Courageous Wellness

Today on the podcast we have an incredible conversation with Ashley Marie, founder of BTR Bar. Ashley found inspiration in an unlikely place at an unlikely time: at the hospital cafeteria. When both of her parents were diagnosed with cancer, her life turned upside down as she became their caretaker, and her own nutrition began to suffer. Ashley was devouring protein bars when she could, as many of us do, to fit in a meal or a snack. Most of the bars, she quickly discovered, were filled with sugar. After her parents passed away, she founded a bar brand based on their family mantra: Be Bold, Tenacious and Resilient. B.T.R. Bars are adaptogen-packed protein bars with the cleanest label in the category. They are plant-powered, keto-approved, paleo-friendly and free of gluten/dairy/junk. Available in Cherry Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Cookie Dough, and Dark Chocolate Brownie, each bar boasts adaptogens that take you from AM to PM and help you either stay sharp, chill out or provide a pick-me-up. 

We have been lucky enough to try BTR and they are healthy, full of clean ingredients, and absolutely delicious. My personal favorite is the dark chocolate brownie! B.T.R. is on a mission to end mindless snacking with their protein bars with a purpose. With ingredients like Lion’s Mane, cordyceps + reishi mushrooms and MCT oil, they are tasty bars that you can feel good about. Ashley has a background in food science & nutrition, and we learned so much from her in this conversation. She shares her experience with overcoming her grief and starting a company. We also have a discount code for our listeners who want to try BTR bars! You can visit: eatbtrbar.com  and use code: COURAGEOUS to save 10% on your first order. You can also find the link in our show notes. Enjoy the episode. 

To learn more you can also follow Ashley on instagram at @btr.bar

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We are so happy to offer our listeners a discount with Recess! A wonderful alcohol alternative or just a fun afternoon treat to keep you calm, cool, and collected. With flavors including, blackberry chai, coconut lime, blood orange, black cherry, peach ginger, and pomegranate hibiscus - they offer 6 and 12 packs, subscriptions, and sampler packs for your enjoyment. To save 15% on all beverages or subscriptions, you can use code "courageous" at checkout when you visit: https://takearecess.co/

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

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Today on the podcast we sit down with Sydney Weiss, creator, host and producer of Seek The Joy Podcast. We get to explore Sydney's personal story of how she herself became a joy seeker and what led her to create her beautiful platform and community.

After dealing with a slew of health issues from shingles to appendicitis, having graduated from Law School, and failing the bar exam the first time she sat for it -- Sydney found herself in a messy hole and just didn't feel like herself.

She shares that she was in a space of shame, anger, and embarrassment, had gone through months of not listening to her body, running herself ragged, and being down right mean to herself. 

This experience took a toll on Sydney, but after a moment of great inspiration she knew she wanted to create a community based on conversation where folks could share their stories, feel less alone and explore what brought them joy. Thus, Seek the Joy Podcast was born. Now, a practicing lawyer, Sydney balances her joy with the demands of her profession and explores with us how her daily rituals and routines cultivate joy for her. We thoroughly enjoyed connecting with Sydney and you can even check us out on her podcast this week by clicking here for apple podcasts  and here for Spotify 

Sydney is also hosting "The Joy Summit" on Saturday April 10th. Visit: www.seekthejoypodcast.com/seekthejoysummit to learn more & register for free. 

To learn more about Sydney visit: https://www.seekthejoypodcast.com or follow on instagram @seekthejoypodcast

To learn more about our health coaching subscription service visit: www.patreon.com/courageouswellness

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. 

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas.

We are so happy to offer our listeners a discount with Recess! A wonderful alcohol alternative or just a fun afternoon treat to keep you calm, cool, and collected. With flavors including, blackberry chai, coconut lime, blood orange, black cherry, peach ginger, and pomegranate hibiscus - they offer 6 and 12 packs, subscriptions, and sampler packs for your enjoyment. To save 15% on all beverages or subscriptions, you can use code "courageous" at checkout when you visit: https://takearecess.co/

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit https://foursigmatic.com/

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Today on the podcast we sit down with Shivan Sarna. Shivan is the founder of the SIBO SOS Summits and creator of the docuseries Digestion SOS: Rescue and relief for IBS, SIBO, and Leaky Gut. She has spent the past twenty years on TV as a host for the Home Shopping Network.

