Fully Alive

Fully Alive

By Mary Meduna-Gross, Ph.D.BusinessEntrepreneurship
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Fully Alive episodes

  • Revitalize Your Nervous System: Yoga for Stress Relief and Personal Growth with Kassandra Reinhardt

    Ever wonder how stress, emotions, and your nervous system are all connected? You may be surprised to hear where this week's guest, Kassandra Reinhardt, found the answer...

     

    Episode Highlights:

    • Embodied Movement for Stress Relief: Explore the powerful connection between physical movement and stress reduction.
  • Unlocking Deeper Emotions: Discuss how engaging in physical activities can help individuals access and express deeper emotions.
  • Mind-Body Connection for Inner Peace: Examine the impact of physical movement on inner chatter, insomnia, and overall stress levels.
  • Holistic Growth and Self-Discovery: Consider the connection between physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, and how movement can facilitate a journey of self-discovery and finding comfort within oneself.
  • Mindful Movement and the "Yes and" Mindset: Dive into the concept of mindful movement and the importance of simply showing up, being an observer, and embracing the "Yes and" mindset.

    • Kassandra encourages listeners who want to practice mindful movement to start small, practice patience, and enjoy the process of movement as a means of self-care and holistic well-being.

     

    Guest Bio:

    Kassandra Reinhardt is an Ottawa based yoga instructor and the founder of one of the largest yoga YouTube channels in the world. With more than 1.3 million subscribers and 100 million views, the Yoga with Kassandra YouTube channel allows viewers from around the globe to experience the benefits of a daily yoga practice. Her aim is to create accessible, easy-to-follow yoga classes that students can do in the comfort of their own homes to make their well-being a priority. She is a successful entrepreneur and the author of the award-winning book "Yin Yoga: Stretch The Mindful Way.” Outside of yoga, her expertise is in online marketing, leveraging free and paid traffic for business growth and community building. 

    Learn more about Kassandra, yoga and her offerings here. 

    Follow her YouTube channel for tons of FREE content and classes.

     

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    46 min
  • Navigating Life’s Challenges While Paying It Forward with Laura Wittcoff

    How do you handle things when life throws difficult circumstances and challenges your way?

    Perhaps, there is a way to find meaning, growth and impact even in the most trying times...

    Guest, Laura Wittcoff shares her wisdom and insight to weather life's storms in the midst of making a positive impact and pursuing self-growth.

    Episode Highlights:

    • How are we showing up when in difficult circumstances
  • The possibility and good that comes from open mindfulness and welcoming change
  • Social impact, meaning and alignment of our work
  • Reciprocity of giving and appreciating others

    • Guest Bio:

    Co-founder and principal of the Intrinsic Group, Laura teaches as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and an Adjunct Instructor at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Laura is also the Executive Director of the Small & Gutsy® nonprofit organization.

    Listen to Laura's Small & Gutsy podcast here.

    If you're interested in connecting, collaborating or working with Laura, you can email her at [email protected]

     

    A note from your host, Mary:

    Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine.

    47 min
  • Take Ownership of Your Health with Tim James

    Are you tired of feeling sick and tired? Maybe you've tried many different things to better your health, but none have worked. Don't give up yet...

    What if there's a way that you can heal from the inside out? 

    In this podcast episode, Tim James shares his personal story that has helped many others to begin their healing journey and take ownership of their health. Don't be overwhelmed either, because Tim encourages listeners to start out with small changes.

    Episode Highlights:

    • Shift your belief system
  • Stop outsourcing your health to others
  • Understand the disconnect that's harming our bodies, homes and families
  • Take ownership of your health 
  • Learn to let food be your medicine

    • Guest Bio

    From financial advisor to health advisor, Tim is one of those guys that will leave you feeling younger and more energetic just by hearing him speak. He’s turning 50 but feels like he’s 18 (with more energy!) What’s his secret? 

    After suffering from multiple health issues, including rectal bleeding, two separate skin issues, chronic acid indigestion and surgery to remove one of his organs due to serious digestive issues, Tim knew something had to change. 

    But it was only after watching one of his closest friends die of cancer and the untimely death of his younger brother that he finally decided to take action. Tim’s journey led him to a shocking discovery which helped his friend beat cancer and transform every area of his life. Feeling charged with a duty to help others he started sharing his knowledge with anyone that would listen. 

    This led him to producing his own chemical free food products. ‘Chemical Free Body’ was born. Tim’s inbox is constantly flooded with people singing and dancing about how his products and advice have given them a life they couldn’t believe was possible. His story will have you laughing, crying and gasping but most importantly he will give you the recipe to a longer, happier and healthier life.

