The results are in from the poll on social media! I asked, and you answered, and I'm diving in today to talk about social media and how it shapes the way we view our health. It will come as no surprise based on our discussions about social media in episodes past, but there is an overwhelming majority of women who feel that they are the farthest they have ever been from their health, even amidst the flood of health and wellness information that inundates social media platforms. So why is that, an...
Nov 09, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 20
As we near the end of the season, I wanted to touch on the importance of macro minerals in our bodies and what can happen when they fall out of balance. Minerals are key to our cellular functions and are tightly woven into our hormones for regulation. The combination of water, minerals, hormones, and cofactors all work together seamlessly and require a delicate balance to function appropriately. So what happens when our macro minerals are out of balance? And what impact can stress play on our mi...
Nov 07, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 19
We talked last time about balancing our blood sugar, what an important role it plays in the nourishment of our bodies, and the impact it has on how we manage our stress. Glucose is key to the body’s function, and we need carbohydrates for our cells to function appropriately to allow us to go deeper in our journey to healing. Nourishment is an initiation. It is just the beginning of the healing that our bodies need to experience, but we can’t begin to heal without being in a place of nourishment....
Nov 02, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 18
With the rise in diet fads such as fasting and ketogenic diets, it is crucial to understand the role that glucose plays in our bodies and how nourishing our cells at a metabolic level is the key to moving away from stress and burnout. Balancing your blood sugar appropriately on a cellular level is different from how social media trends tell you to manage your blood sugar. They almost want you to think of blood sugar and insulin as bad. But there are no bad hormones! Insulin is responsible for he...
Oct 31, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 17
We’re back for Part 2 of our discussion on Beautiful vs The Beauty Standard, and today, we’re talking about Vanity vs Wisdom and how the beauty standard has upended our values as a society. In many of my episodes, I talk about social media and the damage it has on us as women for many reasons, and the standard of beauty is absolutely one of them. The culture of vanity that we see from influencers on social media is one that shapes our perspectives of ourselves. These influencers genuinely believ...
Oct 26, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The pressure to be beautiful has been a battle that women have been fighting for the last century. Beauty standards have shifted in so many different ways over the last several decades, and women have always been searching for ways to fit the standard that society has created for them to be identified as “beautiful.” Tune in today to dive deeper into what true beauty is and how it contrasts with the beauty standard of society. You are beautiful, regardless of how you align with today’s beauty st...
Oct 24, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We’re back for part two of our discussion about feminine libido! In our last episode, we touched on many of the spiritual factors that need to be taken into account when we’re looking at our libido. If we are not in a state of feminine energy, we will struggle with our libidos. This is a constant struggle with the pressures that have been pushed on us by society over the past several decades. In order for us to truly understand our libido, we must first nourish ourselves on a nutritional level t...
Oct 19, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 14
The female libido is one of the most requested topics in this community, so we’re diving in head-first today to look at the deeper intricacies of the female libido and the different physiological factors that influence it. It’s no secret that hormones play a huge role in our physiology and, likewise, in our libido. While much of society is experiencing difficulties with sex drive and libido, they are often looking for a band-aid fix rather than diving deeper to understand the “why” behind our tr...
Oct 17, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Boundaries have been a hot topic for quite a while in the health and wellness space. One of the ways that we misunderstand boundaries is that, rather than imposing our feelings on someone else under the guise of a “boundary,” boundaries should really be more about understanding where the line lies between one person and another. A prime example of having a firm boundary is when it comes to our feminine power. There are so many mixed messages on social media that portray femininity that do not re...
Oct 12, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In our last episode, we talked about this overarching, deep, insatiable hunger for nurturance, guidance, and presence. So many of us desperately needed that growing up, but we lacked the mothering or community that was necessary for us to learn how to nurture ourselves. As women, we often struggle with the fundamental feeling that we are not good enough or we are not doing enough. We operate and behave from what we have learned from previous generations or society, and it puts us on a deeply ing...
Oct 10, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Healing from trauma is a process that requires a nourished body and a shift into your feminine energy. Many women are finding themselves in a state of burnout in high masculine energy and are struggling to heal from their trauma as a result. We have to shift back to our core nature as women to truly process and heal from our traumas. As women, we desire to feel safe and secure and to have stability in our lives. We often look at our symptoms, such as thin hair, dull skin, and infertility, and we...
