Holistic Inner Balance: Natural Mental Health Podcast

Dr. Jill Crista is the author of the highly acclaimed best-seller on mold recovery, called Break The Mold: 5 Tools To Conquer Mold And Take Back Your Health. The book clearly and simply outlines the tools that everyday people can use to conquer mold. It’s laid out in an easy-to-read format with a conversational style that people with “mold brain” can absorb and take immediate action. Dr. Jill envisions that every primary care provi...

Introducing a podcast series focused on optimizing energy, with each episode dedicated to increasing energy for one of the three doshas - Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Today is all about vata and its manifestations, emphasizing the importance of nervous system regulation, grounding practices, and nourishing foods for combating vata depletion. We also explore the benefits of various Ayurvedic herbs and supplements for balancing energy lev...

Dr. Nicole and Hadlee discuss the various roles of histamine in the body, including its functions as a hormone and neurotransmitter, and its connection to Ayurveda, specifically the Pitta dosha. They also explored the importance of a balanced diet, the significance of recognizing histamine-rich foods, and the potential of personal experimentation to manage health issues. The conversation also touched on Hadlee's food sensitivities ...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Claire Bidwell Smith to discuss the complexities of grief, its impact on mental health, and the importance of creating rituals for healing. 

Recognized as one of today’s foremost experts on grief, Claire Bidwell Smith is a licensed therapist, international speaker, and the author of five books published in 22 countries. Led by her own experience in grief and fueled by her work in hospice and priv...

THE BEST OF THE ANXIETY SYMPTOMS PODCAST SERIES

For this episode, we are putting the best clips from the 5 part series we did diving into the 9 types of anxiety. Enjoy!

The full episodes can be found at the following episode numbers:

84. Part 1 - Gut and Chest Anxiety

85. Part 2 - Depression and Anger Anxiety

86. Part 3 - Trauma Anxiety

87. Part 4 - Thought Anxiety

88. Part 5 - Nervous System and Hormone Anxiety

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This episode is about fun and effective ways to beat procrastination! We share tips like setting deadlines, embracing a growth mindset, and practicing flexible habits. Plus, the unique idea of tailoring habits and routines to one's dosha!

Here's more of what we talk about:

• The link between procrastination and perfectionism
• Why we procrastinate
• How to not procrastinate
• How Hadlee overcame procrastination
• What are elastic...

Amber Walker, PT, DPT, CFMP, CNPT is a physical therapist graduate of Regis University who has been working with patients for over 16 years. After several decades of debilitating symptoms, she experienced a massive transformation in her own health and considers herself to be free from several dozen labels and previous diagnoses. She has transitioned away from practicing physical therapy and now specializes in working with patients ...

We've gotten this question before and figured it's about time we answer it: Can someone actually get rid of anxiety forever? Let's talk about it!

Additional Resources:

🤔 QUIZ: What Type of Anxiety Do You Deal With?

👉 Discover your Ayurveda mind-body constitution so you can work to balance it and optimize your health with this dosha quiz

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In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Nicole and Hadlee, sat down with Dr. Cory to discuss the challenges of managing stress and dissociation, the importance of breathwork in various contexts, and the potential benefits of alternative therapies like breathwork for trauma processing and personal empowerment. They also explored the role of holistic medicine in managing behavior, diet, and nutrition, and the impact of stress ...

This 4 part process comes from Dr. Cain's upcoming book coming out later this year! You can preorder the book here:

PANIC PROOF: The New Holistic Solution to End Your Anxiety Forever www.prh.com/panicproof

Additional Resources:

🤔 QUIZ: What Type of Anxiety Do You Deal With?

👉 Discover your Ayurveda mind-body constitution so you can work to balan...

This episode comes from a live podcast event we did in San Diego with a small audience! 

The focus is self-love, tackling the tricky bits of ourselves we don't always adore. We go into cool ways to amp up love and acceptance for ourselves through bottom-up processing. Plus, we dished out how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) teamed up with parts work to tackle tough stuff, even giving a live demo!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR COHOST HADLEE!

In honor of her special day, this episode is all things Hadlee, what makes her HER. We explored Hadlee's exciting adventures that have shaped her perspective on life. We discussed the importance of not taking things too seriously and how Hadlee regulates herself through healthy habits and a step-by-step mentality. Alongside fun topics like karaoke songs and superpowers, Hadlee shared her best ad...

Dr. Jolene Brighten is a hormone expert, nutrition scientist, and thought leader in women’s medicine. She is board certified in naturopathic endocrinology and trained in clinical sexology. Dr. Brighten is the author of Is This Normal, a non-judgemental guide to creating hormone balance, eliminating unwanted symptoms, and building the sexual desire you crave. A fierce patient advocate and completely dedicated to uncovering the root ...

If you haven't checked out the last episode (Episode 111) , you will want to listen to that for this episode to make sense! This episode is a debrief of the last episode where we went through a live EMDR therapy demonstration. Here is what you can expect in this episode:

• Is anger an emotion you ignore?
• Anger is a good thing
• Core emotions and other words to use for anger
• How anger is an empowered state
• The map of consciousness
• W...

What if the programs aren't working for you? What if the way you see the world is holding you back from feeling calm, in control and fulfillment in life?

We are digging into EMDR, which is a way to understand why we feel the way we feel and to recalibrate the way we think.

• What is EMDR
• Little t vs. big T traumas
• What are adaptive mechanisms
• How adaptations can get stuck and cause suffering
• Dr. Nicole takes Hadlee through a demo...

This podcast is taken from a presentation Dr. Nicole did on how the gut impacts our mental health, specifically anxiety.

• Exploring the research of the gut brain axis
• What is gut anxiety
• The impacts of antibioitics on your gut and mental health
• Conventional approaches to gut anxiety
• Holistic approaches to gut anxiety
• Functional testing for gut microbes
• Nurture the gut microbes from a young age
• How the hormones are impacted by th...

What is red light therapy? Is all red light therapy created equal? Is it placebo or is it real? Answering all of those and more in this episode:

• Different types of light
• PBM therapy - what is it?
• The impact on inflammation and oxidative stress
• Benefits of phototherapy
• What is red light therapy?
• Is there a wavelength that is better for you?
• What about infrared light?
• UV light for mood disorders
• Thoughts on tanning beds
• Differenc...

Can we push ourselves too far out of our comfort zone? Can getting out of your comfort zone too much cause burnout? If so, how do you get out of your comfort zone without burning out? That's what we'll be discussing in this episode, along with:

• What does it mean to have a growth mindset
• Expanding your comfort zone bubble
• What can we do to ground ourselves after getting out of our comfort zone
• How the nervous system may respond ...

Do you enjoy getting together with family or are you on the other end of that spectrum and dread it? Or are you somewhere in the middle? How do you want your holidays to look? In this episode, we'll talk about:

• Choosing to do what is best for you
• Dr. Cain's experience with family gatherings
• Why can't we do what we want to for the holidays?
• Disappointing others before disappointing yourself
• What is your ideal holiday experience?
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