Mindspeak: Holistic Mental Health with Holly Higgins

Holly interviews Shira Gill, a life coach and professional organizer. In this episode, they talk about the emotional impact of clutter, and how decluttering your space can clear up your mind (and your life!). As part of the #getyourishtogether series, they're talking all things home organization, including: 

• Why clutter is a huge struggle for so many of us 
• How motherhood transformed Shira's approach to organizing
• The deeper roots of clutter (it's not really about the stuff)
• Why people with depression and anxiety often have clutter
• How to get started with clutter, when you feel like you're drowning in it
• Shira's #15minwin strategy for painless and quick decluttering
• The weirdest thing Shira has ever found in a closet 

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/16

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Holly interviews Darcie of Green Bites Project. Darcie is a financial coach who helps women transform their financial habits so they can get ahead with money. As part of the #getyourishtogether series, they're talking all things financial wellness, including: 

• Why there's so much shame and secrecy when it comes to money struggles
• How your finances are inextricably linked to your health
• How to manage your money and enjoy your life at the same time
• The simple math that will eventually make you a millionaire (truly — no BS here)
• How to approach your budget so it doesn't make you cringe
• Why it's important to spend according to your values
• An insider's peek into getting started with financial independence
• Darcie's amazing step-by-step course, Grow Financially Well

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/15

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Holly introduces the "Get Your Ish Together" miniseries. Throughout the month of January, we'll hear from special guests who talk about how to get your ish together in all areas of life. In this episode, Holly shares how getting her ish together with nutrition was a stepping stone for changing her entire life. Here's what's covered: 

• How making a decision in one area of your life influences all areas
• The "accidental decision" that changed Holly's life in 2014
• Why it's sometimes important to reach rock bottom
• What to do when you feel stuck and overwhelmed
• How nutrition can change your entire life, beyond your plate
• How nutrition helped Holly tackle her debt and finances
• Details about Holly's new nutrition and mindset program, Whole Mind Redesign

Check out Whole Mind Redesign
(applications open until January 17, or all spaces are filled!)

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/14

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Holly interviews Sylvia Hall, the co-founder of Lifted Naturals — a company that makes probiotics formulated specifically for mood. Here's what's covered: 

• Sylvia's personal journey through postpartum depression and anxiety
• The health scare, and subsequent thyroid surgery, that changed Sylvia's life
• Sylvia's experience with SSRIs and antidepressant tapering
• The incredible story behind her probiotic and supplement company, Lifted Naturals
• How probiotics can support gut health and improve mood
• Why more strains and higher doses of probiotics aren't always better
• How Lifted provides high-quality, therapeutic-grade probiotics at reasonable prices
• What you need to know about probiotics and histamine sensitivities 
• Why Holly and Sylvia are both obsessed with the placebo effect 

Get 10% off any order from Lifted Naturals with code holly10: https://shop.liftednaturals.com/discount/holly10

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/13

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Holly is chatting with Lauren Geertsen, an author and body connection coach. Lauren recently had an RTT hypnotherapy session with Holly, and she so graciously shares about her experience! Here's what's covered: 

• What is RTT? (Rapid Transformational Therapy / Hypnotherapy)
• What RTT can be used for
• Why Lauren wanted to have a session around impostor syndrome
• Lauren's perspective for people who might be nervous about hypnosis
• What Lauren experienced in the session, and how it impacted her
• The process of Lauren's RTT transformation
• The breakthroughs and changes Lauren has experienced since her session 
• What's next for Lauren, now that she's changed her relationship with impostor syndrome 

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/12

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Holly is joined by Yolanda, a psychotherapist and EMDR practitioner. In this episode, they talk extensively about EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) as a therapy that's highly effective for trauma, anxiety, panic, and so much more. Here's what we'll cover:

• The definition of trauma (it's not just car accidents and assaults!)
• How the fight, flight, or freeze response governs trauma
• How trauma creates feelings of anxiety, panic, distrust, and hypervigilance
• EMDR therapy: who is it right for? What can it help?
• What an EMDR session looks like from beginning to end
• The benefits clients notice from EMDR therapy
• Holly's personal experience with EMDR
• How to find an EMDR therapist in your area

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/11

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

In this episode, Holly makes the case for anxiety and "high sensitivity" being superpowers. But fortunately, she does it in a non-barfy way that won't make you roll your eyes. Here's what we'll cover:

• Anxiety and sensitivity as a compass or alarm system
• What happens when you don't slow down and listen to anxiety
• Baseline practices for easing anxiety
• Why you need to treat yourself like a 5-year-old
• How to tune into the messages that anxiety is trying to share with you
• Special considerations for social anxiety
• Why Holly tries not to say "my anxiety"

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/10

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Dr. Nicole LePera — known and loved as The Holistic Psychologist — joins us to discuss the power of the food-mood connection, navigating the stress of the holidays, and more. In this episode, you'll discover:  

• How Dr. Nicole finally moved past lifelong anxiety
• Why she shifted from a traditional psychotherapy practice to an educational platform that promotes self-healing
• The three things that can derail even the best, most insightful therapy session
• Why we have to consider the body when we are seeking to improve mental health
• The power of the food-mood connection, and using nutrition for mental wellness
• What drives emotional eating, as well as straightforward tools to improve your relationship with food
• Why the holidays are particularly challenging for some people
• Practical ways to set healthy boundaries with family members 

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/9

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

So many people are silently dissatisfied in healthcare relationships. Whether you're working with a doctor, nutritionist, therapist, or coach, it's important to set boundaries and advocate for yourself. In this episode, I'm joined by my colleague, Michael Rutherford, NTP, and we discuss:

• Why dissatisfaction is at an all-time high in healthcare relationships
• How to advocate for yourself in a doctor-patient or practitioner-client relationship, even when you're exhausted and feel hopeless
• When to push for the lab testing you want, and when it might not be the best idea
• How to have difficult conversations with your practitioner
• How to tell the difference between a practitioner who's a total jerk (they're out there!) and someone who is trying to help you see beyond your comfort zone
• How to tell if it's time to dump your doctor, or if the relationship can be salvaged
• Best practices for establishing new practitioner-client relationships and making sure it's the right fit

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/8

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

The world of nutrition is in the midst of a dizzying pendulum swing. With so many loud and conflicting opinions, it's hard to know what's right for you. In this episode, I'm joined by my colleague, Whitney Shook, NTP, and we discuss: 

• The latest (and loudest) conversations in the nutrition world, including orthorexia, anti-diet culture, the autoimmune paleo protocol, intuitive eating, and more
• How to trust your body and listen to yourself, despite what others around you may prosthelytize
• The benefits and potential pitfalls of healing diets like AIP, paleo, etc.
• Whitney's personal story of healing alopecia, depression, anxiety, bipolar, and more, using food as medicine
• The importance of "finding your center," so you can always return to it when you fall off track
• What steps to take when you find healing nutrition protocols emotionally triggering or overwhelming
• The importance of a holistic self-care routine that goes beyond food

For the complete show notes, visit www.mindspeakpodcast.com/7

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Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"