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Healing Heroines: Real Stories of Purpose, Growth, & Transformation

by chandler stroud

Welcome to Healing Heroines: Real Stories of Purpose, Growth & Transformation, a podcast for women who have built lives they’re grateful for, but still feel the pull for something more. Each week, host Chandler Stroud sits down with women who have answered that call, along with the trusted guides who have shaped her own journey, to explore the stories, choices, and turning points that changed everything. From unexpected interruptions and major life transitions to quieter moments of knowing, these conversations explore what happens when we stop ignoring what life is asking of us and start trusting ourselves enough to answer. Because sometimes, the story that changes your life starts with someone else’s. Every woman receives the call. A heroine chooses to answer it.

Latest episodes

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Learning to Trust Yourself Again: Chandler's Story

What if something you’ve believed about yourself for 20 years isn’t the whole truth? A few weeks ago, Chandler was sitting in her bathtub when a memory she had buried lo

Nov 11
50 min

Leaving Corporate Without a Plan: Why the Small Things Matter | Erin's Story

Erin Thomas learned early that the greatest gift you can give someone is simply showing up. What happens when a life spent in service to others leads you to walk away fr

Nov 4
1 h 02 min

Re-Release: Stillness & Somatic Practices for Avoiding Burnout

As we say goodbye to October/Emotional Wellness Month, we're re-releasing one of our favorite episodes with Hero and Somatic Healing Practitioner Nicole Kim. Whether

Oct 28
38 min

Coping With Grief and Loss: 9 Women on Finding The Way Through

Grief has a way of convincing you that no one else could possibly understand. But the women on this show have been remarkably honest about what loss actually felt like, a

Oct 21
31 min

From School Counselor to Intuitive Medium: Miranda’s Story

What happens when the woman who teaches others to process their feelings finally has to stop and feel her own? Miranda Partridge did everything right. Master’s degree, e

Oct 14
1 h 15 min

Know Your Worth When Everything Falls Apart: Jane's Story

At the height of her success, Jane Pak sat down on New Year's Day and asked herself what she might be missing. A year later she found out, and it eventually cost her

Oct 7
1 h 13 min

The Accountability to Achieve Her Health Goals: Jordan's Story

Jordan Craig has spent her career at some of the top tech companies, from Twitter to Google, and now LinkedIn. She led high-impact teams while quietly carrying more than

Sep 30
1 h 01 min

From Wall Street to Sexual Assault Survivor Advocacy: Sharon's Story

She had the career, the credentials, and a seat at Goldman Sachs she'd fought hard to earn. Then life asked her to reconsider everything. What happens when some of

Sep 23
51 min

Everyone's Grief Personas are Different: Sarah's Story

Sarah Baldwin was standing in line for coffee with an urge to tap the stranger in front of her and say, "My mom died yesterday." Not because she wanted sympathy, but beca

Sep 16
1 h 02 min

When Life Calls You Into More: 8 Women on Healing, Change, & Starting Over

Sometimes the call arrives as curiosity. Sometimes it arrives as a diagnosis, a loss, or a door closing that you thought needed to stay open. What does it actually sound

Sep 9
22 min

The Rebrand We Didn’t Plan: Welcome to the Healing Heroines

We weren't planning to rebrand.  That is, until Chandler received an unexpected email during a recent family vacation. But what started as an inconvenient problem t

Sep 2
32 min

From Weight Loss to Weight Health in the Age of GLP-1s: Ashley's Story | Healing Heroines

What if the way we think about our weight started long before we ever chose to think about it at all? And what if we're having the wrong types of conversations abou

Aug 26
1 h 12 min

Resilience from Curing Lyme Disease: Alayna's Story | Healing Heroine

Alayna Bellquist was bitten by a tick on a trail ride in San Diego. The ER doctor gave her two pills and sent her home. What followed wasn't just a year in bed. It

Aug 19
1 h 07 min

Cancer, Creativity, and Finding Herself Again: Nerissa's Story | Healing Heroines

Nerissa Balland was five months pregnant, working full-time, and had a 1-year-old at home when her dermatologist said the word malignant. Her first instinct was to keep g

Aug 12
1 h 03 min

Loss, Reinvention, and Rebuilding Your Life: Kristen's Story | Healing Heroines

Kristen Hallett Rzasa thought she had built the life she'd always wanted—a successful corporate career, a thriving business, and a future she was excited about. Then

Aug 5
54 min

Using Plant Medicines with Intention: Katherine's Story | Healing Heroines

Ever been curious about psychedelics? If so, you're not alone. But consuming psychedelic plant medicines has always been taboo, even when it comes to healing modalit

Jul 29
1 h 07 min

Burnout, Over-Functioning, and Learning to Ask for Help: Rebekah’s Story | Healing Heroines

Rebekah Jordan's story isn't one dramatic moment but rather a series of seasons, some marked by beautiful momentum, and some by very real collapse. As a lifelon

Jul 22
58 min

Training Your Brain and Nervous System with Neurofeedback: Laura's Story | Healing Heroines

For most of her life, Healing Heroine Laura Mahony knew she experienced the world differently. Highly sensitive, deeply perceptive, and constantly adapting to fit in, she

Jul 15
1 h 04 min

Getting "Unstuck" After Deep Betrayal: Debi's Story | Healing Heroines

Betrayal is something that no one is prepared for. Whether you've been betrayed by a relative, close friend, or spouse, these traumatic experiences can leave lasting

Jul 8
48 min

The Missing Pillar of Wellness: Why So Many Women Still Feel Disconnected

We're celebrating two years of The Healing Heroes Podcast. In this deeply personal solo episode, Chandler reflects on what she's learned after more than 100 co

Jul 1
26 min

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