Self-care is a popular topic in our culture, but I question how satisfying self-care is. Has it become just another 'thing' you feel you need to do? Just another stress in your life? Today we're going to learn why you should reinvent self-care into soul care and why this gives self-care more value. It’s the personal approach to a fad topic.
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Nothing exists outside of our mind, body, and soul. It's who we are as living creatures and what drives us into action. Unfortunately, we can lose sight of one or more of these categories causing friction in our lives. In this episode, I interview Nicole Unice as we learn how to connect your mind, body, and soul into perfect harmony.
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I remember reading books as a little girl, hearing stories about kids who kept journals. I never really understood it - definitely not something that fit into my personality. Not because I was necessarily out of touch with my emotions, but the act of writing seemed so daunting.
Let's say, writing was never a skill of mine, and it certainly wasn't one I had intentions of using.
Funny how the tables have turned.
Now, I'm more passionate about journaling than ever. In fact, I have come to rely on it daily as a form of health. Today, I want to share just why journaling is one of the best tools in healing, in health, and how to get started.
Inside today's podcast, I share the healing benefits of journaling, why its crucial to everyday life, and how to get started.
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I'm no stranger to the effects food had on my mood. I realized this nearly two years ago when I eliminated the top allergens like gluten and dairy from my diet. Of course, when it's not in your diet, you don't always recognize how well you feel. But when you put it back in man do you notice.
Or at least I did.
I've narrowed down my specific mood culprit to gluten. It hits me like a freight train roughly 24 hours after exposure and takes a solid 24 hours for me to become rational again. It's not like I feel bad, I just can't seem to shake the mood. The constant annoyance and anger that lurks under my skin, waiting for the moment to erupt.
It's not pretty and something I consciously work to avoid for the sake of my health and my family.
While I know it's not readily understood - that food can impact your mood - there is actual science to why this happens and what you should know about eating for your mood. Inside this podcast, I break it all down and share my healing strategies for health.
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Many scientific studies, including research by renowned psychologists Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough, have found gratitude is one of the highest forms of healing known to man. People who consciously focus on gratitude experience greater emotional well-being and physical health than those who don't. In fact, it's more than just a feeling, their research has shown that people who consistently practice gratitude;
If we link this back to health, then we know gratitude must be part of the equation. It's essential if you want more happiness, joy, and energy. Inside today's podcast, we dive into why gratitude is better than a diet and your challenge to start practicing gratitude today.
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It's a bold statement to say, the story you tell yourself is determining your health. I know it sounds big and possibly just another woo-woo thing someone would try to convince you makes a difference - but there is actual science to back it up. Inside this post, we dive into how the stories you tell yourself changes your brain chemistry and drives action. Check it out here.
"Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me."
I remember saying this all the time, threatening hurtful words and convincing myself that they wouldn't hurt - but boy did they sting.
Words hurt, and sometimes bad. In fact, some of the most damaging things to the human body are words. I know, words and thoughts used to be believed to be things that just happened and floated around in space without any real implication.
But we know that isn't true and we can even see and feel the implications of words as the emotions race through our body. Just as your face gets flushed when you're embarrassed or butterflies emerge in your stomach when you're nervous or excited. Words have a purpose and great depth in our lives.
And the stories you tell yourself can change the entire outcome.
This week on the podcast, I dive into stories and the chemical effect they are having on our brain and actions. We'll answer the question, can changing your brain chemistry, through stories, change your outcome. Make sure you listen in to get all of the details.
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Looking to the left or the right seems to be a part of human nature. Our drive to be where we're not is fed by beautiful pictures on social media, a world telling us to work harder and hustle more, combined with a nagging feeling that we're never enough.
But has comparison ever helped anyone achieve anything? It doesn't tend to be a motivating factor, instead quite the opposite. That's why it's time to put to rest comparison and step into contentment which leads to fulfillment. In this episode of Monday Motivation, you'll learn five ways to end comparison.
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How would you rate your relationship with wellness - wellness being anything in the health, nutrition and mindset space? Is it healthy, vibrant, nourishing, thriving or do you feel like your grasping for straws questioning if anything will ever work and hating the very thing giving you life? Inside today's podcast, we talk about healing your relationship with wellness and five places to get started.
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Anxiety is a sneaky thing that most are familiar with. It tends to lurk around, waiting for a moment of insecurity to the surface threatening to sabotage your day. But today, we’re going to take a different approach to anxiety - we’re going to tell it who it’s messing with. In this episode of Monday motivation, you’ll learn why you shouldn’t just tell your anxieties to God but why you need to tell your anxieties about God.
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Disordered eating comes in many forms whether physical or mental or both, today on the show I interview someone who’s walked through it all. In this brave, untold story Whitney shares her journey with disordered eating through anorexia and eventually orthorexia and healing. We talk through triggers and end with identifying what it looks like to balance health without an obsession with it. A discussion everyone must listen to.
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There has to be more on this quest to health - I just can’t settle for what we’ve been given to work with. Questioning does it even work? Is the true meaning of health tangled in a web of the uncertainty of counting of calories and macros? What does health actually mean?
Today on the podcast I share my thoughts on this journey to uncovering health and I’m finding it looks different than anything we’ve ever been taught! Buckle up - it’s just the beginning.
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Light therapies are popping up all over the place. Even though light therapy isn’t new - but something we’ve known the power of for a while - the specifics and the science is getting more detailed. Inside this podcast, I interview a red light therapy expert and ask him all the questions. From how it works, the benefits, the risks and how long it takes to see results. Ultimately answering the question, should you try red light therapy?
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Adaptogens are all the rage right now but how do you know what’s right for you? Inside this episode, we dive into what adaptogens are, how to know if they’re right for you and where to start. Plus, I share my top five adaptogen list that I use and what I use them for.
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I'm not an organized person. It just doesn't come naturally. But I've learned that you don't have to be an 'organized person' to have a plan. Inside this podcast, we dive into how to make meal planning work for you. Plus I share my brilliant time-saving hacks you need.
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Maybe you've never heard of it, polycystic ovary syndrome {PCOS}, but it's the most common endocrine disorder in women. Affecting one in five of us and yet many don't even know they have it. On today’s episode, we dive into PCOS with leading expert Dr. Gersh. We also talk about why you should stop fearing estrogen, how to use it for good, if you should take birth control and what about menopause.
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Eat less and more fresh and move more - that's the heart of spring & summer. Yes, the warmer weather is upon us and this warm-up means great changes for your body. Learn how to live through this Seasonal Guide for Spring & Summer: What to Eat & How to Live.
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From incontinence to mom pouch, Kegels and sexual health in men and women this podcast talk through the eight top myths about the pelvic floor. I interview pelvic floor expert MaryEllen Reider on our beliefs about the pelvic floor, the actual role of it, why it’s so important and how to make it stronger.
SENSOR ALERT: Inside this podcast, we talk about sex, male and female anatomy so if you have small ears listening with you - just be warned.
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While metabolism happens to be about so much more than weight loss - I still get the question, how can I boost my metabolism. Inside this podcast, I give the answer - not just as it relates to your weight - but how you can boost your metabolism for a healthier mind, more energy, better hormonal flow and more. Check out this podcast as I spill all the details and wrap it in a pretty bow!
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Stressed? Who isn’t? Inside this bonus podcast, I share why chronic stress is harmful to our hormones and how a simple one-day stress fix can reset your body to get back to health. I lay out the simple steps - that don’t involve changing what you eat - to live less stressed and why one day can change the entire course of your week.
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We’ve been led to believe that the only way to get healthy is to force your body into doing what you want - in some ways to beat your body into submission. From cutting calories to eliminating entire food groups we think we can achieve our goals. But in this podcast I break that myth and why force creates resistance that’s hard to overcome. I also share the true secret to lasting health and health that comes easy. Get healthy, live awesome by uncovering this brain hack.
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Metabolic flexibility - it sounds sexy, and it is. Metabolic flexibility is the capacity to switch between fuel sources like carbohydrates and fats and match that to what is needed to be burned in the body. But so many of us are metabolically inflexible making weight loss nearly impossible. Inside this podcast, I interview Brian St. Pierre and ask him how we can utilize metabolic flexibility to get healthy and lose weight.
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This is a quick bonus episode that emphasis’s where we eat food matters just as much as what we eat. It’s a drastic concept but one with a lot of science to back it up.
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Our mind connects our nervous system to the rest of our body. Hear how your mindset could change your metabolism through this critical control system in the body called the autonomic nervous system.
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Sugar detoxes are all the rage and rightfully so – we’re a nation obsessed with cravings, and we hate it. But what if cravings weren’t the problem? What if cravings could be a good thing? What if you could crave healthy food? Learn 5 ways to crave healthy food in this podcast.
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