Small Changes Big Shifts

Your body is your strongest asset.- Erin Burch

Instead of immediately attacking chronic aches and pains, can we learn from them and heal our bodies with a different approach?

That is the point of view and mission of founder of The Burch Method, creator of Core Container™ System, author of the Create Your Ideal BodyeBook, host of the Luscious For Life Podcast, and proclaimed, Body Whisperer by her clients, Erin Burch.

Especially in the midst of our current opioid epidemic, self-care and awareness are more vital than ever when it comes to being safe with pain management. Through The Burch Method, Erin uses an inside approach that has not only healed others but herself as well.

The Burch Method is Erin's own approach to healing chronic pain. At the age of 35, she was in a body that no longer felt her own after having two abdominal surgeries that left scar tissue behind which greatly affected her body and the probability of not being able to walk within five years. As time was ticking away, she decided to take matters into her own hands and thus her own holistic healing process, The Burch Method, was born and gave her new life hereafter.

As you listen to Erin's incredible journey and self-perseverance, you will discover why the connection you have to your body, understanding the language of your body, and tracking changes in your physical self is so vital for recognizing when a holistic healing process is necessary.

As you'll hear her explain in full, to help both her and her clients, Erin follows her own 3-step holistic healing process of:

1. Attunement
2. Alignment
3. Integrity

Find out how awareness is like a crowbar; it helps you crack any tough case to find a solution and gives both your mind and body what they need.

Rather than focusing on making 12 changes all at once this January, there is no better method to transforming your life in 2019 than by focusing on making gradual, small changes over the course of the year.

Each month, we are helping you turn small changes into big shifts by interviewing top experts from their respected industries. Together, we are here to help you focus on just one area of your life, one step at a time. Whether it's sleep, nutrition, mindfulness, or movement this month, our mission is to help you transform your life by 2020.

To kick off 2019, we have our Social Media and Digital Strategist, Christina Hager, interviewing our host, Dr. Michelle Robin, on what is happening in her own wellness journey, the future of Small Changes Big Shifts, and how you can become involved in SCBS as either an individual seeking answers, an employer looking to aide your employees, or a healthcare professional wanting to help both yourself and your patients lead a life full of wellness.

Specifically as you tune in, we'll also cover:

• How SCBS originated, what our mission is, and how we can help you live a healthier life through the four Quadrants of Wellbeing: Mechanical, Energetic, Chemical, and Psychospiritual for whole-person wellness.
• About our Small Changes Big Shifts membership program to help practitioners engage in a healthy lifestyle journey.
• Our various 21-day programs focusing on sleep, freeing up your space, and kindness.
• The importance of being good role models for children by focusing on our own health.
• Easy, real small changes that can help us kick off 2019 and create big shifts by 2020.

You either invest in your health or your body sends you a big bill later. -Dr. Michelle Robin

Kindness has a big effect on the lives of people. Not only on the people who directly receive our compassion but even more so on the people who witness our acts of goodness from afar.

That's the bigger picture when we do something good for another person.

When you go out of your way to help another person, you probably have no idea how impactful that is on the people who witness you doing it. Even opening the door for another person can greatly move and inspire others.

Today, on Small Changes Big Shifts we have father, motivational speaker, hospice volunteer, author of 5-Ways to Teach Students Dignity & Respect and board member of K.I.D.S. Plus Inc., David Flood, sharing with us what kind of effect spreading kindness can have on the world, why your life is not about you but about all the people around you, and why parents should listen more to their children and talk less.

David, whose own son, Justin, has autism, was so inspired when an opposing hockey team allowed Justin to score a goal during a game that he shared that story with the world. Today, that story has reached and impacted countless people.

It is proof that when we help someone, it can move others to be more mindful and kind as well.

As you listen, David explains why the greatest medication for anyone who is depressed or lonely is to have someone reach out and help them. But sometimes, especially if you're lonely, you might have to take a little step so that someone else can take a big step towards you.

Listen and discover how simply having good thoughts about other people can manifest into bigger changes in how we treat one another.

Once you fall in love with who you are, then you will do what you know you need to do to have a life of wellness.

But how do we actually fall in love with ourselves?

That was a question and journey of twists and turns that former therapist now Dating Makeover and Confidence Expert, Kim Seltzer, had to face in her own life.

After moving from Chicago to Santa Monica, Kim was at a pivotal moment in her personal life and marriage when she realized one afternoon that clothes truly do make the person. After switching out of her current dark, drab clothes that were reflecting her stuck, negative state of mind to try on a beautiful red dress at a boutique, she realized what a positive effect that dress had on her. This moment was the beginning for her to see herself in a whole new light, shift her mindset, and change her life for the better.

With a passion for helping people from the outside in, Kim uses the Charisma Quotient to teach people how to understand the relationship between the outer and inner self, feel empowered, and love themselves in order to share their best selves with the rest of the world.

Using the three steps of the Charisma Quotient - style intelligence, emotional intelligence, and social intelligence, Kim shares how you can transform your personal life, career, and relationships.

Listen and find out how a simple change as adding more color or trying a different style can lead to greater self-love and big shifts in both your inner and outer worlds.

"Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman." - Coco Chanel

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.- Oscar Wilde

Can we create an ideal romance by building a deep connection with ourselves first?

That is the question that Love Coach, Diana Eskander, asked herself when she realized that in order to feel appreciated in a relationship, she had to appreciate herself first.

On this week's episode of the Small Changes Big Shifts Podcast, Diana and Dr. Michelle Robin explore the three emotions of depression, boredom, and loneliness. Especially during the December holiday season, these are feelings and states of mind that many people experience. Find out how you can explore all of them, focus on yourself through self-care, let them go, trust your path and positively grow on your wellness journey.

Furthermore, Diana will explain why the ideal relationship has an interdependent nature in which you are able to make yourself feel happy, loved, and beautiful rather than rely on that from someone else.

Learn how appreciating your blessings, not focusing on what you lack, and dating yourself can make a big change in the relationship you have with yourself and others.

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."- Ange Simson

When it comes to being healthy, there isn't just one factor and there might not only be one hurdle standing in your way but many. Today on Small Changes Big Shifts, we have Founder of The Gratitude Project, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach,Writer, and Happiness Expert, Ange Simson, share her own wellness journey with us, what health obstacles most women face, how to step into and honor your own person, and how gratitude plays a big part in our overall wellbeing.

Join us as Ange shares how tuning into her body made her realize that healing and diminishing her migraines would need more than just changing her diet. Deep down she knew that in order to truly live a better life of health, she would also have to focus on other factors such as her feelings and emotional wellness. Thus began her own gratitude project.

Listen and discover how loving herself for who she is and growing through the power of gratitude has not only helped Ange heal but has led her to help other women improve their wellbeing too.

Learn how tuning into your body, loving yourself, and making small shifts like saying the mantra, "I am enough," outloud can create big changes for both your physical health and emotional wellness.

"The process is the result."- Rob Dionne

So many times, we think of weight loss as a long term goal. Something that will happen down the road and will take months and months of work to achieve but Rob Dionne of Open Sky Fitnessis teaching us a new way of thinking.

Rob has his own personal story of weight loss and self discovery that he uses to help others find true happiness and self acceptance. He teaches people that short term goals are the way to make big changes in your life and on the scale.

By focusing on actually transitioning your life, being in the present moment and not stressing over yesterday or worrying about tomorrow; you can lose all the weight in the world yet gain so much more at the same time.

"Kindness is contagious, catch it and pass it on!" -Rita Blitt

Award-winning painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and creator the phrase, "Kindness is contagious, catch it," Rita Blittshares how she created those words and became part of Beth Smith's Kindness Programin Kansas City. The Kindness Program encourages acts of gentleness, thoughtfulness, compassion, and humanity.

As you listen to this interview, you'll learn how the Kindness Program expanded to include teaching students about kindness plus how they began to host a Kindness Dinner in which local students had to nominate someone for their outstanding acts. In return, Rita shares the immense impact that the Kindness Program has had on her own life as far as being kind and giving to others.

Rita also dives into how creating works of art gives her great joy, what inspires her as an artist and what message she hopes to share with people across the world.

Discover what small changes you can do today to make big shifts in our world tomorrow through kindness, love, and hope.

Over the years, there have been many different approaches to improve our personal wellness from work-life balance, self-care, mindfulness, to work-life integration. One of these wellness practices that we can begin to incorporate into our lives is resiliency and focusing on how we show up in the world. Especially for healthcare workers, building resiliency can be vital for their mental, physical, and emotional health.

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts, former ER nurse, speaker, author, and life coach, Diane Sieg, shares what resiliency means to her and how we can build our own resilience and sense of wellbeing through practicing grace, being mindful, and creating engagement skills.

Discover why resiliency means so much more than being "tough" and able to handle difficult situations. Listen and learn what quick and simple small changes you can make today to make big shifts s in your everyday life to help you slow down, take time for yourself, and destress.

"We can only treat others with the same level of kindness that we give ourselves." - Gail Straub, Author of The Rhythm of Compassion: Caring for Self, Connecting with Society

No matter who you are, there are many wonderful benefits to writing. Whether you're making a gratitude list, journaling thoughts, or trying to work through all the noise in your head, writing can help fill your cup, gain clarity, prevent burnout, and come home to yourself through greater self-awareness.

Today, Creative Writing Wellness Coach, Speaker, and Author of several books includingWriting Alone Together, Inspiration For A Woman's Soul: Choosing Happiness, and Life Source Writing, Lynda Monk, joins us to share how creative writing for wellness became a part of her life, aided her career as a social worker, and how it has continued to be a critical part of her own self-care, self-love, and gratitude practices.

As you listen, Lynda shares her top tricks and tips on how to get started with your own creative writing or journaling, how to incorporate it into any moment of your day, and from where you can gather the inspiration to write. Even if you're exhausted at the end of the day, you can easily participate in this daily practice through various ways that will benefit both your mental and physical health.

Find out how writing can help you have greater gratitude and intention, become more conscious and curious about yourself, and improve your attitude and stress levels.