Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and Entrepreneurs

Hope Pedraza
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Tangible tips, actionable steps, and expert insights for health, wellness, mindset and self-improvement for high-achieving women, including entrepreneurs and business owners! Host Hope Pedraza, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Practitioner, Human Design Guide, and multi-certified fitness expert, brings you weekly episodes to transform your mind, body, and soul and help you navigate the life of a high-achieving woman who wants her physical energy to match with her business success and ability to share her mission with the world and achieve the impossible. Explore topics like: •Nutrition and functional medicine for holistic health •Energy healing, Reiki, and Human Design for alignment •Mindset, trauma healing, and spiritual growth •Wellness strategies for living with purpose and clarity Join Hope and inspiring guests—top wellness experts, self-development leaders, and trailblazing entrepreneurs—for transformative conversations designed to help you live your best life with hope and purpose. Learn more about hope at hopefulandwholesome.com and follow her on Instagram @thehopepedraza to learn more!

  1. Emotional Sobriety, Dopamine & Nervous System Healing: A New Way for High-Achieving Women to Change Their Relationship with Alcohol with Colleen Freeland

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    Emotional Sobriety, Dopamine & Nervous System Healing: A New Way for High-Achieving Women to Change Their Relationship with Alcohol with Colleen Freeland

    Send a text What if overdrinking isn’t about willpower… but about your nervous system, your emotions, and the stories you’ve been telling yourself? In this episode, Hope sits down with Colleen Freeland, Intuitive Drinking Coach and host of the globally top-ranked podcast It’s Not About the Alcohol, to explore a new, shame-free approach to changing your relationship with alcohol, one that doesn’t require extremes, identity labels, or white-knuckling. Colleen shares her own 20+ year hidden struggle with Alcohol Use Disorder while still being the “healthy, high-performing woman” on the outside. Her turning point? Realizing the real issue wasn’t alcohol, it was emotional suppression, nervous system dysregulation, and disconnection from the body. We talk dopamine, neuroplasticity, emotional processing, and how to build the kind of self-trust that makes moderation (or a break) feel empowering, not punishing. If you’ve ever thought: “I’m successful… but I’m exhausted,” or “I don’t want to quit my whole life, I just want to feel in control again,” this one’s for you. What You’ll Learn Why alcohol often becomes an “off switch” for high-achieving women in constant go-modeHow dopamine is tied to the story you’re telling yourself (and how to rewire it)The difference between white-knuckling vs. emotional sobrietyWhy “once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic” is outdated through the lens of neuroplasticityHow to tell the difference between intuition vs. stress-based thoughtsPractical first steps to reconnect with your body and regulate your nervous systemWhy “coping mechanisms” can keep you stuck, and what to do insteadResources & Links Mentioned Colleen’s Website: https://www.emotionalsobrietycoaching.com/ Podcast: https://www.emotionalsobrietycoaching.com/podcast Free Quiz — “Drinking Problem or Thinking Problem?” https://emotionalsobrietycoaching.typeform.com/to/jA8GSTvp Private Podcast — “How to Reduce Drinking by 80%” https://app.helloaudio.fm/feed/03aa5232-b15a-403c-8309-fcf0d74a4af0/signup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehangoverwhisperer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hangoverwhisperer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HangoverWhisperer About Colleen: Join me inside The Quantum Reset: A 3-month high-touch healing experience for visionary women ready to recalibrate their nervous system, decode their biology, and release burnout patterns. With functional labs and multidimensional healing, you’ll remember what it feels like to be fully electric in your body. Apply here or message me HERE with questions. Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you think! For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a personal favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)

    34 min
  2. What the 2027 Human Design Shift Means for Leaders, Entrepreneurs & Empaths with Shayna Cornelius and Dana Stiles from DayLuna

    FEB 3

    What the 2027 Human Design Shift Means for Leaders, Entrepreneurs & Empaths with Shayna Cornelius and Dana Stiles from DayLuna

