Weslie's mom, Joy Markham, finally joins the show to talk about finding joy throughout all the phases of life, parenthood, and personal growth at a later age in life.

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Welcome back to season 2 of Wake Up With Weslie.

Weslie is back after a 20 month hiatus, and ready to divulge the sticky, thick, beautiful goo phase she?s been swimming in.

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We did it! The one year mark of podcasting weekly has come and gone, and I'm over here just in my feels....

It's been a wild ride, and I can't wait to come back at season 2 with all the knowledge and experience we gathered up in season 1.

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Rory here, its late Tuesday night, Weslie's on Christmas vacation somewhere and no longer texting me... so I guess I'm gonna write this. Holly Draper is the owner of Purify Wellness in Pleasant Grove Utah. What's Purify Wellness all about you ask? Imagine a state of the art one-stop shopping facility for your mind, body, and spirit! They have everything from infrared heated yoga classes to Himalayan Salt rooms. Wes and Holly chat about energy mapping, auras, essential oils and so much more. I've met Holly like six times and to say she's an absolute joy to be around would be an understatement! Just listen to her voice, it's so calm and soothing.

 If you're interested in checking out Purify Wellness for yourself visit their website at https://purifywellnesscenter.com or call them at  (801) 854-5153

Check out Holly's essential oils at  https://www.purifyskintherapy.com/

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The Daily Shifts.
The Daily Shifts is an amazing app that helps you start to shift your life into a more positive direction. It encompasses all the daily practices you need to really make a change into one convenient place that is so incredibly simple, and easy to use. On top of this, The Daily Shifts is offering the Wake Up With Weslie audience access to their Shift my Life Master Class (75-page workbook + access to so much more!) for only $99. Go to thedailyshifts.com/weslie for this limited time offer where you save $900+!

TRIGGER WARNING* Discusses past history with Eating Disorders, and recovery. 

Ashie Adams is a palm reader. She started way back when on a whim at the age of 13, but didn?t choose to take it seriously until the last year and half?and in just that short amount of time, her life has changed. 

She reads peoples palms from all walks of life and has downloaded information that she knows is unique to her style of Palmistry, specifically regarding ancestral lines. 

Beyond palmistry, we talk about Human Design, parenting, spiritual gifts, work tendencies, and so much more in this episode. 

If you?re interested in making an appointment with Ash, find her on instagram at:

@ashieadams

Or her Palmistry instagram: @honeyd.moon

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The Daily Shifts.
The Daily Shifts is an amazing app that helps you start to shift your life into a more positive direction. It encompasses all the daily practices you need to really make a change into one convenient place that is so incredibly simple, and easy to use. On top of this, The Daily Shifts is offering the Wake Up With Weslie audience access to their Shift my Life Master Class (75-page workbook + access to so much more!) for only $99. Go to thedailyshifts.com/weslie for this limited time offer where you save $900+!

Rory and I sit down this week to finally chat about our separate experiences with Kanna, which is new a plant medicine that neither one of us has tried before.

After we share our experience, we go into the listener's questions that have been sent to us via Instagram over the last week, where everything from love advice to sibling relationships, then all way to religion and our parents is discussed. 

Enjoy!

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In this week's episode, we talk to Haley Jordan who suffered from Breast implant illness.

BII (Breast Illness Illness) is a term that some women and doctors use to refer to a wide range of symptoms that can develop after undergoing reconstruction or cosmetic augmentation with breast implants. It is also sometimes referred to as autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA). BII can occur with any type of breast implant, including silicone gel-filled, saline-filled, smooth surface, textured surface, round, or teardrop-shaped.

BII impacts each individual in a unique way. Symptoms can include:

The symptoms can appear any time after implant surgery ? some people develop symptoms immediately, while some develop them years later.

A lot of the symptoms of BII are associated with autoimmune and connective tissue disorders, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma. Some people who have BII also get diagnosed with a specific autoimmune or connective tissue disorder, but many do not.

In many, but not all cases, surgery to remove the breast implants improves or completely resolves the BII symptoms.

Find Haley on Instagram: @ittybittytittygoods

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 The Daily Shifts.
The Daily Shifts is an amazing app that helps you start to shift your life into a more positive direction. It encompasses all the daily practices you need to really make a change into one convenient place that is so incredibly simple, and easy to use. On top of this, The Daily Shifts is offering the Wake Up With Weslie audience access to their Shift my Life Master Class (75-page workbook + access to so much more!) for only $99. Go to thedailyshifts.com/weslie for this limited time offer where you save $900+!

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Kenny Holland is famous, but you?d never know it if you ran into him in the grocery store. He is one of the kindest, most down to earth and welcoming souls I?ve ever known?and not to mention?super talented. 

He is a singer/songwriter, producer, and an actor. He starred in Saturday?s Warriors as the lead and he tells us all how he stumbled into all this fame and success at quite an early age. 

Kenny opens up about how his life has unfolded, and how he has gotten to the spot he is at today which is a place of service and giving back. 

