Hot Takes on Healing with Jess Leone

Happy 1st Episode of 2025! 🎉🎉🎉 This episode was *actually* recorded LIVE into my Facebook group on the last #MindfulMonday of 2024! Quite a few of our members contributed to this discussion about morning routines, momentum, and finding balance in the chaos. It was beautiful to peel back their layers of fear surrounding new/old habits, all-or-nothing thinking, and more! 👇👇👇 If this conversati...

In my very last episode of 2024, I’m taking a moment to reflect—not just on this past year, but on the last seven years, the time when I feel I really started living my life. I will never forget my husband (during the first six months of dating, might I add) saying:"You're a bird in a cage with the door wide open, I have no idea why you aren’t flying." Since then, I've started shared my journey pu...

This week, I’m joined by the brilliant Jade Starbala , founder of Spring Fed Solutions , educator, writer, holistic healer, and Wayfinder Life Coach-in-Training. Jade’s work is all about helping you discover your innate power to heal, thrive, and align with your truest self. In this episode, we explore a tool she uses called ⁠The Body Compass —a powerful method for connecting with your body’s wisd...

In this episode, I sit down with Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach and personal trainer Jen Harris to dive deep into the choices that shape our physical, emotional, and mental health. She shares her no-nonsense approach to understanding the why behind our habits—whether it’s food, sleep, or boundaries—and how to build a lifestyle that works for you, not against you. Key Topics Covered: The importa...

Hello and WELCOME to 'Hot Takes on Healing'! In this episode, I kick things off by sharing a bit of my own story—how my healing journey began and how the recent challenges of grief have shaped me. These experiences inspired me to create Hot Takes on Healing, which offers an honest voice in wellness where healing isn’t just a journey of positivity— it also embraces "the mess" and the pain. Communit...

In this inspiring episode, we dive deep into the power of being your own advocate with Amy Conroy, a true anomaly who beat an incredibly rare and aggressive cancer. Amy’s journey not only contributed to advancing medical understanding of her rare condition, but underscores the resilience of the human spirit and the miraculous ability of our bodies to regenerate every seven years. Amy shares how, e...

In this episode, I reflected on a pivotal moment back in 2020 when Jenn asked me, "Why do you hate yourself?" — a question that shifted my entire healing journey with Fibromyalgia. Together, we discussed the process of recognizing and transforming limiting beliefs, the role of the body in signaling authenticity, and the importance of taking small, intentional steps toward change. The conversation...

In this episode, I sit down with Jennifer Lima for #MindfulMonday inside my Facebook Community a Certified Professional Health Coach and practicing Herbalist, to explore her journey from corporate life to entrepreneurship and what it truly means to thrive where you are. Jen shares her personal story of leaving a nearly 30-year career in clinical research to pursue a life of authenticity, plant-bas...

In this special LIVE episode of Hot Takes on Healing, recorded within my online Facebook community, we explore impactful yet *often* overlooked healing practices that involve connecting with others, even if that “other” is yourself. With plenty of personal stories shared by both myself and our community members, we dive into the power of these unique approaches. If you’re curious about trying new...

Curious about the fire tower and whether you’re stuck in it? You’ll have to tune in to find out what that means and why most of us aren’t supposed to be there! In this episode, I’m joined by the insightful Barbara Yager—an intuitive consultant, coach, and author known for empowering spiritual seekers with tools to align their lives with their soul's purpose. With over a decade of experience guidin...