Best Amelia Hruby Phd Podcasts (2025)

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How to Reclaim Your Attention from the Algorithm with Amelia Hruby, PhD 34:07

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Philosopher, podcaster, and our producer Amelia Hruby, PhD returns to the show to discuss the many perils of the attention economy. We explore the nuanced relationships between attention and productivity, social media and mental health, and algorithms and …

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How to Feed Picky Eaters (Without Diet Culture) ft. Katja Rowell, M.D. 32:41

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Katja Rowell, M.D. joins us to discuss responsive feeding, picky eating, and how to parent without passing diet culture norms on to your kids. We also explore the science behind a few common misperceptions from parents and doctors including: why playful or…

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🛍️ Attention Economics, Impulse Spending & Social Media — with Rachel Duncan 57:40

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Listen to this episode before you begin holiday shopping or selling! Today I’m sharing a conversation I had with Rachel Duncan for the Money Healing Club Podcast where we go deeeeeep into how social media impacts our spending habits and finances. We talk about budgets, boundaries, and screentime. Then we explore why restriction isn’t necessarily th…

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🖤 How to Stop (Doom) Scrolling 23:24

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Let’s get into it with phone addiction and doomscrolling. 😵‍💫 In this episode, I’ll teach you two practices for raising your awareness around how you use your phone. Then I’ll offer two interventions for interrupting feel-bad habits and learning to scroll more mindfully. As our theme song says… I know that you really want to put your phone away (he…

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Neurodivergence and Nutrition: Separating Myths from Facts with Dietitian Jackie Silver 26:24

14d ago26:24

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Registered dietitian Jackie Silver joins us to discuss nutritional approaches that are helpful for neurodivergence, why people with autism and ADHD are often the targets of wellness and diet culture, the kinds of wellness-culture messages she’s gotten as a…

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🌙 Calling in Your Business Spirit — A Community Tarot Reading from Cecily Sailer 21:54

17d ago21:54

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Let's get mystical, shall we? 🧿 In honor of Halloween, today I'm resharing a community tarot reading that Cecily Sailer of Typewriter Tarot recorded for us last fall. Cecily (she/her) is a creativity coach, writer and tarot reader. She runs a business called Typewriter Tarot, which is a sanctuary and learning community for creative mystics. She's a…

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🍁 Reclaiming Your Magic Online & Offline — with Casey Zabala of Modern Witches 58:16

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Happy Halloween/Samhein week, friends 🌙 Today, I’m joined by one of my favorite witches, Casey Zabala of Modern Witches and Wanderers Tarot. Casey and I have a rich conversation tracing her spiritual path and how it became her career. We explore community, magic, and the power of self-publishing, as well as why Casey left social media earlier this …

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Sugar and Health: A Deep Dive Into the Science 8:45

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com In this solo episode, Christy discusses the evidence on sugar and health—specifically what the science really says about the links between sugar and the risk of various chronic diseases, as well as the inherent limitations of the data. Plus, in honor of Ha…

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🌚 Business as Initiation & the Power of Deep Alignment — with grace allerdice 1:05:35

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Today we embrace the Dark Moon and step into our businesses to remember: “alignment is a dance.” To do that, I welcome grace allerdice back to the podcast for the fifth time. She’s a priestess, a podcaster, and one of my personal friends and guides. In this episode, she shares how her self-employment journey has also been a spiritual initiation and…

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Navigating Pregnancy Weight Gain While in Recovery from Disordered Eating 5:57

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers a listener question about dealing with pregnancy weight gain when you’re working to make peace with food and your body. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the ful…

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👁️‍🗨️ A New Vision for Off the Grid 16:20

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Here's the thing: Off the Grid isn't just a marketing podcast. 🥸 It's a rallying cry to break free from the attention economy and reclaim your agency. It's also a vision of the internet where we create, connect, and make money online without extractive algorithms. In this bonus episode, I'm sharing the new vision for Off the Grid! And inviting you …

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📮 Email Mistakes We Need to Stop Making — with Dawn Richardson from Flodesk 1:07:29

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Today we’re going right to the heart of email marketing and answering your burning questions! To do that, I’m joined by Dawn Richardson, Product Education Manager at Flodesk and owner of Tech Savvy Creative. Dawn is here to explain how your emails end up in spam, strategies to get better open rates, and why you should stop sending reengagement camp…

