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Are you failing your diet, or is the blueprint you are using broken? The fitness and diet industries profit when women stay unwell and confused by misinformation. Welcome back to UpLift Women’s Wellness , the podcast that dismantles the toxic fitness industry and exposes the systemic gaps in women's healthcare. Hosted by Bethany Busch, MS, ACSM-EP, CSCS (Master's-level Exercise Physiologis...

Why do 44% of female student-athletes report feeling constantly overwhelmed compared to only 17% of men? It’s not a lack of resilience; it’s the "workplace tax" of doing the same job with half the resources and double the scrutiny. Bethany Busch delivers a systemic deconstruction of the mental, medical, and economic barriers currently holding back the greatest athletes.

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Burnout does not always look obvious. Sometimes it looks like numbness, autopilot, irritability, disconnection, and feeling like you are no longer yourself. In this episode, Bethany, Auria, and Karen Canham break down the subtle signs of survival mode and why reconnecting with your body...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: www.head2toestrength.com Tired of seeing the same limited representation? So are we. We discuss the demoralizing effect of not being seen and how media, often controlled by an exclusive few, fails to represent the true diversity of our world. Guest Antoine Elhashem shares Inspired Media's commitment to authen...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Self‑love isn’t a mood or a mantra — it’s self‑respect. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , LMFT Ilona Varo joins Bethany and Auria for a grounded conversation about what it actually looks like to put your needs back at the center of your life. Together, they explore the differe...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Dating in 2025 feels like a maze — apps, mixed signals, ghosting, and the pressure to “just know” who’s right for you. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , LMFT and relationship specialist Emily Kirkbride joins Bethany and Auria for a grounded, honest conversation about what it a...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com What does real health look like when you strip away aesthetics, pressure, and the noise of diet culture? In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , Bethany and Auria answer your most common questions about digestion, metabolism, energy, and the signals your body sends when something is...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Pregnancy and postpartum are often described as magical — but for many women, the reality is far more complex. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , perinatal mental health expert Alexa Levine, LMFT, joins Bethany and Auria for an honest conversation about preparing for parenthood...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Abuse in women’s sports isn’t rare — it’s systemic. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , Bethany and Auria talk openly about the realities female athletes face from childhood through elite competition, where power imbalances, silence, and cultural bias create conditions that allo...

Episode 23: Beyond Trauma & Silencing the Inner Critic Are you pushing through your workouts, or are you running from your trauma? The standard fitness and medical pipelines profit when women stay unwell, completely ignoring the psychological weight they carry every single day. Welcome back to UpLift Women’s Wellness , the podcast that dismantles the toxic fitness industry and exposes the syst...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Representation isn’t abstract — it’s the starting point for what we believe is possible. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , Bethany and Auria talk about how the images we grow up with shape identity, confidence, career paths, and the way women learn to see (or not see) themselv...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Millennials were never the problem — the system was. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness, Bethany and Auria break down the numbers behind wages that never kept up, housing that slipped out of reach, and wealth that concentrated at the very top while an entire generation was told t...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Most people love their pets deeply — but very few understand what it actually takes to care for them well. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness, Bethany and Auria sit down with Kim, one of only 36 Veterinary Technician Specialists in Nutrition in all of North America , to talk abou...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Women are asked to carry expectations that were never designed for real bodies or real lives. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness, ⁠Bethany and Auria⁠ talk openly about the pressure to perform, the quiet exhaustion of being “the reliable one,” and the way so many women learn to sh...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com The episode where everything finally gets said out loud. For years, Bethany lived inside a body that doctors dismissed, minimized, or blamed on her weight, her stress, or her imagination. She spent her twenties fighting for answers, navigating medical gaslighting, and being pushed into d...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com What does it really mean to “balance it all”? In this episode, therapist and mom of three, Kathia Aviles LMFT, shares her experience with parenting pressures, mental health, and why she started her own business after COVID. As she and Auria talk through the realities of burnout, identity...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Bethany and Auria reflect on how a client-coach relationship became a revolutionary approach to healing. What began as two women navigating their own lived experience, gaps in care, and the impact of systems not built for them evolved into the foundation of Head 2 Toe Strength —a place w...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Society tells women to smile, soften, and put others first. But that pressure to be likable can make them vulnerable to manipulation, narcissistic abuse, and emotional collapse. Bethany and Auria share personal stories and unpack the psychology of narcissistic relationships to help other...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Diet culture didn’t just teach you to restrict — it taught you to disown yourself. In this episode, Bethany gets real about the industries designed to keep you sick, exhausted, and insecure. For listeners beginning to rebuild trust with their bodies after years of external rules and sham...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Despite measurable success and relentless drive, women—especially mothers, women of color, and those outside dominant norms—are still underrepresented in leadership, misjudged in the workplace, and undervalued across industries. For listeners trying to navigate these pressures while stay...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Why do so many believe in gender equality—yet shy away from the word feminist ? In this powerful roundtable, Bethany Busch, LMFT Auria Zahed, and educator Isabelle Comtois unpack the real history of feminism—from suffragette wins to interconnected healing—and why reclaiming the “F word”...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Reclaiming your body is not a trend — it’s a rebellion. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , Bethany and Auria talk about what it means to finally breathe in your own skin after a lifetime of being told who to be, how to look, and what parts of yourself to hide. This isn’t a conv...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com America worships the grind — and women pay the price. In this defining episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , Bethany and Auria dismantle the myth that constant productivity is the measure of a meaningful life. They talk honestly about burnout, survival jobs, chronic stress, and the pressu...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Breast cancer is never just a diagnosis — it’s a before and after. In this powerful episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , Bethany and Auria sit with a story that exposes the truth behind the medical charts: the fear, the grief, the body you lose, the body you wake up in, and the strength...

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Race shapes everything — who is believed, who is welcomed, who receives care, and who is quietly pushed to the margins. In this defining episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness, Bethany and Auria step into one of the most honest conversations of the season: what it means to grow up unseen, to...