Up Your Total Glow
Up Your Total Glow is for high-functioning people who look like they have it all together but feel disconnected, depleted or no longer themselves underneath it all.
If your body feels off, your energy isn’t holding, or what used to work no longer does… this is where we go deeper.
This podcast goes beyond surface-level wellness, routines or “fixing” symptoms.
It’s about understanding what your body is actually communicating — and learning how to respond in a way that restores real energy, stability and vitality.
Through a deeply personalised, body-led approach grounded in nervous system work and Ayurvedic wisdom, Ruth Balsiger guides you back into connection with your body, your energy and your natural rhythm.
Inside, you’ll explore:
• why your energy drops — even when you’re doing everything “right”
• how to shift out of survival mode without forcing or overriding yourself
• what your body truly needs to feel safe, supported, and steady again
• how to rebuild vitality in a way that is sustainable and deeply personal
This is not about discipline, restriction or pushing through.
It’s about working with your body instead of against it.
Because when your body feels supported, everything changes — your energy, your clarity, your capacity, and how you experience your life.
Up Your Total Glow
Episode 5 — Ayurveda for the Holidays: Navigating Overwhelm, Stress & Overeating (With Love)
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In this warm and gently humorous pre-Christmas episode, I guide you through three of the most common holiday challenges: overwhelm, stress, and overeating.
If you feel scattered, tired, emotional, pulled in a thousand directions, or suddenly craving every sweet thing in existence — you are not alone, and nothing is wrong with you. You’re simply human… and it’s December.
Through compassionate Ayurvedic wisdom, relatable real-life stories and one or two laugh-with-me moments, I show you how Vata, Pitta and Kapha influence your holiday behaviour — and what small, doable steps help you regain calm, clarity and comfort.
You’ll learn:
• how to soothe overwhelm (Vata)
• how to cool perfectionism + pressure (Pitta)
• how to gently support emotional eating (Kapha)
• and how to choose ONE tiny step to bring yourself back into balance
This episode is a cosy exhale and a loving reminder that you don’t need to do everything… just the next thing.
✨ If you’re feeling called to receive personalised Ayurvedic support during this season, you can book a free 15-minute connection call with me:
https://tidycal.com/ithrive/connection-call