Learning to Glow: Tips for Women's Health, Optimal Wellness in Midlife and Aging Gracefully

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is Kim Rogers, founder of RogersHood, a company helping so many people dealing with chronic illness through herbs, education, and support. The main focus of our conversation is parasites, worms, mold, heavy metals and other toxins that may be impacting our bodies and our health. Kim shares so much knowledge around what these things are, why they matter and what...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest Alayna Bellquist talks about her powerful healing journey after a severe case of Lyme disease. Lyme is the number one vector-borne illness in the United States. Because symptoms can often look like stress, hormone imbalance, fatigue, or other chronic conditions, many people go years without clear answers. Alayna shares what it was like to go from being completel...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I sit down with Daffney Allwein, a 20-year exercise physiologist who works with high-performing, type-A CEOs and professionals. We talk about making fitness feel doable again without spending hours at the gym. And how small, intentional habits that support your energy, nervous system, strength, and longevity are the key to success.  Why “I’m too busy” is often real...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Alan Rozanski , an internationally recognized cardiologist, researcher, and educator. I absolutely loved this conversation. Dr. Rozanski has connected the dots between our emotional health, stress levels, sense of purpose, and physical well-being. He shares the six domains of health and vitality and breaks each one down in a way that feels practi...

Send us Fan Mail I am sharing my top five tips for the best sleep! I recently got a 99 sleep score and my sleep has been so good. Since tracking my sleep, I have really been able to figure out what is working, what keeps my score high, and what has been tanking it.  This is such an important topic for our health. Because so much regeneration and repair happens while we sleep, I thought sleep deser...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Learning to Glow, I sit down with Yondje Choi, founder of OMA, to talk about the power of seaweed, warm foods, Korean wellness traditions, and simple daily rituals that support digestion, skin, energy, and overall health. She shares the beautiful story behind OMA and how her mom inspired the company after showing up at the hospital with homemade Korean seaweed s...

Send us Fan Mail "You're only one mind shift away"  In this episode of Learning to Glow , I sit down with Miguel Bautista, founder of CFS Recovery, to uncover what may really be behind the exhaustion, brain fog, crashes, and burnout so many women are experiencing. I loved chatting with Miguel because he shares such helpful insight into how an overwhelmed nervous system can impact wo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Katie, a registered nurse turned functional nutrition counselor, to talk about what it really means to support women’s health from a root cause perspective. We talk about how functional nutrition for women can help connect the dots between common symptoms like energy crashes, weight loss resistance, anxiety, eczema, bloating, reflux, PMS, perimenop...

Send us Fan Mail Today I’m joined by hormone expert Robin Nielsen to talk about how hormones can have a huge impact on perimenopause weight gain and so much more. Robin shares her own hormone healing journey after years of symptoms like acne, fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, mood struggles, and even things you might not immediately connect to hormones, like dry, cracked heels, rough elbows, v...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo Learning to Glow episode, I’m recapping my five day Costa Rica yoga retreat and why it convinced me to make this a yearly priority. The biggest takeaways: Deeper connection : with friends, an amazing group of women, nature, and my own body Time and space to actually be present with yoga, meditation, and workshops The reset that comes from stepping out of your routine...

Send us Fan Mail Our Guest is Simi Khanna with Simi Beauty , and we’re talking about Ayurvedic hair practices, scalp health, and why everything really starts at the root. But we also go deeper into her personal story, including a five year experience with blurry vision that was ultimately tied to stress and her nervous system. She shares how that completely shifted her approach to healing and what...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m talking with Dr. Catherine Clinton, a licensed naturopathic physician and author of Optimize , about a completely different way to look at health. After being diagnosed with autoimmune conditions, Lyme disease, and multiple infections during medical school, she started asking deeper questions and found her way into quantum biology.  We talk about how your body...

Send us Fan Mail If you’re in your 30s or 40s and starting to think about things like brain health, muscle loss, or bone density… this episode is one you want to listen to. In this episode, I’m talking with registered dietitian Kristin Kirkpatrick from the Cleveland Clinic about what actually matters when it comes to protecting your brain, maintaining muscle, and supporting your bones especially a...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is such a good reminder that beauty doesn’t have to be complicated. I’m talking with Oni Auer, founder of ITP Beauty, about what clean beauty really means and how to approach skincare in a simpler, more grounded way. We get into how confusing “clean beauty” has become, why education matters more than labels, and how to make safer choices without feeling overwhelmed...

Send us Fan Mail We’re talking all about fragrance and how it can impact your health in ways most of us don’t even realize. I’m joined by Sarah Griffith, founder of Treo Organics, and she shares her personal health journey, what led her to start questioning everyday products, and how she began cleaning up her environment in a realistic way. If you’ve ever wondered about things like candles, perfum...

Send us Fan Mail Wellness Update: Iron, Fitness, Supplements, Skincare, Sleep and Nutrition This is a real life wellness update with what I’ve been focusing on lately and what’s been making a difference. I’m sharing a mix of shifts in my routine, things I’ve added in, and a few habits I’ve been more consistent with. We talk through my iron journey and energy, a more structured approach to workouts...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Learning to Glow, I’m joined by Samantha Chandler to explore a completely different perspective on iron, heavy periods, and women’s health. Samantha shares how a “low iron” blood test during pregnancy led her down a path of iron supplementation, postpartum complications, and eventually a deeper investigation into how iron actually functions in the body. We talk...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Learning to Glow , I’m joined by Cortney McDermott , author of Give Yourself Permission . We talk about confidence, intuition, and how to reconnect with your inner knowing when life starts to feel rigid or overly structured. Cortney shares the idea of “de mucking” your life and explains how simple practices like movement, walking, journaling, and gratitude can h...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode of Learning to Glow , we’re talking about modern unwinding, better sleep, and what calm can actually look like in real life. I’m joined by Emily Bennett as we chat about how our relationship with stress, rest, and evening routines can shift as life seasons change, especially during motherhood and busy, high demand years. We talk about how stepping away from old...

Send us Fan Mail After a decade in emergency medicine, Dr. Gajer shifted her focus to proactive, root-cause care centered on metabolic health, habit change, and improving healthspan. We talk about what’s missing in modern medicine, why being told “it’s just genetic” is rarely the full story, and how insulin resistance quietly drives many midlife symptoms. We dive into fatigue, weight gain, poor sl...

Send us Fan Mail I’m joined by Bria Gadd , a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner who specializes in hormones and women’s health. Bria breaks down what is actually happening in perimenopause, why so many women feel dismissed or confused during this phase, and how years of stress and survival mode create what she calls health debt. Also how unexpected weight gain happens and what to do abou...

Send us Fan Mail I’m joined by Letao Wang, a professional counseling astrologist and spiritual counselor based in Hong Kong, for a grounded and eye opening conversation on Chinese astrology and the energetic shift ahead as we move into the Year of the Fire Horse in 2026. We begin by reflecting on the Year of the Wood Snake and the slower, more introspective energy that defined this cycle. Letao ex...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore gut health and how it impacts overall well-being. Martha Carlin, founder of BiotiQuest , shares her journey into gut health science after her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. That experience led her to leave her to build a science-driven company focused on gut health and chronic disease. The conversation examines how gut health is connect...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is Hannah Hembree Bell. She is an award winning Austin family law attorney, mom of four, and the founder and CEO of Hembree Bell Law, one of the fastest growing family law firms in the country. This episode covers so much ground and it is such an important conversation for women, especially in midlife. We start by talking about why marriage and partnership can feel...

Send us Fan Mail Today we have  Tracy Hoth , a professional organizer and life coach who helps people simplify their homes, their digital spaces, and their lives. Tracy shares how her work evolved from home organizing into helping business owners get organized digitally, and why decluttering is about so much more than just stuff. We talk about the emotional side of clutter, why it feels so hard to...