Thrive State Podcast

EPISODE 34: How to Activate Your Thrive State

Episode 34: Kim Gravel

I’ve met and worked with a lot of very successful people—authorities, leaders, and stars in their industries and spaces, and one thing most of them say: sometimes we chase the wrong things—and sometimes at the expense of our health and wellbeing.

Same thing with me—I had to be overweight, diabetic, and hypertensive just to realize that despite my extensive medical training, I didn’t understand what healing really is until it hit me.

So the real million-dollar question: how do we get there without sacrificing our health and wellbeing?

For a very special episode of the Thrive State podcast, I’m switching seats with one of those ‘very successful people’ I’m talking about. Entrepreneur, TV personality, public speaker and industry leader Kim Gravel asks me some difficult but important questions, in between bursts of laughter, and loving messages for her LOL with Kim Gravel audience and my very own.

Kim’s authentic, common-sense style has resulted in her being one of the most booked guests on The Steve Harvey Show and starring in the hit weekly docu-series “Kim of Queens” on the Lifetime Network. In 2016, Kim partnered with television and online retail giant QVC to launch her highly successful apparel line, Belle by Kim Gravel®, and a year later the Belle Beauty® cosmetic line. In only 5 years, Kim has grown her Belle brands from zero to over $100 million in annual sales, with projections reflecting continued record growth.

In 1991, at the age of 19, Kim became one of the youngest Miss Georgia’s in the state pageant’s history. She went on to represent her home state in the renowned Miss America pageant and thus was asked to serve as US Goodwill Ambassador to Japan, where she spoke to corporations and the Japanese parliament. Combining her expertise skills of communication and leadership, Kim is also a certified Life Coach. Her compassionate yet straightforward “Dr. Phil-esqe” style keeps her in high demand as a Life Coach, mentor, advisor and consultant. Kim is a sought-after keynote speaker, specializing in the areas of women’s empowerment, inspirational motivation, and beauty & image perception. She also hosts her own sold-out women’s conferences annually in Atlanta. Kim lives in metro Atlanta with husband, Travis, and her two young boys, Beau and Blanton.

Most of all, Kim has a passion for people and seeing them rise.

So don’t miss out on this fun yet informational, provoking, and inspiring deep dive into my work on optimal health and peak performance and questions like—

How can we age backwards? Can we really defy the curse of time—aging?
How do we implement changes for ourselves and for our kids?
How do we reclaim and take control of our health?
How do we live consistently with what’s in our DNA and make the most out of it?
Why YOU are your best medicine?

Have a blast with us when you check out this episode at LOL with Kim Gravel, also streamed at the Thrive State podcast.

And check out Kim’s amazing work at https://www.kimgravel.com and find what she’s been up to at https://www.facebook.com/kimgravelofficial, https://www.instagram.com/kimgravel/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkimgravel?

Show notes

06:01

Aging backwards: Our DNA tells us exactly how we should live our lives—we used to think this sets in stone how our longevity and life would turn out. But the truth is: the DNA is a dynamic thing that constantly interacts with its environment.

Our DNA vibrates to a certain environment and energy that we truly love – we learn this in the way we eat, sleep, approach the world and become. When you become somebody that you’re not meant to be, and doesn’t go with your DNA, it brings about dissonance and your body feels stressed. You pick up bad habits and turn you into somebody you’re not.

09:04

Despite extensive training as a medical doctor, I still got a chronic disease because I didn’t have the tools to understand what wellness really was. I started to heal myself by being authentic with who I really am. I started with understanding, loving, and accepting myself and living my life according to that.

10:34

It’s both medical and spiritual: Telomeres—caps of DNA—are affected by physical energies (sleep, nutrition, movement), emotional energies (stress and emotional mastery), mental energy (thoughts and mindset), and spiritual energy (relationships, and having a sense of purpose). Telomeres protect our DNA.

13:36

Epigenetics: How our cells behave is determined by how our genes are expressed. Our DNA constantly listens to its environment (7 bioenergetic elements) to determine which genes to turn on and off.

15:08

Optimizing health made simple: List all the things that could help improve your health but pick the one with the lowest barrier of entry for you. Do that one thing first and make it a habit. You’ll feel the shift.

16:59

Getting this to our Kids: Listen to them and see what motivates them. Tap into what lights them up.

20:13

The emotions of anger, hate, anxiety, resentment turn on stress genes. While emotions of love, joy, and being lit up are anti-aging medicines. The strongest elevated emotion of all is gratitude.

21:18

The Ultimate Commodity: Purpose. Feeling a sense of purpose has been shown to help you to live 7 years longer. But purpose doesn’t have to be difficult. It is about remembering—who we are, what gives us joy, and sharing it with the world. Your purpose is you.

22:54

Taking the first small step to reverse aging: The gift of disease and the struggles in your life that you’ve overcome is that they allowed you to go through the journey to understand what true healing is. Pick up the book. Recognize and wake up. Pick up the easiest step. Build the habit.

26:17

Side hustle and living out your passion: Find the activity that lights you up. Do it anyway. Feeling good from it is your reward. It will grow organically because you vibrate with it.

29:13

When you’re feeling symptoms or anything’s off in your life, remember that’s not YOU. The true you is full of love. And if you’re aligned with that, you’ll receive more of that. You are your best medicine. You it!

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