The Beautiful Grit

In this episode, Amy Southorn of Root Cause Healing, bridges the worlds of science and spirituality to shed light on chronic fatigue, mold toxicity, and Lyme disease. With a rich blend of evidence-based insights and intuitive wisdom, Amy shares her personal healing journey and offers guidance for navigating these complex health challenges. Amy shares about the science and somatic factors of chroni...

This week’s guest, Heather Rebecca Wilson, is a Trauma-informed Leadership Mentor, astro-ancestral healing guide, Embodied Empowerment Coach, Speaker, and Intuitive Empath. Inspired by her own lived experience and ancestral healing journey to dismantle internalized oppression, she empowers forward-thinking individuals and organizations to embody transformation of deep cultural programming and cond...

Alyse Bacine, founder of Alyse Breathes, specializes in dissolving childhood relational and ancestral trauma, helping you discover your deeper purpose, and guiding you to build a successful business or life that aligns with your soul's calling. Alyse combines decades of experience in the mental health field, breathwork, trauma healing, and business coaching to lead you toward creating the long-las...

Ronit Menashe and Vida Delrahim of WeNatal dive into how their personal experiences with loss and fertility struggles led them to redefine prenatal care with a holistic, partnership-focused approach. In this episode, the WeNatal co-founders emphasize the importance of preparing both men and women for conception, introducing the concept of "trimester zero," a period of proactive health steps taken...

Sarah Shealy, a seasoned nurse, midwife and menopause expert, shares why she left the path of medical school for midwifery. and now a menopausal expert. From perimenopause to post-menopause, Sarah offers a virtual practice, speaking, practical advice, expert insights, and compassionate support for women navigating these life changes. Through her own journey of a host of health issues and hospitali...

Jasmine Khorsandi, the founder of Sonobreast, is this week’s guest on the Beautiful Grit Podcast. Jasmine is here to discuss a revolutionary approach to breast cancer detection and the limitations of traditional mammograms. Sonobreast focuses on automated breast ultrasound (ABUS), a technology Khorsandi champions as a safer, more effective alternative, especially for women with dense breast tissue...

In this week's episode, we hear from Emily Sadri, NP, a seasoned midwife who had four children and then transitioned into a nurse practitioner after completing her degree, to focus on the care of perimenopausal women. Emily shares how her years of experience in midwifery provided her with a strong foundation in women's health, emphasizing physical as well as metaphysical approaches to caring for w...

In this enlightening episode, with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg- Lenz, Board Certified OB GYN + Integrative Medicine Practitioner, author and creator of Menopause Bootcamp joins us for this next season on women’s health. Dr. Suzanne shares her expertise and her own personal experience of moving through perimenopause and now menopause with us. In this episode we explore the benefits of HRT, including how it...

Lisa Gainsley is a celebrity coveted Lymphatic Drainage Specialist, Author, Educator, Speaker and Podcast Host. Lisa has worked with people with every condition under the sun including bloating, weight gain, inflammation, migraines, anxiety, cancer, lupus, lyme, digestion disorders and acne. The benefits of lymphatic drainage include glowing skin, a calmer nervous system, better brain function and...

In today’s podcast episode, Meredith Oke shares about cutting edge research and science of light, biology and physics with tools on how to implement these findings in practical and doable ways in everyday life. Through the powerful message of her personal journey of feeling extreme, debilitating fatigue and uncertainty as to what was causing it, Meredith gives to hope to so many individuals and pr...

Lori Bregman is a renowned doula, author, and wellness and empowerment coach. In this raw episode Lori shares about a series of mystical events, and her own rebirthing experience, that delivered her to the embodied profession of being a doula. Through shifting from massage therapist into a coach, healer and space holder for women, Lori tells us the pivotal opportunity she and her clients have in c...

This week's episode is with Dr. Sam Harte discussing addiction to perfectionism, control, alcohol, and how that shows up in our partnerships and marriages, and the relationship with ourselves. I am so excited to share this RAW and REAL podcast episode on a week that you might find family triggering some of your deepest wounds, aka opportunities for love. Dr. Samantha Harte, whose expertise spans f...

