Holistic Inner Balance: Natural Mental Health Podcast

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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Jessica Baum, LMHC, is the author of Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love, and founder of Be Self-full® (beselffull.com), supporting individuals and couples to form healthy, long-term relationships with virtual coaching and transformational courses worldwide. As a couples and family therapist for over a decade, Jessica utilizes her unique approach to healing, the Self-full® Method. With a foundation in interper...

We're delving into a topic that resonates with many of us – people-pleasing. We have identified 5 different types of people pleasers and are ready to talk about the light and dark sides to each along with tips for avoiding people pleasing. Here is more on what you can expect in this episode:

• Signs you might be a people pleaser
• Is people pleasing manipulation (unintentional)
• Types of people pleasers
• The light and dark sides to e...

Time management isn't a thing, what you actually need is energy management and Hadlee is here to tell you why!

Here's what you can expect in this episode:

• Easy steps to take to manage your energy
• What even is energy management?
• Why you need to forget about time management
• What is giving you energy vs. taking away energy and what to do with that information
• How to find out what energizes you
• Being in sync with your circadian rhy...

It's spooky season!! Are you a fan of horror? Have you thought deep down why that is? Our special guest Katy may be able to tell you why!

In this episode, we explore the depths of horror, is watching horror films or reading horror actually beneficial for our mental health? Katy is a therapist, horror enthusiast, and understands the depths of horror and it's impact on our health and wellness! 

Katy is licensed professional counsel...

In honor of a recent birthday, we want to learn more about Dr. Cain, her story of failure and triumphs, what has shaped her into the person she is today and what can we all learn from it? 

• The impact of Dr. Cain's childhood on the rest of her life
• The only acceptable emotions growing up
• Who Dr. Cain was before becoming a naturopathic doctor
• Dr. Cain not wanting to comply with the current cognitive behavior system of care
• Why Dr...

Have you heard about the vagus nerve? It's been receiving a lot of buzz lately and we wanted in on that! We'll explore the secrets hidden within this neural highway that runs through much of the body. Fasten your seatbelts, as we embark on a road trip to leverage the vagus nerve!

Here's what you can expect in this episode:

- How to measure the tone and activity of the nerve - Leveraging fight or flight - 5 primary ways the vagus ne...

We are beyond thrilled to celebrate a remarkable milestone today – our 100th episode! 🎙️✨

Whether you've been with us from the very beginning or recently joined our podcast family, your presence means the world to us. Each download, like, share, and review has motivated us to keep delivering content that we hope has informed, entertained, and inspired you.

So, here's to you, our wonderful listeners! Thank you for sticking around, ...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by supplements? With so many out there, how do you know what to take, should you be taking a supplements for that particular symptom, where do you even start?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you're in the right place! Let's dive in!

- What to do when you want to implement natural health but don't know where to start

- How to get better results more efficiently by starting with you...

A trauma-informed doctor, EMDR specialist, and coach watched the Barbie movie and sat down to discuss what came up.

SPOILER - if you have not seen Barbie and don't want to hear about the movie, wait to listen to this until after you've watched the move!

Michele Figuero is an EMDR therapist, with an extensive range of clinical experience providing mental health services for depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, and the LGBTQ population...

Your nervous system, one of the foundational pieces in healing - but why? Let's explore this fascinating system in today's episode!

Here's what you can expect:

• Healing from the bottom up (body to mind)
• Is your nervous system dysregulated?
  • How you know, and how stress and anxiety contribute
• Learn about the 3 types of nervous systems in the body including the brain, spinal cord, gut, and everything outside of that
• Effe...