Body Wise Podcast

Cristina talks with Angie Alt about what’s been left unsaid in the holistic wellness space. Ignoring obstacles to holistic wellness like food insecurity, police violence, and generational trauma causes harm and real health consequences to communities of color. We need to be brave enough to imagine, address, and integrate a more holistic approach to wellness to make it accessible for everyone.

TOPICS:


• Meet Angie Alt (00:19)
• The importance of activism within the wellness community (04:06)
• Defining holistic wellness (05:23)
• The less talked about barriers to wellness (08:24)
• Representation in the wellness space and whiteness co opting wellness (10:42)
• Making AIP accessible for all cultures and getting to the real root of root causes (12:33)
• Addressing the violence obstacles for Black and brown communities (20:25)
• Starting the conversation: why human rights aren’t political (22:51)
• How to get over the fear of getting it wrong (27:49)
• Why imagining better is the key (31:30)
• Getting realistic about barriers to holistic wellness (34:32)
• Politics as a root cause for autoimmune disease (36:09)
• Why self care and bootstrapping aren’t a cure-all (37:54)
• Getting through to the other side of defensiveness to shift perspectives (42:00)
• Going beyond the food and taking back our power (47:03)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find more from Angie Alt:
  • AutoImmuneWellness.com
  • SAD to AIP in SIX
  • AIP Certified Coach
  • @angie.alt on Instagram
• For further reading:
  • Rachel Cargle
  • Rachel Ricketts
  • Layla F. Saad
  • Ericka Hart

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com, and on social media @love.my.cycle
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]

This episode is very personal and intimate. Laura and Derek share about their experience uncoupling. From finding the courage to talk about divorce, to being on the same page, to the divorce process, to rage, to acceptance and surrender, to finding love and gratitude for each other, to learning about themselves as individuals … all while co-parenting and wanting the best for their kids.

TOPICS:


• Derek, Laura, and their perspectives (00:18)
• Bringing up the topic of divorce (02:52)
• The emotional elements of uncoupling (03:59)
• How the financials and logistics of divorce led to a breaking point (08:25)
• Unraveling what went wrong (17:50)
• What changed to make things right (22:36)
• Rebuilding trust within a broken relationship (26:50)
• Co-parenting in the midst of divorce (30:23)
• The paradox of pain and healing … and growth (32:18)
• Life lessons from divorce (34:39)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Have questions for Laura? Email her at [email protected] 
• Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club.

GET BODY WISE:

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com, and on social media @love.my.cycle
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]

The Sacred Feminine lives within all of us, and it’s calling for us to wake up and step into our power. Cristina and Daniele talk about what it means to be a witch and how to harness your gifts in a way that makes you feel closer to your truth. We all have something to bring to the table, and we can all share and become stronger in sisterhood.

TOPICS:


• Meet Daniele Della Valle (00:19)
• Activism and using your privilege for good (1:38)
• Disrupting the wellness space with inclusivity and creating a system for all (06:21)
• Awakening to rewilding of women (16:09)
• The healer identity, witchcraft, ceremony, and the Sacred Feminine (18:47)
• The importance of sisterhood and honoring our cycles (24:38)
• Embracing femininity, and the health implications of disconnection (25:28)
• The power of orgasm and the importance of self-pleasure (31:55)
• Social media and the female experience (39:17)
• How travel builds empathy and connection (45:00)
• What’s on the horizon (48:25)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find Daniele Della Valle online at DanieleDellaValle.com and on Instagram @danielendellavalle
• Check out the Sacred Feminine Academy and Your Wellness Academy
• Get a copy of Daniele’s book: Happy Weight: Unlocking Body Confidence Through Bioindividual Nutrition and Mindfulness
• For further reading, check out:
  • Lisa Lister
  • @LaylaMartin
  • @Evyan.Whitney
  • @JulietaChiara
• Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club.

GET BODY WISE:

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com, and on social media @love.my.cycle
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]

As humans, we need the support and companionship that comes with community. Nowadays, that’s a bit more challenging, but luckily, you can build your own community just by being yourself. Everyone has something to bring to the table, and there’s a seat for us all. Pull up a chair as Cristina talks about what she looks for in an online community, what she’s doing to build her own community, and how you can build yours online.

