Natalie sits down with Kortani Samsa— founder of Lakeside Apothecary, engineer, and embodiment coach— for a conversation that moves from the boardroom to the body. Kortani shares how a near-death experience pulled her out of a "safe," masculine-coded engineering career and into breathwork, nervous system work, and eventually the birth of her skincare line, born from her own decade-long healing journey with eczema.

They dig into what resilience actually means (hint: it's not toxic hustle), why pleasure is a foundation and not a reward, and how ancestral patterns and even physical parasites can quietly shape the energy— and the business— you're building. This one gets real, gets a little TMI, and gets deeply into the truth that your body has been trying to tell you all along.

In this episode:

• Kortani's journey from engineer to embodiment coach after a near-death experience
• Redefining resilience: witnessing vs. white-knuckling
• The origin story of Lakeside Apothecary and why she walked away from a steroid prescription
• Pleasure as a foundation, not a reward
• Parasite cleansing, ancestral patterns, and physical sovereignty

Connect with Kortani:

• Instagram: @kortanisamsa
• Lakeside Apothecary: lakeside-apothecary.com
• Hot Girl Summer Summit: lakeside-apothecary.com/pages/2026-summer-summit
• Join the Lakeside Lounge: lakeside-apothecary.com/pages/the-lakeside-apothecary-waitlist