Dirty Strength Radio™: Recent Episodes
Sarah Smith
To be strong women in the modern world we need to get gritty, dirty and uncomfortable, we need Dirty Strength.
If doing the hard thing in life to have a strong Bible-based faith, fit body and functioning gut and pelvic floor while still enjoying life as a women in 2020, then this show is for you! Your host, Sarah Smith has a Masters in Soil Science, is a Russian Kettlebell Certified Instructor, Pelvic Floor expert, Postnatal Fitness Specialist, prolapse-conqueror and mom of three, helping women with real full and busy lives understand what it means to be REALLY strong, both inside and out!
Do we know what it looks like to be "strong" women or is our only cultural context for strength masculine in nature? Tune in to hear Sarah introduce the concept of "feminine strength" vs. the masculine version and why women may want to consdier creating their own strong spaces and explore new measures for being strong in their feminine inheritance. For more from Sarah, head to dirtystrength.com or Instagram.
Chatting today about upcoming adventures in my own personal life and also about how we can learn to structure our lives for more contentment and self care in motherhood! For more from Sarah, head to dirtystrength.com
Hey all! This is part 2 of a two episode series on freedom! If you haven't listend to part 1 yet, I highly recommend you go back and check it out! This episode is coming at voluntary enslavement from a Biblical perspective. For more from Sarah head to dirtystrength.com
Today is part 1 of a two-part series on enslavement, voluntary personal or cultural enslavement may have you stuck and NOT living up to your God-given potential, so I think we should think about that a bit!
I encourage you to jot down some notes for yourself and start to get honest with yourself about what you are giving your power to.
For more from me, head to dirtystrength.com
Today we are chatting about the cultural expectations on mothers and getting PRACTICAl, ACTIONABLE tips on how to take care of ourselves without choosing US over our families. If you're struggling to balance it all and feel like you're lost, failing or redundant on the journey to taking care of yourself and your family OR don't fully understand the job you have been given as a matriarch, this one is for you! You have an essential role to play and to do it well doesn't MEAN you have to choose yourself over your kids, or vice versa. You can shape your household. Let's learn how! To listen to the other episodes I mention, head to episode 63 for middle movement and these other two epsiodes on your job as a mama, and self care. For more from me, head to Dirtystrength.com.
Victoria Dosen of Fit To Her Core joins us on the show today to chat diastasis recti, overcoming our victim mindsets and the validity of weight loss goals in a world that is demonizing any desire to lose weight. Come hand with Victoria and I on this Coach's Corner episode while we chat about postpartum fitness, diet culture, NOT being PC and changing the stories we tell ourselves. For more from Victoria head to @fittohercore on Instagram.
This epsiode starts out explaning how you can use your menstrual cycle tracking to help you manage expectations for yourself in fitness, creativity and any aspects of life! Then we move in to the agendas to DISCONNECT you from reality, to encourage disembodiement in the META verse, what that means for us and how we fight it. For more dirty strength, head to dirtystrength.com Please rate, review and share this show with the people in your life!
If you are someone that historically is either REALLY on your game with your exercise and nutrition or completely lacking in motivation, then you need to listen to this epsiode. The solution to getting better, lasting results and avoiding future slumps is not at all what you think it is! Come hang with me and we will chat it over! For more from Sarah and to get on the Dirty Strength Diaries™ newsletter, head to dirtystrength.com Please SUBSCRIBE, RATE and REVIEW the show! Your support means so much. It only take a few moments of your time, but makes a HUGE difference to me!
Do you get all your feel-good feelings from one place? Have you considered how diversifying your pleasure giving activities can make you healthier and more stable? Tune in today to learn why getting all your good feelings from one source isn't actually making you feel better and what to do instead! For more from Sarah head to dirtystrength.com. Please LIKE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW this show! It helps me immensley!
Have you ever considered that your feet could be what's holding you back? A foot that moves too much or too little can be the culprit behind your knee or back pain, your pelvic floor dysfunction and your chronic tension and stress you feel in the body. Like breathing, optimal foot movement can be a GAME changer for many a woman. Come learn with Rali Macheva, strength coach and foot assessment expert about the far-reaching impacts of foot movement and what you can do about it! For more from Rali, head to her Instagram @rali_fitnesscoach. Click the link in her bio to enroll in her Webinar or set up an assessment!
In modern culture we tend to associate the cost of having a baby with the hospital bill, diapers, formula/breastfeeding equipment/ nursery and baby gadgets while COMPLETELY ignoring or planning for the cost of necessary interventions and support like chiropractic care, pelvic floor PT, massage, etc. Come listen today to why we need to adjust how we think about birth, what husbands need to know about caring for their wives or intimacy with their wives and what you can do about it! For more on child development of the spine, head here. For my pelvic floor courses AND to sign up for Dirty Strength Foundations, head on over to dirtystrength.com. Please rate and review this show!!
Today we have Paola Brown, Momeopath, author and educator on the show dishing the dirt on homeopathy-what it is and what it isn't. Paola is the author of the Teach Me Homeopathy curriculum being used by families world wide to learn homeopathic medicine in a fun, accessible and applicable way for ages "6 to 96", as she says. Paola shares her own personal struggles with interstial cystitis and how homeopathy was secret to healing when mainstream medicine only offered her symptom masking treatments. If you've been wanting to learn more about homeopathy and if you've never considered teaching it to your children, you will LOVE this episode. For EVERYTHING mentioned on the show, head to PaolaBrown.com and for my digital and breathing coureses, head to Dirtystrength.com
Hey Hey! Today is the 100th episode of Dirty Strength Radio™ and I am answering as many of the questiosn I could fit in the ~hour long show! Questions on time management, my exercise practice, books I like, marriage, how I got started, "homesteading" and more! Please RATE and REVIEW the show on Apple podcasts! It helps me immsensely! I love you all and so apprecite you support! Let's do 100 more episodes!
Well today is a hodge podge of an episode. I started talking and just kept going, which is the fun of having a podcast, you can do that! We start out discussing rabbit tractors for meat rabbits and then move into censorship and diversity and conclude with some thoughts about innate wisdom. Come hang with me! Keep you eyes open for more information coming on Dirty Strength Foundations™ and journey over here to grab my email newsletter, Dirty Strength Diaries. It's not too late to join the prayer challenge! Come to the Wise Women Circle.
Today on the show we have the one and only, wonderfully intelligent and unbreakable, Kate Galliett. Kate, an avid hunter and rock climber, has twenty years experience working in the world of fitness and movement helping people all over the world overcome aches, pains and limitations to accomplish their goals and have adventures. Kate share's her insights on how we can become experts in our own bodies and why this helps us to live the lives we are meant to live. We chat about science, health freedom, bad knees and so much more. Don't miss this conversation and the inspiration it will provide you! Fortunately Kate has also written a book for us so we too can embark on our own journey to become unbreakable and you can grab that here. For more from Sarah, head to www.dirtystrength.com and to join the prayer challenge, get details here!
Today's episode features Master Aesthetician, Lisa Pfeiffer of Peaches Skincare. Lisa has been working in skin care for decades and is teaching us all about healthy skin today! We tackled myths about AGING, BEAUTY, SKIN FUNCTION and HEALTH. If you've considered Botox, fillers, and or just thrown your hands up and thought, "I just have to settle for the skin I'm in now," then you want to listen to this episode! For more from Lisa head to her Peaches Skincare YouTube channel, or her website: https://peachesskincare.com.
Coach Luke is on the show today chatting with me about the best and worst ways to help support our spouses in pursing better health in fitness. Luke is sharing from his personal experience as a busy dad and husband and also as a career personal trainer and strength coach. It's a great chat about how careful we need to be with our language and how adjusting family routines and health practices can support EVERYONE's health. For more from Luke head to @coachluke. For more from Sarah head to dirtystrength.com
New Years Resolutions may or may not be your thing, but what about just committing to 33 1/3 % more discomfort in the new year? What if we broadly challenged ourselves to stop shying away from the things that make us feel uncomfortable, the unfamiliar areas in which we really NEED to grow? Come hang out with me so we can chat about what that looks like and why this approach is a nice way to do hard things without burning ourselves out! For more from Sarah head to www.dirtystrength.com and www.sarahsmithstrength.com Don't forget to review the show and win a t shirt!
Today we are talking about what we have to be so glad about, why it matters to the rest of the world and the keys to finding absolutely security and certainty beyond measure during an incredibly trying time. To listen to the hymn, Be Ye Glad head here. I recommend listening BEFORE and AFTER checking out this episode! For more from Sarah on faith and fitness head to dirtystrength.com
Sarah Leahy, DC of birthuprising.com joins us on the show today to share her own birth stories and experiences, the purpose behind her movement, BirthUprising and why women absolutely need to be educated and empowered in pregnancy and birth wherever they choose to birth! For more from Sarah, head to her website to grab the Prenatal Workbook and her beautiful art and birthing affirmation cards. You can also find pure GOLD at her Instagram account @birthuprising For the Castor Oil Crash Course, head to DirtyStrength.com
Hey Everyone! I'm flying solo here today and we are talking about FATLOSS. January 2022 is just around the corner and some of you all are wanting to lose weight but your prolapse or pelvic floor and core dysfunction is stopping you. Today I'm sharing with you what NOT to do if you want to change your physique as well as what you SHOULD do, i.e. what works. Click these links to take my breathing course, Better Than Kegels™ or by The Castor Oil Crash Course™. Check out episodes 54 (glyphosate) 73 (prayer power for health), 75 (prolapse is depletion) or 89 (pelvic floor PT) for more GOLD!
Worshipping God, making Him number one and praising Him for all that He's done is Biblical, but how often we forget.
Tune in to hear about how an old hymn, a thundering battle and trusting the Lord even in your DM interactions on social media play into today's episode. The verses I read are 1 Samuel 7, Proverbs 3:6 and Psalm 66. For more from me head to sarahsmithstrength.com and dirtystrength.com
Today we are chatting about ALL the things vaginal steaming can do for us. Fibroids, PCOS, endometriosis, fertility, postpartum healing, prolapse, sexual, relational and birth trauma healing are some of the issues that can be healed through vaginal steaming, but honestly just the tip of the iceberg of the benefits of this practice. Megan Macpherson Jones, the brain and beauty behind Yes God Wellness, is here to teach us about steaming and the accompanying mindset work we can do to help our bodies, minds, wombs and hearts heal, grow and flourish. Watch Megan do a live steam here and follow her on social media here. Head here for more on my Castor Oil Crash Course™
Today we have The Mama PT, Liz Martin, Doctor of Physical Therapy on the show today! Liz joins me on the show and dishes all the dirt on what a pelvic floor PT does, who it’s for, how to get the most out of it and MORE! Liz empowers women to be educated consumers of healthcare services so today she breaks down how to do that here in this show.
We talk about pain, nursing, exercise mindset, scar massage, surgery, symptoms and health conditions that benefit from pelvic PT, what to do if you have a bad experience
and more!! You can follow Liz on Instagram @themamapt and find a pelvic floor PT by heading here: https://pelvicrehab.com
Today I'm chatting with Stacey Schaedler of Stacey Schaedler Strength. Stacey and I chat today about her 20 years working in fitness, from figure competitions to over-exercising and jacking up her body to FINALLY discovering what works. From prolapse to back pain to mindset and our personal philosophies on coaching, we chat about it all! Stacey is a no-nonsense coach that keeps it real and honest for her clients, which is no-doubt why they lover her as will you. To follow Stacey, head to her Instagram where she dishes out crazy cool coaching advice. **Note, there is some "Boston Strong" language in this episode.
Join Nora and I as we chat about women's strength training programming for the best results, fat loss, weight gain, nutrition, mom-Boss-life and constitutional rights in America these days.
Join us as we catch up about what's going on in fitness, our businesses, the world and so much more. For more from Nora, visit herstrengthstudio.com and for Sarah Smith head to sarahsmithstrength.com and dirtystrength.com
Happy Tuesday, Loves! Today we are chatting about how to break up with Big Medicine. In this show, I outline the five KEY steps to breaking out of this system to empower yourself, get to the root causes of your health issues and find sustainable healing and longevity and vitality! For more from me head to www.dirtystrength.com or www.sarahsmithstrength.com To join the Wise Women Circle, head on over to Instagram.com/wisewomencircle
Happy Thursday, Loves! Today we are chatting about Matthew 5 and what it means for us to be Salt and Light in this world!
