In this episode, I will be sharing how I am taking a Holistic approach on fertility. Holistic fertility aims to properly balance the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental aspects of one’s life to aid in natural fertility or fertility treatments.The primary methods used to achieve holistic fertility are acupuncture, meditation, yoga, dietary adjustments, and stress management. In this episode, I share the the road I am on to pregnancy and the latest update on seed cycling! To hear more on see...
Nov 10, 2021•24 min
My UNFILTERED SERIES IS BACK! Unfiltered V: Life of a "Spoonie" A “spoonie” is a term used by people with chronic illnesses. It stems from lupus blogger Christine Miserandino. In this episode, I will be sharing how the term "spoonie" came about. What my life looks like as a "spoonie", and what we need from our friends and family. There is also a special message for my fellow "spoonies". >> A chronic illness is a long-term health condition that may not have a cure. Examples of chronic illne...
Nov 03, 2021•26 min
This is Part 4/4 in the DV Awareness Series: October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and for the next four weeks, we will be diving deep into each subcategory of DV. Each week, each special guest and I will be diving deep and sharing the importance of domestic violence awareness, signs, terminology, resources, and the aftermath/healing journey. This Week on The Brie Pod: Keira Hession, Licensed Mental Health Counselor. We discuss the aftermath of Intimate Partner Abuse + Domestic Violence a...
Oct 27, 2021•38 min
*Trigger Warning* Violence | Abuse Part 3/4 Domestic Violence Awareness Series: October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and for the next four weeks, we will be diving deep into each subcategory of DV. Each week, each special guest and I will be diving deep and sharing the importance of domestic violence awareness, signs, terminology, resources, and the aftermath/healing journey. This Week on The Brie Pod: Kylie Woods, School Counselor & Prevention Coordinator. We discuss the importance ...
Oct 20, 2021•46 min
*TRIGGER WARNING* -Violence October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and for the next four weeks, we will be diving deep into each subcategory of DV. Each week, each special guest and I will be sharing the importance of domestic violence awareness, signs, terminology, resources, and the aftermath/healing journey. Domestic Violence Awareness Series, Part 2: This Week on The Brie Pod: Nathan Niles, School Counselor + Former Prevention Educator joins me to talk about safety, prevention, and how...
Oct 13, 2021•40 min
*TRIGGER WARNING* -- Domestic Violence October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and for the next four weeks, we will be diving deep into each subcategory of DV. Each week, each special guest and I will be diving deep and sharing the importance of domestic violence awareness, signs, terminology, resources, and the aftermath/healing journey. This week, I am joined by Sadie Kay, who is a Copywriter, Content Manager, and Survivor of Intimate Partner Abuse. In this episode, Sadie and I share our ...
Oct 06, 2021•41 min
In this week's episode, we are going to explore the importance of mastering emotional intelligence and how to tune your energetic alignment to have a successful life and business, without having to sacrifice... Alina Grayson is a High-Performance, Organic Multi Six Figure Life and Business Coach, entrepreneur, Momma, and heart-led optimist that is obsessed with helping people become the person they most desire to be. Alina's coaching is backed by neuroscience and energetics. After this episode, ...
Sep 29, 2021•43 min
***TRIGGER WARNING*** Death; Abuse; Violence In this weeks episode we are going to explore the significance of safety and the key role it plays in healing from codependency, trauma, and intimate partner domestic violence. Codependency is excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner. Signs of codependency and how it shows up in your life: - Difficulty making decisions in a relationship. - Difficulty identifying your feelings. - Difficulty communicating in a relationship. - Valuing t...
Sep 22, 2021•54 min
The Brie Pod is all about calling back your power in all aspects of life... Meet Holly Manley, She has fostered many animals over the years and has helped each one learn what love feels like. Holly's power is helping bring a new life and voice for all of the sweet fur babies that cannot fully speak for themselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A little bit about her latest foster baby, Gus': Gus is a Great Dane/Black Lab mix born in April on the outskirts of the Adirondacks, in northern New York. His 12-y...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Have you heard of Conscious Parenting? There are many misconceptions and misunderstandings regarding this type of parenting. Many feel it means your child runs the household. I sit down with Katherine Endy and we discuss all things Conscious parenting and touch base on the myths and facts. Katherine also shares her tips and techniques with new parents and "veteran" parents. Katherine Endy is a parenting educator, researcher, and coach, and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland School of ...
Sep 08, 2021•40 min
Have you heard of seed cycling and wondered what it was? Sarah Avery is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (inmotionintegrativept.com) specialized in Women’s Health and Medical Therapeutic Yoga. Sarah created Moon Cycle Seed Company as a way to share her knowledge and success using natural ways to improve her struggles with women's health issues. Dr. Sarah Avery helps show you how you can "own your flow" and how seed cycling can make an impact. Seed cycling involves rotating certain types of seeds thr...
Sep 01, 2021•30 min
Roaring Lioness Babes monthly segment is back with Special Guest: Ashley Ahmadzai Ashley Ahmadzai is a Clairvoyant Success Coach + Manifestation Mentor. Ashley shares her perspectives, insight, and techniques in starting and having a successful six-figure business. As a Coach and Mentor, she shares tools to help you effectively believe in your worth + power. If you're looking to start a business, deconstruct the barriers holding you back, or looking to learn new techniques for success (such as t...
Aug 25, 2021•34 min
Have you wondered what it's like to be an End of Life Doula? Jayme Velleca @jaymevelleca, End of Life Doula + Nurse, talks about how she became an end-of-life doula and how beneficial it can be to hire one for your terminally ill loved one's team. Jayme also shares her experiences, advice, and tips for families struggling from a Nurse + End of life doula's perspective 💛
Aug 18, 2021•30 min
** TRIGGER WARNING *** I feel like every episode gets more and more Unfiltered in this series. 💛 For the longest time, I allowed others to speak for me. I went along with what I was told was okay and not okay to talk about. 💛 To me, a lot of people are hurting because of the lack of communication. The continued sweeping of taboo subjects under the rug and pretending nothing is happening. I have come out about being a victim of abuse, trying to control my life with an eating disorder, and strug...
Aug 11, 2021•37 min
I sit down with my fellow endo sister, Stephanie Tupper to talk about her journey with endometriosis + nutritional coping mechanisms. Stephanie is a woman who wears many hats! She graduated from SUNY Potsdam in 2013 with her B.A. in dance. She currently teaches dance fitness classes and she has 8 years experience with social media marketing! She also works with her boyfriend Matt, whom owns and operates a window cleaning company! She’s a cat mom, she’s vegan, and as soon as she was diagnosed wit...
Aug 04, 2021•33 min
This week is our monthly segment of The Roaring Lioness Babes with Co-Host Priscilla Parent + Special Guest: Haley Hoover. As an international Success Coach + Intuitive Artist, Haley Hoover helps coaches and entrepreneurs attract their first paying clients with ease. Through her Intuitive Business framework, she has helped dozens of women grow their online businesses and self-publish their first books with fun and flow. An Amazon #1 New Release Author and former Public Relations practitioner, Ha...
Jul 28, 2021•40 min
Hi, my name is Brie and I'm recovering from an eating disorder......I officially restarted this journey two weeks ago. This has been an ongoing cycle from eating well to not eating at all. I have probably had it since, I was in Highschool, but at that time I didn't see it that way. I thought an eating disorder meant that you didn't eat at all, but I didn't recognize that I actually had it until I came into adulthood. Actually many people knew about it before I did. It got to the point that my pa...
Jul 21, 2021•27 min
Katie Berigtold [Health + Wellness Educator | Human Design Type: Manifestor] joins me on this episode as my guest host for the day to talk with Meredith Rawlings [Life + Business Coach | Human Design Expert | Human Design Type: Projector] all about Human Design! //My human design type is also Manifestor🪄 You may be wondering, What is Human Design? >> The Human Design System is a synthesis of ancient and modern sciences and has proven to be a valuable tool for human understanding. With Hum...
Jul 14, 2021•48 min
We all experience stress in our lives. Did you know the vast majority of health problems are caused or influenced by stress, it's important to understand how stress affects your body and learn effective stress management techniques to make stress work for you rather than against you. I sit down with Katie Berigtold, Health + Wellness Educator. We discuss the causes and effects of stress as well as the different resources for stress relief.
Jul 07, 2021•32 min
Getting into alignment — What does being aligned feel like and How do we that? We know it’s an important piece of any mindset practice and a necessary component to attracting what we want in our lives. If we’re going to manifest to get what we most deeply want, we must be in alignment! But perhaps, despite your best efforts, your desires are still not coming to fruition. Most of us are still spending the majority of our time out of alignment which, of course, interrupts our flow. The question is...
Jun 30, 2021•23 min
*TRIGGER WARNING* -- Domestic Violence Have you ever been in a life-threatening situation where one false move could have ended your life? Destinee Commander is a Mom to her beautiful baby girl, one of my very good friends, and a Domestic Abuse Survivor. A single traumatic event can change lives in the blink of an eye. It can destroy you, enrage you, and even fuel the fire within you. In this episode, Destinee shares a piece of her story and how her inner strength overcame her hardship. Within h...
Jun 23, 2021•36 min
"Your illness does not define you. Your strength and courage does" Have you ever felt like you knew something was wrong with health, but everyone else including the "professionals" told you otherwise? In this episode, I share my endo story. I talk about the medical trauma I faced as well as the imposter syndrome that crept in. On this journey for answers and healing, I did not get everything resolved but I learned along the way that it is still important to celebrate every win, even if it seems ...
Jun 16, 2021•27 min
*TRIGGER WARNING* -- Domestic Violence | Drug Use Have you ever felt trapped in a relationship where you couldn't leave because you feared for your life? Noelle LaTrace is from Akwesasne, an Indian reservation in Upstate NY. She is a Spiritual Mentor with a passion for helping others-- She is also a part of the LGBTQ community. If you were to first meet and then describe Noelle, you would say she is a beautiful bright light and has such a happy soul--Which all of this is true, but Noelle has bee...
Jun 09, 2021•32 min
Keira Hession is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She will be sharing coping mechanisms and resources to help you cope with mental health during the pandemic in a healthy way. Stress can cause the following: - Feelings of fear, anger, sadness, worry, numbness, or frustration - Changes in appetite, energy, desires, and interests - Difficulty concentrating and making decisions - Difficulty sleeping or nightmares - Physical reactions, such as headaches, body pains, stomach problems, and skin ras...
Jun 02, 2021•24 min
Welcome to the *NEW* monthly segment called The Roaring Lioness Babes by The Brie Pod. This segment is for all entrepreneurs just starting, already have a business, or searching for their dot (niche). I have brought on Priscilla Parent, Spiritual Business Mentor of Tarot Tuesday Tribe as a Co-host to help bring you all of the collective tips and tricks to help with your confidence and bringing back power into your passion/career! We have also invited Mentors, Entrepreneurs, and Spiritual babes t...
May 26, 2021•32 min
Have you ever felt like you were not good enough--where you go down the ugly trail of comparison because someone made you feel unworthy?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In this episode, I share another piece of my story where I lost all of my self-worth-- not only by words but by actions. I cannot say I was fully whole going into that relationship, but I gave all of myself to others and didn't really stop much to think about me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When I read the above out loud, I think how selfish of me to...
May 19, 2021•32 min
For this special Mother’s Day episode, I’m talking to my Mom. Tracy Edwards is a Teacher, former Real Estate Agent, and most importantly my Mom. She’s the one that taught me strength, celebrating life, positivity, and everything this show is about. I have a very wisdom-filled interview with my Mom as she tells me her perspective on teaching and crushing her goals.
May 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Allie joins me to discuss Mindfulness, Accountability, and Reiki! Allie is a certified Mindfulness + Accountability Life Coach, Certified in Reiki 1 + 2, and Slimwave Technician. ✨💗HER goal is to help bring calmness to others in their daily life and to help improve connectedness with thoughts, emotions, decisions, and actions with an open mind, in a non-judgemental way.
May 05, 2021•28 min
Thea sits down with me to talk about her story and her family's journey with Autism. Officially and Unofficially diagnosed for a few, 7/7 of her immediate family members are on the Spectrum. Thea is based in South Wales, where you'll often find her working in her shed at the bottom of the garden. She's been married for almost 20 years and has five children and a gazillion pets, including dogs, rats, and chickens. Thea wears many hats and one of them being that she is an author of multiple books ...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 8 min
I sit down with Renee Carleson, to discuss Autism Acceptance and all of the beautiful tools and resources she has created. Renee Carleson, is a massage therapist, mother of two beautiful special needs teens, and happily married to her geek charming! When she began to write this book, her mission was to show society what it was like to be an autistic child. She also wanted to express how it feels to be a mother of special needs children. What Renee discovered through this process was a deeper con...
Apr 21, 2021•29 min
