Today we welcome Caitlin Spears , a professional model turned certified health, nutrition & fitness coach, and founder of Complete by Caitlin . At 18, Caitlin experienced a painful rejection in the final casting round of the hit show ‘America’s Next Top Model,” – and over the next decade she struggled with body image, dysmorphia, and binge and restrictive eating while continuing to work as a professional model. Today, she holds certifications from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Prec...
Jan 31, 2024•55 min•Ep. 303
Today on the show we welcome, One Whole Life, (OWL) Venice Founder, Lindsey Erin back to the show! In 2010, Lindsey committed to living in a way that would minimize the risk of disease, after dealing with a host of gut issues and allergies. Initially, Lindsey began experimenting with an organic, plant-based diet that limited meat and processed foods, and found that she was still experiencing constant allergy symptoms, digestive issues, and acne. In an attempt to resolve these issues, Lindsey beg...
Jan 24, 2024•49 min•Ep. 302
Today we welcome Ajit Nawalkha, to the show – founder of Evercoach and the Dharma Coaching Institute. He's also one of the co-founders of Mindvalley and was previously their CEO. He is a leading voice in the coaching space. Ajit’s credentials extend beyond his entrepreneurial successes. He has been featured by top-tier media, including Forbes and Entrepreneur, and has been a featured speaker on stages around the globe. In this conversation we have a discussion on Ajit’s journey, offer tangible t...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 301
Today on the podcast, we welcome back Dr. Brooke Scheller to the show. Dr. Brooke is a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, a nationally recognized health expert, and the founder of Functional Sobriety, a nutrition-based program for alcohol reduction. After finding freedom from alcohol in 2021, Dr. Brooke took her experience in sobriety and applied her expertise in nutrition and functional medicine to help others change their relationship with alcohol. She is back today to discuss her new book: How to ...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 300
Aly & Erica Talk the Parasympathetic Nervous System, Stress, Chanting, & Tangible Tips to Get into Rest + Digest. Andrew Weil "4-7-8" Breathing Exercise Listen to Erica share her experience with Buddhism & Courageous Wellness on the Buddhability Podcast: "What Wellness Really Means" -- available on all podcast platforms. Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts. https://buddhability.org/podcast/what-wellness-really-means/ Quote Referenced: "To illustrate, if our life force is a magnitu...
Jan 03, 2024•41 min•Ep. 299
Today we welcome Allison McNamara to the show, TV host and fashion/beauty influencer who created the clean, algae-infused skincare line, MARA . Allison started her career hosting television and digital programs for outlets like Who What Wear, POPSUGAR, ABC’s Emmy® Award-winning Oscar red carpet pre-show, The Today show, and TV Guide Network. On a trip to Istanbul in 2017, Allison came up with the concept for MARA inspired by the sea. Growing up in a beauty-centered family, with her father workin...
Dec 27, 2023•53 min•Ep. 298
Today we have a conversation with Brandon Mizrahie. Growing up in Los Angeles, Brandon graduated from UCLA and built a successful IT company before diving into the health and wellness space. Despite his success, he was struggling with stomach pain, brain fog, low energy and asthma. After trying various diets, herbs and pharmaceutical products, he discovered the benefits of chaga mushroom tea, leading him to create Renude. He'd make his Chaga the old-fashioned way, with a forty-eight-hour steep a...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 297
Blender Bites is the Vancouver-based company that innovated the at-home smoothie market with their 1-Step organic pre-portioned smoothie pucks. Chelsie Hodge, Founder & CEO of Blender Bites, has been an entrepreneur for as long as she can remember and bootstrapped to get the brand off the ground. Blender Bites was born in 2017 after Chelsie had an aha moment to make a healthy and nutritious smoothie in the morning that would simplify the process yet contain the healthy ingredients she wanted...
Dec 13, 2023•58 min•Ep. 296
David Johnson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Genexa, the first clean medicine company. Genexa makes medicine with the same effective active ingredients people need, but without any artificial fillers including artificial dyes, flavors, preservatives, and common allergens. We have a really great conversation today on revolutionizing the medicine aisle and what it means fora medicine to be “clean” and why it matters. Enjoy the episode! To learn more visit: http://genexa.com If you would like to rece...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 295
Today we welcome Susie Taaffe, Body Confidence Expert and founder of Skanties, Anti-Shapewear, dedicated to empowering women to embrace their natural form, reject unnatural beauty standards, and celebrate their unique and beautiful bodies. When Susie’s marriage dissolved in 2015, she took it as a massive call to action. Suddenly a single mother with three young kids under the age of 5, Susie used her manufacturing contacts and design experience to turn her anti-shapewear idea into a global busin...
