Becoming Vibrant

We are talking about Feng Shui today! You've probably heard the term feng shui used in conversation but you might not know what it actually is and how it can help you improve your life. Feng shui is all about the way your home affects your energy and wellbeing. It's probably the most fun way to take care of your wellbeing and create the life you want. If you're feeling like the energy of your home drains you instead of uplifts you, keep listening. 

For today's episode, I had a really fun chat with Jess Neary.

Jess Neary is a Certified Feng Shui Practitioner and at Jess Neary Feng Shui she provides personal and professional consultations to help create spaces that are nourishing and supportive – mind, body and spirit. Jess believes health, wellness and feeling good is rooted in the environment and it is essential that we create the space to attract all that it is we desire. As a mother to 3, wife, and avid gardener, she is located in the small community of Hampton, New Brunswick Canada and serves clients around the world. 

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You are listening to episode number 34 of the Becoming Vibrant podcast and today we are talking about the journey to loving your body. Here's what I see all the time: people embark on this anti-dieting body love journey and they're so excited at first and progress is very fast in the beginning. Then they start to hit some hurdles that they weren't expecting and wonder why this middle part is so hard. What often happens is that they blame themselves for their struggles on this journey. They start feeling like maybe they will never feel like they love their body. Like maybe they just can't do this. Is that you? If it is, keep listening.

And if you are new around here, you might not recognize the lovely lady I am chatting with. That's Kayla, my assistant who helps me with the episodes where I have something to say but I don't wanna talk to a video of myself-- it's just not as fun.

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Hey there! I'm Melanie, your host and the confidence + empowerment coach of Vibrantly Well. You are tuning in to episode # 33 of the Becoming Vibrant podcast. Today we are talking about something you might be neglecting healthwise: your pelvic floor. Pelvic floor health is one of those things that most women only look into after they've had a baby and they notice leaking or pain. I definitely didn't consider the health of my pelvic floor until I started peeing my pants a little when running or jumping. Good news! You don't have to live with peeing your pants just because you've had a baby. And even better, paying attention to your pelvic floor health before giving birth can give you a strong foundation for a positive birth experience and less problems postpartum. Ready to show your pelvic floor some love? Let's get into the episode.

For this episode I got to talk to Katie Kelly.

Katie Kelly is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist. Following graduation in 2010, she completed her first post-graduate pelvic health course in 2011 and has been treating pelvic floor patients ever since. She is happy to work with a variety of patients – women, men, transgendered and non-binary people, of all ages. She is experienced in treating urinary/bowel incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, constipation (including children), genital pain, chronic pelvic pain, bed-wetting, abdominal hernias, abdominal separation (diastasis recti), abdominal scar pain, birth preparation, postpartum recovery, and tailbone injuries. Katie opened her own practise in 2017, and is now happy to be expanding to her co-owned multidisciplinary clinic at Reconnect Health Centre.

You might see Katie out in the community promoting pelvic health at a variety of events. Katie is often a guest lecturer for the School of Physiotherapy at Dalhousie University, with a focused knowledge on pregnancy, pelvic health and exercise. She is an active contributing author to the Canadian Physiotherapy Association's Women's Health Division Newsletter. Katie has formed a relationship with Mount Allison University's Sexual Health Laboratory to research chronic pelvic and genital pain conditions. Katie is also the co-founder of Motherhood Link – an online education platform for women during pregnancy and the postpartum period. 

When she is not busy with her work, she can be found with her two little boys and husband enjoying nature, gardening, baking, reading…and probably folding lots of laundry!

For more information see: www.katiekellypt.ca or motherhoodlink.ca

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Hey there love! I'm Melanie Maxwell, the confidence + empowerment coach of Vibrantly Well. You're tuned in to episode number 32 of the Becoming Vibrant podcast. Today we are talking about a topic I LOVE. We are uncovering the deeper reasons we struggle with body image and go on diets. I love talking about this because it helps us realize that we don't have to hate our bodies and we don't have to restrict them of food, no matter what size they are. This is something we have been trained to do. When we can recognize that training, we can decide to opt out of it.