    Send us a text What if the real preparation for 2027 isn’t stockpiling plans… but building self-trust, emotional intelligence, and radical authenticity? In this Human Design “nerd party,” Hope sits down with Shayna Cornelius and Dana Stiles (DayLuna™)—Human Design experts, best-selling authors, and co-founders of one of the most-loved Human Design education platforms—to unpack the much-discussed 2027 shift and what it means as we collectively move from the Cross of Planning into the Right Angle Cross of the Sleeping Phoenix. Together, Hope, Shayna, and Dana explore how this transition points us back to the most important authority you’ll ever have: your own inner guidance. What You’ll Learn in This Episode What the 2027 Human Design shift is and why it’s connected to the Cross of Planning → Sleeping Phoenix transitionWhy societal structures (work, education, healthcare, institutions) may feel like they’re crumbling, and how to relate to that without spiralingThe difference between “everything falling apart” vs. “everything reorganizing around the individual”How radical individuality becomes a stabilizing force, and a leadership edge, in uncertain timesWhy Human Design helps you build self-trust for big decisions (business, relationships, relocation, parenting, identity shifts)How to recognize when you’re outsourcing your identity to roles, labels, or external authorityThe role of emotional intelligence in the new paradigm, and why “feeling your feelings” is part of the evolutionWhy kids and younger generations seem more intuitive and emotionally aware and what they’re modeling for the futureResources + Links Mentioned FREE Transits & The Harmonic Gate Mini-CourseFREE Human Design Readings 101 MasterclassBook: Your Human Design: Discover Your Unique Life Path and How To Navigate It With PurposeWebsite: daylunalife.comInstagram: @‌d.a.y.l.u.n.aYouTube: @d.a.y.l.u.n.aHope’s guest appearance on DayLuna podcast: HERE on Spotify, HERE on AppleAbout Shayna + Dana: Shayna Cornelius and Dana Stiles are Join me inside The Quantum Reset: A 3-month high-touch healing experience for visionary women ready to recalibrate their nervous system, decode their biology, and release burnout patterns. With functional labs and multidimensional healing, you’ll remember what it feels like to be fully electric in your body. Apply here or message me HERE with questions. Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you think! For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a personal favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)

    44 min

  3. JAN 30

    Why Modern Holistic Wellness Is Failing Women and the New Paradigm of Healing

    Send us a text The wellness and healing industry has never been louder or more confusing. Protocols, supplements, trends, and expert advice are everywhere, yet so many women still feel exhausted, inflamed, disconnected from their bodies, and frustrated that healing isn’t sticking. In this episode, we explore why. The fact is it is the paradigm that has failed us. In this conversation, we dive into feminine and masculine energy as organizing forces in the body, why modern healing has become overly masculine-driven, and how this imbalance keeps women stuck in cycles of forcing, fixing, and overriding their bodies in the name of “health.” We unpack why feminine-led healing, rooted in safety, intuition, nervous system regulation, and embodiment, is the missing piece for so many high-achieving women, and how masculine energy (structure, strategy, functional labs, and protocols) is meant to support the body rather than control it. This episode is for the woman who has: tried the protocols and followed the trendsinvested in wellness but still feels tired or disconnectednormalized pushing through symptomssensed there must be a more sustainable, aligned way to healIn this episode, we explore: What feminine and masculine energy actually mean (beyond surface-level definitions)Why healing breaks down when structure leads without safetyHow the body communicates through symptoms, sensations, and fatigueThe difference between controlling the body and relating to the bodyWhy nervous system regulation is essential for hormone balance, energy, and burnout recoveryHow intuition, embodiment, and subconscious safety influence physical healingWhere functional labs and protocols fit within a feminine-led healing approachWhy identity, self-trust, and worth directly impact biologyBy listening, you’ll gain a new framework for understanding your body, language for patterns you’ve felt but couldn’t fully explain, and permission to stop forcing healing and start partnering with your body instead. This episode invites you into a new paradigm of healing, one where the feminine leads, the masculine supports, and lasting change becomes possible. Join me inside The Quantum Reset: A 3-month high-touch healing experience for visionary women ready to recalibrate their nervous system, decode their biology, and release burnout patterns. With functional labs and multidimensional healing, you’ll remember what it feels like to be fully electric in your body. Apply here or message me HERE with questions. Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you think! For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a personal favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)

    37 min
  4. When Success Stops Feeling Good: How to Find Fulfillment Again with Annie Adragna

    JAN 27

    When Success Stops Feeling Good: How to Find Fulfillment Again with Annie Adragna

