Good Instincts

Today, Shira is joined by Erin Foster writer, producer, entrepreneur, extremely funny human, and co-founder of Favorite Daughter. They discuss gut health practices: including the raw milk post that polarized her socials, dealing with autoimmune issues & stress management, balancing western & eastern practices, rejecting rigid diets, nuturing her relationship, and the power in saying no.

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Fermented foods add such a pungent sour bump to mix up the flavor profiles of our meals, but it’s way beyond that. The fermentation process makes nutrients more bio-available for the body to absorb - aiding in digestion. Today, Shira shares 5 fermented foods that you should incorporate in your diet to help your gut.

Check out the gut health boosters from the episode here!

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The sea moss episode that we did a few weeks ago was a fan favorite, so we thought we'd bring back the Dear Media team for another taste test to try 3 gut health boosters: colostrum, fulvate, and digestive bitters. Shira breaks down the health benefits of each and the best time to consume them.

Check out the gut health boosters that we tried today:

- ARMRA™ Colostrum: Immune Revival (Stick Packs: Blood Orange)

- ION* Gut Support

- Urban Moonshine: Original Digestive Bitters

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It’s the new year, and oftentimes our guts can be a little off after the holidays. People tend to take this opportunity to jump right into really restrictive cleanses, which often backfire because there’s no wiggle room. But if you want to support overall health, then focus on supporting your gut. There are a bunch of ways to do this, such as simple changes to our diet (like limiting sugar and alcohol), supporting the good bacteria in our GI tracts, and making it unfavorable for not-so-great bacteria to survive. Today, Shira breaks down gut health 101, and shares practices and supplements we can use to support our guts.

Check out the gut health boosters from the episode here!

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Last summer, a giant billboard in West Los Angeles hilariously read "Hot Girls Have IBS." Our TikTok FYP is flooded with unfortunately accurate portrayals of gut health woes, plus it seems like most of us have our own special blend of dietary needs. Overall health starts in the gut, and even more specifically - the mucosal lining, which is easily irritated. Today, Shira invites us to tune in and listen to our guts by dialing back inflammation when we're feeling off.

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Today, Jordan Younger (aka The Balanced Blonde) joins Shira to talk about her goals and predictions for 2023, navigating chronic illness, her guided ketamine journey, the power of human design and numerology, and balancng it all with early motherhood.

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This whole week we’ve been talking about the concept of future self and ways we can help our future selves out - especially with the new year coming up. We can’t always plan for every situation, but there are ways to set ourselves up for success. Today, Shira shares fours ways we can do our future selves a solid, and make it easier to act in our own best interests.

Listen to our previous episode - 9 On The Go Travel Snacks

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Sometimes it can be unsettling to actually get what you want. Achieving a physical goal you've been working toward feels really good, but it can also throw us off a bit because we tend to overestimate how it will impact other areas of our lives. Oftentimes we assume that once we check that box, we'll suddenly have our dream lives, dream relationships, and a whole new outlook, and then we're disappointed when that’s not immediately the reality. Today, Shira encourages us to think about if we're ready to get what we want and to visualize what that might feel like when we get it.

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Many of us treat our future selves like total randoms, so we often make health choices in the moment that don’t have the future in mind. Without a clear connection to our healthy thriving future selves, it’s really challenging to be thoughtful in this way. In today's episode, Shira shares research that suggests the more connected we are to ourselves in the future, the less conflicted we feel about showing up for ourselves in ways that help us actually attain and maintain our big-picture goals.

Learn more about Psychologist Hal Hershfield and his research on the future self!

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It’s almost the New Year, and we’re starting to think about the future. We talk a lot on this show about how important it is to examine the past, but it’s equally important to envision the futures we want for ourselves, because it effects our decision making. Today, Shira guides the Dear Media Team in thinking about ways we might make shortsighted choices when it comes to health, and how we can make it easier to help our future selves out.

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