Podcast
Livin' The Dream
Hosted by Damien · EN
If you're looking to dive into topics on how to live a happier, healthier, more fit and long lifespan... then this podcast is for YOU!
This podcast will offer master class topics on all things health, fitness and wellness.
There are mini episodes (MINISODES) that give you tips, advice, recommendations to focus on your physical activity and nutrition each week. The goal is to listen to each MINIsode on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. So that you can follow along with the weekly challenges starting on Monday. Follow along with weekly focuses, and physical activity and nutrition tips and challenges. Once the week is over, you listen to the next MINIsode, and continue playing along with your team.
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11episodes
Episodes
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Slow Down to Build Strength: Fascia, Stillness, and the Power of Recovery (Self-Care Saturday)
Feb 2100:20:20Tap to summarize*FAST FORWARD TO 13:00 FOR GUIDED MEDITATION*Today is about something that often gets overlooked in the fitness world:Stillness.Long holds. Slow breathing. Quiet time in the body.Not because it feels nice — but because it changes tissue.Resources:Brain.fm App(First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdCaldera Lab Skin Carewww.calderalab.comDiscount Code: CoachDLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
Transcribe →Feeding Your Fascia: The Nutrients That Build Strong, Resilient Tissue (Fuel-Up Friday)
Feb 2000:18:44Tap to summarizeAll week we’ve been talking about fascia.How it connects everything. How it adapts to stress. How it responds to movement, hydration, sleep, and nervous system regulation.But today we answer a big question I know a lot of you are thinking:“Okay Coach D… what do I actually need to eat to support fascia?”Because fascia isn’t just something you stretch.It’s tissue.Living tissue.And tissue needs raw materials.So today, we’re breaking down:what fascia is made ofwhat nutrients support itwhat matters more than supplementsand how to eat in a way that actually helps your connective tissue remodelResources:Brain.fm App(First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdCaldera Lab Skin Carewww.calderalab.comDiscount Code: CoachDLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
Transcribe →Life is about BALANCE. Avoid the HOLY TRINITY of fat gain. (Throwback Thursday)
Feb 1900:44:48Tap to summarizeHave you ever had one of those moments where you step on the scale after a holiday weekend… and you’re like—“Bro… WHAT happened?”And immediately your brain starts negotiating.“I’ll start Monday.” “I’ll do extra cardio.” “I’m not eating carbs for a week.” “I’m gonna punish myself in the gym.”And the wild part is… most people think the problem was one meal.But it’s almost never one meal.It’s a pattern. It’s a combo. It’s a perfect storm that shows up during holidays, vacations, and special events—when your routine gets disrupted and your environment turns into a snack buffet.And if you don’t know what that storm is… you’re going to keep repeating it every single year.So in this episode, I’m going to break down what I call the Holy Trinity of Fat Gain—the 3 things that almost always show up together… and why avoiding that trio is the difference between enjoying your life and staying on track… versus falling into that “I lost everything” mindset.And then I’m giving you a simple, no-stress game plan—so you can fill your social bucket, live your life, enjoy the food… and come out the other side without needing a “reset.”Resources: Brain.fm App(First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
Transcribe →Hydrate, De-Stress, Recover: Creating the Internal Environment for Fascia to Thrive (Wellness Wednesday)
Feb 1800:15:10Tap to summarizeToday is about something just as important:The internal environment.Because here’s the truth:You can train perfectly……but if your internal environment is stressed, dehydrated, under-recovered, and sleep-deprived…your fascia doesn’t remodel well.Recovery isn’t passive.Recovery is biological preparation.So today we’re talking about how hydration, stress, sleep, and daily habits determine whether your connective tissue actually adapts — or slowly breaks down.Resources:Brain.fm App (First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdCaldera Lab Skin Carewww.calderalab.comDiscount Code: CoachDLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
Transcribe →Train Your Fascia: Why Strength Alone Isn’t Enough (Training Tuesday)
Feb 1700:27:47Tap to summarizeToday, we’re taking that mindset and turning it into movement.Because awareness is powerful……but awareness without action doesn’t change tissue.So today is about how fascia actually adapts — and what that means for how you train.Resources:Brain.fm App(First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdCaldera Lab Skin Carewww.calderalab.comDiscount Code: CoachDLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
