Body Wisdom

Today, we have a solo episode with Gaby on dating. Gaby speaks on:

• Details of her last relationship, it's ending and how this was the catalyst to her year + of solo travel, even more self discovery, and softening
• How she is navigating DATING and what she has learned from it so far! Dating in today's world can still be fun and not feel so daunting. Listen for some tips on how to lessen the pressure.
• Sprinkled in are some listener stories of dating experiences gone wrong 😅

Today on the show we invite MJ Renshaw, the founder of @beingmethod! The Being Method is a course on the science of spirituality. She is also a wife, a mother, & a rock collector. 

In this episode we discuss:

• How MJ landed in this space

• MJ’s experience with clairvoyance & clairaudience

• Her relationships before and after she came across this body of work

• Some of the best relationship advice she’s ever received and given 

• How to let go & so much more! 

Don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review and rating if this episode resonates with you as this allows us to continue having incredible guests on the show like MJ!

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Today on the show we invite Sara Sumic of @healthyskinglows! If you’ve been struggling with healthy skin, this episode is for you. As with everything else, there is so much information out there, greenwashing and 10 step skincare routines leading you to feel overwhelmed, frustrated and confused.

In this episode we discuss: 

• Sara’s history with her skin imbalances 

• Why we don’t need to overcomplicate our skincare routines 

• How a lot of today’s products could be more damaging to our skin 

• How to “get rid” of acne

• How rosacea happens 

• How to rebuild a healthy skin barrier 

• Some of Sara’s easy practices everyone can use 

Don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review and rating if this episode resonates with you as this allows us to continue having incredible guests on the show like Dr. Shannon! 

Today we are excited to invite Dr. Shannon on the show. Join us as we dive into an educational, insightful conversation about science based workout strategies and finding a workout routine that supports our body and nervous system.

Dr. Shannon is a fitness trainer, former physical therapist and the owner of Evlo Fitness. Her goal is to provide science-based fitness education and classes to help women develop strong bodies without wearing themselves down.

Today we are excited to invite Maureen Gallagher on the show. Join us as we dive into an educational, insightful conversation about attachment strategies, finding our true identity, and how prenatal & generational trauma can show up in our lives as adults.

Maureen is a Licensed Psychologist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, dedicated to the integration of somatic awareness and somatic intervention with psychotherapy and body work. Maureen brings a broad range of experience and training to her work, including Certifications as a Relational Psychoanalyst and Supervisor, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and Supervisor, Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist and training in Inner Relationship Focusing and Integral Somatic Psychology. In her clinical work she integrates relational psychoanalysis and experiential and process oriented models of attachment theory with somatic psychotherapies. She has maintained a private practice for over 20 years.

Today we are excited to invite Isaac Pohlman on the show. Join us as we dive into an educational, insightful conversation about blood sugar, type 1 & type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and advocating for yourself.

We walk through: 

- The difference between type 1 & 2 diabetes

- How genetics / predispositions play a role in our health

- Chronic fatigue & cystic acne

- The importance of consuming usable protein 

- The effects of mineral depletion 

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Today we are excited to invite Jen Ray on the show. Join us as we dive into a deep, insightful conversation about boundaries, trusting ourselves, and the power of calling in healthy relationships.

We walk through:

• Black & white thinking
• The power of setting healthy boundaries in our relationships
• Generational wisdom
• Giving ourselves time and space to heal, and trusting that we can
• Parenting, and our relationships with our primary care givers

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Today we are excited to explore a topic that many of us have some personal experience with in learning how to trust our bodies. Join us as we dive into the benefits of trusting our body, and how it impacts our feelings of safety, confidence, and empowerment. We walk through:

• How to acknowledge and be a better listener to our bodies' cues
• How can your body cultivate trust in you
• Things that we do that might build distrust in our bodies
• What the window of tolerance is and how can we rebuild
• Understanding that we can't compare our healing process to others
• How the concept of people pleasing is fear-based
• How everything is a reflection of our nervous system state

In today's Body Wisdom Podcast episode, join us for a talk about the concept of creating safety. We share our insights and how we can pay attention to our body cues and realistically cultivate safety.

We walk through:

•How can we feel safer with our bodies

•Identifying and learning our bodies' boundaries

•Understanding your sympathetic nervous system

•How trauma is not mental and we can't think our way into feeling something

•How to cultivate safety together in co-regulation

•Identifying and listening to your body cues

•Rewiring the years of conditioning that saying "no" is bad

•How can we bring in more of the regulating resources

Today's Body Wisdom Podcast episode is all about the little frustrations that keep us from healing. Our perfectionism, wanting to heal in our ideal way can actually hold us back from healing. In this episode, we share how we can get past our frustrations and allow more joy and flow into our life!  

We walk through:  

• How obsessing over healing can take our joy 
• How important is giving time and space to integrate healing 
• Why having symptoms are so important 
• How do we stop trying to be perfect in every way we do 
• How we can heal with a community

In today's podcast episode, join us for a talk about body image. We share our thoughts on the matter and how it has impacted each of their lives, as well as what we have done to overcome the struggles associated with body image.

We walk through:

•How extreme the diet culture can be

•Kiara & Gaby's inner struggles with their bodies

•How it's okay to love your body and still want to change it.

•How your upbringing, relationships, and society can impact the way you view your body

•The importance of metabolic health

•Why you should hone into the real foundation of a healthy and nourished body

Destigmatizing a chronic illness can be challenging. And acknowledging that trauma is the reason people develop a chronic disease that may take some time to adjust to. In this episode, Kiara & Gaby tackle how trauma creates chronic illness.

We talk through:

•How emotional health is a reflection of nervous system health
•What are adverse childhood experiences and how it affects our development
•Why we cannot compare our trauma to others
•The need to learn our bodies' boundaries
•Why it's important to permit ourselves to rest

Today's Body Wisdom Podcast episode with Kim was a delight to listen to. Kim Perez is a functional nutritionist on a mission to help moms and moms-to-be experience their body’s full power and feel vibrant, resilient, and whole by guiding them along their healing journey. Kim instills in herself, her clients, and every woman she comes across that their needs matter. Her passion and determination are like no other around. She is a real inspiration to women everywhere.

She is @rootandbranchnutrition on all social media platforms and she's launching a postpartum group program this winter to bring women in all sorts of life and build community and connection!


We walk through:
•How Kim got into this work and how her approach to health and with clients has developed
•The common struggles that women she works with go through
•How to care for and prioritize ourselves postpartum
•How to prepare for the unexpected in pregnancy and postpartum
•What nourishment looks like for a postpartum mom
•Why mothers need to voice their needs and set healthy boundaries

Join Kiara & Gaby today for a mini-lesson on cortisol. 

We talk through:

• What Cortisol Is
• What it feels like to operate from cortisol
• Why does it feel good?
• How to regulate and bring safety to your body

Just a reminder, Body Basics is launching soon! Body Basics is exactly how it sounds, the foundations of your physical body and nervous system that we teach to every client. It is everything we come back to time and time again when supporting ourselves and others. You’ll find a waitlist link in the show notes to get access to the lowest price this course will ever be.

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This week we are joined by Jensen Schoonover. She is an FNTP on a mission to help practitioners attract and retain more clients by using Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis as a baseline test for every client because of its alignment with the Foundations and affordability. She’s the developer of the HTMA Analysis App and the creator of the Instant HTMA Professional Course.

When she isn’t devouring webinars or helping unlicensed practitioners navigate the wild world of functional lab testing @testdontguess on instagram, she can be found rollerblading at the oceanfront in Virginia Beach where she lives with her 6’9” husband Eric, 2.5 year old daughter Amelie, and Rhodesian Ridgeback Seneca.

We talk through:

• What is the HTMA? What does it tell us?
• Top Takeaways from Kiara's recent test
• What can it tell us about your thyroid?
• Top 3 ways to support thyroid from an HTMA perspective
• Does it matter if you have hyper or hypothyroidism?

