The Fiercely Awakening Podcast

Dr. Tonya Holcomb
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Hello, and welcome to the Fiercely Awakening podcast. My name is Dr. Tonya Holcomb, and I’m on a mission to normalize naturopathy in big, bold ways. I want you to see the world through my eyes, where extraordinary health and massive upgrades in life are always available to you. You’ll be inspired and motivated to trust your body’s wisdom to heal, claim your next upgrade in health and life, release what no longer serves you, and pursue what you truly desire. If you seek truth, you are on the freedom path to your greatest potential. You are Fiercely Awakening. Welcome. Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is intended to be provided for informational, educational and self-empowerment purposes ONLY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

  1. 1d ago

    Episode 137: The Power of a Wake-Up Call – Whispers, Nudges and the Path of Transformation – Part 1 of 2

    I have watched too many women hit a wake-up call without anyone ever giving them the language for what was actually unfolding. The season that finally asked more of them than they could push through. The moment that made it clear something had to change. We are taught that hard things are punishment. We are taught that the storm means something is wrong with us. We are taught to push past, survive, get back to "normal" as fast as possible. What if all of that is wrong? What if your wake-up call is the most loving invitation you will ever receive? In this episode, I give you the framework that moves me through every hard season. The same one that has helped hundreds of women understand theirs. Listen in for: The single worldview that determines whether your hard season lands as a punishment or an invitation. The framework for how wake-up calls actually arrive in your life (and how to catch yours sooner). Three truths to anchor yourself to when you cannot find solid ground. The naturopathic tools and remedies I lean on when I'm in a storm. Why your body has been writing you the most honest letter you will ever receive. Plus, I'll give you a question to sit with this week that will change how you understand every hard season you've ever lived through. If you're sitting with something hard right now. If you've been carrying a wake-up call you do not have the language for yet. If life has been asking more of you than feels fair... This episode is especially for you. You are Fiercely Awakening.   Resources Mentioned in the Episode The FEM 2027 Waitlist FEM is the container I built for exactly this. The heavy health seasons. The wake-up calls. The in-between. The everything after. If you've been craving a space full of women who get it, who have your back, and who will walk you through to the other side, get on the waitlist. → Save your place right here! Mt. Capra Clean Minerals + Collagen (Hot Cocoa flavor) Throughout this episode, I'm sipping on a delish cup of Mt. Capra Clean Minerals + Collagen in Hot Cocoa. What I love about this is, not only does it taste amazing, it also delivers that beautiful potassium punch. Potassium sensitizes your cells to thyroid hormone, which is a fancy way of saying it helps your thyroid actually do its job. Enjoy it with some raw milk and a scoop of gelatin for extra protein. → Shop here. Use code: DRTONYA for 10% off. Perfect Supplements Gelatin The gelatin I add to my hot cocoa for extra protein. → Shop here. Use code: DRTONYA for 10% off. The Tonsil Guide (New!) The free resource I wish every mama had who’s been told her kid's tonsils are enlarged. → Get my free Tonsil Guide here. FEMfusion (Mineral Elixir) The herbal infusion I’ve been drinking for 13 years. The simplest way to mineralize and hydrate from the inside. A ritual gentle enough for pregnancy, kids and even your most skeptical relative. → Feel the difference with FEMfusion here. DIRTbath™ (Mineral Soak) The terrain-level bath my family relies on, with humic and fulvic binders that pull toxins out through the skin and restore minerals that modern living silently drains. → Get your bag of DIRTbath™ here.   Connect with Dr. Tonya You can find me here on Instagram and here on Facebook. And be sure to visit my website. You'll find even more resources that I'd love to share with you.

    1h 2m

  2. Jun 1

    Episode 136: An Update on My Strength Training Journey

    Two and a half years into a strength training journey. Seven weeks into my current, intentional, fat loss phase. And sharing every lesson I learned the hard way. In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of what actually changed my body. The mistakes I made in year one. The shift that happened in year two. The recovery lesson that changed everything. My current cut. And the truth about how long meaningful transformation really takes. Listen in to hear: Why recovery IS the build (and the lesson I had to learn the hard way). The identity shift that determines whether healthy habits actually stick. The moment the lights came on when I started eating more. An unpopular opinion about the scale. How to tell if your fat loss efforts are working with your body or against it. What two and a half years of consistent strength training has taught me about patience, progress and metabolism. And perhaps the biggest lesson of all... Real change is not built in weeks. It is built in months. In years. In showing up over and over again when the results are not yet obvious. It takes time. And it is so worth it. You are Fiercely Awakening.   Resources Mentioned in the Episode The FEM 2027 Waitlist The mentorship where we go deeper into metabolism, hormones, muscle building, fat loss and learning how to feel GOOD in your body. → Save you place right here! The Sacred Mornings Guide (Free) My exact morning flow, the four non-negotiables, and nine declarations to borrow for tomorrow. → Get my free Sacred Mornings Guide here. The Tonsil Guide (New!) The free resource I wish every mama had who’s been told her kid's tonsils are enlarged. → Get my free Tonsil Guide here. FEMfusion (Mineral Elixir) The herbal infusion I’ve been drinking for 13 years. The simplest way to mineralize and hydrate from the inside. A ritual gentle enough for pregnancy, kids and even your most skeptical relative. → Feel the difference with FEMfusion here. DIRTbath™ (Mineral Soak) The terrain-level bath my family relies on, with humic and fulvic binders that pull toxins out through the skin and restore minerals that modern living silently drains. → Get your bag of DIRTbath™ here.

    1 hr

  3. May 25

    Episode 135: 6 Things I Wish Every Woman Knew About Carbs

    For twenty years, carbs have been the most demonized macronutrient in the wellness world. We've been told to cut them, count them, restrict them, time them, avoid them after 6 p.m., only eat them post-workout, only eat the "right" ones, never eat them alone. And what has it gotten us, mama? Tanked thyroids. Disrupted cycles. Hair falling out. Anxiety crawling up the back of our skulls. Sleep that will not hold. Cold hands. Cold feet. And a generation of women who do not understand the most basic clinical truth about how their bodies actually run. Today, we are taking the narrative back. Inside this episode, I share with you: Why thyroid function is deeply influenced by adequate carbohydrate intake. The truth about why so many "healthy fat" women are quietly gaining weight Why your protein goal cannot do its work without fiber.  The thirty to forty grams of carbs before you train that will change how your body responds. The post-meal practice that GLP-1s are imitating (and that your body does for FREE).   Resources Mentioned in the Episode The FEM 2027 Waitlist The mentorship where we go deeper into metabolism, hormones, fat loss and feeling GOOD in our bodies. → Save you place right here! The Sacred Mornings Guide (Free) My exact morning flow, the four non-negotiables, and nine declarations to borrow for tomorrow. → Get my free Sacred Mornings Guide here. The Tonsil Guide (New!) The free resource I wish every mama had who’s been told her kid's tonsils are enlarged. → Get my free Tonsil Guide here. FEMfusion (Mineral Elixir) The herbal infusion I’ve been drinking for 13 years. The simplest way to mineralize and hydrate from the inside. A ritual gentle enough for pregnancy, kids and even your most skeptical relative. → Feel the difference with FEMfusion here. DIRTbath™ (Mineral Soak) The terrain-level bath my family relies on, with humic and fulvic binders that pull toxins out through the skin and restore minerals that modern living silently drains. → Get your bag of DIRTbath™ here.

    45 min

  4. May 16

    Episode 134: The Best Is Yet to Come – How to Stay Grounded When Everyone Else Is Spiraling

    This episode is for the mama who's been quietly carrying the weight of impending doom while still showing up for breakfast and pickup line and bedtime. You feel it in so many ways. Having dinner with the friend who will not stop catastrophizing. Reading the article that lands in your inbox. Seeing a headline at the grocery store checkout. The PTSD that's still living in your body from Covid. Listen in as I walk you through the exact framework I run every piece of scary news through. The way I personally move from spiral to soft. From frozen to rooted. From overwhelmed to powerful. This is not avoidance. This is sovereignty. In this episode, you'll hear: Why your nervous system was never designed to handle this many crises at once. The difference between fear-based preparedness and grounded preparedness, and why the energy matters more than the action. The five-step framework I run every piece of doom news through. The journal practice that moves you from not knowing to knowing in five minutes. The "billboard clear" prayer I run every nudge through before I act. Why every generation has had their bunker, and what that means for you. The thymus tap and daily declaration I cannot recommend strongly enough right now. Change your energy. Change your filter. Change your LIFE. The best is yet to come. You are Fiercely Awakening.   Resources From Today’s Episode The Sacred Mornings Guide (Free) My exact morning flow, the four non-negotiables, and nine declarations to borrow for tomorrow. → Get my free Sacred Mornings Guide here. The Tonsil Guide (New!) The free resource I wish every mama had who’s been told her kid's tonsils are enlarged. → Get my free Tonsil Guide here. FEMfusion (Mineral Elixir) The herbal infusion I’ve been drinking for 13 years. The simplest way to mineralize and hydrate from the inside. A ritual gentle enough for pregnancy, kids and even your most skeptical relative. → Feel the difference with FEMfusion here. DIRTbath™ (Mineral Soak) The terrain-level bath my family relies on, with humic and fulvic binders that pull toxins out through the skin and restore minerals that modern living silently drains. → Get your bag of DIRTbath™ here.

    1h 3m

  5. May 11

    Episode 133: You Are the Through-Line: On Going First, Asking for Help, and Making a Family Dream Board

    You are the main character of your own life. The through-line. The driver. The dreamer. The one without whom none of this happens. In this episode, I walk you through exactly how to claim that energy, starting tomorrow. This is not about doing more. It's about leading more intentionally. YOU go first. Listen in to hear: Why kept promises are how confidence is actually built. The two-year project I almost carried alone, and the ask that changed everything in 30 seconds. "You are the gas. You are the brake. You are the driver." The energy exchange most women skip (and why it quietly ruins relationships). The science of anticipation, and why a dream board may be the most powerful intentionality practice you can start this week. Why your calendar needs a HORIZON, not more obligations. And so much more. You are Fiercely Awakening.   Tired of rushed, reactive mornings? This is for you. Mamas are LOVING the free Sacred Mornings Guide to my personal morning routine, and the message I keep hearing back from them is this: They thought their mornings had to look like mine to count. They do not. A sacred morning isn't a timeframe. It's a sequence. And that sequence can happen in any amount of time you have. Five minutes or ninety, the intention behind the sequence is what matters. The length does not. Wake into the woman you're becoming, starting tomorrow morning. → Grab the free guide here and see what I mean.    A Simple Soak for Terrain-Level Healing 🛁 In a world where detox and mineral needs have never been greater, your bath time has the power to be so much more than fun and relaxing. I made DIRTbath™ for our kids and us mamas, a terrain-level tool for letting toxins out and minerals in. Bind what doesn't belong and restore what your body is missing in one simple soak. → Grab a bag at tonyaholcomb.com/dirtbath.

    53 min

  6. May 1

    Episode 132: 1% Better Mornings Q&A – What Happened When I Skipped My Morning Anchors On Purpose + Thoughts on Coffee, Phones & The Bare Minimum

    This week, I did something that I tell you NOT to do. I broke my own rule, on purpose, just to see what would happen. I skipped my morning anchors. No first intentional thought. No charged water. No affirmation. No declaration. I still went outside. I still ate breakfast. But I let my brain run wild. Just to see what would happen. What unfolded was a perfectly ordinary day where my body took me on a walk to somewhere I didn't recognize. Then a moment stopped me cold. And that moment is exactly why this episode contains the most important Q&A I've ever recorded. Listen in as I walk you through my experiment, the brain science behind why skipping your morning anchors hijacks your nervous system for the entire day, and what it taught me about how the body responds whether you mean it to or not. From there, I answer the questions you sent in after the first part of this conversation, Episode 131: 1% Better Mornings – A Walkthrough of My Routine + Why Habit Stacking Actually Works. "I literally have ZERO morning routine. Where do I even start?" "My baby still wakes me up two or three times a night. I am a zombie. What do morning anchors look like for me?" "Do I REALLY need all the equipment?" "Where does coffee fit in your morning?" "I am out the door by 6:45 a.m. What is the bare minimum?" "I have tried morning routines a hundred times and always quit by week three. What's different about this?" "My toddler wakes up before me. I cannot get a moment to myself." "You said you don't have your phone on until you start your day. Can you talk more about this?" "Can I do this in the evening instead? Mornings are not my thing." "Which declaration should I start with?" "How long before I see a real difference?" "You said you don't wash your face in the morning. Why is that?" If you've been wondering whether your LIFE can really change from a morning routine, these are the episodes to listen to. You are Fiercely Awakening.   Stack Your Morning: Tools + Links From Today’s Episode The Sacred Mornings Guide is your free map to everything in today's episode, my exact morning flow, the four non-negotiables and 9 declarations to borrow for tomorrow morning. → Get yours here for free. The FEM-spired Mother's Day Gift Guide is a beautiful way to peruse hand-picked tools, rituals and remedies designed to pour back into the mama who pours into everyone all year long. → Get your free gift guide here. DIRTbath™ is the detox bath I made for our kids and us mamas. Toxins out, minerals in. → Grab a bag at tonyaholcomb.com/dirtbath. ▶ Be sure to catch part one of this conversation first in Episode 131: 1% Better Mornings: A Walkthrough of My Routine + Why Habit Stacking Actually Works → Listen here.

    1h 2m

  7. Apr 25

    Episode 131: 1% Better Mornings – A Walkthrough of My Routine + Why Habit Stacking Actually Works

    What if your morning didn't have to be perfect to be powerful? What if the secret to a life that feels nourished, intentional and SPACIOUS wasn't another 5 a.m. wake-up call, but a quiet, compounding practice of stacking 1%'s, day after day, until the woman you're becoming is the woman you already are? In this episode, I bring you inside my actual morning routine and show you the framework underneath it. I share with you: The math of compounding and why "1% better" is the most powerful (and most ignored) way to build a life. The very first thing I do every morning before my feet even hit the floor. The difference between an affirmation and a declaration, and why one of them shifts your IDENTITY. A real-talk section for the busy mama. The quiet secret behind why my mornings feel SPACIOUS instead of rushed. If this episode stirs something in you, take it as a sign. The woman you're becoming is being built in the tiny, sacred choices nobody else sees. You are Fiercely Awakening.   Stack Your Morning: Tools + Links From Today's Episode (Big things mentioned, with my codes where I have them.) DIRTbath™. The detox bath I made for our kids and us mamas. Toxins out, minerals in. → Go to tonyaholcomb.com/dirtbath to grab a bag. LifePro Vibration Plate. For lymph, bone density and circulation. → Get 5% off here with my link. Hume Body Pod Scale. The smart scale I use to track averages, not days. → Get $20 off here with my link. EMR-Tek FireFly Handheld Red Light. My favorite handheld red and near-infrared light. → Get 35% off here with my link. BonCharge Red Light Face Mask.✨ What I use for face and skin. → Use code DRTONYA for 15% off sitewide at boncharge.com.

    1h 10m

  8. 10/18/2025

    Episode 130: What Every Mother Deserves to Know About the Terrain of Health

    When it comes to children’s health, most of us were raised on the same story: that germs are the enemy and symptoms mean something is wrong. But what if that story isn’t true? In this episode, I’m taking you into the conversation that changes everything: the terrain of health and why every mother deserves to understand it. Listen in, and you'll learn: What “terrain” actually means, and why it’s not simply a theory but a natural law. Why symptoms aren’t failures, they’re functions of healing. How your terrain and your child’s terrain are connected. What really causes illness, and what actually builds resilience. How to move from fear and the need to control into trust and cooperation with the body. I’ll share the personal story that started my journey into naturopathy and the moment I realized I could never unsee what I discovered about how the body really works. This is one of the most important conversations I’ve ever recorded. It’s the foundation of everything I teach and the shift that allows you to stop fearing sickness and start trusting your child’s body again, and your own. If this episode stirs something in you, you’re not alone.  You’re remembering the truth.   The Next Step: Join Mamahood A free experience is coming that will help you see your child’s body through the lens of terrain and know exactly how to support it. Mamahood: The Ultimate Natural Mama Crash Course In this upcoming experience, I’ll teach you how to decode your child’s symptoms, build their terrain naturally and feel confident in your choices as a mother. Get on the list to be the first to know when Mamahood opens and receive early access updates. Join the Mamahood email list by following this link.   Daily Support for Your Body’s Terrain Even if you drink plenty of water, your cells may still be thirsty. That’s why I created FEMfusion, my mineral-rich herbal infusion designed to hydrate your cells, support your adrenals and strengthen your terrain. Mamas report these benefits every week: More steady energy. A happier metabolism. Fewer headaches and allergies. Better mood and sleep. FEMfusion isn’t just tea. It’s a simple, daily upgrade to help your body thrive from the inside out. Get your FEMfusion by following this link.

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Hello, and welcome to the Fiercely Awakening podcast. My name is Dr. Tonya Holcomb, and I’m on a mission to normalize naturopathy in big, bold ways. I want you to see the world through my eyes, where extraordinary health and massive upgrades in life are always available to you. You’ll be inspired and motivated to trust your body’s wisdom to heal, claim your next upgrade in health and life, release what no longer serves you, and pursue what you truly desire. If you seek truth, you are on the freedom path to your greatest potential. You are Fiercely Awakening. Welcome. Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is intended to be provided for informational, educational and self-empowerment purposes ONLY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Tonya Holcomb
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Fiercely Awakening Podcast

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