Small Changes Big Shifts

We all have these good intentions to eat healthy, exercise more, be mindful and more but how many of those goals have actually fallen through for you? Maybe you truly tried with all your effort but then felt left behind by the fitness industry?

Today, we are helping you overcome any obstacles that are in your way to help you start living a healthier life you will love without it seeming like such a burden.

Tune in as Author of Couch to Active and Founder of the brand, Couch to Active, Lyn Lindbergh, shares how finding a tribe, reaching out and making plans, plus taking wellness one day at a time will help you live a more active lifestyle that's both easy and fun to do.

Always on the go with lots of energy, Jennifer Robinson worked hard at balancing her family's life while also organizing and executing plans as a Director of Events. However, one day she noticed her energy beginning to shift and didn't feel like she was herself anymore. She also began to gradually notice signs of fatigue, pain, thirst, dimming vision, muscle weakness, constant headache and loss of body mass. Not even Benadryl, M&Ms, or coffee could mask or help the symptoms and she knew it was time to seek help.

Seeking an answer, she discovered that even though the tick never left a mark, she had chronic Lyme Disease and so began her wellness journey. Today, she is sharing how to live a life full of gratitude through her book, Joy Warrior, as well as teaching mindfulness and meditation at a local middle school as a paraeducator.

On Small Changes Big Shifts, Jennifer is sharing her message about Chronic Lyme Disease including what people should know about it and why we should never underestimate it.

Listen and learn what 'joy' means to her as well as how you can tap into your own happiness whenever you are.

Our childhood experiences can often have an impact of what we want to do with our lives and how we will inspire the rest of the world. For author, educator, and owner of Authentic Life, Dr. Georgia Nab, it was the television series, Trapper John M.D., which moved her to have a career in the world of health care. However, after she began to study medicine, she realized it wasn't the right path for her. So, she switched over to become a chiropractic and has never looked back since.

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts, Dr. Nab is sharing how we can begin to heal by being present and making necessary changes when possible through functional medicine. Dr. Nab herself has gone on a wellness journey of exploring her health which began at a very young age. When she was 6 years old, she began to experience severe eczema which she realized was linked to the allergic reactions she was having with various soaps and cleaners at home.

As you'll learn as you listen, sometimes our pain isn't from a physical but an emotional source, an outside factor, or even our own inherited genetics that are affecting our wellbeing. Like Dr. Nab says, "We live through the nervous system." Tune in and find out what small changes we can make on a daily basis to make big shifts towards become more balanced in our lives.

Three easy changes you can start today to be healthy:

1. Drink plenty of water
2. Find a good Omega 3 supplements (especially one with Vitamins A or D)
3. Eat whole foods

Life can change at the blink of an eye and set out us out on a new path. That's exactly what happened to author, cancer survivor, and Founder of the non-profit organization, Powered by Hope, Teri Griege. Throughout her entire life, she has been a wonderful athlete. From playing high school sports to competing in several marathons and triathlons including the The Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Then one moment changed her path and way of living.

Before she crossed the line to finish at the Ironman World Championship in 2011, Teri had to overcome a personal battle. It began back in 2008 as she was training when she started to feel unwell, unusually tired, and also experienced several minor injuries. Listening to her body, she knew that something wasn't right. During a visit with her doctor, she discovered that she had Stage 4 colon cancer that had metastasized to her liver. With determination to compete, she continued to train for the Ironman World Championship while undergoing chemotherapy.

Today, she continues to carry on her message of hope and courage by sharing her story with others at events and speaking engagements as well as through both the Powered by Hope non-profit organization and her book, Powered By Hope: The Teri Griege Story.

1 in 5 women are affected by PCOS. That means that 20% of women worldwide are dealing with a syndrome that looks differently on and for everyone so how do they find the help they need? Amy Medling is here to help.

Amy was diagnosed over 15 years ago with PCOS after years and years of unanswered questions, confusing conversations and painful symptoms. She has now taken her own experience and is using it to help women take back their power when it comes to their health and PCOS.

A PCOS Diva is not only a woman who has hope and strength but is a woman who is taking charge of her health and life by listening and putting herself first. Amy has found a way to shine a light on a confusing and painful syndrome and bring women together at the same time.

Despite her website's catchy name, Megan Gilmore does not believe in "detoxing" in the sense of a drastic, quick-fix diet. In fact, eating well hasn't always come naturally for her.

As a military brat, Megan's family moved often while she was growing up and they relied heavily on fast food. Megan was fortunate to be an active child with a good metabolism, but her bad eating habits caught up with her in college when she became more sedentary. Megan gained nearly 30 pounds during her freshman year.

Desperate to fit into her clothes again, Megan embarked on a series of diets to help her lose weight. She suffered in a cycle of yo-yo dieting and binge eating for years. It took Megan years to figure it out, but she didn't achieve lasting weight loss until she developed a healthier relationship with food. Instead of restricting entire food groups, Megan now focus on streamlining my digestion and eating higher quality foods.

Nothing is off limits!

Our lives are ours to shape. Evan Demarco thought he had life mapped out with being a professional athlete then entering wall street but quickly realized that the life he was living wasn't the life he was meant to live.

He returned to school and learned everything he possibly could after discovering the gap existing between sports development and sports lifestyle and nutrition. Evan found his passion in bridging that gap through science and supplements and a healthy lifestyle.

Now he is helping people understand that one size never fits all, especially; when it comes to health and wellness. Evan is shaping his own life by working with people and showing them the beauty in their own journey to a healthy and happy life.

Just do it. Three simple words and yet they carry so much weight. James Swanwick is a huge fan of the saying as he believes that at the end of the day we either do it or we don't but that it is our choice.

James has life experience stemming from time in the world of business, media, health and wellness and more. He is drawing from his own highs and lows to help people realize the power they have within themselves.

One way James is helping people is through realizing the power alcohol holds over us and that it truly is a drug. Whether you are considering giving up alcohol for one day, one week or one year, James has a philosophy and program that is meant to help you take back the power in your own life.

Feeling stuck? You're not alone. Raana Zia had accomplished everything she set out to do when it came to her professional life but couldn't shake the feeling that something bigger was out there for her.

Raana took this feeling, listened to herself and set out on a new adventure which led her to finding her inner light. She took time to create intention, find gratitude and let go of the uncontrollable and in the process became empowered.

We all have the power to create the reality we imagine but we must stay disciplined, invest in ourselves and learn to quiet our thoughts. Raana is helping people discover their inner light by showing them the power of their thoughts, feelings and beliefs.

A wellness journey in search of the truth. That is what Josh Trent set out to do in 2004 and hasn't looked back since. Josh went from being in a rough place in life both physically and mentally and channeled it into a passion and drive to help others.

He is helping people understand the power of emotional and physical intelligence in order to be more present in life. Josh draws from his experience as a personal trainer and his own struggle with weight to connect with others and help them discover that we are all worthy of being healthy and well.

Josh knows that the only way to change the state of health and wellness in the world is to first tackle our own. We all have the power and force within ourselves to make a difference in our own lives and the lives of others.