Unapologetic Uplift with Kim and Ianthe

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Unapologetic Uplift with Kim and Ianthe is a education podcast hosted by Kimberly Staples & Ianthe Mauro, with 83 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Why Your Body Shakes Like a Scared Animal (And Should) with Lara J. Day

  Aug 5, 202653 min

  Can shaking like a scared animal actually heal your nervous system? Neurogenic Qigong practitioner Lara J. Day joins host Ianthe Mauro to break down the ancient energy medicine and trauma-release technique she invented after her own decade-long health crisis. Lara explains why humans suppress the same tremor response that lets a gazelle walk away from a lion attack unscathed, and how relearning to "shake it off" can release trapped trauma from the body. The conversation goes even deeper into ritual: Lara reveals why our holidays have been intentionally rebranded throughout history to manipulate mass behavior, and introduces her own 13-night Winter Solstice ritual: a practice she's used for almost 18 years to set intentions, track synchronicities, and realign with the seasons. If you've ever felt hollow, frazzled, or "not enough" during the holidays, or wondered whether energy work like qigong is more than just woo, this episode connects ancient practice with lived, tangible experience. Subscribe for more Unapologetic Uplift conversations on healing, ritual, and self-empowerment. In this episode: What Neurogenic Qigong actually is (and how it blends ancient energy medicine with nervous system science) Why your body suppresses the natural "tremor release" that animals use to discharge trauma Lara's healing journey: from chronic illness to founding her own healing modality The real reason our holidays were rebranded to shape mass behavior Lara's 13-Night Winter Solstice ritual and how to build your own seasonal practice How to know which traditions to keep, and which to release Using oracle cards to track synchronicities and manifestation over a year What Lara will never apologize for Connect with Lara Jade Day: larajday.com | Instagram: @LaraJDay Her book: The Thirteen Sacred Nights (available everywhere books are sold) Loved this episode? Leave a 5-star review, screenshot and tag us in your stories, and share it with someone who needs to hear this. #EnergyHealing #NeurogenicQigong #TraumaHealing #WinterSolstice #Ritual #HolisticHealth #UnapologeticUplift #NervousSystemHealing Chapters: 00:00 – Cold Open: A Physical Awakening 1:35 – Meet Lara J. Day & Neurogenic Qigong 3:15 – What Is Neurogenic Qigong? 5:03 – The Science of the Tremor Release 8:22 – Lara's Healing Journey Into Illness 11:49 – The Power of Ritual & Return to the Solstice 17:31 – How Holidays Were Rebranded to Control Us 23:34 – Keeping What Serves You, Releasing the Rest 29:21 – Oracle Cards & Goosebump Moments 37:43 – What Lara Will Never Apologize For Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Bonus Episode | Unhinged Out Loud With Kim (#12)

  Aug 3, 20268 min

  What if you don't need to be broken to deserve your own care? This episode of Unhinged Out Loud is a mini activation for anyone who's been taught that healing only counts when something's falling apart — that we only meditate when we're stressed, only rest when we're exhausted, only turn inward after the crisis hits. Kim challenges that belief and invites you into a different way of being: honoring yourself not because you're fixing something broken, but because you're remembering something whole. Then she guides you through a gentle transmission to help you: ✨ Release the belief that you have to earn peace or wait for a crisis to choose it ✨ Soften into the present moment and feel the support already beneath you ✨ Visualize a warm golden light expanding through your chest, heart, and mind ✨ Anchor into new affirmations: "I don't need to be broken to deserve my attention" and "Abundance is already here" ✨ Reconnect to the truth that certainty and wisdom already live within you ✨ Shift from surviving your life to intentionally creating it This isn't about self-improvement. It's about self-honoring. When you stop waiting for pain to become your invitation, peace becomes your practice — and eventually, peace becomes your personality. You don't need a diagnosis, a breakdown, or a rock bottom to choose yourself. You just need to remember. Follow Kim on Instagram: @kimberly_staples sacredlyunhingedmom.com If this episode moved something in you, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who's ready to care for herself simply because she matters. #UnhingedOutLoud #KimStaples #GuidedTransmission #SelfHonoring #Intuition #TrustYourself #UnapologeticUplift #EnergyHealing #SpiritualHealing #WomensEmpowerment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Why Medication Heals Slowest: Doctor Explains Energy Healing & Trauma

