Jessica Aldredge / Ashley Ihemelu
Wellness Reality Check
Jess and Ashley are two health practitioners, moms and best friends trying to navigate the world of holistic health in a balanced productive way that brings health to our lives instead of dogmatic extremes. We'll be breaking down health trends, interviewing your favorite health influencers and always keeping it real. We hope this podcast brings listeners back down to earth, providing a dose of reality in the often idealized world of health and wellness. New episodes return August 5th
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Episodes
14 - The Toxic Side of the Instagram Wellness Space with Dawn Lusk 27.01.2025 1:09:39
Dawn, Ash and Jess have been on both sides of the coin as both consumers as well as creators and practitioners in the wellness space. They bring light to some of the not so healthy aspects that exist in the world of holistic health and wellness that often lead consumers confused, overwhelmed and stuck. From analysis paralysis, to comparison and also unrealistic expectations of protocols,...
13 - The Husbands Podcast 21.01.2025 1:20:42
Russell and Ugo share their perspectives on holistic health, what their shared values as couples have been and how they decided to raise children together in a more holistic way. They discuss what it is like to experience marriage with someone dealing with chronic illness. It is a vulnerable podcast about the ups and downs in marriage and how the couples have worked through illness, loss...
12 - Ditching the Diagnosis with Jansyn Cunyus 15.01.2025 50:05
Jansyn has a master's in Clinical Health Psychology and is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner through the NTA. She works with mothers and children utilizing functional blood work and Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis. Jansyn vulnerably shares what the journey has been like healing with her son with Autism and Pandas. She shares what their road has been like to go from being non...
11 - Q and A with Return Guest Jamie McCoy 08.01.2025 1:03:24
Jamie McCoy is a Licensed Integrative Psychotherapist and Trauma Coach. Jamie continues their discussion on healing from a nervous system and trauma healing perspective. Jamie answers questions about a dysregulated nervous system, how someone can get out of a freeze state, how to overcome resistance to nervous system work, and what it actually means to feel your feelings. Visit Jamie's w...
10 - Healing from Chronic Illness with Amanda Wegman 16.12.2024 58:30
Amanda is a licensed Counselor and has an MS in Functional Medicine. Not only is she a very accomplished Holistic Practitioner but Amanda healed herself from very complex chronic illness. She vulnerably shares how she overcame Topical Steroid Withdrawal as well as healing her relationship with substance abuse. Amanda is a wealth of knowledge and has a unique take on why we get sick...
9 - Regulating the Nervous System with Jamie McCoy 25.11.2024 1:06:13
Jamie McCoy is a licensed psychotherapist & trauma recovery coach practicing for nearly 15 years. She uses a holistic approach that incorporates the wisdom of the body through resources like somatic experiencing and embodied parts work. She's passionate about empowering people to master their stress physiology so they can shift from survival mode to living the full and resilient lives they wer...
8 - The Rise in Complex Childhood Illness with Kristy Robinson 19.11.2024 52:51
Kristy is a Homeopath who specializes in childhood illnesses such as Pans/Pandas, Autism Spectrum Disorder and more. Kristy shares her personal experience with her own chronic illness as well as healing her daughter with Pandas. They discuss possible root causes to the rise in childhood illnesses and disorders. Kristy shares her journey with Homeopathy as well as starting her own Ho...
7 - Healing at the Soul Level with Kristen Willis 04.11.2024 1:00:38
Kristen has over 15 years of experience in Functional Health, Integrative Energy Medicine and bridging the gap of spirituality and science. Her work helps to raise the collective consciousness, tackles generational programming and ancestral wounds and heals at the soul level. We talk about the deeper energetic ties to mold illness, Lyme disease and more. Visit us on Instagram at @w...
6 - Deep Dive into Myofunctional Therapy with Catherine Kangas 28.10.2024 49:29
The women do a deep dive on the subject of Oral Function through the lens of a Myofunctional Therapist. They discuss common issues with pediatrics as well as adults: when its too late, common things that fail and how a one size fits all approach is not the magic bullet. Visit us on Instagram at @wellnessrealitycheck Go to BodyBio.com and use our one-time code 'WRC' for 20% off *Th...
5 - Going Deep with Dawn Lusk 21.10.2024 1:23:51
Dawn shares her story of a decade of antibiotic use, PPI's, veganism and Infertility. Dawn offers such a positive perspective on her healing journey after years of chronic illness. Visit us on Instagram at @wellnessrealitycheck Go to BodyBio.com and use our one-time code 'WRC' for 20% off *The views expressed by the guests on WRC aren't necessarily the personal views of Ashley and Jess....
4 - Foundations Part 2 14.10.2024 1:03:07
In this second part, they discuss the importance of sun, nature and supporting your circadian rhythm. They also get to more of the questions they were asked by their social media followers and listeners. Visit us on Instagram at @wellnessrealitycheck See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
3 - Foundational Health 08.10.2024 1:24:20
The two discuss what Foundations mean to them specifically and actual steps to take to better your health at the core to create sustainable health changes. The girls break it down in a relatable, approachable way. Visit us on Instagram at @wellnessrealitycheck See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...
2 - Answering Your Questions 30.09.2024 49:23
They discuss friendships as you get older, when to call it quits with a practitioner and what prompted Ashley family's move to Central America. Visit us on Instagram at @wellnessrealitycheck See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
1 - Meet Ash and Jess 09.09.2024 57:45
In this inaugural episode, they walk listeners through whats to come while expressing their goals to bring listeners back down to earth and give them a dose of reality in the often idealized world of health and wellness. Visit us on Instagram at @wellnessrealitycheck See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
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