Have you ever heard of medical astrology? I hadn’t until this interview with functional medicine practitioner, astrologer, UN Peace Ambassador, and best-selling author Mariett Ramm. 

On this week’s podcast episode, Mariett talks about the importance of unmasking; that health issues often have an emotional/spiritual underpinning which, if uncovered, can lead to a deeper healing process. 

Key Takeaways: 

• There is great value in facing underlying emotional and spiritual issues because they can also deplete our health and lead to chronic illness. 
• It is important to be surrounded by a loving, supportive community for emotional, physical, and spiritual health. 

Resources: 

http://mariettspeaks.com/

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mariett-Ramm/author/B08JQLBJH7?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation

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Pause for a moment and consider: what are the little or big aspects of your life that nourish your hopefulness?

In this week’s short episode, Elizabeth Mintun offers a reminder of the simple ways that we can return to hope and, ultimately, experience greater ease and inner peace. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Identifying the “crumb path” of elements of life that nourish our hope can help us return to it like a lifeline in times of need. 
• Sometimes it is the simplest elements in life that can be hope- and life-affirming. 

Resources: 

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation

https://www.wordwoman.com/

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Every single one of us has had an experience of either losing someone or something we love or knowing someone else who has, right? 

Even though this is a painful truth about the experience of living, oftentimes we do not have the tools or the support we need to navigate through grief in healing ways. 

On this week’s podcast episode, Lisa Heacock, an international best-selling author, inspirational speaker, and international certified life coach, grief coach, and grief educator, offers her perspective on grief. She speaks both from her professional background as well as from her personal story, after losing twelve loved ones through death in twenty-two-months. Lisa offers wisdom and bite-size tools and steps that can easily be digested and implemented when and if needed. 

Key Takeaways: 

• One of the best ways you can support someone in grief is to say something like, “I just want you to know that I'm here, and I love you, and I'm sending all my loving energy your way. No pressure to respond at all.”
• Often people experiencing grief will wonder if they sound crazy or broken. If you are grieving, you are not broken - you are simply grieving.
• It is important to reach for as many healthy resources as you can to support you and/or your loved ones in your/their grieving process.

Resources: 

https://holisticlifecoaching.org.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/holistic_coach_lisa/

https://www.facebook.com/holisticlifecoachingwithlisamarie

https://linktr.ee/CoachLisaMarie

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation

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Do you or someone you know seem to be successful in a variety of ways, and yet chronically stressed?

In this episode, Elizabeth Mintun reflects on the qualities she’s noticed to be present in people with high-functioning anxiety, as well as how they often appear to outsiders. It’s amazing how people who can appear so organized, calm and collected, and high performing can internally feel so overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, and exhausted. 

Key Takeaways: 

• High functioning anxiety and stress is multi-facted: it’s a gift to be able to manage so much, and it’s overwhelming and can lead to depletion and stress. 
• It can be difficult for people who are high functioning with stress and anxiety to shift their way of being because often self-worth is closely knit with their ability to achieve. 
• It’s important to offer ourselves and others compassion who struggle with this, and slowly incorporate small steps of slowing down and self-care in order to support a shift. 

Resources: 

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation

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Are you one of the many people who struggle from a creative block at times? 

In this episode, Elizabeth Mintun interviews Gregory Halpen, who has 30+ years’ experience as a creative practice coach, solo theater artist, stage & TV actor, and singer. Gregory teaches creatives how to cultivate a creative practice for staying on their creative journey. In this interview, Gregory talks about how creativity, even beyond self-expression, can lead to self-discovery and transformation.

Key Takeaways: 

• Creativity can flow best when we are engaged in a daily self-care practice. 
• Self-expression through creativity can uncover and offer greater meaning in our lives. 
• Creative expression is a process in the moment, not just about the finished outcome. 

Resources: 

Instagram: @gregoryhalpen 

https://www.facebook.com/greghalpen/

https://www.gregoryhalpen.com/

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation

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Do you ever struggle with people-pleasing?

In this episode, Elizabeth Mintun explores her experience with people-pleasing and the freedom that comes when we respect our own boundaries and those of others. Elizabeth also dives into the importance of connecting with ourselves as a way to be more fully present and aware of the the boundaries that we need to honor.

Key Takeaways:

• Your boundaries are not your problem :)
• A people-pleasing response demands a disconnection from ourselves in order to be in service to others.
• Self-soothing and self-care is very important as we notice our boundaries and our responses to others’ boundaries.

Resources:

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation

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What does it mean to grow our “boundary muscles”? 

In this episode, Kelli Younglove, a Self-Awareness and Mindset Coach, dives into exploring boundaries on several levels, and offers actionable advice on how to notice and honor our boundaries.

Kelli Younglove is a Self-Awareness and Mindset Coach who teaches her clients a kinder, gentler way to work with their stress and anxiety so they can show up in their lives as their happy, confident selves.  She's also the creator of the boundary course: Creating the Container of YOU— a self-study e-course that teaches boundary fundamentals and lifetime solutions for people pleasers and controllers.

Key Takeaways: 

• It’s best to practice in small, easy ways at first to grow that boundary muscle first with safe people (or even our pets!). 
• In essence, the term boundary refers to a limit we set. Outer boundaries help protect you in the outer world. Inner boundaries refer to our inner wisdom, which is held in our bodies and helps us stay connected and in relationship with ourselves. 
• Returning to the sensation of our breath and our bodies in the present moment can help facilitate setting and maintaining heartfelt boundaries that honor ourselves and others.  

Resources: 

www.kelliyounglove.com <

https://courses-kelliyounglove.thinkific.com/courses/boundaries-creating-the-container-of-you 

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation

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Have you ever felt that your life choices just don’t quite align with who you feel you are inside? 

In this episode, Elizabeth Mintun speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Ssemanda, a holistic psychiatrist, medical intuitive, and life coach. In this conversation, Dr. Ssemanda talks about the importance of reconnecting with ourselves in order to live more authentically aligned lives and make choices that more deeply reflect who we are. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Many people are living on auto-pilot and not fully consciously making important decisions in their lives. 
• People already have the answers within us; we need to cultivate the courage to deeply listen to our inner voice in order to access these truths. 
• Oftentimes making decisions that deeply align with our core selves and values involve setting important limits and boundaries. This requires courage, too, and yet offers us an opportunity to feel into the power of making decisions based on our own truth and inner voice and spirit. 

Resources: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzzA2XnfAS_p7ASow6K0q5g

https://soulinyou.com/

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation

How are you living your life that brings about fulfillment for yourself and others? Dawn Glasco reflects on this important question in her interview on The Calming Ground podcast.  

In this episode, Elizabeth Mintun speaks with Dawn Glasco, a community engagement strategist, speaker, author, and consultant. Dawn reflects on creating and maintaining boundaries as a way of choosing what we allow into our hearts and minds and what we judiciously select to protect ourselves from in order to preserve our own integrity and alignment with what truly matters to us. 

Key Takeaways: 

• It can be valuable to ask yourself the questions: “How can I be more loving? How can I hold more space for myself?” 
• Engaging with and tapping into your own creativity may offer a more deep connection with yourself and a form of expression to reach others. 
• Creating and maintaining your boundaries can allow for greater space for you to be authentically you and nourish the energy within you that aligns you with your highest and most vibrant version of yourself. 

Resources: 

https://www.dawnglasco.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Community-Engagement-Leadership-Unleashing-Within/dp/B0C9K6GY8L/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MWSPCHW3E8KM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lrZ7m5xcftCafjQpTBc1kfMAP03p1AoEJPFI3CApFVva8Xeu56x9sdJdQxj8qbQxdLagifRaTfRFPo7JOpDTMC74U42er5U2CKevhY0WQ567NCv9ra2Hl6F4x3lxTcOEokzaH54mXvlsTUqDPAOCvRuRGeBzPiqUSgQuG_r430oSVe77jvvUHLUcJwJ5USURYYc_MZTU5ofC1P3miBB9x0Qid7ZI1wSjbfyloeRWdWk.SIco_DrLM0VNUA1kUhXo3fRTbW570EK_YVBYzVFOffo&dib_tag=se&keywords=community+engagement+leadership+unleashing+the+power+within&qid=1711808493&sprefix=community+engagement+leadership+unleashing+the+power+within%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-1

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation

Did you know that rest can take many forms?

Often when we think about resting we think about sleeping or being otherwise inactive. But, rest can actually come in many different forms! In this episode, Elizabeth Mintun explores seven different pathways to rest and replenishment and examples within these to help us regain our balance and feel renewed.

Key Takeaways:

Resources:

https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditation