By Elizabeth McGann
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In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas for the third installment in a series on Menopause, exploring how we can breathe new life into this stigmatized and underserved time in a woman's life—where historically women have been neglected in terms of medical, emotional and societal support.
A self-described “menopause revolutionist,” Dr. Arianna is the author of The Menopause Myth, one of the most exciting and original books that have been published recently on this topic. And like Dr. Arianna, it’s both heartfelt and unflinchingly honest.
And that’s why you’re going to love this podcast. Dr. Arianna shares refreshing views on a host of menopause-related issues including: profound misconceptions about the female clitoris; how the medical system in the US has mostly failed menopausal women; the real likelihood of women “missing” the early signs of the perimenopause to menopause transition, the benefits and misconceptions surrounding Hormone Replacement Therapy; and so much more.
This podcast is definitely a juicy one. So check it out!
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SHOW NOTES
[ 00:00 ] Intro: Dr. Arianna, a self-described “menopause revolutionist”
[ 01:55 ] Most of what we think about menopause is a myth
[ 02:45 ] The Sweetness of Venus: A History of the Clitoris
[ 05:45 ] Dr. Arianna’s traditional medical training
[ 07:00 ] How menopausal women are poorly served by the medical system in U.S.
[ 10:55 ] Dr. Arianna “missed” her own menopause; motivation for writing her book
[ 12:00 ] Symptoms of menopause, including homicidal ideation, wanting to kill her husband
[ 16:00 ] Maiden > Mother > “Crone” trajectory for women in American society
[ 20:00 ] Hormone Replacement Therapy
[ 24:30 ] Is it “quacky” for doctors to prescribe hormones today?
[ 29:15 ] “What’s the gut got to do with it” Nutrition & Menopause
[ 31:30 ] “Stay juicy” — “Get your juicy back”
[ 32:30 ] Vaginal Rejuvenation
[ 36:00 ] Full disclosure: “I am teaching what I need to learn”
[ 38:00 ] Not really Christian; finding her spiritual way
[ 40:00 ] Eckhart Tolle; a holographic universe; a doctor who walks in the metaphysical world
[ 44:00 ] Dr. Arianna’s medical practice, Tula Wellness
[ 48:00 ] FWD-Looking plans, including a podcast called “Stay Juicy”
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Learn more about Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas, her Tula Wellness medical practice and her podcast here:
Website: https://drarianna.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drarianna/
“Stay Juicy” Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stay-juicy-podcast/id1762865086
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we welcome Dr. Robert Todd Hurst back onto the show—for call it Round 2— to discuss everything that has happened in the world of GLP-1 weight loss medications in the 18 months since we last spoke with him.
Unless you have been living under a very large rock somewhere, no doubt you have heard the news from all media and social media sources about the explosive rise of so-called "miracle" semaglutide drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Tirzepatide both in the U.S. and worldwide.
And beyond the celebrities touting it, you most likely have at least one friend or acquaintance who has dropped 30+ pounds in the last six months (and almost looks like a different person) who very likely is a GLP-1 patient.
Basically, this stuff is everywhere, and we can’t stop talking about it!
This podcast covers just about everything you would want to know or ask about these medications, like: do they live up to the hype? What is the risk of regaining the weight you may lose while taking them? Are the dosages recommended by their pharmaceutical manufacturers too high? How big of a concern is muscle loss? We even talk about the issue of so-called “Ozempic face” and what Hurst separately identifies as his single greatest fear about these drugs.
All of these questions taken into consideration, Hurst powerfully observes how GLP-1 medications are undoubtedly among the most fascinating and impactful molecules in healthcare today with effective treatment applications that reach beyond diabetes and obesity to heart disease, kidney disease and possibly even Parkinson’s.
Check it out!
