By Susi Vine
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In this season of change from summer to fall, many of us feel overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of busier schedules and added commitments. Whether you're balancing work, family, or personal projects, it's easy to slip into reactive behaviors that leave you feeling scattered and stressed. In today’s episode, we’ll explore practical strategies for managing stress and fostering a more centered and harmonious life.
Inside you’ll find tools to help you shift from a reactive state to responsive, mindful action, and discover the importance of aligning personal values with your goals, with effective strategies to handle busyness and avoid burnout. We’ll discuss how prioritizing self-care and micro-recovery techniques like power naps and outdoor walks can rejuvenate your mind and body, and how community support and creative delegation can ease your stress load.
Stock your personal resilience toolkit with effective journaling practices that can help identify and manage triggers, and simple ways to integrate mindful moments to stay centered, even during high-stress moments.
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Learn more about completing the stress cycle with Amelia Nagoski, co-author of Burnout.
Ready to shift your energy fast? Check out my Happy Music playlist!
Celebrate your progress with this Habit Tracker.
Would you like to help yourself - and others - move the needle on stress? Be my guest on a Stress Buster Spotlight episode!
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This conversation for mature listeners explores wearable technology that monitors sexual health, with a pioneering device that aims to revolutionize personal well-being, and even help identify cardiovascular and other chronic issues.
Dr. Elliot Justin, MD, FACEP is the CEO and Founder of FirmTech, the first sex tech company dedicated to improving men’s erectile fitness. Dr. Justin blends his background in emergency medicine and the potential of healthcare technology, breaking new ground in the field of men's and women's sexual health.
Shining a light on the significant impact of sexual wellbeing on overall health, this episode explores the benefits of his innovative "smart ring" designed to monitor male erections and provide personalized, data-driven health insights. We'll also delve into the societal stigmas surrounding sexual health and their implications for intimate relationships, as well as society.
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More on Men’s Health, with Dr. Tracy Gapin, MD, FACS:
Connect with Dr. Justin online at myfirmtech.com, and follow on Instagram: @myfirmtech
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Susi shares her top tips to raise your vibration in a chaotic world, with insights to help you catch your breath and lighten your load. In this special episode we’ll explore Do’s and Don’ts to resolve stress and boost your resilience, from prioritizing rest and relaxation to making mindful choices about nutrition and media consumption. Plus, we'll explore the true benefits of setting boundaries, practicing gratitude, and reconnecting with nature to feel restored and energized.
Learn about the new "Stress Buster Spotlight" feature, where you’ll meet special guests who are ready to flip the script on stress, to be more empowered and less overwhelmed. Apply here to join Susi on the show!
Take this time to check in with your needs, get curious and treat yourself with kindness. As we begin to consider a fresh vision for 2025, this episode is packed with practical advice to help you thrive.
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Liz Long, author of "Navigating Shitstorms," shares her personal story of overcoming childhood trauma and adult depression, and insights from her own transformative journey from "Victimtown" to "Freedomville."
Liz’s childhood was shaped by the mysterious disappearance of a close family member, until she committed to healing and called on intrinsic courage to cultivate resilience through self-awareness and healing. In this episode she decodes the voices of guilt, shame, and denial that keep us playing small and reveals how our responses to childhood trauma shape our adult lives more than the severity of the trauma itself.
Together, Susi and Liz dissect the importance of processing emotions, extending self-compassion, and the healing power of rest and self care. Liz shares her concept of "Victimtown," a metaphorical place where negative thoughts and past traumas keep us stuck in feelings of guilt, shame, and denial. She also sheds light on her recent ADHD diagnosis and the systems she’s developed to succeed in business and in completing her book, Navigating Shitstorms: How to Find Your True Path When Life Gets Rough.
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Liz's message is clear: emotional recovery is a unique journey, one that demands self-reflection, forgiveness, and radical self-care. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to navigate life's emotional storms and emerge stronger on the other side. Tune in and get inspired to find your heart voice and take the first steps towards your own "Freedomville."
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Aryana Rollins is featured in this episode as the first Stress Buster Spotlight guest! Aryana’s primary issue of stress is her beloved dog, Roby’s behavior when guests arrive, or in other situations where he becomes defensive. Susi shares insights into ways Aryana can prepare for and maneuver through situations with a more calm and peaceful perspective, and draws on her personal experience in training animals to share potential reasons for the dogs reactivity. Susi also shares flower essence remedy suggestions to support both Aryana and Roby in feeling more emotionally balanced.
Would you like to be featured as a Stress buster Spotlight guest? You can learn more here and let Susi know that you’d like her help in targeting an issue that has been causing you too much stress! Whether it arises from work, relationships, navigating today’s world and your efforts to maintain a healthy home environment, Susi can address the three primary aspects of stress, physical, emotional and environmental, to clear obstacles and help you thrive more!
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Whether you're making strides in your self-love journey or it sounds like more of that self-help mumbo jumbo, this episode is a heart-to-heart, inviting you to stand confidently in your bold, beautiful, perfectly imperfect self with confidence. Let’s shatter the myth that putting ourselves first is selfish, because in fact practicing self-love is the key not only to our happiness but also to how we show up for others in our world.
If perfectionist tendencies are holding you back from seeing your worth, it’s time to break free. We'll explore acceptance, kindness, and embracing your progress without relentless judgment. Because forgiving ourselves is where healing and self-love truly begin. Discover what healthy boundaries have to do with loving yourself, how to identify and fulfill your emotional needs, and ways to rise above the barriers that block you from loving yourself fully. By understanding our innate negativity bias, we can utilize neuroplasticity to rewire our brains, allowing us to celebrate growth and overcome adversity.
And if you're feeling stuck in the self-love department, this is one place where you can “fake it till you make it”! It just may be that pretending to love yourself a little more can be the very practice that leads to genuine self-care and true emotional well-being.
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Dr. Tracy Gapin is a leader in taking a stand against the pressing men's health crisis of plummeting testosterone levels and metabolic disease. He reveals the surprising role of environmental factors in healthy hormone balance and overall wellbeing, and the impact of nutrition with proper supplementation. There is exciting news in regard to life span potential that makes your health span even more crucial.
Take inspiration in the power of small lifestyle changes and personalized strategies to optimize your health and lasting wellbeing.
In this episode:
03:36 Men's health crisis: Need for new approach
10:15 Balanced hormones crucial for sexual health and function.
14:00 Optimizing your unique physiology and genetics.
16:51 Lab results: reference range ≠ optimal health.
20:55 Individualized approach improves health and weight loss.
22:56 Does wearable tech increase anxiety?
27:53 Genetics and cardiovascular risk.
30:07 Advances in measuring and understanding biological aging.
34:20 Chronic disease affecting our children.
37:51 Health strategies for longevity.
38:41 Resources to enjoy lasting health.
Dr. Tracy Gapin is a board-certified urologist, world renowned men’s health & performance expert, and the founder of the Gapin Institute, the global leader in High Performance Health. He is the author of Male 2.0, Cracking the Code to Limitless Health and Vitality, and was a speaker on TEDx West Monroe, addressing the Men’s Health Crisis. He has over 20 years of experience focused on providing executives, entrepreneurs, and athletes a personalized path to optimize their health and fulfill their highest potential.
Learn more or connect with Dr. Gapin online or text the word “Health” to 26786
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What if the secret to success isn’t disciplining yourself for every flaw, but instead making your goals magnetic and accessible? This year, in the season of resolutions that fade faster than the snow is melting in Nashville, consider building habits that move you toward your ideal vision with less negativity and self-criticism so you can actually embrace the process of change! With honest self-evaluation and a little more self-love you can focus on creating a clear vision, setting aligned goals, and building in a margin of success to make positive changes in a way that feels compelling and sustainable.
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After barely surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2008, Dr. Macias knew that her life had to change drastically. A single mother who struggled with anxiety, depression and crippling self doubt, she began to dive deep into holistic ways of healing to save herself. Now, with more than 20 years of western medical and holistic healing experience, she empowers those who feel trapped by fear and past traumas to clear their inherent limiting beliefs, behaviors and patterns so they can embrace life’s challenges with resilience, courage and grace. In this episode, Marga reveals the profound impact of epigenetics, celebrates the body's innate ability to heal, and shares simple yet effective tools for finding inner peace.
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The podcast currently has 167 episodes available.