The Wellthy Healthy Life Podcast

Some conversations stop you in your tracks — this is one of them. My guest Nerissa Balland was five months pregnant via IVF when she was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. What she did next and who she became because of it is the kind of story that reminds you what's actually important. In this episode, we're talking about what happens when life forces you to reevaluate everything. Neriss...

Real talk — when's the last time you put on a pair of jeans and actually loved them? If you're petite, probably not recently. In this episode I'm getting honest about why the fashion industry fails short women, what I've learned after years of denim frustration as a 5'1" woman, and the tips that have actually helped me. From rise height to inseam length to the cropped jean...

Your wardrobe has more power over your confidence, career, and relationships than you think — especially in midlife. This week Nicole sits down with Marisol Colette, fashion therapist and personal stylist, to break down why getting dressed matters, how to find your personal style, and what it takes to build a wardrobe that actually works for you. Marisol is a trained therapist and artist who combi...

If you're a woman in midlife who's ever felt burned out by social media, exhausted by trying to keep up with the algorithm, or like you've been showing up as a quieter, more "acceptable" version of yourself — this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Nicole gets real about stepping back from Instagram after more than a year of consistent posting, what social media burnou...

Have you ever looked around at the life you've built and wondered, Who am I outside of all the roles I play? In this episode of The Wellthy Healthy Life, Nicole sits down with Wendy Guth and Krystal Eicher, founders of Serendipitous Rebel, to explore one of the biggest challenges many women face in midlife: rediscovering their identity, purpose, and passions after years of prioritizing everyon...

You're not imagining it. You're not "just stressed." And you're not alone in feeling like your doctor doesn't have answers. Surveys show that 93% of OB-GYNs don't feel comfortable treating perimenopause — and only 1 in 5 medical schools even include training on this stage of a woman's life. So when you leave an appointment feeling dismissed, that's not a you p...

If you've ever found yourself starting over — new city, new relationship, new job — only to end up feeling exactly the same, this episode is for you. Ayurvedic health practitioner and author of Unbound , Serena Arora, joins Nicole to talk about what it really means to stop running from discomfort and start listening to what your body has been whispering (and sometimes screaming) all along. In...

Your doctor said birth control would help with your perimenopause symptoms. But did they test your hormones first? For millions of women in midlife, synthetic hormones are being prescribed as a quick fix — masking the very signals your body is sending and leaving you with no real picture of where you are in the transition. In this episode, Nicole talks with Tierra Duncan, women's health educat...

What does it actually feel like to wake up in midlife and realize the life you built no longer fits who you're becoming? This episode is unlike any other on The Wellthy Healthy Life — it's a live panel conversation recorded at The Wellthy Healthy Life Live, an in-person event bringing together women ready to get real about this season of life. Whether you were in that room or this is your...

What happens when you almost talk yourself out of the thing you want most? In this solo episode, Nicole reflects on hosting The Wellthy Healthy Life Live — an in-person event for women in midlife — and the surprising lesson that almost didn't happen. She opens up about the self-doubt that nearly made her cancel, the one question that changed everything, and what she witnessed in that room that...

If you've been doing "all the right things" but your body isn't responding the way it used to — this episode is for you. Nicole sits down with Lorie Eber, nationally board-certified health and wellness coach and metabolic health educator, to unpack why the diet and exercise rules that worked in your 20s and 30s can actually backfire in midlife. In this episode: Why eating less an...

What happens after you finally do the thing you’ve been thinking about for months… or years? In this raw, real-time episode of The Wellthy Healthy Life , I’m coming to you the morning after hosting my very first live, in-person women’s event—and I’m sharing everything. The emotions. The surprises. The moments no one talks about. From the fear of “what if no one shows up” to the reality of who actu...

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed in the kitchen—or like you’re somehow “bad at cooking”—this episode is going to change the way you think about food. This week, I’m joined by intuitive cooking expert Katerina Pavlakis, and we’re breaking down why healthy eating doesn’t have to be complicated, time-consuming, or perfectly measured to work. We talk about the pressure to follow recipes exactly (and wh...

