The Vital Side Podcast

Latest Episodes:

180. How MJ Made A Full Recovery From Long Covid & Became A Vital-Side Coach Oct 07, 2025

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Themes: Long COVID, Brain Retraining, Vital-Side Programs

Episode:

Have you been searching for a success story of someone who has recovered from long COVID using brain retraining? In today's episode, MJ, a Vital-Side coach, who suffered with long COVID for three years was able to make a full recovery using the programs in Vital-Side. She holds a Master's in Public Health from the University of Michigan and worked as a health policy consultant for several years before becoming sick with long COVID and ME/CFS in 2020. Frustrated with the lack of treatment options offered by traditional Western medicine, she joined Vital-Side and used the tools from Rewire and Elevate to fully recover within one year. Listen to this episode to hear her story and how you too can use brain retraining to recover from long COVID.

Show Notes:

- MJ's journey of being diagnosed with long COVID to trying Vital-Side

- MJ's initial skepticism with brain retraining and how she came to understand the science behind why it works

- How MJ used Rewire to heal pathways in her brain to correct her nervous system response

- MJ started to see results within two weeks of practicing the Rewire program

- Within 11 months, MJ felt fully recovered from long COVID

- MJ's coaching style and how she became a Vital-Side coach

- MJ's words of encouragement to those who are unsure about trying brain retraining

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're interested in being a guest or have topic ideas

- Use code: RESETDEAL to subscribe to The Reset 7-Day Brain Retraining Course for only $5

- Also check out the Rewire and Elevate programs

- Book a private session with MJ using the code MJPODCAST20 for 20% off.

- Visit MJ's Instagram: @everydayflourishing

- Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside

- Visit Lindsay's Website

- Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide

179. What To Do When You Want To Give Up with Helmut Koeckritz Sep 23, 2025

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Themes: Dynamic Neural Retraining System, Overcoming Multiple Chronic Symptoms, Perseverance

Episode:

What do you do when you just want to give up? Especially in the process of healing chronic physical symptoms, mental and emotional challenges, and chronic illness? In today's episode, Helmut Koeckritz, shares with us how he recovered from over 70 symptoms including OCD, diverticulitis, anxiety, PTSD, gut issues, multiple chemical sensitivity, and more through brain retraining and spirituality. Using his company, The Mindful Gardener, he teaches these same techniques to help others heal from their chronic symptoms. Listen to this episode if you have faced challenges in your healing journey and are looking for the motivation and support you need to keep going.

Show Notes:

- Helmut's perfect storm that led to experiencing over 70 symptoms

- Helmut's discovery of DNRS, Dynamic Neural Retraining System and how it helped him heal

- How perseverance helped Helmut push through the hardest days; the healing journey is not linear, it has its ups and downs

- Seeing how others healed from the same symptoms and trusting his intuition helped Helmut to keep moving forward

- Hitting rock bottom forced Helmut to look within and connect with his higher self

- Helmut describes what he brings to The Mindful Gardener

- Helmut gives advice for someone experiencing the depths of despair

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're interested in being a guest or have topic ideas

- Check out Helmut's Instagram: @the_mindful_gardener or YouTube: @the_mindful_gardener

- Visit The Mindful Gardener website

- Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside

- Visit Lindsay's Website

- Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide

178. Making Sense of Your Mind – Here's Where To Start with Anthony Cudjo Sep 09, 2025

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Themes: Overcoming Anxiety & Depression, Law of the Mind, Divine Energy

Episode:

What is a mind and how can we begin to understand the thoughts and beliefs we have? In today's episode, Anthony Cudjo (AKA "Coach Cudjo"), founder and head coach at Human Optimization 3.0 (H3O), teaches us how to empower ourselves and reach our full potential by achieving harmony in spirit, mind, and body. If you struggle with things like anxiety or depression, listen to this episode to see how you can make sense of your mind and start to shift your emotions to reach your full potential.

Show Notes:

- Anthony's struggle with depression and anxiety, and how he overcame them

- Everything you need is inside you; you have the power to overcome anything

- Anthony's definition of the mind

- Focus on the now, don't dwell on the past or worry about the future

- Your internal conversations effect your external life

- Anthony explains an exercise to try when feeling depression or anxiety

- Anthony's first steps when working with a client

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're interested in being a guest or have topic ideas

- Visit Anthony's Website for a FREE 30 minute call

- Visit Anthony's Instagram: @humanoptimization3.0 or YouTube: @HumanOptimization3.0

- Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside

- Visit Lindsay's Website

- Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide

177. Detoxification Gone Right: A How To Guide with Eva Hooft Aug 26, 2025

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Themes: Detoxification, Gut Health, Parasites and Bacteria

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Do you feel like you're throwing everything into detoxification and still not seeing results or experiencing dysregulating results? Changing your diet, your routine, even working with a practitioner? In today's episode, Eva Hooft, a certified holistic health coach and neo emotional release and detox practitioner, explains detoxification gone right and the number one misunderstanding in the detox community. She combines an integrative approach using quantum science, detox protocols, emotional release techniques, and nervous system regulation. Listen to this episode if you want to understand how to overcome the numerous hurdles in your personal detoxification journey.

Show Notes:

- Eva's story about her journey into detoxification and the setbacks she encountered

- Eva'a wake up call that made her realize she was overdoing the detoxes

- The importance of parasites and bacteria for your gut health

- Too many detoxes can cause nervous system dysregulation

- Get rid of the mentality of needing to "kill" whatever is wrong in your body and instead focus on supporting what your body needs

- What is detoxification and the first steps to starting it correctly

- Emotional stress could be causing your gut issues

- A look into Eva's process when working with a client

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're interested in being a guest or have topic ideas

- Get Eva's 10 Day Detox on sale now for $97

- Visit Eva's website

- Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside

- Visit Lindsay's Website

- Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide

176. How Megan Roush Made a Full Recovery From POTS Using Brain Retraining in Vital-Side Aug 12, 2025

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Themes: Brain Retraining, Healing from POTS, Vital-Side Programs

Episode:

Do you deal with chronic symptoms such as anxiety, hypervigilance, insomnia, vertigo, dizziness, or pain? These are all very common symptoms of someone coming into Vital-Side, and it can be hard dealing with these symptoms because they can make you feel completely alone. In today's episode, Megan Roush shares her journey of being diagnosed with POTS, being told by doctors that her body would eventually adjust to her symptoms, and discovering Vital-Side which led to her recovery. Listen to this episode to hear how Megan went from being bedridden and feeling isolated to now living a full and active life, and how you can use brain retraining to heal from your chronic symptoms too.

Show Notes:

- Megan's story of being diagnosed with POTS and how it affected her life

- What led Megan to advocate for her recovery and discovering Vital-Side

- Megan tried the Reset program and started feeling better by day three

- Brain retraining can be tailored to you; even small steps can make a big difference

- Rewire helped Megan heal within six weeks and she sometimes still uses it in her daily life

- Megan's work as a coach with Vital-Side

- There is hope, there can be healing, you don't have to feel stuck

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're interested in being a guest or have topic ideas

- Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside

- Visit Lindsay's Website

- Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide

175. Here's How To Process a Micro Trauma from a World Event with Ayurvedic Doctor Jeannine Rashidi Jul 29, 2025

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Themes: Trauma, Ayurveda, Self-Discovery

Episode:

Do you find yourself processing recent world events as your own trauma? With access to so many social media platforms right now, it can open us up to events that can potentially traumatize us. In today's episode, Dr. Jeannine Rashidi, an Ayurvedic doctor, best-selling author of Abundance Beyond Trauma, and founder of Goodbye Tension, shows us how to use the trauma in your life as a resource to get to know yourself better and to alchemize negative life experiences. Listen to this episode if you've been traumatized in your life, whether by childhood trauma, unknown trauma, or micro traumas throughout your life, to learn how to reprocess these events and access your abundant joy.

Show Notes:

- A look into Jeannine's trauma and how it led to her becoming an Ayurvedic doctor

- An example of a micro trauma that has affected someone throughout their whole life

- How to recognize that you've experienced a traumatic event that has impacted your life

- Essentially, we all have some kind of trauma

- How Jeannine uses your senses to process micro traumas

- How Jeannine uses Ayurveda with regard to trauma

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're interested in being a guest or have topic ideas

- Check out the FREE I'm Triggered Pocket Guide

-Visit Jeannine's Website

- Check out Jeannine's book or online course

- Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside

- Visit Lindsay's Website

- Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide

174. Use This Brain Retraining Technique When You're Afraid of Change with Lindsay Jul 14, 2025

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Themes: Guided Meditation, Fear of Change, Brain Retraining

Episode:

How do you react to change? Do you fear or avoid change? In today's episode, Lindsay walks you through a meditation on why your body reacts the way it does when change occurs, and how to retrain your brain to get through the fear. Listen to this episode when you're afraid of change and need a peaceful meditation to guide you through it.

