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Where Physiology + Faith Intersect to Heal Trauma | Kelsey Chen
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Where Physiology + Faith Intersect to Heal Trauma | Kelsey Chen

Kelsey is a born again Christian and disciple of Jesus. She runs a Christ centered integrative health practice and helps women who are burnt out from chasing root causes to heal by reconnecting with their bodies and with God. Her mission is to bridge the gap in functional medicine and bring healing back to the Kingdom--one where we honor God in our health pursuits and get back to living the way that He's designed us. Kelsey helps us break through the narrative of fear + extra noise in healing in the holistic space to reconnect with our holy design. In this episode we work through the balance of faith in traumatic healing modalities, and moving forward with confidence.

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Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together for PCOS + Secondary Infertility | Janet Wickenheiser
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Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together for PCOS + Secondary Infertility | Janet Wickenheiser

Janet is an FNTP turned infertility detective after her own experience with secondary infertility. Now she loves putting puzzle pieces together for her clients and uses functional blood chemistry, HTMA, and bioressonance scans to do so! In this episode, Janet shares all the ways we might be missing the mark in dialing in our fertility health. We chat about PCOS, how you may have been misdiagnosed (birth control is not the answer) and how to even improve male factor infertility. We hope this episode is an encouragement to all the families in waiting, and gives a new perspective or things to consider in your TTC journey!

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Quitting the "Beauty" Chase + Does Modesty Even Matter? | Addie Overla
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Quitting the "Beauty" Chase + Does Modesty Even Matter? | Addie Overla

Addie is 28 years old, married, and based in Columbus, OH. She currently works full-time in ministry, but was formerly a competitive bodybuilder. God has taught her so much about the beauty of breaking idols, removing the pressure of hustle culture, and just seeking Him above all else. Her passion is to motivate others to better physical, mental, and spiritual health through my social media and podcast ministry called Christ In Me With Addie. In this episode Addie shares the real talk about growing a platform in fitness on social media, and how her convictions on topics like modesty have not only shaped her online presence but her heart as well. To the men + women who have struggled with this topic, want exhortation and support through singleness and guarding your heart against unrealistic happiness standards — this episode is for you!

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Behind the Brand: Content Creating With Clarity + Creativity | Becca Bryce
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Behind the Brand: Content Creating With Clarity + Creativity | Becca Bryce

Becca is a wife to her highschool sweetheart, natural minded mama of 3, and a devoted follower of Christ living in Alberta Canada where her family serves in Camp Ministry. Becca owns Sojourn and Soul - a brand strategy and design studio where she collaborates with fellow female business owners and creators to discover what makes them unique and translate that into a visual brand identity. If you’re a content creator, or mama looking to dive in and want to learn all the behind the scene details— Becca is your girl! In this episode, she shares all about color theory, design psychology, and the best ways to communicate your brand identity with clarity + creativity!

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All Things Intimacy: Loving and Serving Your Spouse In + Out of the Bedroom | Reyna + Joseph Wilson
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All Things Intimacy: Loving and Serving Your Spouse In + Out of the Bedroom | Reyna + Joseph Wilson

We all know that “s” word that drives many insecurities in the early season of marriage. That’s right… I’m talking about, service. This uncertainty can stem from various factors, including differing expectations and the need to navigate new dynamics in the relationship. Physical intimacy often gets the spotlight in Christian premarital conversations, but many of us crave real wisdom in fostering closeness emotionally and spiritually as well. In this episode, Joseph and Reyna discuss the honest details of building intimacy inside and outside the bedroom, focusing on how to serve your spouse. Tune in for practical tips to enhance your romance and develop healing habits for meaningful connection.

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A Marriage that Matters: Setting Boundaries When it Stings | Reyna + Joseph Wilson
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A Marriage that Matters: Setting Boundaries When it Stings | Reyna + Joseph Wilson

“Did you know that 50% of military marriages end in divorce?” “You really should think about slowing down, you don’t know each other that well…” “Are you sure a baby is what you need right now?” Man, we could go on and on and we’re sure we’re not alone in some of you hearing these phrases in your own story as well! This week on the podcast Joseph joins me in sharing about our testing engagement season, and how we learned to set the foundation of creating boundaries in the areas we would come to need it most. If you’re single, dating, or married — this episode is for you to hear some encouragement in the hard and learn how we protect our marriage from the noise, and even the people around us that seem to love us a little “too well.”

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Obedience Outside your Comfort Zone + Pendulum Swing of "Clean" Living | Katy Thomas
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Obedience Outside your Comfort Zone + Pendulum Swing of "Clean" Living | Katy Thomas

Katy is a Jesus follower, wife and mama and sweet friend that really first introduced Reyna into the world of raw milk and beef liver! Her family has since transitioned out of the military and are learning to trust in God’s provision both big and small. Here is her story as she learns balance in real time, and how to even surrender all the “right” things to do in wellness at the foot of the cross! Don’t miss this richly authentic and real talk episode about the reality of wellness living when circumstances leave you unwell.

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When We Should Have Been Wiser: High School Edition | Reyna Wilson
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When We Should Have Been Wiser: High School Edition | Reyna Wilson

Let’s rewind to probably a majority of our cringiest stages of life, second to middle school — high school! In this lighthearted and fun episode, Reyna shares a little bit of her own high school experience and all the things she wish she could go back and share to herself then. Don’t miss this awesome community episode where your submissions of wisdom are shared too, and maybe we can all be a little wiser moving forward!

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Healthy Hormones | Leisha Drews
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Healthy Hormones | Leisha Drews

Leisha Drews is mom of 3, RN, FDN-P, RCPC and Holistic Hormone Coach and host of the Happily Hormonal Podcast. She believes that as women we can have it ALL when it comes to health and motherhood, and helping women restore energy, balance hormones and feel good in their bodies again is her passion. Hormone balance doesn't have to be overwhelming, and so for this episode, Leisha pulls back the curtain and shares all the things we wish we knew about healthy hormone balance. We touch on hot topics like cortisol’s role in the stress response, detoxing properly, and simple steps to truly create a foundation for healthy hormones. Don’t fall for these buzz word solutions on socials, and tune in to hear about the easy ways to make sustainable lifestyle shifts!

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Dressing for Joy + Living Authentically Against Toxic Positivity | Beth Dreyer
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Dressing for Joy + Living Authentically Against Toxic Positivity | Beth Dreyer

Beth considers herself a joy sprinkler and an ambassador of fun.  She is passionate about giving people permission to be human, and spreading mental, physical, and emotional health everywhere she goes, preferably while eating cookies. Beth has been homeschooling her four kids for 11 years, and has been married to Jake for 17. In this episode we get into the tangible ways to sprinkle joy into your daily life, and how to hold on tight when the storms come in and joy seems like a nice biblical platitude. Don’t miss this episode as we chat about toxic positivity in our culture, the church and how to choose joy in the way we dress as well as our approach in motherhood!

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Breastfeeding Basics: Before + After Baby Is Here | Lindsay Stipanov
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Breastfeeding Basics: Before + After Baby Is Here | Lindsay Stipanov

Lindsay is a self proclaimed multi passionate woman, but her favorite things are: being a wife, a mama to her two kiddos, and Jesus. She’s an ER nurse, but probably the “crunchiest” ER nurse you’ll meet. After struggling with breastfeeding challenges with her first child, she decided to create a business helping mamas breastfeed their babes through online education and support. In this episode Lindsay helps us bust common breastfeeding myths, really understand if “fed is best,” and how to feel confident in our nursing journeys postpartum!

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Ditching Dogmatic Food Rules for Sustainable Wellness Rhythms | Fallon Lee
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Ditching Dogmatic Food Rules for Sustainable Wellness Rhythms | Fallon Lee

Fallon is a mom to three boys, wife to her college sweetheart, and a kitchen creative turned business owner out of Dallas, TX. She launched Fallon’s Table to help bridge the gap between nutrition, easy kitchen prep, and delicious food! She offers meal plans and recipe books on her website and loves to walk alongside and encourage women in their pursuit of making peace with their bodies. After a long history of restrictive dieting and food sensitivities, Fallon has watched her own health journey go from being limited to seven foods to finding vibrancy and food freedom! In this episode, Fallon encourages and equips us to make the sustainable steps of whole food focused healing, and how to do that confidently without diet culture dogma or even wellness world standards! Lean in and don’t miss this episode of beautiful wisdom for finding freedom from black and white restriction in choosing health for yourself and family.

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Healing On & Off the Pill + Supporting your Cycle Naturally | Kelsie Anderson
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Healing On & Off the Pill + Supporting your Cycle Naturally | Kelsie Anderson

Kelsie is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who specializes in hormone health- specifically supporting women on and transitioning off of birth control. With all clients, she takes a root cause approach to simplifying the complexities of diet culture and the overwhelming space of nutrition to restore the way women approach their health! In this episode, we get into all the things your doctor never told you about birth control, how to focus on healing after the pill, and how to live well WITH your cycle! From post birth control hormones, to how caffeine effects your PMS symptoms — Kelsie covers it all!

