First off, I want to say that Liza has a soothing, beautiful voice for podcasting—she has a calming presence, rarely stutters, and speaks with eloquence. I truly value and respect her commitment to wellness and self-improvement, much of which resonates deeply with me, especially in the areas of self-alignment, higher spirituality, and mental health.
However, I have ultimately stopped listening to the podcast because of the way it handles the physical health aspect of wellness. While physical health is an integral part of overall wellbeing, the content has increasingly become a source of questionable and unreliable health information. Many of the guests are introduced as “doctors,” yet their actual training is rarely, if ever clarified. For example, Jolene Brighton is a naturopathic doctor—not a board-certified gynecologist—and Dr. Will Cole is a chiropractor with no medical or clinical training, despite being framed as a medical authority. To illustrate, if Liza were to face something as serious as a malignant tumor or a stroke tomorrow, she would almost certainly not be relying on these individuals for medical advice.
In a climate where preventative health is already under enormous challenge and scrutiny by the public, it feels almost like a responsibility for a wellness platform to bring in qualified experts in preventative medicine and public health—not individuals without the proper background. The absence of this standard undermines the trustworthiness of the podcast’s health-related content.
At the end of the day, it is absolutely okay to be curious, to ask vulnerable questions, and to challenge the integrity of policies and regulations that impact people. For example, if you’re interested in raw milk, ask about the history of pasteurization—why it was implemented and how it saved lives over the years—but ask an actual expert in that field before questioning it or romanticizing the supposed benefits of bacteria. Curiosity is powerful, but it should be directed toward those who are qualified to answer responsibly.
Another shortcoming is that the wellness solutions highlighted—whether through resources, expertise, or products—are directed toward a very specific, privileged audience rather than framed as community-wide approaches. Perhaps that is the audience she most wants to speak to, and maybe she has no interest in shaping a wellness process that is relevant to most. After all, there is no one-size-fits-all for wellness, and she is ultimately sharing her experience from her own particular mold. But this is where it connects directly back to preventative health and community: policies around prevention exist precisely because health impacts society at large, not just the wealthy few. As long as she overlooks how different groups and socioeconomic levels are affected, she risks a blind spot that prevents her from fully grasping the role of data, evidence, and medicine.
And I say this kindly: her perspective on wellness could deepen if she sought experiences outside her immediate circle—whether by seeing how food insecurity and health policies impacts families in community clinics, or even by reading works like The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee, which show how much responsibility and years of training go into interpreting health information and shaping policies. Small steps like these could highlight that wellness is not just individual or boutique—it’s a community process shaped by access, equity, and evidence.
If she wants to expand the podcast audience type long term, I recommend she revisits this framing. And if she were to separate her platform—keeping the spiritual, mindful, and self-improvement content distinct from the physical pseudo-medicine—I would gladly return as a listener and supporter of her spiritual and mindful journey. I wish her all the best in her journey 💓
