Courageous Wellness

Chelsey Scaffidi is a mother of two, meditation teacher, social impact lawyer, and author of The Mother Year. During her pregnancy, she prepared for her baby’s birth, not realizing how motherhood would reshape her. In her first year as a mother, Chelsey recorded daily voice notes capturing the raw, real-time journey of transformation. Listening back, she realized how much she would say to that ver...

Aly & Erica catch up on their 400th episode and discuss: What Does “Wellness” really mean in 2025? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabriela Rosa is a Harvard-trained fertility specialist, whose work goes far beyond medical protocols. Her own journey through hormonal imbalance and healing shaped a radically holistic approach that has helped thousands of people around the world not just conceive but reconnect with their bodies in powerful, life-changing ways. Today, Gabriela shares her own fertility journey and has a really emp...

Following her New York Times bestseller Nothing to Fear, TikTok star @HospiceNurseJulie, Julie McFadden RN, is back to share a comforting and practical companion for making peace with the end of life. Her new journal, THE NOTHING TO FEAR JOURNAL released in June, is an invaluable tool for putting our beliefs about death into practice through thought-provoking questions that prompt reflection, clar...

This week on the podcast, Aly & Erica sit down to discuss Aly’s birth story! Aly gave birth to her daughter, Louisa, in July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cassidy Krug is a former Olympic diver and writer. She is the author of the new book RESURFACE: A Guide to Navigating Life’s Biggest Transitions. RESURFACE is an illuminating and inspiring read for anyone navigating change. In this episode, we discuss the 4 types of transitions, including non-events and sleeper transitions, navigating the in between, and identity – with tangible tips and tools on...

Erica Stein walks us through eclipse season and how to work with the energy right now. Episodes referenced in this episode:  Listen to Erica break down the basics of astrology and read Aly’s chart⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/erica-stein-guides-us-through-wellness-astrology-what/id1395464655?i=1000681640944 Listen to Erica talk Twin Flames, Karmic Soulmates, and Retrogrades:  ⁠...

This week on the podcast, we welcome Jessica Procini, founder of Escape From Emotional Eating, specializing in helping high-performing women heal the roots of their overeating, binge eating, and emotional eating since 2011. 4 Roots of Emotional Eating® Clarity Quiz  https://escapefromemotionaleating.com/innerwork/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we welcome Angela Jean to the podcast. On her own intense journey of self-discovery, she embarked on a relentless quest to unbecoming – a journey necessitated by layers, woven through trauma after trauma. A trigger warning for today’s episode, she details her own physical abuse that forged a fighter fueled by anger, experiences with multiple family suicide, and much more. In her own pursuit...

Today, we welcome Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh an ER physician turned top Ayurveda + Integrative Medicine Expert who left conventional medicine after facing the same mental and emotional burnout so many of us quietly carry. In her latest book, The Longevity Formula, which debuted as Amazon’s #1 New Release in Ayurveda, Dr. Avanti shares how emotional disconnection, chronic stress, and a “perfect” wellne...

Dane Johnson is the board certified Nutritionist who founded CrohnsColitisLifestyle to help others struggling with IBD to find relief just as he has. Dane started showing signs of IBD at the age of 19 when he noticed some blood in his stool. It wasn't until he was 23 years old that he couldn't ignore his symptoms any longer. After several years of going to various doctors and spending thousands of...

Erica talks to us this week about the astro energy in the sky, talks twin flames, karmic soulmates and retrogrades.  Listen to Erica talk Love & Relationship Astrology on the Mostly Dating Podcast, available on all platforms. Listen Here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mostly-dating/id1511213974?i=1000701568634 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samantha Barash is a Metro Detroit based intuitive eating registered dietitian dedicated to supporting individuals cultivate a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. Tap Into Nutrition utilizes a non-diet, weight-inclusive, Health at Every Size approach to empower our clients to break free from chronic dieting and understand nutrition in a gentle, evidence-based approach that emphasizes...

