On Today’s episode of the podcast we have the most inspiring conversation with Melissa Bernstein. Melissa along with her husband Doug, is the Co-Founder of the toy company Melissa & Doug, which has created over 5,000 children’s products and sold billions of dollars of toys since its inception. Raised by educators, Melissa and Doug started the business in their garage in 1988, and they’ve been on a mission ever since to provide open-ended, inventive, and non-technologically driven playthings ...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 149
Today on the podcast we sit down with Tatiana Lampa. Tatiana is a NYC based trainer and is the founder of the TRAINING WITH T APP. She has a degree in Nutrition & Exercise Sciences, is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, a Certified Functional Strength Coach, and a NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist. She is extremely passionate in spreading the importance of exercise, healthy choices and moving better. "Movement is medicine" is a motto she often says to her clients. On this episode we discu...
Mar 10, 2021•48 min•Ep. 151
On this episode of the podcast, we have a fun and informative conversation with Dr. Blake Shusterman aka The Cooking Doc, a leading nephrologist and an exclusive ambassador of the American Kidney Fund , the nations leading kidney-health focused organization. He is also an author of the cookbook: The Cooking Doc’s Kidney-Healthy Cooking: A Modern 10-Step Guide to Preventing and Managing Kidney Disease. He also shares his delicious recipes and easy to follow tutorials on his popular YouTube Channe...
Mar 03, 2021•54 min•Ep. 150
On this episode, we announce the launch of our health coaching subscription services and discuss our health coaching journey! To learn more about our health coaching subscription service visit: www.patreon.com/courageouswellness Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday ! You can also follow us on instagram @ CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. This episode is brought to you b...
Feb 26, 2021•38 min•Ep. 147
Today on the podcast we sit down with celebrity stylist, on-air expert, podcaster, and TV personality Ali Levine. Ali has worked on red carpet events, movies, TV shows, with celebrities including Carey Mulligan and on shows like New Girl + Happily Divorced. Ali shares tips with our audience on the connection between wardrobe and wellness, talks confidence, and shares her own personal wellness journey including her experience with postpartum depression. We hope you enjoy this episode and you can ...
Feb 24, 2021•53 min•Ep. 148
Today on the podcast we sit down with Sadie Lincoln the co-founder and CEO of barre3 -- a fitness company focused on teaching people to be balanced in body and empowered from within. Starting in 2008 with a flagship studio in Portland, Oregon, barre3 has grown to include more than 160 franchise studios powered by female entrepreneurs, plus an online-workout streaming-subscriber base in over 98 countries. What started as a workout has blossomed into a full-blown movement made up of millions of pe...
Feb 17, 2021•49 min•Ep. 146
This week on the podcast we welcome back, Dr. Will Cole. Dr. Cole is a best-selling author, and a leading functional medicine expert. Dr. Cole specializes in clinically investigated underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems. Dr. Cole was named one of the top 50 functional medicine and integrative doctors in the nation. He is also the co-host of the new podcast, Th...
Feb 10, 2021•54 min•Ep. 145
Today on the podcast we sit down with Brenda Lomeli, a Master Certified Life & Weight Loss Coach and Certified Holistic Nutritionist. Through her program, The Last 10lbs, Brenda helps women lose weight and create empowered lives filled with purpose. Her own journey includes an 80lb. weight loss, after discovering the connection between food and emotions. On this episode, we do discuss weight loss, so if that is triggering, please tune back next week. In addition to weight loss, we also talk ...
Feb 03, 2021•54 min•Ep. 144
Today on the podcast we have a wonderful episode with Nick Shaw, the Founder and CEO of RP, Renaissance Periodization, a diet and fitness company founded on evidence-based practices to help members achieve their health, athletic performance and physique goals. He is also co-host of the RP Strength podcast with his wife - and RP colleague - Lori Shaw . As a former competitive powerlifter and bodybuilder, Nick has also personally coached numerous world-class athletes, including CrossFit Games Cham...
Jan 27, 2021•53 min•Ep. 143
Today on the podcast we sit down with Stephanie Center, a holistic occupational therapist and host of the podcast: The Daily Detox with Stephanie Center. Stephanie’s mission is to help individuals get and feel well. Her company, The Holistic House, was sparked from own health experience, which she shares with us today. Stephanie is a wealth of knowledge. She works to offer natural, effective, and evidence-based solutions for a thriving and healthy life. We also had the pleasure of being on Steph...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 142
Today on the podcast we speak with Victoria Albina. Victoria is a Certified Life Coach and Certified Breathwork Meditation Facilitator with a passion for helping women with their most important relationship: the one with themselves. She is a UCSF-trained Family Nurse Practitioner, has a Masters degree in Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health and a BA in Latin American Studies from Oberlin College. She has been working in health & wellness for over 20 years and today sh...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 141
Today on the podcast we have an inspiring conversation with Britteny Floyd-Mayo, the CEO behind Trap Yoga Bae. Bridging the gap between self-care and cultural relevance — Trap Yoga Bae introduces those who feel ostracized from the typical Yogi experience to the idea that self-care looks like “YOU.” Trap Yoga with Trap Yoga Bae® is a Vinyasa-style experience, backed to the heavy bass and hypnotic rhythms of trap music, spun by a live DJ! Paired with Britteny’s signature Ratchet Affirmations™, plu...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 140
On this episode of Courageous Wellness, we sit down with Tinamarie Clark. Tinamarie is the author and creator of the Shift Stirrer Method ™ a five-step mindfulness method to get our sh*t together and shift our perception. Tina’s path as a Shift Stirrer™ traces back to her roots. Raised in Section 8 housing by a single mother she felt branded by her circumstances and struggled with a persistent sense of shame and an all-consuming feeling of “other.” These thoughts and feeling were overwhelming, a...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 139
On this episode Aly+Erica recap their virtual coaching event: How to Support Yourself (and Others!) with Food this Holiday Season. We discuss gut health, fiber, polyphenols, fermented foods, immunity, and the PFF helper. Erica also shares a recent experience with anxiety -- and how she was able to reset her gut in just 3 days! We conclude by sharing favorite books and shows we both have been loving lately! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes e...
Dec 25, 2020•39 min•Ep. 138
Today on the podcast we have a conversation with Dr. Katrina Ubell. For over a decade, Katrina yoyo dieted, lost and gained the same 40 pounds, and used food to cope with her emotions. This was all happening while she was working as a pediatrician in a busy private practice and raising three kids. It wasn’t until Katrina learned how to manage her mind and develop, an intuitive approach to intermittent fasting that honors how our bodies were meant to function, that she was able to regain her ener...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 135
This week on the podcast we sit down with Doug Bertram, the CEO of Structural Elements. Structural Elements has been treating orthopedic conditions for over twenty years. With three locations in the USA, the company was founded on the idea that better orthopedic care exists. Instead of treating symptoms alone, they look at the body from the ground up. On this episode we have a fascinating conversation with Doug about his personal journey and all things orthopedic wellness. We also discuss fascia...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 137
Today on the podcast we have a wonderful conversation with Registered Dietician, Cookbook Author, and Blogger -- Maggie Michalczyk. Maggie is a lover of food, nutrition and all things pumpkin. Her blog and first cookbook, Once Upon A Pumpkin, which debuted in July is full of sweet, savory, and delicious recipes using all aspects of the superfood! Her seasonal approach to eating and love of pumpkin inspires delicious recipes year round. Maggie’s philosophy is rooted in science-based ways to eat m...
Dec 09, 2020•49 min•Ep. 136
Today on the podcast we welcome registered nurse and CW listener, Sheron MacFarlane. Sheron tells us her amazing story of how an inaccurate type one diabetes diagnosis at age 17 followed by years of up and down health issues inspired her to take her health (and blood sugar) into her own hands. Upon her own monitoring, she and her endocrinologist actually observed that she was a type 2 diabetic and that she had already begun reversing her diabetes holistically through the power of real food and s...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 134
On today's solo episode for November, we offer practical tips to deal with stress, fuel your body, and support your gut this holiday season! We reference our recent instagram live which you can find here! For more information on our upcoming coaching event: How to Use Food to Support Yourself this Holiday Season benefitting the Westside Food Bank , click here! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday ! You can also follow us...
Nov 25, 2020•39 min•Ep. 133
Today on the show we welcome guest Jacari Harris. Jacari is an author, entrepreneur, life coach, business owner, and inspirational speaker. He entered the foster care system at an early age and was fortunate to be adopted soon after. Jacari’s story is proof that tragedies can position a person for a purposeful life. His devoted service to foster youth and adoptive individuals has led him to better serve the foster and adoptive community through creating a nonprofit organization called Families f...
Nov 18, 2020•47 min•Ep. 132
Today on the podcast we welcome Kate Crocco, author, psychotherapist, and business mindset coach. Kate helps ambitious female leaders uncover what has been holding them back, work through those blocks, and step into a true CEO mindset. In this episode Kate gives us practical tips and tools to step into our power, talks the 12 limiting beliefs that hold us back from our potential, and discusses her new book: Think Like a Boss ! Her corresponding workbook: Thinking Like a Boss Workbook: A 12-Week ...