TOPICS:


• The importance of community (00:30)
• Where online communities started (1:59)
• What you need to start an online community (02:38)
• Choosing your platform (7:40)
• The value of pricing your content appropriately (8:15)
• The importance of confidence in community (12:37)
• Choosing the business model that works for you (13:51)
• What is your message and what do you want to teach the world? (19:40)
• How the blogging community and social media has changed recently (21:21)
• Setting boundaries on social media (24:13)
• The benefits of nurturing a community (26:45)
• Choosing where to build a platform that works for you (28:17)
• The ultimate goal of community (32:56)
• Mi Casa Cooking Club and closing comments from Beyonce (34:26)

RESOURCES: 

• Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club.
• Build your community on Patreon, Podia, or Mighty Networks.
• For more on how to set boundaries on the internet, follow Diane Sanfilippo on Instagram.
• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

GET BODY WISE:

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com, and on social media @love.my.cycle
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]

We can’t appreciate what we don’t understand, so in this solo episode, Laura is guiding you through the first step of loving your period through education. Cycle phases, hormones, anatomy, and physiology, plus how we change mentally and energetically throughout different parts of the cycle. We are not broken, the system is, and taking back our power is the first step in healing.

Post-recording Note from Laura: Cervical mucus is amazing! Not only because it alerts us to impending ovulation but because it is designed to keep sperm alive and facilitate passage to the egg once it’s released. That’s right, sperm can live for up to five days in our bodies if cervical mucus is present! It's a fertility powerhouse.

TOPICS:


• Meet Laura and Love My Cycle (00:19)
• The importance of cycle education (1:10)
• The physiology of the menstrual cycle, from Day 1 (3:50)
• Fertilization (or not) and what happens after (9:35)
• Tracking your cycle (12:37)
• How our brains change throughout the menstrual cycle (13:43)
• The four phases of the cycle (14:41)
• Mind/body/spirit/earth connections (16:09)
• Science as an empowerment tool (17:20)
• Optimizing your fertility naturally (19:15)
• Education before medication (22:14)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find Laura Mar, Fertility and Sexual Health Coach, online at lovemycycle.com, and on social media @love.my.cycle

GET BODY WISE:

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com, and on social media @love.my.cycle
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]

Cristina and Brianna cover a variety of topics related to health, from building a better relationship with food, to safe and healthy weight loss that lasts, plus cycle health as the fifth vital sign, Whole30, essential oils, stress management, the role holistic coaching can play in a health journey, and so much more.

TOPICS:


• Meet Brianna Wilkerson and Madewell345 (4:19)
• Brianna’s experience with weight loss (5:01)
• How to get into health coaching (7:15)
• Whole30, paleo, and the gateway to good nutrition (12:30)
• Why stress is such a huge health obstacle (16:01)
• The ERC Method: eliminate, reduce, cope (20:22)
• The mental benefit of one on one and group coaching (22:54)
• Incorporating essential oils in a wellness practice (25:37)
• The Healthy Eating and Happy Living Summit (26:48)
• Unpacking miseducation surrounding women’s health (29:43)
• Life coaching as a stepping stone to wellness (33:39)

RESOURCES: 

• Get Magtein for 10% off with code CASTAWAY10
• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find Brianna Wilkerson online at Madewell345.com and on Instagram @madewell345
• Catch the Healthy Eating and Happy Living Summit online from August 24th through August 30th here, or get VIP lifetime access here.
• Check out Brianna’s Facebook Communities: Healthy + Sustainable Weight Loss Community and Essential Oils for a Healthy Home and Family
• Grab some of Brianna’s freebies:
  • Sustainable Weight Loss Resource Library
  • Whole30 40 Day E-Course
  • Essential Oils 101 Webinar & Series
  • Essential Oils 5 Class Training Series
• Listen to Brianna’s podcasts:
  • Sustainable Weight Loss Podcast
  • Healthy Oily Home Podcast
  • The Unrefined Life Show

GET BODY WISE:

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com, and on social media @love.my.cycle
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]

Cristina is riding solo and talking about all things elimination protocol. From the difference between AIP, paleo, and Whole30. Plus what to eat, how to reintroduce foods, what to do when it feels like nothing is working, what labs and tests to request, and the mindset work behind healing. After all, we can choose to thrive, in whatever that looks for each individual.

