Maria Menounos is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, television host, producer, bestselling author, and host and founder of Heal Squad. Known for her years on Entertainment Tonight, Extra, and E! News, Maria has also become an outspoken advocate for health, wellness, and self-advocacy after facing a series of serious health challenges, including a brain tumor and pancreatic tumor diagnosis.

In this episode, we talk about what success and wellness meant to her during her peak Hollywood years, the toll the entertainment industry schedule took on her body, and how thyroid issues became the gateway to deeper chronic health struggles. Maria opens up about balancing health anxiety with advocating for yourself, what it was like navigating both her and her mother’s brain cancer diagnoses, and how those experiences completely reshaped her priorities and approach to life.

We also get into the wellness practices and tools she genuinely relies on today, including foundational habits, red light therapy, trampoline jumping, Botox, face taping, and the trends she thinks are overrated versus truly worth it.

We discuss:

* The hidden health cost of hustle culture

* How stress impacted her body and hormones

* Thyroid issues and chronic illness

* Brain tumors, pancreatic tumors, and self-advocacy

* Balancing wellness with health anxiety

* Foundational wellness habits that actually matter

* The benefits of red light therapy

* Trampoline jumping and lymphatic health

* Botox, face taping, and beauty trends

* Underrated vs. overrated wellness practices

* Learning to prioritize herself after years of burnout

Want more Maria? Follow her on Instagram @mariamenounos, and check out her podcast @healsquad.

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