Empowered Plates Empowered Lives

Jovonnie Ford
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Empowered Plates, Empowered Lives is a podcast dedicated to helping those with chronic health issues like endometriosis, PCOS, and more, discover the transformative power of healing through creative food experiences, mindset shifts, and mindful movement. Through engaging discussions, expert insights, and real-life stories, we empower our listeners to take control of their health journey and lead vibrant, empowered lives. Follow us on Instagram @empoweredplatesempoweredlives and subscribe to our YouTube channel @wellnesswithjovonnie

  1. The Symptoms You've Been Told Are “Normal” Aren’t

    3d ago

    The Symptoms You've Been Told Are “Normal” Aren’t

    Why are so many women exhausted, overwhelmed, and burned out, even when they're doing everything they can to feel better? In this episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with Lolita Guarin to explore how chronic stress affects women's health at a biological level and why symptoms like fatigue, painful cycles, anxiety, hormone imbalance, and burnout are often signs that the body has been stuck in survival mode for too long. We discuss: • How stress impacts hormones, inflammation, and energy • Why anxiety and stress patterns often begin long before adulthood • Signs your nervous system may be dysregulated • Why women often normalize symptoms that shouldn't be normal • How boundaries, self-worth, and self-care influence healing • The first step toward helping your body feel safe again If you've been pushing through exhaustion, painful symptoms, or constant overwhelm, this conversation may help you understand what your body has been trying to tell you all along. 💛 Take the Spot Your Trigger Quiz in the description to uncover the hidden habits and stressors fueling your inflammation and symptoms. Connect with Stress Management Expert Lolita Guarin with Be Amazing You at www.BeAmazingYou.com & @lolita_guarin_stress_expert This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again. If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands: Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz   Step 2: Spot & Reset Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn  Step 3: Get Personalized Support Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked   Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp Where your habits, health, and healing finally align. #fibroidawareness #endometriosissupport #BurnoutRecovery #HormoneHealth #InflammationHealing #NervousSystemHealing #WomensHealth #WellnessWithJovonnie #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations

    1h 3m
  2. Your Diagnosis Isn’t Explaining Your Symptoms

    May 20

    Your Diagnosis Isn’t Explaining Your Symptoms

    Why do so many women still struggle with fatigue, pelvic pain, bloating, hormone issues, and chronic inflammation, even after getting a diagnosis and trying treatment? In this episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with Dr. Jess Armine to uncover why diagnoses like PCOS, PMS, autoimmune disease, and chronic illness often fail to explain the true root causes behind symptoms. We discuss: • Why symptoms are signals, not random problems • How gut inflammation affects hormones, energy, and mood • The connection between nutrient deficiencies and chronic illness • Why conventional approaches often miss the root cause • What’s really happening at the cellular level when the body is overwhelmed If you’ve been trying to manage symptoms but still feel exhausted, inflamed, dismissed, or stuck, this conversation may completely change the way you understand your body. Comment QUIZ to uncover the hidden triggers fueling your inflammation, pelvic pain, and fatigue. Connect with Dr. Jesse Armine with The Institute for BioIndividualized Medicine at https://wwwdrjessarmine.com & on Instagram @drjessarmine724 This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again. If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands: Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz   Step 2: Spot & Reset Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn  Step 3: Get Personalized Support Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked   Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp Where your habits, health, and healing finally align. #RootCauseHealing #HormoneHealth #PelvicPain #InflammationHealing #GutHealth #WomensHealth #WellnessWithJovonnie #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations

    1h 5m
  3. Why You’re Still Exhausted (Even After Trying Everything)

    May 13

    Why You’re Still Exhausted (Even After Trying Everything)

    Why are so many women still exhausted even after trying everything to heal? If you’re struggling with chronic fatigue, pelvic pain, inflammation, hormone issues, gut problems, or emotional burnout, this episode may finally explain the missing piece. In this episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with Christine Ruch to explore how nervous system dysregulation keeps the body stuck in survival mode and why healing becomes difficult when your body no longer feels safe. We discuss: • Why chronic stress keeps symptoms cycling • Signs your nervous system may be overwhelmed • The connection between trauma, inflammation, and exhaustion • Why supplements and protocols aren’t enough on their own • How self-trust and nervous system safety support healing If you’ve been trying to heal but still feel exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in your body, this conversation will completely change the way you think about healing. Hosted by Jovonnie, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach helping women who are tired of pushing through pelvic pain finally understand what their bodies are trying to tell them before they lose more years accepting pain as ‘normal’. Connect with Holistic Transformation Guide Christine at https://www.christineruch.com/ and on social media @christineruch.MS This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again. If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands: Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz   Step 2: Spot & Reset Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn  Step 3: Get Personalized Support Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked   Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp Where your habits, health, and healing finally align. #ChronicFatigue #NervousSystemHealing #BurnoutRecovery #HormoneHealth #InflammationHealing #WomenHealing# WomensHealth #WellnessWithJovonnie #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations

    54 min
  4. Why Exercise Makes You Feel Worse (Not Better)

    May 6

    Why Exercise Makes You Feel Worse (Not Better)

    Why does exercise make some women feel worse instead of better? If workouts leave you exhausted, inflamed, in pain, or emotionally defeated, this episode will completely change the way you think about movement and healing. In this episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with aerial yoga teacher Jo Stewart to explore why traditional fitness approaches often fail women dealing with chronic pain, burnout, fatigue, pelvic pain, and nervous system overload. We discuss: • Why movement should feel supportive, not punishing • How stress and burnout change the way your body responds to exercise • Why women with chronic pain often avoid movement • The surprising nervous system benefits of aerial yoga • How safe movement helps rebuild trust with your body If you’ve been forcing yourself through workouts while your body keeps screaming for relief, this conversation will help you understand what your body actually needs. Hosted by Jovonnie, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach helping women who are tired of pushing through pelvic pain finally understand what their bodies are trying to tell them before they lose more years accepting pain as ‘normal’. Connect with Aerial Yoga Teacher Jo Steward at Garden of Yoga https://gardenofyoga.com.au/ and https://www.instagram.com/gardenofyoga/   This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again. If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands: Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz   Step 2: Spot & Reset Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn  Step 3: Get Personalized Support Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked   Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp Where your habits, health, and healing finally align. #PelvicPain #ChronicFatigue #BurnoutRecovery #InflammationHealing #GentleMovement #NervousSystemHealing #WomensHealth #WellnessWithJovonnie #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations

    53 min
  5. Why You Still Feel Off (Even When You’re Doing Everything Right)

    Apr 29

    Why You Still Feel Off (Even When You’re Doing Everything Right)

    Why do you still feel tired, inflamed, or hormonally off, even when you’re doing everything “right”? In this episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with clinical nutritionist Beverly Meyer to break down the real reason so many women struggle with fatigue, poor sleep, hormone imbalance, and brain fog. We discuss: • Why food and sleep are the true foundation of healing • How modern lifestyle habits disrupt hormones • The biggest mistakes people make with diet and supplements • Why your body isn’t broken, it’s responding • How to simplify your approach to health for real results If you’ve been trying to fix your health but still feel off, this episode will help you understand what your body actually needs. Hosted by Jovonnie, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach helping women who are tired of pushing through pelvic pain finally understand what their bodies are trying to tell them before they lose more years accepting pain as ‘normal’. Connect with Certified Clinical Nutritionist Beverly Meyer at On Diet and Health https://www.ondietandhealth.com/ ondietandhealth on pinterest & Primal Diet - Modern Health https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/primal-diet-modern-health/id577470427   This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again. If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands: Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz   Step 2: Spot & Reset Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn  Step 3: Get Personalized Support Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked   Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp Where your habits, health, and healing finally align. #HormoneHealth #InflammationHealing #ChronicFatigue #SleepHealth #WomensHealth #RootCauseHealing #WellnessWithJovonnie #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations

    1h 20m
  6. The Mindset Shift That Turns Trauma Into Transformation

    Apr 22

    The Mindset Shift That Turns Trauma Into Transformation

    How do you heal from trauma and finally move forward with your life? If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted, this episode breaks down the mindset shift that helps you turn pain into transformation. In this episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with therapist Zulma Williams to explore the mindset shift that turns life’s most difficult moments into powerful opportunities for growth. After being diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after changing careers, Zulma had to confront the question so many women ask: “Why me?” What she discovered through that experience reshaped her life and her approach to healing. We discuss: • The mindset shift that transforms trauma into growth • Why your story doesn’t define you—but can empower you • How to move from survival to self-leadership • The role of perspective in emotional and physical healing • How to reconnect with your inner strength If you’ve been through something that changed you, and you’re still trying to make sense of it, this conversation will meet you where you are. Hosted by Jovonnie, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach helping women who are tired of pushing through pelvic pain finally understand what their bodies are trying to tell them before they lose more years accepting pain as ‘normal’. Connect with Zulma Williams Dragonfly Therapy Services at www.dragonflytherapyservices.net https://www.instagram.com/theswearingtherapist/ https://feed.pod.co/get-real-with-zulma https://www.facebook.com/DragonflyTSLV/ https://www.youtube.com/@theswearingtherapist https://www.linkedin.com/in/zulma-williams-ab7609214/    This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again. If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands: Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz   Step 2: Spot & Reset Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn  Step 3: Get Personalized Support Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked   Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp Where your habits, health, and healing finally align. #MindsetShift #TraumaHealing #EmotionalResilience #PersonalGrowth #WomensHealthJourney #WellnessWithJovonnie #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations

    1h 5m
  7. Why Everyday Tasks Are Causing Your Pain & Inflammation

    Apr 15

    Why Everyday Tasks Are Causing Your Pain & Inflammation

    Why do everyday tasks like cooking, cleaning, or simple movements cause pain, fatigue, and inflammation? In this episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with Douglas Katz, inventor and health advocate, to explore how daily habits and tools can quietly contribute to chronic pain and what you can do about it. We discuss: • How everyday movements and tools increase strain on the body • Why chronic pain isn’t always a medical problem—but a design problem • The connection between daily habits and inflammation • How small changes can reduce pain and improve energy • Why ease—not force—is the key to long-term healing If you’ve been pushing through pain just to get through your day, this episode will help you rethink what your body actually needs. Hosted by Jovonnie, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach helping women who are tired of pushing through pelvic pain finally understand what their bodies are trying to tell them before they lose more years accepting pain as ‘normal’. Connect with Douglas Katz at www.nuluknives.com & www.nuluknives.com  This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again. If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands: Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz   Step 2: Spot & Reset Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn  Step 3: Get Personalized Support Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked   Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp Where your habits, health, and healing finally align. #ChronicPainRelief #InflammationHealing #JointPain #ArthritisPain #WomensHealth #RootCauseHealing #ChronicSymptoms #WellnessWithJovonnie #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations

    1h 20m
  8. Why Your Symptoms Won’t Go Away

    Apr 8

    Why Your Symptoms Won’t Go Away

    Episode 135 Your Body Feels This. Why won’t your symptoms go away even when you’re doing everything “right”? In this episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with Banya Lim to explore the connection between emotions, energy, and physical health, and why unresolved emotional patterns can keep your body stuck in cycles of fatigue, pain, and inflammation. We discuss: • How emotions are stored in the body and show up as physical symptoms • Why anxiety, tension, and fatigue are not random • The connection between emotional stress and inflammation • How movement and mindset help release stored energy • Practical ways to start listening to your body again If you feel like something is off, but you can’t explain it, this episode will help you understand what your body has been trying to tell you. Hosted by Jovonnie, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach helping women who are tired of pushing through pelvic pain finally understand what their bodies are trying to tell them before they lose more years accepting pain as ‘normal’. Connect with Banya Lim at www.Banyalim.com & https://www.instagram.com/banya_lim_energy_coach/  This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again. If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands: Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz   Step 2: Spot & Reset Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn  Step 3: Get Personalized Support Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked   Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp Where your habits, health, and healing finally align. #MindBodyConnection #ChronicSymptoms #InflammationHealing #WomensHealth #RootCauseHealing #ChronicSymptoms #WellnessWithJovonnie #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations

    58 min
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Empowered Plates, Empowered Lives is a podcast dedicated to helping those with chronic health issues like endometriosis, PCOS, and more, discover the transformative power of healing through creative food experiences, mindset shifts, and mindful movement. Through engaging discussions, expert insights, and real-life stories, we empower our listeners to take control of their health journey and lead vibrant, empowered lives. Follow us on Instagram @empoweredplatesempoweredlives and subscribe to our YouTube channel @wellnesswithjovonnie

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