Today on the podcast, we welcome professional goal coach & author Abbie Schiller. Abbie helps people navigate change and create lives they (actually) like.  Abbie works deeply on the emotional and life side of wellness: how women move through big transitions, reconnect with what they want, and make change feel safe instead of overwhelming.   In today’s conversation, she shares her 5 step system to reclaim your power and create the life you want, and we also discuss her program: “How to Process a Hard Year and Prepare for a Better One” that was featured on Goop and the Goop Podcast. This is a perfect episode to set you up for 2026, full of tangible advice and tips, you can implement today. She will also be hosting a “Plan a Better Year,” workshop on January 11, 2026 – to learn more click here: https://www.abbieschiller.com/plan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Re-Release! Today on the podcast, we have a great conversation with  narcissism expert Dr. Ramani Durvasula. Dr. Ramani is a licensed clinical psychologist. She has spoken at various universities and institutions including Coca-Cola, Amazon, and Universal Studios. Dr. Ramani is a sought-after expert with appearances on the Today Show, Red Table Talk, and Vogue's "Open Minded" series with Kendall Jenner. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Men’s Health,BBC, USA Today, Refinery29, and more. She discusses narcissism on her popular YouTube channel, on social media as @DoctorRamani, her popular online program on healing from narcissistic abuse, and as the host of the podcast Navigating Narcissism with Dr. Ramani. Her fourth book will be released on February 20th and is a transformative guide titled: It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the podcast, Aly sits down with Lesley Jones, a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist, boasting over 11 years of specialized experience in pelvic health. ​With a robust background in physical therapy spanning over 17 years, her personal experience with pelvic floor dysfunction following the birth of her first child ignited a passion for this niche field.  Today, we discuss the anatomy of the pelvic floor, pregnancy and postpartum support and long term pelvic floor health for men and women.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, it’s Aly doing a minisode! She talks about some observations she’s made about new parenthood and herself as a new mom at 4.5 months postpartum and also discusses simple things we can all do to help ourselves feel good through the holiday season. She is taking new clients for her 3 and 6 month integrative nutrition health coaching programs starting in January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome back April Garguilo, the founder of Vintner’s Daughter. Vintner’s Daughter was founded on the principles of unparalleled quality and efficacy, inspired by April’s background in the world of fine winemaking and its uncompromising standards.  We have a really fun catch up conversation with April and discuss the origins of Vintner’s Daughter, what it is like to be a mom while running a skincare business while creating healthy beliefs around skincare/beauty for her kids, and breaking down industry myths like the difference between moisture, hydration and fear around oil. Enjoy 2 day free shipping from Vintner’s Daughter! If you want to stay strong and energized now and as you age, then you have to try Mitopure Gummies. Our friends at Timeline are offering 20% off, just for our listeners. Head to timeline.com/CWPODCAST to get started. Your cells will thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, co-host Erica talks Astro Updates, including Saturn & Mercury Direct, and touches on grief during the holiday season. If you would like to book a reading with Erica, you can reach out at Erica@CourageousWellness.net or get in touch on Instagram @WellnessAstrology  Listen to previous episodes with Erica on Astrology:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/erica-stein-guides-us-through-wellness-astrology-what/id1395464655?i=1000681640944 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eclipse-season-astrology-and-how-to-work-with-the/id1395464655?i=1000725835262 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/twin-flames-karmic-soulmates-mercury-retrograde-with/id1395464655?i=1000720841105 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Stirrett is the founder of Venture for Canada (VFC), a national charity that fosters the entrepreneurial skills and mindsets of young Canadians. Over its first decade, VFC has helped over 10,000 individuals launch their careers.He is also the author of the new book: The Uncertainty Advantage, where he writes about how social anxiety shapes careers in quiet but powerful ways, especially for people who’ve faced rejection or exclusion.  Your blueprint, activated—with Superpower. Not only did Superpower reduce their price to just $199 - But for a limited time, our listeners are getting an additional $20 Off with code TAKE20. Head to Superpower.com and use code TAKE20 at checkout for $20 off your membership.  After you sign up, they'll ask how you heard about them—please make sure to mention this podcast to support the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we welcome international speaker, manifestation coach, and author of the new book, released yesterday 11/11,  Beyond Wanting: The Art of True Manifestation. Matt’s work is grounded in science and spirituality, weaving together quantum theory, neuroscience, and ancient wisdom to help people transform from the inside out. With over 700,000 followers across social media, his teachings reach a global audience, but the heart of his work is simple: You don’t manifest what you want. You manifest who you are being. If you want to stay strong and energized now and as you age, then you have to try Mitopure Gummies. Our friends at Timeline are offering 20% off, just for our listeners. Head to timeline.com/CWPODCAST to get started. Your cells will thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we sit down with end-of-life Doula and author, Diane Button. In her new book WHAT MATTERS MOST: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living (The Open Field; Sept. 16) Diane shares stories and wisdom from her clients’ final chapters that can help us make the most of life’s gifts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Molly Burrets is a clinical psychologist and USC professor with 16+ years of experience helping women navigate relationships at every stage, from the early days of dating to marriage, infertility, parenthood, divorce, and beyond. Her work has been featured in TIME, Vogue, CBS, HuffPost, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chelsey Scaffidi is a mother of two, meditation teacher, social impact lawyer, and author of The Mother Year. During her pregnancy, she prepared for her baby’s birth, not realizing how motherhood would reshape her. In her first year as a mother, Chelsey recorded daily voice notes capturing the raw, real-time journey of transformation. Listening back, she realized how much she would say to that version of herself—tired, tender, and navigating the messy beauty of becoming a mother. The Mother Year is born from those voice notes, offering a guiding light for mothers in matrescence to navigate their unfolding with mindfulness, self-compassion, and connection. Chelsey leads in-person circles and events, advocating for matrescence awareness and empowering mothers to embrace both the challenges and the grace of motherhood. It is a 365-day guiding light for new mothers navigating the early stages of motherhood. Each entry features a simple yet powerful structure: a daily theme, a prayer, and a small sip of self-care that integrates easily into daily life.  