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Wellness doesn't have to be overwhelming or all-consuming. In this solo episode, Sheri reflects on why curiosity is the most underrated tool in your wellness toolbox. Instead of chasing every trend or trying to do it “right,” what if you just followed your genuine interest?

This bite-sized episode is a gentle nudge to ditch the pressure and reconnect with what actually sparks your interest. You’ll hear an honest take on why staying curious (not compulsive) leads to more sustainable wellness and a sneak peek of what’s coming next on the show.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why you don’t have to try everything to “get it right” in wellness
  • How curiosity creates space for sustainable, joyful growth
  • A fresh invitation to explore wellness trends without losing yourself
  • What to expect in upcoming episodes featuring real-world wellness conversations

This one’s for anyone feeling a little burnt out by the wellness world and ready to reconnect with what truly matters.

“When you approach wellness with curiosity, not urgency, it becomes something that’s fun, sustainable, and uniquely yours.” — Sheri Davidson

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Sheri Davidson, L.Ac. (00:20):
Hello, wellness adventurist.
Welcome back to another episodeof the wellness inspired
podcast, a place where you canfind inspiration, motivation and
empowerment in the pursuit of awellness lifestyle.
I'm your host, sherry Davidson.
I'm a wellness coach,acupuncturist, trail runner and
former interior designer inHouston, texas, and I am deeply

(00:40):
passionate about health andwellbeing, but what I'm most
passionate about is exploringhow to turn wellness inspiration
into a habit that actuallysticks.
On this podcast, I share realstories, practical tools and
honest conversations with otherwellness thinkers so we can all
learn, adapt and find whatreally works in real life.

(01:02):
And, as always, I'm here withmy co-host, finn.
And if you're new to thepodcast, finn is my terrier mix,
rescue dog, trail runner andloyal companion.
He is also a therapy dog andgreeter at Element 5 Acupuncture
and Wellness, and today I'msuper excited because we're
diving into something that'sbeen showing up a lot in

(01:22):
conversations with clients,friends and, honestly, in my own
life too.
There are so many wellnesspractices, tools and trends out
there, from infrared saunas tosomatic breath work to
journaling under a full moon.
It can feel like we're alwaysdiscovering something new to try
, but here's the thing when weapproach wellness with a

(01:45):
try-it-all mindset, we can endup feeling scattered and burned
out instead of nourished.
So today I want to take theopportunity to talk about how to
explore wellness with curiosity, not pressure, because real,
sustainable wellness doesn'tcome from chasing the next big
thing.
It comes from staying open,playful and honest with yourself

(02:06):
and what actually supports you.
Okay, I'm super excited.
So let's Ever feel like you'redoing all the things the

(02:27):
supplements, the meditations,the podcast and the workouts and
still wondering why isn't itworking?
Well, you're not alone.
So many of my patients andclients come to me exhausted,
not from a lack of effort no, no, no but from trying too hard to

(02:48):
get wellness right.
They've read books, joinedprograms, tried retreats,
downloaded apps, and somehowthey're still stuck.
What if the answer isn't doingmore, but doing less with more
curiosity?
And that's what we're going totalk about today.
So let's just get right to theproblem and let's talk about the

(03:12):
overwhelm.
When we scroll through socialmedia or talk to our wellness
minded friends, there's always anew practice to try, a new
product to buy, a new modalityto explore.
And it's not that those thingsare bad Some of them are
incredible but when we startchasing them all at once, it
gets exhausting.
We start to feel like we haveto do everything to feel good,

(03:33):
like if we're not cold, plunging, dry brushing, meditating,
stretching, supplementing andmanifesting before breakfast,
we're falling behind Soundfamiliar.
So what I have learned, and I'mstill learning, is that more
isn't always better.
What matters more than themodality itself is the intention

(03:53):
and energy we bring to it.
Are we trying it because we'recurious or because we feel like
we should?
So I want to share a personalstory with you.
So I just want to give you arecent example.
I went to an event it wasn't toolong ago and I didn't know
ahead of time but at the end ofeach day there was a sound bath

(04:16):
session and I was familiar withthe concept, but I had never
actually experienced one and,honestly, I had no expectations.
I was there for the event but Ithought why not?
Why not drop into surrender andsee what it's all about?
I didn't go in thinking itwould change my life or become a
weekly ritual.

