Brain Wellness - the Podcast

Born Alex William Smith into a showbiz family whilst traveling with Gandey’s Circus in England, he made his stage debut at age 3 as “Flap”, Britain’s youngest paid circus clown but is now better known as Jonathan Royle the Celebrity Hypnotherapist, Master NLP Hypnosis trainer and presenter of the Mind Control Expose Documentary, Extreme danger Extreme hypnosis

Along the way he become a multiple Award-Winning Magician, Psychic Belly Button Reading Consultant to the Stars & much more

Under his Stage name of Jonathan Royle, he is the author of over 30 books including his most recent one entitled Shitnosis which is arguably the Ultimate Self-Help Book helping readers to “Get Over the Shit in their Life” and to “Get their Shit together”

He was bullied as a child leading to a suicide attempt due to being “The odd one out” having been born in the Circus.

This ultimately led to severe depression along with alcohol, cigarettes, sex and cocaine dependency for a short while which he finally overcame using Positive Mind Power Alone and is now on a quest to help others change their lives for the better.

Find Jonathan at: http://www.magicalguru.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.royle

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roylehypnotist/

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Sean Young is a US Army Veteran of 12 and a half years. After medically retiring, Sean was incarcerated and entered into a therapeutic court program in Alaska that helped him achieve sobriety. Upon graduating, Sean began to give back to his recovery community by starting a processing group for veterans who are in or are alumni of the therapeutic courts in Alaska. He became peer support certified in the state of Alaska. Sean currently lives in West Virginia where he continues to give back to his recovery community. Sean is also a podcaster and is the host of Sitting with Sean, where he interviews people who are in recovery for mental health and addiction.

Find Sean at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083274732161

TikTok: @the_beard_of_maryland

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Megan Johnson is a Speech-Language Pathologist in the acute care setting and has been practicing for 4 years. Her journey to speech began in undergrad when she googled “what jobs help people everyday?”.  She then shadowed a family friend at a small school for children with disabilities and fell in love with speech pathology. The love for learning about the brain led to her undergrad in psychology, then grew in grad school. She quickly learned adults and the medical field were her passion and that eventually led to where she is now. She enjoys the acute care setting because she gets to see people right away and help with the first steps on their new life journey after brain injury. Being in this setting also challenges her to constantly grow and evolve her knowledge, to be flexible and to be confident.

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After a lifetime of unresolved trauma, Maeve Southgate found herself, at 50, lost, steeped in fear, and hopeless. She dragged herself out of bed and challenged herself to do 50 brave things before she turned 51. This challenge completely transformed her life. She has since done intense work to heal her trauma and CPTSD and is now a certified bereavement and transition coach helping women over 50 find their way. Maeve is also a writer and her first book of essays launches summer of 2023. 

Find Maeve at: https://maevesouthgatecoaching.com/coming-soon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brokentobravepodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maevesouthgatecoaching/

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Alka Chopra is a Registered Dietitian, a Certified Diabetes Educator and a self-care advocate. Alka’s career has spanned from education, research, corporate, management and clinical. For the past 10 years she has been in the clinical space focusing on individuals living with chronic disease. All through her career and in personal life Alka noticed the “selfcare” piece missing in people’s lives leading to frustration, self doubt, discontent & low self-esteem. To begin, with Alka has gone through this cycle in her own life. Now in her dietetic practice and personal life she teaches people how to change their mindset & misconceptions of self-care by incorporating self-care with tiny habits one week at a time. Alka’s self-care system is an inclusive approach that takes into consideration the pillars of wellness i.e physical, social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, environmental & financial and occupational.

Find Alka at: https://www.alkachopra.ca/

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After surviving pulmonary embolism and anoxic brain injury at 32, Paige channeled her innate resilience into recovery, finding whole person focused therapies centered around bringing all systems into balance in a way that would fill in the pieces and complement allopathic medicine. This brought in Paige’s entrepreneurial vision of connecting other under-supported brain injury survivors with integrative, holistic, functional and bio-regulatory resources and practitioners, providing options to choose in alignment with their highest potentials. Additionally speaking and writing about her recovery path have been a focus.

Find Paige at: https://hihello.me/p/3c08cffe-8a06-4076-8fb8-330b96f4bdd7

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Internationally bestselling author Michelle Masters has been a Personal Development Trainer and Coach since 1995.

Michelle’s work is an innovative blend of Neuro-Science based change techniques, Family Constellation work, and quantum healing modalities, combined with profound understanding of what creates transformation and lasting change for people.

She has been nicknamed 'The Coaches' Coach' because so many of the top coaches and speakers in the world have trained and worked with her.

Michelle speaks, teaches, and works with clients all over the world.

Find Michelle at: https://michellemastersnlp.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellemastersnlp

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellemasters.nlp/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michellemastersnlp

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Laurel Brennan is the founder of RootCauseology where she helps women optimize their brain health and reduce dementia risk by creating therapeutic partnerships and addressing root causes.

She is a registered and licensed occupational therapist, a registered yoga teacher, a functional medicine practitioner, a certified health coach, and a ReCode 2.0 coach and practitioner with Apollo Health.

In all areas of her work, her focus is to create an environment with a “Just-Right Challenge” for clients to move at a pace that is just right for them. She has a love for people, a passion for lifelong learning, and feels honored to walk hand in hand with others on their health and wellness journey.

She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2006 and chose to address root causes rather than opt for pharmaceutical intervention. Her mother died from dementia in 2019 following years of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and she has a particular interest in the connection between autoimmune disease and dementia. The learning, healing, and love shown by practitioners, family and friends on her personal path motivate her to be that beacon of light for others going through similar challenges.

She loves spending time hiking, walking and talking with girlfriends, doing community gardening, composting, and looking for little daily joys. She lives in Maryland with her husband, three children, father, and canine buddy, Rocco.

Find Laurel at: https://www.rootcauseology.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rootcauseology

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rootcauseology/

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Letitia Council is an Eastern Shore Native who resides in Portsmouth, Virginia. Letitia is an 4x’s Amazon Best Seller’s Author and is the Author of “Hope for Grieving Mother’s”, 12-Day Devotional Journal. She is also the Founder and President of The Nasia Foundation (Traumatic Brain Injury). She has been nominated for Nonprofit Leader with Sister’s Leaders Conference, been awarded Nonprofit Executive Leader 2021 by

Letitia loves to share her story about how Traumatic Brain Injury caused her to lack “Hope” and how TBI and God helped her rise from the ashes of her trauma. Letitia is also the founder of the Women on the Move Conference. Uplifting women on many journeys, inspiring them to keep the faith, stay the course and encouraging them that Hope isn’t lost. Letitia cared for her daughter, who sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019 up until God called her home. Her mission to assist TBI Caregivers is her passion, her purpose and a part of her healing.

Find Letitia at www.letitiacouncil.com

or www.thenasiafoundation.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nasiafoundation

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nasiafoundation/

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Jennifer is an animal communicator, author, speaker, and coach who found non-traditional methods that help her to live with depression. 

As an animal communicator, Jennifer talks to animals, arachnids, and sometimes even people. When she isn’t filling the shoes of Dr. Doolittle, she can be found enjoying creative hobbies like sewing, knitting, and jewelry making. 

If you are curious about what your animal friend might be thinking or saying to the next-door neighbor’s cat, she can help with that.

Find Jennifer at:

Website: https://jenniferetzwiler.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennetz.ac

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