Podcasts about nervous system regulation

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome can affect nearly every system in the body—and its symptoms are often dismissed, misdiagnosed, or mistaken for anxiety. In this deeply personal conversation, Drs. May and Tim Hindmarsh sit down with integrative and functional registered dietitian Michelle Shapiro, RD, to unpack MCAS, histamine intolerance, and the experience of living in a “highly sensitive body.” Michelle shares how rapid weight loss, nutrient depletion, mold exposure, long COVID, and an injury left her increasingly ill and eventually bedbound. She explains why common wellness protocols can make highly sensitive patients worse, how mast cells interact with the nervous, vascular, immune, and connective-tissue systems, and why meaningful care must be personalized—not pulled from a one-size-fits-all protocol. May also opens up about her own MCAS journey, including years of unexplained symptoms, hormonal and genetic factors, severe post-COVID illness, and the trial-and-error process that finally helped her connect the dots. In This Episode Michelle's path from rapid weight loss and chronic panic symptoms to functional nutrition and MCAS advocacy What mast cells do—and why MCAS can create symptoms across multiple body systems Why flushing, itching, reflux, dizziness, insomnia, migraines, palpitations, anxiety-like episodes, and food reactions may seem unrelated The difference between ordinary allergy symptoms, histamine intolerance, and a broader mast-cell activation pattern Why MCAS can be difficult to diagnose and why laboratory testing may not capture an active flare How nervous-system dysregulation, blood-flow changes, connective tissue, immune activation, trauma, stress, and hormones can interact The overlap among MCAS, POTS, hypermobility, and long COVID Why aggressive detoxes, IV therapies, restrictive diets, or popular supplements may backfire in highly sensitive bodies The role of antihistamines, mast-cell stabilizers, DAO support, food freshness, and individualized risk-benefit decisions Why every medication and supplement should “fight for its life” before earning a place in a care plan How validation, pattern recognition, and a slower, personalized approach can help interrupt the symptom snowball About Michelle Shapiro, RD Michelle Shapiro is an Integrative and Functional Registered Dietitian and founder of Michelle Shapiro Nutrition LLC. Her practice specializes in supporting people with complex chronic conditions, including MCAS, POTS, histamine intolerance, Long COVID, autoimmune conditions, and gastrointestinal issues. After experiencing her own health challenges with Long COVID, MCAS, POTS, and thyroid issues, Michelle brought that firsthand perspective into her work helping patients better understand complex and highly sensitive bodies. Michelle is also the host of the Quiet the Diet podcast and creator of the Highly Sensitive Body™ Hub, a resource dedicated to MCAS, POTS, hypermobility, and Long COVID. Learn more about Michelle and her work at Michelle Shapiro Nutrition. And, at the following: Instagram: @michelleshapirord LinkedIn: Michelle Shapiro, RD The Highly Sensitive Body™ Hub Quiet the Diet Podcast: QuietTheDiet.com Connect with BS Free MD BS Free MD website Instagram Facebook Email: doc@bsfreemd.com Listen & Subscribe Follow BS Free MD wherever you listen to podcasts, and share this episode with someone who has been told their symptoms are “all in their head.” Listen on Spotify. Medical Disclaimer This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute medical, nutrition, diagnosis, or treatment advice. The experiences and opinions shared are personal and may not apply to every listener. Medications, supplements, and dietary changes can cause adverse or paradoxical reactions; always consult a qualified healthcare professional who understands your individual history before making changes to your care. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever said, “I don't know what to do,” and then spent days, weeks, or even years asking everyone else what they think? Sometimes you genuinely don't know. But sometimes you do know something - and what you're actually struggling with is the uncertainty, fear, or other people's reactions that might come with honoring it. In this episode of Your Yes Filled Life, I'm sharing one of my own experiences of knowing what I wanted long before I trusted myself enough to fully choose it. We'll also talk about why this can be especially complicated for empaths, who are often taking in everyone else's feelings, preferences, and reactions alongside their own. You'll learn how to distinguish between “I don't know what to do” and “I know, but taking action feels hard,” why discomfort doesn't automatically mean you're making the wrong decision, and a simple practice for separating what you know from what you're afraid of. Because someone else's feelings can be real without becoming instructions for your life. In this episode: Why “I don't know” can mean several very different things How Brenda's own career change challenged her self-trust Why empaths can confuse other people's reactions with information about what they should do The difference between nervous-system activation and intuition Why the “right” decision doesn't necessarily feel easy How information-seeking can keep us from acting A simple two-column practice for separating knowing from fear Join me for Yes to Me If there's a decision, boundary, relationship, opportunity, change, or desire you've been circling, bring it to Yes to Me on September 15 from 6–8 PM Pacific. You don't need to arrive knowing the answer. Come fully in the wobble. This complimentary two-hour live experience combines teaching, coaching, somatic practices, and breathwork to help create enough space for you to hear yourself. Register at https://www.brendawinkle.com/yestome Keywords: Self Trust, Empath, Empath Life, Highly Sensitive Person, Discernment, Stop Second Guessing, Trust Yourself, Nervous System Regulation, Somatic Healing, People Pleasing Recovery, Healthy Boundaries, Emotional Wellness, Personal Growth, Intuition, Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda Winkle

Send us Fan MailWhen Karrie decided to have Jamie Javed back for a 2nd time, it was because there was more to be said after the episode they had recorded in December, 2025 (Previous Episode with Jamie - Episode 177 CLICK HERE). Eight months has passed and MUCH has changed in the best ways possible. Jamie sat down with Karrie to discuss leadership, mentorship and coaching, Jamie's Weightless Woman Movement (Karrie here: from a marketing standpoint, I am pretty obsessed with this name and what it is all about.). Weightlessness has nothing to do with your gravitational pull to the earth. Jamie shares how she helps her client's across thresholds she has been through herself. DISCUSSION: Jamie shares what her movement is about and WHYKarrie and Jamie speak candidly, leader to leader, about how ONE thing in their businesses light them both up THE most (Clue: What rhymes with flap)Jamie had many quote-worthy moments you need to hear right now if you're STILL at war with your body for whatever YOUR reasons may be as a woman in leadership. Karrie again: I effing LOVED this conversation with Jamie because of the time passage and how Jamie and I have both evolved. It felt perfect. I hope you love this episode. How to find Jamie: Stay a badass with a radass. ~K(keeping footer for older episodes!) Book my World Famous 90-minute Deep Dive here

If you're struggling to gain traction on social media for your business, this episode will give you the blueprint on how to revitalize your digital marketing strategy and scale your business without burning out.  In this special interview at the iconic Godmothers bookstore, Jamie Kern Lima interviews Natalie Ellis about her step-by-step formula for creating viral content and building a loyal audience on social media. She also breaks down how she uses Wispr Flow, Claude Code, and Replit to automate mundane tasks and provide a more personalized experience for her community, along with her advice on how entrepreneurs can better regulate their nervous systems to increase performance, productivity, and fulfillment, even in their busiest seasons.  In this episode, Natalie and Jamie will discuss: (00:00) Celebrating BossBabe's Impact on Women Globally (09:18) The Cost of Never Being Satisfied (17:33) The Myth of Having One Purpose in Life (26:07) The Value of Hustle Culture (30:56) Nervous System Regulation 101 for Entrepreneurs (36:24) My Tested Formula for Creating Content that Goes Viral (47:48) Easy Ways You Can Use AI Today to Grow Your Business (1:03:30) How to Inspire the Next Generation of Female Entrepreneurs (1:08:04) Maintaining Relationships While Healing Generational Trauma (01:13:10) When to Seek Investors Jamie Kern Lima is an entrepreneur, 2x New York Times bestselling author, and host of the #1 self-improvement podcast in the US, The Jamie Kern Lima Show. She co-founded IT Cosmetics, which she sold to L'Oréal for $1.2 billion in 2016, becoming the first female chief executive officer of a L'Oréal brand. Jamie has been included on Forbes' list of "America's Richest Self-Made Women" since 2017. She's also an active philanthropist who has funded leadership training in more than 100 prisons and shelters across the US and has donated over $40 million in product and funds to help women face the effects of cancer with confidence.  Sponsored By:  Fora Travel - Visit https://www.foratravel.com/bossbabe to learn how to turn your love of trip planning into a business. Resources Mentioned: Godmothers Natalie's Book, The Freedom-Based Business Method Wispr Flow Claude Code Replit Connect with Jamie Kern Lima: Instagram LinkedIn Website YouTube Jamie's Podcast, The Jamie Kern Lima Show Connect with Natalie:  Instagram LinkedIn Website YouTube Natalie's Book, The Freedom-Based Business Method artificial intelligence, AI tools, AI for business, social media marketing, personal branding, entrepreneurship, content creation, Natalie Ellis, Jamie Kern Lima, BossBabe, Claude Code, Replit, Wispr Flow, AI automation, AI marketing, business automation, social media growth, build a personal brand, audience growth, content strategy, viral content, creator economy, digital marketing, AI for entrepreneurs, business growth, online business, community building

Join The Circle and use code “PODCAST”: https://holplus.co/circle/ Your children do not just hear what you say. They can also sense your stress, anxiety, and emotional state. So how can parents regulate themselves before that stress spreads throughout the family?In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt opens up about the anxiety and overwhelm that can come with modern motherhood. She explains how learning about co-regulation changed the way she responds to tantrums, meltdowns, running late, and other stressful parenting moments.Katherine shares how introducing meditation into her morning routine helped her feel calmer, become less reactive, and better handle whatever the day brings. She emphasizes that the solution will look different for every parent, whether it involves meditation, walking, exercising, asking for help, or simply creating a few quiet moments before the day begins.Dr. Taz and Katherine also discuss:• Why children often absorb and respond to their parents' stress • How regulating your own nervous system can help your children feel safer • Why today's parents may feel more anxious and overwhelmed • The importance of asking for help instead of trying to do everything alone • How grandparents can provide connection, support, and stability • Staying connected with your partner when traditional date nights are difficult • Why clear communication matters when dividing parenting responsibilities • Katherine's experience with postpartum anxiety during the pandemic • How Ayurvedic practices supported her postpartum recovery • Preparing older children and the wider family for a new babyKatherine also shares how she and her husband, Chris Pratt, navigate parenting as a team. Rather than expecting each other to instinctively know what is needed, they focus on honest communication, regular check-ins, and clearly asking for support.If parenting sometimes leaves you feeling overstimulated, anxious, or stretched beyond your limits, this conversation is a reminder that you do not need to be a perfect parent. Finding your own calm, accepting help, and reconnecting with the people around you can create a positive ripple effect throughout your family.About Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt:Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is a New York Times bestselling author, animal advocate, and mother. She is an ambassador for Best Friends Animal Society and the ASPCA and a global ambassador for Special Olympics. Through her books, interviews, and BDA Baby platform, Katherine explores motherhood, pregnancy, family relationships, wellness, and the experiences that connect parents across different stages of life.Connect with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt:https://www.katherineschwarzenegger.com/https://www.instagram.com/katherineschwarzenegger/https://www.youtube.com/@KatherineSchwarzeneggerAbout Dr. Taz:Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/aboutStay Connected:Connect further with hol+ at https://holplus.co/ and don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.Book a Hol+ Consultation:https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/Follow Dr. Taz on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/drtazmd/https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/Subscribe to the audio podcast:https://holplus.transistor.fm/subscribeSubscribe to the video podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcastsProduced by https://ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

In this episode, I'm taking a little departure from music to talk about something deeply personal: nervous system regulation. I share my own journey from chronic dysregulation to learning how to slow down, regulate, and care for myself, and why our own regulation matters so much when we work with kids. My hope is that this episode reminds you that caring for yourself isn't selfish; it's part of caring for the children we serve.   Get free music, ideas and early childhood music resources every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club by signing up to our newsletter! Join us here: www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   THANKS FOR TUNING IN TO THE MUSIC FOR KIDDOS PODCAST! Thanks for joining us on the Music for Kiddos podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please tell us what you think by leaving a review! Don't forget to sign up for the Song-of-the-Month-Club to receive a free, high-quality original song every month, or hang out with us on Instagram to stay connected.

What if the secret to leading well, thinking clearly, and showing up fully wasn't another productivity system but two simple breaths? What if the chaos you feel at the end of a long day could be shifted in 30 seconds without a retreat, yoga mat, or even a quiet room?In this episode, Kathryn sits down with Rebecca Rauscher, registered clinical counselor and owner of Boundless Heart Counseling Group in Vancouver, BC, to explore how high-achieving women can regulate their nervous systems without overhauling their lives. Rebecca unpacks the science behind the window of tolerance, explains the difference between hyper and hypo arousal, and guides listeners through real-time practices from double-inhale breathing to foot grounding to the five senses technique. She also reframes what meditation actually is, dismantling the perfectionism that keeps so many high performers from ever starting.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL DISCOVER:● How just two intentional breaths like a double-inhale through the nose followed by a long exhale can immediately drop your shoulders, slow your speech, and shift your entire physiological state no matter how chaotic your day has been.● Why practicing nervous system regulation tools like box breathing, foot grounding, and the five senses technique when you're at a two or three out of ten (rather than a ten) is what actually makes them accessible when full dysregulation hits.● How knowing your personal window of tolerance and recognizing whether you're spinning in hyper arousal or slumping in hypo arousal gives you a practical roadmap for choosing the right regulation tool in the right moment.● Why meditation was never about clearing the mind but about training the noticing muscle, and how even one minute three times a week done imperfectly will always outperform the perfect practice you never start.You can connect with Rebecca here:https://www.instagram.com/boundlessheartcounsellinggroup/https://www.instagram.com/rebecca.rauscher.consulting/https://www.instagram.com/becky_anne_van/https://www.boundlessheartcounselling.ca/And while you're here, follow us on Instagram @creativelyowned for more daily inspiration on effortlessly attracting the most aligned clients without spending hours marketing your business or chasing clients. Also, make sure to tag me in your stories @creativelyowned.https://www.instagram.com/creativelyowned/Start using Wispr Flow, the crazy handy voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing in every app. Click here.https://ref.wisprflow.ai/kathryn-thompsonGet Blotato, the content engine I use that combines 8-apps-in-1 to streamline content creation across multiple platforms. Click here.https://blotato.com/?ref=kathrynFind out how to own your unique edge, amplify who you truly are and get paid for it, take your business to cosmic proportions, and have fun doing it, grab it here!!https://www.creativelyowned.com/quizBuild your own quiz using Interact Quizzes, click here.https://get.tryinteract.com/n6e4h5axrophJoin The Selling the Invisible AI Lab, a curated membership for founders who want to discover how to use AI in their business.https://creativelyowned.com/ai-lab

Change is inevitable—but that doesn't mean we're always prepared for it.As summer turns toward autumn, Tara welcomes back Reverend Dr. Becca Ehrlich of the New Breath Spirituality Center for a deeply honest conversation about what happens when life shifts beneath our feet. Change can bring excitement and possibility, but it can also bring anxiety, grief, fear, and a whole mix of emotions that our bodies experience long before our minds know what to do with them.Becca, a spiritual director and somatics practitioner, introduces us to the world of somatic spirituality and invites us to pay attention to the wisdom of our bodies. What does it mean to feel our emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them? How can we expand our capacity to handle what life throws at us? And how might our bodies actually become part of the way we experience God?Tara and Becca talk about grief, life transitions, nervous-system regulation, co-regulation, movement, prayer, and the surprising ways our bodies can help us process change. Along the way, they explore Becca's own experience of leaving a faith tradition after 20 years and the complicated “both/and” of grieving what we're leaving while making room for what comes next.They also discover a beautiful connection between somatic practice and spirituality—from Joan of Arc's embodied courage to the simple physical act of crossing yourself during prayer.You don't have to be calm all the time. You don't have to have everything figured out. And you don't have to navigate change alone.Sometimes the invitation is simply to notice, breathe, listen, and make a little more room for what you're experiencing.And at the end of it all, there's this beautiful reminder:You are loved. ❤️Send Tara a Text MessageJust Be True ~ A Soul-Led PodcastJust Be True is a podcast about spiritual awakening, self-discovery, and real...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showRev. Tara Lamont Eastman is a pastor, podcaster and host of Holy Shenanigans since September of 2020.  Eastman combines her love of ministry with her love of writing, music and visual arts. She is a graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary's Theological Education for Emerging Ministry Program and the Youth and Theology Certificate Program at Princeton Seminary. She has served in various ministry and pastoral roles over the last thirty years in the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and PCUSA (Presbyterian Church of America).  She is the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Warren Pennsylvania. She has presented workshops on the topics of faith and creativity at the Wild Goose Festival. She is a trainer for Soul Shop Suicide Prevention for Church Communities.

Why your nervous system, not your willpower, decides how you leadYour brain decides whether to trust someone in about three seconds, long before you have said a word. Dr. Zakia Ghafari says that same wiring is running the show every time you walk into a hard meeting, and most leaders have no idea they are fighting their own nervous system instead of leading. This episode breaks down the actual neuroscience of leadership behind that reaction, in plain, useful terms.For women in leadership especially, that fight shows up as over preparing, over explaining, and quietly burning out while everything on paper looks fine. That is exactly the kind of pattern this women leadership podcast exists to name out loud. Zakia has spent twenty five years as a geriatric pharmacist watching this pattern play out in real time, and she built a framework to interrupt it before it becomes a full shutdown.Dr. Zakia Ghafari is a pharmacist, speaker, and thought leader who helps individuals and organizations create sustainable change without burnout. Drawing on neuroscience and behavioral design, she developed the Wired to Lead framework, which reframes resistance as a clarity problem instead of a motivation problem. She joins Amy Vaughan for a conversation about emotional intelligence, self regulation, and why your humanity, not your hustle, is your greatest leadership asset.Key TakeawaysYour brain decides within three to four seconds whether it trusts someone, long before it registers what they are actually saying.The same alarm system that fires when you face real danger also fires in a stressful meeting, which is why preparation alone does not calm a racing heart.Willpower is not the reason New Year's resolutions fail, your brain reads any change in routine as a risk until a new habit becomes familiar.Naming an emotion out loud, even silently to yourself, brings your logical brain back online within two to three seconds.Real influence means giving someone else enough room to disagree with you and staying okay with it.Dr. Zakia Ghafari said, 'Discipline cannot override a nervous system that always feels like it's under threat.'Dr. Zakia Ghafari said, 'You're not doing it wrong. It's not a character flaw. It's just biology.'Timestamps00:00 Welcome and introducing Dr. Zakia Ghafari01:23 Why emotional intelligence beats artificial intelligence06:09 What emotional intelligence actually is, and the biggest misconception08:19 The gut brain connection and where intuition comes from08:50 The lion in the room, how your brain confuses a meeting with real danger10:59 Why your brain is wired for prediction, not change13:14 The Wired to Lead framework and the WIRE method23:09 How burnout shows up first as quiet emotional withdrawal26:30 Toxic wellness culture and the shame of not keeping up30:05 The kinds of wiring behind approval, connection, and worth32:36 How to self regulate in two to three seconds40:16 Why women feel they have to prove themselves ten times over46:10 Building systems that make change inevitable54:39 Power round, rapid fire questions with Dr. Zakia GhafariConnect with Dr. Zakia GhafariLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zakiaghafari/Instagram: @DrZakiyyahSpeaksSupport the show

If you're carrying the heavy weight of losing a loved one to suicide, this episode was created to offer healing tools to help you begin finding your footing. In this episode, host Gretta interviews clinical psychologist Dr. Celeste Birkhofer, who shares deep insights on navigating the unique complexity of suicide loss, processing overwhelming guilt, and building the inner resources required to survive after heartbreaking loss.In this episode, we explore:Giving Grief a "Relational Home": The necessity of safe spaces and support systems.The Mind-Body Connection: How suppressed pain often manifests as anxiety, depression, or physical symptoms.Breaking the Guilt Loop: How to navigate self-blame and move away from self-punishment.Somatic & Emotional Grounding: Practical ways to regulate your nervous system and handle emotional flooding.Building Your Internal Operating System: The five core inner resources that help you survive traumatic loss and find lasting mental peace.CRISIS SUPPORT: If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org (US & Canada).Dr. Celeste Birkhofer is a licensed clinical psychologist and adjunct clinical faculty member at Stanford Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She maintains a private psychotherapy practice, teaches and supervises Stanford psychiatry residents, and is on the clinical advisory board for the Jed Foundation.Connect with Dr. Celeste Birkhofer:Website | Order your copy of her book: Beyond Quick Fixes: Essential Ingredients for Better Mental Health & A Fulfilling LifeConnect with Gretta:Free Guide: What to Say To A GhostFree and Private Facebook Support Group |  Instagram | copingwithghosting.comHost Gretta Perlmutter, a Certified Post Betrayal Transformation® Coach, delivers evidence-based strategies to turn personal betrayal into a powerful catalyst for growth and healing.Music: "Ghosted" by Gustavo ZaiahDisclaimer: This information is designed to mentor and guide you to cope with Ghosting by cultivating a positive mindset and implementing self-care practices. It is for educational purposes only; it solely provides self-help tools for your use. Coping With Ghosting is not providing health care or psychological therapy services and is not diagnosing or treating any physical or mental ailment of the mind or body. The content is not a substitute for therapy or any advice given by a licensed psychologist or other licensed or other registered professionals.✨Shop the CWG Amazon Store✨ If it's on the list, it is because my Coping With Ghosting Podcast guests wrote it or recommended it, and/or I've read it or experienced it and found it valuable for me and my clients.❤️‍

Empaths are often incredibly good at understanding everyone else. But how much of that empathy are you giving yourself? In this episode of Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda sits down with psychiatrist, bestselling author, and empath expert Dr. Judith Orloff for a conversation about empathy, boundaries, intuition, self-trust, and the importance of self-empathy. Because caring deeply about other people doesn't require abandoning yourself. Brenda and Dr. Judith Orloff - known as the Godmother of the Empath Movement, explore what it means to experience the world as an empath, why boundaries matter, how sensitive people can work with their nervous systems, and what changes when you begin extending some of the compassion you so readily offer other people toward yourself. If you're someone who can understand everybody else's needs, feelings, reactions, and reasons—but still struggles to honor your own—this conversation is for you. Resources: Dr. Orloff's Quiz for Empaths: https://drjudithorloff.com/quizzes/are-you-an-empath-20-question-self-assessment-test/ The Genius of Empathy by Dr. Judith Orloff: https://drjudithorloff.com/books-journals-and-card-decks/ Connect with Dr. Judith Orloff and learn about her: https://drjudithorloff.com/about-dr-orloff/ YES TO ME: September 15, 6–8 PM Pacific https://www.brendawinkle.com/yestome POWER: Sef Trust for Empaths - https://www.brendawinkle.com/yestome Keywords: Empath, Empathy, Highly Sensitive Person, Self Trust, Boundaries, Nervous System Regulation, Self Compassion, Intuition, Discernment, Burnout Prevention, Emotional Wellbeing, Personal Growth, Healing Journey, Judith Orloff, The Genius of Empathy, Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda Winkle

Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1954DM David Bayer explains why hustle culture is lying to you: desire plus grind plus sacrificing your health and relationships does not equal success. It just equals burnout with a trophy. The belief running under almost everyone's ambition is “I'm not enough.” It got planted in childhood the moment a parent's love felt conditional on career, mood, or trauma they never dealt with. That wound doesn't stay small. It turns into a personality, a compensation strategy of pleasing, achieving, controlling chaos, and it actually works for decades. Then somewhere between 40 and 60, the exact trait that built your whole life starts suffocating you. The thing you were always good at becomes the cage. No pill, potion, or shaman playlist fixes this one. David says it's designed to force you back into unconditional love you never got as a kid, but this time from a higher power, not your parents. Once you feel that unconditional love, forgiving your parents gets easy. You realize it was never really about you, it was their conditions, their trauma, their absence. The real shift isn't doing more. It's non-resistance. Anything that isn't that is just resistance still waiting to be worked through. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you loosened your grip on the plan and started following what lights you up instead? In this episode, Jessica sits down with Cameron Oaks Rogers: creator of the Freckled Foodie empire, host of Conversations with Cam, mom, and TBMer. Cameron shares how a life-changing accident pushed her to leave her career at JP Morgan, start a food Instagram, and eventually build it into a thriving podcast and community. They talk about testing out new passions before you leap, trusting your gut, fitting manifestation into motherhood, and letting yourself evolve. Cameron also gets real about body image, breaking generational patterns, showing her kids what true self-worth looks like. If you're feeling pulled toward a new career, a creative project, or just a new version of yourself, this episode is your permission slip to begin. Full show notes → https://tobemagnetic.com/expanded-podcast Resources: The Be Seen Challenge Quiet your inner critic, stop playing small, and start manifesting the life you truly want. Now live inside The Pathway. Free Masterclass: Step Into Your F*ck It Energy If you missed our live masterclass with Lacy and Jessica — don't worry, you can still watch the replay! Learn how to step into your f*ck it energy and feel genuinely safe being seen. Join the Pathway Membership Use code EXPANDED for 20% off your first month! The Pathway Membership gives you unlimited access to all of our manifestation workshops—including How to Manifest, Unblocking Your Inner Child, Shadow, Love, Money, Rock Bottoms, Ruts, and Energetic Updates —plus 70+ self-hypnosis tracks designed to unlock your full potential. LEARN MORE HERE Get the latest from TBM Join the Pathway now - Return to Magic Challenge, Money Challenge, and Nervous System Reset available now! New to TBM? Free Offerings to Get You Started Learn the Process! Expanded Podcast - How to Manifest Anything You Desire Get Expanded! The Motivation - Testimonial Library Ready to find out what's holding you back? Try our Free Clarity Exercise Be an EXPANDER! Share Your Manifestation Story Submit to Be a Process Guest What did you manifest during the Be Seen Challenge? Share a voice note of your question, block, or Process to be featured in an episode! This Episode Is Brought to You By: Our Place - Get 10% off sitewide with code TBM fromourplace.com/TBM Wonder Oven Pro Always Pan Blueland - Get 15% off your first order at Blueland.com/TBM PowerDuo Laundry Tablets In this episode we talk about: Following intuitive pings toward a more authentic career and life Cameron's transition from JPMorgan sales and trading to entrepreneurship How Freckled Foodie began as an anonymous food Instagram Taking aligned action before knowing exactly where it will lead Stress-testing a passion or side hustle before leaving your job Cameron's accident and the unexpected clarity that came from slowing down Building a financial runway before taking a career leap Learning through experimentation and saying yes before deciding what fits Why evolving beyond your original niche can be a sign of authenticity Healing body image patterns and generational self-criticism Modeling positive body language and self-worth for children Dividing household labor through complete ownership to reduce the mental load Separating career status, money, and external validation from self-worth Mentioned In the Episode: Listen to Conversations with Cam Quiet Your Mind - Kids Edition ​​Fair Play by Eve Rodksy Ep. 318 — Speeding Up Your Manifestations in the New Paradigm with Jenna Zoe Find our Be Seen Challenge plus all our workshops and all workshops mentioned inside our Pathway Membership! (Including the Plant the Seed, Magnetic Desires DI, and Rooted in Abundance DI) Connect with Cameron Instagram: @cameronoaksrogers & @conversationswithcam TikTok: @cameronoaksrogers & @conversations_with_cam Website: cameronoaksrogers.com & Quiet Your Mind HOW TO MANIFEST by Lacy Phillips (with exercises by Jessica Gill)Available now! The Expanded Podcast, from To Be Magnetic™ (TBM), is the leading manifestation podcast rooted in neuroscience, psychology, and energetics. Hosted by TBM's Chief Content Officer Jessica Gill, with monthly appearances from founder Lacy Phillips, Expanded is where science and the mystical meet to help you manifest in the most grounded, practical, and life-changing way.At TBM, we've redefined manifestation through Neural Manifestation™—our proven, science-backed method developed with neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart. This process helps you reprogram limiting beliefs at the subconscious level so you can create the life most aligned with your authenticity.Each week, we take you inside the TBM practice to help you expand your subconscious to believe what you desire is possible. Through expert interviews, thought leader conversations, TBM teachings, and real member success stories, you'll learn how to: – Rewire your subconscious mind and step into your worth – Heal your inner child and integrate shadow work – Set boundaries, strengthen intuition, and reclaim self-worth – Manifest relationships, careers, abundance, and experiences that align with your true selfWith over than 40 million downloads and a global community in over 100 countries, Expanded has become the gold standard in manifestation content. Think of it as your weekly practice for expanding your mind, believing what you want is possible, and manifesting the life you're meant to live.Past guests include leading voices such as Mel Robbins, Lewis Howes, Jenna Zoe, Martha Beck, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Gabor Maté, Mark Groves, and Brianna Wiest. Where To Find Us!@tobemagnetic (IG)@LacyannephillipsLacy Launched a Substack! - By Candlelight - Join Here@Jessicaashleygill@tobemagnetic (youtube)@expandedpodcast

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!Check out the new website:  www.wendy-harrop.comMartine Cohen didn't set out to rethink her relationship with rest. Instead, a serious car accident and concussion forced the issue, stopping her in her tracks until she had no choice but to listen to her body in a way she'd ignored for years. She's since built her work, including her book No More Layers, around exactly that: understanding why we override our own needs, and how to stop. In this episode, Martine and Wendy explore:Why perfectionism isn't a personality trait but a safety mechanism the brain built to avoid rejection, and why that mechanism can never actually be satisfiedThe small, consistent rituals Martine uses to reset her nervous system daily, and why tiny, repeated habits do more than one big gesture ever couldWhy so many women only give themselves permission to ask for help when something has gone wrong, and never when things are going wellMartine's approach isn't about overhauling your whole life overnight. It's about noticing the habits you already have, deciding which ones are actually serving you, and building new ones in their place, one small, repeatable choice at a time.Don't forget to DM Wendy @wendy.harrop and Martine @martinecohen_ on Instagram to share your new habit!Connect with Martine:Get her book, No More Layers: Discover Your Inner Power and Reclaim True Freedom From the Inside Out: amazon.com/dp/1955811792?tag=syty-20MartineCohen.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/martinecohennmlInstagram: instagram.com/martinecohen_________________________________________________________________________________________Connect with Wendy:LinkedinInstagram: @wendy.harropFacebook: Phineas Wright HouseWebsite: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm StaysPWH Curated Experience and TravelInterested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.comPodcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

When you're feeling stressed, anxious, activated, or caught up in your head, sometimes you just want a simple way to help your nervous system settle. This is one of my favorite quick nervous system regulation practices, and I turn to it all the time. It combines Orienting, a somatic practice that uses present-moment sensory awareness to help your nervous system register cues of safety, with Havening, a therapeutic technique that uses gentle, soothing touch to help calm the brain and nervous system. Instead of trying to think your way into feeling calmer, these practices work directly with the body and the senses to help shift your physiological state. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I'll guide you step by step through this simple combination of Orienting and Havening so you can experience it for yourself. It only takes a few minutes, and it's a wonderful practice to come back to whenever you're feeling stressed or dysregulated, or anytime you'd simply like to feel a little more grounded, settled, and calm. Perfect for nervous system regulation, grounding, anxiety and stress relief, getting out of your head and into your body, and finding more calm in just a few minutes. In this episode: About this Quick Nervous System Regulation Tool Orienting + Havening Guided Practice Related: More Somatic Regulation Practices Learn more about Havening Techniques and the science behind them Havening Techniques is a registered trademark of Ronald Ruden, 15 East 91st Street, New York. www.havening.org Please join me for my upcoming free training, The Secret Wisdom of Your Triggers! This powerful 75-minute training will help you gain profound insights into the conflicts and repeating patterns in your life and learn to heal your core issues in a loving and integrated way! Learn more and enroll here! Somatic Self-Love Retreat in Costa Rica 2027 https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Go deeper on your somatic healing journey: Follow @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube Find ALL of the amazing Somatic Healing Meditations here Submit a question for the podcast: Your Healing, Your Questions Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join me on a retreat! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Get AD-FREE access to this podcast, plus live classes, workshops, and group coaching in Somatic Healing Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever felt completely disconnected from your body, lost hours of time, or wondered why you feel numb when overwhelmed? In this episode, licensed therapist Kati Morton explores dissociation and the full spectrum of dissociative disorders, including depersonalization-derealization (DPDR), dissociative amnesia, and dissociative identity disorder (DID). You'll learn the neuroscience behind why your brain pulls the ripcord to protect you, how to distinguish normal spacing out from trauma responses, and somatic grounding techniques to regulate your nervous system. To see if specialized trauma therapy with Rebound could be the right next step for you, head to https://hellorebound.com/askkatianything where you can check your insurance, book a free call with one of their care specialists, and find out more. Timestamps 00:00 What Is Dissociation? 00:55 Spacing Out vs. Dissociating 02:03 How the DSM Defines Dissociative Disorders 03:11 Dissociative Episodes vs. Diagnosable Disorders 06:03 Why Your Brain Pulls the Ripcord (Nervous System Protection) 10:05 Hypoarousal, the Freeze State & Emotional Dampening 12:28 Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder (DPDR) Criteria 14:53 Reality Testing: DPDR vs. Psychosis 21:02 How Common Is Dissociation? Statistics & Comorbidities 25:25 Dissociative Amnesia vs. Normal Everyday Forgetting 30:42 What Is a Dissociative Fugue? 35:07 Localized, Selective & Generalized Amnesia 36:15 Brain Networks & Memory Suppression Mechanisms 40:02 Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Explained 40:40 Parts Work vs. Alters in DID 46:00 Cultural Context & What DID Is Not (DID vs. Schizophrenia) 47:18 The Dissociation Spectrum: Maladaptive Daydreaming to DID 50:07 Childhood Trauma & The Role of Protector Alters 54:37 How to Tell If You're Dissociating or Just Zoning Out 56:00 Somatic Grounding Techniques for Dissociation 58:45 Nervous System Regulation, Qigong & Calming the Amygdala 60:34 Therapy Approaches for DID: System Cooperation vs. Integration SOCIAL X https://twitter.com/KatiMorton YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/katimorton?sub_confirmation=1 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@katimorton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/katimorton1/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katimorton Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/katimorton1/ Patreon https://www.katimorton.com/kati-morton-patreon/ MY BOOKS Why Do I Keep Doing This? https://geni.us/XoyLSQ Traumatized https://geni.us/Bfak0j Are u ok? https://geni.us/sva4iUY ONLINE THERAPY If you're looking for a therapist, BetterHelp can connect you with a licensed online professional: https://betterhelp.com/kati (enjoy 10% off your first month) This is an affiliate link, which means a portion of your signup helps support the podcast at no extra cost to you. PARTNERSHIPS Nick Freeman | nick@biglittlemedia.co Disclaimer The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical or mental health advice. It should not be used to diagnose or treat any health problem or disease. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional for diagnosis and treatment. Viewing this content does not establish a therapist-client relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Andy Mort. I think you will appreciate his wisdom, poetic way with words and sense of humor. Andy is a UK-based songwriter and musician whose work as a creativity coach explores the intersection of high sensitivity, creativity, and the influence of culture.Aside from sharing some of our own experiences with high sensitivity and gentle rebellion, we discuss various ways those of us with high sensitivity (as described by Elaine Aaron) might better align with our nature. We also discuss:* 00:00 — High Sensitivity and Its Misconceptions* 01:54 — The Concept of Differential Susceptibility and Environmental Impact* 03:47 — Andy Mort's Journey Into Understanding Temperament and Sensitivity* 07:05 — The Discovery of the Highly Sensitive Person Trait and Its Biological Roots* 09:58 — The Idea of Being a Gentle Rebel and Leading With Authenticity* 14:51 — The Importance of Creating Supportive Environments for Sensitive People* 19:47 — Creativity as a Form of Self-Expression and Nervous System Regulation* 25:07 — The Role of Sensitivity in Leadership and Group Dynamics* 29:58 — The Challenges and Opportunities of Sharing Creative Work* 34:46 — The Societal Narratives Around Sensitivity and Self-Acceptance* 39:57 — The Importance of Community and Support for Sensitive Individuals* 45:06 — The Concept of Gentle Rebellion and Aligning With One's Nature* 49:45 — Closing Thoughts on Sensitivity, Creativity, and LeadershipFull transcript included belowWhere to find Andy Mort:*

What You Seek Is With You: How to Tell the Difference Between Fear-Based Desire and Soul DesireWhat if the fulfillment you're seeking isn't something the universe needs to bring you, but something your heart is asking you to recognize as already within you?Episode DescriptionIf you find yourself reaching outside yourself for fulfillment, answers, wisdom, satisfaction, or the thing you believe will finally complete the picture, this heart chakra journey offers a different way to understand desire. Rather than treating desire as a request for something external to arrive, Christel explores the idea that "what you seek is with you."The journey distinguishes between the surface form of a desire and its deeper essence. Wealth, love, and success may be what appears on the surface, while underneath them may be soul expansion, connection, and the expression of your soul potential. Through the imagery of the "cave of the heart," you'll explore how desires can be connected to fear, wounding, unhealthy habits, and limiting belief codes, while other desires can reveal deeper alignment with your soul essence.The episode also explores why forgetting doesn't mean you've done something wrong. Remembering and forgetting, struggle and surrender, are part of the human experience. The breath and heartbeat become anchors for returning to the heart center and remembering that what you're seeking is within you.What You'll LearnThe distinction between the familiar translation "what you are seeking is seeking you" and the Rumi interpretation explored in the episode: "what you seek is with you."Why the episode describes manifestation as recognizing and embodying what is already present in potential rather than simply attracting something external.How to distinguish the surface form of a desire from its deeper essence.How fear, patterns of wounding, unhealthy habits, and belief codes can become intertwined with desire.Why forgetting your deeper connection isn't necessarily evidence that you've done something wrong or are "out of alignment."How the heart, breath, and heartbeat can become anchors for returning to your center while navigating the external world.Resources Mentioned:CHAKRA RECODE INVITATION:If you've ever felt like your sensitivity is too much because you feel everything and you don't know what to do with it, this is for you. The Ecstatic Empath Chakra Recode Album is 13 guided hypnosis journeys through every layer of your energetic system, designed to recode your identity from overwhelmed empath to ecstatic empath for $22 Visit https://www.chakrarecode.comHYPNOSIS RECODE INVITATION: Are you interesting in booking a session with me? A custom Hypnosis Recode doesn't try to fix your whole life in one session. We rewrite a core belief that cracked your foundation where your personal power is leaking into old and unconscious agreements. Rewrite a Core Belief to Reset your Foundation and Access your Personal Power.Book your session at https://empathrecode.comQuestions? Message me here :-)Are you interesting in booking a session with me? A custom Hypnosis Recode doesn't try to fix your whole life in one session. We rewrite a core belief that cracked your foundation where your personal power is leaking into old and unconscious agreements. Rewrite a Core Belief to Reset your Foundation and Access your Personal Power.Book your session at https://empathrecode.comSupport the showEMPATH RECODE INVITATION: Did you know the chapter you didn't dare write yet is already written?The Empath Recode helps you stop pouring energy into the life you've outgrown and pour every ounce of life force into the life you want to be living. We're not rehashing what didn't work. We're shifting the agreements you've been unconsciously keeping so you can release the version of yourself you built for everyone else and begin the pleasure-led, purpose-filled life that's been waiting for you.Begin your Unapologetic Era - https://www.EmpathRecode.com

What if the changes you're experiencing after 40 are asking you to look at more than your hormones?In this solo episode of Live Like a Girl, Dr. Mindy walks through how she believes women can use the menopausal transition to better understand their nervous systems, reconnect with parts of themselves they may have lost, and begin building the next chapter of life more intentionally.She explores why so many women arrive in midlife already overwhelmed, why learning to regulate your nervous system may need to come before another health protocol, and how years of putting everyone else first can shape the way women experience this transition.Later in the episode, LeAnn Rimes joins Dr. Mindy for a candid conversation about overwhelm, perfectionism, boundaries, HRT, nutrition, self-care, and what it looks like to listen to your body while living a very full life.And for a limited time, you can get Age Like a Girl for $7 with free shipping in the U.S. and Canada only, while supplies last.In This Episode, You'll LearnWhy nervous system regulation matters so much after 40How years of over-functioning can catch up with women in midlifeWhy play, curiosity, creativity, and speaking your truth matterHow to build your own lifestyle toolbox for menopauseWhy women need community as they ageWhy saying no can become an important form of self-careWhat it means to create the next chapter of your life on your termsResources MentionedFREE Nervous System QuestionnaireAge Like a Girl (Get your copy for $7 & FREE shipping, limited-time offer)Reset AcademyQualia Senolytic, use code MINDY for 15% offFor more resources related to today's episode, visit the podcast episode page: drmindypelz.com/ep364Connect with Dr. Mindy:Join Reset AcademyWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Dr. Mindy on InstagramSubscribe to Dr. Mindy's newsletterDisclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, fasting routine, or lifestyle.

Women are told to be strong, but not hard. Confident, but not intimidating. Emotional, but for the love of God, don't be too sensitive. Apparently, there's some magical “just right” version of womanhood—but nobody seems to have the address. In this episode of This Is Woman's Work, Nicole Kalil talks with Dr. Sasha Hamdani, board-certified psychiatrist, mental health educator, and author of Too Sensitive about why feeling deeply isn't a flaw to fix. They unpack rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), what happens when emotions hijack logic, how hormones impact sensitivity, and practical ways to regulate without stuffing, numbing, or apologizing for what's being felt. In This Episode: Why sensitivity isn't weakness—and can actually be a leadership strength What rejection sensitive dysphoria is and why rejection can hit so damn hard How to regulate emotions without suppressing them Why hormones matter more than women have been taught Why the goal isn't thicker skin—it's greater self-awareness and control Feeling deeply isn't the same as being fragile. The goal isn't to become less sensitive—it's to understand it, work with it, and stop shrinking perfectly human parts of ourselves just because they make someone else uncomfortable. Thank you to our sponsors! Start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at Greenlight.com/TIWW. Don't wait to teach your kids real-world money skills! Connect with Sasha: Website: https://www.drhamdanimd.com/toosensitive  Book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250423764/toosensitive/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/thepsychdoctormd/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepsychdoctormd Related Podcast Episodes Stop Saying “I'm Fine”: Nervous System Regulation for High-Achieving Women with Michelle Grosser | 372 ADHD in Women, Nervous System Regulation & Getting Out of Fight-or-Flight with Jenna Free | 396  How To Listen When Your Parts Speak (IFS Therapy + Ancestral Wisdom) with Tamala Floyd | 376  Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform!

Is Something in Your Home Quietly Affecting Your Family's Nervous System? Hidden everyday habits may be adding stress to your child's brain without you realizing it. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge shares practical, science-backed strategies through her Regulation First Parenting™ approach to help families reduce emotional dysregulation and build calmer, more resilient nervous systems.Many parents focus on stress, sleep, and nutrition—but what if hidden environmental factors are also playing a role?In this episode, I sit down with EMF expert Nick Pinault to discuss how everyday technology may contribute to nervous system stress—and more importantly, what parents can realistically do without fear or overwhelm.Let's calm the brain first, because small changes can make a meaningful difference.Why are some kids more sensitive to environmental stressors?Not every child responds to environmental stress in the same way. Children with ADHD, anxiety, autism, OCD, PANS/PANDAS, or other forms of nervous system dysregulation often have more sensitive nervous systems.Behavior is communication. Sometimes what looks like defiance or emotional reactivity is really an overwhelmed brain asking for support.Simple ways to reduce stress on the nervous system:Turn off Wi-Fi overnight.Keep phones out of bedrooms.Use speakerphone or wired headphones when possible.Prioritize healthy sleep habits.A regulated nervous system is more resilient to everyday challenges.Can EMFs affect my child's sleep and nervous system?One of the biggest concerns discussed is sleep quality.Nick explains that research suggests wireless radiation before bedtime may make it harder for the brain to fully transition into sleep. Since sleep is one of the biggest regulators of emotional health, protecting it is one of the simplest ways to support your child.Imagine your child struggles every morning despite getting enough hours in bed. Before assuming they're lazy or oppositional, it may be worth looking at bedtime routines—including where devices are kept.Better sleep habits include:Charging phones outside the bedroom.Turning devices to Airplane Mode.Creating a technology-free bedtime routine.Shutting off Wi-Fi overnight whenever possible.What simple changes can parents make without giving up technology?The good news is that this conversation isn't about eliminating technology.It's about making small, sustainable choices that reduce unnecessary exposure while supporting better nervous system health.Easy changes any family can make:Use wired headphones at home.Download movies before travel instead of streaming.Use Ethernet when possible.Keep devices away from your body when not in use.Model healthy technology habits for your children.Progress—not perfection—is the goal.

What if you're not actually indecisive? What if you're taking in so much information that you can't hear yourself anymore? For empaths, making a decision can mean processing far more than the decision itself. There's what you want - and then there's someone else's disappointment, your partner's opinion, your family's expectations, another reading, another podcast, another Reddit thread, another certification, and one more attempt to get absolutely certain before you move. In this episode of Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda shares how she knew as early as 2000 that teaching was no longer sustainable for her... and then spent 22 more years finding her way out. She explores what happened when she allowed other people's opinions about her career to become more valuable information than her own lived experience. You'll learn three ways to begin separating what you actually know from all the additional information you're processing: Capture what you know before you poll the room. Stop automatically treating someone else's reaction as information about your decision. Notice when “I need more information” may actually mean “I want certainty.” Brenda also shares a client story about what changed when one woman developed enough nervous-system capacity to stop organizing her choices around other people's reactions, and what Brenda is noticing among people who repeatedly seek another reading or answer even after they've already received one. Because self-trust doesn't mean knowing the right answer every time. It means trusting yourself to respond to what happens after you choose. ✨ YES TO ME happens live September 15 from 6–8 PM Pacific. Bring the decision, relationship, boundary, opportunity, change, or desire you've been circling. You don't need to arrive knowing your answer. You can come fully in the wobble. Details coming soon. ✨ Enrollment for POWER: Self-Trust for Empaths opens in September. The next cohort begins September 29. https://www.brendawinkle.com/power Join us in the Empowered Empath Collective - https://www.brendawinkle.com/membership Reflection questions from this episode: What did I think before I asked everyone else? Whose reaction am I trying to prevent or manage? What information do I genuinely still need—and what am I collecting because I want certainty? What do I know today? What is one honest next step? Download your free energy audit: https://www.brendawinkle.com/audit Keywords: Empath, Empaths, Empath Life, Empowered Empath, Highly Sensitive Person, Self Trust, Trust Yourself, Overthinking, Indecision, Decision Making, Intuition, Intuitive Living, Nervous System Regulation, Somatic Healing, Emotional Healing, Personal Growth, People Pleasing, Boundaries, Empath Boundaries, Spiritual Growth, Self Awareness, Healing Journey, Mindset Shift, Yes To Me, Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda Winkle

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312: Our brains are constantly being shaped by our environment, stress, sleep, and daily habits. In this episode, we're breaking down how neurofeedback can support brain health, the connection between dopamine and social media, ways to regulate the nervous system, and how sleep, hormones, gut health, and inflammation can all impact the brain. Topics Discussed: → Does social media affect dopamine? → How do you regulate your nervous system? → How does sleep affect the brain? → Does gut health affect the brain? Sponsored By: → Cowboy Colostrum | Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code REALFOODOLOGY at https://cowboycolostrum.com/realfoodology → Clearstem | Discover the CLEARSTEM difference — Because CLEAR SKIN CHANGES EVERYTHING. Go to https://clearstem.com/realfoodology and use code REALFOODOLOGY at checkout for 15% off your first order. → Beekeeper's Naturals | Today, Beekeeper's Naturals is giving my listeners an exclusive offer: Go to https://beekeepersnaturals.com/REALFOODOLOGY or enter code REALFOODOLOGY to get 20% off your order. → PaleoValley | Head to https://paleovalley.com/realfoodology for 15% off your first purchase. → Manukora | Head to https://manukora.com/REALFOODOLOGYto save up to 31% plus $25 worth of free gifts with the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! → Timeline | Timeline's clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price. Mitopure now starts at $79, when you subscribe at https://timeline.com/REALFOODOLOGY Timestamps:  → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:04:12 - How Trauma Changes The Brain → 00:09:18 - Understanding Neurofeedback → 00:14:27 - Brain Mapping and Mental Health → 00:19:36 - Anxiety, Depression and Medication → 00:24:14 - Neurofeedback and Healing → 00:29:18 - Dopamine and Social Media → 00:34:06 - Sleep + Screen Time → 00:39:22 - Technology and The Developing Brain → 00:44:35 - Gut Health and The Brain → 00:49:42 - Hormones, Inflammation and Brain Health → 00:55:14 - Nervous System Regulation → 00:59:04 - Brain Health Hacks → 01:02:00 - Neuroplasticity and Changing Your Brain Further Listening:  → How Nutrition Affects Brain Health | Dr. Patrick Porter of BrainTap Check Out Angie Noack → Instagram → Braincode Centers Check Out Courtney:  →  LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE →  Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! →  @realfoodology →  www.realfoodology.com →  My Immune Supplement by 2x4 →  Air Dr Air Purifier →  AquaTru Water Filter →  EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if you've understood your wounds intellectually—but your body is still carrying them?After her parents' divorce, Annie Sarlo spent years hiding her family's dysfunction, struggling with anger, anxiety, perfectionism, and difficulty receiving love. Her healing eventually taught her something surprising: we're wounded in relationship, and we often heal in relationship—but talking alone isn't always enough.In this episode, Annie shares:Why safe relationships can heal wounds caused by broken relationshipsHow family dysfunction can make receiving love difficultWhy movement, martial arts, breathing, and nature became part of her healingThe path from self-knowledge → self-possession → self-giftHow to find a person or place where you finally feel safe enough to exhaleIf you've done a lot of thinking or talking about your past but still feel anxious, guarded, or stuck, this episode is for you.Resources:

What happens when fitness stops being punishment and becomes a way of coming home to yourself?In this conversation, Kristin Walker sits down with longtime friend, fitness coach, podcaster and mental health advocate Aline Duriaud for a wide-ranging conversation about late-identified neurodivergence, menopause, strength training, Muay Thai, mental health, coercive control, unmasking, and the extraordinary experience of finally understanding the operating system you've been living inside all along.Aline talks candidly about receiving an ADHD diagnosis in midlife and more recently beginning to understand herself through an autistic lens. She and Kristin explore the grief that can accompany late identification, but also the enormous possibility that opens when years of therapy, self-knowledge and lived experience suddenly have a new organizing framework. They also talk about bodies.Aline shares how she moved into fitness professionally in her late 40s, becoming a certified personal trainer and later pursuing specialist training in menopause and mobility. What began as a desire to become physically strong during an extraordinarily difficult period of her life eventually led her into bodybuilding, coaching, mobility work and, in her 50s, Muay Thai.The conversation gets into something rarely discussed in conventional fitness culture: movement as nervous-system regulation. For neurodivergent women especially, physical training can offer a place to put enormous mental energy, reconnect with a body that may have felt unsafe or disconnected, learn complex systems through movement, and experience strength without turning exercise into another form of punishment.Aline also speaks openly about her own experiences with coercive control, difficult coaching relationships, mental health treatment, DBT, burnout and the danger of handing too much authority to someone simply because they call themselves a coach. The result is a thoughtful discussion about agency, boundaries and finding forms of movement—and relationships—that actually fit the person you are.And then there is Muay Thai. Aline describes what it is like to become a beginner again in her 50s, learning an intricate combat sport with an ADHD coach who sometimes explains body mechanics using kebabs, baseball bats and imaginary iron testicles. Somehow, it works. Because perhaps the point isn't perfect discipline. Perhaps the point is discovering the kind of movement that makes you want to return to your body.About Aline DuriaudAline Duriaud is a London-based certified personal trainer, fitness coach, mental health advocate and founder of Rise Strong Fitness Collective, where her work centers particularly on helping women over 40 build strength, mobility, confidence and sustainable relationships with movement.Her professional study includes personal training, strength and resistance training, menopause-focused coaching, mobility for strength and injury prevention, body composition and functional training. Her own evolving practice also includes bodybuilding and Muay Thai. Aline is the host of Flex and Flow with Aline, a podcast exploring the intersection of fitness and mental health through conversations with coaches, athletes, mental health professionals and people whose lives have been changed by movement. She also created Beyond the Borderline, a peer-focused mental health podcast that has accumulated more than 80,000 downloads.Her newest writing explores menopause, neurodivergence, fitness and her experience of learning Muay Thai in her 50s.Find AlineSubstack — Menopause & Muay Thaihttps://substack.com/@menopauseandmuaythaiInstagram — Aline Duriaudhttps://www.instagram.com/aline.duriaudRise Strong Fitness Collectivehttps://www.instagram.com/risestrongfitnesslondon/Flex and Flow with Aline — Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flex-and-flow-with-aline/id1788533409Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support.

My son fully healed. Every single symptom went away. But when I look back at the first two years of his life, I barely remember them.I was so focused on finding answers, monitoring every symptom, and trying to heal his body that I missed the child right in front of me. I missed two tender years of my daughter's life. I missed two years of my marriage. I lost two years of myself.That is my biggest regret from healing my son, and I am sharing it so you can move through your or your child's healing differently.In this episode, we are talking about how easily healing can become another end goal that consumes your life. You tell yourself you will relax when the rash disappears. You will leave the house when your child feels better. You will play, travel, breathe, and enjoy motherhood once everyone is sleeping again.But your life is happening right now.You can actively support your child's body, address the deeper imbalance behind their symptoms, and remain present for the child in front of you. Their symptoms deserve your attention, but their symptoms are not who they are.I also share how rebalancing supported my own gut-brain connection, sleep, nervous system, and capacity to be present. Because healing is not only about the symptoms that disappear. It's about who you and your child become along the way.Thanks for listening! I can't wait for you to experience the ōNLē transformation. ♡Subscribe to the Nourished NewsletterExplore the Gut Rebalance KitsVisit our FAQ'sFollow along on a InstagramTake the free Gut Health QuizEmail us at customercare@onleorganics.comSending love and wellness from my family yours,xx - Juniper BennettFounder of ōNLē ORGANICS

Two years ago I went through what I can only describe as a dark night of the soul. Divorce, financial loss, estrangement, war in the countries I am from, and the slow drifting of family. And recently — something has shifted. A profound sense of aliveness has returned to me that I had not felt in a very long time. In this episode I want to talk honestly about how I got here, because for those of you with complex trauma and dysfunctional family dynamics, this is not a story of one day everything was fine. It is a story of layers dying, of shame being felt all the way through, of co-regulation, somatic resources, and the moment I decided I would not allow my childhood to rob me of my life. I also share what I have been doing practically — dancing, nature, breath, sound and movement — and why aliveness is not something you can force, but something you come back to through the body. WORK WITH ME 1:1:❥Softening into self- 3 month 1:1 with Whats App Support: https://marina-yt.mykajabi.com/offers/PAWQhZHu❥❥1:1 Coaching with me: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWcZM5s9c2OjOLwoGMI5jE6rh_JAzjN2d_vCtuVe7e3pVGxw/viewformDOWNLOAD FOR FREE:Stay or Go: 5 Clarity Questions to Reconnect with Your Inner Knowing: https://marinatriner.com/stay-or-go-guideAttatchment Practice: Discover the actual blocks beneath the surface so you can actually have the deep intimacy you crave: https://marinatriner.com/attachment-practice Connect & Ground: 10 Incredible Somatic Practices for Nervous System Regulation: https://marinatriner.com/connect-and-groundAlive & Aligned: 7 Embodiment Practices For Self Connection: https://marinatriner.com/alive-and-alignedTrigger to Rooted: A step by step process of working with your triggers: https://marinatriner.com/trigger-2-rooted VIEW MY COURSES & RESOURCES:https://marinatriner.com/resources CONNECT WITH  ME:Follow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/marinatriner/ Subscribe to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@marinatriner Top Episode Quotes:"The point of being alive is to feel aliveness. If I don't feel alive, what is the point of going through everything we go through?" — Marina"I will not allow my childhood dysfunction to rob me of my legacy. I will not allow anything in my life to rob me of my life." — Marina"On the surface, so many overachievers look really good. But on the inside there is very deep pain — and they don't feel like they can just pause and take in life." — Marina"Feeling the pain from a place of safety means you have enough capacity and space in your body to be with painful things — and know it is okay." — Marina"You deserve to feel good. You deserve the lightness. You deserve to feel great on this planet merely because you exist." — Marinasomatic healing, nervous system regulation, trauma healing, complex trauma, dark night of the soul, shame healing, inner child work, emotional regulation, self trust, burnout recovery, survival mode, people pleasing, perfectionism and trauma, aliveness and joy, co-regulation, disconfirming experiences, embodiment, deep within podcast, Marina Triner, somatic coaching 

Being seen can feel deeply vulnerable for highly sensitive people.Whether you are sharing an honest thought, setting a boundary, expressing a need, sharing something creative, or letting more of your true self be known, visibility can bring up anxiety, self-doubt, overthinking, and fear of judgment.In this episode we explore why visibility can feel so activating for highly sensitive people, because being seen often touches old fears of rejection, criticism, misunderstanding, or not feeling safe to be fully yourself.You'll learn the difference between exposure and supported visibility, and why self-expression does not have to mean pushing past your limits or overwhelming your nervous system.This episode offers a grounded approach to visibility as a nervous system stretch - something you can practice in small, supported ways rather than forcing yourself into the biggest, scariest version of being seen.You'll explore questions like:What am I protecting myself from?Is this fear trying to protect me from real danger, or from the vulnerability of being known?What is one small, supported way I could let more of myself be seen?What would help my nervous system feel supported before, during, or after that step?If you are a highly sensitive person, empath, introvert, deep feeler, creative person, or someone who struggles with visibility anxiety, fear of judgment, people-pleasing, self-expression, over-explaining, or hiding your true self, this episode will help you understand your fear with compassion and begin practicing small moments of honest expression.You do not have to become fearless in order to be brave.Inside Rooted Resilience, we practice this kind of supported growth in gentle, practical ways.Rooted Resilience is my monthly membership for highly sensitive people who want nervous system support, emotional resilience, mindfulness practices, and tools they can actually use in daily life.It is a space to learn how to come back to yourself in real moments: when you feel overwhelmed, overstimulated, emotionally stretched, afraid to speak honestly, or unsure how to honor your sensitivity without making your life smaller.You can learn more about Rooted Resilience here:https://yogiranger.com/rooted-resilienceYou may also enjoy these Insight Timer practices:Yoga Nidra for Nervous System Reset & Deep Rest:https://insighttimer.com/yogiranger/guided-meditations/yoga-nidra-for-nervous-system-reset-deep-rest_1You Are Already Enough: A Deep Reset For Self-Worth https://insighttimer.com/yogiranger/guided-meditations/you-are-already-enough-a-deep-reset-for-self-worth New to the podcast? Start here:Episode 33 – Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?Episode 39 – The Hidden Struggles & Strengths of Highly Sensitive PeopleEpisode 40 – Boundaries for Highly Sensitive PeopleEpisode 41 – Nervous System Regulation for HSPs

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.In this Big Ideas episode, Lauren Walker interviews Chrissy Mignona, an EMYoga advanced teacher and crisis mental health practitioner who wrote I Am Safe: Trauma Responsive Practices in Crisis Mental Health while completing EMYoga's 300-hour training. Chrissy explains why she prefers “trauma responsive” over “trauma informed,” responding in real time to nervous system reactions and creating safety whether or not a person's history is known. She also shares why she approaches this work side-by-side rather than positioning herself as the expert.Drawing from her experience teaching in locked inpatient units, juvenile detention centers, and geriatric care settings, she shares how yoga can become accessible, choice-based, and conversational. She and Lauren discuss building agency, the “yes, and” teaching mindset, practitioner boundaries, self-advocacy, and working with dysregulation.You'll also learn three simple techniques you can use anywhere to help regulate your nervous system when stress or overwhelm takes over.Now available wherever you get your podcasts!Chapters:00:00 Introduction01:54 Trauma Responsive Defined06:32 Inside Crisis Mental Health08:59 How She Got Started11:31 Why Yoga Wasn't Working15:28 Yes And Side By Side19:47 Reflect Teach Why Method25:02 Advanced Training In Action30:36 Group Healing Focus31:38 Fearless In Facilities35:12 Seeing People Again37:58 Calvin Changes Access41:25 Agency And Validation44:54 Handling Disruption Kindly51:11 Self Care Boundaries56:07 Three Regulation Tools01:01:03 ConclusionEpisode Resources:“I Am Safe” byChrissy Mignona Book (use coupon code SAFE15 to receive15% off): https://move-mindfully.com/product/i-am-safe-trauma-responsive-practices-in-crisis-mental-health-by-chrissy-mignogna-book/ EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EMYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #EnergyHealing #NervousSystemRegulation #TraumaHealing  #WellnessPodcast #EmotionalHealing #TraumaInformedCare #CrisisMentalHealth

In this transformative episode of Chat Off The Mat, Rose sits down with Annette Knopp — trauma therapist, teacher, and author of Mystic Nomad: A Woman's Wild Journey to True Connection — for a deep dive into reclaiming our "inner gold" by healing trauma and creating healthy boundaries.Annette shares her own journey of leaving Germany at 21 to travel the world in search of belonging after a childhood shaped by her parents' unresolved wartime trauma. That search became a decades-long study of somatic healing, attachment patterns, and the subtle energy body — work she now brings to clients and retreats around the world.Rose and Annette explore:The childhood wounds that catalyzed Annette's healing journeyWhy boundaries are so challenging for trauma survivors — and where to beginThe difference between somatic healing and talk therapy aloneHow early attachment patterns shape our adult relationshipsThe "inner gold" ceremony: a ritual for reclaiming projected qualitiesBoundaries as a spiritual practice — honoring our true yes and noA simple breath practice for feeling safe and connected in the presentIf you've ever felt like your suffering was something to fix rather than something to understand, or like true connection was something you had to find outside yourself — this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.Annette's book Mystic Nomad closes with the same "inner gold" ceremony she guides listeners through in this episode. It's a potent ritual for reclaiming the qualities we've long projected onto teachers, parents, and guides — one that calls us home to our own unshakable wholeness.Annette Knopp, MA, is an internationally renowned meditation and dharma teacher, retreat leader, transformational counselor, and author of the award-winning book Mystic Nomad – A Woman's Wild Journey to True Connection.With over 25 years of dedicated meditation practice and integration work, combined with her background in psychology, spirituality, and the healing arts, Annette has a profound understanding of the human experience. She is certified by Naropa University and teaches Diamond Approach Meditation.Annette teaches in Germany, Costa Rica, and virtually from her home in Northern California. She founded Being & Belonging, an online forum dedicated to cultivating compassionate communities worldwide.Passionate about raising awareness of our shared humanity, Annette illuminates both our inner gold and blind spots to support living soulful, empowered lives in harmony with each other and the Earth. Her uncanny ability to attune to people touches into the core of their being.Connect with Annette Knopp: AnnetteKnopp.com | Book: Mystic Nomad: A Woman's Wild Journey to True ConnectionConnect with Rose: rosewippich.com | rosewippich.substack.com | Book: Empress Rising: Own Your Energy, Trust Your Wisdom & Rewrite the Rules of Aging✨ The deeper work lives on Substack and in my book.Rose Wippich — weekly essays on Remembering, Returning, and Reclaiming the energy, voice, and years that are yours.If you're ready to stop fading and start reigning, meet me there. Substack LinkRose Wippich is an Energy Alchemist & Empowerment Guide, Reiki Master Teacher, qigong and yoga instructor, and author of Empress Rising. She's here for the woman who knows she's ready for something more — the one who feels the pull of her next chapter but isn't quite sure how to step into it.Through her book, podcast, and teaching, Rose inspires and guides women in midlife to reclaim their energy, identity, and voice — and step boldly into their Empress years.

What if everything that got stripped away last year was never meant to be the destination, just the entry point to your next level? Things are shifting fast right now, and we're all feeling it in the collective. In this episode, Lacy and Jessica explore the Refinement Era: the softer, more feminine energy that has followed last year's "stripped" period, and what it's asking of us now. You'll get a rare peek inside one of our members-only community calls, plus a live channeled message Lacy received in real time on "The Great Pivot." Together, they talk about why authenticity so often gets distorted by our fear of being disliked, and how owning your whole self, including the parts you'd rather hide, is the key to real magnetism. If you've been feeling more sensitive, more tender, or unsure which version of you is making decisions right now, this episode is a gentle reminder that you're not lost—you're being refined. Get access to all of our members-only live calls AND live channelings with Lacy inside the Pathway membership! Full show notes → https://tobemagnetic.com/expanded-podcast   Resources: The Be Seen Challenge Quiet your inner critic, stop playing small, and start manifesting the life you truly want. Now live inside The Pathway.   Free Masterclass: Step Into Your F*ck It Energy If you missed our live masterclass with Lacy and Jessica — don't worry, you can still watch the replay! Learn how to step into your f*ck it energy and feel genuinely safe being seen.   Join the Pathway Membership Use code EXPANDED for 20% off your first month! The Pathway Membership gives you unlimited access to all of our manifestation workshops—including How to Manifest, Unblocking Your Inner Child, Shadow, Love, Money, Rock Bottoms, Ruts, and Energetic Updates —plus 70+ self-hypnosis tracks designed to unlock your full potential. LEARN MORE HERE   Get the latest from TBM Join the Pathway now - Be Seen Challenge, Money Challenge, and Nervous System Reset available now!   New to TBM? Free Offerings to Get You Started Learn the Process! Expanded Podcast - How to Manifest Anything You Desire  Get Expanded! The Motivation - Testimonial Library Ready to find out what's holding you back? Try our Free Clarity Exercise   Be an EXPANDER! Share Your Manifestation Story Submit to Be a Process Guest What did you manifest during the Be Seen Challenge? Share a voice note of your question, block, or Process to be featured in an episode!   This Episode Is Brought to You By:  Bon Charge - 15% off with code MAGNETIC  Red Light Face Mask    PIQUE - Get  20% off your first Pique order at piquelife.com/tbm, and use code TBM at checkout.  Sun Goddess Matcha B•T Fountain | Beauty Electrolyte   In this episode we talk about: The shift from last year's “stripped era” into the new “refinement era” Why refinement feels more feminine and autonomous than the stripping before it How to know what to put on your manifestation list mid-transition Listening to your body over your mind when making decisions Consumerism, “heirloom” purchases, and losing interest in fluff Why owning your whole self (including your shadow) unlocks magnetism The difference between performative authenticity and integrated authenticity Why real authenticity repels as much as it attracts Processing grief and tenderness as old protector parts soften Nervous system regulation as the foundation for being seen A live channeled message on “the great pivot” How protector parts will move aside to let your light be seen everywhere Learning to voice your needs plainly, without shadow or trauma response   Mentioned In the Episode:  Ep. 318 — Speeding Up Your Manifestations in the New Paradigm with Jenna Zoe  Learn more about Signal and authenticity in our Signal Ep Learn more about the energetics of 2026 and 2027 and the Refinement Era in The Hidden Fear Blocking Your Manifestations Right Now Find our Be Seen Challenge plus all our workshops and all workshops mentioned inside our Pathway Membership! (Including the Authenticity Challenge, Express Your Light DI, and the Be Seen Challenge–plus access to our Live Calls and Lacy's Channelings!) HOW TO MANIFEST by Lacy Phillips (with exercises by Jessica Gill)Available now! The Expanded Podcast, from To Be Magnetic™ (TBM), is the leading manifestation podcast rooted in neuroscience, psychology, and energetics. Hosted by TBM's Chief Content Officer Jessica Gill, with monthly appearances from founder Lacy Phillips, Expanded is where science and the mystical meet to help you manifest in the most grounded, practical, and life-changing way.At TBM, we've redefined manifestation through Neural Manifestation™—our proven, science-backed method developed with neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart. This process helps you reprogram limiting beliefs at the subconscious level so you can create the life most aligned with your authenticity.Each week, we take you inside the TBM practice to help you expand your subconscious to believe what you desire is possible. Through expert interviews, thought leader conversations, TBM teachings, and real member success stories, you'll learn how to: – Rewire your subconscious mind and step into your worth – Heal your inner child and integrate shadow work – Set boundaries, strengthen intuition, and reclaim self-worth – Manifest relationships, careers, abundance, and experiences that align with your true selfWith over than 40 million downloads and a global community in over 100 countries, Expanded has become the gold standard in manifestation content. Think of it as your weekly practice for expanding your mind, believing what you want is possible, and manifesting the life you're meant to live.Past guests include leading voices such as Mel Robbins, Lewis Howes, Jenna Zoe, Martha Beck, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Gabor Maté, Mark Groves, and Brianna Wiest. Where To Find Us!@tobemagnetic (IG)@LacyannephillipsLacy Launched a Substack! - By Candlelight - Join Here@Jessicaashleygill@tobemagnetic (youtube)@expandedpodcast

Send us Fan MailWhy can giving feel easy, but receiving feel uncomfortable?In this Spiritual Spotlight Series Quick Tip, Rachel Garrett explores why empaths, healers, caregivers, space holders, and chronic givers often struggle to accept help, rest, compliments, support, or care without guilt.For many people, the nervous system has learned that love, worth, or belonging comes from being useful. So when someone offers support, the body may immediately brace and questions appear: What do they want in return? Am I being selfish? Do I deserve this?Rachel shares why receiving is a spiritual practice, not a weakness. When we constantly give without allowing ourselves to receive, we can become depleted, disconnected, resentful, and less able to hear our intuition clearly.You'll learn how to notice resistance to receiving without judging yourself, how nervous system patterns influence your ability to accept support, and a simple body-based practice using the affirmation:“I am allowed to receive.”You'll also discover practical ways to begin receiving today—accepting a compliment without deflecting, resting before exhaustion takes over, allowing someone to help you, and choosing relationships and spaces where you don't always have to be the strong one.If you're always the person everyone turns to but struggle to let others show up for you, this episode is your reminder that healing isn't only about what you give.Sometimes healing is learning how to let yourself receive.Support the showSpiritual Spotlight Series is hosted by Rachel Garrett, RN, CCH — Akashic Records Practitioner, Master Energy Healer, and Certified Crystal Healer.Conversations about the things we almost don't say out loud. For the ones who feel everything — but question it.Each episode features real stories of spiritual awakening, healing, and transformation from guests across all walks of life, alongside solo teachings on Akashic Records, crystal healing, nervous system support, and intuitive development.Healing doesn't have to be heavy.New: Join the monthly live Akashic reading → YouTube membership at $4.99/month → youtube.com/@rachelgarrett/membership✨ Explore More Spiritual Wisdom & Stay Connected

Episode SummaryOto sits down with longtime friend Christopher August — bestselling author, breathwork facilitator, and co-founder of Beats and Breath — for a wide-ranging conversation on identity, awakening, and the nervous system. Christopher traces his path from a corporate career and a master's degree to two years living in a rural Tanzanian village, and then to the moment that changed everythingA near-death experience on a class-five rapid on the Zambezi River, where he lost consciousness and came back with a completely new relationship to breath. From there they dig into the Gene Keys system (shadow, gift, and Siddhi frequencies), the "great solar flash" prophecy tied to 1987/2012/2027The difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic breathing, and how breathwork and plant medicine can overlap — before closing on Christopher's Mastery Collective, his Beats and Breath app, and a live guided breath with the audience.Chapters / Timestamps (Shifted +1:00 to account for the trailer at the top of the episode)00:00 – Trailer 01:00 – Intro & Meet Christopher August 03:00 – Leaving Corporate for a Village in Tanzania 05:00 – The Near-Death Experience on the Zambezi River 08:00 – Identity, Ego Death & the Path of Letting Go 14:00 – Masculine, Feminine & the Great Inversion 17:00 – Christopher's Core "Why" 18:00 – 2020, Lockdowns & Building Community in Buffalo 21:00 – Oto's Own 2020 Story: A Cop, a Mask & a Ticket 23:00 – Post-Jab Symptoms & Holding Space Without Judgment 26:00 – What Are the Gene Keys? 28:00 – Shadow, Gift & Siddhi: The Three Frequencies 30:00 – Your Gene Keys Profile as a Soul Blueprint 33:00 – Avoiding the Identity Trap 36:00 – The Great Solar Flash & the Birth of Human 6.0 39:00 – As Above, So Below: Humanity's Densifying/Awakening Split 41:00 – The Coming Timeline Bifurcation 44:00 – Building Sovereign Community Hubs 45:00 – Oto's Announcement: Building Alternative Digital Infrastructure 46:00 – Breathwork as Protection From Energetic Parasites 48:00 – Trauma, the Nervous System & Why We Stop Breathing Deeply 50:00 – Breathwork & Plant Medicine: Where They Overlap 55:00 – The Hijacking of Cannabis & Why Sourcing Matters 57:00 – Sound, Frequency & the Beats and Breath Method 1:00:00 – Beatboxing, Breath Capacity & a Video Break 1:02:00 – Recovering From the Jab: Fasting, Detox & Fundamentals 1:06:00 – The Power of Subtraction Over Addition 1:08:00 – Inside the Mastery Collective & Beats and Breath App 1:10:00 – A New Partnership Announcement 1:12:00 – Final Words: A Guided Breath to Close 1:14:00 – Closing & Where to Find ChristopherKey TakeawaysChristopher's near-death experience on the Zambezi River in 2014 — losing consciousness underwater and being resuscitated — became the foundation of his breathwork practice, which he describes as "being born again."The Gene Keys system, created by Richard Rudd, combines human design, astrology, and the I Ching into 64 archetypes, each with a shadow, gift, and Siddhi frequency, used as a framework for self-understanding.Christopher's rule of thumb with the Gene Keys: focus 90% of your energy on the gift, 10% on the shadow — the shadow is a gateway, not an identity to collapse into.He points to a prophecy tied to Gene Key 55 with three marker points — 1987, 2012, and 2027 — describing a gradual "mutation" tied to humanity's collective awakening.For recovery and general health, Christopher emphasizes fundamentals over complexity: breath, fasting, clean water, sunlight, and nervous-system regulation (shifting from sympathetic "fight or flight" into parasympathetic "rest and digest").He and Oto announced they'll be partnering to bring the Gene Keys/breathwork/somatic framework into Oto's academy.Learn More / ConnectChristopher August — https://christopheraugust.coCONNECT WITH OTO: Instagram – https://instagram.com/otogomes Website – https://otogomes.live(This episode touches on personal health decisions and detox practices; it's for educational and entertainment purposes only, not medical advice.)

What if you're not failing?What if you're measuring yourself against standards that don't account for the reality of your life — or the actual capacity you have to meet it?In this episode, Meg explores the invisible PhD of motherhood: raising humans while regulating yourself, tending relationships, carrying the mental load, pursuing meaningful work and somehow believing you should be doing all of it exceptionally well.We're talking about the crossroads between standards, reality + capacity — and why the answer isn't necessarily to lower your standards.Maybe it's time to stop using your inability to do everything well, all at once as evidence that you're failing.In this episode: motherhood as PhD-level work, the difference between standards and capacity, invisible labor, the “I should be doing more” trap, and a different way to measure whether you're actually doing a good job.Failure, Motherhood and the PhD You Didn't Know You Were Working On.Send us a message and let us know what you love about this episodeWork with Meg:www.Megthompson.com

SYNOPSIS:What if the autonomic nervous system is more than a mechanism to regulate – and part of the extraordinary way our bodies are in relationship with one another?In this expansive conversation, dance/movement therapist, human rights psychotherapist and author Dr. Amber Elizabeth Gray joins Ali Mezey to explore the autonomic nervous system through the lenses of Polyvagal Theory, movement, trauma, relationship and the lived intelligence of the body. Drawing on nearly three decades of work with survivors of torture, war and human rights abuses – as well as her long collaboration and exchange of ideas with Stephen Porges – Amber takes the conversation beyond simplified notions of sympathetic “bad,” parasympathetic “good,” and regulation as the goal. Instead, she invites listeners into a nervous system that protects, mobilizes, settles, connects, plays, dances, loves – and continually responds to the bodies and world around it. Ali and Amber explore the vagus nerve and the promises and controversies of Polyvagal Theory; why “safety” isn't equally available to every body; the danger of privileging particular nervous-system states; and what changes when survival responses are understood not as failures, but as expressions of an organism doing its best to remain whole. Amber also shares how movement became central to her work with profoundly traumatized people, and how her own embodied inquiry has led her toward a practice of restoration, reclamation and resistance. Along the way, the conversation wanders – as bodies do – through whales and dolphins, evolution, intuition, pattern recognition, the natural world, and the possibility that our nervous systems may be far less individual than we imagine. Ultimately, this is a conversation about relationship: within our bodies, between bodies, and between ourselves and the larger living world. What becomes possible when we stop trying simply to “regulate” the nervous system and begin listening to the complexity, creativity and intelligence of what it is already doing?To subscribe now, click hereTo be an angel to the podcast, click here To read more about the podcast, click here FOR MORE ALI MEZEY:Website: https://www.alimezey.comPersonal Geometry® and the Magic of Mat Work Course information:FREE Guided Body Mapping Taster: Heart/Sexuality SplitFive-films series (made by Ali Mezey) on renowned Family Constellation Facilitator, Stephan Hausner's work with transgenerational influences on illnessFOR MORE DR AMBER ELIZABETH GRAY: BIO: Dr. Amber Elizabeth Gray is an award-winning dance movement therapist, human rights psychotherapist, and Continuum teacher. She has worked for 29 years with survivors of human rights abuses, war, torture, natural disasters,  and historical and intergenerational trauma. Equally artist, advocate, author, educator, poet, mystic and therapist, she, her clients, Ancestors and mentors co-create, ongoing, survivor- & Spirit-centered, Polyvagal-informed approaches to DMT for trauma and resilience  that are holistic and emergent. A lover of all things wild, Amber regularly facilitates eco-somatic and movement retreats for survivors  and caregivers. She brings her RightToEmbody human rights and  BodyOfChange planetary rights work to survivors, therapists, educators, change agents and advocates worldwide.  Her book, Polyvagal-Informed Restorative Movement Psychotherapy: Roots, Rhythm, and Reciprocity will be released August 11, 2026.CLAIM YOUR DISCOUNTED COPY HERE AMBER SOCIALS:Website: | https://ambergray.com/Facebook: | Amber Elizabeth Gray YouTube: | Amber Gray@ambergray127LinkedIn: | Dr. Amber Elizabeth L. GrayInstagram: | Restorativeresources PREVIOUS TBBP EPISODES WITH AMBER:Trauma and the Body with Amber Gray: Regulation, Restoration, & The Patience of Whales...REPRISEDTrauma Healing, Somatic Psychology, and Human Rights Advocacy: LIVE AUDIENCE Q&A RECORDING W/ AMBER GRAYEarth Body Meditation: Rooting into Beloved Ground w/ AMBER GRAYDEFINITIONS, RESOURCES & INSPIRATION:Nervous System & Polyvagal TheoryAutonomic nervous system (ANS): The part of the nervous system that largely regulates involuntary bodily functions – including heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, breathing patterns, temperature regulation and sexual arousal. It continually responds to conditions inside and outside the body, helping us mobilize, rest, protect ourselves, connect and adapt.Somatic nervous system: The part of the peripheral nervous system primarily involved in voluntary movement and in carrying sensory information between the body and central nervous system. It allows us to consciously move skeletal muscles and perceive sensations such as touch, pressure, temperature, pain and body position.Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems: Two major divisions of the autonomic nervous system that work together to continually adjust bodily functions. The sympathetic nervous system is often associated with mobilization and action, while the parasympathetic is often associated with rest, digestion and restoration. These are not simple opposites or “on/off” systems; both participate dynamically in healthy functioning, movement, relationship and responses to our environment.Ventral vagal: Within Polyvagal Theory, a term for vagal pathways associated with the nucleus ambiguus in the brainstem and with social engagement, connection, physiological flexibility and the capacity to remain engaged with others in conditions of relative safety.Dorsal vagal: Within Polyvagal Theory, a term for vagal pathways associated with the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in the brainstem. The theory associates these pathways wit...

I'm back with Dr. Arshad Hack of LiifeHack Longevity for part two of our conversation all about taking a more intentional approach to our health, performance and longevity. In this episode, we go even deeper into the habits, testing and everyday choices that can help us feel stronger, recover better and support the way we want to age.We talk about everything from VO2 max and zone two cardio to burnout, nervous system regulation, sleep and the routines Dr. Hack personally uses to stay on top of his own health. I also loved hearing more about how data can create positive feedback loops and help us actually see the impact of the work we're putting in.Tune in to learn more on:• Why VO2 max is such an important marker for longevity and how zone two cardio can support cardiovascular health, endurance and visceral fat levels.• How testing and retesting things like VO2 max, strength, balance and range of motion can help us measure progress over time.• Why burnout is so common and the simple practices Dr. Hack recommends for calming the nervous system and creating more balance.• The importance of sleep and why prioritizing recovery can completely change your energy, mood, performance and overall health.• Dr. Hack's own daily habits around nutrition, hydration, fasting, movement and the health data he personally pays attention to.One of my biggest takeaways from this conversation is that longevity is not about doing everything perfectly. It's about creating habits that actually work for your life, paying attention to how your body responds, and being willing to adjust when something is no longer serving you. This is your reminder that sometimes more is not better, whether it's training, work, or the pressure we put on ourselves, recovery and balance matter just as much.So grateful to Dr. Hack for joining me for this chat and sharing so much knowledge with all of us. If this episode resonated, send it to someone who would love this conversation too!Dr. Hack's Links:Instagram: @liifehacklongevity LiifeHack's Link Tree Let's Connect!• INSPIRE + MOVE EVENTS• Instagram• Private Coaching• BENCHMARK FITNESS• Website• Facebook• TikTok

In this episode of Acta Non Verba, Marcus Aurelius Anderson talks with Stefanos Sifandos, an author and transformational advisor. They discuss closing the gap between outer success and inner freedom. Stefanos shares his own journey through childhood bullying, addiction, and self-worth struggles. He explains how self-forgiveness, radical honesty, and genuine relational connection create lasting transformation. The conversation also covers fatherhood, marriage, control, resilience, and living in one's truth. Episode Highlights: 0:55 Marcus introduces Stefanos Sifandos and his 25 years working with Olympians, CEOs, and top performers. 10:06 Stefanos explains that self-forgiveness comes from being met with compassion and non-judgment. 22:12 They discuss truth-telling as a remedy for disconnection in relationships. 38:06 Stefanos opens up about the profound love he feels as a father. Stefanos Sifandos is an author and transformational advisor. He has spent 25 years working with Olympians, world champions, CEOs, and leaders at the top of their fields. His work focuses on closing the gap between outer success and inner freedom. He uses behavioral science, trauma resolution, and spiritual truth to guide his clients. His new book, Tuned In and Turned On, is available now at tunedinandturnedonbook.com. Learn more about the gift of Adversity and my mission to help my fellow humans create a better world by heading to www.marcusaureliusanderson.com. There you can take action by joining my ANV inner circle to get exclusive content and information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Send us Fan MailWhat happens when grief changes not only your heart, but your body, nervous system, and entire understanding of life?In this episode of Spiritual Spotlight Series, Rachel Garrett sits down with Romain Daumont, founder and CEO of Luminara, for a deeply grounded conversation about grief, energy healing, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and finding purpose after profound loss.After losing his son, Romain spent the next decade exploring the space between science and soul, searching for ways to understand consciousness, presence, healing, and what it means to live again after unimaginable grief.Romain shares how loss can leave the body feeling dysregulated, numb, fearful, or overwhelmed—even when we intellectually or spiritually understand what we are experiencing. Together, Rachel and Romain explore why healing isn't about escaping painful emotions or rushing toward a spiritual explanation. Sometimes the most powerful thing we can offer ourselves—or another person—is simply presence.They also explore energy healing and remote healing, including one of the biggest questions people have when entering the spiritual wellness space: How do you know who you can trust?Romain explains why he created Luminara, a curated energy healing platform designed to bring greater professionalism, ethics, privacy, discernment, and accountability to the healing experience. He shares what he looks for when selecting practitioners, why ego can be an important red flag, and how boundaries and client safety should remain central to spiritual work.The conversation also touches on modalities including Reiki, EFT tapping, shamanic healing, pranic healing, crystal healing, and remote energy work, as well as the potential future of energy healing, wellness technology, and holistic support.If grief, fear, or emotional pain has left you wondering whether you'll ever feel like yourself again, this conversation offers a different kind of hope—one rooted in presence, discernment, and allowing healing to meet both the soul and the body. Support the showSpiritual Spotlight Series is hosted by Rachel Garrett, RN, CCH — Akashic Records Practitioner, Master Energy Healer, and Certified Crystal Healer.Conversations about the things we almost don't say out loud. For the ones who feel everything — but question it.Each episode features real stories of spiritual awakening, healing, and transformation from guests across all walks of life, alongside solo teachings on Akashic Records, crystal healing, nervous system support, and intuitive development.Healing doesn't have to be heavy.New: Join the monthly live Akashic reading → YouTube membership at $4.99/month → youtube.com/@rachelgarrett/membership✨ Explore More Spiritual Wisdom & Stay Connected

Send us a text & leave your email address if you want a reply!From Rupture to Rapture: How Do You Actually Find Your Way Back to Your Partner After a Fight? In this episode of Sex Reimagined, Leah Piper and Dr. Willow Brown map out the full journey from relationship rupture to reconnection, walking through the exact sequence they use in their own partnerships and coaching work. They cover self regulation tools like havening, co-regulation practices like the Tantra Cuddle and chakra spooning, the "bubble practice" for clearing a conversation before it starts, and why slow, non-sexual touch is often the missing bridge between conflict and intimacy. They also get into samskaras, the old wounds that get triggered mid-argument, and why naming them out loud can turn a fight into one of the most bonding conversations a couple can have.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSWhy a rupture with your partner isn't the problem, and what actually determines whether it pulls you apart or brings you closerThe self soothing touch technique that calms your nervous system before you say another wordA spooning practice that syncs your breath and your energy faster than any conversation canThe "bubble" you need to build before a hard conversation even startsWhat your partner's words might really be touching from your past, and why naming it changes everythingThe non-sexual touch practice that has to happen before you get anywhere near raptureLINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE: https://www.sexreimagined.com/blog/rupture-to-repair-reconnect-after-a-fight Sexual Reflexology Online Masterclass - Join us September 2nd at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern for a live masterclass on zoom. Register for $33 HERE (free limited replay window available) The Sacred Spot Retreat | Santa Barbara, Nov 6-8 We are bringing our most intimate couples workshop to California. Over three days, you will learn Sacred Spot Massage, Erotic Attunement, sensual touch as a somatic practice, and the ritual skills that change the way partners meet each other in the body. Ten couple spots only. Register at sexreimagined.com/events Rooted in Desire: A Women's Weekend Retreat One woman told us she walked out having shed sixty years of shame in a single weekend. That's what happens in a room where women are finally given permission to feel what's true. Rooted in Desire is an intimate retreat blending pelvic floor release, tantric breathwork, and sisterhood. Join Leah & Dr. Willow Brown in Santa Barbara, January 30-31, 2027. sexreimagined.com/rooted-in-desireSupport the showPlease help support the production costs of the show! Donate now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032242/supporters/newFREEBIE- Introduction to Tantric Kissing Video and WorkbookSxR WebsiteDr. Willow's WebsiteLeah's Website 

In this episode I sit down with Colette Fehr, licensed psychotherapist, couples therapist, and author of The Cost of Quiet: How to Have the Hard Conversations That Create Secure, Lasting Love, whose 2025 TEDx talk Secrets of a Couples Therapist was selected as a TED Editors' Pick and whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Oprah Daily, and The Wall Street Journal. Colette makes such a compelling case for why avoiding conflict is not keeping the peace — it is costing us our relationships, our sense of self, and our emotional freedom. We talk about the neurobiological reason hard conversations feel so dangerous, what a healthy apology actually sounds like, how to identify your needs when you have spent years not having any, and how to soothe your inner child before you ever say a word to someone else.This conversation is going to change the way you think about conflict — and I think you are going to feel that shift in your body as you listen.Connect with Colette:www.colettejanefehr.comwww.instgram.com/colettejanefehrBook: www.thecostofquiet.comSubstack: www.colettejanefehr.substack.comPodcast: www.insightsfromthecouch.orgWORK WITH ME 1:1:❥Softening into self- 3 month 1:1 with Whats App Support: https://marina-yt.mykajabi.com/offers/PAWQhZHu❥❥1:1 Coaching with me: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWcZM5s9c2OjOLwoGMI5jE6rh_JAzjN2d_vCtuVe7e3pVGxw/viewformDOWNLOAD FOR FREE:Stay or Go: 5 Clarity Questions to Reconnect with Your Inner Knowing: https://marinatriner.com/stay-or-go-guideAttatchment Practice: Discover the actual blocks beneath the surface so you can actually have the deep intimacy you crave: https://marinatriner.com/attachment-practice Connect & Ground: 10 Incredible Somatic Practices for Nervous System Regulation: https://marinatriner.com/connect-and-groundAlive & Aligned: 7 Embodiment Practices For Self Connection: https://marinatriner.com/alive-and-alignedTrigger to Rooted: A step by step process of working with your triggers: https://marinatriner.com/trigger-2-rooted VIEW MY COURSES & RESOURCES:https://marinatriner.com/resources CONNECT WITH  ME:Follow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/marinatriner/ Subscribe to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@marinatriner Top Episode Quotes:"Conflict might just mean someone stepped on an old wound — and now you have the opportunity to heal, to be known more deeply, and to feel more connected." — Colette Fehr"Your voice deserves to be spoken. Your needs matter. We get sick physically and mentally when we are not clear and honest." — Colette Fehr"It is never about the dishes. It is about the old wounds, the insecurities we carry inside. We are all, as human beings, afraid of abandonment and rejection." — Colette Fehr"Vulnerability naturally invites vulnerability. We have mirror neurons — when we come forward this way, people start to open up and be on that same channel without even thinking about it." — Colette Fehr"How you talk to yourself first sets you up for success. You have to tend to your inner child before you communicate with anyone else." — Colette Fehrsomatic healing, nervous system regulation, trauma healing, hard conversations, attachment healing, inner child work, emotional regulation, relational healing, self worth, people pleasing, self abandonment, codependency healing, self compassion, conflict and connection, secure attachment, boundaries, deep within podcast, Colette Fehr, cost of quiet, couples therapy 

When life feels overwhelming, a 10-Minute Reset for Meltdowns, Stress, and Big Reactions can help calm your nervous system and transform how you respond to your child. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, creator of Regulation First Parenting™, shares practical, brain-based strategies to help families reduce emotional dysregulation and build lasting resilience.If you're constantly putting out fires, you're not failing—you're running on empty. You're not alone. Modern parenting asks so much of us, especially when you're raising a child with ADHD, anxiety, autism, OCD, PANS/PANDAS, or big emotions. The truth is, it's not bad parenting—it's a dysregulated brain.In this episode, learn more about how Regulation First Parenting™ starts with you, not because you're the problem, but because calm is contagious. You'll discover why just 10 intentional minutes each day can help reduce stress, improve patience, and create the emotional capacity your child needs to borrow until they can regulate on their own.Why do I lose my patience so quickly with my child?When your nervous system is overloaded, small challenges feel much bigger than they really are. You're not reacting because you're a bad parent—you're reacting because your brain has run out of capacity.Behavior is communication, and that includes yours. The calmer your brain becomes, the easier it is to respond instead of react.Key takeaways:Running on empty makes you more emotionally reactive.A regulated parent is better equipped to co-regulate a child.Recovery—not pushing through—is what builds resilience.Parent example: After another exhausting day, bedtime becomes a battle. Instead of seeing defiance, you realize both you and your child are simply dysregulated.How can I calm down when my child is having a meltdown?The goal isn't perfection—it's regulation before reaction. Parents don't need an hour or a spa day. You need small, intentional moments that tell your nervous system, "I'm safe."Three simple daily resets can make a remarkable difference:Belly breathing with a longer exhale to activate your calming nervous system.Prayer or a calming mantra like "I can handle this" or "I'm the wall of calm."Gentle movement like walking, stretching, dancing, or Tai Chi.These tiny practices build nervous system capacity one moment at a time.Why does calming myself help my child regulate?Children don't magically learn emotional regulation.They first borrow yours.When you stay grounded, your child experiences safety through your nervous system. That's the heart of Regulation First Parenting™.Let's calm the brain first. Everything follows.Here's what changes when you regulate first:Your child feels safer.Escalations become less frequent.You recover from stressful moments faster.Home becomes calmer over time.Co-regulation always comes before self-regulation.When your child is dysregulated, it's easy to feel helpless.The Regulation Rescue Kit gives you the scripts and strategies you need to stay grounded and in control.Become a Dysregulation Insider VIP at www.drroseann.com/newsletter and get your free kit today.What are the best daily habits to reduce stress and prevent big reactions?Consistency matters more than intensity.Parents should think of regulation like brushing their teeth—it isn't something you do once. It's something you practice throughout the day.Simple habits include:Taking a few slow breaths between tasks.Walking outside for five minutes.Listening to music and dancing.Repeating calming self-talk.Creating several "micro resets" every day.These small investments create a calmer nervous system that naturally reacts less over time.