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Getting Informed + Empowered for your Homebirth | Katelyn Fusco
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Getting Informed + Empowered for your Homebirth | Katelyn Fusco

Katelyn Fusco is a homebirth mother, a childbirth educator, and an experienced homebirth attendant. She has seen birth from many angles (literally), and knows the impact this transformative event can have on you, your baby and your entrance into motherhood for the first, second or fifteenth time. This knowledge is what spurred Katelyn to create Happy Homebirth: A brand dedicated to supporting, educating and encouraging homebirth mothers. Through birth stories and expert interviews on the podcast to intimate education and coaching inside of her childbirth education programs, Katelyn's goal is to provide mothers with the tools to empower themselves in their birthing experience. There is no gatekeeping in this episode! We get right into home birth statistics, safety, and making the best informed choices for your healthy birthing experience!

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Leaning into Healing through Heartache + Claiming your Worth | Chrissy Powers
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Leaning into Healing through Heartache + Claiming your Worth | Chrissy Powers

Chrissy Powers is a licensed marriage and family therapist, embodiment coach, mom, wife, writer and ex mommy blogger. She lives and works in San Diego, CA but also works with people from all over the globe online. Through her personal healing journey she found a passion working with others to help heal from trauma, find their most authentic self, and teach them how to live in their bodies. In this episode, Chrissy emboldens us to hold space for ourselves in healing the heartache in all stages of life. Whether it came from our own childhood, marriage or motherhood — we can choose to believe we are worthy and find freedom.

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Onboarding Your Spouse to Holistic Living | Reyna + Joseph Wilson
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Onboarding Your Spouse to Holistic Living | Reyna + Joseph Wilson

Your favorite guest is back! In this episode, Joseph joins me to share about his perspective of the shift of our family into more a more holistic lifestyle. One of the most common questions about “crunchy” families, is how to get your spouse on board! As I have shared on Instagram, our family did not go from Bath and Bodyworks candle hoarders to daily raw liver shots, over night. Tune into this episode to hear how to gently share your passions about holistic swaps, and the best ways to encourage your husband towards “crunchier” choices without being a cringy spouse!

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Hope in Healing Endometriosis & Infertility | Laura Bell
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Hope in Healing Endometriosis & Infertility | Laura Bell

Laura Bell is a wife, mother and multi passionate business owner helping women reclaim their wellness so they can pursue their God given calling. Together with her husband, she lives and runs a homestead in new harmony, AL. In this episode, Laura shares her story of wrestling western medicine for hope in healing from painful periods that led to a brutal infertility battle. Don’t miss this episode to hear how to lean into God’s comfort in seasons of waiting and confusion as well as getting started in the small steps towards truly healing your hormones holistically! And be on the lookout for Laura’s new book coming this October: You Can Always Come Home

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Pursuing the "Perfect" Body + Protecting your Passions from Insecurity | Jacquilyne Keene
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Pursuing the "Perfect" Body + Protecting your Passions from Insecurity | Jacquilyne Keene

Jacquilyne Keene was born in Northern California, but has been a Texan now for over 10 years. She is 26 years old, loves Jesus, has been married to the love of my life for almost 4 years, and have recently started pursuing my passion in health and fitness as my career. Jacqui loved health and fitness since she was 19, and has had my ups and downs in her journey, but has learned so much through my experience and now wants to help other women navigate the craziness as well…thus, Honeycomb Training came to be. Outside of health and fitness, she loves her family, her bunny named Bunny, her community, adventure, pizza, and laughing until she almost pees her pants. In this episode, we cover why the pursuit of the “perfect body” shouldn’t exist, and how to choose recovery and joy getting back into the gym. This one is for all the recovering athletes and gym girlies that want to have healthy confidence in their body stewardship!

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Surrendering to Suffering, Submission + Biblical Femininity | Heather Yarrington
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Surrendering to Suffering, Submission + Biblical Femininity | Heather Yarrington

Heather is a 35 year old Catholic Christian military wife and homeschooling mother of 4 kiddos. She is passionate about making faith relatable and accessible to busy women who are seeking holiness through life’s messy moments not despite them. Her podcast, Holy Hot Mess, encourages and exhorts women to find confidence in their faith and their roles in their home and families! In this episode we get into the truth behind biblical submission and the hope that provides for healing in our marriage. We hope this episode is a gentle push towards obedience in the areas we may be struggling to let go of control, and finding joy in freedom from operating within our divine design!

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Building your Body for Baby + Eating your Prenatal | Emmalee Thompson
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Building your Body for Baby + Eating your Prenatal | Emmalee Thompson

Emmalee is a Registered Nurse turned holistic practitioner (FDN-P) with a focus on women’s health, hormones, and fertility. She is also a wife, mother of two young children, and passionate about slow, intentional living. Emmalee's journey into the holistic wellness space began with multiple autoimmune diagnoses as a young adult and, after finding healing outside of the western medical system, she opened her practice with the goal of helping other women do the same. In this episode, Emmalee shares why we should be diligent in reading our prenatal nutrition labels and why they may not be as “harmless” as they seem. Listen and learn best how to support your body while trying to conceive and how you can eat your prenatal instead!

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