The Wellness Ninja Podcast

After a few missed weeks (life, illness, the world feeling like it's on fire… you know), I'm back — and we're talking about something that might feel fluffy but absolutely is not: joy. In this episode, I share a quiet birthday-morning moment that stopped me in my tracks and reminded me, this is the whole point. Then we dive into a powerful idea from the book The Joy Reset — that joy isn't pastel,...

It's the end of January, the shine has worn off your New Year motivation, and suddenly the internet is yelling at you about five-step morning routines and perfect plans you're already "failing." In this episode, Heather lovingly calls bullshit on all-or-nothing wellness and introduces a much more realistic (and sanity-saving) approach: menus, not routines . We talk about why perfect plans fall apa...

In this episode, I'm continuing the conversation around the mind–body connection, and going a little deeper into an idea that can feel both intriguing and confusing at the same time: your body is always giving you information. We'll talk about what that actually means in real life, why so many of us were taught to ignore or distrust our body's signals, and why swinging to the opposite extreme—maki...

What if we stopped treating New Year's resolutions like magic wishes… and started treating them like experiments? In the first episode of 2026, I'm making a bold call: resolutions are out, and experiments are in. We're talking about why traditional resolutions create pressure, guilt, and burnout—and how approaching your health and life like a curious scientist can actually move you closer to how y...

What exactly does a health and life coach do—especially one who doesn't hand out meal plans or workout routines? In this episode, Heather breaks down the real heart of coaching: partnership, perspective shifts, curiosity, and the sometimes-messy middle between where you are and where you want to be. She shares how her style of coaching blends teaching, truth-telling, mindset work, BodyTalk, and pr...

Ever tried explaining BodyTalk and felt like you were babbling about nonsense? Same. In this episode, Heather does her best to explain what BodyTalk actually is — without the jargon, the woo-woo overwhelm, or the "trust me, it works" hand-waving. You'll hear how she went from skeptical engineer ("what even  was that session?") to longtime practitioner, and why BodyTalk remains one of the most powe...

Life happens, and sometimes your health plan stops working… but that doesn't mean you've failed. In this final episode of the VIBE Method mini-series, Heather dives into evaluating and evolving your wellness strategy. Learn why health is a direction, not a destination , how to adapt your plan as your life and seasons change, and why treating your habits like a personal science experiment can keep...

In this episode, we dive into the Build Your Plan step of the VIBE Method and break down how to create a realistic, sustainable health plan that actually works in real life. You'll learn the four essentials of effective habit-building: starting small, planning for the season of life you're in, pairing new habits with existing routines, and practicing real self-kindness instead of self-criticism. I...

In this episode, we're stepping into the second part of the VIBE Method: Identify. This is where we look beneath the surface and get curious about what's really getting in the way. Because that thing you think is the problem? Often, it's not the whole story. We'll talk about why surface fixes (like changing the job, the routine, or the meal plan) don't create lasting change, and how your body and...

Ever notice how you can hit your goals and still feel...meh? In this episode, we're kicking off a four-part series on my VIBE Method, starting with the "V" —  Vision. But not the vision board kind. We're talking about creating a vision for how you actually want to feel in your life, not just what you want to achieve.  And of course we'll make it practical with a simple (but effective) exercise to...

After an unintentionally long four-year break, Heather is back in your earholes with a fresh season of The Wellness Ninja Podcast — the wellness podcast that helps you actually enjoy life while taking better care of yourself. In this reintroduction episode, she shares what really happened during the hiatus, how her perspective on health and self-care has evolved, and why she's embracing her imperf...

Everybody has a superpower. In fact, we all have the same superpower. For some of us it lays dormant, waiting to be discovered, for others we've discovered it but are using it against ourselves. This superpower is Curiousity! And not only did it not, in fact, kill the cat, it has the power to change your life. In this episode I share three keys to really using this superpower.

Season 2 is here!  I dive into the health journey of the last 18 months and share lessons learned (and relearned) and what practical steps I have been taking to improve my energy and health.  It's been a humbling and hard journey and also I've grown so freaking much because of it.

I shared recently about all the anger I've been feeling lately and from the responses, it seems I'm not alone. We are all feeling a whole lot of big feelings and they can be overwhelming. Anger in particular can negatively effect your life. Acknowledging your feelings is important, knowing that there is information for you in the feelings is really important, but unless there is action after, you...

While I don't recommend resolutions or big audacious goals right now, I do think you want a word of the year to guide you. Are you familiar with having a word of the year concept? It seems silly but it can be a very powerful way to navigate the year, regardless of all the crazy stuff that happens. This episode explains how a word can help and gives advice on how to pick yours.

No resolutions. No big goals. No 30/60/90 day reset. No 75hard. None of it. If New Years resolutions worked, 80% of them wouldn't be tossed by February. It's been a stressful year so how about we don't stress our nervous systems out more okay? Let's try a different approach this year. Lets simplify it to the foundation support pieces. Just a few things to focus on. Listen in and I'll explain what...

There's been a lot of advice lately about hand washing and social distancing, but there are a lot more ways to stay healthy this year. Today's episode is an interview with Dr. Marika Geiss. She is a board certified Naturopath and in this episode she gives a tonne of practical advice on how to keep a strong immune system, as well as what to do when you get sick to help in your recovery. This is mor...

Making sure we are doing the daily things that support our health is always important, but especially now when life has been upturned and flipped around. In today's episode I am sharing the things that are helping me really enjoy life right now and that allow me to support my health without it being a big deal or taking up all my time or brainpower.

There is a lot of judgement going around on how we are supposed to be handling this. By this I mean a global pandemic and countries shutting down and all sense of normal being thrown out. There is no right way to do this. And today's right way for you will look different than tomorrows. A different way to approach it is to ask yourself better questions and take each day uniquely. This episode expl...

Today's episode is an interview with Confidence Coach Riley Lawson. She shares her journey from working in fashion and having a lot of self judgement to reaching a place of being tired of blaming others and taking responsibility for her life. She gives really helpful examples from her own life of the work she has done to reframe her thoughts and change her beliefs to reach a place of self acceptan...

It's January 2020 and reality check, you are the same person you were on December 31, 2019. There is nothing magical about the new year that transforms you into a new person. You have the same baggage, the same bullshit in your way. Let's take the pressure off to suddenly show up "new" and instead focus on what's really going to get us where we want this year. This episode is about how to actually...

Today I get to talk with the fabulous Kristin Pierce. She is an award winning author, an Advanced BodyTalk Practitioner and a Mindscape Instructor. We dive into her journey through cancer, the pivot in career that it caused, all things Mindscape and her new journey into being an author. We discussed unlearning all the crap and moving through all the layers of BS we accumulate. Kristin's childrens...

We can have the best intentions, we can have a plan, we can believe we have changed for the better. But when it comes to stressfull situations, like holidays with family, its surprisingly easy to suddenly be thrown back into your 14year old self and yelling at your brother while rolling your eyes at your mother. One key strategy to prevent this is to have a pattern interrupt cued and practiced. Li...

Today I'm talking about the one thing everyone lets get in their way. Drumroll...it's fear. The truth is that fear is never going away, the jerk. There will always be things we are afraid of, most of them being the stories we tell ourselves. So we have to do 'the work' to get through. Only it's always pissed me off when people say that because I was frustrated as to what 'the work' really meant. T...

We all have know that an apple is healthier for us than a donut. We all have habits that we know make us feel good, yet we aren't doing them. Today's episode dives into doing what works and issues a challenge for you.