Nearly Enlightened

About Nearly Enlightened

Join Nearly Enlightened's host Giana Giarrusso and discover the body, mind and spirit connection! The Nearly Enlightened Podcast is for the soul-centered seeker who is on the path of personal growth and spiritual development. This podcast takes a light-hearted approach exploring topics rooted in themes of mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing.

Publisher

Giana Rosa Giarrusso

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 May 2022

Latest episode

28 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 70 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Jul 2026

   The Botox Conversation Hill We'll Die On with Kat Parks

   We want to hear from you! Send us a text message. Kat Parks is back for another spicy episode on botox, TMJ, Face Yoga and what your injector might not be telling you. Kat joins Giana for another candid, educational conversation about Botox, TMJ/TMD, face yoga, facial massage, natural aging, and what informed consent should actually look like before we put a needle or a toxin into our bodies. Botox is marketed like it’s as harmless as a manicure. Preventative Botox. Baby Botox. Just a little ...

2. 

   16 Jun 2026

   Finding Balance Through Life's Different Seasons with Kelly McMenamin

   We want to hear from you! Send us a text message. Kelly from Forest Farms is back on the podcast—just four and a half months postpartum, baby Walker in her lap—to give us an honest look at what it's really like balancing motherhood, beekeeping, herbalism, and a growing small business rooted in clean, intentional living. We dive into the world of bees, unpacking everything from swarms, queen cells, and hive splits to what "bearding" actually means and why catching a swarm can make or break a ...

3. 

   12 Jun 2026

   Yoga Lost The Plot with Deirdre Doyno

   We want to hear from you! Send us a text message. If you've ever walked out of a yoga class feeling stronger... but still like something was missing, this episode is for you. Yoga has gotten louder, faster, and more performative. More playlists. More poses. More aesthetics. But is it actually helping us live yoga? This week, Dee is back on the podcast, and we're pulling back the curtain on everything we've been building behind the scenes before diving into a conversation that might challeng...

Inside a recent episode

From Community Fractures to Growth with Bizzie Gold

Published 3 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I was telling you how I just experienced something of a student that was like just sucking way too much energy and it ended up being kind of like a stalker situation. And this is not unique in this fear like it happens more often than not. And we don't like to talk about it because we do believe that people can change and that they can be better. And we want to forgive and we want to see the best in people. But sometimes it's not to be dramatic but it can be like a little dangerous. Like I recently felt unsafe teaching and I have never felt that it's almost 11 years of teaching. This was the first time that I've literally felt unsafe being in this position of like a leadership position. […]

Who has been a guest on Nearly Enlightened

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Justine Harrington
• Danielle Manseau
• Marissa Rose
• Danielle of Venus Rising
• Tiffany Baskett

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,389

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

47

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

51

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