Rest is a critical piece of our health and healing. In episode 31 Kathryn is discussing how rest helps to heal the body, mind, and spirit and ways we can bring rest into our life.

The Underappreciation of Rest in Today's Society - article

Guide to Taming the Monkey Mind - free download

Sometimes life throws you a curve ball. In episode 30 join Kathryn as she explores what you can do and how you can reframe a situation to make the best of it.

Life can be a lot. But, we can always find the good in things if we know where to look and what to do.

Hardwiring Happiness - Dr Rick Hanson - book

Negative Bias - article

The Impact of Stress on Body Function - article

Healing isn't in the moment; deep healing comes after all the medication, treatments, and plans are done. Deep healing takes time. Join Kathryn in episode 29 as she discusses why we need to take our healing to the next level and how it doesn't have to be complicated.

Surgery and the Gut Microbiome - article

Surgery, the Gut Microbiome and Probiotics - article

Scar Tissue Pain - article

Meridians - article

Hormones and Gut Health- estrogen - article

Gut Bacteria - serotonin - article

Gut by Guilia Enders - book on the gut, how it works, and why we need to nurture it

Episode 27 - Sunshine, Happiness and Vitamin D

Smoothies or Juice - Which is Better? This week on the Living To Thrive Podcast Kathryn will dive into this topic so that you have all of the information to decide! Tune in to Episode 28 to get the straight goods on nutrition, tools, and the best times to choose a smoothie or a juice.

World's Healthiest Foods

Cancer and Cruciferous Vegetables

Cancer and Juicing

FREE Guide to Making Amazing Smoothies

Juicing Cleanses

Vitamin D has become a bit of a hot, if not sometimes controversial, topic. In episode 27 Kathryn takes a look at this vitamin and shares how you can get more of it and why you should. ⁠

In this episode:

1. What is Vitamin D
2. Why do we need it
3. How do we get it
4. What happens if we don’t have enough
5. A resource I am loving to further my understanding of Vitamin D

References from the episode:

Vitamin D and Cancer

Harvard article about Vitamin D and Cancer

Vitamin D Overview

Vitamin D and Alzheimers

Journal of Neurology article on alzheimers and Vitamin D

The Vitamin D Solution through Indigo Books

Harvard Vitamin D info

Bone health from D3/K2

In Episode 26 Kathryn talks about her 5 favourite podcasts and why they top her list.

Live to Thrive Monthly Membership

The Improvement Project Podcast

Mind Over Matter Podcast

Today is the Day Podcast

Hardcore History

Live to Thrive Online Course

Whole Health Cancer Coaching

Join Kathryn in Episode 25 as she is joined by guest Angie Mailhot of the Railway City Health Hut as she shares her personal story of healing, her passion for wellness, and being a small business with a big heart.

April 16 is National Stress Awareness Day. In Episode 24 join Kathryn as she dives deep into the biological responses in the body when stress goes unmanaged, 5 ways to reduce your stress and why you need to start today.

Show Links:

Episodes 3, 4, and 11

Immune System article

How Free Radicals Damage the Body

Free Radicals

Stress and Our DNA

In episode 23 Kathryn is talking about the benefits of leafy greens in our diet and gets specific on one you may not have considered.

The 13 Best Leafy Greens article

Eating on the Wildside by Jo Robinson

Free Guide to Leafy Greens

Living to Thrive Online Monthly Membership

Living to Thrive Online Course

Whole Health Cancer Coaching

In this episode Kathryn wraps up colon cancer awareness month with the 5 things you can do to build a health-full life to prevent cancer.

Free Guide Managing Stress in Everyday Life: a whole health approach to stress relief

The Improvement Project Podcast

Inflammation and Colorectal Cancer article

Living to Thrive Online Monthly Membership

Living to Thrive Online Course