You can find him on Instagram: @KennyHolland

YouTube: KENNY HOLLAND

And his new album DOLPHINS is anywhere you get your music

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Dr. Moreen Rubin became a clinical therapist because she recognized that she could easily see what makes a person sitting in front of her special and unique. Ever since she was a child, those in her presence would reflect back to her that they felt seen, heard and understood in a deep and meaningful way.  She has come to believe that compassion, empathy, and living life with purpose can free people from self- limiting thoughts, beliefs and doubts. Through good therapy, she healed herself and learned about the power of self- love and trust.

In our episode together we discuss how our brain is actually comparable to computer software,  and how it has hardwired ?programs? that kick in when we experience trauma or fear. 

Dr. Mo goes over the 5 common fear responses: Flight, fight, freeze, fawn, or flop, and I was shocked to learn from her that there are more responses than flight, fight, or freeze. More so, I was shocked to realize that I had consistently experienced the ?fawning? method of a fear response for basically my whole life while being totally unconscious of it. Major A-HA moment for me. 

You can find more information about Dr. Rubin, and download her FREE BOOK, The Accelerated Habit Method, on her website: http://www.moreenrubin.com

And find her on Instagram: @DrMoreenRubin

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 The Daily Shifts.
The Daily Shifts is an amazing app that helps you start to shift your life into a more positive direction. It encompasses all the daily practices you need to really make a change into one convenient place that is so incredibly simple, and easy to use. On top of this, The Daily Shifts is offering the Wake Up With Weslie audience access to their Shift my Life Master Class (75-page workbook + access to so much more!) for only $99. Go to thedailyshifts.com/weslie for this limited time offer where you save $900+!

In this week's episode, two of my most beloved, wise, friends, Tree and Collette,  speak on the importance of language when we express how we're feeling, and what shadow work actually means to them. In today's world, I've come to realize that "shadow work" is almost a trendy word, and the way it's displayed all across social media has made it seem like a one-time bridge you cross over, then never have to look back on.  NEWS FLASH: It's not like that. 

Both Collette and Tree break down so beautifully how to start the process of shadow work and see it through.

BONUS! Make sure to stick around to the end to hear Tree Hill showcase a little snippet of her spoken word. 

To find Collette on Instagram: @thedefiantdreamer
To find Tree on Instagram: @Treehillzz

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Hey everyone, it's Rory.  Well, it happened. Wes got me. Despite my best efforts, and years of smiles and nods... Weslie finally found the outlet that would make me see the light. In this episode I ambush Wes with what a weekend of plant-based medicine and being completely open to a... lets call it "a less conventional" style of therapy can do to a non-believer. It's been a little over a week since we recorded and I'm happy to say that all this WU-WU shit is STICKING! I still can't believe it. 

Enjoy!

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 The Daily Shifts.
The Daily Shifts is an amazing app that helps you start to shift your life into a more positive direction. It encompasses all the daily practices you need to really make a change into one convenient place that is so incredibly simple, and easy to use. On top of this, The Daily Shifts is offering the Wake Up With Weslie audience access to their Shift my Life Master Class (75 page workbook + access to so much more!) for only $99. Go to thedailyshifts.com/weslie for this limited time offer where you save $900+!

Lindsey Simcik and Krista Williams started their podcast, Almost 30,  a little over 4 years ago, and it has quickly climbed into the top 50 podcasts in the world!

It's easy to understand why they've reached such a level of success after chatting with them because they are so effortlessly calm, confident, and articulate with the way they speak not only to us but with each other as well. 

We go into how Almost 30 came to be, along with some of their favorite life lessons that they've picked up along the way. 

My favorite being ways to realize you may be abandoning yourself in your relationships, or career, and how to find a true level of confidence and security for no one else but yourself.

This episode is truly just barely skimming the surface of what Lindsey and Krista have to offer, so head on over to their podcast, ALMOST 30 to get deeper!

Instagram: almost30podcast
Krista: @itskrista
Lindsey: @lindseysimcik

And check out all they have to offer on their website: www.almost30.com

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Sadie Sabin is worth the hype, my friends! I've seen her name circling around in the mindfulness space for a few years now, but our conversation together this day was my first real encounter with her, and lemme tell ya...she is one powerful woman.

Something that was unexpected about our episode is that I originally asked Sadie to come on to talk about her self love courses, children's meditations,  and her hiking retreats--but Sadie ended up going deep into her relationship with her faith.

Because my episode last week was all about my faith expansion out of Mormonism, I feel it is only appropriate to air Sadie's story of expanding her faith while choosing to remain a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism).

The libra in me seriously loves this balance. What can I say?!

*And a special note to all of you who wrote into me over the last week, THANK YOU. The outpouring of messages has been both overwhelming and surprising. I wasn't anticipating all the support and kind messages. This space we're carving out together in my little corner of this Podcast World is something I am immensely proud of.  You guys, the listeners, are making this all happen and I want to remind you of that. Thank you again for being open and ready to hear the sometimes big ( and uncomfortable) conversations like this one and last weeks, too.  It's in these types of conversations that we all grow and true change is made. 

