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The subconscious mind or that inner critic that we usually identify as that voice inside our head is actually more than that. The reality is it plays a huge role in the way we live and how we identify ourselves. If you are looking to change anything in your life, understanding the subconscious mind is key. Menopause is a time of transition and change and it is the perfect time to look at the beliefs that are driving our behaviors. 

In today’s episode, we are joined by Lynn Louise Larson, a leader in subconscious reprogramming. We take up how reprogramming your subconscious is possible and the reprogramming process, the importance of addressing your past experiences, and why happiness should not be based on the outcomes. Lynn and I also discuss dealing with trauma and how self-awareness is beneficial.

Join us today as we delve into the subconscious mind and learn more about it. Tune in now!

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1.  What is subconscious programming and what happens [03:52]
2.  How to help someone reprogram their subconscious [05:52]
• The importance of learning the person’s stories [06:52]
• Addressing beliefs and shifting perspectives [08:13]
• Your state of mind matters [10:48]
3. Defining mantra and its effectiveness [12:14]
4. What happens to individuals dealing with trauma [15:32]
• Self-acceptance instead of punishment [16:21]
• Basing your happiness in the inside and not the outcome [18:35]
5. How to do subconscious reprogramming [19:39]
• Knowing and using hypnosis as a tool [20:03]
• Validating emotional attachment linked to past experiences [23:22]
• Reinforcing that you survived that trauma [25:23]
• Creating new neural pathways for healing and awareness [27:03]
6. Hypnosis to access past life regression [29:12]
• Collective consciousness is bigger than us [30:57]
7. Menopause is like a rebirth [32:05]
• Lynn’s menopause journey [32:44]
8. Lynn’s accident and her internal motivation [35:15]
9. How to get out of autopilot [37:32]
• Stepping into awareness and hope [38:01]
• Gratitude is the precursor to joy [39:09]
• Self-inspection helps put yourself in a perspective [40:50]
10. We are more than just our physical bodies [42:16]
11. Lynn shares final takeaways of this episode [45:06]
• You can overcome and heal from anything [49:50]

About the Guest:

With over two decades of professional experience, Lynn Louise Larson is the leader of subconscious reprogramming through fitness, ancient healing, and fitness. Currently, Lynn is on a mission to help women overcome traumatic experiences and step into their better selves. She is an expert in aromatherapy, reflexology, hypnosis, and ancient healing arts. 

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Join the Menopause Movement with Dr. Michelle Gordon Online Community 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://bit.ly/betawait)  
• Lynn Louise Larson Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/thecosmicvalkyrie/) Website (https://www.thecosmicvalkyrie.com/) 
• Lefkoe Method (https://www.mortylefkoe.com/) 

Books mentioned in this episode:

• The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy (Paid link: https://amzn.to/2VDExAj)
• Regression to Times and Places (Meditation Regression) by Brian Weiss (Paid link: https://amzn.to/3gewlA3) 

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Midlife is a time of change in our lives. Change can be uncomfortable and when that happens, we may focus only on our discomfort. This can lead us to forget about how midlife is also exciting and fun as it means more freedom. No one enters midlife prepared, unlike adolescence where you at least know what to expect. The silence around this topic doesn’t help either. Nevertheless, midlife, with all its uncertainties, is surely not the time to isolate. Support is available, and you are not alone. 

Our guest in today’s episode, Lisa Burnage, shares the same mission I have and that is to prepare, equip, and help women who are going through or are yet to go through all the changes and challenges midlife brings. We talk about Lisa’s experiences before she founded The School of Midlife and the O.R.G.Y method (and it’s not what you think). We also discuss what it means to let go of perfectionism to achieve progress, and much. 

You don’t have to dread this stage of life, nor do you have to go through it alone. Listen to today’s episode now! 

