In today’s episode, Elizabeth sits down with Katie Sturino, founder of Megababe and longtime body acceptance advocate, to explore how stress, shame, and major life transitions can impact both mental and physical health. Katie opens up about her divorce and the season that followed, including gaining 70 pounds, facing borderline diabetes, and confronting the belief that her life was over. She shares how that chapter ultimately became a turning point in reclaiming her health and sense of agency.

They discuss how chronic stress can manifest physically, including Katie’s experience with shingles, and why nervous system regulation became a non-negotiable part of her healing. Katie speaks candidly about food noise, GLP-1 medications, and the mental relief that can come when constant internal chatter quiets. They also dive into luteal phase body image shifts, dressing room shame memories, and how rewiring the way you speak to yourself can be one of the most powerful forms of healing. This conversation is not about shrinking your body. It is about understanding your patterns, listening to your body, and choosing not to stay stuck.

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In today’s episode, Elizabeth goes solo and gets fired up. She shares personal updates on skiing in Aspen, her recent energetic blueprint session, and what she’s learning about authenticity, visibility, and staying aligned in a noisy world.

Elizabeth opens up about starting low-dose Synthroid after discovering subclinical thyroid levels while preparing to try to conceive, and why she’s choosing to stay on her SSRI during pregnancy. She speaks candidly about the stigma around medication, black-and-white wellness culture, and the freedom of embracing an 80/20 approach to health. She also addresses cyber bullying, the pressure on influencers to speak politically, and why staying in her lane is an intentional choice.

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In today’s episode, Elizabeth sits down with Vienna Pharaon, licensed marriage and family therapist and author of The Origins of You, to explore how the family you grew up in shapes the way you love, communicate, and respond in relationships. Vienna shares how her own childhood experiences influenced her work and explains why many of our adult patterns are rooted in unresolved origin wounds formed early in life.

They discuss the five core wounds of worthiness, belonging, prioritization, trust, and safety, and how they show up in dating, conflict, and intimacy. Vienna explains why big emotional reactions often point to older pain and why awareness alone is not enough to create change. She shares how curiosity, grieving, and intentional healing work can help you break repeating patterns and build healthier relationships moving forward.

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