Imperfectly Healthy

In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews Sara Ness, the Founder and Chief Instigator of Authentic Revolution. She began teaching Authentic Relating in 2012, founding a thousands-strong learning community in Austin, Texas and going on to train over 350 leaders and help found 30+ other communities worldwide. Sara is passionate about exposing the joy of human connection and exploring our creative potential through relationship. She has facilitated at schools, companies, yoga studios, a funeral, Burning Man, and more, bringing playful social technology into the mainstream and the….non-mainstream. In this episode, you are going to hear Sara share: her own journey of finding and expressing her authentic self, which led to her creating Authentic Revolution to assist others in doing the same. how social conditioning impacts your self-expression how AR offers a brave space to explore your true expression and creating deeper connections with others the common experience of social anxiety how and why we

In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews Dr. Aimie Apigian, a physician, speaker and founder of Trauma Healing Accelerated and Family Challenge Camps. After a few years in a traditional general surgery residency in Portland, OR, she decided to forge her career path as a Trauma, Attachment and Addiction Medicine Physician.  Inspired by her experience with adoption and foster care, her mission is to help others accelerate their healing of attachment trauma through evidence-based tools and experiences to rewire the nervous system and change the belief systems of those struggling with attachment trauma.  Having personally experienced the challenges of parenting a child with effects from attachment trauma, she is intensely invested on finding what actually works practically and the fastest to bring lasting change to those affected by trauma and attachment issues.  She is the Founder and Director for Family Challenge Camps, a non-profit organization founded in 2011 providing an experiential transforma

In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews her friend and fellow wellness warrior, Christa Orecchio - a clinical and holistic nutritionist and founder of The Whole Journey. She helps people heal from the root cause, using food as their medicine along with a mind-body-spirit approach to improving health. Christa is a bestselling author, TV show host, and is super passionate about helping you heal your adrenals, thyroid, and nervous system in the most holistic way. Get access to Christa's FREE MINI COURSE to start shifting this right away.  In this episode, you are going to hear Christa share expertise and experience around: her own beliefs and stories that were driving her chronic stress patterns and how that lead to creating the adrenal recode approach.  how to know if you are running on stress hormones. how and why most people are addicted to being stressed out. why all dis-ease starts in the nervous system, not the gut. why eating all the right foods does nothing when your cells can properly u

In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews Sarah Clark, a health and life coach who uses the tools of functional medicine and natural fertility solutions to reverse infertility and help couples create the family they desire.  She is the author of Fabulously Fertile – Supercharge your Fertility Naturally, Fabulously Fertile Cookbook and Fertility Preparation Program. She is super proud of her Signature Fertility Coaching Program, which includes functional lab testing, supports couples to make diet and lifestyle changes that dramatically improve the chances of a healthy pregnancy and baby! On her Get Pregnant Naturally Podcast she shares that with functional medicine and natural fertility solutions we can eventually reverse infertility.  In this episode, you are going to hear Sarah share expertise and experience around: her own experience with infertility, chronic health issues and how she discovered functional health and life coaching after she had her kids why she works with couples and not onl

In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews fellow Dietitian, Karen Diaz - a registered dietitian certified in intuitive eating who helps women overcome eating and body image struggles. She earned her bachelor of science in dietetics from James Madison University and completed her dietetic internship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Cornell Campus. After graduating, Karen gained experience in pediatrics, food allergies, and weight management both at UMDNJ University Hospital and the research department at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She also worked at the Renfrew Center. Currently she assists women through her signature program, Break Free, which you can learn more about at TheFreeLife.com  In this episode, you are going to hear Karen share expertise and experience around: her own experience growing up around addiction and food/body challenges how most women to some degree struggle with food and their body all she learned about the roots of food/body challenges by running an eating

In this episode of IMperfectly Healthy, Faith interviews her inspiring and sweet friend Jillian Ritter on how she chose an empowering path facing Cancer 3 years ago, and how it transformed her body image, mindset, beliefs about life (and herself), and her career. Jill approaches life newly now that she is on the other side.  Jill's passion for personal wellness came to light when she received this very serious health diagnosis of Cancer. Once the initial shock subsided, she knew she wanted to empower herself to heal. In addition to her never-ending research, she created an integrative team to support herself — a naturopathic doctor, massage therapist, acupuncturist, therapist, a nutritionist, a mindfulness teacher.  When working with integrative health professionals to create their online presence, Jill's background comes into play both as a content creator, a website designer, a patient, and passionate researcher. She understands the ins-and-outs of the digital land, can view content from the perspective of

In this episode of IMperfectly Healthy, Faith interviews her friend David Zappasodi - the founder of Empowered Health Now. He is a thought leader, international bestselling author, and transformational weight loss expert who has helped countless individuals to break through the weight loss struggle and drastically change their lives for the better. In this episode, you are going to hear David share his expertise and experience around: his radical methods for helping people find freedom from the weight/food struggle fast and forever. the dramatic results he gets for clients in a matter of days the difference between the thinking and sensory brain why willpower and discipline don't work and never will the importance of safety when it comes to weight loss how changing a habit doesn't need to take 21 or 30 days what a brain flip is and how it changes your life very fast what is really going on with self-sabotage why cravings are like bullies how to have a FREE breakthrough session with David to see if his work i

In this episode of IMperfectly Healthy, Faith interviews Jeanne and Josh Rubin of East West Healing and Performance. Josh and Jeanne are revolutionizing nutrition for thyroid health by teaching people how to use food as supplementation, reduce stress and build the most sound foundation for the body to heal. They believe the greatest defense one has against the ever-changing environment is the health of the metabolism. When the metabolism is strong and the thyroid is functioning, all systems are working in synergy, just as they are meant to. Josh and Jeanne are teaching people how to use food to resource their body in new ways, which in turn is building a bridge for complete mind, body and spirit growth and transformation. They are here to offer you back ownership of your health and to provide you the information you need to make more informed choices around your health! In this episode, you are going to hear Josh and Jeanne shed light on: their refreshing philosophy on healing the body of all chronic ailment

In this episode of IMperfectly Healthy, Faith interviews her good friend and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner Kimball Willson.  Kimball shares her own journey in finding the root causes of her own health challenges, that led to her passion for helping others achieve vibrant health. What you will learn from Kimball in this episode is: - the difference between functional and conventional lab testing - the importance of looking at the body as a whole - what question to keep asking until you get to the root cause - how most often the answer lies in the gut - why exercise is making you gain weight - the real causes of excess weight - why self-care is a key piece to your health journey Connect with Kimball at www.kwhealthcoaching.com Connect with Faith at www.faithshevlin.com