Shivan shares with us the intricate nature of her personal journey and diagnosis with SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) and how she dove into the science to form a greater understanding of it, so that she could help others suffering from the frustrating and debilitating symptoms it often creates. Her new book called Healing SIBO, Fix the Real Cause of IBS, Bloating and Weight Issues in 21 days, offers an array of resources to individuals battling IBS and SIBO in their own lives. 

To learn more about Shivan and her new book you can visit: https://sibosos.com

To learn more about our health coaching subscription service visit: www.patreon.com/courageouswellness

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. 

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas.

We are so happy to offer our listeners a discount with Recess! A wonderful alcohol alternative or just a fun afternoon treat to keep you calm, cool, and collected. With flavors including, blackberry chai, coconut lime, blood orange, black cherry, peach ginger, and pomegranate hibiscus - they offer 6 and 12 packs, subscriptions, and sampler packs for your enjoyment. To save 15% on all beverages or subscriptions, you can use code "courageous" at checkout when you visit: https://takearecess.co/

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit https://foursigmatic.com/

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On Today’s episode of the podcast we have the most inspiring conversation with Melissa Bernstein. Melissa along with her husband Doug, is the Co-Founder of the toy company Melissa & Doug, which has created over 5,000 children’s products and sold billions of dollars of toys since its inception. Raised by educators, Melissa and Doug started the business in their garage in 1988, and they’ve been on a mission ever since to provide open-ended, inventive, and non-technologically driven playthings for young children. Today, we have a different conversation with Melissa about her personal lifelong battle with severe depression and anxiety, which she is chronicling in her first book, Lifelines out this month 

Throughout Melissa’s remarkable career, she had kept her lifelong debilitating battle with existential depression a secret. In LIFELINES, she hopes to help others who are suffering through her beautiful poetry, support, and her own transformation which we discuss today. Melissa’s book also heralds the launch of LifeLines.com, an online ecosystem she and Doug are underwriting to provide support and community anyone else struggling with their  mental health. Melissa lives in Connecticut with Doug and their six children. We do want to share a trigger warning since we do discuss depression, anxiety, and briefly cover Melissa’s experience with suicidal thoughts -- all while running a massively successful business. We truly have a beautiful conversation with Melissa and appreciate her honesty, vulnerability, and courage to share her incredible wellness journey.

To learn more about Melissa you can visit: 

https://www.lifelines.com or follow on instagram @seeklifelines

To learn more about our health coaching subscription service visit: www.patreon.com/courageouswellness

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. 

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. 

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit https://foursigmatic.com/

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Today on the podcast we sit down with Tatiana Lampa. Tatiana is a NYC based trainer and is the founder of the TRAINING WITH T APP. She has a degree in Nutrition & Exercise Sciences, is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, a Certified Functional Strength Coach, and a NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist. She is extremely passionate in spreading the importance of exercise, healthy choices and moving better. "Movement is medicine" is a motto she often says to her clients. 

On this episode we discuss Tatiana’s mission of getting her clients from feeling pain and discomfort to feeling strong and aligned through her corrective exercise approach. She is passionate about how empowering movement can be and we learn great tips and small steps we can all take to use fitness to combat the quote “modern man syndrome”, support ourselves and to become free of pain!

To learn more about Tatiana you can visit: 

https://trainingwitht.com/ 

To learn more about our health coaching subscription service visit: www.patreon.com/courageouswellness

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. 

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. 

