Trigger Warning; Some content discussed might feel overwhelming. 

The most special guest Ive had on the podcast, my (podcast newbie) husband, comes on to talk about what he's learned about intrusive thoughts, and concepts and tools he's learned to help him live with them.  

We all have them at some point in our lives. If you struggle with them, do not hesitate to book an appointment with a professional. 

Happy Valentines Day to those who celebrate, love yourself when you can. 

Please don't forget to comment, Josh would really like to know he was able to reach someone with his story. 

The book I mention can be picked up here 

https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Unwanted-Intrusive-Thoughts-Frightening-ebook/dp/B01LWA5RQU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BNIBJZSQNJLE&keywords=overcoming+unwanted+intrusive+thoughts&qid=1581696028&s=digital-text&sprefix=overcoming+unwant%2Cdigital-text%2C512&sr=1-1

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Dr. Liz Cherevaty, Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist, kicks of this series on Naturopathic Medicine. 

Since this podcast is about deconstructing mainstream views,....we deconstruct FERTILITY

We talk about becoming advocates for your health, the connection between fertility and overall health, her new book called the IVF meal plan (linked below), busting some naturopathic myths, ways you can empower yourself in your journey to conception ...and a bunch more stuff that you'll have to listen along to find out about. 

Dr. Liz can be found at 

Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Like your friends or colleagues are going to discover you’re a fraud, and you don’t actually deserve your job and accomplishments?

If so, you’re in good company. These feelings are known as Imposter Syndrome. 

I have personally been all to familiar with this feelings, and I know many of you are also living with it. I'm here to shed some light on the world of perfectly curated squares on social media profiles. Here's the Kicker...THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR SHIT TOGETHER... at least not in the way you think they do. 

Listen along, as I try to get back into the swing of podcasting after a short Hiatus. 

Peace. 

@mindonlinetherapy

@socialdetalkspodcast

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BOUNDARIES

Just in time for the holidays, I know this episode has been a long time coming, thanks to tech issues, but get a glimpse into the online course that is being REvamped and will be ready for purchase at the end of the month. 

All about boundaries!!

What are they, why you need them, how to set them. 

This is a hot topic, so for less than a therapy session, get the the 411 on boundary setting to make your life less stressful.

Ryan Blenkiron and I have never met and therefore have never discussed details of her battle with Cancer. But in this episode we talk about what it has been like this mom of three to live with her Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma diagnosis. 

Ryan talks about the significance of the Young Adult Cancer Canada organization and how it has been how she's re defined her purpose in life. 

It's an interesting conversation to listen to, as I talk about holistic healing and my knee jerk response to how I would want to treat Cancer, but Ryan has something to say about her choices after finding out her diagnosis. 

She touches on prioritizing her life to care less about what people think of her, but also feeling a sense of identity loss when her brain's ability to function isn't what it used to be. She's candid about the impact of the invisibility of her Cancer and the toll it took on her marriage. 

Always coming back to the community she found within the YACC organization, and her passion for spreading the word so other young adults don't have to suffer alone. 

If you're interested in YACC or speaking privately with Ryan, you can reach her via email ryan@girlnamedryan or facebook RyanBlenkiron 

Alternatively, Young Adult Cancer Canada is www.youngadultcancer.ca 

Instead of just deconstructing, this episode is about how newly single or soon-to-be single moms can reconstruct their lives during or after a separation.

There are a few stereotypes that mainstream media has about what a single mother looks like, how they live and the type of person they are, whcih makes it an extremely isolating and hard to navigate time of time. But Kate, and her project partner in crime, Melissa, have created the #SingleMotherHood membership program to support women in the single journey.

Kate is a mom of two absolutely hilarious and adorable boys and is candid about her journey through separation, surviving an alcoholic partner and the realities of single motherhood. Kate's hustle is called 'Your Own Two Feet' where she offers courses and so much support for women in this chapter of life to land. Both the membership and courses are accessible through her website

www.yourowntwofeet.ca 

@makeshift.mama

And list to her radio episode at 

https://www.chymfm.com/2019/09/10/single-mamas-youre-not-alone-learn-more-here/kate-final-your-own-2-feet/

During the recording of this episode, the media had just released that the Amazon Rainforest was on fire. There is clearly a lack of clarity as to why, but it seemed to be an appropriate time to talk with guest Shara Mooy.

Shara (pronounced ; SHARE -A) is a wife, stay at home mom of 2 (Elia and Tobias), dog mom to Toews and Desean, a shop local advocate, veggie loving, holistic nutrition student, tiny home builder, RV living, lover of our earth. As a jack of all trades, her passion is to inspire others to eat well, live well and "shine bright because even though life can be overwhelming, stopping to smell the roses and appreciate every single day is possible".

Follow her on social media for tips and tricks you can incorporate into your life one step, one choice at a time because you are worth it and your family is worth it too!

Instagram: @sharing.wellness 

Facebook: SHARing Wellness 

Website: sharingwellnesswithsharah.com 

To learn more about her passion for plant based eating, read the article she was so excited and grateful to be apart of. 

In The Hills Magazine: This Vegan Life 

https://www.inthehills.ca/2019/03/this-vegan-life/ 

Recommended Resources:

Meghan Telpner 

https://www.meghantelpner.com

Author, speaker, nutritionist and director of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. 