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SHOW NOTES
[ 00:40 ] Intro
[ 03:20 ] No longer just a weight loss medication; applications to diabetes, obesity, heart and kidney diseases and possibly Parkinson’s
[ 06:15 ] Minimum effective dose
[ 07:00 ] Many GLP-1 patients who go off the medication end up regaining most of the weight
[ 09:20 ] Not a weight loss doctor; a better health and longer life practice with weight loss as a consequence
[ 11:20 ] Importance of getting patients OFF these medications
[ 13:40 ] “Muscle is youth” – The real issue of muscle loss and how Hurst deals with it with his GLP-1 patients
[ 15:00 ] Metabolically optimized diets
[ 18:20 ] Conflicts of interest in healthcare: doctors, patients, insurance and pharmaceutical companies
[ 21:20 ] Pharmaceutical compounding of GLP-1s?
[ 23:00 ] Microdosing
[ 24:15 ] Most of Hurst’s GLP1 patients take ⅕ of the pharmaceutically recommended dose
[ 29:40 ] Is there a minimum obesity threshold?
[ 35:20 ] 93 percent of Americans are insulin resistant
[ 38:00 ] Ozempic face
[ 40:15 ] Appropriate for teenagers?
[ 42:00 ] Hurst’s greatest fear about GLP1-s
[ 48:20 ] Yerba Mate and Berberine
[ 54:00 ] “Most of the diseases killing us are preventable”
[ 56:15 ] HealthspanMD’s patients who "don’t want to leave healthy years on the table"
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Learn more about Dr. Robert Todd Hurst:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthspanmd/
Website: https://www.healthspanmd.com/
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by the lovely Sima Shamash, a highly sought-after psychic and spirit medium who actively channels "angelic and galactic councils" in her work. (You'll learn more about it on the podcast!)
Elizabeth had a profound reading with Sima just recently and enjoyed the experience so much that she immediately knew she wanted to invite her onto the podcast.
The show offers the rare opportunity to riff with a bright new talent on the metaphysical scene over a range of topics (see SHOW NOTES below) highly pertinent to these spiritually chaotic times.
SHOW NOTES
Introduction: Abilities as a spirit medium started when she was 23 and working as a dental hygienist [ 00:00 ]
Words of a mentor: “You are a medium, you have a gift.” [ 03:05 ]
How does mediumship work? [ 05:35 ]
Bringers of the Dawn by Barbara Marciniak [ 7:30 ]
How to think about “galactic counsels,” timelines, etc. [ 08:55 ]
Hostile responses to non-Christian discussions of spirituality on social media [ 11:50 ]
Religions added non-truth to truth by adding fear to it [ 13:05 ]
“God-fearing” exegesis – What happens beyond the veil of fear? [ 14:35 ]
Sima’s Persian Jewish heritage [ 15:50 ]
Jesus as a “galactic” energy healer, with practices similar to Reiki [ 17:20 ]
Sima went through a long illness starting at age 26 [ 19:50 ]
Since early 2020 and the onset of Covid, the Earth has been going through a “fever season” – where everything not working is going to suffer [ 24:35 ]
Mantra: “I am a sovereign being.” [ 27:35 ]
Awakening to a New Earth [ 30:05 ]
A massive, but positive shift coming in 2025 [ 33:35 ]
Bringers of the Dawn (again) – upgrading DNA [ 37:35 ]
Experience of a “ridiculous vertigo” [ 41:05 ]
Chakras as energy centers that go in circles [ 42:35 ]
Controversial concept that 70% of our DNA is junk [ 43:35 ]
“God, expand me. I’m ready.” [ 47:35 ]
Plans to do group work over the next 18 months [ 50:35 ]
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Learn more about Sima Shamash here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simashamash/?hl=en
Today’s podcast is the second in a series we are doing on the subject of menopause, with the purpose of bringing fresh perspectives to this poorly understood, sacred transition in a woman’s life.
To help us understand things, I am delighted to bring you one of the most eloquent voices on the topic: Cheryl Bridges Johns, author of Seven Transforming Gifts of Menopause: An Unexpected Spiritual Journey.
