Soul Aligned Self Care

Exciting site news, TinaStinson.com is live! In this short episode Tina shares updates about moving her website and podcast platforms, then guides listeners through five powerful journaling questions to help them slow down, protect their energy, and tune into their intuition. Grab your journal, get cozy, and explore how to realign your path or stay the course with practical self-care prompts. Conn...

When did we stop creating just because it felt good? As children, we painted, colored, glued scraps of paper together, and danced around the living room. We weren't worried about whether it was beautiful or good enough. Then somewhere along the way, many of us stopped. We became busy. Responsible. Boring. In this solo episode, I'm inviting you back to the creative play you left behind. 🎧 In This...

Are you in your 50s (or 30s, or 40s) and wondering, Is this it? You aren't broken. You aren't indecisive. Society programmed us to be "good worker ants," but humans are meant to be fluid. In this raw solo episode, we break down why feeling "blah" is actually a sign of growth, and how to stop fearing change. 🎧 In This Episode, You’ll Learn: The "Worker Ant" Myth: Why staying consistent might be da...

What if eating well didn't have to be complicated, expensive, or time-consuming? In this episode, Lisa Parda and I geek out about real food, how to cook for a busy life, why batch cooking is a game-changer, and how to stop villainizing yourself over a cookie. We also talk about why American processed food tastes different (and not in a good way), how to navigate the grocery store without overwhelm...

What if you stopped pretending? What if you matched their energy instead of burning out, and used that freed-up time for what actually makes you happy? This episode is an invitation to the wild, fun, free side of life. I get real about the collective exhaustion we’re all feeling, why loyalty at work is a one-way street, and the time audit that frees up hours every week. Plus, how I’m trying to ret...

I'm back with a solo episode to share a big shift happening inside my business, and inside my own life. After interviewing experts and going through my own transformation, I've realized something important: Self-care isn't enough if your lifestyle doesn't change too. So today, I'm walking you through the 4 pillars of this new direction and giving you 10 small, unique shifts you can start using rig...

Feeling burnt out? Like you are just "should-ing" all over yourself? In this episode, Elaine Glass returns to the podcast to blow up the myth that meditation has to be still and silent. She introduces the Nemus Code, an energy medicine modality born from a dream and a 20-year career in healthcare. Elaine shares how she healed from burnout and Hashimoto's as a single mom by learning to actively get...

What happens when the person you love most leaves, and leaves behind an unfinished story? For Ksenia J. Merck, the answer wasn't to pack away her husband's manuscript. It was to pick up her paintbrush. In this episode, Ksenia opens up about losing her husband Bill in March 2024, and how finishing his science fiction novel Ghost Flower became her lifeline. She painted the cover. She illustrated the...

You can't think your way out of a feeling your body is holding. In this episode, Tina sits down with Chelsea Horton, board-certified dance and movement therapist, somatic practitioner, and founder of Healing Embodied, to explore why traditional talk therapy often falls short, how the body holds our unprocessed emotions, and what actually works when you're stuck in anxiety, shame, or burnout. Chels...

Have you ever felt like a part of you is missing? Like you're running on autopilot, exhausted even though you're doing all the "right" things? In this episode, I sit down with Lisa Biritz, shamanic practitioner, teacher, and author of Shamanic Soul Retrieval, to explore one of the oldest known healing systems on Earth. Lisa shares how soul loss happens (often through trauma, surgery, heartbreak, o...

What if your chronic pain, anxiety, or exhaustion isn't random, but is actually your body finally telling a story that's been waiting to be heard? In this episode, Tina sits down with Dr. Jennifer Schlueter, trauma-informed hypnotherapist, EFT and NLP practitioner, breathwork facilitator, and author of a doctoral thesis on healing endometriosis from the inside out. Jennifer shares her own journey...

What happens when the thing that makes you different becomes the thing that sets you free? In this episode, I sit down with Angela Lewis, communication strategist, former professional athlete, and author, to explore the powerful connection between sports, self-care, and showing up authentically in every area of life. Angela shares her journey from being a shy, 6'1" 12-year-old who didn't want to s...

