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A Healthy Curiosity — Alternative Health
A Healthy Curiosity

You know that health and happiness aren’t things you can outsource. You’ve also got a full plate, and making the time to take care of yourself can be challenging. A Healthy Curiosity is here to support you.
The Mission: to explore what it takes to be well in a busy world, offer self-care strategies rooted in the traditions of Chinese Medicine, yoga, and Ayurveda along with the cutting-edge research from functional medicine. Host Brodie Welch, L.Ac., M.S.O.M. is a holistic self-care strategist and expert in Chinese Medicine and acupuncture who helps self-aware, Type-A women put themselves at the top of their own to-do lists so they can experience vibrant health, enjoy their lives, and evolve their consciousness — without losing their edge. On the show, you’ll learn self-care tips to help you feel calm, confident, and energized. You’ll hear personal chats where we explore what gets in the way of our best intentions: perfectionism, big goals, habits and routines, chronic pain, overwork and overwhelm, boundaries, limiting beliefs — and what it takes to overcome such obstacles mindfully. You’ll also get deep-dives into hormone balance, gut health, sleep issues, habit change, mindfulness, overcoming anxiety, depression and how to make time for what matters most.

Latest Episodes:

Perfectionism & Procrastination Jul 13, 2016

Show notes

Brodie talks with her sister, Sam, about being well in a busy world. Covering topics the likes of perfectionism, procrastination, self-care, self-compassion and the inner critic, and the challenges to making progress on bigger goals while dealing with the demands of daily life.

In this wide-ranging conversation, we explore:

How a completely checked-off to-do list doesn't necessarily move us forward on the stuff that matters.
Daily self-care habits
Feeling selfish to want to be creative for a living
Perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome
Procrastination masquerading as productive work
The problem with Facebook
Stress is a health issue
Two kinds of goals: Big and SMART
Cycles of Change in Chinese Medicine
Aging is when we don't think we can change anymore
Good Orderly Direction
Procrastination as Fear of the Bigger Goals
Self-compassion
Making it non-negotiable
Jeremy's worst fear
Needing support

Resources:

"Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day." - Mark Twain

For more on SMART goals, check out Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg

Check out Brodie's learn-from-home course Calm Yourself: Self-Care Strategies for Stress and Anxiety for more practical tips about creating self-care habits and making them stick.

Imposter Syndrome

Slowing Down Summer Jul 13, 2016

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Chinese Medicine expert and host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with guest Jennie Cramer about living in harmony with the seasons. The frenzy of summertime and the pressure we feel to take advantage of all the exciting opportunities we're presented with, even when our bodies might be telling us to take a break, can lead to disharmony and really throw us out of balance… if we allow it.

In this episode we explore:

The nature of summer in Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda (full yang, pitta season)
The ways our relationships with the seasons affect our daily wellness
Symptoms as messages from the body
Creating a life you don't need a vacation from
Should we need an excuse to let ourselves rest?
Is your anxiety a message from your body? What could that message be?
The benefits of rhythm and setting a schedule
Decision fatigue

Jennie is a farming yoga mom who is passionate about ancestral living, ecology, and living in accordance with her values.

Resources:

If you'd like to get in touch with Jennie, you can contact her at farmingyogini@gmail.com and keep a lookout for her website to go live at www.gardenrhythm.com.

For more information on Chinese Medicine and to stay in touch with Brodie, visit brodiewelch.com.

Low Back Pain and Acupuncture Jul 13, 2016

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Licensed Acupuncturist and host Brodie Welch talks with her colleague Joe Moceus, L.Ac. about one of the most common conditions they treat in clinic: lower back pain.

In this episode we explore:

Brodie's octogenarian patient with spinal stenosis
Osteoarthritis
The toothpick study
2 ways to release the psoas muscle, an MVP in lower back pain
What acupuncture feels like
Acupuncture's positive side effects
The importance of movement to integrate a treatment

Resources:

Corvallishealing.com

Toothpick Study, Archives of Internal Medicine, 2009

Needlephobia and Acupuncture Jul 11, 2016

Show notes

Chinese Medicine expert and host Brodie Welch, L.Ac., talks with colleague Joe Moceus, L.Ac. about the primary reason people resist getting acupuncture: needlephobia.

As recovering needlephobes themselves, Brodie and Joe understand the wariness, but they're also here to tell you that acupuncture needles are nothing like other needles you've encountered. Up to 40 acupuncture can fit inside a hypodermic.

Hear about Brodie and Joe's first experiences receiving acupuncture, what an acupuncture needle looks and feels like, what kind of sensations you might expect, potential alternatives, and more in the inaugural episode of A Healthy Curiosity.

The show begins with a 2-minute overview about Brodie's vision for the podcast: a blend of expert interviews that demystify natural healing modalities that could potentially help you, along with real, practical, conversations with people trying to walk a healthy, conscious path in a busy world, and what gets in the way.

We then explore:

Brodie's first experience with acupuncture, in light of her own needlephobia
Joe's first experience with acupuncture, in light of his needlephobia
The size and shape of an acupuncture needle
What acupuncture feels like (is it painful…?)
What that needle is actually doing in there, and what you might feel after the needles are in
An introduction to the wonderful world of "aculand," a magical place we'll revisit frequently in this podcast
For other practitioners: what tools Brodie and Joe use to help put their patients at ease in the clinic

Resources:

For more information on Chinese Medicine and to stay in touch with Brodie, visit brodiewelch.com.

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