Brain-Body Resilience

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt overwhelmed and stressed about having to do something you don't want to do, all because you think nobody else can do it "right"? This episode is all about breaking free from that mindset and embracing the power of nervous system hygiene. I share my own experiences and struggles with control and perfectionism, and how practicing nervous system hygi...

Send us Fan Mail I never expected to find myself dealing with a psychogenic seizure, yet here I am, sharing my deeply personal and vulnerable story in hopes of providing support and comfort to those going through similar experiences.  From the initial traumatic event to the side effects of medication, making lifestyle changes like quitting smoking and drinking, researching the stress response, and...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is all about understanding Nervous System Hygiene. What is NS Hygiene? How do you build your own practice? How do you know what tools to use? What if you need help? (spoiler, click the link below!) Everyone's Hygiene practice will look a little different and yours will likely change from day to day and season to season, but there are some go to tools and...

Send us Fan Mail I have a very special guest on this episode, Dr. C. Shanté Cofield, PT, DPT, OCS, CF-L1 and we're talking about why we want to get out of survival mode. What does this actually do for you?  Dr. Shanté Cofield is a Physical therapist turned entrepreneur, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, is an international speaker, the host of Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that ha...

Send us Fan Mail Today we’re talking bout how to ask better questions so we can get better answers that lead us to actionable solutions. Awareness always comes first but information only takes us so far. If we don’t have action to complete the step it’s just not as useful.  In this episode you’ll learn how to switch from questions that keep you stuck to questions that give you answers you can work...

Send us Fan Mail We all have a stress threshold, and that threshold can change.  Today we’re talking about what a stress threshold is, what it looks like when you’ve reached or surpassed your threshold and how to expand your capacity and space to hold and process the inevitable stress of life.  Get in there and give it a listen for more!   Resources: Manage Your Stress Mentorship Discovery call  S...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode I recount a tale of a weekend adventure with friends and how I practiced caring for myself by asking for what I needed which sounds simple and yet is not always. You'll also hear what might contribute to being a  "control freak" and how nervous system hygiene can help. Get in there and give it a listen for more! Resources: Manage Your Stress Men...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode I have the privilege of talking with Rachel Strickland who is a performing artist and mentor to creatives helping us all live with a little more audacity.  Get in there and give it a listen to hear all about building your best life and the options you may not have considered in that. Resources: Rachel Strickland on IG Audacity Works Podcast -- Manage Your Stre...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode we’re talking gratitude and the brain.  We have an automatic negative bias and it takes longer to process happiness in the brain.  This is one reason practicing gratitude, building awareness, and recognizing the good things that bring us bits of joy in our days is such a powerful tool to counteract stress and negative bias.  The more you practice gratitude the more...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was inspired by me not knowing what to talk about so I shared a bit about where I'm at right now. I always hope that I can use my stories to normalize the experiences I've had with trauma, stress, anxiety, an dthe endless learning how to life. I want you to know that these things are just part of being human and I'm using this as a reminder to self as w...

Send us Fan Mail Today we're talking mental toughness and everything you thought it was. Strong may not be what you were taught, I know it's not the defensive protective mechanism I grew up believing. I grew up learning that being tough and strong meant that you ignored your needs, and put yourself aside, that you somehow became a needless human unaffected by the experiences of life. The...

Send us Fan Mail Today I'm talking with Dr. Rachele Burriesci who is a cardiopulmonary expert. I am releasing this guest episode for April because we are just a week away from world breathing day on April 11th! (2023). You know I love a good world breathing day!  Dr. Rachel talks about her experience teaching and treating through COVID and has some great exercises for you.  We also get in to...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is inspired by something I saw that said, "sometimes you just need to tell that little voice in your head to fuck off" I want to explore more of what that little voice is saying that would make you want to tell it to fuck off and what that piece of you might need instead. In this episode you'll hear about what maladaptive tools are and  5 things you can...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is all about making time for joy which is usually the last to get any time on the schedule... because it's the thing that can be moved around right? What if joy is the non-negotiable? Joy isn't a luxury, it's a survival tool, your brain needs it. Joy is necessary for survival and in the world we live in it is an act of rebellion and defiance.  G...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is all about a little thing called the Locus of Control which is the extent to which you feel you have control over events that impact your life. When there is an internal locus of control there is largely a belief that you are the major influence in your life where as an external locus on control tends to place the focus and control outside of one’s self. The...

Send us Fan Mail This episode I get to talk with Emilie about meditation, ayurveda, and how these things help us to connect to our natural inner rhythms and foster self-acceptance.  Emilie helps people who struggle with change adapt exercise, eating and self-care routines for the different seasons of your life using ayurvedic principles, yoga, and meditation to guide her work. If you've ever...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is for anyone who knows someone, is someone, or used to be someone who might identify with the term control freak... even better if that term just made you cringe a little. We're talking about control, and how that crates more stress than we think it might. We're also talking about what is actually within our ability to control and why we might be trying to...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is all about anger, the emotion we don't love. So many of us have this idea, because the messages are all around us, that anger isn't acceptable... it's a "bad" emotion. Actually, anger is useful and just as valid and necessary as any other emotion... but because we have learned that it's bad and we need to hide it we don't k...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is the very first in a series of guest conversations and I can't wait for you to hear this one!  Today I have the pleasure of talking with James-Olivia Chu Hillman who is a relational leadership celebrant, nurturer of disobedience & regard and facilitator of exquisitely uncomfortable conversations. Get in there and give it a listen to learn more about...

Send us Fan Mail This episode has been inspired by the recent tragedies that add to the seemingly constant loss and tragedy we have somehow normalized.  I usually don’t talk about all the bad shit, there’s plenty of it, and it’s not because I want to pretend it doesn’t exist or ignore it and just be positive vibes only or any shit like that…   My focus is generally on how we can navigate our own e...

Send us Fan Mail Today we're talking about willingness past the initial definition of choosing to accept and feel the experience you're having.  Getting clear on what we are willing to do for what we want, what we are willing to accept and what we are unwilling to participate in we can start taking action and stop shaming ourselves. Get clear on what we are and are not willing to do/be/f...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about the old saying "an unexamined life is not worth living" This isn't a philosophical discussion, we're talking about how taking the space to press pause and examine your days so you can proceed forward with intention in the direction that you do want will bring much clarity and opportunity to revise, redirect, and reduce the stress f...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode falls just after Christmas day and I want to talk about how the holidays can be really stressful, even after the fact. There are expectations that this be the "most wonderful time of year" and that's a lot of pressure for a time of year that is already dark and grey in some of the northern hemisphere. Where three is a lot of pressure to be happy...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode we're talking about some of the less popular senses. There's a big myth that we have 5 or maybe a sixth sense but we have many more senses that help us shape our understanding of the world around us and shape our experience in the world. So, we're talking about three of our senses that help us to understand our internal and external environments...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we're talking all about how we can identify the signs and symptoms of nervous system dysregulation. Often times the signs are staring us right in the face and that's just the problem, they're so common that we think it's normal. I go over some of the most common signs that you can start to notice and pay some attention when you spot them. Rememb...