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1. What begun The School of Midlife [1:59]
2. Lisa shares how she feels doing the 180° in her life [4:52]
3. What prompted Lisa to start a change [5:49]
• Discovering perimenopause [6:34] 
4. Experience of the first cohort at the School of Midlife [9:05]
5. Focus on inner work [10:43] 
• How not to care about people think [11:08]
6. The O.R.G.Y mindset [13:00]
• Defining your own gap year mindset [13:11]
7. O.R.G.Y mindset method [14:51]
• Little wins lead to motivation and action [19:42]
8. Re-expand ones comfort zone [22:12]
9. Defining O.R.G.Y [24:51]
10. Develop a positive perspective on aging [30:12]
11. The next five years for Lisa [32:25]
12. Looking forward to middlescence [33:29]
13. What’s it like to be a midlife activist [37:35]

About the Guest:

Lisa Burnage is the founder of The School of Midlife and the proponent of the Oldies Reevaluation Gap Year (O.R.G.Y) method. She has more than two decades of experience as a corporate facilitator and executive coach. Lisa is also a self-proclaimed midlife activist with a mission of making midlife exciting and something to look forward to.   

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://www.menopausemovement.com/hormones)   
• Check Lisa’s School of Midlife Website (https://www.theschoolofmid.life/)
• Connect with Lisa of Instagram (@theschoolofmid.life)

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Tiny Habits (Paid link: https://amzn.to/36NSvor) 
• Atomic Habits (Paid link: https://amzn.to/3ffjIUU) 
• Lost Connections (Paid link: https://amzn.to/2IO5WMD) 
• In Our Prime (Paid link: https://amzn.to/36SCMnQ) 
• How to Be a Woman (Paid link: https://amzn.to/3kFM7UVI)  

For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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The topic of sexuality is so sensitive that conversing about it even with your partner seems like a terrifying thing to do. However, the more one remains resistant to opening up about the issues surrounding their sexuality, the more this endangers your relationship and intimacy with your partner. 

There is a need to remove the stigma regarding conversations about sex and intimacy, and that’s what Jessa Zimmerman, a certified sex therapist and couples’ counselor helps us with as she deals with these issues regularly. She aims to help couples understand the underlying issues of their problematic sexual lives and activities. 

In today’s podcast episode, we will be talking about how Jessa got interested in sex therapy and how the topic of sexuality is still a taboo even among couples in this day and age. We will also discuss what desire discrepancy is, addressing people with sexual trauma, what expectations, fantasies and extreme beliefs about sex does to a couple, why she believes that ‘nothing is broken’, and a lot more. 

It is never wrong to know more and talk about sexuality. Listen to today’s podcast episode!

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1. How Jessa became a sex therapist [2:24]
2. Divorce, existential crisis, and perimenopausal [3:28]
3. Effects of grief and loss to one’s sex life [6:23]
4. Difficulties in talking about sexuality [7:41] 
1. Addressing incorrect beliefs about sexuality [9:17]
5. How to deal with people who have bouts of trauma and suffering [11:19]
6. Dealing with people who have fixed mindsets [13:17]
7. Common sexual issues for women in menopause [14:54]
8. The tendency to overlook sexual dysfunction and pain [18:27]
9. Sex therapy includes discovery and education about sexuality [19:36]
10. How to address people with sexual trauma [21:50]
11. Jessa’s take on orgasmic meditation [23:41]
12. Views about aids to sexual pleasure [25:51]
13. Preferences, desire discrepancy, and sexual mismatch [26:18]
14. Communicating with the partner about sexual issues [27:54]
15. The lack of proper medium for sex education [29:07]
16. Detaching fantasies and goals from intimacy [30:40]
1. Recovering from a rut [32:24]
17. Nothing is broken [35:47]

About the Guest:

Jessa Zimmerman is an author, podcast host, and a certified sex therapist and couples counselor. She helps couples who are avoiding sexual activities because of negativity, stress, disappointment, and pressure. Jessa also coaches couples to overcome such experiences to enjoy and maintain a healthy intimate and sexual relationship. 

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://bit.ly/betawait)  
• Visit Jessa Zimmerman’s website (https://intimacywithease.com/)
• Listen to the Better Sex podcast (https://intimacywithease.com/podcast/) 
• Download Jessa’s free resource (https://jessazimmerman.mykajabi.com/opt-in-e1c80391-fe9b-414f-937a-16daae78061a) 

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Sex without Stress (Paid Link: https://amzn.to/37w59KD) 

For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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When COVID took the world by storm, the global economy took a turn for the worse, leaving many people suffering heavy financial losses as businesses and corporations cut back on expenses. Unemployment rates went up and a lot of people were left feeling broken and hopeless. However, when you find yourself grasping at straws, don’t despair. Through the MENO system, you can get yourself back on your feet and live a better life.

