The Wellness Podcast

The Power of Self-Help: A Path to Well-Being, Transformation & Flow

What if some of the most powerful tools for transforming your life are the ones you learn to develop within yourself?Self-help is about more than reading inspirational books or setting personal goals. At its heart, it's about self-discovery, self-awareness, personal growth, and learning how to participate more fully in your own well-being.

In this episode of The Wellness Podcast, Edie Summers and guest host Rosemary Brocco explore the power of self-help and how developing greater awareness, resilience, and practical life skills can support meaningful personal transformation.Life doesn't always unfold the way we expect. We encounter challenges, uncertainty, stress, and periods when we may feel disconnected from ourselves or unsure of our next steps.But self-help offers an opportunity to explore new perspectives, recognize patterns, discover resources, and make intentional choices that better support the lives we want to create.

We explore ideas including:

• The power of self-awareness: Understanding your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and patterns.
• Personal transformation: How small changes in perspective and behavior can create meaningful shifts over time.
• Building resilience: Developing tools to navigate life's challenges with greater flexibility and self-compassion.
• Finding your flow: Recognizing the balance between challenge and ability, where engagement, creativity, and personal growth can flourish.
• Taking an active role in well-being: Exploring practices and resources that support your body, mind, relationships, and overall quality of life.
• Creating positive momentum: Why meaningful transformation often begins with small, consistent choices.

Self-help isn't about fixing everything that's wrong with your life or becoming someone you're not.It's about discovering what's possible, developing a deeper relationship with yourself, and learning how to navigate life with greater awareness, confidence, and purpose.You don't have to change everything overnight. Sometimes the smallest shift in perspective can open the door to an entirely new direction.🎧 The Wellness Podcast with Edie Summers

Real conversations, practical ideas, and inspiration for living a healthier, more meaningful life.Small Steps. Real Tools. A More Fulfilling Life.

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

Living in Flow: Synchronicity, Challenge & Finding Your Sweet Spot

What does it mean to live in flow? Sometimes flow is something we experience when we're completely absorbed in what we're doing—when our abilities and the challenge before us seem to meet at just the right place. Other times, we may experience flow more broadly as a sense that life is moving with us rather than against us.

In this episode of The Wellness Podcast, Edie Summers and guest host Rosemary Brocco explore the idea of living in flow: noticing synchronicities, paying attention to what energizes and engages us, and learning to recognize that delicate space between comfort and overwhelm.

The concept of the flow state suggests that we can become deeply engaged when a challenge stretches our abilities without exceeding them. Too little challenge can leave us bored or disengaged; too much can leave us anxious and overwhelmed. Somewhere near the edge of our current capabilities lies a powerful place for learning, creativity, growth—and flow.*

But living in flow can also mean becoming more attentive to your life. What keeps showing up? What feels meaningful? What gives you energy? Where are you forcing something that perhaps isn't working anymore? And are there unexpected connections or synchronicities inviting you to look in a new direction?

In this episode, we explore flow states, synchronicity, intuition, challenge and skill, finding your personal “sweet spot,” letting go of unnecessary resistance, and becoming more present to the direction your life may already be taking. Flow isn't necessarily about making life effortless.
Sometimes it's about becoming skillful enough to recognize when to stretch, when to rest, when to persist—and when to allow life to unfold.*

Notice. Trust. Flow.🎧 The Wellness Podcast with Edie Summers 🌿✨

Real conversations, practical ideas, and inspiration for creating a healthier, more meaningful life.

*Based in part on the famous work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

Listen to me and my guest host, Rosemary Brocco, on how to live slow in a busy world.


Do you ever feel like life is moving faster than you can keep up? Modern life can keep us constantly connected, constantly busy, and constantly responding to what's next. Between work, responsibilities, technology, endless information, and the pressure to keep going, it's easy to become overwhelmed, stressed, and eventually burned out.

In this episode of The Wellness Podcast, Edie Summers and guest host Rosemary Brocco explore the importance of slowing down and creating space for something many of us put at the bottom of our lists: ourselves. We talk about self-care, chronic stress, burnout, and the value of occasionally unplugging from the noise around us. Slowing down doesn't necessarily mean abandoning your responsibilities or changing your entire life. Sometimes it means creating small pauses in the day, becoming more present, listening to what your body and mind need, and giving yourself permission to rest and recharge. And perhaps this conversation is even more relevant today.

