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Wellish
by Sarah Ritondale
Wellish is for people who can turn even the best self improvement advice into proof they're still not good enough. Hosted by Sarah Ritondale, Wellish filters the advice you're already consuming through enoughness, acceptance and real life. Together, we figure out what's genuinely useful, what needs translating and what you can leave behind especially if you are more type B, hard on yourself or tired of treating every imperfect habit like a flaw in your character. Come for casual confessions, honest conversations and practical help for growing without making who you are today the enemy. Because you can become more without believing you're less right now.
Episodes
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Proof you don't have to have it all together to be well
On today's episode I am talking about the research backed and widely discussed and debated definition of the term wellness, how to create an upward spiral toward becoming well and developing a strong locus of control. I discuss how we mistakenly discuss health and wellness interchangeably and why...
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Confessing friendship god complexes, upward spirals and imperfect consistency
On this episode I am introducing some new segments into our causal Friday episodes. I start the episode talking about my Wellish confession of the week that I have a god complex when it comes to being a good friend and unpack it right there with you guys to discover tendencies stemming from my…
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Admitting you procrastinate is the first step in overcoming it
If you want to develop any sort of wellness habit let it be physical, mental, emotional etc. you are going to be faced with procrastination, ESPECIALLY if you struggle with perfectionism and/or being hard on yourself. There is so much shame surrounding procrastination, so on today's episode I…
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The goal isn't getting rid of the overwhelming thoughts & feelings
I thought the goal was getting rid of the negative overwhelming thoughts, but I've recently learned I've been working my a** off to fix the wrong thing. The real goal is making yourself capable of protecting yourself in the midst of the inevitable thoughts and feelings. On this episode I giving…
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Why do we have such a barrier to wellness habits when they make us feel so good?
If you have ever tried to engage in basic wellness habits like exercise, drink water, getting better sleep or rest, eating whole foods, putting yourself in spaces to learn new things then you know that the more you engage in these habits the better mentally you feel. And if you don't know this…
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Trying to stop the negativity is making you feel worse | Confessions of a Wellish Girly
The tools we're given to stop anxiety, rumination, anger, sadness insert any negative emotion is causing us to suppress our feelings. When we protect ourselves in that way to stay safe or avoid conflict it keeps our emotions in preventing us from healing which leads to unwanted tension. In this...
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Stop editing yourself to make people like you
I took a week away from Wellish and realized I’d been trying so hard to get the podcast “right” that it stopped feeling like a place to hang out. In this episode, I’m talking about what changes in Season 5: more honest, less edited conversations about self improvement, without turning every...
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5 years of Wellish: I was wrong about self improvement
Five years ago, I started Wellish because I believed the right advice could help us become better versions of ourselves. Hundreds of conversations and several identity crises later, I’ve realized that many of us aren’t using self-improvement because we believe in ourselves—we’re using it to…
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You can’t self improve your way out of burnout: cortisol and chronic stress with Dr. Erin Kinney
What if your “healthy” routine is actually spending more energy than it gives you? In this episode of Wellish, Sarah sits down with naturopathic doctor and The Cortisol Cure author Dr. Erin Kinney to rethink what we’ve been taught about cortisol, chronic stress, and burnout. Dr. Kinney introduces...
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How to tell if you want the goal or just the approval that comes with it
Do you genuinely want the goal or do you want what achieving it would prove about you? In this episode of Wellish, Sarah breaks down how approval-seeking can quietly shape your goals, especially when you’re a naturally Type B person holding yourself to Type A standards. You’ll learn how to...
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Confession: I turned everything I learned about self improvement into another reason I was’t doing enough
What happens when self-awareness stops helping you understand yourself and starts giving you more reasons to think you should be doing better? In this confession episode, I’m talking about the period of my life when I knew so much about self-improvement, attachment styles, boundaries, nervous...
