The City's Backyard Ep 28: Mental Health Awareness month in May with author James Carlon, Chef Via Melissa and fitness trainer NikkiFit!

The City's Backyard

Mental Health Awareness month in May is here and there are ways you can stay positive, calm and active. We chat with James Carlon who has had his struggles with anxiety/depression to the point that he checked into Silver Hill hospital. He also wrote a book about it called "Conversation With A Desperate Man".
In the second segment we chat with Nicole Delli Bovi-Kubach aka NikkiFit and Chef Via Melissa about ways to combat anxiety and depression by eating healthy and working out.
Anxiety and Depression can be very hard to handle especially in troubling times. There are many things that can help ease the uneasiness. Working out and eating right can really truly help with those anxious feelings. Regular exercise releases “feel good” endorphins (natural cannabis-like brain chemicals) and other natural brain chemicals that enhance your wellbeing.
Research has shown that regular exercise can release overall levels of tension, elevate and stabilize your mood, improve sleep, and also improve your self-esteem. Also eating the right foods and taking specific vitamins can help as well. Listen to this episode to get great tips on fighting those awful feelings that come with anxiety and depression... we get great advice from all of our guests on this subject who are in the backyard of Weston, Connecticut, Westchester County, NY as well as Boonton, New Jersey!
https://uncorkingastory.com/author-services/conversation-with-a-desperate-man/
https://www.yourdailydosetribe.com/
Jim is the founder and chairman of the Fairfield County Bar Association’s Wellness Committee, and is a frequent speaker on the topic of mental health in the legal workplace. From 2014-2019, he was an officer in the United States Army Reserve where he earned three Army Commendation Medals for meritorious service before being honorably discharged. He is a 1996 graduate of Fairfield University, and received his Juris Doctor in 1999 from New York Law School where he was an editor of the New York Law School Law Review.

Melissa Eboli AKA Chef Via Melissa is a certified Culinary Nutrition Expert (CNE), Nutritional Chef and certified nutrition & wellness counselor (CNWC) based out of NY. She is the author of “Let’s Dine IN: Healthy Recipes & Tips To Minimize Your Shopping Trips” (2020), and the owner of Via’s Kitchen, a personal chef and catering company that focuses on clean, allergen friendly food. When she's not in the kitchen, she can be seen making guest appearances on Dr. Oz, in addition to being published in the likes of The New York Times, Forbes and Readers Digest to name a few.
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​Nicole Delli Bove AKA NikkiFit is a veteran fitness professional with nearly 20 years of experience. She is the owner of Stay Fit With NikkiFit and specializes in Personal Training, Pilates and more! Her credentials include: NASM PT, PEAK Pilates, AFAA Group Exercise, ISSA Boxing and Kickboxing; Maddog Spinning, and Babyfit Prenatal. Growing up in a typical Italian-American household unfortunately led her to be overweight from a very young age. When she was 19 years old she was a size 14 and needed to lose at least 70 lbs. She found a love for boxing, got a trainer and achieved her goals! After getting numerous compliments and questions on her amazing success, it bought her so much joy and excitement that she decided to pursue a career in the fitness industry; and this is how Nikkifit was born!