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WOMEN! We're calling out the all too well-known statement, "My period is inconvenient." It doesn't have to be. Let's be real, modern-day society was created by men for men and women had to adjust. Women are equal to men, but we're certainly different and that's not a bad thing. We have a powerful process unique to only us that is called the menstrual cycle! Due to a lack of education and appreciation, the menstrual cycle has become known as inconvenient for us, but in truth, this entire process is a gift. We have Dr. Sari, founder of Lunar Sync, on the podcast to share vital information and guidance about women's menstrual cycles. She drops some game-changing information that every single woman needs to know so she can start thriving throughout every season of her cycle. When your menstrual cycle is balanced, so is your overall health. 

Dr. Sari Eitches, MD is a dual board-certified internist and integrative physician. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania, and SUNY Upstate Medical University. She completed her residency at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, NY and served as an attending internist at the University of Pennsylvania before returning to live and serve in her native Los Angeles. She is a former yoga teacher and a long-time vegan who is passionate about preventive health and optimum wellness through lifestyle. She sees patients in her private practice at Cedars Sinai and was named "number one Internist in Los Angeles" on Yelp. Dr Sari is also the inventor and founder of Lunar Sync, the world’s first supplement designed with a unique formula for each of the four phases of the menstrual cycle, in a convenient one-a-day monthly packet.

This episode explores:

-The importance of having a holistic perspective on health. 

-Symptoms as the body's language. 

-The surprising fact is that menstruation isn't the main event of your period. 

-The predictability of your hormone cycle when you start understanding it.

-The most misunderstood part about having a period. 

-The feeling of grief or sadness when a woman stops getting her period. 

-A period being a check-in for a woman's overall health. 

-The 4 distinct phases of the menstrual cycle: what they are and what's happening during each. 

-The power of cyclical living. 

-The explanation of PMS, why it happens, and whether it's "normal" or not.

-The birth and creation of Lunar Sync, the first cycling supplement product for women's menstrual cycles. 

-The intuitive awareness that is created about your body and cycle once you start cycle syncing. 

-Three ways to start making easy changes for the health of your menstrual cycle. 

-Thinking about your cycle as a reflection of your internal overall health. 

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Dr. Sari's Lunar Sync https://drsaris.com

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We won't ignore the obvious--women (and the world) have suffered at the hands of men. Or has it truly been the patriarchy? Here at Vida, we love men. Rebecca and Shay get into yet another potentially controversial conversation. It doesn't serve women or society anymore to man-hate. The more we bring men down, the more of a disservice we do to the evolution of humanity and our relationship dynamics with men. Rebecca and Shay share their personal journeys on healing their relationships with men and how other women can do the same. We need men in our lives and in our world. If you don't believe that, then this episode is definitely for you. 

This episode explores:

-Acknowledging the projections you hold on men that generalize all men. 

-How the relationship you had/have with your father influences your experiences with men (Rebecca & Shay share their own stories on this). 

-The generational perspectives about men that are passed down in lineages. 

-Taking personal responsibility in the role you play in "unhealthy" romantic relationships. 

-The importance of speaking your truth in relationships, regardless if someone chooses to stay or leave. 

-The varying perspectives on men based on different cultures.

-Society's perspectives on men from women's POV. 

-The benefits of having positive relationships with men. 

-The power of letting men provide for you when they want to give.

-Learning how to acknowledge men for all they do. 

-The way Rebecca and Shay celebrate men. 

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Dr. Sari's Lunar Sync https://drsaris.com

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Escapism is a prevalent practice in our modern-day world. What are we running from and how do we stop? If we desire a more fulfilling life experience and thriving intimate relationships, we have to stop running and start looking in the mirror. Most of us don't know how to do that, but luckily, Tomas shares guidance on how to stop running and start being (all of you) with the tools of shadow work, sobriety, conscious consumption, psychedelics, and intimate relating. 

