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Michelle helps people plan, prepare, and experience their own good death by connecting them with their core values for living well, allowing them to make conscious decisions about how they would like to navigate decision-making around aging, dying, and disposition. She provides personalized support for individuals facing death at any stage, including during pregnancy in part by facilitating their own ability to build non-medicalized community support networks and communicate effectively with clinicians, care providers, and loved ones. And she seeks to actively engage people in the after-death experience through family and community-led care for the body and land-based rituals such as natural burial. vermontnaturalburial.org ending-well.com https://endingwell.wordpress.com https://radicaldeathstudies.com/ deathcafe.com

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/resilience/id/18215294 Interview with Betzy Bancroft, and Kristin Henningsen Teachers at VCIH.  VCIH is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing healthcare resources grounded in Nature. Their work brings clinical herbalism to community practice through the weaving of science, spirit and grassroots activism. They provide one of the nation's most extensive clinical training opportunities in herbal medicine, rooted in deep connection with the plants and place. vtherbcenter.org/    

What is the benefit of gender-affirming surgery? Check out my honest conversation with Hannah Rohloff about her work with giving bodywork to people going through Gender-affirming surgery.   Hannah is trained in lymphatic drainage which she currently uses in her oncology massage sessions as well as working with those with complicated health histories and as pre/post-surgical support for TGNC folks having gender-affirming surgeries. She is limiting my new clients to those specific groups. TesseraMassage.com

https://www.caredash.com/doctors/edward-kentish-vdc1ghttps://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/20471528   Edward Kentish

Bonus episode with Erin O Connell. Erin wants people to know that nirs approach is about creating movements for how someone wants to move through the world and their ability to do that, and how that movement impacts their day to day rather than focusing on shape, weight, and appearance.   FitFolx.com @fitfolx on Instagram

Ketosis, Paleo Diet, Stress, and relationship with Intuitive Eating.   Click here for the full episode

Genevieve Drutchas is the owner of Bee Haven Honey Farm and shares her personal story of her struggle with long COVID.   hwww.beehavenhoneyfarm.com/

Since the initial spontaneous discovery in 1973 Sharon has been exploring the curious phenomenon of Bone Change. These techniques are designed to address shape and contour. Bone Change employs precisely placed manual pressure into the fascial elements of the bone. The chronic distortions left over from badly healed breaks in the bone, or scars in the bone, transform towards normal in moments. Results appear to be permanent. Bone Work

Kerry is an acupuncturist with a passion for the integration of Chinese medicine into modern medical care. After completing her education at Bastyr University in 2003, she embarked on a worldwide adventure launching acupuncture onboard cruise ships. After being part of a corporate team that launched acupuncture on over 100 ships, she landed back home in Vermont. During the next decade, she helped a group of acupuncturists launch services for cancer patients in the CVMC oncology department and am currently working with fertility clinics to offer acupuncture for supporting fertility care.  www.acupunctureinvermont.com www.chichichocolate.com pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30925124/

Kerry is an acupuncturist with a passion for the integration of Chinese medicine into modern medical care. After completing her education at Bastyr University in 2003, she embarked on a worldwide adventure launching acupuncture onboard cruise ships. After being part of a corporate team that launched acupuncture on over 100 ships, she landed back home in Vermont. During the next decade, she helped a group of acupuncturists launch services for cancer patients in the CVMC oncology department and am currently working with fertility clinics to offer acupuncture for supporting fertility care.  www.acupunctureinvermont.com www.chichichocolate.com pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30925124/

Noah's work incorporates aspects of mindfulness practice and Buddhist philosophy, nature awareness, and cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapies. He finds richness in facilitating clients' direct connection with the natural world and prefers to work outdoors as much as possible when the weather permits. However, he also finds that exploring our relationship to present-moment sensory experience can be practiced in any setting, whether outdoors, indoors, online, or by phone. He works with people throughout the life span, including children, adolescents, adults, and elders, and meets with clients individually and as couples and families. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/noah-weinstein-montpelier-vt/213376

Irvin gets interviewed this time.

