I hope you are having a great time during the holidays after a tough year, definitely one different from any other in the past. In today’s episode, we are going to talk about digestion, gut health, and also poop. We will dive deep into the root causes of the signs your digestive system is giving you, such as gas, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. This episode is special because I am introducing Laura Bourne, the newest addition to our team!. Laura Bourne is a certified nutritional practition...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Today’s episode is all about your breast health. I am diving deep into breast tenderness, what is causing the inflammation in your breast tissue, what is really going on when you feel this way, and I am giving you tips and suggestions about how you can start supporting your breast health. Here are the main topics of this episode dedicated to your breast health: When is common to suffer from breast tenderness? Breast tenderness is a symptom. Differences between breast tenderness and severe pain. ...
Dec 14, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 116
I recorded this episode for you! I have noticed a great increase in the consumption of alcohol in women in my life and practice due to the amount of stress, just as a result of life happening in 2020. Alcohol consumption creates a domino effect on our health, causing other struggles. When we drink too much, we tend to eat too much and we are often directed to foods that don't honor or nourish our bodies, we can have interrupted sleep patterns, we can also notice more inflammation and gut issues,...
Dec 07, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Today I am going to take you on the journey of understanding the difference between PMS and PMDD, unfortunately, this is another subject in which we haven't got the proper education, and our girls are suffering due to this miseducation. I recently read a message that was supposed to be a little text for yourself in the morning that said something like this: “Dear beauty, I know today is the first day of your period but you are not meant to suffer.” So many of us have grown up believing that we a...
Nov 30, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Today I am excited for this new addition to the Audacious Woman Series which has been focused on seven common imbalances in a woman’s body, and this time I will dive deep into our Thyroid. But before I go any further you need to know that I am not your practitioner, I don’t know you personally, and that is the reason why I can only share general information to keep your awareness up. If you enter my program The Hormone Project we can begin working one on one with Dr. Laura Anderson hone in on yo...
Nov 22, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Today I am thrilled to introduce you to another part of the series on women’s imbalances. This episode is all about women’s androgens, like DHEA and testosterone, we have been taught that these are men’s hormones and don’t really matter, and this is the reason why they got really little attention from us. Understanding the importance of these hormones on our health is crucial to set us up for our body composition goals, our immune system, brain, and bone health. Here are the main topics in this ...
Nov 16, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 112
This week, we are diving into the third part of the series about the Seven Most Common Imbalances in a Woman's Body, and today’s topic is all about Progesterone and Ovulation . Not so long ago women’s period was recognized as the fifth vital sign, and doctors were instructed to ask girls and women about their periods as an indicator of their overall health. The truth is that even with these medical advances, women still don’t receive proper instruction about their bodies. If we were empowered as...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 111
This week, we are diving into the second part of the series about the Seven Most Common Imbalances in a Woman´s Body, and today’s topic is all about Estrogen Detoxification . I am often reached out by women asking for recommendations about “a good detox” or “a juice cleanse”, and I am sorry to tell you, it is not that simple. There are different phases of detoxification in our bodies, and it is also crucially important to know what it that you are detoxing from. There are many substances you can...
Nov 02, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 110
I wanted to put another series together for all of you, I know how much you have enjoyed the previous one directed at The Audacious Woman , and that is the reason why this new series is launching today. This time, it is about the Seven Most Common Areas of Imbalance in a Woman’s Body , those areas where there is a lot of confusion in regards to what we were historically being taught in terms of what we are doing to and with our bodies. The first area that I want to address is weight loss , and I...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Dr. Shyamala is a Clinically-trained Leadership & Relationship Coach and has spent the last two decades helping people master their emotional intelligence. Her mission is to help women build High-Performance Relationships in every area of their life. She is the founder of The EQ Code, a high-touch coaching program designed to help high performers transform the way they think, communicate, and lead. Shyamala is also the founder of the Kiru Wellness Clinic, a mental health practice dedicated t...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 108
The legendary Udo Erasmus is a pioneer of the health and wellness industry having created FLAX SEED OIL and the Healthy Oils/Fats Movement. He is also the co-founder of the UDO'S CHOICE supplement brand, a global leader in cutting edge health products, selling tens of millions of bottles of healthy oils, probiotics, and digestive enzymes. Erasmus invented the methodology and machinery that created the healthy fats/oils industry. Udo is an accomplished author of multiple books including Fats that...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Erin is an author, small business owner, personal development mentor, and podcast host. After earning her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and pursuing her career in school counseling, she made the bold decision to leave her position to be a full-time mom and start her own photography business. After personally experiencing and healing from severe anxiety in motherhood, Erin has shifted her small business to offer mentoring for mothers who suffer from anxiety and overwhelm giving them th...
Sep 28, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Jess is a full-time entrepreneur (business coach), CEO, speaker, philanthropist, and former celebrity personal trainer based in NYC. After 8 years teaching elementary school and building a successful health/fitness "side hustle", she quit her comfortable, secure job to go all in and take a risk on herself. Since leaving her job in 2017, she grew her cute side hustle to a million dollar online business, hired a team of incredible heart-centred humans, served hundreds of clients, raised & dona...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 105
I am joined today by Shana Lee, to talk about the oft difficult path through healing. In today’s episode, we are diving deep into the obstacles you might encounter in your way to growth, transformation, and achieving your health, personal, and professional goals. Shanna shares practical suggestions for you to put into action right away. Shanna Lee is an intuitive healer and celebrity manifestation coach, business catalyst, and #1 best -selling author of The Soul Frequency: Your Healthy, Awakened...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 104
This one is another episode of the Audacious Woman Series, which will be about carving and creating that vision for yourself, your life, your health, your wealth, and your relationship, and it’s about the success tips and the steps to set clear micro-goals for yourself and take consistent daily action. I am also going to talk to you about the vital importance of protecting your energy and setting loving and fierce boundaries for yourself. You are worthy of the health, the business, the financial...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 103
I am thrilled that Ashley Fillmore is joining me on this episode! Ashley has a degree in Exercise and Nutrition and she specializes in sustainable weight loss for women. Ashley assists women in changing the composition of their bodies, caring for their health, avoiding constant dietary restrictions and overtraining, by changing their lifestyles and habits and understanding the root causes that triggered the habits that were creating dis-ease. Ashley does not hesitate to share her own struggles, ...
Aug 31, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Dr. Hrkal is a board-certified Naturopathic doctor with a clinical practice in the Toronto area at 2 integrative clinics. He has a special interest in neurological health, chronic pain and brain injuries, writing and lecturing extensively on these topics. He is a member of the scientific advisory board of Complete Concussion Management, an international leader in research-based concussion management education, and is the co-founder of The Concussion Fix . He also has extensive experience in the ...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Welcome to episode 100 of The Simplicity Sessions Podcast! I am so grateful to each and every one of you that have been accompanying me on this beautiful journey. I had never dreamed that this podcast would become such an amazing way to reach out to all of you. I appreciate the support of our sponsors, who came along in an organic way: Saint Francis Herb Farm and Skin Essense Organic , two companies that offer products that I have been using for years and whose benefits I am able to share with a...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 100
“The divine femininity of an audacious woman is intuitive. She creates a life that is worth living, she plays well outside the box, she invents creative solutions, she expands her thinking and her mindset and attracts new forms of success and abundance. She's playful, she’s beautiful, she´s circular and dynamic. She is vulnerable, receiving and she is nurturing!” I have been doing a series of podcasts directed to what I call the audacious woman. My definition of an audacious woman is the one who...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 99
I am excited about this lovely talk I had with Lori Kennedy. Lori has been my friend for many years, and I can honestly say that we have been each other’s mentors over the years in both business and health aspects of our lives. Lori is the host of The Business of Becoming Podcast , which is aimed at health and wellness entrepreneurs who want to build the business and live their dreams on their own terms. Lori and I are about to launch The Freedom Mastermind , a project for the female entrepreneu...
