Self-Care Goddess Podcast

In this episode, we explore what working smarter, not harder really means in today’s high-performance, high-pressure world.

Many of us are doing all the right things: eating well, exercising, checking the boxes yet still feeling exhausted, wired at night, foggy during the day, or stuck in burnout. Why?

Because most people are doing the right things in the wrong nervous system state.

Joining me is Katie Hardie, board-certified holistic nutritionist and founder of MyPeak, as we unpack:

• Why “normal” lab results don’t always mean optimal health
• The difference between being functional vs truly thriving
• How hidden stress keeps your body stuck in survival mode
• Why digestion, sleep, hormones, and energy suffer under chronic stress
• How breathwork and nervous system regulation unlock sustainable performance
• The cost of hustle culture and why slowing down actually expands your output

We also talk about:

• Functional vs conventional lab ranges
• Why common symptoms aren’t the same as normal
• How self-worth gets tied to productivity
• The role of HRV, breathwork, and heart coherence in stress recovery

This conversation is for high-achieving women who are tired of pushing through, settling, or normalizing burnout and are ready to feel energized, focused, and aligned again.

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▸ ⁠Ebook – YOU GOT THIS⁠ – A powerful read to stop overthinking, self-sabotaging & staying stuck.

▸ ⁠Healthy Breathing Course⁠ – Learn functional breathing to address stress, anxiety & burnout.

▸ ⁠Virtual Full Moon Breathwork⁠ – Harness the power of the moon every month online.

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▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Inner Circle⁠ – Join a soul-aligned community for conscious growth.

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In this deeply grounding and insightful episode #215 of the Self-Care Goddess Podcast, we begin with a gentle guided check-in to bring body, heart, and mind into coherence creating the space for an honest, expansive conversation about leadership, intuition, burnout, and self-trust.

Joining us is Elisa Cristalogo, coach, speaker, and founder of Coaching and Medicine Incorporated.

Elisa supports high-achieving women in midlife who feel exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in cycles of overworking and yo-yo dieting, despite looking “successful” on the outside.

Together, we explore:

✅What intuitive leadership really looks like in high-pressure environments

✅A pivotal leadership moment that reshaped Elisa’s career and leadership style

✅Why relationship-building is the foundation of sustainable success

✅The hidden signs of burnout many women miss until it’s too late

✅How control, perfectionism, and over-responsibility impact women’s health

✅Why modern leadership is shifting from over-proving to self-trust

✅How women can create healthier boundaries at work and at home

This episode is especially powerful for ambitious women navigating midlife transitions, leadership roles, or the quiet realization that “doing it all” is no longer sustainable.

This conversation is a reminder: You don’t need to push harder to succeed, you need to listen deeper.

🎧 Listen if you’re ready to reconnect with yourself, trust your intuition, and redefine success on your own terms.

#RedefiningSuccess #WomenInLeadership #BurnoutRecovery #SelfTrustJourney #ConsciousLeadership

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▸ ⁠Ebook – YOU GOT THIS⁠ – A powerful read to stop overthinking, self-sabotaging & staying stuck.

▸ ⁠Healthy Breathing Course⁠ – Learn functional breathing to address stress, anxiety & burnout.

▸ ⁠Virtual Full Moon Breathwork⁠ – Harness the power of the moon every month online.

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▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Inner Circle⁠ – Join a soul-aligned community for conscious growth.

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What happens when the life you’ve devoted yourself to begins to shift and you’re left wondering who you are now?

In this deeply grounding and inspiring episode #214 of the Self Care Goddess Podcast, we explore how to rewrite the story of your life in midlife not from loss, but from possibility.

Our guest, Carolyn Flynn, memoirist, novelist, TEDx speaker, and founder of The Story Catalyst - shares profound insights on identity, emotional agility, menopause as a “second spring,” and the courage it takes to imagine a new chapter after caregiving, motherhood, and major life transitions.

This conversation is a reminder that midlife is not an ending, it’s a powerful threshold.In this episode, we explore:

✅ Why “empty nest” can be a doorway, not a loss

✅ Emotional agility vs. emotional rigidity and how curiosity keeps us alive

✅ Menopause and midlife as a season of wisdom, energy, and reinvention

✅ How meditation and mindfulness create space between stimulus and response

✅ Letting go of outdated cultural narratives about women and aging

✅ Becoming a “tourist” in your own life and why getting lost matters

✅ Self-care as a way of being, not a reward or indulgence

The episode opens with a short, heart-coherence meditation to help you arrive fully - body, mind, and breath, before we dive into this soulful, expansive dialogue.

