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072: Setting Boundaries to Improve Personal & Business Relationships w/ Erin Matlock Oct 17, 2019

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Boundaries are a tricky subject for many of us, including yours truly. Setting them, keeping them and the implications on our health and wellbeing when we ignore our boundaries is something that many of us don't explore enough, which is exactly the focus of this episode.

Erin Matlock is a speaker, coach, and entrepreneur who is passionate about suicide prevention and helping people understand the role they play in creating chaos in their own life. Boundaries can be everything from your tone of voice to your posture or your silence, and it is only by understanding your boundaries that you can start to set them from a place of confidence instead of insecurity.

Communication and clarity are key when setting boundaries, and it takes a willingness to get through the discomfort of knowing someone may not like you to protect the standards of your own intuition. Instead of going back to a situation with liquid boundaries, learn how to set yourself up for success through realistic expectations and positive frequencies for a healthier mind.

Do you have a difficult time setting boundaries? Share your experience with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

How to take a look at the boundaries and expectations that surround your life
Tools to set yourself up for boundary-pushing from your clients and/or family
Explore the role of enabling when setting boundaries and in suicide prevention
Understanding your self-worth and your value to the world and to yourself
Ways to feel better by offering kindness and connection on a human level

Quotes

"When you are communicating yourself to someone, we have to stand up and understand that there is going to be pushback. The way I deal with that is I remove myself from the situation and I seek people who make me feel good." (7:14)

"How you deal with it, how you feel about it, whether they meet the expectations or not, that is completely up to us." (19:20)

"The thing is, in the end, each human being is going to make their decision." (23:36)

"Ever since it happened to me it was my responsibility on how to heal it, my responsibility to get well, my responsibility to be in recovery which is where I am at today." (28:09)

"We think about it as, how am I supposed to serve in this moment? And serving does not mean being liked." (40:49)

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071: Life Loves You: Unblock Your Joy and Heal w/ Udo Erasmus Oct 10, 2019

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Udo Erasmus is the legendary founder of Udo's Choice supplement company, pioneer of flax seed oil, author and speaker who has inspired millions with his wisdom behind life's energy and every human's ability to be in harmony with nature and humanity.

After a chaotic outer life as a child and poisoning through pesticides, Udo turned inwards for something to depend on. What he found was unconditional love from inside himself, the ability to regenerate and heal, and the importance of bringing his awareness back to his consciousness.

Ultimately we come to this Earth for a specific time and only have a body for that time, so the best possible experience for a human being to have is to be fully present in all of their being and their surroundings, and not lost with ideas that interfere with fulfillment.

Unconditional love is the love that life has for the body and when you are able to be deliberate about cultivating the inner presence instead of living from one reaction to the other you can feel whole again from within yourself instead of looking for validation from the outside. Join in for this enlighting and inspiring conversation about the connection between love, healing, peace and rebuilding your body for a better future.

Are you ready to stop putting restrictions on your own joy and come back home to yourself? Share how Udo inspired you in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

Why you need to be deliberate of cultivating inner presence and awareness
How to find wholeness and contentment through embracing the heartache
Tips to think in line with nature and increase your energy for optimal healing
Ways to optimize your senses and allow your body to regenerate your cells
Why you should stop asking for more and enjoy what the world has given you

Quotes

"You have always been loved by life no matter what your circumstances are on the outside, no matter what crazy situations you are in, life has always loved you unconditionally." (11:00)

"When you live in line with nature and you're nature, you are going to have the best possible health that is possible to have for your body." (14:45)

"Peace is the foundation of everything, it's not one we create, its one that exists as the foundation of the universe as well as your body." (21:08)

"All of the things we do on the outside is driven by wanting to feel whole again, but nothing on the outside makes you whole when the disconnect from wholeness is internal." (29:11)

"I come not to judge, but to love. That's life's message for every human being from inside each human being, the master called life, the master called love, that is the message for every human being, I love you unconditionally." (45:31)

Links

Udo Erasmus Website

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070: How To Thrive Despite Chronic Illness Naturally w/ Laura Neville Oct 03, 2019

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Laura Neville is a licensed naturopathic physician who was days away from death at the age of seven from an autoimmune disease. Although conventional medicine is what kept her alive, Laura believes that naturopathic medicine is what truly made her well, and she has since become dedicated to sharing the naturopathic treasures she used to her heal herself with the world.

Everyone has the opportunity to heal without exception, and it is possible to change everything from your hormonal imbalances to fatigue in order to find a new zest for life. If you want to learn how to thrive despite your chronic illness, want to increase your energy or decrease your menopausal symptoms, Laura is here to help you embrace the warm hug of naturopathic medicine.

Your energy and vitality are the greatest currency you have in this life, so why not make the most of it? When you are able to put yourself first physically, mentally and emotionally, you can create the reality for yourself that you have always dreamed of.

How has naturopathic medicine assisted you in your journey to find healing and happiness? Share with us in the comments on the episode page!

In This Episode

Tips for thriving with a chronic illness and finding hope in naturopathic medicine
Managing and optimizing hormone imbalance by mastering your mindset
Learn how emotion stacking can impact your energy levels, hormones and more
Addressing the fears and main symptoms experienced by menopausal women
How to determine if bioidentical hormones are the right fit for you

Quotes

"The two biggest factors that I felt really improved my energy levels were hormone balance and managing my mind, I call that mind health, so now this is what I help other people do." (5:21)

"Managing and optimizing hormone imbalance and managing my mind had the absolute biggest outcome out of anything I've tried, and I've tried everything, literally." ( 10:19)

"I just love working with women on these things because as a naturopathic doctor we have such a vast array of tools." (19:10)

"The longer that I am in clinical practice, the more I realize that healthy mind management and addressing the mind is absolutely key." (24:49)

"Excitement about the future is not reserved for the young, I think somethings we forget that." (27:30)

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069: From Hangry to Healthy; Balance Your Energy & Feel Amazing w/ Dr. Brooke Kalanick Sep 29, 2019

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When we under nourish ourselves it can wreak havoc on our hormones, energy levels, and overall happiness, which is why it is so important to take a holistic approach to heal your entire body. This is the concept behind Dr. Brooke Kalanick's new book, Hangry: 5 Simple Steps to Balance Your Hormones and Restore Your Joy.

We have all been hangry before, and Dr. Brooke has created a foolproof framework to help you get it all done while honoring yourself at the same time. A naturopathic and functional medicine doctor, Dr. Brooke works to help women reset their heads, hormones, and habits to feel at home in their bodies.

Dr. Brooke is here to provide golden nuggets of information and help you make time and space to be who you are. Learn about the hormone hierarchy, how you can empower yourself to feel better in as little as one hour, and specific tools that you can adopt into your total body healing process today.

The self-described 'anti-guru', Dr. Brooke is an advocate for taking care of yourself, being who you are, and finding little ways to love yourself. If you want to gain a clearer picture of what is going on with your hormones, how to tap into your bodily intuition or ways to create individualized care, Dr. Brooke is the expert for you.

How did Dr. Brookes's wisdom help you when navigating the overwhelming waters of hormone information? Share with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

Learn to listen to your hormones and what your symptoms are trying to tell you
How to honor your hormone issues and work within the hormone hierarchy
What to do if you have inflammation that you cannot explain or fix
Specific pillars, habits, acronyms, and lifestyle hacks to start implementing today
Giving women permission to pay attention to their bodily intuition and awareness

Quotes

"There is no shortage of information, but there is a whole lot more confusion and overwhelm probably in a lot of ways than there was before." (8:10)

"We are so worried about what everybody thinks, we overextend ourselves, we are always worried about how that will make us look if we say 'no' to somebody, and we need to get better at all of that because otherwise, we are creating a whole lot of stress, cortisol release, inflammation, all of it." (13:31)

"We're the anti-gurus, we are so imperfect, we are so right there with the women who listen to us, we are kind of right there with you. We had to choose our health, our families, our marriages, and the other things that really matter above pushing this book out there, and that's okay." (18:55)

"It's so worth it for you to feel like 'I can just listen to myself and honor what works for me', and not get so caught up in what's working for someone else, or again what may be very well based in good science, it just doesn't land well for you with your goals, your hormone imbalances and your particular set of stuff right now." (26:15)

"I think as women we often want to go back to 'well that worked really well for me last time'. And then we try it and it doesn't work so well for us this time because we are in a different place right now. Hormones change and we got to be able to roll with that." (38:30)

Links

Histamine Guide & Acronym Infographic

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Hangry Book by Sarah Fragoso and Dr. Brooke Kalanick

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068: Own Your Self - The Surprising Path To Heal Depression, Anxiety Without Pharmaceuticals w/ Kelly Brogan, M.D. Sep 26, 2019

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Holistic women's health psychiatrist, New York Times Bestselling author and integrative therapist, Kelly Brogan, M.D., knows what it takes to overcome psychiatric symptoms and conditions. Kelly embraces a root-cause approach to psychiatric illness and helps her patients get out of the zombie-like state caused by pharmaceuticals and start finding hope and possibility through personal truths.