For more from Sarah, head to
www.sarahsmithstrength.com Instagram.com/sarahsmithstrength if you want to join my private Instagram community on ancestral and Biblical wisdom for all things spiritual and physical health, please head on over to Instagram.com/wisewomencircle For more on salt:
https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/article/nutrition-articles/grain-salt-really-killing-insides/
https://schuessler-cell-salts.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=1lpH06ely7E&feature=emb_title
Today on the show I have Consistency Coach, Hanan Fadel! Hanan is a mom of two working in person and online with busy moms to help them change their daily habits to find consistency in HEALTH! Hanan share's her metrics for success in coaching and in her own life today as well as spills the beans on her beliefs on holistic health, women's bodies as objects and training for, dare I say it, WEIGHT LOSS! I know, so taboo and not PC! Hanan is a spitfire and her philosophies in coaching are ones that anyone working in fitness or looking to make lasting change in their lives is going to appreciate! For more from Hanan, you can reach her over on Instagram @hanan_fadel
Welcome back! It's been a nice break but it's good to be back with you all! Today on the show we are doing a bit of catch up, summarizing what you can expect here in the future at Dirty Strength Radio and I'm sharing my new projects, the Wise Women Circle-a private community for women seeking ancestral and Biblical wisdom, antidotes to fear and support. We are also discussing some of the key reasons to break up with Big Medicine. For more dirty strength, head to www.dirtystrength.com and click here to join the WiseWomenCircle.
Hey hey! Today we are talking on the show about INFORMATION vs. UNDERSTANDING. In a world that BOMBARDS us with information, to be a wise woman, I believe we need UNDERSTANDING. We should also CHOOSE practitioners that encourage in the empowering act of understanding our bodies and not just medicating them or forcing them into submission.To see the Patheos article I mention on the show, click the link below. Find out more about dirty strength at dirtystrength.com
I'll be back in the fall for MORE dirty strength!
Article on drugs commonly used and tested on aborted fetal tissue.
Dr. Jennifer Mercier is on the show today education us on Mercier Therapy, a deep visceral pelvic manipulation of tissues and fascia to promote health AND help women conceive! Dr. Mercier is the creator of Mercier therapy. She is also a midwife, physician, massage therapist, entrepreneur, mom and all round bad ass truth speaker. Check out her documentary, The Shared Journey with Mercier Therapy. and more info on how to work with Dr. Mercier, here. You can also find Jennifer on Instagram. PLEASE share this episode with anyone you know undergoing IVF, considering conceiving OR struggling to conceive!
Today's conversation with my friend Sam Faulhaber is a fun one. Sam is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Bodywork and Functional Mobility Specialist, Teacher and amazing women overall!
Today Sam and I discuss the many facets of learning to listen to and trust your body, an area in which Sam is for sure an expert in so many ways. Girlfriend and I can CHAT and you will find that here because it's a long one, but we were just warming up, HA! For more from Sam visit her account on Instagram and click the link in her bio! She's a super special lady and I love her.
Today we are having a chill discussion about dirt. How it's healthFULL, why you should embrace it and what you can do with/in it! For more from Sarah head to www.dirtystrength.com
Full disclosure, I sob in this episode. What started out a pep talk on how to find your confidence by living a truthful and authentic life grows into a discussion of how our freedom to be ourselves and live the life we are called to starts with practicing fearless truthful living. Love to everyone that listens to this episode and shares with the people in their lives. You are beautiful. You have a purpose. Don't hide your truth, speak it, live it, act on it! For more from Sarah head to www.dirtystrength.com All freebies and courses can be found there!
Today I'm breaking down the common complaints of men with pelvic floor issues today on the show! We are talking about what is at the root of these problems and how to start to tackle them! For my breathing course, head to www.dirtystrength.com and take "Better Than Kegels"! To explore more help if and when pornography is playing a role in your pelvic floor or sexual dysfunction, head to https://fightthenewdrug.org https://www.verywellmind.com/breaking-pornography-addictions-1270612 and https://www.covenanteyes.com/2020/03/19/how-to-find-the-right-support-group-for-porn-addiction-recovery/
Conviction is not condemnation, my friends. The world needs whole, confident, healthy and balanced men!! You can beat this!
Although a complex discussion in some ways, I'm keeping it simple today as I break down HOW to know when you're ready to return to one-size fits all exercise programming, the signs that say, "you're not ready" and what to do about it! This one is for all the postpartum mamas, folks coming back from a pelvic floor problem of any variety (or core) and people that are recovering from burnout or any injury really. Head to dirtystrength.com for free stuff and to learn about my digital courses!
My guest today is Mary Clark of the Raleigh Wellness Center. Mary is my acupuncturist and is a wealth of knowledge for all things Chinese medicine, herbal medicine and anatomy. Mary uses a combination of massage, acupuncture and herbal medicine to help her patient's body's health and balance themselves. She has cared for me through several crisis and I credit her for helping me shift my priorities and my mindset around health to investing in and trusting my body more. Her clinic is located in North Raleigh. You can find it here. There's no health issue I can imagine that Mary couldn't help you work through. Today on the show we specifically talk about Qi depletion and the role it plays in pelvic health. So mamas with adrenal fatigue, exhaustion, burnout, pelvic floor issues, thyroid and gut health struggles this one's for you!
My guest today is Mary Clark of the Raleigh Wellness Center. Mary is my acupuncturist and is a wealth of knowledge for all things Chinese medicine, herbal medicine and anatomy. Mary uses a combination of massage, acupuncture and herbal medicine to help her patient's body's health and balance themselves. She has cared for me through several crisis and I credit her for helping me shift my priorities and my mindset around health to investing in and trusting my body more. Her clinic is located in North Raleigh. You can find it here. There's no health issue I can imagine that Mary couldn't help you work through. Today on the show we specifically talk about Qi depletion and the role it plays in pelvic health. So mamas with adrenal fatigue, exhaustion, burnout, pelvic floor issues, thyroid and gut health struggles this one's for you!
Today's show is all about #science. As we see our freedom to question science as it relates to our own experiences and healthcare diminish, we need to be asking ourselves, "What is science" "Who are the scientists?" and "What science is the most valid?" To learn more about Sarah and her work AND to sign up for Dirty Strength Diaries, head to dirtystrength.com. Enter to win 50% a Sarah Smith Strength product by reviewing the podcast today on Apple podcasts! Please share this episode on social media and with a friend to spread the good news and empowerment to the people in your life!
