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Monica Yearwood is a relationship trauma recovery expert and holistic practitioner who serves high-achieving women. She holds advanced certifications in trauma recovery and holistic healing, with specializations in somatic parts work, Ayurvedic medicine, and detoxification therapies. Monica is also the architect of the Resilient for Life methodology — a system designed to help women who are winning everywhere else finally heal from the trauma of toxic and narcissistic relationships, regulate their nervous system, stop the rumination loops, and rebuild the self-trust that betrayal tries to steal.

In this episode, we cover:

- Why high-achieving women have higher exposure to narcissistic dynamics — and why the trauma so often gets met with self-blame instead of validation

- The difference between resistance to the word "trauma" vs. the word "abuse," and why naming abuse is often what slows women down from leaving

- Why self-blame after betrayal isn't just a thinking problem — it's a nervous system shame reflex

- The "I Know" exercise — building a fact-based inventory so your mind stops re-interpreting what happened

- The "I Want" exercise — a 15-minute practice that pulls your attention back from what you don't want to what actually brings you joy

- Hypervigilance, walking on eggshells, and how a long-term partnership can blow up in one moment of discovery

- Emotions as neurological processes with a beginning, a middle, and an end — and why we get stuck when that cycle never completes

- How suppressed emotional charge shows up physically — headaches, backaches, digestive issues, autoimmune conditions

- The identity crisis that hits after divorce — especially for women who never thought divorce was on the table

- Lymphatic health for women 35–55 navigating toxic relationships — rhodiola, skeletal movement, breath work

Connect with Monica:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayearwood

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@monicayearwood

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Ginny Priem is a number one bestselling author, master certified coach, top keynote speaker, and host of the “Unsubscribe” podcast. She spent more than 20 years in corporate leadership and nearly 20 years in the medical aesthetics industry before turning those hard lessons into a movement. She is the author of “You're My Favorite”, the guided journal “I'm My Favorite”, and her newest book “Unsubscribe: Why Letting Go Is the Secret to Getting Ahead”.

This is Ginny's second appearance on the show — she was last here in episode 194 — and this time, she came to Austin in person! The conversation covers the book, but it goes well beyond it: toxic workplaces, narcissistic relationships, going no contact with a parent, comparison on social media, and what it really means to set a boundary vs. burn everything down.

Practical, honest, and at times deeply personal. This one hits.

In this episode, we cover:

• Where Unsubscribe came from — and why Ginny changed her entire brand, podcast name, and identity around the concept

• Why unsubscribing is not flippantly walking away — it's a filter that requires critical thinking, action, and accountability

• The four pillars of Unsubscribe: Block, Mute, Swap, and Manage — and how to know which one applies to your situation

• Treating your time and energy as a currency just as valuable as money — and what it costs you when you don't

• Sunk cost fallacy in relationships — why we stay too long and what happens when we finally let go

• What it looked like to have everything together on the outside while completely unraveling inside — shingles in her 30s, hair loss, abnormal skin lesions — and what that stress was actually doing to her body

• Coming home to find out her partner was living a double life — and what she did next

• Learning to trust herself again after ignoring her gut for years — and why that's the real foundation of everything

Connect with Ginny

Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/0UVRo0EOi8bk4Omtb6qWHJ

Substack: https://substack.com/@ginnypriem

Youtube: www.youtube.com/@ginnypriem 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ginnypriem/

Website: ginnypriem.com/

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ginny-priem-8a87248/

Previous episode with Ginny: https://youtu.be/kXpWGKwR06A?si=EsAZZ38TtoP2vOEE

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Karen “Zuzu” Armes is a holistic health practitioner, traditional naturopathic consultant, and author who specializes in empowering women to understand their bodies at the cellular level. As the founder of Holistic Health Educators and the Lily Fields Retreat Center, she has taught thousands of people worldwide how to move beyond symptom management into true healing. A self-described "cellular nerd," Zuzu brings over two decades of experience in bridging the gap between traditional medicine and holistic lifestyle strategies.

This episode is an essential masterclass for anyone ready to move beyond "labels" and understand the electrical and atomic nature of human health. If you care about longevity, reversing chronic conditions, or understanding the powerful link between emotions and physiology, this conversation is required listening.

In this episode, we cover:

- The "Unleashed" philosophy: Why any dependency—from medication to social media—is a "leash" that keeps you from your best life.

