Radiate with Rita

In this week's episode, I sit down with Emily Everton, PT, DPT, a whole-person centered Women’s Health Doctor of Physical Therapy and the founder of Embody Physical Therapy & Wellness, and we chat about hypothalamic amenorrhea, pelvic floor health, the nervous system + SO much more. Emily specializes in Orthopedic and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, and is especially passionate about all things...

This week, we chat about all things estrogen. High estrogen levels + estrogen dominance are at the root of many period problems like period pain, PMS, PMDD, endometriosis flare ups, fibroids, etc. WHY estrogen is important, biggest root causes of high estrogen levels + HOW you can start taking acting today to reduce estrogen levels naturally so you can have easier cycles + better managed endometri...

In this week’s episode we dive into whether or not your functional health program is HELPING you heal chronic symptoms OR if it’s holding you back! While functional medicine is super helpful for managing chronic issues like endometriosis, autoimmunity, digestive issues, etc, sometimes its methods are not really much different than traditional medicine, which leaves some people spinning their wheel...

In this episode, I dive into some of the BIGGEST reasons why people struggle with chronic bloat that have NOTHING to do with food and it's a juicy one you're going to want to listen to if you're tired of hiding behind bloat friendly clothes + you've already eliminated a million foods from you diet. Wholistic Harmony, my signature group coaching program is coming back + better than ever!! We start...

This week's episode is a SNIPPET from The Nourished Woman Challenge I ran last week. Minerals are the spark plugs that run our entire body + mineral imbalances are a SNEAKY culprit to period pain, PMS, bloat, fatigue, thyroid issues + so much more. See the loom video discussed in the episode here : Tune in to learn more about minerals + how you can start boosting your mineral levels. Snag the ENTI...

This week, I discuss allllll things PCOS- what it is, diagnosis criteria, different types, biggest causes of symptoms + how you can holistically manage your PCOS symptoms. I also share a client case study on one of my PCOS girlies who has been able to improve a lot of her symptoms in just a few months of us honing in on her health. I have something launching next month I will be sharing SO SOON th...

In this week's episode I dive into the BIGGEST misconceptions around hormone balancing... which has gotten a LOT of traction in the holistic health space over the last few years. Because if you TRULY want to have cycles that sneak up on you + come with hardly any cramps, you want effortless weight loss, you want to wake up feeling energized, + you actually want to prevent disease... then you don't...

Most of the women I work with + talk to in my DMs struggle with period problems + miserable bloat.. And a lot of them are focused on doing the things that are getting them nowhere closer to their goals. I dive into 7 things that I would stop doing TODAY if you want to cycles that sneak up on you because they hardly come with symptoms OR you want digestion that doesn't dictate every single second o...

This week, I sit down with Jess Varas, a holistic health coach who specializes in hormones + the metabolism. Working as a personal trainer in the health + fitness space for 14 years, she learned that the diet/fitness industry was not where women could find lasting healing to their health concerns. We dive into nervous system + how regulating it is a KEY component for healing- everything from slowi...

This week, I share the TOP things that helped move the needle forward for me on my healing journey.. And hint hint, it wasn't just running a bunch of fancy tests + going through a gut protocol. No matter how many legit health issues we have going on... if we aren't implementing the foundational pieces of healing... we will CONTINUE to struggle. Tune into this episode where I share the top things t...

In this week’s episode, I dive into WHY healing your chronic endometriosis symptoms feels SO hard + what to focus on instead so that you CAN start getting relief.  If you have endo, you know that the majority of the treatment options presented to us revolve around some sort of bandaid fix… and then if you step into the functional medicine realm, you get handed some sort of restrictive af eliminati...

In this week's episode, I sit down + interview Samm Coffin, the owner of Matcha Nude and fertility and wellness coach - and we chat about EVERYTHING from chronic illness life to MATCHA. We open up the episode with her journey to getting her chronic illness diagnoses: endo, lyme + celiac disease and how she has significantly been able to improve her quality of life bu taking a more holistic approac...

**TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of miscarriage + infertility. Your mental health always comes first.** In this week's episode, I sit down with Kyndle Padgett, a Pre + Post Natal Certified Health Coach / Personal Trainer and CEO of Build Moore Bodies. As a women who has worked in the health / wellness space for years, she has found so much joy in helping women reclaim their health, find their groove ag...

