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Empowered Plates Empowered Lives

Empowered Plates Empowered Lives

By: Jovonnie Ford
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Empowered Plates, Empowered Lives is a podcast dedicated to helping those with chronic health issues like endometriosis, PCOS, and more, discover the transformative power of healing through creative food experiences, mindset shifts, and mindful movement. Through engaging discussions, expert insights, and real-life stories, we empower our listeners to take control of their health journey and lead vibrant, empowered lives. Follow us on Instagram @empoweredplatesempoweredlives and subscribe to our YouTube channel @wellnesswithjovonnie

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  • What Longevity Experts Get Right About Inflammation & Aging
    Feb 11 2026

    Episode 127 WHAT IF IT’S NOT TOO LATE?

    What Longevity Experts Get Right About Inflammation & Aging

    What if aging didn’t mean decline but expansion?

    In this powerful episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with Michael Dorfman, a plant-powered longevity coach thriving at 83 years young, to challenge everything we’ve been taught about aging, inflammation, and vitality.

    Michael shares how lifestyle, not genetics, determines how we age, and why chronic inflammation is the real reason so many people feel tired, achy, and “old” long before their time.

    If you’re living with pelvic pain, fatigue, hormone imbalance, or chronic inflammation, this conversation will change how you see your body, your future, and what’s still possible.

    You are not broken. You are not too late.

    Hosted by Jovonnie, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach helping women who are tired of pushing through pelvic pain finally understand what their bodies are trying to tell them before they lose more years accepting pain as ‘normal’.

    Connect with Author & Health and Nutrition Life Coach Michael Dorfman: substack: @mike82 x.com/readmide

    This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again.

    If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands:

    Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors

    Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes!

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz


    Step 2: Spot & Reset

    Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief.

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn


    Step 3: Get Personalized Support

    Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally.

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked


    Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition

    Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices.

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp


    Where your habits, health, and healing finally align.

    #InflammationHealing #HealthyAging #LongevityLifestyle #PelvicPainSupport #ChronicFatigueHelp #EndoAwareness #RootCauseHealing #WomenHealing #WellnessWithJovonnie #TheHEALMethod #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations



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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Grief, Grit & Gratitude: What Blindness Taught Laura About True Empowerment
    Feb 4 2026

    Episode 126 How Do You Heal… When Nothing Gets Better?

    Grief, Grit & Gratitude: What Blindness Taught Laura About True Empowerment

    What if healing isn’t about “fixing” what’s broken, but choosing to live fully, even while grieving? In this powerful episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits with Laura Bratton, blind since 19, shares how she turned pain into purpose and how grief, grit, and gratitude became her healing tools.

    This conversation is for you if you’re:

    • Tired of trying to “stay strong” while silently struggling
    • Navigating chronic illness, disability, or loss
    • Craving real-life stories of empowerment that don’t bypass the hard stuff

    We talk about:

    • How to find strength without forcing positivity
    • Redefining empowerment as a way of being
    • Grief’s overlooked role in transformation
    • Grounding in gratitude even on dark days
    • The mindset shift that will change how you heal

    You don’t have to wait for life to get easier before you live again.

    Hosted by Jovonnie, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach helping women who are tired of pushing through pelvic pain finally understand what their bodies are trying to tell them before they lose more years accepting pain as ‘normal’.

    Connect with professional speaker Laura Bratton: https://www.laurabratton.com/ & www.linkedin.com/in/laura-bratton-speaking

    This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again.

    If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands:

    Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors

    Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes!

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz


    Step 2: Spot & Reset

    Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief.

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn


    Step 3: Get Personalized Support

    Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally.

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked


    Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition

    Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices.

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp


    Where your habits, health, and healing finally align.

    #HealingJourney #ChronicIllnessSupport #GritAndGratitude #MindsetMatters #BlindnessAwareness #ChronicPainRelief #EmpoweredLiving #GriefToGrowth #InvisibleIllness #HolisticHealing #WomensHealth #ResilientMindset #WellnessWithJovonnie #TheHEALMethod #LauraBratton #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations



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    52 mins
  • Fighting Inflammation? Here’s Why Food Alone Isn’t Healing You
    Jan 28 2026

    Episode 125 Still Sick... Even After Eating Clean?

    Fighting Inflammation? Here’s Why Food Alone Isn’t Healing You

    You’re doing everything “right” eating clean, cutting sugar, avoiding gluten, tracking inflammation...

    So why are you still in pain, exhausted, and confused about what’s really going on in your body?

    In this powerful episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with DK Kang, bestselling author and co-founder of DAEHAN, whose wife’s battle with endometriosis and cancer forced them to look beyond food.

    Together, we unpack the real root causes of chronic inflammation and why healing requires more than kale smoothies and supplements. If you’ve been pushing through pain while doing all the “healthy” things... this conversation is your wake-up call.

    Hosted by Jovonnie, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach helping women who are tired of pushing through pelvic pain finally understand what their bodies are trying to tell them before they lose more years accepting pain as ‘normal’.

    Connect with DK Kang https://www.dkkang.com/ & on social media https://www.facebook.com@dae.k.kang

    This episode is brought to you by Forward Vibrations — the movement helping women with pelvic pain and fatigue reset the lifestyle habits fueling inflammation, so they can finally stop pushing through pain and start feeling vibrant again.

    If you’re ready to stop guessing what’s helping or hurting your body, start with these three steps to take your healing into your own hands:

    Step 1: Find Your Hidden Disruptors

    Take the free Spot Your Trigger Quiz and discover what’s really fueling your inflammation and fatigue. It only takes 2 minutes!

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/SpotTriggerQuiz


    Step 2: Spot & Reset

    Download your free Lifestyle Disruptors Guide: 15 Hidden Triggers Fueling Your Inflammation — and How to Spot Them. Learn the patterns keeping you stuck and the simple shifts that lead to real relief.

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/48AnDqn


    Step 3: Get Personalized Support

    Book your Healing Vibe Breakthrough Session ($47) to uncover the top 3 disruptors holding you back and build a plan to heal naturally.

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/sessionbooked


    Healing✌🏾ibes: Upgrade Your Nutrition

    Grab the Plant-Based Alternatives Guide — your go-to resource for anti-inflammatory swaps, hormone-loving recipes, and healing juices.

    👉🏾 https://bit.ly/43pdEUp


    Where your habits, health, and healing finally align.

    #EndoAwareness #InflammationRelief #HormoneHealing #WomensHealth #ChronicPainSupport #HealingJourney #CleanEatingStruggles #RootCauseHealing #WellnessWithJovonnie #HEALMethod #EmpoweredPlatesEmpoweredLivesPodcast #ForwardVibrations



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    1 hr and 1 min
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