This week, I’m joined by Monica Paz, a Certified Nutritionist and Functional Nutrition Lifestyle Practitioner with a Master's in Human Nutrition. She guides her clients on how to use food as medicine to help them get to the root causes of their pain, so they can get back to living a full life. 

Monica shares how her own health journey inspired her to reimagine what true nourishment means. Between her deep-rooted fear of flying and the extensive travel that was required by her job, Monica was in a constant state of anxiety. After ending up in the hospital due to her irregular heartbeat, Monica turned to a naturopath. One simple question opened up a world of answers: What’s making you anxious? 

When we think about anxiety, we often think of it as just an emotion, but it actually becomes a part of the tissues and often results in a physiological reaction. There’s so much power in speaking your anxiety out loud and getting support from your community. It’s in embracing that kindness and compassion that we realize how loved we are and fear dissipates. 

Two tools that both Monica and I have found instrumental in our healing are HeartMath breathing and LifeWave patches. A low vibration emotion can trigger cortisol and adrenaline to take over, but consistently using HeartMath techniques and wearing LifeWave patches helps the nervous system move from fight and flight to rest and heal. Listen in to hear our conversation about the role that human connection plays in making peace with anxiety.  

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• How human connection and touch trigger the release of oxytocin
• Embracing the full landscape of the emotional experience
• Examples of using HeartMath Inner Balance to neutralize a depleting emotion
• The importance of making peace with your past so you no longer have to tell a traumatizing story for validation 
• How LifeWave patches work behind the scenes to create a gentle cradle of support
   

More Information on LifeWave Patches:

• Episode 08: Make Peace with Your Past
• Episode 23: You Can Heal from Chronic Disease with Bhadra Hinker
• Episode 26: Calming the Nervous System with Basic Schultz or Autogenic Training
   

Connect with Monica: 

• Download Monica's guide Ten Easy Ways to Eliminate Pain
• Monica’s Website
• Monica’s Instagram
• Monica’s Facebook
• Monica’s YouTube channel
   

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram
• My LifeWave Page
   

Special offers: 

• Download the Daily Vitality eBook at danafrost.com/daily-vitality/
• One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost. 
   

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency