The RAISE Podcast

This week we're joined by Amelia Stuart Short to explore the unconventional wellness and motherhood practices that have shaped her life and family. From a traumatic start to adulthood and a powerful journey through recovery, spirituality and personal transformation, Amelia shares how those experiences led her to question the status quo and create a life rooted in intuition, intentionality and trust. Together, we dive into some of the "unhinged" wellness practices Amelia swears by, including red light bulbs at sunset, avoiding sunglasses, fascia work, tongue-tie release, nervous system support, low-tox living and creating a home environment that works with our biology rather than against it. We also explore Amelia's deeply personal experiences with pregnancy and birth, including conscious conception, home birth, trusting the body, and learning to tune out external noise in favour of inner wisdom.

This week we’re joined by Holly Scarsella - brand and business consultant, investor and mum of three - for a powerful, no-fluff business masterclass on how to build, grow and scale a business in today’s digital world. Holly shares her journey from working in PR for global brands to founding and selling her own fashion label, before moving into consultancy and mentoring female-led businesses. Drawing on real-world experience, she breaks down what actually separates businesses that succeed from those that struggle, especially in an oversaturated online market. We explore the importance of mastering the fundamentals before chasing growth, why conversion matters more than visibility, and how understanding your customer journey, touchpoints and retention strategy can completely transform a business. Holly also unpacks why many founders rush to scale too soon, how to know if your business is actually ready and the honest questions every founder needs to ask themselves about capacity, risk and sustainability. This conversation is packed with practical insights on marketing, community building, confidence, problem-solving, and redefining success — particularly for women balancing ambition, family and wellbeing. Whether you’re just starting out, feeling stuck, or considering your next stage of growth, this episode offers grounded advice you can apply immediately!

NAD is everywhere right now! Hailed as the key to energy, longevity, better sleep, sharper focus and even younger skin. But what’s actually real… and what’s just hype? In this week's episode we sit down with Dr Nichola Conlon, molecular biologist, longevity researcher and founder of Nuchido, to cut through the noise and unpack the science behind one of the most talked-about molecules in health and wellness. Dr Conlon explains what NAD actually is, why it declines so dramatically as we age, and how that decline impacts energy, brain fog, sleep, inflammation and biological ageing, especially for women in perimenopause and menopause. This conversation reframes ageing as a cellular process you can influence, not something you simply have to accept, and brings the focus back to sustainable habits, foundational health and long-term vitality. If you’re curious about longevity, energy, hormones, or how to age well without extremes, this is an episode you’ll want to listen to in full!

This week, Coral & Natalie sit down to share the habits, practices, gadgets, swaps and mindset shifts that genuinely changed their health and home life in 2025. From simple kitchen upgrades to biohacking tools, digital boundaries, skincare favourites, nourishing routines and the rituals and practices that keep them grounded, this episode is full of real-life recommendations, honest reflections and practical takeaways you can start using today. Ready to RAISE your life? Get the RAISE 100 Day Journal here - www.weare-raise.com Use the code RAISE10 for 10% off

This week we sit down with Camilla Fayed and Aurora Solá - authors of Manifesto on the Future of Food and the visionary team behind Farmacy to explore why the health crisis, food crisis and soil crisis, are not separate problems, but one interconnected story. Camilla and Aurora reveal the uncomfortable truth behind our modern food system: how industrial agriculture, pesticides, synthetic fertilisers, and corporate seed monopolies have stripped nourishment from our plates and vitality from our soil. They share how biodynamic farming, local growers, soil-centred agriculture, and a return to community-based food systems could reverse disease trends, restore our health, and transform the planet in a single generation. Their message is clear: the most radical act you can take right now is knowing your farmer, cooking at home and bringing food back to its source. From corporate control of seeds, to why supermarkets distort our senses, to the hidden costs of food that show up in our healthcare system, this conversation will change the way you shop, eat, parent, and think about nourishment.

This week we sit down with Dr Mazin Al-Khafaji, one of the world’s leading authorities in Chinese medicine, to explore the ancient principles behind this holistic system, and why it may hold the key to understanding modern illness. Dr Mazin explains how Chinese medicine views the body as an ecosystem - a network of interdependent systems that must stay in balance for health to thrive. He unpacks what a diagnosis looks like, why practitioners examine the tongue and pulse and how conditions like eczema, autoimmune disorders and hormonal imbalances are treated through a process of draining, harmonising and tonifying the body rather than simply suppressing symptoms. We also discuss the four pillars of health; nourishment, movement, rest and emotional stability - and why maintaining all four is essential for wellbeing. He shares practical insights on food as medicine, the importance of eating diverse colours and flavours to nourish the microbiome, how emotions directly affect the body and what modern medicine can learn from Eastern philosophy. Dr Mazin’s wisdom offers a bridge between ancient healing and modern science, reminding us that prevention, balance and understanding our body’s signals are the true foundations of health.

In our first ever live episode, we sit down with biohacker and longevity expert Kayla Barnes Lentz to explore the future of female health and optimisation. Kayla shares her full daily routine, from red light therapy and sauna to peptides, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and hormone tracking to why women must approach biohacking differently to men. We unpack the truth about cycle syncing, sleep, stress, fertility, toxins, supplements and longevity testing, along with Kayla’s top three habits every woman should master: reduce toxic load, manage stress and protect your sleep. Whether you’re new to longevity or deep into your health journey, this episode will help you understand your body on a deeper level and help you take actionable steps to upgrade your biology, one habit at a time. 🎧 Listen for real, science-backed tools to raise your health, hormones and energy.