S1. Ep.6 Entrepreneurial Resilience: Navigating Chronic Illness and Business Ownership
Release Date: 05/10/2023
S.1 Ep.12 Healing Unleashed: Rewriting the Rules for Women's Health, Boundaries, and the Hidden Price of 'Free' Healthcare
The Gutsy Goddess ™️ Podcast
Today’s episode marks the end of season one of the Gusty Goddess podcast. It’s been a journey and a labour of love. Thank you for all the support you’ve accorded me, and I will be back soon for season two. In this episode, I will equip and challenge you to become an advocate for your health. I’d love for us never to be afraid to raise our voices for what we believe is best for our health. Nothing would make me happier than seeing more people investing in their health and doing everything in their power to make sure they have little or no pain. Imagine having a moment to...
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S1. Ep.11 Beyond Calorie Counting: Unleashing the Power of Your Metabolism
The Gutsy Goddess ™️ Podcast
You must have heard of metabolism if you are familiar with the nutrition game. It’s a buzzword that we cannot afford to ignore. Metabolism is the process of converting food into energy to keep our bodies running and detoxifying. For those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s, you must have heard people say if you struggle with weight loss, your metabolism is slow. For those who lost weight effortlessly, their metabolism was deemed to be fast and efficient. Metabolism is an interesting topic to study because, every day, you discover something new. You get to demystify some of the myths...
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S.1 Ep.10 The Hormone Highway: Navigating Thyroid Health for Bold Women Over 35
The Gutsy Goddess ™️ Podcast
Thyroid health is becoming a popular conversation. More and more people are getting concerned with the status of their thyroid health. If you have been experiencing fatigue, hair thinning, weird weight loss or weight gain, and digestive issues, among other symptoms, you could be having thyroid issues. To rule out if you have a thyroid disorder, you need to journal what you are feeling and share it with your doctor so that you can run tests to understand what is happening. In this episode, I dig deep into thyroid health. I share signs and symptoms of thyroid dysfunction, the tests you need to...
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S1. Ep.9 Mane Masterclass: The No Bullsh*t Guide to Hair Loss, Nutrition, and Supplements for Bad*ss Women
The Gutsy Goddess ™️ Podcast
Have you ever met a woman who doesn’t appreciate good hair? We all know that women feel like they can rule the world when they have good hair. Unfortunately, if you have good hair today, it is not a guarantee that you’ll have it tomorrow. My hair used to be thick and healthy. As my age progressed, I noticed my hair was thinning at an alarming rate. My ponytail was becoming thin, and I realized there were some hairstyles I could no longer enjoy. I decided to get to the bottom of my issue. I went to see a doctor who thought I was overreacting. He told me women are meant to shed their...
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S1. Ep.8 Rest, Repair, and Digest: Delving into the Relationship Between Sleep and Gut Health
The Gutsy Goddess ™️ Podcast
Day by day, we are witnessing an increase in sleep deprivation. People are sleeping less for different reasons. Some people are working too much and have little time to sleep, while others can’t sleep. Lately, I realized how blessed I am to have the superpower to fall asleep. Many people struggle with sleep issues which I believe can be solved. In this episode, I talk about sleep and your gut. There is a deep relationship between your gut and sleep. For instance, if you had a meal just a few minutes before bed, you would realize you’ll struggle to fall asleep. When lying down, our...
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S1. Ep.7 Stress & the Gut
The Gutsy Goddess ™️ Podcast
Have you ever observed how your gut behaves whenever you are under any stress? You may realize that you experience a lack of appetite, constipation, diarrhea, and slowed digestion, among other things. These symptoms are usually your body telling you to act on your stress. I want to talk about your gut and stress in this episode. We’ll examine how stress affects your gut and health, food allergies, sleep, and how to handle internal inflammation and stress. I’m passionate about today’s topic because I have much information to give. There were seasons when I thought I had a functional...
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S1. Ep.6 Entrepreneurial Resilience: Navigating Chronic Illness and Business Ownership
The Gutsy Goddess ™️ Podcast
Being healthy and trying to build a business is hard enough. Building a business and trying to manage a chronic health condition is torture, but it doesn't make it an impossible task. Navigating this is quite easy. To start with, you don't work a 9-5 so you have a flexible schedule that allows you to catch your breath, and against general views, being a business owner with a chronic health condition is easier to manage than having to work round the clock. The key word is understanding the stages your body goes through, finding a balance, and maintaining it. This is not a journey you could...
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S1. Ep.5 Embracing Vulnerability
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Do you have days when you feel hopeless? You feel like giving up and do not want to continue doing what you’re doing. It happens to me sometimes, yet I tend to be the type of person who is always looking for the silver lining in everything. I have come to appreciate that we must learn to give ourselves credit for micro things like making our bed, making a delicious meal, or working out. The other thing we should do is allow ourselves to feel the emotions, whether positive or negative. When we learn to master our emotions, it can go a long way. One thing that has helped me...
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S1.Ep.1 Welcome to The Gutsy Goddess Podcast
The Gutsy Goddess ™️ Podcast
If you ever think about your health and wonder what the hell is going on, you feel like you might just be unfixable. It’s time to start listening to your gut and get yourself together. Nasty brain fog, gross bloating, soul-sucking periods, and breaking trauma cycles. All roads lead to the gut. The good news is you are here and listening to this podcast. The purpose of this podcast is to share stories that I’ve heard of in the clinic and my business, my personal experiences with health, and provide you with a different perspective so that you can understand your health better and...
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S1. Ep.2 Defining Your Values: What Are My Values?
The Gutsy Goddess ™️ Podcast
Who are you? What values define you? What do you stand for? The above are some of the questions I had to ask myself when I hit my early 30s for me to define my values. Values are essential because they help us find our true North when we are lost or need to make tough decisions. On the flip side, our values can work against us. In this episode of the Gutsy Goddess podcast, I share my core values and why they are important to me personally and professionally. The core values include: Integrity: This is huge. What’s a woman without integrity? ...
info_outlineBeing healthy and trying to build a business is hard enough. Building a business and trying to manage a chronic health condition is torture, but it doesn't make it an impossible task.
Navigating this is quite easy. To start with, you don't work a 9-5 so you have a flexible schedule that allows you to catch your breath, and against general views, being a business owner with a chronic health condition is easier to manage than having to work round the clock.
The key word is understanding the stages your body goes through, finding a balance, and maintaining it. This is not a journey you could decide to go through by yourself, you need help from people who have successfully made this work for themselves. So, in this episode, I have given step-by-step guidelines on how you can find a balance between building and running a successful business and managing a health condition.
Key Talking Points of The Episode:
[03:30] The crazy dynamics of a 9-5
[08:20] Guidelines to having a healthy business life
[14:20] How to manage the challenges of bad health and still keep business running
[18:50] The importance of approaching things with a positive energy
Magical Quotes From The Episode:
“In the short term, you'd have to make changes and if it was a chronic health picture, then of course, you'd have to make adaptations and make things work for you and your lifestyle.”
“For me, sleep is non-negotiable, drinking water is non-negotiable.”
“Life doesn't happen to you, it happens for you.”
“You have to find that balance that works for yourself.”
“Life is a trip and sometimes things come up and come out of left field and can knock us on our butt.”
“Don't put so much stuff on yourself that is going to take you further into a deficit state.”
“Wealth is not just financial, wealth is something we get to find for each of us, for me, it is location independence. ”
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