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- 42. How I am Overcoming EMOTIONAL EATING
I have struggled with emotional eating for awhile now. There are three things I am doing to try and combat the stress, anxiety, and depression that emotional eating has added to my life. As a result of my postpartum depression I realized I have gained weight as a coping mechanism from the added stress of doing it all as a single mother. I had to be honest with myself and face my emotional eating habits. Here are the things I am doing to wok through this and overcome it.
- Remembering my WHY- I want to set a healthy example for my daughter so I decided to start doing all that I can to face my emotional eating.
- Using IF/THEN statements- putting myself in a scenario before it happens with my emotional eating has helped me realize the points when I may turn to food as an outlet from my anxiety, stress, or if I feel depressed. The if/then statements really help put you in that situation before it happens so you can recognize when you are turning to food and replace that with a healthier way to manage the emotions that are most difficult.
- Taking away the guilt- I have always beat myself up and shamed myself when I wasn't eating the right way, but now I am trying to give myself grace as I replace an unhealthy habit with one that is good for my mental and physical health.
I am glad I finally have the courage to acknowledge my emotional eating patterns and now that I have it is time for me to take action. As I grow and walk through this journey I hope my experience can help you if you have gained weight too as a result of ongoing stress, anxiety, or depression. Life can be very stressful and uncertain at times because of all that we are facing lately. Here's to building healthier habits and investing in our mental health in 2022 cause we deserve it!
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15 min - 41. OVERCOMING Limiting Beliefs and Grief in 2022 with Lina Latini
Are you ready to go into 2022 a stronger, healthier, and happier you? Happy New Year's Eve! Today on the podcast, we are talking to Lina Latini about going into 2022 stronger so that we can overcome our limiting beliefs, take better care of ourselves, overcome loss, and set healthy boundaries with ourselves and others. When we begin working on the limiting beliefs holding us back and setting boundaries we can see true transformation. I hope that 2022 is the year we all give ourselves the permission to tackle our limiting beliefs and get to the next level on our mental health journeys.
Lina is a physical therapist, podcast host & speaker. Her mission is to empower women to anchor deeply within their own strengths and desires to uncover their full potentials. Through blending all aspects of health mental, emotional, physical & spiritual -Lina empowers us to grow into the people we are meant to be while creating lives that are fulfilling, joyful & aligned. The Anchor Within Podcast intertwines mindset, personal growth, health & wellness to build a strong foundation in the pursuit of becoming the people we are meant to be.
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34 min - 40. How SELF LOVE can Improve the STRESS and ANXIETY you may be Facing
Do you ever feel like you lack unconditional self love and wonder what it would do for your stress and anxiety if you were more patient and graceful toward yourself? Sometimes we are actually our own harshest critics and our inner critic causes us added and unnecessary stress and anxiety. It is good for us to start retraining our minds to let go of the idea of being perfect and just start meeting ourselves where we are at. Learning to be more present and in the flow when we feel frustrated can really make a positive difference for our mental health.
There is power in evaluating our thoughts as they occur in our minds before we react or take action. Asking ourselves if we do or say this will it actually benefit my relationship with myself is huge step to decreasing our stress and anxiety. It takes time and patience to do this, but eventually our minds can begin to adapt to this new way of thinking. I used to let the actions of my parents really get to me mentally and hurt me so deeply. All their words and actions or lack thereof really caused me so much stress and anxiety. Until I realized their actions had nothing to do with me and I reclaimed power over my own life and my thoughts.
Investing in ourselves mentally, physically, and spiritually is an act of radical and unconditional self love. However, when we take those action steps we will find our anxiety and stress levels decrease. Loving yourself changes things when you are healing from past trauma because it allows you to accept yourself where you are at and step into the healing process for your mental health journey. Giving yourself credit for the battles you have fought and the warrior you are empowers you mentally to take positive and life changing action.
Evaluating where you are at and deciphering what truly causes you stress and anxiety on a daily basis makes a difference. Pure and genuine self love helps you give yourself grace and motivates you to overcome the stress and anxiety your thoughts may have been adding to. Accepting myself for who I am and being comfortable with where I am at has helped me reduce some of the intense anxiety and stress I have been facing throughout my life. As we go into 2022 let's have conversations about healing our relationship with ourselves so we can practice more self love. When we decide to love ourselves for the battles we have fought and the beautiful warriors we are we will be empowered to overcome the depression, stress and anxiety we have been struggling with for so long.
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19 min - 39. 3 Reasons Why you NEED a STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM for your Mental Health
This past year I was able to overcome so many obstacles because of the women I has surrounding me. Many people walked out of my life, but that is okay because it made room for the right people to come into it. I am thankful for those who support me because they helped me overcome the odds I have been facing this past year. If you don't have a strong support system for your mental health you will feel like you are facing it all alone. When you start surrounding yourself with people who want the best for you then you will get through it. This past year I gained so many people who really have my best interest at heart into my life.
3 Reasons Why you NEED a STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM for your Mental Health:
- A strong support system gives you encouragement and uplifts you when you need it most.
- They can save your from isolation because they take the time to check in on you and make sure you are ok mentally.
- The right people will show you the value that you have even when you feel worthless.
Thank you to all of those who have helped me overcome my seasonal affective depression disorder and my postpartum depression. I would not be where I am at today without you!
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15 min - 38. Becoming the WOMAN you ENVISION Yourself to be MENTALLY and PHYSICALLY with Mandy Stingis
Our guest today, Mandy is a Female Army Veteran who served in the National Guard from 2011-2017. She deployed to Afghanistan back in 2012 and suffers from ongoing PTSD and general anxiety as a result of that deployment. Outside of the military, Mandy is also a survivor of a suicide attempt when she was a teenager. Now, she is actively involved in the Shenango community and loves advocating for mental health issues. She’s faced a lot in her life, but she’s also overcome a lot. She’s really taken hold of her health and has lost nearly 40 pounds over the last year… all the while working a full time job and raising her three-year old daughter, Noelle. On today’s episode, she’ll some more of her story and give us some tips and tricks to setting your goals up for success.
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42 min - 37. CREATE a VISION to IMPROVE your MENTAL and PHYSICAL HEALTH in 2022
The power of visualization can help us get to the next level. Each year I always create a vision board for myself, but this year I hope we can do it together as a community. When we see the life we want in our minds and what we hope for it helps us get to where we want to go. This year, as I think about manifestation, I am hoping to improve my mental health and physical health in ways I have never been able to do before.
If we do it together as friends, we can give each other more accountability and have fun at the same time. I'm so grateful for the recent calendar photoshoot experience. It was a healing experience for all. 2022 will be the best year ever and different for me in terms of my health and the things I want to do to improve my mental state. Making a visual representation of our goals can help us have the physical and mental health we dream of. Mental practices like visualization can increase motivation, confidence, and even motor performance. It's important to remember to visualize your goals when you're working towards improving your mental and physical health. In one study, researchers found that in athletes, visualization was almost as effective as physical practice.
I'm hoping to get more comfortable with my body this coming year. Putting pictures of other women that inspire me on my vision board or myself at my best version is empowering. Using words like "confidence" on my board will help me visualize a greater future for myself as well. Take a moment to reflect on two things that matter the most to you. For me, it's my physical and mental health. Bring those two things that matter the most to you at the forefront of your mind. Focus on the words or quotes you find the most powerful, for me they are, "stress less" and "don't worry, be happy".
When you map out your goals with the goal getter guidebook select two main areas of your life that are the most important to you. This will help you create that vision for yourself in 2022. It can be a powerful way to start your vision board. If you are local, we hope you will join us for our 2022 vision board and holiday party. We will have gifts and other fun stuff going on. So stay tuned for more information. I hope you enjoy today's episode.
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19 min - 36. When you STRESS LESS it can IMPROVE your HEALTH with Aliz David
Today, I had a podcast guest named Aliz David who is a health coach and a Chronic Illness Warrior. We talked about how stress and managing it helps us improve our health. Aliz David is an IBD warrior, health coach, and mom. She is very familiar with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohns disease along with other chronic illnesses. Her health journey while living with chronic illness is very inspiring. So many times we can attribute stress to our gut health. This episode is very interesting if you want to learn more about STRESS can impact our health!
As women it is not uncommon for us to feel overwhelmed and stressed out. We are all used to making sure we take care of everyone else that sometimes we forget to check in with ourselves. This can lead to stress and our health can start to suffer mentally from the self neglect. We never do this intentionally and it is okay to recognize we you are more stressed out than you know you should be. When we find ways to practice stress management in a successful way that works for us we can see our health improve over all and our habits get much better.
Remember to prioritize your health and relationship with yourself. When you are over stressed you are oftentimes being to hard on yourself. Remember to practice self love however you can and be kind to your mind. Do not be afraid to explore taking care of yourself and that relationship because it is the most important one you will ever have. Discovering what works for us and helps us manage stress makes a big difference.JOIN OUR TEXT LIST AND RECIEVE A FREE STRESS LESS GUIDEBOOK FOR 2022
Are you ready to find what works for you to reduce your stress, overcome your anxiety & practice more self love as you manage all the things you do? I see you all I know you ladies are hard working, give your all to the ones you love & sometimes you wish you could prioritize figuring out what helps you live your best life!