We often hear cliche phrases about the "power of prayer" but today we are going to delve into what it REALLY means to engage in praying, connect to the spiritual realm and how that impacts our nervous systems, minds and quality of life too! To join the prayer channel, sign up for Telegram (a free app) https://t.me/MoreThanConquerorsPrayer AND to grab my FREE webinar on prolapse head here. So much love to you all, please review my podcast on Apple podcasts!
I love this episode because I have been wanting to get Sally on the show for a while and now she's here! Today the world's expert on and premier advocate for oxalate awareness is here and she is dishing ALL the dirt on oxalates an anything but benign plant chemical. Oxalates have been implicated in vulvar pain, connective tissue failures, bone pitting, brain fog, joint decay, even breast cancer and eye sight! Whether you suspect that you have been injured by oxalate toxicity, or you haven't, you want to listen to this episode because your celery juice, Swiss chard, almond flour and spinach smoothies might be behind your chronic health and pelvic problems! For more from Sally, please head to https://sallyknorton.com where you can get her cookbook and learn more on how to work with Sally!!
Hey Lovelies! Today's episode is a topic near and dear to my heart, PROLAPSE! Listen to this episode to learn the 5 habits behind your prolapse problem so you can begin your journey to address them! Surgery is NOT a fix all for prolapse. Fifty percent of surgeries for prolapse fail, but addressing these habits will help you to avoid surgery (because your prolapse symptoms will diminish and or disappear) as well as help your surgery stick, if you had it done already! To get on my email list head here and get my high value FREE three day exercise formula! To review the podcast, please head here to learn how! And to take my FREE breath course, head to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels
Now is a time to unabashedly stand up for your beliefs. Today we are chatting about how to depart from mainstream narratives, formulate our own ideas and body share your perspective, even when unpopular! It's a fun one!
Book recommendations:
Uncle Tom's Cabin-Stowe
Black Red Necks and White Liberals-Sowell
Unseen Realm-Heiser
A Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich-Solzhenitsyn
12 Rules for Life-Peteron
A History of the American People-Thomas
Brave New World-Huxley
Plague of Corruption -Mikovitz
The Truth About Covid-19-Mercola**haven't read but heard great things!
Dirty Genes-Lynch
Mere Christianity and the Abolition of Man-Lewis
Movement Matters-Bowman
The Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve-Rosenberg
Recorded this episode from my vacation and sharing what I bring on vaca with me habit-wise, supplements and fitness equipment and what I don't bring or worry about when I travel.
Feeling good on vacation is a MUST when we are busy mommas, but who wants to be afraid or obsessed with routine when we travel, NOT ME! Listen to this episode to help prep for summer trips NOW by creating habits and routines that make you feel so good, you don't want to leave them!
To grab Free in 3 head to tinyurl.com/freein3
To. learn how to breathe to calm your nervous system, head. to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels
My girl, Nora Matthew is here to chat with us about her birth experience and recovery journey with both pre-existing diastasis recti and pelvic organ prolapse. Nora is a women's fitness coach that specializes in pre and postpartum. She is an elite Strongfirst certified coach and owner of Her Strength Studio in Albany, NY. If you're an active women with either DR or POP and are pregnant or wish to become so, listen to this episode!
What can I say, the only way to achieve a goal and do the work we need to do in order to remain healthy is through diligence and discipline. But how does this look? What does it mean to someone that has a history of over-training? What if your schedule and routine is outside of your control and what does the Bible say about it? Tune in today to delve in and grab some tips for cultivating diligence and discipline in your life!
Today's episode is phenomenal because Donna Zubrod is here with us today explaining what "YAM" short for "your abdominal massage" is and how it can be a game-changer for your health and fertility! Donna is a licensed massage and body work therapist that also works as a doula, fertility awareness educator and has tremendous intuitive healing abilities as far as I'm concerned. She's an amazing wealth of knowledge and I know that you will love her. She works in person but teaches abdominal massage via Zoom as well! You can contact Donna via her website https://www.sevengenerationswellness.com
Donna is a guest expert in my upcoming course, Hold Up! a digital course for women with pelvic organ prolapse if they are contemplating surgery as well as a prehab and rehab course for prolapse surgery!
Following up from our last episode on doing hard things, we are now talking about how to re-charge from and prepare for that hard work with simple tips on how you're going to make sure your body is replenished and restored. You've heard the phrase, "You can't pour from an empty cup." And it's true, if the well is dry you're going to crash and burn. There's a whole spiritual side to this as well, but today we are talking about physical habits to help restore us! Tinyurl.com/freein3 Tinyurl.com/betterthankegels
Ahhhh. This episode is close to my heart. In a culture that is constantly dishing out confusing information on how to finally love and feel at home in your body, this is my message to you! To get "Free In 3", head to tinyurl.com/freein3
Hi! I'm Sarah Smith!
I help deplete women find their spiritual and physical strength to overcome pelvic floor problems and depletion of energy!
I'm a mom of three, prolapse conqueror, strength coach and soil scientists that loves the Most High God!
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Find me on social media @sarahsmithstrength or at SarahSmithStrength.com
If you want your pelvic floor to feel better, you're tired of feeling pain from your workouts and all the dieting and training you're doing ISN'T helping you lose fat, then it's time for you to do some Middle Movement. Sign up for Free In 3, tinyurl.com/Freein3
We all do it. We forget to trust God with our health issues. We fixate on how we feel in our bodies in this moment and forget the bigger picture, like eternity and all that. BUT what IF learning to honor Matthew 6:33 was the secret to unlocking our health problems, de-stressing our bodies and streamlining our healing process? Tune in to today's episode to learn more about how seeking God first, ACTUALLY makes us better. Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes to be entered to become "Reviewer of the month!".
I know! This episode is a DOOZIE! Since when is stress beneficial?
Since always.
Today Sarah chats about how to eliminate the useless stress and welcome the useFULL stress in your life to grow better.
Don't forget to review this episode on iTunes and be eligible to become the reviewer of the MONTH and get 50% off a program!
