Wellness Reality Check
Jess and Ashley are two health practitioners, moms and best friends trying to navigate the world of holistic health in a balanced productive way that brings health to our lives instead of dogmatic extremes. We'll be breaking down health trends, interviewing your favorite health influencers and always keeping it real. We hope this podcast brings listeners back down to earth, providing a dose of reality in the often idealized world of health and wellness.
58 - Skinny Doesn't Equal Healing: Unpacking the GLP Craze with Christy Nault
Ashley and Jess sit down with Christy Nault, a root cause health practitioner, educator, breath-work facilitator, and founder of Micro Flow Supplements for a nuanced, non‑binary conversation about GLP peptides (Ozempic, Wegov...
57 - When A Child Changes Overnight: Understanding PANS, PANDAS, Neuroinflammatory Autism
In this episode of Wellness Reality Check, Ashley and Jess sit down with Dr. Melissa Jones, a board-certified pediatric neurologist with advanced training in functional psychiatry and the Shoemaker Protocol for mold-related i...
56 - Popular Health Trends: What We'd Actually Spend Money On
Standby for trending health supplements and holistic wellness hacks. In this value-packed episode, Ashley and Jess offer their down-to-earth, experience-driven perspectives on the latest health trends making waves on social media—including biohacks, popular supplements, gadgets, and wellness treatments.
55 - The Dopamine Economy: How Social Media Hooks Us All
This week on Wellness Reality Check, we're getting real about something that touches every single one of us: social media, influencer culture, and the constant pressure to buy, compare, perform and consume. In a world where e...
54 - Healthy Home Building Explained: What Actually Matters for Your Health with Ashley Spanovich
Ashley and Jess invite Ashley Spanovich—founder of Awakening Spaces and expert in healthy home design, environmental wellness, and building biology. Dive into Ashley's personal health journey from battling unexplained symptom...
53 - New Year, Real You: Ditch the Pressure and do This Instead
Every January we're told to reinvent ourselves: bigger goals, stricter rules, faster results. But what if real change doesn't come from doing more..i.it comes from doing less, consistently? In this episode, Ash and Jess break...