The Real A$$ Word
Hosted by Ali, founder of TheCheekyClean, a wellness brand championing intentional living, RAW dives into the meaningful journey of detoxing your mind, body and spirit.
A juicy little podcast for conscious living in a toxic world.
Resources & Show Notes
The Other Side of Addiction: How Families Heal From Loving Someone in Recovery
Addiction doesn't happen to one person — it happens to everyone who loves them. In this deeply honest conversation, Alison sits down with Marisa Barber, author of The Other Side of Addiction and a Senior Manager of Patient Support Services in telehealth addiction treatment, to explore the grief, shame, and silent suffering that families carry. If you've ever loved someone through addiction, this episode will remind you that you don't have to navigate it alone.
Live at THRIVE: Root Cause Health, Clean Beauty & Low-Tox Living — Women's Wellness in Cleveland
RAW went live at THRIVE: A Women's Wellness Experience — and the energy in the room was proof that something is shifting in how women approach health. In four rapid-fire conversations, Ali sat down with Jen Kanaba of Root Cause Integrative Wellness, Jamie Kowit of NISH Body Care and Manifest Manicures, cancer survivor and advocate Denise Nicolay, and Rachel Kovach of Mindful Mercantile. From root cause medicine and chemotherapy support to non-toxic nail care and plastic-free refilleries, this episode covers the full spectrum of low-tox, community-driven wellness — Cleveland-style.
Healing Through Movement: Gia Rossi on Grief, Strength Training & Building Energi Studios
What if working out had nothing to do with how your body looks — and everything to do with how it heals? Gia Rossi, founder of Energi Studios in Cleveland's Ohio City, knows this firsthand. After losing both of her parents and navigating the shadow of her mother's eating disorder, Gia found her way back to herself through movement — and built a studio to help others do the same. In this episode, she and Ali talk grief, strength, body image, and what it really means to build something rooted in purpose.
Hard Launch: Love, Healing & TheCheekyClean Lifestyle Detox Course
In this vulnerable solo episode, Alison Hite steps into a new chapter — hard launching both her relationship with functional medicine doctor Dr. Jeremy Watson and the highly anticipated TheCheekyClean Lifestyle Detox Course. Ali explores why fear is often the doorway to transformation, and why detox isn't about restriction — it's about reclaiming the version of you your body was designed to be.
When You Change Yourself, You Change the World ft. Tony Kost on Sobriety, Recovery & Self-Love
Nearly 10 years sober, Cleveland hospitality leader and community advocate Tony Kost is sharing the story most people in his position keep private. In this episode, Tony and Alison Hite talk honestly about addiction, rock bottom, shame, relapse, therapy, community, and what it actually means to rebuild a life from the inside out. This is a conversation for anyone questioning their relationship with alcohol — or who simply wants to live more authentically.
The Reality of Adoption: Foster Care, Infertility & Motherhood ft. Becca Gordon
Most people know someone touched by adoption or foster care — but very few know what the process actually looks like from the inside. In this episode, entrepreneur and salon owner Becca Gordon shares the unfiltered reality of her journey through infertility, private adoption, foster care, failed placements, and ultimately adopting twin daughters — 600 days from placement to adoption day. This is the honest conversation most people never get to hear.
Letting Go Creates Expansion: What Surrender, Alignment, and Identity Shifts Actually Look Like
In this solo episode, Alison Hite gets radically honest about the internal shifts redefining her path — in business, health, and life. From releasing control patterns rooted in childhood, to stepping fully into entrepreneurship, to pursuing her Integrative Health Practitioner certification — this is a conversation about surrender, alignment, and becoming the version of yourself the life you want actually requires.
Creating a Life You Don’t Want to Escape From with Jenn Rudolph
A raw conversation on travel, gratitude, grounding habits, and why vacations should reset—not distract you from—the life you’re intentionally building.
Sobriety, Spirituality & Conscious Business with Christie Murdoch
Christie Murdoch, founder of Banyan Tree, shares her 10-year sobriety journey, the spiritual awakening that transformed her business, and the power of community.
New Year Revolution: Intention, Healing, and Conscious Living with Alison Hite (Thacker)
Season 2 of RAW the Podcast launches with Alison Hite (Thacker) reflecting on healing, conscious consuming, community, and the journey toward your highest self in the New Year.