In this episode, Ash and Jess welcome back Dawn Lusk, to discuss the toxic side of the Instagram Wellness space. 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 so 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.

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In this week's episode, Ashley and Jess bring their Husbands on the podcast to share about health from their POV. 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 and parenting in this world today.

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In this episode, Ash and Jess sit down with Jansyn Cunyus, also known as Ditch the Diagnosis on Instagram. 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 verbal to thriving. She shares about her road to having another baby and the things she did differently in the preconception period and during pregnancy.

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Ashley and Jess answer listener Q and A with returning guest, Jamie McCoy who is a Licensed Integrative Psychotherapist and Trauma Coach. Jamie continues their discussion on healing from a nervous system perspective and trauma healing perspective.

Visit Jamie's website at: https://www.myintegrativetherapist.com/About
Jamie's resource library: https://www.myintegrativetherapist.com/resourceslibrary

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In this episode, Ash and Jess interview Amanda Wegman (also known as Amanda Panacea on Instagram). 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 and how to overcome on the mind, body and soul level.

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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 were meant to experience.

In this episode we cover the nuanced topic of nervous system regulation and how we have to feel to heal. Jamie describes her own experience with chronic illness and literally being bed bound to having a thriving life and a successful practice. We cover boundaries, grief, somatic processing, polyvagal theory and even give tips on how to start building safety in the body.

Here is the link to Jamie's private coaching questionnaire for people to apply to work 1:1 with her: https://www.myintegrativetherapist.com/privatecoachingapplication
We also reference Jamie's Free Guide: 5 Detours on the Road to Trauma Recovery

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In this episode, Ash and Jess are joined by their colleague and good friend, Kristy Robinson. 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 Homeopathic dispensary.

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Welcome to episode 7 of the Wellness Reality Check where we talk with Kristen Willis. 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.

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