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Parenting at the Intersection of Technology and Wellness Culture, with Amanda Hess 31:39

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Cultural critic and author Amanda Hess joins us to discuss her new book, Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age. We talk about the intersection of pregnancy, early parenthood, and technology, her experience using a popular period app to track her p…

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💯 100 Ways to Share Your Work & Life Off Social Media 15:52

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Let's get visionary! 🪅 🪅 🪅 Today I'm revisiting and reimagining my list of 100 Ways to Share Your Work/Life Without Social Media — in celebration of my book launch! If you've been feeling unsure, uninspired, or unsatisfied lately, this episode is for you. Tune in for a quick dose of clarity and expansion. 🩵 RESOURCES + LINKS 👋 Download the FREE Lea…

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🦗 Quit Launching to Crickets — Simple Strategies for Stronger Sales with Nicole Cloutier 1:03:21

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Today we welcome copywriter Nicole Cloutier back to the podcast (yay!) to help us avoid the most dreaded small biz experience: putting something new into the world and hearing … nothing … in return. We talk through launch basics then go deep into the strategies that have helped grow our sales — even in this challenging year. Join us as we stare int…

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Navigating Infertility in the Age of Wellness 4:13

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy discusses her experience with IVF and the intersection of infertility and complementary/alternative medicine, including a deep dive into the science on laser acupuncture for fertility. She also shares some personal news. This episode is for paid su…

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🌈 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media — Book Launch! 58:41

2M ago58:41

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My book is here! Learn more & buy your copy at offthegrid.fun/attention 🥳 🥳 🥳 In today's episode, I tell you all about the book AND the virtual retreat I'm hosting this fall. Then I share an amazing conversation I had with Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer for her podcast Imagination State. It's all about how extractive algorithms wreck our creativity + comm…

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She Took GLP-1s for Weight Loss. Now She's a Weight-Inclusive Doctor. Ft. Mara Gordon, MD 35:19

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Physician and writer Mara Gordon joins us to discuss diet and wellness culture among medical doctors, why she took Ozempic for weight loss (and what made her quit), how she came to practice weight-inclusive care, and lots more. Behind the paywall, we get i…

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🙅‍♀️ Why I’m Not Putting My Book on Amazon 24:51

2M ago24:51

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The most radical choice I’ve made in self-publishing is not putting my book on Amazon. Tune in to this episode to learn: Why I made this decision What it means for my book How I’m going to find readers anyway & Exactly how many books I’m hoping to sell Then join me in my journey of self-publishing without giving Jeff Bezos more money… by getting a …

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💥 Why I Turned Down a Book Deal 36:53

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Welcome back to Book Week! In this behind-the-scenes episode (from the Clubhouse!), I tell you all about: The story of my first book (& why I had to rewrite that story to move forward) Why I decided to write this book (instead of just making more podcast episodes) My process for writing the 15,000 word manuscript in ONE WEEK (a wild choice) How I e…

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📔 Demystifying Publishing: From Idea to Manuscript to Book in Your Hands — with Bailey Lang 1:10:44

2M ago1:10:44

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Bailey Lang is a book coach, editor, and ghostwriter who helps business owners, creatives, and academics tell stories that matter. In this episode, Bailey and I pull back the curtain on the book-writing process. I share the messy middle and behind-the-scenes challenges of bringing my own book to life, while Bailey offers grounded guidance on what t…

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Should you buy organic? What the science really says 12:50

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about organic foods, addressing whether organics are better for human health than conventional ones, potential environmental impacts, and important questions to consider if you’re recovering from disordered eating. The …

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🫶 Moving Past Perfectionism & Procrastination — Parts Work for Creative People with Tracy Candido 1:00:00

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Tracy Candido is a creative coach and the host of Hidden Parts, a podcast about the inner voices that shape how we live, work, and lead. Today she joins me on the podcast to help me unpack how my inner perfectionist, procrastinator, and hyper-achiever showed up in the book writing process. To do that, she teaches us a lot about Parts Work. Tune in …

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Accepting Your Body with Chronic Illness, Pain, or Disability - ft. Jennifer Caspari 33:07

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Clinical psychologist and author Jennifer Caspari (You Are More Than Your Body) joins us to discuss how to accept your body when you have a chronic illness, chronic pain, or disability. We talk about her experience living with cerebral palsy, how to practi…

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✏️ Deleting Instagram, Practicing Attention & the Magic of Self-Publishing — with Cody Cook-Parrott 59:48

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This summer, Cody Cook-Parrott deleted their Instagram account. In doing so, they “lost” 80,000 followers and gained so. much. more. In this conversation, we dig into why Cody decided to delete IG, how their creative attention has shifted since, and what it really looks like to build a business (and publish a book) off the grid. Tune in to this epi…

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A former anti-vaxxer shares one thing that helped change her mind 10:26

2M ago10:26

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Christy reads a guest post from a former anti-vaxxer who shares one thing that helped change her mind. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the full episode! Get full show notes and references here. Christy's second book, The Wellness Trap, is available wherever books are s…

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🏁 The State of Substack & How to Fall Back in Love with the Internet — with Seth Werkheiser 1:03:12

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Seth Werkheiser was one of the first 3000 people on Twitter. Now he runs Social Media Escape Club and helps people get off X, Facebook, Instagram, and more. In this conversation, we chart how we’ve each spent 20+ years online — beginning with AOL, Tumblr, and Twitter all the way through Instagram, TikTok, and the current state of Substack. This one…

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💫 How to (Self) Publish a Book Without Social Media 25:17

3M ago25:17

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Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back! Season 7 of Off the Grid officially kicks off next week. 🥳 This season we'll be digging into all things (self)-publishing without social media. I'm talking to writers, coaches, witches, and more about the magic of bringing our ideas to life and selling them in the marketplace. 😬 To get you in the mood, I'm …

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"Food Addiction" + Ultraprocessed Foods + Disordered Eating with Marci Evans 1:06:07

2M ago1:06:07

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Eating-disorders dietitian Marci Evans joins us to discuss the current science on “food addiction” (sometimes called “ultraprocessed food addiction”)—and what’s changed since I first interviewed her about this topic for Food Psych back in 2016. We get into…

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Andrew Huberman and the Problem with "Cutting-Edge" Research (Best Of) 5:43

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about wellness podcaster Andrew Huberman and his promotion of intermittent fasting, cold showers, and other dubious wellness practices. This episode was originally published in March 2024. The full version of this episo…

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Should you worry about chemicals in sunscreen? Here's what the science says. 4:31

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy discusses why some wellness influencers advocate avoiding sunscreen, and what the science really says about common UV-protective ingredients, vitamin D production, and more. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and s…

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Another way Ozempic helps fuel anti-fat bias 7:19

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Christy reads a letter from a listener that offers a unique point of view on the intersection of GLP-1s and diet culture. We’re also debuting a new feature and a way to get involved with the podcast! Get full show notes and references here. Subscribe to Rethinking Wellness to get all our content, including subscriber-only Q&As and essays, extended …

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🌈 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media — Exclusive Book Preview! 15:41

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It's finally here, my friends... your first preview of my book! In this episode, I fill you in on exactly why Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media. Then in a you-heard-it-here-first moment, I play you the beginning of the audiobook! And I implore you to get a copy at yourattentionissacred.com. Thank you so much for tuning in to season si…

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Hormone-Health Myths and Facts with Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell (Best Of) 48:10

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell joins us to discuss myths and facts about hormones, including the problems with doing diets and supplement protocols for “hormone balancing,” why weight-loss recommendations aren’t helpful for hormone health, how to manage th…

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🙌 21 Tiny Pep Talks for You & Your Creative Business 1:12:20

4M ago1:12:20

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Welcome to part one of our season six finale! Today I’m joined by TWENTY past guests sharing tiny pep talks recorded just for you. Tune in for encouragement on everything from surviving Capitalism to fixing your sales page to overcoming overwhelm and getting exactly what you want. You’ll hear from: [6:30] Blaize Hall of Weeping Willow Wellness [12:…

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Hydration: Everything You Need to Know, and Myths to Stop Believing 3:23

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy discusses what the science says about “hydration multipliers,” sports drinks, and other electrolyte beverages—and whether you’re really as dehydrated as you think. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for…

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🪞 Clear Channels, Secret Marketing & Making More Money Sans Socials — with Sarah Gottesdiener 55:33

4M ago55:33

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Here’s my truth— I am absolutely, positively obsessed with this episode. Today on the pod, I’m joined by the one-and-only Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. She’s popping over from Moonbeaming to pull back the curtain on how the Moon Studio has made more money than ever this year — with a secret marketing strategy and a super minimal social media presence. …

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Is Alcohol Really Unsafe At Any Dose? (Best Of) 6:29

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about whether light drinking is really as risky as some wellness influencers make it out to be, and shares some ways to explore your relationship with alcohol. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. L…

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🤳 Put Down Your Phone & Abandon Your Brand — with Casey Johnston 49:52

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Casey Johnston is a weight-lifting memoirist and former editor at Vice, Ars Technica & the New York Times’ Wirecutter. She’s been reporting on social media and smart phones for over a decade, and in that time, she built her career on Twitter then left it behind in favorite of a paid newsletter and a phone with fewer than ten apps on it. In this con…

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Can a Diet Really Help Solve Your Period Problems? (Best Of) 10:51

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Q&A: A critical look at diet advice for period pain and endometriosis. This episode was originally published in 2023. Check out the transcript for links to all referenced studies. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the firs…

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🚸 “How Do I Grow Without Social Media??” — Live Coaching with Melissa Wong 1:17:49

4M ago1:17:49

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Welcome to an episode unlike any other! Today I'm joined by Melissa Wong of Coherence Studio for a live advising session where I help her work through the age-old question: "how do I really grow my business without social media?" Then she turns the mic around on me to dig into how Off the Grid has actually grown — and what you can learn from that p…

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A Popular Protein Myth, and What the Science Really Says (Best Of) 4:56

4M ago4:56

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about how much protein you really need—and explores why a certain piece of incorrect advice is so popular among influencers and “protein girlies.” The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the …

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🌻 3 Ways I’m Gently Reinventing My Work Right Now 39:07

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Welcome to Paradigm Shift Summer! 😎 This month on the podcast, we're rooting into radical change with ease, softness, and poolside vibes. Today I'm taking you behind-the-scenes of my business and sharing 3 ways I'm releasing 2025-so-far and gently redesigning my work/life this summer. I'll guide you through the deep shifts and practical actions I h…

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😊 How Your Business Can (& Can’t) Make You Happy — $300k+ Launches with Sam Vander Wielen 55:57

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I’m not a fan of the #girlboss. But I am a fan of women who build wildly successful businesses. And I especially appreciate when they offer eyes-open advice about what it really took to get there. Today on the show, I’m joined by Sam Vander Wielen, a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur who’s built a multi-seven-figure online business through consistently $1…

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Is There Any Good Evidence for the Carnivore Diet? 3:50

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy discusses the carnivore diet, why it’s concerning from a disordered-eating perspective, and what the science really says about this fad diet that doesn’t want to die. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up …

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🏦 How Freelance Work Can Solve Your Problems — with Sarah Jutras 1:00:50

5M ago1:00:50

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I started my self-employment journey by freelancing… but somehow I’ve never talked about it on the pod! So today I’m joined by Sarah Jutras of Huzzah Studio and Freelance for Life to dive into how to build a freelance career and/or land a few gigs to make ends meet. Together we unpack a few common Qs, including: What is freelancing? 🤺 Who is freela…

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Why Wellness Misinformation Is Rampant, and How to Avoid It - with Matthew Facciani 34:42

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Misinformation and media-literacy researcher Matthew Facciani joins us to discuss how he defines misinformation at a time when even the term itself is polarizing, why there’s so much misinformation about health and wellness in particular, how to navigate t…

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🛠️ How to Create Biz Systems (for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs) — with brigitte 58:40

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When my business becomes overwhelming, I turn my focus to my systems. Why? Because systems are the how of everything I do in my work and life. I have a system for doing my laundry, a system for checking my inbox, and a system for making this podcast. And even when I have no system for doing something… that’s still a no-system system! Designing my s…

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Menopause Misinformation, and How to Set Boundaries on Wellness Talk 3:55

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about the diets you don’t need to try in (peri)menopause—and ways to get your loved ones to stop talking about them. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first question here, and sign …

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👩‍💻 How to Reinvent Yourself (& Your Website) — with Anita Cheung 57:46

6M ago57:46

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2025 has been a year of pivots, restarts, and beginning again. So this week on the pod, we’re talking about reinventing yourself and your website! To do that, I’m joined by yoga-teacher-turned-meditation-studio-owner-turned-designer Anita Cheung AKA Neets! Anita has pivoted business topics, models and personal brands many times over the past decade…