Emotions, physical and chemical imbalance, nutrition, stress and more can all play a role in how your mind is functioning and how you make cognitive and behavioral decisions. When you are able to find a portal to your own personal power through natural ways of healing instead of pharmaceuticals, you can create new norms for your life or those you love.

There is a much bigger version of the story than what conventional medicine leads you to believe, and it is only by being honest with the parts of yourself that you are scared to interact with that you can become aware of the mask you are wearing.

How have psychiatric conditions, pharmaceuticals or conventional medicine played a role in your journey? Share your story with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

Why you should stop believing that allopathic medicine is your only option
Learn what it is like to leave consensus medicine and challenge the gold standard
Understanding the toxic burden put on your system from synthetic chemicals
How to operationalize environmental exposures and align them with your truths
The 5 common and reversible physical drivers of so-called mental illness

Quotes

"As Robert Frost said, 'the only way out is through'. But we need to help each other in that process, we need to normalize that process because that's how we create a container where we can make a crucible in which to alchemize this pain and trauma." (6:10)

"Vulnerability in this process is going to be the source of your power because there is no controlling it." (17:58)

"There was a before and after in my clinical practice, where I now am able to taper individuals in the space of months what took years before." (25:09)

"If that's all it takes, what parent wouldn't want to try that, especially in today's age where it is so easy?" (32:42)

"The only thing that I could do, literally to help save her life is to show her love. Like real love, not like doctor love." (36:28)

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Own Your Self by Kelly Brogan

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067: What is Love? Social Constructs, Biology, and Pure Magic w/ Carrie Jenkins Sep 19, 2019

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When it comes to love, the majority of us simultaneously feel as though we are experts and have no idea what we are doing. Carrie Jenkins is a writer and philosophy professor who explores the philosophy behind love and the impact of socially constructed romantic love.

Love is a subjective experience, and it is only by combining the theories of love as biology, phenomenology, chemistry, and magic that we can begin to piece together the puzzle of this conscious experience. Instead of thinking of love as a winning or losing game, or something that you are failing at, Carrie argues that love is a deliberate act that anyone can be a part of.

Instead of putting the fairytale of romantic love on a pedestal, Carrie works to open up the guidelines in which we treat love in all realms of our lives. By putting the same status on other relationships in our lives, not just that of romance, you can separate the connection between romance and attachment to find the version of love that best suits you right now.

Combining science and philosophy to find the answers to the questions not fully understandable to us yet, Carrie is shining a light on the power of love and why you should stop romanticizing romance. How has the social construct around love and romance impacted your relationship with yourself and others? Share with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

Explore the social construct of romantic love and the status it holds in society
Decipher the biological, chemical, social and magical aspects of love
How to take control of your emotional life and be intentional with your relationships
Tips to dismiss the romanticized fairytale of love and find what works for you
Evaluate the origins of the word romance and its social implications

Quotes

"Were all in the same boat in this, nobody has a pact definition of love, and I am actually quite suspicious of people who say that they do." (4:22)

"Just because there are hormones, it doesn't mean there isn't a conscious experience here. Someone living through the things. The real trick is not to try to choose between those, but to see how they could both be true at the same time. Then well really understand it." (10:41)

"The problem with the romantic bit of romantic love is that we put that one kind of great life on a pedestal. And we said 'that's the really good life, and everything else is at best a kind of approximation, and if you don't measure up to the idea, maybe you did your best or you kind of failed'." (16:47)

"At some point, we have to start asking the question, am I really doing something wrong? Or is the message wrong or just not right for me?" (19:43)

"Reality never looks like the fairy story, never has and never will, and yet we all hold ourselves to that as an ideal." (25:02)

"There are so many ways that the story can go, it's not fair on us that we only tell ourselves the one story, there are so many good stories." (35:03)

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Carrie Jenkins Website

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066: The Power Of Sleep & How To Conquer It w/ Dr. John Neustadt Sep 12, 2019

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Sleep issues are common, they are everywhere, and almost every single person will face sleep challenges at some point in their life. This is why it is important to be aware of these issues, which is what Dr. John Neustadt is here to talk with us about today.

A real expert in sleep, voted the best doctor among all physicians in the Best of Bozeman survey, having published over 100 research reviews and known as a top 10 cited author by Elsevier, John is the go-to doctor for all things sleep and its important role in healing.

John is here to shine a light on common sleep disorders such as transient insomnia, restless leg syndrome and sleep apnea, distinguish between quality versus quantity of sleep, and provide natural ways to support yourself falling asleep or staying asleep. Find out how much sleep you really need, how to avoid social jet lag and the number one determinant of good sleep.

Sleep is a major player in our health, well being, hormonal function, and everything in between. It is only by understanding the right questions to ask around sleep, medications and their risks, and your own unique sleep architecture that you can learn how to advocate for yourself and start sleeping the way your body and mind deserves.

Are you ready to stop putting blocks in front of your own healing and start sleeping better? Share your sleep struggles with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

Natural ways you can fall asleep faster and get more restful sleep
Why your pharmacist should be an important part of your health team
Ways to help yourself promote your bodies natural sleep rhythms without medication
The role dreaming plays in your health and reflecting on your inner struggles
Why you need to stop 'should-ing' all over yourself and make your room a tech-free zone

Quotes

"The research is very clear that the average number of sleep we should be getting is eight hours a night. Unfortunately what has happened is the number of hours of sleep people are getting per night has been steadily declining by about 20% of the last century." (4:33)

"A lot of people I think view working hard and playing hard and not getting a full night's sleep as sort of a badge of honor. I actually take the opposite view. It is not actually work ethic when it starts to interfere with our health, when it starts to cause not only physical disease but emotional stress and psychological problems, the list goes on and on." (5:13)

"You are ultimately who is in charge, you are the boss, we work for you. You need to make sure that you are getting the service that is important to you, you are getting the information that is important to you, you're getting what you need." (19:17)

"I think dreaming gives us an opportunity to reflect and if we are having uneasy dreams, if we are having dreams that are disconcerting, that is our mind and our body struggling withs something, something is not right." (31:42)

"If I were only to focus on [biochemistry] I would really be doing a disservice to my mentors, to my training, to the memory of naturopathic physicians who came before me who were integral in having this profession and keeping this medicine alive." (42:55)

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065: How To Heal Physical Symptoms Using The Power Of The Mind & Emotions w/ Dr. Brandy Gillmore Sep 05, 2019

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After seven years of suffering from chronic nerve pain that left her bedridden, Dr. Brandy Gillmore decided to stop listening to the doctors saying 'there was nothing that could be done' and take her healing measures into her own hands. Fascinated by the power of placebo, and eventually finding true physical healing through mental stimulation, Dr. Gillmore has been on the path to sharing this knowledge with others ever since.

We all know that emotions can influence the physical body, like when you are scared to death or too anxious to talk, but Dr. Gillmore has taken this phenomenon and harnessed it into the ability to heal your physical symptoms using only the power of your mind and emotions.

Like any problem she experienced in network engineering, Dr. Gillmore decided to break her problems down into their simplest forms and find powerful yet easy ways to help the body solely with the power of the mind. When you are able to release your chronic pain through means of the mind, you can stop blocking love and start embracing it.

If you are looking to find positive energy but don't know where to start, are hoping to create a better vision of your life or want to address the physical pain that your mental blocks are causing you, Dr. Gillmore is the expert for you.

How do your emotions and mental chatter influence your physical body and any symptoms that come along with it? Share where you are at on your journey in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

Examine which emotions are impacting your physical body and how to change them
Gain a new perspective on how to work with your mind to find total body healing
Exploring the power of placebo and why it works when it works
Simple things you can do to get out of the emotions that you need to change
Understanding what makes your body work in order to get consistent results

Quotes

"It was a known fact that a certain percentage of people could get better from just the placebo. And so that's what opened my entire journey of self-healing and healing with the mind." (7:07)

"It didn't make sense to me that logically we could see that emotions could impact us to the point of death, and it was nowhere in our health system. And not only that, but that 8 emotions could impact the physical body and the rest of them didn't do anything. That didn't make sense either so that's the path I started going down." (15:29)

"I started taking people who were in chronic pain, and showing them how to release the chronic pain in minutes using just their mind, so they could actually see the results." (22:09)

"When we let go of hurt, of negativity, of all this stuff, not only do we feel better and happier, but the way it attracts changes in our life is truly incredible." (32:52)

"A plant needs food, where you give it fertilizer, it needs water, and it needs the sun, which is energy. And we as human beings, we need food and we need water and we need love." (41:30)

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064: Music as Medicine: Healing Frequencies w/ Michael Tyrrell Aug 29, 2019

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Harmonic frequency impacts everything from how light, color, sound, hue, thought, word, music, and intention vibrate. It is part of the world around us, yet so many of us do not understand the powerful impact that frequency has on our daily lives.

