Wellish

Sarah Ritondale
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Wellish is a movement for imperfect people to feel good enough. Here we test what actually works, share what doesn't, and push back against the perfect, aesthetic version of growth. Narrative journalist Sarah Ritondale leads a movement of women choosing to evolve without the pressure to be perfect. If you're healing, growing, or just trying to feel good enough in real life, you're already one of us. Welcome to a new kind of self-improvement -- one that feels like friendship, not a checklist.

  1. Are you low maintenance or do you have low standards?

    1D AGO

    Are you low maintenance or do you have low standards?

    If you’ve ever proudly called yourself “low maintenance”… this episode might lovingly call you out. Because sometimes what we label as being easygoing, chill, or low maintenance… is actually low standards in disguise. In this episode, we’re getting honest about the subtle ways high-functioning, self-aware women end up over-accommodating, under-asking, and quietly tolerating misalignment for far too long. We’re talking about the moment you realize your “carefree” identity might actually be people-pleasing in a cute outfit — and why raising your standards is less about dating preferences and more about deep emotional healing. Inside this conversation, we unpack: ✨ The difference between being genuinely low maintenance vs. operating from low standards ✨ The sneaky signs your nervous system has been over-accommodating ✨ Why things still don’t work out even when you’re “easy to be with” ✨ What actually happens (emotionally and socially) when you start raising your standards ✨ The uncomfortable identity shift no one warns you about If you’ve been feeling quietly unfulfilled, chronically over-understanding, or like you’ve been accepting less than you deserve — this episode is your permission slip to recalibrate. Because high standards aren’t high maintenance. They’re a healing skill. If this episode resonates, don’t forget to rate, review, and share it with your most self-aware bestie 💌

    33 min
  2. Why does existing feel so stressful? | Confessions of a Wellish Girly

    FEB 13

    Why does existing feel so stressful? | Confessions of a Wellish Girly

    Everything just can’t be that serious and I am confessing it. I am tired of all of the "criteria" we are supposed to meet in order to consider us good enough. There’s so many agendas to fill and standards to meet and highlight reels we compare ourselves to and we logically know we can’t listen to it all, but our subconscious doesn’t care! It soaks it all in a treats it as truth and we struggle to separate what we genuinely feel about ourselves and the world around us and how we interact with it from how we SHOULD feel about things. And I'm talking about it.

    15 min
  3. What if you're not an anxious person just stuck in an old emotional pattern? with Cedric Bertelli

    FEB 11

    What if you're not an anxious person just stuck in an old emotional pattern? with Cedric Bertelli

    If you’ve ever thought, “This is just who I am I’m anxious, I’m reactive, I shut down, I people-please,” this episode is going to mess with you (in the best way). Cedric Bertelli breaks down why so many “personality traits” are actually unfinished emotional responses stored in the body and why managing your emotions (even in healthy ways like journaling, reframing, meditation, and talking it out) doesn’t always resolve the pattern. We get into how the brain predicts danger based on old experiences, why emotions can feel bigger than your current reality, and what it means to feel sensations all the way through without analyzing, suppressing, or performing your feelings. We also talk about the myth of resilience (and why “pushing through” can make you sicker, not stronger), plus what changes when your emotions finally become congruent with your real life today, not your past. If you want peace that isn’t just “calm down and cope,” press play.

    58 min
  4. Stop trying to feel better and start trying to feel safe

    FEB 9

    Stop trying to feel better and start trying to feel safe

    If right now you are going through something emotionally damaging and you feel like nothing anyone says or does or anything you do works to make you feel better this episode is for you. You are trapped in an emotional whirlwind trying to problem solve, control, make meaning and fix the problem you're faced with in an effort just to feel better. That's why this episode is all about the ultimate tool that will finally help you to feel better when nothing is working as you're working through healing the emotional damage: making yourself feel safe. In this episode we're going to talk about why any advice, mental health tools, or any personal research you do never quiets the noise in your head leaving you wondering if you'll ever feel good again. I explain why safety is the one and only thing that works to make you feel better and how to start making yourself feel safe again. If you want to stop ruminating about what what happened and being consumed with thoughts about how to make it better this episode will help rewire your perception shifting your mindset to see what happened in an empowering light instead of something devastating so you can finally begin to emotionally heal.

