The Wellness Witch Podcast

Let’s face it, as we get into our forties, our resilience is declining. There are so many hormonal shifts within the perimenopause period that can create a cascade of effects that leave us feeling stressed and unbalanced. If only there were some sort of magic elixir that could help us thrive through perimenopause, meeting all the shifts with grace and vigor. In today’s episode, Brandi Garden, from Eversio Wellness, returns to the show to tell you all about how functional, medicinal mushrooms can be the magic that helps you through your biggest hormonal shift yet. Brandi and Samantha talk all about which types of mushrooms to take at what times, and how much to take to ensure efficacy. With the proper medicinal mushroom protocol in place, you can move through perimenopause feeling balanced, rooted and grounded without pharmaceuticals.     

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• What are adaptogens and how they can help menopausal symptoms
• Diving into the data: Reishi’s benefits on sleep
• The “Pixie Dusting” problem within the industry
• Proper dosage recommendations—what, when and how much
• The benefits of combining different types of mushrooms
• Medicinal mushrooms for children? Yes!

This show is sponsored by:

• Organifi | Go to organifishop.com and save 20% off with code WELLNESSWITCH
• Eversio | Go to eversiowellness.com and 15% off with code WELLNESSWITCH

Resources: 

• Think Up | thinkup.me
• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Brandy:

• Website: eversiowellness.com
• Instagram: @eversiowellness 

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Samantha chats with Victoria Albina, a Master Certified Somatic Life Coach, meditation guide, and self-proclaimed Latina nervous system nerd, with a focus on codependency, people-pleasing and perfectionism. In this episode, Victoria passionately, and with expertise, explains how a host of different topics, such as hormones, orgasms and emotional outsourcing, relate to the sympathetic, dorsal and ventral vagal modes of the nervous system. With a better understanding of how and why our nervous system functions, we can become empowered to quit thinking our feelings, break free from toxic relationships and reclaim our joy.

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• Defining emotional outsourcing 
• Codependency, people-pleasing and perfectionism
• Sympathetic, dorsal and ventral vagal modes of the nervous system
• Critiquing cancel culture: sympathy for the inner child 
• Defining “triggered” as it relates to stress, distress or trauma
• The impact that orgasms have on our nervous systems

This show is sponsored by:

• Organifi | Go to organifishop.com and save 20% off with code WELLNESSWITCH
• Eversio | Go to eversiowellness.com and 15% off with code WELLNESSWITCH

Resources: 

• Think Up | thinkup.me
• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Victoria:

• Podcast: Feminist Wellness Podcast
• Instagram: @victoriaalbinawellness
• Website: victoriaalbina.com
• Program: victoriaalbina.com/anchored
• Free Meditation Download: victoriaalbina.com/wellnesswitch

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Today on the show, Samantha shares an episode from April 2022, where she was interviewed by her friend, the Personal Leadership Coach and Podcaster, Dr. Laura Foster. This episode lays out Samantha’s entire business journey, from hopeful college nutrition student, to the well-established wellness expert and business mentorship coach she is today, in a much more exciting fashion than she feels she could have managed with another solo endeavor. Samantha and Laura confess that they, just like the rest of us, still sometimes find themselves endlessly craving more, as well as offering advice on topics like pricing, social media, and work life-balance.   

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• Ayahuasca, the muse – When and how Samantha decided to rebrand
• How a poor English student became a best-selling author
• Why you shouldn’t get lost in the numbers: social media and attracting leads
• Tackling our deeply rooted money stories and the value in undercharging
• Creating an identity aside from your business

This show is sponsored by:

• Organifi | Go to organifishop.com and save 20% off with code WELLNESSWITCH
• Eversio | Go to eversiowellness.com and 25% off with code WELLNESSWITCH

Resources: 

• Think Up | thinkup.me
• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Laura:

• Instagram: @soulinspiredgurl
• Website: soulinspiredgurl.com
• Podcast: Soul Inspired Gurl

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

As health-conscious individuals, we put a great deal of effort into cleaning up our environment. We eat an ancestrally consistent diet, make sure our makeup and cleaning products are non-toxic and avoid plastics like the plague, but we often overlook our clothes. The truth is, our clothing can be just as toxic as these other factors. Today on the show, Samantha invites Kristi Soomer, the founder and CEO of the sustainable slow fashion brand, Encircled, to fill us in on the negative effects of fast fashion on both our environment and hormones. As Kristi describes the ethical and ecological differences between fast and slow fashion, it becomes easy to see why her company, Encircled, is so passionate about making ultra-stylish and comfortable work-leisure clothes in a way that honors its consumers and the planet.

