In this episode of Body Wise, Cristina hosts Shawn Wells, a biochemist, dietitian, sports nutritionist and formulation scientist. Tune in as they discuss the stressors of modern day life, how its impact can lead to a variety of physical and mental health issues and what you can do to adapt and build resiliency by honoring the individual needs of your body.   TOPICS:  Meet Shawn Wells  (00:20) What inspired his work (04:40) Distractions in the modern world (15:27) Managing positive/negative stressors (18:59) Metabolic flexibility (26:00) CBD & the endocannabinoid system (36:23)   RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on Itunes  Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://thecastawaykitchen.com/body-wise-podcast/   Find Shawn on his website ShawnWells.com   Follow Shawn on Instagram @ShawnWells  Purchase Shawn’s Book The Energy Formula Check out the EnergyFormula.com    National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/   GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

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#041: The Energy Formula with Shawn Wells

Laura talks with Dr. Gina Sirchio-Lotus, a functional medicine doctor, mother of four, author, and creator of The Women's Health Series. They discuss Dr. Gina’s guiding approach to women’s health and the importance of education as a means to promote patient confidence through their health journey. TOPICS:  Meet Dr. Gina Sirchio-Lotus  (00:15) Educating her patients (02:07) Integrating lifestyle changes (04:33) Lack of education & awareness (13:33) Dr. Gina’s approach (37:46) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/body-wise-podcast/id1491933439 Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://thecastawaykitchen.com/body-wise-podcast/ Follow Dr. Gina on Instagram: @womenshealthseries  GET BODY WISE: Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#040: Empowerment Through Education with Dr. Gina Sirchio-Lotus

In this episode Body Wise, Karinee Lopez shares her experience with endometriosis and how incomplete and conventional medical practices empowered her to address her needs in a more powerful way. Listen as they dive in to all the stigmas that she and other women face in response to hysterectomies, menstruation, sex, and infertility.      TOPICS:  Meet Karinee Lopez (00:50) Karinne’s experience with endometriosis (02:31) The lack of support after hysterectomy (3:40) Taking control of her healing process (14:05) What forms of treatment worked (21:07) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Find Karinee Lopez on her website: www.karineelopez.com Follow Karinee Lopez on Instagram: @karineelopez GET BODY WISE: Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#039: Womb Power with Karinee Lopez

Cristina and Laura host Dr. Anna Cabeca, a triple-board-certified OB-GYN, who’s alternative approach was informed by her own journey through premature menopause. They discuss the shift in women’s health and all the ways to love and embrace the cycles of womanhood. TOPICS:  Meet Dr. Anna Cabeca (02:00) Challenges of menopausal women (06:15) The mind, body, and spirit connection (12:52) Trusting your body & intuition  (19:49) Metabolic flexability (25:47) Dr. Anna’s functional medicine approach (29:06) Dr. Anna’s tips for good sex (40:16) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Find Dr. Anna Cabeca on her website: DrAnnaCabeca.com Follow Dr. Anna on Instagram: @TheGirlfriendDoctor  Subscribe to Dr. Anna’s Podcast: The Girlfriend Doctor Show Check out Dr. Anna’s books: The Hormone Fix & Keto-Green 16 GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#038: Thriving in Menopause with The Girlfriend Doctor

Cristina talks with Katherine Gaffney about her experience with menopause and transitioning gracefully by adopting healthy lifestyle practices and rediscovering her love for weight training. TOPICS:  Meet Katherine Gaffney (00:19) How menopause started for Katherine (02:22) The role of stress (07:09) Diet and maintaining muscle mass (11:25) The importance of consistent sleep (17:22) Food that makes her feel best (18:46) Lifestyle changes that worked for Katherine (24:03) The sandwich generation (31:33) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#037: A Holistic Approach to Menopause with Katherine Gaffney

Cristina talks with women’s health expert, Danielle Hamilton, about Insulin Resistance and PCOS. What symptoms to look for, what they can tell you, the biggest obstacles to healing, and how to manage Insulin Resistance and PCOS using diet and lifestyle interventions without all the dogma. TOPICS:  Meet Danielle Hamilton (00:19) Getting a PCOS diagnosis and where conventional treatment fails (07:24) Symptoms and causes of PCOS, blood sugar dysregulation, and insulin resistance (12:54) Using food as medicine for PCOS (23:52) How PCOS impacts hormones (26:16) Customizing healing protocols for your needs (29:57) Actionable tips for insulin resistance (47:54) How stress and diet dogma impact healing (52:50) Moving forward in healing (01:05:40) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Find Danielle Hamilton on her website: DanielleHamiltonHealth.com Follow Danielle on Instagram @DanielleHamiltonHealth Listen to Dani’s podcast, Unlock the Sugar Shackles Podcast GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#036: Insulin Resistance and PCOS with Danielle Hamilton