That’s where this guidebook comes in. I’ve been in the same place & I feel it now as I grow this organization, raise my five month old as a single mom & battle my own health issues. Life is worthwhile but it can be so much to juggle. Based on my own feelings and our conversations in this community I knew it was time to do something about this….Sign up for the mental health messages text list & get this guidebook free cause you all deserve it and you are gonna love it. It is a 90 day journey to rediscovering what really does work for you in a simple and time effective way. Thanks to all the sign ups so far when we reach our text list goal these books will for sure be sent promise to deliver more information about the guidebook in the coming days cause it is written and I’m sooo excited for it!TEXT THE WORD WARRIOR TO 866-502-0703 TO JOIN AND SCREENSHOT IT TO US TO GET YOUR FREE GUIDEBOOK!Connect with us on instagram: @thewarriorinher @damnsheisstrong @reganneobrien
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44 min - 35. How to get your HEALTH Back on Track in 2022 when you Suffer from PTSD and PAST TRAUMAOn today's episode, I talk about how we can evaluate our health currently if we have been dealing with PTSD and Past Trauma. It can be a challenge to get our health back on track in the midst of healing from the suffering of our past trauma and PTSD. We are so used to being in survival mode that we may forget what it looks like to fully take care of our selves and restore our own health. For some of us, we may only know our trauma and may feel really defeated when it comes to managing our own health that we do not even know how to start.What I am doing to get my health back on track is evaluating my health overall in terms of my mind, body, and soul. I have asked myself these questions:HOW HAS MY MIND BEEN CARRYING THE TRAUMA?HOW HAVE I BEEN TREATING MY BODY AS A RESULT OF PTSD?HOW HAS MY SOUL SUFFERED BECAUSE OF THE TRAUMA?When we are able to evaluate ourselves and our health currently we can see what thoughts and beliefs need to be healed and worked through. In 2022, I plan to check in on myself daily with these three questions as I begin this new journey and level up so I can be my healthiest version.YOU GUYS! This is the mental health pick me up we all need once in awhile when things are crazy & hectic…. I wanted to send you reminders twice a week to take care of YOU & YOUR MENTAL HEALTH! I’m so excited to announce that in January we will be starting a twice per week mental health messages text list 🙂 when you sign up you will receive a FREE STRESS LESS GUIDEBOOK TO START OUT 2022!Text the word WARRIOR to +1 (866) 502-0703 or hit the QR code to get on this list!It will be just the thing you need to help with your mental health this coming year! 💕💗🧠☺️😊⭐️🥰 the text list will start up in January but if you sign up early I can send out the guidebooks before January starts!Connect with us on instagram: @thewarriorinher @damnsheisstrong @reganneobrienJoin our facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/384369152932473/Join our email list to have the most current information on all things the podcast, the nonprofit, and resources/content to support you on your journey: https://reganneobrien.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bf8417c2f23943d24a7f33cc8&id=7910e5460f16 min
- 34. Learn More About Life with ULCERATIVE COLITIS and CROHNS DISEASE because it is IBD AWARENESS WEEK with Amber Tresca
IBD AWARENESS WEEK is this week and as some of you may know I am an IBD Warrior myself. I live with a j-pouch now and have ulcerative colitis. I previously had an ostomy bag and on today's episode I have a conversation with the host of the About IBD podcast her name is Amber Tresca and she has a similar story to mine a lot of ways. She does a lot to inform others about IBD and what it is like to live with it.
Amber is an IBD patient (diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1989) who has been writing and editing patient-facing content for the IBD community since 2000 both for major online outlets and on her own site, AboutIBD.com. After 10 years of active disease, medical therapy failed and she underwent the 2 step j-pouch surgery (removal of the large intestine and creation of an internal pouch from the last part of the small intestine). In 2017, she began the About IBD Podcast to educate people living with IBD about their disease and to bring awareness to the patient journey. She founded IBDMoms with Brooke Abbott of The Crazy Creole Mommy Chronicles to support moms who are touched by an IBD. She currently works as a speaker, facilitator, and advocate for people with IBD as well as a freelance writer and editor for medical web sites and publications.