Nov 11, 2020•59 min•Ep. 131
Today on the podcast we sit down with Ruth Elnekave, a Toronto-based chef, holistic nutritionist, culinary instructor, recovering corporate lawyer and founder of JOYÀ. Joya reinvents functional foods, by harnessing the potential of the most nutrient-dense, plant-based ingredients on the planet to create a line of superfood and functional snacks & drinks that are as decadent and delicious as they are nourishing and effective. Her projects are fueled by one main goal: to spread the pure joy ex...
Nov 04, 2020•52 min•Ep. 130
Welcome to our October Solo *Bonus* Episode! Today in the second half of our episode, we will welcome a special guest, Erica Galia, to join us for a short guided meditation. Erica Galia is a connection consultant, meditation guide, and is also a member of the meditation collective, Rooted Beings. To get in touch with Erica Galia you can visit: https://www.rootedbeings.com Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday ! You can al...
Oct 30, 2020•32 min•Ep. 129
For Breast Cancer Awareness month, this week we sit down with Charlotte Martin, breast cancer survivor and advocate. In October 2018, Charlotte was diagnosed with Stage 1 HER2 Breast Cancer at the age of 31. An extremely rare form of breast cancer, with a 1 in 10,000 chance of contraction at such a young age. Charlotte was able to detect it at an early stage, because she performed regular self breast exams. In the years leading up to her own diagnosis, her doctors had all declined to do mammogra...
Oct 28, 2020•57 min•Ep. 128
On today’s episode we have an inspiring and moving conversation with Stephanie Gives-Winckler, author, illustrator, and Rett Syndrome Awareness educator and advocate. Stephanie shares her journey of raising and losing her daughter, Tiffanie Nina Simone Hayes, due to complications with Rett Syndrome in 2011. She shares how mental health plays a part in raising a child born with a rare neurological disorder, and shares her hope-filled story with us today. Stephanie is also the author of “The Best ...
Oct 21, 2020•56 min•Ep. 126
On today’s episode we sit down with Makenzie Marzluff . Makenzie is a serial entrepreneur, operating from her heart. She is the founder of the very successful Delighted By Dessert Dips and Hummus, selling over 15 million dollars worth of product in 5 years. All products are Non-GMO, Vegan, Gluten-Free and Kosher. She is also the founder of KAKAO Ceremonial Drinking Chocolate. In this conversation, Mackenzie shares her personal transformation and experience as a young, conscious and thought-fille...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 125
Today on the show we welcome the lovely and dynamic creator of the popular fashion blog The Fashion Lotus, Jeanelly Concepcion. The Fashion Lotus combines fashion with sustainability and wellness and Jeanelly strives to empower women to look and feel beautiful regardless of financial circumstances, body, age, or career path. In addition to running The Fashion Lotus, Jeanelly is also the Executive Editor at Style Lush TV and the VP of the Texas Fashion Industry Initiative. While we do discuss sus...
Oct 07, 2020•57 min•Ep. 124
Today on the podcast we have a conversation with, Courageous Wellness listener, Lilly Brice. Lilly recently graduated from Bucknell University as a sociology and anthropology major. A kentucky native, always drawn to cultural medicine, holistic health, and nutrition -- she spent 5 transformative months in New Zealand, conducting research on Māori culture, interviewing indigenous healers, and traveling to a healing Expo in the South Island. She wrote her honors thesis on Māori notions of holistic...
Sep 30, 2020•48 min•Ep. 121
On Today’s September *Bonus* Solo Episode of the podcast we discuss the subtle (and important!) differences between self care, self medicating, and self soothing. We have a detailed conversation and share our own experiences, tips, and tools. We want to hear your thoughts! Get in touch with us by visiting our website www.courageouswellness.net & you can also follow us on instagram @ CourageousWellness Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes ea...
Sep 25, 2020•41 min•Ep. 122
Today on the show we have Pallavi Sastry and Gabrielle Ruiz, friends and co-hosts of the popular What Are Friends For? Podcast. You may have heard Pallavi on an early episode of Courageous Wellness when she came on to discuss her documentary film about Fibromyalgia, Invisible: the Film. In addition to producing, Pallavi is an actor and activist and has most recently been seen as a recurring guest star on CBS’ Blue Bloods. Other TV appearances include, Netflix’ Master of None, Quantico, The Affai...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 123