To find Sadie:
Instagram: simplysadiejane
website: www.simplysadiejane.com
App: Simply Sadie Jane

*TRIGGER WARNING: This episode is outlining specific teachings, rules, happenings, and ideologies of the Mormon Faith that may be very uncomfortable for current LDS members to listen to because it is not promoting the LDS faith.
 As a past member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for 26 years, I know I would NOT enjoy listening to this story if I was a happy and content member, and it could have potentially shaken my faith if I didn't already know certain facts about the founder's history that aren't as openly discussed in Sunday School. 
While none of the contents of this episode are pulled from anywhere but Church Approved websites stating historical facts, I recognize that not all members know the depths of certain happenings, so, I feel the need to warn all active members before they choose to listen to this that I talk about my opinions regarding specifics on the churches history with polygamy/polyandry, race, and bishop's interviews discussing sex/masturbation with unaccompanied minors and adults alike. *

Well, here is the episode I said I would never do. I guess never say never? Anyway, I feel called to tell this one big missing puzzle piece of my story here on the podcast for a few reasons. One is that I hope by finally doing this, this subject matter will kind of be put to rest.
And two, I know more people are leaving this faith than ever before. It is a painful transition out with so many stigmas and hurt feelings. I know that while I don't really want to do this, I am meant to do this. I think my story and where my family and I have landed after expanding outside of Mormonism over the last 6+ years may help others who are deeply hurting while transitioning out now.

My other hope lays at the very end of the episode, and I won't spill all the beans here in the description, but I hope that my Mormon friends/family will start sharing their spiritual experiences with me again as they used to when I was a member. I love hearing about them, and that didn't change about me when I left. My wish is that you believe and honor that I am happy, thriving, and spiritually connected although I am outside of the faith now,  just as I honor and believe that you are happy, thriving, and spiritually connected while remaining inside the faith.



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 The Daily Shifts.
The Daily Shifts is an amazing app that helps you start to shift your life into a more positive direction. It encompasses all the daily practices you need to really make a change into one convenient place that is so incredibly simple, and easy to use. On top of this, The Daily Shifts is offering the Wake Up With Weslie audience access to their Shift my Life Master Class (75-page workbook + access to so much more!) for only $99. Go to thedailyshifts.com/weslie for this limited time offer where you save $900

This episode is brought to you by NED. Ned produces the highest quality Full Spectrum CBD extracted from organically grown hemp plants, all sourced from Colorado organically. Go to www.helloned.com/WOKE where you can checkout with discount code: WESLIE for 15% off your first order plus FREE shipping.

I loved this episode...and also, I just really love Jordan. I could talk to her for HOURS. So, if you don't already know, Jordan Younger is the beautiful mind behind The Balanced Blonde Soul on Fire Podcast.

In this episode we talk about how she became global news back in 2014 for openly taking a break from veganism, and the subsequent backlash she received. It was a whirlwind! She wrote a book called, Breaking Vegan, but as we discuss in the show, Jordan admits it feels like a different person who went through that experience.  (She is currently vegan again and THRIVING!)

So much has changed in the last 6 years for Jordan. She was diagnosed with lyme disease, and has been openly sharing what has been working for her and not working for her throughout her healing journey with chronic illness.

Something that has spiked my interest so incredibly much that Jordan shares with us in this episode is her information and experience with the Pleiadians. I had no idea what this was before she told me about them, but it is fascinating! We also discuss her newfound spiritual gifts that she's been discovering which include seeing people's face shape shift.

This is such an interesting discussion, that's for sure!

ALSO! We did a podcast swap and joint giveaway, so head on over to The Balanced Blonde, Soul on Fire podcast to hear Jordan interview me.

To enter the giveaway: Subscribe, rate, and review both of our podcasts on Apple podcasts. Take a screenshot then send it to [email protected] and we will pick a joint winner!

The winner will receive one of my Do No Harm/Take No Shit crewnecks, and Jordan's 22 day detox recipe EBook that is filled with 50 healthy, plant based meals that are all salt, oil, and sugar free!

*TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses suicide and death. 

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 The Daily Shifts.
The Daily Shifts is an amazing app that helps you start to shift your life into a more positive direction. It encompasses all the daily practices you need to really make a change into one convenient place that is so incredibly simple, and easy to use. On top of this, The Daily Shifts is offering the Wake Up With Weslie audience access to their Shift my Life Master Class (75-page workbook + access to so much more!) for only $99. Go to thedailyshifts.com/weslie for this limited time offer where you save $900+!

Meadowlark is a mental health professional who works at MadHappy, which is a clothing company that focuses on mental health education.

In this week's episode, we talk about Meadowlark's upbringing which was punctuated by trauma and death, and then even more trauma and death. In college, she found herself in a psychology class and couldn't get enough, which lead her to become the mental health professional that she is today.

Speaking to her about this subject was so illuminating for me. For instance, before she went into detail about some of the traumas she dealt with around her father's death, she simply asked me if I was emotionally available to hear specifics, or if I would prefer to skip details. Just this act alone changed the way that I will talk about big issues like this with future guests or friends. 

