SHE Asked Podcast

In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride is joined by women’s health and holistic nutrition coach DeeDee Mehren, founder of Feed MBS Nutrition, for a conversation about healing the body through nervous system regulation and finally slowing - and sitting with - her body.

DeeDee shares her personal journey through autoimmune disease, pregnancy complications, chronic stress, and burnout—and how holistic nutrition, sleep, movement, and emotional healing became the foundation for her recovery.

 Together, Anna and DeeDee explore why healing is not linear, how cortisol and stress impact hormones, digestion, and immunity, and why extreme dieting often does more harm than good—especially for women in midlife.

If you’re experiencing:

• exhaustion
•  inflammation
•  imbalanced hormones
• cycles of restriction and burnout

This episode offers a compassionate, practical lens on what true healing can look like—one rooted in listening to your body rather than fighting it.

🎧 Listen in for a powerful reminder that health is not about perfection, but about learning how to care for yourself with patience, curiosity, and integrity.

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In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, host Anna McBride sits down with Dani Davis—an award-winning director, writer, producer, and creative leader—for a powerful conversation about women’s voices, intuition, presence, and reclaiming personal sovereignty.

Dani shares her honest origin story, reflecting on a 25-year journey toward confidence, clarity, and self-trust. From becoming one of the youngest lead producers on Broadway to moments of profound self-betrayal, Dani explores what happens when women make themselves small—and what becomes possible when they stop.

Together, Anna and Dani unpack how healing requires radical honesty, why presence is a revolutionary act for women, and how intuition shows up in the body when we are listening to ourselves. They also explore the cultural and internal forces that pressure women to stay contained, tolerated, or quiet—and how reclaiming one’s voice can transform not only a life, but an entire community.

Dani shares practical insights on slowing down, listening to the body, setting boundaries, and surrounding yourself with people who truly see you—especially when standing on the edge of greater visibility.

🎧 Listen in and be reminded: your presence matters, your voice is not too much, and it’s never too late to come home to yourself.

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In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, host Anna McBride sits down with award-winning artist, songwriter, and producer Dina Fanai for a deeply moving conversation about healing, creativity, and reclaiming one’s voice.

Dina shares her powerful origin story — from growing up in New York City as a classically trained dancer, through a life-threatening eating disorder, to discovering music as the pathway that quite literally brought her back to life. What unfolds is an intimate exploration of how our deepest wounds often hold our greatest gifts, and how facing the shadow can become a gateway to meaning, courage, and transformation.

Together, Anna and Dina explore the spiritual and emotional roots of Dina’s immersive multimedia project AVALONA: A Musical Legend — a healing experience that blends music, sacred storytelling, archetypes, and ritual. Dina explains how AVALONA is not a literal retelling of her life, but an invitation for each listener to embark on their own journey of self-discovery, mental health awareness, and personal integration.

This episode is for anyone who feels disconnected from their voice — creatively, emotionally, or spiritually — and is seeking a gentler, more honest way back to themselves.

🎶 Dina Fanai has collaborated with world-renowned artists including Trans-Siberian Orchestra and projects connected to Tina Turner, and is the founder of organizations supporting mental health awareness, disability advocacy, and women’s empowerment through music.

Listen in and be reminded: you are not alone, your story matters, and it’s never too late to let your music be heard.

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In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride explores what it means to stop fighting your body and begin aging with acceptance, trust, and care.

Drawing from her personal journey through disordered eating, over-exercise, menopause, injury, and healing, Anna reflects on how pushing harder stopped working — and how listening to her body became the path back to peace.

This episode is for women who feel exhausted, disconnected, or frustrated by the changes in their body and want a more compassionate, sustainable way forward.

You’ll hear reflections on:

• Radical acceptance and aging
• Menopause, rest, and nervous system regulation
• Healing body shame and self-criticism
• Reframing strength, care, and self-trust

This is an invitation to let go of old expectations and build a healthier, more loving relationship with your body — exactly where you are.

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In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride explores what it means to complete old relationship patterns as we move toward 2026.

Anna shares how years of performance, caretaking, and codependency led to emotional exhaustion — and how slowing down, choosing herself, and setting clear boundaries changed everything.

In this episode, we explore why “not everyone should have access to you," and many more gems of wisdom around fostering healthy relationships.

✨ Journaling prompts included to support your own relationship completion and clarity.

If you’ve ever felt tired, resentful, or disconnected in relationships, this episode offers a compassionate and honest path forward.

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 In this first episode of She Asked’s end-of-year Completion Series, Anna McBride explores how our relationship with money mirrors our relationship with self-worth. Anna reflects on inherited money beliefs, financial avoidance, and the healing that comes from honesty, boundaries, and asking for help.

 This episode invites listeners to complete outdated financial narratives from 2025 and step into 2026 with greater clarity, maturity, and self-respect

...because money isn’t just a resource, it’s a relationship. 

✨ In this episode, Anna explores:

• How childhood money beliefs shape adult financial behavior
• The link between self-esteem, self-worth, and income
• Why financial avoidance is rooted in fear—not failure
• Letting go of shame around money and spending
• Creating healthier money boundaries for the new year
• Why 2026 represents a creative reset in your financial life

Anna also shares reflective journaling prompts to help you rewrite your money story and build a grounded, empowered relationship with finances moving forward.

If you’re ready to release old financial patterns, heal your relationship with worth, and enter the new year with more confidence and clarity, this episode is for you.

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In this reflective episode, co-producer Jennifer Martin sits down with host Anna McBride to reflect on Anna's transformative year of healing, identity reclamation, and spiritual growth. 

From legally changing her name back to her maiden name to breaking old relationship patterns and committing to emotional sobriety, Anna shares the practices, insights, and truths that have shaped her in 2025. 

If you’re navigating a transition such as divorce, identity changes, emotional healing, or stepping into a new version of yourself—this conversation will help you feel seen and supported.

✨ Perfect For:
Women in transition · Divorce recovery · Spiritual seekers · Personal growth · Emotional healing · Sobriety · Empowerment · New York life · Identity transformation · Journaling + shadow work · Mind-body healing

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In this episode of SHE ASKED, Anna sits down with somatic sex & relationship coach Adena to explore one of the most misunderstood topics in women’s lives: pleasure — what it is, why it matters, and how it becomes a portal to deeper self-trust, confidence, creativity, and freedom.

Adena shares her journey from painful intercourse and body disconnection to reclaiming her erotic aliveness, and explains why so many women secretly believe they’re “broken."

SHE ASKED ADENA OF GET UNBOUNDED

You’ll learn:
✨ Why pleasure is not a luxury — it’s a pathway to self-intimacy
✨ How our relationship to sex mirrors how we show up in LIFE
✨ The difference between sensuality vs. sexuality
✨ Why somatic work unlocks emotional patterns talk therapy can’t reach
✨ How to rebuild safety, expand your pleasure capacity, and dissolve shame
✨ What long-term relationships really need to stay alive and connected
✨ Plus: Adena’s favorite embodiment practice that you can start today

Whether you’re in a long-term relationship, dating later in life, healing from trauma, raising kids, or simply craving more joy and connection in your body — this episode will expand the way you think about pleasure forever.

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Website + free practices: unboundednyc.com
Instagram: @get.unbounded
Learn about The Turned-On Woman™ program — launching soon!

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In this solo episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride reflects on turning 62 and the single question that has followed her throughout her life: 

“Are you happy?”

Drawing on research from Harvard’s longevity studies and the Blue Zones, Anna breaks down why connection, purpose, and inner joy directly impact health and aging. She guides listeners through breathwork, reflection, and four transformative questions to help uncover where happiness already exists and where it’s waiting to be reclaimed.

✨ In this episode, Anna shares:
• Why happiness is a spiritual, emotional, and biological necessity
• How generational wounds & people-pleasing block joy
• The fears that arise when we finally admit we’re unhappy
• How aging can become a teacher, not a threat
• Why balance, boundaries, and self-connection matter more than ever
• Practical tools to cultivate happiness today

🌿 AFFIRMATIONS

“I honor the wisdom that aging brings.”

“I allow happiness to find me in simple sacred moments.”

“My joy is my strength, my longevity, my gift.”

“I am both the teacher and the student of my own happiness.”

🌿 This conversation is a powerful invitation to claim happiness as a spiritual practice, especially for women navigating aging, healing, relationships, and the desire for a more meaningful life.

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In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna sits down with Tanis Fishman, founder of The School of Sankalpa, a mystic, teacher, and master of Yoga Nidra meditation. Together, they explore the profound intersection between spiritual awakening, motherhood, and the embodied path to the divine.

Tanis shares her remarkable story from a disorienting start whil searching for meaning, to awakening experiences in India, and through motherhood as her greatest spiritual teacher. She discusses what it means to be a modern mystic while raising children, paying bills, and navigating the complexities of life, and how true spirituality is not an escape from the human experience, but a deeper embodiment of it.

This conversation invites listeners to see their pain as a portal, their daily life as practice, and their human story as sacred initiation.

✨ In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What Yoga Nidra really is and how it can awaken consciousness
• How motherhood can be a profound spiritual practice
• How to stay connected to Source while living in the modern world
• The meaning of the Upanishads and their timeless truth
• How to stop seeking and start embodying your spirituality
• Why pain, imperfection, and disconnection are all part of the spiritual path

🎧 Listen now to rediscover the peace, purpose, and presence that’s already within you.

TANIS FISHMAN
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🗺️Yoga Nidra Online Courses
🗺️Mentorship Container 

RECOMMENDED READING

Essence of the Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran

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