The Go Nourish Podcast

This podcast will focus on a variety of health and wellness topics. From mindset and mental health to nutrition, mindful movement and meditation. Host Heather Carter has years of experience in the field and cannot wait to share her insights with you! This podcast is a new venture, and as such there will definitely be bumps in the road - please let us know your experience, and remain patient and kind. We operate on mutual respect here at Go Nourish, and hope you feel the same. Let's learn some new shit together!

Ep. 17: Weigh Gain, Body Image and Body Respect 04/26/2023

Ep. 17: Weigh Gain, Body Image and Body Respect In this week's episode of The Go Nourish Podcast, Heather shares her latest experience with weight gain, body image issues and how to balance and give space for it all while still respecting her body. This vulnerable episode is meant to validate and comfort anyone going through similar body image issues currently, or who have experienced it in the past. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/26663511

How to Communicate Better 04/12/2023

How to Communicate Better In this episode of the Go Nourish podcast, Heather shares some useful tips on how to improve your communication. We learn simple swaps to make and questions to ask to ensure everyone gets the most out of a conversation. Heather shares some experiences from her days working in a care facility, as well as how these learnings have improved communication across all of her relationships, both personal and professional. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/26521587

Quitting My 9-5 03/30/2023

Quitting My 9-5 In this episode, Heather shares her recent eperience leaving her 9-5 job, to pursue Go Nourish full time. We hear the roller coaster of emotions involved (spoiler: they weren't what she was expecting) and the grief involved in leaving something great behind, even when it's the right decision. Heather shares a story that shows how we sometimes put ourselves through difficult situations for longer than we need to (and longer than we know we should), either because we feel others expect it of us, or because it's "the right thing" to do. Tune in to hear more! /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/26392431

The Importance of Self-Advocacy 01/26/2023

The Importance of Self-Advocacy In the first episode of season 2, and the first of 2023, Heather shares some recent experiences that reflect the importance of self-advocacy. Whether it apply to health and wellness, or in Heather's case, dealing with WestJet Airlines, tune in to hear why Heather believes the idea of self-advocacy is unliaterally important. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/25732758

Behind The Go Nourish Podcast 10/28/2022

Behind The Go Nourish Podcast In today's episode, Heather shares some personal details with us, about her life so far, her travels, and the things that drove her to start her business and this podcast. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/24826599

Airport Mayhem; Lessons in Thinking Beyond Yourself 08/10/2022

Airport Mayhem; Lessons in Thinking Beyond Yourself In this brief episode, Heather shares a recent experience at the Vanocuver airport with a disgruntled traveler. She takes this as a lesson in using rational, logical thinking when feeling emotional about something that seems to negatively affect you for no apparent reason. Heather asks us to look beyond ourselves, at the bigger picture and the surrounding circumstances for an explanation beyond something "just trying to ruin the day." /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/24017844

Lessons From the Forest; Cape Scott Hike 07/27/2022

Lessons From the Forest; Cape Scott Hike In today's episode, Heather shares her experiences from her most recent hiking adventure of the Cape Scott Trail, as well as other multi-day hikes she's done in past. Heather tells us it's all about learning how to be comfortable being uncomfortable, and all of the lessons that she learned in the forest and on the beach in the back country. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/23878245

Self-Care; Acting in Your Own Self Interest 06/30/2022

Self-Care; Acting in Your Own Self Interest In today's episode of The Go Nourish Podcast, Heather discusses her definition of self-care. She describes it as acting in your own self-interest. We learn that our current idea of self-care is likely self-numbing, and while important, may not be taking us in the direction that we want to be heading. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/23594903

"Healthy" Eating Follow up. Recognizing Body Dysmorphia 06/16/2022

"Healthy" Eating Follow up. Recognizing Body Dysmorphia In this brief follow-up episode, Heather touches on a story she told in yesterday's episode about the number on the scale being different than the one she thought she'd see. We recognize that this may have come across as insensitive to those struggling with body image and weight challenges and apologize for that. We hear about Heather's reflection and experience with body dysmorphia (perceiving your body as a different size/shap than it actually is) and that it can affect anyone. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/23451935

"Healthy" Eating, but Make it Chill 06/15/2022

"Healthy" Eating, but Make it Chill In today's episode, Heather talks about her journey to "healthy" eating. Starting with a very restrictive diet, to a transactional outlook, to a now more intuitive way of eating, we hear what Heather has done to stress less about food. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/23442683

Chats with Nana Carter 05/23/2022

Chats with Nana Carter In this special episode of The Go Nourish Podcast, Heather talks with her Nana about her 93 years of life; from growing up on a farm with no electricity, to being the first case of Polio in the Windsor area. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/23204882

The Dreaded Coronavirus 05/04/2022

The Dreaded Coronavirus In today's episode of The Go Nourish Podcast, host Heather Carter shares her experience with catching Covid. After 2 years of obsessively avoiding it, it finally happened... listen now to hear how it played out for Heather, and the natural remedies she used to try and accelerate her recovery! /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/23006633

A Week in the Life! 04/13/2022

A Week in the Life! In this week's episode of The Go Nourish Podcast, we hear experience a week in the life of an entrepreneur. Heather shares her long work-week leading up to a two-day market at Woodgrove Center put on by the Mom Market Vancouver Island! It's a week full of 14-hour work days, a tap class, and lots and lots of baking! /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/22787135

Thoughts on Food 03/28/2022

Thoughts on Food In this episode of The Go Nourish Podcast, Heather talks about her journey with food. We hear about self-awareness around what we're eating and that there is a place for all kinds of food in our diets with no need to label foods as good or bad! /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/22600358

Behind the Scenes of a Farmer's Market 03/16/2022

Behind the Scenes of a Farmer's Market In today's episode on The Go Nourish Podcast, we meander through the various tasks and efforts that go into vending at a Farmer's Market! Follow Heather on various tangents of market memories and mishaps. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/22472033

Limiting Beliefs; Mental Health and Injury Follow-Up 02/21/2022

Limiting Beliefs; Mental Health and Injury Follow-Up In today's episode, Heather recaps and reflects on some of her toughest injuries. She traces back to a time where she believes her negative thought patterns around injury began. This leads to a discussion about limiting beliefs and how they shape how we view the world and think about our life and circumstances. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/22209272

Mindset and Mental Health in Sport and Art 02/07/2022

Mindset and Mental Health in Sport and Art In this episode of The Go Nourish Podcast, Heather talks about her experiences as a competitive dancer. She shares her journey from injury to healing, and how physical healing was important, but that mental work was also required. Being a competitive athlete, we are taught to continue on no matter what. Whether you are sick or sore, keep going. Well, I'm calling bullshit. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/22056311

Welcome to The Go Nourish Podcast 02/07/2022

Welcome to The Go Nourish Podcast In this brief episode, we meet host Heather Carter and learn about the vision for The Go Nourish Podcast. /episode/index/show/4f323346-b627-4715-b6cf-56069054937d/id/22056203

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