Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

Hope Pedraza

Tangible tips, actionable steps, and expert insights for health, wellness, mindset and self-improvement for high-achieving women, including entrepreneurs and business owners! Host Hope Pedraza, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Practitioner, Human Design Guide, and multi-certified fitness expert, brings you weekly episodes to transform your mind, body, and soul and help you navigate the life of a high-achieving woman who wants her physical energy to match with her business success and ability to share her mission with the world and achieve the impossible.

Explore topics like:

•Nutrition and functional medicine for holistic health

•Energy healing, Reiki, and Human Design for alignment

•Mindset, trauma healing, and spiritual growth

•Wellness strategies for living with purpose and clarity

Join Hope and inspiring guests—top wellness experts, self-development leaders, and trailblazing entrepreneurs—for transformative conversations designed to help you live your best life with hope and purpose.

Learn more about hope at hopefulandwholesome.com and follow her on Instagram @thehopepedraza to learn more!

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Top 10 Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs Episodes

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Creating a Life You Love: Aligning Your Values and Actions for 2025- Aligned and Refined in 2025- Pt 9

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

12/29/24 • 20 min

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Ready to create a life that feels aligned, fulfilling, and joyful in 2025? In this episode of Hopeful and Wholesome, we’ll dive into the powerful process of aligning your core values with your daily actions to create a life you love.

You’ll learn:

•How to identify your core values and passions.

•Simple steps to align your actions with your bigger life vision.

•Tips for long-term fulfillment, joy, and staying connected to your purpose.

Whether you’re aiming to set new goals for the year or simply seeking more fulfillment, this episode offers actionable steps to help you intentionally create a life that reflects who you truly are.

Tune in now to set yourself up for success, happiness, and fulfillment in 2025 and beyond!
And don't miss your chance to get my Holistic Detox: Spring Cleaning for the body, mind and soul HERE for FREE through December 31, 2024 before it goes to a paid program!

This 3-part program is designed to help you reset and rejuvenate on every level:

1. Body: Support your liver and detox pathways with practical strategies, recipes, and mindfulness practices. Calm your nervous system with regulation techniques.

2. Mind: Free your subconscious with a digital detox, mindful activities, and EFT practices to rewire beliefs about worthiness and success.

3. Soul: Release energy patterns holding you back. Tailored hypnosis sessions will guide you to decondition based on your Human Design, focusing on your relationship with worth and action.

Step into this holistic approach to detoxing your entire being and reclaim your energy!

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And don't miss out on downloading on my secret podcast, The Nourished Entrepreneur Formula to learn how to align your health and business through holistic wellness strategies. We will explore everything from functional labs to Human Design, helping you uncover the root cause of imbalance and build lasting energy and vitality to thrive in your business and life. Download it here!
One more thing! For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a person favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)

How to Embrace Change and Let Go of Resistance in 2025- Aligned and Refined in 2025 Pt 8

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

12/28/24 • 18 min

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Start 2025 with confidence and grace by learning how to embrace change and release resistance! In this transformative episode of Hopeful and Wholesome, we’re diving into why change feels hard and how to make it easier.

You’ll discover:

•The neuroscience behind change and why your brain resists it.

•Simple practices to reframe uncertainty and approach change with a positive mindset.

•Tangible tools for navigating major life transitions with clarity and ease.

Whether you’re setting new goals, making a fresh start, or facing unexpected transitions, this episode is packed with actionable tips to help you welcome growth and let go of what no longer serves you.

Tune in now to learn how to step into 2025 aligned, empowered, and ready to thrive!
And don't miss your chance to get my Holistic Detox: Spring Cleaning for the body, mind and soul HERE for FREE through December 31, 2024 before it goes to a paid program!

This 3-part program is designed to help you reset and rejuvenate on every level:

1. Body: Support your liver and detox pathways with practical strategies, recipes, and mindfulness practices. Calm your nervous system with regulation techniques.

2. Mind: Free your subconscious with a digital detox, mindful activities, and EFT practices to rewire beliefs about worthiness and success.

3. Soul: Release energy patterns holding you back. Tailored hypnosis sessions will guide you to decondition based on your Human Design, focusing on your relationship with worth and action.

Step into this holistic approach to detoxing your entire being and reclaim your energy!

How to hold heavy emotions without breaking

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

05/16/25 • 5 min

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Welcome to the very first Magnetic Minute of Hope—your new Friday ritual for nourishment, clarity, and energetic alignment in quick 5 minute episode.

In this episode, I’m diving into a truth we often forget as high-performing women: your emotions are not problems to fix—they’re portals to expansion.

