Welcome back! It's been a nice break but it's good to be back with you all! Today on the show we are doing a bit of catch up, summarizing what you can expect here in the future at Dirty Strength Radio and I'm sharing my new projects, the Wise Women Circle-a private community for women seeking ancestral and Biblical wisdom, antidotes to fear and support. We are also discussing some of the key reasons to break up with Big Medicine. For more dirty strength, head to www.dirtystrength.com and click here to join the WiseWomenCircle.

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Episode 83: Wise Women Break Up with Big Medicine

Hey hey! Today we are talking on the show about INFORMATION vs. UNDERSTANDING. In a world that BOMBARDS us with information, to be a wise woman, I believe we need UNDERSTANDING. We should also CHOOSE practitioners that encourage in the empowering act of understanding our bodies and not just medicating them or forcing them into submission.To see the Patheos article I mention on the show, click the link below. Find out more about dirty strength at dirtystrength.com I'll be back in the fall for MORE dirty strength! Article on drugs commonly used and tested on aborted fetal tissue. 

Episode 82: Got information OR wisdom and understanding?

Dr. Jennifer Mercier is on the show today education us on Mercier Therapy, a deep visceral pelvic manipulation of tissues and fascia to promote health AND help women conceive! Dr. Mercier is the creator of Mercier therapy. She is also a midwife, physician, massage therapist, entrepreneur, mom and all round bad ass truth speaker. Check out her documentary, The Shared Journey with Mercier Therapy.  and more info on how to work with Dr. Mercier, here. You can also find Jennifer on Instagram. PLEASE share this episode with anyone you know undergoing IVF, considering conceiving OR struggling to conceive!

Episode 80: Mercier therapy for fertility, conception and health with Dr. Jennifer Mercier

Today's conversation with my friend Sam Faulhaber is a fun one. Sam is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Bodywork and Functional Mobility Specialist, Teacher and amazing women overall! Today Sam and I discuss the many facets of learning to listen to and trust your body, an area in which Sam is for sure an expert in so many ways. Girlfriend and I can CHAT and you will find that here because it's a long one, but we were just warming up, HA!  For more from Sam visit her account on Instagram and click the link in her bio! She's a super special lady and I love her.

Episode 81: Trust, listening and knowing your body with Sam Faluhaber

Today we are having a chill discussion about dirt. How it's healthFULL, why you should embrace it and what you can do with/in it! For more from Sarah head to www.dirtystrength.com

Episode 79: God made dirt, dirt don't hurt, in fact it heels!

Full disclosure, I sob in this episode. What started out a pep talk on how to find your confidence by living a truthful and authentic life grows into a discussion of how our freedom to be ourselves and live the life we are called to starts with practicing fearless truthful living. Love to everyone that listens to this episode and shares with the people in their lives. You are beautiful. You have a purpose. Don't hide your truth, speak it, live it, act on it! For more from Sarah head to www.dirtystrength.com All freebies and courses can be found there!

Episode 78: Three ways to find your confidence in your body and your life

Today I'm breaking down the common complaints of men with pelvic floor issues today on the show! We are talking about what is at the root of these problems and how to start to tackle them! For my breathing course, head to www.dirtystrength.com and take "Better Than Kegels"! To explore more help if and when pornography is playing a role in your pelvic floor or sexual dysfunction, head to https://fightthenewdrug.org https://www.verywellmind.com/breaking-pornography-addictions-1270612 and https://www.covenanteyes.com/2020/03/19/how-to-find-the-right-support-group-for-porn-addiction-recovery/  Conviction is not condemnation, my friends. The world needs whole, confident, healthy and balanced men!! You can beat this!

Episode 77: Pelvic health for dudes

Although a complex discussion in some ways, I'm keeping it simple today as I break down HOW to know when you're ready to return to one-size fits all exercise programming, the signs that say, "you're not ready"  and what to do about it! This one is for all the postpartum mamas, folks coming back from a pelvic floor problem of any variety (or core) and people that are recovering from burnout or any injury really. Head to dirtystrength.com for free stuff and to learn about my digital courses!

Episode 76: When am I ready to get back to exercise?

My guest today is Mary Clark of the Raleigh Wellness Center. Mary is my acupuncturist and is a wealth of knowledge for all things Chinese medicine, herbal medicine and anatomy. Mary uses a combination of massage, acupuncture and herbal medicine to help her patient's body's health and balance themselves. She has cared for me through several crisis and I credit her for helping me shift my priorities and my mindset around health to investing in and trusting my body more. Her clinic is located in North Raleigh. You can find it here. There's no health issue I can imagine that Mary couldn't help you work through. Today on the show we specifically talk about Qi depletion and the role it plays in pelvic health. So mamas with adrenal fatigue, exhaustion, burnout, pelvic floor issues, thyroid and gut health struggles this one's for you!