Tomas Trueno likes to see himself as a recovering escape artist.  He's been on a journey of self-exploration for over a decade, diving into studies of developmental and relational pscyhology, eastern spirituality, as well as conscious use/application of psychedelics on the journey of self-empowerment.  In the more recent years he has been integrating the use of ceremonial sacraments and shadow integration into his own healing journey.  Today he is weaving together his own experience as well as his learnings to help others become more whole, to love themselves deeper.  Some areas of his focus are: addiction recovery, overcoming escapism, healing relationships [especially that with yourself], psychedelic use, psychedelic reverence, psychedelic integration, shadow integration, and partswork.  He's walked a very intimate journey with himself to reclaim his power since he had previously felt lonely, depressed and hopeless for much of his life.

This episode explores:

-The medicine provided by "the struggle".

-The paramount necessity of an aligned heart-centered community as you experience your personal development journey.

-The way people use alcohol to feel comfortable with being vulnerable within community. 

-A conscious consumption lifestyle. 

-Guidance for the path of sobriety. 

-Understanding your own 'why' for drinking alcohol. 

-Shadow work as an avenue to inner liberation. 

-The type of internal environment needed to practice shadow work.

-The power of asking for help when you're ready to heal.

-Doing the inner work to have deeper intimacy in romantic partnerships. 

-The questions to ask yourself and an intimate partner when you're starting a relationship.

-The equal responsibility for both men and women to create safety in a romantic container.

-The importance of having co-ed healing community circles.

Brand Affiliates:

Dr. Sari's Lunar Sync https://drsaris.com

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Connect with Tomas

www.thepsychedeliclighthouse.com 

https://www.instagram.com/tomas_trueno 

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Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. You're without a doubt going to fall (multiple times), but you have to know how to get back up and do it all over again. Rebecca & Shay have been on the entrepreneurship journey in their individual businesses and together within Vida; they share their insights and "need-to-knows" with you. So many more people now want the freedom and flexibility that traditional 9-5 jobs don't offer, but what does it truly take to put yourself through this deeply fulfilling but challenging experience? 

This episode explores:

-The businesses Rebecca and Shay are building and how they were first introduced to the idea of entrepreneurship. 

-Entrepreneurship as a mindset when you come from an immigrant lineage. 

-How Shay uses Human Design to support her in entrepreneurship that best suits her design.

-The burnout from overextending yourself and doing too many things at once as an entrepreneur.

-Passion vs purpose in entrepreneurship. 

-The power of focusing on 1 thing. 

-The importance of having a balanced approach to business with masculine and feminine energies. 

-The misconception of structure being a restriction for "flow". 

-The marketing tactics about entrepreneurship that are out of integrity within spiritual coaching communities. 

-Having a safety net financial backup to sustain you for a few months when you make the switch to entrepreneurship. 

-Doing a social media detox so your creative channel isn't clogged by other people's methods and ideas. 

-Entrepreneurship as a spiritual and personal development journey. 

-What's it like to build a business with a close friend. 

Brand Affiliates:

Dr. Sari's Lunar Sync https://drsaris.com

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Additional Resources:

The One Thing

https://the1thing.com/book/

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Anger is a natural part of being human and yet, so many of us repress this emotional state. Why is that? In this solo episode, Rebecca gets into the understanding of anger from a physiological perspective and shares her journey with overcoming her fear and avoidance of anger due to her programming of being a people-please. She shares a healthy and cathartic practice called a rage ritual to support you in redefining and healing your relationship to anger so you can feel lighter and more liberated.

This episode explores:

-The commonality of bypassing heavy emotions 

-An explanation of what anger is from a physiological survival perspective 

-The activation of anger due to varying types of threats 

-Rebecca's personal journey with her own anger and generational anger. 

-Becoming a people pleaser as a safety response when you grew up in a anger-filled household. 

-The power of letting others witness you in your rage within a safe container. 