    Send us a text What happens when you finally “get there”… and it feels like nothing? In this episode of Hopeful and Wholesome, Hope is joined by fulfillment mentor, coach, and strategist Annie Adragna, host of The Luminous Life Podcast (top 10%). We’re talking about the moment so many ambitious women secretly experience: the outer success is real,  the business, the responsibilities, the image, the achievements, but the inner fulfillment is missing. They unpack why high-achieving Type-A women disconnect from joy, presence, and self-trust, and what it actually looks like to come back into alignment without burning your whole life down overnight. Annie shares her story of pushing through, people-pleasing, adrenal burnout, anxiety, and the body’s wake-up calls,  and the spiritual “nudges” that started chasing her down until she listened. This conversation is your permission slip to stop “should-ing” all over yourself, trust your inner wisdom again, and create a version of success that feels as good as it looks. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: The real reason success can feel empty (even when you’re doing “everything right”)How hustle culture trains women to disconnect from intuition, joy, and inner guidanceThe hidden signs you’re overextended and out of alignment (body symptoms + emotional patterns)Why unworthiness can show up after you achieve the thing you wantedHow comparison and “shoulds” hijack your nervous system and decision-makingWhat it means to become the observer instead of living on autopilotAnnie’s True Alignment Pathway (a practical framework to move from restless → clear → confident)Why aligned action matters (and how to take it without forcing a timeline)How to use seasons (and your authority, if you’re in Human Design) to reassess what still fitsWhy “convenience” isn’t love — and what happens when you stop being the convenient version of youThe shift from holding tightly → living in flow (and why flow expands your capacity)Resources: Annie Adragna on Instagram: @our_luminous_lifeThe Luminous Life Podcast: Soulful Conversations for High Performers (Annie’s show)True Self Guided Meditation (8 minutes)Annie's ProgramsReferenced concept: Angel number 555 (commonly associated with change + transition)Book reference: The War of Art by Steven PressfieldAbout Annie: Annie Adragna is a Fulfillment Mentor, coach, stra Join me inside The Quantum Reset: A 3-month high-touch healing experience for visionary women ready to recalibrate their nervous system, decode their biology, and release burnout patterns. With functional labs and multidimensional healing, you’ll remember what it feels like to be fully electric in your body. Apply here or message me HERE with questions. Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you think! For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a personal favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)

    45 min

  5. JAN 22

    The Quiet Signs You’re Meant for a Different Path: How Your Body Signals It’s Time for Change

    Send us a text There comes a moment when something in your life no longer fits. On the outside, things may look fine... successful, stable, even aligned. But inside, there’s a quiet stirring. A restlessness. A knowing that something deeper is calling. This is where The Seeker appears. In this first episode of The Body as Archetype series, we begin a new way of understanding growth and transformation, not through forcing or fixing or optimizing, but by learning to listen to the body as a living intelligence. The Body as Archetype is a multi-part journey that explores how the body speaks in seasons, symbols, and signals, guiding us through natural phases of becoming. Rather than treating healing or personal growth as linear, this series reveals transformation as archetypal, a spiral we move through again and again.  And this series is here to help you to be able to support yourself in each recurring phase. In Part 1, we explore the Seeker archetype: the phase of curiosity, longing, and awakening that often arrives before major change. This is the moment when your body begins signaling that it’s time for something more, even if you don’t yet know what that is. In this episode, you’ll learn: What archetypes are and why they’re powerful tools for embodied self-understandingHow the Seeker shows up in real life, mentally, emotionally, and physicallyWhy confusion, dissatisfaction, or restlessness are not problems to fix, but signals to listenHow the body often speaks before the mind has languageHow to support yourself during a Seeker phase without rushing toward answers or the next phaseHope also shares her personal Seeker story, the moment when everything looked “fine” on the outside, but her body and soul were asking for more. That moment set her on a completely different path, one rooted in embodiment, intuition, and soul-led growth. This episode is Part 1 of a five-part series exploring the Seeker, Warrior, Fool, Destroyer, and Sage. The remaining episodes,  along with integration resources,  are hosted inside MemberVault HERE. 👉 Continue the journey inside The Body as Archetype HERE. Join me inside The Quantum Reset: A 3-month high-touch healing experience for visionary women ready to recalibrate their nervous system, decode their biology, and release burnout patterns. With functional labs and multidimensional healing, you’ll remember what it feels like to be fully electric in your body. Apply here or message me HERE with questions. Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you think! For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a personal favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)

    45 min
  6. Motherhood, Money & Meaning: Values-Aligned Business Growth Without Burnout with Laura Shoenfeld

