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Every obstacle is an open door for greatness, and staying in motion is exactly how you step through it.Nicholas Kelly is a registered dietitian, patient advocate, and TEDx speaker who has lived with c…

Every obstacle is an…

Every obstacle is an open door for greatness, and staying in motion is exactly how you step through it.Nicholas Kelly is a registered dietitian, patient advocate, and TEDx speaker who has lived with cystic fibrosis for all of his 39 years. Nick shares how he turned his own health journey into a career helping others navigate chronic illness, why he calls passion his superpower, and the daily systems (like sorting 35–39 medications by shape) that keep him on track. Nick and Brigitte dig into the Mind-Body Connection, the power of curiosity in patient care, and why he believes rest is a "neces…

He turned 50, watched his energy crash, and instead of reaching for a pill, he threw out cooked food entirely — 16 years later he's run eight marathons and never taken a single medication.Axay Shah,…

He turned 50, watche…

He turned 50, watched his energy crash, and instead of reaching for a pill, he threw out cooked food entirely — 16 years later he's run eight marathons and never taken a single medication.Axay Shah, author of "In Nature We Trust," joins Brigitte to explain why he ditched cooked food at 50 and hasn't looked back. His philosophy is simple: if Mother Nature didn't make it, it doesn't go on his plate. No more Diabetes, no blood pressure issues, no doctor visits — just raw fruits, vegetables, and a mantra he built his life around. Brigitte and Axay swap notes on food intolerances, the myths aro…

Before she was a healer, she was numb—trapped under heavy medication for epilepsy and jumping out of airplanes just to feel a spark of life.Hannia Zanana, founder of Be HLTH, opens up about living w…

Before she was a hea…

Before she was a healer, she was numb—trapped under heavy medication for epilepsy and jumping out of airplanes just to feel a spark of life.Hannia Zanana, founder of Be HLTH, opens up about living with epilepsy and the six years she spent over-medicated and disconnected from her own body. She shares the turning point — a face-to-face encounter with a sperm whale — that cracked open her relationship with vulnerability, intuition, and healing. Now a certified health coach, Hannia helps women listen to what their bodies are trying to tell them, from emotional eating to unresolved childhood …

Women are launching businesses in record numbers — and most still won't charge what they're worth, show up online, or ask for the funding they need. Joy Foster has spent a decade figuring out why.Jo…

Women are launching …

Women are launching businesses in record numbers — and most still won't charge what they're worth, show up online, or ask for the funding they need. Joy Foster has spent a decade figuring out why.Joy Foster, founder and CEO of Tech Pixies, joins Brigitte Cutshall on Real Things Living to explore why so many brilliant women hold themselves back from scaling their businesses and how neuroscience can unlock the confidence needed to break through income plateaus.3 Takeaways:(1) Your blocks are biological, not personal. (2) Mindset scales with revenue. (3) Forget grants and loans — learn to sel…

From a hyper-vigilant engineering career built on survival to a life anchored in pure, unadulterated joy—discover how one woman broke through a lifetime of shame to reclaim her authentic voice.Retir…

From a hyper-vigilan…

From a hyper-vigilant engineering career built on survival to a life anchored in pure, unadulterated joy—discover how one woman broke through a lifetime of shame to reclaim her authentic voice.Retired engineer turned author, Lena Fein spent decades outrunning a childhood shaped by relentless maternal criticism and hidden shame. She became a high achiever, a communicator, a marketing pro — all from her head, never her heart. It wasn't until her mother's death at 51 that Lena began a radical journey inward. Now at 68, she's reclaimed her voice, her joy, and her story — and published it in …

A survivor's poem lived in Isabel Reddy's heart for a decade, and became the spark for a novel that refuses to let 125 forgotten lives stay forgotten.Isabel Reddy, scientific writer and author of "Tha…

A survivor's poem li…

A survivor's poem lived in Isabel Reddy's heart for a decade, and became the spark for a novel that refuses to let 125 forgotten lives stay forgotten.Isabel Reddy, scientific writer and author of "That You Remember", joins Brigitte Cutshall to unpack the real-life coal mining disaster that inspired her historical fiction novel. In 1972, a neglected slurry lagoon unleashed 130 million gallons of toxic black water on a Kentucky hollow community, killing 125 people — mostly women and children. KEY TAKEAWAYS(1) Remembering Protects the Future(2) Shun the Stereotypes(3) Truth Lives in the NuanceD…