Mary's work changes constantly. She's been working in public health in one way or another for 20+ years. She works to plan and manage projects that aim to make it easier for people to live healthy lives. Most of her recent work has focused on chronic disease prevention and disabilities inclusion.  She works primarily in upstate NY. linkedin.com/in/maryellencarney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws0Ng2CkxPg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q5sc9TeHl0

Michelle helps people plan, prepare, and experience their own good death by connecting them with their core values for living well, allowing them to make conscious decisions about how they would like to navigate decision-making around aging, dying, and disposition. She provides personalized support for individuals facing death at any stage, including during pregnancy in part by facilitating their own ability to build non-medicalized community support networks and communicate effectively with clinicians, care providers, and loved ones. And she seeks to actively engage people in the after-death experience through family and community-led care for the body and land-based rituals such as natural burial. vermontnaturalburial.org ending-well.com https://endingwell.wordpress.com https://radicaldeathstudies.com/ deathcafe.com

Integrating Scar Tissue is Sharon's original discovery and one that she is continually developing and expanding on. There are 19 separate techniques used to integrate different qualities of scar tissue into the fascial web. Most will be demonstrated in class. They are simple to learn and easy to do. Working with scars is like speaking a different language in the world of connective tissue. Scar tissue is a very dense fascia with unique properties. Scar tissue work uses a casual, light touch - a little reminiscent of working with bread dough. The work is rarely painful - even for very new scars, and the amount of change in one intervention is extensive. The cosmetic effect is delightful and the functional changes can be profound. Natural and surgical scars of any age respond immediately followed by a short period of rapid healing and continued improvement. The improvements are permanent. Scar tissue quality changes quickly and easily. Lumps, gaps, ridges, holes, bumps, knots, and strings in the tissue rapidly smooth out into a three-dimensional fascial web. The work starts with the surface layers then goes into the far reaches of the scar, including work with any involved viscera. Scar work often results in large whole-body integration shifts along with trauma resolution, and nerve-impaired numbness usually resolves within a session. www.wheelerfascialwork.com

The mission of Good Beginnings of Central Vermont is to bring community to families and their babies. Any family with a new baby is eligible for our free services. Trained, pre-screened Postpartum Angel volunteers provide hands-on help to new parents in the home. Parent drop-in space, The Nest, is open weekly to the community on W, Th, and F. Baby Circles peer-led support groups meet regularly at the Nest and elsewhere in Central Vermont, and anyone caring for an infant is welcome. Expectant parents can enroll in Journey into Parenthood workshops at no cost for information, resources, and practical advice, and peer support that better prepares them for the postpartum period. They provide free infant carriers to low-income families and our Emergency Fund is available for families experiencing a financial crisis. During the pandemic, staff and volunteers continue to support families through expanded virtual services, home deliveries of food and essential supplies, and responding to an increased need for mental health referrals and financial assistance. www.goodbeginningscentralvt.org Mental Health Resources below.  Also on our website here.   PSI's local Helpline number:  802-276-0383 TEXT OR CALL (Central VT)   PSI's toll-free Helpline (anywhere) 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD)   The PSI Helpline is a toll-free telephone number anyone can call to get basic information, support, and resources. Dial extension 1 for Spanish and extension 2 for English. The Helpline messages are returned every day of the week. You are welcome to leave a confidential message any time, and one of the Helpline volunteers will return your call as soon as possible. If you are not able to talk when the volunteer calls you, you can arrange another time to connect. The volunteer will give you information, encouragement, and names of resources near you.