It was so simple, so kind, and allowed trust and ease for the conversation to continue on in. And this is why I wanted Meadowlark on the show...she is teaching me, and hopefully, us all, how to have these types of harder conversations in a way that doesn't feel as hard or uncomfortable. 

Beyond this, Meadow gives us a detailed list of coping mechanisms that she uses herself when she is triggered or having a rough mental health day. 

Instagram: @meadow_af
Youtube: Meadowlark

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Madi Murphy is hilarious. She describes herself as someone who searched for her whole life to find her passion. Little did she know, she had been practicing her true talent every minute of every day: complaining.

She started a podcast just recently where every week she explores new sh*t to hate and finds ways to laugh, cry, or complain about it. 

....and. it. is. amazing!

In this episode we talk about how we go way back,  how she got into the whole podcasting gig, and how she realized she could fail at the stuff she hated doing...so she thought she might as well do the stuff she loves.

To find Madi's podcast, search THE BAD BROADCAST.
Instagram: @thebadbroadcast

*TRIGGER WARNINGS: in this episode we discuss:
1) Conversion Therapy techniques (torture) ranging from shock therapy, water-boarding, and prostitution.
2) Suicide: Suicide attempts, and ideation.

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 The Daily Shifts.
The Daily Shifts is an amazing app that helps you start to shift your life into a more positive direction. It encompasses all the daily practices you need to really make a change into one convenient place that is so incredibly simple, and easy to use. On top of this, The Daily Shifts is offering the Wake Up With Weslie audience access to their Shift my Life Master Class (75 page workbook + access to so much more!) for only $99. Go to thedailyshifts.com/weslie for this limited time offer where you save $900+!

Nate Winterton is a beautiful soul. In this week's episode he takes us into his not too long ago past where he was living a completely different life than he is today. He was born and raised Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), and served a Mormon mission. It was on his mission that he knew he needed to confront the skeletons in his closet, one of which was that he was a closeted gay man. 

His story is heartbreakingly beautiful. Nate takes us into some of the darkest parts of his past in hopes to shine a light on some of the destructive and torturous practices that are still being practiced today: Conversion therapy. 

Nate is a different man today than he was just a few short years ago. He is now fully out and a proud gay member of our society who is fighting to eradicate the dangerous and controversial Conversion Therapy practices that are still happening in some states across the USA, and is an advocate for Suicide Prevention and Awareness month. 

You can follow Nate on instagram @nate_win

If you or anyone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts please call the SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE: 800-273-8255

This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic is a wellness company that is known for its delicious mushroom coffee.
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And also! This episode is brought to you by NED. They produce the highest quality Full Spectrum CBD extracted from organically grown hemp plants, all sourced from Colorado. Go to www.helloned.com/WOKE where you can checkout with discount code: WESLIE for 15% off your first order plus FREE shipping.

Kelly Packer is a LIGHT. She has always guided me on my path of both unbecoming and becoming my true self. 

She dives deep into her dark night of the soul story where she discusses her physical, emotional, and spiritual ailments, then ultimately Kelly shares what tools and practices that she gravitated towards that fueled her healing. 

Kelly makes me safe and seen. So much so, that I open up and share the story of my spontaneous kundalini awakening I had 3 years ago. 

In this episode we explore the mysticism, symbols, and signs that life offers to us all at all times...all we have to do is start paying attention.

To find Kelly, you can find her on Instagram: @_Kellypacker
And, If you're interested in getting your personal human design go to www.mybodygraph.com, or @jennazoe on instagram for more in depth information.  

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Katy McLain is a tarot card reader. It's odd that I'm interviewing her because initially, Tarot was the one thing I steered far, far away from until Katy literally ended up in my family's living room one summer Sunday not too long ago.  After listening to only 2 sentences of what she had to say in that same living room, I was hooked.

Katy explains how Tarot is just another tool to help us connect with our highest self, loved ones, or our intuition.  She goes into how you can start right now to listen to your intuition more clearly. 

We go in depth on our chance meeting, my first tarot card reading, and what Katy thinks waking up as a collective actually means for all of us. 

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Kimberly Spencer tell us her life story. From her rock bottom, to her "crown yourself" moment, she dishes it all out on how she became a high performance coach. She talks about the importance of the stories we tell ourselves, and how to rewire those stories into ones of empowerment.

She talks about defining success for yourself, finding fulfillment, asking the big asks, and she determines what makes a high achiever, a high achiever.

You can listen to her podcast at: The Princess and the B
Find her on Instagram: @Kimberly.Spencer
Website: https://crownyourself.com/

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Marius Dasianu Free Woodward is simply amazing.

He was born in Romania and is funny, wise, outgoing, and full of life. He is also a burn survivor. When he was 8 years old he was in a horrific house fire, and by the grace of God, Marius somehow survived.

In this episode Marius tell us his story of how everything happened, his recovery, how he ended up moving to American,  and what his life is like today. 

His story is compelling and inspiring?just like him.

You can find him on tik Tok: @1teammarius 
Instagram: @teammaris

Marius is also creating a website and  shop that will be up soon at www.teammarius.org 

This episode is sponsored by MudWtr! To get 15% off (and free shipping!) of this delicious coffee alternative, please go to mudwtr.com/woke and enter my discount code: WOKE.

