Skin | Earth | Vitality
by Emily Davis
Looking to learn more about holistic skincare, herbalism, and whole-body vitality? Tune in for expert advice, tips, and interviews with experts in the field. We cover everything from the science of the skin and natural skincare ingredients to lifestyle shifts that connect us more deeply to our natural environment, to how your natural vibrant beauty can shine brightly through your skin.
Episodes
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113. Can Caring for Your Nose Change Your Face?
In this episode of the Ayurveda daily habit series, we're exploring two ancient practices for tending the sinus cavity neti and nasya. We'll talk about why the nose matters for far more than simply moving air, including smell, breath, sensory perception, nervous system regulation, sleep, and even...
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112. Train Your Body + Mind Every Morning: Warm Water, Meditation, Movement
In this episode of the Dinacharya series, we're looking at the Ayurvedic “morning reset”: warm water, morning elimination, meditation and prayer, movement, and morning light. We’ll explore why Ayurveda places so much importance on when we do things, how our daily rhythms interact with digestion,...
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111. Why You Should Scrape Your Tongue Every Morning: Digestion Starts in the Mouth
Today we're kicking off the daily habit series with the easiest habit of all: tongue scraping. We're getting into why Ayurveda has recommended this morning practice for thousands of years, what your tongue can tell you about digestion, and how tongue scraping supports taste, saliva, oral health,...
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110. Juicy on Purpose: Why Your Daily Rhythm Is the Real Glow-Up
If you've ever looked in the mirror and felt like you looked old or felt a draw toward Botox even though you aren't sure that's the answer for you... Instead of trying to look younger, this episode shares the introduction to have to look and feel more alive. This is the first episode in my newest...
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109. Perioral Dermatitis, Acne & Why I Reach for Neem
If you've ever dealt with angry breakouts, perioral dermatitis, weepy eczema, or skin that feels hot, inflamed, and impossible to calm, you've probably been willing to do just about anything to get rid of it. That's where I was when someone suggested neem to me. In this episode, I'm sharing why...
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108. How to Build a Skincare Routine for Rosacea & Redness
If you've ever stood in the skincare aisle staring at dozens of products, wondering which ones will help your redness instead of making it worse, you're not alone. In this final episode of my redness and rosacea series, we're shifting from lifestyle to skincare. We'll walk through every step of a...
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107. Rosacea: Beyond the Redness
Rosacea can feel like such a vague diagnosis. It tells you what your skin is doing, but not why it's doing it. In this episode, I'm sharing what I wish I had learned about rosacea in school. We talk about what's happening beneath the surface, from the nervous system and the skin microbiome to gut...
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106. Why Is My Face So Red? Understanding Chronic Redness, Flushing & Vascular Reactivity
If you've noticed your cheeks becoming redder, flushing more easily, or staying pink long after a workout, glass of wine, or stressful day, this episode is for you. Before we talk about rosacea, we need to understand the foundation: vascular reactivity. In today's episode, I explain what's...
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105. Are Your Thoughts Making You Crispy?
You don't age, you dry out, and our thoughts have a physical effect on our juiciness. Chronic worry and resentment, perfectionism, political outrage, and our obsession with self-improvement, these stories and identities we cling to can create real physiological consequences. True beauty isn't…
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104. The Sun IS Medicine: From an Esthetician Who Was Taught Otherwise
Most conversations about the sun fall into one of two camps: fear it, or worship it. In this episode, Emily explores a more nuanced path. Drawing from nearly two decades as a holistic esthetician, she examines the sun not as an enemy to avoid nor a force to recklessly indulge in, but as a…
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103. Summer Skin Nutrition: Foods + Herbs That Cool, Clear, Hydrate & Protect
What if supporting your skin this summer had less to do with buying another serum and more to do with what's growing in gardens, showing up at farmers markets, and filling your teacup? In this episode, Emily explores how seasonal eating can support healthy, resilient skin during the summer…
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102. Summer Skincare Essentials
Summer is here, and with it comes pool days, camping trips, travel, and a whole new set of skincare considerations. In this episode, Emily shares her favorite ways to support the skin during the warmer months, from boosting hydration and strengthening the skin barrier to navigating sun exposure...
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101. Summer Skin Through a Holistic Lens
Summer is one of the most vibrant seasons of the year. The days are longer, our schedules get fuller, we're spending more time outside, traveling, socializing, and soaking up everything the season has to offer. But all of that abundance and activity also changes what the body and skin need. In…
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100. This Is 40: Temple Medicine
Real beauty isn't something you apply. It's a state of being. And it's in the intimate ways you care for yourself in what nobody else sees but you feel. This is temple goddess medicine. We talk about safety, nourishment, and coming into real relationship with your own body. About what it means to...
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99. Hydration as Sun Protection
What if sun protection isn’t only about blocking the sun, but also about preparing your skin to interact with it better? In this episode, I’m widening the conversation around summer skincare beyond sunscreen and sunblock. We’re talking about hydration as a foundational part of resilient, healthy...
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98. 8 Lessons From 8 Years in Business
This week on Skin Earth Vitality, Emily reflects on eight years of building Stratum Aesthetics and shares the eight biggest lessons from her eighth year in business. This episode is part business reflection, part philosophy, part nervous system debrief from the trenches of entrepreneurship. Emily...
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97. It's Spring. Does Your Skincare Know That?
If your skin has been acting off lately, it might just be the season. Spring pulls the body out of a slower, more dormant state, and the skin doesn't always transition gracefully. Puffiness, congestion, that flat dullness that won't quit are all pretty normal this time of year. In this episode…
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96. My Social Media Experiment (A 6 Month Field Note Update)
I left social media over six months ago as an experiment. I wanted to see what it would look like to build my life and business without it. In this episode, I’m sharing an update from the field. We get into the subtle ways social media was shaping my sense of relevance, creativity, and even...
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95. Skin & Your Cycle, Part 4: Luteal
The luteal phase is often when we see more activity on the skin: jawline breakouts, cystic acne, rosacea flares, puffiness, congestion, dehydration. In this episode, I walk you through what’s happening hormonally, neurologically, and metabolically during early and late luteal, and how those…
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94. Skin & Your Cycle, Part 3: Ovulation
Ovulation is the true main event of the menstrual cycle. While most of us were taught to organize our cycle around bleeding, biologically the entire month builds toward ovulation. This is your inner summer — a phase of outward vitality, peak circulation, collagen stimulation, and hormonal...
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93. Skin & Your Cycle: Part 2: The Follicular Phase
Understanding your monthly cycle is a literal superpower. When you begin to track and work with your cycle, you strengthen your relationship with your physical body and your intuition. This awareness creates clarity, agency, and self-trust, and honestly, I believe the world would be a better…
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92. Skin & Your Cycle, Part 1: The Menstrual Phase
If your skin changes every month during your period, it’s easy to dismiss it as “just hormones.” But that explanation doesn't helps us understand what’s actually happening, or how to support our bodies more effectively. In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at what’s happening in your body...
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91. How 100 Days Off Instagram Gave Me My Brain Back
Just over 100 days ago, I went cold turkey off Instagram and all social media. What I didn’t expect was how much mental space, clarity, and inner authority I would regain. In this episode, I share a long-form reflection on why I left, what changed after stepping away, and what I’ve learned about...
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90.The Reset Button For When You're Bloated, Foggy, or Breaking Out
If you’re coming out of the holidays, or really any period of indulgence, stress, illness, or disrupted routine.. you might be feeling bloated, foggy, sluggish, or noticing changes in your skin. Breakouts, dryness, sensitivity, and inflammation are common signals that something feels “off.” The...
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89. How to Actually Achieve Your Goals in 2026 | A Seasonal Planning Approach
Have you ever set a New Year's goal you were genuinely excited about… only to burn out by February? In this episode, Emily shares the seasonal planning framework she stumbled into last year, a way of working toward goals that follows the intelligence of nature instead of relying on willpower,...