We live in a world of notifications, social media, news, emails, streaming content, and an extraordinary amount of information competing for our attention. Finding moments of quiet can be an important counterbalance to a culture that rarely seems to stop. In this episode, we explore themes including self-care and replenishment, recognizing stress and burnout, slowing down in a fast-paced world, unplugging from constant stimulation, creating more space for rest and reflection, becoming more present in everyday life, and finding a pace that supports your well-being.

You don't have to escape your life to slow it down. Sometimes, you simply need to give yourself permission to pause, unplug, breathe, and come back to yourself.

🎧 The Wellness Podcast with Edie Summers
Real conversations and practical ideas for living a healthier, more balanced life.

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

Do you have chronic pain?  Listen to my interivew with the app developer Tahir Janmohamed on this app desgined for people living with chronic pain.  

To learn more, visit their website here:  https://www.managemypainapp.com/

From Tamir's LinkedIn Profile:

"I founded ManagingLife to help the 1 in 4 who live with chronic pain. Our clinically-validated digital solution, Manage My Pain, is the leading pain app globally. Powered by Solace, the first-of-a-kind AI companion, we are bringing pain psychology to everyone in the world - at scale!"

From Google:

"Manage My Pain App and Tahir Janmohamed Manage My Pain is a clinically validated digital health app developed by ManagingLife, Inc. to help people track, analyze, and manage chronic pain. It is founded and led by Tahir Janmohamed, who is the Founder & CEO of ManagingLife LinkedIn.About the App

• Purpose: Designed to help over 100,000 users take control of conditions such as back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia, headaches, and arthritis Google Play+1.
• Core Features www.managemypainapp.com+2:
  • Track pain & activity in under 60 seconds.
  • Analyze patterns with charts and graphs to identify triggers and improvements.
  • Share reports with healthcare providers in a clear, doctor‑friendly format.
  • Educational content via the Pain Guide (subscription).
  • AI companion “Solace” for pain management support (coming soon) www.managemypainapp.com+1.
• Privacy & Security: HIPAA, GDPR, and PIPEDA compliant; SOC 2 audited; no selling of personal health data without consent www.managemypainapp.com.
• Availability: Free to use with optional in‑app purchases; monthly subscription ($4.99 USD in the US) for advanced features App Store.
• Platforms: Available on Google Play and App Store Google Play+1.

About Tahir Janmohamed

• Role: Founder & CEO of ManagingLife LinkedIn.
• Mission: To help the 1 in 4 people living with chronic pain by delivering a clinically validated digital solution at scale LinkedIn.
• Innovation: Integrated “Solace,” the first AI companion for pain psychology, to bring personalized support to a global audience LinkedIn.
• Location: Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada LinkedIn."

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

Watch the video podcast version of this interview here: Video Podcast Version

Terminal at 35. Two failed bone marrow transplants. Then a single experimental treatment — umbilical cord stem cells from a newborn in Milan, frozen for 8 years — gave him a new blood and immune system. 22 years later, Eric Drew is still here.

Globally noted cancer survivor Eric Drew shares how self-advocacy saved his life when every major U.S. medical center said nothing could be done — and what his 22-year survival teaches us about navigating chronic illness, burnout, and a complex medical system today.

You'll hear:
• How Eric found the umbilical cord stem cell transplant that cured his terminal leukemia
• Why self-advocacy and global networking mattered more than the diagnosis
• How he stopped an identity thief from his hospital bed — leading to the first HIPAA patient privacy conviction in the U.S.
• What “rebounding” looks like after years of chemo, radiation, and life on life support


Featured on TED: https://www.ted.com/talks/eric_drew_crowdsourcing_to_give_hope_save_lives_and_reduce_suffering


LINKS & RESOURCES:
Eric Drew Foundation: ericdrewfoundation.org
National Association of Healthcare Advocates (NAHAC)

#CancerSurvivorStory #StemCellTransplant #UmbilicalCordStemCells

Disclaimer: This interview is for education and inspiration only and is not medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for personal medical decisions.


Terminal at 35, Eric Drew survived 22 years after a unique cancer survivor story. Learn how he navigated his recovery here.

This interview explores how Eric Drew defied a terminal leukemia diagnosis when major medical centers offered no options. We discuss the critical role of self-advocacy in managing complex care and how he secured a life-saving experimental treatment. Eric shares his experience with a stem cell transplant and the reality of rebounding after years of intensive medical procedures, including his battle to stop identity theft from a hospital bed.

Whether you are managing a chronic illness or seeking to understand the power of patient advocacy in our modern medical system, this conversation offers lessons on resilience and proactive health management. Eric's journey highlights the necessity of fighting for your own care when facing the unthinkable.

