Nurture & Be

Keywords: emotional resilience, failing forward, identity shifts, personal growth, motherhood, entrepreneurship, mental health, leadership, self-discovery, authenticity

In this episode of the Nurture and Be podcast, Brooke Ferreira discusses the importance of emotional resilience and the concept of failing forward. She emphasizes that emotional resilience is essential for anyone pursuing goals or dreams, as it allows individuals to navigate the messy middle of growth and change. Brooke shares personal experiences of identity shifts and the discomfort that comes with them, highlighting that growth often feels vulnerable and challenging. She encourages listeners to embrace the learning process, accept failure as part of growth, and recognize that true transformation occurs in the midst of uncertainty.

Takeaways

• Emotional resilience is essential for pursuing goals.
• Growth often feels disorienting and uncomfortable.
• The messy middle is where most people quit.
• Staying present is key to emotional resilience.
• Failure is a part of the learning process.
• Discomfort signifies that we are learning something important.
• We must keep trying even when we feel inadequate.
• Growth requires us to embrace new versions of ourselves.
• It's normal to feel vulnerable during growth.
• Emotional resilience and failing forward are crucial for transformation.

Want to learn more? Connect with us at www.nurtureandbe.com

Today we’re talking about holistic living for real life moms.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to shift from “traditional medicine only” to a more natural, whole-person approach, this episode is your starter kit. I’m joined by Dr. Joanna Chipman of Haven Health, a former medic turned functional + holistic provider (and mom of seven), and we break down where to start when you want healthier options but don’t want to drown in wellness noise.

We talk about the basics that actually move the needle (without needing 20 supplements), how to simplify food and routines, and what to keep in your medicine cabinet so you’re not scrambling when sickness hits.

In this episode:

• Where to start with holistic living when you feel overwhelmed

• Why “cutting out the noise” matters (especially social media wellness)

• The real foundations: sunshine, air, water, food, movement, and rest

• Do you have to buy all organic? (Dirty Dozen made simple)

• Picky kids, sensory eating, and what to do when they won’t touch vegetables

• How to build movement into your life when you’re exhausted and unmotivated

• What to keep stocked: vitamin C, turmeric, omegas, electrolytes, arnica, and more

• A realistic approach to fevers and sick season support

Resources:
Dr. Joanna Chipman
Instagram: @drjoannachipman
Haven Health: https://havenhealth.life

Episode Description:
In this episode of the Nurture & Be Podcast, Brooke answers real, unfiltered questions about entrepreneurship—what it looks like to build something meaningful while raising a family, navigating hard seasons, and learning as you go. Recorded early in the morning with coffee in hand, this conversation is grounded, honest, and deeply reflective.

Brooke shares what she’s learned from founding Nurture & Be Therapy Services alongside early motherhood, including her highest highs, lowest lows, and the lessons that came from both. From defining success on your own terms to knowing when to double down versus pivot, this episode is for anyone building something—whether a business, a career, or a life that feels aligned.

This is not expert advice. It’s lived experience, intuition, and perspective—take what resonates and leave the rest.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Why entrepreneurship is often “failing forward”

• Brooke’s highest highs and lowest lows as a founder

• What she wishes she could tell her first-year self

• How success changes as you grow

• When to double down versus when it’s time to pivot

• Trusting intuition while building sustainably

• Why hard work + a dream can be enough to start

• The emotional side of scaling a business

• Why community matters in entrepreneurship and motherhood

Want to go deeper? This episode continues in the As It Happens Edit, where Brooke answers more questions, gets more vulnerable, and dives further into boundaries, balance, burnout, and what it really takes to keep going.

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👉 Learn more about therapy, medication management and free groups at www.nurtureandbe.com

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Today we’re talking about postpartum body image and the identity shift that happens when your body doesn’t feel familiar after pregnancy and birth.

This episode is a gentle but honest conversation about the quiet thoughts women carry during pregnancy and postpartum that don’t get said out loud. The pressure to “bounce back.” The grief that can come with breastfeeding. The confusion when your healing doesn’t match what you were told it should look like. And the deeper truth that body image is not just about how you look, but about safety, control, and learning to feel at home in your body again.

I’m joined by Harani Argoe, LPC (trauma + body image therapist, eating disorder specialist, and new mama), and we go there in a way that feels real, grounded, and deeply validating.

In this episode:

• Why pregnancy and postpartum can make your body feel unfamiliar (even when you “look fine”)

• The quiet thoughts women don’t say out loud: “I should be grateful, but this is hard”

• How bounce back culture impacts postpartum mental health

• Why postpartum body image is about more than appearance: safety, identity, and confidence

• Breastfeeding pressure, low supply, and the emotional weight no one prepares you for

• Why neutrality is sometimes more accessible than body positivity

• Small, practical ways to honor your body in the middle of change

✨ Want the deeper, more personal version?

The As It Happens Edit goes further into infertility, loss, intimacy postpartum, being touched out, sex drive shifts, and the raw behind-the-scenes of motherhood and body changes.

Join the Inner Circle on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/c/NurtureandBe

Resources:

Harani Argoe, LPC

Instagram + TikTok: @healingwithherani

Today we’re talking about the mom nervous system — how motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum impact the nervous system, and how nervous-system-based chiropractic care can support regulation, grounding, and whole-body healing. This conversation gently reframes symptoms many moms call anxiety, showing how tension, jaw pain, headaches, shallow breathing, and overwhelm often live in the body.

In this episode:

• Why motherhood is a nervous system event, especially during pregnancy and postpartum

• How stress and anxiety show up physically in the mom body

• The difference between traditional chiropractic care and nervous-system-focused chiropractic

• How chiropractic can support nervous system regulation, not just pain relief

• Why common postpartum symptoms aren’t always normal — and deserve support

• What regulation can actually feel like: steady, grounded, and safe in your body

✨ Want the deeper, more personal version?

The As It Happens Edit goes further into being dismissed by providers, medical gaslighting in motherhood, birth experiences that shape the nervous system, and learning to trust your body again.

Join the Inner Circle on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/c/NurtureandBe

You’re not broken. Your nervous system has been working hard to support you through motherhood.

Resources:

Dr. Samantha Brooks at The Brainery

Website: http://thebraineryatl.com/

Instagram: @thebraineryatl

Resources mentioned:

https://icpa4kids.com

https://gofocusacademy.com/certified-doctors/

If you’re listening while doing dishes, folding laundry, driving to pickup, or finally exhaling after bedtime… this episode is for you.

Today we’re talking about the mental load of motherhood — the invisible, nonstop weight of remembering, anticipating, planning, managing, and holding everything together. We break down what it actually feels like, why it impacts relationships so deeply, and a few realistic ways to begin making it lighter.

In this episode:

• What mental load really is (it’s not just tasks — it’s the constant thinking)

• SAHM vs working mom: same load, different shape

• The relational impact: resentment, disconnection, intimacy struggles

• Why it’s not a personal failure — it’s cultural conditioning + learned patterns

• Simple shifts that help (without adding more to your plate)

✨ Want the deeper, more personal version?

The As It Happens Edit goes further into marriage dynamics, hormones + overwhelm, the entrepreneur/working mom lens, and what redistributing the load actually looks like.

Listen on Patreon.

You’re not asking for too much. You’ve just been holding too much.

Mindset Is the Secret Hack: What I See Every Week in the Therapy Room

Mindset is often talked about like a quick fix—think differently, try harder, push through.
But in the therapy room, I see something very different.

Every week, I sit with thoughtful, capable people who know what they want to change—yet still feel stuck. Not because they’re failing, but because insight alone doesn’t create safety.

In this solo episode, I share what I see again and again in real therapeutic work: the mindset blocks that quietly keep people from moving forward—and how change actually happens when we work with the nervous system, not against it.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why insight doesn’t automatically lead to action

• How fear often protects belonging, not comfort

• The grief that comes with outgrowing old identities

• Why waiting to “feel ready” keeps so many people stuck

• How mindset shifts through safety, support, and small brave steps

If you’ve ever thought, “I know better… so why can’t I do better?”—this episode is for you.

Free Support Groups at Nurture & Be

We believe support should be relational, and community-centered. That’s why we offer free, therapist-led support groups, open to anyone who needs them.

Current groups include:

• Postpartum Support Group (monthly)

• Divorce Support Group (weekly, virtual)

• Middle School Girls Group (coming soon)

All groups are come-and-go and made possible through the sponsorship of local businesses who believe in accessible mental health care.

👉 Learn more & sign up:
https://mailchi.mp/nurtureandbe/supportgroups

Want more real-time reflection?

Check out As It Happens—a more intimate audio space where I share honest, behind-the-scenes reflections on motherhood, leadership, and living this work in real life.

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https://www.patreon.com/cw/NurtureandBe

Nurture & Be Podcast: The Why Behind Our Rebrand

This episode is a grounding conversation about change — the kind that happens slowly, quietly, and from the inside out.

I’m sharing why we rebuilt Nurture & Be, what shifted behind the scenes, and how this new season reflects a deeper commitment to care that’s honest, human, and sustainable — for clients, clinicians, and families alike.

This episode is about evolution — not just of a brand, but of capacity, boundaries, and what it means to support women well in real life.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why Nurture & Be went through a rebrand

• What we’ve learned about burnout, growth, and sustainability

• How motherhood and leadership reshape the way we show up

• Why community care matters just as much as individual work

• What’s staying the same at the heart of Nurture & Be

This conversation is meant to feel grounding — a place to land and understand the why behind what you’re seeing change.

And if you found yourself wanting more — more context, more honesty, more behind-the-scenes reflection — that deeper layer exists too.

✨ As It Happens lives on Patreon and is where I share extended, more personal conversations in real time — the parts that don’t always fit into a polished episode. It’s quieter, slower, and more reflective.

If this episode resonated and you’re craving that deeper connection, you’re warmly invited.

👉 Join As It Happens on Patreon

Nothing polished.
Nothing curated.
Just ongoing support, as life unfolds.

Nurture & Be Podcast — Teaser

This is a quick hello before we begin again.

Nurture & Be is coming back with a new look, a deeper mission, and more honest conversations about the things we’re carrying in real time.

Not everything has a neat ending.
Some seasons are still unfolding.

That’s why I created The As It Happens Edit — the deeper, unfiltered side of the podcast. Part voice note, part processing, part community. Motherhood, leadership, relationships, bodies, resentment, love — all of it, as it’s happening.

Nothing polished.
Nothing curated.
Just me — a therapist, a mom, a human — showing up honestly.

Relaunch is December 29th!

✨ The As It Happens Edit is live now on Patreon

Come to Patreon for early access and deeper conversations. I’ll be there. You’re welcome to join me.

https://www.patreon.com/cw/NurtureandBe