Celebrity Nutritionist Mona Sharma Breaks Down Ayurveda, Gut Health & Hustle Culture

Celebrity holistic nutritionist Mona Sharma, known for her work with Will Smith, Jay Shetty, and Julianne Hough, joins Karena Dawn to unpack the health crisis that changed her life. Mona shares her path from a high-pressure career in luxury beauty marketing through two heart surgeries and a PCOS diagnosis, to founding a holistic practice rooted in Ayurveda and nervous system healing. The conversation covers building daily wellness rituals at home, debunking common diet myths, hydration, and how to start reclaiming your health without a total life overhaul. How do you go from giving away all your control to a doctor's office to becoming your own healer? Mona Sharma's journey with years of unexplained anxiety taught her that healing isn't about finding the right prescription, it's about getting curious enough to ask what your body has been trying to tell you all along. [01:08] From Corporate Beauty to the Operating Table Two heart surgeries, wide awake, and a diagnosis that changed the direction of Mona’s life The Ayurvedic practitioner who looked at her as a "whole being," not just a set of symptoms [11:14] Building Your Ashram at Home Mona’s father's blunt saying about clutter, and why it's really about your nervous system The bedroom rule she gives every single client Why wellness feels so expensive, and her trick for doing it without breaking the bank [29:18] The Call That Changed Everything, and the Myths Mona is Begging You to Drop The phone call that landed Mona in the room with Will Smith and his family What she says is actually hiding in your Starbucks cup The diet myth she wants gone for good, and what she tells clients instead Her three-question framework for finally figuring out what's really going on in your body Guest Resources @monasharma on IG (https://www.instagram.com/monasharma/) Visit her website (https://www.monasharma.com/) Listen to Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rooted-in-wellness-with-mona-sharma/id1750133042) If this episode moved you, please consider supporting The Big Silence Foundation and exploring our resources: Connect with The Big Silence Community Order: The Big Silence Memoir audiobook (https://thebigsilence.com/pages/audiobook) Shop The Big Silence Self Love Collection (https://thebigsilence.com/collections/shop-all) Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaL3RrbvDLuTTGFN4VYzEpw) Donate to The Big Silence Foundation (https://thebigsilence.com/donate) The Big Silence Resource Guide (https://thebigsilence.com/pages/resources) Find exclusive offers from our supporters (https://thebigsilence.com/pages/our-podcast-partners) Show Resources: VISIT THE CHALLENGE PAGE (https://my.toneitup.com/pages/radiate-rise-2026-summer-challenge) THE BIG SILENCE PODCAST (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-silence/id1607181597) TONE IT DOWN PODCAST (https://my.toneitup.com/pages/tone-it-down-podcast) Tone It Up App (https://my.toneitup.com/pages/tone-it-up-app) Tone It Up YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@toneitup/featured) Tone It Up Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/toneitup/?hl=en) Have a message for Karena? She'd love to hear from you and share your comment or question on air! Leave Karena a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/KarenaDawn