A Healthy Curiosity

In Episode 57 of A Healthy Curiosity, Brodie talks with Maureen Magauran, MD and Holistic Psychiatrist, about the ways we convince ourselves that we're stuck, even when we have the power to make positive changes. Meditation allows us to tap into something greater than ourselves, which can help us see our own lives in new and different ways, allowing us to heal from grief, trauma, and everyday ups and downs.

In this episode, we explore:

• Meditation – what it is and what it isn't
• How to shift your mindset
• Discovering where you're getting stuck
• Holding space for someone to show them they're cared for

Resources:

Maureen's Website

Maureen's Facebook

To stay in touch with Brodie, go to www.brodiewelch.com

Is shame keeping you from realizing your value?

In this episode, Brodie talks with Jennifer Kind, LPC, CDWF, EPC, a Psychotherapist and coach in Portland, OR who works with people cultivating more shame resilience, self-acceptance, and the ability to be kinder to themselves and others. Jen believes shame holds people back; it is not a good motivator for change. Shame breeds fear, anxiety, depression, and paralysis. It keeps us from becoming who we are; it keeps us from living our truth.

In this episode, we explore:

• The ways shame holds us back
• Unhealthy cultural attitudes about vulnerability
• How there can be no courage without vulnerability
• Ways shame can manifest in our bodies and emotions
• Ways to build resilience against shame
• The connection between shame and body image

For more information on Chinese Medicine and to stay in touch with Brodie, visit brodiewelch.com.

It may be time for you to date yourself. In Episode 22 (now 55), Brodie talks with Veronica Grant, dating coach and private yoga instructor, about ways to improve our love lives, whether we're dating casually, seeking a long-term relationship, or currently with a long-term partner.

In this episode, we explore:

• Dating yourself: what does it mean?
• Some common reasons people struggle to enter a relationship
• Some common reasons people struggle to get what they want out of a relationship
• Treating yourself the way you want to be treated
• Deciding what you want out of your relationship
• Setting boundaries (because boundaries are sexy!)

Marijuana has now been legalized for medical use in 29 U.S. states (plus D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico) and legalized recreationally in eight (twice as many as when this episode was originally released just last year). In light of these policy developments, marijuana has become the subject of much public debate within the political and medical arenas throughout the last several years. Like acupuncture, definitive medical research on medical marijuana is still relatively scarce, which leaves a lot of people both curious about and wary of its use. In this episode, Brodie talks with Dr. Rachna Patel, a medical marijuana expert, about how she uses medical marijuana in her treatment protocols and what people should know about using medical marijuana.

In this episode, we explore:

• How marijuana works in the body
• Separating fact from fiction regarding marijuana use
• What conditions medical marijuana may help treat
• Where marijuana use isn't backed up by medical research

Dr. Rachna Patel has been practicing in the field of Medical Marijuana since 2012. She step-by-step walks patients through how to use medical marijuana for their particular medical conditions. She completed her medical studies at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo, CA and her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

Resources:

www.DrRachnaPatel.com

Youtube Channel: The Medical Marijuana (Cannabis) Expert: Dr. Rachna Patel

To stay in touch with Brodie, visit www.brodiewelch.com

Chinese Medicine expert and host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with guest Jennie Cramer about living in harmony with the seasons. The frenzy of summertime and the pressure we feel to take advantage of all the exciting opportunities we're presented with, even when our bodies might be telling us to take a break, can lead to disharmony and really throw us out of balance… if we allow it.

In this episode we explore:

• The nature of summer in Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda (full yang, pitta season)
• The ways our relationships with the seasons affect our daily wellness
• Symptoms as messages from the body
• Creating a life you don't need a vacation from
• Should we need an excuse to let ourselves rest?
• Is your anxiety a message from your body? What could that message be?
• The benefits of rhythm and setting a schedule
• Decision fatigue

Jennie is a farming yoga mom who is passionate about ancestral living, ecology, and living in accordance with her values.

