A woman smiling and holding a mug while talking to a person off-camera, with a podcast title 'The Bitter Truth' and host 'Abbey Joy' in the background.
A woman smiling and holding a mug while talking to a person off-camera, with a podcast title 'The Bitter Truth' and host 'Abbey Joy' in the background.

{The Bitter Truth — The Podcast}

Sipping herbs, talking truth.

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The Bitter Truth podcast weaves together a community of friends, teachers, and mentors who specialize in Ayurveda, women’s reproductive health, and herbalism.

Episodes feel like overhearing pals sharing their lives and hard-earned wisdom — with takeaways for infusing your own life with new thoughts, routines, and herbal allies for better health and vitality.

{SEASON 1}

  • Season 01 Episode 01 Welcome to The Bitter Truth! Abbey Joy and Fiona McNichols explore mugwort as a plant ally for release, dreaming, and reconnecting to purpose and the womb.

  • Season 01 Episode 02 A grounded conversation on burnout, stress, and holistic hormone support through cyclical living and embodied care.

  • Season 01 Episode 03 Abbey shares her path into herbalism and Ayurveda, the role of bitters in health, and the intention behind this podcast.


  • Season 01 Episode 04 A deep, honest dialogue with DeAnna Batdorff on the often-avoided pillars of life and how Ayurveda meets them with clarity and compassion.

  • Season 01 Episode 05 Recorded in New Orleans, Abbey, Bailey McNeill, and Dewey Raybon explore plant relationships, community herbalism, and playful bitter creations.

  • Season 01 Episode 06 An introduction to Ayurvedic daily routines and simple practices that support resilience, digestion, and nervous system health.

  • Season 01 Episode 07 A nourishing conversation with Katie Ring on pleasure, food, and reclaiming enjoyment as a vital part of healing.

  • Season 01 Episode 08 Abbey offers practical education on lymphatic breast health, self-care techniques, and supportive herbs and foods.

  • Season 01 Episode 09 A holistic discussion with Kate Coletti on pelvic floor health, strength, softness, and embodied support for the womb space.

  • Season 01 Episode 10 Abbey and Bailey McNeill reframe illness as a doorway into deeper listening, rest, and transformation.

{SEASON 2}

  • Season 02 Episode 01 A deep dive into cyclical living, the astrology of the year, queerness, rose medicine, perimenopause, hormone replacement therapy, and MORE with RAD, host of Radical Queers Podcast.

  • Season 02 Episode 02 An introduction to Fertility Awareness Method, Cycle Charting, Hormone Cycles and more with Hormone Specialist Caitlin McMurtry

  • Season 02 Episode 03 How we can learn from the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine to cultivate "Kidney Jing" - the root of vitality with Dr. Sínead Corrigan


  • Season 02 Episode 04 In this beautiful episode in Spanish, we explore simple daily practices to support your wellbeing with Juliana Jimenez

  • Season 02 Episode 05 How reclaiming a life connected with the cycles of the Earth, Moon & Body will help us heal with Ash Aether

  • Season 02 Episode 06 In a world of botox, fillers, and weight loss drugs, what does true beauty really mean? With Dr. Sinéad Corrigan

  • Season 02 Episode 07 Everything you could ever want to know about how to nourish your body for a healthy cycle, fertility, pregnancy and postpartum with Ayurvedic Doula and Chef Rachel Musquiz.

  • Season 02 Episode 08 In this episode, Mary Sheila Gonnella helps de-mystify one of the most confusing topics of modern medicine: metabolism. In a world of GLP-1 drugs, weight loss programs, and fasting techniques, she breaks down how we can actually support our metabolism from the root up.