The Skinny Dipping Rx

If you’ve noticed that your anxiety is affecting your complexion with irritation, dryness and breakouts, you’re gonna want to tune into today’s episode as we explore the power of aromatherapy in skin healing. Our inner world affects our outer beauty which in turn impacts our sense of self and self-esteem.  Today’s guest, founder of Fleurissent Skincare, Tracey To shares her journey from disabling...

If you’ve never heard of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), you’re not alone, but more than likely you know someone who may be silently suffering with this chronic inflammatory skin condition. HS can affect our most intimate places on our physical body causing pain, discomfort and disability. HS also can have a profound impact beneath the surface on our psychosocial wellbeing. Even if you don’t have H...

How do you have a “healthy” relationship with your family? With yourself? How do you repair a relationship with someone you love? Is it even worth repairing and how do you know? If you seek therapy, what needs to happen inside and outside the therapeutic relationship to help all of your other relationships be more successful? This episode takes the plunge into the topic of relational trauma: what...

If you've got a sweet tooth or have struggled to break up with sugar, you're gonna want to play this episode on repeat. My guest, Danielle Daem,  is a Sugar Freedom Expert & Somatic Embodiment Coach who is passionate about helping women heal their relationship with sugar and themselves so they can reclaim control over their health and energy once and for all!  This episode is strippi...

After diving deep last episode into how society’s whispers manifest on our skin and souls, my daughter Kelen is back and we’re zooming in closer, peeling back yet another layer: relationships. ​ Have you ever thought about how the relationships we cultivate directly influence our comfort or discomfort in our own skin? ​ Let's be real, no textbook out there can prep us for the rollercoaster of...

For many women, there’s a complex tapestry of societal messages influencing not just our skincare routines, but our self-worth. This can create layers of anxiety, insecurity and shame that can weigh us down. In this episode, my daughter Kelen joins me as we go beyond the surface to explore the topics we are often too afraid to talk about and often too painful to admit. Kelen holds nothing back as...

Have you ever felt anxious? Or perhaps a better question to ask is how often do you feel anxious? Research shows that anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older which is equivalent to 30% of adults being affected at some point in their lives.  What that really means is that if you’ve struggled with anxiety, yo...

Every year, people with uteruses will go through menopause—that’s an estimated 1.3 million women (and some trans men) in the U.S. alone who enter menopause. Rather than this natural biological transition being weighed down under layers of anxiety, stress and overwhelm, my guest today is offering an approach for an alternative experience.  Menopause health coach, mindfulness practitioner and neuros...

In this episode, we’re shedding the layers of trauma – using biology. Just think about how many hours, or worse YEARS, you have spent feeling anxious, overwhelmed and exhausted. Feeling uncomfortable in your skin and wondering why no matter what pill, potion or procedure you try nothing seems to change. That ends today.  Today my guest is Dr. Aimie Apigian, a double board-certified medical physici...

I’m so excited Katie Fogarty is our guest today. She is all about stripping away the idea that midlife is a crisis and why it’s a time of confidence and opportunity instead.  I knew I had to have her on the podcast and get her message out to my Skinny Dippers, so she is joining me on this episode to share more about the work she is doing to  inspire women all over the world to “age out loud”.  Kat...

Have you ever felt anxious? Or maybe a better question to ask is how often do you feel anxious? And how do you even  know it’s anxiety? Well, today we’re diving into all of it and I’m stripping down why anxiety happens,  how you know that what you’re feeling is anxiety and a step-by-step process to guide you through it. I’ll also share 5 ways you can help relieve that anxious feeling on the spot....

No matter what stage of life you are in, there are so many things we experience on a daily basis that make us wonder…is this normal?  Am I normal?  And then if you’re like so many of us, you spin in anxiety, worry and overwhelm thinking about how you’re probably the only one experiencing it, leading to feelings of shame, isolation, frustration and perhaps fear. That’s exactly why I am beyond thril...

