The Balanced Babes Podcast

We are recapping and wrapping up season 1 of the Balanced Babes Podcast and sharing what you can expect for future seasons! Follow us on Instagram and join our private Balanced Babes Community here! Questions? Email [email protected]

Alina Brown is the CEO of WellnessCon, an annual outdoor wellness conference dedicated to promoting diversity in the wellness space while fostering community for wellness lovers, wellness influencers, and conscious companies. She is also a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who spends most of her days creating video content for her Wellness YouTube channel called 'Alina Alive,' where she helps her 21,000+ subscribers take practical steps to deepen their wellness journeys. Alina truly believes that just as nature works synergistically to foster diverse rainforests and deep sea life, we as humans can best thrive and achieve optimal health synergistically through working together. What We Cover: Alina's background and how she got into making YouTube videos What WellnessCon is how it came about Why community is so important when it comes to health & wellness How to create community Diversity in the health & wellness space Show Notes: Check out Alina's 2020 Align Planner! Follow WellnessCon on Instagram! Follow Alina on Instagram! Check out Alina's Youtube Channel! Resources: Meet Up EventBrite Balanced Black Girl Podcast Dr. Jess Peatross IG Here's are favorite natural deodorant! You code BBP to get 10% off your first purchase! Follow us on Instagram and join our private Balanced Babes Community here! Questions? Email [email protected]

In this episode, we break down the 4 phases of the cycle and give 3 tips for nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle for each phase. Cycle syncing is the practice of “syncing” your life with the phases of your menstrual cycle. Your hormones fluctuate according to a predictable pattern throughout your cycle, affecting so much-- nutrient needs, hunger, energy, strength, recovery, mood, creativity, and more. Learning about these different phases of your cycle and how to optimize your hormone health can completely transform your life.  What We Cover: What cycle syncing is  Why cycle syncing is beneficial  Menstrual phase what's happening & tips Follicular phase what's happening & tips Ovulatory phase what's happening & tips Luteal phase what's happening & tips How to implement cycle syncing Show Notes: Here's our favorite fancy face serum! Make sure you use the code BBP to support the podcast and get 10% off your first order.  Follow us on Instagram and join our private Balanced Babes Community here! Questions? Email [email protected]

Kristin's path to nutrition education, fitness and food blogging started back in 2009, when she started CrossFit. Soon after, she learned about Paleo and eventually took the steps to becoming a Certified Nutritional therapy Practitioner, CrossFit Level 2 Coach, BirthFIT Coach, and Check Holistic Lifestyle Coach. Kristin's focus was first and foremost, nutrition, primarily in the Paleo approach. Most of her coaching was done online, with distance clients or small groups, and almost exclusively with women who felt like they had tried everything but still weren't feeling the way they wanted to. It's evolved since then. At the end of the day, here is what Kristin believes: Health is not a struggle. Your body is not the enemy. Living a life that prioritizes health, is not mutually exclusive with living one that you enjoy. Most importantly - dogma - of any kind, is the killer of a 'balanced' life. What We Cover: The issue with dogma around diets & health How to ditch dogma Just because it works for someone, doesn't mean it's right for you What it means to "live in the gray" What a balanced life really looks like How to live a life that prioritizes health AND brings you joy Why your body is not the enemy Show Notes: Follow Kristin on IG! Check out Kristin's blog here. Here's our favorite non toxic deodorant--make sure you use code BBP to get 10% off! Follow us on Instagram and join our private Balanced Babes Community here! Questions? Email [email protected]

In this episode, we discuss Kim's postpartum journey along with the importance of the 4th trimester. We believe the 4th trimester is such a sacred and important time and hope that sharing Kim's experience along with some things that can help will support those going through it in the future.  We hope you enjoy! What We Cover: Why the 4th trimester is so important  Kim's postpartum journey What to expect when you get home from the hospital  Physical changes postpartum Mental changes postpartum Breastfeeding tips and struggles Friends, family, relationship changes  Tips for preparing your mind and body for the postpartum journey Show Notes: Book: Strong As A Mother Book: The First 40 Days Book: The Fourth Trimester Get our favorite cleansing oil here and use the code BBP to get 10% off! Follow us on Instagram and join our private Balanced Babes Community here! Questions? Email [email protected]