    20 min
  5. Confessions of a Wellish Girly: My full circle healing moment

    FEB 6

    Confessions of a Wellish Girly: My full circle healing moment

    For today’s confession I’m talking about my spontaneous decision to go to New York with a group of strangers and someone I haven’t shared with you guys yet. But the craziest part is how full circle this experience is to my one year mark after my most emotionally wrecking experience. I am talking about my healing journey and where I’m at now. If you are someone who’s experiencing emotional wreck let this be your hope that it will get better

    18 min
  6. How to feel better when nothing works (you can't outthink trauma) with Betsy Kudlinkski

    FEB 4

    How to feel better when nothing works (you can't outthink trauma) with Betsy Kudlinkski

    Ever been in so much emotional pain that nothing anyone says helps—your friends, your therapist, even your own logic? This episode is for you. Today I’m talking to Betsy Kudlinski, a Freedom Guide and and nervous system healing practitioner, about why you can’t outthink trauma—because when your nervous system doesn’t feel safe, your brain can’t “mindset” you out of survival mode. We break down somatic healing in a way that actually makes sense, including: why advice feels useless when you’re activatedthe animal “threat response cycle” (and the deer story that explains your anxiety perfectly)what “capacity” is, why it shrinks, and how to expand it safelythe difference between being regulated vs. being in functional freezewhy settling takes longer than activation (and why you’re not failing for that)how to start reconnecting with your body if you feel numb or disconnectedwhy validation isn’t weak—it’s literally humanIf you’ve been stuck in overthinking, burnout, shutdown, or “I know what I should do but I can’t,” this conversation will feel like a nervous system exhale. Connect with Betsy: Betsykudlinski.com @BetsyKudlinski on FB @RenaturingwithBetsyKudlinski on YouTube @BetsyKudlinski on Bluesky

    1h 19m
  7. Is your nervous system running your life? (& you don’t even know it)

    FEB 3

    Is your nervous system running your life? (& you don’t even know it)

    Ever feel like you’re “too much,” “too sensitive,” “too anxious,” or like you keep reacting in ways that don’t actually match who you want to be? What if it’s not your personality… What if it’s your nervous system in survival mode? In this episode, we’re talking about something that changes everything once you see it: the difference between who you are and how your body reacts when it feels unsafe. You’ll learn: What nervous system dysregulation actually is (in normal human language)How to tell when your reactions are coming from activation, not your values or true intentionsWhy hustling, overworking, spiraling, shutting down, or people-pleasing might actually be your body trying to protect youThe emotional intelligence shift from “Why am I like this?” to “What is my nervous system afraid of right now?” Because your personality, your values, and your dream self live in a regulated nervous system. Your spirals, shutdowns, urgency, and overreactions? That’s often just survival mode talking. If you’ve ever felt like you don’t recognize yourself in your reactions, this episode will help you stop shaming yourself — and start understanding yourself.

    52 min
  8. Confessing everything I loved and hated this January

    JAN 31

    Confessing everything I loved and hated this January

    This week I am confessing my most and least favorite things this month from beauty products to gym and health habits to lifestyle, mindset, dating, and career confessions to wrap up January and head into next month with intention!

    30 min
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About

Wellish is a movement for imperfect people to feel good enough. Here we test what actually works, share what doesn't, and push back against the perfect, aesthetic version of growth. Narrative journalist Sarah Ritondale leads a movement of women choosing to evolve without the pressure to be perfect. If you're healing, growing, or just trying to feel good enough in real life, you're already one of us. Welcome to a new kind of self-improvement -- one that feels like friendship, not a checklist.

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  • Creator
    Sarah Ritondale
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    221
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sarah Ritondale 2022
  • Show Website
    Wellish