Podcast appearances and mentions of vanessa potter

 Vanessa Potter became a “human guinea pig” for science after a terrifying experience changed her life. After 16 years as an award-winning television producer, Vanessa found herself blind and paralyzed for a year following a neurological illness in 2012. A deep curiosity to better understand the mechanics of her mind propelled her down a new, science-communication path, resulting in collaborations with Cambridge neuroscientists and her first book, Patient H69: The Story of my Second Sight, (Bloomsbury, 2017)In 2015 Vanessa designed and produced an interactive, science-art exhibition that translated the public's mindful brainwaves into music and art. In 2016 she was invited to give a TEDx talk in Belgium about the project. Vanessa's next project was to spend 3 years wearing an EEG (electroencephalogram) headset that recorded her live brain activity; while she experienced 12 different meditation styles for a study with neuroscientists. This led to her second book, Finding My Right Mind: One Woman's Experiment to put Meditation to the Test (Welbeck, 2021)In 2021 Vanessa founded ParkBathe, a citizen science, green health initiative in collaboration with Derby University. The project encourages sceptics to experience a 1hr adapted version of forest bathing in urban parks and is funded by the National Lottery. (Forest bathing is walking mindfully in nature while using the senses). In the Spring of 2022, Papers publishing presented ParkBathe as an accessible and highly-effective post-Covid health model. Vanessa also produces and hosts the ParkBathe podcast.Vanessa has written for Mosaic Science, The Telegraph, Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping and has been featured in The Washington Post , The Times and CNN along with many other publications. She has appeared on BBC Radio Four, BBC Shortcuts and in countless podcasts and radio shows in the UK & USA. Vanessa has given talks to health organizations, charities and schools. She is partially sighted and lives in London, UK, with her husband and two children.To learn more, visit her website:  Vanessa PotterIf your feeling lead, you can Buy Me A Coffee on http://www.ajuicypearpodcast.comSupport the show

Vanessa Potter lost her sight in just 72 hours - the result of a rare condition that doctors struggled to diagnose.  In this interview with Olly, she recalls how it felt to experience the rapid deterioration of her vision and simultaneous paralysis; why her two young children aided her recovery; and explains how the process helped pivot her career… Vanessa co-founded the ParkBathe project. Her books, Patient H69 and Finding My Right Mind are out now, and you can follow her podcast here. ____________________ Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart channels his ‘inner Martin Lewis' to see if he can SOLVE the cost-of-living crisis. With the aid of apps like Snoop and Lollipop, and online bank accounts like Revolut, can he claw back 20% from his monthly spending? The Zeitgeist is sponsored by Manscaped, now offering their Ultra Smooth Package in Europe. Get 20% Off + Free Shipping, with the code ‘Mann' at Manscaped.com _____________________ Elsewhere, in the Foxhole, Alix Fox wonders whether the future is bright for posh poppers, and advises a listener who wants to approach the subject of body image with her partner. With the help of NLP trainer Andy Coley and Positive Body Image Educator Anupa Roper, Alix devises a ‘compassionately curious', open-minded script for discussing weight gain within a relationship - and provides some tips to put the pleasure back in the bedroom. If YOU have a sex question for Alix, or a trends challenge for Ollie, please submit it via the Feedback form on our website, modernmann.co.uk/feedback. You can remain anonymous. _____________________ Finally, our record of the month is the superb ‘Trouble' from The Big Moon; out now!  Discover our Spotify playlist - featuring every song we've ever selected for the podcast - at modernmann.co.uk/music _____________________ This episode is sponsored by: • Emma, Europe's most awarded, best-selling foam mattress. Find your best sleep and test products for up to 200 nights risk free. Save 5% on top on all offers at emma-sleep.co.uk/modernmann • Stitch Fix, the personal styling site that sends you great clothes to try on at home. Get started today and get 20% off when you keep all five items at at StitchFix.co.uk/mann • Wine52, the wine discovery club who send delicious wine to your door from a different country each month. Claim your FREE case now - just pay the postage at wine52.com/MANN • LISTENERS LIKE YOU. If you can afford to buy us a beer each month to say thank you for making you a free 1hr+ magazine show each month - please do. We rely on your support: modernmann.co.uk/beer _____________________ … And we'll see you again on November 10th! Host: Olly Mann. Producer: Matt Hill. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, Vanessa Potter, The Big Moon. Theme Music: Django Django. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine living your life exactly as you are today, and suddenly over the course of three days your sight continually deteriorates until you are completely blind. As you and the doctors try to figure out what is happening, you realize you also cannot stand up; paralysis is now setting in. This is what Vanessa Potter went through ten years ago. She went from a busy television producer to full-time healing from blindness and paralysis. She was able to not only overcome her health issues, but immersed herself in the world of mindfulness and meditation. Working with a researcher at Cambridge University, she created a groundbreaking experiment that allowed participants to view their brain waves through art. We talk about her journey in this episode. We also hit on scoliosis, brain wave states, different forms of meditation, and forest bathing. Books by Vanessa: https://smile.amazon.com/Finding-My-Right-Mind/dp/B08QVWHR4X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18RFM2OWJEJAC&keywords=vanessa+potter&qid=1661357529&sprefix=vanessa+potter%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-1 https://smile.amazon.com/Patient-H69-Story-Second-Sight/dp/B06W2HC3B5/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18RFM2OWJEJAC&keywords=vanessa+potter&qid=1661357529&sprefix=vanessa+potter%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-2 www.vanessapotter.com @vanessapotterwrites

  Hello and welcome to the RV. On todays episode we are heading to London to speak with Vanessa Potter. Vanessa is a self-experimenting author, producer, TEDx speaker and wellness advocate. Her latest book is entitled Finding My Right Mind: One Woman's Experiment to Put Meditation to the Test. And more at : www.vanesssapotter.com Instagram @vanessapotterwrites and @parkbathe Twitter @patienth69 and @park_bathe Facebook vanessapotterwrites and ParkBathe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Hello and welcome to the RV. On todays episode we are heading to London to speak with Vanessa Potter. Vanessa is a self-experimenting author, producer, TEDx speaker and wellness advocate. Her latest book is entitled Finding My Right Mind: One Woman's Experiment to Put Meditation to the Test. And more at : www.vanesssapotter.com Instagram @vanessapotterwrites and @parkbathe Twitter @patienth69 and @park_bathe Facebook vanessapotterwrites and ParkBathe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Oh My Heath ... There's HOPE! Jana talks with Vanessa Potter.   Venessa is an Author, TEDx speaker, and meditation advocate, Vanessa Potter became a “human guinea-pig” for science when an extraordinary experience changed the course of her life.    After spending 16 years as an award-winning producer, fate intervened In October 2012 when Vanessa suddenly found herself temporarily blind and paralyzed following a neurological illness.    Deep curiosity to better understand the mechanics of her mind propelled her down a new, science-communication path. A number of science-art collaborations with Cambridge neuroscientists led to an immersive EEG exhibition.    Vanessa has published her second book, Finding Her Right Mind: One Woman's Experiment to put Meditation to the Test.    Vanessa lives in London, with her husband and two children. “Start small.”  This 30-minute episode is on: 1) Losing your vision and becoming paralyzed and still growing into my purpose 2) Finding your spark during your darkest moments growing through it an unorthodox approach to meditation 3) Translating EEG's into beautiful art and peeking into the brain 4) Finding your right mind is it even possible 5) Learning where to start and find out what is right for you   This episode is about: In This episode, Jana and Vanessa discuss her journey of losing her vision and dealing with paralyzes. Venturing out into the science of her brain and finding healing and hope. Her book Finding Her Right Mind, and how she learned about herself through her hearing through science.   Get in touch with Jana and listen to more Podcasts: https://www.janashort.com/ Show Music ‘Hold On' by Amy Gerhartz https://www.amygerhartz.com/music. Get Your Free Copy of Best Holistic Life Magazine! One of the fastest-growing independent magazines centered around holistic living. https://www.bestholisticlife.com/   Grab your gift today: https://www.janashort.com/becoming-the-next-influencers-download-offer/ Connect with Jana Short: https://www.janashort.com/contact/

Welcome to another ParkBathe conversation where we dig down (literally) into nature and conservation. This episode features Dinosaur island and a fascinating area of research, namely,  paleo planting. I talk to Dr Lil Stevens from the National History Museum about the ancient-looking ferns found on "Dino island" inside Crystal Palace park. Dino Island got its name because it is found in the middle of the lake and is surrounded by famous (and super cool) dinosaur monuments. It's pretty hard to visit Crystal Palace and not be steered in the direction of these famous concrete beasts.Lil is the Collections Task Force Manager at the National History museum and is a paleo botanist who volunteers with the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. That means Lil has lots to say about fossils, plants and "palaeoenvironments".  She starts by telling me the story of a rare fossil tree she found near her home.I loved chatting with Lil, she manages to bring prehistoric environments to life with passion and vigour. If you'd like to visit the park and see the dinosaurs (and ferns) up close check out the next open day talk hosted by https://cpdinosaurs.organd support their important conservation work.If you enjoyed this episode why not leave us a review and check out the other interviews in the ParkBathe series.Presented by Vanessa Potter, Edited by Melissa Green.Support the show

Today I'm sharing a poignant and at times, emotive interview with Emily Finch as she describes her deeply personal and intense relationship to trees. London-based artist, Emily has always had an affinity to the natural world, but this took on a new meaning when she experienced an unexpected tragedy. Here at ParkBathe, we know that trees are amazing (check out our dedicated TREE EPISODE in series 3 called Geeking out on Trees) but we can all gain an additional layer of insight when we listen to other people's stories of how nature - and trees - can heal us. Its another interview that mentions lockdowns which feels so old now -but you'll hear how Emily's story is just as relevant now as ever. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and drop us a line at parkbathe@gmail.com or tag us on social media. www.emzfinchart.co.ukProduced by Vanessa Potter, edited by Melissa Green. Photography by Joanna Nicole.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VanessaP)

I really wanted to share this  interview. Although it was recorded just after the last lockdown, so much of what Louise talks about is relevant today. We discuss plant blindness - how 'not noticing' the evidence of nature around us renders us blind to the natural world. If we can learn to notice our local trees or wallflowers - even a hedge on the walk to work -  we start to forge a relationship with nature, which leads to pro-conservation behaviours. We discuss the relationship children have to nature and how critical it is to introduce them at an early age and how that changes from culture to culture and from exposure at a young age.Packed full of thoughtful insights and information I promise you will feel inspired and hopefully motivated to get out into your local park :)Do subscribe and connect with us on social media, email us on parkbathe@gmail.com and leave us a review ! https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-englandProduced by Vanessa Potter and Edited by Melissa Green.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VanessaP)

Welcome to the episode 7 of our ParkBathe podcast, getting our hands dirty as we dig into conservation, environmentalism and giving back to nature.   What is conservation? What is ReWilding? Kirsten and I shed some light on these topical themes and ponder if activities like forest bathing encourage pro-environmental behaviours.   We hear from conservationists, environmental and re-wilding experts at Rewilding Britain, and Trees for Life and find some helpful ways to best support nature, whether that's in our gardens, allotments, in our kitchens, online or on a larger scale. We hear from Gonzovationist Ceri Levy and author of the Joyful Environmentalist, Isabel Losada along with a host of nature experts - we've left no rotting log unturned ;) We promise you'll discover something new and you might find you understand the nuances of the conservation battle a little bit more too - and even feel inspired to take action. We have tips on where to start green volunteering locally. There are TONS of links in today's show notes too and check out the BONUS.  Remember to subscribe and share this episode to anyone else who might like to listen. Connect with us on social media too :)  Show notes links:https://www.tcv.org.uk/greengym/ find a green gymhttps://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk Richard Bunting, Press & Media, Rewilding Britainhttps://eu-citizen.science/projects join a citizen science projecthttps://treesforlife.org.uk/support/plant-a-tree/ Donate to plant a tree Kat Murphy Education Manager, Trees for Lifehttps://earthwatch.org.uk/get-involved/tiny-forest Tiny Forest link up landowners/funders/volunteers who want to grow a Tiny forest https://earthwatch.org.uk/get-involved/naturehood Naturehood offers weekly tips on Facebook to help wildlifehttps://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet Conservation podcasthttps://www.isabellosada.comhttps://www.triodos.co.ukFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lucysinvitationWebsite: www.lucysinvitation.ca Lucy Szczesniak Forest Bathing guidehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6176042/https://www.powerforconsciousliving.com/empathy-with-naturehttps://gonzovation.com/https://invisiblepalace.org.ukhttps://www.wildlondon.org.uk/great-north-woodhttps://hughwebsterauthor.wordpress.com/blog/ Hugh Webster Conservationisthttps://environment.leeds.ac.uk/geography/staff/1013/dr-steve-carver Dr Steven Carver, Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds Written by Vanessa Potter and Kirsten McEwan and edited by Melissa Green. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VanessaP)

We all hear how meditation is good for us but how does it really affect our brain and wellbeing? And can meditation and other modalities really help heal a severe neurological illness? Find out the answers to these questions from Vanessa Potter, who spent 3 years wearing and EEG cap so Cambridge neuroscientists could examine how different meditation modalities affected her brain. She is also a survivor of a very extreme and rare neurological illness which was the catalyst for this scientific study that she was involved with.  She is author of “Finding My Right Mind: One Women's Experiment to put Meditation to the Test” where she documents this 3 year scientific study being the ‘human guinea pig'.  She is also a TedX and International Key Note Speaker, Coach, Meditation Advocate, Writer, she spent 16 years as an award-winning TV producer prior to her illness, and has been involved in a number really incredible scientific collaborations.  Contact Vanessa Potter: vanessapotter.com  parkbathe.com Vanessa's Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/fSjr9ON2m9M Finding My Right Mind: One Women's Experiment to put Meditation to the Test By Vanessa Potter- Buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Finding-Right-Mind-Experiment-Meditation/dp/1789562163/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WB0IIT20QPWZ&dchild=1&keywords=finding+my+right+mind&qid=1605786647&sprefix=finding+my+right+mind%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1   Stay In Touch with Us! Instagram:   @DiscoveringTrueHealth Twitter:        @DTrueHealth  Facebook:   @discoveringtruhealth Rumble:       Discoveringtruehealth YouTube:      youtube.com/channel/UCTzEbcJTQviRusv2dDORRhQ   www.discoveringtruehealth.com

Conservation, re-wilding and environmentalism are such huge topics that we have spilled out into our bonus episode with more though-provoking ways to think differently about helping ourselves and our planet.Conservation isn't always about looking forwards (of course, that is essential !) but it can help our perspective to look back too and Lil Stephens, a paleo-botanist, helps us do that. Chantelle from the Great North Wood project tells us what you can get from volunteering with them and Louise Montgomery gives the lowdown on how being out in green spaces volunteering can benefit our wellbeing too. Listen out for tips to look at your home in a new light from Isabel Losada, author of the Joyful Environmentalist - and see what changes you could make today. Written and produced by Vanessa Potter.For all links see the main episode ! DO leave us a review and subscribe :) Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VanessaP)

Welcome to this week's episode which dives into blue Health and Crystal Palace Park ! We have so much to share in this packed-out episode. Meet the amazing Crystal Palace dinosaur team, hear from the lovely paleo-botanist Lil as she explains the planting around the lake. We celebrate the unsung female heroines of the'dino world' and give a shoutout to some of the amazing groups operating in the park. We've talked a lot about green health - so Kirsten explains how water can help our wellbeing too - from walking by lakes or canoeing down the Thames. We hear about the history of Crystal Palace park and some of the hidden delights it has to offer locals and those who visit on the train !And don't forget to check out the bonus where Jules Howard, all-round zoologist and pond nerd gives us instructions on how to save frogs by giving them a new home - in your back garden ! Remember to subscribe and send a photo if you make your own pond - we'd love to see which critters visit it !  LINKS:https://www.gojauntly.comhttps://www.juleshoward.co.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england@StonesSpeakinghttps://www.speakingstones.org/@CritMomenthttps://cpdinosaurs.orghttps://www.crystalpalaceparktrust.org/park-people/https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcrystalpalacepark/https://crystalpalacefestival.org/?doing_wp_cron=1644056438.5092930793762207031250http://www.crystalpalacemuseum.org.ukhttps://invisiblepalace.org.ukhttps://www.capel.ac.ukhttps://cpsubway.org.ukhttps://filmfreeway.com/cpiffWritten and presented by Vanessa Potter, audio edit by Melissa Green.SFX by Zapsplat.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VanessaP)

Happy new year and welcome to  this new episode investigating everything you need to know about our sensory system and how we see, hear and feel when we're out in nature...Forest bathing is simply walking mindfully in nature while absorbing the woodland atmosphere – but of course – it's so much more than that, and we can't delve into the benefits of being in nature without talking about  our incredible senses.Humans have five basic senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste and so we take a whistle top tour of each giving you fun facts, science and interviews. Did you know we can detect trillions of different scents and that scientist have found that leaves can tell us when they're dehydrated? But we often overlook our sensory system, which is why we're going to talk about how our attention gets hijacked, auto pilot, attentional fatigue and the science of attention restoration (which is the amazing way nature restores our senses) We also look at why stress affects vision, how hearing in a certain way can be a game-changer for some - and lots more !This week's bonus track contains some really cool ways to use urban environments along with green spaces to boost creativity and open up your mind in a whole new way! so check that out. If you want to have a go at forest bathing yourself in the park check out our bonus audio guide, available in this series.  LINKS:https://www.otherwaystowalk.co.ukhttps://www.streetwisdom.orghttps://tfb.institutehttps://www.natural-inclusion.orghttps://blogs.uoregon.edu/richardtaylor/https://hubermanlab.comWritten and produced by Vanessa Potter, editing by Melissa Green. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VanessaP)

Series 3 has arrived with a super exciting new citizen science health project called ParkBathe ! What is ParkBathe?  Earlier this year I created a new health intervention based on Forest Bathing with Kirsten McEwan, a researcher at Derby University. Kirsten researches Forest Bathing (which is simply mindful walking in nature while absorbing the atmosphere) We combined Kirsten's knowledge of this Eastern social prescription with my own production and meditation advocacy work and created an urban park-based model that is accessible and easy for anyone to learn. We especially wanted to appeal to people who were sceptical of anything that appeared woo-woo or new age. Kirsten and I met when I interviewed her in series 1 (check out her insightful episode on compassion !) and ParkBathe has become a project we are both passionate about. We're grateful to be funded the National Lottery and to have support from the Upper Norwood Library Hub who helped us make this film.  In this first episode we get into exactly what Forest bathing is — because just saying it's ‘mindful walking in nature' doesn't cut the mustard. I explain how losing my sight in 2012 led me to develop to a new relationship with the natural world and how walking in nature was an integral part of my recovery. It was that knowledge that informed this project. Nature benefits us in so many weird and wonderful ways — and we plan to reveal how it does that with the help of nature and forest bathing experts. I was delighted that world renowned scientists such Dr Qing Li and Dr Yoshifumi Miyazaki agreed to share both their research and wisdom on Forest Medicine with me. You'll also hear from some of the ‘ParkBathers' who came on the walks Kirsten and I ran in Crystal Palace Park this autumn so you'll hear for yourself if 1 hour of slow, mindful walking did anything to alleviate their stress and anxiety...If you'd like to experiment with forest bathing for yourself — check out my FREE bonus audio guide that you can use in your local park.  Useful links: Kirsten's paper on UK Forest Bathing What is Shinrin Yoku? Dr Qing Li's book Dr Mayazaki's book Dr Yasu Kotera's paper on Forest Bathing Forestry England INSTAGRAMFACEBOOKTWITTERLINKEDINWritten  and produced by Vanessa Potter. SFX by Zapsplat. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VanessaP)

Jenny and Sharon chat with meditation advocate, Vanessa Potter, about how she survived a traumatic health crisis with the help of meditation. #meditation #healthcrisis #mindfulness #autoimmune #midlife #womenover40 #womenover50 #neurology --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letsbevisible/support

Jenny and Sharon chat with meditation advocate, Vanessa Potter, about how she survived a traumatic health crisis with the help of meditation. #meditation #healthcrisis #mindfulness #autoimmune #midlife #womenover40 #womenover50 #neurology --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letsbevisible/support

Things got weird this morning... and then they went sideways and then...and then... Today we cover everything from our Peaks of the Week to allergy kits. We discuss Vanessa Potter's episode, Consciousness Road Trip that aired Monday. We announced our affiliation with Chilisleep and a five-day sleep challenge that they are offering for free to any and all who want to learn how to sleep better. The Back To Sleep Challenge! (Code: HAVETHECONVO) We also discussed Nate Duke'ss book ‘You'll Never Change' and invite you to go to htcpod.com/comeback to submit your comeback story - big

Joining the conversation this week is author, TEDx speaker and meditation advocate, Vanessa Potter. In 2012 the **** hit the fan when one day she woke up blind and paralyzed. And yet a strange thing happened — meditating saved her mind! As she recovered she followed her curiosity which led her to Cambridge Neuroscientists and began her research in the inner mechanics of her mind. Her TEDx talk tells that story. Fast forward to now and she has just spent 3 yrs as a ‘human guinea pig' as scientists recorded her brain using EEG while she explored 10 different ways to 'train her mind' and improve her life. Her Book -"Finding My Right Mind" is out now. Head on over to htcpod.com to view clips and connect with Vanessa! **** If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know by leaving a 5-star review. It means the world and helps us reach more people that need to hear these messages. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/havetheconversation/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/havetheconversation/support

Dr. Spencer Zimmerman is a Nurse Practitioner and Chiropractor. His goal is to help patients achieve better health. His clinic is located in Meridian, Idaho. Having received both degrees he combines the best of both worlds and brings an approach rarely seen. He takes a brain based approach to identifying why the brain isn't functioning optimally. An area of common concern for many patients with brain based issues is poor sleep quality or quantity. Having extensively studied peptides, functional neurology, functional medicine, and functional immunology he utilises a unique approach to evaluate the brain. Having a wide range of tools he utilises rTMS, neuro feedback, QEEG, hyperbaric, vision therapy, vestibular therapy, supplements, peptides and more to allow his patients to break through barriers in their recovery. His practice is an integrative practice that sees individuals suffering a wide range of neurological and autoimmune based conditions. This may include insomnia, concussions, TBI, vertigo, stroke, neuro degeneration, autoimmunity, and neuro developmental disorders.   Going to the source: A brain based approach of evaluating and restoring sleep   Is the brain directly the cause of poor sleep or is it being impacted by something else?   How can we use functional neurology to evaluate the brain?   How is Functional Neurology used to balance the brain to promote sleep?   What is a brain healing diet?   Do head injuries, whiplash, traumatic brain injury, and concussions play a role in poor sleep?   What is trans cranial magnetic stimulation to promote sleep?   How can you safely use ketamine to heal the brain?   What are the symptoms that you need to look at your brain health?   What are the supplements for brain health?   For more on Dr Spencer Zimmerman, you can follow him:   Website: http://idahobrainandbody.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IdahoBrainandBody  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drszimmerman/  Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-zimmerman-1474b354/  Course: TheBrainBodyReset.com    Related Episodes:   065 - Vitamin D, Microbiome & Sleep With Dr Stasha Gominak, Neurologist  061 - Micronutrients & Sleep With Dr Smita Patel, Integrative Neurologist  052 - The Right Breath For Better Sleep With Elif Clarke, Breath Psychologist  048 - Sleep & Memory With Dr Manvir Bhatia  043 - From Blindness, Paralysis & Insomnia To Author with Vanessa Potter  036 - Essential Oils To Boost The Brain & Heal Your Body with Jodi Sternoff Cohen    -For more on Deepa:   Deepa is a Yoga therapist for over two decades and a Functional Nutritionist for five. She brings together her experience in therapeutic & transformational yoga and deep learning in nutrition based on the principles of functional medicine to her practice Phytothrive. The focus has been on merging together the deep science of the functional world with the deep symbolism of ancient wisdom. She has a masterful understanding of the human anatomy with cohesive understanding of physiology to offer what can be classified as true bio-individual mind, body & spirit nutrition. Having a son with a rare adrenal condition gave her a deep insight into the working of the adrenals and the stress response, as it relates to all health and sleep.    Her articles have been shared by Dr Mark Hyman, MD, a 13 times NY Times Bestselling Author twice. She also gave the opening speech on Health Hacks at Amazon Web Services & YourStory HeathTech 2019 to heads of healthcare start-ups in India. Deepa has twenty years of experience in wellness, where she has focus on sleep nutrition, women's health, detoxification, skin health and adrenal function. She is in the YourStory100 Digital Influencers Of 2020.   Weekly Newsletter:

This week on the New Bridge Radio Show our special guest is Vanessa Potter.In 2012 Vanessa was a successful TV producer and the mother of two children and one morning she woke up and discovered she was blind and paralyzed.Meditation became an integral part of her recovery and she would later go on a journey of discovery that resulted in a science and art collaboration with a neuroscientist. She is the author of Finding My Right Mind: One Woman's Experiment to Put Meditation to the Test.(More Info: https://vanessapotter.com)Support the show

This week on the New Bridge Radio show, host Kevin Mackey welcomes author Vanessa Potter to the show.  They discuss her spiritual journey and her latest book.  

Dr Dyan Haspel-Johnson, Ph.D.,S.E.P., earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design followed by her Ph.D. in psychology with an emphasis on Health Psychology from Saybrook University. She spent 8 years as the Vice President of Continuing Education Programs for the Southern California Society for Clinical Hypnosis, and became President of that organisation. She co-taught the year-long Clinical Hypnosis seminar at UCLA's Department of Psychiatry. Although she continues to speak on a broad range of topics to professionals, to the public, in podcasts and summits, sleep has become her particular area of expertise and has lead her to become a VIP contributor to Arianna Huffington's wellness site, www.thriveglobal.com. Dr. Dyan maintains licenses from both the California and Colorado Boards of Psychology, is a Consultant for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Co-Founder of the Los Angeles Erickson Institute, as well as a member of the Society of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, American Psychological Association, Division of Hypnosis. She also holds a certificate as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner®.   Self Hypnosis For Sleep   Psychology, Hypnosis and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner is a great combination. How did this all come about?   What were measurable changes that Dyan found with hypnosis?   Sleep problems are really a symptom of poor rest. Does this mean overstimulation?    Can both excitement and threat impact sleep negatively?    What is high quality rest and how can it regulate our energy and our sleep properly?   What is hypnosis?    How can hypnosis and self hypnosis help sleep recovery?   For more on Dr. Dyan Haspel-Johnson you can follow her:   Website: http://www.drdyan.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drdyanhj  Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/drdyanhj/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdyanhj  Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdyanhj/  Links to your books: www.selfhypnosisforhealing.com    Related Episodes:   046 - Guided Sound Healing Session with LeeAnn Dzelzkalns  045 - Sound Healing & Sleep With LeeAnn Dzelzkalns  043 - From Blindness, Paralysis & Insomnia To Author with Vanessa Potter 033 - Guided Sleep Hypnosis Session To Help You fall Asleep  032 - Sleep Hypnosis with Jourdan Rystrom  -For more on Deepa: Deepa is a Yoga therapist for over two decades and a Functional Nutritionist for five. She brings together her experience in therapeutic & transformational yoga and deep learning in nutrition based on the principles of functional medicine to her practice Phytothrive. Having a son with a rare adrenal condition gave her a deep insight into the working of the adrenals and the stress response, as it relates to all health and sleep.    Her articles have been shared by Dr Mark Hyman, MD, a 13 times NY Times Bestselling Author twice. She also gave the opening speech on Health Hacks at Amazon Web Services & YourStory HeathTech 2019 to heads of healthcare start-ups in India. Deepa has twenty years of experience in wellness, where she has focus on sleep nutrition, women's health, detoxification, skin health and adrenal function. She is in the YourStory100 Digital Influencers Of 2020.

Vanessa went from a high octane career as a TV producer to becoming blind and paralyzed overnight. Her journey back to health resulted in her pulling on mental resources she'd learnt previously such as techniques from hypno-birthing. Demonstrating the power of psychology in action - since then she's been on a mission to understand more about the impact of meditation on the mind. Vanessa has worked with Cambridge University on ground breaking projects even venturing into the world of psychedelics. To hear more about Vanessa's incredible journey tune in to this week's episode of the Dot to Dot podcast. Author, TEDx speaker & meditation advocate, Vanessa Potter used the trauma of losing her sight following a rare illness as an extraordinary visual rebirth. She became curious to understand the mechanics of her brain embarking upon a ‘meditation road trip' exploring 10 ways to train her mind as neuroscientists recorded her brain activity. Her book, Finding My Right Mind: One Woman's Experiment to put Meditation to the Test publishes on 29th April 2021.  More info:About my new digital courses go to: https://fionamurden.com/defining-you-digital-course/For my books go to:Mirror Thinking How Role Models Make Us Human go to:https://bit.ly/MirrThinkFor my book Defining You How to Profile Yourself to Unlock Your Full Potential UK: https://amzn.to/30wiMEyUSA: http://bit.ly/DefiningYouPaperbackUSAAustralia: http://bit.ly/DefiningYouAus 

Author, TEDx speaker and meditation advocate, Vanessa Potter became a “human guinea-pig” for science when an extraordinary experience changed the course of her life. After spending 16 years as an award-winning producer, fate intervened In October 2012 when Vanessa suddenly found herself temporarily blind and paralysed following a neurological illness. A deep curiosity to better understand the mechanics of her mind propelled her down a new, science-communication path. A number of science-art collaborations with Cambridge neuroscientists led to an immersive EEG exhibition. Vanessa publishes her second book, Finding Her Right Mind: One Woman's Experiment to put Meditation to the Test in April 2021 through Welbeck. She lives in London, UK with her husband and two children.   How did Vanessa lose sight in 2012 and what did that lead her to experiment with and tackle problems like sleep, anxiety and stress?   Specific sleep issues are based upon triggers. What are triggers? How might it be unique to each person? How is this linked to trust?   What was Vanessa's sleep experiment? What did she learn from this experiment where she recorded live brain activity as she explored self hypnosis and mindfulness?   How might someone use bad sleep as a means to investigate and tease out those hidden and unhelpful beliefs?   Using self hypnosis for insomnia before potentially triggering events had incredible results but it also did not fully resolve Vanessa's sleep issues. What did it teach her?   With all these experiments that she has done on herself which also provides us with evidence based discoveries in the field of self hypnosis, what does she share for all of us who are struggling with poor sleep?   What did she learn from her discoveries and finding some profound realisations regarding different modalities including Vipassana, Buddhist meditation, mantra, TM, psychedelics, hypnosis, breath work, kundalini yoga, and mindfulness?   What did the psychedelics do for her mind?   When it came to sleep, she found that one of these was the clear winner. How can someone use this?   For more on Vanessa Potter you can follow her:   Visit Website www.vanessapotter.com  Connect on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/VanessaPotterWrites   Connect on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vanessapotterwrites/   Follow on Twitter http://twitter.com/patienth69    Related Episodes:   038 - The Magic Of Dreaming  with Gina LaVerde    033 - Guided Sleep Hypnosis Session To Help You fall Asleep    032 - Sleep Hypnosis with Jourdan Rystrom    -For more on Deepa:   Deepa is a Yoga therapist for over two decades and a Functional Nutritionist for five. She brings together her experience in therapeutic & transformational yoga and deep learning in nutrition based on the principles of functional medicine to her practice Phytothrive. The focus has been on merging together the deep science of the functional world with the deep symbolism of ancient wisdom. She has a masterful understanding of the human anatomy with cohesive understanding of physiology to offer what can be classified as true bio-individual mind, body & spirit nutrition. Having a son with a rare adrenal condition gave her a deep insight into the working of the adrenals and the stress response, as it relates to all health and sleep.    Her articles have been shared by Dr Mark Hyman, MD, a 13 times NY Times Bestselling Author twice. She also gave the opening speech on Health Hacks at Amazon Web Services & YourStory HeathTech 2019 to heads of healthcare start-ups in India. Deepa has twenty years of experience in wellness, where she has focus on sleep nutrition, women's health, detoxification, skin health and adrenal function. She is in the YourStory100 Digital Influencers Of 2020.   Weekly Newsletter:

A rare condition struck Vanessa Potter with blindness and paralysis almost over-night.  In 2012 Vanessa's life was ticking along just fine. It wasn't perfect, but she had a successful career and a loving family. Vanessa had just taken time out to set up a new business and hang out with her children. Unfortunately fate had other plans and Vanessa was hit with a mystery illness leaving her blind, paralysed and reeling. The year it took for Vanessa's sight to return changed her life and recovery was anything but usual. Vanessa's response to her illness was to document the entire journey via an mp3 player. Her curiosity and quest for answers led her to Cambridge University, persuading neuroscientists to help her research her incredible visual rebirth. After collaborating on an EEG project that invited members of the public to see and hear their own mindful brainwaves translated into music and art, Vanessa was invited to give a TEDx talk in Ghent. Vanessa published her first book, Patient H69: The Story of my Second Sight, in 2017.   Vanessa's curiosity didn't end there, she publishes her latest book Finding My Right Mind: One Woman's Experiment to Put. Also, you can listen to Vanessa's podcast where she will "look at what happens when meditation is challenging and how it can sometimes nudge up again trauma. I'll ask why my inner critic needs a name (and an outfit) and how perfectionism is the worse aspiration I can have."  As always thank you for listening.           

Welcome everyone to The Awareness Space Podcast that explores human experience. In this episode with talk with coach, author and speaker Vanessa Potter -- Owen talks with Vanessa about her powerful story of losing her sight overnight, how she got her sight back and the impact meditation and visualisation had in that process. We also talk about her upcoming book 'Finding My Right Mind: One Woman's Experiment to Put Meditation to the Test' - which is due for release on April 29th 2021 -- For more on us visit https://www.theawarenessspace.com/ -- Support us by becoming a patron on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheAwarenessSpace -- Welcome everyone to The Awareness Space Podcast that explores human experience. When we become aware of what's going on for us in this moment and doing so with compassion, safety and non judgemental we can begin to heal. But guess what, awareness isn't enough. Daily practices, Wellbeing support from another and resources to grow within are needed. That's what I seek out to discover via this podcast. All we have is this moment and seek to know how can we best engage with it for a sense of peace within -- Time Stamps - Questions asked -- Intro and his 2020 review  - 01:40 -- Question 1 - What does self-awareness mean to you and what do you do to keep a sense of present moment awareness in your life? - 7:00 -- Question 2 - Can you both share with us alittle about your story and any challenges that you had mentally, emotionally or physically? Can we dive into how meditation and visualization helped? - 10:25 -- Question 3 - Let us know more about your book and what we can expect. - 53:40 -- Question 4 - How does your future look with your career and client work? - 01:21:45 -- Questions 5 - In regards to Self-Awareness and Present Moment Awareness. What would be your message to the audience? - 01:23:55 -- Our Guest Details -- Vanessa Potter Coach, Author and Speaker -- Vanessa is an Author, coach and meditation advocate, Vanessa discovered the power of meditation first hand eight years ago when she lost her sight overnight. Meditation and visualisation helped speed up her recovery and sparked a deep curiosity to discover new ways to train the mind and improve her wellbeing. A qualified coach, Vanessa shares the insights and techniques she gained from working with neuroscientists and meditation experts as part of a groundbreaking EEG study in the hope it will guide, educate and inspire others on their own spiritual paths -- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanessapotterwrites/  -- Website - https://vanessapotter.com/ -- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VanessaPotterWrites/ -- Pre Order Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Finding-Right-Mind-Experiment-Meditation/dp/1789562163/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=finding+my+right+mind&qid=1601213381&sr=8-1  -- LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/Vanessapotter  -- Based in the UK -- If you are in need of support regarding anything you have seen here today then please contact the support services listed below. Please contact a health professional if you need help -- UK The Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/  Mind - The Mental Health Charity - https://www.mind.org.uk/  -- USA National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1 (800) 273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1 (800) 799-7233 LGBT Trevor Project Lifeline: 1 (866) 488-7386 National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1 (800) 656-4673 Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741 -- Australia Helplines and online support https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/getting-help/helplines -- More afforadable Online Counseling https://www.betterhelp.com/about/ -- PODCAST DISCLAIMER - PLEASE READ BEFORE WATCHING OR LISTENING Welcome to The Awareness Space. As always please read the disclaimer in the description of podcast & also put yourself first as the following content may bring things up for you that feel uncomfortable. Look after you and take a break from the podcast if you need too. The videos on this channel and it's content are not a substitute for the support & guidance of a qualified health professional. We are here to share information that may be useful to our viewers and we hope you enjoy. Links to organizations that can support you are in the description. The views, opinions and theories shared via this video, channel and TAS as a whole do not representative of the individual views, opinions & beliefs of the narrators, producers or creators and of this channel and movement as a whole.?

SUMMARY Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight, Vanessa Potter’s memoir, captures her journey from light to dark and back again. Within 72 hours, Potter moves from keeping up the high-paced lifestyle of a freelance TV producer and mother of two small children to being blind and paralyzed in a hospital bed. Having suddenly contracted NMO (an extremely rare neurological disorder that affects the optic and spinal nerves), Potter becomes both deeply curious and fiercely determined to get better. So, enlisting a team of neuroscientists, she provides real-time data to help solve the mystery illness. KEY POINTS Sensory loss – the official term for what Potter experienced – completely disorients Potter to the point she didn’t know if she was up or down or where she was. She couldn’t feel where she was! The very information we live our lives by shuts down. Meditation is a reflex. Her visual sanctuary is a beautiful beach, which, by seeing in her mind, keeps her visual system alive. Our brain does the business of seeing. Creating audio recordings then later blogging her story in real time become therapeutic. Potter’s narration turns into critical scientific data. Deep curiosity propels her to seek medical answers. “Patient H69” becomes her pseudonym for her writing and blog. She “piggybacks” the vision of everyone who walked in the room to “see,” and her knowledge filled in the gaps. Her children’s touch is “medicine in a bottle” for Potter. Children naturally lavish touch and have an intuition about what to do when they walk in the room. Before being released from the hospital, Potter has to pass the “tea test” to make sure she has sufficient coping strategies at home. Humor is a resource—buying her time and helping her relax. Potter’s experience corroborates years of visual science—the inside of vision. Collaborates with Cambridge University scientists on EEG project to help others see how their mindful brainwaves convert into music and art. QUOTES FROM POTTER “I remember one time asking my husband, ‘This might sound like a crazy question, but am I still here?’” “Meditation was my lifeline because this was one of the most active things I could do—given I couldn’t move, I couldn’t feed myself—so the meditation was a very, very powerful resource to have inside my mind.” “I was so determined that we were going to see this through and that I was not going to be coming home [from hospital] until I was better.” “The U.K. has the most amazing NHS (medical system), but you have to fight for it.” “Physical closeness was not only a way of being physically close [to visitors] but also communicating with them…a soft warm hand holding my hand says a thousand words.” “We think we’re often helpless…[but] even in the worst situations, you have a choice…which leads to opportunity…I’ve learned to carve opportunity in the darkest place because then the rewards are so much more.” Don’t miss “Part 2: Diary of the Science” to learn how Potter now applies what she’s learned! BUY Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight (Bloomsbury Sigma) RECOMMENDATION World Book Day, celebrated in the U.K. on the first Thursday in March. A nonprofit whose aim is to give every child and young person a book of their own. Find out how you can contribute to the cause as an author, illustrator, teacher, parent, or mentor. For weekly updates, join our email list! Follow us on social media! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Check out our Website! Special thanks… Music Credit Sound Editing Credit

In this Episode:  Vanessa Potter woke up one morning and found herself blind and unable to walk. Hear her talk about recovery, facing fear, and hearing colors. YES, HEARING COLORS. Then Melissa Divaris Thompson shares a story about giving birth to her first child, and the lack of “industry of support” around pregnancy and parenthood.

Vanessa Potter is the author of "Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight". She was a talented television producer until an illness caused her to suddenly become blind and paralyzed. Meditation and brain science are central themes to her incredible story of recovery and how the experience transformed her life.

Jack Sites of Brigham Young University shares the origin and life of snakes. Vanessa Potter discusses her book "Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight," detailing her experience with a rare disease that caused her to lose her sight and then regain it gradually.

In just 72-hours, Vanessa Potter went from sighted to blind, and able-bodied to paralyzed. Nothing would ever be the same.This is the story of brain gone haywire that led to a life transformed.Guest: A married mother of two young kids, Potter spent 16 years as an award-winning broadcast producer in London. Then, in October 2012 fate conspired to turn the lights out on her, and overnight she found herself blind and unable to walk.Vanessa’s response, was anything but usual. She began to document the entire journey on audio. Her curiosity and quest for answers led her to Cambridge University persuading neuroscientists to help her research what was happening in her brain, This led to a powerful collaboration on a brainwave-imaging project that invited members of the public to see and hear their own brainwaves translated into music and art.Potter was invited to give a TEDx talk and recently shared more of her story in her first, Patient H69: The Story of my Second Sight. In today's Good Life Project podcast, we talk about what led to that fateful day, what actually happened in her body and brain, the incredibly unusual way she learned to cope and then thrive with a new reality, and how she is today.Rockstar Sponsors: Audible has the best audiobook performances, the largest library, and the most exclusive content. Learn more, start your 30-day trial and get your first Audible book free, go to Audible.com/goodlife.RXBAR Kids is a snack bar made with high-quality, real ingredients designed specifically for kids. It contains 7 grams of protein and has zero added sugar and no gluten, soy or dairy. Find at Target stores OR for 25% off your first order, visit RXBAR.com/goodlife.Are you hiring? Do you know where to post your job to find the best candidates? Unlike other job sites, ZipRecruiter doesn’t depend on candidates finding you; it finds them. And right now, GLP listeners can post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE, That’s right. FREE! Just go to ZipRecruiter.com/good.

In August 2016 it became mandatory for health and social care providers to offer patients written information in whichever format they required - whether that be via text, email, braille, audio or large print. The implementation of what is called the Accessible Information Standard has recently been reviewed with mixed results. We put some listeners' experiences of getting required information in a required format from the NHS to Olivia Butterworth from NHS England. Peter White talks to Vanessa Potter about her book, Patient H69 about her experience of losing her sight over 72 hours, and what it was like learning to see again. Presenter: Peter White Producer: Lee Kumutat.

Vanessa Potter spent 16 years as an award-winning broadcast producer in London's advertising industry, before one day fate conspired to turn the lights out on her. Suddenly losing then slowly regaining her sight led Vanessa to change direction, turning the camera upon herself to tell her story via immersive art and storytelling. Vanessa's collaborations have led to some exciting partnerships, and she is currently working on developing an interactive EEG science-art project that allows the public to see and understand the effects of mindfulness on their brains. She is also involved in several other scientific research projects. Her speaking engagements include a June 2016 TEDx talk in Ghent, Belgium. Vanessa is the author of Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight. Pía Spry-Marqués gained her PhD in archaeology from the University of Cambridge, where, following post-doctoral research, she now works in communications. Her research took her across Europe and across time, from the late Iron Age back to the Ice Age, identifying, classifying and decoding the meaning of animal remains in human-associated deposits. Originally from Spain, Pía is predisposed to a keen understanding, awareness and love of the pig and the many tasty pork products that are so much a part of Spanish cuisine. Pia is the author of PigPork: Archaeology, Zoology and Edibility. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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