Courageous Wellness

Today on the podcast, Erica talks spooky season updates, gabs about the Sarah J. Maas Universe, and reminds us all to make life a bit more whimsical.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome back Dr. Shivani Gupta. She is an Ayurvedic practitioner, turmeric PhD, founder of Fusionary Formulas, and Hay House author. She has used her deep knowledge of Ayurveda to create the framework of  Elemental Design™—a blueprint that delivers steady energy, clear focus, and real relief.  Today we talk about Vata syndrome, perimenopause, and the ways in which we can support...

On today’s show we welcome Brian Keller. Brian is the co-founder and CEO of RORRA. Rorra designs and builds highly effective and rigorously tested water filtration systems to help people live healthier lives. After his own daughter developed skin issues, Brian became acutely aware of what’s in our water and how it impacts our health and the ones we love. RORRA has an unwavering commitment to reduc...

Aly and Erica talk the “honeymoon phase," rest, “soft life,” the importance of our language, body image and beauty standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diana Romanov is the founder of Romanov Law, PC, is an award-winning family law attorney based out of San Francisco, certified Family Law Specialist, and the creator of the Divorce Like a Boss YouTube channel, where she distills complex human and legal dynamics for nearly 200K engaged viewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the podcast, we welcome Heather Andersen, co-founder of New York Pilates. A former ballerina with deep classical training, Heather's expertise is anatomy-first and grounded in rigorous education from some of the most respected voices in technically precise, anatomy-based Pilates.  Heather co-founded New York Pilates in 2013 as the original reformer studio that helped shape New York's...

Today on the show, we speak with Kathryn Blaze Baum. She is an award-winning investigative reporter with The Globe and Mail and the author of the instant national bestseller In Fertility: The Story of a Miracle and the Big Business Behind It. Since joining The Globe in 2013, she has probed systemic failures related to criminal justice, healthcare, immigration, labour law, food safety and child wel...

Aly and Erica are back from summer break and discuss transformation, summer realizations, and friendship seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show Erica and Aly sit down with VP of Training for Pvolve, Dani Coleman. Dani oversees the development of PVOLVE’s strength training method, helping redefine what effective workouts look like for women. For decades, much of the fitness industry has been built around training models designed for men. Dani is helping shift that narrative by developing low-impact, high-precision strengt...

Today, Aly sits down with Arielle Cole, founder of Arid Blayne.  Arielle’s story begins with a deeply personal women’s health issue that is rarely talked about openly: severe night sweats after starting an SSRI. What started as a frustrating personal experience quickly revealed a much larger gap in the market. Women dealing with hormonal shifts, medication side effects, pregnancy, postpartum...

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...

Today, we welcome international speaker, manifestation coach, and author of the new book, released yesterday 11/11,  Beyond Wanting: The Art of True Manifestation. Matt’s work is grounded in science and spirituality, weaving together quantum theory, neuroscience, and ancient wisdom to help people transform from the inside out. With over 700,000 followers across social media, his teachings rea...

Nahid de Belgeonne—known as “the nervous system whisperer” joins us today to discuss her new book: SOOTHE: Restoring Your Nervous System from Stress, Anxiety, Burnout, and Trauma. This restorative guide —instructs readers on the practice of self-soothing, showing us how to physically release stress by tapping into our senses, breath, and movement. Nahid is a trained and neuroscience-informed somat...

Today, we welcome back Alessia Scauzillo, founder of “A Sculpt Body.” She has created a platform that promotes wellness, body love, dating and authenticity. If you want to listen to Alessia’s first episode of the podcast, where she details her journey from the corporate world to fitness, you can check out that episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/courageous-wellness/id1395464655?i=1...

In this mini episode, co-host Erica Stein talks grief and shares reflections on losing her mom as the 2-year anniversary approaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Vandana Arcot, Founder of Komselj, Talks Global Women- Led Community Projects of Impact and Purposeful Philanthropy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Erica sits down with Lauren Kleban, founder of LEKFIT, on Courageous Wellness. In 2014, the former dancer and fitness expert began teaching her signature workout in her garage- within a year, she was selling out classes with celebrities like Busy Philipps knocking on her door. Fast forward ten years, and LEKFIT has grown into a global, luxury fitness brand with a devoted community, a thrivin...

Today we welcome ERICA BACCUS, a caregiver, widow, and lived-experience expert on end-of-life autonomy for dementia. Erica’s new memoir, A PROMISE KEPT: Honoring His Wishes, Embracing Our Love is a clear-eyed account of honoring her husband John’s self-determined end while navigating the legal maze that forced their hand. In this deeply moving memoir, Erica Baccus invites readers into their intima...

On today’s episode Aly sits down with Banafsheh Sayyad. She is a master sacred dancer, spiritual teacher and founder of "Dance of Oneness." Born in Iran, Banafsheh comes from a lineage of pioneering performing artists. She boldly forged a career in dance despite resistance from her family and a patriarchal culture that considered dance shameful. Her spiritual quest began at a young age leading her...

Leah Ruppanner is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Melbourne and Founder of LightenLab. She is the author of the new book: Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More and Motherlands: How States Push Mothers Out of Employment. She has a PhD in Sociology and has spent decades researching and publishing over 70 peer-reviewed articles on gender, work and family. Today we disc...

Dr. Howard Schubiner is an internist and pediatrician, who attained the rank of full Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999. He is an internist and the director of the Mind Body Medicine Center at Ascension Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. Dr. Schubiner is a Clinical Professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and is a fellow in the Amer...

Today on the podcast, Aly sits down with the founder of Le Prunier.  Allison Taylor grew up immersed in their family’s organic plum farm. Together with her sisters Jacqueline and Elaine they founded Le Prunier. Inspired by their heritage and driven by innovation, they transformed the family legacy into Le Prunier—a groundbreaking skincare brand that harnesses the Power of Plum®. Together they blen...

Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Dovec is a renowned Bariatric Surgeon with over a decade of experience, having performed 4,400+ successful Weight Loss Surgeries. She’s celebrated not only for her surgical expertise but also for her dynamic, compassionate presence in the bariatric community. She is a firm believer in the life-changing potential of bariatric surgery, helping individuals break free from chroni...

Geneen Roth is a #1 NYT bestselling author whose work focuses on the emotional patterns we absorb early in life and how they shape the way we treat ourselves as adults. Her newest book, Love, Finally explores the inner voice many people carry. It is the voice that forms in childhood and quietly influences our sense of worth, our relationships, and how safe we feel being fully ourselves. While Gene...

Today, Erica breaks down the latest astrology in the sky: Uranus in Gemini, Venus in Gemini, and the Full Moon in Scorpio on 5/1. She also rants on why she hates fear bait / click bait astrology — and why you should never believe anything negative about your chart online! It’s all alchemy baby.  If you would like to work with Erica you can reach out at Erica@CourageousWellness.net and book a readi...