Candice Barley's Breast Implants Weren’t Ruptured—So Why Was She So Sick?

What if something you chose years ago—something you were told was safe—was quietly contributing to chronic inflammation, brain fog, fatigue, and a mysterious decline in your health?

In this powerful episode, Ashley Grace sits down with former film and television actress and Olistico Life founder Candice Barley to explore her extraordinary journey from debilitating illness to becoming one of the leading voices in the breast explant and women’s holistic health community.

For nearly 15 years, Candice struggled with worsening health problems without understanding their source. Eventually, her condition became so severe that she was spending most of her day in bed, experiencing full-body tremors, heart palpitations, difficulty breathing, extreme fatigue, gut issues, and rapidly worsening liver markers.

Then came a moment Candice describes as divine intervention.

While desperately asking what was wrong with her, Candice says she heard two words: “breast implants.”

What makes her story particularly striking is that her implants weren’t ruptured. They were intact.

Within eight weeks, Candice had them removed. She says her symptoms began resolving and her liver markers dramatically improved, launching a years-long investigation into breast implant illness, chronic inflammation, silicone and siloxanes, mitochondrial health, detoxification, environmental toxins, and the body’s response to foreign materials.

Today, Candice works alongside surgeons and functional medicine practitioners, helping women better understand their bodies and make informed decisions about their health. Her message isn’t based on fear—and she isn't simply telling every woman with implants to remove them. Instead, she believes women deserve more information about what may be happening inside their bodies so they can make their own informed choices.

In this conversation, Ashley and Candice explore:

• Candice’s nearly 15-year health struggle and eventual explant

• The mysterious experience that led her to question her breast implants

• Why Candice believes intact implants can still affect some women