Episodes

Earlier this month I asked for your feedback to help guide what's next in the podcast. You took the time to fill out the survey, now you can hear the results! Links mentioned: TightenYourTinkler.com Use code GRACEDHEALTH for $50 off You can still fill out the survey! Graced Health Facebook Group Support the showConnect with Amy: GracedHealth.com Join the Graced Health community on Facebook! Instagram: @GracedHealth YouTube: @AmyConnell Check out my book Your Worthy Body and signature online ...

Registered Dietitian Nathalie Sessions joins us today to simplify all things nutrition. She brings a holistic mindset approach to nutrition. We discuss how our nutrition needs change as we get older, gentle nutrition, and the current hot question: how much protein do we need. We discuss: Quick overview of intuitive eating How to listen to your body What gentle nutrition is How our nutrition needs change as we get older How much protein we need as we age Join Making Peace with Y...

According to the CDC, in 2016 an estimated 20.4% of U.S. adults had chronic pain. If you aren’t dealing with chronic pain, chances are you know someone who is. Areas affected often include back, neck, feet and hips and I’ve witnessed how debilitating it can be for those afflicted with it. Today’s guest, physical therapist Rick Olderman, offers a different way of treating chronic pain without medication. We discuss: How to help chronic back pain by changing the way you stand and sit in a chair...

Are you connected with how your body responds to stress, trauma and overwhelm? Licensed Clinical Social Worker Alexis Overstreet teaches us how exercise can help manage these challenges as well as providing self-care tools to deal with them. We also discuss how caring for the connective tissue can help our mental health. We discuss What is connective tissue The benefits of Integrating body awareness into therapy The importance of understanding how stress, trauma and overwhelm impacts us on a...

I'm taking a minute today to share what I've been working on the last few weeks and to share an additional way to receive grace-filled physical, mental and spiritual health: My YouTube channel I'll share why I'm stepping into YouTube and what you can expect there: - Movement Monday shorts - Long form interviews on Tuesdays - Five in Five on Thursdays (five of my takeaways from previous guests) - General encouragement on Fridays I need your help! Can you take a quick 4-question survey to share...

There are six functional movements in fitness, but one in particular is extra important for women over 40: pulls. In today's solo episode, I'm sharing three benefits of doing a pulling motion: Spinal health Posture Core Stabilizers I also share three simple ways of integrating pulls - at your desk! And what my non-researched backed recommendation is on how often to do pulling motion. Links Mentioned Smarter Workouts by Pete McCall in my Top Wellness Books for your 2023 reading list. Thes...

"I should be past this, but it just keeps creeping back." This is the theme of several conversations I've had with friends lately. I don't know if it's the time of year, or post-holiday ugghhhs, or what. But over and over I'm having converations with other smart and accomplished women who find themselves bound to this thing called body image. Truth be told, I'm in this space some as well. Despite shouting from anwhere I can that we don't have to look a certain way and that we just need to be a...

Welcome to Season 16 of the Graced Health Podcast! Today I'm giving you some top wellness books for your 2023 reading list. To find links to all books and episodes mentioned, visit the show notes page at GracedHealth.com/wellness-books-for-2023 Support the showConnect with Amy: GracedHealth.com Join the Graced Health community on Facebook! Instagram: @GracedHealth Check out my book Your Worthy Body and signature online class B.COMPLETE

In today’s episode, I’m giving you ten simple challenges for your physical, mental and spiritual health over the next ten days. Each of these mini challenges are designed to give you pause and reset your body, mind or spirit. They aren't difficult and many only take a few minutes. But it's enough to interrupt your rhythms and do something to take care of yourself. For an added challenge, download your free checklist and check off all of them over the next few days. You can also get it at https...

Do you schedule active recovery days? What are your feelings toward active recovery? I admit, they used to feel like a waste of time. Now, they are often my favorite part of the week. Today I’m speaking with physical therapist Dr. Tugg Kargbo. We discuss What is defined as recovery The difference between active and passive recovery What happens when we ignore the body’s signals The power of planning recovery in your workouts and plans How to property plan for recovery Different tools and...

If you’re like me and you’d finally gotten to a place of contentment in your body image then BAM your body started changing and challenging you again with menopause, you’re going to love this conversation with Stephanie Snow. Stephanie is the host of the “Flip the Beauty Script” podcast and helps women feel better in the skin they are in. We discuss: Stephanie’s 6-year old epiphany about marketing The messages about the world’s “box full of messages” that are detrimental to our body image Th...

This podcast centers around physical, mental, and spiritual health. And if you've listened to more than a few episode, I’m sure you’ve also figured out the veins from these foundational pillars spread wide. Today’s conversation with Lori Massicot with the To 50 and Beyond Podcast is one of those that may seem on the periphery, but I think it’s an important one when we consider our physical, mental and spiritual health. Lori and I discuss sober living, specifically as it relates to women our age...

If you’ve been with me more than a couple episodes, you know my signature question at the end of interviews asks about tattoos - if my guest has one, what’s the meaning behind it, and if not but they had to get one, what would it be and where would it go. Today’s episode is centered around my friend CJ Randolph and his powerful testimony…all in his tattoos. You’ll hear me say this in our conversation but when I heard him share his testimony to our church’s middle schoolers, I knew I had to have...

Have you ever had conversations in your head...with yourself...about what you should and should not be eating? Yep, me too. Registered Dietician Shelly Najjar joins the show to discuss one element of Intuitive Eating - The Food Police. She brings this through a filter of faith and I know there are going to be some parts of this conversation that hit home with you…at least they did for me. We discuss: What the food police is How to silence the food police while consciously choosing foods that ...

I hope you have one of those friends who you can have uncomfortable conversations with. The ones who will tell you about squatty potties, constipation and when you tell them you change your mascara when your eyelashes feel like they want to be pulled out that they say, “that’s not normal.” I have a few friends with that kind of candor, and I’m thinking about one in particular (and by the way, yes that mascara guidance is straight from our conversations). If you don’t, I have good news for you. ...

Crown of Beauty International founder Sue Corl brings renewal, healing and freedom to women so they can ignite the Word of God with prayer and the Holy Spirit. Her twenty five years experience as a missionary in Asia gives her a unique perspective on reaching others who need the hope and love of Jesus. Sue herself has an incredible story of being born with a severe cleft palate and endured multiple surgeries and unfortunately ruthless taunting from her peers. She’ll share more of her story toda...

What are your thoughts on CBD? Not only have I heard various schools of thought, I’ve had differing opinions myself. Sometimes there’s a hesitance or perhaps fear among people, particularly in the Christian community, about CBD. After all, the root word of cannabis is associated with THC and that, too, has varying opinions. I invited Dr. Richard Harris on today to discuss CBD. He’s a man of both medicine and faith and does a substantial amount of research on all the topics he has on his podcast...

One thing I have heard over and over from my community is the hormone struggle is REAL. What’s also real is everywhere we turn, there seems to be different guidance coming at us. It’s overwhelming on top of an already overwhelming situation. That’s why I’m pleased to introduce you to Dr. Beth Cook. Dr. Beth provides individualized assessments and guidance in her clinic to help women whose bodies just don’t feel right, whether it’s from menopause-related symptoms or other issues. We discuss: R...

If you’re like me and many others, you may have had 1 Corinthians 13 read at your wedding. And more than likely, you’ve also heard it at a wedding. However, this love chapter was actually intended to the people of Corinth by the Apostle Paul, encouraging them to love like Christ. My conversation with Kim today chronicles her year-long quest to figure out the true meaning of love, a sometimes funny, sometimes scary, always enlightening journey that led to life-changing discoveries found mainly o...

I often get questions surrounding being a podcast host. This episodes shares my answers to questions like: How many listeners do you have? How many downloads do you have? How do I start a podcast? Where are most of your listeners? Are all the guests Christians? How much money do you make? Links discussed: Graced Health Statement of Values Simple changes I've made from three years of podcast guests Your Worthy Body B.COMPLETE Buy me a virtual cup of coffee to support the show Affiliate p...

The Graced Health Podcast is turning 3! What began as a podcast focused on exercise, nutrition and faith has turned into a holistic look at our physical, mental and spiritual health ... all with a little bit of grace. Today's episode shares several of the small, simple changes I've learned and implemented from our guests over the past three years. Check out the full show notes here for all the links. https://www.gracedhealth.com/three-years Connect with Amy: GracedHealth.com Join the Graced H...

How familiar are you with your connective tissue, also known as your fascia? If you listened to season 14 you heard me talk some about it, particularly in episode 6 where we talked about how transverse exercises are so helpful to our connective tissue and important for preventing injury. In fact, I’ve been so fascinated by this tissue that in my book, Your Worthy Body, acknowledgments to my three men, I said “being the husband and children of a health geek isn’t easy. You hear way more about th...

Although it feels somewhat self-serving, I'm adding this bonus episode to close the loop on how the mini sabbatical went in August. And I give myself grades in how I cared for my body, mind and spirit. Links Mentioned: Simple ways to better your sleep quality and quantity with Morgan Adams Join the challenges on the Graced Health Community Podcast Community The pelvic floor health episode with the Tighten Your Tinkler girls Jenn and Christina: The surprising reason for your back and hip pain (...

Magnesium expert Natalie Jurado with Rooted In joins the show today with an incredible amount of information about magnesium. You will hear her passion ooze for educating others about this mineral. She provides specific, applicable information about the different types of magnesium and so much more. We discuss: What is magnesium and what are some symptoms of magnesium deficiency Natalie’s health crisis that was helped by magnesium How to test for magnesium - which tests to specifically ask f...