The Practitioners Rise Podcast

Hailey Krajewski
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Have you ever found yourself Googling symptoms at midnight, wondering if there's a better way to support your family's health, but not knowing where to start or who to trust? You're not alone, and you're in the right place. The Practitioner Rise Podcast is hosted by Hailey Krajewski — marketing strategist, natural health advocate, and mom of four who has lived the frustration of searching for answers the traditional system couldn't give her. From eczema-covered babies to emergency room visits, her family's health journey led her to some of the most incredible natural health and wellness practitioners in the country. And now she's bringing their stories, and their wisdom, to you. Each week, Hailey sits down with chiropractors, acupuncturists, naturopaths, functional medicine providers, and integrative health practitioners to hear their own healing journeys, dive deep on the topics that hit close to home, and share real, actionable tips and resources you can use. This podcast is for the mom who is done just managing symptoms and ready to ask better questions. For the family that believes there has to be a different way. For anyone who wants to feel more informed, more empowered, and more confident in the choices they're making for themselves and the people they love. Because when practitioners rise, entire communities rise with them. New episodes every week. Subscribe, share with a fellow mama, and let's build a healthier generation together — one practitioner, one story, one family at a time.

  1. 3d ago

    Why Your Vaginal Infection Keeps Coming Back When You've Been Told Everything's Fine

    For eight months, Vallie Aris kept going back to the doctor for the same vaginal infection. Every round of antibiotics was supposed to be the one that fixed it, and every round left her worse off than before. Eventually she stopped waiting for someone else to find the answer. What she uncovered changed the way she cares for every woman who comes to her with the same story. On this episode of the Practitioners Rise Podcast, host Hailey Krajewski sits down with Vallie Aris, nationally board-certified acupuncturist and herbalist at Eau Claire Acupuncture and creator of the Savvy Vagi program. They talk about why BV, AV, and yeast infections so often return, and why so many women are told everything looks fine when they know something isn't right. Vallie also walks through how her fully virtual Savvy Vagi program works, from the first free consultation to the at-home test that shows what's going on. We talk about: Why BV keeps coming back after antibiotics, and the sneaky infection that standard testing often misses How a woman stuck in a cycle of recurrence for eight years finally found her way out The connection between recurrent UTIs and vaginal health that most women have never heard about Why Vallie doesn't love the term "unexplained infertility," and the test she now runs first with every patient who's been given that diagnosis Whether dryness and painful sex are just part of menopause, and what changed for a 73-year-old patient who had given up on intimacy The everyday choices that can protect your vaginal microbiome, or quietly disrupt it If you heard Vallie's first conversation on the show alongside Jamie Wilcox, this one goes somewhere new. It focuses entirely on vaginal health and the questions so many women feel too embarrassed to ask out loud, including what Vallie tests for that most providers don't, and what she recommends for women who just want to keep things healthy. Connect with Vallie Aris: Eau Claire Acupuncture: https://eauclaireacu.com/ Savvy Vagi: https://eauclaireacu.com/savvy-vagi Blog: https://eauclaireacu.com/2026/10/02/4-reasons-every-woman-should-know-whats-happening-in-her-vaginal-microbiome/ Follow the Practitioners Rise Podcast at practitionersrise.com/podcast to connect with us and learn more. If you've been quietly living with symptoms you were told to accept, subscribe to the show, leave a review, and send this episode to the friend who keeps asking the same questions in the mom group at midnight.