Her book is a must read and this podcast is a must listen for anyone looking to embrace and find the gifts of this 20-year journey from perimenopause to post-menopause in the female experience.
Cheryl effortlessly draws from her decades of knowledge as a spiritual woman, writer and progressively theological thinker, challenging the societal problem of women looking to forever hold onto some outdated younger version of themselves. Indeed, as Cheryl points out, it’s necessary for women to dig much deeper than that to find and claim their wise-woman and powerful, so-called “dragon self” as they enter middle age.
It was truly an honor to speak with such an original thinker as Cheryl on this show.
SHOW NOTES
Intro: The Lonely Planet Guide Book to Menopause
Opportunity to mature, not just merely age beyond an updated version of a 25-year-old self [ 03:06 ]
An opportunity and a crisis with inherent dangers [ 05:00 ]
For Cheryl: on an intensity scale of 1 to 10, it was an 8! [ 06:05 ]
Her personal experience began in her late 50s [ 07:10 ]
Christiane Northrup: The Wisdom of Menopause [ 08:35 ]
Recovery of the authentic self [ 09:35 ]
Harriet Lerner and The Dance of Anger [ 10:00 ]
Getting back in touch with the “I” that got sublimated into the “we” [ 11:10 ]
Letting go of traditional spiritual containers and the concept of the “good girl” [ 13:35 ]
Beth Moore’s decision to leave the Southern Baptist Church [ 14:20 ]
Why was menopause an “unexpected” spiritual journey? [ 14:50 ]
Problem of “medicalizing” menopause as a purely physiological condition [ 15:10 ]
Difficulty of living in liminality, “the betwixt and between” and a feeling of homelessness [ 17:00 ]
“The breakdown before the breakthrough” [ 18:50 ]
Returning to one’s “Dragon’s Self” [ 19:25 ]
Overcoming avoidance issues and other coping mechanisms [ 22:05 ]
Recent experience of online harassment [ 23:05 ]
“Lean into the story and see where it carries you” [ 24:50 ]
“Dropping the Weight” and Menopause [ 26:05 ]
Practices of foot binding and genital mutilation [ 28:05 ]
Don Lemon’s infamous comments about Nikki Haley being “past her prime” at age 52 [ 28:45 ]
A rabbit hole of medieval witch trials and even the so-called Enlightenment [ 29:35 ]
“The death of the woman in the woman” and “a galloping catastrophe” [ 30:00 ]
Old science rationale: Maybe ovaries are the problem! [ 32:05 ]
Meaning of Cheryl’s Twitter/X handle: “Groaning with Creation” [ 33:45 ]
Election 2024: Are we spiritually and politically doomed? [ 35:50 ]
Colleagues in Europe don’t understand the phenomenon of Trump [ 37:05 ]
Looking for cottages in Sweden [ 38:15 ]
Democracy can be scary [ 41:45 ]
Menopause as a Kairos moment [ 42:40 ]
Latest book: Re-enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible as Sacred, Dangerous and Mysterious [ 45:30 ]
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Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com
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Learn more about Cheryl Bridges Johns here:
Full Bio: https://united.edu/cheryl-bridges-johns/
Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Cheryl+Bridges+Johns&i=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_1
Twitter/X: https://x.com/cb_johns?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we speak with Master Healer and Level 3 QHHT Practitioner Jeroen de Wit. For those of you not yet familiar: QHHT stands for Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique and is a mode of healing that has gained significant traction in the healing community of late.
The legendary influence of QHHT’s founder Dolores Cannon is strongly felt throughout the discussion. It was through Jeroen’s discovery and 1-on-1 work with Cannon (who died in 2014) that he found his voice and calling as a healer who has gone on to work with over 2500 hundred clients.
Beginning with a basic tour of the contours of what QHHT is; to a consideration of such 5D concepts as The Akashic Records; to Tucker Carlson’s recent talk about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena with Joe Rogan; to the inspired book Jeroen is now writing based on his experiences; this podcast covers a breathtaking amount of ground (and pulls no metaphysical punches) as we depart from what Jeroen and Elizabeth refer to as “consensus reality” throughout.
Please enjoy!
SHOW NOTES
Intro [ 00:00 ]
What is QHHT, and why “quantum”? [ 02:10 ]
Past life regression is part of the technique [ 04:50 ]
Past, parallel and future lives [ 07:00 ]
“The higher self” as “the part of us that knows we are part of God” [ 08:00 ]
Dolores Cannon said to be in touch with the spirit of Nostradamus and “ascended masters” [ 09:20 ]
What Dolores was like in person and what it was like to work with her [ 10:00 ]
Dolores Cannon viewed QHHT as a healing modality that could even cure cancer [ 11:15 ]
What Jeroen has learned from working with 2500 clients so far in his work [ 15:30 ]
Departing from “consensus reality” — being gay and gender queer [ 16:40 ]
Significant anecdote of the breast cancer client [ 18:00 ]
The concept of 5D and A New Earth [ 21:30 ]
Souls expressing through a physical body, waves of people waking up to a new reality [ 24:40 ]
“That’s where we’re going” — “to learn through love and joy” [ 26:15 ]
Theta consciousness and somnambulism, what Dolores Cannon meant [ 27:55 ]
Inner child healing [ 30:25 ]
A stand out case study: releasing self-rejection, trauma, and dropping 14 pounds of physical weight [ 33:20 ]
The healing space of Sat Nam Rasayan and Guru Dev Singh [ 35:20 ]
The Akashic Records and QHHT: a living tapestry where every thread is a human life [ 36:55 ]
Dying as a rather pleasant, freeing experience [ 38:00 ]
Tucker Carlson and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena [ 38:45 ]
The first detonations of atomic bombs dangerously rippled through the dimensional cosmos [ 39:30 ]
Dolores Cannon: Three Waves of Volunteers and The New Earth [ 40:15 ]
Conjecture of how Native Americans could not see/conceptualize the colonizer ships [ 42:00 ]
UAPs are not by definition evil [ 44:00 ]
Jeroen is now writing a book, mapping it out while hiking [ 45:40 ]
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Learn more about Jeroen de Wit here:
Website: https://www.jeroenqhht.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeroenislove/?hl=en
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Phil Parker to discuss everything from his ground-breaking “Lightning Process;” to neuroplasticity; to philosophical life lessons from the musical genius of Miles Davis; to Phil’s own so-called “Swiss Army Knife” for disentangling the human mind.
Throughout the podcast, Phil describes how in his own hero’s journey: as a young man and aspiring musician he nearly completely severed his hand; how against the odds, he recovered from that nerve-slicing experience (despite the advice of almost all available doctors); and went on to develop his own “Lightning Process” and play music with Eric Clapton in the process.
We also learn how Phil applies the power and pitfalls of identity thinking to the issues of addiction and alcoholism to unlock the hidden wisdoms inside so-called 12 Step Programs.
With his scientific fascination with language, his deeply held beliefs about the transformative nature of the human mind, and his charming love of music, Phil’s visit to the podcast was one of the most memorable to date. It is a pleasure to share that conversation with you here.