Whether you’re navigating midlife, questioning old identities, or sensing that there’s more waiting for you, this episode offers both reassurance and permission.

💭 Reflective question to carry with you: If you allowed yourself to imagine freely again, who might you become next?

Listen with an open heart and let this conversation remind you that your story is still unfolding.

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▸ ⁠Ebook – YOU GOT THIS⁠ – A powerful read to stop overthinking, self-sabotaging & staying stuck.

▸ ⁠Healthy Breathing Course⁠ – Learn functional breathing to address stress, anxiety & burnout.

▸ ⁠Virtual Full Moon Breathwork⁠ – Harness the power of the moon every month online.

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▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Inner Circle⁠ – Join a soul-aligned community for conscious growth.

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In this inspiring Episode #213 of the Self-Care Goddess Podcast's UpliftHER Leadership Series, I am joined by Maria Locker, Founder & CEO of Revolution Her, entrepreneur, community leader, cancer survivor, and a passionate champion for women rising together through connection, resilience, and empowerment.

Maria shares her deeply personal journey of building a movement that has empowered thousands of women while navigating motherhood, entrepreneurship, health challenges, and life's unexpected detours.

This conversation is an inspiring reminder that success isn't about perfection, it's about authenticity, resilience, community, and staying true to who you are.

Together we explore what it really means to lead with heart in a world that often rewards hustle over humanity.In this episode, you'll discover:

✅ Why work-life balance may be the wrong goal and what to focus on instead

✅ How Maria built Revolution Her into a thriving community supporting women entrepreneurs

✅ The life-changing lessons she learned after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and thyroid cancer

✅ Why asking for help is one of the strongest things you can do

✅ The hidden signs of burnout most women overlook

✅ How perfectionism keeps women stuck and exhausted

✅ The importance of community, family, and having a strong support system

✅ Why nature, movement, and slowing down can be powerful forms of healing

✅ The role of authenticity, vulnerability, and emotional intelligence in leadership

✅ How women can embrace softness without sacrificing strength

✅ Why comparison is one of the biggest challenges facing younger generations

✅ Practical wisdom on resilience, self-care, and navigating uncertain times

✅ How to create more flow, joy, and meaning in everyday life

This episode is for every woman who has ever felt the pressure to do it all, be everything to everyone, or carry the weight of the world on her shoulders.

Maria's story is a beautiful reminder that life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful, and that true success is found in meaningful relationships, purposeful work, kindness, curiosity, and the courage to be yourself.

If this conversation resonated with you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs this message today.

#SelfCareGoddess #WomenInLeadership #BurnoutRecovery #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #WomenSupportingWomen #Leadership

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▸ ⁠Ebook – YOU GOT THIS⁠ – A powerful read to stop overthinking, self-sabotaging & staying stuck.

▸ ⁠Healthy Breathing Course⁠ – Learn functional breathing to address stress, anxiety & burnout.

▸ ⁠Virtual Full Moon Breathwork⁠ – Harness the power of the moon every month online.

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Espresso Shots – Join our 30-mins functional breathing sessions. 

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Inner Circle⁠ – Join a soul-aligned community for conscious growth.

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In this episode #212 of the Self-Care Goddess Podcast, we explore what it truly means to return home - to your body, your breath, and your inner world especially as an ambitious woman navigating full schedules, big responsibilities, and constant output.

This conversation is a gentle yet powerful reminder that Self-Care doesn’t have to be overwhelming, time-consuming, or performative. It can be simple, embodied, and deeply sustainable.

✨ In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ How just 2 minutes of breathwork can reset your nervous system

✅ Why Self-Care must be personalized, not copied from social media

✅ How to balance ambition and rest without burning out

✅ The power of small, consistent Self-Care moments

✅ Why mindfulness comes before mindset work

✅ How embodiment, nature, and play support long-term wellbeing

✅ How women can shift from self-sacrifice to self-connection

✅ Simple ways to schedule self-care as a non-negotiable

This episode is for you if you’ve ever felt disconnected, exhausted, or like you’re constantly taking care of everyone else while putting yourself last.Take a breath.Come back to yourself.

💛 Let Self-Care feel supportive again.If this conversation resonates, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share it with a woman who needs this reminder today.

#NervousSystemCare #SelfConnection #SustainableAmbition #EmbodiedSelfCare #WomenWhoLead

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▸ ⁠Ebook – YOU GOT THIS⁠ – A powerful read to stop overthinking, self-sabotaging & staying stuck.

▸ ⁠Healthy Breathing Course⁠ – Learn functional breathing to address stress, anxiety & burnout.

▸ ⁠Virtual Full Moon Breathwork⁠ – Harness the power of the moon every month online.

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Espresso Shots – Join our 30-mins functional breathing sessions. 

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Inner Circle⁠ – Join a soul-aligned community for conscious growth.

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In this deeply grounding and empowering episode of the UpliftHer Leadership Series, I had the honor of sitting down with Jacqueline Beatty; corporate leader, devoted mother, yoga and Pilates practitioner, and a true embodiment of resilience, intentional living, and quiet strength.

Through a recent battle with breast cancer, Jacqueline discovered that high performance is not about pushing harder, it’s about staying connected to yourself while you rise.

✨ In this powerful conversation, we explored:

✅ Jacqueline’s breast cancer journey from diagnosis through treatment to healing and remission

✅ The emotional and physical realities of chemotherapy, surgery, and visible change

✅ What it means to release control and trust life when outcomes are uncertain

✅ Navigating motherhood during illness and supporting children through difficult conversations

✅ How children process illness differently and the importance of honesty and clarity

✅ The power of intentional living and choosing purpose and joy daily

✅ Building non-negotiable self-care rituals during treatment and recovery

✅ Forest bathing, walking meditations, and the science of nature as healing

✅ Why morning routines, affirmations, and gratitude journaling anchor resilience

✅ Reframing high performance through wellbeing and sustainable leadership

🎧 Listen to the Self-Care Goddess Podcast on my website, Apple, Spotify, @AmazonMusicUK or wherever you enjoy your podcasts

✨ Connect with Jacqueline Beatty: @jacquelinebeatty.lotusjourney

🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube

With deep gratitude…for your presence… your time… and your heart.

#intentionalliving #womeninleadership #resilience #selfcare #healingjourney #personalgrowth

✨ Welcome to the Rita Savoia YouTube Channel - your sanctuary for breath, balance & becoming.

I’m Rita Savoia, Certified Nutritionist, Holistic Wellness Coach, Functional Breathing Coach, and founder of Breathwork Barista. My mission is to guide high-performing, heart-centered humans from burnout to balance using breath, self-awareness, and sustainable self-care practices.

Through my 6 Pillars of Self-Care and B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Method, I help you reset your nervous system, release stress, and realign with the life you were meant to live. Expect guided breathwork, mindset shifts, and rituals for a healthier body, mind, and spirit.

💛 Services & Resources to Support You

▸ Toronto Events – Do you live in the GTA? Join us for a transformative in-person Self-Care Breathwork Experience in Toronto with LIVE Music & Sound Bath. ⁠RSVP⁠ 

▸ ⁠Ebook – YOU GOT THIS⁠ – A powerful read to stop overthinking, self-sabotaging & staying stuck.

▸ ⁠Healthy Breathing Course⁠ – Learn functional breathing to address stress, anxiety & burnout.

▸ ⁠Virtual Full Moon Breathwork⁠ – Harness the power of the moon every month online.

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Espresso Shots – Join our 30-mins functional breathing sessions. 

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Inner Circle⁠ – Join a soul-aligned community for conscious growth.

▸ Free Resources: 

• ⁠Mental Health Shopping List⁠ 

• 9 Vital Breathing Techniques⁠ 

• ⁠Workplace Wellness Calendar⁠  

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In this deeply grounding and empowering episode of the Self-Care Goddess Podcast, I had the honor of sitting down with Melanie Horton; competitive bodybuilder, mother of two, and a powerful embodiment of discipline, strength, and intentional living, to explore a conversation that reshapes how we think about aging, performance, and what it truly means to thrive: The intersection of strength training, longevity, and mental resilience.

Through more than three decades of training, discipline, and self-discovery, Melanie has learned that longevity is not about slowing down, it’s about evolving. It’s about continuously building strength in the body, mind, and spirit, and redefining what is possible at every stage of life.And she reminds us:You are capable of more than you think.It is never too late to begin.Your strongest years may still be ahead of you.

