Making Her Choices is a podcast for women navigating growth, change, and new beginnings. Hosted by a nurse and wellness entrepreneur with 20+ years of real-life experience, each episode digs into personal wellness, self-preservation, and the courage to choose yourself at any stage of life. If you're seeking clarity or ready to step into a new season, this is your space. Join a growing community of women choosing themselves — one choice at a time, sis.
Family Roles and Guilt: When You Stop Being the Peacekeeper
If you're a woman in your 40s or 50s who finally started living for yourself — and your family called it a betrayal — this episode is for you. Nurse and wellness entrepreneur Tawana Hampton unpacks the invisible roles assigned in family systems before you were old enough to consent: the peacekeeper, the fixer, the strong one who never needed anything. She explains why families push back hardest against the member who grows, what the science says about chronic stress in women who carry the emotional load, and how to leave your assigned role without burning the whole building down. The Nurse Note this week: the data on caregiver burnout is not for the faint of heart — and it is absolutely yours. Series 3 of Making Her Choices is The Unbecoming — and this week, we start at the root.
Free tools from Series 1 & 2 (including the Body Honest Pledge Card): everwelljourney.com (http://everwelljourney.com/)
Here are the sources:
Gallup. "In U.S., GLP-1 Usage Reaches New High." Survey of 5,065 U.S. adults conducted May 28–June 5, 2026, via the probability-based Gallup Panel. Findings cited: 11% of U.S. adults currently using a GLP-1 medication for weight loss (up from 3% in 2024); 15% have used one at some point; 91% awareness (up from 80% in 2024). https://news.gallup.com/poll/712157/glp-usage-reaches-new-high.aspx (https://news.gallup.com/poll/712157/glp-usage-reaches-new-high.aspx)
4 Sept 2026
Exposing the $6.8 Trillion Wellness Playbook
In this Series 2 finale, registered nurse and wellness entrepreneur Tawana Hampton breaks down the $6.8T wellness industry. Combining clinical expertise with her own personal health journey, Tawana exposes how predatory marketing profits off women's insecurities and shares essential rules for spotting fake claims.
Free Resource: The Body Honest Pledge Card & Series Recap at everwelljourney.com (www.everwelljourney.com).
Disclaimer: Educational content grounded in clinical knowledge and personal experience, not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider.
21 Aug 2026
The Body Honest – Bariatric Surgery, Reclaiming Worth, and Natural Upkeep
In Episode 9 of Making Her Choices (Series 2: The Body Honest), host Tawana speaks with a registered nurse about her decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery and her ongoing health journey.
Disclaimer: Both host and guest are registered nurses sharing personal experiences rather than medical advice.
Free Resource: The Body Honest Decision Toolkit (featuring a Decision Clarity worksheet and values check) is available at everwelljourney.com (https://everwelljourney.com/).
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