You’ll learn how to stop labeling emotions as “good” or “bad” and start relating to them as energy that simply wants to move. I’ll show you how increasing your emotional capacity is the key to unlocking next-level clarity, intuition, and self-trust in both business and life.

This is the reframe you didn’t know you needed to finish your week grounded, powerful, and ready to lead.

Let’s stop avoiding the uncomfortable—and start transforming through it.

Take 5 minutes. Tune into your body. Shift everything.

Peptides and Longevity: How Bioregulators Can Activate Your Body's Rejuvenation System with Nathalie Niddam

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

02/24/25 • 42 min

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Nathalie Niddam, holistic nutritionist and longevity educator, is dedicated to helping us all live joyful and vibrant lives well into our 50s, 60s, and beyond. She shares strategies—from health tech, to ancestral health, to peptides and more, on her podcast, Longevity Podcast with Nathalie Niddam. She speaks internationally, sharing her deep expertise on bioregulators—leading edge compounds with the power to awaken the body's innate rejuvenation systems.

Highlights from this Episode:

What are Bioregulator Peptides
Are they safe & natural?
Is there research on them?
Are they different from other peptides like BPC 157
How do people use peptides
What risks are involved in taking peptides
Do skincare products that claim to have peptides in them work?
How to safely approach peptide therapy
Buying trustworthy peptides

Resources:
Sign up for Nathalie's Newsletter
Nathalie's Website
Nathalie's Podcast

The psychology of chakras: Decode your energy blueprint for purpose, growth and resilience with Dr. Shai Tubali

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

04/03/25 • 37 min

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Dr. Shai Tubali is an internationally renowned author, speaker, and philosopher with over 21 books published in 13 languages, including the bestselling The Seven Chakra Personality Types. He holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of Leeds, where his research focused on transformative dialogue and ancient Eastern and Western philosophies. Shai is recognized for his innovative work in the field of personal transformation, particularly through his Soul Design system, which explores how the interplay of primary, secondary, and supportive chakras shapes our personality and life purpose. His latest book, Your Chakra Personality, provides practical tools for decoding the soul’s blueprint. With over 30 years of experience, Shai has led thousands of people through workshops and seminars worldwide, blending philosophical insight with metaphysical knowledge. His therapeutic methods, such as the medically recognized Expansion Method, are used by professionals globally to foster emotional healing and mental clarity.

Highlights from this Episode:

Chakra Types as a Blueprint for Personal Growth and Healing
Using the Chakra System to Discover Life’s Purpose and Meaning
The Role of Chakras in Emotional Well-being and Happiness
Chakra-Based Coaching for Shadow Work and Self-Acceptance
Chakra Types as a Tool for Building Resilience and Overcoming Life’s Challenges
How understanding our chakras can influence our ability to make meaningful life decisions and find deeper purpose

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This One Energy Center Controls Your Emotions, Digestion & Detox: Solar Plexus Healing Explained

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

04/24/25 • 39 min

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What if your emotions were the key to your digestion, detox, and daily energy?

In this episode, I'm diving deep into the Solar Plexus Center—your emotional and digestive command center—through the lens of Human Design, mineral balancing, and functional wellness. You'll learn how emotional suppression can block your body’s ability to detox, how gut health is tied to emotional regulation, and the mineral imbalances that signal deeper energetic disharmony.

If you’ve been struggling with bloating, anxiety, burnout, or feeling like your body is holding onto something you can’t name... this is your roadmap to healing from the inside out.

🔑 Topics we cover:

The emotional waves of the Solar Plexus in Human Design
How emotions affect gut function and detox organs (liver, gallbladder, pancreas)
Mineral deficiencies tied to emotional dysregulation (magnesium, zinc, copper)
Daily rituals to regulate emotions, support digestion, and clear stuck energy
Why your body can’t detox what your mind won’t feel

✨ Plus, a holistic healing plan to balance your emotions, nourish your gut, and reboot your energy—body, mind, and soul.

📲 Ready to go deeper? Take the [Energy Leak Locator Quiz HERE] or book your personalized Energy Reboot Session with me HERE.

Want to dive in even deeper? The Quantum Reset might be for you! Click HERE to talk more.

The Magic of Matcha with Jen Lucas

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

05/27/21 • 29 min

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Jen is the founder of Yang+Yin Health. Yang+Yin Health, a lifestyle brand that brings balance to your life through the healing properties of matcha. Through her journey with matcha, I was able to regain my balance while moving cross-country, leaving an unfulfilling career and an unhealthy relationship and learning how to be a single mother to two wonderful children. Yang + Yin Health was born of her desire to share the incredible gifts matcha brought into her life with the world.

Today we talk about matcha, how it’s changed her life, and how it can change yours!

