Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma
Welcome to "Rooted in Wellness" with me, Mona Sharma, your guide and celebrity holistic nutritionist. Embark on a transformative journey from imbalance to harmony, where ancient wisdom meets modern scientific insights. Growing up on an ashram, I embraced the philosophy that food is medicine and your kitchen is your health sanctuary. After navigating heart surgeries, anxiety, and weight challenges, I realized that common symptoms don't equate to normalcy. Join me as we unlock the power of our mind, body, and soul connection, and journey back to our roots to reclaim our authentic selves.
Episodes
136. Seed Cycling Explained: Supporting PMS, Period Pain, and Perimenopause with Kaya Purohit and Yasmin Nouri
Most of us know when our period is coming because we have learned how to prepare for it. But how much do we know about what happened in the weeks before it arrived? Would we recognize whether we ovulated, understand why the same symptoms return at the same point each month, or know when pain has crossed from common to something that needs attention? We are taught to handle each symptom as it appea
135. The Attention Crisis: How to Find Flow in a World Built to Distract You with David Nurse
Most of us do not struggle because we have nothing important to do. We struggle because everything feels important at once. Texts, emails, work, family, and our own health all compete for attention, leaving us busy all day without ever feeling completely focused.
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit down with David Nurse to explore whether flow state, the feeling athletes describe as being
134. How the Pursuit of Health Can Leave You More Disconnected from Your Body with Justin Roethlingshoefer
For many people, taking care of their health has started to feel like a second job. There is always another number to track, habit to add, or routine to perfect. More discipline seems like the answer, but constantly trying to optimize the body can make it harder to hear what the body has been saying all along.
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sat down with Justin Roethlingshoefer to talk a
133. The Heart Disease Your Cholesterol Test Cannot See with Dr. Abid Husain
A normal cholesterol result can feel like permission to stop worrying about your heart. You exercise, try to eat well, get your yearly blood work, and leave believing everything is fine. That is what makes heart disease so frightening. It can continue developing for years while the tests you have been taught to trust give you no reason to look any further.
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I
132. The Hidden Code Behind the Patterns You Cannot Break with Manex Ibar
Have you ever caught yourself repeating a pattern you were sure you had already healed? The person or situation may change, but somehow you end up in the same kind of relationship, carrying the same fear, or reacting in the same way. You understand the pattern, so why does it still have so much power over you?
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit down with Manex Ibar to explore why certain
131. The Cellular Reason Burnout and Hormonal Chaos Keeps Coming Back with Dr. Scott Sherr
Most of us know when we are drifting away from ourselves. We feel it in the sleep that stops restoring us, the anxiety that starts to feel familiar, the energy that never fully comes back, the cravings that get louder, the workouts that drain us instead of building us, and the quiet sense that our body is asking for something we keep trying to override.
The problem is that modern life has trained
130. Microdosing Functional Mushrooms: The Wellness “Trend” Humans Have Used for Thousands of Years with Alli Schaper
Mushrooms are suddenly everywhere, and honestly, I love seeing this ancient medicine finally getting the attention it deserves. But between lion’s mane lattes, mushroom gummies, fruiting bodies, mycelium, and microdosing, how do you know what is actually supportive and what is simply great marketing?
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit down with my sweet friend Alli Schaper to take you in
129. The Missing Layer in Healing: Why Chronic Pain Keeps Coming Back No Matter What You Try with Jason van Blerk
Most of us were taught to treat the body like something to fix. Pain shows up, so we chase the pain. Stress builds, so we try to calm the mind. Tension gets louder, so we stretch harder. But what if the body is not working against you? What if it has been communicating through the very signals we keep overriding?
In this episode, I sit down with Jason van Blerk of Human Garage to talk about fascia
128. The Brain Health Warning Signs That Start Before Memory Loss with Dr. David Perlmutter
There is a reason brain health feels so urgent right now. So many people are watching parents, grandparents, partners, and loved ones face Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia, depression, anxiety, or cognitive decline, while quietly wondering if the same future is waiting for them. With Alzheimer’s projected to affect nearly 14 million Americans by 2060, this is not a conversation we can keep savin
127. Normal Labs, Real Symptoms: What Your Immune System May Be Trying to Tell You with Dr. Tania Dempsey
There is a point where “everything looks normal” stops feeling reassuring. You may be exhausted, bloated, itchy, inflamed, anxious, sensitive to foods, reacting to supplements, struggling with sleep, or feeling like your body is on high alert, yet the answers you keep getting are stress, aging, hormones, or nothing to worry about.
Most people do not start searching for deeper answers because of on
126. The Self-Improvement Trap: Why More Healing Work Is Not Always the Answer with Panache Desai
There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes from spending years trying to heal yourself and still feeling like you have not arrived. You go to therapy, journal, regulate your nervous system, learn your patterns, and keep looking for the next thing that will finally help you feel peaceful. Then an old emotion returns or you find yourself in a familiar pattern, and it can feel like proof that
125. Peptides Are Not a Shortcut: Here’s What Your Body Needs First with Nathalie Niddam
Peptides are everywhere right now, and the promise is hard to ignore. When you are dealing with slow recovery, inflammation, low energy, gut issues, or the feeling that your body is no longer responding the way it used to, hearing that one compound could help, can make it feel like the answer you have been waiting for.
The excitement around peptides is real, but so is the confusion. With so many c
124. The Attachment Wound Behind Your Relationship Patterns with Thais Gibson
Why do we sometimes pull away from the people we love most? Why can closeness feel comforting one moment and overwhelming the next? And why do certain patterns keep repeating even when we know we want something different?
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit down with Thais Gibson to look at the patterns underneath how we love, cope, shut down, chase, self-soothe, and respond when our nerv
123: What “Normal” Labs Are Not Telling You About Your Thyroid with Dr. Amie Hornaman
Some seasons of health feel confusing because nothing looks dramatic on paper, but daily life tells a different story. You are exhausted in a way coffee cannot cover. Your weight is shifting even though your habits have not changed that much. Your hair feels thinner. Your brain feels foggy. And when you finally ask for help, the labs come back “normal,” and suddenly the conversation ends before an
122: The Cellular Reason Your Body Feels Different After 30 with Jennifer Scheinman
There is a frustrating moment that can happen in your thirties or forties when your body starts to feel different, but you cannot quite explain why. Your energy dips in a way that coffee does not really fix. Your recovery takes longer. Your focus feels hazier. Your body feels less responsive, even when you are eating well, moving, taking supplements, and trying to do the things that are supposed t
121. The Health Problem Hiding in Your Zip Code with Tony Cho
A lot of wellness advice assumes the problem lives inside the individual. Your stress. Your habits. Your discipline. Your food choices. Your ability to regulate. But what happens when you are already doing the things that are supposed to help and your life still feels strangely disconnected? You eat well, meditate, try to regulate your nervous system, maybe even spend money on wellness, but the se
The Ayurvedic Way to Lose Weight Without Hunger, Shame, or Punishment
Weight loss can feel exhausting when every plan gives you another reason to push harder. Eat less. Cut more. Fast longer. Ignore hunger. Be more disciplined. But for so many people, that only leads to the same cycle: trying harder, feeling stuck, blaming yourself, and wondering why your body still feels bloated, inflamed, tired, or out of rhythm.
In this solo episode of Rooted in Wellness, I’m loo
120. What Most People Get Wrong About Cardio with Ulrich Dempfle
There is a frustrating point a lot of people hit with cardio. You know it matters. You know heart health, stamina, and energy are important, especially as you think about aging well. But the version of cardio most of us were taught feels hard to keep up with: long workouts, more sweat, more time, and another thing on your schedule that can leave you feeling drained before the day has even started.
114: Why Nothing You’ve Tried for Anxiety and Stress Is Actually Working with Dr. Dave Rabin
You can be sleeping, exercising, taking supplements, trying to meditate, cutting back on caffeine, doing all the “right” things, and still feel like your body is bracing for something you cannot name. That is the part so many stress conversations miss, because anxiety is not always something you can mindset your way out of when your nervous system has learned that safety is not the default.
We div
118: The Detox Mistake That Keeps Your Body Feeling Off with Dr. Josh Levitt
There is a specific kind of frustration that happens when you are trying to take care of your body, but something still feels off. You are eating better, taking supplements, trying to manage stress, maybe even getting your labs checked, but your energy still feels low, your brain feels foggy, your digestion feels sluggish, or your hormones feel harder to understand than they used to.
But what if t
117. The Fitness Mistake That Keeps You Starting Over with Stan Browney
There is a very specific kind of frustration that happens when you genuinely want to get healthier, but every attempt starts to feel like the same cycle. You get motivated, you clean up your food, you promise yourself this time will be different, and then one missed workout, one busy week, or one moment of “I already messed up” makes you feel like you are back at the beginning again.
But what if t
116. Cellular Health: How to Rebuild the Body’s Ability to Heal with Dr. Bill Rawls
So many people spend years chasing answers. Doctor after doctor, test after test, protocol after protocol, and still their body feels like it is stuck in something it cannot find its way out of. They may be eating better, taking supplements, trying to lower stress, testing for Lyme, mold, viruses, or toxins, and still wondering why they do not feel better.
If you are also feeling that same frustr
115. The Missing Piece in Hormone Therapy No One Is Talking About with Dr. Nayan Patel
Hormone health has become one of the most confusing conversations in wellness, and that confusion can change the way you care for your body. Some people avoid HRT completely because they are afraid of it, while others get placed on one-size-fits-all protocols that never fully consider their stress, sleep, lifestyle, labs, symptoms, or what their body is actually asking for.
In this episode of Roo
114. The Eye-Brain Connection Behind Focus, Fatigue, and Screen Stress with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum
When we talk about health, healing, and performance, we usually focus on the things we have been taught to look at first. We talk about hormones, gut health, sleep, stress, inflammation, nutrition, movement, and nervous system regulation. But most of us never think to ask whether there is another system quietly shaping how we focus, learn, move, process stress, and feel in our bodies.
That system
113. The Hormones and Emotions Connection - Why Healing Your Hormones Means Healing Your Story with Dr. Sonya Jensen
What if your mood swings, your anxiety, your exhaustion, and even your physical symptoms aren't problems to be fixed but messages waiting to be heard? You have probably tried to silence them anyway, pushed through the fatigue, tightened up your routine, added another practice to your morning. But what you have never realized is that your body is not breaking down but breaking open, asking you to f
112. Beyond Reproduction - The Shocking Truth About What Estrogen Actually Does In Your Body with Dr. Siobhan Mitchell
Have you ever done everything right, the clean eating, the morning rituals, the consistent workouts, and still felt like your body was working against you in ways you could not explain? Probably, you cleaned up your diet even more, added another wellness protocol, pushed harder in the gym, only to end up more exhausted, more inflamed, more frustrated, and no closer to feeling like yourself again.
111. What Makes Nature The Most Powerful Healing Protocol with Caroline Howell
We have been sold the idea that healing comes from the right supplement, the right protocol, the right biohack, and so we keep consuming more, optimizing more, spending more, and still wondering why we feel so depleted, anxious, and disconnected from ourselves. What nobody is telling us is that the most powerful wellness protocol on the planet does not come in a bottle and it never did.
In this e
110. The Deficiency Behind Your Brain Fog, Poor Sleep, and Chronic Fatigue with Caroline Alan
Eating well, exercising regularly, and taking a cabinet full of supplements, yet still feeling exhausted, foggy, anxious, and like something fundamental is missing — that experience has a name. The World Health Organization calls it the hidden hunger, and the reason it is so widespread is that the mineral content of our food supply has been quietly declining for decades, leaving even the healthies
109. The Missing Piece in Every Longevity Conversation: Why Your Mouth Is the Gateway to Your Overall Health with Dr. Jonathan Levine
When it comes to health and longevity, we obsess over what we eat, how we move, how we sleep, and how we manage stress, never realizing that one of the most powerful indicators of how well our body is functioning has been hiding in plain sight all along - our mouth. Most people brush twice a day, see their dentist once or twice a year, and assume their mouth is fine, not realizing that the mouth m
108. What Makes Sprouts The $1 Superfood That Outperforms Most Supplements with Doug Evans
Despite spending more on groceries and supplements than any generation before us, chronic fatigue, brain fog, stubborn weight, and inflammation are more common than ever. The uncomfortable truth is that the vegetables most people are eating today contain a fraction of the nutrients they did in the 1950s due to soil depletion, which means eating clean is no longer enough on its own.