Grab my FREE Free In 3 program here. Or head to https://tinyurl.com/freein3
Have you ever had one of those weeks when you think, "Ok, whatever this is, it's not working,?" Many of us health conscious peeps who are looking for answer, solutions and improvement can find ourselves in the middle of a plan, habit or therapy that really isn't getting us the result that we want and THEN the question becomes, "Why is this not working and is it that my body is freaked out and stressed?" Tune in today as Sarah talks about the 5 areas to look at to measure whether your current health and lifestyle approaches are getting you what you wan and what to do about it!
Today I'm joined by Suzanne Ko of Skofit, a postnatal pelvic floor and core oriented strength coach, mom of two and freedom fighter that encourages women to self-advocate for their health. Suzanne and I basically have a super chill conversation about her postpartum experiences, how she discovered that depletion in pregnancy can cause dental health issues and that hypertension is in fact hormone mediated! For more from Suzanne, head to @skofit on Facebook and Instagram!
Breaking down what it's like to raise your own meat today on the show and how the process can change your health, perspective and food habits! We are talking about how impactful HOW your meat is raised can be for your health and the various ways you can get involved with your local food production system, whether it's at a local farm, in your yard of changing how you think about what you buy at the grocery store, my story about our rooster and raising animals as meat is at your disposal for some reflection and discussion! I mention Daphne Miller's books Farmacology and Jungle Fever. Please like, subscribe and review Dirty Strength Radio!
Breaking down my FAVORITE strategies for FINALLY finding consistency in exercise and it's not about being MORE disciplined. Tune in to hear all about my tried and true personal strategies and coaching tips for my clients that helps them get good results long-term because they don't get on and off the wagon over and over again. My courses can be found here: http://sarahsmithstrength.com and in my bio on Instagram too! Fierce In 5 is here too.
Hey all! Come listen in to what your options are for overcoming pain during intercourse! This episode is for you if you have painful sex, have noticed sex is less enjoyable since baby or menopause OR you have a known pelvic floor issue and are struggling to enjoy sex again! To take the course I recommend in this episode head to tinyurl.com/Betterthankegels OR click here
Happy New Year! 2020 saw a HUGE increase in home gardens and I am hoping that 2021 will welcome even more people into the act of growing their own food and getting down and dirty! Today I'm chatting and sharing some of my advice for getting started with gardening. From locations, to plant variety, soil amendments and garden size, we are hitting all the best topics to inspire and educate you on what you need to consider when getting started with YOUR garden!
Today's amazing guest is Dr. Stephanie Seneff of MIT. Dr. Seneff is chatting with us on the real impacts of glyphosate, aka Round UP in our foods, environment, and medical therapies. From fatty liver disease and gut health issues, to autism and pelvic floor dysfunction, we are exploring the far-reaching impacts of glyphosate and it's ability to alter collagen and enzymatic pathways in the body. You do NOT want to skip this episode. For more from Dr. Seneff, head to her website here.
Today I'm joined by the one and only Lindsay Mumma, DC of Triangle Chiropractic and Rehabilitation here in Raleigh and Lindsay Mumma in the ol' Instagram world. Lindsay shares with us, what exactly chiropractic care is, what it does and what the heck is an "adjustment". Lindsay explains how working with a chiropractor can reduce pain in pregnancy, reduce your labor, expedite your postpartum healing process and make you a better functioning human being over all! A fellow-lover of movement and outdoor life, Lindsay is dropping all the knowledge bombs and incentives for moving better today.
New Year's resolutions and all the commitments to a better "healthier" lifestyle are around the corner, but what is the best course of action for you? What's YOUR preferred love language for YOUR body? Tune in to find out and make your 2021 health resolutions different, more effective and enjoyable than ever before! To take my FREE breath course, head to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels
Today's episode is on FIRE! Krystle Miller of The Armed Muva (find her on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, is sharing her firearm journey. This mom of three decided that she didn't want to just rely on others to keep her and her family safe during this intense time in the US, so she took action. She purchased a firearm, trained to use it and now she is bringing her online and in-person community along the journey with her, inspiring and empowering other women to do the same! You do NOT want to miss this episode. We talk ALL about how to get started with a firearm, why women should feel like they can be "their own first responder!" and the racist roots of gun control in America. For more form Krystle, click the links above to follow her!
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At some point, your preferred exercise modality or pelvic floor management strategies will stop working. You will have a flare up of symptoms. You'll get injured. You'll stop seeing physique changes. Or you'll just feel crummy. Today we are talking about WHAT to do when that happens! Tune in to hear why it happens and how to get out of that dark slump when it does! To take my free breath course, head to Tinyurl.com/betterthankegels
Today on Dirty Strength Radio we are addressing diastasic recti. DR is a becoming an increasingly more commonly addressed condition in the exercise world, but with that has come some misinformation and ineffective strategies. Tune in for a compact and short explanation on what matters MOST when it comes to rehabbing DR and how to get started! To take my free breathing course, head to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels
In today's Short Stack Sunday episode, we talk ALL about God's divine wisdom that he set apart for us at the beginning of EVERYTHING, it's power and how to use it! Tune in to hear what God has revealed to his people and what it can do to your life! Please like, share, review and send to a friend. Thank you for your support!
Today I am sharing the formula you need to build strength over the next month. IN just FOUR weeks you will be strong, resilient and capable WITHOUT burning yourself out. Tune in today to hear the exact number of reps, rounds and the movements we are using for this. To take my free course, head to Tinyurl.com/betterthankegels and to join my Dirty Strength Radio Army newsletter and get access to MORE information about this episode and upcoming offers-click here.
Tune in this week to here Sarah getting personal about the work she is doing behind the scenes, the work that matters MOST in life, why and how to do it. Mama's, you won't want too miss this one! For breathing tips, get the BEST free digital breathing instruction course of 2020- tinyurl.com/betterthankegels
When it comes to conquering prolapse, we HAVE to look beyond the pelvic floor. Often the pelvic floor was NOT the only cause of your prolapse so is we are going to move forward, we have to find the other contributing factors. Today I'm sharing THREE lesser known, atypical causes and contributors to prolapse and what to do about them! To take my FREE course, head to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels DM me on Instagram or email me at Sarah@sarahsmithstrength.com
Today I am joined by Jordana Duncan, specialist in Oro-facial myofunctional therapy and owner of MotorMouthPro and holistic and progressive dental practice, Spring Smiles in Holly Springs, NC. From reflux to snoring, digestion struggles to posture, pelvic health, TMJ pain and poor sleep we are delving into WHY your resting tongue position is the key to healing for you AND your kiddos! Don't miss this one!
