Isaiah Vlasek and Amy VanArkel
Dear Misfits
Dear Misfits, Dear the Misunderstood, Dear Knowledge Seekers,We see you and we hear you. This podcast is for you, as individuals, wanting to gain a bite-sized ”why” on a variety of health and wellness topics. Our team wants to dig in to different topics just a bit deeper than you may have before. We are two health care professionals and humans on our own journeys; that believe the ”why” enables you to keep up with the changes you need to continue moving toward health and wellness. Plus, we add practical insights and tools to help you integrate healthy adjustments into your day to day life. Sin...
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Isaiah Vlasek and Amy VanArkel
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Nov 29, 2025
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Episodes
Stop Letting Everything Affect You 29.11.2025 39:24
Isaiah and Amy begin to explore the concepts behind "Stop Letting Everything Affect You", a book written by Daniel Chidiac. So come join us as we discuss today overthinking and deeply feeling! This will be a series with more episodes to follow! If you have a topic that you want us to cover, please click here and let us know the topic and describe what you are hoping to learn. Thank you for lis...
Insomnia (Wrestling with Sleep) 23.11.2025 27:58
Hello fellow misfits! Isaiah and Amy talk about insomnia, the struggle to fall, stay and return to sleep. We hope the content both helps better understand what insomnia is as well as what treatments could be beneficial for you! If you have a topic that you want us to cover, please click here and let us know the topic and describe what you are hoping to learn. Thank you for listening!
The Magic School Bus | The Knee, Specifically The ACL 25.10.2025 17:09
Isaiah drives us on the Magic School Bus down into the inner workings of the knee to discover the ACL. If you have a topic that you want us to cover, please click here and let us know the topic and describe what you are hoping to learn. When you click here it will let you send us an email. We will keep you anonymous! Thank you for listening!
100th Episode! Grieving The Loss Of You 18.10.2025 28:59
Isaiah and I chit chat through a topic near and dear to us because we talk with patients almost every day about this. Grieving the loss of who you once were is real. You are different than the you that you were 15 years ago! How do you frame that in your mind? How do you take that information and let is define the person you are now? Come have a listen and think about how these thoughts may be im...
We're Baaaack After A Nice Summer Break 18.10.2025 18:37
Welcome back to The Dear Misfits! Isaiah and I took a break over the summer to rest and recoup. We also used this time to decide where we wanted to head with this podcast as it is our passion project. This episodes just gives a little insight to that. We have chose to continue and are excited. But we need your help. If you have topics you want us to cover please click here and let us know. It allo...
Tilt-A-Whirld 29.03.2025 24:39
Amy and Isaiah discuss the many facets of balance. Join us on the episode that has so much great information it just might make your head spin! Thank you for tuning in to this episode. Please subscribe, like and share any episodes you think that would be good for a person you know. If you would like to submit a question, topic or even a testimonial about the podcast please click here . We appr...
What Shoe is Right for Me? 22.03.2025 14:17
This episode will go over what shoe types are out there and who best "fits" into each one! Thank you for tuning in to this episode. Please subscribe, like and share any episodes you think that would be good for a person you know. If you would like to submit a question, topic or even a testimonial about the podcast please click here . We appreciate you!
Judgement and A Hard Fought Hallelujah 15.03.2025 13:26
Hello friends! Thanks for listening to the episode. Below are the lyrics to the song " Hard Fought Hallelujah ". Click here for the link to the youTube video of Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Please watch it and listen to the lyrics. Life is not easy...don't we know that so well these days! But this song is a great reminder of how praising God can be a personal hard fig...
Pain Education Intro (Session 1 from the Reducing Sympathetics in person Class) 12.03.2025 1:09:16
Hello! Amy here. Please forgive the format of this episode. We sort of last minute decided to put it on as a podcast episode. It's actually the audio recording of the first session of our in person "Reducing Sympathetics" class. I couldn't get our normal intro to trim into the audio of the class so it jumps right in to the class. #nosocialmediateam We put the podcasts up on our off time and it's...
Preparing for Death to Live Better Now 02.03.2025 48:12
Amy and Isaiah take a wonderful opportunity to discuss how to prepare for death, not the act of death itself. The goal is to give you thoughts to help you make preparations in the event of your death. You may need to have a conversation like this with your parents. You may have your own kids. Whatever your situation is, it is such a good idea to have plans made and your plans laid out. Open disc...
7 Seconds to Connect 22.02.2025 20:30
Isaiah and Amy talk about how to make a plan on how to react to situations that are typically ones that drive you nuts or set you off. Before you react heavily to something that maybe doesn't deserve it, take 7 seconds and settle to help you react in a more constructive way. But the idea is that these 7 seconds could be the difference from creating a divide or to help connect. If you have an...
Rest to Connect 15.02.2025 15:23
Isaiah and Amy lead the first part in a two part series on REST. This episode discusses the value of rest and the kind of rest to help you connect. These two love to cover topics they feel you need to hear but even more so, they love to do episodes that come from questions you have asked. Please continue to do this by clicking here to submit a question or topic request. Please subscribe and like...