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Today, we are answering your questions!   

We talk through:  

• Acid Reflux Explanation and Supports 
• Gallbladder Removal Support 
• What’s the deal with Red Light Therapy? 
• Fat Loss & How to Support This Respectfully 
• Feeling Stuck 
• How to Let Go of Anger and Resentment  

Just a reminder, Body Basics is launching soon! Body Basics is exactly how it sounds, the foundations of your physical body and nervous system that we teach to every client. It is everything we come back to time and time again when supporting ourselves and others. You’ll find a waitlist link in the show notes to get access to the lowest price this course will ever be. 

We’re so excited to share today’s guest with you. We are joined by Functional Diagnostics Nutrition Practitioner, Michael Angel, who combines functional medicine, Ayurveda, and spirituality into his practice. Through his own suffering, he has learned how to heal and help others overcome digestive issues, mold, anxiety, fatigue, and much more. His formal studies in psychology and personal exploration with yoga, plant medicines, and psychedelics, have made him particularly skilled at uncovering the mental and emotional blocks that prevent people from healing. His scientific mind and open heart make him a wealth of knowledge and a joy to listen to.

We talk through:

• PCOS & the Connection to Masculinity
• How Michael got into this work & how his Unique Approach to Health and with Clients has Evolved
• Michael’s Connection to his Feminine Energy
• How Relationships Impact our Health, especially as we Heal the Masculine & Feminine, Together

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We’re back! On today’s episode, Kiara and Gaby reflect on their extended break from social media and life in general since we last connected with you all.

SURPRISE! Kiara and Gaby are releasing a course, together, called Body Basics. It is exactly how it sounds, foundations to your physical body and nervous system that we teach to every client. It is everything we come back to time and time again when supporting ourselves and others. Stay tuned for more information!

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In today's Body Wisdom Podcast episode, we sat down with Mandy Flanders. Mandy is a Certified Natural Health Practitioner, Certified Doula, Certified Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master, and Trauma Informed and Trained practitioner. After years of working with clients suffering from cancer, autoimmune issues, anxiety, overwhelm, insecurity, and intrusive thoughts, she has learned that unhealed trauma is very often at the root of these issues.  In this episode, Mandy led us through a grounding & orientation practice, so if you could listen to the first part while not driving, that would be most beneficial! 

We discussed:  

What drew Mandy to somatic therapy 

How somatic therapy can benefit those who are symptomatic  

How to discharge sympathetic energy  

How to reparent ourselves 

Flexible vs rigid boundaries 

Being honest & communicating with our children 

Mold as a trauma response 

Review of polyvagal theory & so much more!   

In today's podcast episode we sat down with Dr. Trish Ferrer. Dr. Trish Ferrer is a Naturopathic Doctor and Filipina Medicine Woman. By blending her medical training, and trauma training with lineage-based wisdom, she has facilitated spaces of inspiration, empowerment, and education about full-spectrum healing, by means of teaching her clients how to listen & honor the body’s sacred intelligence. Her passion for integration & awakening one’s potential through combining human physiology, nervous system regulation & energetics, has led her to be a featured speaker on several programs, podcasts, and various organizations. She believes that emotional liberation is our birthright and can be achieved through embodied transformation.

We discussed:

• Ancestral/lineage trauma 
• How to call in the masculine
• Beginning to understand your relationship to the feminine & what it means to you to be a woman in today's society
• How social media can impact relationships
• How to integrate naturopathic medicine with trauma healing
• When to integrate the masculine 

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This week, we sit down with Elizabeth MacInnes to talk about a therapy modality called Internal Family Systems. Elizabeth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Internal Family Systems trained Therapist, Intuitive, and Astrologer. Elizabeth works with individuals and couples to build a healthier relationship with self that is rooted in love and nourishment. Elizabeth's goal is to provide guidance to help us unlearn what we have been taught so we can return to who we were before the world told us who to be. Elizabeth believes our bodies are our greatest messengers and we just need to learn the language of our bodies. Elizabeth lives in Maine with her wife and two children.   