SHOW NOTES
Introduction [ 00:00 ]
The solar eclipse as a catalyst [ 02:15 ]
About the Lightning Process - "Our bodies are not built for the 21st century.” [ 03:20 ]
Neuroplasticity—the brain’s neural pathways’ ability to change based on use—is always on. [ 04:50 ]
Our inner dialogue is often awful! [ 07:55 ]
OPERATIVE QUESTION: Is what I am doing right now life-enhancing? [ 09:00 ]
Words affect our physiology [ 13:25 ]
Phil’s Origin Story: how he (almost) severed his hand and what he learned from the experience of healing after almost losing the use of it completely. [ 15:15 ]
Focus on the small, incremental changes that show us we are headed in the right direction; change as a “digital, binary phenomenon” that is either on or off [ 21:15 ]
The most powerful person (source of change) in your life is YOU [ 23:10 ]
“I just want to be relaxed!!!” & developing the skill of being calm through practice [ 25:00 ]
Not “I am stressed out” but “I am doing stress about this now” [ 30:45 ]
Alcoholism & the 12 Steps [ 35:10 ]
“Being Sane in Insane Places” [ 37:35 ]
“I am an addict” is an identity statement. If you accept that, then you are always in recovery. [ 38:10 ]
Worries in America about combat addict veterans returning home from Vietnam [ 39:50 ]
People with addictions who stopped being addicted after leaving the context of the war zone [ 40:40 ]
The opposite of latin or trigonometry, “a Swiss army knife for the brain” [ 42:15 ]
Recent Phil Parker book of note: The Coach That’s Always There; & Upcoming Novel: The Wolf and the Rain Drop [ 44:08 ]
The case of Layla & Assorted Love Songs: when not on tour, Eric Clapton hardly plays the guitar [ 45:25 ]
Mile Davis Quote: “It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note, it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.” [ 46:40 ]
Be curious: in life too, often when you make a mistake is when it gets interesting [ 47:40 ]
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Learn more about Dr. Phil Parker:
Website: https://www.philparker.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drphilparker/
About the Lightning Process: https://lightningprocess.com/
In this episode of Drop the Weight the distinguished Jane Aubriet-Beausire joins us all the way from the UK in the first in a series of podcasts engaging the topic of menopause from a variety of thought-provoking and meaningful perspectives in 2024.
A talented executive leadership coach, world traveler and author of the ground-breaking article “Menopause as a Leadership Passage,” Jane draws upon her empowering experiences in the Maori culture of rural New Zealand and elsewhere to shed light on the experience of menopause: not as a distinct moment in time, but as a 15- to 20-year journey from perimenopause to menopause to post-menopause for most women.
The discussion touches upon how with the right diet, lifestyle and knowledgeable perspective, this important time in a woman’s life can be an aspirationally positive experience. With thoughts about the implications about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the workplace, as well as andropause—the male version of menopause—also considered along the way.
Sincere thanks to Jane for providing much needed fresh thinking on a topic that any woman approaching the age of 50 and beyond will benefit from enormously.
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SHOW NOTES
Intro [ 00:00 ]
The first in a series on the topic of menopause [ 01:40 ]
Not a distinct moment in time, menopause as leadership passage [ 02:35 ]
Some women struggle more than others: e.g. cancer patients, early menopause, sufferers of depression [ 06:35 ]
Diet and lifestyle can make a significant difference in symptoms and experience [ 08:00 ]
Revered status of older women as “wise healers” in Maori culture of rural New Zealand and Mexico [ 09:15 ]
Three significant time periods in a woman’s life: until age 30; age 30 to 50; and beyond age 50 [ 10:50 ]
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) angle, ageism in the workplace [ 13:45 ]
Concept of “weathering,” minorities disproportionately affected by COVID, compared to menopause [ 15:05 ]
Symptoms of perimenopause and menopause do not HAVE to be super challenging [ 18:15 ]
Lancet.com article: “An Empowerment Model for Managing Menopause” [ 19:15 ]
Andropause as the male equivalent of a similar experience [ 21:10 ]
A brief word about coaching [ 23:15 ]
Quotation from the titular article [ 24:30 ]
The role for leaders [ 26:30 ]
“A sense of landing” [ 27:40 ]
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Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann:
Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness
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Learn more about Jean Aubriet-Beausire here:
Jane's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-aubriet-beausire-13266/?originalSubdomain=uk
Jane’s Article: https://www.oxford-group.com/insights/menopause-leadership-passage-jane-aubriet-beausire
Jane’s Bio: https://www.oxford-group.com/our-people/jane-aubriet-beausire/
Menopause series Jane mentions in the podcast: https://www.thelancet.com/series/menopause-2024
From the rise of Artificial Intelligence, to the Age of Aquarius to the frightening pastiche of Election 2024, this episode of Drop the Weight with master leadership expert Chela Davison covers a truly epic range of topics (with just a few apocalyptic notes to keep things interesting.)
