Emilie Blanchard is the founder and owner of Tasty As Fit in Columbia, SC. She has a love of fresh, real food and is on a mission to show the world just how delicious plant-based food can be. Emilie opened Tasty As Fit, a grab-n-go, plant based and gluten-free retail storefront, in September of 2018. Tasty As Fit offers seasonal menus that are made in-house and rotate weekly! 

In the episode, Emilie shares all about her third pregnancy and tips she has on maintaining a healthy lifestyle throughout pregnancy and postpartum. She talks all about giving yourself grace, adapting to a new lifestyle, and how everything is temporary. She gives tangible advice like what pregnancy safe products she’s using, as well as encouragement for moms going through it. Even if you aren’t expecting, this is a great listen to learn how to support the mothers in your life or learn how to support your body with clean products and nourishing foods!

Follow Emilie on Instagram @tastyasfit and if you’re local to Columbia, SC, be sure to follow @tastyasfit_eats for the latest on what delicious foods they’re serving up each week!

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Sydney Karmes-Wainer is the Founder and Owner of the healthier sweet snacks company, French Squirrel. In an attempt to rediscover her love for food after falling trap to the often-obsessive health food world, she began her food blog. Inspired by her late French grandmother and her time living in Bordeaux, she began sharing her meals, recipes and favorite restaurants. What started out as just a food Instagram, turned into her CPG company.

In the episode, Sydney and Haven dive into so many topics ranging from health to business. Sydney opens up about years of struggling with an eating disorder and how she healed her relationship with food through her Instagram, as well as how she recently healed from candida overgrowth and wrote a cookbook to help others do the same. She shares about starting her healthier-for-you sweet snack CPG company, French Squirrel, and tells listeners about becoming a Certified Hormone Specialist. She shares the real ups and downs of owning a business and gives exceptional advice for anyone interested in exploring entrepreneurship.

Follow Sydney @sydney_kw and French Squirrel @frenchsquirrel.co on Instagram. You can order her incredible products online https://frenchsquirrel.com/, purchase her Candida Cookbook HERE, and learn more about French Squirrel and the CPG industry on Sydney’s Podcast, Behind The Barcode. 

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If you need a little *loving* kick in the pants on a day when you're feeling uninspired and unmotivated to move your body, eat your greens, or use your gifts and talents for good, listen to this episode. Haven gives a little tough love to listeners to motivate them to crush their goals and live out their dreams! Best part? You can keep coming back to this pep talk any day you need it!

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Dr. Brittany Rohrer is a pediatric & perinatal family chiropractor who has a passion helping families improve their health with a holistic approach. She opened her practice, Foundation of Stone Pediatric & Perinatal Family Chiropractic, in May 2024. Dr. Rohrer focuses on enhancing nervous system function through gentle chiropractic adjustments, which helps the body adapt to the stressors of everyday life.

In the episode, Haven talks with Brittany about how she found her specific calling in healthcare by becoming a chiropractor, the schooling and experience required for the job, and what made her decide to take a leap and start her own practice.

Brittany provides so much encouragement to those searching to find the job they were created to do. She also peels back the curtain on the world of chiropractic care and answers all our questions about what symptoms can be alleviated by visiting a chiropractor. While Brittany specializes in children, infants, and pregnant women, she does work with a large variety of clients and gives tangible advice and information that can benefit anyone listening!

Follow Dr. Brittany Rohrer’s practice on Instagram @tnkidschiro and book a visit at https://www.tnkidschiro.com/.

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Kayla Hernandez has been in the beauty industry for 20+ years. She began working for MAC cosmetics in college while pursing a dietetics degree. She worked for MAC for 13 years, until she pursued her own makeup artistry business in 2017.

Kayla is now as esthetician at a medical practice in Knoxville, TN. She has worked in both plastic surgery and medical spa environments, and continually sees how the right skincare plays the biggest role in the lives of patients.

During the episode, Haven chats with Kayla all about her background in makeup - including doing makeup for New York Fashion Week and for big name stars like Steven Tyler and Jason Aldean. They discuss how she became interested in the world of skincare, how she became an esthetician, and how she helps her patients with common skin concerns.

This episode feels like chatting on the couch with girlfriends, and Kayla gives SO much incredible, tangible advice for how to best take care of your skin, your largest organ.

Follow Kayla on Instagram @kaylaraebeauty_ and book your next appointment with her at PHARMHOUSE Skin & Wellness.

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Another year has come and gone, and WOW has it been an amazing year for the Health by Haven Podcast! Listen in for: 

• Haven’s 2024 recap
• Year in review of the Health by Haven Podcast - favorites, stats and more!
• What’s to come for Health by Haven in 2025
• How to set achievable new years goals
• Tips on making your own vision board for 2025

THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your support of the show throughout season 1! SO many exciting guests to come in season 2, beginning January 2025. Happy New Year! 

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The hustle and bustle of the holiday season, while fun, can sometimes get a bit overwhelming with the parties and the cooking and the gift wrapping and the traveling, etc. etc. It can be a challenge to get a moment alone to just breathe.

This guided holiday meditation is meant to be a useful tool when things get overwhelming. Just step away for 10 minutes and take a moment just for you. While this episode was designed for the busy holiday season, you can come back to it anytime of the year when you need a moment of calm!

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Sarah Wyland is a marketing professional by day and Pure Barre instructor and writer by night. She is one of the most interesting individuals and has seemingly lived hundreds of different lives. In the episode, Haven chats with Sarah about becoming a barre instructor, opening a barre studio, competing in powerlifting, writing and publishing her first novel, the enneagram, and so much more. This episode will leave you so inspired to not only be a dreamer, but to take action to achieve your goals. 

Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahwyland and @sarahwylandwrites. Be sure to pick up a copy of her debut novel, Off The Record, on Amazon and try out one of her Pure Barre classes at Pure Barre Knoxville or Pure Barre Farragut! 

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The long awaited special guest episode is finally here, it’s Haven’s dad, Steve Spanyer! Steve and Haven chat all things running - including why Steve started running, his favorite half marathon, his full marathon, and some VERY memorable races they ran together. Tune in for this super inspiring and entertaining episode. 

Check out Steve’s paintings on his Etsy shop, A Ranger Paints. Podcast listeners can get 10% off their purchase using code "HXH10"! If you’re shopping for holiday gifts, supporting a small business means so much!

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If you’ve ever had a tiny little nagging voice in your head or pull in your heart that maybe, just maybe, you want to give distance running a try, then this episode is for you! Haven gives you a personal pep talk to get you ready to run a half marathon. Tips, tricks, and advice learned from a decade of distance running all included in this episode.

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