-The foundations for creating a rage ritual that allows you to process your anger in a healthy and cathartic way. 

-The invitation for additional emotions to surface during a rage ritual. 

Brand Affiliates:

Dr. Sari's Lunar Sync https://drsaris.com/shayfrago

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Additional Resources:

Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer 

https://mamagenas.com/books/

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https://www.instagram.com/vidathepodcast

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Rebecca:

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Are healthy and fulfilling romantic relationships really that hard to come by nowadays? In a world where we feel like we have endless “options”, it’s easy to not commit and just go to the next person, but what does this way of dating actually do to intimacy? 

In this episode, we have Nick & Karenna, an inspiring duo who are doing the work for themselves and for their relationship and showing us what’s possible for healthy and fulfilling intimacy, even when it goes against traditional dating norms! 

This episode explores:

-The different influences coming from an immigrant family can have on your perspective on life. 

-The insecure expression of wanting to be “the helper” or the “giver” 

-Using the Enneagram, a personality test, to get curious about who you are, your strengths, your childhood wound, and your shadows.

-Taking personal responsibility for your inner world when there are external challenges arising.

-How being a team and having an “us” mentality creates more safety in a relationship when faced with a conflict. 

-The defining factor that will help you stay in a relationship to deepen intimacy rather than running away to “something better”.

-Can a deeper connection to God and your intuition actually deepen the intimacy and gratitude you experience in  your relationship?

-Finding peace and acceptance in the fact that forever isn’t given in a relationship due to the ever-evolving nature of human beings.

Being able to trust yourself to end a relationship when you know you’ve outgrown each other.

-Nick’s professional naturopathetic insight on the physiological health components that are essential for creating safety in your body to have challenging conversations in relationships (it involves pooping at least 1x/day!!).

-The importance of taking personal responsibility for your own internal safety vs putting it on your partner.

-How to make it easier for yourself and your partner to be loved, seen & heard during difficult conversations.

-”The power of the pause” during a heated conversation. 

-The importance of having a mentor or a guide when you’re learning how to relate with deeper intimacy.

-A fun tip to bring more play into your relationship.

-The importance of doing personal development from a somatic perspective vs just focusing on mindset.

As always, thank you for choosing to be here with us as we navigate this vida together as a community!

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Rebecca:

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Shay:

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https://karennasoto.com/podcast/

https://karennasoto.com/the-fully-expressed-community/

https://www.instagram.com/iamkarennasoto/?hl=id

https://www.instagram.com/iamnickboleto/?hl=id

Karenna's Email | [email protected]

Nick's Email | [email protected] 

Additional Resources:

-Free Enneagram Test 

-Attached by Amir Levine, MD and Rachel S.F. Heller, M.A.

-Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl

-Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

-The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

-Praise by Sara Cate

-Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

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The concept of intuition has become known in the mainstream spiritual communities as something very "woo-woo". However, there's a science to this mysterious human phenomenon. Rebecca & Shay speak on the concept of intuition from a more tangible perspective so anyone can start tapping into, listening to, and working with their intuition in their daily lives for their highest good. 

This episode explores:

-Demystifying the mainstream definition of intuition and bringing it back to the science. 

-Rebecca & Shay's personal relationships to their intuition. 

-The influence your ancestors' lived experiences within your DNA impacts your intuition. 

-Working with your Human Design to understand the way your intuition communicates with you.

-The importance of experiencing safety in the body to listen to your intuition in a supportive way.

-Simple ways to drop into your body, quiet the mind, and drop into your intuition. 

-Areas of your day-to-day life where your intuition can be supportive. 

Brand Affiliates:

Dr. Sari's Lunar Sync https://drsaris.com/shayfrago

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Additional Resources:

https://lithub.com/gut-feelings-how-does-intuition-work-anyway/

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Rebecca:

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Shay is thriving in her single girl season and she has some fire wisdom drops to share in this episode about embodying your singlehood in a way that best serves you in the present moment and will support you entirely in your future relationship.

This episode explores:

-The season of radical freedom when you're single.

-The lack of clarity on what a romantic partnership is within the millennial generation.

-The season of singlehood being an opportunity for figuring out your non-negotiables 

-The importance of working on your mindset and knowing your core wounds when it comes to intimacy and partnership. 

-Using the privilege of being single to become someone you love and are proud of. 

-Women, let's stop putting men down in today's modern-day feminism movement. 

-How to get rid of the long laundry list of partner qualities and figuring out your non-negotiables.

As always, thank you for choosing to be here with us as we navigate this vida together as a community!

Brand Affiliates

Dr. Sari's Lunar Sync

https://drsaris.com/

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Psychedelic mushrooms have the ability to change your life. But you don’t have to go on a big “trip” for the medicine of mushrooms to positively impact your emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Intentionally microdosing psilocybin has become a known avenue for mental health support and personal development healing experiences. But what does it mean to intentionally microdose and how can you start integrating it into your life so you can let go of negative self-talk, connect to your self-love, and begin building healthy habits for change & growth? 

Vida invited Microdose Guide, Ann-Britt Hakansson to dive deep into the magical realm of mushroom microdosing to support the community in getting started on this powerful journey!

In this episode, we explore:

-What is psylocibin microdosing? 

-The most common misconception people have about microdosing 

-How to start creating rituals and ceremony easily in your everyday life for more intentional living

-The difference between microdosing and “intentional microdosing”

-The power of intentional microdosing to help you move out of a state of depression. 

-The heavy effects negative self-talk can have on your emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing.

-The support microdosing provides to shift the negative self-talk into a compassionate and uplifting internal dialogue

-How to know if you’re authentically feeling called to work with psilocybin as a plant medicine ally

-Psilocybin as an intelligent spirit 

-The benefits that psilocybin can provide for your overall mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing

-Microdosing has the ability to support neural plasticity in the brain to make it easier for you to change your habits

-Microdosing when you’re already living an uplifting life and you want to tap in deeper to the magic and possibilities that exist in even more expansion

-The difference between micro vs macro dosing and the more day-to-day benefits microdosing can have

-What it might mean if microdosing pscilocybin is giving you “more anxiety” or if it’s “not working”

-Befriending your anxiety with the support of psilocybin 

-A basic protocol to get you started on microdosing 

-How to move through resistance you might feel when starting on your self-love & healing journey

-What it looks like to work with a microdosing guide, especially when you’re a first-timer!

As always, thank you for choosing to be here with us as we navigate this vida together as a community!

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If you’re looking for support on your self-discovery journey, schedule a session with Rebecca or Shay! 

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Rebecca:

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https://www.instagram.com/annbritt.hakansson/

Additional Resources:

Ann-Britt’s guide to microdosing 

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Bestie breakups are a lot more common than people actually talk about. A best friend relationship is very similar to a romantic partnership. Sometimes you grow apart or your values change in friendships. How do you rebuild or mend a friendship that feels distant and how do you navigate a bestie break-up without starting drama in the mutual friend group? These are questions that Rebecca & Shay answer.

This episode explores:

-How to know when a friendship "isn't working anymore". 

-The importance of having a "clearing conversation" instead of letting a close friendship fizzle out and how to go about it. 

-A necessary piece you need if you're rebuilding a friendship. 

-Three foundations you can set for the clearing conversation. 

-A perspective to hold to help you not be afraid to set boundaries. 

-How to navigate a bestie break-up when you share a mutual friend group.

-How to practice leaving the door open for a future rebuilding of the friendship. 

As always, thank you for choosing to be here with us as we navigate this vida together as a community!

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https://www.instagram.com/vidathepodcast

https://www.tiktok.com/@vidathepodcast?_t=8idKM0jGOCM&_r=1 

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Rebecca:

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