This month’s theme on the podcast is about Mental Health & Movement. Today we will be discussing the benefits of moving your body for your mental health. This content and these episodes connect with our Whole Health Lab program.  Along with each episode and each month’s theme, comes a weekly challenge to connect with the content. The challenge this month is to Move 1 mile every day. Let’s all do this together, we can be each other’s accountability partners! Tune in today to learn more about the effects physical movement can have on minimizing depression & anxiety.

Research articles mentioned:
Effects of Exercise and Physical Activity on Mental Health
Association between physical activity and mental disorders among adults in the US

Timestamps:
2:20 - Move a mile a day challenge.
4:10 - Something is better than nothing.
6:49 - I'm in a depressive episode and don't feel like moving - what do I do?
8:37 - Only 60% of the US has regular physical activity.
10:27 - Movement and anxiety.
13:02 - The nervous system and how movement can help regulate it.

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In this episode, we will dive into what is a nervous system and how exactly it helps us during difficult situations!

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Today's episode is focused on how trauma shows up in the workplace, as well as tips on how to be trauma informed at work.

Timestamps:
1:43 - How can trauma show up at the workplace?
4:14 - Triangulation and splitting at work
5:48 - When to bring in Human Resources
8:04 - How to create a trauma-informed workplace
13:17 - The Preface

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People pleasing is thought of as problematic in our society. In this episode, we look at what it is, how it relates to our nervous system, and how it might show up for us. We also look at if people pleasing is actually a problem or simply a response to toxic stress and trauma.

Timestamps:
2:25 - What does people pleasing look like to you?
6:20 - Is it people pleasing or a nervous system reaction?
11:36 - Be aware of the choices your making
14:18 - People pleasing show up differently for everyone

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On today's episode we're discussing trauma bonds and how childhood trauma can show up in our romantic relationships without our conscious awareness. Listen in to learn how to know if you're in a relationship that is connected by trauma bonds as well as what to do if you recognize some of your patterns in this dynamic.

Timestamps:
1:43 - What are trauma bonds?
8:41 - Women Escaping a Violent Environment
13:57 - Comfort is not always the best litmus test
15:21 - The people we are close to are not always able to give healthy relationship advice

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In this week’s episode of The Universe is Your Therapist Podcast, we have a special guest, Dr. Fanike! She is a doctor of behavioral health, a healer, and trained in financial trauma. Using her past, real-life experiences, she is able to help people break free from trauma symptoms and level up to their best life.
We talk about financial grief, intergenerational financial trauma, and how to be honest with yourself about money.

Timestamps:
1:53 - How did you get started with financial trauma healing?
9:45 - How do you know if you have financial trauma?
19:58 - The state of hustle culture in America currently
29:33 - How to solve intergenerational financial trauma
41:57 - Phrasing money problems to alleviate financial trauma
43:54 - Be honest with yourself about your money

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In this week’s episode of The Universe is Your Therapist Podcast, I interview the wonderful Edy Nathan! She is an author, public speaker, and licensed therapist.

Edy Nathan is an AASECT certified sex therapist, hypnotherapist, and EMDR practitioner with over 20 years of experience. In her expertise as a grief therapist, she weaves her formal training as a psychotherapist with breathwork, guided imagery, ritual, and storytelling.
Our conversation is real, raw, and getting straight to trauma with unresolved grief from various experiences, not just losing a loved one

Timestamps:
1:51 - How did you write your book?
7:22 - Big grief vs. small grief
18:02 - The necessity of a mask
39:47 - Point in the room exercise

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Have you ever wondered what would happen to your physical or mental health if you stopped drinking?

I am in recovery, and I've been really open about that. We have people who have never had alcohol. We have full-blown addicted people who may or may not be in recovery. And then there's this whole gap in between, which we are going to discuss today!

In this week’s episode of The Universe is Your Therapist Podcast, we discuss the differences between sober curious, alcohol addiction, and alcohol abuse.

Timestamps:
3:40 - Addiction vs. dependency vs. sober curious
11:33 - How does being sober curious help the brain?
16:27 - How long should you remain sober curious?

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This episode delves into how mental health and trauma can either disrupt or reinforce our faith in a higher power or God. Dr. Coleman shares her experience of being diagnosed as bipolar and the generational trauma in her family that led her to write about mental health and faith. We also look at the way that dance can be healing after trauma and the importance of destigmatizing mental illness.

Timestamps:
2:39 - How does mental health effect your relationship with God?
8:30 - Issues in the academy
9:57 - Dr. Monica's upbringing
15:30 - Healing and Epigenetics
21:32 - Healing through dance
25:20 - The stigma around mental health
30:48 - How do you know if medication is right for you?

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Trauma can be intimidating, and many people assume healing trauma will keep you stuck in the past. This week we look at emerging research that points to the possibility of healing trauma while being focused on the future instead of being mired in the past.
 
Timestamps:
1:52 – The myth behind Exposure Therapy

5:33 – You don’t have to talk about specifics to move through a traumatic memory
7:29 - Symptoms of unresolved trauma

11:50 – Symptoms of abuse that are protective
14:05- Maladaptive behaviors have helped you to survive 
15:45 – EVERYONE has symptoms of hardships

18:06 – The body holds memories of trauma

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