Oct 05, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Over the last few years, trauma healing has come to center stage and gotten a lot of attention. So much so that we’re beginning to label any experience that proved to be difficult as ‘trauma.’ And for experiences that we’ve had that are traumatic, we aren’t healing from it or processing it appropriately. Because of this, our trauma starts to become part of our identity, and instead of moving on, we hold it with us as we move through life. When we are in a state of burnout, we think that healing ...
Oct 03, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 9
I dive head first into burnout this week and break down what burnout is and what it does to our bodies on a deeper level. Burnout puts us in a state of fight or flight, and for those of us who have been experiencing burnout for several years, the physiological effects can be extreme. For women, burnout comes as a consequence of operating in a state of masculine energy for a prolonged period of time. For some of us, this goes back years and years into our pasts, where we have been trying to achie...
Sep 28, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 8
I’m answering YOUR questions from the first few episodes of the Fully Nourished podcast and sharing some of my current favorite things. How movies and social media have warped our understanding of balance and self-care Clarifying confusion and misconceptions about femininity My favorite resources on masculinity and femininity What does a Fully Nourished life really mean? How to prioritize what your body needs as a professional working woman What I’ve learned as I’ve nourished and healed, and how...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this second part of our look back at the history of women’s health, we explore the history of estrogen and hormonal birth control as well as the crucial role progesterone plays in our physical and emotional health. How progesterone plays a very important role in channeling energy and focus How estrogen and progesterone work in harmony How hard it is to create progesterone vs. estrogen The danger of having estrogen without progesterone The isolation and marketing of synthetic estrogen The hist...
Aug 24, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 6
We examine the double-edged sword of being in our feminine power and look back at key points in history that have deeply impacted female physiology, health, and hormones. · How our physiology can work against us when it’s not in harmony · Our great power and responsibility as deeply feeling, sensitive, intuitive beings. · The four archetypes of survival and protection · Hysteria and the deep misunderstanding of women’s emotions and hormones · The discovery of PMS and using nourishment to allevia...
Aug 17, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Jessica Ash shares the characteristics of masculinity and femininity, and how these energies go far beyond gender and stereotypical gender roles. What happens when masculine and feminine energy is in and out of balance The physiological cost of women living in masculine energy Resilience to stress in female vs. male physiology The difference between circadian vs. infradian rhythms The different male and female archetypes Connect with Jessica: Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsle...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week I explore our complicated relationship with the female appetite from a cultural and physiological perspective. I walk through the demonization of appetite and women’s disassociation from their body’s needs as well as the important role appetite plays in hormones, regulating reproduction, and blood sugar. Why women are very sensitive to a state of undernourishment How we get addicted to survival hormones How suppressing appetite can negatively impact your digestion How appetite is a pow...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 4
A holistic and critical exploration of the “pro-metabolic diet” – what it is, what it’s not, where it came from, why so many people are drawn to it, and how some people have “hurt” themselves with it. The Pro-metabolic Diet done right…. and oh so wrong Why dieting and seeing food this way inevitably hurts us Breaking the dieting cycle Why people look at diets to save them Why health is more complex than just eating a certain way and taking supplements Looking at influencer culture and social med...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 3
I do a deep dive into bioenergetics, and how understanding this concept allows you to redefine your experience and completely shift your perspective in how you approach your body and healing. Understanding what “Energy Begets Structure” means What is the metabolism? Why is it important? What is a hypo-metabolic state? Understanding the importance of nourishment through the lens of female biology & physiology What being undernourished can look like & feel like How to understand what’s goi...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the Fully Nourished® Podcast! In this first episode, you’ll meet me, Jessica Ash. I’m a functional nutritionist, integrative health coach, and creator of the popular online course, Fully Nourished®. To kick off the Fully Nourished® podcast, I share my vision for the podcast and dive deep into my own health story and personal journey. I also explore the importance of finding your personal nutrition philosophy in a health and wellness culture that pushes authoritarian thinking and dogma...
Jul 27, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The Fully Nourished® podcast, hosted by functional nutritionist and integrative health coach, Jessica Ash, is an evidence-based wellness podcast dedicated to empowering women with the tools and knowledge they need to tune into their body, understand their physiology, and truly nourish themselves inside and out. Join Jessica as she explores the principles of bioenergetics and the unique needs of female physiology. Each week she shares her candid and thoughtful insights on women’s health, nutritio...
Jul 12, 2023•3 min
