I’ve had the privilege of knowing today’s guest for about 10 years and have witnessed her take on life’s challenges in an inspiring way. Jenn Dieas is the owner of Glowout, a destination for sunless tanning and beauty co-working with locations in six states. She also coaches entrepreneurs to build healthy minds, bodies, and businesses. Most recently, she's on the road traveling, coaching, and running her businesses from Rosie, her custom Dodge ProMaster van. 

Jenn is a great example of someone who reframes life’s setbacks as an opportunity to reflect and change course. We discuss what it’s like to drop the weight of your past in order to feel empowered and move forward, which is one of the main principles of feeling younger while growing older. Jenn shares how she’s been able to declutter some of the old beliefs and stories that have held her back, and use her intuition to guide her to where she’s meant to be. 

Being on the road has given her an opportunity to revisit her roots and become a curious observer of her own experience without any judgment. We talk about how she’s found a sense of community and support from other travelers, and what she’s most looking forward to in this next chapter of life. Listen in to hear more of our conversation about taking a courageous leap and embracing transition. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• How Jenn and I first connected 
• Background on how Jenn built Glowout in Chicago
• Jenn’s advice for people who are in a period of transition 
• How living and working on the road has helped Jenn learn more about herself 
• What Jenn’s businesses look like now in a post-pandemic world 

Connect with Jenn: 

• Jenn's Instagram
• Jenn's Website

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram

Special offer: 

• Download the Daily Vitality eBook at danafrost.com/daily-vitality/
• One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost. 

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency

As I approach my 32nd wedding anniversary this week, I want to share with you all how my life has been impacted by my relationship with my husband. It’s hard to narrow it down, but there are three major lessons that I’ve learned and ways that I’ve grown since becoming a bride at 24 years old. Little did I know back then that we would become a family of seven and navigate three continents as home base, but through all of that, I’ve learned that there is always hope, forgiveness, and a way through the wilderness. 

Most of the time, love is not a feeling, but rather a verb. It shows up in the support, the acts of service, and the acceptance of your dark moments. Throughout the past 32 years, I’ve realized that we are both innocent, and we are both guilty. It takes two people to create the conditions where someone gets hurt. It also takes two people to confront those patterns and course correct. 

As our family has grown, it’s also become clear that our relationship is not just about us. We need to take into consideration how our decisions impact the five other lives that we co-created. For us, it’s been worth it to do the work together and see our adult children starting their own families. Listen in to hear more of my reflections and lessons as I celebrate 32 years of marriage. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• How relationships and marriages are as different as individuals
• What Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another,” means to me 
• Realizing what you’re capable of when you’re under pressure 
• Looking at your partner’s actions through the lens of their upbringing or trauma 
• Fine tuning your curiosity and listening to your partner’s heart 

Resources Mentioned:

• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram

Special offers: 

• Download the Daily Vitality eBook at danafrost.com/daily-vitality/
• One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost.

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency

Today, I’m joined by Winnie Chan Wang, a trauma-informed licensed acupuncturist, Reiki practitioner, shadow worker, and shamanic Tao healer. We discuss how trauma and stress impact our overall health, ways to reframe darkness, and why it’s so important to practice detachment. Winnie describes the physiological symptoms that she suffered during her divorce, and how that experience inspired her to write her book, Honoring Darkness: Embrace Shadow Work to Nourish and Grow Your Power. 

Winnie breaks down her ‘recycling program’ spiritual practice, which is all about honoring dark emotions like sadness, anger, fear, and shame, and letting out love, light, forgiveness, and compassion into the world. We talk about why it can be difficult to embrace our shadows, but highlight the results that come out of doing that work. 

Winnie shares how she processes trauma through the lens of Chinese medicine. She provides some insight into the Yin Yang principle and touches on how that has shown up in her life. At the end of the episode, she walks us through a powerful practice that she does when she’s facing fear. Listen in to learn more about how trauma impacts longevity, and some tools that can help with processing those feelings. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• Making time to process emotions 
• What Winnie learned about herself through the writing process 
• The feminine healing principle
• Growing from challenging experiences 
• The cyclical nature of life 
• Winnie’s experience with shadow work  
   

Resources Mentioned:

• No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh
   

Connect with Winnie: 

• Honoring Darkness: Embrace Shadow Work to Nourish and Grow Your Power
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
   

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram
   

Special offers: 

• Download my free eBook: danafrost.com/daily-vitally
• One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost.
   

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency

Today, I’m joined by functional nutritional therapist, clinical herbalist, and yoga teacher China Rose Zamora. She has almost 25 years of experience in the holistic health field and knew from a very young age that she was called to plant medicine. China Rose is on a mission to help women discover ways to nourish themselves deeply and feel connected with that process. She’s an advocate for wellness as a fun and rich journey, as opposed to another trendy thing to check off the list. 

China Rose and her partner AJ run an award-winning apothecary that was originally a brick-and-mortar store in Napa, but they’ve transitioned to the online space. She shares details about some of her best-selling products and her vision for the future of the store. She dives into simple strategies for how to incorporate plant medicine into daily life and her herbal recommendations that offer support to women as they age. 

Perhaps one of the most interesting parts of China Rose’s story is that she and AJ travel around the country with their tiny house trailer. She explains how they travel with their plants and connect with communities all over the US. Listen in to hear more of China Rose’s wisdom on boosting your wellness routine with humanity’s original medicine.  

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• Where the idea for her Free Spirit Adaptogenic Elixir came from 
• Examples of ingredients that go into her products 
• Short and long term benefits of adaptogenic herbs 
• How China Rose uses herbs in her everyday life 
• Tips and tools for traveling with plants 
• How to create a more holistic first aid kit 
• Specific herbs that support the aging process 

Connect with China Rose: 

• China Rose Wellness Website 
• China Rose Wellness Instagram
• Create Real Wellness Instagram
• China Rose Wellness Facebook

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram

Special offer: 

• Download the free daily vitally guide eBook 
   
• One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost.
   

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency

Dr. Alka Patel is a general practitioner, lifestyle doctor, longevity coach, TEDx speaker, author, and podcaster whose philosophy is rooted in stress modifying and age reversing techniques. She believes in aging with vitality, intention, value, and energy. On today’s episode, we discuss her year of self discovery, bringing consciousness to your lifestyle, and top tips for setting your day up for success. Plus, she shares her ten core elements for prioritizing your lifestyle and the importance of practicing daily self care. 

Dr. Patel is all about catchy acronyms, and one of my favorites is her acronym for DNA. DNA can feel like an abstract concept, but she has a very practical way of approaching it. She thinks of DNA as Discovering, Noticing, and Activating. She stresses the importance of discovering and noticing who you are and what you want in order to activate where you're going so you can outsmart stress and outlive life. 

She also breaks down her DREAMS to Success formula, which stands for Difference, Ready, Energy, Affirmation, Motivation, and Self Care. When she wakes up in the morning, she asks herself a series of questions to jumpstart her day. What difference do I want to make in the world today? How ready am I for today? What energy do I want to radiate out today? What affirmation am I making for myself today? How motivated do I feel about today? And what part of my self care am I going to focus on today? I know I’m definitely going to start implementing that practice into my morning routine. 

Listen in to hear how Dr. Patel made the switch from prescribing pills to prescribing lifestyle and what she’s doing to feel younger while growing older. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 
 

Topics Covered:

• How her father’s passing opened her eyes to the repercussions of burnout, especially in the medical field 
• The pivotal moment in her life when she found herself in the hospital with a health crisis
• How slowing down can help us tune into the messages our bodies are telling us 
• Recognizing patterns and loops that don’t serve us 
• Her advice for embarking on a lifestyle change 
• The power of visualization 
• Her perspective on what it means to feel younger while growing older 
   

Resources Mentioned:

• Use code Podcast20 to get a 20% discount on Dr. Patel’s Warm Up program. The offer includes a biological age test, motivation report, and a results reveal consultation
• Take the free LQ test! 
   

Connect with Dr. Alka Patel:

• Dr. Patel's Website 
• Dr. Patel's Instagram
• The Lifestyle First Podcast
• Dr. Patel's Tedx Talk
   

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram
   

Special offer: 

One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost.
 

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency

What’s your big dream? You know that one, the wild, improbable goal that you find yourself daydreaming about. Looking back to 10 years ago, I am currently living what I was dreaming about then: traveling the world and escaping winters forevermore. 

In today’s episode, I’m talking about why having dreams for your future is vitally important to feeling younger while growing older. I dive into why many of our dreams remain unfulfilled, how to overcome the obstacles that are in our way to achieving what we want out of life, and what dreaming has to do with longevity. 

So many of us are held back by limiting beliefs, fears, and cultural norms. In order to live a vibrant life, we really have to find what is true internally for us, and not just follow what was modeled to us by the people that raised us. The more I've been exposed to different ways of living, the less I feel attached to my humble midwest upbringing. 

My guiding principle is that everything I do today and in the near future determines how I will feel and what I will be experiencing in a decade. What are you doing to align with the future that you’re dreaming of? Listen in to learn how you can pursue your dreams and be engaged with the aging process. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• A few of my personal hopes and dreams that I’ve set for myself 
• The importance of a curious, non-judgemental mind 
• Planning with vision and action 
• Matching the vibration of your dreams 
• Why grudges, bitterness, and unforgiveness cannot coexist with dream building 
• The connection between goal setting, stem cells, and aging
• Pondering what hunter-gather looks like in the modern world 
• Simple exercises to help you hone in on what your dreams are and how to materialize them

Resources Mentioned:

• The Work of Byron Katie

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram

Special offer: 

Thank you to arose069221 for being the first reviewer after last week’s episode! Please contact me for your sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. Remember, to be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost.

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency

Today, I am going to share a simple tool for calming your nervous system, mental chatter and body. Dr. Norm Shealy, one of the pioneering holistic physicians of our time, created a practice called Basic Schultz, also known as Autogenic Training. It utilizes visual imagery and bodily sensations to elicit a relaxation response and bring yourself back into parasympathetic mode. 

