#48 | Vegan Bodybuilder Nurse Reveals the Truth About Plant-Based Muscle Building with Henry James Carpenter & Julia Furlipa

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Best Life By You Podcast Can you build serious muscle on a plant-based diet — and keep your faith while doing it? Henry Carpenter has been proving the answer is yes for over 14 years. Henry is a pediatric nurse, military veteran (Army + Air Force), vegan bodybuilder, and powerlifter who discovered plant-based living through years of spiritual study, alchemical research, and a deep dive into ancient scripture. In this episode, he and Julia break down identity, energy, discipline, grief, overtraining, and what it actually takes to thrive — not just survive — on a plant-based lifestyle. 🌱 What we cover: • Why Henry went vegan after reading scripture and alchemical texts • How he went from 19–20% body fat to stage-ready in just 90 days — on plants • The cortisol and cardio mistake that was keeping him fat • Losing a patient and how grief completely derailed his health for 3 years • How intermittent fasting done wrong triggered hormonal imbalance • The identity crisis behind every anti-vegan argument • Why compassion — not debate — is the most powerful tool for change • Blue zones, the Daniel fast, and plant-based longevity • "You were born perfect. After that, man put titles on you." CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro: Henry's philosophy on thriving as a vegan 1:18 – Welcome & how Julia and Henry connected 3:20 – Henry's background: nursing, military, and healing work 6:39 – Why to keep your goals private (or not) 8:00 – Stop taking advice from people not where you want to be 11:50 – Henry's spiritual journey and why he went vegan 15:23 – Juicing, ditching dairy, and the addiction of cheese 16:30 – Training without anger: how veganism changed his gym mindset 19:00 – The identity behind anti-vegan arguments 22:39 – The fish argument, sea cockroaches, and the Bible debate 25:13 – Identity, dating, and being vegan in a non-vegan world 29:30 – Is your attachment to food really about something deeper? 36:08 – Survival school: skinning a rabbit and going vegan after 38:36 – Bodybuilding as a vegan — his first show prep story 41:30 – Low carb bro science vs. what actually works 42:19 – Losing a patient, grief, and a 3-year health breakdown 44:37 – How over-fasting wrecked his hormones 46:52 – Mental becomes physical: when suppression shows up in the body 49:26 – What does health really mean? Henry's answer 50:31 – The #1 reason to go vegan 55:18 – "You were born perfect. Man gave you the titles." 56:17 – Closing thoughts and Julia's invitation for a round 2 🔗 Connect with Henry Carpenter: https://www.instagram.com/henryjc1984/ [https://www.instagram.com/henryjc1984/ ] 🎙 Subscribe to Best Life By You: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts 📲 CONNECT WITH JULIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/ [https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa [https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa] Best Life By You App: https://bestlifebyyoutracker.replit.app/ [https://bestlifebyyoutracker.replit.app/] Work with Julia: ⁠https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/⁠ [https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/%E2%81%A0] Book: https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY [https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY] #vegan #veganfitness #plantbased #veganathlete #veganBodybuilder #bestlifebyyou #plantbasednutrition #veganmuscle #mindsetmatters #holistichealth #militaryveteran #spirituality #veganlifestyle #plantbasedliving #danielfast #mentalhealth #bodybuilding

#44 | Austra Putnina: Proving Yourself Wrong, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & The Psychology of High Achievers | Best Life By You Podcast with Julia Furlipa

What if everything you believe about yourself isn't actually true? In this episode of Best Life By You, Julia sits down with Austra Putnina, mindset resilience coach, sports psychologist, and host of the Chase the Impossible and Wisdom in Action podcasts — for a raw, deeply personal conversation about identity, self-limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome, and the inner work it takes to build a life that actually fits you. Austra shares how growing up as an insecure, shy kid in competitive sport led her to psychology at age 12, how back pain became the unlikely doorway to her career, and why she ran a marathon she once believed was physically impossible for her. Julia and Austra dive into the high achiever's paradox — always striving, rarely receiving — and unpack people-pleasing, masculine energy burnout, and what it really means to spend time with yourself instead of just by yourself. This episode is for anyone who feels like they don't quite fit in, who gives everything to others but struggles to ask for help, and who's ready to challenge the stories they've been telling themselves for years. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week. Connect with Austra Putnina: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austra.putnina/ ▶ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@austraputnina 🎙 Chase the Impossible (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chase- the-impossible-with-austra-putnina/id1559755391 Chase the Impossible (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/ 0z3VBf1cUkYpnSzvOMsVLd Wisdom In Action (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-in- action-podcast/id1828259213 Wisdom In Action (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/ 15OIwFNqtJRuscgALldbN1 📸Chase the Impossible Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasetheimpossiblepodcast/ CONNECT WITH JULIA: IG: https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/ [https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa [https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa] Best Life By You App: https://bestlifebyyoutracker.replit.app/ [https://bestlifebyyoutracker.replit.app/] Work with Julia: ⁠https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/⁠ [https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/%E2%81%A0] Book: https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY [https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY] Chapters 00:00 – Intro: Prove Yourself Wrong 01:33 – Welcome to Best Life By You 01:46 – Meet Austra Putnina: Mindset Coach & Sports Psychologist 03:37 – How the Path Chose Her: Growing Up Insecure & Driven 05:42 – Back Pain, Books & Moving to the UK 06:20 – Who Austra Coaches: High Performers & Stuck Experts 08:00 – Spending Time WITH Yourself vs. BY Yourself 09:20 – Bridging the Gap Between Knowing and Doing 10:50 – Imposter Syndrome: Julia's Story with NBA Clients 12:24 – Comparing Your Day 50 to Someone's Day 1,500 15:18 – Isolation, Community & Finding Your People 17:44 – You Can Care from a Distance 19:20 – Staying True to Yourself Under Social Pressure 21:34 – Why High Achievers Struggle to Ask for Help 26:05 – Masculine Energy, Receiving & the Nervous System 28:25 – Running a Marathon She Was Told Was Impossible 33:31 – Learning What Friendship Really Is 35:00 – Living in Masculine Energy & Learning to Receive 38:30 – How NOT Asking for Help Robs Others of Joy 44:54 – Transactional Upbringings & Cultural Patterns 46:58 – Learning Through Osmosis: Changing by Observing Others 50:59 – The Two Podcasts: Chase the Impossible & Wisdom in Action 59:15 – Outgrowing People Without Cutting Them Off 01:04:21 – Trust the Path & Attract Your People 01:07:39 – Grieving the Potential of a Friendship 01:12:06 – Austra's Advice: Approach Life with Curiosity 01:15:29 – Challenge What You Believe About Yourself 01:17:00 – Priorities, Bodybuilding & Letting Goals Evolve 01:20:39 – Closing: We're All Human #BestLifeByYou #MindsetCoach #ImposterSyndrome #HighAchiever #SelfDevelopment #SportsPsychology #AustraPutnina #ChaseTheImpossible #WisdomInAction #PersonalGrowth #Resilience #SelfBelief #PeoplePleaser #FeminineEnergy #MindsetShift #OvercomeYourLimits #WellnessPodcast #HealthMindset #GrowthMindset #ProveYourselfWrong

8. Mai 20261 h 21 min

#48 | Vegan Bodybuilder Nurse Reveals the Truth About Plant-Based Muscle Building with Henry James Carpenter & Julia Furlipa

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