Kelsey Wells is a world renowned trainer for SWEAT. She is beautiful, smart, and driven, but above all that?EMPOWERING. 

In this episode Kelsey so vulnerably opens up and gives us her story. She takes us back to when she was a young, new mother who was struggling with anxiety, and all the new pressures that motherhood naturally brings.

She gives us a play by play on how she motivated and empowered herself to change for the better mentally, physically, and emotionally. 

We get to hear the story of how she became a SWEAT Trainer and ultimately got over her own fears and nerves about being seen and heard by millions. 

This episode is incredibly motivating, moving, and encouraging?.it?s like that talk we all need have with ourselves over and over again until it really starts to sink in. 

She says it like it is; exercise isn?t just about aesthetics. 

It?s so much more than that!

You can find Kelsey on Instagram: @kelseywells

Or train with her yourself on the SWEAT App. Her programs are: PWR, PWR at home, or PWR Post Pregnancy

This episode is brought to you by NED. Ned is a wellness brand offering science-backed and nature-based solutions that offer an alternative to prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. They produce the highest quality Full Spectrum CBD extracted from organically grown hemp plants, all sourced from Colorado. 

If you want to check out Ned and try their CBD for yourself, we have a special offer for the Wake Up with Weslie audience. Go to www.helloned.com/WOKE where you can checkout with discount code: WOKE for 15% off your first order plus FREE shipping

This topic was requested by a few listeners, and, man. It was more difficult than I imagined it would be to wrap my mind around, and then try to convey to you all what key factors really did made an impact for me and my kids in the last 12 years. 

I originally tried to go super broad with this topic, but realized I couldn?t. I had to go specific, and it had to get personal, because I think motherhood is the most intimate, and important relationship I will have throughly my entire lifetime... I?m sure of it. It?s also happens to be the most difficult, because there is simply no hiding yourself in motherhood. Your kids see you. ...so I didn?t know how to talk about motherhood without getting intimate. 

In this episode I break down my top 10 ?have-to?s? if you?re ready to go from surviving to thriving in your motherhood. 

This episode is sponsored by MudWtr! To get 15% off (and free shipping!) of this delicious coffee alternative, please go to mudwtr.com/woke and enter my discount code: WOKE.

Jennifer Jaden has done it all. She has been a self made, successful business woman, to  bed bound sick with Lyme disease, to jumping right back to successful business bas ass.

In this episode we talk about neuroplasticity, community, consistency, drive, and most importantly, being of service to those who need you most.

This one is just golden. Jennifer speaks from experience and you feel the empathy that she exudes. 

You can find her on instagram: @jenniferjaden
And her website at:http://pitchpleasepr.com

This episode is brought to you by NED. Ned is a wellness brand offering science-backed and nature-based solutions that offer an alternative to prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. They produce the highest quality Full Spectrum CBD extracted from organically grown hemp plants, all sourced from Colorado. 

If you want to check out Ned and try their CBD for yourself, we have a special offer for the Wake Up with Weslie audience. Go to www.helloned.com/WOKE where you can checkout with discount code: WOKE for 15% off your first order plus FREE shipping. 

Joy Dushey is a holistic life guide and breath work energy healer.  She works with crystals, reiki, sound healing, therapeutic life coaching, and Mother Nature. 

Joy's core desire is to help inspire growth in others and create a positive impact in the world by sharing what?s worked well for her. Her greatest joy is to give others a means to awaken to their own great love, joy, and purpose.

In this episode we talk about:
-Breath work
-Shadow work
-Chakras
-Emotions
-The world's current situation and the astrological signs
-Faith and Value Systems
-Joy's stroke, and wake up call

Joy believes that we can live in an embodied way with love, Joy, and freedom.
We can live in alignment and wholeness and in who we truly are.
We can come home to our true essence.

Website: https://thejoyfulapproach.com
Instagram: @thejoyfulapproach

This episode is sponsored by MudWtr! To get 15% off (and free shipping!) of this delicious coffee alternative, please go to mudwtr.com/woke and enter my discount code: WOKE.

Chanelle Cozette is a nutritionist specializing in autoimmune issues and functional nutrition, so she really knows her stuff when it comes to gut health.

In this episode we hear Chanelle's personal story when it came to her own gut health and she healed it naturally.

She also goes over fad trends, low FODMAP foods, IBS, hormones, and so much more!

Chanelle got an Associates in Functional Food Chemistry then graduated from the University of Utah in Nutrition. From there, Chanelle worked closely with two naturopathic doctors in simplifying autoimmune disease protocols and helping traditional doctors implement holistic healing into their medical practices.

Over the next few years, she put thousands of people through autoimmune protocols helping them live symptom free of the debilitating mental pain associated with autoimmune diseases as well as the everyday uncomfortable and flat out disgusting side effects of issues such as candida, fibromyalgia and varying thyroid issues.

She has a thriving Instagram and blog where she dishes on everything she eats, to how she stores her food, to the supplements she takes.

This one is informative and fun! If you want to look more into what Channel has to offer you can find her on instagram @channelcozette  and on her website at: https://chanellecozette.com

This episode is brought to you by NED. Ned is a wellness brand offering science-backed and nature-based solutions that offer an alternative to prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. They produce the highest quality Full Spectrum CBD extracted from organically grown hemp plants, all sourced from Colorado. 

If you want to check out Ned and try their CBD for yourself, we have a special offer for the Wake Up with Weslie audience. Go to www.helloned.com/WOKE where you can checkout with discount code: WOKE for 15% off your first order plus FREE shipping. 

Cara Loren is a mega blogger turned business owner, and today she lets us in on how this all started out for her.

We go back to her early days when she shot photos behind her and her husbands old apartment shed, and she lets us in on how she felt when things really started taking off for her.

We go in depth on the diagnosis of her son, Hanes, diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes that happened just 6 months ago, and how the family is adapting to their new normal.

One thing is apparent...Cara has always been impeccable with her timing and listens to her gut when she?s feeling the need to shift the focus of her blog and Instagram.

Even when people around her didn?t exactly see her vision, she forged on anyway. She shuts out the naysayers, keeps focused, and continues to share with the world whatever she is most truly into, in the actual moment that it's happening for her, and I think this approach has (obviously!) worked out wonderfully for her.

You can find her on Instagram: @caraloren

And shop at her online store at: www.caralorenshop.com

This episode is sponsored by MudWtr! To get 15% off (and free shipping!) of this delicious coffee alternative, please go to mudwtr.com/woke and enter my discount code: WOKE.

Matt Brady is a character that I'm likely never going to be able to shake. This podcast was our first encounter, and it has to be one of my most favorite "first time" meetings that I've ever had.

Matt has a zest for life. He just says yeah to it all...so much so, that he has SAY YEAH tattooed on his derrière. His way of life has sparked a small fire and as of today, 20 other people have followed suit and tattooed the same manifesto on their bums, too.

Beyond the tattoo on his buttocks, Matt is well traveled, quite brilliant (in my humble opinion), and one of the greatest story tellers I have had on the show yet. 

Sitting with him was an absolute joy, and I hope you all pressure him into starting his own podcast, simply because, he needs one.

Until he is pressured into starting his very own podcast, you can find him on his brand new instagram account @saysyeah.

....And I think one of our biggest hopes out of this conversation is that one of you out there in "listener land" (....I'm channeling Matt Brady himself here....) gets this manifesto tattooed on your booty, takes a photo, sends it to Matt and myself, and our lives will be made.

Just say yeah, kids, say yeah. 

This episode is brought to you by NED. Ned is a wellness brand offering science-backed and nature-based solutions that offer an alternative to prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. They produce the highest quality Full Spectrum CBD extracted from organically grown hemp plants, all sourced from Colorado. 

If you want to check out Ned and try their CBD for yourself, we have a special offer for the Woke with Weslie audience. Go to www.helloned.com/WOKE where you can checkout with discount code: WOKE for 15% off your first order plus FREE shipping. 

This week is SOLO style and we're talking all things meditation. 

Meditation is something I've done consistently for a decade now. The methods and routines I've used in that time have changed as much as the wind, but I have finally found my bread and butter of meditation. This episode is explaining my process and the story behind how it all started for me. 

The meditation practice that I've landed on is what I go back to time after time, because it just works. It's simple. It's doable. It's straight to the point. 

The music that I listen do during prayer and meditation that I referenced in this specific episode is called, Above and Beyond: Flow State.  

This episode is sponsored by MudWtr! To get 15% off (and free shipping!) of this delicious coffee alternative, please go to mudwtr.com/woke and enter my discount code: WOKE.

Welcome to the new show name, Wake Up with Weslie. 

After taking a deep dive into the history and reality of racial injustices this past week, I discovered that I was using the word "woke" irresponsibly. Woke is a title..more like an honor...to hopefully one day attain. It is a part of my mission now here on Wake Up with Weslie to keep this conversation going, and to continue to educate myself on the very real issues of racial injustice. 

In the past week I've realized how helpless I feel in all this. 

We can post a black square, hold back our personal content, donate money, protest, and vote...and even then it doesn't feel like enough. I feel, personally, that more needs to be done. As the shame waters got deeper, I realized the most important thing I can do right now is continue to educated myself, follow even more amazing black women in real life and on instagram who know what their talking about, and take accountability for anything I've done in ignorance in the past. When I know better, I vow to do better. I will teach my kids to do better.

A part of knowing better and doing better is re-branding this podcast. 

Bronson Christensen, my husband, is the master at building brands--and for this, I am so grateful. 

In this episode we talk about the importance of having a brand with soul, what differentiates brands, and future plans for Wake Up with Weslie. 

This episode is sponsored by MudWtr! To get 15% off (and free shipping!) of this delicious coffee alternative, please go to mudwtr.com/woke and enter my discount code: WOKE.


