The Marie Embodied Podcast

Marie Zak
  • 5.0 (2)
  • Alternative Health

The Marie Embodied Podcast is a space to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with the wisdom of the body. Hosted by, somatic therapist and clinical herbalist, Marie Zak, this show explores embodiment through somatic practices, herbal medicine, nervous system awareness, and other healing modalities that support coming home to yourself. Marie explores embodiment not as a concept, but as a lived experience. Through conversations, teachings, and practical insights, you will learn how to listen to your body, build capacity, and cultivate presence, resilience, and aliveness. This podcast is for those who want to feel more grounded, resourced, and at home in themselves, and for anyone curious about somatic work, herbalism, animism, and the many modalities that support embodied healing.

  1. 23h ago

    23. From Fantasy to Reality: Bridging Inner Desire with Outer Action

    In this episode, I explore why so many people get lost in fantasy and struggle to materialize their desires. I share personal stories, insights, and lessons from my own journey of bridging the gap between inner vision and outer action. I dive into the resistance, fear, avoidance, and self-sabotage that can keep us stuck, and offer practical ways to move through these barriers with greater awareness and intention. I also discuss the importance of consistency, follow-through, and the often-unseen process of inner work that supports lasting transformation. If you've ever felt caught between dreaming about the life you want and actually living it, this conversation will help you understand how to integrate your inner world with meaningful action and create a life that feels deeply aligned. Work With Me 1:1 in SanctuarySanctuary is a weekly space to attune to your body while creating stability, resiliency and capacity in the nervous system. Together we will work with somatic tools to unpack the stories and experiences that are keeping your stuck in unhealthy patterns and preventing you from becoming the person you want to be. Herbal medicines will be provided to support your healing journey. This is a space that brings together nervous system resilience, trauma resolution, and embodiment with weekly accountability and herbal support for profound transformation. It is for the person who is committed to their own evolution, expansion and healing.   Apply for Sanctuary. Stay in Touch!Instagram: @althaeaherbalsSubstack: @marieembodied

    33 min

  2. Jun 1

    22. The Herbalist's Guide to Menstrual Wellness and Ritual with Lux

    In this episode, Lux, an herbalist specializing in womb care and period pain, shares powerful insights into menstrual health, hormonal balance, and the ritual practices that help reconnect us with our bodies. From cycle tracking to emotional awareness and sexual health, this conversation explores how understanding your natural rhythms can transform the way you care for yourself. Whether you’re curious about holistic healing, looking to better understand your hormones, or wanting to cultivate more intentional rituals in your daily life, this episode offers grounded wisdom and practical tools for reconnecting with your body in a deeper way. Stay in Touch!Work with LuxHouse of Origin's Instagram: @houseoforiginsapothecaryLux the Herbalist Instagram: @luxtheherbalistWork with MarieMarie's Instagram: @althaeaherbalsMarie's Substack: @marieembodied

    58 min

  3. May 25

    21. Why We Fear Success

    Success can feel scary for so many reasons: fear of failure, fear of being seen, and sometimes even fear of who we might become. In this episode, I explore the deep-rooted fears, social expectations, and inner resistance that can keep us from fully stepping into our power. Through vulnerability, insight, and practical guidance, I invite listeners to embrace authenticity, expand beyond limiting beliefs, and create a life that truly lights them up. Work With Me 1:1 in SanctuarySanctuary is a weekly space to attune to your body while creating stability, resiliency and capacity in the nervous system. Together we will work with somatic tools to unpack the stories and experiences that are keeping your stuck in unhealthy patterns and preventing you from becoming the person you want to be. Herbal medicines will be provided to support your healing journey. This is a space that brings together nervous system resilience, trauma resolution, and embodiment with weekly accountability and herbal support for profound transformation. It is for the person who is committed to their own evolution, expansion and healing.   Apply for Sanctuary. Stay in Touch!Instagram: @althaeaherbalsSubstack: @marieembodied

    35 min

  4. May 18

    20. The Art of Wildcrafting with Travis Cartwright

    In this episode, I sit down with my partner, Travis Cartwright, for a heartfelt conversation about the profound experience of foraging wild foods and medicines while building meaningful relationships with the living world. We explore the ethics of wildcrafting, the issues with industrial food systems, how to harvest with reciprocity and respect, and the importance of slowing down enough to truly know the ecosystems we’re part of. We also talk about some of our favourite plants to gather and work with, while telling stories from our wildcrafting adventures, and sharing tips for anyone curious about starting their own journey to connect with wild plants.  If you are a nature lover that wants to form more meaningful relationships with the plants and land around you, this conversation is for you! Listen to Travis's last episode. Stay in Touch!Instagram: @althaeaherbalsSubstack: @marieembodiedWebsite: althaeaherbals.com

