The We Shine Well Podcast

Zoë Kelsey
  • 5.0 (16)
  • Alternative Health

The We Shine Well Podcast is your weekly dose of inspiration, real talk, and community-rooted support to help you live your most aligned and intentional life from the inside out, hosted by me - Zoë Kelsey, founder of We Shine Well. Join us for honest, heart-opening conversations with thought leaders in wellness. Expect weekly episodes filled with empowering stories, practical tools, and powerful insights to support you in taking your next right step to live your most vibrant life. This isn’t just a podcast, it’s an invitation to go from feeling contained to feeling ignited and expanded - to shine as your most radiant self. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Subscribe, dive deeper with guests and prompts by joining our growing community committed to living well on Substack, and share with a friend!

  1. Train Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Gut Brain Connection, Wellness That Works with Jewel Zimmer

    4d ago

    Train Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Gut Brain Connection, Wellness That Works with Jewel Zimmer

    90% of your serotonin is produced in your gut. So why are we treating the brain and the body like they're separate? In this episode, I sit down with Jewel Zimmer — certified brain health trainer and Founder of Juna — for a conversation that reframes everything you thought you knew about mood, focus, sleep, and what it means to feel well. Jewel's path to building Juna started with severe postpartum anxiety and a medical system that offered a prescription with no questions asked. Her refusal to accept that answer sent her all the way to the Amen Clinics and Stanford and eventually to founding a brand built specifically around female physiology. This is the gut-brain masterclass you didn't know you needed. Tune in! Key insights: Why 90% of serotonin and 50% of dopamine are produced in your gutThe gut-brain axis and how your microbiome communicates via the vagus nerveWhat it actually means to train your brain as a certified brain health trainerDr. Amen's Four Circles framework: psychological, physiological, social, spiritualWhy your brain is most adaptive in theta state and how to use that windowGratitude, journaling + meditation: the simple things with the most profound brain impactWhy sleep is the biggest longevity hack and what your glymphatic system does overnightThe 1% better philosophy: small daily habits that compound into transformationA tour of the Juna product line: detox drops, gut therapy, sleep gummies, Smart Burn + moreFounder as spiritual practice — why building Juna has been Jewel's greatest teacher Ways to be Supported: Follow @jewel_zimmer + @juna.world on InstagramShop at juna-world.com — use code SHINE for 20% off full-priced productsRead Jewel's Substack Only Better at jewelzimmer1.substack.com Ways to Support the Show: Join our We Shine Well Substack for prompts + communityConnect at @weshinewellFollow, rate + review, and share with a friend ready to optimize from the inside out You are loved, supported, and exactly where you're meant to be.

    57 min
  2. From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: Building Self-Connection with Jacq Gould

    Jun 2

    From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: Building Self-Connection with Jacq Gould

    What if the anxiety, the people-pleasing, the comparison, the overwhelm, what if none of that means something is wrong with you? In this episode, I sit down with Jacq Gould, founder of Your Inner Babe, for a conversation about what it truly means to come home to yourself. Jacq teaches self-connection as a skill, something we are never taught, but can absolutely learn, and her work has helped thousands of women move from chronic self-doubt into a foundation of deep, lasting self-trust. We talk about what disconnection actually looks like in everyday life, why self-connection is the base of everything, the micro actions that can help you start reconnecting today, and the magic that happens when you stop outsourcing your worth to other people. Tune in! Key insights: Why self-connection is a skill, not a personality trait and how to build itThe symptoms of disconnection hiding in plain sight: anxiety, people-pleasing, overwhelmSelf-connection as the foundation of self-trust, confidence, and worthThe language audit: "I have to" vs. "I get to" and why it changes everythingFinding connection points in what you already do, no new routine requiredThe Reconnection Deck: how Jacq uses it and how Zoë uses it every morningInto Me, You See — a connection game designed to create depth in your closest relationshipsWhy Jacq does everything in group — and the medicine that comes from being truly seenNavigating social media from a place of self-connection instead of comparisonThe bounce-back rate: how self-connection shortens the recovery from hard seasons Ways to be Supported: Follow @jacqgould on InstagramExplore retreats, group programs + offerings at YourInnerBabe.comShop the Reconnection Deck + Into Me, You See at YourInnerBabe.com Ways to Support the Show: Join our We Shine Well Substack for prompts + communityConnect at @weshinewellFollow, rate + review, and share with a woman who's ready to come home to herself You are loved, supported, and exactly where you're meant to be. Thanks to our sponsor, NOW Foods. Use code WESHINE for 20% off at nowfoods.com. *These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

