{"podcast":{"title":"Plantspiration® Unplugged","slug":"plantspiration-unplugged-7093662","podcast_index_feed_id":7093662,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/episode-1-literally-unplugged/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/episode-1-literally-unplugged","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/episode-1-literally-unplugged/20241112_041154_0db41c26b3e1b6658fb42129c8e58056.png","author":"Stefanie & John Ignoffo","episode_count":77,"summary":"Plantspiration Unplugged Hosted by Plantspiration® founders Stefanie and John Ignoffo, Plantspiration Unplugged is a fresh and inspiring podcast that takes listeners on an authentic journey into the lives, insights, and passions of its hosts. Stefanie, a Lifestyle Medicine coach with an infectious enthusiasm for plant-based living, and John, a mechanical engineer, plant-based nutrition expert, and founder of Ignoffo Engineering, unplug and dive into topics both inside and outside of Plantspiration®. From personal stories of transformation to expert insight on health, wellness, and the power of plants, Stefanie and John offer an unfiltered look into their lives and share their mission to inspire happiness and health in a world that could use more of both. Join them for conversations designed to uplift, inform, and encourage everyone to live their best lives—powered by plants, passion, and purpose. John and Stefanie volunteer their time to their global nonprofit Plantspiration®, they reveal the power of a plant-based and lifestyle medicine approach in preventing and reversing disease. 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What starts as a hilarious story about running out of gas turns into the most powerful revelation of the year—why we can’t plan, focus, or lose weight while our bodies think we’re still running from lions. In this milestone episode, Stefanie opens up about learning to regulate her nervous system, the missing link between safety and satiety, and how polyvagal science finally explains why Lifestyle Medicine works. Together, they reflect on one year of laughter, tears, breakthroughs, and 2,237 pounds lost across the Plantspiration® community. This is the moment everything connects—nutrition, neuroscience, and nervous system healing. “I didn’t know I was dysregulated until I wasn’t.” “When your body feels safe, it lets go.” 🎧 In this episode: The gas-station story that became a nervous-system breakthrough What “running from the lions” really means How stress hijacks weight loss, energy, and decision-making The connection between emotional safety, metabolism, and motivation Why Plantspiration® works: co-regulation, fiber, and community The truth about what healing actually feels like 💚 This isn’t about willpower—it’s about wiring. And once you stop running from the lions, your whole life opens up. 👉 Join the movement: Plantspiration.org Eat your plants off. Heal your nervous system. Change your life. ✅ CALL TO ACTION – LOVED THIS EPISODE? DO THIS NEXT 💚 Subscribe to Plantspiration® Unplugged 💚 Leave a review (it helps more than you know!) 💚 Join the movement → https://plantspiration.org 💚 Donate to support our 501(c)(3) nonprofi…","meta_description":"🎙️ PLANTSPIRATION UNPLUGGED EPISODE 52 After 52 straight weeks on the mic, Stefanie and John Ignoffo—founders of Plantspiration®—discover the truth behind…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3267,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plantspiration-unplugged-7093662/episodes/plantspiration-unplugged-ep-52-stop-running-from-the-lions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plantspiration-unplugged-7093662/plantspiration-unplugged-ep-52-stop-running-from-the-lions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}