Gettin' Down With Her Roots

This week I  chat with Whitney Hawkins Goodman, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and owner of The Collaborative Counseling Center in Miami, FL. She throws down some truth bombs about therapy, barriers to entry, and more. She brings insight to leading and marketing your own therapy practice and how social media has allowed therapists to break the stigma behind therapy and create awareness.   In this episode, we talk about: Therapy for individuals with chronic illness Stress and the stress response Collaborative space for therapists to build their own practice Barriers to entry to creating a practice Using Instagram as market research Barriers to receiving care Steps to finding a therapist Preparing for your first appointment An integrative approach to care Providing empowerment   Where to find Whitney: Email: whitney@collabcounseling.com Instagram:  www.instagram.com/sitwithwhit Website. www.collabcounseling.com   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week we chat with Melissa Fee. Melissa and I met in college. A few years later she introduced me to the world of essential oils. Today she shares her story about how they have changed her life and truly changed the quality of her life as a Type 1 Diabetes warrior. Her perspective and approach is unique in the fact that she works in transplant histocompatibility and helps individuals get new organs. Her perspective integrating modern and holistic medicine into an integrative approach is worth the listen!   In this episode, we talk about: Melissa’s journey to helping people get new organs Being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Empowerment through little brown bottles Cost and side benefits of using essential oils Science and research behind essential oils Physiological effects of essential oils Are grocery store essential oils worth it Prime Meridian clinics Bringing essential oils into a relationship Integrative medicine   Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Ylang Ylang Essential Oil doterra.me/2dvgzLWc doTERRA Essential Oils www.doterra.com Prime Meridian pmhclinics.com   Where to find Melissa: Email: minarik.melissa@gmail.com   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week we chat with Maria Papiez. Maria and I actually grew up together! She is my cousin and my very first friend since the day she was born. Our paths have weaved in and out as we’ve ventured on our own purpose-filled paths but always realizing we’re growing similarly in different ways. I love catching up with her and having the ME TOO moments. She is a former 2nd grade teacher, and this past year she took on a new role as a math instructional coach in grades 3-5. Going from working with kiddos to working with adults has challenged her in the best ways. She works with teachers to better improve math instruction in their classroom. We talk about embracing the grey when it comes to working with real people and whats she has found to be the most successful ways to build the trust that is essential to working together as a team. There are so many great tidbits in this episode I know you’ll enjoy!   In this episode, we talk about: Transitioning from working with kids to working with teachers Figuring out how adults learn best Building trust, relationships, and community Being willing to be vulnerable and open up to build trust Embracing the grey Using data in the education field Anxiety over sharing your data Digging deeper and understanding anxiety   Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Onward by Elena Agulare www.onwardthebook.com Girl Stop Apologizing and Girl Wash your Face by Rachel Hollis www.thehollisco.com/books Balance Essential Oil Blend doterra.me/u63HaERo   Where to find Maria Papiez: Blog: mariapapiez16.wixsite.com/coaching Instagram: www.instagram.com/coach.teach.inspire   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week I chat with Erica Jacobs. She is many things including a writer, healer, yoga teacher, Jesus loving Jew, extroverted introvert, will make you laugh till you cry, then say, "there's an oil for that," but my favorite by far is how she can have a serious conversation and be light-hearted at the same time. She teaches yoga, but secretly uses the classroom to teach about addiction, tolerance, recovery, grief, lust, desire, humility, freedom, God, Quantum Physics, and Warrior II...with a few curse words thrown in for good luck...which you’ll get a taste of right here during our episode. She is building a doTERRA business and consistently makes sure she isn’t falling victim to the "stop playing small/live your best life by buying what I'm selling" language, which I appreciate about her. She hates all personal development lingo and tries to cultivate a language and personal message that insists upon wholeness just for existing. We dig into many topics but the last 15 to 20 minutes are by far the best in my opinion.      In this episode, we talk about: Her experience in the fitness world Eating disorder recovery Limiting beliefs and expectations around being a yoga teacher Vulnerability versus transparency Peek into the 12 steps Connecting stories into teachings in yoga and oils The personal development loop Muting unneeded voices Finding help and accountability Grace bringing up more resistance than disappointment does Eliminating to get to the essential Does any of this even matter   Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Jazzercise www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD1xSc7oRRk Yoga with Erica at CorePower Yoga www.corepoweryoga.com Brene Brown brenebrown.com   Where to find Erica Jacobs: Podcast: What's Eating Erica Jacobs Instagram: www.instagram.com/whats_eating_erica_j Email: erica@whatseatingericajacobs.com   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week I chat with Emmeline Bramble, a Verbal + Visual Apothecary for the Cunning Folk. Through guided mentorship, design services, and copywriting, Emmeline assist compassionate kindred spirits in crafting intuitively-aligned businesses with the power to support their most authentic lives. We dig into what her role as an apothecary and who she serves. We dig deep through remnants of the past and the current social consciousness and state of wellness. I really enjoyed our discussion around everything intuition and will definitely be re-listening 10 more times. She sheds lots of wisdom around energy and alignment especially when it comes to owning a business or even owning your life.   