  Jul 22, 202642 min

  Can energy medicine actually be measured by science? Functional medicine expert Dr. Shawn Altman joins Kim Staples to reveal how frequency-based healing, SPECT imaging, and root-cause diagnostics are changing the way we treat chronic pain, trauma, and autoimmune disease. Dr. Altman breaks down why medication is the slowest form of energy transfer in the body, how unresolved trauma shows up physically, and the one daily practice (it's not what you think) that can transform your health. If you've ever wondered whether reiki, PEMF, or grounding actually "do anything" scientifically — this episode connects the dots between conventional medicine and energy healing like never before. Subscribe for more Unapologetic Uplift conversations on healing, science, and self-empowerment. In this episode: Why Dr. Altman's goal is to help you heal yourself, not just treat symptoms The science behind energy healing (SPECT scans, frequency specific microcurrent, PEMF) Why medication is the slowest form of energy transfer in the body Finding the root cause vs. treating symptoms (real orthopedic case study) How trauma shows up physically in the body The link between nervous system dysregulation and autoimmune disease The #1 daily practice for healing and vitality How to learn to feel and channel energy yourself What Dr. Altman will never apologize for Connect with Dr. Shawn Altman: drseanaltman.com Loved this episode? Leave a 5-star review, screenshot and tag us in your stories, and share it with someone who needs to hear this. #EnergyHealing #FunctionalMedicine #TraumaHealing #Autoimmune #Reiki #PEMF #HolisticHealth #UnapologeticUplift 00:00 – Intro: Can Energy Healing Be Measured by Science? 02:00 – Meet Dr. Shawn Altman: Functional Medicine & Energy Work 02:44 – His Journey from Chronic Pain Treatment to Functional Medicine 03:14 – The Science of Energy Medicine (SPECT Scans & Frequency Therapy) 09:08 – Functional Medicine vs. Conventional Medicine: Finding Root Causes 09:46 – Case Study: Knee Pain, Hip Mobility & Root-Cause Diagnosis 19:10 – Trauma's Physical Symptoms & the Nervous System 22:52 – Trauma, Nervous System Dysregulation & Autoimmune Disease 26:20 – The #1 Daily Practice for Healing & Vitality 29:11 – How to Learn to Feel & Channel Energy 34:30 – What Dr. Altman Will Never Apologize For 36:01 – Where to Find Dr. Shawn Altman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  He Pitched Sam Altman His Theory on AI & Psychedelics

  Jul 15, 20261h 5m

  Zappy Zapolin walked into a private conversation with Sam Altman and pitched him a theory: what if plant medicine is the thing that convinces AI to keep humanity around? Altman's answer might surprise you. Zappy is a psychedelic concierge, the founder of Mind Army, and one of the leading voices connecting ancient plant medicine to the modern mental health crisis — and in this episode he explains why we're standing at the edge of a second psychedelic renaissance, fifty years after the first one was crushed by the Vietnam War, Big Pharma, and the alcohol industry. Zappy breaks down the real science behind neuroplasticity and why a single dose of psilocybin can rewire the brain permanently, why Elon Musk uses ketamine twice a month to "build gray matter," the difference between recreational and medical use of ketamine (and what actually happened to Matthew Perry), and why ibogaine — a root from Africa — is being called one of the most powerful addiction interruptors ever discovered. Ianthe also opens up about her own experiences microdosing psilocybin for anxiety and ADHD, live on the show. This episode is for you if you've ever wondered whether psychedelics could help with anxiety, depression, addiction, or creativity, if you've heard the words "microdose" or "ketamine therapy" and want the real story instead of the stigma, or if you just want to understand why the DEA, RFK Jr., and the Trump administration are suddenly moving to reschedule these medicines right now. In this episode: 🍄 The Renaissance Begins - The Vietnam War, Big Pharma, and alcohol industry money that buried psychedelic medicine for 50 years. 👋 Welcome and What "Renaissance" Really Means - Zappy explains the 1960s psychedelic movement and why it's coming back stronger this time. ⏳ Psilocybin Could Be Rescheduled Any Day Now - Why the DEA's move off Schedule 1 could let 10-20 million Americans legally try mushrooms within the next year and a half. 🧠 Kim's Real Microdosing Story - Her Amsterdam social dose, six months without anxiety, and what she's doing differently today. ✨ Neuroplasticity Explained: Why One Dose Changes Your Brain Forever - The science behind rigid thought patterns and how psychedelics rewire the brain. 💉 Ketamine and Why Elon Musk Uses It Twice a Month - The miracle molecule that's 72% effective for treatment-resistant depression. 🚀 The Sam Altman Conversation - Zappy's face-to-face pitch to the OpenAI CEO about plant medicine saving humanity from superintelligent AI. ⚠️ Ketamine Safety, Addiction Myths, and What Really Happened to Matthew Perry - The truth about medical use versus recreational misuse. 🌍 Iboga and Ibogaine: The African Root Breaking Addictions in One Session - Why veterans and a recent Trump executive order are turning to this ancient medicine. 💛 What Zappy Will Never Apologize For - His philosophy on staying unapologetic. 💕 MDMA, Marriage, and the Legal Mushroom Hiding in Plain Sight - How guided MDMA sessions could reconnect couples, plus the red-and-white mushroom helping people quit alcohol without even trying. 📍 Where to Find Zappy and Final Thoughts - How to work with him and learn about his Psychedelic Concierge program. 📲 Find Zappy Zapolin: Instagram/Social: @zappyzapolin Website: psychedelicconcierge.com Subscribe for new episodes of Unapologetic Uplift every week. 💬 Have you tried microdosing, ketamine therapy, or plant medicine? Tell us your story. We read every message and we respond. 0:00 - The Renaissance Begins 1:30 - Welcome and What "Renaissance" Really Means 5:02 - Psilocybin Could Be Rescheduled Any Day Now 8:24 - Kim's Real Microdosing Story 10:45 - Neuroplasticity Explained: Why One Dose Changes Your Brain Forever 16:25 - Ketamine and Why Elon Musk Uses It Twice a Month 23:25 - The Sam Altman Conversation 32:51 - Ketamine Safety, Addiction Myths, and What Really Happened to Matthew Perry 44:18 - Iboga and Ibogaine: The African Root Breaking Addictions in One Session 48:21 - What Zappy Will Never Apologize For 51:34 - MDMA, Marriage, and the Legal Mushroom Hiding in Plain Sight 55:15 - Where to Find Zappy and Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode #31

  103+ Perimenopause Symptoms Doctors Never Told You About

  Jul 8, 202649 minS2

  Andrea Donsky spent 14 years in perimenopause, 11 of them not even knowing it. She was hemorrhaging, anemic, smelling phantom cigarette smoke, and thought she was losing her mind. Now she's a nutrition expert with over 26 years of experience, the author of Nourishing Menopause, and she's here to make sure you never feel that lost. Andrea built her research on over 5,300 women's responses and uncovered 103+ symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, ranked by what actually shows up most (hint: hot flashes are not number one, fatigue is). In this episode she breaks down her Balance Blueprint framework, the exact protein and fiber numbers women should be hitting, why 50% of women gain weight in this phase and why it is not about willpower, and what blood tests to ask your doctor for right now. Ianthe also opens up about her own menopause story for the first time publicly, from a Graves' disease diagnosis at 39 to being told she had the hormone levels of a 65 year old, and why she is done hiding it. This episode is for you if you are tired all the time, your cravings feel out of control, your period is doing something new and confusing, or you just feel like you do not recognize your own body anymore. You are not going crazy. You are not alone. And there is a real plan for feeling better. In this episode: 🔥 The First Hot Flash That Changed Everything - Andrea's 47-year-old self in her office having zero idea what perimenopause even was, and the decade-long rabbit hole that followed. 📊 103+ Symptoms and Why Hot Flashes Are Not Even Top 10 - The real data from Andrea's published research on 5,300 women, and why fatigue is actually the number one complaint. 🩸 Hemorrhaging, Anemia, and the Diagnosis No One Warned Her About - The horrific stretch of fight or flight mode, phantom smells, and finding out her hormones looked like a 65 year old's. 💤 Why You Are Exhausted and What Blood Tests to Ask For - Thyroid panels, vitamin D, ferritin, B12, and the low hanging fruit most women never get tested. 🍽️ The Balance Blueprint: Protein, Fiber, and Fixing Cravings - The exact macro targets Andrea recommends, and why chasing a number without knowing your body can backfire. 🧠 Brain Fog, Creatine, and What Ianthe Is Actually Doing - Ianthe's real time perimenopause experiment with creatine, fiber, HRT, and what worked versus what made things worse. ⚖️ Why 50% of Women Gain Weight in This Phase (And It Is Not Willpower) - Visceral fat changes, the noise Gen X women grew up with, and Andrea's empowerment first approach to writing about weight. 🏆 From Unjunk Your Junk Food to a National Bestseller - Andrea's publishing journey with Simon & Schuster, hitting the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and Indigo bestseller lists in weeks. 💔 Ianthe's Story: Graves' Disease, Menopause at 39, and Grieving Silently - The diagnosis that made her think she could never have another child, and why she stayed quiet about it for over a decade. 🌸 The Japanese View of Menopause and Why Mindset Changes Symptoms - The research on how believing menopause is a curse versus a rite of passage actually changes what your body experiences. 🧘 HRT, Hormones, and Staying in Your Lane - Why Andrea brings in OBGYNs and naturopaths instead of prescribing hormone advice herself, and how to build your own team. 💛 Where to Find Andrea and Get Nourishing Menopause - Her book, her research, and how to get support so you never have to figure this out alone. 📲 Find Andrea Donsky: Website: nourishingmenopausebook.com Instagram/TikTok: @AndreaDonsky Company: @WeAreMorphus Subscribe for new episodes of Unapologetic Uplift every week. 💬 Have you noticed subtle changes in your body that you could not explain? Tell us. We read every message and we respond. 0:00 - The First Hot Flash That Changed Everything 1:41 - Welcome and Introducing Andrea Donsky 3:06 - The Decade-Long Rabbit Hole into Perimenopause Research 6:52 - 103+ Symptoms and Why Hot Flashes Are Not Even Top 10 7:20 - Why You Are Exhausted and What Blood Tests to Ask For 10:30 - Brain Fog, Creatine, and What Ianthe Is Actually Doing 14:19 - The Balance Blueprint: Protein, Fiber, and Fixing Cravings 15:02 - Why 50% of Women Gain Weight in This Phase (And It Is Not Willpower) 19:02 - Ianthe's Story: Graves' Disease, Menopause at 39, and Grieving Silently 20:51 - The Japanese View of Menopause and Why Mindset Changes Symptoms 25:24 - From Unjunk Your Junk Food to a National Bestseller 34:32 - HRT, Hormones, and Staying in Your Lane 40:58 - Where to Find Andrea and Get Nourishing Menopause Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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