  2. Sep 23

    Why Optimizing Women's Hormones Means Working With the Seasons, Not Against Them

    Brittany Estrada walked out of a doctor's appointment with a prescription for an SSRI, a comment that it would probably help her lose weight, and no other options on the table. She was in college at the time, newly diagnosed with depression and bulimia, and something about that answer didn't sit right. That instinct sent her down a fourteen-year path that eventually became her life's work. On this episode of the Practitioners Rise Podcast, host Hailey Krajewski sits down with Brittany Estrada, board-certified women's health nurse practitioner and founder of Vssel Care, to talk about why women's hormones don't run on one static plan and what she's learned from fourteen years of digging for root causes instead of just managing symptoms. We talk about: What happened when Brittany came off the SSRI she was prescribed in college, and what she found instead Why she believes women are cyclical by design, and why a plan that works in your twenties may not work a decade later The specific genetic factor she discovered in her own body years into her career, and what it explained about her mental health all along Why postpartum depletion so often doesn't show up until perimenopause, and what most providers miss What preconception care is supposed to include, and why most women never hear about it before trying to conceive What gynecological visceral therapy and holistic pelvic care actually involve, and why Brittany thinks every woman could benefit from this kind of bodywork If you already know a bit about Brittany's story or her work at Vssel Care, this conversation still goes somewhere new, especially once she gets into the specific labs she checks before recommending any hormone support, and the basics she says most women are missing before anything else will work. Connect with Brittany Estrada: Website: brittanyestrada.com Instagram: @thebrittestrada Follow the Practitioners Rise Podcast at practitionersrise.com/podcast to connect with us and learn more. If this episode changed the way you think about your own body, subscribe to the show, leave a review, and pass it along to a friend navigating a season of change right now.

  3. Sep 2

    Why Your Baby Won't Sleep Unless You're Holding Them, and Why That's Normal

    When Laura Longanecker's first daughter was born, she already had a book in hand explaining exactly how babies are designed to sleep. She still spent the first few nights sitting up in a rocking chair, too scared to use anything she knew, while her newborn refused to be put down for more than twenty minutes at a time. It took a few more sleepless nights before she was willing to trust the research she'd already done as a nurse, and what happened once she did changed how she's practiced ever since. On this episode of the Practitioners Rise Podcast, host Hailey Krajewski sits down with Laura Longanecker, RN and certified baby-led sleep & wellbeing specialist and founder of Strawberry Moon Sleep, to talk about what's happening biologically when a baby won't be put down, and why so much of the sleep training advice new parents get skips real informed consent. We talk about: Why human babies are "carrier mammals," and what that means for how they're built to sleep The real difference between sleep training and a gentle, responsive sleep transition What informed consent should look like when a provider recommends sleep training, and the questions most parents never think to ask The root causes behind frequent night waking that a standard well-child visit often never checks, including one specific lab value that gets overlooked Why babies don't have a "brake pedal" for stress, and what that means for the idea of self-soothing How culture, more than biology, shaped what we've come to think of as "normal" baby sleep If you already know the basics of attachment parenting or co-sleeping, this conversation still goes somewhere new, especially once Laura gets into the specific things she checks for before ever recommending a change to a baby's sleep, and what she wishes every exhausted parent knew before their next well-child visit. Connect with Laura Longanecker on her Website or follow her on Instagram & Facebook @StrawberryMoonSleep. Follow the Practitioners Rise Podcast to connect with us and learn more. If this episode changed how you think about your baby's sleep, subscribe to the show, leave a review, and pass it along to a mom who needs to hear it today.

  4. Aug 26

    When Grief Comes in Waves: 20 Years Guiding People Through Multiple Losses at Once

    Amy Segerstrom spent almost 20 years sitting with grieving families as coordinator of the Healing Place at Sacred Heart Hospital. Somewhere in the middle of that work, she lost her father to Alzheimer's, then her brother to complications from COVID, and today she's the caregiver for her 95-year-old mother. What she learned from carrying both sides of grief at once, the professional and the deeply personal, changed everything about how she believes we're supposed to grieve. On this episode of the Practitioners RISE Podcast, host Hailey Krajewski sits down with Amy Segerstrom, a trained spiritual director, mindfulness teacher, and published poet, to talk about what grief asks of us, and why most of the advice we give grieving people misses the mark. We talk about: Why losing her father to Alzheimer's felt like living through two separate deaths The "Kleenex box" image Amy used with grieving clients for years, and what it reveals about carrying loss The phrase that stops well-meaning people from saying the wrong thing to someone who's grieving A simple daily practice for building genuine gratitude, even when you don't feel grateful yet What inspired the four sections of Amy's upcoming poetry collection, Stretch Marks The one thing Amy wishes more people understood about grief, after two decades of sitting with it both professionally and personally Whether you already know Amy's story or you're meeting her for the first time in this episode, this conversation offers something worth sitting with. Connect with Amy Segerstrom on Facebook, Instagram, and Substack, or reach her directly at amysegerstrom@gmail.com. Keep an eye out for the release of her poetry collection, Stretch Marks. If this episode moved you, subscribe to the Practitioners Rise Podcast, leave a rating and review, and share it with someone who needs permission to grieve in their own way. Visit practitionersrise.com/podcast to connect with us and learn more.