After a life-changing trip to Jerusalem, Michael Tyrrell was confronted with his true calling in life and has since created Wholetones, to express the healing ability of sound by the way of music. Michael believes that his contribution to the optimum life 'toolbox' is mixing music with frequencies to help make peoples lives better while getting them to relax, eat, sleep and stop getting so stressed out.

Join us as we explore the important tool from nature that is music and tonal vibrations to understand the power of frequency. Michael is here to help you embrace the spontaneous and get out of God's way so that you can improve your intracellular and intercellular communication and vibration.

What role does sound, vibration and frequency play in your life? What new ways of understanding these modalities did you learn on this episode? Share with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

How to harness the healing power of music to benefit for your sleep
Learn why sound is one of the financially cheapest forms of natural medicine
The difference between 440-hertz, 444-hertz and 528-hertz reactions
Embracing the simple and unpremeditated ways you can find your destiny
Ways you can make history by drawing attention to the needs of the planet

Quotes

"Some of the greatest discoveries in mankind, some of the greatest discoveries in your life, came by subtraction. It wasn't something that was lucid or something that you had premeditated, it was a question that you asked and it became the prooftext for the future endeavors of your life." (8:07)

"Inharmonic work, when you apply any frequency to the skin of Pythagoras, the ones that are really powerful and actually have a pension for working with the body on a cellular level, all aff up to 3, 6 or 9 and they are all interrelated by harmonic frequency." (21:01)

"Frequency is everything. It is every thought that you are thinking, every word that you are speaking, the intention behind the words and thoughts that you manifest." (25:06)

"If you're not sleeping, you cant heal, there is no sleep bank and no way to make up for lost sleep, you just have to pray that you do it the next night." (37:10)

"I am so thankful that I spent the money because now we have clinical proof that Wholetones 2Sleep can help the average person sleep between 7-8 hours, go to sleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up feeling awesome the next day." (37:45)

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063: Why Wellness Can Be A Family Affair w/ Katie Wells Aug 22, 2019

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Moms are some of the busiest, most overwhelmed people on the planet, but they also have the ability to change a culture from the building blocks. As a mom of six with a background in journalism, Katie Wells realized the innate power moms have in the world and started on her journey to stop our kids from ever having to face the health challenges so prevalent in the world today.

Katie started her website, Wellness Mama, as a way to provide simple answers to helping families get healthier. An award-winning blogger, author, and podcaster, Katie is an expert in helping busy moms and families embrace the power of natural healing. If you are the caretaker of your family or looking for tips to get well on a budget, Katie is the lady for you.

We are on a mission to change the statistics, stop comparing ourselves to others and remove the guilt around parenting. When you are able to feel the fear and do it anyway, you can stop measuring yourself by your achievements and start embracing all of the things that make you.

Are you ready to start giving yourself some grace and in turn become a better parent? Share which of Katie's tips were your favorite in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

Free and natural ways to help you focus on what really matters in life
Learn how to move beyond failure and develop a tolerance for it
Why you need to give yourself grace and stop comparing yourself to others
Ways eating dinner together as a family can reduce your stress load
The importance of chipping away at your emotional walls to find happiness

Quotes

"I think it was just the contrast of holding this tiny baby, that I didn't even realize I could love someone so much, and reading all these statistics about what he was going to face… all of that just kind of lit this passion in me that I wanted to change that statistic." (7:59)

"Really being kind of ruthless and honing down on what are the most important things in life, and starting with those, those things should hit the schedule first, not the ten million sports practices and all of the extracurricular activities and things we add on." (16:42)

"I think some of our best lessons in life come from our failures, certainly that has been the case for me." (22:28)

"I could have the perfect diet and do all the right things and check all of the boxes, but there was still this gigantic boulder blocking my path. Which was that I had all these emotions stuck and when you create walls, you can't go anywhere." (25:21)

"To me, it is that ripple effect, that we can create through those little tiny things of actually just truly loving someone, including ourselves, without expectation or qualification, and just like exuding that, the number of ripples that has in the world I think is astounding." (39:57)

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Wellness Mama Website

Wellness Mama Podcast

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