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• From economics to fashion – Kristi’s bootstrapped start to her business
• Fast fashion vs. Slow fashion 
• Common clothing chemicals to be mindful of
• Tips for creating a more sustainable closet/capsule wardrobe

This show is sponsored by:

• Encircled | Go to encircled.ca save 10% off with code WELLNESSWITCH
• Organifi | Go to organifishop.com and save 20% off with code WELLNESSWITCH
• Canprev | Go to canprevwoman.ca to check out PCOS-Pro Ultra Relief

Resources: 

• Think Up | thinkup.me
• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Kristi:

• Instagram: @encircled_
• Website: encircled.ca

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Hormonal imbalances lie at the root of so many health issues. In today’s solo, Samantha addresses some of the most common hormone-related listener questions, including the difference between progesterone and progestin, the birth control pill, whether or not women should be supplementing with bioidentical hormones and the common misconception that estrogen is the “bad hormone.” Given that our hormones can easily be impacted by so many environmental and dietary factors, it can be a lot to keep straight. Let this episode be the first step for you to begin taking charge of your hormones. 

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• Natural ways to support the most common causes of estrogen dominance
• The importance of copper and retinol for overall thyroid health 
• Progesterone vs. Progestin
• How to establish and maintain healthy progesterone levels 
• What to expect from Samantha’s Naturally Nourished program 

This show is sponsored by:

• Organifi | Go to organifishop.com/wellnesswitch and save 20% off with code WELLNESSWITCH

Resources: 

• Think Up | thinkup.me
• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In most cultures around the world, alcohol is the focal point of almost all forms of entertainment. Sports games, comedy shows, concerts–you name it. It’s because alcohol is such an effective antidote to the social anxiety that plagues so many of us in our face-paced, densely populated, modern world. In an effort to break his own patterned use of alcohol and cocaine, Robbie Bent embarked on a ten day vipassana retreat in Israel, followed by multiple plant-medicine ceremonies, and returned home with a new lease on life. These experiences set the trajectory for him to begin helping others benefit in a similar, more accessible way with his own wellness company, Othership. In today’s episode, Robbie tells us how Othership has become an effective, healthy alternative to alcohol-fueled evenings, by providing a new form of entertainment where sauna, ice bath and breathwork are the centerpiece of a fun night out.

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• Robbie’s main takeaways from his 10 day vipassana retreat
• How and why Robbie’s company, Othership aims to be an alternative to alcohol-centered events
• The primary differences between breathwork and meditation
• Different types of breathwork and their effects
• The 5 pillars of health and the benefits of nose-breathing 

This show is sponsored by:

• Organifi | Go to organifishop.com/wellnesswitch and save 20% off with code WELLNESSWITCH

Resources: 

• Think Up | thinkup.me
• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Robbie:

• Instagram: @robbiebent @othership
• Website: othership.us

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner, Katrina Dollano is the co-founder and clinical director at “What’s Good,” a mental, emotional, physical and spiritual wellness company grounded in honoring the wisdom of our bodies and the power of mother nature. In today’s episode, Katrina and Samantha talk about Katrina’s training in Daoist Chinese medicine and how it differs from the western approach, how the five elements impact womens’ health and hormones, big T and little T trauma, and plant medicine, particularly Katrina’s use of ayahuasca throughout the duration of her second pregnancy. 

