

Real Talk, Whole Life
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Welcome to Real Talk, Whole Life—part candid phone call with your nerdy best friends, part myth-busting, and entirely unfiltered. Wellness without the woo. Womanhood without the guilt. Wisdom from the fine folks who survived dial-up and low-fat lies.Host Stacy Toth brings honest, heartfelt conversations about what it means to live fully—in your body, your brain, and your messy, magical life. From midlife mayhem and mental health to Botox alternatives and book recs, we’re covering it all—with a side of sarcasm and a whole lot of heart.No shame. No pseudoscience. Just the kind of conversations you actually want to hear when you call a friend—especially if “wellness” has never quite felt like it was made for you.Rooted in womanhood, open to anyone who’s ever been side-eyed in a yoga studio. Come for the hot takes, stay for the healing.Real Talk, Whole Life is hosted by Stacy Toth, bestselling diet culture author turned anti-diet health at any size educator. Her goal is to create a safe space for all to explore their own version of wellness without the elitist self-focused woo woo. Previously The Whole View and The Paleo View, this evolution of the podcast is a reflection of the growth we all go through exploring being middle aged. Expect a wide variety of guests on an even greater variety of topics, but always inclusive ways for non-toxic living (mental and physical).
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Mar 15, 2024 • 54min
Episode 104: Body Image through a Social Justice Lens w/ Summer Innanen & Danni Adams
Body image coaches Danni Adams and Summer Innanen talk to Stacy about why a social justice lens and intersectionality cannot be separated from the concept of body image in world where beauty standards are all rooted in systems of oppression. Danni and Summer share their own experiences of beauty, why practicing community care is also self-care, and give us plenty of resources to get started on our own journey.Find Summer:
BodyImageCoachCertification.com
SummerInnanen.com
Facebook.com/SummerInnanenCoach
Instagram.com/summerinnanen
SummerInnanen.com/etr (Eat the Rules Podcast)
Find Danni:
BodyImageCoachCertification.com
Amapoundcake.com
Instagram.com/amapoundcake
Facebook.com/amapoundcake
Tiktok.com/@amapoundcake
Amapoundcake.myshopify.com (Girlfriends Self-Care Journal)
Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com!If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free content, checkout patreon.com/thewholeview. Your subscription goes to support this show and gets you direct access to submit your questions!We also want to give a big thank you to this week’s sponsors!
LumeDeodorant.com | Use code WHOLEVIEW for $5 off your first Starter Pack
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Mar 8, 2024 • 56min
Episode 103: Sex Cells, Overcoming Bias in Women's Healthcare w/ Phyllis Greenberger
A driving force in women's health policy and research for over 25 years, Phyllis Greenberger, MSW joins Stacy to share about her incredible work, discuss women in clinical trials, and give us a sneak peak about her new book focused on getting the scientific and medical world to recognize that women are unique.Pre-order Phyllis' book Sex Cells: The Fight to Overcome Bias and Discrimination in Women's Healthcare: https://amzn.to/49VCBHl (releases April 2).Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com!If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free content, checkout patreon.com/thewholeview. Your subscription goes to support this show and gets you direct access to submit your questions!We also want to give a big thank you to this week’s sponsors!
Indeed.com/WHOLEVIEW | Get a $75 sponsored job credit
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Mar 5, 2024 • 37min
Bonus: Plastic Nano & Micro Particles in Water w/ Healthline’s Dr. Jenny Yu
Plastic in our water?! Dr. Jenny Yu of Healthline joins Stacy on this bonus episode to breakdown the latest research that has come out about micro- and nano plastics found in our water and beyond. Dr. Yu explains what we do and don’t know, why this information matters, and what we can do to feel empowered in the decisions we make about our personal care. Find Dr. Yu:
Healthline.com
Instagram.com/healthline
Twitter.com/healthline
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Mar 1, 2024 • 1h
Episode 102: Passion Struck, Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life w/ John Miles
Veteran, podcast host, and author John Miles joins Stacy to talk about imagining our own futures and taking action to get there, and changing the narrative of “failure” through cognitive restructuring. John shares stories from his new book that contributed to his 12 principles of mindset and behavior shifts to help us all unlock our purpose and ignite our most intentional life.Find John at JohnRMiles.com and grab his new book, Passion Struck, at https://amzn.to/3OR0s2Z.Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com!If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free content, checkout patreon.com/thewholeview. Your subscription goes to support this show and gets you direct access to submit your questions!We also want to give a big thank you to this week’s sponsors!
