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

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

In this episode of The Big Silence, Karena Dawn sits down with celebrity holistic nutritionist and Rooted in Wellness host Mona Sharma. From two heart surgeries and a corporate burnout diagnosis to becoming a private chef for Will Smith and Jay Shetty, Mona's story is a masterclass in reclaiming your own healing power. She opens up about building an ashram at home, the myths keeping people stuck, and why she believes you don't need a doctor's permission to start feeling better tonight.

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

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