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88. How to Keep Your Skin Comfortable and Juicy in Winter
If your skin feels dry, sensitive, dull, or like it just wants a blanket this time of year, you’re not imagining it. Winter changes the light, the air, circulation, digestion, and hydration in the body, and your skin feels all of it! In this episode, Emily breaks down why winter skin behaves the...
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87. The Off Switch That Makes My Life Feel Spacious Again
Once a month, I disappear from the world ... on purpose. No phone. No notifications. No chores. No pressure to be productive. Just a full day of white space that I call Moon Day. In this episode, I’m sharing the ritual that changed my relationship with rest, my creativity, and my work. It’s…
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86. Your Body Has a Weather System: How to Read It
Today I’m teaching you a new language. A way of understanding your inner ecology so you can make sense of what’s happening inside your body and on your skin. This framework is the foundation for so many future conversations about rosacea, breakouts, digestion, nervous system patterns, and…
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85. Beyond Retinol: How Your Inner Ecology Shapes Smoother, Brighter Skin
In this episode, Emily shares the five inner-ecology pillars that support the same outcomes people often seek from retinoids: smoother texture, brighter tone, fewer bumps, and a calmer, more resilient barrier. She also breaks down the difference between dietary vitamin A and topical retinoids…
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84. Natural Retinol Alternatives: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What I Recommend
Today’s episode is part two of the vitamin A mini-series. Last week we talked about retinoids, what they do, how they interact with the skin, and why they can be so destabilizing from a corneotherapy and vitalist perspective. This week, we’re shifting into something more exciting: retinoid...
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83. Is Retinol Really “The Gold Standard”? A Holistic Take
In today’s episode, I’m diving into one of my most requested topics: retinol, Retin-A, retinaldehyde, retinol esters, the whole retinoid family, and how these different forms of vitamin A actually work in the skin. This episode is the first in a three-part Vitamin A series. Today we’re focusing…
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82. Rewilding Your Rituals: Why Herbalism Feels Like Coming Home
In this episode, Emily dives into the heart of herbalism. What even is herbalism? How is it different from “clean” or “plant-based” skincare, and why do herbalist-formulated products feel so alive? She shares how her love of plants began at the Denver Botanic Gardens (and the fairy-tree…
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81. Holistic Living Isn’t an Aesthetic
In this episode, Emily talks about how her understanding of holistic living has evolved beyond the “natural lifestyle” checklist into a deeper, more textured practice. She shares why true holistic living is less about controlling every variable and more about cooperating with the body’s innate...
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80. The Art of Decluttering 2.0: The Fall Shed Ritual
In this episode, Emily guides you through one of her favorite seasonal rituals, the Fall Shed. This is a powerful process of releasing clutter, stagnant energy, and outdated identities in order to create spaciousness for renewal, vitality, and aligned growth as we transition into a new year.…
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79. Field Notes From Leaving Social Media
What really happens when you step away from social media: mentally, emotionally, and as a business owner? In this candid episode, I share my field notes from three weeks off Instagram: the unexpected grief, newfound peace, surprising business clarity, and the stories I didn’t know I was living...
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78. Fall Self-Care Bucket List
This week, Emily shares her Fall Self-Care & Wellness Bucket List. This is a cozy, grounding lineup of ideas designed to help you feel nourished, rooted, and more at home in your body as the season shifts. If you’ve been feeling dry, scattered, or craving warmth, this episode is for you. From...
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77. How to Read Your Wrinkles and Restore Vitality
In this episode, Emily explores wrinkles through a vitalist lens... seeing them not as flaws to fix, but as messages from a living, intelligent body. She unpacks how aging became something we fear, how modern culture taught us to see our faces as broken parts, and what it means to come home to...
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76. Beauty Is Sacred: Reframing Wrinkles and "Fix-It" Culture
In this episode, I explore the idea that beauty is sacred: not something to pathologize, fix, or commodify. We’ll talk about how cultural grooves train us to see flaws instead of presence, why fix-it culture is actually a desecration of the holy, and how we can begin to shift into reverence…
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75. Seasonal Beauty: Nourishing the Body in Autumn
This week, we’re exploring how autumn invites us to tend to ourselves in deeper, more nourishing ways. In a world where beauty is often defined by surface fixes and staying forever young, this episode redefines beauty as harmony with nature and vitality from within. We’ll look at what it means to...