    Check out Tim's podcast the Health Hero Show.

    Tim was also a previous podcast guest on our show. You can listen to his earlier episode here.


    Learn more about Tim and The Chemical Free Body.

     

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    45 min
  • Sensitively Strong: Thriving as an Empowered Entrepreneur with Heather Dominick
    As an entrepreneur, do you ever feel exhausted, overwhelmed and overstimulated by your business, but you have a heart to serve people?
    It may be difficult for you to find balance between the two.
    Have you ever considered that you may be a highly sensitive entrepreneur? 
    This is not a bad thing at all because you can learn to optimize your strengths to best serve yourself, your business and your clients.
    Episode Highlights:
    The definition and characteristics of a highly sensitive entrepreneur
    How to utilize your strengths for sales and marketing while answering the call to service, receiving appropriate compensation and maximizing your gifts to share with the world
    Rewiring and developing a new relationship with your nervous system to be proactive and protect against triggers
    Redefining your relationship with time, understanding your own circadian rhythm, and rewriting your own definition of productivity and value
    How to move from defeat and guilt to a place of empowerment and empathy
    Guest Bio:
    Heather Dominick is the founder and leader of the Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur® movement since 2010. Her teachings demonstrate how highly sensitive traits when used as strengths, rather than shadows, can create effective entrepreneurial success. Her deep wisdom reaches over 100,000 Highly Sensitive Entrepreneurs around the globe.
    Heather is creator of the 2014 Stevie Award winning virtual event A Course In Business Miracles™: 21-Day Discovery Series that attracted close to 6,000 official registrants from all around the world including: Iceland, Nigeria, Russia, Asia, South America, Australia, Europe and the U.S. She has appeared on Lifetime Television and has been published in numerous books including Stepping Stones to Success alongside Deepak Chopra.
    An exceptional facilitator and teacher at heart Heather is known for creating a safe, sacred community for true transformation in her online Mentoring Programs. Heather’s work is a unique combination of the “inner and outer.”
    Connect with Heather here.
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    50 min
  • The Pursuit of Happiness with Adrian Grainger

    Are you prioritizing your happiness?

    If you answered yes, that's wonderful, and keep it up!

    But, if you answered no, go ahead and put "...not yet" after your no answer and start listening to this episode.

    In this episode, Adrian Grainger, founder of Tadysh, shares how to begin to prioritize, measure and achieve personal happiness. 

     

    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Defining happiness and discovering simple, free ways to pursue it
  • Taking personal responsibility for creating individual happiness
  • Measuring happiness and understanding its value
  • Discovering a personal happiness baseline and small ways to increase it

    • GUEST BIO

    Adrian Grainger spent 22 years creating a website for people to measure, monitor, and maximize their happiness. His website, Tadysh, helps companies to measure employee general happiness and work towards a happier workforce. Tailor-made Tadysh systems can be created for private use.

    He created the Tadysh Happyometer, a method to measure general happiness that is applicable to everyone. Additionally, Adrian developed the Tadysh Method of business management. This is a simple system that puts some focus on the development of the employee’s happiness with a view to making the business more profitable and a nicer environment for all employees.

     

    Learn more and connect with Adrian here.

     

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    33 min
  • Unveiling the Power of Limiting Beliefs, Part 2 with Nick Fransen

    Guest Bio:

    Nick Fransen is a licensed acupuncturist and functional medicine specialist. He is the U.S. distributor of the famous Rubimed products from Switzerland that change how you think. 

    For a decade he has helped over a thousand people overcome their negative subconscious blocks, reach their financial goals, improve their relationships, and overcome past trauma. He has worked extensively with many doctors around the world including Dr. Thomas Rau, MD of the Paracelsus clinic in Switzerland, Reimar Banis, MD of Germany and several others.

    He was a lead clinician at the Hope 4 Cancer Medical Center in Tijuana, Mexico and currently operates the Fransen Center for Advanced Medicine.

     

    In Part 1 of the episode, we went deep into the roots of limiting beliefs, where they come from and just how sneaky they can be in keeping us stuck. In this conversation, Part 2, we are going to dive deeper into the letting go process, what this experience can be like and what’s waiting for us on the other side.

    Episode Highlights:

    • Defining the “letting go process”-what it is and what to expect
  • Identifying things that come up in the process and how to handle them
  • Understanding homeopathic remedies and utilizing them to unlock deep-rooted emotional blocks
  • Connecting psychosomatic issues and emotional issues
  • Seeing how limiting beliefs manifest in our overall health

    • Connect with Nick here. 

