Wellness While Walking

333. When Life Gets Chaotic: A Mini Episode on Self-Preservation

May 27, 2026

In this candid, personal episode, Carolyn shares her real-life challenges navigating the conventional healthcare system—and the realizations she's had about this experience. She discusses what makes the biggest difference in times of stress, and provides her favorite quick and simple mindfulness tool for creating more ease in challenging times. Give it a listen if you need a relatable reminder to keep yourself and caring for yourself on your own priority list!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Join here...

332. How to Actually Prep for that Surgery or Procedure with Dr. Jen Stevane, Center for Holistic Surgery Founder

May 20, 2026

The instructions most of us receive before a procedure cover fasting, medications, and not much else. But the weeks before surgery — how we're sleeping, what we're eating, whether our vitamin levels are anywhere near where they need to be for healing — are quietly shaping our outcome before we ever walk into that hospital. Dr. Jen Stevane spent over twenty years as a surgeon before founding the Center for Holistic Surgery, and she joins us to talk about what real surgical preparation looks li...

331. All Things Walking: Steps, Pace, Gait, Feet, Posture + More with Dr. Courtney Conley, DC, Author of WALK and Gait/Foot Health Expert

May 13, 2026

Your step count goal might be off — and wonderfully, the fix is easier than you'd expect! In Part 2 of this conversation with gait specialist and author Dr. Courtney Conley, we get into the specific step and pace milestones that research actually supports — including the number linked to a 25% reduction in dementia risk that might surprise you. We also get into why a post-meal walk changes your metabolism, the difference between steps that count as intentional movement and the ones that don't...