We are not our thoughts. We can reprogram our brain to help us thrive.

Mikki Gardner is a certified life coach trained to help women sort out the overwhelm, confusion, fear, and self-doubt they feel after divorce. She is also certified in the Conscious Parenting Method and Applied Positive Psychology. Mikki focuses on helping moms move past their limiting beliefs, unravel the patterns of their past and become strong, effective, loving parents.

In part one of our conversation with Mikki we explored the messiness of divorce and how to navigate co-parenting relationships with grace and intention while creating peace & staying grounded.

Today we dive into reprogramming your brain to thrive and getting curious and asking questions about your own personal triggers.

Our discussion today included:

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Co-parenting can be challenging. The three A’s of Conscious Co-Parenting can completely alter how you navigate life after divorce or separation. 

Mikki Gardner is a certified life coach trained to help women sort out the overwhelm, confusion, fear, and self-doubt they feel after divorce. She is also certified in the Conscious Parenting Method and Applied Positive Psychology. Mikki focuses on helping moms move past their limiting beliefs, unravel the patterns of their past and become strong, effective, loving parents.

Today we explore the messiness of divorce and how to navigate co-parenting relationships with grace and intention while creating peace & staying grounded.

Our discussion today included:

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We continue our discussion with Dr. Rachel Goode. Dr. Rachel is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) and a licensed clinical social worker. She received her PhD, MPH, and MSW from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to address racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in obesity and eating disorders.

HER Health Collective has four key initiatives after narrowing down the myriad of topics affecting mothers. These include, Equity of maternal care, Rejecting Diet Culture, Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders and Expectations of Motherhood. Dr. Rachel’s work targets several of these same areas. We discuss how our work coincides and the importance of sharing our personal experiences with food insecurity. Dr. Rachel shares ways to make peace with food, and so much more!

Today’s episode includes a discussion of the following topics:

Episode Resources:

NCEED - https://www.nceedus.org/

SBIRT screening tool - https://eatingdisorderscreener.org/

Living FREE Lab - https://livingfreelab.org/

Dr. Rachel featured in The Daily Tar Heel - https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2023/01/university-rachel-goode-feature

Intuitive Eating Resources:

https://www.intuitiveeating.org/

Counselor Directory:

https://www.intuitiveeating.org/certified-counselors/

https://christyharrison.com/haes-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-providers-eating-disorder-recovery

HER Health Collective, Directory of Providers: https://herhealthcollective.com/her-experts/

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Dr. Goode is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) and a licensed clinical social worker. She received her PhD, MPH, and MSW from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to address racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in obesity and eating disorders.

In her research, Dr. Rachel Goode discovered that there are a lot of people who don't get treatment for eating disorders because they do not fit stereotypes about who has an eating disorder or what it looks like to have an eating disorder. Racial, ethnic and socio-economic disparities are not taken into consideration in order to treat eating disorders effectively. Individual choices are only a small piece affecting people's ability to make the health changes they are seeking. 

Today’s episode includes a discussion of the following topics:

Episode Resources:

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The Living F.R.E.E. Lab is a research group focused on developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions for those who live at the intersection of having disordered eating and obesity: https://livingfreelab.org/

Today, we are joined by several of our 2023 expert panelists to discuss the topics of oppression, bias, inclusivity, and becoming allies. As parents it is up to us to have these conversations with our children in order to break the patterns of historic and ongoing oppression. As humans living within a society filled with people different from us, it is essential we also dive into this work for ourselves. Today we explore becoming an ally ourselves, while also raising our children to be inclusive allies.

Our first HER Health Collective Roundtable of 2023 features the following HER Expert panelists:

To connect with any of our experts, please go to our website directory

Today’s episode includes a discussion of the following topics:

Episode Resources:

Dr. Niko White, What does it really mean to be an ally?

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://diversityprofessional.com/what-does-it-really-mean-to-be-an-ally/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1679673873410326&usg=AOvVaw31CnTHOxTR1_vtQ7aMYUsK

The RIR Model

https://riskandinsurance.com/the-rir-protocol-a-new-tool-to-combat-workplace-discrimination/

Microagressions, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

https://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/about-us/diversity/jeditoolkit/microaggressions-microaffirmations/#:~:text=Microaggressions%20are%20the%20everyday%20slights,have%20engaged%20in%20demeaning%20ways.%20

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Today, we are joined by several of our 2023 expert panelists to discuss the topics of oppression, bias, inclusivity, and becoming allies. As parents it is up to us to have these conversations with our children in order to break the patterns of historic and ongoing oppression. As humans living within a society filled with people different from us, it is essential we dive into this work for ourselves. Today we explore how racism, ableism and other forms of oppression show up in healthcare, education, mental health, and in our own personal lives. We explore issues of advocacy, disparities within larger systems, issues with the diagnostic tools we use, the labels we put on others, exploring our own internal biases, and the role of funding in keeping oppressive systems alive and well.

