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The Health FeastAuthor: Dr. Rak
The Health Feast is a podcast about making good health feel joyous, communal, and abundantlike a feast. Hosted by Dr. Rak (short for Rakesh Jotwani), a board-certified internist and Lifestyle Medicine physician, the show dives deep into what truly supports well-being in real life. Each episode, Dr. Rak talks with physicians, chefs, athletes, artists, and changemakers who are redefining what it means to be healthyphysically, mentally, and emotionally. Conversations are rooted in science, but never lose sight of heart, culture, and lived experience. Whether youre working to reverse chronic disease, reconnect with purpose, or simply show up for your life with more energy, The Health Feast offers practical tools, fresh perspectives, and stories that nourish. New episodes weekly. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Live well and RAK ON. Language: en Genres: Alternative Health, Health & Fitness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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What Do You Do The Morning After You Quit? with Steve Kamb, author and founder of NerdFitness
Monday, 12 October, 2026
What do you do the morning after you quit?That’s the question at the center of Steve Kamb’s new book, How to Try Again. Steve founded Nerd Fitness and has spent 17 years helping people try again in their health and fitness journeys.In our conversation we discuss:Why Steve wrote a book for the person who already gave up, and how failure went from something that happened to something you areHis four steps for trying again: pause, accept, change, tryWhy doing the wrong thing harder is worse than treading waterHow to tell acceptance from avoidance (avoidance usually sounds like “next week”)Why normal is never coming, and where strategically half-assing it comes inBeing an insecure overachiever, and why self-compassion was the most important lesson Steve had to learn while writing the bookA scenario I gave Steve: Sarah, 45, two kids, joined a gym in January and hasn’t been back in three monthsLooking back like a detective, with curiosity instead of judgment, then moving forward like a scientist, with a small experiment and an end dateWhat’s worth tracking, what to stop tracking, and when the half-assed version is enoughChaz, his inner critic, and what a pretty good day looks like for him nowThe story of the quilt his grandmother gave himChapters:0:00 Intro2:23 A book for the morning after you quit5:52 Why failure became an identity9:05 The Museum of Failure wall11:57 Share from a scar, not a wound15:58 The four-step framework: pause, accept, change, try18:15 Treading water vs. doing the wrong thing harder21:09 Acceptance vs. avoidance25:13 “Normal” is never coming27:57 Strategically half-assing it29:33 Giving up vs. quitting33:09 Self-compassion and the insecure overachiever39:27 Sarah’s story: detective, then scientist45:21 Experiments with an end date48:39 What to track, and what to stop tracking52:46 When is half-assed enough?1:01:36 Meet Chaz, the inner critic1:06:04 A pretty good day: wayfinders vs. warp speed1:09:37 The quilt story1:17:44 Words to live byFind Steve: his book How to Try Again at howtotryagain.com, and @stevekamb on Substack, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn.The Health Feast is where health stops feeling like a chore and starts feeling like a joyful and abundant feast. Hosted by Dr. Rak Jotwani, board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine and Internal Medicine. New episodes every week. If this episode was useful, leave a review. It is the best way to help the show reach more people. Live well and RAK ON.This episode is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and does not replace a conversation with your own physician or healthcare provider. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes to your exercise, nutrition, or health routine. The views expressed are those of the hosts and guests only and do not reflect the views of any employer or affiliated institution.