Laura is sharing about perimenopause and menopause through a matriarchal lens, reframing the transition as a transformation and a beautiful evolution. Laura clears up what symptoms to look for in perimenopause, what qualifies as menopause, and how to work with the change instead of against it. TOPICS:  Menopause and how we’ve viewed the transition in the past (00:18) The science behind perimenopause and menopause (03:29) What symptoms can tell you about your hormones (10:11) Rewriting the narrative of menopause (11:34) Viewing and treating menopause through a matriarchal lens (13:40) The experience behind menopause (18:16) Menopause as a rite of passage (22:48) What to expect in the season ahead (26:03) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Menopause resources: North American Menopause Society Hormone Repair Manual by Lara Briden Hormone Intelligence by Aviva Romm New Menopausal Years by Susan Weed 

#035: Perimenopause and Menopause with Laura Mar

Laura and Cristi are back with a new season of Body Wise Podcast. In this episode, they talk about the topics they plan to cover, from embodying a greater appreciation for our bodies to healthcare access for those in the trans community, body wisdom, menopause, and more. Stay tuned for more episodes! TOPICS:  Catching up with Laura and Cristi (00:19) Integrating more body wisdom throughout transitions and into menopause (02:16) Body wisdom for the trans community (06:37) Honoring sexuality while aging and pursuing a more matriarchal vision (09:17) The healing that comes with sisterhood and finding community (13:36) Balancing the responsibility of birth control through body literacy (19:54) Rebelling against urgency culture and connecting with the earth (24:48) Plans for season two of Body Wise (27:34) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#034: The Body is Wise with Cristina Curp and Laura Mar

Cristina talks with Michael Tennant, founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab, creator of the Actually Curious card game, and community centered marketing organizer and creative. Together, they talk about the importance of empathy, how empathy fosters community and growth, and how to dismantle biases and confront the ego for better connection. TOPICS:  Meet Michael Tennant (00:44) Making a change within an industry at odds with empathy (05:37) Making the empathy pledge a practice (11:15) Disrupting the ego, bias, and taboo topics with empathy (14:20) Daring to imagine a greater world (23:20) Actually Curious: the game (27:13) More from Michael and Actually Curious (36:40) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Get more from Michael Tennant at ActuallyCurious.com and follow him at @actuallyc_rious on Instagram Make the pledge to spread empathy at We Claim One Percent and get your Actually Curious game decks Try the Actually Curious Values Exercise 

#033: The Value of Empathy with Michael Tennant

Cristina talks with Rebekah Borucki: mother of five, an author, founder of Row House Publishing and Wheat Penny Press, meditation guide, birth doula, and mentor for creative healers. Bex actively advocates for her community and is a living example of how to openly stand for social justice within your business. Together, they talk about how to tell your story authentically while working equity into the industry. TOPICS:  Meet Rebekah, Bex (00:32) Navigating the gatekeepers in the publishing industry (02:42) Rewriting the way we tell stories (05:53) Getting paid without being exploited (07:37) Removing the barriers from storytelling (10:21) What makes a book successful (14:00) How to pitch a book (18:49) The dream and advocacy behind Row House Publishing (21:50) The responsibility of taking a stand in business (28:03) Finding your place within history (33:29) Decolonizing the narratives (37:17) Active consumerism (42:07) Investing in a more equitable future (44:39) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Get more from Rebekah Borucki and find her books on her website, BexLife.com Find out more about Row House Publishing Learn more about Wheat Penny Press Follow Bex on Instagram @bexlife 

#032: How to Tell Your Story with Rebekah Borucki

Cristina talks with Jennifer Robins, the superhuman behind Predominantly Paleo, Legit Bread Co., five published cookbooks, and thousands of delicious recipes. Jen knows firsthand the importance of true self care that supports her health and wellness. This episode is full of tips, tricks, and empowerment; your autoimmune disease won’t stop you from doing everything you want, but you can’t forget the importance of true self care! TOPICS:  Meet Jennifer Robins (00:19) Balancing goals with autoimmune disease (09:56) Red flags, white flags, and signs you need to slow down (15:42) Working with autoimmunity to manage stress (24:41) Redefining self care outside of beauty regimens (29:50) Finding the food protocol that works for you (35:12) Closing thoughts for self care and autoimmunity (39:36) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Get more from Jennifer Robins on her website, PredominantlyPaleo.com Check out Jen’s cookbooks Order the most delicious paleo mixes from Legit Bread Company Follow Jen on Instagram @predominantly_paleo GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#031: Being a Boss Lady with Autoimmune Disease with Jennifer Robins

Cristina talks with Dr. Brandy Victory about the layers of healing, going all the way to the root cause and imparting wellness on the cellular level. So many of us have been convinced that we are not active experts on our own healing, but the truth is we all have a divine right and ability to heal. So how do we tap into that, and what can we do with that information? This episode covers a little bit of everything. TOPICS:  Meet Dr. Brandy Victory (01:55) Getting to the root cause (03:54) The roles that our conscious and subconscious minds play in healing (07:52) Working through the mindset of only treating symptoms (13:01) How to tap into the energetics of healing (18:15) The intersection of healing and quantum physics (22:10) Belief systems as a healing tool (25:14) Bioindividuality and tapping into your unique root cause (28:33) Honoring your body’s seasons (30:57) Accessibility in functional medicine and planting seeds (32:34) More from Dr. Brandy Victory (42:45) PARTNERS: Get 25% off Kettle and Fire ready made, shelf stable bone broth with code CASTAWAY RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Get more from Dr. Brandy Victory on her website, DrBrandyVictory.com Follow Dr. Brandy on Instagram @drbrandy Find Dr. Brandy’s group on Facebook GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#030: Functional Medicine and Beyond with Dr. Brandy Victory

Cristina and Justin reminisce about the last year: COVID-19, quarantine, deployment, separation, parenting, adulting, moving, and the collective loss we’ve all felt. From lack of community to lack of stimulation, losing loved ones and jobs and homes … together, as a society, we’ve been through a lot. It’s important to look back and recognize the weight of this last year, along with the support systems that helped us make it through. TOPICS:  Meet Justin, Cristina’s husband (00:25) 65 days in isolation and the impact of COVID on mental health (02:31) The new normal and adapting the family routine to meet everyone’s needs (05:45) School in the age of COVID … and managing expectations (12:17) Dealing with behavior changes (14:53) Being more intentional about pandemic coping mechanisms (19:54) Pacing yourself and putting things into perspective (29:26) PARTNERS: Get 25% off Kettle and Fire ready made, shelf stable bone broth with code CASTAWAY RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#029: COVID Year in Review with Justin Curp

Cristina and Laura get to talk with Heather Coonan about her experience with vulvar cancer. From the diagnosis to treatment, plus the healing process and everything that comes after, Heather shares her story, beyond cancer. Heather’s grace and raw honesty empowers us all to pursue a different path in our individual healing journeys, and in our relationships with our bodies and pleasure as women. TOPICS:  Life with lichen sclerosus and the beginning of Heather’s health journey (03:55) How Heather self diagnosed correctly (5:22) Heather’s official diagnosis and the c-word (06:53) Medical trauma, power imbalance, and the struggle of body autonomy from a female perspective (14:01) Taking the power back as a patient (19:40) Self-advocacy and body autonomy within a cancer treatment plan (21:14) Combining conventional healing methods with naturopathic modalities, becoming cancer-free (23:25) Making real lifestyle changes for long term health (28:26) Life after cancer and supporting survivors (38:36) Enjoying sex after a physical trauma (40:47) Questioning the normalization of women’s pain (44:55) Vulvar cancer, women’s pleasure, and reimagining the conversations we have as a society (53:31) Getting clear on your personal values in a health crisis (1:00:48) PARTNERS: Get 25% off Kettle and Fire ready made, shelf stable bone broth with code CASTAWAY RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Find more from Heather Cooan and check out her story of self-healing on her website, HeatherCooan.com Follow Heather on Instagram GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#028: Life After Vulvar Cancer with Heather Cooan

Cristina meets with Anya Perry and Brianna Wilkerson to get to the core of how to set realistic, sustainable goals. They explore new year resolutions, why diets don’t work, and the types of habits you should focus on instead to get the results you REALLY want. TOPICS:  Meet Anya and Brianna (01:18) How to create supportive habits (04:52) Common weight loss roadblocks and how to get around them (08:47) Why diets don’t work (13:38) Creating room for nuance and evolution (18:36) Viewing weight loss as a side effect of being healthy (21:37) Changing the mindset around your relationship with your body and weight loss (26:16) Setting resolutions that stick (27:44) The Healthy Body Summit (31:05) Get more from Anya and Brianna (35:48) RESOURCES:  Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes. Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Access the Healthy Body Summit Find more from Anya Perry: Check out Anya’s website Follow Anya on Instagram Check out Anya’s Facebook community Listen to The Habit Queen Podcast Find more from Brianna Wilkerson: Check out Brianna’s website Follow Brianna on Instagram Check out Brianna’s Facebook community Listen to The Sustainable Weight Loss Podcast GET BODY WISE:   Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com 

#027: Auditing Your Lifestyle for Lasting Habits with Anya Perry and Brianna Wilkerson

Welcome to Body Wise podcast with your hosts (and sisters) Laura Mar, Sexual Health Educator, and Cristina Curp, NTP, as they navigate the intricacies of the body’s innate wisdom and our strong intuition. Join us for meaningful conversations and expert interviews dissecting the rituals surrounding food, cooking, movement, sex, love, and mindfulness.

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