We talk about:  

Today, we're going deep on romantic relationships & how they impact your nervous system. Kiara & Gaby share personal experiences and lessons they are taking with them to relationships now.  

We talk through: 

- Triggers from partners & how to navigate them, including stretching your nervous system/building capacity when appropriate 

- Self & coregulating during times of emotional activation 

- Attachment styles & how to deal! 

- Us then vs us now in terms of allowing what comes into our life (boundaries with others & ourselves) 

- What to notice/ask new partners 

- Discerning between fear & intuition   

*We also talk through some listener questions around triggers & sexual trauma. We want to be sure you are aware of topics like these before listening, as they may bring up some activation within you. We also want to extend our deepest consideration for the listener who inquired about sexual trauma. We are so sorry this has been your experience and we hope we can shed some light on a path forward. 

Today's episode is all about the relationship between minerals & mental health. 

We cover: 

• A look into each of our own mental health history 
• The calcium/magnesium ratio & how it impacts mental health 
• What impacts calcium & magnesium levels 
• How the state of your autonomic nervous system impacts minerals 

In today's episode, we discuss:

• Danielle's story & background
• How to avoid overwhelm as you transition to a less toxic lifestyle
• Her skincare routine
• How your skin expresses itself when your nervous system is dysregulated

Today, Kiara & Gaby are diving into a very popular topic (parasites) these days. However, we have a unique approach that might be different than what you are used to hearing about them. We hope, that this episode reduces any fear you might have & gives YOU hope!

We talk through:

• Foundations before considering a parasite cleanse
• The role of iron in relation to parasites
• The underlying root cause of parasitic infections
• How to build up your body's innate resilience for prevention
• And so.much.more.

Today, Gaby & Kiara talk about supporting digestion which is probably THE most important foundation. It sure isn't fun being bloated, gassy or backed up. So often when we're feeling this way, we are DESPERATE for relief. For this reason, we tend to fall into trends & quick-fixes. We get to the root of why these quick-fixes are not sustainable & why it's so important to establish this foundation. Don't worry, we give you the HOW, too!

We discuss:

• Our backgrounds with digestive health 
• What didn't work & why
• 5 steps towards better digestion

Therese is a Registered Nurse and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She believe in taking a "whole"-istic approach to the breastfeeding relationship, and she strives to find creative solutions to common (and not-so-common) struggles, enabling moms to reach their breastfeeding goals. She truly believes that a mom who is active and involved in her plan of care is the happiest, and happy moms are most prepared to raise a baby in the healthiest possible environment, physically and emotionally.

Stephanie is a a body-focused mental-health practitioner, and offers Somatic Healing. She has an MA in Clinical and Mental Health: Somatic Psychology and blend this with her own intuition and flavor to help guide clients towards themselves and healing. Through my own journey of healing past trauma, she has found deep purpose in sharing this practice. She teaches and lives this practice, using this skill to continue listening and learning from my body about how better to connect and deepen our relationship together. She believe our bodies hold deep innate wisdom, and are always trying to guide us home to ourselves. Her goal is to walk alongside her clients, helping them discover their own bodies' natural wisdom. 

Tracy Holemeyer is my mentor inside of Pause Breathwork. I invited her on because she has helped guide me for the past almost 6 months and I am so grateful for her. Tracy is chockful of wisdom. Each time I ask her a question she never hesitates and the answer is always just what I needed to hear. Tracy holds space for her clients + students through breathwork, meditation and somatics as they embark on their journey of sacred healing. Tracy is a soul worker but also, human. 

Jamie Murphy is a fertility awareness educator with a passion for educating women about their bodies. She believes everyone should have the tools necessary to be confident and knowledgeable about their fertility and her mission is to help FAM users become autonomous and empowered, whether trying to achieve or avoid a pregnancy.

