Girls With Guts

A brush with death can completely change your entire way of thinking! On this week’s episode, Nicole and Alanna are joined by Chloe Temtchine, an award-winning singer, songwriter and speaker who is one of the most inspiring and positive people that has ever graced the waves of this podcast. Seemingly out of nowhere, Chloe was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension/PVOD - and was given little time to live. However, with oxygen tank in tow, she sang through her 12 year struggle that resulted in cardiac arrest and a coma... which ultimately resulted in her having a double-lung transplant. 

In this uplifting episode, Chloe tells us how her lung transplant has impacted her life and career, how she copes with the unknowns following a transplant, and how very little can shake her after all she’s been through.

This is definitely one episode you do NOT want to miss. You’ll leave feeling in awe of the way Chloe views life and her illness and will be inspired to live the same - no matter where you are in your journey.

Welcome back to season two, everyone! We hope you are happy, healthy and as excited as we are to launch this next chapter of our podcast! To kick off season two, Nicole and Alanna are joined by Andrea Lausell – a Los Angeles-based actress, influencer and social activist who was born with Spina Bifida. In this episode, Andrea discusses the role Agent Orange played in her disability and how she has used her platform on social media to create videos featuring tips and tricks to thrive despite the challenges stacked against her – (hint: check out her YouTube & Instagram/TikTok…she is incredible!)

Andrea reveals to us the challenges of being an influencer for the disabled community and the pressures that coincide, as well as how she has made it her mission to dismantle ableism.

She also touches on how she was told at an early age she won’t make it to 30 – something she talks about openly and jokingly.

This is an episode that will shed new light on being born with a disability and will pull at your heartstrings – Happy Season 2, everyone!

If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.

 

Follow us on social media!

Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast

Twitter: @girlsWgutspod

Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast

Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella

Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee

 

Andrea’s Socials:

Instagram: @andrealausell

TikTok: @andrealausell

Website: www.andrealausell.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrealausell

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/andrealausell

This week on the podcast, Alanna and Nicole are joined by Alanna’s friend and certified badass Stevi Gable Carr, who is Founder & CEO of WISe Wellness Guild, a platform that works to advance women through whole-self wellness. This woman is the definition of a queen that fixes other people's crowns.

What many people don't know about Stevi is that she is a cervical cancer survivor and thriver. In this episode, Stevi discusses her rare form of cervical cancer, how it shifted her outlook on parenthood, how it shifted her mindset when it comes to life and living, and SO much more. This is the episode we ALL need if we need inspiration to not dwell and wallow in illness, but rather change the narrative and write our own stories.

Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast

Twitter: @girlswithgutspodcast

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast

Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella

Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee

Stevi’s Instagram: @stevi_pix

WISe Website: https://www.wisewellnessguild.com/

WISe Shop: https://shop.wisewellnessguild.com/

WISe Instagram: @wisewellnessguild

This week on the podcast, Alanna and Nicole are joined by Endometriosis Warrior Sam Abel, who is taking initiative and sharing her journey with this debilitating disease on Instagram and TikTok. Sam tells us about her symptoms – which severely impacted her life, notably during her menstrual cycle – and how she had to deal with these symptoms for SIX YEARS before one doctor finally took her seriously. She talks about her various surgeries, the importance of advocating for yourself and how she is now inspiring others to speak up and speak out. She also discusses what helps her manage her disease – she tries to go the natural route verses the medication route – and a new discovery by doctors of two different groups of people who are now getting endometriosis.

If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com!

 

Follow us on social media!

Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast

Twitter: @girlswithgutspodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast

Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella

Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee

 

Sam’s Socials:

Instagram: @sam.endo

TikTok: samxendo

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6CRI95PvZk_Nj8cuZsJmA

Blog: https://samxendo.wixsite.com/mysite

EndoMarch at UCLA: https://community.ucla.edu/studentorg/3845

This week on the podcast, Alanna and Nicole are joined by Endometriosis Warrior Sam Abel, who is taking initiative and sharing her journey with this debilitating disease on Instagram and TikTok. Sam tells us about her symptoms – which severely impacted her life, notably during her menstrual cycle – and how she had to deal with these symptoms for SIX YEARS before one doctor finally took her seriously. She talks about her various surgeries, the importance of advocating for yourself and how she is now inspiring others to speak up and speak out. She also discusses what helps her manage her disease – she tries to go the natural route verses the medication route – and a new discovery by doctors of two different groups of people who are now getting endometriosis.

If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com!

 

Follow us on social media!

Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast

Twitter: @girlswithgutspodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast

Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella

Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee

 

Sam’s Socials:

Instagram: @sam.endo

TikTok: samxendo

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6CRI95PvZk_Nj8cuZsJmA

Blog: https://samxendo.wixsite.com/mysite

EndoMarch at UCLA: https://community.ucla.edu/studentorg/3845

This week on the podcast, we have an EXCLUSIVE! Nicole and Alanna are joined by Alanna’s friend Brittany Baldi – a Boston-area native, social media influencer, podcast host & former reality TV star who lives a nomad lifestyle with her professional baseball player boyfriend.

Alanna was recently interviewed for Britt’s podcast, The BosBabes, and while on the show, Britt shared something she has never shared to the public: that she suffers from severe allergies. We're talkin' allergies that are so severe that she has been hospitalized multiple times throughout her life, uses a NETI Pot nightly (ew!) and even has to boil her pillows consistently to avoid dust mites!

She shares with us how it has made life harder – she had to give herself shots all the time growing up and even had to remain ostracized from other kids when it came to early schooling (she was even home schooled for a period of time), and how she believes sports saved her lungs.

She talks about how having allergies and numerous close calls has changed her outlook on life and really puts things in perspective as to what truly matters: relationships with others and adventure over making a ton of money. This is an episode full of layers and you’ll want to keep listening to pull them all back!

 

If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.

 

Follow us on Social Media!

Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast

Twitter: @girlswithgutspodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast

Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella

Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee

 

Britt’s Socials:

Instagram: @brittanybaldi

Twitter: @brittany_baldi

Podcast: The BosBabes

The BosBabes IG: @thebosbabes

This week on the podcast, Nicole and Alanna are joined by Alanna’s friend Cody O’Connor who is having a rest day at the time of recording – while embarking on a journey WALKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY to raise money for cancer research. (Yes, you read that correctly!)

In this conversation, Cody shares with us his story of being diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, at age 14. He tells us how he was told he would never walk normally again and shares not only the physical turmoil he was going through at the time, but also the mental anguish he dealt with while going through his battle.

He talks about how he has now made it his mission to help other kids battling illness and their families through the non-profit he founded (called Champions Do Overcome), He takes a deep dive into the reason behind his Walk for Hope and how it was his faith that made him surpass the odds stacked against him of being able to walk normally – and hopes he can inspire others battling illness to persevere.

This is an absolute can’t-miss episode, y’all!

 

If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com

 

Follow us on social media!

Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast

Twitter: @girlswithgutspodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast

Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella

Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee

 

Cody’s Socials:

Instagram: @overcomerteam

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championsdoovercome

Website: https://www.championsdoovercome.org

A news story Alanna did on Cody: https://www.wlwt.com/article/told-he-would-never-walk-again-west-chester-cancer-survivor-walking-across-country/37301810

In this episode, Nicole and Alanna are joined by Lauren Berberich, a mental health professional in Alaska, about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). We discuss how this form of therapy can help people with issues as "small" as getting over feelings of low self-esteem, to healing "massive" issues such as PTSD and the severe physical/emotional symptoms that come along with a intensely triggering experience. 

Listen as Lauren discusses how EMDR therapy works, how many sessions are typically needed, and her real-life examples of cases in which this form of therapy has worked (note: Not all cases are human!) Also, Alanna brainstorms on some examples she feels this therapy could be helpful with! Do you have any more to add?

As you listen through this episode, you can actually hear the excitement and intrigue from Nicole and Alanna – who now both want to try this form of therapy to help them process their chronic illness and medical trauma. Who can relate?!

 

Want to join in on the conversation? Follow us on social media!

Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast

Twitter: @girlswithgutspod

Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast

Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella

Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee

 

Lauren’s Socials:

Instagram: @flourishtherapyak

Website: https://www.flourishtherapy.llc

 

Some Suggested EMDR Resources!

Books: "Getting Past Your Past" by Dr. Francine Shapiro

Find a Specialist: www.emdria.org

More Specialist Help: www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

(It's important to note, there are certification levels to EMDR. The first level of training makes you a specialist. The second level, which requires further education and consultation, is Certified. The highest level of someone who is the most qualified to practice EMDR is referred to as a Master. It's important to know for when you're seeking out different levels of help!)

To learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at https://www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.

This week on the podcast, the Gutsy Gals chat with Alanna’s Friend/News Reporter/Celiac Warrior Meredith Barack(well, Nicole does most of the talking since Alanna lost her voice!) If you have ever dealt with mysterious bloating after eating, you will ABSOLUTELY want to give this one a listen...

In this episode, Meredith shares with us a piece of her past – reflecting on how her childhood behaviors revealed major clues to her eventual celiac disease diagnosis. She chronicles how she and her parents constantly missed the distress signals, which finally reached a pinnacle with the stress and challenges of college life. 

She tells us of the process of her diagnosis, how she finally created a healthy relationship with food again, and SO much more.

If you have/suspect you may have Celiac Disease, you're not going to want to miss this episode - this one is a doozy!

 

If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.

 

Follow us on social media!

Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast

Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella

Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee

 

Meredith’s Socials:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MeredithBarackTV

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeredithBarack

This week on the podcast, the Gutsy Gals chat with Alanna’s Friend/News Reporter/Celiac Warrior Meredith Barack(well, Nicole does most of the talking since Alanna lost her voice!) If you have ever dealt with mysterious bloating after eating, you will ABSOLUTELY want to give this one a listen...

In this episode, Meredith shares with us a piece of her past – reflecting on how her childhood behaviors revealed major clues to her eventual celiac disease diagnosis. She chronicles how she and her parents constantly missed the distress signals, which finally reached a pinnacle with the stress and challenges of college life. 

She tells us of the process of her diagnosis, how she finally created a healthy relationship with food again, and SO much more.

If you have/suspect you may have Celiac Disease, you're not going to want to miss this episode - this one is a doozy!

 

If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.

 

Follow us on social media!

Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast

Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella

Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee

 

Meredith’s Socials:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MeredithBarackTV

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeredithBarack