{"podcast":{"title":"Embracing Flow","slug":"embracing-flow-6710823","podcast_index_feed_id":6710823,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/iddlVpAh","website_url":"https://embracing-flow.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7097a184-62f7-4697-afc1-20e316cb804a/20428156-ad4f-4a27-895a-2b1bca862762/3000x3000/2025-20podcast-20button.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Heather Allmendinger","episode_count":87,"summary":"Imagine celebrating Christmas with a newborn, a 9 year old, and your 39 year old husband passing away suddenly in your bedroom. On the outside, I looked calm and collected, yet internally, I was numb and actually telling myself to breathe, any thought beyond the inhale/exhale pattern was too overwhelming. Not only was I dealing with the passing of my husband and life with a newborn, my corporate life changed too when a new management team was assigned. As I pulled the broken pieces back together, realization hit, I needed a new start; I’d outgrown the corporate world, it was time to share my love of the products I’d been using, but sales felt gross to me. So, I went back to school, earning three health coaching certifications. In the process, I saw how little we know and talk about the menstrual cycle. We don’t know how it works or how it interacts with every single system in our body. The taboo of menstruation had to stop! Flashbacks of my grandmother giving me the period talk, the absolute hatred of my painful, heavy, nauseating, passing out periods, to the embarrassing nurse’s office trip with bled through dark pants and being handed WHITE sweatpants! I remember the shock and e…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T08:21:22.670365+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embracing-flow-6710823"},"episode":{"title":"62– Zoa Conner – The 5 Ways Women Detox—and What Happens When You Don’t","slug":"62-zoa-conner-the-5-ways-women-detox-and-what-happens-when-you-don-t","published_at":"2025-05-05T16:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embracing-flow-6710823/62-zoa-conner-the-5-ways-women-detox-and-what-happens-when-you-don-t","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embracing-flow-6710823","url":"https://embracing-flow.simplecast.com/episodes/62-zoa-conner-the-5-ways-women-detoxand-what-happens-when-you-dont-VgaBbpnu","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/9e187f4b-2be8-4cb1-9296-3ba9f142e049/episodes/a00ddcc2-9d97-430a-956b-6c37272849f1/audio/6766ba6d-6eb7-4b5f-8814-2933f927263a/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=iddlVpAh","summary":"In this empowering and eye-opening conversation, Heather is joined by functional wellness expert Zoa Conner, who blends her PhD-level scientific knowledge with deep holistic wisdom. Together, they explore how the body speaks through cycles, stress, sweat, and even tears—and why learning to listen without judgment is the key to vitality. From detox myths to menstrual empowerment, nervous system shifts to pelvic floor care, this episode offers practical tools and soulful insights for every woman navigating modern health with ancient wisdom.","meta_description":"In this empowering and eye-opening conversation, Heather is joined by functional wellness expert Zoa Conner, who blends her PhD-level scientific knowledge…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3153,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/embracing-flow-6710823/episodes/62-zoa-conner-the-5-ways-women-detox-and-what-happens-when-you-don-t/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embracing-flow-6710823/62-zoa-conner-the-5-ways-women-detox-and-what-happens-when-you-don-t.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}