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

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On this episode of the podcast, we have a fun and informative conversation with Dr. Blake Shusterman aka The Cooking Doc, a leading nephrologist and an exclusive ambassador of the American Kidney Fund, the nations leading kidney-health focused organization. He is also an author of the cookbook: The Cooking Doc’s Kidney-Healthy Cooking: A Modern 10-Step Guide to Preventing and Managing Kidney Disease. He also shares his delicious recipes and easy to follow tutorials on his popular YouTube Channel. 

Dr. Blake supports his patients and audience with a roadmap to delicious nutrition-based disease prevention. With recipes that are creative and anything but restrictive, Dr. Blake shares his love for food through inspired cooking tutorials, tips, and tricks as the secret to unlocking a healthy and long life. We have a wonderful conversation on kidney disease prevention, health and wellness, cooking, and our love of food.

Right now you can also get Dr. Blake's book for 50% off through the month March with the code KIDNEYMONTH by visiting this website: https://payhip.com/b/Lq6u

To learn more about Dr. Blake you can check out his YouTube channel or visit his website here 

To learn more about our health coaching subscription service visit: www.patreon.com/courageouswellness

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. 

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. 

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

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On this episode, we announce the launch of our health coaching subscription services and discuss our health coaching journey! 

To learn more about our health coaching subscription service visit: www.patreon.com/courageouswellness

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. 

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. 

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

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Today on the podcast we sit down with celebrity stylist, on-air expert, podcaster, and TV personality Ali Levine. Ali has worked on red carpet events, movies, TV shows, with celebrities including Carey Mulligan and on shows like New Girl + Happily Divorced. 

To learn more about Ali you can also follow her on instagram @alilevinedesign

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. 

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. 

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

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Today on the podcast we sit down with Sadie Lincoln the co-founder and CEO of barre3 -- a fitness company focused on teaching people to be balanced in body and empowered from within. Starting in 2008 with a flagship studio in Portland, Oregon, barre3 has grown to include more than 160 franchise studios powered by female entrepreneurs, plus an online-workout streaming-subscriber base in over 98 countries. What started as a workout has blossomed into a full-blown movement made up of millions of people focused on body positivity, feeling empowered, and redefining what success in fitness means.

Sadie Lincoln built Barre3 to be a community built on combining exercise with mindfulness and inclusivity to create positive changes inside and out. Their digital studio also has expanded with over 250 classes. Sadie shares her personal journey, her commitment to body positivity, and we have an incredible discussion on inclusive fitness and honoring your body. It is a beautiful and inspiring conversation and we appreciate Sadie for sharing her story with us today!

To learn more about Barre3 you can visit: https://barre3.com/

You can also follow Sadie and Barre3 on instagram @barre3 and @sadielincoln

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. 

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. 

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit https://foursigmatic.com/

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This week on the podcast we welcome back, Dr. Will Cole. Dr. Cole is a best-selling author, and a leading functional medicine expert. Dr. Cole specializes in clinically investigated underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems. 

Dr. Cole was named one of the top 50 functional medicine and integrative doctors in the nation. He is also the co-host of the new podcast, The Art of Being Well. He has also authored three books, the best-selling Ketotarian, The Inflammation Spectrum, and today we discuss his newest book, Intuitive Fasting, which will be released on February 23rd. You can pre-order it now by clicking the link here and if you would also like to listen to Dr. Cole’s first episode of the Courageous Wellness podcast, you can find that episode by clicking here

In the book, Intuitive Fasting, Dr. Cole illustrates the most effective ways to fast and eat to amplify the health benefits of intermittent fasting, balancing rest and repair with clean, nutrient-dense, delicious foods. Along with more than 65 recipes, he also includes a maintenance plan, so you can adapt fasting and feeding windows to sustainably work with your lifestyle.It was a pleasure to sit down with Dr. Cole again and talk all about intermittent and intuitive fasting. Enjoy the episode. 

To learn more about Dr. Cole you can visit: https://drwillcole.com or follow on instagram: @drwillcole

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. 

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. 

Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll. 

We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit https://foursigmatic.com/

and use the code: courageous at checkout!

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