Today it's all about tongue ties! YEP! Why? Because your tongue determines the function of your airway, signals to the diaphragm, controls posture and directly impacts gut and pelvic health. You do NOT want to miss this episode on airway health! To take my free breathing course, head to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels Come hang with me on Instagram too!
This one goes out to all the wives and mamas that are looking for the TRUTH about love and how to navigate boundaries in marriage and motherhood. The world is shouting at us, "PUT YOURSELF FIRST!" But not only is that an ideaology that doesn't work in real life, it's not Biblical. Does that mean we have to be a doormat that doesn't take care of ourselves? You'll have to come and listen to find out!
Empowerment is a HUGE buzz word right now, but how does one actually become "empowered" where does our power come from? Can someone give it to us? All this and SO much more discussed on this week's episode of Dirty Strength Radio™! I'm giving you MY take, and the dirt on the dirty work of empowerment! For more from Sarah, head to @sarahsmithstrength on Instagram or Pinterest! Please like, share, subscribe and rate this show!
Sharing my home birth experience and why I believe supported home births can be the MOST empowering introduction to motherhood and specifically what attributes I believe should be incorporated into ALL birthing experiences, even when more intervention is necessary or preferred.
To take my breathing course, head to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels
Today I'm chatting with Nora Matthew of Her Strength Studio in Albany, NY and our conversation is SOOOO chock full of controversial thoughts, honesty and truth bombs that you don't want to miss it! Nora is a mom of three (soon to be 4). Like me she has pelvic organ prolapse and is sharing a little bit about her pregnancy experience (she's in her second trimester). Nora is an al around BAD ASS, intelligent and free-thinking woman which is why I LOVE her! But the real juicy stuff is when we talk about our state mandate's that require gyms to be closed, what that means for us personally and the health of our nation. You'll either love it or hate it, but if you love it, please share this episode with your buds!
Per your request, I'm sharing a bit about our shutdown experience here, why we've decided to homeschool and why YOU are qualified to do it too, should you choose to accept this mission.
Today we are reading the story of David and breaking down what it means for us today in 2020. From fitness training, to boldness in our faith to speak against the culture, we are DIVING in deep to 1 Samuel 17 to appreciate that with God, the battle is already won!
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You asked and I'm sharing! This is what I eat, why and how I came to figure out what works for me! Recipes, substitution suggestions, my SUPER no frills diet and how I feed my kids are all in this episode! For my free breathing course that will help IMPROVE digestion and hunger/satiety signals-sign up here!
Today Candace Smith of Beauty of Strength(@beauty_of_strength) is joining us on the show and it's all about LIFTING and EATING! Candace breaks it all down for us! She shares about her own journey of transitioning from a place of abusing her body with too much exercise and too little food and why she LOVES "lifting and eating the things"! Candace is pro-carb, pro-rest, pro-muscle and has decades of training experience to share with us today! She's also explaining how to track macros, so DON'T miss this episode! For more from Candace head to her website or social media! Instagram. Facebook.
Gut testing has become very popular, but with it comes these "weeding" protocols and the belief that to be well we have to kill the bad bugs, Candida and parasites. But is that true? What are the dangers of these intense weeding protocols? Tune in to learn more and here Sarah's own gut health experience! Tinyurl.com/betterthankegels for my free breathing course!
Now is a time for us all to dig deep and grow our physical and spiritual strength, but so often we get the formula wrong. We end up sourcing our strength from the wrong places OR striving ourselves into the ground causing injury and exhaustion. For my FREE breathing course head to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels.
There's nothing off the table in this episode I did with Aleks Salkin. Aleks is a brilliant strength coach and movement specialist that is chatting with my today about ALL the things. We talk about learning languages, our relationships to physical exercise, diet fads like that Vegan and Carnivore Diets, foam rolling and MORE! For more from Aleks click here and join his FREE 8 week challenge!
Today's episode is a completely new take on the self care movement and it's not going to make you feel guilty for not doing enough nor overly indulgent for investing in yourself! Come listen to expert implementer, Laura Meeks and her new perspective on how to cultivate joy and curiosity and let THAT be your self care & self enrichment! From habits and hobbies you've never considered to list making and lounge reading, we are covering LOTS of options for the busy women that are looking to not lose themselves in their jobs and desire to LIVE their lives! For more from Laura head to CultivatingYourJoy.
This 30 minute episode is JAM PACKED with thoughts and recommendations on honoring God with our bodies while feeling confident, healthy and joyful. Come hang out with me on Instagram and take my FREE breathing course, tinyurl.com/betterthankegels.
This is a podcast that addresses strength in ALL the forms, and this week we are talking about spiritual strength. Where we get it, why we need it and how we grow it.
If you're a fellow Believer, grab a pen and paper because I have some AWESOME verses for you! If you are NOT a Believer, you are so welcome here for ALL the content. This one is a doozie!
Follow me on Instagram! DM me your thoughts, questions! Share this episode with a friend, please!! ** I mention Russ Dizdar in this episode but I no longer direct people towards him for a number of reasons, including his consistent focus on the power of evil.
Our bodies do NOT have tot be such a mystery to us. In fact, I don't think it was part of God's plan at all for us to be spectators to the extent that many of us have become for our health. So today I'm talking ALL ABOUT the benefits of tracking your menstrual cycle. Tracking will change your approach to fitness, help you to better understand your pelvic floor AND more effectively help you conceive or AVOID conceiving, but also, so much more! For more from Sarah, head to @sarahsmithstrength. Toni Weschler's Book, Taking Charge Of Your Fertility is here. She's OG. Check her out! Some beyond PG language in this episode, FYI
Today we in for such a treat because we are joined by Vera Fabian of Ten Mothers Farm in Cedar Grove, North Carolina! Vera takes time out of her busy day of running her farm with husband Gordon and their friend Luke to chat with us about SO many aspects of nutritious food production. From soil health, to shelf life, nutrient content and the truth about food labels, Vera is sharing some super helpful info and tips for slowly transitioning to a simple whole foods diet comprised of locally sourced items! Once a week I take a vacation to Ten Mothers Farm by visiting their impressive Instagram account and scrolling through the lovely pics. I highly recommend you take a look too! AND if you're in the Chapel Hill, Hillsborough or Durham area, join their CSA! If there was ever a time to invest in locally produced and reliably nutritious food and avoid the crowded grocery stores, it's now my friends!
