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Maintaining You: Health is Wealth193.Emotional Freedom and Inner HealingEpisode DescriptionHow much do our thoughts and emotions influence the way we experience everyday life? And what can we do when stress, limiting beliefs, and overwhelming emotions leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves?In this episode of Maintaining You: Health is Wealth, I’ll be joined by Sophia Torrini, a certified Clinical EFT practitioner with a background in public health and healthcare administration. After facing her own health challenges, Sophia discovered Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and other approaches to personal transformation, inspiring her to help others cultivate greater calm, clarity, and emotional wellbeing....
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The Wholesome YouVictoria Noethling on Finding Purpose After Retirement And Leading with Heart, Head, and HandsRetirement was supposed to be the finish line—instead, it became the beginning of Victoria Noethling’s most meaningful work. If you’re rebuilding confidence, stepping into leadership, or wondering what comes after a long career, this conversation is packed with practical wisdom you can use right now.After more than 40 years in corporate America, including work as a project manager in Fortune 500 environments, Victoria shares the lessons that shaped her leadership philosophy and the unexpected moment that pushed her into a new mission: helping entrepreneurs, executives, and young leaders find their voice. Sophia guides the conversation through the mindse...
2026-09-3038 minThe Wholesome YouWhy Acceptance Beats Tolerance in Every Relationship | Sheila GlazovWhat if the key to better relationships is understanding how people think and communicate differently? Educator, author, and speaker Sheila Glazov joins Sophia to explore her What Color Is Your Brain? framework a memorable way to recognize communication styles, reduce misunderstandings, and replace judgment with curiosity. In this conversation, Sheila explains the four brain colors yellow, blue, green, and orange—and how each brings distinct strengths to families, classrooms, workplaces, and communities. She also shares why acceptance goes further than tolerance, how to listen for clues about what matters to someone, and why a brain color can explain behavior wi...
2026-09-3034 minThe Wholesome YouHow Grief Sparked a Medical Device That Changed EverythingA devastating family tragedy led Steve Mcgough from government software into a search for answers that could change how we understand pain, recovery, and the nervous system. What he uncovered connects trauma, breathing, sleep, vagus nerve regulation, and a surprising body-based approach to healing that may challenge what you think wellness really means. Sophia talks with Steve Mcgough, an entrepreneur, inventor, researcher, and lifelong student of the human body and mind, about the life-altering loss that redirected his career and the unexpected innovation that grew out of it. From a personal crisis that began with his wife Wendy’s li...
2026-09-3032 minThe Wholesome YouFrom Pain to Purpose - Gina's Journey Through Loss, Addiction, and FaithSome stories don’t just inspire, they reframe what healing looks like. Gina Economopoulos shares how a lifetime of surgeries, devastating loss, alcoholism, rejection, and spiritual crisis became the path to recovery, faith, and a life she never thought possible.Sophia opens the conversation with Gina’s powerful journey from childhood medical struggles and a painful sense of being different, to the heartbreak of losing her mother at a young age, to the years she spent searching for belonging in the convent, in relationships, and in alcohol. What emerges is not a polished success story, but a raw and hone...
2026-09-3046 minThe Wholesome YouJoy Yafit Pascal: You Have a Free Ticket to Life, Are You Using It?What if the life you built on paper is the very thing draining you? Joy Yafit Pascal reveals the wake-up call that forced her to stop living on autopilot and start asking the questions most people avoid until burnout, grief, or crisis makes them unavoidable. After 14 years leading marketing and innovation, Joy had the title, the awards, and the external success but inside, she was restless, impatient, and becoming someone she didn’t recognize. Then a life-or-death rafting accident in Nepal turned into a profound lesson about control, fear, and what it means to survive the moments you never pl...
2026-09-3038 minThe Wholesome YouMichaela S. Cox on Finding Grace and Thriving After LossHow do you begin again when life takes a turn you never expected? In this episode of The Wholesome You, host Sophia welcomes multi-published author and speaker Michaela S. Cox to talk about navigating legal blindness, divorce, grief, and the sudden loss of her husband and finding ways to keep growing through it all. Michaela shares her “Finding Grace” framework and explores how grounding yourself in what matters, accepting what you cannot change, and redesigning what comes next can help you move beyond simply surviving. She also discusses the role of faith, a resilient mindset, self-care, asking for support, and...
2026-09-3033 minThe Wholesome YouNorbert Heuser on Hidden Addictions: Food, Coffee, and PhonesWhat if the biggest threats to your health are hiding in plain sight in your coffee, your phone, and the habits you call “normal”? German-born inventor and health researcher Norbert Heuser shares how a health crisis 45 years ago led him to question food, lifestyle, and well-being. Host Sophia talks with Norbert about his work exploring food and beverage habits, cravings, and the different ways people can experience addiction. He introduces his “three Ps” framework Product, Person, and Process and explains why he believes it’s useful to pay attention to patterns in what we consume and do.In this conversati...
2026-09-3053 minThe Wholesome YouEllen Lubensky: The Questions to Ask Before Taking Psychiatric MedicationEllen Lubensky on informed consent, psychiatric medication withdrawal, and why patients must ask more questions before starting treatment. What if the "solution" you're handed could quietly change your personality, your body, and your future? Ellen Lubensky, a Stanford-educated attorney and patient advocate, shares the hard-earned lessons behind her fight for informed consent after nearly 20 years of disability she attributes to psychiatric medication.She opens up about misdiagnosis, being told there was no chance of recovery, and what it took to finally reclaim her life. Then she lays out the questions every patient should ask before taking psychiatric medication...
2026-09-1626 minThe Wholesome YouSophia Torrini: The Wrong Diagnosis That Led to 14 Years of HealingWhat if the symptoms you’ve been told to manage are actually signals your body has been trying to send all along? Sophia shares the terrifying health crisis that nearly cost her her life, the 14-year fight to make sense of what happened, and the surprising healing shift that finally helped her reclaim her health.Host Sophia sits down with Sophia for a raw conversation about medical gaslighting, chronic illness, and the missing link most people overlook: unresolved emotion. This is a story about what happens when a person who knows medicine from the inside is dismissed by...
2026-09-1630 minThe Wholesome YouDarrell Wood on Why Cancer Care Needs More Than MedicineCancer care is often treated like a checklist, but what if healing starts with creativity, connection, and being seen as a whole person? Darrell Wood, founder and executive director of Cues for Cancer, shares how musical theatre became a lifeline through his own testicular cancer diagnosis and how it now helps patients and caregivers find hope, dignity, and community. Darrell opens up about the moment he was a caregiver for his older brother, then faced cancer himself at just 18, and why that experience exposed a major gap in traditional care. From cryopreserving sperm as a teenager to navigating treatment...
2026-09-1628 minThe Wholesome YouTed Kopecko: Why Success Chases Value, Not MoneyMost people are chasing money, but Ted Kopecko says the real problem is deeper: you’re selling your time too cheaply and calling it success. In this conversation, Ted breaks down why living job-led keeps you stuck, and how to start living joy-led instead.Ted is a commercial architect turned commercial real estate professional and author of Finding Joy, Journey of You. He shares the framework behind his book, the four pillars that shape a fulfilled life - mindset, identity, branding, time, and direction - and the surprising mindset shifts that can help you move from burnout and frustration in...
2026-09-1649 minThe Wholesome YouWhy PTSD and Moral Injury Are Not the Same Thing — With Dr. Larry BrantPTSD is not the whole story, and moral injury may be the pain you have never had words for. Dr. Larry Brant, a former Navy chaplain, combat veteran, and author of Restoring the Broken, reveals how trauma, guilt, shame, and spiritual wounds show up in veterans, first responders, medical workers, and even corporate environments and what real healing actually looks like. Dr. Brant shares the unlikely path that led him from church ministry to Navy chaplaincy, including the moments where he thought age, education, and physical fitness made the calling impossible. What follows is a powerful conversation about how...
2026-09-1635 minThe Wholesome You10-Minute Habits That Make Healthy Living Actually Sustainable - Pam ShermanHealthier bodies do not come from hating yourself into change. Pam Sherman, a health and wellness coach with 28 years of experience, reveals the mindset shift, food strategy, and simple movement habits that help women feel stronger, lighter, and more confident without extreme diets or punishment.Pam’s story makes this conversation even more powerful: she opens up about an emotionally abusive childhood, being hit by a car while running, and her own long battle with weight, and explains how those experiences shaped her resilient, compassionate approach to wellness. If you have ever felt stuck, ashamed, or overwhelmed by the id...
2026-09-1625 minThe Wholesome YouArnold Beekes on the Question That Changes Everything: What Do You Want?Your brain is being trained every day the only question is whether it’s getting stronger or more limited. Arnold Beekes reveals why many people live inside invisible “strait jackets” of conditioning, fear, and other people’s expectations, and how to start removing them before they shape your entire life. Sophia sits down with Arnold Beekes, a technology and leadership veteran turned explorer of psychology, personal leadership, and human potential, for a conversation that challenges the usual approach to self-improvement. Arnold shares the moment a coach asked him a question he had never been able to answer: “What do you want?”...
2026-09-1641 minThe Wholesome YouJeff Dalton: Why Being Rejected by Church Changed How I See JesusChurch hurt, bipolar disorder, and years of hiding pain nearly pushed Jeff Dalton away from faith entirely - until he discovered a radically different way to know Jesus. If you’ve ever felt rejected by Christians, struggled with depression, or wondered why honest prayer sometimes feels unanswered, this conversation will hit home.Jeff Dalton, a Christian author and speaker, opens up about the loneliness of his freshman year, the altar-call moment that changed how he saw himself, and the poem that came out of that encounter. From there, he and Sophia get into the hard truths many believers avoid: wh...
2026-09-1636 minThe Wholesome YouDavid Chalk on Dyslexia, Shame, and Rethinking How We Teach Reading.What if dyslexia was never the real problem? Sophia sits down with technology entrepreneur and lifelong problem solver David Chalk to unpack the painful reality behind reading struggles, why so many children are misjudged in the classroom, and how one radically different approach could change literacy before shame takes hold. David shares the personal story that shaped his mission from being humiliated on his first day of school to discovering, decades later, that he could learn to read in just 11 hours when the method finally matched how his brain works. That breakthrough led him to build Reading Road, an...
2026-09-1639 minThe Wholesome YouHow Teri M. Brown Rebuilt Her Confidence After a 3,102-Mile Bike RideWhat if a 3,102-mile bike ride could do more than test your endurance what if it could help you reclaim your life? Author Teri M. Brown shares how one massive cross-country tandem cycling journey became a turning point after 14 years of emotional abuse, fear, and self-doubt. Host Sophia sits down with Teri for a powerful conversation about healing, courage, and the moment you stop letting other people define your limits. Teri opens up about leaving a damaging relationship, rebuilding her confidence, and using a physically demanding adventure to silence the voice that told her she wasn’t capable. In th...
2026-09-1632 minThe Wholesome YouWas Jesus Really a Carpenter? The Hebrew Case for Plowman — with Dror Ben-AmiWhat if one of the most familiar images in Christianity is missing the point entirely? Linguist and Bible researcher Dror Ben-Ami argues that Jesus was not a carpenter at all, but a plowman and that one shift in language changes how you understand his teaching, mission, and identity. Host Sophia guides a revealing conversation that traces this idea through Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, showing how translation can reshape theology in ways many listeners have never considered. If you’ve ever wondered why certain passages feel deeper than their usual explanations, this episode opens the door. You’ll disc...
2026-09-1536 minThe Wholesome YouThe hidden reason multi-generational homes succeed or failMulti-generational living can save money, but the real reason it works is something most families miss: communication before conflict. Rocky and Carmen Drew share the hard-won lessons that helped their family live under one roof with less stress, clearer boundaries, and more peace. From a "napkin vision" that turned into a real home plan to the practical systems that kept everyone on the same page, this conversation shows what it actually takes to make multi-generational life sustainable. If you're considering moving in with parents, adult children, or grandparents, this episode gives you the questions to ask before the move...
2026-09-0429 minThe Wholesome YouFrom Heart Failure to Fierce Love: The Heart Transplant Survivor Who Built a Better Way to LoveA heart transplant survivor reveals the relationship skill that kept love alive through years of near-loss: how to make your bond safer than your ego. If you want a stronger relationship, more emotional safety, or a way to stop the same fights from wrecking intimacy, this conversation with Gaylen Wilson will change how you think about love. Gaylen and host Sophia start with the impossible story behind his transplant journey, then move into the surprising relationship practices that helped him and his wife, Heather, stay connected through illness, caregiving, and fear. What begins as a survival story turns into...
2026-08-311h 00The Wholesome YouWhy Successful Men Over 40 Gain Weight and Lose Energy (Even When They Workout 4 Days A Week)Coach Brian Parana breaks down why busy men keep cycling through start-stop health plans, and what actually works when you are juggling work, family, travel, and real-life stress. Brian has spent more than 23 years coaching fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle, and he brings that experience straight into the conversation with Sophia. Together they unpack the hidden reasons so many successful men still struggle to lose weight, stay consistent, and feel strong in their own bodies - especially once the calendar fills up and recovery gets harder.You'll discover:why the "I used to be athletic" identity can...
2026-08-3135 minThe Wholesome YouLeadership Under Pressure: How Decisions Change When Mistakes MatterWhen pressure hits, your leadership gets exposed. Silvia Rizzo reveals why the best leaders do not wait for certainty, how to make decisive moves with incomplete information, and why protecting your ego is often the fastest way to lose credibility. On The Wholesome You, host Sophia sits down with Silvia Rizzo, whose background spans high-performance equestrian sport, business, life coaching, and executive coaching. Together they unpack what it really means to lead when the stakes are high, when mistakes are visible, and when there is no perfect option on the table.You’ll discover:Why pressure do...
2026-08-3123 minThe Wholesome YouTrauma is Not Who You Are - Why Healing Starts With TruthChildhood trauma can quietly shape anxiety, addiction, self-worth, and the way you move through life, long after the original pain is over. Holistic mental health coach Jacob Modak explains why healing starts by understanding what trauma actually is and how to finally stop living as if the past is still happening.Jacob shares the personal journey that led him into this work, growing up in a chaotic home shaped by alcohol, unresolved childhood wounds, and the emotional fallout of a family that never had the tools to heal. From there, he breaks down the psychology of trauma in a...
2026-08-3149 minThe Wholesome YouLife-Led vs JOY-Led: Why So Many People Feel Stuck Despite Working HardMost people are not burned out from working too hard they are burned out from living job-led instead of joy-led. Ted Kopecko breaks down the four pillars that can help you reclaim purpose, raise the value of your time, and start building a life that feels intentional, not reactive.If you feel stuck on the fence of life, chasing bills, overworked, and quietly wondering if there has to be a better way, this conversation is for you. Ted shares the personal and professional lessons behind his book Finding Joy, Journey of You and explains why external success rarely creates...
2026-08-2949 minThe Wholesome YouMental illness is not a sign that someone sinned or their faith is weak or they have a demon. How God treats someone who is mentally ill. Story of Elijah 1Kings 19.Church hurt, bipolar disorder, and years of hiding pain nearly pushed Jeff Dalton away from faith entirely - until he discovered a radically different way to know Jesus. If you’ve ever felt rejected by Christians, struggled with depression, or wondered why honest prayer sometimes feels unanswered, this conversation will hit home. Jeff Dalton, a Christian author and speaker, opens up about the loneliness of his freshman year, the altar-call moment that changed how he saw himself, and the poem that came out of that encounter. From there, he and Sophia get into the hard truths many believers avoid: wh...
2026-08-2936 minThe Wholesome YouTaking Care of yourself is a lifelong committmentHealthier bodies do not come from hating yourself into change. Pam Sherman, a health and wellness coach with 28 years of experience, reveals the mindset shift, food strategy, and simple movement habits that help women feel stronger, lighter, and more confident without extreme diets or punishment. Pam’s story makes this conversation even more powerful: she opens up about an emotionally abusive childhood, being hit by a car while running, and her own long battle with weight, and explains how those experiences shaped her resilient, compassionate approach to wellness. If you have ever felt stuck, ashamed, or overwhelmed by the id...
2026-08-2925 minThe Wholesome YouWhy upgrade your brainMost people train their bodies and ignore the real limiter: the brain. Arnold Beekes says the path to a fuller life starts by asking one question many adults never learn to answer - what do you actually want? Host Sophia talks with Arnold Beekes, a longtime technology and leadership executive turned psychology and personal leadership advocate, about the painful life reset that pushed him to reinvent himself in his 40s, and why that turning point led him to build a framework around brain fitness and "brain athletes."Arnold shares the wake-up call that came after losing his job, going...
2026-08-2941 minThe Wholesome YouThe Wrong Diagnosis That Led to 14 Years of HealingWhat if the symptoms you’ve been told to manage are actually signals your body has been trying to send all along? Sophia shares the terrifying health crisis that nearly cost her her life, the 14-year fight to make sense of what happened, and the surprising healing shift that finally helped her reclaim her health. Host Sophia sits down with Sophia for a raw conversation about medical gaslighting, chronic illness, and the missing link most people overlook: unresolved emotion. This is a story about what happens when a person who knows medicine from the inside is dismissed by the sy...