- Why everything is a mineral deficiency: The atomic truth about how magnesium and calcium create the "sparks" of life.

- Emotions as polypeptides: The biological reality of how a thought or an embarrassment physically manifests in your cellular environment.

- The Truth about pH: Why it is nearly impossible to get sick or develop chronic disease in a high-pH, alkaline body.

- Why "Naked at Noon" is vital: The specific four-hour window when UVB rays are actually capable of creating Vitamin D in your skin.

- The frequency of food: How high-vibrational foods correlate directly with emotions like joy and acceptance.

- Breaking the "Belief Meter": Why you must value truth over tradition to allow your body the space to heal.

Connect with Zuzu

Website: https://www.zuzuunleashed.com

Holistic Health Educators: https://www.holistichealtheducators.com

Lily Fields Retreat Center: https://www.lilyfieldscenter.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZuzuUnleashed

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zuzuunleashed

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zuzuunleashed

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-zuzu-armes

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Dr. Nathan S. Bryan is a PhD biochemist, nitric oxide pioneer, and professor of molecular medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He has spent over 25 years researching nitric oxide, holds more than a dozen patents, has published hundreds of highly cited papers, and authored six books including The Secret of Nitric Oxide: Bring the Science to Life.

He is the founder of N101 (formerly Pneuma Nitric Oxide) and Bryan Therapeutics, where he is developing nitric oxide-based therapies for Alzheimer's, heart disease, and non-healing wounds.

At 52 years old, Dr. Bryan has the vascular age and biological organ age of a 29-year-old — and he attributes it entirely to nitric oxide.

This episode is a masterclass on one of the most important molecules in the human body that almost nobody is talking about. If you care about longevity, brain health, blood pressure, energy, inflammation, or disease prevention — this one is essential listening.

In this episode, we cover:

- What nitric oxide actually is a signaling molecule that regulates blood flow, activates mitochondria, releases stem cells, and prevents telomere shortening

- Why the loss of nitric oxide production is now recognized as the earliest event in the onset of every age-related chronic disease

- The five symptoms of nitric oxide deficiency — in order: erectile dysfunction, high blood pressure, metabolic disease, exercise intolerance, and brain fog leading to Alzheimer's

- Why Alzheimer's is actually diabetes type 3 — insulin resistance in the brain — and why every Alzheimer's drug has failed because they're targeting the wrong thing

- The link between erectile dysfunction and Alzheimer's — and why one is a direct predictor of the other- Why cancer can't grow in tissue with adequate nitric oxide, blood supply, and pH

- What kills your nitric oxide production: sugar, fluoride toothpaste, antacids, proton pump inhibitors, antibiotics, antiseptics, mouth breathing, sedentary lifestyle, and lack of sunlight

- Why beet products are one of the biggest marketing frauds in the supplement industry — and what they actually do (hint: kidney stones)

- The four things to stop doing immediately to restore natural nitric oxide production

- The big three lifestyle activators: moderate exercise, 20–30 minutes of daily sunlight, and nasal breathing

10% off Dr. Bryan's products for listeners: n101.com — Discount Code: AMY10

Connect with Dr. Bryan

Website: n101.com

YouTube: @DrNathanSBryanNitricOxide 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/drnathansbryan/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drnathansbryan/

X: @drnitric

Book: The Secret of Nitric Oxide

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Kelli France is a Master Certified Life Coach, a Perfectionist Coach, Founder of the Empowered Life Academy, Author of One Goal for 100 Days, and Host of the Finally Fearless podcast. She works with women to help them recognize and break free from perfectionist patterns– the kind that keep you stuck, burnt out, and constantly waiting to feel ready before you start.

Kelli discovered her own perfectionism during her master coach certification and realized it was showing up in almost every woman she coached. She built her entire framework around it, including four perfectionist archetypes rooted in the nervous system's fear response — and the practical tools to move through them.

This episode is a really honest, relatable conversation about the ways perfectionism quietly runs our lives — and what it actually looks like to break up with it for good.