    57 min
  3. No Leggings Required: A Lifestyle of Movement with Kodi Kitchen Berg

    May 26

    No Leggings Required: A Lifestyle of Movement with Kodi Kitchen Berg

    What if the secret to moving more isn't a new routine, it's a weight you actually want to reach for? In this episode, I sit down with Kodi Kitchen Berg, Founder and CEO of Equipt, for a joyful, grounded conversation about design, movement, intentional building, and what it looks like to trust a full-body yes. Kodi built Equipt from a simple, radical observation: fitness equipment was ugly, end-result-obsessed, and disconnected from the life people actually wanted to live. So she designed something different. And now she's on a mission to make movement feel like a natural, beautiful, snackable part of everyday life — no leggings required. Tune in! Key insights: How design lowers the barrier to movement and why beautiful tools actually get usedThe "no leggings required" philosophy and what it means to move in whatever you're wearingSnackable movement: how even one minute can shift your energy, mindset, and dayBuilding Equipt slowly and intentionally — and why that was the right callFailure as a muscle: the more you practice it, the less it stops youWhy Kodi doesn't know where product ideas come from — they just arriveHiring for your deficits and building a team that balances your creative brainCommunity as the quiet engine behind Equipt's growth — evangelists, trainers, and micro-leadersThe movement app evolution and what's coming for Equipt nextIt only takes a minute — and why that's always enough to start Ways to be Supported: Follow @kodikitchenberg on InstagramShop U-Bars, U-Wraps + more at equiptmovement.com — use code WESHINE15 for 15% off Ways to Support the Show: Join our We Shine Well Substack for prompts + communityConnect at @weshinewellFollow, rate + review, and share with a friend ready to move differently You are loved, supported, and exactly where you're meant to be.

    55 min
  4. Microdosing Your Aliveness + Aging Strong with Nicole Sciacca

    May 19

    Microdosing Your Aliveness + Aging Strong with Nicole Sciacca

    What if aging well isn't about what you do in the gym, it's about what you repeat every single day? In this episode, I sit down with Nicole Sciacca — yoga teacher, mobility specialist, former professional dancer, and creator of Sweat and Stillness — for a conversation that is equal parts wisdom, joy, and full-body inspiration. Nicole shares her journey from a herniated disc that a surgeon said would never heal, to building a movement philosophy that has helped thousands of women feel strong, mobile, and alive at every age. She also shares the profound losses that cracked her open and how movement, stillness, and community became the framework for her own healing. You keep what you repeat. This episode will make you want to repeat better things. Tune in! Key insights: From professional dancer to herniated discs and how that injury changed everythingWhat it means that movement metabolizes emotion and why your body knows what to doThe three habits that have helped Nicole step into her highest selfWhy aging is not synonymous with weakness and how to customize itCARS (Controlled Articular Rotations) the overlooked mobility practice everyone needsSweat AND stillness: why you need both, and why neither works without the otherMicrodosing aliveness how to come back to yourself one small decision at a timeHow loss deepened Nicole's zest for life and connection to spiritBuilding a curated circle of women who hold you accountable and help you riseBe real, not perfect and why perfect is a trap Ways to be Supported: Follow @nicolesciacca on InstagramAccess on-demand classes, monthly groups + retreat info at sweatandstillness.comListen to the Shock and Y'all podcast on Apple PodcastsWays to Support the Show: Join our We Shine Well Substack for prompts + communityConnect at @weshinewellFollow, rate + review, and share with a woman who's ready to feel alive again You are loved, supported, and exactly where you're meant to be. Thanks to our sponsor, NOW Foods. Use code WESHINE for 20% off at nowfoods.com. *These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

