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Have you ever felt that your health journey was simply chaotic? Have you ever felt that your health journey was a type of living hell, one you didn’t know how to get out of? Have you ever felt that all you wanted in your health, and life, was a little order? Some clear next steps that would work? And a path that would get you – and keep you – healthy?
Have you ever felt that your health journey was simply chaotic? Have you ever felt that your health journey was a type of living hell, one you didn’t know how to get out of? Have you ever felt that all you wanted in your health, and life, was a little order? Some clear next steps that would work? And a path that would get you – and keep you – healthy?
Are YOU a woman who is trying hard in her health? Have you BEEN there before? Then this episode is for you! This October, we’re diving into mindset, coaching, and growth. For week two of this month, I felt compelled to share this open letter with y’all about our strength, my own experience of trying hard, and all the growth and healing we can step into on this path.
Joining me on the Better Belly Podcast today is Paula Jeffrey, BA, DCHM, CHt. Paula is a homeopath and hypnotherapist in the pursuit of turning symptoms into solutions. Her goal is to help you transform the way you understand dis-ease and reconnect with your body so that healing can be a collaborative journey of self-awareness and empowerment.
Today’s podcast guest is Dr. Paul Anderson, a doctor of naturopathic medicine (NMD)! He is a recognized educator and clinician in integrative and naturopathic medicine with a focus on complex infectious, chronic, and oncologic illness. Dr. Anderson joins me to discuss his new book, “Cancer… The Journey from Diagnosis to Empowerment.” Whether you have Crohn’s, Cancer, or IBS – today’s podcast episode will give you tools and thoughts for how to emotionally approach having chronic illness in a healthy and empowered way.
Do you ever catch yourself saying, “I don’t have time for that”? And, what is the thing you don’t have time for? Is it a thing you do or don’t value? Today, we’re talking about doing something truly extraordinary yet entirely achievable – making TIME!
Let’s face it – when it comes to taking care of your health, financial investments are part of the territory. In health, the same as taking care of anything valuable, there are costs: money, time, and effort. And the same as investing in anything else, you always AIM to find the diamond in the rough. Yet – sometimes all you get is a lemon!
A hero begins their journey without all the answers. They usually have just a problem and a dream to solve that problem. If they had the tools and the power to solve that problem in chapter 1, it would make for a very short book! The problem would be solved, and our hero would go back to their life. The truth is, the hero story resides in our hearts because we identify with the hero when we have a problem that can’t be solved.
Have you ever said this to yourself or to a friend? Despite all my efforts, I feel worse and worse. I’m doing “all the right things,” and no matter what – I don’t feel better. Before all this – exercise and being intentional with my diet made me feel better. Now – it has NO impact or makes me feel worse. If so, you are like many of my clients. These are things that I REGULARLY hear when I start working with my clients. Once you get sick enough, there seems to be no correlation between effort and results. Yet – we’re tempted to either work even harder in our health or just give up completely (because hey, it’s not helping anyways).
Last week’s episode, I discussed the anatomy behind brain toxicity and ways to reduce toxins. One of the methods to reduce brain toxicity needed its own episode: MEDITATION! Meditation is the ultimate freebie for reducing brain toxicity! No tools are required and it can be done almost anywhere or anytime.
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