The MoMo Method 
Fitness. Food. Mentalcoaching.
The new concept for a healthy lifestyle. How it started with Momo, a problem and
how it became a message.

Starbene: Hi Marion! How are you?

Marion: Hi Rossela! I am a bit nervous, but ready for everything! What about you?

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Starbene: Ah no, you haven’t to be nervous, this gonna be fun, i am pretty sure. But yes, i am also fine, i mean it’s a beautiful day in the vegan city of Italian, Torino… so it can’t get better!

Marion: Oh yes, i didn’t know before, that Torino is the „vegan“ city of Italy. But i am happy about it, that just shows how important a healthy lifestyle becomes and that it finds it’s way around the world.

 

Starbene: And you are here, so it seems right time at the right place, no? But let’s start at the beginning. The MoMo Method was founded in this year, so it’s still a young company, how is it going so far?

Marion: We have still baby shoes on (laughs). I have founded The MoMo Method in February this year, so step by step, day by day. Right now we expanding our product range step by step. That means a lot of researching, developing and testing. A lot of work, but also fun and pretty exciting.

 

Starbene: Right before you have told me a bit about the concept of The MoMo Method. Can you describe it once more for our readers?

Marion: Yes, of course. The concept of The MoMo Method is pretty clear, Food, Fitness and Mentalcoaching. Especially for vegan and vegetarian athletes, professional or not, that’s not important. Everyone who wants to improve a healthy lifestyle is welcome. So it’s all about natural, vegan and clean proteinproducts, without any added sugar. And this is the condition when we test new products. Beside this there is also a blog about Food, Fitness and Mentalcoaching.

With practical tips for workouts or how to strengthen your mental healthness or some tips for vegan recipes.

The plans are big, but this are the first steps.

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Starbene: You said, „we have still baby shoes on“. So who is behind The MoMo Method?

Marion: Momo, this is me. It’s my nickname since my childhood. Cause i started to think about a concept like this, as i was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and hashimoto.

I also have some food allergies and so i had to change something. I had to reorganize my system, my nourishment, everything.

What else comes with it, is that my childhood wasn’t that supernice, i went through tough times and survived many bad moments.

As a former professional athlete as a young girl, i know what kind of workouts are needed and what this kind of lifestyle means.

So i took that all together, and founded The MoMo Method.

It’s about me.

My solution to my problems.

I gave my problems a message.

As And my message is the solution for so much more people.

When i say we, i mean the whole community. All the people which join The MoMo Method, all the people which have the same problems and need this solution.

I am not alone with my problems and i am not alone with my message.

 

Starbene: Oh wow, this is a strong message!

Marion: Full of inspiration and motivation… do i have the right information, that you are a studied sportpsychologist?

Yes, this is right.

A studied sportpsychologist, but also a food coach and the next step will be to start some studies to become a personal trainer.

Because to me it is important, that i can understand and help people in the best way i can. My first love will always be the psychological part, but i also have the demand on myself to become better every day.

 

Starbene: Why did you choose to come to Turin to start with The MoMo Method?

Marion: It was just accidently lucky (laughs). I just wanted to stay in Turin for a while, but then one thing came to another. My bond to Italy was always really strong, but my bond to Turin became even stronger. That Turin is the „vegan“ city of Italy… i had no idea, i even didn’t know that. What a great coincidence!

Maybe it’s a sign from the universe.

 

Starbene: Do you believe in something like that? Is it something affecting The MoMo Method?

Marion: This is a strong question! Let me see… i am definetly a spiritual person. I believe that everything happens for a reason. Whether it’s good or bad things happen to us, it has it’s reason, even if it’s hard to take. And our challenge is it to accept, to realize the reason and to take the best benefit of it. Not only for myself, but also for others, for people around me.

If you ask me about my religion, i don’t like to talk about it, cause in my opinion it’s something personal and not so easy to go public with it nowadays.

Whether you believe in God, in Vishnu, in Shiva, in Allah, in Jesus Christ, in Buddha… at the end the most important thing is that you trust and believe in yourself.

And yes… believing in myself is affecting everything i am doing, also The MoMo Method. At least Mentalcoaching has a lot to do with believe in yourself, trust in your abilities.

The MoMo Method should become a place where people feeling save to ask for help, to tell openly about their problems and fears, but also to find the trust and believe again to become better every day.

 

Starbene: A few weeks ago, The MoMo Method did some event over here in Turin. You have cooked and did some little party with the community of Turin. Can you tell a bit about that?

Marion: It was a supernice event about food. A recipe from The MoMo Method, by using the OCHO System. It’s an awesome system developed by the amazing Joe Holder.

I did his Masterclass, it blew my mind and helped me a lot to understand and become better in my job and personally.

It’s a philosophy about fone can help others and others can help one, it’s about physical fitness, mental well-being and social connection.

So for this event, i talked to a few people in the neighbourhood.

And it was super simple, just cooking some bruschetta and doing some little party for the neigbourhood and everyone who wanted to come.

We used tomatoes and herbs and pizzabread from communities Ristorante Cot’ Cos, olive oil by Fratelli Carli in the neighbourhood and we were cooking in the kitchen of Nonna Frederica just around the corner.

We had the communitie’s dinner on the street. Everyone brought something to drink, tables, dishes and so on… it was fantastic to see.

I am more a nervous kind of a human and i am not that often really peaceful… but at this evening, to see all the people coming together, working together, like a big family… we spend all the night on the street, eating, laughing, talking, sharing moments with each other, getting connected a bit… it gave me some peace, it showed me i am on the right way.

 

Starbene: That sound so nice! I wish i could have been there! We have arrived for the last questions… what is the future of The MoMo Method? What are the next plans?

Marion: Oh, there will be many more events for sure. So you are welcome whenever there will be another one with The MoMo Method!

Well, like i said we are working hard right now to expanding our product range step by step. It will take a while but we are planning to build up centers, to living out the concept of The MoMo Method. There will be gyms, kitchens, some store areas and rooms for doing mentalcoaching. Right now we start to do first plans, searching for possible collaborations and places, doing some marketing researches. But i prefer not to rush, but giving it enough time to have a good grow. Exactly planning, great partnerships and awesome people around me.

 

Starbene: Oh, so there will be stores of The MoMo Method also?

Marion: There will be store areas inside, cause the main thing for me is the concept, not just selling. I think about some collaborations for the store areas, but it’s too early, there is nothing serious right now.

Like i said, it will take a while. There no need to rush, cause to me it’s important to do it in a good, profitable and exactly way.

 

Starbene: It’s really rare to me, but i wish we could have more time. Thank you for the nice interview, i am so excited to try some of your products. Any last words for us?

Marion: Well, i have left some packages over here, so feel free to try them.

My last words… ehm… we have big plans so fasten your seat belts and… yeah, stay tuned and stay happy and healthy! (laughs)

 

Starbene: (laughs) thank you and good luck for the future!

Marion: Grazie mille for your time and the nice interview!