  5. Aug 19

    Why Doesn't the Mirror Match How You Feel? Aging, Self-Image, and Botox

    Amy Wall was named US Esthetician of the Year in 2016. At the same time, she ran her spa on adrenaline and cortisol, took home a fraction of what her business brought in, and did Botox because that's what everyone in the industry did. She says once she started working with the energetics of beauty instead, she couldn't go back to doing it the old way. What broke that old pattern wasn't a new product or a better technique. It was a string of personal crises, including a lawsuit from a former business partner and her husband's PTSD-driven legal battle, that forced her to choose between the business she'd built and the practice she said she wanted to stand behind. On this episode of the Practitioners Rise Podcast, host Hailey Krajewski sits down with Amy Wall, creator of the Light Lift Method and founder of The Skintessa, to talk about aging, self-image, and why the relationship with your own reflection might be one of the most important relationships you'll ever have with yourself. We talk about: Why Amy says the mirror was never showing you the truth in the first place, and what it's really reflecting instead Her "Three Mirrors" framework, and the one mirror she says the beauty industry never told you existed Why she called her home-care ritual a "plan" instead of a "ritual" for years, and what finally changed that The real reason she walked away from Botox after eight years of using it herself, and what she learned about how it was marketed Why she thinks "conscious beauty" has been misconstrued for years, and what she says the term is really about The 30-second habit she teaches every client, and why she says it can change how you see yourself for good Why she moved her own skincare ritual out of the bathroom, and what she recommends instead If you've followed Amy's work before, some of this will sound familiar. If this is your first introduction to her, you're about to hear a very different way of thinking about beauty, about aging, and about the woman looking back at you in the mirror. Find Amy Wall and The Skintessa at theskintessa.com, and across social platforms as The Skintessa. If this episode resonates, subscribe to Practitioners RISE, leave a review, and share it with a woman who needs to hear it.

  6. Aug 13

    From PCOS and Endometriosis to a Healthy Pregnancy: The Hormone Truth Every Woman Should Know

    Dr. Morgan Hope looked like the picture of health. A college athlete, always active, the friend everyone called the "health nut." But behind the scenes, she was cycling through antibiotics for months at a time, managing skin issues with prescription creams, and relying on birth control just to get through the pain of her own periods. Then she came off the pill after nearly a decade, and everything she'd been suppressing came back at once, worse than before. Doctors in her early twenties offered her one solution: a hysterectomy. On this episode of the Practitioners RISE Podcast, host Hailey Krajewski sits down with Dr. Morgan Hope, a perinatal and pediatric chiropractor at The Wellness Way in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to talk about hormones, fertility, and what it actually took to heal her body instead of just managing it. You'll learn: What actually happens in your body when you stop long-term birth control, and why symptoms can return worse than before Why Morgan refused to accept a hysterectomy as her only option in her early twenties, and what she did instead Whether surgery is ever truly necessary for endometriosis and PCOS, and how to think through that decision if you're facing it The everyday chemicals hiding in your food and personal care products that most families have never been warned about Why your baby's colic might be a nervous system issue, not something you just have to wait out How Morgan went from being told she might never carry a baby to a healthy, medication-free pregnancy If you've followed Morgan's healing journey online, some of this story might sound familiar, but this conversation goes deeper into the hormone piece specifically, and what she'd tell every woman considering long-term birth control before she started it herself. Find Dr. Morgan Hope at The Wellness Way in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on Facebook (Toxin-Free Living group), TikTok (@Dr. Morgan Hope), and Instagram (@Doctor of Hope). If this episode gave you something to think about, subscribe, rate, and review the show, and follow @practitionersrise for more. That's how we build stronger, healthier communities together, one practitioner, one story, one family at a time.

  7. Aug 5

    ADHD and Anxiety in Kids: Nervous System Root Causes

    Dr. Sophia Duarte spent her childhood cycling through hospital visits, prescriptions, and side effects that seemed to multiply on their own. Five medications, each one treating what the last one caused, and nobody ever connected any of it back to her nervous system. It took a rejected physical therapy application and one chiropractor's offhand comment to send her down a completely different path. On this episode of the Practitioners RISE Podcast, host Hailey Krajewski sits down with Dr. Sophia Duarte, founder of Radiant Chiropractic in Charleston, South Carolina, to talk about the nervous system, childhood labels, and what families are missing when they're only treating symptoms. We talk about: Why she was hospitalized four times in a single month as a kid, and what nobody thought to check What her own birth may have had to do with decades of health struggles The moment she decided to come off her anxiety medication for good Why she doesn't look at an ADHD or anxiety label when a family walks into her office What a subluxation actually is, explained through a dimmer switch What she wants every mom to hear before she starts questioning herself If you've already read up on nervous system regulation or chiropractic care, there's still a personal story here you haven't heard. And if this is all brand new, Dr. Sophia breaks it down in a way that's easy to follow, no matter where you're starting from. Find Dr. Sophia Duarte and Radiant Chiropractic at radiantchiropractic.com.  If this episode gave you something you needed today, tag me on Instagram, share it with a friend, or leave a review. That's how we build stronger, healthier communities together, one practitioner, one story, one family at a time.

  8. Jul 29

    Celiac, Crohn's, Lyme, and Healing Through Food

    Tammie Delveaux was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2018, then Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis in 2020, after a decade of pain no one could explain. Lyme disease, mold toxicity, and a double hip replacement followed. She built her practice, Belly Love Holistic Wellness, out of the years it took to find what was driving all of it. One dietary shift, paired with testing most doctors never run, changed nearly everything for her, though she is quick to say healing was not a straight line. On this episode of the Practitioners RISE Podcast, host Hailey Krajewski sits down with Tammie Delveaux, a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and founder of Belly Love Holistic Wellness, to talk about autoimmune disease, gut healing, and what it takes to find a root cause instead of another prescription. We talk about: The specific food she cut that stopped ten years of pain in two weeks Why she believes mold sits behind more autoimmune diagnoses than most doctors realize, including her own Why she tests with a wheat zoomer and a GI map instead of relying on standard bloodwork Why she teaches clients to count nutrients instead of calories Her plans for a celiac-safe community kitchen, funded by a 2026 grant If you have followed Tammie's story before, you already know pieces of this journey, but there is more here than a highlight reel. This conversation goes into the specific tests, the specific triggers, and the specific steps that got her from bedridden to building a practice that helps hundreds of families do the same. Find Tammie at Belly Love Holistic Wellness, bellyloveholisticwellness.com, and through her Happy Belly Foodies cooking classes for the Chippewa Valley community. If today's episode spoke to you, tag me on Instagram, share it with a friend, or leave a review. That is how we build stronger, healthier communities together, one practitioner, one story, one family at a time.

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Have you ever found yourself Googling symptoms at midnight, wondering if there's a better way to support your family's health, but not knowing where to start or who to trust? You're not alone, and you're in the right place. The Practitioner Rise Podcast is hosted by Hailey Krajewski — marketing strategist, natural health advocate, and mom of four who has lived the frustration of searching for answers the traditional system couldn't give her. From eczema-covered babies to emergency room visits, her family's health journey led her to some of the most incredible natural health and wellness practitioners in the country. And now she's bringing their stories, and their wisdom, to you. Each week, Hailey sits down with chiropractors, acupuncturists, naturopaths, functional medicine providers, and integrative health practitioners to hear their own healing journeys, dive deep on the topics that hit close to home, and share real, actionable tips and resources you can use. This podcast is for the mom who is done just managing symptoms and ready to ask better questions. For the family that believes there has to be a different way. For anyone who wants to feel more informed, more empowered, and more confident in the choices they're making for themselves and the people they love. Because when practitioners rise, entire communities rise with them. New episodes every week. Subscribe, share with a fellow mama, and let's build a healthier generation together — one practitioner, one story, one family at a time.

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  • Creator
    Hailey Krajewski
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
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