Between Breath and Air

Join Dana Smith and sleep and stress management coach Rebecca Vigelius as they dive deep into the struggles women face with sleep in midlife.

Rebecca shares her journey to becoming a coach and offers practical tips, urging listeners to reframe their beliefs about sleep and self-care. Discover the power of aligning with your body's natural rhythms and implementing a pre-sleep ritual for better sleep quality and overall well-being.

Tune in for actionable insights and transformative strategies to reclaim your sleep and vitality.

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Meet Dana Smith, a massage therapist and life coach with over 11 years of experience working with people on a healing and transformation path. In this episode she explores the deep connection between physical pain and emotional well-being.

Dana shares her professional evolution from massage therapy to broader healing and transformative practices, driven by her patients' struggles with chronic pain and identity shifts. She discusses body neutrality and how detaching from the story of pain aids in managing it. Dana also reflects on her personal chronic pain experiences, emphasizing the importance of a compassionate relationship with one’s body.

In both of her practices, Dana strives to create a safe space for her clients to explore their physical and emotional sensations without judgment. She advocates for gentle facilitation as a way to aviod stalling the growth process by overwhelming the nervous system.