Show Notes:

- Box breathing exercise

- Change can lead to hyperfixation on the potential danger of the change

- How the amygdala effects the limbic system when there is fear of change

- An exercise to acknowledge your worries

- An exercise imagining your top worry as a blue spiral

- An exercise imagining a gold light to dispel that worry

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're interested in being a guest or have topic ideas

- Check out The Release Series for more quick meditations

- Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside

- Visit Lindsay's Website

- Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide

173. How To Ditch Alcohol and Live Optimally Using Hypnotherapy with Psychologist Silvia Subriana Jul 01, 2025

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Themes: Alcohol, Habit Breaking, Hypnotherapy

Episode:

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to treat your body with such care and love that it ultimately decreases inflammation? One of the best ways to do this is by decreasing or stopping the consumption of alcohol. In today's episode, Silvia Subriana, clinical psychologist and head of content development at Unconscious Moderation, explains reasons why you might turn to alcohol and how to start breaking the habit through the use of hypnotherapy. Listen to this episode to learn how to develop healthier coping mechanisms and feel better in your body.

Show Notes:

- Silvia's personal journey of how and why she quit drinking alcohol and started the Unconscious Moderation program

- Understanding why you have the urge to drink gives you the power to decide if you should drink

- Common reasons why people drink alcohol and how it can lead to becoming a coping mechanism

- Habit creation might require breaking from your safe space

- Confronting stigmas about hypnotherapy and how it helps break the habit of drinking

- A look into the Unconscious Moderation program

- First steps to take if you're sober curious

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're in terested in being a guest or have topic ideas

- Visit the Unconscious Moderation Website

- Unconscious Moderation Instagram: @um_app_

- Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside

- Visit Lindsay's Website

- Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide

172. Becoming a Brain Retraining Coach After Healing from Anxiety and More with Vital-Side Coach Bianca Spears Jun 17, 2025

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Themes: Brain Retraining, Coaching, Healing from Dysregulation

Episode:

Have you tried Vital-Side's Rewire or Elevate programs? On today's episode, Bianca Spears, a dear friend, Vital-Side member, and laughter and play coach with over 10 years of experience talks about how Vital-Side helped her heal from chronic anxiety, dermatitis, and sleep issues and elevate her expertise as a brain retraining coach. Bianca and Lindsay have worked together to create programs inside Vital-Side and Bianca uses her methodology known as NeruoPLAYstic to coach clients in their own healing journeys. Listen to this episode to learn how you can find joy in the most mundane moments in life through laughter and brain retraining.

Show Notes:

- How Bianca's coaching business evolved after using Rewire and becoming a Vital-Side coach

- How Lindsay and Bianca collaborated to create Elevate in Vital-Side

- Applying brain retraining to Bianca's playfulness coaching

- Using affirmations and state changers as healing tools

- Adding more play into mundane tasks to make life more fun

- Overcoming the "if…then…" mindset

- Regulating yourself throughout the day is normal; you won't be perfectly regulated all the time

- Slow down to the speed of now

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're interested in being a guest or have topic ideas

- Check out the Elevate or Regulation Station programs from Vital-Side

- Schedule a FREE 15 minute call with Bianca

- Schedule a session with a Vital-Side coach

- Listen to episode 9 of the Vital-Side Podcast, The Joy & Science of Laughter with Bianca Spears

- Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside

- Visit Lindsay's Website

- Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide

171. Don't Trust the Way You Feel, Instead Adopt Emotional Regulation with Audrey Schnell Jun 03, 2025

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Themes: Feelings, Limiting Beliefs, Authentic Self

Episode:

Do you find yourself adopting limiting beliefs like imposter syndrome, perfectionism, or self-sabotage? In today's episode, Dr. Audrey Schnell, who has an M.A. in clinical psychology and a Ph.D in epidemiology and biostatistics explains how it's not our limiting beliefs that keep us stuck but how our body feels in response to those beliefs. For over 40 years she has enabled clients to eliminate emotional triggers and reach their goals. Listen to this episode to learn how to master your emotions so you can reach your full potential.

Show Notes:

- How self-sabotage and doubt led Audrey to her work

- The importance of a foundation or a routine to help get through hard situations

- The importance of staying grounded in who you are to recognize self-sabotaging behaviors

- Your goals should be outside your comfort zone but the first step should be inside

- Feelings like fight or flight are emotions that you should learn to regulate

- Your feelings are limiting you, not your beliefs

- Habits are hard, focus on who you are instead

- First steps to identifying the core pillars of who you are

Resources:

- Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here

- Email podcast@vital-side.com if you're interested in being a guest or have topic ideas