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Courageous Wellness

Courageous Wellness

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Courageous Wellness is a platform to interview diverse people about their personal journeys in health and wellness. From physical wellness, to emotional and spiritual, we hear courageous stories. We are committed to de-stigmatizing conversations in the wellness space and celebrate the experiences and lessons of our guests. Aly and Erica are certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coaches with advanced training in gut health and hormone health, and both have had incredible personal wellness journeys.Cloud10 Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • Author, Erica Baccus Discusses “The Right to Die,” Conversations on Death and Illness, Grief, and Her Memoir, “A PROMISE KEPT: Honoring His Wishes, Embracing Our Love”

    Author, Erica Baccus Discusses “The Right to Die,” Conversations on Death and Illness, Grief, and Her Memoir, “A PROMISE KEPT: Honoring His Wishes, Embracing Our Love”
    Jun 17 2026
    Today we welcome ERICA BACCUS, a caregiver, widow, and lived-experience expert on end-of-life autonomy for dementia. Erica’s new memoir, A PROMISE KEPT: Honoring His Wishes, Embracing Our Love is a clear-eyed account of honoring her husband John’s self-determined end while navigating the legal maze that forced their hand. In this deeply moving memoir, Erica Baccus invites readers into their intimate journey—through the beauty of their shared life, the heartbreak of decline, and the courageous choice John made to say goodbye on his own terms through assisted suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Banafsheh Sayyad, Founder of Dance of Oneness Discusses Sacred Dance and Embodiment

    Banafsheh Sayyad, Founder of Dance of Oneness Discusses Sacred Dance and Embodiment
    Jun 10 2026
    On today’s episode Aly sits down with Banafsheh Sayyad. She is a master sacred dancer, spiritual teacher and founder of "Dance of Oneness." Born in Iran, Banafsheh comes from a lineage of pioneering performing artists. She boldly forged a career in dance despite resistance from her family and a patriarchal culture that considered dance shameful. Her spiritual quest began at a young age leading her around the world where she received her MFA in dance and choreography from UCLA. She is internationally known for her groundbreaking choreography, where she invokes the ancient roots of dance as devotion, prayer, and adoration. An innovator of Sufi dance previously only performed by men, she represents the timeless Divine Feminine inside a contemporary gypsy darvish, beckoning us to live with passion, wildness, and reverence. Today, she and Aly discuss her work and how dance can be an act of liberation and celebration. If you’d like to experience Banafsheh’s work she has an upcoming 7 week online course via the Shift Network. You can find out more information via www.danceofoneness.org. Banafsheh is hosting a Free Intro Event called Dancing the Sacred Geometry of the Rose during which I introduce the course. This airs Saturday, June 13th at 10am PT, and the replay is on Tuesday, June 16th at 12pm PT. https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/dsgrBS/banafsheh1/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Author and Sociologist, Leah Ruppanner, Talks Her New Book: "Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More.”

    Author and Sociologist, Leah Ruppanner, Talks Her New Book: "Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More.”
    Jun 3 2026
    Leah Ruppanner is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Melbourne and Founder of LightenLab.She is the author of the new book: Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More and Motherlands: How States Push Mothers Out of Employment. She has a PhD in Sociology and has spent decades researching and publishing over 70 peer-reviewed articles on gender, work and family. Today we discuss: her new book Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More. The term mental load has become more familiar in recent years, but the popular understanding of the concept often reduces it down to managing a list of household chores and logistics. In the book, Leah reveals that for women, mental load actually goes much deeper: It’s a complex form of emotional thinking that is invisible, boundaryless, and enduring. In Drained, she outlines the eight distinct types of mental load and highlights what makes them so uniquely heavy for women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
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