    55 min
  5. Why Beans Heal: Gut Health, Weight Loss + Hormones with Unique Hammond

    May 12

    Why Beans Heal: Gut Health, Weight Loss + Hormones with Unique Hammond

    What if the most powerful healing food on the planet has been in your pantry this whole time? In this episode, I sit down with Unique Hammond — holistic nutrition practitioner, founder of The Bean Protocol, and author of Your Tastebuds Are A**holes — for one of the most eye-opening conversations I've had on this show. Unique spent years battling Crohn's disease and endometriosis, trying every healing protocol imaginable, before discovering the one food that finally changed everything. Now 13 years into natural remission, she's helped thousands of people heal their gut, balance their hormones, clear their skin, and feel like themselves again — all through the power of foundational nutrition and beans. We go deep on what soluble fiber actually does in the body, why your bile health is the missing link no one is talking about, how to start the bean protocol without the dreaded side effects, and why "you are not broken" might be the most healing thing anyone can hear. Tune in! Key insights: Unique's journey from Crohn's + endo diagnosis to 13 years in natural remissionWhat the Bean Protocol actually is — and the difference between healing vs. longevity plansSoluble fiber + bile binding: the gut-hormone-detox connection no one explainsHow beans support weight, hormones, skin, fertility + gallbladder healthThe biggest mistakes people make starting the Bean Protocol (and how to avoid them)Foundational nutrition vs. supplements — and when each actually makes senseTraining your tastebuds back to factory settingsPurified water + chewing: the two most underrated health habitsThe gut-vaginal microbiome connection + why it matters for women"You are not broken" — you just haven't applied the right tools yet Ways to be Supported: Follow @uniquehammond on InstagramGet her book Your Tastebuds Are A**holes and stay tuned for her NEW book The Bean Protocol on AmazonExplore group programs at youregreat.comListen to the You're Great podcast for healing stories from real clients Ways to Support the Show: Join our We Shine Well Substack for prompts + communityConnect at @weshinewellFollow, rate + review, and share with a friend on her own healing journey You are loved, supported, and exactly where you're meant to be.

    53 min
  6. The Home Within: How to Redesign Your Life from the Inside Out with Sabrina Soto

    May 5

    The Home Within: How to Redesign Your Life from the Inside Out with Sabrina Soto

    Your home is telling a story. The question is, "is it the one you want to be living?" In this episode, I sit down with Sabrina Soto, interior designer, HGTV icon, speaker, and author of the upcoming The Home Within, for a conversation that goes way beyond design. Sabrina shares her remarkable story of loss, reinvention, and a 4am Craigslist moment that changed her entire life. We talk about what your home reveals about where you are on the inside, why clutter silently drains your energy and self-esteem, and how the smallest shifts in your space can ripple into your relationships, career, and sense of self. No renovation required. Just a willingness to look around with honest eyes. Tune in! Key insights: Sabrina's home story, from financial loss to HGTV fame via a 4am Craigslist adWhat your home is really saying about you and your inner worldHow clutter impacts your nervous system, confidence, and the love you let inYour home as a vision board, designing for your future self right nowThe fastest, cheapest transformation you can make (it's free)Simple energy shifts: light, air, incense, and clearing stale spaceDesigning daily rituals that feel exquisite and cost nothingHow to use AI to reimagine your space before spending a dollarWhy you should invite people in — even before it's "ready"Micro changes vs. gut renovations — what actually moves the needle Ways to be Supported: Follow @sabrina_soto on InstagramWatch The Sabrina Soto Show on Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime + RokuSign up for Sabrina's newsletter at sabrinasoto.com Ways to Support the Show: Join our We Shine Well Substack for prompts + communityConnect at @weshinewellFollow, rate + review, and share with a friend ready to redesign her life You are loved, supported, and exactly where you're meant to be. Thanks to our sponsor, NOW Foods. Use code WESHINE for 20% off at nowfoods.com. *These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