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You don’t have to follow every good piece of self improvement advice
If you love self-improvement but somehow every new piece of advice becomes another thing you feel like you should already be doing, this episode is for you. Wake up earlier. Journal. Meditate. Exercise. Read more. Meal prep. Regulate your nervous system. Set better boundaries. Be more confident....
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Confession: I thought being good at self improvement would make me feel better about myself
What if self-improvement isn’t actually making you feel better about yourself? In this confession episode, I’m talking about the years I spent reading the books, learning the habits, becoming more self-aware, trying to be more disciplined, and chasing the “best version” of myself because I…
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How to tell if your self improvement is actually self rejection
What if your self-improvement isn’t actually helping you feel better, it’s just giving you more reasons to feel like you’re not good enough yet? In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between healthy personal growth and self-rejection disguised as self-improvement. Especially if…
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Confession: I thought confidence would stop me from ever feeling inadequate
What if confidence isn’t finally becoming someone you can’t find fault with? In this episode, we’re talking about what happens when you’re naturally easygoing, but you still put an insane amount of pressure on yourself to become more productive, disciplined, secure, successful, interesting, or…
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You keep trying to become “that girl” but you’re not the problem
If you’re naturally easygoing but constantly worried that you’re too lazy, too inconsistent, or not disciplined enough, you might have spent years trying to turn yourself into a completely different person. You consume self improvement because you want to feel better about yourself. But somehow...
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Confession: I was trying to become someone nobody would criticize
If you’ve ever tried to become prettier, more disciplined, more successful, more emotionally mature, more confident or just more like that girl because you thought you’d finally feel good enough once you got there, this episode is for you. For years, I thought becoming my ideal self would make me...
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You’re not un-magnetic you’re just used to abandoning yourself
What if becoming more magnetic has less to do with being prettier, cooler, more confident, or more interesting and more to do with finally giving yourself permission to take up space? In this episode of Wellish, we’re talking about the subtle ways we abandon ourselves to stay likable:...
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I’m trying to become less self aware
What if becoming more confident and magnetic has less to do with improving yourself—and more to do with thinking about yourself less? In this episode of Confessions of a Wellish Girly, I’m talking about how I confused being impressive with being magnetic. I thought confidence would come from...
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Learning to enjoy the now, fear of failure, and redefining success with Brian Pultro
In this episode, Brian Pultro is back on Wellish for a conversation about ambition, success, failure, identity, and the pressure to constantly become a better version of yourself. We talk about why so many of us treat happiness like something waiting on the other side of the next goal, why the...
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Confidence isn’t certainty it’s how to become someone you trust
What if confidence isn’t believing everything will work out, but trusting yourself even when it doesn’t? In this episode of Wellish, we’re talking about identity-based confidence: the kind that doesn’t disappear when someone rejects you, criticizes you, doesn’t choose you, or life simply doesn’t…
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The Wellish guide to magnetism & confidence
This month on Wellish, we’re talking about magnetism and confidence, but not the kind that requires becoming hotter, cooler, more mysterious, or completely unbothered. In this very casual Confessions of a Wellish Girly episode, I’m yapping about why I chose this theme, the ways I’ve caught myself...
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Stop chasing and let yourself be chosen
What happens when wanting to be chosen turns into trying to prove that you deserve to be? In this episode of Wellish, we’re talking about the difference between healthy pursuit and anxious chasing and why the harder you work to earn validation, love, friendship, opportunity, or success, the less...
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You don’t need to be a better version of yourself
This month, your Wellish confessions all pointed to the same question: What if life isn’t supposed to feel like one long self-improvement project? In this episode, we’re talking about doing things just because they bring you joy, how to add more adventure without changing your entire life, and…
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Creativity is underrated self care
When was the last time you made something without worrying whether it was useful, impressive, or good enough? In this episode of Wellish, we’re talking about creativity as a form of self-care that deserves far more attention. Creativity gives us a break from constant consumption, productivity…
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You don’t need more discipline you need a better plot
We spend so much time trying to become more disciplined that we rarely stop to ask whether discipline is actually what’s missing. In this episode of Confessions of a Wellish Girly, I’m sharing why I think many of us don’t need another productivity hack, stricter routine, or perfectly optimized...
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How to stop letting your inner critic decide who you are
Do you ever wonder where your inner critic actually came from? In this Confessions of a Wellish Girly episode, I’m sharing a realization I had in therapy that completely changed the way I think about self-improvement, self-worth, and identity. Growing up, friendship rejection taught me to believe…
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Why play isn’t a waste of time (it’s one of the fastest ways to grow)
Do you ever feel guilty for relaxing? Like every hobby needs to be productive, every weekend needs to be optimized, and every moment of your life should be spent becoming a “better” version of yourself? If you’ve forgotten how to have fun without feeling like you’re wasting time, this episode is...
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What if having fun is the most underrated form of self improvement?
If you’ve been feeling guilty every time you slow down, rest, choose fun, or do something that doesn’t make you more productive, this episode is for you. This month’s Wellish theme is play, adventure, and creativity and I’m challenging one of the biggest messages we’ve absorbed from...
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Are we trying too hard to fix ourselves? | Confessions of a Wellish Listener
This week, I’m reading your anonymous confessions, and somehow they all point to the same question: When do we finally get to stop trying to earn our lives? We talk about perfectionism disguised as self-improvement, feeling like you need permission to share your inner world, why healing can…
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The hidden ways we abandon ourselves while trying to get it all right with Cynthia Schwartzberg, LCSW
You can be kind, loyal, self-aware, and deeply caring and still lose yourself. In this conversation with therapist, author, and trauma specialist Cynthia Schwartzberg, we explore the subtle ways self-abandonment disguises itself as love, compassion, self-improvement, and being a “good person.” We...
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Why it feels like you care more than they do
What if the problem isn't that you're too sensitive? What if you've spent so much of you life anticipating other people's needs, managing their emotions, and abandoning yourself in the process that you've mistaken self sacrifice for love? When you're highly sensitive, it's easy to assume that...
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Stop giving people so much power over you
Have you ever looked back at a relationship, friendship, or season of your life and thought, “That wasn’t really me”? Not because someone forced you to change, but because somewhere along the way you started making decisions around someone else instead of around yourself. In this episode, we’re...
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Closet revamping for realignment and staying focused on what you want | Confessions of a Wellish Girly
On this episode I am talking to you guys about the reasons I have been out of my mental fog and feeling good this last week. Not in an ádrenla line performative way, but in a very genuine way. I did several things in the last week that contributed to getting more aligned with the version of…
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How to Stop Self Abandoning in Relationships
If you’ve ever found yourself saying “it’s fine” when it isn’t, ignoring your own needs to keep the peace, or constantly prioritizing someone else’s comfort over your own, this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, we’re talking about self-abandonment in relationships: what it is, why so...
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Emotional crashouts, getting honest with yourself, and manifestation for self growth | Confessions of a Wellish Girly
On this weeks episode of Confessions of a Wellish Girly I thought we would just have a causal hang out sesh. I walk you guys through where my head has been at this past week from a total crash out to something happening that through me into victim mode and the realizations that my negative…
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Stop waiting to be chosen with Ashley Banek
In this episode of Wellish, Sarah sits down with Ashley Banek, founder and CEO of Samara Health, for a conversation about self-trust, boundaries, medical gaslighting, and what happens when you stop waiting for permission to believe your own experience. Ashley shares how years of misdiagnosis and...
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You don’t need chemistry in your relationship, you need saftey
We’ve been taught to chase chemistry. The butterflies. The obsession. The excitement. The feeling that someone can completely consume our thoughts. But what if that’s not actually what creates healthy relationships? In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between chemistry and…
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May Hates & Favs: Less Self Fixing, More Living
May felt like a month of contradictions. I spent part of it dealing with mental health ruts, anxiety about being hard to love, panic spirals around abandonment, and the uncomfortable realization that I might be the common denominator in some of my struggles. I also found myself confronting...
