E.61: Healing at the Root Cause

with Dr. Andrea Fossati, MD

You can also watch this interview on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/cuGc534kPEk

Episode Notes:

Dr. Andrea Fossati, M.D. talks about:

• What is integrative medicine, how it’s different from the traditional medical approach… and how it leads to different outcomes…

• How it helps autoimmune conditions, fibromyalgia, cancer, and other conditions…

• Why food matters…

• What vital test they do that most doctors don’t order…

• Does sugar really fuel cancer…

• The role of leaky gut…

• How trauma and adverse childhood experiences show up in health issues…

To learn more about Dr. Fossati’s practice, you can visit: https://www.uvmhealth.org/medcenter/provider/andrea-t-fossati-md

E.49: Finding Joy After Tragedy

with Belinda Farrell

Episode Notes:

Overcoming the tragedy of her son's suicide, losing all of her money in a Ponzi scheme, and healing herself from incapacitating back injuries, Belinda Farrell is a powerful voice for resiliency and the human ability to find joy even after adversity. She shares:

• An ancient Huna chant for clearing dark energy

• How Huna (ancient Hawaii) healing helped her heal her back.

• The practice of Ho'Oponopono, Cutting cords and what that does.

• Reconnective Healing

Her book, Find Your Friggin Joy, is available online. 

E.48: The Life-Changing Power of Sophrology

with Dominique Antiglio

Episode Notes:

Sophrologist Dominique Antiglio shares:

• What is Sophrology and why professional athletes are using it all over Europe

• The different ways in which the practice helps with stress management, anxiety, and other emotional/mental challenges

• How to use Sophrology for achieving goals, productivity, birth preparation, and more.  

Her book, The Life-Changing Power of Sophrology, is available online. To learn more, visit Dominique’s website: Be-Sophro.com

E.47: Renewal Through Nature

with Andrés R. Edwards

Episode Notes:

What if the key for both personal thriving and planetary thriving is that humans return to our innate interconnectedness with the natural world?

Andres R. Edwards, award-winning author of sustainability books, shares deep insights and science from his new book, Renewal: How Nature Awakens Our Creativity, Compassion, and Joy:

• In busy urban areas… how to bring the benefits of being out in nature into our interior spaces?

• What awe, beauty, time in spent in nature, and natural design do for human health…

• The difference between children with “Nature Deficit Disorder” and children in Scandinavian countries who are raised with “friluftsliv”

• What is Compassionate Conservation and what the case of the relocation of the leopards in Mumbai teaches us about how we can do conservation well

• Nature as a mentor for humans… where that takes us…

To learn more about Andrés’s work, visit www.AndresEdwards.com

E.39: I Think, Therefore I Eat

with Martin Cohen

Episode Notes:

Martin Cohen, author of the book I Think, Therefore I Eat: The World's Greatest Minds Tackle the Food Question, shares with us:

• How we can apply the philosophical method to make better food choices.

• The importance of skepticism.

• Whether we should eat more like Rousseau, Thoreau or Nietzche

• Some of the myths of the nutrition world as well as some of the dark secrets of the food industry.

You can find Martin’s book on Amazon and other bookstores.

E.38: The Art of Listening to Your Inner Diagnostics

with Sharon Roemmel

Episode notes:

Tapping into the wisdom inside us.

• Understanding how your body communicates & the various ways in which you can access its messages.

• Noticing what strengthens us and what depletes us.

• To learn more about Sharon’s work, you can visit her website: Practically Enlightened You

Guided Meditation Gift:

Sharon has a free guided meditation for you to download. Access it here.

E.37: Tapping Into The Wisdom of Plants

with Katherine Elmer

Episode notes:

Katherine shares her vast experience with herbs that started in childhood and led her to eventually become a Clinical Herbalist and Professor. She talked about:

• How plants help us reconnect with ourselves, our communities and the earth

• The local, indigenous superfoods that are available in your neighborhood. Including her top Vermont-native superfoods and herbs.

• The interconnectedness between herbal medicine, social justice, and sustainability.

• Learn more about Katherine’s Clinical Herbalism work at Railyard Apothecary

• Learn more about Spoonful Herbals, Katherine’s non-profit herbal CSA and educational organization. Some upcoming workshops include:

  • Healthy Hearts ~ Wednesday March 6th

  • Sustainable Leadership ~ Saturday March 9th

E.36: Mastering the Mind-Body Connection

with Morella Devost, EdM, MA

Episode Notes:

• The three scientific fields that have proven to us without a shadow of a doubt that the mind not only affects the body, it SHAPES what the body is doing

• What is the placebo effect and how can we harness it for our benefit?

• The power of beliefs and where they come from

• How to rewrite our beliefs and reshape how we create health

• Download 3 tools to help you start mastering your health today

E.35: Building Your Own Healthcare System

with Matt Rushford, DC

Episode Notes:

Dr. Rushford talks about why allopathic medicine is not truly about health-care, what are the inherent flaws in this paradigm, and how we can shift the way in which we view our health in order to seek true paths towards optimal health.

• To connect with Matt, you can visit his website: Rushford Chiropractic

• You can also find his book Born Broken: De-Pathologizing The Human Condition on Amazon

E.32: Forgiveness: The Key to Healing & Thriving

with Morella Devost

Episode Notes:

Morella talks about forgiveness:

• The misconceptions around forgiveness that make it hard to forgive

• A new definition of forgiveness that makes it more accessible

• The process to free ourselves from pain, resentment, shame and/or guilt (aka. arriving at complete forgiveness)

Do you have thoughts or questions about forgiveness that you’d like to discuss with me? Do you need help forgiving someone or something? Is there something you haven’t been able to let go of?

Feel free to reach out, I’d be delighted to speak with you.

E.31: Creating Heaven On Earth: The Scientific Proof

with Bruce H. Lipton, PhD

Episode Notes:

Bruce Lipton, PhD, best-selling author of The Biology of Belief, Spontaneous Evolution and The Honeymoon Effect, and former professor and researcher at the medical schools of The University of Wisconsin and Stanford University, shares the scientific proof (and the good news) that we each have the power to create heaven on earth.

In this powerful conversation, Bruce touches on:

• The scientific evidence that: (1) we are not at the mercy of our genes, (2) evolution is not random or slow, and (3) mind/spirit and matter are not separate

• How these myths keep us believing ourselves powerless

• How we can reclaim our power to shape our health AND the reality around us

You can find Bruce’s books and upcoming events on his website: BruceLipton.com

E.28: Wise Anger & Constructive Action

with Morella Devost, EdM, MA

Episode Notes:

Finding the proper, wise expression of anger to take constructive action towards creating more harmony, respect & peace in our worlds.

• The two main problems we have with anger

• The difference between anger underscored by fear, vs. anger underscored by Truth.

• The responsibility we all have to learn how to tap into WISE anger and to teach it to the next generation

• How to understand what our anger is trying to tell us so we can take constructive action

E.18: Groovin' for Fitness & Positive Vibes

With Heather Winia

Episode Notes:

What if not only your workouts but ALL of your life could feel more joyful?

Heather Winia is not only an expert but a role model for living a life filled with play, fun and joy. She is a Master Trainer for the Groove Movement and she's also a health coach and fitness instructor. She shares her tips and inspiration for 'groovin' through all of life.

She also shared about her upcoming Groove retreat taking place in Vermont in October. You can find more information about Heather, the retreat and Groove through the following websites:

• Heather's website
• The Vermont Groove retreat - And Heather is offering a 10% discount for people who register by August 23rd
• Groove DVDs

E.01: About this podcast ~ turning challenges around to thrive in every dimension of life

Join the launch party and get some gifts! 

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Episode notes:

What if you're meant to thrive in every area of your life?

In this opening episode of the podcast I share with you why I've come to believe we are all meant to thrive, and that we can transform every dimension of our lives ~ from our health, to our career, our finances, our relationships and beyond.

I also tell you why I've decided to launch the podcast.

Let me know what you think in the comments and if you're liking the podcast, please do subscribe + rate + review on iTunes. It helps the podcast to be found by others.