Surviving Roots
"Surviving Roots: A crash course in turning pain into power" is a podcast hosted by Cari Fund, dedicated to exploring the depths of our emotions. Through insightful discussions and expert interviews, Cari provides practical tools and strategies for navigating various emotional challenges. Listeners are invited to delve into topics like grief, stress, and trauma, fostering a supportive space for self-discovery. With a background in clinical nutrition and deep personal exploration, Cari offers valuable insights and personal anecdotes, empowering listeners to understand and heal their emotional wounds. Whether seeking guidance for oneself or to support others, this podcast offers a transformative journey toward emotional well-being. Join Cari Fund as we embark on a journey to feel it, deal with it, and heal it together.
Episodes
You can be in a room full of people, successful, loved — and still feel completely alone. In this episode, host Cari Fund sits down with trauma-informed therapist Dr. Sylvia Kalicinski, host of The Dr. Sylvia K Show and author of the brand-new book Lonely AF: A Therapist's No BS Guide to Feeling Less Alone.
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What if going no contact was never the choice — what if it was simply the moment you stopped your own abuse?
Licensed psychologist Dr. Sherrie Campbell returns to Surviving Roots for her third visit — and this is hands-down our most powerful (and yes, most fun) conversation yet. Dr. She...
What if the worst thing that ever happened to you became the thing that finally woke you up?
In this episode of Surviving Roots, Cari Fund welcomes back author, speaker, and Every Soul Has a Story podcast host Dara Levan to talk about her new novel, Shaken to the Core — a deeply human story about grief, marriage, identity, ...
What if anxiety isn't a flaw to fix, but a signal you've stopped listening to yourself?
In this episode of Surviving Roots, Cari Fund sits down with mental health educator and author Genny Rumancik — founder of The EQ School and the voice behind a 170,000-strong community — to unpack what emotional intelligence actual...
What if your "glow up" isn't a makeover… it's freedom?
In this episode of Surviving Roots, Cari Fund sits down with Michelle Fairburn—mother of two, creator, and living proof that rebuilding a life doesn't happen overnight (and does...
At twenty, she found her father after a fatal accident.
At forty, she lost her husband to cancer.
And somehow—she found herself again.
In this deeply human conversation, lifestyle and beauty creator Rachael Potash shares how she turned unimaginable loss into a story of reinvention, heal...
What happens when the "good daughter" wakes up to the truth?
In this week's Surviving Roots episode, Cari Fund sits down with Lauren Smallcomb — certified mind-body practitioner, trauma survivor, and author of Golden Child: My Descent to Scapegoat and Rise to Freedom.
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What if setting boundaries isn't about pushing people away — but about finally choosing yourself?
In this powerful and deeply relatable conversation, Harvard-trained clinical psychologist Dr. Sabrina Romanoff joins Surviving Roots host Cari Fund to unpack the hidden patterns that shape our relationships — from frie...
In this raw and soul-stirring episode of Surviving Roots, Cari Fund sits down with Michelle Garside—co-founder of Soul Camp Creative, a sacred strategy house helping purpose-driven people and organizations tell their most authentic stories.
<...Writer, mother, and reluctant socialite Asha Elias joins Cari to talk about reinvention, resilience, and the real story behind her rapid rise as a novelist. From launching Pink Glass Houses to celebrating the release of The Namaste Club, Asha opens up about writing, grief, raising two kids post-divorce, and how dating a y...
What if parenthood came with a delegation plan, a support team, and a mission statement? In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Christine Landis—former CEO turned intentional parenting strategist and founder of Peacock Parent—to unpack how executive-level planning, outsourcing, and mindset shifts can ra...
In this soulful episode of Surviving Roots, host Cari Fund welcomes Haitian-born artist and yoga teacher Anick Vorbe, author of the spiritual memoir My Drumbeats. Together, they explore how grief can become a sacred portal of awakening.
Anick shares her healing journey through the sudden loss of her brother, her experiences with ayahuasca, and how writing this book became a way to reconnect with her voice, her cultur...
This week on Surviving Roots, wellness expert and digital fitness mentor Tracy Campoli joins us for an empowering conversation about redefining strength, beauty, and health — especially for women over 40. With over 300,000 YouTube subscribers and a thriving program called Total Body Transformation, Tracy shares her real-life journey from insecure dancer to thriving entrepreneur, wife, and mom.
We explore what movement r...
This week on Surviving Roots, I sit down with spiritual healer and author Lauren Courtney to explore what it really looks like to heal from the inside out. Lauren shares her journey from being a medicated teen in New York to becoming a Miami-based energy healer, sound therapist, and author of Glow Up Your Chakras.
Together, we unpack the truth about healing highs, spiritual awakenings, reconnecting with your authentic self, an...
This week on Surviving Roots, I'm joined by Dr. Gertrude Lyons—master coach, podcast host, and author of Rewrite the Mother Code: From Sacrifice to Stardust. Her work is a deep call to reclaim the way we mother—not just our children, but ourselves. With features in The G...
This week on Surviving Roots, I'm joined by the one and only Valeria Lipovetsky—a content creator, entrepreneur, podcast host, and mother of three whose grace and grit have built more than just a brand—they've sparked a movement.
In this deeply honest convers...
This week on Surviving Roots, we're kicking off Mother's Day month with a truth bomb that's long overdue: not everyone celebrates this day with ease.
Dr. Sherrie Campbell—nationally recognized psychologist, best-selling author of
What if power didn't have to be loud—and grace was your secret strength?
In this episode of Surviving Roots, host Cari Fund sits down with Julie Helms, global business leader and viral content creator, to explore what it really means to communicate with grace, lead wit...
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