Holistic Inner Balance: Natural Mental Health Podcast

Benzodiazepines (Xanax, Ativan, Valium etc.) are a very effective prescription medication for anxiety, sleep and seizures. However, they are incredibly habit forming and difficult to get off of. Here's what we'll be talking about: Dr. Cain's #1 herb when taking/tapering benzos The benefits of each of these herbs Focusing on restoring brain health and nervous system Mapping Out Your Benzo Taper  ...

In this episode, we welcome our guest, Brandon Yuenger!    Brandon is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with over 10 years of experience treating chronic pain. He is proficient in a wide variety of manual therapies, neurologic re-education techniques and energy medicine including shamanic healing. He has seen first hand the dramatic transformations that come from tapping into our energetic body and fac...

Psychobiotics are probiotics for your brain. Psycho = psychology/psychoactive acts on your brain, biotics = bugs in your gut, good bugs for your brain. Here's an overview of what this episode entails: the story of how psychobiotics helped someone with debilitating anxiety we inherit the bugs in our gut, the gut is like a fingerprint, everyone's is different your gut regulates your mood, immune sys...

Record breaking heat is happening right now, how does this impact our mind and bodies? Let's talk about! Here's an overview of our conversation: Alternatives to staying cool without blasting the A/C Why A/C isn't as good for us as we think it is Causes of heat Impacts of heat on the body (mental & physical) What happens physiologically when you overheat Which dosha's is more susceptible to hea...

#thatgirl trend, morning routines, body image, wellness culture, and dopamine dressing.   What is the #thatgirl trend? Have you seen this viral wellness trend on social media? Does this create unrealistic expectations? Is it all aesthetics? Is it actually helpful? Let's dive in!   What Dosha is most prevalent for you: https://drnicolecain.com/welcome-dosha-quiz/     What to learn more about Ayurve...

We're bringing up a controversial topic in this episode. Is holistic medicine in danger? Is it either science or holistic medicine, can we have both? Do we have to pick one?   Does holistic medicine, naturopathic medicine, homeopathy, Ayurveda ACTUALLY WORK?   Is our health being capitalized on? Does keeping people in a state of disease keep revenue coming in?   These are all of the questions we a...

Summer is here, which means travel is too! While vacation is a time to relax and unwind, for most it can be a time for stress and anxiety. Traveling can be difficult on the body, so here are our favorite Ayurveda travel tips! Here are some of the questions we'll answer in this episode: What dosha goes out of balance most frequently? Especially when traveling? What does Hadlee ask for when she flie...

Bonnie Wallace is an Ayurvedic Medicine Counselor, Holistic Chef, Herbalist, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist and Tantric Hatha yoga teacher of the Sri Vidya lineage. She specializes in disease prevention and holistic trauma treatment for highly sensitive and high performing people through gut health, nervous system regulation and spiritual counseling. She is the author of the Ayurvedic cookbook: Accessi...

We've undergone some renovations!   You may have noticed the name of the podcast changed. Formerly Get Your Life Back with Dr. Nicole Cain, we are excited to announce Holistic Inner Balance: Natural Mental Health Podcast AND welcoming a cohost, Happy Healthy Hadlee!   Hadlee Garrison, MPH is a dear friend of mine that specializes in Ayurvedic medicine and behavioral science. Her mission is to teac...

Here’s what you can expect when you listen to this episode: How shame around looking a certain way or not looking a certain way impacts us Advice for the person that is in the dark place at the end of their rope with weight loss, dieting struggles How to get in touch with your authentic self The common denominator of all diets (aka why they don’t work) Changing your thoughts and habits slowly is h...

Our last conversation we talked about the importance of being in integrity, or authenticity with our minds, values and community. Just like a pianist must possess the mental skill, a functional instrument, and the heart of the music in order to play a beautiful concerto, you must be in total alignment in these three areas in order to allow your visions and passions to manifest. And TODAY we’re goi...

Last time we talked about the 4 ingredients for ultimate success. Artha, Dharma, Kama, Moksha. Today we’re going to dive deeper. Remember to check out the quiz so that you can personalize this process for your best success. At the end of this conversation you are going to walk away with these 3 things: What being in integrity means (the state of being whole and undivided) How being in integrity is...