Episode 75: Using Chinese Medicine address your depletion and pelvic floor problems with Mary Clark

Today's show is all about #science. As we see our freedom to question science as it relates to our own experiences and healthcare diminish, we need to be asking ourselves, "What is science" "Who are the scientists?" and "What science is the most valid?" To learn more about Sarah and her work AND to sign up for Dirty Strength Diaries, head to dirtystrength.com. Enter to win 50% a Sarah Smith Strength product by reviewing the podcast today on Apple podcasts! Please share this episode on social media and with a friend to spread the good news and empowerment to the people in your life!

Episode 74: What is science? Who are then scientists? Whose opinion matters MOST in issues of health?

We often hear cliche phrases about the "power of prayer" but today we are going to delve into what it REALLY means to engage in praying, connect to the spiritual realm and how that impacts our nervous systems, minds and quality of life too! To join the prayer channel, sign up for Telegram (a free app) https://t.me/MoreThanConquerorsPrayer  AND to grab my FREE webinar on prolapse head here. So much love to you all, please review my podcast on Apple podcasts!

Episode 73: Prayer power for your health and quality of life!

I love this episode because I have been wanting to get Sally on the show for a while and now she's here! Today the world's expert on and premier advocate for oxalate awareness is here and she is dishing ALL the dirt on oxalates an anything but benign plant chemical. Oxalates have been implicated in vulvar pain, connective tissue failures, bone pitting, brain fog, joint decay, even breast cancer and eye sight! Whether you suspect that you have been injured by oxalate toxicity, or you haven't, you want to listen to this episode because your celery juice, Swiss chard, almond flour and spinach smoothies might be behind your chronic health and pelvic problems! For more from Sally, please head to https://sallyknorton.com where you can get her cookbook and learn more on how to work with Sally!! 

Episode 72: Sally K. Norton on Oxalates-Plants be tryna kill us! The dirt on how your pelvic pain, IC, brain fog and joint decay may be caused by oxalates!

Hey Lovelies! Today's episode is a topic near and dear to my heart, PROLAPSE! Listen to this episode to learn the 5 habits behind your prolapse problem so you can begin your journey to address them! Surgery is NOT a fix all for prolapse. Fifty percent of surgeries for prolapse fail, but addressing these habits will help you to avoid surgery (because your prolapse symptoms will diminish and or disappear) as well as help your surgery stick, if you had it done already! To get on my email list head here and get my high value FREE three day exercise formula! To review the podcast, please head here to learn how! And to take my FREE breath course, head to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels

Episode 71: The 5 root causes of your prolapse problems

Now is a time to unabashedly stand up for your beliefs.  Today we are chatting about how to depart from mainstream narratives, formulate our own ideas and body share your perspective, even when unpopular! It's a fun one! Book recommendations: Uncle Tom's Cabin-Stowe Black Red Necks and White Liberals-Sowell Unseen Realm-Heiser A Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich-Solzhenitsyn 12 Rules for Life-Peteron A History of the American People-Thomas Brave New World-Huxley Plague of Corruption -Mikovitz The Truth About Covid-19-Mercola**haven't read but heard great things! Dirty Genes-Lynch Mere Christianity and the Abolition of Man-Lewis Movement Matters-Bowman The Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve-Rosenberg  

Episode 70: The dirty work of standing up for your beliefs

Recorded this episode from my vacation and sharing what I bring on vaca with me habit-wise, supplements and fitness equipment and what I don't bring or worry about when I travel.   Feeling good on vacation is a MUST when we are busy mommas, but who wants to be afraid or obsessed with routine when we travel,  NOT ME!  Listen to this episode to help prep  for summer trips NOW by creating habits and routines that make you feel so good, you don't want to leave them! To grab Free in 3 head to tinyurl.com/freein3 To. learn how to breathe to calm your nervous system, head. to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels

Episode 69: How to feel vibrant on vacation without obsessing over diet and exercise

Because sanitized, conventional, perfectionist approaches to exercise are boring, unrealistic and unhealthy. Dirty Strength™ Radio is about being balanced, functional and fit in the modern world. We talk about everything from food to farming, gut and pelvic health to the can-do attitude we need to stronger and more powerful than ever! Your host, Sarah Smith has a Masters in Soil Science, is a Russian Kettlebell Certified Instructor, Pelvic and Gut Health Educator and Postnatal Fitness Specialist helping women with real full and busy lives understand what it means to be REALLY strong, both inside and out!

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