{"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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After throwing her back out, Stefanie spent nearly two weeks in pain, struggling to move, work, and keep up with her normal routine. What started as a physical setback quickly turned into a mental battle filled with fear, stress, and old thought patterns: “What if this doesn’t get better?” “What if this lasts longer than it should?” “What if I can’t keep showing up?” Instead of continuing to push through pain, ignore the signals, or fall back into old habits, she made a shift. She stopped forcing—and started listening. In this episode, Stefanie breaks down how she used real tools like breathing, nervous system regulation, movement, and whole-food, plant-based nutrition to support healing, reduce inflammation, and regain control—physically and mentally. This conversation also explores how stress, injury, and discomfort can trigger old habits like emotional eating, avoidance, and negative thinking—and what to do instead. 🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: How to listen to your body instead of pushing through pain Why slowing down can actually speed up healing How to stop spiraling into fear and catastrophizing The connection between stress, inflammation, and chronic disease How to break old patterns around food, cravings, and avoidance Why nervous system regulation is key for long-term health The difference between willpower and skill power How to stay consistent with a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle What real healing looks like in everyday life 💡 Key tak…","meta_description":"🎙️ S2 EP 10 — My Comeback Is Greater Than My Setback: How I Healed by Finally Listening to My Body In this episode of Plantspiration® Unplugged , Stefanie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3092,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plantspiration-unplugged-7093662/episodes/when-life-knocks-you-down-this-is-what-actually-works-plantspiration-unplugged/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/when-life-knocks-you-down-this-is-what-actually-works-plantspiration-unplugged.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}