Solo Q&A: IVF Results, Baby Names, Home Cooking Tips, and My Favorite Snacks

Pursuit of Wellness

Mari Llewellyn & Pursuit Network

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Ep. 171: In today’s solo episode, I’m answering your community Q&A, covering everything from fitness routines and nutrition to IVF updates and personal growth. I share my current workout split, favorite healthy habits, and how I structure my days between the podcast and Bloom. We also get into fun topics like my go-to nail color, thoughts on living abroad, and even a little baby name talk. Plus, I open up about faith, mental well-being, and learning to balance ambition with self-care. Leave Me a Message - click here! For Mari’s Instagram click here! For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram click here! For Mari’s Newsletter click here! Sponsored By: For a limited time, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to Wildgrain.com/POW to start your subscription. Get 40% at CozyEarth.com when you use code PURSUIT. And don’t forget— this weekend, February 7-9, use my exclusive code PURSUITBOGO to get free bamboo pajamas when you buy one for your loved one! They deserve this, and so do you. Start the new year off right with Honeylove. Get 20% OFF by going to HoneyLove.com/POW! #honeylovepod Take the next step to improving your health! Go to Lumen.me/POW to get 20% off your Lumen. Show Links: Fuel your gut health with the greens that started it all—shop Greens & Superfoods now! Topics Discussed 00:00:09 Introduction 00:01:33 In-depth workout routine 00:02:28 Go-to nail shape and color 00:02:48 Small steps to start eating cleaner 00:03:42 Current hyperfixation snacks/lunch 00:04:24 Are you considering a home birth? 00:04:41 How to increase HRV? 00:05:09 Has your faith shifted? 00:09:25 Who is your best friend? 00:09:48 Best areas in Austin to live in mid 20s? 00:10:14 Sourdough recipe and process 00:10:58 How do you structure your week between podcasts and Bloom responsibilities? 00:12:11 Clean household cleaning products 00:12:23 Do you ever use a microwave? 00:12:53 Do you ever see yourself living abroad? 00:13:46 Should I eat breakfast in the morning? 00:14:14 Benefits of being dairy free? 00:14:48 Did you test your embryos? 00:16:39 Skincare before or after working out? 00:16:50 Does Fiona still live in Austin? 00:17:09 Natural deodorant brands 00:17:30 Do you have your horses on your property? 00:18:41 Plastic surgery 00:19:02 Drinking alcohol during weight loss journey 00:22:56 Lulu’s park 00:24:08 What happened to your old horse? 00:26:18 Where did you and Greg honeymoon? 00:27:25: Current favorite TV show 00:27:36 Baby names 00:28:45 Would you ever open up a fitness studio? 00:28:53 Diet while trying to conceive 00:29:50 NFL 00:30:08 How did you and Greg learn to relax again after building Bloom?

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0:00.0	This is the Pursuit of Wellness Podcast and I'm your host, Mari Lauella.
0:09.4	What is up, guys? Welcome back to a solo episode, my favorite type of episode to record lately.
0:15.1	We have a community Q&A. You guys always ask me the craziest question, so I can't wait to see what you
0:22.2	asked me today. I haven't even looked. So as always, organic, first impression answer from me.
0:30.0	And I really appreciate all the support in 2025. I know you guys have been following along
0:35.3	really closely with my fertility journey, my IVF journey.
0:39.1	As always, I've been very transparent, if anything too transparent about everything I've been
0:44.8	going through and I really appreciate the support.
0:47.8	Just a lot going on in my life right now and we have a lot to discuss.
0:52.0	So I can't wait to see what these questions are. Also, before I hop
0:55.8	in, couple reminders. Number one is to follow and subscribe to the show, whether you're
1:02.2	listening on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, hit the subscribe button. I'm posting multiple times a week.
1:09.1	Amazing advice for 2025, amazing interviews,
1:12.5	really great discussions. So make sure you do that. Secondly, if you haven't tried the new
1:18.1	Bloom Energy Drink flavour, juicy orange, highly recommend you do that. It is my new favourite.
1:23.0	I'm obsessed. It's getting me through my workouts right now. And I think that's it in terms of admin.
1:28.8	So without further ado, let's answer some questions. Can you give me a more in-depth
1:35.3	workout routine slash split? Okay, so I recently got back into working out after not working
1:41.7	out for about three weeks because of IVF. So I was basically walking 10,000
1:47.6	steps a day during IVF until my egg retrieval, which put me out for a week. Now I'm back.
1:54.3	Currently, I'm weightlifting about 30 to 40 minutes three times a week, focusing on lower body, upper body, lower body.
2:04.2	And then I'm doing Pilates one to two times a week, which I feel is a very core focused workout,
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