2026-08-2930 minThe Wholesome YouThe Lead-Last Philosophy That Builds Better Leaders at Home and WorkLeading quietly can change your life, your team, and your home. Marine Corps officer, author, and leadership coach Olaolu Ogunyemi reveals why the best leaders are not the loudest in the room - and how the principles that build trust at work can also make you a better parent, partner, and human being. Sophia sits down with Olaolu to unpack his philosophy of Lead Last, a leadership approach rooted in humility, self-awareness, and service. He shares the moment a mentor challenged his early leadership style after he made a Marine cry, and how that correction reshaped everything he believed...
2026-08-2936 minThe Wholesome YouMenopause Isn’t a Decline It’s a New Chapter in Women’s HealthMenopause is not a slow fade into decline. It is a transition you can understand, support, and move through with far more confidence than most women are ever told. Award winning nutritional therapist and author Alison Bladh joins host Sophia on The Wholesome You to break down what is really happening in perimenopause and menopause, why so many women feel blindsided by symptoms like 3 a.m. wake-ups, anxiety, brain fog, and night sweats, and how simple shifts in nutrition, lifestyle, and mindset can make a real difference. You’ll discover:Why menopause is still so misunderstood, es...
2026-08-2729 minThe Wholesome YouCross-Cultural Christian Marriage: How Couples Can Handle Culture Clashes Without Losing UnityCross-cultural marriages don’t break because of one huge betrayal. They crack under everyday misunderstandings, unspoken expectations, and families that never learned how to stay out of the middle. Pesa Shayo, author and co-founder of Live Your Best Marriage, reveals why so many couples become roommates instead of teammates and how to rebuild unity before resentment takes over. Sophia guides a practical, faith-centered conversation with Pesa, who shares how his 20+ year Kenyan-American marriage changed everything he thought he knew about being a husband. He opens up about the moment his wife felt alone even though he was “providing,” and how th...
2026-08-271h 16The Wholesome YouFrom Pain to Purpose: When My Body Failed, God PrevailedWhen your body feels like it's failing, the real wound may be deeper than pain. Constance André shares the raw story behind her healing journey, revealing how trauma, chronic pain, and survival patterns can quietly shape the way you think, feel, and live and how faith helped her find her way back. Sophia guides a deeply honest conversation with Constance about the connection between unresolved emotional wounds and physical symptoms, including anxiety, perfectionism, control, exhaustion, and the nervous system patterns that keep so many people stuck. Constance opens up about her four-year healing process, the trauma-informed support that helped h...
2026-08-2744 minThe Wholesome YouGrief Is Bigger Than Death: 40+ Losses We Don’t Talk AboutGrief is not just death, healing is not a straight line, and you do not have to carry it alone. Laura Sharpwait, known as The Baking Pastor, shares a deeply practical and faith-filled way to navigate loss, burnout, and the slow seasons that leave you asking what God is doing. Laura opens up about how a simple act of baking became both her calling and her ministry, then unpacks why grief can show up after a song, a smell, a move, a broken friendship, or even the life you thought you would have. She offers a grounded, compassionate framework...
2026-08-2722 minThe Wholesome YouStop Asking Why Me : The Mindset Shift That Unlocks HealingChronic illness is not a life sentence it can become the turning point that changes everything. Health coach Anthony Guastella shares how six years of Lyme disease, joint pain, thyroid issues, and fibromyalgia forced him to confront a deeper question: will you stay a victim of your circumstances, or become the one who decides to heal? Host Sophia guides a practical, empowering conversation about the mindset and daily habits that shape long term wellness. If you want a clearer path to better health without the overwhelm, this episode gives you a grounded roadmap built around what actually moves the...
2026-08-2015 minThe Wholesome YouThe Four Questions That Helped Tom Future Proof His LifeYour past does not get to write your future. Tom Meyers reveals the mindset shift that helped him go from being called "good for nothing" and crashing after business failure to building a life of purpose, fulfillment, and real direction. I guide a powerful conversation with Tom, a speaker, coach, and author who turned one of his lowest moments into a framework he calls DNA for the Future a practical way to identify your potential, understand what’s keeping you stuck, and intentionally design the person you want to become. Tom Meyers is a speaker, coach, and author based in...
2026-08-0934 minThe Wholesome YouIntroduction to The Wholesome YouWelcome to The Wholesome You. In this first episode, we introduce the heart behind the podcast — a space dedicated to health, healing, and personal growth. Join us as we begin a journey of self-discovery, wellness, and becoming a more balanced and fulfilled version of yourself.
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