Nov 29, 2023•56 min•Ep. 294
Today we welcome online Nutrition Coach and podcast host, Nicole Hagen. For years, Nicole was stuck on the diet culture roller coaster ride, trying to earn worthiness by following rigid food rules, counting calories, eating less, and exercising more. Only to end up exhausted, unhappy, and the farthest from healthy she had ever been. A few wake up calls later, she has now committed her life to helping women live full and vibrant lives without food fear, rules, or restriction. She works to help in...
Nov 22, 2023•55 min•Ep. 293
Today we welcome Faraz Khan, Founder of FullyVital hair wellness for women and host of the Anti-Aging Hacks Podcast. He is a leading expert in the field of hair loss in women, with a specialized focus on understanding the role of hormones, including testosterone and DHT, in hair thinning and loss. Today we have a conversation on women’s hair loss. We discuss the cause and complex hormonal changes (and stress!) that contribute to hair loss. Faraz also offers tangible tips on prevention! To learn ...
Nov 15, 2023•55 min•Ep. 292
Today on the podcast we welcome, Sierra Sophia Mercier. Sierra is a former competitive figure skater turned actor, producer, author, and mom. She and her husband were the first couple to win ‘The Knot Dream Wedding’ sweepstakes in 2013. They dedicated a portion of their honeymoon to volunteer work, which inspired them to create an online travel series called, Love Set Run, encouraging people to make their travels altruistic. Sierra is also an award winning floral designer, artist, poet, and adve...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 291
Today we welcome Maegan Brown aka The BakerMama! Maegan shares easy, family-friendly recipes, creative food boards, spectacular party spreads, brilliant little bites, and a glimpse into everyday life as a wife and mom of 4 kids. Maegan started The BakerMama blog in 2012 with a single recipe for peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies . Now it features hundreds of original recipes and creative meal/snack ideas that she makes regularly for her family and friends. In addition to the blog, Maegan is a...
Nov 01, 2023•59 min•Ep. 290
Today we welcome, Kemi Nekvapil to the show. Kemi is one of Australia's leading credentialled coaches for female executives and entrepreneurs, an author, and a highly sought-after international speaker. She has studied leadership and purpose at the Gross National Happiness Centre in Bhutan and trained with Dr. Brené Brown to become a Certified Dare to Lead Facilitator. Kemi is a facilitator for the Hunger Project Australia and a regular interviewer of industry icons including Elizabeth Gilbert, ...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 289
Today on the podcast we welcome Sophie Jaffe. Sophie is Los Angeles based leader & wellness expert, superfood entrepreneur, Yoga teacher, and mama to three beautiful children. She founded her superfood company and wellness brand, Philosophie, with the goal of making it easier, more inspiring, and more delicious to attain optimal health and radiant wellness. Sophie is known for her radical honesty and truly authentic living on and offline. She and her husband, who have been together for almos...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 288
Today we had the absolute pleasure of speaking to and learning from Rachel Montez Minor, who just released her second children’s book “See You on The Other Side,” on September 26th. Rachel is best known for her work on Broadway, TV, and film but is now focusing on writing and her other passions, including yoga instruction and meditation. These calm, mindful sensibilities are reflected in the new book – and they came to her in the most beautiful and almost magical way – which she shares with us t...
Oct 11, 2023•55 min•Ep. 287
Today on the podcast we have a conversation with Jenny Schatzel. Jenny is a speaker and coach who was in the fitness industry for 20 years and then also transitioned into motivational speaking 10 years ago. She has given hundreds of talks to thousands of people all around the world; sharing the mindset that saved her and influencing women everywhere to show up and become their very best selves. Today, she teaches women how to love their body and is working on changing the conversation on Body Im...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 286
We have a wonderful conversation with Shea Gomez, founder and creator of the online platform: No Booze Babes – offering alcohol free tips, tricks, and sober sips. Shea works to normalize and glamorize an alcohol free life and create community around booze free living. Today on the podcast, Shea shares her journey with alcohol and her decision to give up alcohol entirely. She classifies her previous drinking as “gray area drinking,” that so many young women can relate to. When she realized that a...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 285
Today on the podcast we sit down with Marguerite Adzick, Founder & CEO of Addison Bay, a line of elevated athleisure. Today Marguerite discusses launching a business while prioritizing her family and motherhood, talks work/life balance, her evolving self-care and fitness routine, and working with her husband. To learn more visit: https://addisonbay.com or follow on instagram @addisonbay If you would like to receive a free health coaching consultation-- get in touch at courageouswellness.net ...
