Courageous Wellness

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Courageous Wellness episodes

June 03 Author and Sociologist, Leah Ruppanner, Talks Her New Book: "Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More.”
Leah Ruppanner is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Melbourne and Founder of LightenLab.She is the author of the new book: Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More and Motherlands: How States Push Mothers Out of Employment. She has a PhD in Sociology and has spent decades researching and publishing over 70 peer-reviewed articles on gender, work and family.
Today we discuss: her new book Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More. The term mental load has become more familiar in recent years, but the popular understanding of the concept often reduces it down to managing a list of household chores and logistics. In the book, Leah reveals that for women, mental load actually goes much deeper: It’s a complex form of emotional thinking that is invisible, boundaryless, and enduring. In Drained, she outlines the eight distinct types of mental load and highlights what makes them so uniquely heavy for women.

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1 hr 10 min
May 27 Dr. Howard Schubiner Talks Mind Body Syndrome, Healing from Chronic Pain, and How To: “Unlearn Your Pain.”
Dr. Howard Schubiner is an internist and pediatrician, who attained the rank of full Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999. He is an internist and the director of the Mind Body Medicine Center at Ascension Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. Dr. Schubiner is a Clinical Professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and is a fellow in the American College of Physicians, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has authored more than 100 publications in scientific journals and books, and lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Schubiner is the author of three books: Unlearn Your Pain, Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression, and Hidden From View, written with Allan Abbass, MD, a Professor of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Today, we have a fascinating conversation on Mind Body Syndrome a condition where the brain generates very real physical pain or symptoms in response to unresolved emotional stress, trauma, or repressed feelings like anger and anxiety.

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59 min
May 20 Allison Taylor of Le Prunier on The Power of “Plum” as a Secret Beauty Ingredient
Today on the podcast, Aly sits down with the founder of Le Prunier. Allison
Taylor grew up immersed in their family’s organic plum farm. Together with her sisters Jacqueline and Elaine they founded Le Prunier. Inspired by their heritage and driven by innovation, they transformed the family legacy into Le Prunier—a groundbreaking skincare brand that harnesses the Power of Plum®. Together they blend tradition, sustainability, and science to redefine clean beauty.

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58 min
May 13 Dr. Betsy Dovec Discusses Bariatric Surgery, Myth Busts Preconceived Notions About the Field, Talks GLP-1 Medication, and Shares a Compassionate Approach to Care
Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Dovec is a renowned Bariatric Surgeon with over a decade of experience, having performed 4,400+ successful Weight Loss Surgeries. She’s celebrated not only for her surgical expertise but also for her dynamic, compassionate presence in the bariatric community. She is a firm believer in the life-changing potential of bariatric surgery, helping individuals break free from chronic health conditions, regain confidence, and attain lifelong wellness.
As the founder and CEO of BodyByBariatrics, Dr. Dovec has pioneered a leading surgical and medical obesity treatment program, gaining national recognition. Holding board certifications in general surgery and esteemed fellowships, she brings her expertise to patients worldwide through 100% virtual consultations and lifelong support. Dr. Dovec’s mission remains rooted in personalized care and sustainable results. Today we discuss myth busting around bariatric surgery, how far it’s come in the past few decades, the difference between societal pressures for women to fit into unhealthy beauty standards, and making empowered decisions for your health and body.

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57 min
May 06 Author Geneen Roth Discusses Her New Book, ‘Love, Finally,’ the “Mother Wound” and Healing Our Inner Critical Voice
Geneen Roth is a #1 NYT bestselling author whose work focuses on the emotional patterns we absorb early in life and how they shape the way we treat ourselves as adults.
Her newest book, Love, Finally explores the inner voice many people carry. It is the voice that forms in childhood and quietly influences our sense of worth, our relationships, and how safe we feel being fully ourselves. While Geneen often talks about the “mother voice” people internalize growing up, the idea is universal. Anyone who had a childhood likely carries some version of it.
The conversation becomes a powerful exploration of self-compassion, emotional awareness, and what changes when people begin to question the voice they have been living with for years.
Geneen has been writing and teaching about these themes for more than four decades and has appeared everywhere from Oprah to NPR.

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1 hr 2 min
April 29 Erica Stein Spills the Astro Tea on Uranus in Gemini, Venus in Gemini, May Full Moons & Why She Hates Fear-Bait/Click Bait Astrology
Today, Erica breaks down the latest astrology in the sky: Uranus in Gemini, Venus in Gemini, and the Full Moon in Scorpio on 5/1. She also rants on why she hates fear bait / click bait astrology — and why you should never believe anything negative about your chart online! It’s all alchemy baby.
If you would like to work with Erica you can reach out at [email protected] and book a reading.
To listen to previous astrology episode and check out her offerings visit: linktr.ee/wellnessastrology
To learn more about Aly & Erica visit www.courageouswellness.net

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35 min
April 22 Joanna Cheek, MD, Discusses the Modern Mental Health Crisis and Her New Book ‘It’s Not You, It’s the World’
Today on the show, Erica sits down with Joanna Cheek, a Canadian psychiatrist, journalist, speaker, researcher, meditation teacher, and
psychotherapist trained in numerous styles of therapy. She is an award-winning teacher and associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine. Joanna sees mental health struggles as symptoms of a world on fire, hoping to decrease the stigma that is too often misplaced on the individuals who suffer, rather than the ailing society around them.
The two discuss her new book: It's Not You, It's the World: A Mental Health Survival Guide for Us All.

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57 min
April 15 Aly Turns 40!! The Birthday Solo Episode!!
Aly reflects on her 40th Birthday in this conversation with Erica.

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45 min
April 08 Livia Marati on Career Shifts, Self Care as a New Mom & The Importance of Community
Rooted on the island of Guam, Ina Wellness Collective exists to help people remember the well within — the deep source of wisdom, vitality, and harmony that already lives inside each of us. Today, Aly & Livia discuss career
shifts, self care as a new mom, and the importance of community.

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51 min
April 01 Sacred Birth International Founder, Anna Lundqvist (A Former Midwife), Talks Sacred Birth, Radical Acceptance, & How to Stay Empowered When Things Don’t Go As Planned
Anna is a Former Midwife, Woman's Work Facilitator, Yoga Teacher and Coach who's spent over a decade holding sacred space for women in Circle, One on One Sessions and walking alongside women and their families through the Transformational Rite of Passage that is Birth.
In her Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship Program, Anna teaches about natural, physiological birth and how to hold a safe, sacred and spiritual birth space. Today, she educates and coaches thousands of women on a daily basis through her online courses, coaching, mentorship program, podcast and social media platforms in claiming their rite of passage and optimizing their chances of having an empowering and natural birth and a nourishing postpartum. Aly & Anna spoke about Aly’s very medical birth and the process around how to stay empowered when things don’t go the way you want.
To listen to Aly’s birth story on Apple Podcasts click here (also available on all podcast platforms): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/courageous-wellness/id1395464655?i=1000728168958

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1 hr 11 min

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Courageous Wellness is a platform to interview diverse people about their personal journeys in health and wellness. From physical wellness, to emotional and spiritual, we hear courageous stories. We…