The Wellness Ninja Podcast

Do you include pleasure in your self care? In your health care? I am speaking again this week with the lovely Robin Hilton and we are diving body first into the idea of pleasure being a crucial aspect of your health and well being. I'm also fairly certain it's the first time this podcast has had the words vagina and pussy (prepare yourself people) so you know it's a good listen!

Ever reached a goal and then thought 'well this doesn't feel as good as I thought it would'? What if you flipped traditional goal setting on its head? Today's episode is an interview with entrepreneur and coach Robin Hilton and she is going to give you a different way to set and reach your goals: start with how you want to feel first.

Self Care? Booo! Taking bubble baths isn't going to fix me and who has time for the spa!? Ever find yourself thinking those thoughts whenever some health guru starts talking about self care? Today I dive into what I think self care actually is (hint, you actually do it already) and how having more radical practical self care can be achieved

Do you know how you want to feel? Or do you just know how you don't want to feel anymore? It's a surprisingly hard question to answer. And if we don't know how we want to feel, then our brain can't collect evidence to help us feel more of it. Listen to this episode to learn simple ways to use the wiring of our brain to help us feel more of what we want.

It's that time of year again- you know where you are hit with all the messages about how you need a new you, "here's 5 ways to change everything about yourself", and my favourite one "follow my program and I will solve all your problems". I am not a big fan of resolutions. I feel they convey the wrong message and set you up to feel shitty all year. Listen in and hear how I think you could approach this new year differently.

Last week's episode was about how to prepare yourself for the Holiday season and all it's gatherings and how to see the good in people. Things aren't always so rosy and kind, nor do we control how other people behave, so we also need to talk about how to have strong healthy boundaries and a plan to keep them. It comes down to values and asking yourself 'Am I Willing' questions. Listen to learn what I mean.

How do you want to show up this holiday season? Because I guarantee that Aunt Sue is going to keep being a jerk and Grandpa will keep making racist remarks. And no matter how good a comeback you have, you are not going to change them over Christmas dinner. So how can you prepare ahead of time to help these holidays, and anytime really, go better? It's not by preparing for battle! Instead try these 3 simple methods to go in prepared and to help you show up as the best version of you.

Today's episode is an interview is with Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Dr. Daniel Hoffman. We talk about how a lumberjack looking kid from the Prairies dived into the world of Chinese Medicine without even having experienced it himself, the shock of his first week at school, and what is Chinese Medicine anyways. We also discuss how becoming a parent changed his views on western medicine-and it's not how I would have expected!

Often it's the little things that we do consistently throughout our day that can make the biggest difference. They can help us continually course correct to get us to where we want to go- which is really about how we want to feel. This episode shares 5 simple things to do everyday to keep course correcting. Plus there is a bonus I talk about at the end.

Today I'm feeling low and sharing what I do when that happens. It's unscripted and real. It's about feeling the feelings all the way through.