Keeping Well with Gabrielle Wed, 27 May 2026 08:05:13 -0400 en-us © 2026 Keeping Well with Gabrielle yes 0fbf5323-8f3b-503d-9011-2b5732127ca8 Gabrielle episodic false Keeping Well is not about self-care aesthetics, it’s about truth, access, and accountability.

This podcast exists to challenge toxic systems within wellness and beauty, name their impact on mental health, and amplify the voices of those actively creating more ethical, accessible paths forward.

Hosted by Gabrielle, Keeping Well features unfiltered conversations with practitioners from the Austin Affordable Wellness Guide, alongside creatives, entrepreneurs, and beauty professionals who are willing to speak honestly and what it takes to do better.

This is a channel for those ready to question the status quo, tap deep into your intuition, and build something more expansive as a community.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Gabrielle https://storage.buzzsprout.com/bdcew2wl2eg2zsuf8uhxe66hlplj?.jpg Keeping Well with Gabrielle Heather Sampson: The Truth About Marketing for Beauty Professionals Heather Sampson: The Truth About Marketing for Beauty Professionals Gabrielle sits down with beauty industry marketing strategist and creative entrepreneur Heather Sampson for a grounded conversation about authentic marketing, beauty industry burnout, creativity, and building a business that actually feels aligned.

Together, they explore the pressure beauty professionals face on social media, the emotional weight of constantly creating online, and why so many creatives feel disconnected from themselves while trying to grow their businesses.

Heather shares her unconventional journey through hair school, marketing, real estate, and entrepreneurship. Leading into how those experiences ultimately led her to supporting beauty and wellness professionals through strategy, education, and intentional business growth.

This episode is for anyone navigating social media overwhelm, creative burnout, comparison, or the feeling that they have to fit into one specific lane to succeed.

Topics include:
• authentic marketing
• beauty industry burnout
• social media & nervous system awareness
• creative overwhelm
• branding & emotional connection
• abundance mindset
• holistic beauty industry shifts
• why pausing is sometimes necessary
• getting out of your own way & starting before you feel ready

✨ Connect with Heather
i.am.heathersampsonandco

✨ Connect with Gabrielle
gempire.headspa

]]> Gabrielle sits down with beauty industry marketing strategist and creative entrepreneur Heather Sampson for a grounded conversation about authentic marketing, beauty industry burnout, creativity, and building a business that actually feels aligned.

Together, they explore the pressure beauty professionals face on social media, the emotional weight of constantly creating online, and why so many creatives feel disconnected from themselves while trying to grow their businesses.

Heather shares her unconventional journey through hair school, marketing, real estate, and entrepreneurship. Leading into how those experiences ultimately led her to supporting beauty and wellness professionals through strategy, education, and intentional business growth.

This episode is for anyone navigating social media overwhelm, creative burnout, comparison, or the feeling that they have to fit into one specific lane to succeed.

Topics include:
• authentic marketing
• beauty industry burnout
• social media & nervous system awareness
• creative overwhelm
• branding & emotional connection
• abundance mindset
• holistic beauty industry shifts
• why pausing is sometimes necessary
• getting out of your own way & starting before you feel ready

✨ Connect with Heather
i.am.heathersampsonandco

✨ Connect with Gabrielle
gempire.headspa

]]> Gabrielle Buzzsprout-19228340 Wed, 27 May 2026 07:00:00 -0500 4595 full false Leanne Heathcote: Holistic Hair Care, Scalp Health & Why Stylists Need to Start Scoping Leanne Heathcote: Holistic Hair Care, Scalp Health & Why Stylists Need to Start Scoping  This conversation feels like the beginning of something really special.

In this episode, I sit down with a fellow beauty professional who has been an internet sister and expander in my world for years. Around the same time in 2019, we both began shifting away from traditional beauty industry norms and into a more holistic path rooted in scalp care, nervous system awareness, and intentional service.

We reflect on how that transition unfolded, what we’ve witnessed within the industry, and the quiet knowing that there had to be a better way to support both ourselves, our clients, and now our students.

This is a grounded, honest conversation about what it looks like to evolve in your work, trust your instincts, and begin even when things aren’t fully mapped out.

We talk about:
• transitioning into holistic hair care and scalp health
• what feels missing in the beauty industry right now
• why stylists need to just start scoping
• getting out of your own way and trusting your path
• building a more intentional and sustainable career

This episode is for beauty professionals who feel the shift, even if they don’t fully understand it yet.

If you’ve been feeling the pull to do things differently, to slow down, or to create something more aligned… this is your reminder that you can start where you are! 


Please connect with us below! You will find our Scalp Care Education linked via our Instagram and StanStore


✨ Connect + Learn More

@keepingwell.podcast

@gempire.headspa 

@beneaththecrown.education

@beneaththecrown.trichology

]]>  This conversation feels like the beginning of something really special.