Resources:

If you'd like to get in touch with Jennie, you can contact her at [email protected] and keep a lookout for her website to go live at www.gardenrhythm.com.

For more information on Chinese Medicine and to stay in touch with Brodie, visit brodiewelch.com.

Do you know why you were put on this planet?

It seems like such a deep, intense question, and in some ways it is, but it's also totally up to you; you alone have the power and intuition to discover your true purpose. That doesn't mean everything and everybody around you isn't going to try and steer you in a different direction, though. In Episode 52, Brodie talks with Brooke Bailey, Four Desires Trainer and Yoga Teacher, about how to uncover your true purpose and how when we're quiet and choose to listen, we can hear it calling to us on our path.

In this episode, we explore:

• Dharma – what is it and how can we discover it?
• The Four Desires
• How taking care of ourselves is key to fulfilling our purpose
• How allowing ourselves to get out of balance can cause us to veer off of our path

Resources:

Brooke's Website www.sbrookebailey.com

Brodie's Website: www.brodiewelch.com

Did you know that women are statistically less likely to ask for a raise than men?

In Episode 51 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks to Melissa Hereford, founder of Connector Conversations, about the ways our culture conditions women NOT to ask for the things they need and want. If you've been wondering why you keep getting looked over for that promotion, why your partner doesn't do the things you ask them to, or how to ask for that raise you know you deserve, this is the episode for you.

In this episode, we explore:

• How to ask for the things you want and need
• What keeps women (and other people) from asking
• What people do to shrink themselves in conversations
• How asking for what you want can actually create better connections, not dampen existing ones

Resources:

Melissa's website: www.connectorconversations.com

Brodie's website: www.brodiewelch.com

Did you know over 40% of the population has the Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV? Did you know that until recently, the only reliable testing for HPV was for women? Did you know that your chance of contracting HPV with a new partner is about 1 in 2?!

Probably not, because most sex ed these days is crappy, and, frankly, it has been for a long time.

In Episode 50 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with Robin LaCross, Holistic Health Practitioner, Sex Educator, and founder of The HPV Education Project about the ways we as a society are failing our teens, and especially our teen girls, when it comes to educating them about their sexual and reproductive health and safety.

In this episode, we explore:

• HPV, its risks, its tests, its prevention, and its treatment
• Failures of the current sexual education system
• Talking to teens about sexual and reproductive health
• Benefits of holistic sexual and reproductive health practices
• The Fertility Awareness Method
• IUDs and birth control pills (plus other forms of BC)

For more information on Chinese Medicine and to stay in touch with Brodie, visit brodiewelch.com.

There are two equally valid paths to healthy living: there's health evolution, and then there's health revolution. Which one is for you?

In Episode 49 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with Lenny Gale, a former finance and accounting consultant who went from the busy (and often less than healthy) life of a yang addict to Mr. Vitamix and founder of Life is NOYOKE. A transformed man, Lenny now spends most of his work hours answering questions, teaching about the power of plants, and creating in the kitchen with his wife, Shalva.

In this episode, we explore:

• Transformation: yang addict to health inspiration
• Different types of habit change
• Morning routines
• Smoothie recipes!

Resources:

Lenny's website: Life is NOYOKE

The Life is NOYOKE Facebook Page

Content warning: non-graphic mention of sexual assault

Most people dig the idea of a full-body massage, but did you know you could DIY?

In Episode 48 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with Gin Burchfield, BS, CYT, LMBT, about the benefits of self-massage, known in the Ayurvedic tradition as Abhyanga. The benefits of massage are many and varying, and they penetrate all layers of our being: physical, mental, emotional, and sometimes spiritual. Listen in as Gin and Brodie discuss the ways that Abhyanga has helped them as a modality of both healing and self-care.

In this episode, we explore:

• What is abhyanga? What does it do?
• How do you perform abhyanga?
• How might an Ayurvedic newbie build up to abhyanga?
• A Sanskrit inspired chant to go along with your self-massage practice

Resources:

Gin's Website

E-mail Gin