Sparking Wholeness

Lisa and Alana MacFarlane are identical twins in every way - except when it comes to gut health.

They became the ‘chief guinea pigs’ for the British Gut project where they discovered that despite having 100% the same DNA their guts have only 40% the same microbiota.

In their debut book The Gut Stuff, the dynamic duo offer a fun-filled, fact-packed, achievable guide to better health and in this episode we cover all the basics of gut health in a fun way!

Key Topics:

- Background on The Gut Project

- The gut/stress connection

- How this book is different from other gut health books

- Your gut on alcohol

- The concern for orthopedic

- The importance of fiber for good gut bacteria

- Individualization of eating for gut health

- Importance of lifestyle factors

- How to embrace fermented foods

- The most surprising thing they learned about gut health

Get all the best tips on having a healthy gut on their website, thegutstuff.com

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Jim Poole is the Founder of of NuCalm, the world's only patented neuroscience technology clinically proven to resolve stress and improve sleep quality without drugs.

In this episode, we break down the history of NuCalm and the software built by a quantum physicist, and how NuCalm is unlike any other tool out there.

Key Topics:

- Background on the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system in regulating the brain

- What our fear brain does to our logic brain

- How the brain and body communicate

- The method behind NuCalm

- Types of brain waves

- How brain cells affect mitochondria

- What time of day to use NuCalm

- How 20 minutes of NuCalm is equivalent to two hours of restorative sleep

- The music used and the way it improves the vibration and stress response

- How to get started with NuCalm

This interview is jam-packed with good information. To learn more about how to access NuCalm for yourself, head to nucalm.com.

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This is the first “listener request” episode! Many listeners asked for an episode on the topic of dealing with narcissists, and this one is powerful!

Sandra Beck is an author, coach, speaker, radio, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and also an expert on narcissism. She has done countless trainings and written much on the subject.

Key Topics:

- How do you know you are in a relationship with a narcissist?

- Signs of narcissism and the empathy factor

- Red flags to look out for

- The tools of manipulation and gaslighting strategies and how we can best respond

- The villain/victim/hero triangle

- Signs of narcissism in the workplace

- How to raise kids who aren't narcissists

- Can you recover from a relationship with a narcissist?

Be sure to check out Sandra’s podcasts, Motherhood Talk Radio, Military Mom Talk Radio, Coach Talk Radio, and Powered Up Talk Radio!

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Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is a mental health trailblazer who Forbes has called "The leader in children's mental health."She has helped thousands reverse the most challenging conditions, such as ADHD, anxiety, mood, autism, learning disability, Lyme, and PANS/PANDAS using proven holistic therapies.

In this episode, we discuss the anxiety epidemic affecting our children, why it has been happening, and what we can do about it.

Key Topics:

- School pressure on kids today

- Genetic mutations that impact mental health, like MTHFR and COMT

- How to tell if your child is anxious

- Foods that destroy kids' mental health

- How biofeedback helps

- How neurofeedback impacts subconscious brain training

- PANS/PANDAS and autoimmune encephalopathy

- How Lyme/bartonella can be at the root of many mental illness diagnoses

- How parents can support their kids to grow more resilient

- Digestion issues and best supplements to have on hand

Learn more about Dr. Roseann at drroseann.com. Get her free gift of "Coping Statements" at teletherapytoolkitbonus.com. Follow her on Instagram at @drroseann

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Dr. Brent Dorval is the creator of the Food Inflammation Test. He was involved in the creation of the first HIV/AIDS rapid diagnostic assay and held a number of management positions and served as an adviser to the World Health Organization committee on vaccines and diagnostics. He has several patents covering rapid assays, novel biomarkers and a novel polio virus vaccine.

In this episode we discuss the patented food inflammation test that has helped many people get to the root of their health concerns, including IBS, brain fog, headaches, skin issues, and mental health function.

Key Topics:

- The difference between an allergy and an delayed food sensitivity

- How an inflammatory response from food shows on a blood test

- Why there is an increase in food sensitivities

- How food sensitivities impact brain health and how leaky gut = leaky brain

- Why KBMO FIT test is different than any other sensitivity test

- The independent clinical studies showing the effectiveness of using the FIT test

To watch the entire interview and view the PowerPoint presentation, click here:

https://youtu.be/CbtIjnqPbJc

To learn more about the FIT test or set up a provider account, head to kbmodiagnostics.com

To get the FIT test for yourself and a customized plan, contact me!

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Holly Toronto has 4 years of experience helping highly driven women stop dieting and build resilience to toxic beauty messages. She uses an intuitive and spiritual approach that guides her clients towards self trust, confidence and Sovereignty over their entire being; body, mind and soul.

In this episode, we discuss how to break free from the back and forth cycle of dieting for GOOD, how to live your life in the body you have without judging or objectifying it.

Key Topics:

- Holly’s turning point in her dieting journey and what transitioned her to a body acceptance approach to coaching

- How elimination diets trigger orthorexia

- Food is more than fuel, and finding pleasure from food doesn’t have to be a morality issue

- The pleasure and satisfaction factor in eating

- How to improve your relationship with food and your body image

- Weight as a poor indicator of health

- Digging into the root of body image issues

- How sexual trauma and abuse plays a role in how we see our bodies

- Giving yourself unconditional permission to eat and its effect on the nervous system

- Number obsession and vanity sizing

Holly has group coaching available as well as many resources on her website hollytoronto.com

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Spring cleaning doesn't just help with the physical clutter, there are mental health benefits as well.

In this episode, professional organizer Dana Hentschel of Arranging Joy shares her passion for organizing and how we can create spaces in our homes that reduce clutter and bring us joy!

Key Topics:

- Creating a warm environment for the home

- Understanding the emotional attachment to our things

- Creating systems that work

- How to de-clutter in an ongoing way

- How to stay organized with minimal steps

- Dana's 3 L system

- How to find the time to make it work

- Finding organizational systems that kids will follow through with

Learn more about Dana at arrangingjoy.com or follow her Instagram for ongoing tips at @arrangingjoy.

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Walker Ladd, Ph.D. has been a thought leader in the field of maternal mental health for nearly two decades.

Her writing and research challenge paradigms of motherhood and mental illness, using women’s stories to reveal the hidden truths and extraordinary dimensions of the lived experience of motherhood.

In this episode, we discuss the prevalence of postpartum depression, the stigma, trauma, postpartum growth, and how the language around this time in a mother’s life needs to change.

Her groundbreaking book is called Transformed by Postpartum Depression: Women’s Stories of Trauma and Growth.

Learn more about her work at walkerladd.com

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Is science ever settled? How can we continue to be our own health advocates, look beyond the one-size-fits-all solutions, and find what is helpful for our unique bodies? There are so many different opinions, so how do we know what to do that’s right for our health?

Del Bigtree is an Emmy-winning producer who is raising awareness for body autonomy and medical freedom. His internet news show, The Highwire, is the fastest growing program in the natural health arena. His non-profit, the Informed Consent Action Network, or ICAN, is leading worldwide investigations into drug and vaccine fraud that have already resulted in multiple winning lawsuits against US Government agencies Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, CDC and FDA.

In this conversation, we dig into some controversial topics in order to better understand all sides of the growing conversation on medical risk. Topics include: the pro/anti vaccine debate, the history of informed consent, the importance of being able to make choices for your own body, lawsuits that ICAN is involved with, chronic disease rates in kids, and how we can arm ourselves with knowledge moving forward.

Watch Del’s news show on thehighwire.com.

Check out the current lawsuits and information on his nonprofit organization at icandecide.org.

Can we truly have authentic conversations in today’s world? How can we navigate the ups and downs of relationships stress in a healthy way?

Cathy Krafve is the host of Fireside Talk Radio and the author of two books, Marriage Conversations and The Well: The Art of Drawing Out Authentic Conversation.

In this episode, Cathy shares about her books and what she has learned about communication in marriage and beyond.

Key Topics:

- the importance of sharing who you are

- How to be authentic in the era of social media

- Communication in marriage

- Navigating those tricky “conversational adventures”

- How to effectively communicate when emotional

- When is a time to withdraw from the conversation for a break

- How to approach “bully culture”

- Transforming relationships in tough times via good conversation

- Why making people feel welcome is the antidote to self-condemnation

This conversation is packed with good information. Be sure to check out Cathy’s website and more information on her books and podcast at cathykrafve.com

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