Transcribe →You Don’t Live ON Your Body — You Live IN It (Mindset Monday)
Feb 1600:17:45Tap to summarizeToday kicks off something new for the podcast.This week, we’re doing our very first Weekly Topic, and the theme is fascia. Each episode this week we will be diving deep into learning all about this topic. But before we talk fascia when it comes to movement, nutrition, recovery, or training… we need to start with mindset!Because fascia isn’t just a physical topic.It’s a perspective shift.It forces us to zoom out and ask a much bigger question:How are you actually relating to your body?Are you living on it?Or are you living in it?Resources: Brain.fm App(First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
Transcribe →Train Your Nervous System Like a Muscle (Grounded Meditation) (Self-Care Saturday)
Jan 3100:14:09Tap to summarizeToday’s session is a little different than a typical meditation or breathwork practice.This isn’t about zoning out. It’s not about getting sleepy. And it’s not about escaping stress.Today, we’re training your nervous system.Just like strength, balance, or coordination, calm is a skill. And skills get better with reps.Most people live in a nervous system that’s always “on.” Always alert. Always reacting. Always bracing.And the problem isn’t stress itself — it’s that we rarely practice downshifting while staying present.So today’s session is about grounding.Grounding doesn’t shut you down. It stabilizes you. It teaches your body that it’s safe right here, without checking out.All you need to do is follow along. There’s nothing to fix. Nothing to force.Let’s get started.Resources:Brain.fm App(First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdCaldera Lab Skin Carewww.calderalab.comDiscount Code: CoachDLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
Transcribe →Does Collagen Count as Protein? (And What It’s Actually Good For) (Fuel-Up Friday)
Jan 3000:16:10Tap to summarizeToday we’re answering a question I get all the time:“Can I count collagen toward my daily protein?”Because if you’ve ever tried to hit something like 1 gram of protein per pound of desired body weight, you know this:It feels hard at firstIt’s unfamiliarAnd people look for shortcutsSo collagen comes up a lot.It’s marketed as protein. It’s easy to drink. It feels “healthy.”But here’s the honest answer:Collagen is not a muscle-building protein. But it is a useful tool—when used correctly.Today we’re doing a full collagen masterclass:What collagen is (and isn’t)Whether it counts toward protein goalsWhat it’s actually good forHow to use it properlyCommon mistakes and misuseAnd how to combine it with a smart protein strategyLet’s break it down.Resources:Brain.fm App(First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdCaldera Lab Skin Carewww.calderalab.comDiscount Code: CoachDLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
Transcribe →Why ‘Eat Less, Move More’ Is Terrible Advice (Throwback Thursday)
Jan 2901:02:20Tap to summarizeThis episode originally dropped when the podcast was just getting started… and even years later, the message still hits hard.Today we’re revisiting “Why ‘Eat Less, Move More’ Is Terrible Advice.”Because while that phrase sounds simple — and even logical on the surface — it’s one of the most misleading pieces of advice ever given to people trying to lose fat, improve their health, and actually stick to change.In this episode, I break down why fat loss isn’t just a math problem… why hunger always wins when hormones are ignored… and why understanding insulin, metabolism, and behavior matters far more than just white-knuckling willpower.If you’re new to the show, what we talk about today may really surprise you —so I ask you to come in open-minded… and open to trying different approaches if the thing you’re doing right now isn’t working.And if you’ve been with me since the early days — you’ll want to listen to this one again. You’ll probably hear it with new ears, deeper understanding, and more context than you had the first time around.Because the truth is… We’ve been told to try harder — when we really needed better systems and better information.Let’s take it back.Resources: Brain.fm App(First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
Transcribe →10 Things a Sleep Doctor Would Tell You… If They Weren’t Afraid of Offending You (Wellness Wednesday)
Jan 2800:23:00Tap to summarizeToday’s episode might sting a little.Not because it’s extreme. Not because it’s judgmental. But because it challenges habits we’ve normalized that are quietly wrecking our sleep.This isn’t about perfection. It’s about alignment — with how your body actually works.Let’s go.Resources:Brain.fm App (First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdCaldera Lab Skin Carewww.calderalab.comDiscount Code: CoachDLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/
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