217. Nobody Told Me: What I Learned About My Body During Menopause

220. I Was Never Broken: Lisa Hartle Rewrote Her Bone Beliefs and Broke Generational Chains

Some of the heaviest things we carry aren't even ours — they were handed down so quietly we never noticed. In this episode, Mechelle sits down with Lisa Hartle, a neurofeedback practitioner, coach, and author of I Was Never Broken [https://amzn.to/4dxY51O], to talk about what happens when your body finally stops letting you outrun your past. Lisa shares how a perfect storm — empty nesting, a cross-state move, a job she hated, and anxiety she'd never experienced before — cracked open five memories she'd spent a lifetime shoving and stuffing. What followed was one of the most honest healing journeys you'll hear: writing 20 ways each painful experience had blessed her life, going back as her adult self to sit with a three-year-old girl who had taken on shame that was never hers, and ultimately breaking a generational chain of addiction and silence that had run through her family for decades. This conversation covers bone beliefs, the "sonic boom" of delayed trauma, epigenetics, IFS, and why true gratitude can't be rushed to — it has to be earned through the journey. If you've ever thought, "That was a long time ago, I should be over it" — this one's for you. I Was Never Broken is available on Amazon. [https://amzn.to/4dxY51O] Instagram Lisa Hartle Coaching [https://www.instagram.com/lisahartlecoaching?igsh=anJiNjF1cXVpMG9o]  Watch the video version in the wholeness library. Explore The Wholeness Library App FREE! Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wholeness-library/id1545002697 ⁠ [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wholeness-library/id1545002697%20%E2%81%A0] Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thewholenessnetwork.thewholenessnetwork [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thewholenessnetwork.thewholenessnetwork] On the web https://www.thewholenessnetwork.com/⁠ [https://www.thewholenessnetwork.com/%E2%81%A0] Follow us ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thewholenessnetwork/⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thewholenessnetwork/] ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thewholenessnetwork⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/thewholenessnetwork] Leave us a message! tel:646-883-3350 Information is intended for entertainment only Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

219. Your Emotions Are the Medicine with Marie Manuchehri

What if everything your body is experiencing right now started somewhere else — in your energy field, months or even years ago? This week, Mechelle sits down with Marie Manuchehri, former oncology nurse turned energy healer and intuitive, whose gifts first showed up at the bedside in the most unexpected way. Marie walks us through the energetic roots of physical health, the emotional component behind every chakra, and why the most powerful medicine you have access to right now might be something as simple as swinging on a swing. They also explore the difference between intuition and the brain (hint: only one of them is for putting IKEA furniture together), what it actually means to feel safe on Earth, and why healers especially need to spend more time in their own magnificence. Marie's warmth and clarity make the invisible world feel wonderfully close — and completely workable. Connect with Marie https://energyintuitive.com/ [https://energyintuitive.com/] Youtube Channel and Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@mariemanuchehri] Watch the video version in the wholeness library. Explore The Wholeness Library App FREE! Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wholeness-library/id1545002697 ⁠ [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wholeness-library/id1545002697%20%E2%81%A0] Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thewholenessnetwork.thewholenessnetwork [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thewholenessnetwork.thewholenessnetwork] On the web https://www.thewholenessnetwork.com/⁠ [https://www.thewholenessnetwork.com/%E2%81%A0] Follow us ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thewholenessnetwork/⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thewholenessnetwork/] ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thewholenessnetwork⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/thewholenessnetwork] Leave us a message! tel:646-883-3350 Information is intended for entertainment only Keywords energy healing, energy medicine, chakras and health, chakra emotional meaning, emotions and physical health, energetic roots of illness, energy field, auric field, chakra organs emotions, self-love immune system, second chakra joy, first chakra safety, throat chakra thyroid, energy before physical symptoms, everything happens energetically first,  intuition vs mind, trusting your intuition, difference between intuition and brain, how to recognize intuition, calm voice vs critical mind, mediumship, communicating with departed loved ones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

218. Grief is a Guide: Regulation First, Everything Else Second with Cheyenne Hawks

What starts as a conversation about meal plans quickly becomes something much deeper — a story about grief, betrayal, the wisdom stored in the body, and what it actually means to heal from the ground up. In this episode, Mechelle sits down with Cheyenne Hawks, a gifted wellness coach who built her practice from handwritten macro spreadsheets and a yoga mat in Laguna Beach into a full coaching business rooted in the belief that food is never just about food. They talk about growing up in the era of Slim-Fast and calorie obsession, the client whose 100-pound transformation revealed everything about where the real work lives, and the business partnership that ended without a conversation — and why that loss, as painful as it was, sent her back to herself. Together, they explore what nervous system regulation actually feels like in the body, why we can't do deep healing from a dysregulated place, and how grief — layered and relentless — can either close us down or crack us wide open. This one is tender, honest, and full of the kind of hard-won wisdom that only comes from living it. Connect with Cheyenne https://heartofwellness.com/ [https://heartofwellness.com/] https://www.instagram.com/cheyennehawks_/ [https://www.instagram.com/cheyennehawks_/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

217. Nobody Told Me: What I Learned About My Body During Menopause

When Mechelle started searching for answers about menopause, she found frustration — because her story didn't fit the standard narrative. No hot flashes. An ablation in her thirties that complicated the timeline. Months of searching before she found care that actually helped. What the clinic found changed everything: Hashimoto's, insulin resistance, and hormones that had nearly disappeared. But the most profound part of this journey came when Mechelle began to recognize her own diagnosis in her mother's health history — and understood, with grief and clarity, that the chronic conditions that led to her mother's death may have been treatable. This episode is personal, educational, and a quiet act of advocacy for every woman whose body has been signaling for help that the medical system didn't hear. Important: * This episode is not medical advice * Menopause specialist directories: The Menopause Society (menopause.org), Let's Talk Menopause (letstalkmenopause.org) Explore The Wholeness Library App FREE! Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wholeness-library/id1545002697 ⁠ [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wholeness-library/id1545002697%20%E2%81%A0] Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thewholenessnetwork.thewholenessnetwork [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thewholenessnetwork.thewholenessnetwork] On the web https://www.thewholenessnetwork.com/⁠ [https://www.thewholenessnetwork.com/%E2%81%A0] Follow us ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thewholenessnetwork/⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thewholenessnetwork/] ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thewholenessnetwork⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/thewholenessnetwork] Leave us a message! TEXT or CALL 1+646-883-3350 Information is intended for entertainment only menopause podcast, perimenopause symptoms, hormonal health women, Hashimoto's menopause, women's longevity, recurrent UTIs menopause, hormone therapy, wholeness network, women's health podcast 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

216. Mechelle’s Story — When Faith Changes and Love Gets Tested

In this deeply personal episode, Mechelle opens her heart and shares the story of a profound rupture in her marriage — what it was like when her spouse began experiencing a faith crisis, and how everything she thought was solid suddenly felt uncertain. She talks candidly about the grief of losing shared beliefs, the fear that comes with not knowing what’s next, and the quiet loneliness that can exist even inside a committed relationship. Mechelle reflects on the hardest moments, the emotional whiplash, and the internal battles between staying true to herself while trying to hold space for someone she loves. If you’ve ever walked through a season where love and belief no longer aligned — or if you’re navigating change inside your closest relationships — this episode offers honesty, tenderness, and hope. Sometimes rupture isn’t the end of the story. Sometimes it’s where deeper truth begins. Still Face Experiment [https://youtu.be/f1Jw0-LExyc?si=r0C3nNVMKhNK4tOs] Explore The Wholeness Library App FREE! Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wholeness-library/id1545002697 ⁠ [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wholeness-library/id1545002697%20%E2%81%A0] Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thewholenessnetwork.thewholenessnetwork [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thewholenessnetwork.thewholenessnetwork] On the web https://www.thewholenessnetwork.com/⁠ [https://www.thewholenessnetwork.com/%E2%81%A0] Follow us ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thewholenessnetwork/⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thewholenessnetwork/] ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thewholenessnetwork⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/thewholenessnetwork] Leave us a message! TEXT or CALL 1+646-883-3350 Information is intended for entertainment only Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]