Health Harmony & Heather with Heather Thomson

What does it take to weather life’s toughest storms and come out stronger on the other side?

Heather talks with Gabrielle Scout—founder and CEO of Scout's Agency and author of The Emotional Entrepreneur—to discuss the raw, unfiltered reality of building a business, navigating mental health, and stepping into true visibility.

Gabrielle shares her personal journey of overcoming a bipolar disorder diagnosis in her early twenties, managing the "winter" seasons of her business, and finding strength in self-advocacy. They also dive deep into the world of podcast guesting as a powerful, high-ROI form of PR for female entrepreneurs.

Listen to the podcast for an inspiring conversation about resilience, reinvention, and the courage to keep pursuing your dreams—even when life throws you some extraordinary challenges.

Diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her early twenties, Gabrielle shares her deeply personal journey of navigating mental health challenges, advocating for herself, and refusing to let a diagnosis define her future.

Years later, she faced another devastating setback—this time professionally. During what she calls a “winter season,” her business lost 50% of its income, forcing her to make painful decisions, including laying off employees. But Gabrielle persevered, rebuilding her company within a year and emerging stronger, wiser, and more determined than ever.

Today, she’s not only living her entrepreneurial dream but helping other women pursue theirs. Gabrielle shares why authentic visibility matters more than social media virality and introduces Placement Studio, her new software designed to make podcast bookings and meaningful publicity more affordable and accessible—without relying on traditional PR agencies.

In This Episode:

Overcoming the Odds: How Gabrielle navigated personal and professional challenges without losing sight of her dreams.

Mental Health & Self-Advocacy: Her experience with bipolar disorder, trusting her instincts, and finding strength in her own voice.

Surviving the Winter Seasons: Losing half her business, making difficult decisions, and rebuilding stronger within a year.

The Emotional Entrepreneur: Why success requires emotional resilience as much as business savvy.

The Power of Visibility: Moving away from vanity metrics and chasing conversations that actually move the needle in your business.

Empowering Other Entrepreneurs and Democratizing PR: An inside look at podcast guesting, building thought leadership without gatekeepers, and Scout's Agency's new Placement Studio software that allows you to get on podcasts w/o the high fees of a monthly agency. How Placement Studio is opening the doors to affordable, do it yourself publicity through podcasts.



From personal struggles to professional setbacks and ultimately triumph, Gabrielle’s story is a reminder that success isn’t about avoiding life’s storms. It’s about finding the strength to weather them—and continuing to build the life you believe in.


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In this episode, host Heather is joined by renowned longevity and gut microbiome specialist Dr. Daryl Gioffre for an eye-opening discussion on why the gut is the true center of overall health and the root cause of many chronic conditions.

Tune in as they break down essential health basics, including:

The Truth About Acid Reflux & GERD: Why acid reflux is not caused by having too much stomach acid, but rather by acid going the wrong way due to a malfunctioning lower esophageal sphincter (LES).

The Dangers of Chronic PPI Use: Examining how long-term use of proton pump inhibitors can negatively impact your health and increase risks for cognitive and kidney issues.

Healing Diverticulitis & Leaky Gut: Actionable steps—including a powerful two-week protocol using bioactive silver hydrosol and liquid aloe vera—to repair your gut lining and support your microbiome.

The WMD Diet: Identifying inflammatory foods like gluten, dairy, refined sugar, and seed oils, and learning how to swap them for healthier alternatives.

Self-Care vs. Crisis Care: Shifting away from just treating symptoms and moving toward proactive wellness to build resilience, boost your immune system, and improve your longevity.

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Carole Radziwill built a 15-year journalism career reporting from Cambodia, Haiti, India, and the front lines of two wars — long before reality TV ever found her. In this candid catch-up, Heather and Carole revisit her three Emmys, her bestselling memoir What Remains, and the strange, true "Cartier Curse" story about a watch tied to three widowed women. They wrap with a rapid-fire skincare swap.

Carole Radziwell is back on RHONY. Here Heather and Carole talk all things non-housewives and some housewife history.

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Heather sits down with somatic educator, nutritionist, and author Luis Mojica for part one of a two-part conversation about of the release of his new book, Food Therapy. Luis opens up about being born intersex, the decades of misunderstanding, bullying, and trauma that followed, and how he found his way to binge eating as a coping mechanism — and eventually, to healing. They dig into the deep connection between hormones, stress, and food, why "food therapy" is about your relationship with what you eat rather than a diet protocol, and practical shifts anyone can make (from balancing meals with protein, beans, and greens to rethinking that morning coffee). It's a raw, wide-ranging talk about the body, shame, resilience, and finding harmony — with part two still to come. Learn more about Luis and his work at holisticlifenavigation.com or foodtherapy.com.

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Wendy Valentine — author of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play and host of the Midlife Makeover Show — joins Heather for a raw, wide-ranging conversation about rebuilding a life from the ground up. At 45, Wendy hit a full-on midlife meltdown: divorce, job loss, over $150K in debt, an empty nest, chronic illness, and the deaths of her dog, cat, and brother — all within weeks of each other. Instead of staying stuck, she chased a long-held dream of RVing across the country and completely reconstructed her life within two years.

In this episode, Wendy and Heather dig into what it really means to "lean into your destiny," why midlife often feels less like a crisis and more like a coma we need to wake up from, how to grieve fully instead of stuffing it down, the "lotus effect" and being in the mud without being of it, and how to become your own best friend by rewiring the stories running through your head. It's a conversation about permission — to feel, to grieve, to change, and to finally show up for yourself.

Find Wendy: WendyValentine.com | Women Waking Up (Amazon) | The Midlife Makeover Show | Instagram @wendy_valentine_

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