This week, Betsy Mercer, shares her journey from being down and out to finding her way back up through the Menopause Movement. We talk about how her life turned a complete 180 degrees after joining the program, how she was able to remove those negative thoughts inside her head, and how the program has helped her feel empowered as a woman. We also talk about the financial loss that she suffered during COVID, and how she was able to recover from it by making an investment in herself.

If you feel as if life is trying to pull you down and there’s nowhere to turn to especially during these trying times, then tune in to this episode and find out how you can break free from the negativity and emerge victorious!

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1. A brief background on Betsy [01:34]
• Moving out to Wisconsin for a corporate job [03:01]
2. Her biggest takeaway from the Beta program [04:05]
3. Betsy’s biggest challenge in joining the program [05:10]
4. How her life changed after enrolling in the program [08:14]
5. Brushing suicidal thoughts off of her mind because of the MENO system [10:19]
6. Promoting women empowerment through the Beta program [12:26]
7. Betsy’s advice to women who are on the fence about the program [14:01]
• Getting moral support from MENO-mates [15:00]
8. What makes the Beta program different from all other programs [16:17]
9. Listen to that positive voice in your head [19:39]

About the Guest:

Betsy Mercer was living a corporate life in the IT Sales industry for 25 years until March 2020. Having no desire to be part of the corporate world again, she maximized her 3 months worth of savings and made it last for 5 months with the help of friends and family. Despite not having received her unemployment benefit, she decided to invest in herself and joined the Beta program, and she has not regretted her decision since. After joining the program and the MENO-mate community, she has found a haven where she can grow and live a life the MENO-mate way.

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://www.menopausemovement.com/hormones)    

For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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Everyone experiences stress and anxiety on a daily basis. The way it will manifest in our lives though lies in how we deal with these stressors and anxiety-inducing factors. Sadly, for some people, when stress is not managed properly it will manifest through sickness and other forms of physical symptoms and other problems in behavior. 

In this week’s podcast episode, Dawn Pensack introduces a simple stress management technique that is easy for everyone to do. Dawn is a master practitioner of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), which she came across when she was under a lot of stress after her first pregnancy. In this episode, we will also talk about how she transitions from being a school teacher to teaching individuals and groups on how to handle and live a calm and happy life, the effects of tapping on people who are undergoing emotional problems, what the tapping process is, and other tapping techniques that are available. 

If you feel like you’re under a lot of stress lately and you’re proactively finding a way to deal with it, tune in to this episode today!

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1. Dawn’s teaching experience [02:46]  
• Sudden manifestations of weird physical symptoms [05:26]
2. The effects of tapping on Dawn [06:57]
3. Stress and problems with conception [09:38]
4. Series of incorrect diagnoses [11:00]
5. Dawn’s experience when her daughter was born [14:07]
• Finally taking the baby home [18:36]
• Long terms effect of the birth for Dawn and her child [19:35]
6. How Dawn got into tapping [24:29]
7. What exactly are emotional freedom techniques [27:23]
8. Does the technique work for non-believers of eastern medicine practices? [29:35]
9. Effects of tapping on people stuck in an emotional turmoil [30:59]
• Tapping solves issues and opens safe spaces [32:04]
10. Traumas within the body [34:58]
11. EFT and repressed memories [36:13]
12. The tapping process [38:11]
13. Incorporating tapping in everyday routine [48:06]
• Other tapping techniques that are available [49:22]

About the Guest:

Dawn Pensack was a former elementary school teacher before she became a certified master EFT practitioner. She started to practice this technique after a traumatic experience and now, she’s on a mission to help bring simple stress management techniques to everyone. Dawn works with individuals or groups to help them ditch stress and to live a calmer and happier lives. 

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://bit.ly/betawait)  
• Dawn Pensack’s website (https://www.dawnpensack.com/)
• Follow Dawn on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dawnpensackEFT)

Books mentioned in this episode:

• The Body Keeps the Score (Paid link: https://amzn.to/2TmXBRX)

For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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Menopause can be a tough and mysterious battle for women who are already expecting it to happen. It is an entirely different story for those who go through induced menopause or early menopause. However, you can have some  relief when you join in a community of like-minded women. 

In this week’s podcast episode, Yasmine Khater shares the story of going through induced menopause at the age of thirty. She shares how the daunting effects of her surgery were presented so nonchalantly and how it affected her physical and mental wellbeing. We talk about how she powered through and found the blessing of the challenge of her induced menopause.

Tune in to this episode and know you are not alone in your menopause journey.

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1. The journey of Yasmine Khater [02:45]
2. Yasmine’s medical condition: diagnosis and treatment [03:24]
3. What were Yasmine’s primary menopausal symptoms at age 30? [05:15]
4. The difficulty of talking about menopause with other women [06:03]
5. How Yasmine dealt with her fibrosis [06:56]
6. The beginning of her induced menopause [08:46]
7. The issues with the practitioner’s communication regarding the operation [09:32] 
8. Menopause and its undesirable effects [09:52] 
9. How the operation affected Yasmine’s life [14:04]
10. How Yasmine came out from her slump due to menopause [16:16]
11. How Yasmine started her spiritual practice [17:27]
12. Learnings from their medical journey in China with her aunt [20:33]
13. Yasmine’s teaching experience before focusing on entrepreneurship [22:08] 
14. Chasing dreams and not our egos [24:29]
15. Yasmine’s expertise in buyer psychology [27:44]
16. The excellence of Yasmine’s story priming method [31:56]
17. As an entrepreneur, focus on the people who want to listen to you [34:55]

About the Guest:

Yasmine Khater is the founder of Sales Story Method and the host of the Sales Story Podcast. Using her expertise in psychology, she has been helping senior leaders in multinational companies, entrepreneurs, and governments to use storytelling to attract more customers to grow their businesses and careers. With her experience as a young entrepreneur, she uses her experience to impart knowledge in her current business venture. 

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Join the Menopause Movement with Dr. Michelle Gordon Online Community 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://bit.ly/betawait)  
• Learn more about Yasmine’s buyer psychology by checkingtheir website! (https://salesstorymethod.com/)

For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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With the pace to which content is shared all over the internet, you can’t afford to be stuck in decades-old branding strategies. Luckily for us, social media platforms are there for the taking. From Facebook posts, real time updates on Twitter, and not-so-mundane stories and photos on Instagram, social media continues to be one, if not the most effective tool in promoting brand awareness for various industries the world over. 

For entrepreneurs, that means you already have endless options for audience engagement. But there’s more to social media than just the freedom to post about your business, your life, and everything in between. Five Minute Social Media’s Jerry Potter is here with us today to provide valuable social media strategies and insights in this episode of The Menopause Movement Podcast.

If you’re a new or stuck business looking to grow through the world’s simplest social media strategies, Jerry shares some of them with us in this podcast, so tune in now!

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1. How Jerry started out in social media [2:51]
2. Celebrate each little milestone. Even the biggest names and brands started small [6:24]
3. Purpose, before anything else [7:42]
4. Get rid of the guilt of not being everywhere on social media [8:45]
• It’s okay not to be on every platform
• It’s okay not to do everything the competition is doing 
5. Set social media goals [9:47]
• Don’t confuse to-do lists with goals
• Build authority and trust by “looking the part” on your platform
• Target your goals as you target your market
6. You can’t post your way to sales so post content that engages your target audience [11:41]
7. (Instagram) Stories are as real as it gets [19:23]
• Mundane is authentic
8. Pick one platform as your focus [25:12]
9. Spend money but make sure you’re getting some back [29:02]
• Friendly reminder that likes do not pay the bills
10. You never fail on social media [31:00]
• You either make mistakes and be fine or you make mistakes and you learn
11. What works for you depends on the brand you want to build [33:24]
12. Keep it simple and effective [36:03]
• Once your platform get monetized, you’re on the right track
13. Have an email list for emergencies [37:36]
14.  Have an end goal in mind [41:06]
• Understand your platform and your audience
15. Set boundaries [46:21]

About the Guest:

Jerry is the founder of Five Minute Social Media where he’s been able to empower over 400,000 people around the world to do their own social media marketing. Jerry helps time-strapped entrepreneurs who are frustrated with social media simplify their processes. Moreover, Jerry has a proven process that helps businesses use social media efficiently and effectively.

