The Wellthy Healthy Life Podcast

Nicole Johnson

The Wellthy Healthy Life is a podcast for women ready to reinvent themselves and live with more confidence, wellness, and alignment. Host Nicole Johnson explores beauty, fashion, mindset, and lifestyle upgrades that inspire you to step into your next era. If you’re ready to glow, grow, and go after what you truly want, you’re in the right place. This is only the beginning.

  1. 2d ago

    You're Not Broken, You're Unprocessed — Nerissa Balland on Creativity and Healing

    Some conversations stop you in your tracks — this is one of them. My guest Nerissa Balland was five months pregnant via IVF when she was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. What she did next and who she became because of it is the kind of story that reminds you what's actually important. In this episode, we're talking about what happens when life forces you to reevaluate everything. Nerissa Balland is a two-time cancer survivor, artist, author of Canvas of Courage, and arts and health practitioner who helps people process adversity through creativity. After nearly two decades in marketing and advertising for brands like Amex and Pepsi, a cancer diagnosis while pregnant changed everything and eventually led her to a completely different life. We talk about: Being diagnosed with metastatic melanoma five months into an IVF pregnancy and being told to terminateWhy adversity doesn't have to be cancer to force a reckoning with yourselfHow creativity (not just therapy) can help us process what words can't reachThe difference between choosing a safe path out of wisdom vs. choosing it out of fearWhat 100 interviews with young mothers facing cancer taught Nerissa about resilienceHer arts and health workshops and why "broken crayons still color"Reinventing yourself at 40 when your identity was tied to your careerWhether cancer has touched your life or not, this conversation is for any woman in midlife who's wondering who am I now — and what's actually worth holding onto. Book: Canvas of Courage by Nerissa Balland Website and Free Guide HEREFollow her on Insta HERE

    40 min
  2. Jun 9

    I've Been Showing Up. But Not Really. Social Media Burnout, Midlife Reflection & Showing Up Authentically

    If you're a woman in midlife who's ever felt burned out by social media, exhausted by trying to keep up with the algorithm, or like you've been showing up as a quieter, more "acceptable" version of yourself — this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Nicole gets real about stepping back from Instagram after more than a year of consistent posting, what social media burnout actually feels like when you're juggling a corporate job, kids, and building something on the side, and why her son's high school graduation made her stop and ask: what actually matters? She also gets honest about the social media money conversation — the courses, the coaches, the "two spots left" — and why she's done letting it drive her content decisions. This is a midlife reset episode. A permission slip. A reminder that you're allowed to change, evolve, and show up differently than you did a year ago. Topics covered in this episode: Social media burnout and stepping back from InstagramShowing up authentically vs. performing for an algorithmHow a major life milestone (kids graduating) reframes your prioritiesWhy women in midlife are allowed to change directionWhat's changing on The Wellthy Healthy Life Podcast going forwardThe truth about social media monetization and online coaching cultureIf you're a millennial woman navigating midlife, wellness, identity, and what it means to build a life that actually feels like yours — subscribe so you never miss an episode.

    19 min
  3. May 26

    Why 93% of OB-GYNs Aren't Trained in Perimenopause — and What to Do If You've Been Dismissed

    You're not imagining it. You're not "just stressed." And you're not alone in feeling like your doctor doesn't have answers. Surveys show that 93% of OB-GYNs don't feel comfortable treating perimenopause — and only 1 in 5 medical schools even include training on this stage of a woman's life. So when you leave an appointment feeling dismissed, that's not a you problem. It's a system problem. Dana Culp is a physician and founder of Thrive Midlife Medical who learned this firsthand — not just as a specialist, but as a patient. Despite her medical background, she spent over a year unable to get proper care for her own perimenopause symptoms, dismissed by provider after provider. That experience completely redirected her career. In this conversation we get into: The one flawed study from 2001 that dropped hormone therapy use from 40% to 4% — and why that fear is still shaping care todayWhy perimenopause can hit hard while you're still getting your period, and why high-achieving women often feel it mostWhat estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone each do — and how a good provider figures out where to startThe lifestyle shifts (sleep, protein, movement) that can genuinely move the needle without a prescriptionWhat it looks like to work with a provider who actually specializes in this spaceTake Dana's free perimenopause quiz at thrivemidlifemed.com Follow her on Insta HERE Follow her on Facebook HERE Book a free consultation HERE

    39 min
5
out of 5
15 Ratings

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The Wellthy Healthy Life is a podcast for women ready to reinvent themselves and live with more confidence, wellness, and alignment. Host Nicole Johnson explores beauty, fashion, mindset, and lifestyle upgrades that inspire you to step into your next era. If you’re ready to glow, grow, and go after what you truly want, you’re in the right place. This is only the beginning.

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