Sep 20, 2023•59 min•Ep. 284
Today on the podcast we welcome our friend, podcast host, and hormone health coach, Jess Suchan to the show! Jess works to help women rebalance their hormones to improve symptoms and gain greater confidence in their bodies. We have a really detailed conversation on cycle syncing– with Jess sharing how we should eat and move at each phase of our cycle! We break down the Menstrual, Follicular, Ovulatory, Luteal, phases – and we know you will gain and learn so much from this informative conversatio...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 283
Today we have a conversation with Vinny Crispino, Founder of Pain Academy. Pain Academy is a Movement Therapy business with a mission to improve posture and heal pain through simple movements that anyone can do. Their approach is not a quick-fix, but a long-term solution that traces the root cause of pain, misalignment and overall limitation in the body. Their best-selling program, The Movement Program , teaches members simple + effective corrective exercises that adapt to their individual needs...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 282
Today on the podcast we welcome, the founder of Odyssey Mushroom Elixir, Scott Frohman. Unlike traditional energy drinks that are loaded with sugar and artificial ingredients, Odyssey is packed with natural ingredients, including functional mushrooms like Lion's Mane and Cordyceps. These mushrooms have been used for centuries to improve mental clarity, increase focus, and boost energy levels. We have a great conversation today on how Odyssey came to be. To learn more visit: https://odysseyelixir...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 281
Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a renowned women’s health & fertility detective, celebrity acupuncturist & coach, and the best-selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy (2009), Yes, You Can Get Pregnant (2014), Body Belief (2018), and The Egg Quality Diet: A clinically proven 100-day fertility diet to balance hormones, reduce inflammation, improve egg quality & optimize your ability to get & stay pregnant (June 2021). As a fertility detective with two decades of experience...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 280
In this episode of the podcast Aly & Erica talk living authentically, finding joy and listening to your intuition. If you would like to work with us and receive a free health coaching consultation-- get in touch at courageouswellness.net or email aly@courageouswellness.net or erica@courageouswellness.net Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday You can also follow us on instagram @ CourageousWellness This episode is brou...
Aug 16, 2023•41 min•Ep. 279
Today we welcome Dr. Izabella Wentz to the show, #1 NYT best-selling Author, and author of the new book ADRENAL TRANSFORMATION PROTOCOL: A life-changing program to rebalance your adrenals and reclaim your energy and vitality. In ADRENAL TRANSFORMATION PROTOCOL readers discover A Four-Week Plan to Release Stress Symptoms and Go from Surviving to Thriving – offering a solution to those suffering from adrenal dysfunction. Today, we have a really in depth conversation on adrenal dysfunction with Iza...
Aug 09, 2023•58 min•Ep. 278
Today we have a really great conversation full of tangible tips and tricks on financial wellness with Tara Murphy. Tara is currently living her dream life and has become the go-to person for finance, travel, and passive income information online. Through her online program, 1:1 private coaching clients, and free online resources – Tara works to teach women how to take advantage of investing in the stock market. Managing your finances properly can really change your life, shave years off your ret...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 277
Today we welcome back to the show 4th time guest – Catherine McCord! Catherine is the founder of Weelicious and One Potato and an author of multiple books including her latest cookbook, Meal Prep Magic: Time-Saving Tips for Stress-Free Cooking , Jennifer Garner has called Catherine her “ go-to guru who has written the ultimate, pragmatic guide to meal prep!” Meal Prep Magic guides readers step-by-step through kitchen organization and meal preparation: from stocking essential tools and ingredient...
Jul 26, 2023•57 min•Ep. 276
Today on the podcast we welcome Christine Yu. Christine is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of sports science and women’s fitness. In May, she released her timely book " UP TO SPEED " which disentangles myth and gender bias from real science, making the case for new approaches that can help women athletes excel at every stage of life and athletic level. To learn more visit: https://www.christinemyu.com or follow on instagram @cyu888 If you would like to work wit...
Jul 19, 2023•55 min•Ep. 275
Today we welcome gluten free food blogger, Organically Addison to the show! As a Division 1 college athlete, Addison learned how to fuel her body with healthy foods to perform at a high level. After college, Addison began marathon running. While running, she suffered from severe leg pain – and after several specialist and doctors appointments later, she was diagnosed with Compartment Syndrome. Addison was given the choice of having an invasive surgery or quitting running. This is when Addison to...
Jul 12, 2023•56 min•Ep. 274