     

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    "Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."

    28 min
  • Unveiling the Power of Limiting Beliefs with Nick Fransen

    Guest Bio:

    Nick Fransen is a licensed acupuncturist and functional medicine specialist. He is the U.S. distributor of the famous Rubimed products from Switzerland that change how you think. 

    For a decade he has helped over a thousand people overcome their negative subconscious blocks, reach their financial goals, improve their relationships, and overcome past trauma. He has worked extensively with many doctors around the world including Dr. Thomas Rau, MD of the Paracelsus clinic in Switzerland, Reimar Banis, MD of Germany and several others.

    He was a lead clinician at the Hope 4 Cancer Medical Center in Tijuana, Mexico and currently operates the Fransen Center for Advanced Medicine.

    Are you ready to release the power that limiting beliefs have been holding over you and keeping you from fully living the life that you truly desire? Listen to this episode to understand the power of limiting beliefs and how to break them.

    Episode Highlights:

    • What are limiting beliefs?
  • Where do limiting beliefs come from, and how do they show up in our lives?
  • Are limiting beliefs trauma-based, inherited or learned?
  • Do limiting beliefs impact relationships, manifestations and world view?
  • How can we shift these beliefs and move into a new space of thriving?

    • Connect with Nick here. 

     

    A note from your host, Mary:

    "Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."

    28 min
  • Think Like a CEO: Take Control of Your Life & Business with Encore Empire

    With over 45 years of combined corporate experience, founders of Encore Empire, Carmen Reed-Gilkison and Deirdre Harter, work with women who are ready to own the power they’ve spent decades building by guiding them through the process of mastering their big ideas, wrangling their doubts, and taking action with smart, actionable strategy.

    They're a duo of a CPA and a Certified Online Business Manager & Whole Person Coach, each with their own entrepreneurial background, who have teamed up to help other women in their age bracket cash in on their life experience. 

    Carmen and Deirdre are committed to honoring the perspective and insight women in this age bracket bring to the table because real magic happens when we devote our time and energy not to taking care of everyone else—but to finally realize our own goals and ambitions. 

    In this episode, they share what it means to think like a CEO, and create the empire that you've always desired!

    Episode Highlights:

    • How to think like a CEO at every stage of your business
  • Emotion and data explained:why each are important to your business
  • Self-value: knowing your worth and applying it to your business
  • Time: how to use it to your advantage

    • You can learn more about Encore Empire here.

     

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    55 min
  • From a Wheelchair to Rock Climbing: How Our Personal Narrative Shapes Our Experience with Alison Petty

    Guest Bio:

    Alison Petty is a NLP & IEMT Coach, Inspirational Speaker and Mindset Shifter. Her life’s purpose is to enable her clients to figure out and dismantle whatever negative narrative or limiting belief that is holding them back so that they can go forth, create and live their very own life’s purpose.

    With compassion, care and humor, she guides and supports her clients along every step of their journey to create dynamic and positive change throughout their personal and professional lives and ensure that they are equipped with the toolkit needed to self-coach as Alison's end goal is that they will no longer require her support as they have ‘got this’.

    In this episode, Alison demonstrates the impact of personal language. She shares how the words we use, what we tell ourselves, ultimately shape our experiences.

    Episode Highlights:

    • Alison's personal journey through chronic illness, from a wheelchair to rock climbing, to coaching others to harness their mindset, rediscover resilience and live fully
  • The connection between personal language, self-talk and how we define our experiences
  • Embrace and own the awareness that we have endless choices on how we define and tell our personal narratives

    • To learn more about Alison, her journey and what she offers through coaching, click here.

     

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    "Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."

    47 min
  • I AM Loveable *Bonus Episode* with Dr. Mary Meduna-Gross and Andrea Austin

    Are you operating from core beliefs that are holding you back from your purpose and robbing you of precious energy? We expend a lot of energy around existing core beliefs, but once we let them go, we can reclaim our energy and use it to CREATE!

    This is great, but easier said than done, right?

    Releasing these core beliefs take a lot of work, and if you're already spent...you don't have much effort to spare. Even more so, these core beliefs are deeply rooted and can be hard to access, but it's time to shift and open up to creative possibilities.

    There is a way to do this without using minimal effort, and technology can help. I've personally been using a tech-assisted hypnotherapy program, and it has completely ROCKED my world, and now, I want to share it with YOU!

    For more information on the tech-assisted hypnotherapy program, click here.

    57 min

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