Jess is a blogger, recipe creator, and podcast host with a passion for real food, real connection, and sharing herself--flaws and all. A recovering perfectionist, she now focuses on supporting women in finding their truth, nourishing their minds and bodies intuitively, and creating joy in their lives as they navigate the motherhood transition. She pours her heart and soul into the weekly podcast she co-hosts, The Modern Mamas Podcast--which is a safe space to share her authentic experience of motherhood, and where expert guests come on to educate and empower women to take charge of their health. You can find her recipes, lifestyle posts, and podcast episodes at www.holdthespacewellness.com, and she adores connecting with people online on Instagram @jess.holdthespace. She is also a recipe contributor for the online program, Baby Making & Beyond, a team member for the online editorial Fed & Fit, and mentors an incredible team of amazing women through her advocacy work with Beautycounter. When not working, she loves to spend time with her husband Tim, two kiddos Bear and Camille, and 2 large Great Pyrenees rescues. They are her greatest accomplishment! What We Cover: Jess' history with perfectionism Finding balance with food Improving your relationship with food Being intentional with exercise Perfectionism & being a mom Finding peace with imperfection How to live more authentically All about the Enneagram Show Notes: Check Jess' website here Follow Jess on IG  Follow Modern Mama's Podcast on IG here and listen here.  Enneagram reference  Book: The Road Back To You Grab our favorite non toxic dry shampoo here and use the code BBP to get 10% off your first order! Follow us on Instagram and join our private Balanced Babes Community here! Questions? Email [email protected] 

In this episode we do a quick catch up with updates since it's been over 2 months since the last one! Kim has had her baby, Henry, and is embracing motherhood while Amanda reconnects with her husband post deployment. Then we breakdown how we like to get ready for a new year with our 3 step process! What We Cover Quick catch up with Kim and Amanda How to reflect on the year--4 questions to ask yourself What a year in review looks like How to set intentions for the New Year Choosing a word/feeling/theme of the year Show Notes Zero to Zen Podcast Balanced Babes Mindfulness Episode with Rebekah Rose Wall Here's our favorite fancy face serum! Make sure you use code BBP to get 10% off your order. Follow us on Instagram and join our private Balanced Babes Community here!

Nina Boyce, a certified holistic health coach and hormone specialist based in Columbus, OH. After years of struggling with chronic anxiety and hormone imbalance, she turned towards an all natural lifestyle to heal her body. Nina is passionate about women’s health and the philosophy that all bodies are self-healing and resilient. Her coaching programs focus on total hormonal wellness -- mind, body, and soul. Incorporating both nutritional and stress reduction techniques, with a blend of reiki and tarot, deeper healing can be achieved. She is also the host of the Healing Hormones Podcast, where she interviews leading women in the world of menstrual health. What We Cover: Nina’s journey with anxiety and her hormones Why turning inward helps heal your hormones & how to get started 3 things women can do to support hormone healing right now What is reiki & how it helps our hormones Using tarot to get in tune with yourself Benefits of tapping into your feminine energy Show Notes: Follow Nina on IG! Visit her website here. Listen to the Healing Hormones podcast.  Join her Facebook group.  Grab our favorite cleaning oil here and use the code BBP to get 10% off! Follow us on Instagram and join our private Balanced Babes Community here!

Mallory Leone is a nutrition consultant, energy healer, and folk medicine practitioner practicing in Las Vegas, Nevada and beyond. She specializes in helping women who are looking to expand their own intuition and heal from trauma, anxiety, and depression. In this episode we dig into manifestation, energy medicine and tools to help you get started! What We Cover What energy healing is and who can benefit What shadow work is and why it's important for manifestation Definition of manifestation and how magic and spell work fit in to this Manifestation and our health How women can start using energy medicine themselves What is a ritual and how they can benefit manifestation All about Manifest Box Show Notes Follow Mallary on Instagram and check out Manifest Box here! Connect with Mallary on Facebook. Get your own Manifest Box ritual for 15% off here using the code BABES15! Book a healing session with Mallary here! Owning Your Shadow Dr. Linda Howe (akshaic records) The Dark Side of the Light Chasers Our favorite non toxic deodorant that you can purchase here and get 10% off with the code BBP! Follow us on Instagram! Connect with us after the podcast is over by joining our free private online community, the Balanced Babes Community! Questions? Email us: [email protected]

Sara is a registered dietitian, certified LEAP therapist, and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner. She suffered with hormone and digestive symptoms for years with little recommendations for relief. Being in the wellness field she knew there had to be more going on and was determined to find a solution. She started studying functional medical nutrition therapy and through functional lab work, nutrition, and lifestyle was finally able to find a long term answers to her symptoms. Now she helps busy women dig to the root cause of their health issues. Using proper testing, science based education, and lots of support, she empowers women to take back their health and gain back energy and vitality! In this episode, we focus on how to heal your gut and why you can’t just do a food sensitivity test. What We Cover: Why gut health at the core of all health Food sensitivity testing & where it's best utilized in gut healing Different areas to focus on when it comes to healing the gut How working with someone to help heal your gut helps Who needs to work on  gut healing Signs you need gut healing How heavy metals impact gut health What an HTMA test is Show Notes: Follow Sara on Instagram! Check out Sara's website and amazing blog! This is the fancy face serum we mention in the episode. You can use the code BBP to get 10% off your first order. Follow us on Instagram! Connect with us after the podcast is over by joining our free private online community, the Balanced Babes Community. Questions? Email us: [email protected]