Today I am so excited to chat with Stephanie Dodier all about this.

Stephanie Dodier is a Clinical Nutritionist & Intuitive Eating Expert, speaker, podcast host and founder of the Going Beyond The Food Academy, a global coaching and online training platform focused on helping women make peace with food and their body so that they can live a fulfilling life… right now!

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Hey there love! I'm Melanie Maxwell, the confidence + empowerment coach of Vibrantly Well. You're tuned in to episode number 31 of the Becoming Vibrant podcast. Today we are busting some myths about what "healthy habits" are actually healthy. Here's the deal: so much of what we think is "healthy" is dieting in disguise. In this episode, we're gonna shed some light on how you know if a "healthy habit" is actually good for you and how to take care of your health without letting diet culture sneak in. One of the biggest problems that women face when it comes to their confidence is a disconnection with their bodies, and sometimes even a hatred for it. I've done a ton of research on health at every size and intuitive eating and body image. I'm crazy passionate about helping women come back home to their bodies, so this is gonna be a good one!

And if you are new around here, you might not recognize the lovely lady I am chatting with. That's Kayla, my assistant who helps me with the episodes where I have something to say but I don't wanna talk to a video of myself-- it's just not as fun.

I'm Melanie Maxwell. I am a confidence & empowerment coach. I guide women to work through self-doubt, shame, and struggle to build their self-worth and self-confidence.

I give women the easy-to-implement tools and strategies that they need to come out of their shells and unlock their inner confident AF badass woman so that they can live their most vibrant and fulfilling lives.

I am the host of the Becoming Vibrant podcast, where we talk about self-healing in all aspects— from body image to gut health to trauma and so much more. I am also a mama of two little girls who make my work extra meaningful. When I birthed my first baby girl, and watched her look at me and start to learn from me, I knew I had to invest in myself and learn  how to boost my self-confidence and embody a confident woman so I could show my daughters how to do that for themselves too. I have conquered so many challenges in my life including the loss of a parent, depression, an eating disorder, bad body image, challenging pregnancies, severe postpartum depression, emotional eating, and financial problems. I've been at rock bottom. I learned so many skills and tools to pull myself up, first to survive, and then to really thrive.

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This is episode number 30 of the Becoming Vibrant podcast. Today we are talking about Emotional Resilience. This is such an important topic for everyone. When I reached out to Nicky to talk about emotional resilience, we were in the middle of a pandemic, and by the time we were recording it, there was also an uprising against racism with protests going on across the globe. Needless to say, emotions and stress have never been higher for most of the world. Even in quieter times, building your emotional resilience is important. So whether you are listening to this in the middle of global chaos, or maybe things have slowed down, this is a great episode to get some tools and practices to become resilient in times of stress and heightened emotions. This is especially helpful if you often find yourself drinking or eating your emotions away.

Nicky Lowe, Founder of Wisdom For Working Mums, is a qualified and accredited Executive Coach who is an advocate for achievement orientated, motivated and ambitious women who also want to be amazing mums.  She helps them to combine their work and motherhood without losing their sanity or wellbeing.  Nicky is invited by some of the world's most well known organisations to support their leaders.  Many of these are working mums.  As a busy working mum of two children herself, she knows only too well the challenges of combining motherhood with the work that fulfills her.  Her passion is helping women to make the impact they want in the world without burning out.

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This is episode number 29 of the Becoming Vibrant podcast and today we are talking about something that I went on a little rant about over on instagram live a few days prior: body image influencers.

Talking about body image has become a really popular thing to do on social media, and there are some big names making a full time income by posting photos of themselves with inspiring captions. Sounds like a wonderful thing, right?! Well, it is and it's not. 

When the biggest accounts talking about body image are thin women, it can ironically leave out the people who need the body positivity movement the most. In this episode, i'm talking about how it can be harmful for thin people to post about body image, but also how they can use their thin privilege to help others whose voices often don't get listened to. 

