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Kindred & Kind

Dr. Joanna Chipman interviews Olivia, a website designer and intuitive mentor with 20+ years of experience and founder of Kindred & Kind Studio, about how technology and efficiency have replaced human connection, affecting attention spans, patience, and presence. Olivia shares how living with chronic illness made energy protection essential, prompting her to let technology handle what it can while prioritizing real relationships and slow, intentional living. They discuss self-checkout, AI, social media dependence, FOMO, and how constant notifications and information “noise” can overwhelm the nervous system and worsen wellbeing. Olivia describes setting boundaries by leaving social media, turning off notifications, and limiting email access, while still valuing tech for practical support and long-distance connection. She explains rebuilding community by embracing solitude, healing trauma through somatic work, and approaching relationships from “I want you” rather than “I need you.” They end with a challenge to sit in five minutes of quiet, phone in another room, and ask the body what it needs.

00:00 Meet Olivia

01:14 Why This Conversation

02:43 Efficiency vs Connection

04:53 Self Checkout Stories

07:01 AI and Trust

08:14 Attention and Presence

12:51 FOMO and Letting Go

18:28 Overstimulation and Boundaries

23:00 Romanticizing the 90s

25:13 Community Through Disagreement

26:04 When Community Fails

27:17 Stress and Nervous System

28:02 Social Media Survival Instinct

32:12 Slow Living and Boredom

34:02 Relearning Real Conversation

35:04 Rebuilding Adult Community

36:07 Solitude Before Connection

44:30 Quiet Time Challenge

47:58 Looking Back 20 Years

49:14 Closing and Next Episode

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Jazzercise Tyrone

Jazzercise Tyrone Facebook Page

Dr. Joanna Chipman welcomes Anita Riggin, Jazzercise Tyrone center owner, fitness instructor, and mom of three, to discuss caring for yourself in busy seasons and modeling health for children. Anita emphasizes scheduling self-care, setting small goals, and giving yourself grace with a “progress, not perfection” mindset, including after setbacks and vacations. She shares losing 75 pounds over many years after an endocrinologist recommended holistic changes for a thyroid condition and fertility challenges, stressing lifestyle change over dieting. They discuss practical movement tips—finding an activity you enjoy, not fearing looking silly, and walking for steps—and how to teach kids balanced, non-shaming nutrition after a family comment led her son to restrict eating. Anita encourages overwhelmed moms to prioritize themselves, say no, calendar self-care, and simply show up.

00:00 Welcome and Setup

00:44 Meet Anita Riggin

01:59 Scheduling Health Goals

03:19 Grace Over Perfection

06:10 Prayer and Letting Go

07:32 Her Wake Up Call

12:22 Vacation Reset Routine

15:34 Movement Made Simple

18:22 Find Movement You Love

19:05 Modeling Work Ethic

22:10 Healthy Habits for Kids

22:38 Food Balance and Body Image

27:39 Pick Your Hard

28:38 Self Care for Moms

32:29 Make Time and Say No

34:43 Surprise Reflection Question

36:49 How to Join Jazzercise

37:45 Final Thanks and Wrap Up

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Whole Podcast (Pilot Episode): Caring for Body, Mind, & Soul with Dr. Joanna Chipman + Maddy Allerton

In the pilot episode of the Whole Podcast, Dr. Joanna Chipman—board-certified doctor of naturopathy, licensed EMT, and founder of Haven Health—talks with Maddy, a certified natural health practitioner and Haven Health team member who supports virtual clients, about caring for people as whole, psychosomatic beings: body, mind, and soul. They discuss the growing need to integrate physical, emotional, and spiritual care in both clinic and daily life, especially amid women’s health concerns such as hormones, postpartum struggles, perimenopause, and infertility. Maddy shares her journey into holistic health, emphasizing empathy and meeting clients where they are. Joanna shares her path from doula work to emergency medicine, how human connection impacted patient outcomes, and how Haven Health was created as a community-centered space with long, listening-based visits and supportive resources.

00:00 Welcome to Whole

01:03 Why This Podcast

02:34 Maddy's Holistic Journey

06:20 Compassionate Client Care

08:40 Tech vs Human Connection

12:46 Joanna’s Path to Haven

16:00 The Ambulance Moment

19:40 Building Community Space

27:43 Virtual Care That Feels Personal

35:29 Psychosomatic Faith and Healing

41:20 What’s Next and Goodbye

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First episode airs August 12, 2026.

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