The Fiercely Awakening Podcast

The Fiercely Awakening Podcast

Hosted by: Dr. Tonya Holcomb, Naturopathic Doctor

There's another way. The Fiercely Awakening Podcast is devoted to helping mothers heal their families naturally, trust the wisdom of their own bodies, and reclaim the vibrant life they're meant for, without fear,...

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Episode 148: What Light Is Doing to Your Sleep, Hormones, Mood + Your Kids – with Roudy Nassif

You know the mornings I'm talking about. The alarm nobody wants to answer. The kid you practically have to peel out of bed. The wired, bouncing-off-the-walls evenings right when it's finally time to wind down. And...
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Episode 147: The Momentum You're Not Seeing

Have you ever looked around at your life, at all the work you're pouring in, and thought... Why does it feel like nothing is happening? Where is my momentum? That was me recently. And instead of swallowing it as...
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Episode 146: It's Never Just a Bite – Terrain, Protection and Real-Time Treatment – with FEM Practitioner Laurel Chavez

We are deep in bug season, and this year the bites are LOUD. So today I'm joined by Fiercely Empowered Mama (FEM) practitioner Laurel Chavez for a real, practical conversation about what to actually do, because a bite...
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Episode 145: You Asked, I Answered – The Chronotype Sleep Deep Dive

Last week's episode, From Sleep Debt to Sleep Freedom: How I Changed My Chronotype, generated so many good questions. So I rounded up the ones that came up the most and made a super nerdy, in-depth Q&A. If you...
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Episode 144: From Sleep Debt to Sleep Freedom – How I Changed My Chronotype

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a true morning person. To legit wake up with ease, no alarm clock. And for most of my life, that felt completely out of reach. Through so many seasons, I tried to force...
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Episode 143: You Can't Avoid Every Toxin. But You Can Build Resilience.

If your feed looks anything like mine right now, it is A LOT. Wildfire smoke maps glowing red. Posts screaming that the air is thick with glyphosate. Theories that the parasite outbreak is actually radiation. A...
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Episode 142: The Cyclospora Outbreak – What the Headlines Aren't Telling Mamas

The "explosive diarrhea parasite" is all over your social media feed right now. Outbreak. Contaminated produce. Thousands of cases. And if you've been feeling that little knot of uncertainty in your stomach every time...
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Episode 141: When "Normal" Isn't Healthy – Learning to Read Your Child's Symptoms – Part 2 of 2

Last week in part one, we tore down the biggest lie in modern motherhood... that ill health is normal. And I handed you the first eight of the 15 indicators I use in my practice to read whether a child is THRIVING or...
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Episode 140: When "Normal" Isn't Healthy – Learning to Read Your Child's Symptoms – Part 1 of 2

What if the things you've been told are just "normal" childhood stuff... The eczema. The cavities. The headaches. The colic. The chronic ear infections. The picky eating. The constipation. The meltdowns. The...
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Episode 139: Be HER Now

I was recently on a call with a Fiercely Empowered Mama who was in a perfect storm. Her body was depleted. Her hormones were a mess. Her sleep was wrecked. And she had landed in an overwhelming histamine flare. In the...
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Episode 138: The Power of a Wake-Up Call – Whispers, Nudges and the Path of Transformation – Part 2 of 2

This is the episode where I take you behind the curtain. At 24, my body said NO. At 29, I found my purpose. By 30, I had a baby who would teach me more about my work than any book ever could. In part 2 of our...
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Episode 137: The Power of a Wake-Up Call – Whispers, Nudges and the Path of Transformation – Part 1 of 2

I have watched too many women hit a wake-up call without anyone ever giving them the language for what was actually unfolding. The season that finally asked more of them than they could push through. The moment that...
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