#337 Healing The “Incurable” With Food & Why RELATIONSHIPS Are The Key To Living Longer | Shawn Stevenson
The Gabby Reece Show
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4.8 • 954 Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Gabby Reece Show, the host welcomes Shawn Stevenson, author, wellness specialist, entrepreneur and creator of the 'Model Health Show.' Reflecting on lessons learned, Gabby and Shawn reflect on his own personal journey and struggles around health, discipline, wellness and more. Looking beyond diet and exercise, Shawn stresses the importance of managing personal stress by maintaining interpersonal relationships and contributing to the community around you. Additionally, they discuss the impact of one's environment on personal development, the significance of being present with family, and the need to find balance and self-care amidst responsibilities. Shawn emphasizes the critical role of consistency, intentionality, and intuition in both personal and professional life on this insightful and respectful episode of The Gabby Reece Show.
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Eat Smarter Family Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes to Transform Your Health, Happiness and Connection by Shawn Stevenson
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Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies To Sleep Your Way To A Better Body, Better Health and Bigger Success by Shawn Stevenson
00:00 Introduction and Personal Healing Journey
00:45 Welcoming the Guest: Sean Stevenson
00:59 Sean's Early Career and Podcasting Journey
04:02 The Power of Relationships and Health
07:05 Navigating Personal Challenges and Growth
10:55 The Importance of Individualized Health Approaches
33:36 The Role of Relationships in Longevity
39:16 Discovering Fatty 15: A Revolutionary Fatty Acid
40:31 Personal Journey: Growing Up Biracial in the 80s
45:10 Navigating Family Dynamics and Violence
48:30 Transforming Health and Relationships
54:28 The Power of Consistency and Service
01:07:58 Balancing Personal Well-being and Service to Others
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| 0:00.0 | Food was everything. Food helped to heal me. The truth is, and where we are today with the data, |
| 0:04.8 | it is the quality of your relationships, determine how long you're going to live and live healthfully. |
| 0:09.1 | I've been told it was impossible for me to heal. And these people have been told these same stories or something similar. |
| 0:14.0 | And now they're getting well. And they're getting these results. |
| 0:16.6 | The most valuable thing you can do for yourself, for your health and your future is to spend more time being human and spend more time around real people in the real world. |
| 0:25.1 | Wouldn't our attention be better focused cultivating healthy relationships that are supportive of our health goals? |
| 0:30.9 | And that's where we're being robbed in our education. |
| 0:33.4 | Where did you learn that? |
| 0:34.5 | Did your parents model that? |
| 0:36.1 | Was it a skill that you then picked up as a |
| 0:38.3 | married person? Thank you for asking this question. So, hi, everyone, welcome to the show. |
| 0:47.7 | Besides being with people that I love, one of the greatest honors is just to be with and around |
| 0:54.1 | greatness and great people. And I believe today is just to be with and around greatness and great people. |
| 0:55.4 | And I believe today is going to be a treat for all of us. So my guest today, you probably know him. |
| 1:02.0 | He's always found his own way when it comes to health, realizing at an early age, like in high school and |
| 1:08.2 | college, that one size really doesn't fit all of us. |
| 1:12.1 | And he's had his ups and downs when it came to his fitness, nutrition and vitality, |
| 1:16.4 | and found that by solving some of his own health issues, |
| 1:19.8 | he could turn around and help others reclaim their wellness. |
| 1:22.7 | And he began by training friends in the gym for a price of a smoothie. |
| 1:26.8 | And I mean a smoothie what they cost 20 years ago. |
| 1:29.5 | And today, he runs the number one health podcast. I've been a fan and a friend of his for years. |
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