Episode #206: Christine Blosdale - Step Into Your Authority
The Elle Russ Show
Christine Blosdale is a podcast and multimedia coach, international three-time Amazon #1 bestselling author, media personality, and engaging speaker. She has 25 years of experience in the entertainment world as a broadcast journalist, interviewer, and award-winning radio personality. She has raised over $19 million for KPFK, the nonprofit radio station in Los Angeles. She hosts The Expert Authority Coach Podcast and The Micro Podcast on Podcasting. Her workshops, podcast academy, and coaching programs are helping her clients around the world promote their products and services...
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Episode #205: Sleep Divorce - How Sleeping Apart Can Be Better for Your Relationship
The Elle Russ Show
We’ve been culturally trained to believe sharing a bed equals closeness - but what if sleeping separately actually improves connection, intimacy, and overall happiness? In this episode, I share why I’ve had a sleep divorce from the very beginning of my relationship, how it’s strengthened our marriage (not harmed it), and why protecting sleep might be one of the most loving decisions a couple can make. We’ll talk about the myths, the benefits, the social stigma, and why a well-rested partner is simply a better partner. If you’ve ever wondered whether separate sleep means something is...
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Episode #204: The Alex Honnold Conundrum
The Elle Russ Show
In this episode, we unpack The Alex Honnold Conundrum - why someone can be objectively extraordinary and still deeply unsettling on a human level. This isn’t a takedown, a diagnosis, or internet armchair psychology. It’s a nuanced look at greatness, emotional minimalism, confidence, and the difference between admiration and compatibility. Using Alex Honnold as a case study, we explore what people found uncomfortable about his relationship, why that discomfort matters, and the bigger question it forces all of us to ask: what do you actually need from another human — and what cost are you...
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Episode #203: Michele Scarlet - Detox and Breast Implant Disease
The Elle Russ Show
chats with Michele Scarlet - a Board-Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Personal Trainer, and Women’s Health Coach. They discuss Michele's journey with breast implant disease and detox in general. Michele is also the founder of COREFIT, a holistic women’s health program where she helps women uncover what’s really going on in their bodies so they can finally feel like themselves again. Instagram: Website: FREEBIES: Free Thyroid Guide + Video Series: Free Confidence eBook...
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Episode #202: New Year - New Outlook
The Elle Russ Show
In this episode recaps some lessons from 2025, discusses a few health hacks from her menopause journey, and goes on a rampage to motivate you to become the best of whatever you are in 2026! FREEBIES: Free Thyroid Guide + Video Series: Free Confidence eBook & Workbook: Elle's newsletter: #theellerussshow
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Episode #201: Elle Russ - T3-only and Reverse T3 Misconceptions
The Elle Russ Show
In this episode, #1 bestselling author and thyroid expert discusses misconceptions and nuances behind Reverse T3 issues and T3-only dosing, including the problems with sustained-release T3 and why most people don't need to go directly to a T3-only dosing strategy. FREEBIES: Free Thyroid Guide + Video Series: Free Confidence eBook & Workbook: Elle's newsletter: #theellerussshow
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Episode #200: Rochelle Hacias - Functional Wellness
The Elle Russ Show
chats with Rochelle Hacias - a board-certified health and wellness coach and functional nutrition expert. She has founded Health Coaching for You, where she helps women over 45 who feel emotionally drained, mentally stuck, and unsure how to take care of themselves in this season of life. Through her holistic, real-life approach, she supports women in quieting the mental noise, reconnecting with their bodies, and building simple, sustainable habits that bring more calm, clarity, and confidence into their daily lives. Her passion for this work comes from personal experience....
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Episode #199: Mastering Your Body Composition with Holly Perkins (Health Author & Women's Health Expert)
The Elle Russ Show
chats with Holly Perkins, BS, CSCS, CISSN - an established expert and thought leader in women’s health issues. For 30 years, Holly has educated and guided thousands of women through her in-person and virtual practice. She is the author of Lift to Get Lean (Rodale, 2014), and an established expert in women’s health with an emphasis on physical performance, nutrition, and mindset management. Holly’s second book, Muscle & Bone (Simon & Schuster) will be released early 2026. This title will help women of all ages understand the importance of the musculoskeletal system, with...
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Episode #198: Thyroid Truth Bombs with Dr. Gary E. Foresman, MD (integrative physician & thyroid expert)
The Elle Russ Show
This episode is a thyroid deep dive — a jam-packed conversation with Dr. Gary E. Foresman, MD of . We tackle the biggest myths, mistakes, and misunderstandings in thyroid treatment today. Here’s what we cover: The FDA Ban on Natural Desiccated Thyroid (NDT): What it really means for patients. Medication Before Labs: Why you should never take T4/T3 or T3-only meds before a thyroid test. Dosing Myths Debunked: Why no practitioner should put an arbitrary limit on T4 or T3 dosing. Beyond T4 & T3: Do T1, T2, and calcitonin in NDT actually matter? Are T2 supplements worthwhile? ...
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Episode #197: Elle Russ - On Being Right: The Duran Duran Debate
The Elle Russ Show
revisits and deconstructs a childhood argument from 1985 that perfectly captures why being right feels so good—and when that feeling can backfire. Exploring the evolutionary roots of our need to be right, she unpacks both the highs and the hidden pitfalls of being right. FREEBIES: Free Thyroid Guide + Video Series: Free Confidence eBook & Workbook: Elle's newsletter: #theellerussshow
info_outlineElle Russ chats with Lisa Kantor - the founding partner of Kantor & Kantor LLP. Lisa is a highly experienced appellate attorney. She handles appeals to the circuit court of appeals and has focused her practice on representing individuals whose health benefits have been denied for treatment of physical or mental illnesses. Lisa has worked on federal lawsuits and administrative appeals regarding health plans that refuse coverage or discontinue benefits for treatment thereby forcing patients to be prematurely discharged. She handles multiple class actions regarding the systematic denials of mental health claims by insurance companies.
In 2007, Lisa achieved the first published decision in California in which the court applied the state’s mental health parity law to beneficiaries who sought treatment outside California. In 2012, Lisa obtained the first federal appellate court ruling that health plans in California must pay for all medically necessary treatment for severe mental illnesses, including residential treatment. In 2014, Lisa obtained a parallel state court appellate court ruling, extending coverage for all medically necessary treatment for severe mental illnesses to all residents of California.
Since 2007, Lisa has also been a nationwide advocate for patients suffering from eating disorders and litigating denials of medically necessary treatment for eating disorders. Through Lisa’s dedication to her clients, Kantor & Kantor has become the only law firm in the country with a distinct health law practice staffed with attorneys experienced in the specific needs of clients who have been denied benefits for eating disorder treatment.
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