Alexis Parcells, M.D. is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing in New York City and New Jersey. She has expertise in both surgical and nonsurgical techniques, including in lasers, breast surgeries, and nonsurgical injectables. Dr. Parcells is also the founder of Sunnie Skin, a medical-grade skin care and scar brand. She serves as a clinical instructor for medical students and residents and...

Mariana Cooper is an internationally acclaimed intuitive life strategist and host of the Aha! Moments Radio Show and the Aha! Moments World Telesummits. She has an MBA and a Bachelors degree in psychology. Mariana is also a certified third-generation intuitive and channel who has helped thousands of clients through private mentorship and readings, dynamic workshops and a huge range of audio and vi...

Aly & Erica Talk Aly’s final pregnancy update (!!!!), maternity leave, grief (1 year later), life transitions, and, of course, astrology in this deeply personal solo episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Cutler is a social media force, with over 400k followers. Having started her creator career almost 10 years ago, she has taken followers on a journey of total transformation.  Today, Sam is the founder of MINDFULL, a meal planning and health coaching app where she guides thousands of women to live a life of food freedom, walking away from counting and tracking towards a life of eating primaril...

Today we sit down with Kristen Shaw, celebrity hairstylist, men’s groomer, and founder of St. Meto. St. Meto recently launched their first bespoke product, “Mother Clay,” on June 10th. Mother Clay is a once a month treatment for hair dulled by buildup, brassiness, and every day stress. Inspired by ancient detoxifying traditions, this clay based treatment binds to impurities and residue, revealing...

Today we welcome Tony Award Winning, Mountaineer, Cason Crane. Cason has traveled to over 100 countries on all seven continents. ​In 2013, Cason became the fifth youngest and first openly LGBT person to climb Mt. Everest and the Seven Summits - the highest mountain on each continent. He achieved this feat while raising over $135,000 for youth suicide prevention and crisis intervention. Cason is an...

Today, we sit down with nationally recognized parent coaches and psychotherapists Ashley Graber and Maria Evans, authors of the new book: ‘RAISING CALM KIDS IN A WORLD OF WORRY.’ This book equips parents of children ages 6-12 with easy-to-use, science-backed, concrete tools to ease their kids’ anxieties. Graber and Evans have been featured in Washington Post, National Geographic, Thrive Global, Go...

Riana Malia is an accomplished transformation coach with over 20 years of experience in Evolved Neurolinguistic Programming, Quantum Time Release, and Advanced Trauma-Aware Coaching. She is dedicated to helping women, primarily in their 40s and beyond, overcome obstacles and truly live their best lives, whether that means finding their true love or reaching new career highs.  Having gone through a...

Today, we have a conversation with KATHERINE FABRIZIO, psychotherapist and author of ‘ THE GOOD DAUGHTER SYNDROME: Help for Empathic Daughters of Narcissistic, Borderline, or Difficult Mothers Trapped in the Role of the Good Daughter,’ a book about generational trauma that lies at the intersection of good girl conditioning and difficult mothers. Drawing from over 30 years of clinical practice and...

Today, we sit down with Eamon Dolan, author of the new book:  THE POWER OF PARTING released in April, to demonstrate why adults choosing to break up with toxic relatives may be the only moral solution for those enmeshed in unhealthy or abusive family dynamics. It’s a deeply personal, poignant piece that debunks cultural messages and social taboos informing our collective bias towards reconciliatio...

Today, we welcome author and neuro-psychotherapist Britt Frank. Her new book, ALIGN YOUR MIND: Tame Your Inner Critic and Make Peace with Your Shadow Using the Power of Parts Work was released yesterday on May 13th.  This engaging and practical book offers a deep dive into the inner workings of your mind, helping you tame anxiety, heal trauma, and overcome self-doubt by befriending and harmonizing...

Today Aly sits down with Amie McNee, author of the new book: WE NEED YOUR ART: Stop Messing Around and Make Something, a powerful manifesto for artists of all kinds. Amie is the creator behind the popular Instagram account Inspired To Write, which has amassed over 440k loyal community members. Whether you’re a seasoned creator or just starting out, Amie’s guidance will help you overcome self-doubt...