This week, couples therapist, coach, and author Carolyn Sharp joins Kelly to discuss her new book, Fire It Up: Four Secrets to Reigniting Intimacy and Joy in Your Relationships. Carolyn dives into why relationships get stale and shares her transformative four-step process to bring back love, connection, and vitality.

From understanding how relationships work to uncovering your unique needs and mastering the "communication dance," Carolyn offers practical tools to create a healthier emotional bond and a thriving relationship. She also reveals why conflict and repair are the most critical skills for lasting love and how building emotional intimacy is the key to reigniting passion.

Book: Fire It Up 

Find Carolyn on Instagram: @secureconnectionscoaching

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In this follow-up to Kelly’s conversation with Dr. Alexandra Sowa, author of The Ozempic Revolution, Chip shares his personal experience with GLP-1 medications like Ozempic. From the unexpected challenges to the ways it’s impacted his life, Chip offers an honest look at what being on this medication is really like.

Kelly and Chip also dive into the stigma surrounding weight loss medications, the shifting perspective on obesity as a disease, and how these conversations are reframing the way we think about health. They explore the emotional side of weight loss—how it ties into identity and self-worth—and reflect on the bigger picture: Is Ozempic just another quick fix, or can it be part of a meaningful, long-term approach to wellness?

This episode is a candid and relatable take on a complex topic, offering insights that go beyond the headlines.

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Kelly Henderson // @velvetsedge // velvetsedge.com

Chip Dorsch // @chipdorsch

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Dr. Alexandra Sowa, author of The Ozempic Revolution, joins to dive into the rise of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and their impact on health and culture. While Dr. Sowa shares why she believes in the benefits of these medications, she also raises concerns about the way our society is using them as a "quick fix." Her book offers a strategy for users to not only address obesity but also shift toward a lifestyle of prevention and long-term wellness. In this episode, Dr. Sowa challenges common misconceptions about obesity, explaining why it’s a disease, not a failure, and explores why it has become so prevalent in America.

Book: The Ozempic Revolution

Socials: @alexandrasowamd

Website: https://alexandrasowamd.com

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Kelly and Chip kick off the new year by sharing their "words of the year"—intentional themes they set to guide their growth and focus for the months ahead. In this episode, they also reflect on the heartbreaking fires in LA, discussing the emotional toll of ongoing natural disasters and how to navigate collective trauma through a spiritual lens. Plus, Kelly shares a fascinating story about a palm reader she met in Bali who predicted the natural disasters we’re now experiencing—and what she believes they mean for us moving forward.

In light of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, several organizations are actively providing relief and support to affected communities. Here are some reputable organizations you can consider donating to:

- American Red Cross: Provides shelter, meals, and support to those impacted by disasters. You can contribute to their disaster relief efforts here: 

American Red Cross

 

- California Fire Foundation: Offers emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters, and communities affected by wildfires. Donations can be made through their Wildfire & Disaster Relief Fund: 

CA Fire Foundation

 

- California Community Foundation's Wildfire Recovery Fund: Focuses on long-term recovery efforts, including rebuilding homes and providing mental health services to wildfire victims. Learn more and donate here: 

California Community Foundation

 

• Direct Relief: Delivers medical assistance to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty and emergencies, including wildfire victims. Support their efforts here: Direct Relief

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December’s cosmic energy is bringing major life shifts—are you ready? Master astrologer Marvin Wilkerson joins Kelly to break down the powerful Capricorn new moon, Mars retrograde, and the north and south node shifts that are aligning to guide your destiny. While the energy may feel intense, Marvin explains why these transitions are happening for you, not to you. With astrologers predicting 2025 as a year of massive transformation, this episode will help you learn to embrace the changes, flow with the cosmic currents, and use the energy to grow, evolve, and step into your next chapter—without fear.

Check out Marvin's NEW BOOK BY CLICKING HERE!

 

Email Marvin at [email protected]

Visit Marvin's Website at astromarv.com or blhypnosis.com

 

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Kelly and Chip open their settings and reveal the results of how much time they spend on their phones and doing what. They also reveal astonishing stats about how time spent changes as we age and bring some options on doing things differently to live your actual most connected life.

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Kelly welcomes Dr. Chiti Parikh, one of the leading integrative medicine physicians in the country and the founder of Integrative Health & Wellbeing at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Parikh's first book, Intentional Health: Detoxify, Nourish and Rejuvenate Your Body into Balance is a comprehensive roadmap that empowers individuals to take charge of their health through five thousand years of science, combining ancient wisdom with cutting-edge science.

She gives Kelly massive insight on simple ways to set intentions with your body that don't rely on fad diets, deprivation or throwing another pill at the problem. 
Dr. Parikh addresses: 

- Getting in tune with your circadian rhythm 

- Why digestion and gut health are actually the most important

- Getting to the root cause

- The power of positivity and how emotions impact our health (it's all connected)

- 28 day reset 

- 20 minute Daily Health Ritual 

She is full of insight, but puts it all in easily digestible (pun intended) terms for the listeners to get their year started off right! 

Book: Intention Health: Detoxify, Nourish, and Rejuvenate Your Body Into Balance 

Website: intentionalhealth.io

Socials: @intentionalhealth_

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Kelly recently discovered that she and Chip share a lot of the same energy in their astrological chart, so the duo welcomes Master Astrologer, Marvin Wilkerson, to help them compare notes on how that energy manifests in each of their lives. Marv explains why pop culture’s version of astrology based on just your sun sign is an inaccurate representation of who you actually are. The topic of astrology and why we are all here leads to a spiritual discussion and a lot of laughs as well. 

 

Email Marvin at [email protected]

Visit Marvin's Website at astromarv.com

 

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Kelly welcomes Coach Ryan Holley, specialist of attachment styles, to break down the truth about avoidant attachment. Social media is full of posts about "anxious" and "avoidant" attachment styles, which can become overwhelming and confusing. Coach Ryan explains what this specific attachment style looks like in a relationship, the motivating factors behind what's happening and also how it can be healed. This podcast is meant to inform in order to help facilitate healing. Although all insecure attachment is painful in relationships, there is hope for security and it all starts with awareness! 

Follow For More Info: @coach_ryan_h

Work with Coach Ryan: coachryanllc.com

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Kelly and Chip close out the year with a lighthearted recap of 2024, sharing their holiday plans and favorite moments. They also break down their top 5 tips for recovering during the holiday madness and making family time more fun (and less stressful). Whether you’re bracing for the in-laws or just need some downtime strategies, this episode will have you laughing and feeling ready to take on the season!

 

Check out the episode Kelly did with Avi Sherbill HERE, and learn more on Instagram @getsoundrx.

 

Peppermint Espresso Martini Recipe 

 

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