Fearlessly Failing with Lola Berry

What to Eat on GLP-1, GLP-2 & GLP-3 Medications: Protein, Fibre & Side-Effect Hacks The landscape of GLP medications is evolving rapidly. We are no longer just looking at single-action GLP-1s—we are now seeing dual (GLP-1/GIP) and triple-action (GLP-1/GIP/Glucagon) therapies that completely transform appetite and metabolism. While these medications are powerful tools, reduced appetite means the nutrient density of every bite matters more than ever. In this episode, we break down how to fuel your body, preserve lean muscle, and prevent common GI side effects while on GLP therapies. What We Cover in This Episode: The Evolution of GLP Meds: Understanding single, dual, and triple-action therapies. Preserving Lean Muscle: Why getting 25–30g of protein per meal is non-negotiable. Fibre & Cholesterol: How soluble fibre aids gut motility and helps clear excess cholesterol. Navigating Side Effects: Dietary triggers for nausea, reflux, sulfur burps, and constipation. What to Avoid: Why high-fat/fried foods, carbonation, and alcohol cause severe GI distress. ⚠️ Medical Disclaimer This podcast episode is for informational and educational purposes only. GLP-1, GLP-2, and GLP-3 therapies are prescription medications that must be managed by a qualified healthcare provider. The nutritional strategies discussed do not replace personal medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your prescribing physician or medical team before making changes to your diet, medication schedule, or health routine. Big love! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The week that was in LA we recreated our fave Erewhon salad recipe therapy update Leo eclipse Kali hindu goddess deity oracle card pull next ep: health and wellness nutrition (getting lots of questions about what to eat if you're on GLP medication, so i'll walk you through the do's and don'ts of foods and drinks). Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ultimate LA Guide: Iconic Martinis & Best Burgers in Town: What do cold gin martinis and lacy-edged smash burgers have in common? They are two of Los Angeles’ finest culinary art forms. In this episode, we’re taking you on a tour of LA’s most legendary bars and counter joints—diving deep into the history, the culture, and exactly what to order when you sit down. Whether you like your martini ice-cold with a twist at a 1920s Hollywood haunt, or your cheeseburger smashed flat with tallow-crisped edges, this is your definitive guide to drinking and eating like a seasoned LA insider. Or as Matt called this episode: LA travel guide to the best cheat meals! 📍 FEATURED LOCATIONS & WHAT TO ORDER: 🍸 THE MARTINIS 📍 Musso & Frank Grill (Hollywood) – Order: Classic Gin Martini (Stirred, 2 Olives) 📍 Dan Tana's (West Hollywood) – Order: Heavy-pour Cold Vodka Martini with a Twist 📍 Chateau Marmont (West Hollywood) – Order: Ice-Cold Gin Martini with a Lemon Twist 📍 Tower Bar (West Hollywood) – Order: Dirty Vodka Martini (Shaken) 📍 Figaro Bistro (Los Feliz) – Order: Classic French-style Martini on the sidewalk patio 📍 Dante Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills) – Order: Olive Oil & Cinzano Dirty Martini 📍 The Lonely Oyster (Echo Park) – Order: "Cavi-Tini" (Crème fraîche vodka + caviar bump) 🍔 THE BURGERS 📍 The Apple Pan (West LA) – Order: The Hickoryburger with melted cheddar 📍 Burgers Never Say Die (Silver Lake) – Order: Double Smash Cheeseburger 📍 Easy Street Burgers (Studio City / Mid-City) – Order: Double Bacon Jalapeño Smash Burger (ultra-crispy edges!) 📍 The Window (Venice / Silver Lake) – Order: Double Cheeseburger & a Shaved Ice 📍 Heavy Handed (Santa Monica) – Order: Double Short-Rib Smash Patty & Beef Tallow Fries 📍 In-N-Out (All over LA) – Order: Single Cheeseburger, animal style fries and a strawberry shake! Let me know what you'd like me to review next! Big love - Lola Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LA diary: This week has been fun one, I feel like August energy is bright, might be all those Leo vibes. We have 3 Leo’s in our lives and 2 of them just so happen to live in Los Angeles (and within 10 mins of us) so it’s been a week of celebrations and birthday planning. When I say birthday planning, I mean me thinking about pressies, I LOVE getting people gifts, must be my love language, I’m not as pumped to receive them, but boy oh boy do I love giving pressies. For one friend, I made an Erewhon Hamper (spoiler alert; I did not stick to the budget), Los Angeleno’s know that Erewhon is the king of all things health and wellness, but it also comes with a premium price tag! The other pressie was from a LA local hardware shop that has unreal merch, and I love a bit of merch, so I got this mate a tee and a tote bag. They were rapt! I’ve still be drawing daily, it feels really similar to meditation, creativity with no agenda, very different to auditioning where I need outside validation to be booked for the role. Still sticking to Western things, turns our deers are really heard to draw, as are buildings, I tried to draw a Western Saloon but it just wasn’t quite right, so I’ve moved onto full horses, running, rearing up, challenging but I’m starting to get the hang of it. Someone sent me a quote about creativity today: “Creativity isn’t about making things. Creativity is what happens when life moves through you without resistance.” 2 auditions today, one’s a nurse for an Aussie feature film, the audition is legit 1 line so I imagine they’ll be hiring for the right look. Good news is that I have a full nurses uniform and stethoscope from past auditions so that should be pretty straightforward, they’re asking for aussie accent too, nice and chill. The other is a callback, which always means the stakes feel much higher. I’ve worked with my dialect coach on this one. This one calls to be filmed in a bath towel and wet hair, so here goes nothing. Fingers and toes crossed. That’s it from me, other than that been teaching yoges, taking yoges, lifting weights and hiking. All the fun health nerd stuff. And Lennon is brill, growing so fast it’s crazy! Big love from La La Land, Lola Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sweat, Smoothie, Repeat: The Ultimate LA Health & Wellness Guide 🧘‍♀️🥑 LA practically invented modern wellness culture, and today we are breaking down how to stay fit, refreshed, and fully recharged in the City of Angels! Whether you're hunting for iconic coastal hikes, high-energy hot yoga sessions, or the lowdown on that famous $20 Erewhon celebrity smoothie, this episode is your complete playbook for glowing up in Los Angeles. Hikes & Outdoors: Runyon Canyon, Beechworth Canyon, Griffith Park to Santa Monica and Venice! Movement & Recovery: Hot 8 Yoga, Local Contrast Therapy (Plunge + Sauna), IV therapy and more! Eats & Smoothies: Erewhon Market, Plant-Based Cafes all over LA Connect With Us: If you loved this episode, don't forget to subscribe, rate 5 stars, and share it with your favorite wellness buddy! Big Love from La La Land Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Hot Seat: LA Movie Location Trivia & Rapid Fire Choices 🔥🍿 This is a rapid fire list of all the free locations you can visit in LA where iconic movies were filmed from Michael Myers house in Halloween to Musso & Frank with Leo and Dinero had that iconic scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Location: Exploring Los Angeles Like a Film Buff 🍿🌴 Ever wanted to step directly into your favorite movie or TV show? Today, we’re taking you on an epic tour of Los Angeles—the ultimate open-air film set! From iconic studio backlots to famous real-life filming locations, historic movie palaces, and how to score 100% FREE tickets to sit in a live studio audience at Jimmy Kimmel Live! , this is your complete guide to experiencing Hollywood magic in real life. Grab your notebook (and your popcorn) and let's explore LA! Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The week that was in La La Land: auditions buying prop cigarettes for an audition guide dog school updates Summer LA hikes Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Purpose, Panic & Creative Pivots this chat is about celebrating changing your goals knowing that you can outgrow your purpose and goals trusting you're on the right path and backing yourself I hope you love it! Let me know what you'd like the next solo episode to be about Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Righto - this week form LA: Randomly did a seggie on Jimmy Kimmel yesterday! All happened by lucky chance! Guide dog pup training, we have a teenage now, Lennon has grown so much! In fact, you'll get some puppy asmr! That 70's audition, haven't heard back yet but trusting the process. Have a new hooby - drawing, and i'm making them Western themed drawings. I also did an oracle card pull and Matt pulled you a lucky card too. Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hit 900 eps! WILD!! Thank you for making it happen!! Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WOOOHOOOO!!! We made it to 900 episodes!! Matt jumped on the pod to talk all things 900 eps and almost 7 years of Fearlessly Failing!! Thank you listener for making this pod possible! Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Righto, this week’s been a goodie. I had a really fun audition that was set in the 70’s and called for a New York accent. I was lucky, I had a week to work on this script (usually you get a day or 2), so I worked with my dialect coach to get some help with the NY accent. Building the set and costume was so much fun! I didn’t realise that a lot of my wardrobe can transform into 70’s boho pretty easily. I even wore my Grandpa’s watch from 1971 and my Nan’s jewellery to really get into the era. My Nan’s ring especially felt like it suited this character (I posted a couple of pics onto my Substack feed of the look and vibe I went for). Here’s the truth though, over the past month. I’ve put up a handful of auditions I truly thought I’d be a good fit for. I’ve given them my all, and sent them off into casting ether. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but if you dont get the gig, you dont get feedback, you dont even get a “No” you just get silence, nothing, an air sandwich. So this week I really grappled with self doubt before I sent this audition off. I had a big old cry in my therapy session and I learnt that most of my fears are total bullshit. But even as I hit send yesterday, I still felt like a failure, I still doubted myself, even though I know I gave it everything. I have no idea if that feeling ever leaves you as an artist, but one thing I do know about myself is that, even with bucket loads of doubt, I still submitted the tape, so to me, that’s a win. Moving forward, despite the fear. So maybe as creatives that’s all we need to do, feel the fear and do it anyway… Big Love Lola x p.s i also did an oracle card reading for you at the very end of this diary ep! Hope it resonates with you, there's some goodies in there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

108 DAYS - why its a biggie I've almost hit 108 days of meditation and my naturopath Jad reminded me that its a spiritually significant number.. here's a couple of reasons why: In yoga, 108 is a sacred number that represents wholeness, transformation, and our connection to the universe. Its meaning has been woven through centuries of spiritual tradition, reminding us that every breath, movement, and intention is part of something greater. A traditional mala holds 108 beads , guiding mantra meditation one prayer at a time, and many yogis honor life's transitions by practicing 108 Sun Salutations —a moving meditation that invites release, renewal, and presence. There is also a beautiful cosmic connection: the average distance from Earth to the Sun is about 108 times the Sun's diameter , and the average distance from Earth to the Moon is about 108 times the Moon's diameter . While these are approximate relationships, they have long inspired the idea that the same patterns found in the heavens are reflected within us. Whether you see 108 as sacred geometry, ancient wisdom, or a symbolic reminder of our place in the cosmos, it invites us to return to ourselves—again and again—with intention, devotion, and an open heart. So if this resonates with you, how about you set the goal of a micro habit for 108 days consecutively? Let me know how you go! Big Love Lola Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Righto - today's ep is 12 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR PARTNER We have hit a massive milestone today: Episode 900! 🎉 And to celebrate, I am bringing you an incredibly special, deeply personal, and high-vibe episode. If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you already know the massive news… after almost nine beautiful years together, we officially got ENGAGED earlier this year! 💍✨ Stepping into this brand-new chapter has us reflecting on everything it takes to go the distance as a couple. Love isn't a destination; it's a constant, beautiful discovery. Whether you are on date number three, navigating the early years, or sitting at year nine like us, the secret to keeping the spark alive is staying curious about the person sitting across from you. So in today's episode, we are skipping the small talk and diving straight into the deep end. Grab your partner, pour a cozy drink, and use these 12 deep-diving questions from today’s show to map out your own path, strengthen your connection, and see how well you really know each other: This was such a fun one to record, but shout out and thank you to Teddy Bell from https://www.marriedbyateddy.com/ who kindly gifted us these conversation cards. Here are the 12 questions we unpacked today: If we could live anywhere in the world for a year after the wedding, where would you choose and why? What does our "perfect ordinary day" look like to you? If our love story were a film, what genre would it be? What part of our future excites you the most right now? If we wrote a letter to ourselves to open in 10 years, what would you hope it says? What personal dream of yours feels closer now that we're getting married? If we had no limits: time, fear, money - what would you most want us to experience together? How do you imagine us growing - individually and together - over the next 5 years? What does "a good life" actually mean to you? What do you hope never changes about us? Tell me something about you that people often misunderstand? What part of your personality are you most proud of? This Week's Listener Challenge: Don't read these questions to each other ahead of time! It was so fun flying blind in these questions, less thinking and more just being in the moment. Sit down tonight, hit record on your phone just for yourselves, and answer them completely raw and unedited. You might be surprised by what you learn! We absolutely loved it! If you liked this ep and you want another just like it, let me know, there's a lot more questions in this deck of cards. Connect with the Show: Enjoyed this episode? Hit Subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Share the ep with your mates. That helps the poddy grow so much! Share your breakthrough moments from today's questions on Instagram DMs and tag me at @yummololaberry Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Righto - We have a Solo ep today! We're talking all things: DHARMA Ever feel like you’re doing everything "right" on paper, but you still feel strangely disconnected? 🌀 In today’s episode, we are diving deep into the yogic concept of Dharma —your unique cosmic blueprint and life purpose. Spoiler alert: It’s not just a job title. Finding your purpose isn't about creating something new from scratch; it’s about remembering who you have always been. Grab a journal, find a quiet space, and use these five deep-diving questions from today's episode to map out your own path: 1. The Focus Check The Question: What do people consistently ask you for help with? The Reflection: We are often blind to our own zone of genius because it feels easy to us. Look at your text messages and your friendships—what is the specific energy or skill the world naturally seeks from you? 2. The Heartbreak Compass The Question: What is a specific problem in the world that moves you to tears or makes your blood boil? The Reflection: Dharma is rarely just fluffy, happy thoughts; it is often born out of a holy frustration. Your purpose is intimately tied to something you feel called to heal, fix, or protect. 3. The Envy Decoder The Question: Whose life or career do you secretly envy, and why? The Reflection: Don't shame yourself for jealousy, just decode and understand it. Envy is actually a map showing you your own unlived potential. Are you jealous of their bank account, or are you actually craving their creative freedom? 4. The Inner Child Clue The Question: Before the world told you who you had to be to survive or pay bills, what did you do for pure joy? The Reflection: Go back to your ten-year-old self. Your younger self knew exactly what your energy was meant for before adult expectations took over. What did you lose track of time doing? 5. The Truth Bomb The Question: If you keep living the exact lifestyle you lived this past week for the next 10 years, what will you regret most? The Reflection: Shakedown your own complacency. Don't let your comfort zone become the graveyard of your potential. What is the thing you will wish you had started today? I'm all about having no regrets, and this question cuts right through to the core. This Week's Listener Challenge: The 3-Day Static Cleanse: For the next three days, wake up 15 minutes earlier. Before checking emails or scrolling social media, sit in morning silence with your journal. Clear out everyone else's opinions so you can finally hear your own intuition speak. Connect with the Show: Enjoyed this episode? Hit Subscribe and leave a 5-star review! That helps the poddy grow! Share your breakthrough moments from today’s questions on Instagram DM and and tag me at @yummololaberry Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in for the week that was in La La Land: fostering a guide dog pup: Lennon gal! seeing Disclosure Day at the iconic Chinese Theatre couple of fun auditions this week guide dog kindy wrapping up YIN mentorship for the teacher training I co-led. we're planning a little adventure for next week, so stay tuned Go out there and do the stuff you love! Big Love Lola x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.