

Inner Growth
Carolina Salazar
Here to fuel your personal evolution one podcast at a time, Inner Growth provides fun, real & deep interviews + conversations that strengthen your connection to self, elevate your mindset and help you find more self love. With each episode, Carolina Salazar (@thecarolinalifestyle) & her guests dive into all things personal growth -- from body love, to perfectionism healing, astrology, hormone health, cycle syncing, self acceptance, manifestation and mindset shifts --nothing is off limits. Grab your matcha latte or favorite nourishing drink & enjoy! (Previously LUNA The Podcast)
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Jul 8, 2022 • 53min
How to Get Over Perfectionism & Show Up As An Empowered Female with Noam Raiter M.D. (@noamrwellness)
#63. On this week's guest episode, Carolina chats with Noam Raiter M.D.. Based in Toronto, Noam is a Med Student and Wellness Content Creator, as well as one of Carolina's social media turned IRL friends, and she is the definition of BADASS. In this lovely conversation, Noam talks about BALANCE, her mental health journey, body image healing, perfectionism, navigating friendships in your 20s, and more! The conversation was such a breath of fresh air, and we're sure you're going to love it!
Episode breakdown:
0:00-3:30 - Intro
3:00-6:00 - Noam's Big 3 + a bit about what she does/shares online
6:30-9:33 - Noam's health non-negotiables
9:33-13:00 - The most challenging parts of showing up as an empowered female
13:00-16:00 - Noam’s mental health journey — body image, perfectionism & burnout
16:00-18:00 - How connecting with other wellness creators/accounts helped Noam heal her relationship to her body
18:30-22:30 - The things that have helped Noam improve her body image and go beyond defining yourself based on your appearance
22:30-30:00 - Navigating friendships in your 20s
30:30-34:00 - Current learning lessons for Noam
34:00-36:30 - Tying in Noam’s big three to her personality
36:30-42:50 - How to get over perfectionism + anxiety & navigate unknowns/instability
42:50- 47:00 - What spirituality means to Noam
47:00-53:00 - Rapid Fire Questions
Noam's IG: @noamrwellness
Noam's TikTok: @noamrwellness
Noam's Podcast: You're Not Too Busy
Noam's Podcast Ep with Carolina: You're Not Too Busy To Accept & Love Your Body
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Jul 8, 2022 • 31min
8 Ways To Embody Divine Feminine Energy
#62. On this solocast, Caro talks about a topic that is core to the podcast: feminine energy. She breaks down the difference between masculine and feminine polarities, opens up about her experience embodying feminine energy, shares 8 tips on how to connect to it, and also explains how the wounded feminine differs from the divine feminine!
If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @lunathepodcast @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy!
Love you so much xx
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Jul 8, 2022 • 54min
Living Intuitively & Healing Through Relationships with Kelsey Weaver (@consciouslykels)
#63. On this week's guest episode, Carolina chats with Kelsey Weaver. Kelsey is an entrepreneur, social media manager and the Creator behind @consciouslykels. In this conversation, Kelsey talks about quitting her 9-5 to become an entrepreneur, facing fears, her spiritual journey, learning to create her schedule in alignment with her values, rewiring money beliefs, and healing through relationships. You're in for a treat!
TIME STAMPS:
0:00-3:30 - Intro
3:30-15:00 - Kelsey’s journey from 9-5 to entrepreneurship
15:00-18:00 - Navigating fears and following your intuition
18:00-21:00 - Intuitive scheduling, working in alignment with your values & making time for play
21:00-30:00 - Kelsey’s journey with yoga + meditation
30:00-32:30 - Questioning everything and rewiring beliefs
32:30-35:30 - How relationship patterns helped Kelsey’s spiritual evolution
35:30-43:00 - Books that Kelsey is currently reading
43:00-50:00 - Reprogramming money beliefs
50:00-54:00 - Rapid Fire Questions
KELSEY'S IG: @consciouslykels
KELSEY'S TIKTOK: @consciouslykels
If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @lunathepodcast @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy!
Love you so much xx
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Jul 8, 2022 • 53min
My Spiritual Journey Story
#60. On this episode, Carolina opens up about her upbringing, her college experience and the things that led to her spiritual awakening, the different lessons learned along the way, and where she's at now. Hopefully this episode shows you that you are not alone, that everyone's journey is unique and similar at the same time, and that awakening, healing and growing is an ongoing process, not an instant change.
If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @lunathepodcast @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy!
Love you so much xx
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Jun 6, 2022 • 1h 6min
The Courage to Accept and Heal Yourself with Arabella Blaker
#59. On this week's guest episode of LUNA the podcast, Carolina chats with Arabella Blaker N.D. AKA @thearabellasolution. Originally from the UK and based in NYC, Arabella is a Holistic Nutritionist, Naturopathic Practitioner & Medical Intuitive. On this lovely conversation, Arabella shares her truth vulnerably, tracing the steps she took to heal her body holistically. She also talks about self love, self acceptance, integrating eastern and western medicine practices, hormonal health, and feminine energy. You are going to love her goddess essence :)
episode breakdown:
0:00-4:00 - Intro
4:00-9:00 - Arabella's introduction, what she studied and how she created the Arabella Solution
9:00-12:00 - naturopathic medicine vs. nutritional therapy
12:00-13:30 - the interrelation between all the components of healing
13:30-19:00 - the truth behind Arabella's full body healing journey
19:00-20:30 - what happens when we run into people from our past after awakening spiritually
20:30-22:15 - Arabella's thoughts on spirituality & connection
22:15-26:00 - how to transform suffering into peace
26:00-35:00 - how the way we view ourselves & self love plays into our health
35:00- 40:45 - ancestral healing, listening to your body's wisdom, why Arabella gave up veganism
40:45-44:00 - the truth behind weight loss for women & it's relation to our gut, hormones & nervous system
44:00-50:00 - how hormones actually impact our body
50:00-58:00 - how to achieve balance + tips for tapping into feminine energy
58:00-1:05:00 - rapid fire q's
Arabella's IG: @thearabellasolution
Arabella's website: www.thearabellasolution.com
Feminine & Masculine energy resource: HERE
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Jun 2, 2022 • 20min
There Are No Coincidences, Only Synchronicities
#58. On this episode, Carolina talks about the situations in our lives that seem to be random occurrences or coincidences... and how in fact, nothing is a coincidence. She talks about the true meaning of these synchronicities and its interconnection with our inner world.
0:00-7:00 - intro + life updates
7:00 - 9:00 - you cannot predict how life is going to go
9:00 -12:00 - everything happens for a reason & letting yourself be guided
12:00 - 13:30 - surrender/ curiosity for the unfolding + navigating challenges
13:30- 16:40 - exploring the definition of “synchronicity” and how it applies to life
16:40- 19:00 - quote of the episode
19:00 - 20:00 - outro
Please DM me on IG @lunathepodcast @thecarolinalifestyle if this episode resonated, if you want someone to talk to, or if you learned something today!
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May 30, 2022 • 56min
Developing Confidence & Redefining "Healthy" with Caroline & AnnCatherine Conneen (@girlswithgoalspod)
#57. On this week's guest episode of LUNA the podcast, Carolina sits down (in person!) with Caroline & AnnCatherine Conneen, the twin sister behind the Girls with Goals Podcast. Caroline is a personal trainer and AnnCatherine is a group fitness instructor, and both bring education and enlightenment to the world of fitness and mental health with their content and purpose.
In this conversation, they talk about their journeys with health and wellness, their experiences with moving to the US from Hong Kong, navigating body image and restrictive relationships with food/exercise in high school, what helped them get to where they are now, tips for confidence and bad body image days.
0:00-4:00 - opening
4:00-9:00 - intro & their birth charts
9:00-10:30 - what Caroline & AnnCatherine share online
10:30- 16:00 - moving in high school, its impact on their health + fitness, & finding their WHY
16:00-18:00 - AnnCatherine’s ED + body image journey
18:00-24:00 - The impact of society & parents on body image
24:00 - 31:00 Caroline’s ED + body image journey
31:00 - 33:00 - pivotal moments & big changes that brought them to where they are now
33:00 - 36:00 the power of education
36:00 - 38:30 - acceptance is the first step
38:30 - 48:00 triggers and healing body image/confidence
48:00- 50:00 - tips for bad body image days
50:00-56:00 - rapid fire q's
AnnCatherine's IG: @anncatherineconneen
Caroline's IG: @carolineconneen
Girls with Goals Pod: SPOTIFY
Girls with Goals IG: @girlswithgoalspod
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May 26, 2022 • 23min
Nothing is Permanent
#56. On this solocast, Carolina touches on a topic that permeates our human experience: impermanence. At the end of the day, if nothing is permanent, how does that affect the way we choose to live?
0:00-6:25 - intro ft. a quote that has come up for me recently
6:25-10:00 - sharing a piece of my writing on the topic of impermanence
10:00-14:00 - reflections on nostalgia, moving throughout my life, changes that come up in adulting
14:00-16:00 - what happens when you realize you might not have something anymore
16:00-19:00 - shifting from regret to gratitude
19:00 - 20:00 - duality of embracing change and grieving the past
20:00-23:00 - quote of the day + closing remarks
Please DM me on IG @lunathepodcast @thecarolinalifestyle if this episode resonated, if you want someone to talk to, or if you learned something today!
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May 23, 2022 • 1h 9min
Using Astrology To Understand Yourself with @piscesito
#55. On this phenomenal guest episode, Carolina sits down with Vernel AKA @piscesito on TikTok & Instagram. Vernel is a 21 year old self-taught part time astrologer in training, business student and fashion enthusiast. Born and raised in Panama City and currently based in Germany, he carries a wealth of astrological knowledge and shares his unique view on astrology and his journey with it on this episode.
They get vulnerable AF, and Vernel shares:
how he took the leap to leave his full time job and do astrology full time alongside studying
how he came into contact with spirituality and astrology
his hot takes on Carolina's birth chart
his view of astrology through the houses
how to use astrology in an empowering way
how to navigate saturnian placements and self-judgement
find Vernel on TikTok: @piscesito
find Vernel on IG: @piscesito
get Vernel's e-book: Astrology Guide - Your Chart Through My Eyes
get a birth chart reading with Vernel: HERE
Please DM me on IG @lunathepodcast @thecarolinalifestyle if this episode resonated, if you want someone to talk to, or if you learned something today.
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May 19, 2022 • 24min
4 Tips For Overcoming Not Feeling "Good Enough" + My Story
Carolina, podcast host, opens up about her personal struggles with not feeling 'good enough' and shares 4 tips to overcome it. She reflects on therapy, societal pressure, and the importance of valuing achievements. Additionally, she discusses incorporating the Huell super greens powder into the morning routine.