Through it all, Chela’s sensible grounding in the real meaning of leadership both--both inward and outward, rooted in integrity through even the most incredible times of change--provide context and meaning that make the whirl of the discussion a lot less unsettling.
Whatever your thoughts, predictions, hopes and probably inescapable anxieties surrounding 2024, perhaps we can all agree that it won’t be boring!
SHOW NOTES
Intro: Artificial Intelligence, the Age of Aquarius & Election Year 2024 [ 01:45 ]
An evolutionary impulse: what it truly means to have a calling [ 02:45 ]
For Chela, a creative breakthrough in writing after a burn out period [ 04:00 ]
Untangling personal and professional identities [ 04:45 ]
Elizabeth’s recent 9/11-like dream of New York City [ 05:30 ]
The Tarot card of Death is change [ 06:00 ]
Ken Wilber & an Integral Theory of Everything [ 06:35 ]
Our animal selves do not know how to process the onslaught of new technology [ 07:45 ]
“A disciple of nature” [ 08:35 ]
An insidious, predictable upward trend: capitalism and the idea of endless growth [ 10:10 ]
Humans are in a constant state of life and death cycles [ 10:45 ]
Chinese medicine and Aryuveda [ 12:20 ]
Vision-questing through Ayahuasca, the grandmother of medicines [ 15:45 ]
Neuroplasticity and psychedelics [ 17:00 ]
“I’d rather write jokes and funny shit!” [ 18:00 ]
Through the pandemic and after: an acceleration of isolation and loneliness [ 21:00 ]
Ken Wilber sees the opportunity for people to do more inner work [ 23:25 ]
Election 2024: we might be in for some deep suffering [ 23:20 ]
Chela’s substack: “A Little Bit Much” [ 27:00 ]
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Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann:
Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com
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Learn more about Chela Davison here:
Chela’s Website: https://cheladavison.com/
Chela's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheladavison/
Chela’s Substack: https://cheladavison.substack.com/
Chela's BIO:
Chela Davison is an Integral Master Coach™ who works with socially conscious entrepreneurs, creatives, and practitioners to help them align their soul’s call with their work and impact in the world. She offers coaching, programs and two different and complimentary Communities of Practice. Lead your Self, helps members to do the necessary inner work to break old patterns and create enlivening new opportunities on behalf of meeting their Calling. The Creative Cauldron is a co-working and collaboration membership for writers and artists.
In this episode of Drop the Weight, Elizabeth reconnects with the remarkable Megan Brians, a dear friend and colleague of hers from their SoHo Sanctuary days in New York City.
Now based out of Bend, Oregon, Megan is breaking new ground as an organic intelligence coach, energy worker and massage therapist developing into a new specialty called sexological bodywork training.
Throughout the discussion, Elizabeth and Megan catch up and compare notes on a wild array of topics, including the profound ways that emotional trauma manifests through the body and how it may ultimately be relieved. They also reflect on their shared experiences and contrasting feelings about having recently turned 50.
SHOW NOTES
Intro [ 00:00 ]
How emotions manifest and live in the body [ 01:55 ]
Tension and contraction create physical issues [ 03:00 ]
Organic intelligence coaching [ 03:30 ]
“What’s Wrong Attention” & Steve Hoskinson [ 05:10 ]
Elizabeth’s 2024 manifesting challenge [ 06:20 ]
The body’s “guarding” mechanism causing pain and dysregulation [ 07:10 ]
People tend to attach to their symptoms and neurological states [ 08:50 ]
Turning 50, perimenopause and menopause [ 10:55 ]
The 3 prongs of Megan’s practice: “Everyone’s medicine is unique.” [ 12:15 ]
Magical intuition versus the clinical? [ 13:00 ]
Polarity training and energy work [ 14:10 ]
When the tissues tighten, self-protection is happening [ 17:25 ]
How to regulate the nervous system [ 19:10 ]
Coregulation with other people [ 20:55 ]
Polarity and the chakra system [ 22:10 ]
Dropping the emotional, spiritual and physical weight [ 23:40 ]
Ayurvedic food philosophy [ 24:25 ]
Tarot, and how Megan uses it in her work [ 27:00 ]
Sexological bodywork training [ 28:30 ]
Giving advice to your younger self at 50 [ 31:40 ]
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Connect with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann
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Learn more about Megan Brians: Megan's Website: https://bodyandbeinghealing.com/ Megan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodyandbeinghealing/
In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by Elizabeth's brand coach, Renee Rotkopf, once creative director now astrologer, life and business coach. Today she is the founder of Soul and Brand, an online resource for Soulpreneurs.
Together they discuss the January 2024 launch of Elizabeth’s course New Year, New You: Unlock the Secret to Manifesting Your Wildest Dreams & Release up to 10 lbs in 30 days.
Pluto's shift into Aquarius this January marks a pivotal change. We're entering a lighter, more transformative age—the perfect backdrop for manifesting your dreams. This cosmic alignment is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to release what no longer serves us—in body, mind and soul. This is the key to effortless manifestation and physical well being.
We're thrilled to announce our upcoming New Year, New You Manifesting Challenge starting on January 27th. This is not just about shedding physical weight; it's about dropping all the mental and emotional baggage that holds us back. In doing so, we unlock our potential to manifest a life beyond our wildest dreams and achieve optimal health and release up to 10 lbs in 30 days with ease.
Here's access to our FREE Masterclass: How to Permanently Release the 3 Most Common Manifesting Blocks Keeping You Stuck
https://elizabethmcgann.mykajabi.com/freemasterclass
SHOW NOTES
[ 00:00 ] Introduction
[ 01:00 ] The timely launch of New Year, New You, with Mercury leaving retrograde in January
[ 03:30 ] Dropping the weight as the “secret sauce” to manifesting
[ 05:30 ] How energy blocks physically manifest in the body
[ 06:30 ] The course as a manifesting challenge over 5 weeks
[ 09:00 ] Helping people who are feeling stuck find clarity
[ 10:30 ] The most powerful courses share wisdom the teacher has grown through
[ 11:15 ] Renee’s soul journey through branding
[ 13:50 ] Who the course is for: If you have a dream inside you…
[ 15:00 ] Aha! moment: the emotional blocks that Drop the Weight is really about
[ 16:45 ] Fascination with astrology, Pluto moving into Aquarius
[ 17:40 ] On January 22nd, everything will start to feel lighter
[ 19:25 ] The body as a reflection of the unconscious mind, what you have been holding onto
[ 20:10 ] In a way, since COVID we have all become entrepreneurs
[ 21:40 ] Jeff Walker’s co-creative concept of a “seed launch”
[ 23:00 ] A way of testing what the audience wants
[ 25:30 ] Renee’s work with both Fortune 500 CEOs & individual clients on a budget
[ 27:40 ] The 5 major blocks to manifesting
[ 31:30 ] “Manifest” is a big word — Manifesting all the cool stuff!
[ 32:45 ] Renee: “You do it through the body. I do it through brands.”
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Connect with Elizabeth McGann:
Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann
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Learn more about Renee Rotkopf:
Renee's Website: https://www.soulandbrand.com
Renee’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renee.soulandbrand/
Renee on InsightTimer: https://insighttimer.com/reneerotkopf
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