Episode Summary

Oftentimes our subconscious is what blocks us from making gains in our health or in our goals. We are joined today by a dear friend & colleague Megan Blacksmith from ZestyGinger to talk about Secondary Gain. What is it and why should you care? Turns out it’s one of those sneaky ways we get stuck without knowing it. Listen in to find out how to use it to your advantage.

In this episode:

Megan’s introduction (01:48)

Brain’s role in healing (05:23)

Moving away from guilt and shame in health (08:02)

Clearing emotions within the body (11:00)

Secondary gain, what is it? (14:55)

Examining your relationship with yourself (24:28)

Becoming aware of secondary gain (27:04)

Antidotes to secondary gain (31:12)

Quantum model of healing (33:35)

Megan’s outside tip (37:26)

For full show notes and resources: https://www.torearodriguez.com/wowpodcast/e005

Episode Summary

What trips us up the most when it comes to building new habits? Toréa and Evie dive into what those things are that can derail our best efforts when trying to shift routines or establish new habits. Further, in this episode they talk about the techniques they have used successfully themselves and with clients to establish new habits. And moreover, how to make them really stick and become part of your subconscious! In other words, how to make it so easy, you forgot you were doing it!

In this episode:

Starting with just one thing (02:12)

Habit Stacking (04:06)

Why phone reminders don’t work (08:58)

Establishing a clear “why” (09:50)

Gamifying rewards & friendly competition (14:22)

Starting super small & building up (18:50)

Giving yourself the grace to be new at something (22:08)

For full show notes, resource links and transcript: https://www.torearodriguez.com/wowpodcast/e004

Episode Summary

Expanding on the last episode, we dive deep into all the areas that our Circadian Rhythm touches regarding our physical and mental health. We talk about how the power of light (yes that free stuff from the sun) can enhance our health if we know how to time our exposure to the right forms of light. We also share some surprising things you may not know. Listen in!

In this episode:

Circadian Rhythms manage more than just jetlag  (01:08)

Zeitgebers  (03:03)

Melatonin production (05:42)

Blue light blocking glasses (11:19)

Blood sugar regulation (16:06)

Seasonal Affective Disorder (17:45)

Full-spectrum lamps (20:01)

For full show notes and resources: https://www.torearodriguez.com/wowpodcast/e003

Episode Summary

Hands down, what you do in the first hours of your day determines your success towards any goal you’re trying to accomplish! Want better health? Want more focus time? Want to meet your financial, personal goals? It all comes down to the first hours of the morning. When it comes to health, this simple habit is what our clients use to actualize their goals more quickly and make more gains in their health than they thought possible. In this episode we break down the most simple things to be doing on a morning routine to achieve that wildly optimized wellness!

In this episode:

Setting up your day for success (02:09)

Making the routine a habit (05:35)

Crafting your ideal morning routine (11:59)

Morning routine snowball effect (16:24)

Programming the subconscious (19:05)

Choosing location independent routines (22:03)

Experiment to find what works for you (30:03)

For full show notes and resources: https://www.torearodriguez.com/wowpodcast/e002

Episode Summary

Ever start something new, like a New Year’s Resolution and then only have it be a distant memory just after a few weeks? Us too! We’ve all been there with the best intentions, high motivation and then suddenly it falls flat.  In this episode, Toréa & Evie talk about what mistakes they have made, things they’ve noticed their clients have done that all lead towards new things not sticking. 

We also talk about the ways you can bulletproof the processes so that when you are starting that new eating plan, breathwork or workout plan, that you have higher chances of succeeding!

In this episode:

Number one reason why new habits fail  (01:09)

Creating space for new habits (08:21)

Focus on one thing (10:08)

Not playing the comparison game (13:03)

Not letting past thresholds determine current thresholds (16:28)

Deciding vs wanting (17:26)

Speaking as if the goal is already accomplished (19:34)

Making a plan for a new habit (24:44)

Visualization (26:18)

Making room to be a beginner (29:20)

For full show notes and resources: https://www.torearodriguez.com/wowpodcast/e001

Get to know your hosts, Toréa Rodriguez and Evie Takacs. Both of them are Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioners and work with women from all over the world to help them transform their health. In this episode you’ll get to hear what led both Toréa & Evie to get curious about health and wellness and how their own experience makes them even better coaches - because they’ve been in the trenches themselves.

In this episode:

Who we are [01:23]

How Evie got into health & wellness [01:18]

How Toréa’s Hashimoto’s lead to leaving a career behind [03:54]

Ways to interact with us [07:58]

Resources mentioned:

Find Toréa at https://torearodriguez.com

Find Evie at https://holisticallyrestored.com

Join the Optimized Wellness Community https://torea.co/OWC

If you have a question for the show, you can submit your question under the podcast section of https://torearodriguez.com/.