The Evolving Adventure

Cold plunges! Wim Hof is a wonderful guide into the world of breathwork and the benefits of the cold. 

Today's episode shares some of my experiences with cold plunges, including my plunge-run 10 miles-plunge early-in-the-day adventure with a new friend. I've also compiled some of the studies mentioned in the episode that detail what changes occurred in individuals who began cold showers or plunges. Benefits of cold showers and plunges include reduced inflammation, improved circulation, enhanced immune system function and fat burning, blood sugar regulation, mood boosts and enhanced antioxidant activity, to name a few. There are others.

If you're not yet cold plunging, take a listen and perhaps try 10 seconds of less-warm water at the end of today's shower, moving to 10 seconds of cool water tomorrow. After all, you'll never know if you never give it a go...

As always, connect with me at [email protected] for comments, questions and guest suggestions. 

I've been seeing elk every day for about a week now, and finally pulled out the Medicine Cards deck to see what message and wisdom they're sharing with me. Tune in today for some wisdom, and some thoughts about the ways that elk is reminding us how important stamina is.

As always, connect with me at [email protected] for guest suggestions, questions and comments. Enjoy!

What is intuition? Today's episode delves into my favorite definition of intuition from Positive Psychology, then shares some tips on how to connect - hint, #optoutside, leave your phone and take some deep breaths in nature - and an example or two of when I did or didn't listen to my intuition while favoring the "logical, rational" approach. 

Dr Joe Dispenza has great resources that help you to create realities and bring dreams to fruition.

Enjoy today's episode, and, as always, connect with me at [email protected]

Hearing the word cancer conjures up emotions and imagery for pretty much everyone. Today we have a very special guest, my new friend Rebecca, a single mom who is navigating her second cancer diagnosis by focusing on holistic treatments. We discuss how she takes time to educate herself about the numerous available treatments, different methods of detoxifying the body, what led her to the holistic and traditional healing modalities, the importance of nature, the energy shifts from being outside, asking for help and how she connected with a new health paradigm. 

We are both involved with Ezra Wellness in Winterfell. 

The book Rebecca mentions is called How to Starve Cancer by Jane McLelland. 

As always, you can connect with me for comments, questions and guest suggestions at [email protected]

There are many ways one can be courageous. In today's episode I detail my favorite definition of courage, some ways to build courage, and how our perceptions of courage can change when we broaden our view from what we are conditioned to.

Dictionary.com defines courage as "the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain... without fear; bravery."

Here's to everyone out there taking action in the face of fear.

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” John Wayne

It's a solo episode today, friends, talking a bit about my BOSS experience and why the song Amazing by Aerosmith is such a connection for me. There are four simple sentences that have really impacted me in the years since that experience, and it's got a badass guitar solo. Why does this share wisdom? Well, read the lines below... and reflect upon how they bring up certain memories in your life: 

It's amazing

Thank you for listening! As always, give my podcast a review wherever you're listening, and connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. 

Today's episode details some of the ways moving catapults us into a growth phase... and I share some tips on things to consider when you are moving. We always grow when we move, as moving is often in conjunction with a new chapter of life. 

As always, connect at [email protected] with your questions, comments, show ideas and guest suggestions.

Cheers!

Thank you for listening, friends! I was about to record a different episode about perspectives when my intuition directed an abrupt switch to share the story of my experiences earlier in the day. A squirrel called out during a session recording, and I was called to share the wisdom of squirrel from the Sams & Carson deck. My comments and thoughts follow the very fitting wisdom of these magical creatures who played a significant component in how my day transpired.

As always, connect with me through [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. Enjoy!

What wisdom can we glean when we ponder the lure of the open road? Today I share some thoughts about the draw of road trips, as we have unlimited possibilities once we start our drive. The feeling of freedom, the magic that can transpire, and connection with our ancestral memories of hunter-gather lifestyles all connect to the draw of the open road. 

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Elena Harder is a Courage Catalyst and Bulletproof Mom Coach. She started her awakening journey when she conceived her son in an abusive relationship, and then spent 7 years in crippling postpartum depression, self loathing and people pleasing.  She never gave up hope on finding a way through.  Her search for “mental health” led Elena to study Mindfulness, Spirituality, NLP, Theta Healing, Tantra, Optimal Nutrition, and Intermittent Fasting to find a way to finally recover her mind and joyful soul.

Now she works with other mothers to help them master the tools and skills that really work to remove their negative self talk, eliminate stress, heal their hearts, and remove anxiety, fear and depression.

She believes that by sharing vulnerable stories, and hard earned wisdom, others don’t need to make the same mistakes, can move from suffering to joy much faster, and be empowered to find their own Joygasmic Life.

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