The Wisdumb Podcast hosted by Cierra

Embracing Change | Elaine Proulx

Elaine Proulx was so committed to making an impact in her first career that she neglected herself and burned out within five years. When her dad got sick in 2021, she realized health is built over decades of small decisions, and she plans to choose wisely. By recommitting to her physical, mental, and spiritual health, she reconnected to her purpose and found joy in service and generosity again. Now, she helps other purpose-driven women find harmony between their desire to make a difference in the world and the need to nourish their own body, mind, and spirit without guilt so they can thrive now and for decades to come. She received her health coach certification from Duke Integrative Health and will complete a master’s degree in Integrative Health in 2024. Connect with Elaine on Instagram @‌ESPwellness.

Finding Me Again | Liz Gilliam

Liz Gilliam, EdS, MSW is the Founder of E-616 Consulting, a firm that helps Blerd girls navigate the intersections of self-care and self-love through fandom and popular culture. They offer Black womxn a unique space for growth, community, and authenticity. A wife, mom, Marvel nerd, and social justice advocate, she believes in lifting people up and reminding them of their power.

Small Steps to Huge Success

Shannon Buruchian is a holistic health coach and fitness professional who helps women get in the best shape of their life with her sustainable, whole-body approach to wellness. Specializing in fat loss and lifestyle transformations, Shannon helps busy women lose weight and transform their lifestyle by eating more, lifting weights, and building simple habits. As a former cast member in the Beachbody home fitness and nutrition program, INSANITY Max:30, and as a former athlete, Shannon understands the importance of leading an active life. As she began her career, however, consumed by the daily grind, Shannon began to struggle with her own weight. Once she discovered the power of harnessing her metabolism and working with her body, she realized this is something that she needed to do to help other women regain their own confidence and never allow weight to hold them back in life. Now, as a certified metabolic health expert, fat loss coach, personal trainer, and mental health advocate, she is helping women free themselves from the confines of food and fitness and embrace a healthy lifestyle by guiding them along their journey to happiness. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonburuchian/  [https://www.instagram.com/shannonburuchian/] Website: https://www.shannonburuchian.com [https://www.shannonburuchian.com/] Email: info@shannonburuchian.com [info@shannonburuchian.com] Energy Boosting Breakfast Recipe Guide: https://www.shannonburuchian.com/breakfastguide [https://www.shannonburuchian.com/breakfastguide]

Keepin' It Real About Friendships In Our Late 20's

In Episode 7 of The Wisdumb Podcast, your host Cierra, speaks with her longtime friends Rashad, Dejah, Isaac and Nicolle about what it's really like to make, maintain, and release friends in our late 20's! Adulting can be HARD sometimes, especially because there is no handbook on how to make it through all of life's challenges, but with friends, it can be a little sweeter. #late20s #friends #friendship #boundaries #marriage #adulting #subscribe

Peter Pan & Wendy Syndrome | featuring Lauren

Lauren is a licensed mental health therapist in the state of Virginia who recently completed her credit hours to provide supervision for up and coming counselors in her state. She has been practicing in a variety of settings since 2017 to include public schools, acute inpatient hospitals, and outpatient. Lauren has always been passionate about the performing arts to include, singing, theater, and Irish dance. She is passionate about implementing these experiences to include expressive arts, metaphor, and storytelling in all settings as a form of healing. In April of 2023, Lauren experienced a major heartbreak from a man she loved dearly. While she had to begin her spiritual/healing journey and the re-discovering of herself after the event, Lauren had some professional as well as personal revelations which has motivated her to tell this story in order to help others. She discovered a concept that was first coined in the 1980s by Dr. Dan Kiley called Peter Pan and Wendy’s Syndrome. While these aren’t official terms and diagnoses in the DSM-V, Lauren couldn’t help but find that these pop culture psychology terms are very relevant in today’s society. Lauren hopes to use her story to help and educate others about the damages caused by emotionally unavailable, immature people as well as ways to move past the “Wendy’s Syndrome” which includes anxious attachment, people pleasing, and codependent tendencies. As a recovering anxiously attached people pleaser herself, Lauren hopes her story helps others see their worth and ways to avoid being caught in a Peter Pan and Wendy Syndrome dynamic in their relationships.