Small Changes Big Shifts

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever . - Winnie the Pooh Imagine a book of love stories that is actually a book about dying. Imagine a book that assists families, friends, doctors, and nurses in making end-of-life illnesses less stressful and more filled with love. The book, Loving to the End…and On: A Guide to the Impossibly Possible...

How can something as simple as nutrition, especially fiber, have a positive impact on your health? Joining Dr. Michelle Robin on the Small Changes Big Shifts podcast is the Founding Director of the Culinary Medicine non-profit in the UK, host of The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast , and author of both The Doctor's Kitchen and his latest, Eat To Beat Illness , Dr. Rupy Aujla . Dr. Rupy Aujla is a medical...

Be the change you wish to see in the world - Gandhi We are all facing our own battles. You might never know what the people in your life including the stranger next to you or even your best friend are going through until they open up and share their story. Today, I am joined by Lyndsey Fennelly as she shares her own story and mission with us. Lyndsey Fennelly is a sports enthusiast, entrepreneur,...

What impact can changing your environment have on your life? Well, for our guest today,  Fitness Coach and Life Changer, Rickie "Rude" Hodges , it saved his. At the age of 22, he was sentenced to 87 months in prison and before that experience he never had much of an interest in exercise or eating healthy but then he became completely engulfed with this new love for fitness and wellness. While in p...

You can't heal what you don't reveal. How is the universe holding you today? That is the question our guest this week, Rev. Cynthia Alice Anderson , asks herself every single morning when she wakes up. In this bonus episode, Rev. Anderson and your host, Dr. Michelle Robin dive deep into how you can bring more gratitude to your life, a breakdown of her 7 Spiritual Laws of Release , and how you can...

The most powerful words in the world are, 'me too.' - Anne Lamott on the positive impact of vulnerability How can we take back the power to fuel our mind, body, and spirit? This week, Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by mother of three, blogger, self-proclaimed lover of food, and Author of the best-selling book, Instant Loss Cookbook , and her latest, Instant Loss: Eat Real, Lose Weight , Brittany Wil...

You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want. - Zig Ziglar   Have you always been a skeptic of hypnotism? Well today you get to learn that it's so much more than encouraging people to do silly acts on stage. In this episode, Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by Consulting Hypnotist, Host of The Anxiety Relief Revolution Podcast , Author of The Hypnotic Connection...

The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it, and turn it inside out . - Anonymous What can you learn from the culture of Rock and Roll to impact your leadership, relationship, and communication skills? Today we have a very special episode for you with two guests as Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by Wayne Strickland and Tanya O'Callagh...

Life happens for you. - Miriam O' Malley Choose health. Extraordinary Things Will Happen   Today on Small Changes Big Shifts, we are joined by Dr. Ann Kulze who is a best-selling author, physician, and highly sought after motivational speaker in the areas of nutrition, healthy living and disease prevention. More About Dr. Ann Kulze With formal training in both nutrition and medicine, along with ex...

I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday. - Eleanor Roosevelt What impact does food have not only on our own health but the wellness of future generations? In this special episode, Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by journalist and author, Judith Finlayson , who is teaching us how we can live a healthy life and leave a legacy of wellness by looking both to the past and to the future...

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Do you find yourself consuming more entertaining than nourishing foods? What does healthy living truly look like and how can you get started today? Author of Habit That!: How You Can Health Up in Just 5 Minutes a Day, Dr. Jaime Hope, joins us to share how we can be the creators of healthier lives with small...

Finding joy is probably tantamount to finding yourself and being comfortable in your own skin. - Morgan Freeman An expert on the technique for sensory emotional regulation, Emotional Resolution Process (EmRes) , and Founder of the Emotional Health Institute , Cedric Bertelli , is on a mission to help others further better understand our emotional functioning. On this episode of Small Changes Big S...

When you're aware, you're halfway there. - Wendy Basch Sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all. He came from a great family, in a home full of God, love, support, and opportunities to reach any goal. A natural born leader, an athlete with good looks and charm, he appeared to be the all-American kid pursuing his dreams. Underneath this facade, however, was an add...

Why is nutrition and sleep just as important if not more than just exercise? We sacrifice our health in order to make wealth, then we sacrifice our wealth in order to get back our health. - The Dalai Lama   For as long as he can remember, Founder of the Premier Fitness Center brand, Eupraxia , Dr. Steve Czys  DC, CCWP, CSCS has been obsessed with health and human performance. He still has copies o...

If you don't heal the heart, you will never heal the body. - Dr. Michelle Robin In this special BONUS episode of Small Changes Big Shifts, we are joined by two of Resolve Counseling & Wellness Center Licensed Counselors in Kansas City, Allison Kidd, LMSW and Jessica Nickels how to live a healthy life by making small changes for big shifts but also two incredible upcoming events: Care4U2 and The SH...

When you know your why, it's much easier to comply. - Dr. Michelle Robin In this episode of Small Changes Big Shifts, Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by Kara Goldin , who is the founder and CEO of Hint Inc ., the San Francisco-based healthy lifestyle company, best known for Hint Water and most recently, Hint Sunscreen . When Kara left AOL, where she built the eCommerce business to a billion-dollar di...

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want . - Zig Ziglar In this episode of Small Changes Big Shifts with Dr. Michelle Robin, her guest, Bob Burg , is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the platform with everyone from today's business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President. Bo...

Look for the helpers . - Fred Rogers   With what we see on social media, hear in the news, and witness in everyday life interactions, does the world seem harsher to you these days? Maybe you feel a little hopeless but there is something you can do and guest, Angela Santomero , explains how in this Small Changes Big Shifts podcast episode.  Not only is Angela helping empower kids and parents throug...

It's not too late to get the physical health and emotional well-being you desire.   Owner of Rise and Shine Wellness ,  Wendy Basch , joins Dr. Michelle Robin to share her mission to provide a safe place of belonging and support in which individuals gain the courage, clarity, and purpose needed to achieve their best physical health and emotional well-being.  As you listen, you'll learn all about:...

People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel . - Maya Angelou Jessica Blublaugh has spent 15 years in the non-profit sector, specifically in events and marketing. After four years at the KC Sports Commission, she moved on to the Women's Sports Foundation in New York and then Atlanta. In her time there, Jessica had the opport...

The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years . - Deepak Chopra   Lisa Adams , an experienced nurse and health & wellness coach, and author of her first book, America's Real Healthcare Crisis ,  helps overwhelmed professionals and health care providers recognize and manage the effects of chronic stress—the leading cause of disease, poor work perf...

"Life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated ."  - Confucius In this episode of the Small Changes Big Shifts podcast, we are joined by board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist and yoga teacher, Dr. Ellen Vora who has also authored the chapter on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Psychiatry in the textbook Mount Sinai Expert Guides: Psychiatry . Dr. Vora takes a function...

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health .  - Hippocrates Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Premier Integrative Health , Dr. Bradley Dyer , knew that there was more to helping others than just the misguided healthcare system he was working in. As a hospitalist, he was expected to pr...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein A Los Angeles native, Kelly Noonan - Gores , started her career in front of the camera, acting and hosting over a span of 20 years and considers her latest project, the documentary feature, HEAL , which is now on Netflix, her greatest passion and life'...

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. - Jimmy Johnson A native of suburban Philadelphia and Chicago, Joel Goldberg has worked as part of the Royals' broadcast team for FOX Sports Kansas City since 2008 and serves as the television play-by-play voice for the ECHL Kansas City Mavericks . In his career so far, he has spent nearly 25 years in television, developing an...