What happens when your best friend of 22 years is a feminist pop culture critic who left social media—and you decide to give her a microphone? Pure magic. In this episode, Stacy sits down with her longtime bestie Daynah Burnett to get real about everything from TikTok slang confusion and “Love is Blind” hot takes to why reality TV might be secretly good for your emotional intelligence. They unpack the state of media, generational drama (yes, your mom did mess up your bangs and your boundaries), ...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 1 min
What if the most toxic thing in your home isn’t a chemical—but a mindset? Clean living advocate and first-time author Lindsay Dahl returns to unpack the nuanced middle ground of wellness, environmental health, and personal agency. Together, we explore the emotional toll of trying to “do it all right,” the dangers of black-and-white thinking in the age of social media, and why real change takes both individual action and systemic accountability. We talk spatulas and seed oils, fast fashion and fl...
Jun 27, 2025•30 min
What if you could ditch diet culture and feel amazing in your body? In this episode, Stacy talks with the ever-wise Alicia Stafford—aka the queen of “your way” weight loss—for a conversation that’s as real as it gets. Together, they talk about the messy middle of healing from disordered eating, making peace with food (yes, even dessert!), and finding a path to wellness that actually feels good. We’re talking orthorexia, intuitive eating, body trust, and how to let go of the toxic rules we’ve bee...
Jun 27, 2025•40 min
Ever feel like you're trying to hold it all together while the internet yells at you about seed oils? Same. In this episode, Stacy and Sarah are back together—real talk style—to unpack what happens when you're burned out on busting myths and crave more meaning. From internet trolls to emotional spoons, from doomscrolling to baby goats, we cover the full spectrum of what it looks like to live in the chaos and still make space for joy. We talk about the shift from fighting diet culture head-on to ...
Jun 27, 2025•43 min
Friends! It's been a while. Almost 7 months, actually. Find out how we got here in this short introduction. Ready to binge the first official drop of Stacy's new podcast Recommened listening order (but you do you!): From Myth-Busting to Meaning: Reclaiming Joy with Sarah Ballantyne, PhD Diets Didn’t Work. This Did. Rethinking 'Clean' Living with Lindsay Dahl Why This, Why Now? Pop Culture Decoded with College Besties Real Talk, Whole Life is hosted by Stacy Toth , bestselling diet culture author...
Jun 27, 2025•3 min
Join Stacy in saying farewell to this chapter of the show, reminiscing about the last 12 years of weekly podcasting and the last 145 episodes of Season 3, when Stacy went solo! It's been a journey of deep dives, some tough conversations, and discovering new ways to be our best selves - inside and out! Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel to get notified when the first Is It Real podcast episodes drop later this month. Find Stacy: RealEverything.com Instagram.com/realstacytoth Facebook.com/r...
Jan 03, 2025•9 min•Season 3Ep. 145
One of the very first guests to appear on the original version of this show, author and a pioneer of the ancestral movement, Mark Sisson, joins Stacy to get real about the benefits of walking, small businesses going big, his own health evolution, and what it's like working with family. Pre-order Mark's newest book, Born to Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time , available January 7, 2025! Find Mark: Peluva.com Instagram.com/marksis...
Dec 20, 2024•44 min•Season 3Ep. 144
Ann Russo is a licensed therapist and advocate, passionate about understanding the intersections of mental health, sexuality, and spirituality. Ann and Stacy discuss the mental, emotional, and physical ramifications of interventions like conversion therapy and gender affirming care, why leading with love matters, and why our society is only as good as our most marginalized. Find Ann: AnnRusso.org AMRTherapy.com LinkedIn.com/in/annrussolcsw Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit Real...
Dec 13, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 143
British lifestyle journalist and author Ruby Warrington joins us to discuss two topics that are not only personal to her, but she has also written about: Choosing to be childless and exploring sobriety. Ruby and Stacy have a vulnerable conversation about what family means, what privilege looks like when making a choice outside of the societal norm and why leading with a question rather than an opinion can allow for deeper conversations about these topics. Find Ruby Warrington: RubyWarrington.com...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 142
Stacy drops in with a big announcement! She has always loved thinking deeper on popular fads and in her upcoming Is It Real podcast, Stacy will have a series of shows dedicated to one topic. Each will be a deep dive into the facts and truth behind something, as well as the misinformation. She'll bring you along as she researches topics like, why people think they need coffee enemas or chia seed water when they wake up; how new administration policies and recommendations could help or hurt health...
Nov 29, 2024•5 min•Season 3Ep. 141
Chef and author Phoebe Lapine joins Stacy to discuss navigating wellness without falling into diet culture. As a culinary expert, Phoebe highlights how to enhance meals with delicious, nutrient-packed ingredients and why breakfast truly matters. Together, they delve into autoimmune disorders, elimination diets, and balancing short-term therapeutic approaches with long-term health goals. Find Pheobe Lapine: PhoebeLapine.com CarbivoreCookbook.com Instagram.com/phoebelapine Don’t forget to subscrib...
