Welcome — I'm Sharissa Bradley. This channel is a space for honest conversations, lived experience, and the ongoing process of healing, reflection, and growth. Here you'll find content centered on the mind–body connection, emotional awareness, and the stories we carry as we learn to come back to ourselves. I'm an author, publisher, and podcast host, and much of what I share comes from my personal health journey and the work of listening to my body after years of survival-mode living. This…
We have officially reached the end of the Journey Back to Health series! In this concluding episode, host Sharissa Bradley reflects on the past 17 weeks of transformation, shares her personal gratitude for your support, and provides a final toolkit of resources to keep your momentum going. Whether you've mastered your sleep routine, started living seasonally, or finally adopted the "Let Them"…
Are you ready to move from surviving to thriving? In this episode, host Sharissa Bradley dives into Chapter 18 of "Journey Back to Health," laying out the actionable strategy needed to reclaim your energy, strength, and joy. Healing isn't an overnight event—it's a process of rebuilding your team, experimenting with what works for your unique body, and committing to the long-term work of repair.…
As you make major lifestyle changes, the people around you often have the most to say. In this episode, host Sharissa Bradley discusses Chapter 17 of "Journey Back to Health," focusing on the reality of peer pressure . From being told your condition "isn't real" to feeling excluded from social events, Sharissa shares her personal experience with Celiac disease and provides practical tools to help…
Are you "pushing through" the pain to get your workout in? In this episode, host Sharissa Bradley explores Chapter 16 of "Journey Back to Health," focusing on the critical role of movement in the healing process. For those with autoimmune conditions, traditional exercise advice can often do more harm than good. Sharissa discusses the importance of finding safe, comfortable ways to move that…
Do you feel like sleep is something completely outside of your control? In this episode, host Sharissa Bradley explores Chapter 15 of "Journey Back to Health," focusing on the foundational pillar of all healing: Sleep . Sharissa shares her personal journey of struggling with insomnia from the age of five and the "impossible" advice she received from an integrative medicine doctor while she was a…
In this vulnerable episode, host Sharissa Bradley dives into Chapter 14 of "Journey Back to Health" to discuss the reality of stress . Ironically, the very stress she writes about forced her to take a hiatus from recording to practice what she preaches. Sharissa explores the "U-shaped curve" of stress , explaining why too little stress leaves us unmotivated, while too much leads to physical and…
In this episode of the Tea Time Podcast, Sharissa Bradley continues the *Journey Back to Health* series with **Chapter 13: Detox**. Detox is often viewed as something that should make us feel instantly better — more energy, clearer thinking, and improved stamina. But Sharissa explains that detox doesn't always feel good in the beginning. In fact, it can feel uncomfortable and discouraging because…
In this episode of the Tea Time Podcast, Sharissa Bradley continues the Journey Back to Health series with Chapter 12: Elimination Diets . Elimination diets are often misunderstood as restrictive or overwhelming, but in this episode, Sharissa reframes them as a tool for awareness. Instead of focusing on what you can't eat, she explains how elimination diets can help you identify foods that may be…
In this episode of the Tea Time Podcast, Sharissa Bradley continues the Journey Back to Health series with Chapter 11: Clean Eating . Clean eating is often misunderstood as simply eating unprocessed foods or sticking to the perimeter of the grocery store. While that can be one approach, Sharissa expands the definition to include three additional ways of eating clean: mindful eating, seasonal…
In this episode of the Tea Time Podcast, Sharissa Bradley continues the Journey Back to Health series with Chapter Ten: Gut Health . Gut health is one of the most important starting points in a healing journey. The digestive system is responsible for breaking down food, extracting nutrients, and delivering them to the rest of the body. When that process is disrupted by inflammation, autoimmune…