Wisdom of the Body Heather Grzych

Wellness expert Heather Grzych interviews journalist and fellow author Sasha Vasilyuk about several difficult themes from her debut novel, Your Presence is Mandatory, which is set between World War II and the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and is loosely based on the life of Sasha’s Jewish-Ukranian grandfather, who was a POW and ostarbeiter in Germany during World War II. They discuss the silence, fear and shame that can come from having family secrets, and why we decide to hide things from our family or community. They also discuss how groups manipulate others through fear, propaganda and othering, and how we can still love individuals when we don’t agree with what their government has done. 
Sasha Vasilyuk is a journalist and author of a debut novel, Your Presence is Mandatory that spans between World War II and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Her nonfiction has been published in the New York Times, CNN, Harper’s Bazaar, Time, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Telegraph, KQED, and elsewhere. Sasha grew up between Ukraine and Russia before immigrating to the U.S. at the age of 13. https://www.sashavasilyuk.com/
Heather Grzych, AD is an American author and expert in Ayurvedic medicine who was formerly the head of product development for a multi-billion-dollar health insurance company. She is a board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner at the Ayurvedic Doctor level, serving on the faculty at Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda and on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Heather’s first book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, has sold thousands of copies worldwide, and her writing has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Yoga Journal, and the Sunday Independent. Her podcast, Wisdom of the Body, holds an average rating of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. In addition to creating, supporting her clients, and leading an organization, she’s often helping out at her son’s baseball practices. Visit her online at www.heathergrzych.com  
Connect with Heather:
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Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:
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Connect with Heather to balance your health for your fertility:
https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online
 
This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Wellness expert and author Heather Grzych covers why some people age faster than others, and what you can do to maintain your youthful glow as you get older. She discusses the common aesthetic, functional and psychological issues people struggle with when aging, and introduces natural alternatives to anti-aging treatments like Botox and plastic surgery. You’ll learn a few, easy tips from Ayurveda for looking and feeling healthy, strong and gorgeous. 
Heather Grzych, AD is an American author and expert in Ayurvedic medicine who was formerly the head of product development for a multi-billion-dollar health insurance company. She is a board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner at the Ayurvedic Doctor level, serving on the faculty at Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda and on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Heather’s first book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, has sold thousands of copies worldwide, and her writing has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Yoga Journal, and the Sunday Independent. Her podcast, Wisdom of the Body, holds an average rating of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. In addition to creating, supporting her clients, and leading an organization, she’s often helping out at her son’s baseball practices. Visit her online at www.heathergrzych.com  
Connect with Heather:
Instagram.com/heathergrzych
Facebook.com/grzychheather
 
Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:
https://www.heathergrzych.com
 
Connect with Heather for an Ayurvedic consultation:
https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online
 
This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Wellness expert Heather Grzych interviews poet-author Meredith Heller about all the ways in which writing is therapeutic, and what the real job of the artist is. They discuss who gets called to write, why so many healers are also writers, and how to find your unique voice. They also chat about common misconceptions about writing and how to work with feedback and the inner critic. And Heather has a heck of a time trying to think of a metaphor for her heart when Meredith puts her on the spot.
 
Meredith Heller is the author of Writing by Heart, Write a Poem, Save Your Life, and several poetry collections. A poet, singer-songwriter, avid nature lover, and educator with degrees in writing and education, she leads writing workshops online and in-person at schools, juvenile detention centers, women’s prisons, and wellness retreats. Visit her online at http://www.MeredithHeller.com. 
Heather Grzych, AD is an American author and expert in Ayurvedic medicine who was formerly the head of product development for a multi-billion-dollar health insurance company. She is a board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner at the Ayurvedic Doctor level, serving on the faculty at Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda and on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Heather’s first book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, has sold thousands of copies worldwide, and her writing has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Yoga Journal, and the Sunday Independent. Her podcast, Wisdom of the Body, holds an average rating of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. In addition to creating, supporting her clients, and leading an organization, she’s often helping out at her son’s baseball practices. Visit her online at www.heathergrzych.com  
Connect with Heather:
Instagram.com/heathergrzych
Facebook.com/grzychheather
 
Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:
https://www.heathergrzych.com
 
Connect with Heather to balance your health for your fertility:
https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online
 
This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Wellness expert Heather Grzych asks whether religion is helping or hindering fertility and reproduction today, considering that a large percentage of children today are actually born to unwed mothers. Religion and science can both shape one’s approach to their wellness, medical and even fertility journeys, including when it’s okay to have sex and who we can have sex with. While many aspects of religion may be beneficial, are they also limiting modern people? Do we still have to follow the rules of religion or our family culture and get married to have kids today? How can people build rituals for the rite of passage into becoming a parent outside of religion? 
Heather Grzych, AD is an American author and expert in Ayurvedic medicine who was formerly the head of product development for a multi-billion-dollar health insurance company. She is a board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner at the Ayurvedic Doctor level, serving on the faculty at Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda and on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Heather’s first book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, has sold thousands of copies worldwide, and her writing has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Yoga Journal, and the Sunday Independent. Her podcast, Wisdom of the Body, holds an average rating of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. In addition to creating, supporting her clients, and leading an organization, she’s often helping out at her son’s baseball practices. Visit her online at www.heathergrzych.com  
Connect with Heather:
Instagram.com/heathergrzych
Facebook.com/grzychheather
 
Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:
https://www.heathergrzych.com
 
Connect with Heather for an Ayurvedic consultation:
https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online
 
This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Wellness expert Heather Grzych interviews author Lee Kravetz about what makes people susceptible to psychological and emotional contagion, and what creates growth and resilience. Lee discusses his book Social Contagion, where he researched a mysterious string of suicides that occurred at a high school in Silicon Valley, and why bulimia began to increase worldwide once it became more discussed in the media. He also discusses his book, SuperSurvivors, where he wrote about positive psychology and post-traumatic growth vs. post-traumatic stress. They discuss how even the mental desires of getting married and wanting a baby can be a type of social contagion, and why Heather is afraid to read books about Sylvia Plath, including Lee’s most recent work, The Last Confessions of Sylvia P.
Lee Kravetz is the author of the national bestselling novel The Last Confessions of Sylvia P., (The Millions Most Anticipated Pick and A Good Morning America Reads Pick) as well as acclaimed nonfiction, Strange Contagion and SuperSurvivors. He has written for print and television, including The New York Times, New York Magazine, Psychology Today, The Daily Beast, The San Francisco Chronicle, and PBS. He teaches at the Dominican University of California MFA Program, and lives in Berkeley, CA. www.leekravetz.com 
Heather Grzych, AD is an American author and expert in Ayurvedic medicine who was formerly the head of product development for a multi-billion-dollar health insurance company. She is a board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner at the Ayurvedic Doctor level, serving on the faculty at Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda and on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Heather’s first book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, has sold thousands of copies worldwide, and her writing has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Yoga Journal, and the Sunday Independent. Her podcast, Wisdom of the Body, holds an average rating of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. In addition to creating, supporting her clients, and leading an organization, she’s often helping out at her son’s baseball practices. Visit her online at www.heathergrzych.com  
Connect with Heather:
Instagram.com/heathergrzych
Facebook.com/grzychheather
 
Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:
https://www.heathergrzych.com
 
Connect with Heather to balance your health for your fertility:
https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online
 
This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Wellness expert and author Heather Grzych discusses how to listen to your heart from an Ayurvedic and yogic perspective, and explains why the heart is a connector of inner and outer intelligence. She guides you through a short heart opening chakra meditation, helping you connect better with your own heart and feel gratitude. She discusses healthy levels of attachment, and the benefits of connecting with your own heart when you want to connect with others too.
Heather Grzych, AD is an American author and expert in Ayurvedic medicine who was formerly the head of product development for a multi-billion-dollar health insurance company. She is a board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner at the Ayurvedic Doctor level, serving on the faculty at Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda and on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Heather’s first book, The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, has sold thousands of copies worldwide, and her writing has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Yoga Journal, and the Sunday Independent. Her podcast, Wisdom of the Body, holds an average rating of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. In addition to creating, supporting her clients, and leading an organization, she’s often helping out at her son’s baseball practices. Visit her online at www.heathergrzych.com  
Connect with Heather:
Instagram.com/heathergrzych
Facebook.com/grzychheather
 
Read the first six pages of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility for FREE:
https://www.heathergrzych.com
 
Connect with Heather for an Ayurvedic consultation:
https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online
 
This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.