If self-doubt, shame or anxiety are holding you back from applying for that promotion, getting on that zoom call or speaking up at a meeting, this episode is for you.  In this episode, you will learn how to deepen your healing by understanding how your childhood and lived experiences may have created your “skin story” that is still impacting you as an adult. Today, we are stripping down how your c...

Today’s episode is a masterclass on making your mess your magic, listening to your body and living your best life now (no matter what other people say about menopause). Menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is optional and my guest today is stripping away the myths and misinformation that is keeping too many women on the struggle bus. I’m thrilled that my guest today is Dr. Anna Cabeca...

Today we are stripping away the myths and misinformation surrounding beauty fads, trends and “skinfluencers.” Buckle up, because my guest, Alexandra Engler, is stripping it all down for us. Alexandra is a veteran beauty writer, senior beauty editor of Mindbodygreen and host of Mindbodygreen Clean Beauty Podcast. In this episode, hear how Alexandra cuts through the noise of the beauty industry when...

Are you tired of spending a sh*t ton of money on lotions, potions and procedures trying to achieve glowing skin and not seeing a return on your investment? I get it, and you’re not alone.  Did you know the average American woman spends upwards of $250,000 or more on her appearance and yet studies show that less than 5% of women would consider themselves beautiful? It’s frustrating, but there’s als...

I’m so excited Susan Hyatt is our guest today. She is all about ditching deprivation and diet culture and making pleasure a priority.  I knew I had to have her on the podcast and get her message out to my Skinny Dippers, so she is joining me on this episode to share more about the work she is doing to  inspire women all over the world to stop shrinking their bodies and start expanding their lives....

I’m so excited for our guest today who I know is going to change the way we deal with women’s sexuality. I knew I had to have her on the podcast and get her message out to my Skinny Dippers, so she is joining me on this episode to share more about the work she is doing to change the conversation about sex for midlife women. Dr. Sonia Wright is a board-certified radiologist, a trained sexual counse...

JJ Virgin is a triple-board certified nutrition expert, four time New York Times bestselling author and host of the popular Ask the Health Expert podcast, with over 13 million downloads and growing. JJ Virgin is a passionate advocate of eating and exercising smarter and helps people stay fired up and healthy as they age, so they feel the best they ever have at age 40+. If you’ve been wanting to kn...

I was riding my Peloton this morning, and all of a sudden it hit me… If I ever want to live the life of my dreams, I have to say F*** it to this. You do too. What do we need to say F*** it to? Dreaming, visualizing, and fantasizing about your future self. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for having big dreams and ambitious goals and putting a plan into action to accomplish them. What I’m not for is con...

I’m so excited to strip away the myths and misconceptions about diet culture, fasting, and aging today with my friend and colleague, Cynthia Thurlow. Cynthia is a nurse practitioner, author of the best selling book Intermittent Fasting Transformation: IF45, 2x TEDx speaker, with her second talk having more than 10 million views, and the host of Everyday Wellness Podcast. With over 20 years experie...

You can get what you really want and need. Period. My mission in this episode is to remind you of who you truly are and help you tap into the power inside of you. I want you to see how amazing you are and have always been as we head into this new year. I want to equip you with 6 simple steps you can take to let go of all the “shoulds” in your life and find clarity to go after what you really want....

Have you felt isolated, confused or ashamed by all the changes in your mood, mind and midsection in mid-life?  If you want a no BS approach to connect the dots between the signs and symptoms you’ve been experiencing, join me as I interview the fashionable and fabulous menopause advocate and former CEO of State of Menopause, Stacy London. We dare to bare all as we strip away the myths and misconcep...

Ever get bad news and wonder why me? Why now? I have too, and in those moments it can be hard to welcome them with anything other than some choice expletives and an urge to break down or lash out. It can feel hard, if not impossible to consider that there is any good that can come from wading through the river of misery other than escaping it with your life intact. But what if the inconvenient tru...

Do you have a sex script? If you want to know what yours means and how to flip that script, join me as I interview my friend and colleague, Dr. Kelly Casperson. Dr. Casperson is a board-certified practicing urologist  and female sex expert interested in the power of the mind and science to change our views of sexuality. Through pursuit of certification through the Life Coach School and the North A...