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Beneath Your Beautiful

Hara Allison

Guests share stories of adversity and perseverance which inspire, encourage and challenge us. Host Hara Allison embraces these tough conversations, intimately exploring our loves, fears and hopes with a delicious combination of depth and lightness.

Beneath Your Beautiful won first place in Self Help and Health & Wellness in the 2022 International Positive Change Podcast Awards, was a 2023 Publisher Podcast Awards nominee in Health & Wellbeing and is a nominee in the 18th Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards in the category of Health.

132. Cyndi Rai, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner at Happiness Hives, is on a mission to help people break free of toxic systems and habits by showing people how to use food as medicine, meditation as medication and the local farmers’ market as a pharmacySeptember 23, 2023
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131. Martina Clark tested HIV-positive and was given five years to live. 30+ years later, her memoir, My Unexpected Life, chronicles her journey of a positive-woman’s perspective of the AIDS pandemic and demonstrates that individuals do change the worldSeptember 16, 2023
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130. Women + SEX: 13 women (Jen, Stella, Ann, Bethany, Jana, Melissa, Sarah, Aida, Annette, Elin, Susan, Jessica and Melanie) ranging in ages from 26 to 64 openly discuss sex – from faking orgasms, masturbation, toys, labias, saying no and more!September 09, 2023
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129. Rebecca Fogg, author of Beautiful Trauma, shares about her recovery from the partial amputation of her hand in an explosion and her move to London, where she co-founded the Institute of Pre-Hospital Care and continues to work, write and learn fiddleSeptember 02, 2023
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128. Trudi Beckett, Michelle White and Jessica Kaminski discuss their queer and trans school-aged children and the things they endure: bullying, bathroom selection, self-hatred and confusion, etc. The moms share their hopes and dreamsAugust 26, 2023
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127. Kitara Johnson grew up in an inner-city Chicago neighborhood where she witnessed the consequences of injustice and privilege. She’s a trailblazer in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion and her story and achievements serve as an inspirationAugust 19, 2023
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126. Steven Matthew Clark defies limitations while incarcerated in a maximum-security prison. Pursuing a Ph.D., he achieved academic milestones and serves on the Maine State Prison restorative justice steering committeeAugust 12, 2023
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125. Roy Remer is the Executive Director of Zen Caregiving Project and is an end-of-life caregiver and educator. He is a dedicated practitioner in Soto Zen tradition and guides wilderness-based rites of passage programs in partnership with EarthWaysAugust 05, 2023
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124. Chantal Carter’s passion to uplift women of color through fashion inspired her to develop a diverse skin tone intimates line called Love & Nudes. This brand is fashion and a social movement connecting women and celebrating the beauty of differenceJuly 29, 2023
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123. Jusup Sandoval is a content creator, musical artist, ultra athlete and a single dad who has gone through tremendous mental and physical limitations but continues to persevere and find the opportunities in the challenges he's facedJuly 22, 2023
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122. Donata De Luca is a Holistic Wealth Coach who guides you to connect to the wisdom of your body to rise up. Her holistic approach brings you to a deconstruction and redesign process of creating your life from the inside outJuly 15, 2023
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121. Nicole Kerr, eternality advocate, speaker and author of You Are Deathless. As a 19-year-old cadet at the USAF Academy, Nicole was forced to learn how to live and love differently following a terrifying and transformative near-death experienceJuly 08, 2023
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120. Daniel MacQueen is a traumatic brain injury survivor and speaker. He has recently returned to Vancouver, Canada from London, where he suffered a brain hemorrhage. He is currently working to get back to life as usualJuly 01, 2023
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119. Emmy Rousseau, Visionary Educator, is the founder of Trinity Transformations and the Holistic Healing Hub. She empowers changemakers to go from feeling flat to in flow, so that they can create the change in the world they were born to makeJune 24, 2023
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118. Marjorie Aunos, TEDx Speaker, Coach, Author, Psychologist & Researcher. In a second, she had become the single parent of a rambunctious 16 months old boy, sole breadwinner, and trying to comprehend what life would be like as a Mom On WheelsJune 17, 2023
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117. Jonathan Shuffield, QueerCentric, has worked within the media industry for over 20 years: television, radio, podcasting, and writing for publication and film. He has become a bold voice in the realms of entertainment and politicsJune 10, 2023
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116. Meg Gollnick is co-founder or founder of the Pullman Schools Pantry Program, the Pullman Food Rescue Program and the Pullman Arts Foundation. Meg is the middle child of 12, has 3 children, and is living with joy and peace despite a cancer diagnosisJune 03, 2023
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115. Dana Bellefeuille, accomplished pastry chef and owner of The Village Bakery, helps people with special needs and disabilities. Dana's inspiration began with her own children: a son on the autism spectrum and a daughter with a physical disabilityMay 27, 2023
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114. Mary Starkey is a SVP at Global Credit Union and has been an actress and director in the Spokane theater community for four decades. She has served on many boards and is the proud mother of two sons and grandmother to another rascally boyMay 20, 2023
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113. Harris Fellman, aka Funny Bald Guy, is an American magician living in Barcelona and performs in Barcelona, around Europe, and the UK. He is living his best life and hopes to inspire others to do the sameMay 13, 2023
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112. Daniel Lopez, muralist and oil painter, has works spanning from large public murals to figurative paintings. Art is his lifestyle and means of living. In this episode, Daniel shares his struggles and how far he's come with the help of his faithMay 06, 2023
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111. Anthony Singleton’s comedic journey began when his mom got cancer and he wanted to make her laugh to cheer her up. Anthony uses humor to discuss issues affecting disenfranchised communities, shedding light on injustice and intoleranceApril 29, 2023
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110. Michael Hertzog, author of "Yelling at the Stars" is also a 5th grade teacher, husband, father and has a dog named Poppy. Though diagnosed with depression since a young age, Michael is reaching for the starsApril 22, 2023
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109. Paul Karvanis is a life coach, writer, blogger and a recovering lawyer. Paul is also working on the Happy Lawyer Project and is in the midst of writing the book The Happy Lawyer. Paul believes that happiness is available to all of usApril 15, 2023
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108. Mike Acker, executive communication coach, keynote speaker, and the author of ten books including the bestselling “Speak With No Fear” and “Speak with Confidence.” Mike is a recognized expert in communication and executive presenceApril 08, 2023
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