✨ In this powerful conversation, we explored:

✅ Melanie’s 30+ year journey in bodybuilding and returning to competition in her 50s and 60s

✅ The difference between strength training, bodybuilding, and sustainable fitness

✅ Why “muscle is the organ of longevity” and how it supports overall health

✅ The importance of strength training for women, especially in midlife

✅ Balancing discipline, rest, and recovery for long-term success

✅ Nutrition habits, consistency, and building a sustainable lifestyle

✅ Mental resilience, persistence, and the power of discipline

✅ Overcoming self-doubt and stepping into confidence even on stage

✅ The role of yoga, mobility, and daily movement in supporting strength

✅ Redefining aging and breaking outdated beliefs about what’s possible

🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify, @AmazonMusicUK or your favorite platform🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube:    • A Story of Strength, Discipline & Persever...  

🙌🏽 Connect with Melanie Horton: @ifbbpro_minimelWith gratitude to our sponsor:▸St. Lucian Sea Moss | www.stlucianseamoss.co | @stlucianseamoss

#strengthtraining #longevity #womenshealth #selfcare #discipline #mentalresilience #fitnessjourney #healthyaging

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✨ Welcome to the Rita Savoia YouTube Channel - your sanctuary for breath, balance & becoming.

I’m Rita Savoia, Certified Nutritionist, Holistic Wellness Coach, Functional Breathing Coach, and founder of Breathwork Barista.

My mission is to guide high-performing, heart-centered humans from burnout to balance using breath, self-awareness, and sustainable self-care practices.

Through my 6 Pillars of Self-Care and B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Method, I help you reset your nervous system, release stress, and realign with the life you were meant to live.

🌬️ Expect guided breathwork, mindset shifts, and rituals for a healthier body, mind, and spirit.

💛 Services & Resources to Support You

▸ Toronto Events – Do you live in the GTA? Join us for a transformative in-person Self-Care Breathwork Experience in Toronto with LIVE Music & Sound Bath. ⁠RSVP⁠ 

▸ ⁠Ebook – YOU GOT THIS⁠ – A powerful read to stop overthinking, self-sabotaging & staying stuck.

▸ ⁠Healthy Breathing Course⁠ – Learn functional breathing to address stress, anxiety & burnout.

▸ ⁠Virtual Full Moon Breathwork⁠ – Harness the power of the moon every month online.

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Espresso Shots – Join our 30-mins functional breathing sessions. 

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Inner Circle⁠ – Join a soul-aligned community for conscious growth.

▸ Free Resources:

– ⁠Mental Health Shopping List⁠ 

– ⁠9 Vital Breathing Techniques⁠ 

– ⁠Workplace Wellness Calendar⁠  

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In this expansive, heart-led and deeply human episode of the Uplift Her Leadership Series, I sit down with the visionary Mara Cataldi cultural leader, community builder, and the force behind one of Canada’s most impactful multicultural festivals.

But before we step into her story… we begin as always… with a return.

A breath.

A pause.

A softening…

A quiet reconnection to your heart.

Because leadership doesn’t begin out there…

It begins within.

What unfolds is not a traditional success story…

It’s an evolution.

From growing up between cultures…

To building platforms that bring hundreds of thousands together…

To navigating the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Mara shares what it truly means to lead when there is no roadmap.

When everything says “stop”…but your vision says “move.”

From countless “no’s”…

To reimagining connection through innovation…

To choosing courage over comfort…

This is leadership in its most human form.

✨ In this honest and powerful conversation, we explored:

✅ Growing up between cultures and the power of storytelling to connect

✅ Reinventing leadership during uncertainty and navigating massive change

✅ Turning rejection into alignment through negotiation and vision

✅ Leadership as responsibility to people, not just outcomes

✅ Burnout, energy, and the importance of shared support

✅ The challenge of balance and learning as you go

✅ Self-care through rest, reflection, and perspective

✅ The power of stepping back to see the bigger picture

And perhaps most importantly…

You don’t need certainty to lead.

You don’t need permission to begin.

You need vision.

You need resilience.

You need connection.

Because when you lead with heart… you don’t just create success…

You create impact.

🎧 Listen to the Self-Care Goddess Podcast on my website, Apple, Spotify, @AmazonMusicUK or wherever you enjoy your podcasts

✨ Connect with Mara Cataldi: @cataldimara @icffcanada

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#heartcenteredleadership #womeninleadership #personalgrowth #resilience #selfleadership

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▸ Healthy Breathing Course – Learn functional breathing to address stress, anxiety & burnout.

▸ Virtual Full Moon Breathwork – Harness the power of the moon every month online.

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Espresso Shots – Join our 30-mins functional breathing sessions.

