Holistic Health Sisters Podcast

Hannah Carr & Sarah King

For women interested in holistic health, natural healing, moon wisdom, spirituality, hormonal health, seasonal living, nature, health retreats, plant medicine, ceremonial grade cacao, energy healing and shamanic practices then the Holistic Health Sisters podcast is for you.Sister's Hannah Carr and Sarah King, are trained in naturopathic nutrition, trauma healing, breath work, yoga , space holding, Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine, coaching and plant based cooking will guide you through all the holistic subjects from a place of embodied wisdom to help your healing journey.Find out more about retreats, in person events and online offerings at www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk

  1. 2h ago

    Grief: A Portal to Healing & Why Autumn is the time to process (Ep.85)

    Send us Fan Mail Autumn asks us to release — and grief is one of the most sacred forms of letting go. In this episode, Sarah explores grief not just as loss, but as a portal to healing — and why the autumn season is uniquely suited to processing it. As the natural world sheds its leaves and turns inward, we're given a living metaphor and a real opportunity to meet our own grief with more grace. Sarah walks through the Five Gates of Grief, weaves in cultural grief practices from around the world, and looks at how Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda both understand autumn as a season of release, lungs, letting go and turning inward. She also speaks to grief as something we don't just think our way through — but something we feel and move through the body. This episode is an invitation to stop pushing grief aside and instead let this season hold you as you process it. In this episode, you'll discover: 🍂 Why autumn is a season that supports grief processing on a physical, energetic and cultural level  - The Five Gates of Grief and what each one reveals about how we lose and how we heal  - Cultural grief practices and rituals from around the world, and what we've lost by moving away from them  - The Traditional Chinese Medicine view of autumn, the lungs and letting go  - The Ayurvedic perspective on autumn as a season of transition and release  - Why grief is somatic — and how to begin processing it in the body, not just the mind  - Why grief doesn't need to be fixed, rushed or explained — only witnessed  - How to let this season support you in releasing what you've been holding Grief is not a problem to solve. It's a portal — and autumn is holding the door open. If you're moving through grief and want deeper, embodied support, Sarah invites you to join The Healing Portal — her membership community for women, where she works as a trauma-informed somatic coach guiding holistic healing practices for grief, nervous system regulation and seasonal living. If you would like our free moon download to get the list of the 12 astrological signs and how they impact your body parts and emotions, grab that here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/moondownload If you are looking to balance your hormones naturally, then try our free 5 day hormone balance challenge, back to balance. Register here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/Backtohormonebalance We are on socials at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcacaouk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcacaouk/ ✨Website: https://www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk Where you can find out more about of women's health retreats, our healthy products. our online health membership for peri-menopausal women, online courses and our in person events. ✨Drop into a moon circle, pay what you can https://ho...

  2. 5d ago

    Virgo New Moon- Exploring the Connection Between Your Gut & Self Worth

    Send us Fan Mail NEW MOON IN VIRGO 🌑 | Coming Home to Your Body, Your Rhythm & What Truly Matters The Virgo New Moon invites us to pause, simplify and come back to what is essential. But rather than turning this energy into another opportunity to optimise ourselves, fix ourselves or create a never-ending list of things we should be doing, in this episode we explore Virgo through a trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware lens. What if healing isn't about becoming a better version of yourself? What if it’s about creating enough safety in your body to hear what you actually need? In this episode, we explore the wisdom of Virgo season, the themes of discernment, digestion, daily rituals, boundaries and embodiment — and how these can support us to create lives that are nourishing rather than simply productive. We’ll look at: 🌿 The energy of the Virgo New Moon and what it is inviting us to reset 🌿 The difference between healthy discernment and perfectionism 🌿 Why “self-improvement” can sometimes become another form of self-abandonment 🌿 The connection between the nervous system, routine and a sense of safety 🌿 Ayurveda and Virgo season — including digestion, rhythm and the importance of simple daily practices 🌿 Moving away from “I should” and towards “what does my body actually need?” 🌿 How to create supportive rituals without turning them into rigid rules 🌿 Coming back to the body, the present moment and what truly matters This is an invitation to slow down, listen inward and tend to yourself with compassion rather than correction. You don't need to fix yourself. You don't need to optimise your life. You might simply need to listen. ✨ NEW MOON CIRCLE If this episode resonates, come and join me for our next online New Moon Circle — a space to pause, regulate, reflect and consciously set intentions for the cycle ahead. We'll weave together intention setting, nervous system regulation, seasonal health wisdom, meditation, breathwork and a sharing circle. Friday 11th September | 7.30pm UK time You can join as a one-off New Moon Circle or explore the deeper support available inside The Healing Portal membership. 🌙 https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/moonceremony If you would like our free moon download to get the list of the 12 astrological signs and how they impact your body parts and emotions, grab that here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/moondownload If you are looking to balance your hormones naturally, then try our free 5 day hormone balance challenge, back to balance. Register here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/Backtohormonebalance We are on socials at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcacaouk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcacaouk/ ✨Website: https://www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk Where you can find out more about of women's health retreats, our healthy products. our online health membership for peri-menopausal women, online courses and our in person events. ✨Drop into a moon circle, pay what you can https://ho...

