Small Steps

Thinking about going gluten free or curious what it’s like to not eat gluten? This episode shares my personal journey to become gluten free, answers your questions about the gluten free life and gives you a place to start if you want to see if your body needs a break from gluten or not.

We’re more connected than ever these days and have more access than ever to find people to listen to, follow and learn from. Which is great, and can become overwhelming. Lucia Hawley, NTP MSW joins the show to talk about the many layers of finding people and communities that resonate, letting go of those that no longer resonate and finding autonomy within ourselves.

Good. Bad. Clean. Dirty. Guilt-free. Five words that can really mess with people’s minds when it comes to food and the food choices they make based on these words and food lists that use these words. Today’s episode breaks down why these foods and food lists can be problematic and how you can adjust your language and create a food list that works for you.

There’s so much advice on how to improve your romantic, familial and platonic friendships, but how much is really out there on how we can improve our relationship with ourselves? Today’s guest Taylor Gage of She Thrives talks about a lot of ways we can improve our relationship with ourselves, from what we believe, how we speak and how we take care of ourselves.

Go go go, do more, keep going, always hustling. There are the messages we’re constantly getting and perpetuating in Western culture. Rarely are we told to really slow down and look around or rest, which can lead to feeling tired, getting out of alignment with our values, and feeling unhappy or uninspired. Today I talk about how to check in with yourself and adjust if you don’t enjoy what you’re doing.

As womxn we’re often told to look pretty, be small, quiet and look like the girl next to us. Today’s guest, Chrissy King, is here to set the record straight on how there is another way. A way to take up space, be unapologetically you, how together, we can all work to see, recognize and support the beauty in each other’s differences and uniqueness.

The pressure to be smaller, toned, ripped or jacked. The shame around what you see in the mirror, especially if it doesn’t match what you see idolized on social media, magazines and billboards. The fatigue from trying diet after diet after, not getting the results you want. This is Diet Culture, and it’s messing with people’s happiness, sense of self worth, and in some cases, their health. Today I talk about what is is, how it shows up, and how you can start to opt out.

Living from your values can make things in your life feel more aligned and more like you. From those values, it can be clear that you may need to make some adjustments and find or create new spaces that embody your values so you can share that with others. Today’s guest, Allison Tenney, shares how she did that in her own life and work, from her fitness coaching to her event the Ignited Womxn Summit.

Instead of setting goals this year, what if you set a word for the next year? One word can be guide you in your actions, decisions, and how you show up in the following year. This episode covers how to find that word and how to carry that word and what it means to you, throughout your year.

Our health and wellness touches all areas of our lives, and all areas of our lives touch our health and wellness. This includes our race, religion, size, ability, gender, class and so much more. I’m sharing my experiences of being a biracial woman of color, how that’s informed my life and how, especially after this year, it informs my vision of wellness and this podcast moving forward.