(04:36):
I just showed up with curiosity, open and attached, and
wondering how is this going togo?
How might I feel when I'm done?
And you know what?
It was beautiful.
It was relaxing in a way that Ididn't expect.
It gave me a deep sense ofstillness, the kind that doesn't

(04:59):
shout but gently settles in.
And here's the part that reallysurprised me.
I went into the experience witha question in my heart.
I had a really big decision tomake, really, really big one,
that I was terrified to make,but I wanted to make it, and I
was looking for answers.
And during the sound bath I hada vision of going on a great

(05:23):
adventure.
I was standing at the edge ofinfinite possibilities.
There would be risk, of course,and the familiar would dissolve
into the unfamiliar, but therewould also be excitement, wonder
and growth.
And that's when I realized Iwasn't just relaxing.
I was remembering whatadventure feels like and how

(05:46):
much adventure excites me, and Irealized in that moment how
important adventure was in mylife.
Not only did I realize howimportant adventure was in my
life, but I realized that, howpowerful an adventurous mindset
can be.

(06:07):
If an adventurous mindsetenabled me to say yes to the
scary decision that I had tomake, if it made me say yes,
that yes, I was going to befaced with uncertainty, you know
, because you never know what'scoming next.
But that's also part of whatmakes it alive.

(06:28):
If I got curious like what if?
What if I did do this, what ifit did turn out this way?
And also to understand thatthere will be challenge Not
everything will be smooth, butthat's where growth sneaks in
and presence.
You have to be mindful andpresent because you have to be

(06:50):
awake to navigate the adventure,because if you don't, you could
make one wrong step and falloff the mountain.
So presence is so important.
And then transformation, notbecause you set out to change,
but because the experienceshifts you and you're never the
same.
That moment.
The sound bath was about thebowls, the breath and the

(07:12):
vibration, but not just fortheir surface effect, right, it
was about how those elementscreated space for something
deeper to rise, a different kindof knowing, a quieter kind of
clarity.
Not only did I make a hugebusiness decision, I also knew
that this adventurous mindsethad to be the backbone of

(07:34):
Wellness.
Inspired In my curiosity andpractice story, you might be
wondering if I'm going to become, or did I become, a sound bath
regular.
Not yet, and this was inOctober, so I haven't been to a
sound bath session here, but Idid find a place in Houston.

(07:55):
It's on my list.
I do think about it.
It pops up every once in awhile because I had such a great
experience, but I haven't takenany action to do that, and
sometimes I think that maybejust in that moment it's what I
needed at that time.
Um, but I'm sure I will haveanother experience.
Uh, because the experience didopen something up, a pause, a

(08:19):
vision, a connection back tomyself, and that, to me, is at
the heart of curiosity.
It lets us explore withoutattachment.
It invites us to tastesomething new without needing to
adopt it as a lifestyle oridentity.
It keeps wellness from being arigid checklist and brings it
back to what it was meant to beDiscovery, connection and the

(08:41):
courage to try, even if we don'tknow where it will lead.
A try, even if we don't knowwhere it will lead.
That sound bath didn't just giveme stillness, it shifted
something.
It reminded me that presence isoften more powerful than
productivity, and since thenI've been approaching new
wellness practices with a littlemore space, a little more

(09:02):
breath.
I'm less interested in stackingthings and more interested in
experiencing them, not to becomean expert, just to stay curious
.
So how do we practice curiosityin a way that feels grounded,
not overwhelming?
Here are a few ways I try tokeep things in check.
Number one start with intention.

