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#290: The Power Of Healthy Thoughts Mar 09, 2023

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I've thought of many things, most of which were never true. Or at least it never came to fruition. Although, I still let my mind wander into the black hole that can take a common headache and make it a death sentence with one quick conclusion that it must be brain cancer.

Looking back, it seems silly to have thought such things. But there are other normalized thoughts that are just as silly, but because they're normal, they get overlooked. In time, they become our reality.

What you think creates your action, no matter how much you will yourself to do something different.

Researchers estimate we have upwards of 70,000 thoughts each day. Contrary to popular belief, these thoughts aren't floating around in the space between your skull. They have a biological impact, changing the action you live and the outcome you experience.

Ironically, of those 70,000 thoughts, at least 95% are the same as they were yesterday. Our mind follows loops and repeated patterns because patterns are a form of safety. You must understand your thought loops and why you have them to healthify your thoughts.

Inside this podcast, my husband Payton and I talk about our five years process of doing the work to improve our minds with healthy thoughts and what we found in the process. It may shock you as it goes against the self-help norm.

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#289: Doctor-Backed Tips To Reduce Headaches Mar 01, 2023

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I'm a headache person, or at least I used to be. When I got too tired, fell out of my normal routine, or got close to the menstruation point in my cycle, I could almost guarantee a nagging headache would surface. Sometimes they were more of a nuisance than a day-altering issue. But other times, it left me stuck in bed with a full-on migraine.

If you're a headache person, I know the struggle. But it doesn't have to stay that way.

Over the years of healing my body, adding energy, and changing my perspective on stress, I've cleared 98% of my headaches, leaving me to go months and months without symptoms. I believe you can get here too. Of course, everyone is different, but changes are possible for all of us.

I invited an expert in headaches, Dr. Meg Mill, to come on the show and explain why we get them, how to relieve them, and even prevent headaches from popping up. Listen to this podcast to learn more about headaches.

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#288: The Benefits of Reverse Dieting for a Healthy Metabolism Feb 23, 2023

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To diet or not to diet? That's the million-dollar question that has flipped in the last decade. The number of people looking to diet or jumping into one has fallen drastically. Not because they don't want health but because they've watched dieting fail time and time again.

Yet, I'd have to argue most people still want to achieve health. The question is, how do you get it without jumping into another diet program?

Reverse dieting could be the answer.

But to understand reverse dieting, you must recognize the dangers of traditional dieting. In this podcast, I invited metabolic expert Ashley Filmore to talk about metabolic damage, using reverse dieting to heal your metabolism, and what it looks like to begin the process.

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#287: Tired? Here's How To Get More Energy Feb 14, 2023

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If you're tired, you're not alone. Most of the population falls somewhere between exhausted and just going through the motions. Being tired seems to be the American way of life. But it's not supposed to be that way.

Energy is something we all have. It's inside of us. The first law of thermodynamics proves this by stating; energy is neither created nor destroyed but only altered.

You have what you need. Even if it feels like your energy is lacking, it's not. It's just being suppressed or channeled in a way that makes you feel like you have no energy. How your body channels energy changes what you feel, producing action accordingly.

Think of it like a lightbulb. A lightbulb can exist, but without energy, the bulb never glows. The same holds true for your body, the energy is there, but you must turn the switch on to experience it. How you turn that switch is determined by the safety of your body.

In times of stress, your body down-regulates your energy production, leading it to store, hoard and conserve energy rather than use it. In times of safety, health, and nourishment, your body has abundant energy to use to live.

The question isn't, what happened to your energy, but why is your body altering the flow of energy to conserve it rather than use it?

You don't have to be tired all the time. Your body was made to thrive. Learning how to live that way is the secret to health. Inside this podcast, I dive into what energy is and how to get more energy. Take a listen to learn this life-giving health information.

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#286: The Connection Between Your Mind and Metabolic Health - Part 2 Feb 09, 2023

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"Just think more positively."

I heard that advice over one thousand times in my healing journey. It's the mental health advice heard worldwide – just think better. But when I put it into practice, disciplined practice, I didn't feel any more optimistic. In fact, I felt like I was falling further into a dark place, not just because of my thoughts but because what was supposed to work wasn't. If it didn't work, what was left?

I know so many people who want to change. They need to change. I was one of them. Living as an actual pain addict, I didn't know another way. Even though I hated the pain, it was also incredibly comforting to me. It was my normal, even if it wasn't healthy.

I had to change, so I invested time into talk therapy. It was incredibly beneficial – something I recommend to most people. But I found the process exhausting. It worked but only for so long. As soon as we started to dive into the deeper places, my entire body shut down, and I stalled out.

The healing didn't happen the way I had expected. At least not until I added the extra component to mental healing (and biological healing), the deep intimate connection of our body, mind, and soul. When I began to nourish my body by energizing and feeding it well, my mind went a little deeper, allowing me to heal the things I had been unable to deal with. Things that were running and ruining my life because I wasn't in a place I could deal with them.

Today on the podcast, I talk with Niecia Nelson about the desperate need for physical health in mental healing. You can't heal your mind without supporting your body. Learn the tools to heal inside this podcast, broken up into two parts.

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#285: The Connection Between Your Mind and Metabolic Health - Part 1 Jan 31, 2023

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"Just think more positively."

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#284: Is Intermittent Fasting Bad For Your Metabolism? Jan 24, 2023

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Fasting is one of the oldest recorded health practices. Arguably it has been around since the beginning of creation, first noted as a religious practice more than a health practice. But even most religious traditions have incredible health benefits. Like prayer, singing, connecting, and seeing beyond yourself. I'd love to dive into all these at some point, but today we will talk about intermittent fasting.

There seems to be controversy popping up with intermittent fasting, questioning if it's harming your metabolism forming two camps of people. One camp is those who follow a strict fasting protocol. The other believes you should eat when your body is hungry regardless of timing.

Honestly, there is valid information on both sides. But this information feeds the confusion that already exists in this space. On this podcast, I dive into the science on both sides, working to find a common balance. Get the full details answering the question, is intermittent fasting bad for your metabolism, inside the podcast.

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#283: A Health Update + How I'm Moving Forward Jan 12, 2023

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Health hasn't been easy. Truthfully it's not for the majority of people.

Yet, I can't help but think it shouldn't be this complicated. I've often been my own worst enemy. I seemed to be a master at creating a self-fulfilling prophecy surrounding my happiness and the health of my relationships. Yet, I couldn't imagine that was the case for something I had worked so hard for, given up so much for, and genuinely invested in my life. I couldn't imagine I was the one self-sabotaging my health.

I know we don't like to look at it that way, that our problems could be because of our own making. Even if it is the case, there is no room to blame yourself or beat yourself up over. What's been done is done. But we can change how we move forward.

Today on the podcast, I'm sharing a health update and why I feel like I've made so much progress and still feel stuck. Inside this episode, I'm joined by my husband as we talk openly and vulnerably about this crazy health journey we're on—a story of health freedom.

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#282: Interviewing An Enneagram Nine Dec 12, 2022

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Want to get healthier as an enneagram nine? Let your enneagram number be your guide. Inside, I share the enneagram nine health tips that include an ultimate guide on how to get healthy based on your enneagram strengths and weaknesses.

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#281: Enneagram Nine Health Tips Dec 12, 2022

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