Your health is not just about weight or discipline.

It’s about self-trust.

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Nicole Monteiro sits down with wellness expert Jason Harris to explore how women’s health impacts confidence, relationships, marriage, and long-term wellbeing.

Together they unpack:

• Why high-achieving women still struggle with self-worth

• How physical health affects emotional confidence and intimacy

• The difference between lifespan and healthspan

• What oxidative stress actually is — and why it matters

• How preventative health is easier than reactionary care

• Why sleep, stress, and recovery change everything

• How tracking tools can support intuition instead of control

• The connection between self-talk, faith, and personal power

Jason shares insights from 16+ years in women’s wellness and nearly 30 years of marriage — including how trauma, family dynamics, and mindset influence money, self-image, and relationships.

You’ll also learn about non-invasive biohacking tools that measure antioxidant levels in the body and how measurable feedback can improve lifestyle habits, supplementation absorption, and long-term health outcomes.

This episode is for women who:

• want sustainable health, not perfection

• care about longevity and energy

• want to feel confident in their bodies

• understand that wellness impacts relationships

Because when a woman feels strong, regulated, and supported in her body — everything shifts.

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Where we integrate nervous system regulation, embodied confidence, and feminine wellbeing.

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In this episode of The Secret Formula of Femininity, Dr. Nicole Monteiro answers one of the first questions in her new series, Uncomfortable Questions High-Achieving Women Avoid.

We explore:

• Why slowing down feels unsafe for high-functioning women
• The nervous system connection to overworking and overproducing
• The difference between ambition and anxiety
• How burnout hides behind achievement
• What feminine energy actually requires of you

This episode is for the woman who:

• Is “the strong one” in every room
• Feels restless when she rests
• Confuses productivity with worth
• Has done the work—but still can’t fully exhale

If this resonates, stay with the discomfort. That’s where clarity lives.

✨ Journal with this question:

“What am I protecting myself from feeling if I stop?”

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What if wellbeing isn’t something you achieve, but instead something you practice?

In this guest episode of The Secret Formula of Femininity, Dr. Nicole Monteiro is joined by former mentor, Dr. Siddharth Ashvin Shah, MD, MPH | Founder & President of Greenleaf Integrative (greenleafintegrative.com), for a rich, grounded conversation on laughter and joy as intentional wellbeing practices, not fleeting emotions or personality traits.

Together, they explore how wellbeing can be operationalized through daily competencies — including emotional flexibility, nervous system regulation, and the capacity for joy, especially in high-stress, high-responsibility lives.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• Why laughter is a regulatory practice, not a reaction
• How joy supports emotional resilience and stress recovery
• The difference between happiness, pleasure, and embodied joy
• Why modern wellbeing frameworks often miss the relational and collective dimension
• How laughter shifts the nervous system out of survival mode
• Simple ways to practice joy without forcing positivity

This episode is for anyone who:

• feels burned out by “doing all the right things”

• struggles to feel lightness even when life is good

• wants a more embodied, sustainable approach to wellbeing

Reflection Question:

When was the last time you practiced joy — not waited for it?

Follow Dr. Shah's work at greenleafintegrative.com

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Links to the breath work demonstrations referenced in the episode:

Guided meditations & Yoga nidra by Dr. Shah - https://bio.to/greenleaf-integrative

Laughter yoga led by Nisha Gautam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYtG-i2TJJY&t=10s

ABC News features laughter with Dr. Shah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLrTOBiiwgU

Professional wellbeing consulting by Dr. Shah - https://www.greenleafintegrative.com/