This is a podcast episode you do not want to miss. Elizabeth Ralph is a high-level wealth strategist and intuitive investor who retired at the age of 39 in order to teach others how to reach financial freedom through non-traditional ways. Formerly a financial executive and energy trader, Elizabeth shifted her focus entirely in 2012 in order to fulfil her purpose of saving unwanted horses. She knew...

In this episode we are diving into a common challenge that many people face: repeating patterns in their lives and the frustration that comes with feeling stuck. We'll explore strategies and insights to help client Stephanie break free from these patterns and make meaningful changes in their life. Step 1 is to identifying the repeating pattern. Step 2 is to understand the why, and more importantly...

In this insightful podcast episode, we delve into the life of Leslie, a corporate executive who is striving to find stability and alignment on their career path while overcoming the fears associated with making significant changes. Raised by a single mother and now a single mom themselves, this individual has spent their entire career in the corporate world and has ventured into training and certi...

In this podcast episode, we follow Rachel's challenges and triumphs and path to gaining a deeper understanding of herself and finding the confidence to make life-altering decisions. The episode kicks off by introducing Rachel and her desire to attain clarity in her personal and professional life. Gwen guides Rachel through processing, somatic and breathwork healing techniques for self-reflection,...

As a former professional dancer and Strictly Come Dancing winner, Camilla Sacre-Dallerup is the queen of reinvention. Now as a motivational speaker, hypnotherapist and mindful living coach,Camilla Sacre-Dallerup is the author of three books, Dream Believe Succeed, It’s Not You It’s Me, and Reinvent Me, and an app that is coming soon, provides a 7-System Mind Method which provides a complete approa...

Dr. Jill Crista is a Naturopathic Doctor, an acclaimed author of Break the Mold and Light in the Dark, and she specializes in neuro-inflammatory conditions such as mold, Lyme, EBV, Parasites, Heavy Metal Detox, MCAS, PANDAS/PANS, and brain injury. Not only does Dr. Jill bring scientific knowledge and evidence-based success to her patients and students, but personal acumen to the burdens of healing...

Dr. Christian Gonzalez, aka Dr. G, completed his Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2014. During his time there, he took interest in many fields of medicine, but it wasn’t until his mother passed of cancer that he decided to shift his focus to oncology and completed his residency at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philad...

Professional tarot reader, psychic, author and mentor, Kate Van Horn, is on the podcast this week. She tells the story about discovering tarot reading during the pandemic and the beautiful grit of writing her book. This leads to a discussion on the importance of being able to shift your business focus as a solo entrepreneur and being in alignment with your value Throughout the podcast, Kate and Gw...

Sena Maria is here to increase our capacity for resilience through micro-healing. As a Re-Mineralizer, Wellness Explorer, and Root Cause Protocol Consultant, she believes that minerals are the language of evolution and that the mineral realms are powerful allies to our collective returning to the simple, natural joy of being alive. Sena’s career at Google and her subsequent studies of yoga, energy...

Samson Odusanya is a transformation guide and teacher who helps people feel alive. In the episode, Samson shares about his journey with the divine masculine and how that has impacted his marriage. He also shares about breathwork, spirituality, emotional awareness and resilience, and how Human Design has changed his parenting, partnership, work, and self-awareness. In the episode, Samson describes...

Joining the podcast this week is speaker, coach, and retreat leader Hilary Phelps. She shares the grit of becoming sober 16 years ago and how that opened many new doors and experiences. She reveals what inspired her to openly talk about her journey and her holistic path to recovery. Hilary also opens up about her childhood, life as a college athlete and how perfectionism played a key role. In the...

Author and founder of Gardenary, Nicole Burke joins the podcast this week. We dive into the beautiful grit of her discovering gardening as a hobby after becoming a mother of 4. She found a passion for it and created a business teaching others how to garden. Nicole also shares some of the personal healing she’s experienced in the garden and how we can relate to the life cycle of seeds. Of course, N...

Psychedelic guide and personal coach, Sam Gibbs Morris is our featured guest this week! In the episode, both he and Gwen share their personal experience with the 12-step program. He also talks about his plateau with the program, pivoting to plant medicine and what that entailed. Sam and Gwen discuss their encounters with fear and understanding it as an emotion. They touch on types of plant medicin...