Nov 22, 2024•54 min•Season 3Ep. 140
Author and rheumatologist Geeta “Dr. G” Nayyar, MD, MBA, joins Stacy to warn of the impacts of misinformation and disinformation on our health and well-being, why personalized care matters, and what the modern day “stranger danger” conversation looks like in the age of social media. Find Dr. G: DrGeetaNayyar.com Facebook.com/drgeetanayyar X.com/drgnayyar Instagram.com/drgnayyar Linkedin.com/in/geetanayyar YouTube.com/@Geetanayyar Dead Wrong: Diagnosing and Treating Healthcare's Misinformation Il...
Nov 15, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 139
Epidemiologist, science author, and co-founder of the nutrition service Zoe, Dr. Tim Spector joins Stacy to share the importance of getting back to the basics of eating a diverse diet and why that means getting more stuff on our plate, not less! Dr. Spector talks about how why this is beneficial to our microbiome and overall health, and will also increase our fiber intake and help get our microbes out of retirement. Find Dr. Spector: Zoe.com Instagram.com/zoe Facebook.com/joinzoe1 X.com/join_zoe...
Nov 08, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 139
Functional Medicine Practitioner and Doctor of Chiropractic Dr. Christine Smith joins Stacy to get nerdy about amino acids, help us understand what “listening to your body” can actually look like, and why it may be important to change how your nervous system communicates with your body. Find Dr. Christine Smith: https://depthwellness.com https://www.instagram.com/drchristinesmith https://www.facebook.com/drchristinesmithdc https://www.tiktok.com/@drchristinesmith https://www.youtube.com/@depthwe...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 137
Health Coach Jenn Trepeck prides herself on “wellness without the weirdness” and joins Stacy to dive into why perfection and extremes don't serve us, how accountability can be a key to willpower, and why the tools that help us today may not be the same ones that help us tomorrow. Find Jenn: ASaladWithASideOfFries.com Instagram.com/jenntrepeck Instagram.com/saladwithasideoffriespod Linkedin.com/in/jennifertrepeck YouTube.com/@jenntrepeck TikTok.com/@jenntrepeck Facebook.com/JenniferTrepeck Facebo...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 136
Licensed Pharmacist and Healthcare Advocate Patrick Alonso joins Stacy to talk about getting off the “medication hamster wheel” that often happens as we get older. He has a passion for working with patients to make long-term lifestyle changes, using medication as a tool, and empowering us all to understand why we are taking the pharmaceuticals and supplements in our current regimen. Find Patrick Alonso: TampaHealthAdvocate.com Instagram.com/your_pharmacist_your_advocate Linkedin.com/in/patrick-a...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 135
We're bringing you a replay of one of our most popular episodes. Learn all about protein and optimizing muscle through food and movement with medical practitioner, author, and founder of The Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon. Since this episode aired just over a year ago, we get an update from Stacy on how including more protein into her diet has affected her body and mind! Find Dr. Lyon: DrGabrielleLyon.com Instagram.com/drgabriellelyon Twitter.com/drgabriellelyon Youtub...
Oct 11, 2024•58 min•Season 3Ep. 134
Raise your hand if you've ever misjudged or missed the mark on something or someone? Nutritionist Michael Biamonte joins for a brief conversation about Candida yeast overgrowth and then Stacy gives us a rundown on fungal infections, parasites, and the range of protocols often used in treating these. And while this conversation didn't go quite as expected, there's plenty to take away about setting boundaries, exploring the nuance in controversial topics, and why science and research matters. Don’...
Oct 04, 2024•44 min•Season 3Ep. 133
Mindfulness trainer and breathwork practitioner Kurtis Lee Thomas joins Stacy to talk about the impact stress has on our health and well-being, how curiosity is consciousness at work, and why one of the most impactful things we can do for ourselves is literally right under our noses! Find Kurtis: BreathworkDetox.com Instagram.com/ManFromTheStars Linkedin.com/in/ManFromTheStars Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com ! If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free content, ch...
Sep 27, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 132
On this bonus episode, the 10th person to walk around the world, Tom Turcich, joins Stacy to tell us why and how he and his pup, Savannah, took on this 7-year adventure. Tom shares his reflections, lessons learned, and the kindness of humanity he discovered along the way. Find Tom: TomTurcich.com Instagram.com/theworldwalk Linkedin.com/in/thomas-turcich Pre-order Tom's book, The World Walk: 7 Years. 28,000 Miles. 6 Continents. A Grand Meditation, One Step at a Time, out October 8th Don’t forget ...