Flor Bollini is psychedelic facilitator who trained within an African shamanic tradition.  Her mission in life is to inspire and empower individuals to be who they truly are. She designed a way to help people tap into  intrinsic power and to start making decisions from the heart. She believes that for each of us to make a true social impact, then we all need to address the heart.

To do this she created Nana. Nana is the world?s first comprehensive integrative therapy solution, and it's my belief that it is going to change the world of health care as we know it. 

She explains so beautifully in this episode that up until now, the western medical world  has treated the mind with psychotherapy, and the body with surgery and pharmaceuticals, but no one truly addresses the heart?and I don?t mean the physical heat, but more like the brokenness of ones heart. So, at  Nana they treat the mind WITH the heart together to further healing and address mental health.

In this episode we specifically focus on what legal substances  we can use in the USA as of right now which are, ketamine and CBD. Ketamine assisted therapy is helping people breakout out of their severely depressive episodes that years of previous use of traditional antidepressants and normal therapy have just kept the status quo on. THIS IS HUGE!

Flor challenges you to open your mind when it comes to new therapies like ketamine assisted therapy and plant medicine. She states that you can?t know what you?ve never known. So, to truly know something and have an accurate opinion on it--first, you have to open your mind to a new possibility,  and then having personal  experience is crucial to form your own opinions. 

You can find more at: https://www.nanaheals.com/
Find Flor on instagram: @florbollini
Read Fortune Magazine article about Flor: https://fortune.com/longform/psychedelic-drugs-business-mental-health/

If you live in SLC, UT, and are curious about Ketamine assisted therapy to help with depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD, then please look into  https://ketamineslc.com/. 

Neena Earl gave birth to a beautiful, 6 pound, still born baby girl named, Indira. The loss was sudden, horrific, and possibly could have been prevented if her doctors intervened sooner. 

Since that moment Neena has become an expert on grief. She shares her story openly to help educate expecting mothers on the signs and symptoms of choleostasis, and gives us pointers on what to say to anyone suffering from grief of any kind. 

....and better yet, she tell us what NOT to say. 

Neena's story is both heartbreaking and beautiful. She has such a beautiful life and family, and so much wisdom to share.

You can find her on instagram at @neenaearl

Devynne Foote is business woman badass....and she's done it all while being a single mother. 

We go deep in this conversation. We go where no human feels exactly comfortable going...like feeling desperate for love and a family dynamic, motherly worries, death of a loved one, fearing how you're going to feed yourself and your kids, and utilizing what government resources are available to you.

Devynne talks about working 24/7, and the endless hustle she found herself in to get her and her child ahead in life, to ultimately taking a step back and allowing some time for rest and replenishment 

We talk risk taking, motherhood, friendship, and the power of family and community. 

This one--it's good. 

Richard Morgan is a life coach, a writer, and an artist amongst lots of other things, but beyond the titles, successes, and life stories....he's a pretty amazing guy. He speaks in a way that hits right to the gut and just sinks in deep. He is full of wisdom, experience, and inspiration. It was such a pleasure to be able to steal an hour of his time...enjoy! 

instagram: richard_w_morgan

website: richardmorgancoaching.com

Jessica Jenae is woman who wears many hats. She is a wife, a mother, an extraordinary photographer, and finally, a body positive social media influencer. She is so full of life and confidence that it spews out of her and makes you want some of whatever it is that she's drinking. 

She takes us on her journey from working behind the scenes shooting huge photos campaigns,  to smack dab in front of the camera as the model herself. 

Find her on Instagram: @jessicajanae 

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses adolescent sexual abuse. 

Amanda Morgan is a woman who wears many hats. She is a wife and mother, an amazing singer, an actress, a photographer, and an extraordinary chef. She really does do it all and does it well. 

While balancing all this, just within the last year she has had to make the excruciating decision to distance her self from the extended members of their family due to alleged inappropriate behavior.   

She tell us her excruciatingly painful, yet heroic story of choosing herself and her kids, and the lengths she would go to to protect them, and facilitate healing. 

You can find Amanda at @freebirdandcompany on instagram, and look out for her new Indian taco food truck called, @basmatifoodtruck 

In this weeks episode you get to meet Troy Eckert.  Troy started out as kid who just loved to surf (which he happened to also be really, really good at it). He became a pro very early on, and from there---he just took off.

We talk about his life story, and how he got to where he is today as an equanimity coach at Radical Voyage.

***Troy is offering you guys, the listeners, a chance to apply for his new online woman's group (that meets via zoom calls) called, MAN IN THE ROOM.

Man in the Room is for:

Space is very limited, so don't hesitate to apply online at radical.voyage

This week I recruit my brother and his girlfriend to live like me! They follow my morning and nightly routines, then report back to me after adhering to it for 7 straight days. 

We?re talking: mediation, morning pages, celery juice, rebounding, breathing, and getting cold ?. 

Doug is back again! This week he delves into his thoughts on the quarantine, how to deal with anxiety, and working through worse case scenarios in our minds. 

Get his course at thedailyshifts.com. 

We are under quarantine! Well, actually we're choosing to self quarantine during this crazy corona virus time to keep us and our community safe, so we thought it was a great time to introduce the kids to you all! They are answering all of your most asked questions, and being their wild, crazy selves. 

In part two of Weslie's ayahuasca story, she explains her night 2,3, and 4 ceremonies. From there, she talks about the importance of integration, how she's handled integrating back into normal life, and the lesson she learned that have stuck. She goes into how this experience has changed her as mom, and how her kids and family have responded since her trip out to Costa Rica 9 months ago. At the end, she answers a few of her most commonly asked questions about her ayahuasca experience. 

Weslie went to Rythmia Life Advancement center in Costa Rica.

In this week's episode, Weslie deep dives into her ayahuasca experience in a 2 part series. In part one, Weslie touches on what ayahuasca is, how she found it, what drove her to the medicine, and her trip down to Costa Rica to partake in a real ayahuasca ceremony. She stops at the beginning of her day 2 morning, so make sure catch the ending in Part 2!

Weslie went to Rythmia Life Advancement Center located in Costa Rica. 

Doug Cartwright and Weslie get real personal this week by opening up about their first hand experiences with plant medicine. 

Doug delves into his past, and how the choices he made have shaped his present. He touches on grief, loss of a loved one, ending a relationship, transitioning out of religion...the works! 

Listen in the episode for access to free handbooks by his company, The Daily Shifts!

instagram: @thedailyshifts

Here's the SITCH with Mike and Lauryns comes out TODAY on all major podcasting platforms. I've got a little snippet of it here on Woke, so if you like this bonus episode with the Mike, "The Situation", then head on over to his podcast and subscribe! 

Here's the Sitch with Mike and Lauryns...

How do you feel about aging? Do you fight it tooth and nail, or let go of control and embrace the process? I've found that I've landed really smoothly right in the middle of embracing nature taking its course, while still doing certain things that help preserve the only skin I'm in. 

The plasm pen (also called fibroblasting) is one of the newest anti aging trends that has hit the USA---and guys, I'm all about it. 

Mandyjean schools us on what the plasma pen is and how it naturally lifts and tightens the skin, while smoothing out wrinkles AND wakes up your fibroblast cells to build collagen.

She delves into her personal story of finding happiness after divorce and how she feels she was carried through that event by all the lovely women in her life.  Mandyjean wants to pay it forward to you guys, the listeners, by giving away a series of 3 plasma pen treatments to one lucky listener! 

To enter the giveaway:
1) Subscribe to the Woke With Weslie podcast and download this episode.
2) Follow both Mandyjean (@plasma.perfecting.pen) and Weslie (@wokewithweslie) on instagram.
3) Share this podcast episode and/or the giveaway instagram post in your stories.
4) Write a short comment explaining why we should pick you, or your nominee!

GOOD LUCK!

***TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks of eating disorders and recovery, body image, body weight, and starvation. Please do no listen if this sort of discussion is harmful to you.

Courtney Hill is a little spit fire. She's courageous, funny, full of light, and the life of the party at every party.....She also has struggled with a deeply horrific eating disorder for years. She takes us along on her journey of how it started for her, how she recovered, and her thoughts on body image and health in general today. Weslie discusses how body image has seeped into every aspect of her life, and touches on her worries about raising daughters in a society obsessed with bodies.  Courtney gives us great advice on what to say, and not to say when someone you love is in the throws of this addiction. 

You can find Courtney on Instagram @CCourtneyhill

Rory and Weslie are brother and sister. He has more natural talent stored in his pinky finger than Weslie has throughout her whole body--and this drives Weslie nuts. They talk about roles they each played in their family as children and now as adults, how they both hate instagram, Rory's musical abilities, and stories of Rory's wild youth being in an 80's hair metal band, his mix ups with the law, and his transition into the healthy, well rounded adult that he is today.

If you're in need of music, intros, or sound engineering email RORY directly at: [email protected]

And find him on instagram @rorymarkham.....but beware, he hates instagram

Weslie is all alone for this one. She's been getting lots of questions about her process of waking up, so she addresses those in this episode. She takes you through what she thinks it is to start living a more awakened lifestyle and give many tips, tricks, and resources along the way.

Some books she recommends in the episode are:

A Return to Love by Marrianne Williamson
A New Earth by Ekhart Tolle
Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza
Choosing Clarity by Kimberly Giles
Judgement Detox by Gabrielle Bernstein
Shit the Moon Said by Gerard Powell
Aware by Anthony De Mello
And anything Brene Brown writes is golden. 

Podcasts: 
Super Soul Sunday by Oprah Winfrey
A New Earth by Ekhart Tolle and Oprah Winfrey
Aubrey Marcus
Him and Her podcast
Rich Roll

Tristin and Jaunique Roney school us on epigenetics which is the turning on and off of genes in our body. They go deep into their own personal stories of Tristin being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Jaunique getting Graves disease, and Weslie having the Epstein Barr Virus. Tristin and Jaunique educated themselves, turned their whole life around, and made holistic healing their business. They have a clinic in Provo called Provo Health. 

@ProvoHealth
@Gutsy_mom

podcast: Gutsy Health