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• Big T and Little T trauma: How acupuncture can lift both from the body
• The five elements and their impact on women’s health and hormones
• Acknowledging the inherent power of the body to heal itself
• How Katrina designed her acupuncture space to feel ‘womblike’
• Katrina’s experiences with plant medicine–using ayahuasca throughout pregnancy

This show is sponsored by:

• Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com and save 15% off with code WELLNESSWITCH
• Organifi | Go to organifishop.com/wellnesswitch and save 20% off with code WELLNESSWITCH

Resources: 

• Think Up | thinkup.me
• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Katrina:

• Instagram: @whatsgoodwellness & @katrinadollano
• Website: whatsgoodwellness.ca

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Many of us enter the new year intending to establish more love, confidence, and money or maybe to lose some weight, but we often get stuck in the process and wind up with the same intention at the beginning of the next year. In today’s solo episode, Samantha explains how, from an early age, we’re programmed by the beliefs of others that can continue to weigh us down for the rest of our lives–unless we do something about it. The beginning of a new year is a great opportunity to distinguish your beliefs from the beliefs of others and reprogram your mindset so that you can begin to attract more of what you really want in life.

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• Have others’ beliefs been holding you back?
• The problem with generalizations aka “general-lies”
• Why it’s natural for the ego to resist change
• How Samantha used manifestation during her home buying process

This show is sponsored by:

• Organifi | Go to organifishop.com and save 20% off with code WELLNESSWITCH

Resources: 

• Think Up | thinkup.me
• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Just because the new year hasn’t arrived yet doesn’t mean you need to wait until January 1st to start making changes. In today’s solo, Samantha talks all about the cornerstone of our hormonal, thyroid and overall health: the liver. Your liver is your main detoxification organ and it works for you, around the clock, day in and day out. In order to best support this process, you need to know how it works, what effects it and what it needs to function optimally. This episode is the framework you need to help you–and your liver–give your body the kind of love and attention it deserves.

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• The functions of the liver and why detoxification is so important
• Samantha’s current relationship with alcohol
• Things in your diet and environment that may be affecting your liver
• Some common physical manifestations of a sluggish liver
• What you need to know about desiccated organ supplements and castor oil packs

This show is sponsored by:

• Perfect Supplements | Go to perfectsupplements.com and save 10% off with code WELLNESSWITCH
• Queen of the Thrones | Go shopqueenofthethrones.com and save 10% off with code WELLNESSWITCH

Resources: 

• The EWG’s Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 | ewg.org
• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Danielle LaPorte has been a leading figure in the spiritual space, helping people around the world to learn how to be more loving, for quite some time. Today on the show, Samantha chats with Danielle–one of her idols–and the two cover a wide range of topics, including, love, the ego, virtue signaling, spiritual bypassing, cancel culture and addiction. The culture and technology of the modern age have given us more reasons than ever to feel anxious. Danielle reminds us to meet and treat this seemingly inevitable anxiety with the same unwavering love and compassion that we would give to our five-year-old selves. By internally practicing true acceptance and self-love, and by living in a contemplative, heart-centered way, we are doing our part in inspiring others to also pursue the desire to embody love. 

In this episode of The Wellness Witch Podcast:

• What love is and is not
• The problems that come along with overidentifying with our feelings
• Why it’s noble to desire & embody love
• Healing our inner child – making all that is unconscious conscious
• Danielle’s take on virtue signaling, spiritual bypassing and cancel culture
• How setting boundaries can help you connect with love

This show is sponsored by:

• Perfect Supplements | Go to perfectsupplements.com and save 10% off with code WELLNESSWITCH

Resources: 

• Naturally Nourished | holisticwellness.ca/naturallynourished
• Business Mentorship | samanthagladish.com/mentorship
• Lead Gen Workshop | holisticwellness.ca/leadgenworkshop 

Where to find Danielle:

• Instagram: @daniellelaporte
• Book: How to Be Loving
• Website: daniellelaporte.com
• Podcast: With Love, Danielle

Where to find Samantha:

• Instagram: @holisticwellnesswitch
• Website: holisticwellness.ca
• YouTube: Samantha Gladish
• Facebook: Holistic Wellness Foodie

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions