If Only I Were Wiser

Elite Powerlifter, Precision Nutrition & Westside Barbell Certified coach, Jordan Syatt is well known for having been Gary Vaynerchuk’s personal trainer. Jordan began Syatt Fitness, his online fitness coaching business, from his dorm at the University of Delaware in 2011 and has become one of the industry’s leading experts in strength training, nutrition, and behavioral psychology. One of the...

Blake Guichet is a writer and founder of the Crappy Christian Co., which aims to teach women how to use their God-given gifts for the Kingdom. She is the host of the popular podcast Confessions of a Crappy Christian—a weekly show that specializes in conversations with guests about their passions, struggles, and all the things they aren’t sure they can talk about. Blake is a proud Enneagram 8, Amer...

Kristen is a trained graphic designer and photographer turned holistic health guru after going through an autoimmune disease that began in 2018. She is married to her med student husband, Nick, and they live in Indianapolis with their 1 year old daughter. In this episode we chat about what life has looked like since healing from mold illness and a severe autoimmune disorder that unfortunately star...

Annika is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. She is a women’s health nutritionist specializing in the HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis), cookbook author, and recipe developer. Her goal is to help women return to the way God designed them to eat and live. In a world where diet culture and being skinny is valued over true health and wellness, her purpose is to show women how much more...

Phylicia Masonheimer is the author of the nationally bestselling books Stop Calling Me Beautiful (2020) and The Flirtation Experiment (2021), host of Verity Podcast (reached 1 million downloads in Nov. 2021), and CEO of Every Woman a Theologian . She lives in northern Michigan with her husband, Josh, and three children. Phylicia's heart is to help discern truth, create confidence in what (or r...

In this episode, I take you right into one of the funniest experiences I've had to date. We dive into how my driving instructor having an accident mid driving lesson, mirrors how we can approach creating habits for contentment in the crappy seasons of life. Our community sent in some of the ways they struggle in finding contentment in chaos, and how sometimes christian communities fail to prov...

Bailey Turner, is a 25-year old fitness entrepreneur. She is married to her husband Zachary & has two morkie puppies (Ziggy & Jax). Bailey is on here motherhood journey after she gave birth to her rainbow baby girl, Marlow Marie! They currently reside in southern Utah but are both born and raised in the Midwest (a small WI town to be exact)! Bailey uses her platform to share the real &...

Tori is a down to earth communicator, coach, and Bible teacher who engages people with her authenticity, humor, and passion for God and His word. Whether on stage speaking, coaching her clients, or sitting snuggled on a couch with a friend, her goal is to move others toward God in their story and live for eternity, now. Her journey as a work-from-home mom began in support of her husband, Matt, and...

Laura is a 25 year old non-profit fundraiser and podcaster living in Austin, TX. Laura hosts a podcast called Almost Somebody Podcast, where she helps listeners find their next right step, reminding them that they are Already Somebody. The podcast was born out of God's faithfulness to her and hopes that she can meet listeners with hope and help, wherever they are right now. In this episode we...

Natosha Ash is a dedicated and passionate health and wellness advocate with a unique background in genetics and genomics, naturopathic medicine, and nutrigenomics. Her deep knowledge of these subjects has given her a holistic perspective on health and wellness that she shares freely with her community. As someone who understands the importance of using science and nature to promote optimal health,...

Shawna is the founder and owner of A Little Less Toxic, follower of Jesus, wife to Damien, mother to two littles, a devoted credentialed teacher now serving and educating her children at home as well as her online community. After battling chronic health issues for many years that nearly cost her life, she decided it was time to try something different that would have a lasting impact. Through int...

Brittany Dawn is a born and raised Texan, wife, foster mom, and founder of She Lives Freed. In 2019, she had a radical, unexplainable incomprehensible encounter with Jesus that would forever change her life. Since that night, no aspect of her life has looked the same. She has walked through excruciating seasons of pruning, navigated divorce, miscarriage, walked through the flames of cancel culture...

Grace is a fellow "crunchy" mama with a heart and passion for loving other mamas well. She is currently pursuing her masters in counseling while raising her two sons alongside her rockstar husband, Matt. In this episode Grace shares a little bit about her own journey in motherhood from postpartum depression to labor trauma, and the transition from one babe to two. We chat about how her o...

Breanna White received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Texas Christian University. She is a Registered Nurse on a antepartum/postpartum unit in Cincinnati, OH where she lives with her husband, Caydn, two labrador retrievers, Mojo and Findlay, and is expecting her twin boys later this spring. In this episode Brea shares her own journey into motherhood after miscarriage, what it's been...

Welcome to the first solo episode of the If Only I Were Wiser Podcast! In this episode, I share a piece of my story I've never formally shared before, as well as parts of your own stories that you submitted to spread encouragement and truth. This was such a special episode to put together, and I am so thankful for this growing community! Listen in, share your thoughts in the reviews, and hear...

Nicole Bendayan is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist & Women's Health Expert that has a passion for educating women on holistic menstrual health. She uses informative, easy to understand, and uplifting content to help her audience of over 900,000 incredible humans combined learn how to optimize their health and live in tune with their cycles. Founder of the digital education platform, The...

Alisha Banks is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and IHP who specializes in women’s health including fertility and postpartum care. Alisha is a believer, wife and mother of two beautiful little girls ages 2 and 3. After a severe reaction to Provera in 2013, she has been treating her body naturally from home. Her mission is empower women with knowledge and insight on how their bodies...

Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, Dr. Rachel Fritz grew up playing soccer and softball, which developed her passion for rehabilitation and physical therapy. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology from Texas Christian University, and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. As she progressed through the curriculum, Rachel came to reali...

PJ Harlow is the founder & CEO of PJ Harlow Wellness, Inc. She is a certified holistic health practitioner & a virtual, holistic mold consultant specialized in working with environmentally sensitive & symptomatic individuals. These tools and techniques work to reestablish a strong, home-health foundation, providing the framework to reduce inflammation, restore immunity and recreate vit...

Robin Meadows, wife of one, mom of many, was married to the love of her life for 48 years. Together, they raised and home educated their seven children in rural Oklahoma. She is proud Mimi to 25 grands! Robin knows just how overwhelming motherhood can be and has written Bible plans featured on the Bible app, YouVersion, and has published 3 books, available on Amazon. Her hope is that by sharing he...

*Content Warning: Miscarriage and Loss* Rachel Awtrey is an online encourager and podcaster in Birmingham, AL. She spends most of her time connecting with her friends online encouraging them to seek Jesus in small and large ways. She is the host of the Behind the Bliss, a top-rated podcast, which creates space for women to share stories and their reality of what life is really like behind the blis...

*Content Warning: Mental Illness + Trauma Processing* Allie received her Bachelor of Science in Youth Advocacy from Texas Christian University and graduated with her Masters in Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary. She works with teens and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions and self-esteem issues. Allie is trained in EMDR and is passionate about working with...

Jacy Miller is a wife, mother, real estate professional, and amazing friend! Together with her husband, Landen, she shares about the work of healing from generational trauma through prayer, managing healthy expectations through the stages of life, seeking professional support and building community accountability. In this episode, Jacy shares her own story of healing from broken relationships as a...

*Content Warning: Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating Patterns* Adison Barnhart, a registered dietician, shares her story about how she found healing after walking away from the body building community after claiming a professional body building title. Throughout the conversation we cover her transition from ultimate food restriction to intuitive eating for herself and how she now facilitates...

Learn how to take your fitness routine, health journey and overall lifestyle to the next level by transitioning to cyclical living with advice from Courtney Babilya. Courtney shares her wellness journey in the transition out of ER nursing to building her pioneer course in cyclical fitness foundations. In this episode we chat about learning the basics to your feminine rhythms, period talks with you...