Aug 03, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 98
I put together this series of shows directed at the ambitious audacious woman, the one who is craving more while doing less. Today I am talking about the Nourished Woman, going deep into changing the relationship we have with food. We are going to move away from deprivation and counting calories, and move towards how to best nourish yourself, creating a healthier foundation for your body with real food while honoring your gut, your adrenals, and your thyroids. Here are the main topics of this ep...
Jul 27, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 97
This is part 2 of a series I put together for ambitious and audacious women. I realized I am giving you the message that I wish I had when I was feeling overwhelmed and burnt out and at the same time so inspired, eager to learn and to move my body and life in a different direction, but I didn’t have any help. During today’s episode, I will talk about what a normal day looks like for an audacious woman, the feelings involved, and some of the habits and patterns that can be put into action for her...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 96
This is the first episode of a four-part series that I am putting together for you. I have been hearing from many women who are, like myself, very ambitious and driven, women who have set many goals and ideas that they want to put into action but simultaneously feel overwhelmed and stuck. I usually see women going through two different scenarios. In the first, they feel overwhelmed which leads to becoming paralyzed and subsequently causes an inability to get things accomplished. In the second sc...
Jul 13, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 95
I am delighted to have Sachin Patel and his wife Dina Chauhan as guests to today’s show, they are the founders of The Living Proof Institute . Sachin Patel is a father, husband, philanthropist, functional medicine practice success coach, speaker, and author. His philosophy is that "the doctor of the future is the patient" and he is actively doing whatever it takes to keep people out of the medical system by empowering them through education, self-care, and remapping their mindset. Sachin founded...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 94
In today’s episode, we are approaching this subject for the first time. We have talked many times about an overall simplicity in our lives, but today we will talk about how to implement this lifestyle at home, having fewer things, and better organization. It is not about being perfect but about creating a space that emulates that mental well being and declutters that we want to have in all aspects of our lives. Cathy Perez is a certified wellness coach, she loves to use her own spin on the KonMa...
Jun 29, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. In her new book The Fifth Vital Sign , Lisa debunks the myth that regular ovulation is only important when you want children, by recognizing the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Drawing heavily from the current scientific literature, Lisa presents an evidence-based ap...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Today’s conversation with Oliver Manalese is human, open, and vulnerable. People tend to think that public figures have most of their life figured out and believe me when I say it is not how it looks. Olivier and I share real struggles coming from different perspectives. This year started as the “year of the visionary” and it certainly is, we are now confronted with a reality that is stressing and confusing, which has pushed us all to a state of survival and is affecting our lives in many differ...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Dr. Alli Cain is accompanying me to this episode, she is a chiropractor and has a very important message especially for new moms. She created a certification process called GrowCo, which was founded in 2018 by Dr. Alli Cain when she was 32 weeks pregnant with her first baby. A doctor, fitness coach, and soon-to-be mother, Dr. Cain felt compelled to create a rehab program that supported women through the physical, mental and emotional challenges of motherhood. The program scaled quickly, and afte...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Dr. Heather Denniston is a seasoned chiropractor with specializations in pediatrics, pregnancy, and a certification in wellness chiropractic (CCWP). She is an avid athlete, health enthusiast, and writer who has a passion for inspiring people of all ages to take first steps toward realizing the greatness within. Through online content, public speaking, and coaching, Heather shares wellness, fitness, and nutrition expertise for those looking for deeper change. Dr. Heather Denniston openly shares h...
Jun 01, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 88
With all that’s happening around us people have been stressed, anxious, and fearful which has been manifesting in women´s bodies through different signs, symptoms, and imbalances in regards to hormones, mainly as exacerbated PMS. On today’s podcast episode I want to share with you the ways in which you can help your body cope with the effects of stress on your system. Here are the main topics of today’s episode: ● The root cause of PMS ● Check your foundational lifestyle: The food you are eating...
May 25, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 87