Have you ever walked away from a conversation with a woman and felt like you could genuinely conquer the world — or the complete opposite, totally drained and second-guessing yourself? That is not a coincidence. That is proximity. In this episode of No One Asked But, Nicole gets honest about one of the most strategic (and underrated) moves a woman can make: choosing who she surrounds herself with....

There are things women experience every day—leaking, pain, discomfort, tension—that we’ve been told are just “part of it.” After having kids. As we age. As our hormones shift. But what if they’re not? In this episode, I’m joined by pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Sarah Koehl to have a conversation that honestly doesn’t happen enough— what pelvic floor health actually is, how dysfunction shows...

We don’t play small the way we used to. We’re building careers, raising families, starting businesses, and doing more than ever before… but if we’re being honest, there are still quiet ways we hold ourselves back. In this solo episode, I’m breaking down the subtle, socially acceptable habits that keep women stuck—things like over-explaining, over-apologizing, softening your opinions, delaying acti...

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking… “Is it hot… or is it just me?” — this episode is for you. Today, I’m joined by Carin Luna-Ostaseski, founder of Hot or Just Me, a platform dedicated to helping women navigate perimenopause and menopause with more clarity, support, and real solutions. And let me tell you… this is a conversation I personally needed. We’re diving into what actually happens duri...

In this episode of The Wellthy Healthy Life , Nicole sits down with Kelsey Aida —bestselling author, energy alignment coach, podcast host, and manifestation expert—for a conversation all about self-worth, alignment, and becoming the version of yourself who can fully receive the life you say you want. Kelsey shares her personal journey from professional ballerina to healer, teacher, and author afte...

You’ve realized you want more out of your life… but now what? In this solo episode, Nicole is diving into what it actually looks like to rebrand your life—without blowing everything up. Because while it’s one thing to admit you want more fulfillment, alignment, or excitement… it’s another thing entirely to take action. Nicole shares the simple, actionable framework she’s used in her own life to st...

In this episode of The Wellthy Healthy Life , Nicole sits down with Claire Martinsen, CEO and co-founder of BioBloom, to explore one of the fastest-growing conversations in wellness right now: peptides and NAD. From social media trends to longevity clinics, peptides are suddenly everywhere — promising benefits related to energy, recovery, inflammation, brain health, and even aging. But what are th...

Turning 46 has me reflecting. In this solo No One Asked But episode, I’m sharing some honest thoughts about getting older, looking back at the life I’ve built, and realizing that success doesn’t always look the way we thought it would. For a long time, I believed success meant climbing the corporate ladder, checking the boxes, and building a stable life. And while I’m incredibly grateful for the l...

Diabetes is often talked about as something you simply manage for the rest of your life. But what if that narrative isn’t the whole story? In this episode of The Wellthy Healthy Life , Nicole sits down with entrepreneur, technologist, and author Chris Reade , whose personal experience with diabetes led him to challenge conventional thinking about the disease. Chris is the author of Beating Diabete...

What if the reason you keep getting triggered — by a comment, a moment, a relationship dynamic, even a “small” stressor — isn’t about what’s happening now … but about what your body is still holding from then ? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Sophia Torini , a Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) practitioner , to break down what EFT tapping actually is (beyond the TikTok version), why it...

We are more connected than ever… and somehow, more isolated than ever. In this solo episode of No One Asked But , I’m reflecting on why I felt called to host my first Wellthy Healthy Life live event — and why it’s about so much more than one night in a room. This conversation is really about proximity. Who you surround yourself with. The environments you choose. The conversations you allow yoursel...

In this episode of The Wellthy Healthy Life Podcast, Nicole Johnson sits down with keynote speaker, life coach, and bestselling author Ginny Priem to talk about her powerful “Unsubscribe” framework—an intentional way to reclaim your time, energy, and boundaries without losing momentum. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything —career, kids, relationships, friendships, the mental load—and s...