Why isn't understanding your problems enough to change them?Many high achievers know something needs to change, but insight alone rarely leads to transformation. In this episode, Karin Velicka shares why lasting change starts with reconnecting to your body and nervous system, not just your mind. Discover how regulating stress, releasing stored emotions, and creating inner safety can help you move from simply surviving to living with greater authenticity, fulfillment, and resilience.Discover why external success doesn't always lead to fulfillment, and how to reconnect with what truly matters to you.Learn how nervous system regulation and neurosomatic breathwork can help release accumulated stress, reduce reactivity, and create lasting emotional change.Explore practical breathing, movement, and sound techniques you can use to feel calmer, respond more intentionally, and build greater trust in yourself.Press play to discover how reconnecting with your body can unlock the lasting personal change you've been searching for.˚MEMORABLE QUOTE:"We can only change what we acknowledge."˚VALUABLE RESOURCES:Karin's website: https://www.velickakarin.com/˚Coaching with Agi: https://personaldevelopmentmasterypodcast.com/mentor˚

What if the thing you can't stop wanting is trying to tell you something? You feel pulled toward something. A place. A person. An idea. An experience. And almost immediately, your brain wants an explanation. Why do I want this? Does this make sense? Is it practical? What will everyone else think? For empaths, there can be another layer: You don't just know that someone else doesn't understand your choice. You can often feel their discomfort with it. In this episode of Your Yes Filled Life, I'm taking you to London with me for a story that unfolded exactly one year after my dad died. I had one seemingly random thing I really wanted to do while my family was there: visit Watkins Books, a centuries-old mystical bookstore near Trafalgar Square. My family was lukewarm about it. Then we walked inside. Their bodies said no. Mine said more. What happened next - including a Moldavite crystal, a man who introduced himself as a Guardian of Watkins Books, an unplanned walk through London, and a synchronicity I still think about - became one of the clearest experiences I've ever had of what it can look like to follow an intuitive pull before you understand where it's taking you. In this episode, you'll learn three practices for trusting those intuitive nudges: How to let yourself want what you want before explaining or justifying it. How to notice your own body's response before scanning the room for everyone else's. How to let someone else have a completely different response without making their discomfort mean your choice is wrong. I also share why this story feels especially poignant on the second anniversary of my dad's death, what he taught me about following your heart, and why being able to communicate with someone in spirit doesn't mean you stop missing their physical presence. You don't have to know exactly where you're going to know your next step. Sometimes the next step is simply the thing you can't stop wanting. Resources + Ways to Work With Brenda The Empowered Empath Collective We're spending August and early September exploring intuition: how you recognize your own signals, discern what's yours, and stop overriding what you know. Join for $111/month or choose the annual option and receive two months free. → https://www.brendawinkle.com/membership POWER: Self-Trust for Empaths POWER opens for enrollment in September, and the fall cohort begins September 29. → https://www.brendawinkle.com/power Private Advisory Coaching For high-level individualized support, learn more and apply here. → https://www.brendawinkle.com/coaching Keywords: Empath, Intuition, Self Trust, Highly Sensitive Person, Intuitive Woman, Empath Life, Trust Your Intuition, Follow Your Intuition, Spiritual Growth, Somatic Awareness, Nervous System Regulation, Emotional Wellness, Personal Growth, Psychic Medium, Empowered Empath, Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda Winkle

In this deeply thoughtful discussion, Dr. T, Truth Fairy, and Sean Merrick explore how structural dissociation shapes the way trauma survivors experience psychedelic medicines. Sean explains the distinctions between primary, secondary, and tertiary structural dissociation while emphasizing that developmental trauma often creates subtle yet pervasive forms of disconnection that practitioners can easily miss without specialized training. The conversation challenges assumptions within the psychedelic field, proposing that when someone appears unaffected by medicine, the appropriate response may not be more medicine but greater relational presence, curiosity, and attunement. Throughout the episode, the hosts argue that the maturation of psychedelic therapy depends upon integrating contemporary trauma neuroscience with careful, compassionate clinical practice. The conversation moves into the lived experience of dissociation, examining the subtle bodily cues, shifts in posture, eye movement, confusion, shame, and emotional disconnection that may indicate protective nervous system responses. Truth Fairy and Sean emphasize that practitioners must first become familiar with their own dissociative processes before they can accurately recognize them in others. Together, they discuss developmental trauma, alexithymia, attachment wounds, embodied awareness, and the importance of moving slowly enough for clients to develop self-empathy, emotional regulation, and relational trust before engaging in deeper medicine work. Rather than viewing psychedelic healing as medicine doing the work alone, they describe healing as a fundamentally relational process requiring careful co-regulation and genuine human presence. Dr. T contributes clinical reflections from research settings while Sean offers practical insights drawn from both underground medicine traditions and advanced trauma training. Together, they examine how memories may emerge symbolically, emotionally, or somatically rather than as clear autobiographical narratives, highlighting the importance of avoiding premature interpretation or overwhelming exposure. The episode concludes with a call for greater humility, stronger practitioner education, and an evolution of psychedelic therapy that prioritizes nervous system safety, developmental understanding, and ethical relationship above outcome-driven approaches. Their closing reflection captures the heart of the conversation: healing happens together by entering dissociation together and finding the path back together. "How about we stay in the relational field and see what happens when you don't feel anything, as opposed to throwing more medicine at it?" — Sean Merrick   About Sean Merrick, MA, LMFT: Sean Merrick is a licensed psychotherapist whose work bridges underground plant medicine traditions with advanced clinical trauma treatment. His clinical focus includes developmental trauma, structural dissociation, attachment, neurobiology, and the integration of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Drawing upon extensive training in dissociative disorders and years of medicine facilitation, Sean advocates for relational, trauma-informed approaches that prioritize nervous system regulation, careful assessment, and ethical psychedelic practice. Website: SeanMerrickMFT.com   Resources discussed in this episode: The Haunted Self by Onno van der Hart, Ellert Nijenhuis, and Kathy Steele International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Allan Schore Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame by Patricia DeYoung __ Contact Punk Therapy: Patreon: Patreon.com/PunkTherapy Website: PunkTherapy.com Email: info@punktherapy.com   Contact Truth Fairy:  Email: Truth@PunkTherapy.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this special Tick Boot Camp Instagram Live, Dr. Casey Kelley returns to discuss the latest developments in Lyme disease diagnosis, treatment, clinician education, and research. Drawing on both her personal recovery journey and years of treating complex chronic illness, Dr. Kelley explains why Lyme disease requires individualized care, why more Lyme-literate clinicians are urgently needed, and how new technologies—including big data, advanced diagnostics, and innovative therapies like SOT—are shaping the future of patient care. Episode Highlights Expanding Lyme-Literate Medical Education Dr. Kelley announces an exciting partnership between the Illinois Lyme Association and Carle Health to offer the ILADS Fundamentals Course free to healthcare providers. She explains why educating more physicians is one of the fastest ways to improve Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment across the country. The conversation also explores the role of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), including its physician training programs, fellowship process, and commitment to evidence-based medicine. Dr. Casey Kelley's Personal Lyme Journey Dr. Kelley reflects on her own experience with chronic illness. After years of unexplained symptoms, multiple incorrect diagnoses, and eventually developing POTS during medical school, she discovered that Lyme disease and tick-borne infections were contributing to her illness. Her recovery ultimately inspired her to found Case Integrative Health, where she now helps patients with complex chronic illnesses using a personalized, whole-body approach. How COVID Changed the Chronic Illness Conversation The discussion examines how the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased awareness of infection-associated chronic illnesses. Dr. Kelley explains that greater recognition of Long COVID has also helped bring attention to Lyme disease, ME/CFS, POTS, mast cell activation syndrome, and other complex conditions that share similar biological mechanisms. AI, Big Data, and the Future of Lyme Care Matt and Rich ask whether artificial intelligence and large clinical databases will transform Lyme medicine. Dr. Kelley believes AI and big data will become valuable tools—but only when paired with experienced clinicians who understand the complexity of Lyme disease and can interpret each patient's unique presentation. Why Every Lyme Patient Is Different The conversation explores why no two Lyme patients look exactly alike. Genetics, epigenetics, immune function, microbiome diversity, environmental exposures, multiple tick bites, co-infections, and varying bacterial strains all contribute to highly individualized clinical presentations. New Advances in Lyme Diagnostics Dr. Kelley discusses promising diagnostic research aimed at distinguishing active infection from past exposure and identifying bacterial peptides unique to active Borrelia infections. These advances could help clinicians better determine whether symptoms are being driven by persistent infection or ongoing immune dysfunction. Understanding Supportive Oligonucleotide Therapy (SOT) One of the most in-depth portions of the conversation focuses on Supportive Oligonucleotide Therapy (SOT). Dr. Kelley explains how SOT is customized using a patient's own blood sample to target specific pathogens by preventing them from replicating. While not a cure, SOT has become an increasingly valuable treatment option for patients who have plateaued with conventional therapies and is often combined with treatments such as ozone therapy. There Is No Single Treatment Order Matt and Rich ask whether every patient should follow the same healing sequence. Dr. Kelley explains that there is no universal roadmap. Some patients must first stabilize mast cell activation, while others need to prioritize infections, mold exposure, parasites, or nervous system dysfunction. Successful treatment depends on understanding each person's unique biology rather than following rigid protocols. Nervous System Regulation and Neuroplasticity The discussion shifts toward brain retraining and nervous system healing. Dr. Kelley explains that many severely ill patients simply lack the energy to begin intensive neuroplasticity programs early in treatment. Instead, she often introduces passive nervous system therapies first before transitioning patients into more active brain retraining as their health improves. She also shares practical tools she frequently recommends, including: Vagus nerve stimulation Apollo Neuro Pulsetto Neurofeedback Binaural beats Breathing exercises Hypnosis Humor and intentional joy A Message of Hope Dr. Kelley closes the conversation by reminding listeners that healing is possible. While Lyme disease treatment often requires patience, persistence, and individualized care, she emphasizes that people can regain health, improve function, and achieve long-term remission—even when recovery feels impossible in the beginning. Learn More Explore the Tick Boot Camp Podcast for more Lyme disease education and recovery stories. Browse our complete collection of Doctor Interviews featuring leading Lyme-literate physicians. Learn more about Persistent Lyme Disease and the latest research into chronic tick-borne illness.

Why do I shut down — or can't stop talking — when things get heated?You understood the conversation before it started. You knew what you wanted to say. And then something happened — your brain went offline, your words came out wrong, or nothing came out at all. You walked away wondering why you couldn't just hold it together.That's not a character flaw. That's flooding. And until you understand what it's actually doing to your body, it's almost impossible to change what happens next.In this episode, Jill breaks down the neuroscience of emotional flooding, why productive conversation becomes nearly impossible once it hits, and why it doesn't always look the way you think. The loud version is easy to spot. The quiet version — the one that looks like calm, like two people who just don't fight — that one's trickier. And just as worth paying attention to.You'll walk away understanding your own flooding signature and with a practical five-step Flood Plan you can use before your brain shuts down and your mouth takes over.In This EpisodeWhat emotional flooding is and what it does to your brain and bodyThe four flooding responses: fight, flight, freeze, and shutdownWhy the quiet version of flooding is the easiest to missHow to identify your personal flooding signatureThe five steps of the Flood PlanHow the first two steps of the FEEL method help you find and stay with emotion in real timeKey TakeawaysFlooding is physiological — once it hits, your brain literally cannot do what you're asking it to doShutdown looks like calm but it's still floodingA pause only works if both people trust you're coming backThe person who calls the timeout re-initiates — within 30 minutes to 24 hoursRegulation means feeling the emotion, not replaying the argumentSeries Note This is Episode 2 of the four-part series Why You Keep Having the Same Fight. Start with Episode 160 if you haven't already.Keywords emotional flooding, conflict in marriage, nervous system regulation, Gottman method, communication in relationships, Christian marriage podcast FREE: The 4 Mindset Shifts for a Happier MarriageReady to stop waiting for your husband to change and start focusing on how you want to show up in your marriage? Get the free mini-course + workbook and Scripture study here:myhappyvault.comDiscover ways to work with me at www.thehappiestlives.com or www.myhappyvault.comQuestions? Email Jill directly at Jill@thehappiestlives.com

Tips for nervous system regulation are everywhere right now - from breathwork and cold plunges to conversations about burnout, anxiety, and trauma. But what does it actually mean to be regulated, and are we sometimes turning healing into another thing to obsess over? In this episode, we take a grounded, research-informed look at what your nervous system is really trying to do, why fight-or-flight is not the enemy, and how stress, trauma, lifestyle, and hypersensitivity can shape the way we feel in our bodies. We explore:• What the window of tolerance can teach us about overwhelm and shutdown• Why your nervous system is trying to protect you• The role of trauma, chronic stress, and lifestyle factors in dysregulation• What a regulated nervous system can actually feel like • How hypersensitivity can keep us stuck in symptom-monitoring• Why sleep, safety, nourishment, connection, and routine matter more than expensive wellness tools Watch on Netflix: HERE Follow Jemma on Instagram: @jemmasbeg Follow the podcast on Instagram: @thatpsychologypodcast Subscribe on Substack: @thepsychologyofyour20s For business: psychologyofyour20s@gmail.com Our favourite sources: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31887/DCNS.2006.8.4/jbremnerhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0005789413000191?via%3Dihubhttps://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/44/6/zsaa289/6053003https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTJAjx-AGAoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Healing your nervous system does not always feel peaceful at first.In this solo episode of Live Like a Girl, Dr. Mindy explains why fatigue, crying, irritability, digestive changes, and even discomfort with stillness can sometimes show up as your nervous system begins moving out of a chronically activated state.She breaks down the relationship between heart rate variability, vagal tone, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, and why learning to move more easily between stress and recovery may be one of the most important skills you can build for your health.Resources MentionedFREE Nervous System QuestionnaireQualia MagnesiumReset AcademyFind a Fast Like a Girl CoachIn this episode you'll learn:Why increased fatigue may appear when your body finally begins restingWhy crying and irritability can surface during nervous system healingHow your digestion reflects your nervous system stateWhy stillness can feel unsafe when your body is accustomed to constant activationHow 4-7-8 breathing can support the parasympathetic nervous systemWhy nature can be one of the simplest nervous system toolsHow magnesium and sleep routines may helpWhy humming, gargling, and chanting can support vagal toneWhen getting support from a practitioner or community may be helpfulFor more resources related to today's episode, visit the podcast episode page: drmindypelz.com/ep360Connect with Dr. Mindy:Join Reset AcademyWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Dr. Mindy on InstagramSubscribe to Dr. Mindy's newsletterDisclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, fasting routine, or lifestyle.