In Western medicine, mental health is separated from physical health, and physical health is further broken down into subcategories. However, what impacts one part impacts the whole, and the mind, body, spirit connection is so often overlooked. I want to offer a reset practice and remind you that you are enough. It’s time to do less and be more. These past two years have really damaged the collective support, and practicing Autogenic Training can help cultivate that support internally. 

Listen in to learn more about how you can bring calm to your mind and body by guiding your thoughts and connecting your whole being with nature. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• The science behind Autogenic Training 
• Why this practice is so important now more than ever 
• Listening to your inner teacher 
• A short guided Autogenic Training experience 
• What feeling younger while growing older means to me today 

Resources Mentioned:

• Dr. Norm Shealy's Website

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram
• My LifeWave Page

Special offer: 

One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost.

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency

Healing your inner child is vitally important work. We spend our childhood imprinting all of our experiences into the fabric of our physical tissues, our mental landscape and our spiritual perceptions. Our childhood experiences can create self-protective patterns, which manifest as roadblocks later in life that can impact relationships, career, success, decision making, ability and even our health. 

Today, I dive into why child integration work is crucial to feeling younger while growing older. I share how being the only daughter, granddaughter and niece on both sides of my family affected my upbringing. Part of my journey to healing my inner child started when I became curious about my fear of public speaking and uncovered a very deep-rooted childhood memory that triggered that phobia. 

As adults, we can make peace with our past, acknowledge and take care of those little versions of us. I break down a daily ritual practice that you can use to give your inner child some love and attention. I also get into how this work can help you bring coherence to your emotional and mental rewiring. Listen in to discover more about how to integrate your inner child into your adult life. 

Email Dana at [email protected] and let her know your experience with your inner child.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• The spectrum of childhood trauma 
• Examples of micro-traumas 
• How our wounded inner child might show up in our adult lives 
• Getting curious about conscious and unconscious childhood patterns 
• Identifying you your inner spiritual guides
• A personal story of something that I discovered during one of my holding sessions 
• How healing your inner child can help with your overall health as you age 

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram

Special offer: 

One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost.

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency

Understanding what's going on with your genes can make a significant impact on your health outcomes. However, historically, genetic testing has been expensive, difficult to understand, and lacking in contextual recommendations. Today, I’m joined by Kashif Khan, CEO and Founder of The DNA Company, who is changing the functional genomic landscape. Kashif and I discuss what DNA actually is and how to achieve the optional version of yourself through genome insights. 

Kashif shares that the expectation is that by the age of 60, the average American will have two chronic diseases and spend the last 15 years of their life in treatment. He provides real-world examples of how The DNA Company can help people reverse those outcomes and get proactive about their health. We talk about the journey to understanding and solving root problems, not just medicating the symptoms. We also dive into how our lifestyle and exposures to stress impact the expression of our genes, as well as my personal experience with The DNA Company. 

Listen in to learn more about how The DNA Company is taking the guesswork out of genetic testing and helping people feel younger while growing older. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• The inspiration behind why Kashif started The DNA Company 
• How understanding your DNA can help you live more vitally 
• Inspiring client success stories 
• The power of personalized genetic insights
• What makes The DNA Company approach different from other genetic testing companies 
• How The DNA Company is simplifying the genetics industry and making it affordable 

Connect with Kashif: 

• Follow Kashif and his podcast UNPILLED for more conversations about functional genomics. 
• Unlock your genetic potential for work, play, and wellness with functional DNA testing at thednacompany.com. 

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram

Special offer: 

One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost.

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency

What is your healing crisis asking from you?  I am joined by today’s guest Bhadra Hinker who shares how we can activate the healing process in our own lives. I met Bhadra through Lifewave where both of us experienced the power of light therapy patching. As I got to know Bhadra, I knew that I wanted to share her story and continue to discuss the impact of aging on the recovery process. 

Bhadra Hinker, a former teacher, now helps people heal and feel better using LifeWave light therapy patch technology after healing herself from a multi-faceted health crisis.

Listen in as we discuss the vital component belief has on our ability to heal.  

I want to hear from you.  What's your experience with healing. Is healing possible? Email Dana and let her know your thoughts at [email protected] 

www.lifewave.com/danafrost. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• Learning how to practice allowing your body the space and time it needs to heal
• Discovering healing modalities that fall outside of the current mainstream models
• How to trust your body to recover and bounce back in order to make you stronger
• Finding ways to address the root cause of health issues
• Learning how to adopt a positive, healthy mindset during the recovery process

Resources Mentioned:

• Follow our guest on Facebook: Wendy Bhadra Hinker
• Follow our guest on Instagram: @wendybhadrahinker
• Lifewave Website

Get in Touch: 

• My Website
• Instagram

Special offer: 

One lucky listener will be selected to win a sleeve of LifeWave Aeon anti-inflammatory patches. To be entered to win, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot your review, and send it to [email protected], or pop it into a direct message on Instagram @danafrost.

Credit:

• Podcast Production by the team at Swell Podcasting
• Music by Phoebe Greenland
• Photography by Amy Boyle Photography
• Podcast art by SimplyBe. Agency