Vital Signs: Your Guide to Health & Wellness (Audio)

In Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet examines two powerful drivers of long-term performance: finding movement you genuinely enjoy and developing the confidence to keep moving forward when challenges arise.

Scott Baxter, founder and CEO of PlayYourCourt, shares how recreational sports like tennis can make exercise more sustainable while supporting cardiovascular health, cognitive engagement, social connection, resilience, and healthy aging.

In this episode of Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet sits down with Dr. Ricky Greenwald, founder of the Trauma Institute and Child Trauma Institute, to explore how hidden trauma can shape our thoughts, emotions, relationships, and physical health long after difficult experiences have passed.

Dr. Greenwald explains that trauma isn't limited to major life events. Repeated emotional wounds, significant losses, and unresolved childhood experiences can create lasting patterns that influence how we respond to stress, conflict, parenting, and everyday challenges.

In this episode of Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet sits down with healthcare advocate and clinical pharmacist Ross Phan, founder of Off Script Consults, to explore how patients can take control of their healthcare journey. Learn practical strategies to prepare for medical appointments, ask the right questions, communicate effectively with healthcare providers, and avoid common medication and supplement mistakes.

In this episode of Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet sits down with Shawn Gibbs, CEO and co-founder of Give Gowns, to discuss an often-overlooked aspect of healthcare: patient dignity.

Shawn shares how something as simple as a hospital gown can influence a patient's comfort, confidence, trust, and overall healthcare experience. The conversation explores why many patients feel vulnerable, exposed, or anxious during medical visits and how those feelings can affect communication, engagement, and even willingness to seek care.

Why do some people feel completely drained after a day of social interaction while others seem energized by it? In this eye-opening episode of Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet sits down with Dr. Helen Genova, Director of the Social Cognition and Neuroscience Lab and Director of the Center for Autism Research, to explore the neuroscience behind social fatigue, autism, neurodiversity, and human connection.

What if one of the most powerful ways to protect your brain isn’t found in a prescription bottle but in how you move, learn, sleep, and live every day?

In this compelling episode of Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet is joined by renowned neuroscience experts Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti and Dr. Brian Sandroff from Kessler Foundation to explore the science of brain health, neuroplasticity, cognitive resilience, and neurological recovery.

In this episode of Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet sits down with Jordan Cobb, founder and CEO of Eye Vitamin, to explore the future of proactive wellness, longevity, IV therapy, and health optimization.

Jordan explains why so many people feel exhausted, foggy, inflamed, depleted, or burned out—even when their labs appear “normal.”

In this episode of Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet welcomes Eric Collett, founder and CEO of A Mind for All Seasons, for an important conversation about brain health, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and caregiving with dignity.

Eric explains why dementia is not simply “normal aging” and how conditions like Alzheimer’s can begin developing 10 to 20 years before noticeable memory loss appears.

In this episode of Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet is joined by Brittany Anderson and Disha Solanki for a powerful conversation about financial health, leadership, and the emotional impact money has on overall wellbeing.

The discussion explores how financial stress affects not only business performance, but also mental health, relationships, confidence, sleep, and daily life especially for women balancing careers, caregiving, entrepreneurship, and family responsibilities.

In this episode of Vital Signs, host Jen Gaudet is joined by Anat Peri, founder of Training Camp for the Soul, to explore how nervous system regulation directly impacts performance, health, and relationships.

Anat explains that stress isn’t just mental it’s deeply physiological. When the nervous system becomes dysregulated, the body shifts into survival modes like fight, flight, freeze, or people-pleasing, making it difficult to stay present, think clearly, or respond effectively.