    48 min
  7. Hormones, Peptides + Feeling Like Yourself Again with Katy Whalen

    Apr 28

    Hormones, Peptides + Feeling Like Yourself Again with Katy Whalen

    Have you ever left a doctor's appointment feeling dismissed told you're "normal" when you know something is off? In this episode, I sit down with Katy Whalen, Co-Founder and COO of JOI+Blokes, for a candid conversation about hormones, peptides, and what it really means to fight for your own health. Katy shares her personal journey through fertility loss and postpartum hormonal chaos, how she built JOI+Blokes to close the gap that conventional medicine left wide open, and why the difference between "normal" and "optimal" can change everything. We also go deep on peptides — what they are, which ones matter, and how to take them responsibly in a market that's getting noisy fast. Tune in! Key insights: Katy's journey from fertility loss to founding JOI+BlokesWhy "you're in the normal range" isn't the same as feeling your bestHormones as your body's messaging system — and what happens when they're offTestosterone for women: what it is, why it matters, and what to expectHow JOI+Blokes approaches care differently with whole-body labs + cliniciansThe birth control pill and what it can mask over timePeptides 101: what they are, how they work, and why sourcing mattersGLP-1s, Sermorelin, GHK copper + VIP — what they do and who they're forHow to advocate for yourself in a healthcare setting (and stop shrinking)The lifestyle factors quietly wrecking your hormones — and what to do about it Ways to be Supported: Follow @joiwomenswellness + @katy_whalen on InstagramExplore at joiandblokes.com — use code WESHINEWELL for 50% off labs & 20% off products Ways to Support the Show: Join our We Shine Well Substack for prompts + communityConnect at @weshinewellFollow, rate + review, and share with a friend who needs this conversation

    50 min
  8. The Treat Yourself Philosophy: How to Prioritize Yourself Without Guilt with Kristin McGee

    Apr 21

    The Treat Yourself Philosophy: How to Prioritize Yourself Without Guilt with Kristin McGee

    What if you've been thinking about treating yourself all wrong? In this episode, I sit down with Kristin McGee — yoga and Pilates icon, Peloton pioneer, speaker, and author of The Treat Yourself Philosophy — for a deeply grounding conversation about self-worth, movement, and what it really means to prioritize yourself. Kristin unpacks her TREAT acronym, Truly Realizing Everything is Already There, and why the greatest gifts you could ever give yourself are already inside you. We explore why women carry so much guilt around self-care, how small daily treats become a ripple effect, and why working in is just as important as working out. This one will meet you exactly where you are. Tune in! Key insights: The TREAT philosophy and what it truly means to prioritize youWhy women struggle with guilt around self-care — and how to shift thatSmall daily treats that create a powerful ripple effectHow self-worth and self-care build each other (the chicken-and-egg effect)The power of one deep breath for burnout and overwhelmWorking in vs. working out — why both matterKristin's 3-pillar movement framework: Flow, Strength + ConnectThe case for strength training, Pilates + yoga togetherHow to rebuild a healthy relationship with movementNutrition as intuition — eating to feel good, not just to hit macros Ways to be Supported: Follow @kristinmcgee on InstagramGet the book: The Treat Yourself PhilosophyTry the Kristin McGee Movement app free for 7 days at kristinmcgee.com — use code SHINE25 for 25% off Ways to Support the Show: Join our We Shine Well Substack for prompts + communityConnect at @weshinewellFollow, rate + review, and share with a friend who needs this reminder You are loved, supported, and exactly where you're meant to be. Thanks to our sponsor, NOW Foods. Use code WESHINE for 20% off at nowfoods.com. *These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

    49 min
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The We Shine Well Podcast is your weekly dose of inspiration, real talk, and community-rooted support to help you live your most aligned and intentional life from the inside out, hosted by me - Zoë Kelsey, founder of We Shine Well. Join us for honest, heart-opening conversations with thought leaders in wellness. Expect weekly episodes filled with empowering stories, practical tools, and powerful insights to support you in taking your next right step to live your most vibrant life. This isn’t just a podcast, it’s an invitation to go from feeling contained to feeling ignited and expanded - to shine as your most radiant self. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Subscribe, dive deeper with guests and prompts by joining our growing community committed to living well on Substack, and share with a friend!

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  • Creator
    Zoë Kelsey
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Zoë Kelsey
  • Show Website
    The We Shine Well Podcast

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