In this episode, we cover:

• The four perfectionist archetypes — controller, overachiever, people pleaser, and procrastinator — and how each one is rooted in fight, flight, fawn, or freeze

• Why perfectionism is a nervous system response, not a personality flaw — and how it starts in childhood

• How people pleasing is really a form of control — and why it's linked to lying and manipulation without us even realizing it

• The difference between guilt and shame — and why the shame spiral is the most damaging part of the perfectionist cycle

• Why so many women don't even know they're perfectionists — they just think they're undisciplined, unmotivated, or not ready yet

• The identity crisis that hits when your title, role, or company disappears and your worth was tied to all of it

• Perfectionist mom patterns — the panic that you're not doing it right, attaching your identity to your kids' behavior, and the all-or-nothing trap

• Body image and perfectionism — why women won't show up online because their hair isn't the right color

• All-or-nothing thinking, cognitive distortions, and the SCAM acronym

• The "and" thinking — why adding "and" instead of "or" breaks the black-and-white trap

• "Dating discomfort" — what it means, why it matters, and how to get better at tolerating hard feelings without letting them drive

• The two S's for getting started: Start Sloppy and Super Small Steps

• The T model — thoughts create emotions, emotions create actions, actions create results

• Why your imperfections are what actually create connection — not the highlight reel

• What to do when you want to quit — and why that urge is just a feeling passing through, not a fact

• How Gen Z is dealing with perfectionism — and the conversations Kelli is having with her own kids

Connect with Kelli:

Instagram: @kellifrance https://www.instagram.com/kellifrance/

Book — One Goal for 100 Days: available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Goal-100-Days-Motivational-Journal/dp/B0CQHZ4K19

Podcast: Finally Fearless - https://open.spotify.com/show/56CKDOAOuW5PGV27QjZLcl?si=03cef683f1d14f37

Rachel Covert is a financial coach, founder of Electrify Wealth, and creator of the Rachel Talks Money platform. A former New York City fashion VP at Isaac Mizrahi Live, Rachel walked away from the corporate ladder after realizing that lifestyle creep and overconsumption weren't just draining her bank account — they were stealing her identity. She's been featured on NASDAQ and now helps people get out of debt, break the impulse spending cycle, and start building actual wealth.

She currently lives in Portugal, where the contrast with American consumer culture couldn't be more stark — and it informs everything she teaches.

This episode is a practical, no-math-required conversation about money. Whether you have credit card debt, no savings, or just feel like the money comes in and goes straight back out — this one is for you.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why overconsumption is a societal norm baked into American culture — and why awareness, not shame, is the starting point

• The dopamine cycle behind impulse shopping and why most of the hit comes from the anticipation, not the purchase

• How your nervous system drives your money decisions — and why staying broke can feel "safe" if that's how you grew up

• How influencers are wired to get you to spend and how to stop emulating and start building your own financial identity

• Living in Portugal vs. the US — what a culture with a tenth of the consumption looks like

• The "wiggle room" number — the only money math you actually need to know

• Why avoiding your finances is already the wrong thing — and how even 40% effort makes a real difference

• Credit card debt, interest rates, and why the points system is mostly a trap if you're carrying a balance

• The "eternal employee" cycle — what keeps people from ever being able to retire

• How to teach your kids about credit cards the right way

• Why retirement isn't an age, it's a number — and how to start thinking about it no matter where you are right now

• 401k basics, employer matching, and why boring investing beats sexy investing every time

• Why you won't remember the things you didn't buy — but you will remember Italy

• Her one piece of advice: be patient with yourself, pick a sustainable strategy, and compare yourself only to where you started

If you’re trying to control spending, pay off debt and build wealth, tune in. Don’t forget to like, share and subscribe.

Connect with Rachel

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachel_talksmoney/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rachel_talksmoney?lang=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rachel-Talks-Money/61556383892353/#

Website: https://www.racheltalksmoney.com/

Mike Collins has been completely sugar-free for over 35 years. He is the founder of SugarDetox.com and SugarAddiction.com, past chairman of the board of the Food Addiction Institute, and the creator of the Quit Sugar Summit. He has helped over 60,000 people break their sugar dependency and has spent a decade interviewing more than 400 of the world's leading experts on sugar, addiction, and metabolic health. He and his wife raised two children without sugar until the age of six, and both of his sons scored perfect on their college entrance exams.