In this episode, I sit down with a fellow beauty professional who has been an internet sister and expander in my world for years. Around the same time in 2019, we both began shifting away from traditional beauty industry norms and into a more holistic path rooted in scalp care, nervous system awareness, and intentional service.

We reflect on how that transition unfolded, what we’ve witnessed within the industry, and the quiet knowing that there had to be a better way to support both ourselves, our clients, and now our students.

This is a grounded, honest conversation about what it looks like to evolve in your work, trust your instincts, and begin even when things aren’t fully mapped out.

We talk about:
• transitioning into holistic hair care and scalp health
• what feels missing in the beauty industry right now
• why stylists need to just start scoping
• getting out of your own way and trusting your path
• building a more intentional and sustainable career

This episode is for beauty professionals who feel the shift, even if they don’t fully understand it yet.

If you’ve been feeling the pull to do things differently, to slow down, or to create something more aligned… this is your reminder that you can start where you are! 


Please connect with us below! You will find our Scalp Care Education linked via our Instagram and StanStore


✨ Connect + Learn More

@keepingwell.podcast

@gempire.headspa 

@beneaththecrown.education

@beneaththecrown.trichology

]]> Gabrielle Buzzsprout-19139071 Wed, 13 May 2026 07:00:00 -0500 3430 full false Ep 5: Healing Beyond Big Pharma Ep 5: Healing Beyond Big Pharma In this episode, I sit down with Jen, a former chain pharmacist turned herbalist, to talk about plant medicine, hormone health, menstrual cycle wisdom, and affordable wellness.


If you’ve ever felt failed by the system, confused about birth control, or curious about herbs and womb care, this conversation is for you.

We trace Jen’s journey from growing up in a Western medicine family in West Texas, becoming a pharmacist at 22, and working inside the health insurance system with foster kids and gender-affirming care, to radically reorienting her life around herbalism, plant medicine, and womb-centered healing.

Inside this conversation, we explore:

- How Jen went from 15 years as a chain pharmacist to studying herbalism and crafting her own medicines
- The moment at Good Medicine Confluence that completely changed her understanding of menstrual cycles, oral contraceptives, and hormone balance
-Why she chose to remove her IUD and support her hormonal health with plant allies
-The difference between pharmaceutical “fixes” and building a relationship with plants
-What she’s creating through Potter Apothecary (fire cider, immune elixirs, anxiety support, cycle support & more)
-The importance of affordable wellness, community care, and bringing money back into small, heart-led healers
-How we can reclaim our connection to our bodies, wombs, and cycles through everyday plant medicine

If you’ve wondered how to bridge Western medicine and herbal wisdom, or you’re craving more accessible, affordable ways to care for your mental, physical, and spiritual health, this episode offers both inspiration and practical insight.


Thank you for joining us! We're so glad you're here <3 

Xx Gabrielle 



Find Jen with Potter Apothecary at:
www.potter-apothecary.com
Instagram: @potterapothecary

]]> In this episode, I sit down with Jen, a former chain pharmacist turned herbalist, to talk about plant medicine, hormone health, menstrual cycle wisdom, and affordable wellness.


If you’ve ever felt failed by the system, confused about birth control, or curious about herbs and womb care, this conversation is for you.

We trace Jen’s journey from growing up in a Western medicine family in West Texas, becoming a pharmacist at 22, and working inside the health insurance system with foster kids and gender-affirming care, to radically reorienting her life around herbalism, plant medicine, and womb-centered healing.

Inside this conversation, we explore:

- How Jen went from 15 years as a chain pharmacist to studying herbalism and crafting her own medicines
- The moment at Good Medicine Confluence that completely changed her understanding of menstrual cycles, oral contraceptives, and hormone balance
-Why she chose to remove her IUD and support her hormonal health with plant allies
-The difference between pharmaceutical “fixes” and building a relationship with plants
-What she’s creating through Potter Apothecary (fire cider, immune elixirs, anxiety support, cycle support & more)
-The importance of affordable wellness, community care, and bringing money back into small, heart-led healers
-How we can reclaim our connection to our bodies, wombs, and cycles through everyday plant medicine

If you’ve wondered how to bridge Western medicine and herbal wisdom, or you’re craving more accessible, affordable ways to care for your mental, physical, and spiritual health, this episode offers both inspiration and practical insight.


Thank you for joining us! We're so glad you're here <3 

Xx Gabrielle 



Find Jen with Potter Apothecary at:
www.potter-apothecary.com
Instagram: @potterapothecary

]]> Gabrielle Buzzsprout-18780233 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0600 2345 herbalism, plant medicine, pharmacist to herbalist, hormone health, menstrual cycle, womb healing, IUD, birth control, affordable wellness, Austin wellness, fire cider, elderberry syrup, anxiety support, herbal tinctures, community care, women’s health, h 1 4 full false