Have you ever wondered why you keep repeating the same patterns even when you know better? What if those patterns aren't flaws, but brilliant adaptations your nervous system created to help you survive? In this episode, somatic healing practitioner Lori Montry shares her powerful framework for understanding yourself through a nervous system lens. We explore why willpower alone never works, how to...

Feeling fractured? Like the world is pulling you in a million directions and you're just supposed to keep smiling? You’re not crazy. You’re just out of tune. In this episode, I sit down with positive psychology expert and author Dr. Diane Dreher to talk about why "fighting through it" is actually making things worse, and what to do instead. Diane shares the powerful lesson of the Boston Symphony,...

Bonus: Why exhaustion isn't a badge of honor + Tina's personal story of ignoring the signs until it was almost too late THROWBACK THURSDAY ⏪ Happy Throwback Thursday! Today we're resurfacing one of our MOST-LISTENED-TO episodes because the message is more urgent than ever. Since this originally aired, thousands of you have reached out saying these five signs were the wake-up call you needed. If y...

In this powerful and raw episode, we sit down with Keegan, founder of MindfulMEDS, who shares his incredible journey through a 9-year alcohol addiction, severe depression, and a near-death moment that changed everything. Discover how medicinal mushrooms and natural supplementation helped him heal, and how he’s now on a mission to help others find mental freedom. We dive deep into microdosing, the...

Feeling the heavy weight of burnout, isolation, and a world in crisis? This episode is a practical, powerful response. In this episode we move beyond venting and into building, offering a clear 10-step blueprint for creating what we call a Circle, a small, intergenerational, long-term structure of mutual care for women. This is not a new concept but one that we need right now more than ever before...

Have you ever wondered why you can’t hear your intuition over the noise of daily life? The answer lies in your nervous system. In this powerful episode, we explore how a state of constant stress, overwhelm, and survival mode, something host intimately understands from her decade as a single mom, completely blocks access to your inner wisdom. She shares her personal story of disconnection that led...

In this episode, we explore: Dr. Ute’s unconventional journey into psychology and what it taught her about human resilience. Deconstructing the myth of “positive vs. negative” emotions. Why anger, sadness, and fear are essential guides. What to do when you feel deeply stuck, and why “stuckness” itself is neutral data. The concept of “secondary suffering”: how we compound our pain by judging our ow...

Are hormonal changes robbing you of rest? You're not alone. In this deeply personal episode, Tina opens up about her journey from being a perfect sleeper to battling relentless insomnia during perimenopause and menopause. She shares the frustrating cycle of sleepless nights and exhausted days, and more importantly, the five practical, free strategies that helped her break free. This isn't about qu...

What if your biggest physical setback could become a gateway to deeper self-trust and sustainable strength? In this powerful conversation, registered kinesiologist and Pilates expert Rachel Robertson joins us to redefine what it means to have a “strong” relationship with your body. We dive into her journey from competitive world champion to navigating the vulnerable transitions of motherhood and i...

Welcome to the first Soul Aligned Self-Care episode of the year, recorded with intention and released on New Year’s Eve. This episode is for every woman who has ever felt “too much” and “not enough” at the same time. Instead of pushing you to hustle harder, we’re turning inward, to listen, remember, and realign. This isn’t about resolutions. It’s about returning to yourself. 📌 In This Episode, Yo...

Feeling stuck but sensing a new chapter calling? In this final part of our year-end series, we move from reflection into creation. Host [Host Name] breaks down the three foundational pillars for building a life that feels truly aligned in the new year. We're ditching the failed resolution cycle and focusing on internal shifts that lead to external change. Discover why clarity is more about "who yo...

Ready to move but terrified of blowing up your life? You’re in the right place. In Part 2 of this series, we get practical, sharing the exact method I'm using to navigate my own major life reset (hello, big move and business pivot!). This episode is for anyone feeling that restless, pre-New Year panic and is ready to stretch beyond their comfort zone without snapping from the pressure. I'll break...

Feeling stuck isn't a sign you're doing it wrong. It might be the most important signal you'll receive. In this heartfelt and relatable episode, Tina dives into the uncomfortable (but universal) experience of feeling stagnant, out of sync, and deeply ready for change, especially as the year ends. She shares her own raw experience of being in a major life transition (think: new era, new identity, a...