Our first HER Health Collective Roundtable of 2023 features the following HER Expert panelists:

To connect with any of our experts, please go to our website directory

Today’s episode includes a discussion of the following topics:

Episode Resources:

“Social Identities and Systems of Oppression” National Museum of African American History and Culture

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/social-identities-and-systems-oppression

Harvard Implicit Association Test

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty by Dorothy Roberts

https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Black-Body-Reproduction-Meaning/dp/0679758690

Kimberlé Crenshaw on Intersectionality

https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/kimberle-crenshaw-intersectionality-more-two-decades-later

Cycle of Socialization

https://depts.washington.edu/fammed/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Cycle_ofSocializationHandout.pdf

Below the Belt Film

https://www.belowthebelt.film/

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Dr. Robin DiAngelo

https://www.amazon.com/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism/dp/0807047414/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1U62EEX6L18Z6&keywords=white+fragility&qid=1679241885&sprefix=white+fragility%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-1

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It’s Dr. Kara Wada’s mission to help everyone become immune confident. What does this mean? Dr. Kara is a board-certified pediatric and adult allergy, immunology, and lifestyle medicine physician. She is also an autoimmune patient who was diagnosed with Systemic Sjogrens in 2019. She has made it her goal to help people escape the overwhelm that accompanies an autoimmune diagnosis and also works to educate the next generation of physicians to see, hear and believe patients therefore putting an end to medical gaslighting.

Everything Dr. Kara went through navigating our healthcare system as a patient has forced her to realign how she wants her life to be and the work she strives to provide. Dr. Kara admits that the Healthcare system isn’t working and shares how we can make change happen as well as what she is doing to affect change. She explains the difference between allergies, autoimmunity and immune deficiency. Dr. Kara shares ways that we can boost our immune systems and lessen the risks of our children developing allergy and autoimmunity problems.

In this episode you will hear us talk about:

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Dr. Kara Wada -https://www.drkarawada.com

It’s Dr. Kara Wada’s mission to help everyone become immune confident. What does this mean? Dr. Kara is a board-certified pediatric and adult allergy, immunology, and lifestyle medicine physician. She is also an autoimmune patient who was diagnosed with Systemic Sjogrens in 2019. She has made it her goal to help people escape the overwhelm that accompanies an autoimmune diagnosis.

Everything she went through navigating our healthcare system as a patient has forced her to realign how she wants her life to be and the work she strives to provide. Dr. Wada offers insight into the current medical system and how it doesn't work for patients or physicians. She also works to educate the next generation of physicians to see, hear and believe patients therefore putting an end to medical gaslighting.

In this episode you will hear us talk about:

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Dr. Kara Wada - The Crunchy Allergist

https://www.facebook.com/CrunchyAllergist

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h94MReaa65LSl_s-6yzJw

https://www.instagram.com/crunchyallergist/

Our values can and should be a guiding force when it comes to our relationships, both with others and ourselves. Megan Eddinger is a 36 year old mom of 3 married to her high school sweetheart. They had their first baby just after her 18th birthday and Megan has been on a journey with her mental and physical health ever since. Megan is passionate about telling her story and sharing her experience in hopes that other moms feel less alone and feel empowered to take action to improve their own health.

Megan is the host of the Finding Wellness Podcast and a holistic health coach helping women cut through all the clutter and competing information in the wellness space to find what works for them.

In part 2 of our conversation with Megan we discuss how she uses her values to deepen her relationship with her spouse, children, and ultimately herself. We also dive into Megan’s No BS approach to life, and we know you’ll love it!

Our discussion today included:

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Megan's Podcast:

Finding Wellness

The stories we tell ourselves matter. Megan Eddinger is a 36 year old mom of 3 married to her high school sweetheart. They had their first baby just after her 18th birthday and Megan has been on a journey with her mental and physical health ever since. Megan is passionate about telling her story and sharing her experience in hopes that other moms feel less alone and feel empowered to take action to improve their own health.

Megan is the host of the Finding Wellness Podcast and a holistic health coach helping women cut through all the clutter and competing information in the wellness space to find what works for them.

Today we dive into what teen pregnancy looked like for Megan and how she and her partner were able to make it work. We also explore Megan’s experience with postpartum depression and anxiety and how that has led her to the mental health advocacy work she does today. Megan’s story is one of love, strength, and a deep passion for telling it like it is. It’s no surprise then that today, she delivers even as we talk about some tough topics. Have a listen!

Our discussion today included:

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Megan's Podcast:

Finding Wellness