Bethany Busch (MS, CSCS, ACSM-EP) and Auria Zahed (MS, LMFT)

UpLift Women’s Wellness | Head 2 Toe Strength

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Welcome to UpLift Women’s Wellness, a podcast dismantling the toxic fitness industry and exposing systemic gaps in women's healthcare. Hosted by Certified Exercise Physiologist Bethany Busch, MS, ACSM-EP, CSCS, and Therapist Auria Zahed, LMFT, we bridge biomechanics and mental health for an uncompromised standard of care. Step behind the velvet rope as we tackle medical gaslighting, autoimmune diseases, millennial burnout, and narcissistic abuse. Stop guessing. Start healing.🧬 www.head2toestrength.com📱 @head2toestrength

Author

Bethany Busch (MS, CSCS, ACSM-EP) and Auria Zahed (MS, LMFT)

Episodes

When Mother’s Day Hurts 14.05.2025 59:59

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠⁠www.head2toestrength.com⁠ Mother’s Day can be beautiful — and it can be brutal. In this deeply personal episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness, Bethany and Auria open a conversation that so many people carry quietly: what it feels like when motherhood is marked by loss, distance, estrangement, or stories that never...

The Power of Female Friendships: Connection, Boundaries & Growth 06.05.2025 1:00:00

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠⁠www.head2toestrength.com⁠ Female friendships can be life‑giving — or deeply wounding. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , Bethany and Auria talk honestly about the friendships that drained them, the ones that shaped them, and the rare connections that finally felt safe. They explore why so many women c...

Choosing to Opt-Out: Redefining Motherhood, Freedom, and Society’s Expectations 29.04.2025 1:00:00

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠⁠www.head2toestrength.com⁠ Motherhood is often framed as the default path for women — expected, assumed, and rarely questioned. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness, Bethany and Auria talk openly about choosing not to have children, the stigma attached to that choice, and the complicated mix of privilege,...

Dating Then vs. Now: Love, Growth & Mental Health in 2025 23.04.2025 59:04

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠⁠www.head2toestrength.com⁠ Dating in your 20s versus dating now—what’s changed? Bethany and Auria reflect on their experiences, from early relationships to navigating modern dating with greater self-awareness. Drawing from the same grounded, BS-free approach they teach through Strength Coaching, Nutrition Coachi...

Body Image, Media & Mental Health: How Beauty Standards Shape Women’s Lives 14.04.2025 1:00:00

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠⁠www.head2toestrength.com⁠ Body image isn’t just a personal struggle — it’s a system women are born into. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , Bethany and Auria trace the long history of beauty standards, the advertising machine that profits from insecurity, and the modern pressures that shape how women...

From Breakdown to Breakthrough: Reclaiming Strength, Purpose & Joy 14.04.2025 56:22

Ready to rebuild strength without shame? Book your Strength & Support Audit here: ⁠www.head2toestrength.com Rebuilding your life doesn’t happen in a straight line — it happens in the messy, honest moments no one sees. In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness, Bethany and Auria talk openly about what it means to start over, redefine purpose, and create a life that feels like your own. Bethany...

What You Feel Matters: Therapy, Strength & Breaking Free from Societal Pressure 08.03.2025 46:45

Society trains women to smile, shrink, and serve. We are placed into rigid "boxes" and expected to put everyone else’s needs before our own, leading to chronic burnout and exhausted nervous systems. In the premiere episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness , Certified Exercise Physiologist Bethany Busch and Licensed Therapist Auria Zahed dismantle the "male-as-default" blueprint and i...