Rob Mermin studied under Mime under Marcel Marceau and in addition to being a Mime is a director, lecturer, author, clown, magician, and raconteur.  He has Parkinson's Disease and used his training as a mime to develop The Parkinson's Pantomime Project (PD Mime). PD Mime explores methods of training in specific motor skills adapted from the techniques of pantomime and circus to modify or alleviate symptoms of idiopathic PD. One goal of the PD Mime classes is to trigger the Paradoxical Kinesia Impulse (PKI) as a movement management strategy. http://robmermin.com/parkinsons-pantomime-project/

Sarah Richardson, M.S., M. Ed. CHHC is the owner of Rise And Shine Running and Co-Owner of ChiLiving, the parent company of ChiRunning and ChiWalking. She is the author of From Sidelines to Start Lines: The Frustrated Runner's Guide to Lacing Up for a Lifetime and a contributing author in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Running for Good.  As a  Master ChiRunning/ChiWalking Instructor, Sarah teaches runners and walkers how to move efficiently and prevent injuries, which helps them feel good physically and mentally while running and walking. You can learn more by attending a local clinic, a summer retreat or through Rise And Shine's ongoing coaching program.  http://www.riseandshine.run/

(ISSA) International Sports Sciences Association Certified Personal Trainer KIPS Certified Mace Trainer Erin wants people to know that nirs approach is about creating movements for how someone wants to move through the world and their ability to do that, and how that movement impacts their day to day rather than focusing on shape, weight, and appearance.   FitFolx.com @fitfolx on Instagram

She is a massage therapist specializing in working with folks with a cancer diagnosis, currently going through cancer treatment, or with a cancer history. She is also trained in lymphatic drainage which she currently uses in her oncology massage sessions as well as working with those with complicated health histories and as pre/post-surgical support for TGNC folks having gender-affirming surgeries. She is limiting my new clients to those specific groups. TesseraMassage.com

Below are some resources provided by Genevieve   Bee Haven Honey Farm,  American Apitherapy Society,  Vermont Beekeeping Association   The Land of Milk and Honey - A History of Beekeeping in Vermont by Bill Mares and Ross Conrad

Interview with Betzy Bancroft, and Kristin Henningsen Teachers at VCIH.  VCIH is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing healthcare resources grounded in Nature. Their work brings clinical herbalism to community practice through the weaving of science, spirit and grassroots activism. They provide one of the nation's most extensive clinical training opportunities in herbal medicine, rooted in deep connection with the plants and place. vtherbcenter.org/

Certified clinical Somatic Practitioner, IAYT certified functional movement Yoga Therapist. Other trainings: trauma informed spaces, RMTi, Brain Gym, Anatomy Trains movement immersion, improvisational movement. Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum, prenatal yoga certification, Birth and Postpartum doula with Michelle L'Esperence, Healing Touch for Babies with Rita Kluny, When Survivors Give Birth with Penny Simkin, currently Physiological Baby Care with Rachelle Garcia Seliga.    www.emergewithamylepage.com @emergechildbirth      @lepageamy  www.emergeyoga.net https://www.instagram.com/lepageamy  

Holistic Nutritionist, Mindfulness Coach, Food as Medicine Educator, Food Sovereignty Activist, Folk Herbalist, Homesteader, Professional Translator Lisa works one-on-one with clients intensively so that they have the knowledge, practical tools, support, and accountability they need to meet their health goals, find harmony in their lives, and become empowered to heal themselves with food as medicine. http://harmonizedcookery.com/

Lisa has been an organic vegetable farmer on her small diversified family farm for over thirty years. She also is a poet who writes or reads poetry daily as well as an herbalist who makes remedies for her family and friends. She follows the moon and sets a monthly intention with each new moon. She teaches kids gardening, cooking, and poetry at the Hancock Community Education Foundation in Hancock, NY. “Dandelions for Dinner,” appears in the Banyan Review Fall “Elements” Issue 2020, and "Mongaup Pond” appears in “Seeing Things, An Anthology of Poetry" by Woodlands Art Editions 2020. www.mountaindellfarmny.com

Edward Kentish HeartMath uses an amazing biofeedback device called the emWave to give feedback on the practice session. It lets you see change happening. It helps you to shift your nervous system, your emotions, your thought patterns to a more harmonious, revitalizing, and less depleting baseline. Similar to acupuncture, HeartMath restores order in the body-mind. It restores the Heart to its proper position. The coherent heart regulates the brain to a much healthier state. HeartMath practice can also increase Heart Rate Variability. Low HRV is associated with all causes of mortality so sustained practice increases wellbeing

Lizzy is an associate professor at UVM, and she teaches the Fundamentals of Nutrition course as well as direct the dietetics program. In addition to teaching and advising students she conducts research on how/why people make certain health behaviors and the scholarship of teaching in learning. She is currently pivoting her research towards exploring intuitive eating and weight inclusivity.

As a licensed acupuncturist for almost twenty years, Josh been caring for our central Vermont community using the various tools of Chinese Medicine. https://www.riverstreetwellnessvt.com/joshua-singer-l-ac/

  Wendy is a licensed mental health clinician, a veteran practitioner of the shamanic healing arts, host of the Lucid Cafe podcast, and the author of several books. Her unique approach merges ancient and contemporary traditions and is grounded in the idea that we are our own best healers. Wendy incorporates over twenty years of clinical counseling experience, as well as a holistic perspective informed by the rigorous discipline of her shamanic training, into her work at Lucid Path. Motivated by both personal and professional experiences of the Energy Genesis' healing capability, Wendy is excited to share this groundbreaking technology with others.

Jeremey is a movement specialist with a CrossFit level two certification and has a varied martial arts background. He is the owner of Whistle Kick, a martial arts gear and apparel company, and host of, Whistle Kick Martial Arts Radio, a podcast about traditional martial artists. In this episode, he talks about movement and exercise practices.  Here is a link to the Modern-day Tortoise and Hare story Jeremy mentions in the podcast: Modern-day Tortoise and Hare Story.  

Rosemary Gladstar has been practicing, living, learning, teaching, and writing about herbs for over 45 years.  She has written twelve popular herbal books.  She is also the author and director of the popular home study course,  The Science and Art of Herbalism.   Rosemary is the co-founder and former director of The International Herb Symposium and The New England Women's Herbal Conference, the Founding President of United Plant Savers, and the co-founder and original formulator of  Traditional Medicinal Tea Company.   She recently moved from her home at Sage Mountain, an  Herbal Retreat Center and Botanical Sanctuary where she has lived, taught, and worked for the past 30 years, to a smaller haven where she plans to plant a small garden, dream more, do less, and spend more time with the plants.  Check out Rosemary's Covid resources here. Home Study Course: www.scienceandartofherbalism.com  ______________________________________________________________________ Helen Ward is an herbalist at Three Springs Farm of Vermont. The farm is focused on growing and creating herbal medicinal products.  Additionally, Helen has a growing herbal practice.  She is a graduate of Rosemary's Apprentice Program, the Sage Mountain Advanced Herbalist Training Program, and is a staff member of the New England Women's Herbal Conference.  Helen has also studied with many herbalists, and has furthered her studies by working directly with the plants developing a deepening relationship with them.  Her plant allies are Nettles and Elderberry. For the last ten years, Helen has been the Educational Director for Rosemary Gladstar's The Science & Art of Herbalism. 

Melissa Marks, a medical massage therapist, discusses massage licensure and what brought her to massage. www.mmarksmassage.com/

Lauren Mandych is a new naturopathic doctor who recently joined Well Natured, a naturopathic practice in Montpelier, Vermont. Lauren is a new graduate and specializes in chronic health conditions including chronic pain.  Here are two links to articles that Lauren thought might be of interest. An article on the importance of narrative medicine in the therapeutic relationship: https://ndnr.com/mindbody/tell-me-your-story-narrative-medicine-in-the-therapeutic-relationship/ Review of the impact that nature has on our mental health: https://urncst.com/index.php/urncst/article/view/137/25

Welcome to Resilience Radio! In this episode I introduce myself and why I am making a podcast. I grew up an herbalist's son, then went from dancer to massage therapist to structural integrator to occupational therapist. Over the 12 years I've worked as a health care practitioner in  Central Vermont, I've enjoyed connecting with the diverse network of other healthcare providers here and am excited to speak more deeply with them on this podcast!