If you want to stay strong and energized now and as you age, then you have to try Mitopure Gummies. My friends at Timeline are offering 20% off, just for my listeners. Head to timeline.com/CWPODCAST to get started. Your cells will thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aly & Erica catch up on their 400th episode and discuss: What Does “Wellness” really mean in 2025? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabriela Rosa is a Harvard-trained fertility specialist, whose work goes far beyond medical protocols. Her own journey through hormonal imbalance and healing shaped a radically holistic approach that has helped thousands of people around the world not just conceive but reconnect with their bodies in powerful, life-changing ways. Today, Gabriela shares her own fertility journey and has a really empowering conversation on fertility struggles, conception, and her program: the fertility breakthrough (which has a 78.8% live birth rate in patients of, even after years of trying for a baby without success!)  To learn more visit: https://fertilitybreakthrough.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following her New York Times bestseller Nothing to Fear, TikTok star @HospiceNurseJulie, Julie McFadden RN, is back to share a comforting and practical companion for making peace with the end of life. Her new journal, THE NOTHING TO FEAR JOURNAL released in June, is an invaluable tool for putting our beliefs about death into practice through thought-provoking questions that prompt reflection, clarification, and planning.   With over 1.7M followers on TikTok alone, her content has revealed society’s curiosity about the unknown parts of death and dying. The conversation around death is notoriously taboo in society, but Julie’s mission to share the valuable lessons she has learned as a Los Angeles-based hospice nurse for over 15 years, has encouraged countless individuals to embrace talking about death and dying. If you want to stay strong and energized now and as you age, then you have to try Mitopure Gummies. Our friends at Timeline are offering 20% off, just for our listeners. Head to timeline.com/CWPODCAST to get started. That’s timeline.com/CWPODCAST Your cells will thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the podcast, Aly & Erica sit down to discuss Aly’s birth story! Aly gave birth to her daughter, Louisa, in July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cassidy Krug is a former Olympic diver and writer. She is the author of the new book RESURFACE: A Guide to Navigating Life’s Biggest Transitions. RESURFACE is an illuminating and inspiring read for anyone navigating change. In this episode, we discuss the 4 types of transitions, including non-events and sleeper transitions, navigating the in between, and identity – with tangible tips and tools on navigating all of these different life transitions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica Stein walks us through eclipse season and how to work with the energy right now.  Episodes referenced in this episode:  Listen to Erica break down the basics of astrology and read Aly’s chart⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/erica-stein-guides-us-through-wellness-astrology-what/id1395464655?i=1000681640944⁠⁠⁠ Listen to Erica talk Twin Flames, Karmic Soulmates, and Retrogrades:  ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/twin-flames-karmic-soulmates-mercury-retrograde-with/id1395464655?i=1000720841105⁠ To book a reading, you can reach out on instagram @courageouswellness or e-mail ⁠⁠erica@courageouswellness.net⁠⁠  AquaTru comes with a 30-day Money-Back Guarantee and even makes a great gift. Receive 20% OFF any AquaTru purifier! Just go to AquaTru.com - and enter code CWPOD at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the podcast, we welcome Jessica Procini, founder of Escape From Emotional Eating, specializing in helping high-performing women heal the roots of their overeating, binge eating, and emotional eating since 2011. 4 Roots of Emotional Eating® Clarity Quiz  https://escapefromemotionaleating.com/innerwork/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we welcome Angela Jean to the podcast. On her own intense journey of self-discovery, she embarked on a relentless quest to unbecoming – a journey necessitated by layers, woven through trauma after trauma. A trigger warning for today’s episode, she details her own physical abuse that forged a fighter fueled by anger, experiences with multiple family suicide, and much more. In her own pursuit to unlearn, an expecting lesson took hold – and she was able to create her dream life one step at a time. Today she helps hundreds of thousands of people do the same.  Angela’s manifestation and healing methods bypasses positive thinking, using rhythm, micro-movements, and nervous system rewiring to turn survival instincts into embodied manifestation power.  Angela equips listeners to dissolve subconscious blocks and access inner knowing—the foundation for true manifestation. No theory, just visceral tools that make alignment inevitable. This isn’t inspiration; it’s a neural upgrade for energetic mastery. We have an incredible conversation on Angela’s journey and how you too can become an architect of your own reality, no matter what you’ve endured in life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we welcome Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh an ER physician turned top Ayurveda + Integrative Medicine Expert who left conventional medicine after facing the same mental and emotional burnout so many of us quietly carry. In her latest book, The Longevity Formula, which debuted as Amazon’s #1 New Release in Ayurveda, Dr. Avanti shares how emotional disconnection, chronic stress, and a “perfect” wellness routine almost broke her. She also hosts the top-rated wellness podcast The Healing Catalyst, which explores the intersection of modern science and ancient healing traditions. We have a wonderful conversation on burn out, stress, ayurveda, doshas, and so much more. Enjoy!  Take the Dosha Quiz Here: https://www.avantikumarsingh.com/quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices