Balanced Not Boring

About Balanced Not Boring

Welcome to the Balanced Not Boring Podcast. A safe space where wellness entrepreneur and host Judy Daghestani (Cofounder of Laurus Organics) talks about all things Mind, Body & Soul, live from Dubai. Stay tuned to hear from our balanced babe community, certified practitioners, doctors, healers and more, to learn how to live a realistic 80/20 in today's hectic pace. It's time to debunk 'wellness' and make it inclusive, as it was always meant to be ❤️ Follow along on Instagram at @balancednotboringpodcast

Publisher

Judy Daghestani (Laurus Organics)

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jun 2025

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Fertility Is More Than Physical: The Mind-Body Connection We’re Not Talking About w Sandra Sharpe

   This episode is brought to you by Laurus Organics, a premium organic skincare distributor. Because what goes on, goes in. Their natural approach to anti-aging makes organic skincare more accessible and convenient to find. Explore the range at laurusorganics.com From feeling betrayed by your body… to learning to trust it again, this episode opens a conversation about what actually shapes fertility, and how much more there is to it than an ovulation app and a supplement stack. Host Judy Daghestani sits down with Sandra Sharpe, certified functional nutrition practitioner, functional medicine health coach, and founder of The Functional Fertility Method in Dubai. After her own journey through thyroid cancer, a difficult postpartum experience, and a miscarriage, Sandra built a practice around looking at fertility as a whole-body story rather than a single number on a lab report. Together they unpack the role of stress, nervous system health, nutrition, movement, and mindset in fertility, and why advice like "just relax" can do more harm than good. Sandra also opens up about her own miscarriage, the mindset work that followed, and how healing her relationship with her body changed the outcome of her next pregnancy. If you've ever felt like your body was working against you, this conversation is for you. – Why "just relax" is some of the worst advice you can give someone trying to conceive – The difference between healthy intentionality and obsessive control on a fertility journey – What an ideal, hormone-supportive plate actually looks like – The most common nutrition mistakes Sandra sees in her practice – Why overtraining and under-eating can quietly sabotage your fertility – What your cycle is really trying to tell you about your health – How fear of change and identity shifts can affect the fertility journey – Why social media has made fertility and motherhood feel more frightening than it needs to be – Sandra's own story of miscarriage, healing, and getting pregnant again – The overlooked 50 percent: why men's health matters just as much in fertility – Real stories of women conceiving with low AMH after being told to give up – How to stay grounded and keep living your life while trying to conceive At its core, this episode is a reminder that fertility isn't something to perfectly control, it's something to understand, support, and learn to trust. If this episode speaks to you, or to someone you love who's on this journey, share it with them. 🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify & YouTube @balancednotboringpodcast 🔁 Share with a parent or woman who needs better answers 🔔 Subscribe to Balanced Not Boring for real conversations about modern life, wellness, and womanhood

2. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Has the Wellness Industry Made Healthy People Feel Sick? w/ Dr. Elie Abirached

   This episode is brought to you by Laurus Organics, a premium organic skincare distributor. Because what goes on, goes in. Their natural approach to anti-aging makes organic skincare more accessible and convenient to find. Explore the range at laurusorganics.com From the new deficiency everyone's talking about this week… to the supplement stack that promises to solve something you didn't know was wrong with you, this episode asks the question the wellness industry would rather you didn't: has all of this information actually made us healthier? Or has it just made healthy people feel sick? Host Judy Daghestani sits down with Dr. Elie Abirached (@elie.limitless), author, Harvard alumnus, CEO of Restore Fitness (@restorefitness.ae), and founder of Limitless Human (@limitlesshuman.ae). With decades of experience at the intersection of health, lifestyle, and longevity, Dr. Elie brings a refreshingly clear-eyed perspective to a space that has become increasingly noisy, fear-driven, and commercially motivated. Together, they explore why health anxiety is on the rise, how social media turned wellness into a marketing platform, and why the most important thing Dr. Elie tells anyone who wants to live a long healthy life is something almost nobody expects: start with your thoughts. They also get into longevity, what it actually means, what the research actually supports, and why most of what you need to live well is already available to you, for free. This isn't a conversation about biohacking or optimization. It's a conversation about getting back to the basics, and why those basics have been deliberately overcomplicated by an industry that needs you to keep purchasing. We dive into: – What's driving the rise in health anxiety, and why most people don't realize they have it – The difference between orthorexia and health anxiety, explained clearly – Why social media is a marketing platform first, and a wellness resource a distant second – How to tell the difference between content that gives you agency vs content that creates dependency – Why there is nothing new about health, and what that actually means – What longevity really means beyond the buzzword: independence, cognition, and quality of life – Why the wellness industry deliberately overcomplicated something simple – The unconventional answer to "where do I start if I want to live a long healthy life" – How your relationship with yourself contributes directly to your health – The truth about toxins: what you can control, what you can't, and what actually matters – Sleep as the foundation, and how to optimise it without making it another source of anxiety – Wearables: when data helps and when it creates the exact problem it's supposed to solve – Why AI should never be used to come up with a treatment plan – The small daily decisions that matter more than all the big health interventions combined – Why we treat our cars better than we treat ourselves At its core, this episode is a reminder that health is not a performance. It doesn't require a supplement stack, a biohacking routine, or an algorithm to tell you what to do. It requires intentionality about your lifestyle, and the honesty to look at your relationship with yourself before you try to fix anything else. If this conversation resonated, share it with someone who's been Googling their symptoms. 🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify & YouTube @balancednotboringpodcast 🔁 Share with a parent or woman who needs better answers 🔔 Subscribe to Balanced Not Boring for real conversations about modern life, wellness, and womanhood

3. 

   23 Jul 2026

   The Pregnancy No One Talks About | Pregnancy Loss, Grief & Maternal Intuition w/ Patricia Kallidis

   ⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode discusses pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and grief. Please listen with care. This episode is brought to you by Teal Bakehouse, a clean ingredient bake house in Dubai. Follow Teal Bakehouse on Instagram for the latest drops. Visit tealbakehouse.com From the pregnancy that looked perfect on paper… to the night nobody checked if she was in labor, this episode opens a conversation that too many women carry in silence, and too few feel safe enough to start. Host Judy Daghestani sits down with Patricia Kallidis, Dubai-born movement educator, former professional dancer, and founder of the PattyK Method. Patricia shares the deeply personal story of her second pregnancy, a baby boy who had a heartbeat right until the end, a body that was telling her the truth while doctors kept telling her otherwise, and a loss that happened at 23 weeks after almost two days in labor that nobody identified. She speaks with honesty, faith, and a grace that can only come from having genuinely walked through something this hard. This conversation also becomes something rarer still, Judy shares her own early pregnancy loss, and together they hold space for the full spectrum of what grief looks like: the numbness, the chaos, the waves, the things people said that helped, the things that didn't. Globally, 1 in 6 known pregnancies ends in miscarriage. The numbers are common. The conversations are not. This episode is for every woman who has ever carried this quietly. We dive into: – Patricia's story: a second pregnancy, a healthy heartbeat, and a loss nobody saw coming – The immediate aftermath: numbness, grief, getting home to Sophia – How to tell a four-year-old that her baby brother isn't coming home – The words that helped, and the ones that didn't, even when said with love – Why pregnancy loss is still one of the last taboos in women's health – Why men's pre-pregnancy health matters just as much, and why nobody says it – The role of emotional stress, environment, and toxic energy on fertility and pregnancy – Maternal intuition: how to use it, trust it, and fight for it when it matters most At its core, this episode is a reminder that there is no moving on from grief. There is only learning how to live with it, and realizing, slowly, that you are not alone. If this conversation resonated, please share it with a woman who needs to feel seen right now. 🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify & YouTube @balancednotboringpodcast🔁 Share with a parent or woman who needs better answers🔔 Subscribe to Balanced Not Boring for real conversations about modern life, wellness, and womanhood

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

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