Courageous Wellness

Today, we welcome Rachel Garahan to the show. Rachel is a creative director, artist, and innate nurturer. In all of her work, she is drawn to what she calls the "elemental connection": the space where nature and the human spirit overlap. She is also the author of a new pregnancy journal, 9 Months of Wonder. With a spare, modern design and gorgeous illustration, 9 Months of Wonder is designed to help mothers-to-be to document the liminal space between here and there while softening into the season they're in. In these journal pages, she will find a safe place to record and process her experiences, reflect on the ups and downs, move through fears, and honor the metamorphosis taking place in her as she gives birth to the new life of her child and the new parts of herself. 

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Aly & Erica share life updates on this solo episode and recap June episodes! 

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Dr. Katie Lee is a dentist, speaker, author, and coach who lives in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Lee graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2010 and was an owner-partner in over 80 DSO supported dental practices throughout the US and served as Clinical Partner overseeing 5 states. Currently, she consults for health technology companies, provides implant education for general dentists, and is seeing patients through telehealth. Dr. Lee has two passions in her profession: dentistry itself and making other dentists successful. Her passion about the oral systemic health link comes from personal experience. Dr. Lee was involved in an ATV accident as a teenager, which left her without many teeth and rendered her jaw immobile. 

On today’s episode, Dr. Lee shares her remarkable story from patient to doctor and breaks down the importance of keeping a healthy and balanced oral microbiome. Check out her recent book release: ‘Saved By The Mouth: Be Healthier, Save Money, and Live Longer by Improving Your Oral Health.’ We learned a lot in the conversation and hope it helps enlighten our audience about the importance of oral health for overall health.

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Today we have a fascinating conversation with Dr. Cate Shanahan, author of the new book DARK CALORIES: How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health and How We Get It Back, released on June 11th.   DARK CALORIES explains how a group of eight little-known oils cause the cellular damage that underlies virtually all chronic disease, exposes the corruption that deceives doctors and consumers into eating them, and gives us a clear roadmap to recovery and rejuvenation. In this episode we learn about the science behind WHY vegetable oils can compromise our health, and the latest research from top experts in the field, what seed oils  are, and how they do damage. We also discuss how to get vegetable oils out of our diet, the history of the science that misled doctors and consumers into buying these oils, and much more.

Dr. Cate is a board-certified Family Physician and Cornell-trained biochemist. She is the author of 4 books including the New York Times bestseller Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food. Her books have taught a generation of ancestral health influencers and nutrition-oriented MDs about the benefits of bone broth, organ meats, fermented foods, and the damaging effects of a collection of 8 common seed oils (The Hateful 8) that are the single worst ingredient in the food supply.  She cocreated the PRO Nutrition program for the LA Lakers and runs a telehealth practice and health education website.

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Today we welcome back Alessia Scauzillo, founder of “A Sculpt Body.” She has created a platform that promotes wellness, body love, dating and authenticity. If you want to listen to Alessia’s first episode of the podcast, where she details her journey from the corporate world to fitness, you can check out that episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/courageous-wellness/id1395464655?i=1000593654924

Today we chat about her recent journey, of life after divorce. Alessia courageously left her marriage and relationship of 12 years, became single in her 30’s, and started sharing it all on social media. We detail her decision to leave, how she healed through heartbreak, jumping into the dating pool, and where she is today. Alessia shares so much in this episode, including tangible tips, and we appreciate her vulnerability so much. 

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Today we have an impactful conversation with well-being expert and social media sensation Stephanie Harrison, who aims to remedy the happiness issues we face as a society. In her new book, NEW HAPPY: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong, released in May, Harrison exposes society’s lie and shares a revolutionary, science-backed approach to true happiness – and you might be surprised by the truth.

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Aly & Erica catch up on this episode and share some life updates and talk: loss, moves, and learning how to “slow down.” 

To Listen to the episode referenced in the episode where Aly & Erica Discuss Family Illness, Grief and What to Do, When Self-Care Goes Out the Window click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aly-erica-discuss-family-illness-grief-and-what-to-do/id1395464655?i=1000654650408

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This episode is brought to you by Sprout  Living. Save 20% using code “courageous” at checkout on all products, when you visit www.sproutliving.com 

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Today we welcome Elaine Lin Hering to the podcast. In her new book, UNLEARNING SILENCE: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully,  Elaine takes our culture of silence to task. Each of us has a unique gift to offer our community: our voice. But despite our distinct and valuable perspectives, many of us choose to stay silent. Family norms, workplace hierarchies, and biased cultures can make us think twice about expressing ourselves, sharing new ideas, and even speaking out when we know something is wrong.  Elaine Lin Hering has worked with mental health professionals, political officials, religious communities, and leaders at companies including American Express, Google, Nike, Pixar, and the Red Cross to build skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management. In her work, she’s seen the pervasive influence of silence in many forms. Elaine has developed strategies to recognize and unlearn unconscious patterns so we can make intentional choices about how we want to show up at home and at work. 

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This episode contains talk of depression and suicidal ideation. Please listen responsibly. Today on the podcast we have world-renowned speaker Kristina Kuzmic. Kristina went from being a single mom living on food stamps to supporting her child through severe depression.  She has been lucky enough to thrive on social media, juggling all of life’s challenges and encouraging her audience to prioritize their mental health. She has quickly become a viral sensation with 2.9 million Facebook followers and well over 600,000 Instagram followers. . Even as the platforms evolve, her message continues to resonate with parents who need to hear that it's okay to be less than perfect. In her new book, I CAN FIX THIS, And Other Lies I Told Myself While Parenting My Struggling Child, Kristina shares what she learned the year her son's life seemed to unravel. These revelations helped her not only bear witness to his journey to healing but transformed the way she talks and thinks about parenting and showed her the unhealed wounds  in herself that must be addressed. We have a powerful conversation today on Kristina’s journey, her experience dealing with her son’s depression, how she navigated the experience, and ended up writing a book with the support of her son – on the other side of some of the most turbulent years. Watch the video of Kristina and her son Luca, that we reference in the episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAiUpIvuY4o

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Today we welcome the founder of ParkMagic, Robyn Jonson, to the show. Robyn is a mom of a child with Celiac and another child with food sensory issues. ParkMagic helps people enjoy the tips and tricks of Disney Pros and helps take some of the stress, overwhelm, and FOMO out of planning a Disneyland vacation —it also helps parents safely travel to Disneyland with food allergies. 

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