About IBD Blog: http://aboutibd.com/
About IBD Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/about-ibd/id1228402052About IBD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aboutibd/About IBD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/about_ibd/About IBD Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutIBDIBDMoms Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IBDMoms/More information from Mayo Clinic:
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your digestive tract.Types of IBD include:Ulcerative colitis. This condition involves inflammation and sores (ulcers) along the superficial lining of your large intestine (colon) and rectum.Crohn's disease. This type of IBD is characterized by inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which often can involve the deeper layers of the digestive tract.Both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease usually are characterized by diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, fatigue and weight loss.IBD can be debilitating and sometimes leads to life-threatening complications.Thank you so much for listening to today's episode to learn more about IBD.
YOU GUYS! This is the mental health pick me up we all need once in awhile when things are crazy & hectic…. I wanted to send you reminders twice a week to take care of YOU & YOUR MENTAL HEALTH! I’m so excited to announce that in January we will be starting a twice per week mental health messages text list 🙂 when you sign up you will receive a FREE STRESS LESS GUIDEBOOK TO START OUT 2022!
Text the word WARRIOR to +1 (866) 502-0703 or hit the QR code to get on this list!It will be just the thing you need to help with your mental health this coming year! 💕💗🧠☺️😊⭐️🥰 the text list will start up in January but if you sign up early I can send out the guidebooks before January starts!Connect with us on instagram: @thewarriorinher @damnsheisstrong @reganneobrien
Join our facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/384369152932473/
59 min - 33. How my CHRONIC ILLNESS Taught me to be my OWN HEALTH ADVOCATEThis coming week is IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Awareness Week and so I wanted to open up about how my Ulcerative Colitis diagnosis taught me to be my own health advocate and I hope it helps remind you to advocate for your health too….
I go into details about my experience with Ulcerative Colitis on today’s podcast episode and during a few upcoming episodes. This week is IBD awareness week and I wanted to create content for you surrounding my chronic illness so I could tell you more about myself and hopefully provide some insight on some of the things I learned from the past 7 years with all my health battles. When I look back on my experience I realize how being your own health advocate needs to be more normalized. So many of us are told to trust our doctors blindly, but it is good to always advocate for your own health because you are the only one living in your body. I feel like if I would have known more about this earlier my health problems could have been way less severe….
5 IMPORTANT THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT BEING MY OWN HEALTH ADVOCATE FOR MY CHRONIC ILLNESS:1. If something seems serious ADDRESS IT EARLY ON…. (You don’t want to let it go make sure you get checked if you suspect something is wrong with your health. Early detection can be prevention for more serious illnesses…)2. Don’t be afraid to go to as many doctors as it takes! You want to make sure you get multiple opinions when dealing with a serious health issue….3. MAKE THE CHOICES YOU FEEL ARE RIGHT FOR YOU AND YOUR HEALTH* do not let friends, family or even healthcare professionals tell you they know your body better especially if in your heart you know something is wrong.4. Check in with yourself emotionally & mentally when you are fighting physical health issues… Chronic health problems can take a tool on our mental health so make sure you are taking care of that aspect of your wellness too!5. Find support from people with the same or similar health issues because someone in a similar situation can relate to you more so you feel less isolated!The tips I outlined are things I learned along the way from my battle with Ulcerative Colitis and other chronic illnesses. I hope they are helpful as you navigate your own health journey and implement different things that work for you.Do not be afraid to speak up or do whatever it takes. Always advocate for yourself to others because no one else is living in your body except for you! What is not always seen on the outside can be felt internally so do whatever you can to find the right medical professionals and support systems to help you along your health journey that is uniquely yours alone.YOU GUYS! This is the mental health pick me up we all need once in awhile when things are crazy & hectic…. I wanted to send you reminders twice a week to take care of YOU & YOUR MENTAL HEALTH! I’m so excited to announce that in January we will be starting a twice per week mental health messages text list 🙂 when you sign up you will receive a FREE STRESS LESS GUIDEBOOK TO START OUT 2022!
Text the word WARRIOR to +1 (866) 502-0703 or hit the QR code to get on this list!It will be just the thing you need to help with your mental health this coming year! 💕💗🧠☺️😊⭐️🥰 the text list will start up in January but if you sign up early I can send out the guidebooks before January starts!Connect with us on instagram: @thewarriorinher @damnsheisstrong @reganneobrien
Join our facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/384369152932473/
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About Believe in Her Podcast
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Believe in Her is the podcast where women’s health stories are finally believed. Hosted by Reganne O’Brien—author of She Wasn’t Lying, TEDx speaker, public health advocate, and founder of the…
nonprofit The Warrior in Her—each episode features powerful patient stories, expert interviews, and real conversations about chronic illness, medical gaslighting, and mental health. If you’ve ever felt dismissed, this show gives you the tools, truth, and voice to advocate for better care.