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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.

Jan. 13, 2026

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...

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Jan. 5, 2026

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...

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Dec. 22, 2025

55 - Bonus

Thank you for your curiosity and commitment to the amazing conversations that we have had throughout the year. Wishing you all the best of the Season. Ashley & Jessica See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

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Dec. 15, 2025

52 - Your Period is a Vital Sign - Here's What It's Telling You with Jenna Longoria

In this week's podcast Ash and Jess are joined by Ashley's good friend Jenna Longoria, better known as The Period Guru . Jenna is a Board-Certified Functional Nutritionist and Certified Midlife Specialist who helps women deco...

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Dec. 8, 2025

51 - The New Era of Holistic Healing: Nutrition, Energy, and Nervous System Work with Hope Pedraza

In this week's episode Ash and Jess are joined by Hope Pedraza, a powerhouse in the wellness space and someone who truly embodies mind-body healing. Hope is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition P...

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Dec. 1, 2025

50 - Mouth Matters: The Surprising Link Between Oral Function & Whole-Body Health with Karindy Ong

On this week's episode of Wellness Reality Check, we’re joined by Karindy Ong, a Speech-Language Pathologist who shifted from working with brain and spinal cord injury patients to focusing on airway health after her own child...

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