Passionate about clean living and taking care of the earth. Listen more on her podcast ‘Today is the Day’ with husband Josh Gitalis (clinical nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner) 

Dr. Michael Greger M.D.

https://nutritionfacts.org

Physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues.

Joy McCarthy - Joyous Health 

https://www.joyoushealth.com

Founder of Joyous Health, a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and best-selling author 

Dr. Mark Hyman 

https://drhyman.com

M.D. and best-selling author

The Doctor’s Farmacy Podcast 

Mentions in Podcast:

North-East Newmarket Veterinary Services

A Holistic Clinic - Dr. Sasan Haghighat

987 Davis Drive

Newmarket, ON L3Y 2R7

www.holistic-vet.ca 

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"During the short span of three or four decades, centuries-old freedom to play has evolved into a play and play environments crisis that threatens the health, fitness and welfare of children”. (Frost 2009).

In Back to Nature and the Emerging Child Saving Movement: Restoring Children’s Outdoor Play, Dr. Joe L. Frost lists the many benefits of outdoor and nature play, calling them“remarkable and extensive”. They include:

• Inner Peace

Frost goes onto say that “unstructured experiences in nature are more beneficial than structured experiences and the benefits are universal across cultural and geographic areas” (p.4). He relates this crisis of the lack of outdoor active play in and with nature to more than a century ago when 

"immigrants were swarming into the crowded slums of large eastern cities, and families from failing farms were joining     them in desperate efforts to improve their lives through the oft-failing promises of jobs in industry. Disease, homelessness, hunger, and crime were rampant; orphans were everywhere; and thousands of abandoned children were surviving in the streets, shanties, and alleys while others endured long hours in factories. These same dangerous places were their play environments. Seeing the deleterious effects on children, charitable groups, government, concerned individuals, educators, and churches awakened to the plight of children and initiated a series of reforms to create a “Child Saving Movement”.

For more reading on the great things Forest and Outdoor Schools can provide read the rest of DIANE KASHIN 's article here https://www.yrnature.ca/forest_and_nature_school_in_canada_growing_a_movement

Fore more information on the team at Guelph Outdoor School Visit

https://www.theguelphoutdoorschool.com/

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(519) 400-9507

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"Sit Down Felicia" - we need to learn how to tell the unhelpful parts of our minds to take a seat and shut the eff up. How do we do that? Let me ask you...

Do you meditate? If you do what kind of meditation do you do? Did you know there are meditation styles related to particular goals and mental health challenges?

If you think meditation is sitting quietly in a room cross legged with a blissed out aura around you ... you've been misinformed and this is why I want to get some information out there about meditation, because it's so incredible and can help with so much, yet mainstream education and healthcare still isn't seeing why it needs to be implemented and prescribed. IT'S SCIENCE.

Disclaimer, I'm still learning about all of this myself, but I'm here to share with you what information I have.

Our brain cells communicate through chemical and electrical signals. The chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) get sent from one brain cell to another. When a neuron decides to send a signal it sends an electrical pulse through the axon of the neuron ending , the electrical impulse triggers a set of events that results in the release of the neurotransmitters, when then exit through the neuron and are received by the dendrites of another neuron. 

5 types of Brain Waves (these are important to understand what the brain is doing when utilizing these different waves)

1. Delta Waves 0-4 Hz - Slowest, resting and regeneration, deep sleep, brain shutting down for repair

2. Theta Waves 4-8 Hz - Still Slow, daydreaming, or "twilight state" before falling asleep, subconscious or hypnotic state, more creative and suggestible,dominant frequency for young children

3. Alpha Waves 8-12 Hz - neutral, idling speed, relaxation and internal focus, the ideal meditative state, calmness

4. Beta Waves 12-30 Hz - Fast, (many subcategories) , active processing and thinking, worrying, planning, ruminating, 

5. Gamma Waves 35-45Hz - Very fast, sharp focus, high level informational processing, 'AH HA' moments, Effortless insight, 

4 Styles of Neuromeditation: 

Focus - ADHD, Cognitive Decline in Elderly, Mild Brain Injury, Memory Problems

Mindfulness - Anxiety, Chronic Stress

Quiet Mind - Chronic Pain, Personality Disorders, OCD, Additions, Eating Disorders

Open Heart - Depression, Greif, Personality Disorders lacking empathy

Find more about Jeff Tattant PhD - the author of the information that was presented today.

https://www.neuromeditationinstitute.com/workshops

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I asked and you answered! What did you learn about conflict resolution and what does mainstream tell us about how to resolve conflict. Essentially, nothing. You were taught very little as adults and whatever you learned as children about conflict, didn't seem to get brought forth into the adult world. 

So why aren't we teaching the skill of  "healthy conflict" to our young adults entering into relationships and the workplace? 

Well, in this episode we are going to go over one model of conflict resolution used in couples therapy, and that model was reseached by John and Julie Gottman, the creators of Gottman therapy and The Gottman Institute. Now this one ONE perspective on how it can be done, and maybe it will work for you, and maybe it won't, but it's worth a try. 

Also, think about how we can be doing better as a society to teach these skills, just as math and science is taught. 

Here are the questions from the Gottman Flexible and Inflexible activity: 

• Can you help me to understand why your “inflexible” needs or values are so important to you? 

The Gottmans have some great books and workshops as well. You can download the Gottman Card Deck app for free on your phone to help make date night a little more interesting...

https://www.gottman.com/product/the-seven-principles-for-making-marriage-work/

https://www.gottman.com/product/the-relationship-cure/

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