  3. Sep 3

    Autumn Equinox: What Are You Ready to Harvest, Release & Let Go? (Ep.83)

    Send us Fan Mail As summer begins to soften into autumn, nature gives us a beautiful invitation to slow down, reflect and turn inward. In this episode, Hannah explores the spiritual and seasonal meaning of the Autumn Equinox and how this powerful turning point can help us pause and take stock of what we've grown, learned and experienced so far this year. Rather than rushing towards the next goal, what if you took a moment to acknowledge your own personal harvest? What have you nurtured? What has come to fruition? What are you grateful for? And what are you finally ready to release? Hannah explores the symbolism of balance, the wisdom of the natural world, seasonal living and why letting go isn't a failure — sometimes it's simply part of the cycle. In this episode, you'll discover: 🍂 What the Autumn Equinox means and why it's such a powerful seasonal transition  🌗 The deeper symbolism of light and dark, expansion and contraction, and balance  🌾 The idea of your personal harvest — including the growth that nobody else can see ✨ Why your invisible achievements can be just as important as your visible ones 🌳 What nature can teach us about endings, change and letting go 🧘 Why slowing down and resting are essential parts of the natural cycle 🔥 Simple Autumn Equinox rituals and practices you can try at home 🌿 How to reconnect with nature and become more present 🏡 Ways to create a more restorative home environment as the evenings draw in 🥕 Seasonal eating ideas to support the transition into autumn 📓 Journal prompts to help you reflect on the season you've just experienced 💫 A simple letting-go ritual for releasing an old belief, habit, fear or identity 🌑 Why we don't need to fear the darker half of the year This is your invitation to stop rushing, acknowledge what you've grown and make space for what is ready to emerge next. You don't have to have everything figured out. You don't have to force yourself into balance. And you don't have to keep growing in every direction. Just as the trees know when it's time to release their leaves, perhaps you can begin to trust that you have your own seasons too. Your Autumn Equinox reflection Take a little time with these questions: What have I grown this year?  What am I grateful for?  What am I proud of?  What has come to completion?  What have I learned?  What am I ready to leave behind?  What do I want to carry with me into the darker half of the year? The Autumn Equinox in the UK falls on 23 September 2026, so consider protecting some time in your diary to step away from the noise, connect with nature and reconnect with yourself. ✨ Everything has its season and not every season is meant for blooming. Keywords: Autumn Equinox 2026, Autumn Equinox UK, spiritual meaning of Autumn Equinox, seasonal living, autumn rituals, equinox ritual, letting go, personal growth, gratitude, spiritual growth, nature connection, holistic health, mindfulness, journaling, seasonal eating, autumn reflection, self-care, slowing down, feminine energy, spiritual journey If you would like our free moon download to get the list of the 12 astrological signs and how they impact your body parts and emotions, grab that here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/moondownload If you are looking to balance your hormones naturally, then try our free 5 day hormone balance challenge, back to balance. Register here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/Backtohormonebalance We are on socials at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcacaouk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcacaouk/ ✨Website: https://www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk Where you can find out more about of women's health retreats, our healthy products. our online health membership for peri-menopausal women, online courses and our in person events. ✨Drop into a moon circle, pay what you can https://ho...

  4. Aug 26

    Pisces Full Moon & Lunar Eclipse: When Surrender doesn't feel safe

    Send us Fan Mail The Pisces Full Moon invites us to soften, surrender and release… but what if letting go doesn’t actually feel safe? In this episode Sarah explores the Pisces Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse through a trauma-sensitive lens, looking at the relationship between surrender, control and the nervous system. For many of us, particularly women who have spent years holding everything together, control can become a protective strategy. We plan, overthink, anticipate, stay busy, look after everyone else and keep going. Our bodies can also learn to hold on — through tight shoulders, clenched jaws, shallow breathing, holding our bellies or struggling to truly rest. What may have started as an emotional response or instinct to protect ourselves can slowly become a deeply grooved pattern. We may not even realise how much we are bracing against life. In this episode, we explore: Why surrender can feel challenging or even unsafe after trauma or chronic stressThe subtle ways control can show up in the everyday lives of mid-life womenHow emotional protection can become physical tension and holding patterns in the bodyWhy you don't need to force yourself to “let go”The difference between surrender, collapse and giving upSensitivity, compassion and boundaries through the lens of PiscesHow to begin loosening your grip gently, with choice and safetySarah also shares three Soul Inquiries to help you explore what you may be holding, what is truly yours to carry, and where you may be trying to control the timing of your life. This is your invitation to become curious about the parts of you that have learnt to hold it all together — and to ask whether, perhaps, your body might be ready to soften by just one percent. You don't have to force the release. Sometimes the body softens when it finally feels that somebody is listening. If you would like our free moon download to get the list of the 12 astrological signs and how they impact your body parts and emotions, grab that here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/moondownload If you are looking to balance your hormones naturally, then try our free 5 day hormone balance challenge, back to balance. Register here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/Backtohormonebalance We are on socials at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcacaouk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcacaouk/ ✨Website: https://www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk Where you can find out more about of women's health retreats, our healthy products. our online health membership for peri-menopausal women, online courses and our in person events. ✨Drop into a moon circle, pay what you can https://ho...

  5. Aug 20

    Medicine Festival: The Festival That Might Actually Leave You Feeling Recharged (Ep.81)

    Send us Fan Mail What if a festival could leave you feeling more connected, grounded and alive, rather than exhausted and in need of another holiday? In this personal episode, Hannah shares her experience of returning to Medicine Festival, an alcohol-free, plant-based gathering at Wasing Estate near Reading that brings together music, wellbeing, nature, ceremony, indigenous teachings, creativity and community. From cacao and Kirtan to yoga, somatic workshops, women's circles, incredible plant-based food and late-night conversations with friends, Hannah explores what makes Medicine Festival so different from a traditional festival — and why removing alcohol can completely change the experience. She also shares her honest reflections on attending the festival with her family in the past, returning this year with friends, the joy of having time and space to simply be, and the synchronicities and deeper spiritual moments that unfolded along the way. In this episode, Hannah explores: ✨ What makes Medicine Festival different from conventional festivals  🌿 The power of an alcohol-free environment and conscious connection  🔥 Why people may actually have more fun without alcohol 💫 The spiritual and energetic side of gathering in community 🌳 Connecting with nature, creativity and simpler ways of living 🥥 The incredible plant-based food and cacao culture 🎶 Kirtan, music, yoga, somatic practices and transformational workshops 👨‍👩‍👧 Hannah's experience of attending Medicine Festival as a family 🚐 What it's really like staying in a motorhome at the festival 💧 Some of the practical challenges of attending during extreme heat 🌀 Synchronicities, spiritual growth and moments of deep connection ❤️ Why rest and pacing yourself are just as important as participating  🌟 The question: When was the last time you could honestly say you'd had the time of your life? If you're spiritually curious, love conscious community, are interested in alcohol-free living, or simply wonder whether festivals can offer something deeper than partying, this episode is for you. Come and get a glimpse into Hannah's Medicine Festival experience — and discover what happens when we create spaces where connection, presence, nature and wellbeing become the celebration. Have you been to Medicine Festival or another conscious festival? Hannah would love to hear about your experience and your favourite festival recommendations. Find Hannah at @holistic_hannah_carr and The Holistic Health Collective at @holistichealthcollectiveuk. This episode shares Hannah's personal experience and reflections of Medicine Festival. Keywords: Medicine Festival, alcohol-free festival, conscious festival, spiritual festival UK, wellness festival, holistic health, plant-based festival, cacao, Kirtan, yoga, somatic movement, spirituality, conscious community, nature, wellbeing, alcohol-free living, spiritual journey, personal growth, holistic living, UK festivals If you would like our free moon download to get the list of the 12 astrological signs and how they impact your body parts and emotions, grab that here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/moondownload If you are looking to balance your hormones naturally, then try our free 5 day hormone balance challenge, back to balance. Register here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/Backtohormonebalance We are on socials at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcacaouk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcacaouk/ ✨Website: https://www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk Where you can find out more about of women's health retreats, our healthy products. our online health membership for peri-menopausal women, online courses and our in person events. ✨Drop into a moon circle, pay what you can https://ho...

  6. Aug 10

    Leo New Moon Solar Eclipse: Reclaim Your Fire 🔥 (Ep. 80)

    Send us Fan Mail Leo New Moon & Solar Eclipse: Reclaim Your Fire 🔥 What if you don't need to push harder, do more or become more confident but simply come home to yourself? In this episode, we explore the powerful energy of the Leo New Moon and partial Solar Eclipse, and what this fire-filled portal can awaken around creativity, courage, self-expression, boundaries and self-sovereignty. Leo invites us to stop shrinking, stop people-pleasing and stop taking on the lion's share and instead ask: What lights me up? What do I desire? What is my life asking of me now? Hannah also shares a personal health journey and explores what she has been learning through Ayurveda, somatic awareness and body wisdom including how excess fire can show up as irritation, perfectionism, inflammation, anxiety and burnout. ✨ In this episode, you'll discover: • How to work with the energy of the Leo New Moon and Solar Eclipse  • Why women can become disconnected from their own needs and desires  • The connection between fire energy, Ayurveda and burnout  • How body autonomy can become an expression of self-sovereignty  • Why play and pleasure are essential for nervous system regulation  • How to reconnect with your inner child and your aliveness  • The powerful connection between the voice, throat, jaw and womb  • How to trust yourself just 1% more This episode is an invitation to stop performing, proving and shrinking and reconnect with the part of you that knows what makes you feel alive. 🔥 Where are you ready to reclaim your voice? 🌑 What is your fire asking you to create, protect or change? Join us You’re invited to our Leo New Moon Somatic Healing Circle on Wednesday 12th August at 7:30pm UK time. It’s donation-based and recorded. You can also discover The Healing Portal, our community supporting women through Ayurvedic and seasonal living, movement, health education and connection. All links are in the show notes. Keywords: Leo New Moon, Solar Eclipse, August New Moon, astrology, Ayurveda, somatic healing, women's health, self-sovereignty, body wisdom, nervous system, burnout, boundaries, people pleasing, inner child, voice activation, womb healing, holistic health, feminine energy, Lion's Gate Portal. If you would like our free moon download to get the list of the 12 astrological signs and how they impact your body parts and emotions, grab that here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/moondownload If you are looking to balance your hormones naturally, then try our free 5 day hormone balance challenge, back to balance. Register here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/Backtohormonebalance We are on socials at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcacaouk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcacaouk/ ✨Website: https://www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk Where you can find out more about of women's health retreats, our healthy products. our online health membership for peri-menopausal women, online courses and our in person events. ✨Drop into a moon circle, pay what you can https://ho...

  7. Aug 6

    🌞 Lion's Gate Portal 2026: Awakening Your Inner Light & Preparing for a Powerful Week Ahead (Ep.79)

    Send us Fan Mail What if the Lion's Gate Portal isn't about becoming someone new but remembering who you've always been? In this inspiring episode Hannah and Sarah explore the spiritual meaning of the 8/8 Lion's Gate Portal, why this energetic gateway resonates with so many people, and how it invites us to reconnect with our intuition, courage and authentic self. Together, they unpack the symbolism of Leo season, the significance of the number 8, the connection with Sirius, and how these themes encourage heart-led transformation especially for women navigating peri-menopause, burnout and major life transitions. They also explore the powerful celestial events unfolding around the portal, including the Perseid meteor shower and the beautiful planetary gathering visible in mid-August, offering grounded reflections on how these astronomical events can inspire deeper presence, intention and personal growth. In this episode you'll discover: What the 8/8 Lion's Gate Portal represents spirituallyWhen the Lion's Gate Portal opens, reaches its peak and gently closesThe symbolism of Leo, Sirius and the number 8The spiritual significance of the Perseid meteor showerWhy midlife and perimenopause can become powerful seasons of awakeningSimple rituals to help you work consciously with this energyWhether you're new to spiritual living or already walking a conscious path, this episode offers a calming reminder that healing isn't about striving it's about remembering your own inner wisdom. If this episode resonates with you, please follow the podcast, leave a review and share it with someone who may need this reminder today. Keywords: Lion's Gate Portal 2026, Lion's Gate spiritual meaning, 8/8 portal, Leo season, Sirius, Perseid meteor shower, astrology, spiritual awakening, energy update, manifestation, intuition, perimenopause, women's wellbeing, holistic health, mindfulness, conscious living. If you would like our free moon download to get the list of the 12 astrological signs and how they impact your body parts and emotions, grab that here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/moondownload If you are looking to balance your hormones naturally, then try our free 5 day hormone balance challenge, back to balance. Register here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/Backtohormonebalance We are on socials at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcacaouk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcacaouk/ ✨Website: https://www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk Where you can find out more about of women's health retreats, our healthy products. our online health membership for peri-menopausal women, online courses and our in person events. ✨Drop into a moon circle, pay what you can https://ho...

  8. Jul 27

    Aquarius Full Moon: Reclaim Your Voice, Boundaries & Personal Power (Ep. 78)

    Send us Fan Mail What if the exhaustion you've been feeling isn't something to fix—but a message inviting you home to yourself? In this deeply nourishing episode, Sarah explores the powerful energies of the Aquarius Full Moon and why this lunar cycle is asking us to reclaim our voice, reconnect with our truth, and release the patterns that have kept us over-giving, people-pleasing, or disconnected from our own needs. Whether you're navigating perimenopause, feeling burnt out, or sensing that life is asking you to create a more meaningful way of living, this episode offers compassionate guidance to help you understand what's unfolding within your body, nervous system and soul. You'll discover: Why this Aquarius Full Moon marks a powerful turning point.How the nervous system stores people-pleasing and over-functioning.Why boundaries are an act of healing—not selfishness.The deeper meaning behind the new 18-month Leo–Aquarius cycle.Journal prompts and reflections to help you reconnect with your authentic self.This isn't just an astrology episode. It's an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and remember who you are beneath the expectations, conditioning and noise of everyday life. ✨ Grab a journal, take a deep breath, and allow this conversation to guide you back to your own inner wisdom. If this episode resonates, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs this reminder today. Keywords: Aquarius Full Moon, Full Moon July, astrology, moon wisdom, nervous system healing, perimenopause, women's health, embodiment, trauma-informed healing, boundaries, people pleasing, shadow work, Leo Aquarius, holistic health, cyclical living, spiritual wellbeing. If you would like our free moon download to get the list of the 12 astrological signs and how they impact your body parts and emotions, grab that here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/moondownload If you are looking to balance your hormones naturally, then try our free 5 day hormone balance challenge, back to balance. Register here: https://holistichealthc.kartra.com/page/Backtohormonebalance We are on socials at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthcacaouk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcollectiveuk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcacaouk/ ✨Website: https://www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk Where you can find out more about of women's health retreats, our healthy products. our online health membership for peri-menopausal women, online courses and our in person events. ✨Drop into a moon circle, pay what you can https://ho...

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For women interested in holistic health, natural healing, moon wisdom, spirituality, hormonal health, seasonal living, nature, health retreats, plant medicine, ceremonial grade cacao, energy healing and shamanic practices then the Holistic Health Sisters podcast is for you.Sister's Hannah Carr and Sarah King, are trained in naturopathic nutrition, trauma healing, breath work, yoga , space holding, Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine, coaching and plant based cooking will guide you through all the holistic subjects from a place of embodied wisdom to help your healing journey.Find out more about retreats, in person events and online offerings at www.holistichealthcollective.co.uk