(09:25):
Before I try something new, Ipause and ask myself why am I
drawn to this?
What am I hoping to feel orlearn?
Sometimes that moment ofreflection helps me realize am I
acting from pressure and notpresence, and that alone can
shift everything.
Other times, it helps me anchorinto my why, so I can explore

(09:47):
the practice with more clarityand less noise.
When I went into the sound bath,I had no expectations, but I
did set an intention, because Iam familiar with sound baths and
it's a meditative experienceand I'm very familiar with
meditative practices.
And I went into it with a, withthe intent of of it being a

(10:09):
contemplative meditation,because I had this huge decision
I was trying to make and I waslooking for answers.
I was looking to trust myintuition, to see what messages
I would get.
So that's how you, uh, set anintention Um, what do you want
to get out of this?
What is this?
What do you want to get out ofthis?
What do you want to get out ofthis new experience that you're

(10:29):
about to have?
Okay, number two try one thingat a time.
I'll be honest.
This one is hard for me.
When I get excited about a newidea or practice, I want to do
all the things right away.
That's the Aries in me.
But I've learned, sometimes thehard way, that layering too
much at once makes it impossibleto tell what's actually helping
.
Now I jot down all ideas I'mcurious about in a notebook or

(10:53):
on my phone I use the notes app.
It's almost like a wellness totry list.
That way I don't lose the sparkof excitement, but I also give
each new thing the space itdeserves.
So, yes, so the sound bath thatI found here in Houston, the
sound bath studio, is on my listto try and I will.
I will make it there.

(11:15):
Okay, number three stay inobservation mode.
When I try something new, I tryto be the observer, not the
fixer.
I'll ask how did this make mefeel and what did I notice in my
body, my mood, my energy?
That simple shift from tryingto get it right to just noticing
makes things feel a lot lighter.

(11:37):
Remember, there is no place forperfection here.
Okay, number four release theneed to stick with it.
This was a big one for me.
I used to think that if Ididn't turn a new practice into
a habit, I'd fail.
Now I know trying and lettinggo can be just as valuable as
sticking with something.
Not everything is meant to stay.

(11:59):
Some practices serve you in aseason and then fade, and that's
okay.
Okay, number five.
The last one is to reflect,reflect, reflect.
Whether it's a journal entry orjust a moment of stillness
while walking Finn, I try tocheck in.
Did this nourish me?
Do I want more of it, or wasonce enough?

(12:20):
Reflections help me makedecisions from a place of wisdom
instead of FOMO.
We all know the fear of missingout.
I am, my Aries way, very muchlike that, but reflection brings
me back to my path and notsomeone else's checklist.
Okay, again, there is nofailure, just information about

(12:43):
yourself.
We're going to wrap it up here.
I'm going to end it with asummary thought that today's
reminder is simple Wellnessdoesn't have to be all or
nothing.
You don't have to try everythingto feel like you're doing it
right.
When you approach wellness withcuriosity, not urgency, it

(13:04):
becomes something that's fun,sustainable and uniquely yours.
Okay, well, I'd love to hearwhat you're exploring right now.
What's one thing you're curiousabout?
Not because you feel like youshould, but because you just
want to see what it's like.
Okay, so DM me, tag me or sendme a voice note.
I'd love to hear your storiesand sneak peek.

(13:25):
I'll be chatting with differentpeople in the wellness world to
explore what they're offering,what's working and what's not,
and how we can all stay curiouswithout losing ourself in the
process.
Real talk, no hype.
I've interviewed people in thepast and I kind of haven't been
doing it as much lately and Ireally want to get back into it.

(13:45):
And, yeah, just be curious,explore and discover what's out
there in hopes fortransformation.
Right?
So until next time, staycurious, stay inspired and keep
exploring your way toward ahealthier, more adventurous life
.

(14:13):
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(14:57):
That's element5, the number 5,omcom, and again I'll put the
link in the show notes.
If you're interested in healthand wellness coaching, we can
connect in the clinic or on Zoom.
Reach out to us and we'll getyou on the schedule and, as
always, I would love to hearyour feedback.
I am dedicated to bringing yougreat content that is inspiring
and informative, with an artsy,fun, edgy spin.

(15:19):
Thank you so much for listening.
We'll meet here again next timeand remember, never stop
exploring, learning, loving andbeing you.
Bye.
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