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Your brain and nervous system love a good routine and count on it for stability … so, you know, you have to actually participate in the routine, but remember,  it needs to be flexible enough to allow for life. 

… because the ultimate goal of a routine is to make life a little easier, decrease stress and leave more time and energy for enjoying the other pieces of living. 

When we actually do participate in our routines to care for ourselves we are assisting our body in working the magic it already does by lowering stress and increasing parasympathetic activity which is that rest/digest/learn and repair system. 

When we’re in a high sympathetic/stress state our body can’t repair… the repair/recovery part can’t start until the stress has stopped. 

So routine… and keeping that routine with consistency helps us not only have a better chance of avoiding some sickness, but will also help aid in recovery… just a reminder to myself and anyone else who needs that today.. 

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My mission here is to change the way we understand and approach mental health. 

I truly believe that understanding how we work, that there is a biological reason for the way we fee, allows us to better participate in our state of being and lead to a more fulfilling and joy filled life. 

When we are overwhelmed with stress and stuck in a cycle of anxiety and coping we simply can't get there. 

So, we learn to manage stress and anxiety so we can choose how we want to respond instead of reacting out of autopilot. 

Ultimately I want to help you wake up in the morning knowing you have the tools to get through the stress in your day so you can  get out of survival mode and start living your best life. 

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Today we’re talking about the important role your emotions play in your health. We used to think that genes were responsible for mental health “issues” but we see now that is not the case. 

We are not simply biological beings, we are not just made of flesh, we are not just biochemical, or psychological either. We are humans who are made of our flesh, our experiences, our environment both inside and outside of us. 

We are made of the culture and society we are part of… we are made to adapt and so we do. We adapt and shape ourselves around the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual environment around us. 

If we don’t know how to identify and process our emotions we do not know how to self-regulate and because most of our mental health diagnosis are actually made up of state regulation issues… this is IMPORTANT! 

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In this episode I get into the seasons of life. 

Along with the calendar seasons, I also want to talk about the other “seasons” we have. 

These life seasons don’t follow the same time periods and overall predictability each year, but they are marked by the energy, capacity, responsibility, and resources you have in that particular time… along with the intention you have set for yourself and your resources, both internal and external. 

There are very real limitations on your energy and attention and depending on what you have going on and what your priorities are. 

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Today I wanted to talk about how the messages we receive about how we're never enough, never safe enough, never thin enough, pretty enough, smart enough, successful enough, popular enough, rich enough.

Never having enough, never certain enough, never secure enough, never loved enough, don’t have enough, I’m not enough…. can't help but lead us into survival mode.

It's no wonder the rates of stress related illnesses continue to rise.

We hear a lot about scarcity mindset these days, but what is it and how does it affect us?

Where does it show up in our thought patterns?

How do we begin to shift away from this mindset into something more useful?

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Today we're talking about learned helplessness, that feeling of powerlessness you get when you feel like you're being forced into a situation you might not want... and the power you have to choose to practice your autonomy.

 In between the feeling of powerlessness and the realization of choice there might be anger and resentment covering up the root feeling of vulnerability, insecurity, fear, hurt, grief... etc.

Sometimes those secondary defense emotions are more easily accessible and less uncomfortable but they're not helping us get passed the distress of feeling what is underneath it all.

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listen here, you get to decide what is a big deal to you, no one else gets to do that for you... and becoming more of who you want to be, expressing yourself in a way that allows you to stand a little bolder in the world is a big deal. 

It all starts with the small steps and so many times we can’t get to the big things without the small steps that build us up to get there. 

It’s about those brief moments … seemingly insignificant and if we’re not paying attention we'll miss it. 

These are the moments where we choose something different, the moments where we press pause and breathe before responding. The moments that we notice we’re not bothered by that thing like we used to be. 

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Today we're exploring the discomfort we feel in social situations and how we linger a little too long with the discomfort of an awkward encounter after the fact.

Social acceptance is important to us on a biological level, even for those of us who like to spend time alone and maybe don't love being around people all that much.

From an evolutionary perspective we were more likely to survive in a group rather than alone and that survival coding still exists within us.

But what about that track that won't stop playing in your head after an awkward social situation that says "you're such an idiot, they think you're stupid"

How do we stop obsessing?

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Today's episode is about the power of language to shape our perspective on the world around us and how we choose to navigate within that.

Language shapes our ideas of ourselves and how the world works. Each language with it's own cultural context and nuance creates a cognitive structure and representation of reality according to that language.

Language can be expansive or restrictive, the words we choose  matter. Words are assigned a meaning and then we shape around those meanings. The words we choose shape us, literally.

There is a cascade of physiological effects throughout the brain and body sending information about what is needed according to the language used both to ourselves in our head and aloud.

Get in there and give it a listen for more on how you can use the power of language. 


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Today's episode is all about suicide awareness as we enter September, which is National Suicide Awareness Month here in the States and World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th, 2022.

This topic is one that we like to brush under the rug ... because it's painful, because it's uncomfortable, and because we do that with most mental health subjects.

I'm here to talk about it because it's necessary, because millions of people are affected by suicide daily.

It's uncomfortable and it is painful, especially for those of us who have had thoughts of suicide and/or lost a loved one  to suicide.

It's ok that it's uncomfortable, we're going to do it anyway.

I'll leave the rest for you to listen to. 


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