Your brain is designed to protect you and help you survive, but often it has a hard time regulating - especially when there is an overload of stored negative emotions. This episode is such a powerful breakdown of how to correct that process and find healing! Rachelle McCloud, LCSW is a Mental Health Therapist and … Continue reading How to Heal Your Brain from Emotional Pain
What the brain struggles to process, the body will store. When we have negative emotions and trauma that we haven't been able to work through, we often receive symptoms in the forms of physical ailments. This episode digs into this topic from the perspective of Ayurvedic medicine. Dr. Ram Tamang is an Ayurvedic Physician, Master … Continue reading Creating Mind-Body Balance with Ayurvedic Medicine
The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that controls impulses and helps to manage behavior. This area is rapidly developing all throughout childhood and adolescence. Many people don't realize that chronic stress can shrink the prefrontal cortex and inhibit proper decision-making. So what happens when a child encounters trauma or chronic stress? This … Continue reading How Adverse Childhood Events Impact Your Health
For most of my life, I didn’t view my trauma as Trauma. Yes, I was diagnosed with PTSD; yes, I dissociated; yes, I struggled with nervous system dysregulation… but I minimized my trauma. It was just one thing that happened to me on one day when I was a child. It wasn’t ongoing. There are … Continue reading Real Talk About Trauma
My grandma was never told “I love you” growing up. She eloped with her childhood sweetheart when she turned 18, then struggled with infertility for years before she had a procedure done that allowed her to give birth to my uncle, then my mom. She wasn’t a perfect mom, but she began to break the … Continue reading To the Mothers Who Are Chain-breakers
This month, I'm taking a break from the regular podcast content to bring episodes focused on bringing awareness to all the tools that support our mental health. Contrary to what the media may tell you, you can change your brain. You can heal from mental illness. You can access resources beyond medication and more sleep, … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month: Special Podcast Episodes
Rachel S. Heslin has been immersed in the study of psychology for over 40 years. Her father, a clinical psychologist, taught his children his craft such that Rachel was first introduced to Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) concepts when she was 9 years old. Rachel is currently the author of two books: Navigating Life: 8 Different Strategies … Continue reading Neurolinguistic Programming: The Stories We Created for Ourselves and How to Update Them
They say this is the most wonderful time of the year, but for those of us who struggle with seasonal mood fluctuations, it often isn’t. I always try to make an effort to enter this season on the offense, instead of playing defense. Here are five things that could be triggering anxiety and mood instability … Continue reading Five Things Triggering Anxiety over the Holidays
It is well-established science that "the body keeps the score." Trauma therapy is no small task, and sometimes traditional talk therapy doesn't take people to the depths of healing they need. In this episode, licensed professional counselor and EMDRIA certified EMDR therapist Heather Hall unpacks the phases of healing from trauma, and why it is … Continue reading Healing Trauma: When It’s Not Safe to Feel Safe, Even When You’re Safe
What many women consider normal for their health is nowhere near optimal. Feeling exhausted, worn down, moody, and imbalanced is a sign your body needs help. In this episode, Kelsey Jack, a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, shares the serious affects of stressed adrenals and the interplay in female health. Download here or find wherever you … Continue reading Wired but Tired: Adrenal Burnout and What to Do to Restore Your Body