Sep 24, 2024•34 min
OB/GYN Dr. Liz Lyster joins Stacy to educate us about the role of hormones in aging and menopause, why we all may be experiencing "bursts" of aging in our mid-40s and early 60s, and why women must continue to advocate for themselves during these changes. Find Dr. Liz Lyster: DrLizMD.com Facebook.com/drlizlyster Instagram.com/drlizlyster Linkedin.com/in/drlizmd Youtube.com/c/DrLizLyster Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com ! If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free co...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 131
On this special episode, listeners get to hear a behind the scenes training session with podcast veteran Lindsay Dahl about the safety and efficacy standards in the supplement world and what questions we are all encouraged to ask. Stacy also gives us the lowdown on what California’s Proposition 65 is all about and how can be and is being used by companies, consumers, and advocacy groups. Find Lindsay: LindsayDahl.com Instagram.com/lindsay_dahl Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit ...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Naturopathic clinician, author, and entrepreneur Dr. John Neustadt joins Stacy to share his experiences of working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to find alternative treatments for cancer patients. Dr. Neustadt shares the friction points he’s experienced working within a bureaucracy, the mindset of traditional medical doctors, and the disincentives of funding these trials. Find Dr. Neustadt: NBIhealth.com Facebook.com/nbihealth Instagram.com/nbi_health Linkedin.com/in/john-neustadt-...
Sep 06, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Author and long-time activist David Steinman joins Stacy to educate us about the intersection of environment and health and help us discover the hidden toxins in our lives. Stacy and David tackle air and water quality concerns, to making the best choices we can, and why we must be the change and example for our children and generations to come. Find David: HealthyLivingMagazine.us DavidWilliamSteinman.com Linkedin.com/in/david-steinman-345ba775 Twitter.com/bydavidsteinman Facebook.com/davidwstei...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Jennie Ketcham Crooks joins Stacy to discuss digital overconsumption and habits in the age of our “shiny rectangles”. Jennie talks us through coming off of autopilot, parenting in the digital age, and managing emotions and meaningful interactions for healthier relationships with others and ourselves. Find Jennie: WestCoastAnxiety.com Instagram.com/becomingjennie Facebook.com/jennie.ketcham Linkedin.com/in/jennieketchamcrooks Check out Jennie's book Look Up: A 30-D...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 127
There is nothing like learning and growing with friends! Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, PhD is back to help Stacy tackle all the myths about seed oils and Omega 6 fatty acids. They share the science on how these oils are actually good for us, why context matters, and call out that fear-mongering language that wellness communities cling to. Find Dr. Sarah: Nutrivore.com Tiktok.com/@drsarahballantyne Instagram.com/drsarahballantyne Threads.net/@drsarahballantyne Facebook.com/drsarahballantyne YouTube.com/c...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Another school year is upon us! Clinical Psychologist Dr. Hayley Watson, PhD joins Stacy to provide parents and educators with tools to be vulnerable with the young people in their lives in order to create the space for them to share honestly and empower them to trust themselves and learn agency. Dr. Watson reminds us that listening goes a long way and also gives us practical responses for some common situations kids may come to us with. Find Dr. Watson: OpenParachuteSchools.com Linkedin.com/in/...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 125
Endodontist Dr. Sonia Chopra joins Stacy to share her passion as a self-proclaimed “tooth saver” and why it's vital to value our teeth as much as we do the rest of our body. Dr. Chopra breaks down the anatomy of a tooth, modern advancements in endodontics and performing root canals, and why finding compassionate care is important. Find Dr. Chopra: DrSoniaChopra.com Instagram.com/drsoniachopra Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com ! If you haven't yet unlocked ad-...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 124
Microbiome researcher and co-founder of Phyla, Yug Varma, PhD joins Stacy to educate us about the microbiomes that live in and on us, the importance of keeping those habitats in balance, and the big role hydration, inside and out, plays in maintaining our skin health. Find Dr. Varma: Phylabiotics.com Facebook.com/phylabiotics LinkedIn.com/company/phylabiotics YouTube.com/@phylabiotics9358 Instagram.com/phylabiotics X.com/phylabiotics Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeveryt...
Jul 26, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA) president Dr. David Clarke, MD, talks to Stacy about why your pain may really be “all in your head” and causing very real symptoms. Dr. Clarke has worked with thousands of chronically ill patients who did not find answers through diagnostic testing. They dive into pain-relief psychology, the physical differences of someone’s brain who has a PPD, and why the term “psychosomatic” gets a bad rap. Find Dr. Clarke: PPDAssociation.org Facebook.com/PPDAsso...
Jul 19, 2024•53 min•Season 3Ep. 122
