waste, and direction on what to actually cook. Something I often struggle with. Would highly recommend to anyone trying to cut down cooking time during the week while still eating healthy!”

— Nicole

“This is the first online class I took on cooking. I'm so stoked about it! It feels like Carla is actually there with & for you. I'm still amazed by how much I was able to learn. It has truly up-leveled my skills in the kitchen! My biggest improvement: my knife skills!! Which was one of my goals for this year!
— Náyade

“I totally used a bunch of your prepping tips and it was so much easier to cook!! I am a roasted veggie convert all the way!”

— Katie

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