The Tranquil Mind

Nutrition is so much more than your menu plan!

Nutritionist Kelly Carter and Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND, discuss the mindset changes we need to work on to be able to make nutrition changes stick.

Want to Connect with Kelly?

Follow her on instagram or email contact@kellycarternutrition

Looking for support from Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND?

Follow along on ⁠instagram⁠, check out her ⁠book⁠, or if you live in Ontario⁠ book a strategy session⁠ to discuss working with her personally.

Join Dr. Kirstie Griffiths and Me (Dr. Katie) at Guelph Yoga and Wellness Festival!

Not sure if this is the event for you? In this episode Dr. Griffith chiropractor, yoga teacher, and best-selling author shares about her love of yoga, and how she is sharing that - while helping her community - at the Yoga and Wellness Festival. Get the details on who this event is really for and what it feels like to go!

Guelph Yoga and Wellness Festival is a great time and I hope to see you there Sunday June 23rd. Looking for tickets? Buy Yours Here --> https://yogachiropractor.com/guelph-yoga-and-wellness-festival-2024/?aff=406

Today on The Tranquil Mind we are joined by indigenous healer and author Asha Frost.

Listen in as Asha and I speak about the anxiety of disconnection and as Asha what it feels like to listen to your own voice in a world that isn't built for your way of being.

Asha offers a reminder of tools we can use to reconnect with ourselves and shares a oracle card reading (using her own deck) for this community.

Want to learn more from Asha Frost?

Explore her book You Are the Medicine, her oracle deck, and follow along on her instagram.

Looking for support from Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND?

Follow along on ⁠instagram⁠, check out her ⁠book⁠, or if you live in Ontario⁠ book a strategy session⁠ to discuss working with her personally.

Thinking about starting (or restarting!) therapy can be a vulnerable place to be in and many people have a ton of questions.

In this episode I interview therapist and the host of Hope for Anxiety and OCD Carrie Brock. Carrie is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Tennessee. We chat all about what it's like to see a therapist, how her Christian faith intersects with care for her patients, and the therapeutic technique EMDR.

To learn more about Carrie, check out her website www.hopeforanxietyandocd.com or listen to her podcast Hope for Anxiety and OCD.

Looking for support from Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND?

Follow along on ⁠instagram⁠, check out her ⁠book⁠, or if you live in Ontario⁠ book a strategy session⁠ to discuss working with her personally.

This one is for everyone who's ever had a critical thought towards your own body (so everyone)

Listen in on this conversation with artist Emmy Tran as we discuss art, body image, and creative expression as part of healing.

"If I'm capable of seeing so much beauty in the world, the world has to be capable of seeing so much beauty in me" ~Emmy Tran

For more information on Emmy's classes, follow @paintyourownbooty on Instagram or check out Emmy's art here.

Looking for support from Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND?

Follow along on ⁠instagram⁠, check out her ⁠book⁠, or if you live in Ontario⁠ book a strategy session⁠ to discuss working with her personally.

Have you ever wondered why you move towards some goals with determination it almost feels effortless, even when it's a lot of work and other times, it seems like no matter how much you try and move the needle, you just don't have the motivation?

What if the difference was Purpose?

In this insightful interview with Meghan Walker, we discuss purpose, it's relationship to anxiety, how purpose changes our physiology and how we can find and cultivate purpose in our lives.

For more from Meghan Walker listen to her IMPACT podcast - this is the episode she mentioned - and follow her on instagram https://www.instagram.com/drmeghanwalker

Looking for support from Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND?

Follow along on ⁠instagram⁠, check out her ⁠book⁠, or if you live in Ontario⁠ book a strategy session⁠ to discuss working with her personally.

Looking for support from Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND?

Follow along on ⁠instagram⁠, check out her ⁠book⁠, or if you live in Ontario⁠ book a strategy session⁠ to discuss working with her personally.

You know that scene in How to Loose A Guy in 10 Days where Kate Hudson's character cons her boyfriend into "couples therapy" where her friend is the therapist?

I think we all know that couples therapy isn't like that. But that leaves the question of "so what is it like?"

In this episode I'm joined by Carrie-Lynn Adam. A social worker and psychotherapist who works with couples especially around the time when they are growing their families.

For more information about working with Carrie-Lynn check out www.bloompsychotherapy.ca and for more information on her upcoming marriage class: https://bloompsychotherapy.ca/seven-principles/

Looking for support from Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND?

Follow along on ⁠instagram⁠, check out her ⁠book⁠, or if you live in Ontario⁠ book a strategy session⁠ to discuss working with her personally.

I spend a lot of time working with folks with generalized anxiety disorder. The kind of anxiety that's about everything and nothing at the same time. But what about when you have a very specific fear? 

Today my guest is Dr. Beverly Walpole A clinical psychologist, educator and mom who is deeply invested in helping children overcome their worries, and supporting motivated parents in yes their parenting of their kids but also in the design of their home.

In addition to her private practice, where she uses techniques like exposure therapy to help kids overcome specific phobias, she also is the founder of Haven, a wellness design company that helps families design a home that brings them peace and joy.

Learn more about Dr. Bev's psychotherapy practice https://drbevwalpole.com/ and Haven wellness design https://havenwellnessbydesign.com/

Looking for support from Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND?

Follow along on ⁠instagram⁠, check out her ⁠book⁠, or if you live in Ontario⁠ book a strategy session⁠ to discuss working with her personally.

Remember back to grade 7 science when you learned "the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell?"

I know for a lot of folks that seems like something maybe not that helpful from quite a long time ago - but luckily Dr. Nicole DeYonge ND has a background in biomedical sciences, a passion for mental health and chronic pain and has agreed to share her expertise on - yes - the mitochondria and how supporting your mitochondrial health really supports your own health - include your mental health.

Looking for more from Dr. Nicole DeYonge ND?

You can learn more about working with Nicole at her website: www.nicoledeyongend.com or follow her on Instagram @drnicoledeyonge

Looking for support from Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND?

Follow along on ⁠instagram⁠, check out her ⁠book⁠, or if you live in Ontario⁠ book a strategy session⁠ to discuss working with her personally.