{"podcast":{"title":"Heal Squad x Maria Menounos","slug":"heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348","podcast_index_feed_id":435348,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BUZZ7117128333","website_url":"https://www.healsquad.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e39451b2-61d4-11ec-8321-7bf394590752/image/Maria_Podcast_Cover.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Maria Menounos, Heal Squad","episode_count":1826,"summary":"Your go-to, daily podcast for taking control of your health. Hosted by Maria Menounos, 2x New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning journalist, and global leader in health. After surviving a brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, developing diabetes, battling infertility, and caregiving for her mother during her own fight with a brain tumor, Maria turned her personal health journey into the fuel that is changing how the world approaches health for the better. She brings together the top experts, thought leaders and inspiring healing stories to create a space for health exploration. Whatever health journey you’re on, we’re here to guide you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions and take a proactive role in your physical, emotional, and spiritual health—because healing is possible and it happens here. Connect with Heal Squad https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria https://www.youtube.com/@mariamenounos","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T08:22:13.586387+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348"},"episode":{"title":"Sunday Set Up Ep. 51: The power of saying “And” instead of “But”","slug":"sunday-set-up-ep-51-the-power-of-saying-and-instead-of-but","published_at":"2026-08-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348/sunday-set-up-ep-51-the-power-of-saying-and-instead-of-but","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUZZ3428313685.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUZZ3428313685.mp3","summary":"Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad's The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we talk forgiveness, second chances, and what it means to choose compassion when you have every reason not to. We talk about being wronged by someone, the instinct to shut the door, and how sometimes remembering our own mistakes can help us see the person behind theirs. We talk about addiction, desperation, and giving someone another chance without ignoring what happened. How forgiveness doesn’t mean having no boundaries …sometimes it means putting the right protections in place while still choosing kindness. And how a simple “you’re loved here” can mean everything to someone who feels like no one is in their corner. We talk about the difference between “but” and “and.” I understand what happened AND we can’t have that here. Because maybe compassion and accountability don’t have to be opposites. Maybe we can hold people responsible without shaming them, and protect ourselves without losing our humanity. This week, ask yourself: Who might need a little kindness from me? Where can I choose “and” instead of “but”? And is there something — or someone — I might finally be ready to forgive and let go? Have a great week, Heal Squad. We’ll Talk Shawtly! Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat: https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/M…","meta_description":"Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad's The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we talk forgiveness, second chances, and what…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1992,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348/episodes/sunday-set-up-ep-51-the-power-of-saying-and-instead-of-but/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348/sunday-set-up-ep-51-the-power-of-saying-and-instead-of-but.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}