Happy Brain

Get ready for an episode of the Happy Brain podcast that will empower you to take charge of your mental and emotional well-being in the most enjoyable way possible! Join host Sean Bloch and special guest Dr. Sheila Carroll as they embark on a fascinating journey into two crucial topics: the surprising connection between food and mood, and the incredible importance of embracing our emotions.

Discover the incredible impact of food on your mood, as Dr. Carroll sheds light on the destructive nature of certain foods and how they can affect our emotional well-being. But it doesn't stop there – get ready to dive deep into the world of emotions and learn why truly feeling and experiencing them without judgment or attempts to fix them is vital for a happier brain.

Parents, you're in for a treat! This episode is a treasure trove of wisdom designed to help you enhance your emotional regulation skills and forge a deeper connection between the food you eat and the moods you experience. But don't worry – the relevance of these insights extends to everyone seeking to elevate their emotional well-being.

Remember, allowing yourself and your children to fully express and experience emotions creates an environment of validation and support. Dr. Carroll emphasizes the importance of understanding and expressing your own feelings to better support your children on their emotional journey.

Suppressed emotions can lead to anxiety and unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as overeating. Uncover the dangers of sugar and explore how diet impacts your mood.

We discuss: 

- Destructive nature of food on mood 

- Recognizing and feeling emotions 

- Being role models in eating and emotional regulation 

- Understanding and accepting emotions, especially anxiety 

- Practicing identifying and acknowledging emotions 

- Dangers of sugar and impact of diet on mood 

About our Guest

Dr. Sheila Carroll is a board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine physician who is dedicated to helping children achieve their best health.  She does this by working exclusively with  parents who are willing to focus on modifying their own behaviors to ultimately improve their child's health.

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If you're feeling overwhelmed and exhausted from constantly trying to please others and ignoring your own needs, then you are not alone! Despite your efforts to achieve a balanced approach to mental health and wellness, you may find yourself constantly sacrificing your own self care for the sake of others' comfort. Instead of prioritizing your own well-being, you may be caught in a cycle of people-pleasing, constantly seeking validation and approval from others. This can leave you feeling depleted, disconnected from yourself, and unable to achieve the result you desire. It's time to recognize the difference between self care and self comfort and take steps towards prioritizing your own needs.

In this episode, you will be able to:

My special guest is Becca Ferguson

Get ready to unravel the nuances of self-care and self-comfort with our guest for today, Becca Ferguson. Donned with a licensed therapist tag, Becca masterfully adopts a hands-on approach to mental health, focusing on the balance of self-care and self-comfort. Often spotted steering compelling conversations around her own personal experiences, the insights she brings to the table are powerfully relatable. Becca isn't just a therapist; she's a real human who isn't afraid to talk about weight struggles, eating disorders, and the benefits of dreamy weekends filled with 'trash TV'. So, if you're yearning for an authentic perspective on mental health, Becca has got you covered.

Key Takeaways:

About our Guest

Becca Ferguson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in trauma recovery, is an online course creator, and real-life human being. Becca brings her love for storytelling and teaching to every environment that she’s in! When people ask her for advice, it’s coming from years of experience personally and professionally. Becca’s main goal is for people to know that they aren’t alone. In her spare time, Becca drowns out the intrusive thoughts with trash TV, playing with her cats, and hanging out with her incredible husband!

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◼️ Visit Becca’s website and check out their self care versus self comfort course.

◼️ Consider watching The Office for a light and comforting break from daily stress.◼️ Explore Becca Ferguson's therapy office, inspired by The Office, for a unique and welcoming experience.

◼️  If you're a fan of AGT, The Office, or other TV shows, enjoy the references and personal experiences shared in the podcast episode.

◼️ Follow and support talented individuals like Drew Lynch and Preacher Lawson on social media to stay inspired and motivated in your own journey

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Don’t you wish you could have been there for your younger self?  Be that support that your younger self really needed? Rachel Weinstock shares her newest book Be Who You Needed, a book that is designed to be a guide for caring adults who want to help young people transform their emotional well-being, self confidence and happiness

In this episode, she shares practical tips and techniques to help you and the younger people in your life including:

About our Guest

Rachel Weinstock is the author of “Be Who You Needed”, a book that is designed to be a guide for caring adults who want to help young people transform their emotional well-being, self confidence and happiness. She is a Teacher and a Transformational Coach & Speaker for youth who are struggling with being bullied, self-esteem and anxiety.

She holds Degrees in Visual Arts & Education, and was awarded the James W. Fair Leadership Award from the Ontario Institute For Studies In Education.

Rachel’s mission is to create a world where every child feels happy, confident, and safe, and her approach to working with young people is deeply impactful because of her lived experience of being bullied as a child and teenager.

This book represents the realization of her childhood dream to become the person she once needed.

Resources

◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

◼️ Be Who You Needed - Rachel Weinstock

◼️ Rachel Weinstock on the Soul Tears Podcast

Connect with Our Guest

◼️ Website: https://www.bewhoyouneededbook.com/

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Susan Gold, an author and transformational life coach shares mental health tips and techniques from her book, "Toxic Family: Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom. " Susan's journey and her dedication to helping others shine through in this engaging and impactful discussion.

Susan shares in the episode:

About our Guest

Susan Gold is Magical.

Navigating a ferociously challenging upbringing, while bravely moving forward as an adult to face ingrained, outdated, and patriarchal programming head-on, Susan now shares a unique perspective in viewing life challenges as occasions for transformation. She’s excited to help others all over the globe transform their traumatic experiences into peace.

Through her book, Toxic Family: Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom, Susan turns the standard paradigm on its head courageously leading others through her own journey of abuse, addiction, and surviving narcissism all while creating a distinctly empowering personal and professional life.

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◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

Connect with Our Guest◼️ Website: https://www.susangold.us/

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Join us on a joy-filled journey as we spread happiness through emotional wellness. Discover the science-backed tools and practices to cultivate emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and self-regulation. Uncover the joy within and experience the positive impact on your relationships, career, and overall well-being. Let's embark on this transformative adventure together!

Here are key topics we discuss:

About our Guest

Ashley Williams has dedicated her career to helping individuals and organizations increase their overall happiness and satisfaction in life. As an emotional wellness advocate, Ashley has shared her insights and strategies with audiences around the world.

She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Clymb, an emotional wellness software for school-age children. She is the 2022 Culture Builder of the Year for Baltimore, which honors her work to make children’s happiness a policy priority. Ashley’s published work has appeared in EdPost, and in journals at Cornell University, Howard University and Southern Illinois University. She has been featured on NPR, the Baltimore Sun, Champions of Wellness, and Technicaly, among many others. She is represented by CCMNT Speakers.

Ashley is an avid meditation practitioner who is passionate about sharing the transformative power of mindfulness with others and believes that it has the ability to improve the quality of life for anyone who is willing to commit to the practice. She is a student of Swami Nityananda of the Awake Yoga Meditation community.

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Sleep is so important, we are bringing back an episode from last year focusing on tools to help you sleep better! Here are some additional resources from the NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill).

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Today's episode is all about sleep! Yes, sleep. Especially when you're having a hard time doing it. You lay down after a long day with lots of thoughts in your head, a lot of anxiety and you just can't fall asleep.  What if there was a way that you could use a type of yoga to make it easy to fall asleep and make your brain happier? 📍 

Resources

◼️ ⁠Yoga Nidra For Sleep - Jennifer Pierc⁠⁠y - https://insig.ht/cfURbAa9Ptb⁠

◼️ ⁠Morning Meditation with Music - Johnathan Lehmann⁠ - ⁠https://insig.ht/MnITyK68Ptb⁠

◼️ ⁠About Yoga Nidre - Wikipedia⁠

◼️ ⁠What is Yoga Nidre? -  Arhanta Yoga Blog⁠

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Welcome back, folks! It's time for another exciting episode of Happy Brain with your host, Sean Bloch. Today, we have the incredible Lauren St George joining us to talk about injecting creativity and fun into our lives. The goal? To help us discover what's next in our journey, whether it's a new job, a different relationship, or even a fresh chapter of health.

Now, mental health is a topic we always touch upon here, and today we dive deep into how we can embark on a new chapter of mental well-being. Where do we want to be? Do we strive for a greater sense of relaxation and peace or perhaps a shift in our mindset? It's essential to envision our destination and set that as our mental health goal.

But here's the fun part: once we set that goal, it's like magic! Suddenly, all the tools and techniques we discuss on the show start popping up, just like when you decide to buy a new car and suddenly see your dream car everywhere. Meditation, breathing exercises, playfulness—they all come together to improve our mental health.

So get ready for a value-packed episode that will frame your mind towards better health and mental well-being. Lauren St. George shares her wisdom and a specific program that will guide you towards better mental health and, of course, a happier brain. Cheers to that!

About our Guest

Lauren St George is a coach and a consultant. She helps companies and individuals navigate change, overcome big hairy challenges and imagine truly creative solutions. Lauren is the founder of What's Next, a one of a kind, highly engaging program that helps people figure out their best next chapter. Often this need for change is triggered by a major life event (divorce, grief, empty nester, retirement) or feeling stuck and unsure on what to do next (career, purpose, happiness). At the heart of it we are all looking to live a more fulfilling life and Lauren has helped hundreds of people find theirs.

Resources

◼️ https://www.answerwhatsnext.com/⁠ - Mention "Happy Brain and get 20% of the Lauren's group program price.

Connect with Our Guest - Lauren St George

◼️ Website: https://www.answerwhatsnext.com/

◼️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurenstgeorgecoaching

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Anxiety and the book "When My Mind Screams"

In each of these three sections, we breakdown key areas to help you manage anxiety. 

1.Newborn Steps (Chapter from the "Breathe" section):

2. Observing and Daily Spiritual Practice:

3. Letting Go and Simplifying Life:

About our Guest

Christopher Glatis is an award winning filmmaker and lifelong seeker who was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder soon after entering college. Motivated to overcome what he initially saw as a weakness, Glatis devoted himself to learning how humans heal. He’s tried it all, from silent meditations on mountaintops to Native American sweat lodges, psychotherapy, men’s groups, yogis, trauma work, and creative projects that explore characters who, despite deep, psycho-spiritual struggles, are ultimately redeemed. By sharing his own journey in When Your Mind Screams, Glatis demonstrates how what was once his greatest weakness is now his greatest teacher.

Resources

◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

◼️ Book - When Your Mind Screams

Connect with Our Guest◼️ Website: www.christopherglatis.com

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Hello there-

Grateful to my brother, sister-in-law, friend Rachel and my two nephews for an amazing and touching two days. I went to Santa Cruz to mainly see my nephews play ball but it went so much deeper than that.  This is a audio/video journal about baseball, the love of family and the serenity of Santa Cruz coast in making my brain very happy.  It is a departure from our regular episode, but I can not be more proud to share this with you.  

Sean

Host of Happy Brain

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