    JAN 20

    Motherhood, Money & Meaning: Values-Aligned Business Growth Without Burnout with Laura Shoenfeld

    Send us a text What happens when your business is thriving… and then motherhood changes your energy, identity, and capacity overnight? In this episode of Hopeful and Wholesome, Hope sits down with Laura Schoenfeld, RD, registered dietitian turned business coach and creator of the Nourished Business Accelerator™, to talk about what it really looks like to build a profitable online business without sacrificing your body, your marriage, or your mental health. Laura shares her honest “Phoenix rising” story: shutting down offers that would’ve made her six figures (because integrity > hype), navigating pregnancy and postpartum shifts, and rebuilding a business model that runs on systems, automation, and team support, not constant hustle. If you’re a high-achieving wellness entrepreneur who’s tired of being the engine of everything, this conversation will hit. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why detachment from metrics (sales, likes, downloads) can actually make you more successfulThe mindset shift from “my business is my baby” to “my business is a machine” (and why it matters when you’re a mom)How Laura knew it was time to leave nutrition work and go all-in on business coaching (the body never lies)The difference between a strategy “not working” vs. the wrong audience / wrong structure / wrong seasonHow to make fast, grounded decisions instead of spiraling in uncertainty (especially as a high performer)What “ethical marketing” and values-aligned scaling actually look like in real lifeThe practical path to building a business that works even when you’re pregnant, tired, or in a capacity dipLaura’s perspective on purpose, faith, and being divinely guided through major life decisionsResources: Follow Laura on Instagram: @lauraschoenfeldrdDM Laura the word “NBA” on Instagram to learn about the Nourished Business Accelerator™Find out more about her program HEREAbout Laura: Laura Schoenfeld is a Registered Dietitian and business coach who helps health and wellness entrepreneurs build profitable online businesses that align with their personal values and desired lifestyle. Through her Nourished Business Accelerator™, she teaches health experts to attract high-paying clients, simplify their workload, and create sustainable financial success without burnout. As a mom and entrepreneur, Laura is passionate about helping others grow thriving online businesses that support their best offline life. Her ethical marketing strategies and coaching empower wellness professionals to expand their income and impact while living the life they actually wan Join me inside The Quantum Reset: A 3-month high-touch healing experience for visionary women ready to recalibrate their nervous system, decode their biology, and release burnout patterns. With functional labs and multidimensional healing, you’ll remember what it feels like to be fully electric in your body. Apply here or message me HERE with questions. Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you think! For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a personal favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)

    50 min

  7. JAN 16

    Managing Overwhelm in Undefined Centers: Energy Protection, Minerals & Nervous System Healing | Stepping into the Year of the Horse Fully Resourced

    Send us a text Overwhelm often appears right at the edge of expansion, not because something is wrong, but because your body is sensing movement. As we transition from the introspective energy of the Year of the Snake into the forward-moving, expressive energy of the Year of the Horse, many high-achieving, sensitive women find themselves stuck in a familiar place: clarity is present, desire is alive, but the body hesitates. In this episode, we explore why overwhelm shows up first, especially for women with open or undefined centers in Human Design, and how it’s not a mindset issue, a motivation problem, or a failure of discipline. It’s a capacity issue. You’ll learn how overwhelm moves through each of the nine centers, how mineral depletion and nervous system stress amplify sensitivity, and why energy protection doesn’t come from armoring or pulling back, but from embodiment, resourcing, and self-reference. This is an episode about restoring trust in your body so forward momentum becomes sustainable, grounded, and aligned, without urgency, burnout, or self-abandonment. What You’ll Learn in This Episode • Why overwhelm often appears right before growth and expansion  • How open and undefined centers experience stress, pressure, and emotional overload  • What overwhelm looks like across all nine Human Design centers (without diagnosing)  • Why sensitivity becomes overload when the body isn’t resourced  • The mineral–nervous system connection and how depletion lowers stress tolerance  • How HTMA mineral testing reveals hidden energy drains and survival patterns  • Energy protection without walls, armor, or hyper-vigilance  • The embodied shift from Snake energy (holding, vigilance) to Horse energy (movement, expression, momentum) Ways to Work With Me Energy Reboot Strategy Session A fast-clarity session to identify your biggest energy leaks through Human Design, nervous system patterns, and physiology, so you leave with a grounded, personalized plan forward. 👉 Book here HEAL: Self-Guided Mineral Repletion Program A supportive entry point for restoring mineral foundations, nervous system capacity, and internal safety, without overwhelm. 👉 Get Started HTMA Mineral Test Package If the mineral and adrenal pieces landed deeply and you’re ready to see what your body has been paying for survival, this is where we start. 👉 Start testing here Frequency Recalibration Session For when you feel energetically noisy, overstimulated, or off. This session restores coherence so your body can regu Join me inside The Quantum Reset: A 3-month high-touch healing experience for visionary women ready to recalibrate their nervous system, decode their biology, and release burnout patterns. With functional labs and multidimensional healing, you’ll remember what it feels like to be fully electric in your body. Apply here or message me HERE with questions. Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you think! For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a personal favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)