This episode is part 1 of a 3 part series on Ayurveda with an ayurvedic expert, Happy Healthy Hadlee! Hadlee is a health and lifestyle change coach who helps people feel better in their bodies, have more energy, cultivate a better relationship with food, and become less stressed and more joyful in their day-to-day lives. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Biopsychology, C...

The first moments of each day sets forth a cascade that trickles throughout the rest of your waking hours. Starting your day with intentionality will serve as a vehicle, carrying you towards your goals of feeling liberated and supported.  If you struggle with dread, anxiety, fatigue or overwhelm in the mornings, it will inhibit your ability to show up in your life as your most authentic self.   Pr...

Pushing pain aside will only cause it to amplify until you can ignore it no longer. Your struggles will begin to take over your life, stealing your joy, peace, and freedom. But you can learn how to shift pain into possibility. You can learn to acknowledge the voice of your pain as a messenger teaching you how to truly heal. Any time you feel wound up, overwhelmed, stressed, or at the end of your r...

Sometimes, allowing in the fullness of your grief or stress can feel like too much to bear. Your nervous system goes into high alert, and you feel extreme panic, despair, anger, pain and other signs of overwhelm.   As a form of protection, your body is equipped with a natural mechanism called dissociation, which can feel like detachment, distancing or numbing.   Learning ho to mindfully rest, by i...

If you are in a cycle of feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and frustrated in your life and circumstances, you may be struggling with burnout and thoughts of calling it quits. But take heart; the stuck-ness is an invitation to look inward and the key towards feeling free, powerful, and ready for whatever comes next in your life.  The Radical Acknowledgement Guided Meditation walks you through the steps t...

If you struggle settling into restfulness, you will forever juggle feelings of stress and overwhelm and will never get the opportunity to deeply heal. By learning how to lean into calmness you will begin to experience safety in your own mind and body. The Happy Sleepy Guided Meditation, will introduce you to three gentle exercises to help you feel more calm, more relaxed, to prepare you for restfu...

What you’ll learn within the podcast: How Megan’s personal struggles of career, children, lifestyle connected her to hormone imbalances How helping herself is helping woman thrive An individual approach is crucial to finding balance and healing Woman are two times more likely than men to have an anxiety disorder Lower levels of estrogen are connected to an enhanced fear response The change in estr...

Nora Pope, FCP & Dr. Jessica Liu, ND are fertility experts with a mission to teach healthcare professionals about the power of Cycle Charting to time ultrasounds, blood tests and treatments to restore fertility and health. The energy and knowledge they bring to this episode is outstanding!  Nora Jane Pope, FCP is a retired Naturopathic Doctor and Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner with...

Hadlee and I connected on social media, and our friendship flourished from there.  Here’s an overview of the magic talked about in this episode: How Hadlee has merged the worlds of older medicine and modern medicine Hadlee’s story from body insecurities and her relationship with food to thriving as a health habits coach and ayurvedic specialist What it truly means to be healthy (it doesn't always...

In this episode, Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA has a great discussion with the guys behind Health Hackd (Andy and Aaron). Andy and Aaron are two brothers who started their careers as Certified Public Accountants for a global accounting firm before discovering their passion for health. After personally experiencing the shortfalls of the current health care system and discovering the power of preventative...

SAM-e, short for s-adenosyl-methionine is one of those nutrients that just might completely change your life. In this podcast, we are going to talk about what SAMe can do for you, how to dose SAMe to achieve optimal benefit, and we’ll even dive into some of the physiology of how SAMe works. Read the blog: https://drnicolecain.com/sam-e-supplement-effective-treatment-for-depression-panic-attacks-pa...

Believe it or not, your diet may be contributing to your symptoms of bipolar disorder. What is the best diet for bipolar disorder? Let me start by telling you a story… Read the blog: https://drnicolecain.com/the-bipolar-diet/   👉 Take the 8 Types of Anxiety Quiz to help narrow down what solutions are right for you 👉 Click here to learn more about Dr. Nicole’s Holistic Wellness Collective, a memb...

Naturopathic Medicine for Mental Health is powerful, safe and effective! This episode describes what Naturopathic Medicine is, and answers some of the commonly asked questions we hear.   👉 Take the 8 Types of Anxiety Quiz to help narrow down what solutions are right for you 👉 Click here to learn more about Dr. Nicole’s Holistic Wellness Collective, a membership designed for the mental health war...