Courageous Wellness

Today we welcome the founder of Vintner’s Daughter April Gargiulo to the Podcast. Vintner’s Daughter was founded on the principles of unparalleled quality and efficacy, inspired by April’s background in the world of fine winemaking and its uncompromising standards. Their 3 products, Active Renewal CleanserTM, Active Treatment EssenceTM and Active Botanical SerumTM have set new standards for performance, quality, and safety. We have a really great discussion on beauty, April’s Journey, and Vintner’s Daughter.

To learn more visit: vintnersdaughter.com

If you would like to work with us and receive a free health coaching consultation-- get in touch at courageouswellness.net or email [email protected] or [email protected] Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey. To receive 20% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.comand use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. You can also save 20% on all spa treatments at Milk+Honey Spa locations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Texas, Miami and get a special rate on a curated Courageous Wellness Retreat Spa Package that includes a 60 minute massage and dry brushing. Book over the phone or online and visit: milkandhoneyspa.com Shop Vintners Daughter + Get 2-Day Free Shipping Meet NED: You can receive 15% off our favorite Ned CBD products, including the Hormone Balance Blend and the Full Spectrum Hemp Oil, go to www.helloned.com and enter the code CWPODCAST at checkout We are so excited to partner with Seed! You can save 15% on Seed Synbiotic by using code: courageous15 at checkout. Head to www.seed.com to learn more. Save 20% on Sakara clean boutique and meal delivery with code: xocourageous at checkout! Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll.

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Today we welcome Faraz Khan, Founder of FullyVital hair wellness for women and host of the Anti-Aging Hacks Podcast. He is a leading expert in the field of hair loss in women, with a specialized focus on understanding the role of hormones, including testosterone and DHT, in hair thinning and loss. Today we have a conversation on women’s hair loss. We discuss the cause and complex hormonal changes (and stress!) that contribute to hair loss. Faraz also offers tangible tips on prevention!

To learn more visit: https://farazmkhan.com or follow on Instagram @antiaginghacks

If you would like to receive a free health coaching consultation-- get in touch at courageouswellness.net or email [email protected] or [email protected] Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness Try Femometer Smart Ring for Ovulation Tracking! This Episode is brought to you by BTR Nation. Save 20% on BTR Plant-Powered & Adaptogenic Protein Bars & Chocolate Truffle Cups -- with the cleanest label on the market -- with code: courageouswellness at checkout when you visit: https://www.btrnation.com Erica loves the Cinnamon Cookie Dough Energy Bars and Cherry Chocolate Truffle Cups & Aly always has the peanut butter chocolate bliss bars in her cabinet! This Episode is brought to you by Odyssey Elixir. Save 20% on Odyssey Sparkling Mushroom Elixir with code: CWPODCAST at checkout when you visit: http://odysseyelixir.com Our personal favorite flavors include: Dragon fruit Lemonade and Orange Ginger! This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey. To receive 20% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. Shop Vintners Daughter + Get 2-Day Free Shipping Meet NED: You can receive 15% off our favorite Ned CBD products, including the Hormone Balance Blend and the Full Spectrum Hemp Oil, go to www.helloned.com and enter the code CWPODCAST at checkout We are so excited to partner with Seed! You can save 15% on Seed Synbiotic by using code: courageous15 at checkout. Head to www.seed.com to learn more. Save 20% on Sakara clean boutique and meal delivery with code: xocourageous at checkout! Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive 20% off tuition use code: ALYSSAFRENCH20 and check out a Sample Class here.

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Today on the podcast we welcome Stephanie Cowie. Throughout Stephanie’s professional life she was a Vice President at American Benefits Consulting and she also served as a Senior Employee Benefits Consultant for Fortune 50 & 100 companies in the U.S. for the past 22 years. Today on Courageous Wellness, she shares with us a more personal story -- of suffering a stroke in her spinal cord, prior to her 50th birthday. This spinal cord injury created paralysis for Stephanie from the waist down.

By sharing her very courageous story with us, we dive into Stephanie’s experience from being a temporarily abled body person to a person living with a disability. She not only shares with us concepts and language that are important to be aware of for individuals living with disabilities but also that we are all only ever having an experience of being temporarily abled.

Stephanie shares the ups and downs of navigating a new normal and inspires us with her intelligence and sense of humor surrounding how she navigates experiencing physical paralysis.

She remains an incredibly active and dedicated member of her community as the Co-President of the PTA at Greenwich High School, Vice-Chair to the First Selectman Advisory Counsel for People with Disabilities and has previously held a long list of leadership positions including the United Way of Greenwich and the Junior League.

Stephanie lives in Greenwich, CT with her husband Jim, their son Sean, and their English Golden Retriever Walter. Her interests include golf, spending time with family & friends, singing, playing basketball with her son, travel and volunteerism. We learned so much from Steph’s experience and are grateful to her for sharing her courageous wellness with us today.

To get in touch with Stephanie you can visit her StephBStrong Instagram and Facebook by visiting: @stephbstrong + https://www.facebook.com/stephbstrong/

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This episode is brought to you by Ned! You can receive 15% off our favorite Ned CBD products . They even offer an entirely female created line for periods called Natural cycles. Go to helloned.com and enter the code CWPODCAST at checkout!

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Today on the podcast we sit down with PLATEFIT creator and founder, Rachael Blumberg. On this episode we discuss Rachael’s inspiring journey in fitness, entrepreneurship, and the incredible technology of the medical grade vibrating plates that are used in the 27-minute PlateFit classes!

PLATEFIT classes are taken on medical grade devices that utilize rapid harmonic vibration — a unique means of destabilizing the body. This destabilization forces reflexive, subconscious neuromuscular action, in both muscular and connective tissue, in order to re-balance the body and maintain stability. The plates are always moving three directions at once: left to right, front to back, up and down. The vibration activates your muscle reflexes, and during the workout classes, muscles are contracting 30 to 50 times per second — roughly 900 – 1,500 contractions every 30 seconds

The benefits of the class include: increased muscle toning, serotonin, bone density, endurance, increased metabolism, lymphatic drainage and blood flow, and a decrease in cortisol levels, among many others. We are huge fans of PLATEFIT, which is fun, challenging, and allows you to break a sweat in just 27 minutes.

Rachael is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and knowledgeable Power Plate® instructors in the industry and her mission is to help individuals achieve their goals, while feeling good in their bodies and in their lives. We loved this conversation with Rachael, learned so much about the power plate technology, the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, and why you should never be deterred by "no!"

To learn more or sign up for a class you can visit: https://platefit.co You can also follow PLATEFIT and Rachael on instagram at: @platefit + @rachaelblumberg

We want to hear your thoughts! Reach out at www.courageouswellnesspodcast.com

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness

This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey. To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas.

This episode is brought to you by Ned! You can receive 15% off our favorite Ned CBD products . They even offer an entirely female created line for periods called Natural cycles. Go to helloned.com and enter the code CWPODCAST at checkout!

We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit www.foursigmatic.com and use the code: courageous at checkout!

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Happy (day before) Thanksgiving! Today on the podcast it is just the two of us sitting down for a little girl talk about some current topics of interest! On this episode we discuss our recent travels to NYC (and Paris!), our experience at IIN Live, (which sparks a deep conversation on pharmaceuticals and mental health) and then we talk about food stress around the holidays. We also take a moment to identify what we are grateful for and some of our favorite holiday eats! Have a wonderful holiday and stay tuned for next weeks special guest!

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday!

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We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit www.foursigmatic.com and use the code: courageous at checkout!

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