Mental HEALTH Break With Dr. Nafisa Sekandari

Share your thoughts here! Through the sharing of her own history starting with conception, Nichol Mills, a life coach, talks about Trauma Incident Reduction and how that helped her put the pieces of her life together.  Focusing on the goal of releasing the emotional charge with Trauma Incident Reduction, Nichol continued to process her own trauma surrounding her complicated and at times abusive re...

Share your thoughts here! Stress can literally kill us if left untreated or unmanaged. Stress will also make it impossible for us to heal since it shuts down our immune system and puts us in the fight or flight mode.  This chronic level of stress creates barriers for healing.   Amber K. Reed,  a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, joins me to talk about the importance of creating a...

Share your thoughts here! Emily Boese (BNatMed, RHT) is a qualified Nutritionist and Medical Herbalist with over a decade of experience, and currently lives in her hometown of Regina in Canada.  Emily addresses the complex nature of herbs and how by design they can be used to help heal us at the gut level.  In this episode Emily teaches us what herbs we can use and how improving our understanding...

Share your thoughts here! Vibha Arora, a Transformation Coach in Southern California, has been providing a safe, judgement free space for parents to process thoughts, feelings, beliefs, challenges and goals for the past 12 years. She has her Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, is certified in a variety of subconscious modalities and is also a certified parent (and teacher) positiv...

Share your thoughts here! Dr. Brandi Moore is a mom, wife, Naturopathic Doctor, mentor, speaker, and host of The Pretty Healthy Podcast.   She specializes in women's health and helps them rebalance their hormones, get their energy back, and lose weight. It is her mission to help women to understand their bodies and advocate for their health. Dr. Brandi Moore addresses the following during thi...

Share your thoughts here! Functional Medicine can help you get to the root of your health problems.  Ruby Ali,  a functional registered dietician and a transformation coach joins me to talk about getting healthy mentally and physically.    She completed her training at Cleveland Clinic, the Center of Functional Medicine, at the Institute of Functional Medicine, and the school of life. She speciali...

Share your thoughts here! Dr. Anna Carchi is a Board-Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and founder of The Healing Ring.   Dr. Anna received her master’s degree and certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and clinical nurse specialist from the University of California, Los Angeles.  She received her clinical doctorate from California State University Los Angeles and continued her ed...

Share your thoughts here! Cathy Cuddy, a Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist and Certified Holistic Health Coach has a passion for health, wellness, great food and good living . Cathy works closely with clients to develop personal nutrition plans that work specifically to meet their needs. Cathy’s interest in Food and Nutrition came at an early age as she watched her mom prepare meals with vegetabl...

Share your thoughts here! Our environments are full of toxic chemicals, from the air we breathe to the water we drink.  Given the negative impact to our mental and physical health, what steps can we take to reduce our load and protect ourselves? Rebecca Faulkner a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is joining me to break down what toxins we need to be aware of and the ste...

Share your thoughts here! Is medication the only option when your child is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder?   Janice Miles, a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist at a state psychiatric center with specialized training in the areas of Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, wanted to explore her options when her own son was diagnosed with ADD and oppositional defiance disorder  Given her...

Share your thoughts here! The majority of people are not aware of the direct connection between mental health and oral health.  The health of your teeth and gums can tell you a lot about the health of your brain, heart, and lungs.  The Queen Of Dental Hygiene, Barbara Tritz joins me today to talk about this important connection. Barbara K. Tritz RDH, BS, MSB, HIAOMT is a practicing biological dent...

Share your thoughts here! Given our busy lifestyles, sleep might feel like a luxury.  From a mental health perspective, it's absolutely essential to get a good night sleep if you want to keep your immune system strong and keep your body and brain healthy. Vanessa Osario is a sleep science coach at Sleepopolis , a sleep health destination. One of her main duties at Sleepopolis is creating slee...

Share your thoughts here! Getting a divorce is one of the most stressful times in our lives.  There are so many things to consider all while dealing with the emotional roller coaster associated with divorce.   Cindy Stibbard, a certified Divorce Specialist joins me today to talk about navigating the choppy waters of the divorce process.   As a Professional Certified Divorce, Career & Empowerme...

Share your thoughts here! Rachel Vanderpool Rosario is a registered dietitian nutritionist with an integrative approach. She holds licenses in MA and MD and has a virtual practice called Insight Nutrition & Wellness Counseling. Rachel offers nutritional therapy and counseling for gastrointestinal disorders, autoimmune hypothyroid, depression/anxiety, and general wellness. Rachel identifies as...

Share your thoughts here! Zainab Afridi, who prefers to be called Zen, is a 17 year old young woman and self described schizophrenic artist.  Despite the deep stigma about mental illness in her home country of Pakistan, Zen has been working toward spreading awareness about and destigmatizing mental illness, and how we shouldn't be ashamed of getting the treatment that we need and embracing it...

Share your thoughts here! Dr. Mariza Snyder is a functional practitioner, women’s hormone expert and the author of eight books: The newest book, The Essential Oils Menopause Solution, focuses on solutions for women in perimenopause and menopause and the #1 National Bestselling book, The Essential Oils Hormone Solution, focuses on balancing women’s hormones naturally.  Other bestselling books are:...

Share your thoughts here! Emily Sadri is a Holistic Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Midwife with over a decade of experience working with women and families. She spent the last five years catching babies in a busy urban practice in Cleveland, Ohio, and recently left to open her own functional medicine for women practice. In this episode Emily joins me to talk about postpartum depressio...

Share your thoughts here! Deepa Deshmukh is a dietitian practicing functional and Culinary nutrition.  When treating people she focuses on identifying factors that are contributing to their health issues, identifying the underlying  nutritional deficiencies and comes up with a sustaining plan.  She specializes in treating  chronic diseases conditions such as digestive health, diabetes, heart disea...

Share your thoughts here! One of the most toxic relationships in our lives is the relationship with our inner critic.  Instead of being our own biggest champion, we allow our inner critic to bully us into believing the negative and live our lives from a place of irrational fear. Megan Zaharas joins me to talk about how this inner critic can create limitations in our life. As a National Board Certi...

Share your thoughts here! Je Je Noval, a registered dietitian and gut health specialist joins me to talk about the common causes of dysbiosis, hormonal imbalance, and the role lifestyle plays in common ailments like weight gain, skin disorders, and PMS.    Je Je also addresses the impact antibiotics, birth control, and acne medication have on our gut biome, and the long term impact on our hormonal...

Share your thoughts here! Jonathan de Potter is the Founder & CEO of Behold Retreats, and advocates for self-improvement and elevating consciousness as the most meaningful way to better the world. Jonathan’s priority is to raise education and awareness about plant medicines like ayahuasca and psilocybin, and guide others to maximize the potential benefits – ultimately leading him to launch Beh...

Share your thoughts here! Holly Chayes is a style coach & consultant helping you build and keep the wardrobe you want. In this episode Holly talks about how improving our physical appearance can help improve our mental health. To learn more about Holly, please visit https://www.whowearswho.com/ Follow Dr. Sekandari on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_nafisa_sekandari Facebook: https://...

Share your thoughts here! Lyndall Farley is a Sabbatical Coach and Wellbeing Specialist, helping people and companies thrive using the power of time off to boost wellbeing. Lyndall has taken 10 sabbaticals and now helps people navigate the logistical and emotional process of taking a break from work themselves. Lyndall left her decade-long corporate career to train as a Co-Active Coach and founded...

Share your thoughts here!  At the age of 48, Karen Polanchek, A functional nutritional therapy practitioner, experienced a divorce, a death in the family, a move, and final exams (within 3 mo.’s), all of which, threw her into menopause.  Karen spent three months in bed with adrenal exhaustion, depression, panic attacks and eventually, suicidal thoughts.   Her tendency towards over exercising and e...

Share your thoughts here! Is medication….or NOT wanting to take medication standing in the way of treating mental illness? In this episode I discuss how medication is just one part, if any, to getting treated for mental illness. With so many treatment options available, medication doesn’t have to be part of the treatment plan. In my work with my patients and students, I empower them to learn about...