Wellness For Makers

Valentine's Day Weekend is here! I know your weekend might look a bit different this year than it has in the past. But don't worry. You can show your love, affection, and appreciation to your partner, friend, roommate, and yourself without going to a fancy spa or restaurant. Massage is a great way to intentionally reconnect. In this episode, I share 5 tips to reconnecting with massage!

Aching hands, wrists, and forearms? I've been there! In this episode, I share a few of my favorite techniques for finding relief.

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Today's guest is Leon Mueller, the CEO & Co-Founder of Bloom. An interactive video self-therapy app that empowers users to be their own therapist. Bloom's interactive short videos guide you through CBT exercises personalized to your needs. Think fitness for your mind! Leon was born in Germany and later studied Finance & Business in the UK. He resides in New York where he continues his mission to help unlock everyone's full potential. https://www.enjoybloom.com Follow @enjoybloom on Instagram

This week's guest is John Furniss a.k.a "The Blind Woodsman"! His story is filled with adversity, resilience, and strength. At the age of 16, he survived a suicide attempt and then learned how to navigate the world through total blindness. John also overcame years of battling addiction. Today this story fuels his artistic woodworking and serves as a beacon of light and hope in his motivational speeches.

www.furnissstudios.com www.instagram.com/theblindwoodsman/ Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255

A few episodes back, I interviewed Pack Matthews of the Soul Seat. We talked about movement, seated posture, and more. I have now been using the Soul Seat for over a month so I decided to offer my review.

Check out the Soul Seat here and get 15% off when you use the code WELLNESSFORMAKERS at checkout. https://www.ikariadesign.com/shop

Chloe Benjamin is the author of THE IMMORTALISTS, a New York Times bestseller that has been translated into over thirty languages, and THE ANATOMY OF DREAMS, which received the Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award. She is also a passionate knitter. In this episode, we discuss some of the injuries that Chloe experienced as a result of making. She shares some valuable tips that she learned along the way.

https://www.chloebenjaminbooks.com

https://www.instagram.com/chloekbenjamin/

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https://www.boswellbooks.com/opening-letter-0

In this episode, I share my thoughts on the way that pain communicates with us. I mention free resources to check out.

FREE MINI-COURSE: NECK & SHOULDER RELIEF

FREE GUIDE: HAPPY HEALTHY HANDS

Womanly Magazine provides accessible health information to women and non-binary people through visual and literary art. Listen to my conversation with Cheyenne Diaz to learn more about the incredible work they are up to!

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In this episode, I lead you through a Pranayama breathing exercise called Sama Vritti also known as Square Breathing. Your breath is an incredibly amazing tool. We often take it for granted because it is always with us, but learning to access it and focus on it can help us reconnect to our physical body when we're going through hard things. So come to a comfortable seat and let's begin.

Have you ever considered how your emotions impact your body on a physical level? When you are stressed do you clench your jaw or your fists, shrug your shoulders up towards you ears, bite your lip, pull your hair? Let's dive in to learn more about how our emotions and movements connect.