A heart-centered conversation with Creative & Wellness Guide Stephanie Keenan Ray on the real meaning of self-care. This episode explores essential oils for hormones and mood, the healing power of creativity, grounding practices, and why true wellness begins with reconnecting to yourself—not booking a spa day. A warm, honest, empowering listen for any woman needing a breath of fresh air.
You Don’t Need a Spa Day — You Need Self-Reconnection
In this heart-opening episode of Embracing Flow, Heather sits down with Inner Radiance Wellbeing & Creative Guide Stephanie Keenan Ray, founder of Natural Beauties, Art & Ideas Creative Network, and co-host of Smiling Souls.
Together they explore the truth women rarely say out loud:
👉 You can take care of everyone else and still feel completely disconnected from yourself.
This episode unpacks the simple rituals that help you return to your center—no luxury spa required.
Stephanie shares:
Her unforgettable (and hilarious) first-period story
The role essential oils play in balancing hormones, mood, and nervous system regulation
Why creativity is one of the most underused forms of self-care
The power of grounding practices for burnout, overwhelm, and emotional overload
How reconnecting with your “little girl self” changes how you show up in your life
What women actually need to feel peaceful, energized, and authentic again
Heather and Stephanie also explore why many women aren’t truly in their bodies, how stress rewires our sense of self, and why small daily rituals—breath, oils, journaling, creativity, nature—shift our entire emotional landscape.
If you’ve ever felt drained, stuck, crispy around the edges, or lost in your own life… this one’s for you.
✨ In every phase — embrace it, love it, crown it, and be Vivydus.
Stephanie Keenan Re is an Inner Radiance, Well-being and Creative Guide. She is the founder of Natural Beauties Arts & Ideas Creative Network & She.E.O Elite Membership, and Co-Podcaster of Smiling Souls Podcast. In all she does, she guides women though simple rituals of self care, holistic solutions and creativity with the mission to help others shine from within, aging gracefully with confidence, joy, and inner peace.