But there is a
107. Food Noise Isn’t a Willpower Problem: Ashley Koff, RD on The Nutrition Mistake Almost Everyone Makes
You wake up determined to do everything right, eat clean, stay on track, and by mid-afternoon you are still foggy, bloated, and oddly hungry, like your body never got the memo. The frustrating part is you assume it must be you, so you tighten the rules, cut more foods, buy another supplement, and end up right back in the same loop.
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit down with registere
106. Dave Watumull on Inflammaging: The Thing Speeding Up Aging That No ‘Healthy Habit’ Fixes
Most people blame “getting older” when they wake up foggy, achy, and running on fumes—but the real issue is usually inflammaging: low-grade inflammation + oxidative stress quietly stacking up while you’re busy doing “all the right things.” And the wild part is the longevity world keeps selling “more hacks,” when what you actually need is to fix what’s driving the burnout inside your system first.
105. Age Like a Girl: Why Metabolic Health Comes First with Dr. Mindy Peltz
Today’s conversation is a return to what women’s wellness was always meant to feel like: intuitive, rooted, and responsive to the rhythms of the female body. When midlife shifts begin, sleep changes, mood fluctuates, and energy feels unpredictable, it can feel destabilizing. But what if these changes are not a breakdown, but an awakening?
I’m joined by Dr. Mindy Peltz to explore menopause as tran
104. How Light Shapes Hormones with Sarah Kleiner
Perimenopause can feel like your body is sending mixed signals. Appetite shifts. Sleep changes. Stress tolerance shrinks. And when labs come back “normal,” it can leave you feeling unheard in your own experience.
In this episode, I sit down with Sarah Kleiner to explore circadian rhythm as a foundational regulator of women’s hormones. We unpack leptin as a master safety signal that influences thy
103. The Endocrine Web: How Everything Connects in Midlife with Dr. Deanna Minich
Perimenopause can feel like your body is speaking a new language. Sleep shifts. Energy fluctuates. Mood feels unfamiliar. And when you are told everything looks “normal,” it can leave you feeling disconnected from your own experience.
In today’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Deanna Minich to explore a more rooted, systems-based understanding of women’s hormones. We talk about the HPTAO axis and wh
102. Why Modern Wellness Is Leaving Women Burned Out with Kate Prince and Jo Woodhurst
Feeling tired, wired, or overwhelmed has become so common that many women stop questioning it. When wellness starts to feel like another full-time job, it is often a sign that the body is asking for something simpler, steadier, and more supportive.
In today’s episode, I sit down with Kate Prince and Jo Woodhurst of Ancient + Brave to explore why modern wellness has become so complicated, and how
101. Why Your Body Feels Overstimulated All the Time with Todd Shipman
Feeling tired, wired, or out of balance has become so normalized that many people stop questioning it. If your nervous system feels constantly “on,” your sleep feels light, or your body struggles to fully settle, this conversation offers a new way of understanding what may be happening beneath the surface.
In today’s episode, I sit down with Todd Shipman to explore the invisible influences shapin
100. The Wellness Industry Wasn’t Built for Women and Here’s What Needs to Change
What if the symptoms you’ve learned to live with were actually your body asking for deeper support?
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I’m sharing reflections from a powerful panel I was honored to be part of at the 1 Billion Followers Summit, alongside Samantha Prabhu and Shayun, and hosted by Abdul Karim Hanif and Dr. Iman. Together, we explored how women can reclaim agency over their health
99. The Great Cholesterol Myth: What Your Doctor Isn’t Testing with Jonny Bowden
Cholesterol is one of the most fear-charged topics I hear about from clients, and the conversation often starts with a lab result that feels alarming without much context. If you’ve ever been told your cholesterol is “high” and left feeling confused, anxious, or unsure what actually matters, this episode is for you.
In today’s conversation, I sat down with Jonny Bowden to unpack what cholesterol
The Ancient Blueprint for Healing Inflammation in a Modern World with Dr. Shivani Gupta, PhD
Inflammation is one of the most common words I hear from clients, yet so few people truly understand what it means or how it shows up in the body. If you have been dealing with joint pain, fatigue, digestive issues, brain fog, or a sense that your body feels constantly dysregulated, this conversation is for you.
In today’s episode, I sat down with Dr. Shivani Gupta to explore inflammation through
97. Supporting Natural Detox Pathways for Gut, Liver and Hormones with Meghan Swidler
If you have tried cleanses, protocols, or lifestyle changes and still feel bloated, fatigued, hormonally off, or stuck in recurring symptoms, this episode offers a clearer way to understand what your body is asking for.
