Head 2 Toe Strength Presents

UpLift Women’s Wellness is co-hosted by Bethany Busch, MS, CSCS and Auria Zahed, MS, LMFT—two millennial women with lived experience, clinical training, and a shared mission to rewrite the wellness narrative for women and LGBTQIA+ adults.

Season 1 explores the emotional realities behind strength, therapy, body image, exhaustion, identity, and the pressure to “perform womanhood.” From rebuilding after burnout to redefining leadership, dating, and self-worth, we get loud—and honest—about what it means to care for yourself in a world that rarely does.

This isn’t surface-level self-care.
It’s reclamation in real time.

We talk about:

  • Strength training as nervous system support

  • Therapy that meets you where you are

  • Body image, media distortion, and weight loss culture

  • Recovery and radical rest

  • Dating with emotional intelligence

  • The power of childless women and redefined nurturing

  • Female friendships and leadership without rivalry

Less perfection, more truth. Less grind culture, more wholeness. Come sit with us. We saved you a mic.

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Behind the Episode: Real Reflections from the Mic

Each episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness is followed by a blog post built from the transcript—making the facts, data, and insights accessible to all. We strip away the fluff and highlight the science, strategies, and takeaways so listeners can read, reference, and apply the information for themselves.

🎙 Behind the Episode: The Self-Love Blueprint: Values, Identity, and Wellness


In this episode of UpLift Women’s Wellness, Bethany and Auria sit down with licensed therapist Ilona Varo, LMFT to explore why self-love often feels out of reach, how societal conditioning impacts women’s habits, and practical strategies for rebuilding a relationship with yourself.

💡 Read the full blog post to get the key takeaways, actionable strategies, and insights from the conversation: Self-Love Blueprint Blog

From reframing self-love as self-respect to applying the five love languages to your own life, this post distills the episode into practical steps you can implement today.

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Syndication + Authority

UpLift Women’s Wellness is proudly syndicated on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Good Pod, WDJY 99.1 FM, Podchaser, Amazon Music and ListenNotes.

This show is built for women of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and anyone reclaiming care through strength, emotional safety, and radical honesty.

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🎙 Guest Inquiry

We’re honored by the interest in joining UpLift Women’s Wellness. If you or someone you represent would like to be considered as a future guest, please fill out our Guest Inquiry Form. We review submissions seasonally and prioritize emotionally intelligent pitches that align with our values of authenticity, safety, and lived experience.

We welcome pitches that highlight women who are changing the world with their work or their voice—whether in media, education, healthcare, entrepreneurship, or the professional spotlight.

If your story centers real-world impact, emotional resonance, and actionable insight—we’d love to hear from you.

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