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Wake The F*** Up
by Wake Wellness
Hosted by Alix and Dr.David Long. We're here to empower individuals in self-love by navigating grief & loss through emotional well-being and nervous system regulation.Wake the F up and stop sleepwalking through your life! Download our app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wake-wellness/id6449465135Here at WAKE wellness we are big fans of CANN - The THC & CBD Infused Social Tonic https://drinkcann.com/product/the-starter-pack/cannbassador/Wake/ Referral coupon: WAKE30 redeemable on drinkcann.com This coupon is for 30% off our Starter Pack (best seller!)
Episodes
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Forced Joy and the Fight to Feel Again
Welcome back for another powerful and deeply personal episode of Wake the F*** Up podcast. Our host Alix Long sits down with Dana Frost, widow, caregiver, cancer survivor, and founder of the Forced Joy Project. Dana brings her full, unfiltered story to the table: from losing her husband Brad and...
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Sobriety, Sex, and Starting Over at Zero
This week on the Wake the F*ck Up podcast, Alix sits down with trailblazing entrepreneur and widowhood advocate Nicky Wake for a conversation about loss, resilience, sobriety, and starting over. What unfolds is a story of surviving unthinkable tragedy and radically rebuilding a life with purpose,...
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Healing Together: Navigating Trauma, Trust, and Transformation
Welcome back for another powerful and deeply personal episode of Wake the F*** Up podcast that’s all about navigating trauma, trust, and transformation. This week, our host Alix sits down with Danielle Sebastian, a trauma-informed relationship coach and bestselling author, for a raw, eye-opening...
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Body First, Heart Follows: Somatic Healing After Sudden Loss
In this episode of Wake the F*** Up, Alix Long sits down with grief coach, writer, and founder of New Moon Mira—Mira Simone—for a raw and soul-deep conversation about what it means to navigate profound loss while continuing to show up for life. Mira shares the story of her partner Brian's…
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Goodbye, My Heart: Healing After Pet Loss
In this episode of Wake the F** Up*, Alix Long is joined by writer and pet-loss advocate E.B. Bartels for an honest, tender, and unexpectedly uplifting conversation about what it means to love—and lose—our animal companions. With her book Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter coming out…
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When the Rocket Lands: A NASA Scientist’s Path to Purpose After Tragedy
In this inspiring episode of the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast, our host Alix Long sits down for a profound conversation with John Mollura—a former NASA test engineer turned award-winning photographer and personal development coach. We know our listeners are going to love hearing about John's journey…
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Why Talk Therapy Isn’t Enough: Healing Trauma in the Body
In this powerful episode of the Wake the F*ck Up podcast, Alix welcomes somatic trauma practitioner Steph Harland, who shares her deeply personal journey into trauma healing following the loss of her father to complications from an autoimmune disease. Steph opens up about how his passing inspired...
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Walking Between Worlds: Love Beyond Death
Welcome back to the Wake the F*ck Up podcast. This week we are walking between worlds as our host Alix interviews Natashia Mack, a small-town reverend and evidential psychic medium. The conversation kicks off as Natashia explaines the nuances of mediumship. She describes the full-body experience…
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Untamed Hero: Escaping Abuse, Embracing Healing
In this soul-stirring episode of the Wake The F*** Up podcast, host Alix Long welcomes Katre Keinast, founder of Untamed Hero—a movement forged in the fire of abuse, loss, and radical self-reclamation. More than a survivor, Katre is a mother, a warrior, and a wellness advocate on a mission to…
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Redefining Loss with Marie Alessi
In this powerful episode of the Wake the F** Up* podcast, our host Alix Long sits down with best-selling author and TEDx speaker, Widow, and Grief Advocate Marie Alessi to explore her transformative journey through unimaginable loss. After the sudden death of her husband Rob from a brain…
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Renegade grief-redefining the rules of grieving
One of the goals of the Wake the F*ck Up podcast is to bring to light the often taboo topics around death and grief. Today’s guest, Carla Fernandez, literally wrote the book on challenging these societal norms, with her new bestseller "Renegade Grief”. Carla Fernandez’s work focuses on how…
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Rebuilding the Brain with Dr. Brody Miller
In this powerful episode of the Wake the F*ck Up podcast, Alix sits down with Dr. Brody Miller, a brain injury survivor and Doctor of Natural Medicine who has built his career around helping others with holistic recovery from traumatic brain injury and promoting neurological well-being. Dr.…
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ICYMI - Inside the Modern Widows Club
Welcome back to the Wake the F*ck Up podcast. Our producers are busy putting together some exciting new content for April, including several very special guests in the grief and mindfulness space. You don't want to miss these stories and insights as Alix sits down with incredible new friends to...
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Dating after Death: Is it too soon?
Dating after Death: Is it too soon? In this episode of the Wake the F*ck up Podcast, host Alix Long explores the emotional complexities faced by widows regarding the question, "Will I ever love again?". Get ready for an intimate window inside Alix's emotional healing journey. Drawing from her...
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Grief, Yoga, and Healing: Navigating Loss with Laura Walton
Welcome back to the Wake the F*ck Up podcast. This week our host Alix sits down with Laura Walton, a licensed marriage and family therapist, grief coach, yoga instructor, and author, to explore the deep and often taboo subject of grief. Laura shares her personal journey of profound loss…
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Healing Through Family Constellations: Dayana Lopez's Journey
Have you explored family constellation therapy as part of your healing journey? You don’t want to miss this week’s episode of the Wake the F*ck Up podcast, as our host Alix sits down with Dayana Vanessa Lopez Moreno, a Family Constellation Therapist, healer, brain injury advocate, and most...
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Inside the Modern Widows Club
In this powerful episode of the Wake the F*ck Up podcast, Alix sits down with Carolyn Moor, the founder of the Modern Widows Club, to discuss her personal journey through widowhood and how she transformed her pain into purpose. After losing her husband in a car accident, Carolyn made three…
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Visualize it: Tom Shaw’s Blueprint for Healing After Trauma
Turning grief into purpose is one of our favorite themes here at the Wake the F*ck Up podcast. This week, our host Alix sits down with motivational speakerTom Shaw to dive deep into his extraordinary journey of survival, healing, and growth.Tom opens up about the life-changing car accident at 16...
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Grief to Growth: Honoring the Departed with a Diamond
In this episode of the Wake the F*ck Up podcast, host Alix sits down with Adele Archer, the CEO and co-founder of Eterneva, to explore the deeply emotional and transformative journey behind her company, which turns the ashes or hair of loved ones into diamonds. The conversation kicks off with a...
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Grief on Purpose
In this brand new episode of the Wake the F*ck Up podcast, our host Alix sits down with Laura Walton, a licensed marriage and family therapist, grief coach, yoga instructor, and author, to explore the deep and often taboo subject of grief. Laura shares her personal journey of profound loss,...
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ICYMI - Inside the Ultimate Luxury Wellness Retreat
Welcome back to the Wake the F*ck up Podcast. Our team is busy this week recording some exciting new episodes with special guests joining Alix on the Podcast for the first time in 2025. You don't want to miss our upcoming episodes. In the meantime, we wanted to reply one of our most popular...
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It's okay to not be OK in 2025.
Welcome back to the Wake the F*** Up podcast, as we delve into all that 2025 has to offer. Our hosts Alix and David kick off the episode by reflecting on their holiday experiences as a family. Familiar themes of grief, family dynamics, and the evolution of traditions after loss are woven through...
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5 Steps to Healing from Loss
Welcome back to the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast. This week Alix and David are excited to share a brand new framework we have been working on around healing loss with self-love. Using self love as a tool for healing your grief is a guiding principle of our work here at Wake Wellness. Like the grief...
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Crafting the Pinnacle of Luxury Wellness Retreats
Happy New Year! 🎉 On this week’s episode, Alix Long joins Cally Skye and Dionne to reflect on the transformative experience of the Rebirth Retreat in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. What truly sets apart the world’s finest retreats from the rest? It begins with leadership—leaders who...
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Widower Becomes a New Dad & Heals Through Love
This week on the Wake the F** Up Podcast*, Alix interviews David about their powerful and emotional birth story. From navigating a high-risk delivery to facing life-altering medical decisions, David shares his perspective on becoming a father again, healing from loss, and finding love after...
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When Life Hangs by a Thread - a Mother's Birthstory
Welcome back to another Wake the F*** Up episode, where we've long awaited the powerful story of Alix and Dr. David. Today, they join us to share their devastating yet fascinating journey—from a near-death experience to the birth and life of their final child, Genevieve. In this raw and heartfelt...
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Rebirth Retreat EAT PRAY LOVE Recap Puerto Vallarta
EAT, PRAY, LOVE—these words have resonated deeply with many of us, a timeless reminder of life’s cyclical nature, its trials, and the possibility for transformation. As Alix and Dr. David Long take time off on maternity leave, a new chapter is unfolding for them, one that intertwines the...
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ICYMI - What Must be Carried in Grief
Right now, the WAKE Wellness team is onsite at our 2024 Rebirth Retreat, November 2-9, in Mixto, Mexico. We're so glad to have the opportunity to help our community get out of life's autopilot and break free from factors that have held them back. This week is all about embracing the opportunity…
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What Must be Carried in Grief & the Discomfort of Growth.
This week on the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast, we’re thrilled to welcome back listener favorite Whitney Allen. A successful author and widow, Whitney shares her deeply personal journey since the loss of her husband, Ryan, in April 2022. In this candid conversation, she reflects on her transition from...
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Changing Your Narrative - Dionne' Story
We are excited to welcome a very special guest this week on the the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast. Dionne Eleanor is a relationship and empowerment mentor who creates transformative experiences that address the hidden barriers to well being. Dionne will be part of our WAKE Wellness Rebirth Retreat in...
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ICYMI - Releasing Self Doubt through Embracing Forgiveness
The team at WAKE Wellness is working hard to put the finishing touches on our WAKE Wellness Puerto Vallarta Rebirth Retreat coming up November 2-9. We wanted to re-share this interview with one of our amazing retreat team members Cally Skye, to help give you a better idea of what to expect on a...
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Grief Coaching and a Widow’s Journey to Healing
This week on the Wake the F*ck up Podcast we share a widow’s journey to healing. Amanda Kurtz sits down with Katie to share the story of how she lost her husband in April 2023 to Stage Four stomach cancer. They had been together for more than 11 years, and had just gotten married in January 2023....
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ICYMI - What to Expect 5 Years After Their Death
The WAKE team is busy working on some exciting new content for you! We can't wait to share updates from Alix and David, a preview of our upcoming Rebirth Retreat, and insights from special guest experts. That's all coming up soon on the Wake the F*ck up Podcast. While our team works behind the...
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What to Expect 5 Years After Their Death. Grief & Remembrance.
Welcome back to a very special episode of the Wake the F*ck up Podcast. Our hosts Alix and David sat down to record this episode barely a week before Alix’s due date with their baby girl. It has been a very emotional month as they prepare to welcome this new life, while Alix also marks the five...
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Releasing Self Doubt through Embracing Forgiveness
If you’re curious about what to expect on a wellness retreat and what you might get out of it, you’re going to want to dive into this week’s episode of the Wake the F*ck up Podcast. Guest host Katie Coffee welcomes special guest Cally Skye, our resident expert in breath work, yoga, trauma release...
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Healing from Loss in 5 Steps - Part 2
Welcome back to the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast as we pick up part two of our special two part episode sharing our new Wake Wellness framework around healing loss with self-love. As you heard in last week’s episode, healing your grief using self love is a guiding principle of our work here at Wake...
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ICYMI - Healing from loss in 5 steps
Welcome back to Wake the F*ck Up with Alix and David. Our team is busy working on exciting new content for you, and in the meantime we wanted to re-run one of our most popular episodes this week. This episode blew up on Spotify and we got a ton of great feedback from our listeners. In case you...
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When Life Hands You Complex Medical Trauma
It’s a big week on the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast as we welcome back our hosts Alex and David after a few weeks off for Alix’s Fetoscopic ablation to resolve Vasa Previa. As Katie and Andrew shared on our podcast last week, the procedure was a success and Alix and baby are healthy and doing great....
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Anxiety and ADHD - The Dynamic Duo
Welcome back to the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast. This week Alix and Dr. David Long are taking a break from podcasting as Alix recovers from a successful Fetoscopic ablation to resolve Vasa Previa. Here at WAKE we are so happy and thankful that the procedure was a success, and so proud of our...
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Making Anxiety Your Friend
Welcome back to the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast! This week, Alix and Dr. David Long are in the hospital as Alix undergoes a fetoscopic ablation of the vessel with Dr. Papanna at UT Memorial Hermann, addressing Vasa Previa. If all goes well, Alix will be on 3-4 weeks of bed rest before the arrival of...
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Healing From Loss in 5 Steps - Part 1
Welcome back to the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast. This week Alix and David are excited to share a brand new framework we have been working on around healing loss with self-love. Using self love as a tool for healing your grief is a guiding principle of our work here at Wake Wellness. Like the grief...
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The Power of Letting Go: Surrendering Amidst Turmoil
This week on the Wake the F*ck Up Podcast, Alix and David take a deep dive into how self love can help you recover from loss, by teaching you to trust yourself and build resiliency. Our hosts walk through their experiences with anxiety, fear, perfectionism, mindfulness, coping strategies,...
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What to Expect After Losing “Your Person”
Welcome back to Wake the F* Up! Our theme for July is "The Aftermath of Loss and What to Expect in Grief." The early stages of loss hurt so damn bad because most of us live our lives without embodiment or awareness. You've been living with a focus that has nothing to do with what matters to you,...
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Awake Men: Embracing Emotional Masculinity
This week on Wake the F*ck Up we have a very special episode for you. David Long hosts a men's roundtable discussion, bringing together three men with diverse perspectives and backgrounds to share their unique insights on living consciously, mindfulness, waking up, authenticity and vulnerability....
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Men are Struggling to Feel Generations after World War II
Welcome back to Wake the F* Up!** Our theme for June is Man Month. Alix begins with a heartfelt apology for interrupting, underscoring the importance of respect and humility in conversations about grief and loss. Dr. David shares a good laugh with Alix on this as they both acknowledge their roles...
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What’s Going On In His Head? Inside the Male Psyche
Welcome back to Wake the F*** Up! Our theme for June is Man Month, in honor of Father’s Day on June 16 (U.S.). This week Alix sat down with David for a Q&A to share an inside look at the male psyche, emotions, and consciousness. Thank you so much to our listeners who sent in questions. This…
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Father-daughter grief dynamics with Dr. David and Katie Long
Welcome back to the Wake the F*** Up podcast! Our team is busy working on some great new content, and this week we wanted to replay one of our favorite past episodes, which we think is perfectly timed for Father’s Day coming up in the U.S. This episode is hosted by Dr. David Long and features a...
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A Second Chance At Love - The Beginners Guide To Widowed Dating
This week on Wake the F*** Up, Alix and David sit down with Abel Keough, a remarried widower who has successfully helped thousands of women know if the widowers they’re dating are ready for a serious relationship. Before we dive in to the rest of the episode, we want to give a content warning…
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Mother Wounds and Generational Trauma
Throughout the month of May, we’re releasing new episodes of the Wake the F*ck Up podcast that are all about mother-child relationships, mothering, the mother wound, and how the experiences you have as a child with your mother or parents can have a huge impact on your attachment style and the...
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Mother Wounds: The First Cut Is The Deepest
Throughout the month of May, Alix and David are discussing psychological and emotional topics related to motherhood and mother-child relationships. This week on the Wake the F*** Up Podcast our hosts take a deeper dive into the concept of Mother Wounds, examining their impact on individuals,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by Alix and Dr.David Long. We're here to empower individuals in self-love by navigating grief & loss through emotional well-being and nervous system regulation.Wake the F up and stop sleepwalking through your life! Download our app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wake-wellness/id6449465135Here at WAKE wellness we are big fans of CANN - The THC & CBD Infused Social Tonic https://drinkcann.com/product/the-starter-pack/cannbassador/Wake/ Referral coupon: WAKE30 redeemable on drinkcann.com This coupon is for 30% off our Starter Pack (best seller!)
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