This episode is a loving call-to-action in response to the pause of SNAP benefits, which help 42 million people in this country put food on the table for their families. We cannot talk about health and wellness while turning a blind eye to people losing access to basic human needs.
I break down what SNAP is and share the latest updates on the pause (as of 11/2). I also talk about the power of community care and offer simple, actionable ways you can step up and make a real difference in your neighborhood and beyond.
Plus, I call out wellness “influencers” whose privilege is on full display as they ignore the very real struggles happening in this country, choosing instead to amplify fear around less urgent topics like seed oils and food dyes. Let’s be clear: food security is wellness.
Finally, I end with an important reminder to vote in your local elections—your voice matters, and showing up makes a difference.
Resources:
To find your local foodbank and donate/support: https://www.feedingamerica.org/
Arizona food banks: https://azfoodbanks.org/get-food/
Restaurants to support in Phoenix
Note: as of 11/3, there is a plan to un-pause SNAP, but families will not receive their full amount. Your action still matters!
In this episode, I’m joined by the beautiful and powerful Yetti — a mindset and self-love coach whose story is both raw and deeply inspiring.
[content warning: depression, suicidal ideation & self-harm]
Together, we dive into what it means to rewrite your narrative, choose yourself, and build a life that feels good from the inside out. Yetti opens up about her mental health journey, navigating major life pivots, and finding the courage to step away from the path that was expected of her to create one that felt aligned.
We talk about the realness of entrepreneurship, the messy middle of healing, and the truth behind becoming your own dream girl through presence, grace, and self-compassion.
This conversation is an invitation to slow down, listen to your intuition, and remember that becoming the woman you desire to be starts with honoring who you are today.
In this episode, we explore:
Healing your story and learning to trust your process
Navigating mental health and finding support that serves you
The courage to choose your own path, even when it’s scary
How self-love becomes the foundation for everything you build
Becoming your own dream girl — and living life on your terms
Connect with Yetti:
Instagram: @yettisays
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I’ve been in a season of overwhelm. Between my full-time job, growing my coaching business, recording this podcast, and just trying to keep up with life, it’s been a lot. But instead of trying to do less or give up the things that bring me joy, I’ve been learning how to create more space in my life and manage the overwhelm in a healthy, grounded way.
I’m sharing the practices that have helped me stay centered, calm, and connected to what matters most. If you’ve been feeling stretched thin or stuck in “go mode,” I hope this conversation reminds you that you can hold both gratitude and growth, even in the chaos.
Daily Meditation App (free): Insight timer
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Most people celebrate 6 months since they got married... but I'm celebrating 6 months since I didn't get married.
This impromptu episode is a heartfelt reflection of my healing journey over the past six months.
It includes:
Share this episode with someone in your life who is in a transformative season or navigating stepping into a new identity.
If my healing journey has resonated with you and you'd like support in navigating your own, so that you can become the woman you know you're meant to be, book a consultation with me to discuss 1:1 wellness coaching (link below).
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In this episode, I’m joined by my dear friend Maurisa Jones, an entrepreneur, digital marketer, and women’s wellness advocate. Maurisa helps women’s health practitioners amplify their impact through social media marketing, making it easier for young women to discover supportive, holistic approaches to their healing. She shares how her own journey of getting diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) has guided her business path and purpose.
We talk about what it really looks like to become the woman who does the scary thing... the one who pivots and trusts her calling. Maurisa is a beautiful example of how you can use your personal story to create a path that impacts a community you care deeply about.
Maurisa shares the key moments that shaped her journey, what inspired her to align her business with her deeper mission, and how she stays grounded while holding space for others.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Her Becoming and Maurisa Jones
01:58 Maurisa's Journey into Social Media and Women's Health
05:36 The Pivot: Connecting Personal Experience to Business
09:12 Overcoming Fear and Building Confidence in Business
12:56 Navigating Challenges and Staying Committed
16:20 The Impact of Women's Health Advocacy
20:26 The Importance of Holistic Health and Wellness
23:56 The Political Climate and Its Effects on Women's Health
27:19 Self-Care and Maintaining Balance as an Entrepreneur
30:38 Becoming the Best Version of Yourself
LINKS:
Follow Maurisa on Instagram @mjonescreates
Email Maurisa: hello@maurisajones.com
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Book recommendation: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
In the final part of The Reset series, we’re closing things out by talking about career alignment, purpose, and the role your work plays in your overall well-being. Whether you’re in a 9–5, running a business, building a passion project, or still figuring it out, this conversation is about how your gifts, creativity, and contribution impact your health.
