Be Well with Dr. Michelle Greenwell

Many of us have known someone who has had an accident or a head injury, that seemed minor, but took weeks or months to recover from.  It may have even been you.  How do you support revering from broken or bruised bones and tissue, fear, and anxiety, or a concussion or brain injury beyond the usual rest and relaxation, maybe stillness or silence? Our episode today explores options you have availabl...

Have you wondered how you might be able to learn more about healing the body and supporting your self-care?  Season 2, Episode 3 explores what it means to be tuning muscles, rather than strengthening muscles.  Sounds intriguing?  If you are a sports enthusiast, training athlete, gym member, or an avid walker or hiker, this conversation is for you.  We explore what it means to be engaging muscles a...

With Season 2 we are exploring how the BioEnergetic Wellness tools from Touch for Health, Brain Gym, Therapeutic Touch, NeuroReflex Integration, etc., transform how we engage in our favorite activities.  Dance and dance tradition has been an interesting exploration as the tools that were used to create perfection in movement required repetitive learning, effort, and sustained positions.  Mariah-Ja...

As a special addition to our first episode of Season 2, we have this special meditation to support your wellbeing practice.  Thank you to Natascha Polomski for her insights and expertise to take us on this empowering journey with The Joy of Challenge Meditation. Support the show Dr. Michelle Greenwell, BA Psych, MSc CAM, Ph. D CIH (Complementary and Integrative Health).  Striving to support the pu...

Today we are aware of the challenges everyone faces to navigate our stressful times and to find success and resiliency deep within their core.  Each of us has a desire to to be a winner and we seek out those people, places and situations that can create the space for that to happen.  Natascha Polomski and I met in passing in a community center where we were both offering wellness opportunities to...

Our children have been influenced by several years of minimal activity and social engagement.  How do they find their physical voices for movement and the valuable skills that feed their brains and their learning power?  What kind of music can bring them together with family and friends and inspire them to move in fun and interactive ways?  Enter, a Children's music icon for Canada.  Dan the...

Turning the tables with colleague, Irene Widdup, Michelle shares her stories of puppets.  From "Stacey on the Keyboard"  with Stacey and Peter, the mice who live under the dance studio floor, she shares the power of action books - those stories you can explore with activities from the antics on the pages.  She introduces Newton Little Beak and Kepler, who will be mascots for the Choose L...

To be empowered with our own self-care is a dream come true.  To have one spot where enthusiasts can meet and get to know professionals is also a dream come true.  The vision and growth of the community "Your Holistic Earth" has created a networking opportunity like never before.  They are changing the way we all look at gaining skills and knowledge for our well-being.  Jenny Ryce is the...

Part 2 of a 3 Part Series, Allegra Jordan and I explore the power of puppets in a business setting, in workshop presentations and to assist families in reconnecting after being deployed.  Yes, all these topics are in one episode and are explored through the role that puppets play in bringing us back down to earth.  We share stories of resiliency in soldiers and how a fluffy companion can change ou...

Part 1 of a 3 part series, Irene Widdup, owner of Footworks Dance Academy in Barrhead, Alberta, shares the Power of Puppets in the classroom and for essential life skill development.  We share stories from our four decades of teaching dance, as well as explore some of the powerful moments when puppets have transformed lives and opportunities.  Join us for this special discussion to find the power...

All of us have a relationship with Covid.  We may have gotten sick from it, had a family member get sick, perhaps we have known a loved one to die.  We have been in lock down, had restrictions, been challenged politically, and had our worst fears about the survival of the planet put before us.  Sounds like a doomsday kind of chat doesn’t it? I am thrilled to introduce a very special friend from th...

Kay Reeve shares with us her valuable insights and tools for coping with emotional challenges, and having an understanding of the experiences of emotions.  Her personal experience with a child suffering from depression and suicide through much of his childhood, led her to creating a simple and profound tool to visualize and conceptualize emotions and how to shift experiences and perspective.   Kay...

Evelyn Mulders has been an incredible influence in the Health and Wellness scene for several decades.  President of the Kinesiology College of Canada, Evelyn has been training others in BioEnergetic Wellness techniques while building an incredible product line of Sound Essences and Herbal cards, and several publications related to sound and wellness. In June 2021 Evelyn was the proud recipient of...

Touch for Health is a system balancing the muscles in the body through increased energy flow through the systems of the body.  It can be a simple touch to a point on the head, a rub on a point on the body, or a trace of an energy line along the torso, legs or arms.  Documented by Dr. John Thie in the 1970's much of the work was already in creation through Dr. George Goodheart and many more be...

Although there are many things that we can be bitter about with Covid and restrictions, there is a resiliency that meets our spirit and there is a determination within that drives us to move past the “could have” to the “what if’s”.  Today’s guest has lived her life in a similar fashion.  Victoria Piersig arrived in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia as the result of breaking ice on a tugboat on Lake Hu...

Wellness journalist, Catherine Skye Knott, joins me to talk about her passion for finding the joyful conversations with wellness specialists from around the globe.  Her personal insights and explorations are shared as she weaves her stories through her interviews and blogs that she creates.  Grab your cup of tea, and get ready for a fun conversation on the delights of working in the wellness indus...

Meditation has been around for centuries.  Conversation about breathing deeply is everywhere as we navigate mental wellness and de-stressing our lives.  What are the effects of deep breathing and the ability to calm and clear the mind?  Debbie Rossi, our guest today, is a bioenergetic wellness facilitator, teacher trainer for Meditation Australia, and creator of the intuitive meditation program wh...

Taking a few moments to just breathe, put your feet on the floor and feel the connection of yourself to the ground and into the earth.  As the breath begins to relax and deepen, notice the awareness that you begin to gain about who you are and how you are feeling.  This is part of the gift we give ourselves when we approach our lives from a heart centered space.  Episode 4 explores these ideas wit...

Stress has been all around us this year with the challenges of Covid and restrictions, but also with our changes in habits, lifestyles, relationships, and goals.  This has been a time to embrace the opportunity to change, but we don't always know how to change or where to change to.  This episode is dedicated to create ease and flow during these times such that all that you choose to do can b...

Danceology owner, Rhonda Gillrie has had an extensive career teaching dance and creating  performance showcases for over three decades.  Rated number one in the world with Warner Brothers, the Stettler, Alberta steam train excursion that  brings the Polar Express story to life has been a pivotal project for Rhonda.  With the increase of restrictions and Covid cases, now the story of the Polar Expr...

Community is created by the love and attention we provide.  Mary Janet MacDonald of Port hood, Nova Scotia has been created community with family, friends and colleagues through dance and music.  Known for their stepdance talents, the MacDonald family and Mary Janet have travelled the world performing and sharing the love of Cape Breton dance and music.  Today we are talking about Mary Janet'...

Welcome to "Be Well" with Michelle Greenwell.  This introduction gives you a little background about Michelle and her wellness story.  If you want to know a little more about her education and experience, this is shared too.  Enjoy the podcast and please be sure to share the ones that speak to you and could benefit someone in your area of influence. Support the show Dr. Michelle Greenwel...

In this welcome message, this Integrative Health specialist, shares the opportunities for self-care that are in our daily lives.  This podcast will inspire simple energizing actions: Be Well with Michelle Greenwell. Support the show Dr. Michelle Greenwell, BA Psych, MSc CAM, Ph. D CIH (Complementary and Integrative Health).  Striving to support the public to choose self-care and well-being options...