In this episode, we talk about: What is a Visual + Verbal Apothecary Who are the Cunning Folk Current feminine and masculine energy shift Wisdom of intuition and knowing Reconnecting with one’s intuition What the heck is alignment How to get intuitively aligned in your business Finding your people in your niche How to use Instagram the right way Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Rise Sister Rise: A Guide to Unleashing the Wise, Wild Woman Within by Rebecca Campbell www.amazon.com/Rise-Sister-Guide-Unleashing-Within The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoof www.amazon.com/Tao-Pooh-Benjamin-Hoff 1000 True Fans: Use Kevin Kelly’s Simple Idea to Earn A Living Doing What You Love by Jongo Longhurst www.amazon.com/1000-True-Fans-Kellys-Simple-ebook Letters From A Hopeful Creative by Jen Carrington www.lettersfromahopefulcreative.com Emotions and Essential Oils - A Reference Guide For Emotional Healing www.oillife.com/products/emotions-essential-oils Green Mandarin Essential Oil doterra.me/jPUydN5e   Where to find Emmeline Bramble: Website: www.emmelinebramble.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/emmelinebramble Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/emmelinebramble Email: hellodarling@emmelinebramble.com   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week I chat with Stephanie Chinn, the illustrator and storyteller behind my logo. She illustrates everyday life experience that she goes through as well as experiences that  she feels connected with. She typically leans towards illustrating artwork that is centered around mental health and is currently focusing on body image (check out her artwork!). Her artwork tends to stem from life experiences that challenge her and inspires her along with initiatives that light her up. What I love about Stephanie is how raw she was in this episode and how she has navigated challenges and created something very beautiful out of them. I definitely took lots of notes during this recording!      In this episode, we talk about: Stephanie’s journey through addiction into illustration Courage and self-awareness Noticing and working through fear, patterns, and self-talk Impostor syndrome and being a creative Finding support when we don’t have the answers   Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Call Me a Curator: callmeacreator.wordpress.com Dance group called Army of Sass: armyofsass.com Author, Brene Brown: brenebrown.com Big magic by Elizabeth Gilbert: elizabethgilbert.com Essential Oils for Emotional Wellness: doterra.com/US/en/p/emotional-aormatherapy   Where to find Stephanie Chinn: Website: www.stephaniechinn.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/stephaniechinnart   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week I talk to my college roommate, Rege, who has a lot to say about planning! Yes, I mean like the kind of planning that encourages stickers and washi tape. Not sure what washi tape is? By the end of this episode you might want to *invest* in some. She leads the life of a Policy Analyst by day in a bedazzled cubicle and breaks up the boring cub life with crafts and hockey. We dive into the world of planning, crafting, and how self-care doesn't always have to be a bubble bath and a glass of wine (though we believe in those too). If you asked Rege, she would say that planners save lives and it's totally cool to have a side hustle that doesn't turn into your career. She keeps it real, dive on in.   In this episode, we talk about: The evolution of the planning community How planners reduce anxiety Planning as a creative outlet Bring back pen and paper and the millennial gen Downfall of technology Using a side biz and crafting as a way to create healthy habits Planning as self-care The down low about washi tape The scoop on the Chicago planner conference What to expect at a planner conference Hockey, planners, and crafting do mix   Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Passion Planner www.passionplanner.com Happy Planner www.thehappyplanner.com Erin Condren Life Planner www.erincondren.com Hobonichi Planner www.1101.com Weekly Kit https://www.etsy.com/search?q=weekly%20kits Big City Paper Co. for big dog hockey scarves & hockey schedule sticker bigcitypaperco.etsy.com Balance Essential Oil www.doterra.com/US/en/education/pe/balance-grounding-blend-oil   Where to find Rege aka Captain Furious aka Planner girl aka Dog mom: Etsy Site: bigcitypaperco.etsy.com Planning Instagram: www.instagram.com/captainfurious_plans Stanley the German Shepard Instagram: www.instagram.com/stanleyhossa.thegsd   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week I talk to a woman who has been going against the grain, gettin’ down with her roots, with confidence before it was even a thing… My good friend, Ilona Barnhart. She is an Artist, Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher and Human Design Analyst. While cultivating a conscious lifestyle, Ilona combines yoga, mindfulness and human design to guide individuals to the healer and guru within, resulting in a magnetic, authentic, and ecstatic life. In this episode we caught up with her since her first appearance in season one, a little over a year ago I believe! Since then she has made so many shifts in her life, especially after finding Human Design. She tells us about her joy in helping others reconnect with their authentic self through their HD type, or as she calls it your soul’s fingerprint. If you’re slightly interested in what that looks like or want to hear the transformations she’s already experienced personally and seem clients go through, dive on in.   In this episode, we talk about: Ilona looking back at her last year retrospectively through Human Design What Ilona as an Manifesting Generator, accomplished thus far by following it her Human Design What is human design Testimonial from a recent client seeing an amazing shift from a rut into confidence, from touching the bottom to stocked on life after a Human Design reading Unraveling support Resources for diving deeper into your own design Human Design types and how to respond Steps to decondition Using Human Design to be more well, accepting, intuitively be in this world Animals and Human Design   Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Essential oil Ilona applied before recording Lavender Essential oils Veronica applied before recording Manuka & Magnolia Jovian Archive to dig into your design www.jovianarchive.com Get your chart reading www.ilonabarnhart.com/bookings Get your chart in the meantime www.mybodygraph.com Learn more about your design www.jovianarchive.com Heal Movie on Netflix www.netflix.com Suggested essential oil blends for: Generator & Manifesting Generator DigestZen Blend Manifestor Breathe Blend Projector Peace Blend Reflector InTune Blend Book a wellness consult with Veronica www.veronicasek.com/wellness-consult   Where to find Ilona Barnhart: Website: www.ilonabarnhart.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/radandblissful   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

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A couple years ago I had my first taste of an elimination diet. Since then I have completed an elimination in variety of ways, each time learning something new about my body. I'm not going to lie one of the reasons I chose to do the diet was to lose weight and look better but what I got out of it was worth so much more. For the first time in my life I began to understand my body and feel how certain foods effect me on both a physical and emotional level. It has changed the way I look at food. Instead of counting calories I now check in with my body and choose what feels best in that moment. That in itself was the best result of all. I finally found clarity and freedom.   What is an elimination diet, you may ask.   Well, it is basically what it says. It is an elimination of certain foods, mostly foods that are generally unhealthy and potentially can cause allegoric reactions or sensitives.   In a strict version of the diet you would basically stick to eating very clean, mostly proteins, vegetables and healthy fats for at the very least a few weeks before slowly adding in different foods, one at a time, to see if you have a reaction (which could be physical or emotional).   Here is an extensive list of foods you would eliminate. Any one of these foods could potentially be effecting you without you realizing!   Coffee, Sweeteners (white sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, agave or cane juice), Artificial sweeteners, Sugar alcohols (often found in chewing gum, like xylitol or protein bars), Eggs, Soy milk or soy beans, Yeast, Nuts, Alcohol, Dairy products, Corn, Cheese, Gluten, Grains (except seed like grains, low-glycemic or sprouted), Processed foods, Soft drinks. Nitrates, often found in lunch meats, Potatoes (except for sweet potatoes or yams), Beans (except for lentils, mung, and adzuki), Nightshades You can choose to go all out and eliminate them all, essentially starting from scratch, or you can choose which items to take out of your diet for a period of time and then bring them back in to see how you feel. The benefits of a full on elimination diet is that you get a better chance of identifying reactions since you're controlling all other food factors vs eliminating one at a time. The benefit of eliminating only a couple foods at a time is the bonus of not feeling super deprived and allows your body a simpler transition. Whether you decide to go all out or test the waters you are choosing to listen to your body and begin to truly understand its needs.  If you're looking for guidance feel free to send me a message. I would be happy to chat and further share my experience with you and experiences of my clients. 

This episode is take 2 of my conversation with Cortni McPherson. The first time we had a little technology blip which resulted in a blank recording, haha. Cortni is a rockstar yoga instructor based in Lake County, Illinois, that teaches creative flows that are inclusive and welcoming for everyone. In this episode we talk about how Cortni got into yoga starting from her days at the YMCA and watching FitTV. Then realizing she can be a student and a teacher. My favorite quote is when Cortni says [pertaining to using notes for her classes when she first started] "getting rid of that crutch is where I ultimately tapped into that creativity." In a sense, when we all get rid of whatever is holding us we can discover something new! Cortni speaks to how teaching yoga is more than just talking at your students and more so an exchange of energy. We talk about how its easy to get worn out juggling a full-time job and teaching schedule. It is really difficult to show up fully after an 8 hour work day and to hold space for students. Cortni has transitioned to providing amazing workshops including monthly Hopped Up Yoga every 3rd Sunday of each month at Only Child Brewery, quarterly Yoga Malas which are a 108 sun salutations, and other workshops. About a third way into the episode we veered into holistic wellness, health insurance, book clubs, instagram, and technology talk. We wrap up the episode with Cortni telling us how she gets down with her roots!   You can follow and reach Cortni on Instagram, Facebook, and her website.   You can join the Top Secret Warrior Women Book Club here!

Do you feel like your food cravings have taken control? Crack down on your cravings with these 6 effective methods I live by! Hope this post and podcast episode helps you crack down on your food cravings one by one! Whats your biggest food craving? Did you try any of these methods? Which was most successful for you? Comment on this blog post. Every week you can be part of the discussion by sending me your questions, thoughts, hopes and experiences. And as a way to get these episodes to more listeners please take a moment to Subscribe, Rate, Review the podcast. Always appreciated with so much gratitude and joy.  And if you're in the area I will be teaching yoga this Sunday (April 15th 2018) and hopefully many more Sundays after at Buckledown Brewery! For more info send me a message. If you're looking for guidance in completing an elimination diet, reach out to me! I have successfully guided clients through an elimination diet and look out for one-on-one coaching options coming soon!  To get some amazing essential oils you can use safety and confidently in your water feel free to send me a message here and I will share with you information on the most tested, most trusted essential oils!

Season 2 of Gettin' Down With Your Roots is finally here. Just for you, a little preview of what to expect!

Host, Veronica Sek, Yoga, Wellness, & Essential Oil Educator & Podcaster  

Guest: Kerry Biskelonis, Licensed Professional Counselor & Registered Yoga Teacher Website: www.resetbrainandbody.com Instagram: @resetbrainandbody If you feel inspired to Give the Gift of Calm to Women & Children of Domestic Violence this Holiday Season. You can send your donations via PayPal to vsek91@gmail.com or send me a message. Every $15 gets 1 Lavender roller. From my whole heart

Guest: Jason Paszkowski, Firefighter, Paramedic, & Goodhearted Citizen Email: jpaszkowski13@gmail.com Link Jay mentioned for firefighters supporting firefighters: www.ilffps.org

Guest: Lindsey Shifley, Chef, Blogger, Food Revolutionist, & Softball Coach Blog: www.themullies.com Facebook: @lindsey.shifley Instagram: @lindseyshifley Twitter: @lindseyshifley

Guest: Lindsey Shifley, Chef, Blogger, Food Revolutionist, & Softball Coach Blog: www.themullies.com Facebook: @lindsey.shifley Instagram: @lindseyshifley Twitter: @lindseyshifley

Host, Veronica Sek, Yoga, Wellness, & Essential Oil Educator & Podcaster

Guest: Amy Primeau, Certified Holistic Health Coach & Yoga Instructor Website: www.amyprimeau.com Facebook: @amy.primeau.7 Instagram: @amy.primeau

Guest: Rich Michalovich, Host of The Unseriously Serious Podcast, Health, Fitness & Nutrition Enthusiast Facebook: Richard Mihalovich Twitter: @uspodcast1 Email: richard.mihalovich@aol.com

Guest: Angie Miller, Owner & Operator of Blue Sky Yoga & Community Builder Website: www.myblueskyyoga.com Facebook: @myblueskyyoga Instagram: @blueskyyogalibertyville & @fbombingyogi & @iommylife Twitter: @myblueskyyoga  

Guest: Ilona Barnhart, Cultural Anthropologist, Photographer, & Yoga and Meditation Guide Website: www.ilonabarnhart.com Facebook: @ilonabarnhart & @barnhartweddings Instagram: @ilonabarnhart & @radandblissful Twitter: @barnhartilona YouTube: Ilona Barnhart

A podcast series by Veronica Sek, of @withherroots, that digs into wellness at the root through culture, traditions, societal norms, and personal experiences. Wellness encompassing your physical and emotional health, spirituality, relationships, and life purpose and passion. Guests are extraordinary people who are working on a deeper level to reconnect with their wellness. Veronica is a Public Health Professional and Yoga, Wellness, and Essential Oil Educator and now Podcaster! She is bringing two worlds together, a passion for wellness and a love for (cultural) roots. Website: www.veronicasek.com/podcast Veronica's Facebook & Instagram