Episode 26: Healing from Within: Holistic Self-Care, Body Awareness, and Women’s Wellness with Alexandra Birch
Trigger Warning: Easting disorder
In this deeply insightful episode, we welcome Alexandra Birch, a holistic wellness guide who blends mind–body–spirit healing with science-backed practices. Alexandra’s journey began when “self-care” was still treated like a trendy buzzword centered on purchases rather than personal truth. Through her evolution as a former competitive athlete and someone who lost her sense of identity outside of sports, she discovered that real self-care starts internally.
Together, we explore the powerful connection between internal alignment and external health, how the body communicates its needs, and why developing a “self-care menu” can create sustainable routines that evolve alongside you. Alexandra shares how stillness, quiet, and body awareness transformed her life and ultimately guided her to leave her corporate career to pursue her passion for women’s fertility and holistic healing.
This episode opens up essential conversations around women’s wellness, eating-disorder awareness, emotional self-care, and the courage it takes to build a life that nourishes your soul. Alexandra’s vulnerability, strength, and intuitive wisdom make this conversation both grounding and empowering for anyone seeking deeper alignment.
Ways to Engage: Try creating your own self-care menu with 5 practices that nourish you or 5 feelings you want to experience over the next 6 months. Use it as a tool to reconnect with yourself daily, especially on the days when you don’t know where to start.
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Timestamps:
Timestamps:
Prioritizing Self Care - ( 3:09 )
Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 15:57 )
Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 21:55 )
Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 26:51 )
Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 39:43 )
Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 42:21 )
Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 50:33 )
Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 1:02:15 )
5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:07:43 )
5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:10:16 )
Original FEEL Podcast Theme Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis
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Resources: Eating Recovery Center, NEDA (National Eating Disorder Association)
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