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Ep. 234 Turmeric Magic & Midlife Messiness with Dr. Shivani Gupta

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Are you living an Ayurvedic lifestyle, but still missing your spark? Today on the podcast, Katie chats with Dr. Shivani Gupta - author, turmeric researcher, and new teacher here at The Shakti School - about why so many women in midlife feel disconnected from their spark.

Dr. Shivani and Katie open up about navigating life as high-pitta entrepreneurs and the power of embracing the mess. Dr. Shivani shares how turmeric has changed her life and why so many of us suffer from inflammation in the body and “mental inflammation." Tune in for behind-the-scenes book-launch stories, mom-entrepreneur wisdom and our first-ever Ayurveda girl-power lightning round!

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In this episode about turmeric, midlife and so much more, you’ll hear:

~ Why so many women in their 40s and 50s feel like they’ve lost their spark

~ When living the perfect Ayurvedic lifestyle doesn’t make you feel better

~ The Fusionary Formulas turmeric supplement and herbal tea that Katie swears by!

~ Taking care of your inner world

~ The voice of self-doubt and self-criticism

~ What is mental inflammation?

~ Navigating life as a high-pitta person

~ Behind the scenes of Dr. Shivani’s book launch promo

~ Balancing motherhood and business

~ Allowing life to be imbalanced and messy

~ Are you running from your true nature?

~ The health benefits of turmeric

~ Herbs first vs. lifestyle first

~ The music of Snatam Kaur

~ Sign up for our free mini-course about Women’s Wisdom and Ayurveda!

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Connect with Dr. Shivani Gupta and The Shakti School:

~ Read Dr. Shivani Gupta’s new book, The Inflammation Code

~ Listen to the Fusionary Health Podcast

~ Connect with Dr. Shivani Gupta on Instagram and Facebook

~ Follow The Shakti School on Instagram and Facebook

~ 2026 Chakra Yoga Nidra Retreat: Deep dive into the chakras with Katie as your guide in the Bahamas in spring 2026!

~ Read Katie’s latest book, Glow-Worthy!

Related episodes:

~ Ep. 193 Triphala: The #1 Ayurvedic Herb I Keep Coming Back To

~ Ep. 186 Menopause Made Me Look Like My Mother with Mary Thompson

 

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Ep. 42 What Does Ayurveda Say About Allergies?

Ayurveda doesn’t think allergies have to be recurring or permanent. Ayurveda teaches you how to work with your immune system to reduce the allergic inflammatory response.

In this episode I discuss:

~Ayurveda’s unique perspective on allergies

~Addressing allergies with nutrition

~Pitta va Kapha type allergies

~Allergies don’t have to be a permanent recurring events

~Metabolism and the immune system

~We have to digest everything we take in through our skin and nose

~The connection between cleansing and our immune response

~Let’s not make cleansing complicated

~Food combining basics

~The connection between how we feel WHEN we eat and digestion

~Download my free Ayurvedic cleanse guide to get started!

Products I mentioned in this episode:

Neti pot and salt

Nasya oil

Triphala

Trikatu

Turmeric

Allergy Support

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Ep. 30 Adulting – When Life is Hard

An inspiring view of the daily grind. Loving the hard bits of life.

In this episode I discuss:

~Navigating the reality of daily living

~Receiving what is here now

~My trip to the Yucatán Peninsula and the acidification of our oceans

~Finding hope in renewal

~The symptoms often get worse before they get better

~True yoga: the recovering of self

~What is True is going to heal you AND make you feel the most vulnerable

~How we get to the truth of our kid-self

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