Sparking Wholeness

In this simulcast episode with podcast host and Motherhood Incorporated business owner Sandra Beck, we cover the topic of post-Covid brain fog. Whether brain fog is caused by a virus or any life circumstance, there are ways to protect the brain and support healing.

Key Topics:

- What causes brain fog

- Food nutrients to support it

- Importance of sleep

- Stress management tools

- Other lifestyle hacks to minimize brain fog

Catch Sandra’s podcasts: Military Mom Talk Radio, Motherhood Talk Radio, or Coach Talk Radio wherever you get podcasts.

Dr. Alina Olteanu is the Found of Whole Child Texas in Frisco, Texas. She uses an integrative approach to pediatrics and relies on a variety of evidence-based tools to target the top medical issues in children today.

As anxiety rates in children continue to increase, Dr. Olteanu offers some powerful tools that all parents can implement.

Key Topics:

- What is integrative medicine

- How anxiety manifests in children of all ages

- Underlying issues creating anxiety

- The parental stress and anxiety factor and how it influences children

- Family mealtime strategies and nutritional support

- Supplements for anxiety and constipation

- The impact of screentime on anxiety

- The best way to supplement and when medication is necessary

Learn more about Dr. Olteanu at wholechildtexas.com

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Rachel S. Heslin has been immersed in the study of psychology for over 40 years. Her father, a clinical psychologist, taught his children his craft such that Rachel was first introduced to Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) concepts when she was 9 years old.

Rachel is currently the author of two books: Navigating Life: 8 Different Strategies to Guide Your Way, and Rituals of Release: How to Make Room for Your New Life. 

Her work through her company, The Fullness of Your Power, helps people embrace all parts of their true selves so they can live happier, more successful, and more deeply fulfilling lives.

Key Topics:

- What is neurolinguistic programming

- How a developing brain creates neural pathways

- The core beliefs we establish in childhood and how they become our stories

- Why we stay stuck

- Finding mental flexibility with modular systems

- How to update the old stories to live more fully

Rachel’s website is thefullnessofyourpower.com

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This special New Year episode focuses on the importance of targeted nutrition for improved mental health, based on the latest nutritional research.

Key Topics:

- Basics of gut health

- Supplements to improve mood

- Staying away from diet mentality or too-low calorie

- Whole foods that boost brain health

- Foods that are "sometimes" foods, that could be irritating to some people

- The real deal with gluten

- Eating mindfully and honoring your hunger

Find more recipes and blogs at sparkingwholeness.com. In the East Texas area? Schedule an appointment with Erin at livingwelltyler.com. Virtual options available too.

Looking for ways to freshen up your dinner routine in the new year? This interview with Cassy Joy Garcia is packed with ideas.

Cassy Joy is a New York Times bestselling author, of "Cook Once Dinner Fix," "Cook Once Eat All Week," and "Fed and Fit," as well as the creative force behind the popular food blog Fed + Fit. Eager to share her healthy living secrets with the world, she started Fed + Fit in 2011.

Key Topics:

- Cassy Joy's background in health and nutrition

- Why gut health makes a difference

- Importance of food diversity and nutrient density

- Cassy Joy's book "Cook Once Dinner Fix"and what makes it different

- Family favorite recipes

- Time management tools

- The concept behind "Cook Once Eat All Week"

- Cassy Joy's favorite cooking items

- Tips for going gluten-free

Get all her great recipes and health tips at fedandfit.com or follow her on @fedandfit on Instagram.

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Amy Spindel is a functional holistic nutritionist with a mission: to help moms and kids feel happier, calmer, and more energetic so that they can enjoy their best life.

She applies a multidisciplinary approach, exploring and supporting mind, body, and spirit, to determine and then provide support around the root causes of why someone does not feel their best.

She received her masters in holistic nutrition from Hawthorn University with additional training from the School of Applied Functional Medicine, and also holds a masters in social work from Columbia University. She is Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition, Applied Functional Medicine Certified, a Certified Gluten-Free Practitioner, and trained in culinary arts.

Amy owns Food With Thought Nutrition, a functional nutrition and health coaching practice in Plano, TX.

Key Topics:

- What is functional medicine?

- How Amy went from social work to holistic nutrition and functional medicine

- The way Amy partners with clients for healing

- Nervous system imbalances and the role in mental health

- Testing for nutrient absorption and neurotransmitters

- Mental health issues supported by functional medicine

Learn more about Amy at foodwiththoughtnutrition.com.

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Amy Johnson, PhD is a psychologist, coach, author, and speaker who shares a groundbreaking new approach that helps people find lasting freedom from unwanted habits, anxiety, and self-doubt via insight rather than willpower. 

 

She is the author of Being Human, The Little Book of Big Change: The No-Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit, and Just a Thought: A No-Willpower Approach to End Self-Doubt and Make Peace with Your Mind. In 2017, she opened The Little School of Big Change, an online school that has helped thousands of people find freedom from anxiety and habits and live a more peaceful life.

Key Topics:

- Dr. Amy’s personal background with panic attacks and anxiety

- How willpower and discipline are not the answer

- The brain is all about survival and scanning for danger, so your mind does what it needs to do to protect you

- How to lean into anxiety

- No thought is the truth

- Discomfort as a warning sign

- What our minds do is not personal

- We are more reactive when our identity is threatened

Richard Kerry is a licensed professional counselor and specializes in marriage and premarital counseling. He's also Erin's husband. In this episode, they get real about their marriage, share when to know counseling is needed, and how to be vulnerable in a relationship while doing conflict well.

Key Topics:

- Richard's favorite thing about working with couples

- The biggest challenge in marriages today

- When you should do one-on-one counseling and when you should go as a couple

- Creating emotional and physical intimacy

- Connecting with your partner in a vulnerable way

- The importance of differentiation

- Conflict styles that stall a marriage

Richard is seeing clients at livingwelltyler.com.

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Scott H. Silverman is a substance abuse expert, crisis coach (and former addict) with over with over 35 years of experience working with individuals and families dealing with addiction. Silverman is the CEO and President of Confidential Recovery and Safe Homes Coalition, and the author of several books including his latest, "The Opioid Epidemic: What You Don’t Know Will Destroy Your Family and your Life."

Key Topics:

- What can we do about holiday substance abuse

- The opioid crisis and how it affects our society

- What's behind the opioid epidemic

- Misconceptions of addiction

- Family dynamics of addiction

- Substance abuse on the rise in youth

If you or someone you know needs help, please visit www.yourcrisiscoach.com or follow Scott H Silverman on social media. He’s  @scottshs on Facebook and @ScottHSilverman on Twitter.  “The Opioid Epidemic: What You Don’t Know Will Destroy Your Family and your Life” by Scott H Silverman, is available on Amazon.

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It is well-established science that "the body keeps the score." Trauma therapy is no small task, and sometimes traditional talk therapy doesn't take people to the depths of healing they need.

In this episode, licensed professional counselor and EMDRIA certified EMDR therapist Heather Hall unpacks the phases of healing from trauma, and why it is important to take a whole body approach.

Key Topics:

- Why we need tools beyond traditional talk therapy

- Somatic/attachment therapy

- Polyvagal theory - how our bodies keep us safe

- Coping strategies for trauma that are overdeveloped and underdeveloped

- Creating awareness and learning new strategies to cope and heal

Heather is on staff at Living Well Tyler, a revolutionary holistic wellness and counseling center in Tyler, Texas. livingwelltyler.com

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