This is one of the most eye-opening episodes we've done on this show. Sugar isn't a willpower problem. It's a brain chemistry problem, and Mike explains exactly why, and what to do about it.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why sugar addiction is the largest substance use disorder the world has ever known — and why it's not your fault

• How sugar affects dopamine, serotonin, GABA, oxytocin, endorphins, and every brain reward chemical — not just one

• The connection between sugar, drugs, and alcohol — and why so many people in recovery can't put sugar down

• Why sugar stunts emotional development starting in childhood — and how it compounds over a lifetime

• How Mike's mother's story explains why so many of us learned to equate sugar with love, comfort, and reward

• Sugar as the "good girl's drug" — why women ages 50–80 make up 95% of his clients and what that says about people-pleasing and emotional soothing

• Why "eat less, exercise more" is a $78 billion lie that doesn't address the actual problem

• The difference between conditioned guilt, emotional eating, and true sugar addiction

• What dopamine dysregulation actually means — and whether those receptors can come back

• His 90-day approach to behavioral change and why he calls it a recovery program, not a diet

• GLP-1s, Ozempic, and why the most interesting research will be about what they're doing to the brain — not the body

• Why over-supplementing may be stalling your weight loss — and what the liver has to do with it

• Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), how to use one, and his free book CGMs for Everybody on Amazon

• Alzheimer's, brain clarity, and why he believes sugar is a neurotoxin

• The journaling practice he recommends — tracking how you felt before and after eating, not just what you ate

• What to say to yourself when a craving hits — and the simple self-check that changes everything

  
  

  Connect with MikeWebsite: https://sugardetox.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realsugarfreeman/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SugarAddiction

  
  

  Please remember to rate, review, and follow the show – and share with a friend!Subscribe to the newsletter:https://mailchi.mp/amyedwards/sign-up-to-amys-newsletterCheck out our new Comedy Wellness Podcast: Anything But Mid, cohosted with Whitney Stropp:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anything-but-mid/id1849386215https://www.youtube.com/@AnythingButMidFind Amy’s affiliates and discount codes: https://amyedwards.info/affiliatepageAll links: ⁠⁠⁠amyedwards.info⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@realamyedwards⁠⁠⁠Fight For Her: ⁠⁠⁠fightforher.net⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠ @themagicbabe⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠The Amy Edwards Show Podcast⁠⁠⁠Free Course:⁠⁠⁠ The Ageless Mindset⁠⁠⁠Full Course: ⁠⁠⁠The Youthfulness Hack⁠⁠⁠Amy’s hair by ⁠https://www.thecollectiveatx.com⁠Podcast editing by https://podcastmagician.com/Get my FREE course "The Ageless Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Look Younger and Feel Happier!" HERE: ⁠https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-ageless-mindset-the-ultimate-guide-to-look-younger-feel-happier⁠Get the full course “The Youthfulness Hack: The Secret System to Reverse Aging Fast and Create a New, Radiant You!” Out now! ⁠https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-youthfulness-hack⁠

Sandra Lena Silverman is a Miami-based beauty advocate, self-described beauty rebel, and the author of From Bullshit to Botox: A Rebel's Guide to Self-Love and Eternal Youth. She is also the host of The Party's Over and has been through over 25 plastic surgery procedures — and she talks about all of it openly, honestly, and without apology.

Her upcoming second book, From Bullshit to Broken Hearts, drops in September and goes deep into her marriage, narcissistic abuse, and reclaiming self-worth after divorce.

Sandra's approach is simple: do whatever you want to your face and body, but do the inner work first. After years of external procedures that didn't fix how she felt inside, she found that self-love, lymphatic health, nutrition, and strength training did more for her glow than any surgery ever could.

In this episode we get into plastic surgery, beauty industry myths, what actually works for aging well, and the self-worth journey that has to run alongside all of it.

In this episode, we cover:

• What a beauty rebel actually is — and why Sandra's definition is the opposite of what you'd expect

• Doing procedures for yourself vs. doing them out of fear, criticism, or conditioning

• Her honest account of 25+ procedures — what worked, what went wrong, what she'd do differently

• The Y-lift disaster, over-filled faces, and how filler mistakes led to her facelift at 47

• Why she got her facelift in her 40s — and why she believes that's the right time

• Her brand new mini procedure done under local anesthetic — and why she'll never go under general anesthesia again

• Why she's done with filler and PDO threads and what she recommends instead

• Beauty industry trends she calls total gimmicks — Morpheus 8, Cool Sculpting, radio frequency tightening machines

• The fundamentals that actually move the needle: protein, sleep, water, weight training, lymphatic work

• Her daily lymphatic routine — dry brushing, the Glow device, Gua Sha, two hours a day at the gym

• Why running sags your face and Pilates won't build the muscle you need

• Counting calories, cutting alcohol, and taking peptides since 2017

• The link between chronic stress, cortisol, and inflammation — and how her marriage was affecting her body without her realizing it

• Four separations, tolerating narcissistic behavior, and finally choosing herself

• What she does daily to stay mentally and emotionally free after divorce

• Why young women are destroying their faces chasing filtered AI beauty standards

• What's coming in From Bullshit to Broken Hearts this September

CONNECT WITH SANDRA

Instagram: @sandralenasilverman

Website: http://www.sandralenasilverman.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PartysOverShow

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Meg Sylvester is an author, actor, mentor, and retreat leader dedicated to helping women step off the healing hamster wheel and reconnect with who they are beyond their roles. Her brand new book, The Mindful Mom: 365 Peaceful Reflections and Daily Gratitude for Moms, released March 10th, and despite the title, this is not a parenting book. It's a mindfulness book for women who happen to be moms, written to help them reclaim their identity, their joy, and their sense of self.

After battling Lyme disease, losing her father, and navigating the demands of raising three kids, Meg rebuilt her life from the inside out. She now leads retreats, works with women one-on-one, and has channeled a decade of her own journey — and her clients' breakthroughs — into 365 daily reflections.In this episode, we get into the real conversation behind the book: why women struggle to prioritize themselves, how conditioned guilt keeps us stuck, and what it actually looks like to live with more intention and less pressure.

In this episode, we cover:

• What the healing hamster wheel is and how to get off it
• Why "what do I need?" is the hardest question for most women to answer
• Conditioned guilt vs. real guilt — and how to tell them apart
• Being multi-passionate in a linear world and why it's a strength
• How Meg went from Lyme disease and grief to writing a book and launching a screenwriting career at NYU
• Why this book is for the woman, not the mom — only 10 of 365 prompts mention children
• The stories we unconsciously plant in our kids ("I'm going to miss you so much") and what they actually signal
• Worthiness tied to productivity — recognizing the pattern and starting to untangle it
• Why slow mornings and daily movement are Meg's only two non-negotiables
• Why women need more sleep than men — and why most wellness advice is built for male bodies
• Starting something new at 40, silencing the inner critic, and just showing up anyway
• Meg's airport story about her son that reframes what it means to be creative
• Her Greece Girls Trip — September 12–19, only 5 spots remaining

This episode is a heartfelt conversation about the journey of self-discovery, the importance of mindfulness and the power of embracing one's multi-passionate nature. Meg's insights and experiences offer valuable lessons for all women, especially those balancing the demands of motherhood with their own personal growth and fulfillment. Don't miss out on this inspiring discussion and be sure to check out Meg's new book, The Mindful Mom.

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Janis King is  a renowned Tarot Master, a successful entrepreneur, and the author of the transformative book, 'The Life Code Tarot: A Fool, A Magician, and the Secret of Life.' She is also the creator of the beautiful Life Code Tarot deck. 

In this episode, Janis teaches us to use the tarot as a story guide for our own energy, guiding us to a path of learning tarot, that leans into ourselves rather than externally focusing on memorization. This episode blew my mind and completely changed how I think about tarot! 

Janis also dispels myths and superstitions, addresses sin, God, and how she uses the Lord’s Prayer, and so much more. If you’re at all curious about tarot as a tool but intimidated - or if you’re experienced at it-  this is a must for you!

In this episode, we cover:

• Why tarot is a language, not a magic trick — and why it's accessible to absolutely everyone

• The Fool and the Magician as two sides of the same coin: potential energy vs. kinetic energy (yes, there's physics involved)

• How the Major Arcana maps your entire life story — from childhood through midlife and beyond

• Why Janis ditched "the Fool's Journey to Enlightenment" and what she teaches instead

• The Death card, the Tower, and "scary" cards — what they actually mean and why they always lead somewhere good

• Why reversals are unnecessary (and can actually get in your way)

• How to ask intelligent questions of the cards so you get intelligent answers

• Tarot as a spiritual bridge — and the powerful story of Janis doing a reading while her friend went to church

• What Janis's daily practice looks like (meditation, movement, and more)

• How tarot can be a gentle but profound tool for midlife reinvention

Make sure to tune in because Janis invites us to see our lives as evolving stories, rich with meaning, choice and transformation. Whether you’re navigating midlife shifts, seeking clarity or simply curious about your own inner landscape, tarot offers a grounded yet intuitive way to reconnect with yourself and step forward with intention.

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