Ep. 119 Aly French & Erica Stein of Courageous Wellness on Leaning into Obstacles & Bridging the Wellness Gap
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On the podcast today is Aly French & Erica Stein, Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coaches, health and wellness experts, and podcast hosts.
Today’s episode is a powerful conversation about the opportunity that comes from leaning into life’s obstacles and how to begin to bridge the wellness gap.
After experiencing a cancer diagnosis in her twenties (Aly) and a self-love journey which led to a 50lb weight loss experience (Erica), they created a platform to interview real people about their personal journeys in health and wellness. From physical wellness, to emotional and spiritual, they hear courageous stories and focus on why it is important to share them.
Aly & Erica are committed to de-stigmatizing conversations in the wellness space and celebrate the experiences and lessons of their courageous guests. Today, they are now certified holistic integrative nutrition health coaches and speak at live wellness panels and events.
In this week’s episode Aly & Erica chat about:
Aly & Erica share their path to wellness, connecting to self-love and trusting their intuition, and creating their platform
Opportunity that comes from leaning into obstacles, practicing courage, and the role of a spiritual practice
Why it's revolutionary to do your human revolution
Becoming your own health & wellness advocate and making empowered choices
Bridging the wellness gap and how Aly & Erica are making wellness more accessible and affordable
Aly & Erica share their wellness mantra, where they're taking Courageous Wellness next, their biggest dream, and so much more!
I’m so excited to share this week’s new episode with Aly & Erica, and I can’t wait to hear what you think! Make sure to join the conversation on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!
We also did a podcast swap this week! Check out my episode on Courageous Wellness on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here
“I’m really leaning in now whenever an obstacle comes up. It’s just kind of the gateway to an opportunity, it’s changing your mind to see it that way.”
“We inevitably all experience obstacles as human beings, it’s part of the human experience, but as Erica said it’s how do you, what can you create from that obstacle?”
“I feel so empowered and supported. Something that I really like about my practice, I chant in the morning and I chant in the evening to align my life with the universe and to chant to be in rhythm and all that stuff, but it’s such an empowering process because it teaches that you wouldn’t have been born if you didn’t have a mission to fulfill. We all have a mission and we all have karma that we come into this world with. For me, leaning into obstacles it’s easier with practice like having a spiritual practice and then having a community that supports you and good friends.”
Courageous Wellness Collective is Aly & Erica’s extended community of like-minded individuals who have come together to learn, grow, thrive and work towards improved personal and community wellness. They recognize the wellness industry can be highly inaccessible and they are here to bridge the gap between individual journeys and community initiatives.
Whether learning from the distinguished doctors, experts, and guests on their podcast, reading the helpful articles and recipes on their website, or working together 1:1 through their health coaching services – Aly & Erica are here to help you feel your best, love your body, and be equipped with the most up to date health and wellness knowledge for any stage of your health journey.
After a cancer diagnosis and recovery (Aly) and a self-love journey that led to a sustained 50lb weight loss experience (Erica) they created the Courageous Wellness Collective for real people to improve and advocate for their own sense of health and well being.
“Let food by thy medicine. We are food positive because food can be, real food, can be so healing and so nourishing and can be emotionally nourishing as well as physically nourishing. For me, I just look at food as this amazing thing that the Earth has given us and we can use it for our greatest health.”
To connect with Aly & Erica and learn more visit their website https://courageouswellness.net and on Instagram @courageouswellness and you can find their Nutrition Health Coaching Subscription Service on Patreon here
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