▸ Breathwork Barista Inner Circle – Join a soul-aligned community for conscious growth.

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In this gentle middle-of-the-night breathwork…

You are guided back to rest… not forced into sleep…

If you’ve woken up…

If your mind is already moving…

If your body feels alert…

You are not alone…

Nothing has gone wrong…

Your nervous system has simply come online…

And now…

We guide it back to rest…

There is nothing to fix…

Nothing to solve…

You don’t need to fall asleep right away…

Just rest here…

Feel the bed beneath you…

The quiet of the room…

The world is calm…

You are safe…

Take a slow breath in…

And gently exhale…

Again…

Inhaling…

Exhaling…

Silently repeat…

“I am safe… even now…”

Let your breath find a soft rhythm…

Inhale for 3…

Exhale for 5…

Slow…

Gentle…

Unforced…

With every inhale…

You return to your body…

With every exhale…

The alertness softens…

If your mind wanders…

That’s okay…

Come back to the breath…

3 in…

5 out…

Nothing to figure out…

Just this moment…

If it feels natural…

Let your breath return to its own rhythm…

Thoughts may feel louder at night…

More urgent…

But you don’t need to follow them…

Gently place them aside…

For tomorrow…

For now…

Your only role…

Is to rest…

Feel the weight of your body…

Your shoulders…

Your legs…

Let yourself sink…

You are supported…

Nothing needs your attention right now…

You are allowed…

To rest…

Even this moment…

Is restorative…

Take one last soft inhale…

And a long slow exhale…

“I am safe to rest…

I am allowed to let go…”

Now there is nothing left to do…

Just drift…

And rest… 🌙

Come back anytime your mind wakes you…

Pause…

Breathe…

Let go…

#sleepmeditation #fallasleepfast #calmanxiety #breathwork #deeprest

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▸ ⁠Ebook – YOU GOT THIS⁠ – A powerful read to stop overthinking, self-sabotaging & staying stuck.

▸ ⁠Healthy Breathing Course⁠ – Learn functional breathing to address stress, anxiety & burnout.

▸ ⁠Virtual Full Moon Breathwork⁠ – Harness the power of the moon every month online.

▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Espresso Shots – Join our 30-mins functional breathing sessions.

 ▸ ⁠Breathwork Barista Inner Circle⁠ – Join a soul-aligned community for conscious growth.

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In this deeply expansive and consciousness-opening episode of the Self-Care Goddess Podcast, I had the honor of sitting down with Zappy Zapolin entrepreneur, filmmaker, and leading voice in the psychedelic renaissance to explore a topic that is reshaping mental health, healing, and human awareness:

The intersection of psychedelics, spirituality, and true healing.

Zappy’s journey is deeply personal. After achieving success wealth, family, and the “dream” — he found himself facing a deeper truth:

Something was still missing.

At a turning point, he asked a question many of us quietly carry:

Is this all there is… or is there something more?

And from that space, he chose to go inward. Through plant medicine, introspection, and profound experiences with consciousness, Zappy uncovered powerful truths about healing — not just physical, but emotional, energetic, and spiritual.

And he reminds us:

You are not broken.

You are not alone.

There is more available to you than you’ve been taught to believe.

We begin this episode with a gentle breathwork practice guiding you back into your body and heart before diving into a conversation that is both mind-expanding and deeply grounding.

✨ In this powerful conversation, we explored:

✅ Zappy’s spiritual crisis and awakening

✅ His experiences with ayahuasca, San Pedro, Ibogaine, and Ketamine

✅ A profound encounter with the divine and what it revealed about trust and control

✅ The science behind psychedelic therapy for trauma, depression, and addiction

✅ How psychedelics quiet the ego and reconnect you to your true self

✅ The role of breathwork in deepening and integrating these experiences

✅ Real-life transformation stories including Lamar Odom

✅ The importance of safe, ethical, and guided healing spaces

Zappy shares that this work is not about escaping life it’s about learning how to fully be in it.

Because when you release the need to control everything…you actually soften, trust and you begin to live with more freedom and clarity.

This episode is a reminder that: Healing isn’t always linear. Transformation isn’t always comfortable. But on the other side… is a deeper connection to yourself.

🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify, @AmazonMusicUK or your favorite platform

🙌🏽 Connect with Zappy Zapolin: @zappyzapolin

Learn more about Psychedelic Concierge @psychedelicconcierge

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#psychedelicsounds #mentalhealth #selfcare #healingjourney #consciousness #breathwork

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