These 9 simples strategies forever changed my life. This is your cheat sheet to healing, so listen up.

Show Notes:

kellytrach.com/podcasts/your-blueprint-to-healing

Today, I am chatting with my friend, Zachary Fiorido. I started attending his classes in January and then I got hooked. Zach's philosophy is all about thriving with a fit body, but truly focusing on cultivating a beautiful soul. (Self-love plus sweat? Sign me up). Luckily, you can soak up his positivity and vibrancy and follow his classes on his super popular YouTube channel with half a million views!

About Zach:

With over 300 fitness videos and more than half a million views online, Fiorido is one of YouTube's top fitness personalities and has worked with some of the most influential companies in the health and fitness industry. As a Master Trainer and International Presenter certifying thousands of fitness instructors across North America, Zachary knows how to deliver results. He created Beauty & The Fit, an online fitness community focusing on creating beautiful souls and fit bodies.

We have a lot of emotions, feelings, rituals, and societal norms around holiday dinners and big parties. Maybe your family Thanksgiving dinner is a big ritual you've been doing since you were a kid, but this year, your eating patterns have changed. Or maybe aunt Gertrude flies in all the way from Florida and there is an unspoken expectation to eat her lemon meringue pie. But, how exactly will you politely turn her down this year?

As Canadian Thanksgiving rolls around, I'm dishing out all the things I do to navigate holiday season and how you can use these tactics to make your dinners feel less overwhelming. 

Show Notes;

www.kellytrach.com/podcasts/how-to-navigate-parties-with-dietary-preferences

I am excited to bring you my friend Wendy Vaz today! In this conversation, we deep dive into authenticity, truth-telling, and showing up as your real self - no matter what struggles you are facing. I hope you love this episode just as much as I did! If you love the #realtalk, then this one is for you.

About Wendy:

After receiving a full scholarship to study abroad in Vancouver, Canada for four years, Wendy is now back in Malaysia, chasing her dream to be a social entrepreneur. She aspires to use her own mental illness struggles to open up the conversation and fight the social stigma about mental health in Southeast Asia. A bubbly and creative soul, Wendy is often seen sharing on her social platform, inspiring her followers to live authentically and creatively. She is the lifestyle blogger at livingvazzy.com and henna artist at Henna Wendhenna.

Show Notes:

www.kellytrach.com/podcasts/wendy-vaz

What if you told people how you actually felt? I know,  I know, this sounds like a novel concept. Most of us have our go-to phrases: "it's so good! I'm great! Life is busy but good!" 

But, if you were real, what would it enable you to do? Show up more human? Let go of some stress you've been hauling around? Dump your ego at the door? Better connect? Build real friendships? Yeah - all of that. And maybe even more. 

Show Notes:

www.kellytrach.com/podcasts/what-if-you-told-people-how-you-were-actually-feeling

Today, I'm so excited to bring you, Georgie Morley! Georgie is one of my favorite people to follow online because she brings the #realtalk to wellness and shares her story with such realness and humanness. We met when she interviewed me on her podcast and I loved chatting with her in this episode.

About Georgie:

Georgie Morley is the creator of the wellness website, In it 4 the Long Run and host of the Chasing Joy Podcast. Georgie's mission is to help women discover true joy and energy in their daily lives through mindfulness, intuitive living and breaking up with diet culture. 

Show Notes:

kellytrach.com/podcasts/georgie-morley

At what point should you finally get help?

We all know that stuff builds, problems snowball, and the compound effect takes hold. This episode is all about knowing WHEN to get help and HOW to do it. Especially if you feel stuck.

Usually, we put things off for eons. And we say: "oh, it's not that bad. I don't wanna go see the doc because I'm too busy. I mean, it's just stomach pains. It's nothing serious, ok?"

Yep. You know what I'm talking about.

Learn when you need to stop looking for YouTube DIYs, ignoring the problem, making your own band-aid solution and instead, committing to professional help.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- 5 indicators that it's time to get professional help

- how to stop living on "I'm all alone island" and realize that you can't do it all on your own

- how to get support from a friend and how to even ask in the first place

- where you can go to seek quality guidance (from free to expensive)

- knowing that getting help is going to feel awkward, weird, and uncomfortable at first, but you'll be a-ok.

Your words and actions must be aligned for change to occur.

I know, I know. Walking the walk and talking the talk. We all know this concept, but we often forget and need a tiny reminder.

You only have so much mental capacity and brain power to harness in a single day to make strong decisions. And when it comes to complaining, it's easy to focus on what you don't want, but by doing so, you perpetuate the discomfort.

Instead, choose to focus on the solutions, the new methodologies, and what's going right in your life. This is a simple way to unblock your healing and use your language and wording productively.

In this episode you'll learn:

- how complaining is the opposite of gratitude and appreciation

- how it hinders progress becauase it gives your attention to negative energy

- my rule #4: "what you focus on creates" from Control Alt Delete

- 3 strategies to shift negative complaining into productive progress

These two things are actually drastically different.

Usually, the words "coping" and "healing" sound quite similar, but coping is more of a cop out. The main issue here is that both require action, but healing is taking things one step further.

What does healing mean?

- Healing is a state of being.

- When you've healed from something, you are genuinely over it

- You've broken the cycle and shifted your patterns

- You've solved the problem.

- You're comfortable around triggers and you know that you'll be fine.

- And lastly, when you vent about the problem, you have the intention to move on, let go, and take action.

- Healing is proactive.

What does coping mean?

- Now, coping is reactive.

- Coping means reliance on short term fixes.

- So, you're dealing with the problem, but you're not fully solving it.

- And when you vent, you have no intention to make a change.

- The problem is that coping can feel like you're doing work, but you're not actually moving the needle.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- if you are merely coping or genuinely healing

- how coping can feel like you're doing work, but you're not actually moving the needle

- what healing truly means and indicators that you have healed

- what coping means and signs that you are doing it

- four sneaky coping mechanisms that you might be unknowingly using

- steps you can take to actually heal

Resources Mentioned:

Shownotes:

kellytrach.com/podcasts/healing-vs-coping

Control Alt Delete: The Mindset Reboot

kellytrach.com/shop/control-alt-delete

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

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If you are having troubles getting diagnosed, try these strategies.

I had my fair share of appointments that went nowhere. During my journey, I played doctor hopscotch. I often left the doctor's office feeling dismal, hopeless, and frustrated. Ever felt like this?

To be honest, I'm worried that you'll think I'm bat-shit-crazy and that I'm taking extreme measures. I've found these strategies highly effective and even if one of these tips helps you out, I'm willing to share it all and suspend my ego.

What you'll learn in this episode:

- 12 strategies to make the most of your time in the doc's office

- how to have better conversations with your doctor and communicate effectively

- how you can harness language to maximize those 20-minute visits

- how to be assertive with your health

- how to take ownership of your medical records and keep a personal file for yourself

- how to get educated on your own and bring your knowledge to the appointment

- how to be prepared for major appointments

- what to do if you are feeling dismissed

- what to do if the doctor doesn't take you seriously

- how to showcase your knowledge (even if you didn't go to med school)

- how to speak up, ask for tests, referrals, and lead the conversation

Resources Mentioned:

Show Notes:

kellytrach.com/podcasts/make-medical-appointments-productive

Dr. Mark Hyman:

drhyman.com

About functional medicine:

drhyman.com/about-2/about-functional-medicine

Resources to get educated:

kellytrach.com/research-studies-medical-journals