In today’s episode, I sit down with Meghan Swidler to explore detoxification as a foundational and restorative process rather than an extreme or short-term fix. We talk about how
96. Creating Health Before the Diagnosis with Dr. Chris Renna, DO
Before anything shows up on a lab report, the body often signals imbalance through lived symptoms. Sleep becomes less restorative, emotional regulation takes more effort, focus shifts, and the nervous system feels less steady, even while test results still appear normal.
We dive deeper into this in the Rooted in Wellness with Dr. Chris Renna, DO. Together, we explore why a grounded sense of self
95. Trauma, Nervous System Dysregulation, and Chronic Stress with Britt Piper
You can eat well, journal daily, go to therapy, and still feel stuck in a body that won’t settle. When healing stays cognitive and skips the nervous system, regulation never fully happens and symptoms keep looping.
We dive deeper into this in the latest Rooted in Wellness episode with Britt Piper. We also chat about somatic healing, nervous system regulation, generational trauma, and why slowing
94. The Root Causes of Brain Fog, Anxiety, and Burnout with Dr. Eboni Cornish
If you have been dealing with brain fog, anxiety, chronic fatigue, mood changes, or symptoms that feel real but keep coming back with “normal” labs, this episode will help you understand what your brain and body are signaling beneath the surface.
In today’s episode, I sat down with Dr. Eboni Cornish to explore the biological roots of mental and emotional health through the lens of neuroinflammati
93. Staying Well When Life Gets Full: A Holiday Q&A (Part 3)
What if the holidays become a space where you stay connected to yourself instead of feeling depleted by January? In Part 3 of the holiday solos, I bring together everything we have been exploring so you can support your body with clarity and steadiness.
I share how alcohol affects digestion, sleep, inflammation, and energy, and what the liver truly needs this time of year. You will hear the simp
92. The Hidden Markers of Stress, Inflammation, and Longevity with Dr. Ara Suppiah
If you have been feeling inflamed, fatigued, overly stressed, or unsure why your body is not responding the way it used to, this episode will help you understand what your physiology is trying to communicate.
In today’s episode, I sat down with Dr. Ara Suppiah, a functional sports medicine physician who makes complex biomarker data feel simple, practical, and grounded. We explore why health is s
91. The Real Path to Better Digestion and Gut Health with Dr. Karan Rajan
If you have been dealing with bloating, irregular digestion, sensitivities, or feeling off after meals, this episode will help you understand what your gut is trying to communicate. In today's episode, I sat down with Dr. Rajan Karan, a gastrointestinal surgeon and gut-health researcher who makes complex digestive science feel simple and grounded.
We explore why digestion is more than isolated sy
90. Staying Well When Life Gets Full: A Holiday Q&A (Part 2)
What if the holidays become a time to return to your natural rhythm instead of something you have to recover from? In Part 2 of the holiday solos, I answer your top questions about how to stay grounded, nourished, and supported through a season that often disrupts our routines. I share how I support my gut when travel and schedule changes show up, how I reduce bloating with simple daily rituals, a
89. The Hidden Messages Behind Your Symptoms with Dr. Jason Yuan
What if the symptoms you feel every day were actually gentle messages from your energy body asking you to slow down, reconnect, and listen a little more closely?
In today’s episode, I sat down with Dr. Jason Yuan, a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist whose work blends functional medicine with Eastern healing and energy wisdom.
Our conversation explores what energetic congestion really look
88. Aging Backwards? The Truth About NAD, Energy, and Biological Age with Dr. Nichola Conlon
What if aging wasn’t something that simply “happens,” but a reflection of how well your cells are able to repair, restore, and keep you in balance?
Today on Rooted in Wellness, I’m joined by Dr. Nichola Conlon, scientist and founder of Nuchido, to explore how NAD, cellular repair, and lifestyle shape the way we age from the inside out. We dive into what NAD actually does in the body, why it decli
87. Why Infrared Saunas Work (When Some Traditional Ones Don’t) with Connie Zack
What if healing didn’t mean doing more, but simply returning your body to its natural rhythm?