In this episode, we’ll explore:
What career alignment really means (and why it doesn’t have to come from your job title)
How purpose and wellbeing are connected
Why so many women (especially women of color) are craving ownership, creativity, and sovereignty in their work
Ways to start expressing your gifts outside your 9–5 (without blowing up your whole life)
How passion projects, entrepreneurship, and service can support your identity, income, and joy
We’ll also zoom out and wrap up the entire Reset Series with reflection questions to help you integrate everything we’ve talked about over the last four weeks—your mindset, emotional health, physical wellbeing, and now, your contribution.
Reflection Prompts:
What has shifted for you over the last month?
Where have you started showing up with more intention?
What area still feels like it needs nurturing or alignment?
What's one change that you made that you hope to sustain through the end of the year, and beyond?
When you look back at this season of life, what will your future self thank you for starting or stopping right now?
This final episode is your invitation to realign, recalibrate, and remember why you’re here. The reset doesn’t end today—it just becomes part of how you move forward.
CONNECT:
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In part four of The Reset, we’re finally bringing it back to the body. Physical health is often the first thing people think of when they want to make changes, but that’s why I intentionally saved it for later in the series. Before you can show up in your body consistently, you need the foundation of your mind, your emotional wellness, and your connections.
In this episode, we talk about simple, sustainable ways to feel your best physically. I’ll walk you through three key areas: nourishing your body with whole, nutrient-dense foods (without obsessing over perfection), moving your body as an act of self-love (not punishment), and understanding your cycle and sleep so you can work with your body instead of against it.
I’ll also share some personal examples of what helps me feel my best day-to-day, and how you can create your own version of that list to support your reset.
The question I want you to reflect on this week is: When do you feel at your best in your body? Write it down, get clear on the habits and routines that support you, and start weaving more of them into your life.
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Part Three of The Reset Series! But first, a quick update on my life, my summer adventures and how I'm approaching my own personal Reset.
Emotional & spiritual wellness is a topic that doesn’t always get enough attention when we talk about health.
Your mind is where your thoughts live (Episode 19), but your emotional and spiritual health is where your joy, peace, and true sense of connection come from.
In this episode, we’ll explore:
Why emotional and spiritual wellness is just as important as physical and mental health
How self-connection and solitude can shift you away from seeking external validation
The health benefits of having a spiritual connection (no matter what that looks like for you)
The very real impact social connections have on your physical health — and how loneliness is quietly harming so many people today
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In Part Two of The Reset, we’re focusing on where every real change begins—your thoughts. If you can shift your thoughts, you can shift your life. But it’s not about forcing positivity; it’s about understanding how your brain actually works and learning how to work with it instead of against it.
We’ll talk about neuroplasticity (yes, your brain really can rewire itself at any age), and why your recurring thoughts are shaping the beliefs, actions, and reality you experience right now. You’ll learn how to notice the thoughts that are keeping you stuck, and how to reframe them into beliefs that actually support your future self.
I’ll walk you through four simple but powerful steps—awareness, reframing, repetition, and embodiment with gratitude—that will help you start reshaping your mind and creating lasting change.
If you’re feeling ready for a reset, this is where it gets real: your thoughts are the foundation of everything.
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Welcome to Part One of The Reset. Every week this month, we will explore a different topic to help you get back on track towards becoming the woman you want to be by the end of the year.
In this episode, we'll explore why NOW is the ideal time to lock-in and I'll walk you through your Reset Audit, a series of prompts to help you identify which areas of your life are currently out of alignment.
Before we can reset, shift habits, or call in the future version of ourselves, we need clarity about where we’re starting from.
Think of this as your baseline moment—an opportunity to pause, reflect, and honestly look at how your physical health, mental patterns, emotional/spiritual wellbeing, and work/purpose are supporting (or holding back) the life you’re creating.
Here are the journal prompts referenced in this episode.
Physical
Does my current lifestyle accurately reflect how I want to feel?
Think of the food you eat, your movement routine, your sleep, your habits - are they in alignment with the person you SAY you want to be?
Mental
What recurring thought patterns or beliefs am I holding onto that are keeping me small?
Do I believe that I am worthy of the life I say that I want? Why or why not?
Emotional/Spiritual
Do my relationships, boundaries, and spiritual practices nurture me or drain me?
Where do I need deeper connection or more intentional self-care?
Environment
Does my physical environment (home, workspace, social circles) reflect the lifestyle and identity of my future self?
What places or people feel out of alignment?
Career Alignment
Does my work, business or career bring me a sense of purpose?
Is there something more that I want for myself, that I am hesitant to pursue?
Future Self Check-In
If I imagine my future self at the end of this year, what would she thank me for starting or stopping right now?
Overall
What area do you feel most IN alignment?
What area do you feel most OUT of alignment?
Share this episode with a friend and invite them to join us for The Reset!
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We're switching things up this week! This "episode" is a 15-min guided meditation to help you deepen your self-connection and honor to your inner knowing.
Lately, we've talked a lot about DOING: taking action, finding clairty, forming habits, building routines...
But today it all about BEING. And when you are committed to becoming the woman you are meant to be, you need both.
So, get cozy and enjoy 15-min of coming home to yourself.
TIPS!
Download / bookmark this episode so that you can revisit it as many times as you'd like.
Background song: Heart Chakra by Beautiful Chorus
This is one of my most requested topics, and honestly, it applies to anyone who is interested in bettering themselves—physically, mentally, spiritually, or emotionally.
I recently completed my Holistic Health & Wellness Coaching certification, and this topic is one of the things I realized I am most passionate about over the duration of the course.
Here’s the truth: most of us know what to do. Eat better, move more, sleep deeper, set boundaries. But knowing isn’t the problem. It’s the doing (and more importantly, doing it consistently) that trips us up.
So in this episode, we’re unpacking:
Why creating new habits feels so hard, even when you know they’ll help you
The 6 most common reasons people fail at sticking with new routines
How to actually break through those barriers with four powerful changes
The neuroscience behind repetition and neuroplasticity
Changing your lifestyle is about aligning your identity and your environment so that the habit becomes who you are, not just something you’re trying to do.
By the end of this episode, you’ll understand how to stop sabotaging your own progress, and how to set yourself up for lasting consistency in any area of your health.
Prompts:
What about your life right now is not working, and why?
What about your environment doesn’t support the person you want to become?
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If this episode resonates and you’re ready for more support, I’m opening up a limited number of 1:1 wellness coaching sessions at 50% off (for subscribers only!). Send me a message on Instagram (@kaycountryman) if you’re interested.
If you have an idea on your heart or feel called to create something, it can feel overwhelming to know where to start.
In this episode, I’m sharing three simple yet powerful steps you can take to move from thinking about your gift to actually sharing it with the world. No more waiting for the perfect time (spoiler: it’s now). You’ll learn how to get clear on your purpose, connect with the people you want to impact, and begin building the life you’ve been imagining, one intentional action at a time.
We’ll talk about:
Whether you’ve been sitting on an idea for months or just need a nudge to finally begin, this episode will help you take that first step and get into motion.
Episode 3 (referenced)
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In this episode, I’m putting on my activist hat and calling you forward, especially if you're a creative, entrepreneur, healer, or purpose-led human navigating how to hold space for your work while grieving global injustice.
We explore how witnessing collective trauma through social media impacts our nervous system, why your creativity matters more than ever, and how sharing your gifts is a sacred form of resistance.
I’m also offering tangible tools for grounding yourself in these devastating times, beyond traditional "self-care" tips.