And if you are new around here, you might not recognize the lovely lady I am chatting with. That's Kayla, my assistant who helps me with the episodes where I have something to say but I don't wanna talk to a video of myself-- it's just not as fun.

I am a confidence & empowerment coach. I guide women to work through self-doubt, shame, and struggle to build their self-worth and self-confidence.

I give women the easy-to-implement tools and strategies that they need to come out of their shells and unlock their inner confident AF badass woman so that they can live their most vibrant and fulfilling lives.

I am the host of the Becoming Vibrant podcast, where we talk about self-healing in all aspects— from body image to gut health to trauma and so much more. I am also a mama of two little girls who make my work extra meaningful. When I birthed my first baby girl, and watched her look at me and start to learn from me, I knew I had to invest in myself and learn  how to boost my self-confidence and embody a confident woman so I could show my daughters how to do that for themselves too. I have conquered so many challenges in my life including the loss of a parent, depression, an eating disorder, bad body image, challenging pregnancies, severe postpartum depression, emotional eating, and financial problems. I've been at rock bottom. I learned so many skills and tools to pull myself up, first to survive, and then to really thrive.

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Hello my friends!!! I'm Melanie, your host + the body love holistic nutrition expert behind Vibrantly Well. You are tuning in to episode number 28 of the becoming vibrant podcast. Today we are talking about the more sneaky ways diet culture can cause harm to us. When we think of eating disorders, we usually think of someone who is extremely thin and barely eating, but eating disorders and disordered eating can happen in less outwardly obvious ways. A lot of what we think is just "healthy eating" is harmful and they are behaviours that come from diet culture. If you feel like you never seem to be able to eat healthy enough, or you worry that you won't ever be able to love and honour your body, this is the episode for you.

For this episode I had a conversation with Rihanna Teixeira of The Fight for Beauty.

Rihanna was born and raised in Arizona and has since found herself living in California for the last 8 years. She struggled with eating disorders ranging from bulimia to orthorexia for over ten years and is now living in recovery. She is passionate about helping shed light on negative impacts that diet culture has on women and seeing women find peace within their bodies.

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Today we are talking all about gut health. It's become a super trendy topic and it seems like everywhere you look, there's an influencer talking about her gut health journey or giving tips for a healthier gut. The thing is, a lot of what is pushed as good for gut health, can actually do a lot of damage in the long term. In this episode, we're talking about what actually happens when we follow a strict diet for repairing our gut and how to nurture our bodies in a way that works long term.

For this episode, I'm chatting with Molly Alliman. It's really cool for me because she is one of the people I've been following on instagram for years and I remember thinking it would be so cool to have a job like hers and now I'm an anti-dieting holistic nutritionist!

Molly is a full-time health coach for individuals who are looking to make peace with food, stop dieting and start their own intuitive eating journey. She works with clients one on one, offers online courses, and also a nutrition plan for those in disordered eating recovery to help transition them into intuitive eating. Molly offers a free masterclass on how to heal your relationship with food. You can sign up at www.balancebymolly.com/masterclass. She will also be launching her 8-week signature Fear to Freedom course on August 5th which takes everything she teaches her clients on healing your relationship with food and delivers directly to you via video modules, worksheets and group support. You can check this out over at www.feartofreedomcourse.com

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You are tuning in to episode number 26 of the becoming vibrant podcast and this one, is for the mamas. I'm a mama of two little girls and I've always known I wanted to do work that made an impact in this world in addition to being a mama. But that's easier said than done. This one is for the mama who is burnt out from putting everyone else first. The mama who knows she was born for something great. The mama who has lost her sense of identity since becoming a mother. You're about to learn how to nurture yourself and your dreams.

Allie is a wife to her high school sweetheart, mama to two sweet, little girls, and a life and goal coach for moms. She focuses on helping overwhelmed moms master their day-to-day, make time for themselves, and start feeling amazing in their own lives. She was once that overwhelmed, frustrated mom living in a constant state of survival until she made some radical mindset shifts and transformed her life. Now she gets to live out her purpose every day by serving incredible mamas that are living just like she used to be.

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