In the final episode for endometriosis awareness month, I interviewed Iranian-American and fellow endo babe and coach, Yasamin Behbehani (aka Coach Yasi), who just so happens to be my friend + past client hehe. Coach Yasi is the founder of Free to Be Coaching + her personal journey involved battling yo-yo dieting and fad diets since her teenage years. She also struggled with chronic digestive issu...

In this week's episode, I sit down with fellow endo babe, Jessica Kelly, RDN, LDN who is the founder, owner, and lead nutrition therapist at Nutrition That Heals Powered by Berry Street. She prides herself in being an anti-diet, insurance-based dietitian.  She has experience working in acute care, outpatient dialysis, as well as long-term care. She started her private practice part-time in March 2...

This week on the RWR podcast, I sit down with Emily Guntle (formerly Courtman), a surgical GYN Physician Assistant that works with women who have struggled with Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, Fibroids, infertility + so much more. She is passionate about helping women get the high quality, holistic medical care they deserve. Emily has worked in variety of medical and surgical environments, including L...

It is the first Tuesday of Endometriosis Awareness Month, and this week I sit down with fellow endo babe + coach, Mia Harris. Mia is a women’s strength coach on a mission to help type a, people-pleasing perfectionists get stronger and feel more confident in and out of the gym. She helps women shift their focus solely from losing weight to lifting weights so that they can become their strongest sel...

In this week’s podcast episode, I discuss 4 simple + sustainable ways you ladies can start having less painful cycles + less PMS in just a few months. Our society has normalized having debilitating periods as just a “normal part” of being a woman, but there is nothing normal about having cycles that wreck you monthly. I share a few tips with you babes that have not only helped me, but also helped...

In this week’s episode, I sit down with Danielle Kepics, CEO of Empowered Mind + Body, Physician Assistant, Master’s Level Therapist + Fertility Educator and we discuss a WHOLE bunch of things in the realm of women’s health. We start off the episode with Danielle sharing her journey to becoming a PA + how she ended up leaving conventional medicine to take her practice ONLINE so she could empower +...

In this episode, I sit down with Charlie Dice, a life after infertility coach + fantasy novel lover who helps women find joy again. She struggled with infertility for 8 years before she and her husband made the decision to end their journey without earthside children. We dive into everything from her own personal journey with infertility + how she found herself again, to her 4 step framework that...

Ashley Crocker, CEO of Embrace Strength, is a Pain Free Performance Specialist and Active Life Professional who helps people get rid of nagging aches + pains so they can move easier + feel better. In this episode, we dive into Ashley's journey that began as her coaching Crossfit + she shares some of her struggles along the way, including an ankle injury. Following this injury, Ashley did physical...

If you're a girlie whose on her healing journey right now, or you've been on one previously, then you know it's serious business! This week I discuss reasons WHY you might be feeling stuck on your healing journey.. and even though it's not always fun to hear, sometimes WE are the reason why. If you feel like you've been working to balance your hormones, heal your gut, balance your hormones.. etc,...

In this week's episode, Rita + fellow endo babe / coach Kailey and I dive into the victim mindset with chronic illness. And while this episode might be a bit spicy, it comes from a loving place (we promise) as Kailey + Rita have both navigated through their own victim mindsets in order to find HEALING on their health journeys. If you're someone who struggles with a chronic illness.. and feel like...

In this week's episode, I dive into disordered eating + food sensitivities. If you guys have been here for a while, then you know I'm no stranger to both of these things + neither are a good bit of my clients. If you're a girlie with food sensitivities, you're a victim of diet culture.. or you now have a TERRIBLE relationship with food because you have PCOS + have been told you need to avoid carbs...

CROSS OVER TIME! Not Cha Momma Pod and Radiate with Rita in one podcast! No Way! What could be better than our chaotic energy and time spent catching up with friends? Um..... Notta. Nothing. This was the BEST time ever. For us, at least. Tune into this crossover ep where I sit down with my dear friends AND the hosts of the Not Cha Momma Pod, Kailey + Betsy. Throughout the course of this episode we...