This episode covers:
Why what’s happening in Gaza is not “defense,” but a deliberate act of genocide, displacement, and white supremacy
How social media trauma is affecting our nervous systems (with data)
What to do if you feel overwhelmed, numb, or guilty for living your life
Why your voice, your gifts, and your joy are needed now more than ever
How sharing your work heals you, your lineage, and the collective
Why rest is resistance, and how to regulate your nervous system in these times
A tough-love reminder to stop scrolling and start creating
STATS:A 2009 study by UC San Diego found the average American consumes 34 GB of information and 100,000+ words per day—5x more than in 1986.➤ Source: UC San Diego Study, 2009
Trauma exposure among Millennials/Gen Z:Most have lived through 4–5 global/national crises before age 30, including 9/11, the Great Recession, COVID-19, mass shootings, and climate disasters.➤ Sources: APA, Pew Research, Time Magazine
Resources for Gaza (via: @so.informed on Instagram):
→ Donate to individual fundraising campaigns so those on the ground can access what little food there is available: linktr.ee/fundsforgaza
→ Flood the newsrooms of major media outlets and demand that they make Gaza front page news: writersagainstthewarongaza.com/action
→ Plan a protest/rally wherever you are. Here are helpful tools to get you started: wolpalestine.com/resources/rally-toolkit
→ Flood the inboxes of those in Congress: afsc.org/action/tell-congress-demand-lifesaving-aid-gaza
→ Share the reality in Gaza across your social media. Downloadable graphics: bit.ly/so-gaza
→ Boycott businesses that are complicit in the ongoing genocide in Gaza: bdsmovement.net
→ To find more actionable items, visit uscpr.org/StopGazaGenocide
In this episode, I share three powerful (and sometimes overlooked) signs that you’re on the verge of a breakthrough in your healing journey, your spiritual growth, or your identity evolution. We’ll talk about why breakdowns often come right before expansion, how to trust what your body and emotions are trying to tell you, and the beauty of being in between the old self and the becoming.
This episode is meant to help you reconnect to your power, stay open in the discomfort, and remember that shifts often come quietly, and right on time.
Share this episode with someone in your life who is on the verge of her own breakthrough.
Prompt: Where am I being invited to let go of an old identity? What might open up if I stop resisting the change?
Links:
Kayla's Inner Child Playlist
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I’m opening up about what it really looks like to rebuild self-trust after a big, identity-shifting life moment. In this episode, I’m sharing the truth about how I’ve been learning to listen to my inner wisdom again, and what it feels like to choose alignment over approval.
You’ll hear how I’m navigating the subtle ways we override our instincts, how I check in with my body for clarity, and some gentle practices that are helping me rebuild a relationship with myself that feels rooted and safe.
I’ll also walk you through simple tools and questions that you can use to strengthen your self-trust and start honoring your intuition again. If you’ve been craving more confidence in your decisions and a deeper connection to your inner knowing, this episode is for you.
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In this episode, I’m opening up about a pattern so many of us carry — self-abandonment — and what it looks like to begin choosing self-devotion instead.
We’ll explore how self-abandonment can quietly show up through people-pleasing, emotional suppression, and silencing our truth to keep others comfortable. I share personal stories of how this showed up in my past relationship and how deeply it disconnected me from my voice, body, and sense of self.
Then we shift into the healing. I offer a compassionate, practical path toward self-devotion, where you begin nurturing your needs, tuning into your intuition, and coming home to the woman you’re becoming.
If you’ve ever struggled to speak up, override your own knowing, or shrink yourself to maintain peace… this conversation is for you.
The reflection prompt for you at the end of this episode:
When was the last time I self-abandoned — and what might have shifted if I had chosen self-devotion instead?
If you enjoyed this conversation, rate/review and share this episode with a friend.
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Heartbreak can feel like grieving a version of your life that no longer exists — and in many ways, it is a form of grief. In this episode, I’m opening up about what it really looks like to heal after a breakup, not just emotionally, but neurologically and spiritually too.
We’ll talk about why breakups feel like a death, how grief often gets overlooked in conversations around love and loss, and the role self-love plays in the healing process. I’ll also break down what’s actually happening in your brain post-breakup and why creating new routines, celebrating small wins, and practicing “no contact” can be such powerful tools for moving forward.
Whether you’re in the thick of it or on the other side, this episode is your reminder that healing takes time, community matters, and you’re allowed to feel joy again. You’ll also hear why courting yourself and finding pleasure—yes, even in the smallest ways—is one of the most beautiful ways to come back home to you.
If you’re navigating heartbreak right now, I hope this conversation makes you feel seen, supported, and a little more whole.
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This episode is a vulnerable share straight from the middle of my healing journey. Three months ago, I made the hardest decision of my life — calling off my wedding — and I’m inviting you into the grief, reflection, and self-discovery that comes with walking away from a life you once dreamed of. Together, we’ll explore how heartbreak can lead to deeper self-love, how intuition never steers us wrong, and why even in the messiest seasons… your healing is sacred.
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self-love, healing, personal growth, relationships, grief, self-discovery, empowerment, vulnerability, transformation, mental health
In this episode, Kayla shares the 3-step morning routine that has transformed her life. The conversation delves into the importance of inner work, the science behind mornings, and how your morning routine helps you step into the identity of who you are becoming.
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