Beautycounter.com/StacyToth | Go to Realeverything.com/podcast for a customized skin guide and CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2024 • 41min
Bonus: Self Care & Emotional Fitness Skills w/ Nataly Kogan
On this special bonus episode to close out this month of (self) love, author Nataly Kogan talks to Stacy about tapping into your happier self, working out our emotional fitness skills, and creating a daily practice of self-compassion, gratitude, and acceptance. Find Nataly:
NatalyKogan.com
Happier.com
Instagram.com/natalykogan
The Awesome Human Journal, https://amzn.to/3SNKIju
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Feb 23, 2024 • 56min
Episode 101: Menstrual Cycle Phases & Cellular Health w/ Dr. Bill Rawls
Retired OB/GYN and author Dr. Bill Rawls joins Stacy to explain why staying healthy at the most basic level, our cells, benefits our overall health, immunity, and hormones. We also dive into the what, how, and why of each phase of the menstrual cycle and the roles of estrogen and progesterone during this complex process. Find Dr. Rawls:
RawlsMD.com
VitalPlan.com
Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com!If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free content, checkout patreon.com/thewholeview. Your subscription goes to support this show and gets you direct access to submit your questions!We also want to give a big thank you to this week’s sponsors!
Vegamour.com/WHOLEVIEW | Use code WHOLEVIEW to get 20% off your first order
Indeed.com/WHOLEVIEW | Get a $75 sponsored job credit
Beautycounter.com/StacyToth | Go to Realeverything.com/podcast for a customized skin guide and CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first order
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Feb 16, 2024 • 1h 1min
100th Episode Special: Behind the Scenes
On this very special and celebratory 100th episode of Season 3 of The Whole View, Stacy’s husband, Matt McCarry, takes over as host! He talks to Stacy about her 12-year podcasting career, lessons learned in interviewing, highlights of the show, and what success looks like for her. A big thank you to all of the listeners, whether this is your first episode or 100th! We wouldn’t be here without you. Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com!If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free content, checkout patreon.com/thewholeview. Your subscription goes to support this show and gets you direct access to submit your questions!We also want to give a big thank you to this week’s sponsors!
ButcherBox.com/WHOLEVIEW | Use code WHOLEVIEW to choose your free offer + $20 Off
LumeDeodorant.com | Use code WHOLEVIEW for $5 off your first Starter Pack
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Feb 9, 2024 • 58min
Episode 099: Kidney Health and History w/ Dr. Paul Kimmel
With over 46 years of experience in the medical field, Nephrologist Dr. Paul Kimmel joins Stacy to share a remarkable account of the kidney and the scientific, medical, and health evolution tied to our understanding of it. You're guaranteed to walk away with a better understanding of this important organ’s function as well as the history of dialysis and transplantation in the United States.Find Dr. Kimmel's new book out The Body's Keeper: A Social History of Kindey Failure and Its Treatments (releases 2/13/24):
mcpress.mayoclinic.org/product/the-bodys-keepers
amzn.to/4bt4MiE
Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com!If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free content, checkout patreon.com/thewholeview. Your subscription goes to support this show and gets you direct access to submit your questions!We also want to give a big thank you to this week’s sponsors!
Beautycounter.com/StacyToth | Use code CLEANFORALL20 for 20%, including already discounted regimens!
TryNom.com/wholeview | Get a two-week trial for 50% off
Indeed.com/WHOLEVIEW | Get a $75 sponsored job credit
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Feb 6, 2024 • 1h 18min
Bonus: Weight Loss Injection Semaglutide Myth Busting & Risks w/ Kathleen Meehan, RD
Registered Dietician Kathleen Meehan joins me again for a conversation about the hot (and controversial) topic of semaglutide weight loss medications you know as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus. We dive into the science of glucose, the often overlooked side effects and risks of these drugs, and the bombardment of marketing at every turn.Find Kathleen:
KathleenMeehanRD.com
Instagram.com/therdnutritionist
Tiktok.com/@kathleenmrdn
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Feb 2, 2024 • 1h 8min
Episode 098: Overcoming Self-Sabotage w/ Hazel Gale
Former athlete turned therapist and author, Hazel Gale, shares their experience with burnout, an ADHD diagnosis, and learning from self-sabotage. Stacy and Hazel discuss identifying your monsters within and finding self-compassion through the process.Find Hazel:
Betwixt.life
Tiktok.com/@betwixt.app
Instagram.com/hazel.gale.therapy
Hazelgale.medium.com
Linkedin.com/in/hazelgale
Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com!If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free content, checkout patreon.com/thewholeview. Your subscription goes to support this show and gets you direct access to submit your questions!We also want to give a big thank you to this week’s sponsors!
Lumedeodorant.com | Use code WHOLEVIEW to get $5 off a starter pack
Beautycounter.com/StacyToth | Use code CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first order
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