    1h 3m

  5. May 11

    19. Embodied Boundaries & Navigating Family Dynamics

    In this episode, I open up about one of the most challenging parts of the healing journey: navigating family dynamics and close relationships while growing into your authentic self. Through a somatic and embodiment lens, I explore what happens when healing begins to shift the way we relate to the people around us. I share practical tools for setting healthy boundaries, communicating your needs with clarity and confidence, and protecting your peace without disconnecting from the people you love. We explore self-advocacy, nervous system awareness, relational triggers, and how to create healthier connections rooted in honesty, compassion, and self-trust. This episode is for anyone who feels activated, drained, or challenged in relationships with loved ones, and is learning how to stay connected to themselves while staying in relationship with others. SanctuarySanctuary is a weekly space to attune to your body while creating stability, resiliency and capacity in the nervous system. Together we will work with somatic tools to unpack the stories and experiences that are keeping your stuck in unhealthy patterns and preventing you from becoming the person you want to be. Herbal medicines will be provided to support your healing journey. This is a space that brings together nervous system resilience, trauma resolution, and embodiment with weekly accountability and herbal support for profound transformation. It is for the person who is committed to their own evolution, expansion and healing.   Apply for Sanctuary. Stay in Touch!Instagram: @althaeaherbalsSubstack: @marieembodied

    42 min

  6. May 4

    18. When Women Gather: Rebuilding the Village with Lauren LaRose

    In this episode, I’m joined by Lauren LaRose, clinical herbalist, founder of the Wild Rose Apothecary, and the visionary behind the Wild Rose Festival, an annual gathering that brings together 1,000 women in celebration of connection, healing, and community. Lauren shares her journey of becoming a mother during the isolation of COVID, and how that experience sparked a deep desire to rebuild the village so many women are missing. What began as a personal need for connection has grown into a powerful movement for women to come together to dance, learn, breathe, and support one another in meaningful ways. We dive into the realities of being a busy modern woman: balancing motherhood, business, and big visions, and the importance of allowing ourselves to be supported. Lauren speaks candidly about learning to receive help, and how that shift not only nourishes her, but ripples outward into her family, her work, and her wider community. This conversation is a reminder that we are not meant to do life alone. If you’ve been craving deeper connection, this episode will inspire you to seek out, or create, your own village. Stay in Touch!Wild Rose Festival Website Wild Rose Festival Instagram: @wildrosesfestival Wild Rose Apothecary Website Wild Rose Apothecary Instagram: @wildrosesapothecary Work with Marie Marie's Instagram: @althaeaherbalsMarie's Substack: @marieembodied

    1h 3m

  7. Apr 27

    17. Addicted to Chaos, Learning Peace

    This week, I explore something that’s rarely talked about: how challenging it can be to shift from a life fueled by adrenaline and chaos into one rooted in regulation, ease, and alignment. As much as I’m deeply grateful for the life I’ve created, I’m still learning how to feel at home in this slower, more grounded pace. I share my experience about what recalibrating my whole life has felt like, including the discomfort, the identity shifts, and the moments that have been confronting.  Throughout the episode, I dive into the practices that helped me get here: somatic therapy and embodiment work, rewiring limiting beliefs, expanding my mindset, taking aligned steps, and the daily habits that make all the difference.  If you’re navigating your own healing journey or learning how to feel safe in a regulated life, this episode will meet you in that in-between space. Mentioned in the episode: To Be Magnetic  Sanctuary Sanctuary is a weekly space to attune to your body while creating stability, resiliency and capacity in the nervous system. Together we will work with somatic tools to unpack the stories and experiences that are keeping your stuck in unhealthy patterns and preventing you from becoming the person you want to be. Herbal medicines will be provided to support your healing journey. This is a space that brings together nervous system resilience, trauma resolution, and embodiment with weekly accountability and herbal support for profound transformation. It is for the person who is committed to their own evolution, expansion and healing.   Apply for Sanctuary. Stay in Touch!Instagram: @althaeaherbalsSubstack: @marieembodied

    42 min

  8. Apr 20

    16. Herbal Alchemy and the Cycles that Shape Us with Megan Kendrick

    In this episode, I sit down with herbalist Megan Kendrick, who weaves alchemy into her medicine-making practice through the art of spagyrics. We begin by exploring the practical side of alchemy: how these ancient processes can potentize herbal extractions and deepen the experience of engaging with plant medicine. From there, the conversation opens into more esoteric and expansive terrain. We reflect on alchemy as a mirror for life itself; moving through cycles of distillation, breakdown, and refinement that shape who we become. Megan shares her perspective on nature as a living teacher, revealing how its spiraling rhythms can guide us back into alignment when the human world feels overwhelming or disconnected. Together, we explore what it means to become more embodied, to trust the wisdom of cyclical transformation, and to return to nature as both anchor and guide. This episode is an invitation to see your own life through an alchemical lens, where every phase of change carries the potential for depth, meaning, gnosis, and transformation. Healing From Burnout Course If you’re looking for clear, grounded guidance for healing burnout that honours the wisdom of your body, Healing From Burnout is for you. In this five week course you will learn the mindset shifts, nervous system healing, lifestyle changes, and herbal medicine that will support your healing journey. Stay in Touch! Megan's website Megan's Instagram: @wildmedicinals The Wild Rose Podcast The Village with Wild Rose College Work with Marie Marie's Instagram: @althaeaherbals Marie's Substack: @marieembodied

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The Marie Embodied Podcast is a space to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with the wisdom of the body. Hosted by, somatic therapist and clinical herbalist, Marie Zak, this show explores embodiment through somatic practices, herbal medicine, nervous system awareness, and other healing modalities that support coming home to yourself. Marie explores embodiment not as a concept, but as a lived experience. Through conversations, teachings, and practical insights, you will learn how to listen to your body, build capacity, and cultivate presence, resilience, and aliveness. This podcast is for those who want to feel more grounded, resourced, and at home in themselves, and for anyone curious about somatic work, herbalism, animism, and the many modalities that support embodied healing.

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