Highlights from the episode:

What is Matcha
Some of the key benefits of matcha
A few beauty benefits of matcha and Jen’s recommendations for matcha infused products
How matcha can lower inflammation
Some common matcha myths
Some of the best ingredients to pair with matcha
How people can get started using matcha

Resources:

https://yangyinhealth.com/

Yang + Yin on Facebook

Yang + Yin on Instagram

Yang + Yin on YouTube

Reverse Biological Aging Using a Plant Forward Diet with Melanie Richter and Rene Fitton

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

04/16/25 • 49 min

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Melanie Murphy Richter, MS, RDN is a dynamic Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and the 2023 “Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year" by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. As Director of Communications and Medical Science Educator at L-Nutra, she drives the company’s mission to promote health through evidence-based nutrition. Melanie is also a graduate instructor at UC Irvine, where she mentors future healthcare professionals. Founder of Wholistic Ritual, she combines science-backed nutrition with holistic healing. She has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, Men’s Health, and more.

Renee Fitton, MS, RD is a leader in the intersection of nutrition, healthcare, and education. As Director of Education & Healthcare Sales at Prolon, she shapes sales strategies and equips healthcare practitioners with cutting-edge insights into nutrition and longevity. Her expertise in evidence-based practices and nutritional science has made her a trusted authority. Renee is dedicated to advancing the role of nutrition in revolutionizing healthcare, blending scientific rigor with a compassionate approach to wellness.

Highlights from this episode:

Fasting-Mimicking diets and their impacts on aging and cellular regeneration
How diet and plant-based eating plays a role in longevity
Common misconceptions about plant-based diets and longevity
Transitioning to a more plant-based diet without feeling overwhelmed
The role nutrition plays in the prevention of age-related diseases
The role hydration plays in supporting a plant-based diet and longevity
The most promising developments in nutritional science related to aging and longevity

Resources:
Prolon Website
Rene's Instagram
Rene's LinkedIn
Melanie's Website
Melanie's TikTok
Melanie's Instagram
Melanie's LinkedIn
L-Nutra Health Website

Performance Herbalism: Shaping an Active Fulfilled Lifestyle with Logan Christopher

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

04/10/25 • 30 min

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A modern-day strongman—he can juggle flaming kettlebells and pull firetrucks by his hair—Logan is pushing the potential of human endurance and optimal health naturally, and helping others do the same.

In 2012, he co-founded Lost Empire Herbs, a company dedicated to hormonal support that draws on performance herbalism and ancient natural wisdom to promote healthy living.What started as a personal quest to boost Logan’s own athletic performance – and find natural solutions for health and well-being after his mother died of cancer – has become a professional endeavor helping thousands of people achieve peak physical and mental performance.

Logan also inspires a 30,000+ strong audience on social media, across Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook, and has authored several books, including the well-known titles Mental Muscle and Powered By Nature.

Highlights from this Episode:

Practical ways individuals can optimize their hormone health
Current limitations in medical or scientific approach to hormone health?
How can alternative or holistic perspectives complement conventional science?
Performance herbalism vs. general herbalism
Key lessons we can learn from ancient herbal medicine cultures
How performance herbalism can help individuals lead more active and fulfilled lives
Specific herbs for improving physical or mental performance

Resources:
Lost Empire Herbs Website
Instagram
YouTube
Facebook

Is Magnesium Deficiency Causing Your Anxiety or Depression?

Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

05/13/25 • 30 min

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If you’ve been feeling anxious, mentally foggy, emotionally on edge, or just not yourself—this episode is your permission slip to stop blaming your mindset and start listening to your body.

In this powerful solo episode, I'm diving into the connection between magnesium deficiency and mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and burnout. You’ll learn how this essential mineral impacts brain chemistry, neurotransmitters like GABA and serotonin, cortisol regulation, and your ability to feel calm, clear, and in control.

This is body literacy in action—because your mental health isn’t just emotional. It’s physical. It’s mineral. It’s energetic.

You’ll walk away with:

The signs of magnesium deficiency affecting your mind and mood
The science behind magnesium and mental health (including studies showing it can outperform antidepressants in some cases)
The best forms of magnesium for anxiety, depression, and brain fog
Practical ways to rebuild your magnesium reserves and protect your energy

Plus, I'm sharing a free tool to help you go deeper!
🔍 Take the Energy Leak Locator Quiz to uncover hidden ways your body is leaking energy and how to start healing from the inside out.

Your body holds the blueprint. This is your invitation to come back home to it.

Click HERE to take the quiz!

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The episode title 'Unlocking the Root Center: How Stress and Mineral Imbalances Impact Your Energy' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs is 33 minutes.

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