About this episode

Maria shares her wellness journey, including surprising food sensitivity results and reflections on vulnerability in sharing personal experiences.

Hey Heal Squad! This week’s What Worked This Week is part life update, part wellness experiment, and part deeper convo that might hit closer than you expect. Maria’s coming to you from El Salvador, fully unplugged, makeup-free, and feeling the shift that comes with simplifying everything…which leads to some really honest reflections about vulnerability, sharing, and protecting your peace. Of course, we kick things off with what’s actually working. The sleep mask and pillow setup? Still delivering! But wait until you hear what’s been happening in her dreams lately, LOL. Then she shares her latest obsession (and her favorite recipe from her mom!) a healthy sweet treat that’s basically an upgraded granola. Then things get interesting… Maria breaks down the food sensitivity test she just took, and let’s just say, the results were not what she expected. We’re talking major staples (olive oil, cucumbers…say it isn’t so for a Greek girl!) now on the “maybe not” list, and it’s completely changing how she’s thinking about what she eats and how she fuels her body.And then… we go deeper. A powerful audiobook—Strangers by Belle Burden—sparks a bigger conversation about sharing our lives in a…

People in this episode

Host: Maria Menounos

Topics covered

• wellness experiment
• food sensitivity
• vulnerability
• sharing
• self-reflection

Keywords

• healthy foods
• food sensitivity test
• vulnerability
• wellness
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Strangers by Belle Burden

Places: El Salvador

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