She Grabs The Mic

My brain fog and fatigue showed up suddenly and steadily got worse. My symptoms were written off as 'normal' by three doctors. 'Normal' could have destroyed my brain, my body, and my life. 

This week, I'm on a mission to raise awareness about Vitamin B12- the one lab test every adult experiencing symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, moodiness, and low libido should (kindly) demand from their healthcare provider.

You'll learn:
Why Vitamin B12 is essential for your brain-body health
Why a Vitamin B12 deficiency may be the underlying cause of 'normal' symptoms
Why Vitamin B12 deficiency is overlooked by so many healthcare providers

And, I'll tell you my personal journey of struggling with 'normal' symptoms, researching to find answers, and challenging my doctors until I got the one lab test that literally saved my brain, my body, and my life.

Learn more about B12 Deficiency:
Harvard: https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/vitamin-b12-deficiency-a-to-z#:~:text=Vitamin%20B12%20deficiency%20can,the%20intestines%20to%20be%20absorbed.

WebMD: https://www.webmd.com/diet/vitamin-b12-deficiency-symptoms-causes

Karger.com: https://karger.com/anm/article-abstract/72/4/265/42712/Vitamin-B12-Deficiency-and-the-Role-of-Gender-A?redirectedFrom=fulltext

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Stressed, exhausted, foggy brained, and bloated. We've accepted that feeling crappy is 'normal'.  But these symptoms aren't 'normal'. They're signs that something is out of whack with our health. It's time to take action and we can.

This week, I'm inviting you to feel less crappy and more vibrant by spending a little time getting to know the conductor, protector, and unsung hero of your health- your gut.

Gut health expert, Kristina von Oertzen, grabs the mic to introduce you to the superpowers your gut holds to help you optimize the gut-brain axis, feel vibrant, look fantastic, and rock your best life.

YOU WILL LEARN:
What your gut micro-biome is, how it operates, and why it deserves your full love and attention

How gut health affects your brain and mindset, your emotions, immune system, and digestion, your libido, energy, and what you see when you look in the mirror

The connection between gut health and that pesky belly fat that's been hanging around

The factors that influence your gut health from the "Holy shit!" stress you feel to the good smelling stuff you use to wash your clothes

In addition to her deep wisdom, Kristina shares a few of her best micro-coaching gut health tips to empower you to get your systems back on track and live your best life. You deserve it. We all do babe.

Kristina Von Oertzen, is a Certified Transformational Nutritionist, Digestive Health Expert and the Founder of Bloom Lab.  Kristina has made it her mission in life to help other women feel happy and confident in their bodies by helping them improve their gut health.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT
Visit Kristina's website: https://bloomlab.health/
Take Kristina's gut health assessment: https://bloomlab.health/assessment/
Follow Kristina on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bloomlab.health/

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

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If you've ever felt super stressed, anxious or found yourself in the middle of a hellish panic attack, know this. You're not alone babe.

Forbes Health says "anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the U.S. affecting over 40 million adults, or 19.1% of the population."
But, we're not powerless. Not even close.

This week, we’re going to meet the She Beasts called Stress and Anxiety head on.
I'm going to help you tame your mind, shift your mindset, and get centered in your body when they strike so you can cope, rebound more quickly, and rock your fabulous life.

YOU'L LEARN
The difference between stress and anxiety
Why some of us experience anxiety more than others
What's happening behind the scenes in your body and mind when The Beasts come  knocking
My (3) mindset coping skills I used to tame my mind, shift my mindset and find center when The She Beasts came to visit me, uninvited, causing my beautiful mind to run like a reckless wild thing.

A NOTE TO YOU, AMAZING ONE
If you are struggling with stress and anxiety that are negatively affecting your life and your health, please seek medical help.  Anxiety Hotline: 1-866-903-3787  
You deserve to live your best life and you can with the right support and tools.  

 RESOURCES AND RESEARCH MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Forbes Health
World Health Organization
Healthline
National Library of Medicine
Very Well Mind

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

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Let me ask you this. When you woke up this morning, did you think of today as a list of to-dos and challenges or as a one of a kind, make the most out of it amazing gift?

Too many of us spend our lives time traveling to the past and future- totally missing the magic that's right in front of us. But you know who never misses it? Dogs. 

This week, we're talking about what we can learn from our fabulous furry canine companions about mindset, optimism, joy, play, and living our best lives- right freakin' now. 

You'll learn:
The story of June Bug, one of my greatest mindset teachers ever. 

Facts about time, emotions, and brain science that will help you understand why dogs have so much they can teach us.

Three tips to help you shift your mindset to more curiosity, joy and optimism so you can start living your best life,  even if you don't have a dog.

Resources mentioned:
Neil Degrasse Tyson: The Life of A Dog: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1zBitq8TwEQ?app=desktop

Stanley Coren PhD for Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/201303/which-emotions-do-dogs-actually-experience#:~:text=Dogs%20have%20basic%20emotions%20like,guilt%2C%20pride%2C%20and%20shame

Takefumi Kikusui's research: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01132-0

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

Listen to their newest album, on Open Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wCfpSR2D4QXDgJJIxuglM

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

Listen to their newest album, on Open Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wCfpSR2D4QXDgJJIxuglM

Imagine how you would feel if you knew you had to perpetually relive the worst minutes and days of your life with zero power to get unstuck.  

Thankfully, this is not the case. Brain science has proven a beautiful truth. You and I have the power to choose how we think, feel and live every single minute of our lives. We can stay stuck or we can rock on. Either way, the choice is 100% up to us. 

Here's the big question. If we have this awesome power, why do we replay our worst minutes and days over and over again in our minds? What causes us to stay stuck in cycles of chaos and stress, sadness, regret, loneliness, fear, heartbreak, frustration and anxiety? The short answer is mindset. 

This week, we’re talking about mindset-The Big M!
We’ll come eye to eye with the wild beast that keeps you in replay mode. 
We'll explore how to tame your mindset and I'll connect you with why spending time and energy developing your mindset yields the best damn return on investment you will ever have. 

You'll walk away with a boatload of mind blowing insight and three micro-coaching tips to help you kick start your mindfulness practice, tame your mindset, and transform your life. You're more powerful than you know and you deserve to live your best life. We all do babe. 💗

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

Listen to their newest album, on Open Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wCfpSR2D4QXDgJJIxuglM

How many times have you faced a really big life challenge that felt like it would crush you? What helped you navigate to the other side? 

This week, we’re talking about how to turn those big gnarly life challenges into transformational, enriching possibilities from a woman who has been there, done that and is literally flying high!

Our guest this week is the fabulously courageous and wise Pat Wetzel: a speaker, storyteller, fellow podcaster, world traveler, and author of the soulful book Bump In The Road: 15 Stories of Courage, Hope and Resilience.  

Pat’s life  journeys (so far) have taken her from Wall Street to thirty thousand feet, flying her sailplane over the Sierras. Her story and those she helps other humans tell are a tonic for the soul. 

In this episode you'll learn about: 
The series of harrowing, simultaneous challenges Pat experienced that changed everything she knew to be true about herself and the life she was living

How meditation, mindset, and her sheer will to live led her home to herself and to extraordinary possibilities she'd never imagined 

Three of Pat's top tips that will help you take flight and soar in the face of challenge 

Pat and I hope this episode will remind you of three important truths: 
1. We all travel together

2. If you're going through hell, keep going babe. 

3. Brighter skies are waiting for you and you will get there. 

Visit Pat's website to learn more about her, her book and the human stories she's captured through her podcast: https://bumpintheroad.us/about/

Experience what it's like to fly in a sail plane: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AswliDLhKnY

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When was the last time you worried yourself into a frenzy and things actually got better? 

This week, we're talking about how to worry less to live better, starting today, by shifting our mindset with three solid mindful practices.

Worry is a learned and created mindset that puts us into a swirly cycle of shit that disrupts our mental health, physical life and our overall quality of life.  Science has shown a direct link between worry, anxiety and depression and holy smokes we are suffering. 

Here's the good news. Science has also proven that we have the power to improve our mental and physical health by integrating tools like breathing, mindfulness and meditation into our every day lives. 

You will learn:
What worry is
The difference between short term and constant worry
Why we worry
Where worry originates in our brain
What we worry about
What happens to our mental and physical health when we worry
(3) mindful practices you can adopt to worry less- starting today

You are the reason for She Grabs The Mic. It's my sincere hope that this episode leaves you better. You deserve to live your best life. We all do babe. 💗

Key words:
Worry, fear, mental health, mindset, amygdala, emotional regulation, mindfulness

Heartfelt gratitude for every person who is contributing and working to improve mental health, here in the U.S. and around the world.

Resources mentioned:
Thank you to Lawrence Robinson, Melinda Smith, and Jeanne Segal for their article in Helpguide.org: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/how-to-stop-worrying.htm#:~:text=Chronic%20worrying%20can%20also%20be,to%20turn%20off%20anxious%20thoughts.

Hartgrove Hospital: https://hartgrovehospital.com/relationship-anxiety-depression/

Healthline: https://www.healthline.com/health/adrenaline-rush#:~:text=A%20mind%20full%20of%20thoughts,when%20you%20lie%20in%20bed.
Henry Ford Health: https://www.henryford.com/blog/2020/08/the-difference-between-worry-and-anxiety

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What would change if we felt as much pure joy in our lives as a kid on a playground? What if we greeted each other with the same kind of unbridled, tail waggin'  joy our dogs offer us when we come home from work?

So many of us wish for more joy in our lives. Feeling joy can be challenging and sometimes, seemingly impossible. 

This week,  joy aficionado, Tash Durkins is here to change that. She connects us with how we can live more joyfully by understanding where joy really comes from.

Tash is the CEO and founder of Fiercely Joyful. She is a celebrated keynote speaker and the author of the fabulous new book Fiercely Joyful: 11 Keys to Living Authentically and Creating the Life You Love.  Joy is Tash's passion, gift, and her ‘why.'

During our conversation Tash reflects on her She Grabs The Mic moment that changed her life by opening her heart and mind to more joy. 

We talk about everything from clean sheets, dogs, and why we settle at work to the back story behind Tash's new book and the connection between joy, authenticity, and mindfulness.

You'll learn Tash's secret to personal freedom and her three top tips for living joyfully.

Tash and I hope this episode fills your heart and helps you discover a little more joy in your life by the end.

LEARN MORE ABOUT TASH AND HER WORK:
Visit Tash's website: https://www.fiercely-joyful.com/

Order Tash's new book Fiercely Joyful: 11 Keys to Living Authentically and Creating the Life You Love.  https://www.amazon.com/Fiercely-Joyful-Living-Authentically-Creating-ebook/dp/B0CJDMVG7Y

Connect with Tash on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natashadurkins/

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

Listen to their newest album, on Open Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wCfpSR2D4QXDgJJIxuglM

How many times have you felt disappointed, under appreciated, frustrated, angry, or passed over because your expectations didn't quite pan out?  If you've ever wondered why, don't you worry. I've got you covered. 

This week, we’re talking about the expectations we have across our lives from our work and our kids to strangers we've never met. 

You'll learn how and why your expectations are messing with your mind, screwing up your energy, and causing you unnecessary (and totally avoidable) suffering in your life. 

You'll learn about the downside of expectations that gets you caught in the swirl of mental energies that f*$% up your mindset, mood, thinking, and quality of life.  And, I'll give you examples of a few real life expectations most of us hold so you know you're not alone. 
 
On the upside, I'll give you three micro-coaching tips to help you make a big ass mindset shift away from suffering.  By the end of the episode, you'll be able to start challenging your own expectations so you can say adios to the turbulence they cause and step into the power you have to live your very best life.  You deserve it. We all do babe. ❤️

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

Listen to their newest album, on Open Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wCfpSR2D4QXDgJJIxuglM