    44 min
  8. How Trauma Lives in the Body and Shapes Our Relationships | Somatic Healing, Attachment Styles & Self-Abandonment with Becky Aste

    JAN 13

    How Trauma Lives in the Body and Shapes Our Relationships | Somatic Healing, Attachment Styles & Self-Abandonment with Becky Aste

    Send us a text What if the reason your relationship feels hard isn’t because you’re doing it wrong, but because your nervous system never learned how to feel safe? In this deeply honest and grounding conversation, Hope is joined by Becky Aste, a trauma-informed marriage coach and host of the top 3% podcast Your Breakthrough Blueprint. Becky shares her personal journey from rock bottom—two kids, separation, and the brink of divorce—to a thriving, deeply connected marriage through somatic healing, nervous system regulation, and rebuilding safety in the body. We unpack why knowing the tools isn’t the same as embodying them, how attachment styles silently run our relationships, and why self-abandonment is often the deepest (and most overlooked) wound women carry. If you’ve done the therapy, read the books, listened to the podcasts, and still feel stuck in the same relational patterns, this episode will land differently. This is about healing from the neck down, reconnecting with your body, and learning how to stay with yourself without self-betrayal. 🔍 In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why information alone doesn’t heal trauma and what actually doesHow somatic healing helps move trauma out of the body, not just the mindThe difference between anxious, avoidant, disorganized, and secure attachment stylesHow self-abandonment forms (often subconsciously) and how it shows up in relationshipsSimple, powerful nervous system regulation tools you can use immediatelyWhy relationships are one of the most potent portals for healingHow to navigate triggers without over-thinking or self-gaslightingWhat “earned secure attachment” really means and how to cultivate itWhy small, seemingly “basic” practices create massive transformation over timeHow self-compassion, safety, and embodiment change the way you love and relate🔗 Resources & Links Mentioned Follow Becky on Instagram:  👉 https://www.instagram.com/becky_asteListen to Becky’s podcast, Your Breakthrough Blueprint: 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tj0dnCZJyQyrGcFK8gsoZLearn more about Becky’s work:  👉 https://www.idobreakthrough.comBook recommendation referenced: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk🌿 About Becky Becky Aste is a trauma-informed marriage coach and host of the top 3% podcast Your Breakthrough Blueprint, where she and high-impact guests share the real frameworks behind their biggest breakthroughs. As the founder of I Do Breakthrough, Join me inside The Quantum Reset: A 3-month high-touch healing experience for visionary women ready to recalibrate their nervous system, decode their biology, and release burnout patterns. With functional labs and multidimensional healing, you’ll remember what it feels like to be fully electric in your body. Apply here or message me HERE with questions. Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you think! For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a personal favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)

    41 min
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Tangible tips, actionable steps, and expert insights for health, wellness, mindset and self-improvement for high-achieving women, including entrepreneurs and business owners! Host Hope Pedraza, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Practitioner, Human Design Guide, and multi-certified fitness expert, brings you weekly episodes to transform your mind, body, and soul and help you navigate the life of a high-achieving woman who wants her physical energy to match with her business success and ability to share her mission with the world and achieve the impossible. Explore topics like: •Nutrition and functional medicine for holistic health •Energy healing, Reiki, and Human Design for alignment •Mindset, trauma healing, and spiritual growth •Wellness strategies for living with purpose and clarity Join Hope and inspiring guests—top wellness experts, self-development leaders, and trailblazing entrepreneurs—for transformative conversations designed to help you live your best life with hope and purpose. Learn more about hope at hopefulandwholesome.com and follow her on Instagram @thehopepedraza to learn more!

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