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The Difference Between a Feeling and a Fact | Confessions of a Wellish Listener
This month’s confessions revealed something interesting: a lot of us are learning that just because something feels true doesn’t mean it is. Feeling burnt out doesn’t mean you have a bad attitude. Feeling guilty doesn’t mean you’ve done something wrong. Feeling afraid doesn’t mean something bad…
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How to have your own back no matter what
What if the real problem is that you’ve become so self-aware, self-critical, and growth-focused that you’ve forgotten how to stay on your own side? In this episode, we’re talking about what self-compassion actually looks like when you’re someone who values accountability, emotional intelligence,...
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Emotionally intelligent people still react | Confessions of a Wellish Girly
Everyone wants to be emotionally intelligent until they realize it doesn’t mean becoming perfectly calm, healed, or unbothered all the time. In this episode of Confessions of a Wellish Girly, Sarah talks about the difference between hyper self-awareness and actual emotional regulation, including…
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Chasing enoughness can be a form of self rejection & how wellness culture reinforces the belief you’re not enough with Tori Jenae
If you’ve been trying to become better for years but still secretly feel like you’re not enough this episode is going to hit hard. In today’s conversation, I’m sits down with trauma-informed coach and intuitive healer Tori Jenae to unpack the hidden wound behind perfectionism, overachievement,...
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3 ways self improvement culture is destroying your self worth
What if the habits you call “self-improvement” are actually destroying your self worth? In this episode, we’re talking about 3 extremely normalized behaviors that look like growth in self improvement culture but quietly teach you that who you are right now is never enough. From turning yourself...
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Your loyalty is preventing you from being honest with yourself | Confessions of a Wellish Girly
This week’s episode is for the people who are exhausted from abandoning themselves in the name of being “good,” loyal, understanding, forgiving, or easy to love. This wasn’t a normal rut. It wasn’t “if I fixed my routine” or “if my life looked different.” It was deeper than that. It was the kind…
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You don’t actually hate yourself, you’re stuck in evaluation mode
If you’ve ever thought “why am I like this?” “why can’t I just get it together?” or felt like no matter what you do, it’s never enough this episode is going to hit. Because what if you don't actually hate yourself? What if you’ve just been grading yourself your entire life, scoring your body…
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What your day to day life says about you
In this episode, we’re getting real about what your daily life actually says about you because your habits, routines, and patterns aren’t random!!!! They’re a reflection of what you believe you deserve, what you prioritize, and where you might be a little out of alignment. If you’ve been feeling...
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April Hates & Favs: Emotional Reactions, Abandonment Issues & Needing Reassurance | Confessions of a Wellish Girly
This is your reminder that self-improvement doesn’t look like having it all together, it looks like paying attention and getting to know yourself on a deeper level. In this week’s Confessions of a Wellish Girly, I’m breaking down what actually worked for me in April and what didn’t. From the…
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The pressure to do it all is ruining your life with Brian Pultro
Somewhere along the way, we started believing that for our lives to be good enough they have to be full. Full schedules. Full calendars. Full routines. Full potential. So we keep adding more. More goals, more habits, more plans, thinking eventually it will feel like enough. But what if the…
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The truth no one tells you about resetting your life
If you’re trying to reset your life right now and instead of feeling better you feel uncomfortable, disconnected, or like something is off, this episode is for you. Because the truth no one tells you is that starting over doesn’t feel empowering at first. It feels unfamiliar. It feels like: being...
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Wellish is for people who can turn even the best self improvement advice into proof they're still not good enough. Hosted by Sarah Ritondale, Wellish filters the advice you're already consuming through enoughness, acceptance and real life. Together, we figure out what's genuinely useful, what needs translating and what you can leave behind especially if you are more type B, hard on yourself or tired of treating every imperfect habit like a flaw in your character. Come for casual confessions, honest conversations and practical help for growing without making who you are today the enemy. Because you can become more without believing you're less right now.
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