Today on Rooted in Wellness, I’m joined by Connie Zack, co-founder and co-CEO of Sunlighten, to explore how infrared and light therapy support the body’s innate ability to restore, repair, and regulate itself. We dive deep into what makes infrared different from traditional saunas, the science behind nea
86. Staying Well When Life Gets Full: A Holiday Q&A (Part 1)
What if the holidays weren’t something you had to recover from, but a chance to return to your natural rhythm?
Today on Rooted in Wellness, I’m answering your top questions about how to feel grounded, nourished, and supported through a season that often disrupts our routines. I break down how to strengthen immunity, support digestion, reduce bloating, and stay energized using both Ayurvedic prin
85. The Real Reason You’re Not Recovering Like You Used To with Dan Pardi
What if longevity wasn’t about adding more to your routine, but about helping your body do what it’s already designed to do?
Today on Rooted in Wellness, I’m joined by Dan Pardi, Chief Health Officer at Qualia Life Sciences, to explore how stem cells, cellular repair, and resilience actually work in the body. We discuss why recovery shifts as we age, the role of inflammation in slowing regenerati
84. Why You Can’t Heal Your Hormones Without Healing Your Gut with Dr. Guy Citrin
What if the symptoms you’re trying to fix, fatigue, bloating, anxiety, weight change, are really your body’s way of asking you to listen?
Today on Rooted in Wellness, me and my guest Dr. GuyCitrin, explore the intricate connection between the gut, hormones, and nervous system, and how inflammation and stress create the “stuck” feeling so many women describe. This is the bridge we love on this sh
83. Quantum Biology Free Tools Your Body Already Understands With Dr. Catherine Clinton
What if the most powerful medicine is already free and built into your biology? Today on Rooted in Wellness, we explore light, water, sound, and coherence through the lens of quantum biology, and how these simple inputs help your body remember how to heal. This is the bridge we love on this show: ancient wisdom meeting modern science in a way that feels practical and human.
In this conversation,
82. Tired, Foggy, And Told You’re Fine? The Truth About Thyroid Health with McCall McPherson
What if your thyroid labs say you’re “normal,” but your body keeps saying otherwise?
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, my guest McCall McPherson, PA-C, founder and medical director of Modern Thyroid Clinic, joins me to uncover the science, symptoms, and solutions behind the thyroid epidemic. We explore why millions of women are told their labs look fine yet still feel exhausted, foggy, anxio
81. A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Aging Well with Dr. Kay Linker
What if aging well didn’t have to feel like a science project, or a race against time?In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit down with neuroscientist and longevity educator Dr. Kay Linker to explore the calm, grounded side of longevity. We talk about what’s really behind the “healthspan” movement, and how to balance data-driven tools like wearables with intuitive rituals that cost nothing: m
80. Rethinking Astrology for Real Life with Madi Murphy
What if your health is shaped just as much by the cosmos as it is by what you eat or how you move? In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit with astrologer and empowerment mentor Madi Murphy to explore how tuning into the moon, your rising sign, and the archetypes of the zodiac can help you feel more grounded, resilient, and aligned.
Madi shares the simple rituals that root her, the patterns
79. The Sleep Doctor’s 5 Free Shifts for Better Rest with Dr. Michael Breus
What if the biggest shift in your health came not from supplements or diets, but from the way you sleep?
In this grounding episode, I sit down with Dr. Michael Breus, known worldwide as The Sleep Doctor, to explore how sleep impacts every part of our well-being. A clinical psychologist and board-certified sleep specialist, Dr. Breus brings decades of research and real-world experience to show us
78. 5 Underrated Ayurvedic Keys to Lasting Weight Loss
When it comes to weight loss, most of us have been taught the same formula: eat less, move more, and work harder. But the truth is, lasting weight release isn’t about punishment or restriction, it’s about alignment, safety, and balance within your body.
In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I share five often-overlooked factors that influence your ability to release weight, blending ancient wisd
77. Grace, Grit & a Second Heart with Dr. Dawn Mussallem
What does it mean to truly live after hardship?
In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Dr. Dawn Mussallem, an integrative physician whose story is as extraordinary as her work. A stage 4 cancer survivor who lived with heart failure for over two decades before receiving a heart transplant, Dawn brings a rare perspective on resilience, healing, and hope.
Together, we explore how mindset and g
76. Your Job Is Burning You Out (Here’s How to Change It) with John Lufburrow
What if your health is shaped just as much by the culture you work in as it is by what you eat or how you move? In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit with my friend John Lufburrow to explore the hidden impact of workplace environments on our well-being.
John shares the three forces that keep him grounded: faith, family, and frequency. He opens up about how simple practices like affirmation
75. Tap Into Your Body’s Reset Button with Povilas Sabaliauskas
What if your body held a built-in reset button for stress, energy, and digestion?
In this episode, I sit down with Povilas Sabaliauskas, CEO and co-founder of Pulsetto, to explore the fascinating world of the vagus nerve, the communication highway between your brain and body.
Together, we dive into why so many of us feel “stuck” in fight-or-flight, how vagus nerve activation supports sleep, moo
74. Why 3 A.M. Wake-Ups Are Trying to Tell You Something with Mollie Eastman
What if the secret to deep, restorative sleep begins at sunrise, not bedtime?
In this grounding episode, I sit down with sleep educator and former insomniac Mollie Eastman to explore why rest is a skill, and how light, food, temperature, and mindset shape the way we sleep. Together, we uncover why so many of us feel tired but wired, how morning sunlight and meal timing set the stage for deep rest
73. How Ancient Wisdom and Modern Rituals Help Heal Emotional Trauma with Shayoon Alexander
What if the key to healing emotional trauma, reducing inflammation, and reconnecting with yourself isn’t another quick fix, but ancient wisdom and simple daily rituals?
In this heart-opening episode, I sit down with healer, musician, and soulful guide Shayoon Alexander to explore the intersection of emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and embodied living. Together, we unpack how trauma
72. What If Autoimmune Disease Is Actually Your Body Protecting You? With Dr. Jeffrey Bland
What if your immune system isn’t attacking you… but protecting you in ways we’ve only just begun to understand?
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the father of functional medicine, to explore why autoimmune conditions and chronic inflammation are on the rise, and how shifting the story we tell about our health can transform the way we heal.
Dr. Bland shares why 70% of our immu
71. How Ayurveda Heals Bloating Balances Hormones and Reduces Inflammation with Salila Sukumaran
What if the secret to better digestion, deeper sleep, balanced hormones, and lasting longevity isn’t in the latest supplements, but in ancient wisdom you can apply today?
In this episode, I sit down with Ayurvedic wellness expert and Ayurgamaya founder, Salila Sukumaran, to uncover how simple morning rituals, seasonal lifestyle practices, and herbal remedies can transform your health. We explore
70. Why You're Not Losing Fat (And What Actually Works) with Ben Azadi
What if your metabolism isn’t something you “fix,” but something you free?
In this episode, I sit down with Ben Azadi, author of Metabolic Freedom and host of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast, to explore what’s really driving fatigue, weight resistance, hormone chaos, and why so many people are stuck in cycles of doing more… but healing less.
Ben shares how his first breakthrough had nothing to do wi
69. Why Your Relationships Matter More Than Supplements with Shawn Stevenson
What if the most overlooked pillar of your health isn’t food, sleep, or exercise, but your relationships?
In this episode, I sit down with Shawn Stevenson, bestselling author and host of The Model Health Show, to explore how connection shapes everything from your stress response to your metabolism, gut health, and even gene expression.
Shawn shares his journey of healing from a spinal diagnosis at
68. How Meal Timing Can Reverse Fatigue and Hormonal Chaos with Dr. Rupy Aujla
What if eating at the wrong time is silently sabotaging your energy, hormones, and mood?
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Rupy Aujla, medical doctor and founder of The Doctor’s Kitchen, to explore how syncing your meals, movement, and light exposure with your circadian rhythm can recalibrate your entire system.
Dr. Rupy and I explain how inflammation disrupts your brain and metabolism, why lat
67. The Gut Healing Secrets You’ve Never Heard Before with Kiran Krishnan
What if the root of your symptoms isn’t in your head or your hormones, but in your gut?
In this episode, I sit down with Kiran Krishnan, microbiologist and founder of Microbiome Labs, to explore why the gut is so much more than a digestive system. It’s the control center for your mood, your energy, your hormones, and your healing.
Kiran breaks down how the gut and brain communicate, why stress dis
66. Reconnect, Release, Remember: Your Path to Healing Begins Here
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