Healing Heroines: Real Stories of Purpose, Growth, & Transformation
Welcome to Healing Heroines: Real Stories of Purpose, Growth & Transformation, a podcast for women who have built lives they’re grateful for, but still feel the pull for something more.
Each week, host Chandler Stroud sits down with women who have answered that call, along with the trusted guides who have shaped her own journey, to explore the stories, choices, and turning points that changed everything. From unexpected interruptions and major life transitions to quieter moments of knowing, these conversations explore what happens when we stop ignoring what life is asking of us and start trusting ourselves enough to answer.
Because sometimes, the story that changes your life starts with someone else’s.
Every woman receives the call. A heroine chooses to answer it.
Episodes
126 episodes
The Accountability to Achieve Her Health Goals: Jordan's Story
Jordan Craig has spent her career at some of the top tech companies, from Twitter to Google, and now LinkedIn. She led high-impact teams while quietly carrying more than any job title suggests. She lost her mother. She navigated postpartum stru...
From Wall Street to Sexual Assault Survivor Advocacy: Sharon's Story
She had the career, the credentials, and a seat at Goldman Sachs she'd fought hard to earn. Then life asked her to reconsider everything.What happens when some of the hardest experiences of your life begin pointing you toward what you...
Everyone's Grief Personas are Different: Sarah's Story
Sarah Baldwin was standing in line for coffee with an urge to tap the stranger in front of her and say, "My mom died yesterday." Not because she wanted sympathy, but because of how lonely grief can feel, which was a feeling no one warned her ab...
When Life Calls You Into More: 8 Women on Healing, Change, & Starting Over
Sometimes the call arrives as curiosity. Sometimes it arrives as a diagnosis, a loss, or a door closing that you thought needed to stay open.What does it actually sound like when a woman stops overriding herself and starts listening?<...
The Rebrand We Didn’t Plan: Welcome to the Healing Heroines
We weren't planning to rebrand. That is, until Chandler received an unexpected email during a recent family vacation. But what started as an inconvenient problem turned into something she couldn't ignore, and ultimately, a profound ...
From Weight Loss to Weight Health in the Age of GLP-1s: Ashley's Story | Healing Heroines
What if the way we think about our weight started long before we ever chose to think about it at all?And what if we're having the wrong types of conversations about GLP-1s?Ashley Koff is a registered dietitian, weight healt...
Resilience from Curing Lyme Disease: Alayna's Story | Healing Heroine
Alayna Bellquist was bitten by a tick on a trail ride in San Diego. The ER doctor gave her two pills and sent her home.What followed wasn't just a year in bed. It was a time when Alayna's life was abruptly halted, forcing her to recko...
Cancer, Creativity, and Finding Herself Again: Nerissa's Story | Healing Heroines
Nerissa Balland was five months pregnant, working full-time, and had a 1-year-old at home when her dermatologist said the word malignant. Her first instinct was to keep going, but of course, cancer didn't care.What happens wh...
Loss, Reinvention, and Rebuilding Your Life: Kristen's Story | Healing Heroines
Kristen Hallett Rzasa thought she had built the life she'd always wanted—a successful corporate career, a thriving business, and a future she was excited about. Then life unraveled.Over the course of two decades, Kristen lost her father ...
Using Plant Medicines with Intention: Katherine's Story | Healing Heroines
Ever been curious about psychedelics? If so, you're not alone. But consuming psychedelic plant medicines has always been taboo, even when it comes to healing modalities. Over the years, more research has shown that plant medicines, when taken w...
Burnout, Over-Functioning, and Learning to Ask for Help: Rebekah’s Story | Healing Heroines
Rebekah Jordan's story isn't one dramatic moment but rather a series of seasons, some marked by beautiful momentum, and some by very real collapse. As a lifelong educator, student, and explorer who spent decades teaching students of all ages, R...
Training Your Brain and Nervous System with Neurofeedback: Laura's Story | Healing Heroines
For most of her life, Healing Heroine Laura Mahony knew she experienced the world differently. Highly sensitive, deeply perceptive, and constantly adapting to fit in, she spent decades searching for answers - turning over every stone in an effo...
Getting "Unstuck" After Deep Betrayal: Debi's Story | Healing Heroines
Betrayal is something that no one is prepared for. Whether you've been betrayed by a relative, close friend, or spouse, these traumatic experiences can leave lasting emotional and physical wounds. Chandler sits down with Dr. Debi Silber, founde...
The Missing Pillar of Wellness: Why So Many Women Still Feel Disconnected
We're celebrating two years of The Healing Heroes Podcast.In this deeply personal solo episode, Chandler reflects on what she's learned after more than 100 conversations with healing practitioners, courageous women, and our loyal ...
Spring Re-Release: Tarot and Trusting Your Intuition
We've reached the final episode of our Season 1 Re-Release Series, and we're revisiting our first conversation with Hero and Confidence Coach Cait! She explains what exactly tarot is and how it can help guide your next steps in whatever season ...
Spring Re-Release: Signs, Synchronicities, and Spirit
We're continuing our Season 1 Re-Release series with Hero and Psychic Medium Lea. While psychic mediumship is often associated with communicating with loved ones who have passed, this conversation is ultimately about connection—connection with ...
Spring Re-Release: Human Design and the Blueprint of You
Next up in our Season 1 Re-Release series, we're taking a look back at our first conversation with Human Design Coach Zach. Learn the fundamentals of Human Design and how discovering your unique blueprint can help you propel into the next chapt...
Spring Re-Release: The Mindset Makeover - Healing for Happiness
We've reached the final month of our Season 1 Re-Release series! During the next four weeks, we're featuring conversations all about your possibility: who you're becoming, what your future self can look forward to, and how to prepare f...
Spring Re-Release: The Astrological Assist - Your Life's Instruction Manual
We're reintroducing you to Hero and Astrologer Ophira Edut to round out our conversations this month all centered in finding 'peace in the present'.Next month, we're reflecting on the conversations that help reframe what's possible in yo...
Spring Re-Release: Going All In on Accountability Coaching for Nutrition & Fitness
We're back with another Spring re-release episode, featuring our first conversation with Hero and Accountability Coach Bonnie as part of this month's episode theme 'Finding Peace in Your Present'. Learn how staying accountable can enhance your ...
Spring Re-Release: Yoga and Our Path to Peak Pose
This week, we're going back to our very first conversation with Hero Nicole as part of this month's 'Finding Peace in Your Present' theme. She shares the fundamentals of yoga and how this ancient modality changed her life.----- ...
Spring Re-Release: Awaken Your Healing Abilities with Acupuncture
Our Season 1 Spring Re-Release continues, and for the month of May, we're revisiting conversations all about finding peace in your Present. We're kicking things off with Hero Jacques in this Acupuncture 101 masterclass!-----Physic...
Spring Re-Release: Spirituality, Religion, and the Rhythm of our Lives
We're back with another special, Spring re-release! Take a listen to our very first conversation with Hero Rev. Lizzie. In April, we explored past episodes that dealt with ... well, the Past! Stay tuned for May, when we'll revisit c...
Spring Re-Release: Excavate, Expand, and Elevate with Rolfing
This week’s re-release comes from our newest Hero, Moylan Ryan! Moylan joined our team of Heroes in March 2025, and we’re thrilled to revisit our first conversation where he shares an introduction to Rolfing and the powerful, often unexpected w...
Spring Re-Release: Free Your Body from Past Trauma with Myofascial Release
Our Spring Re-Release series is in full swing! Next up, we're revisiting our conversation with Hero Karen about MFR. Also, you can connect with Chandler and sign up for the official Healing Heroes monthly newsletter by clicking the ...