Emily Waterfield-Buttner is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and founder of Golden Wellness. She specializes in women's hormonal health and menstrual cycle wellbeing. She works closely with women to discover the root cause of their hormonal imbalance. Through this, she creates personalized protocols to gently guide them into a more sustainable and healthy way of living that helps balance hormones and promote healing.  Emily's specialized 1:1 program helps women to reclaim their lives through focusing on the foundations of health and connection to the menstrual cycle to experience easy, symptom free periods and true wellbeing.

Hannah Aylward is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, gut health expert, author of Recipes for A Healthy Gut, and the founder of HAN. She helps women around the world overcome chronic digestive issues naturally, regain their energy, and feel at home in their bodies again. Hannah cuts through the overwhelming wellness noise and uses a science-backed, intuition-guided formula to help her clients transform their gut health. Hannah approaches health issues at the root cause level to get her clients real, sustainable results.

When Hannah isn’t helping clients you can find her singing RnB, dancing in the kitchen, or cuddling her cat Winston. A few things she’ll never give up: watching New Girl reruns, her morning cold brew, and being everyone’s hype woman.

Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is co-founder of the Women's Health Nutrition Academy and the author of two books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily’s bestselling books have helped tens of thousands of mamas (and babies!), are used in university-level maternal nutrition and midwifery courses, and have even influenced prenatal nutrition policy internationally. She writes at https://lilynicholsrdn.com. 

Stevie Wright is a Transformational Embodiment Mentor who specializes in supporting people in both deepening and ascending. Deepening into the safety in their bodies, and ascending into their most aligned life. She  applies somatic embodiment, breathwork, depth psychology and subconscious practices to help her clients live full, fun, creative and limitless lives. Stevie is the founder of The Breath Channel, a breathwork membership platform that has attracted hundreds of members for its fast and effective breathwork practices.

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Kourtney is a nutritionist that helps women identify the root causes of health struggles and show them how healing is possible. Through strategic nutrition and targeted supplementation, she empowers and educates those she works with so that they can reach their goals and find healing. Her compassionate and strategic approach brings custom solutions that help you succeed. Her years of experience in the field of health, combined with her knowledge and expertise, fuel her ability to help women get their health on track.

In this episode we discuss:

• What it's like being a woman who wants to have a baby, but not right now
• Prepping the body for pregnancy In other ways than food & getting off the pill
• What to do if you're wanting to get off birth control
• Why we wouldn't recommend just getting off the pill & trying to conceive right away
• Building a relationship to self before a baby comes Into the picture
• Healing any Inner childhood wounds before conception
• How we can begin to trust our bodies
• The spiritual component to healing

In this episode Nina & I chat ALL about FAM:

• What is Fertility Awareness
• What you need to get started
• What your cervical mucus means throughout the month
• How to confirm ovulation
• What FAM can tell you about your health
• What to do if you're afraid to come off birth control

... & so much more!

Loren de la Cruz is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Root Cause Protocol Consultant, and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner that specializes in preconception nutrition. Her mission is to empower women with the tools and the knowledge they need to regulate their cycles, balance their hormones, heal their metabolism, optimize their fertility, and have a thriving pregnancy.

In this episode Loren & I chat all about preconception: 

• Fetal imprinting
• Why balancing minerals prior to conception is important 
• Her perspective on prenatals 
• A mini breakdown of the iron recycling system 
• The importance of vitamin A 

... & so much more! 

In this episode, you'll learn about the actionable steps you can begin taking to plan for pregnancy in regards to your nutrition + lifestyle -- more than your standard conventional advice of starting a prenatal. Men, this is for you too! 

If this episode resonated with you, please feel free to give the Functional Fertility podcast a 5 star review so we can have spectacular fertility specialists on the show! 

Join Adina + I as we chat ALL about the pelvic floor as it relates to women's health + preconception!

You will learn: 

- What the pelvic floor is exactly

- How to tell if it is overactive or underactive 

- How breathing + alignment play a role in correcting the pelvic floor

- Why aligning the pelvic floor prior to birth is so important 

- How strength training could play a pivotal role

Join Sarah, Ashley + I as we start to connect the dots in their healing journeys as it pertains to their loss of their periods + how stress (in so many different forms) has played a role.