TOPICS:


• Cristina’s background and the beginning of her health journey (1:55)
• Paleo as a blueprint (5:41)
• Whole30, AIP, and elimination diets (6:57)
• When, how, and why you should reintroduce foods (8:33)
• Which elimination protocol is right for you? (11:18)
• Cristina’s life after elimination diets (12:28)
• Identifying reactions, worth-it foods, and hard-no foods (15:59)
• Getting the most out of healing through mindset (22:43)
• What to do when elimination protocols don’t work (24:41)
• Getting “back to normal” after an elimination diet (27:47)
• Making choices for your health (30:12)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

GET BODY WISE:

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com, and on social media @love.my.cycle
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]

Cristina and Jean Choi, both super moms, talk pregnancy, motherhood, building a business, and doing it all with integrity and intuition at the forefront. After struggling with her own wellness and the lack of care in the conventional health industry, Jean Choi looked inward for answers and found her own innate wisdom, leading her to a healthy pregnancy and a more balanced life as a new mom, cookbook author, and full time food blogger.

TOPICS:


• Meet Jean Choi and What Great Grandma Ate (00:18)
• Balancing motherhood and a full time job (4:07)
• Shifting career paths to find health answers (8:50)
• Amenorrhea, digestion, and making the connection (12:47)
• Preparing for motherhood (16:28)
• Removing mom shaming and judgment (19:50)
• Empowerment through pregnancy and cultural awareness (25:48)
• Birthing experience and the new normal of early motherhood (29:20)
• The best foods and exercise for postpartum recovery (35:54)
• Reclaiming your power in pregnancy (40:27) 
• Body trust and healing (43:52)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find Jean Choi online at WhatGreatGrandmaAte.com and on Instagram @whatgreatgrandmaate

GET BODY WISE:

• 

Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com, and on social media @lovemycycle
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]

Cristina talks with Angela Bicos Mavridis, founder of TRIBALÍ Foods. Angela discovered the nurturing power of real foods growing up in her grandmother’s Greek kitchen. After 30 years on a processed vegetarian diet, she listened to her body’s innate wisdom, started incorporating meat, and THRIVED. Angela is fulfilling her mission to make ancestral eating easier in the modern world, and might just change the food industry in the process.

TOPICS:


• Meet Angela and TRIBALÍ Foods (00:18)
• Jumping into the market of consumer packaged goods (07:35)
• How to pursue your dream (12:42)
• Making healthy food work when you have no time (16:12)
• Food deserts and food insecurity, and making a difference (18:18)
• Balancing motherhood with entrepreneurship (22:04)
• Being the change within the packaged goods market (26:46)
• How to get your business off the ground and into the grocery store (31:19)
• Confidence and mindset of a change maker (35:14)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find TRIBALÍ Foods online at TribaliFoods.com and on Instagram @tribalifoods

GET BODY WISE:

• 

Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at cyclescience.org, and on social media @scienceandsisterhood
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]

Laura talks with De’Nicea Hilton, doctor of Oriental medicine, Holistic PLAY Activator, and creator of Playful Healing Spaces for women. By recognizing what tools serve you in the moment, you can give yourself the freedom to move through your healing journey. Dr. De’Nicea’s approach applies to every aspect of life, and gives us all permission to embrace, embody, and express our perfectly authentic selves.

TOPICS:


• Meet Dr. De’Nicea Hilton and PLAY (01:30)
• How self awareness leads to healing (05:19)
• How to use one symptom to unpack the root cause (10:14)
• Treating chronic illness with a holistic approach (15:45)
• Depersonalizing from a condition (18:33)
• Bringing awareness to wellness (22:06)
• How to add more play to your life (24:40)
• Reframing and embracing perfection (30:56)
• Moving from shadow work into spectrum work (41:20)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find Dr. De’Nicea online at DeNiceaHilton.com

GET BODY WISE:

• 

Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at cyclescience.org, and on social media @laura_mar.cyclescience
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to [email protected]