Terminal at 35, Eric Drew shares his journey as a leukemia survivor who defied the odds when doctors offered no options.

After two failed bone marrow transplants, Eric turned to an experimental treatment involving umbilical cord stem cells to save his life. This interview breaks down how he navigated the complexities of the medical system, the reality of life on life support, and the critical importance of patient advocacy when facing a terminal diagnosis. You will hear how he fought for his own care, including an intense battle to expose identity theft from his hospital bed.

Eric’s story provides lessons on resilience for anyone currently managing a chronic illness or supporting a loved one through treatment. We discuss what recovery actually looks like after years of chemotherapy and radiation, proving that persistence can change the trajectory of even the most dire medical situations.

Subscribe for weekly wellness and health recovery insights, and let us know in the comments how self-advocacy has played a role in your own health journey.

0:00 A Medical Odyssey Begins
0:31 Life After Two Decades
4:15 The Broken Medical System
8:36 The Reality of Treatment
11:48 Life Before the Diagnosis
15:56 The Life-Changing News
23:16 The Search for a Cure
40:14 Identity Theft in the Hospital
1:07:40 The Strategy for Survival
1:48:14 The Near-Death Experience

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

If you have chronic fatigue for any reason, a chronic health issue, or if you have been through trauma or are interested in holistic well-being and lifestyle medicine, this is the podcast for you.

Listen to me start to read from my major book on wellbeing "The Memory of Health."

This podcast is from my first chapter: "In My Shoes."  This is the memoir part of my book.

In other chapters, I share much more research, resources and theories on: CFS, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, RA, chronic inflammation, chronic fatigue, trauma, resilience, depression, holisitc well-being, etc. 

My goal is to try to read from my book until I can get the official audiobook version done.

If you would like to watcth the video podcast versions of these, click below:


Watch Me Read as a Video Podcast Here

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

Listen to this conversation about my book "The Memory of Health."

If you have chronic fatigue for any reason - or a chronic condition - listen in for tips.

You can find my book here:  bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

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Listen to my interview with business owners and self-made millionaires Mike Klingler and Robert Hollis.  

Learn how they became financially free and tips and strategies that may work for you.


The link we mention is no longer active, but the conversation we had is invaluable. ✨

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

Occasionally I have guest interviewers or someone who lends me their voice, and there is no better interviewer than the illustrious founder and media icon Danielle Lin.

Danielle has a nationally syndicated talk radio show and a lasting legacy in both the media and as a founder of the natural foods industry. 

Check out and follow her incredible, nationally syndicated talk radio show for interviews with Deepak Chopra, Bob Proctor and many more amazing change makers✨ DanielleLin.com 
Read below for her bio...👇 

Listen to Danielle interview one of the leaders of The Art of Living Foundation. Here is their website: Artofliving.org

Danielle was gracious enough to do this interview for me, Tas and Smashon, a startup we were all part of in 2014-2015. Thank you, Danielle and The Art of Living Foundation 🙏 

From Danielle's website: 🎙️ 

"Creator and host of the nationally syndicated talk radio program, The Danielle Lin Show: The Art of Living and Science of Life, Danielle Lin, C.N., has been a leading voice in conscious media for over 30 years.Remember when transformational books were only published in garages, when no one on talk radio discussed health, wellness and spirituality, when it was hard to find “health” food in a grocery store, when succeeding in business was disconnected from doing good in the world, and when the words “yoga,” “organic,” and “consciousness” were rarely heard? So how did these good things go mainstream?
It happened through the dedicated efforts of those who were swimming upstream for a long time. Danielle was one of those strong swimmers who set the pace for change, shaped the conversation, and inspired people to improve their lives." 

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook

Angela Marturano is an entrepreneur who owns a holistic recruitment practice with her husband. 

Angela wishes to inspire others to follow their own true path, just as she has done.

An avid fan of yoga, making recipes from scratch, as well as growing her own food and making her own cleaning products, Angela is an inspiration to anyone looking to start down the road to living a greener, cleaner, healthier lifestyle and live life on their terms.

I loved doing this interview.  I hope you enjoy it.

You can find out more about Angela here: 👇 


Microbusiness & Extreme Happiness:
Angela Marturano 

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Do you have chronic fatigue for any reason? If you have chronic fatigue from a chronic condition, severe stress, burnout, or trauma, read research, find resources and tips on what may cause and even help your chronic fatigue in Edie's book "The Memory of Health."

Read Edie's book on help for chronic fatigue, chronic illness, and even help for burnout here:

bit.ly/chronicfatiguebook