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74. Tending to Your Inner Light in a World That Feeds on Fear
In this midweek bonus episode, Emily speaks about emotional, energetic, and cognitive sovereignty in a time of chaos. In the wake of violent, uncensored media flooding our social feeds, she explores what it means to protect your mind, body, and spirit from the collective swirl of fear. Why doing…
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73. Bright Nights, Dim Days: How Circadian Disruption Affects Your Skin
Every organ, every cell, even your skin, is timed by your circadian clock. The 24 hour clock that is governed by light and dark, eating patterns, even movement. When you live in sync with this rhythm, your body anticipates what it needs: your skin repairs itself overnight, your digestion runs...
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72. Unraveling Beauty, Consumerism, and Enoughness
In this episode I share my own journey from feeling like beauty was “shallow” to realizing it is sacred. Along the way we unravel: How Big Beauty thrives on shame, scarcity, and impossible standards The difference between natural consumption and the frenzy of consumerism Why excess is actually...
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71. Hyaluronic Acid: Hero, Hype, or Half-Truth?
After a nourishing summer pause, I’m back in the studio with a fresh season of episodes that dive deeper into the heart of holistic skin health. In today’s episode, we’re opening the conversation around hyaluronic acid. Is it worth the hype? Is it helping or hurting your skin? We’ll explore: Why...
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70. If You Read Food Labels, It’s Time to Read Your Skincare Labels Too
This summer, we’re diving deep into ingredient literacy to build discernment. In this short intro episode, I’m setting the stage for a new summer series where each week, I’ll unpack one skincare ingredient through a holistic lens. You’ll learn not only what the ingredient does, but why it’s used,...
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69. Botox vs. the Body’s Wisdom: A Holistic View
What does it really mean to age with vitality? And does Botox fit into that conversation? In this episode Emily explores how Botox affects the body’s energy, tissue health, and natural aging process, explored through holistic principles, fascia science, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the…
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68. 7 Lessons from My 7th Year in Business
This episode is for anyone navigating business, burnout, personal growth, or the uncomfortable gap between where you are and where you want to be. In this reflective episode, you'll hear 7 hard-earned lessons from year seven of running a business. The kinds of lessons that come from pushing…
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67. Cooking as Skin Care: Creating a Space That Nourishes You
Today’s episode is all about something most skincare podcasts never touch—your kitchen. Not the fridge contents (though that matters too), but the actual space, tools, and energy you bring to it. I’m sharing why a nourishing kitchen setup is one of the most underrated skin-care tools you can…
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66. How Circadian Rhythms Impact Acne, Aging, Sensitivity & Skin Repair
In this episode , we’re diving into one of the most foundational (and underrated) elements of skin health: your circadian rhythm. As modern life pulls us further away from natural light cycles and seasonal rhythms, our skin (and whole body) feels the strain. From wound healing to breakouts,...
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65. Skin Food Feature: Pearl Powder
In this episode, I’m sharing a deep dive into one of my favorite skin foods: pearl powder. This gentle, mineral-rich tonic has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda for centuries to support not just the skin, but the nervous system, emotional balance, and deep cellular…
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64. Energetic Hygiene and Resisting Fear Frequency
What even is energetic hygiene? And why does no one teach us how to do it? This episode is a deep dive into the practices, mindset shifts, and daily habits that protect your life force, stop energy leaks, and bring clarity back into your body, your mind, and even your skin. Emily shares her...
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Looking to learn more about holistic skincare, herbalism, and whole-body vitality? Tune in for expert advice, tips, and interviews with experts in the field. We cover everything from the science of the skin and natural skincare ingredients to lifestyle shifts that connect us more deeply to our natural environment, to how your natural vibrant beauty can shine brightly through your skin.
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