Misconceptions #5 10.02.2025 35:02
Isaiah and Amy do another episode on common misconceptions. The topics they discuss are: Is getting a base tan before traveling good? Are X-rays bad? Feed a cold starve a fever? Is it good to hold in a sneeze? Is it bad to swim after I eat? Stay tuned for the next episode on the importance of rest, but rest to connect. As always these two hosts love to talk about topics that you are interested in....
Shoulder Pain Interventions 01.02.2025 15:36
Isaiah and Amy touch on some common shoulder pain problems that can arise as well as a few helpful tips to start working on improving the health of your shoulder. Our first YouTube LIVE episode will be the 3rd Saturday of February at 9:30AM! You can reach our channel through here: https://www.youtube.com/@dearmisfits As always, Isaiah and Amy invite you to click here to submit any questions or...
Tension: Such a Pain in the Neck 25.01.2025 29:18
This episode sees Isaiah and Amy talk about anxiety and tension and how that impacts the cervical region of your body. Don't worry, we also talk about ways to combat this every present battle! Our first YouTube LIVE episode will be the 3rd Saturday of February at 9:30! You can reach our channel through here: https://www.youtube.com/@dearmisfits As always, Isaiah and Amy invite you to click here...
All Things Posture 20.01.2025 15:36
Isaiah and Amy discuss posture and both the truths and myths about how to conduct one's body. We also talk about quick easy ways you can start to improve your own posture! Our first YouTube LIVE episode will be the 3rd Saturday of February! You can see our videos as we include exercises and interventions to better help all of you. You can reach our channel through here: https://www.youtube.com/@d...
Vision and the Vagus Nerve 12.01.2025 36:56
Isaiah and Amy dig into a visionary topic on eyes. This episode discusses the connection between your brain and the visual information your eyes gather. Utilizing this connection with your nervous system helps to improve a variety of health factors and we hear at Dear Misfits are here to show you how! We have started a YouTube channel! You can see our videos as we include exercises and interventi...
Musculoskeletal Neck 04.01.2025 59:52
Isaiah and Amy discuss the neck from a muscle and skeleton viewpoint. They provide some tips and interventions you can utilize at home to help with your current or next round of neck discomfort! We have started a YouTube channel! You can see our videos as we include exercises and interventions to better help all of you. You can reach our channel through here: https://www.youtube.com/@dearmisfits ...
New Year, New Me 29.12.2024 11:15
Isaiah and Amy want to give a big thanks to all the misfit listeners for supporting our podcast. Dear Misfits is entering its third year now and this episode kicks off a bunch of new ideas and paths to reach all of you within the upcoming year. This episode is the first episode that was video recorded at the same time and all upcoming episodes will be done the same. Some episodes will even be live...
Strategic Retreat 02.12.2024 45:45
Isaiah and Amy discuss cultivating ones health including spiritually. Strategically retreating is not about giving up and isolating but about being intentional with recharge and respite. As always, Isaiah and Amy invite you to click here to submit any questions or topics you would like them to cover in an upcoming episode. In 2025, they will be starting LIVE episodes and this allows for better...
What Is Somatic Exercise? 23.11.2024 23:29
Isaiah and Amy discuss what Somatic Exercise is? This is becoming a more mainstream conversation piece especially in regard to trauma. This is an intro. episode to give some insight into Somatic Exercise and how you may be able practice it on your own. We would love to know what questions or topics you would like to hear us cover. Please click here to let us know! We are making the calendar for...
Fascia and Its Role in Pain 18.11.2024 53:11
Isaiah and Amy discuss the dynamic nature of fascia. Was is it? How can it impact your body? What is its role in pain? Fascia is a part of your body that has effects on multiple systems. This is a structure you want to better understand. As always Isaiah and Amy invite you to click here to submit any questions or topics you would like them to cover in an upcoming episode. In 2025, they will be s...
Mental Health Awareness 20.10.2024 13:36
Isaiah discusses mental health in honor of World Mental Health Day that occurred on Oct. 10th 2024. This episode provides some facts and tools regarding mental health. As always Isaiah and Amy would love you to subscribe, download and share this episode. If you have topics or questions you would like them to cover, please click here and submit your request!
To Move or Stretch? 12.10.2024 23:49
Isaiah and Amy discuss when you should stretch and when you should just move. Hopefully there is some clarity on when one or the other may be more beneficial. As always Isaiah and Amy would love you to like, follow or share this episode. If you have topics or questions you would like them to cover, please click here and submit your request!
Let's Pour Our Guts Out 05.10.2024 54:44
Amy and Isaiah discuss the HUGE value of Visceral Manipulation or Mobilization. A treatment that can impact all systems in your body and help reduce pain, go to the bathroom better, digest better, sleep better...on and on. What is Visceral Manipulation? How does it effect your body and how does your body effect your viscera? How are your emotions and viscera so closely related? Jump in and take a...
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