Postpartum is a strange period. So much joy, fear, trepidation, sleep deprivation, frustration, elation and uncertainty. Women are often looking to social media and their peers to decide what is appropriate for them because EVEN with all that we know about the impacts of pregnancy and birth on the body, we have still not armed women with adequate information for why their bodies are different and how to retrain them! As mentioned in this episode, my free course is here. And my Connect Your Core and Pelvic Floor™ course is here.
Today it's all about PRACTICING love and gratitude for our bodies, even when we don't FEEL those emotions, because our inner conversations impact our healing progress and journey forward. Whether you have prolapse, a "tight" pelvic floor, a history of over-training, under-eating, or body betrayal this episode is breaking down WHY the words we use have the power to change function. Tune in to hear concrete strategies for moving forward even if right now, you sort of hate your body. My free breathing course can be found here. Come follow me on Instagram or Pinterest!
Today I'm joined by Victoria Barrios of Avidity Sisters to chat about how food intolerances do NOT have to mean a life of restriction, fear and fragility! Victoria shares her own discoveries on how food was impacting her Tourette's syndrome, how she healed from that and how she and her sister Jaimie have created a business that helps women live and THRIVE in the face of food-triggered health problems! Victoria works remotely with women that want to pursue fitness goals and gives them hope, freedom and shares her faith-based perspectives on health. It was an honor to have her share her story with the Dirty Strength™ community! Come listen!
For more form Victoria head to Instagram, Facebook, or take her FREE COURSE!
HUGE life changes, uncertainty unpredictability can be scary, but also an opportunity for exposure. As we take a second look at our lives, our fitness practices and our faith expression, what are we seeing? Is our faith real and practiced in a way that can help others find answers? Does our fitness practice prepare us for life? Do we tend to focus on the negative and all that is outside of our control? If we are believers in Jesus, does that bring us TRUE comfort during this time? Join Sarah as she talks about some silver linings and opportunities that Coronavirus has presented us all with in 2020 and the Dirty Strength of fitness and faith in quarantine.
There really is NO title that can fully reflect all the things Laura Schoenfeld, RD and I chat about today on the show. From how to fuel your body, what's the deal with SIBO, to hormonal imbalances, type A personality struggles and body obsession and pelvic floors and faith-based fitness, we cover it ALL! You can find more about Laura at lauraschoenfeldrd.com Follow here on Instagram @LauraSchoenfeldrd AND on Facebook you can join her FREE Fed and Fearless society. Find all here FREE ebooks and resources on her website! Share this episode with the women in your life, it's a MUST LISTEN!
This is the FIRST episode in a series allllllll about food! Today Sarah is chatting about food, why we should consider what we eat an important decision, but not the MOST important decision, not worth obsessing over. Check it out! LOTS of great guests in this series. You'll love it! Oh and tea to tinyurl.com/betterthankegels to get my FREE digital course on breathing to improve your digestion. It's all about BREATHING to get into that "rest and digest" state, yo!
If you're postpartum, coming back from core or pelvic floor injury and or have any other kind of injury, navigating the pressure to perform and behave a certain way in your fitness classes can be CHALLENGING! Bro culture and machoism is NOT strictly perpetuated by men, and there are tools to help diffuse it, deal with it or kiss it goodbye, so come and listen! To take my free breathing course, enroll here.
Today on the podcast we have Nora Matthew who is an absolute bad ass boss. StrongFirst Level 2, American College of Sports Medicine Personal Trainer, Original Strength Coach, founder of Pregna-Fit and Her Strength Studio and mom of three, Nora knows a thing or two about fitness and athleticism for women. Today we chat about our experiences training after babies despite prolapse, and Nora shares some pretty incredible insights on fitness for women, how her training philosophy is DIFFERENT than most studios for the ladies, the staggering results her clients get from learning to nourish their bodies and what to look for in your own gym and fitness programming. Tune in because you do NOT want to miss out on the information, inspiration and encouragement in this episode. For more from Nora, head to her_strength_studio on Instagram or Pregnancy_Fitness or Her Strength Studio.com.
To sign up for my FREE digital course, Better Than Kegels click here.
Today on the show we are chatting about that mind/body connection. Why? Because it has HUGE implications for coming back from any injury, PARTICULARLY those pelvic floor related ones. I'm sharing my own pelvic floor diagnosis and rehab journey on the episode today and giving you tips on how to train both the mind and the body to get cracking on your own rehab, growth and conquering process. Tune in! To grab my FREE breathing course, Better Than Kegels.
Sarah is sharing her THREE strategies to help you get back to movement after discovering your have over-recruitment of the pelvic floor. Symptoms of over-recruitment include, but are not limited to: tailbone pain, piriformis pain, pelvic pressure and spasms, low back pain, leaking, constipation, tight achy hips and more! You DON'T want to miss this episode! For more from Sarah follow her on Instagram at @sarahsmithstrength. To grab her FREE digital course, Better Than Kegels-Breathe Like A Bad Ass, click this link.
Today we are diving into PRIMAL movement and WHY it's one of the most efficient and effective ways to train the pelvic floor. From breathing, to eye movement and head control, contralateral movements and pelvic floor responsiveness to stimuli, we are making sense of ALL the complexity that takes place in the body to make us strong and READY for life. Whether you have pelvic floor problems or not, you want to listen to this episode because this is NOT just about your pelvic floor, but about WHOLE BODY RESPONSIVE and balanced strength. To take my free digital course head to https://tinyurl.com/sarahbreathe ! That episode I mentioned with Jaimie Lee is Season 1, episode 25.
Join us today as we here from Ginny MacColl, Ninja Warrior, Broadway performer, actress and all round bad ass. At 68 years old, Ginny is showing ALL women that NOT only is it essential that we strength train, but that STRENGTH is AGELESS! Ginny started strength training at 64 to get her first pull up, then went on to compete on American Ninja Warrior and star in a major motion picture alongside Diane Keaton. HELLO! Ginny is such an inspiration and she is both sharing her story of cultivating dirty strength while raising her kids in the mountains of Pennsylvania AND the health benefits of strength training-how it reverses aging. Don't miss this episode and PLEASE share with all the women in your life! For more from Ginny find her on Instagram or Facebook.
To enroll in my FREE online digital course, Better Than Kegels- Click here.
Today we are going deeper into the Dirty Strength philosophy and talking about the THREE ways to de-sanitize your fitness practice and why you want to do it. Sarah is sharing advice, information and helpful suggestions for getting started with this paradigm shift. It's time to get dirty, and less "perfect" y'all. Are you ready? Shoutout to Katy Bowman, Daphne Miller, and Kate Galliett who I mention on the show today! Checkout my FREE course. Breathe Like A Bad Ass
Join Sarah as she talks about what you ACTUALLY need to do in 2020 to achieve your goals and make lasting change. Sarah is sharing her FAVORITE tip for helping women discover the best place to put their energy to change their bodies and their lives. To check out here FREE course, Breathe Like A Bad Ass, head here. For more from Sarah head on over to Instagram!
Today on the show we are talking with Kelly Manzone, aka @kellsbells88 about non-traditional training methods that increase connection to movement and exercise. Kelly is a coach and trainer outside of Connecticut and travels around the world teaching steel mace/gada training, Indian clubs, stick mobility and so much more. Kelly's personal use of non-traditional training methods on top of her expertise in traditional exercise makes her a force and this force is helping to change the world of fitness for everyone, but especially women. Tune in to learn more about Kelly and the program/training philosophy that she is created, Pillars Of Female Strength.
To attend a workshop and learn from Kelly, click the link in her bio on Instagram!
Chris Jones is an instructor at the Original Strength Institute in Fuquay Varina as well as the head of online coaching and the creator of the program, Unlock Your Body.
In this episode, Chris shares how the desire to do cool things and the process of training to be able to do them can be a HUGE game changer for not just your body, but your sense of self AS well as how you can bring others along with you on that journey. From BJJ to OS resets, skateboarding, mountain bike flips, playing with rocks and doing ALL the pushups and pull-ups, Chris shares how at 49, he's just getting started. For more from Chris head to @butt2calveson Instagram or head on over to join Unlock Your Body.
Another Sunday, another short stack and today it's all about #selfcare, I know, so trendy. Sarah is sharing FIRST, whether self care is a Bible-supported concept-just scratching the surface here, and THEN how to make some of your most beneficial self care practices ACTUALLY happen! Check it! For more from Sarah, head to @sarahsmithstrength or sarahsmithstrength.com
Today we are scratching the surface on programming for women. Should it be different than for men? If, then how? Why? Tune in to learn more! Books mentioned in this episode:
Beyond The Pill
The Period Repair Manual
Taking Charge Of Your Fertility
The Fifth Vital Sign
Roar
For more from Sarah, head to Instagram.com
Today we are scratching the surface on programming for women. Should it be different than for men? If, then how? Why? Tune in to learn more! Books mentioned in this episode:
Beyond The Pill
The Period Repair Manual
Taking Charge Of Your Fertility
The Fifth Vital Sign
Roar
For more from Sarah, head to Instagram.com
Our guest today is Victoria Islas of SteelMaceWarrior.com. Victoria coaches people in person and online to train with the steel mace. Today she is sharing how she got started with this unconventional training method, what it's done for her and why women should consider learning to work the mace. From dieting and restrictive mindset, to grief and and belief systems, we are talking about it ALL on the episode today. For more from Victoria, head to @steelmacewarrior on all social media or SteelMaceWarrior.com where you can also email her!
Is it wrong to train for aesthetics? How does it impact our training when we do? Tune in to hear all about Sarah's personal goals for her training and how she helps her clients achieve the goals they have for their bodies! For more from Sarah, head to Instagram and email her at sarah@sarahsmithstrength.com
This episode is ALL about the health effect of movement in worship. the Bible tells us MANY times how to praise and worship God with our whole bodies. Tune into this episode to learn why and how you can do this and why all you movement geeks and fitness nerds are going to be into God’s master plan for how you’re to praise him!
Some of the scripture verses mentioned in the episode can be found here.
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Today our guest is Coach Luke Atchley! of Virtue Strength and Conditioning in Baton Rouge, LA. Luke is an accomplished coach and gym owner that has spent 15 years in the fitness industry. He's also a new dad that is balancing his fitness/selfcare practice with #dadlife with the demands of owning a business. In this episode Luke talks about the toxic messages and programs found in the fitness industry, ESPECIALLY as the New Year approaches. Come learn about fads and gimmicks that will leave you injured and burnt out come March and find out what to do instead.
Luke also shares how his faith impacts his personal mission in his business. This episode is PACKED with LOTS of amazing info and perspective.
For more from Luke, head to @coachluke on Instagram or @virtuestrength as well as VirtueBR.
And for more from Sarah, head to @sarahsmithstrength on Instagram or Facebook and also on Pinterest.
This is the first episode in a Sunday series strictly focused on issues of faith and salvation. Today Sarah is chatting about the value and the mandate that is our call to "work out our salvation with fear and trembling", how it relates to fitness and HOW it helps us decide what to think about "celebrity" Christians. From Kanye to Rachel Hollis, Joanna Gaines, we're talking ALL about discernment and personal responsibility in faith and fitness. For more from Sarah, head to sarahsmithstrength.com
Today on Dirty Strength™ Radio, Sarah talks movement diversity, nature and becoming comfortable in your own skin and body with Ultra Runner, running coach and Restorative Exercise Specialist, Sarah Scozarro. Sarah Scozarro LOVES running, the outdoors and running in the outdoors. She literally runs for 50 miles at a time, up mountains amidst beer, moose, mushrooms and more. Sarah Scozarro shares her own struggles with injury and how her experience and education has fostered a greater understanding of the body's needs be it with new biomechanics or beneficial exposure to nature. As a running coach that has consulted for NFL teams, has run up and now lives overseas, Sarah Scozarro is a guest that you don't want to miss!
For more from Sarah Scozarro, head to @dirtyrunner on Instagram, or on Facebook AND at her website, drtyrunner.com.
Gut health is one of those topics that is EVERYWHERE these days, but even with all the information available to us, it's still challenging to get a solid understanding of what "gut health" looks like and how we promote it. Today Sarah is explaining how the gut functions, that the mucous highway that runs from your mouth to your anus in a super accessible manner that will help demystify and streamline your gut health promoting habits! For more on gut health, head to the blog section sarahsmithstrength.com!