With a long experience in radio, Jerry knows what it’s like to connect with people and communicate with a target audience. 

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://bit.ly/betawait)  
• Find out more about Jerry and his strategies (fiveminutesocialmedia.com)
• Connect with Jerry on Twitter (@mrjerrypotter)

For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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Do you always find yourself second-guessing your worth as a human being? Do you ever feel as if you are undeserving of love and attention? Sometimes, when all we see are dark clouds in the sky, all we need to do is reach out and seek help from the ones who love us. Through the MENO system, you can make peace with the negative voices inside your head and embrace a life full of joy and positivity by leaving behind the MENO-Muck that can accompany menopause. 

In this week’s podcast episode, we chat with Shelley Rae Krogen, an Energy Healer and a Certified Keto Coach, about her life-changing journey towards positivity and self-worth. We talk about fibromyalgia, how the Menopause Movement education has helped her get through it, what her biggest breakthrough was upon joining, and how she was able to overcome her bipolar disorder.

Overcome those demons inside your head by tuning in to this episode!

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1. A brief background on Shelley Rae [2:51]
2. What changed for Shelley when she joined The Menopause Movement [4:24]
• Realizing that she was worth it through the program [5:30]
3. What she felt when she knew the community was going away [6:15]
4. Shelley’s life before enrolling in the program [7:32]
5. Making peace with the voice inside her head through the MENO system [8:48]
6. One year to know your worth is never too long [12:21]
7. Shelley’s advice to people who are on the fence about the Beta program [12:58]
8. How the program helped her get through fibromyalgia [13:52]
9. Her biggest source of happiness choosing herself and knowing her worth [15:46]
10. Shelley’s financial miracle [17:28]

About the Guest:

Shelley Rae Krogen is an Energy Healer, a Reader, a Medium, and a Certified Keto Coach. Coming all the way from Edmonton, Alberta, and a strong believer in positivity, Shelley always tries to help others find the silver lining in bleak situations. When she started experiencing a number of menopause symptoms, she knew she needed to make some changes because she was finding it more and more difficult to seek the silver lining in situations herself.

She enjoys spending time with her rambunctious pup, Zoey-Rayn, reading, cooking, writing, sleeping, channeling, and getting artistically creative in a number of mediums.

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://bit.ly/betawait)  

For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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People who work in the construction industry know that it takes a process to complete a project. However, it is amusing, and sometimes disappointing to see how such a cutthroat industry can afford to cut corners, leaving clients badly regretful. And with most of the year spent indoors, it has never been more crucial for people to have a space that gives them more than just a sense of security.

In this podcast, we welcome Monika Zasada as she shares with us the importance of having a comfortable home that stores your most prized possessions and the stories you’ve built there. We also discuss Monica’s roots which shaped her passion of bringing a home to life, the reality behind construction projects, managing expectations in renovations, and the joy of keeping a home that stores her beloved books. 

If you’re looking to get a renovation for your home or if you want to know more about curating construction projects in general, this podcast is for you. Tune in now!

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1. About a girl and her Polish home [3:42]
2. From Poland to the Land of the Free [5:45]
3. Bringing “castles” from books to people [8:33]
4. Homes around the world from the curator’s eyes [9:11]
• A home is not a home if doesn’t make you feel safe [10:27]
5. The flawed process of acquiring a home [13:23]
6. You’re the curator—draw the strings [14:24]
• It’s never too early to talk about the money [14:34]
7. Don’t cut corners—the client deserves the full picture [15:40]
8. Bidding on crooked plans and crooked bidding on plans [16:47]
• The building industry’s uneven bidding field [17:26]
• Losing more on the lowest bidder [18:32]
9. When you’re bidding for quality, you’re not bidding cheap [21:00]
10. Building a sacred space [21:39]
• Let there be colour and light [22:14]
11. Construction is a collaborative work [26:52]
12. Curators direct the orchestra that is construction [28:36]
13. How Monika’s childhood shaped her curating decisions [30:57]
14. Defining quality to the client [32:27]
15. The contracts you need with and for contractors [36:47]
16. The importance of having a team with the same goal [41:24]
17. Making a renovation project a good experience for all [42:27]
18. Books offer thrills because of the ideas they allow one to explore [44:06]
• Watching the scenes—and tasting them [45:10]
19. On American Literature [46:15]
20. How our reading tastes evolve [47:57]

About the Guest:

Leaving Poland, Monika Zasada landed in the United States about two decades ago, with $10.00 in her pocket, her MA in American Literature, and a dream. Monika credits her creativity and passion for construction projects to her Polish childhood home, which she describes as nothing more than just a space where her family was cramped together. She takes pride in having every amount spent accounted for and delivering quality renovations. Like a musical conductor, Monika will assemble, direct, and keep your project’s team of design professionals and crews accountable—or she will.

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://bit.ly/betawait) 
• Aim for the renovation you deserve by checking Monika’s website (http://de-mazing.com/)
• Sex & Construction: What do they have in common? Find out now! (https://astounding-experimenter-2394.ck.page/7765250114)
  
  Books mentioned in this episode (also available in different editions)
• The Robert Collier Letter Book by Robert Collier (Paid link: https://amzn.to/34izIA5)
• Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover (Paid link: https://amzn.to/3l6F34t)
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Paid link: https://amzn.to/2SibPDh)
• Moby Dick by Herman Melville (Paid link: https://amzn.to/3lc4e5P)
• A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway (Paid link: https://amzn.to/2HOUCPY)

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Because of the current state of the world, more people are working from home. Having a healthy lifestyle does not stop at looking healthy and eating healthy. It also means having a healthy mindset, developing a culture of commitment to your daily needs, being in tune with your body, and knowing when and how you should have interruptions. Why are all these necessary?

Joining us in today’s episode is personal trainer and yoga instructor Megan Nolan. In this episode, we focus on yoga and its proven benefits to keeping a positive and empowered energy around you and your body, especially in this stay-at-home season where your movement may be limited. 

We discuss how yoga positions have their purpose, how different approaches to the practice caters to different people, and how you can make it a fuller experience!

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

1. Megan gives a brief introduction of herself [2:46]
2. What Megan’s role is and who she serves [3:27]
3. Getting started [3:44]
• Responding to potential clients who don’t find yoga convincing [4:03]
4. There are many paths to the same mountain [5:06]
5. Experiencing yoga fully [5:44]
6. How does sitting for long periods of time affect the body? [6:51]
7. Integrating movement during your breaks [10:00]
8. What pattern interrupts are and why they are important [11:47]
• Setting reminders for a more invigorating day [12:35]
9. Resetting your posture after taking a break [16:12]
10. Flexibility and aging [19:13]
11. Breathing techniques and yoga poses[21:01]
12. Bringing the body back into balance to stretch out tight spots [24:39]      
13. Megan talks about her program [26:58]
• Different programs [27:02] 
14. Prioritizing one’s self [33:37]

About the Guest:

Megan Nolan is a personal trainer and yoga instructor with over 15 years of experience. She is on a mission to help busy entrepreneurs commit to consistent yoga practices so they are vibrantly energized and taking empowered actions toward their big dreams.

With her record as a personal trainer and her continued work bringing yoga to the community, you can be sure that Megan is passionate about helping people re-energize and reset their focus for a productive, happy, and healthy lifestyle.

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/podcasts/) 
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon)
• Join in on the next beta group (https://bit.ly/betawait) 
• Visit Megan’s website to know about starting your practice (https://www.yogaatmydesk.yoga/) 
• Check out Megan’s free gift to help you relieve tension, sit taller, and give you a boost of energy and focus right at your desk (www.yogaatmydesk.yoga/painintheneck)
• Connect with Megan on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yogaatmydesk/)
  
  Read the books mentioned in this episode: 
  
  
• Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda (Paid link: https://amzn.to/36ofWG2) 
• Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor (Paid link: https://amzn.to/34cu8iQ) 

Connect with me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleGordon) and Instagram (@drmichellegordon). For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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