One diagnosis flipped a scientist's entire life upside down, and led her to research that's giving parents real hope.Dr. Theresa Lyons, scientist and autism mom, joins Brigitte Cutshall on Real Things…

One diagnosis flippe…

One diagnosis flipped a scientist's entire life upside down, and led her to research that's giving parents real hope.Dr. Theresa Lyons, scientist and autism mom, joins Brigitte Cutshall on Real Things Living to break down what autism actually is — a wide spectrum that can look completely different from one child to the next. She explains why autism is rooted in the nervous system, not "bad behavior," how nutrition and gut health can drive emotional outbursts and hyperactivity, and shares groundbreaking research showing autism isn't always lifelong. This is a conversation full of compassion, …

Sixty thousand people a year get a procedure that could change their pain forever...and most have never heard of it.In this episode of Real Things Living, Brigitte Cutshall sits down with Dr. Steven F…

Sixty thousand peopl…

Sixty thousand people a year get a procedure that could change their pain forever...and most have never heard of it.In this episode of Real Things Living, Brigitte Cutshall sits down with Dr. Steven Falowski, a neurosurgeon with nearly 20 years of experience who is helping lead the charge against chronic pain — without opioids. Dr. Falowski breaks down how spinal cord stimulation has evolved from bulky external battery packs to quarter-sized implants that quietly re-train your nervous system to stop feeling pain. From spine injuries and Arthritis to migraines and post-surgical recovery, this…

Most people are exhausted not because they're doing too much, but because they're doing it wrong.Dr. Maria Nemeth, psychologist, master certified coach, and founder of the Academy for Coaching Excelle…

Most people are exha…

Most people are exhausted not because they're doing too much, but because they're doing it wrong.Dr. Maria Nemeth, psychologist, master certified coach, and founder of the Academy for Coaching Excellence (ACE), joins Brigitte Cutshall on Real Things Living to share a deceptively simple definition of success — and the four-part framework that makes it possible for anyone to live with more intention and less chaos.3 Takeaways:(1) Success has a new definition. It's not achievement at any cost — it's doing what you said you would do, consistently, with Clarity, focus, ease, and grace. (2) "Nev…

A boy who nearly died after losing his mother at age seven grew up to become one of West Texas's most pioneering oncologists — and he's now telling the full story.Dr. Fazlur Rahman joins Brigitte Cu…

A boy who nearly die…

A boy who nearly died after losing his mother at age seven grew up to become one of West Texas's most pioneering oncologists — and he's now telling the full story.Dr. Fazlur Rahman joins Brigitte Cutshall on Real Things Living for his second visit, this time diving into his newly republished memoir "Temple Road." It's a book about the literal jungle path he walked from his small Bangladesh village to school, and the metaphorical roads that carried him from there to medical school in Dhaka, residency in New York, and decades of groundbreaking cancer care in rural West Texas. 3 Takeaways:(1) Y…

Imagine waiting ten days for important biopsy results only to discover the patient sample was entirely lost; meaning someone has to go under the knife all over again. In modern medical systems, this c…

Imagine waiting ten …

Imagine waiting ten days for important biopsy results only to discover the patient sample was entirely lost; meaning someone has to go under the knife all over again. In modern medical systems, this chaotic scenario is more common than you think. Sam Yeruva, Founder and CEO of PyCube, sat down with Brigitte Cutshall on Real Things Living to discuss how modernizing and digitizing the workflows behind the scenes can dramatically reduce medical errors, lower provider Burnout, and save lives. "When your processes are not digitized... you can't improve. You just have to look at things from the outs…

Getting hit by a car cracked Tyler's femur — and shattered everything he thought he knew about fitness.Tyler Bramlett, co-founder of WeShape, joins Brigitte Cutshall on Real Things Living to flip th…

Getting hit by a car…

Getting hit by a car cracked Tyler's femur — and shattered everything he thought he knew about fitness.Tyler Bramlett, co-founder of WeShape, joins Brigitte Cutshall on Real Things Living to flip the fitness script. After a cycling accident forced him to relearn movement from scratch, Tyler discovered that the industry's obsession with intensity is exactly what keeps people stuck — or injured. His approach starts at the foundation: quality of movement, foot mechanics, and the self-worth that makes healthy habits actually last. WeShape's smart algorithm builds daily, personalized workouts b…