Naturally High

On this episode I talk about something that is rarely discussed, men's mental health. June is Men's Mental Health Month, and it's interesting to me that it is so poorly publicized. Men have historically been conditioned to be detached from their emotions, more so than women, and to just keep calm and carry on no matter what is going on around them. It is often viewed as a sign of weakness or inade...

Bianca Stefina is a certified clinical trauma specialist practicing out of Windsor, Ontario. She believes in a Salutogenic approach to mental health and wellness. The Salutogenic approach focuses on peoples strength, capacity, and competencies rather than their deficits. Bianca also believes in a holistic approach to mental wellness through education surrounding the mind and body connection, nervo...

Some things, such as achieving our goals, are within our control. But sometimes we cannot change our life circumstances. Sometimes the only thing we can do is accept and surrender to what is. In this episode, I talk about what people naturally do to feel better when the only option is to surrender. * Connect with me on IG @theholisticrecoveryspecialst & @the_recovery_concierge * FREE MASTERCLA...

How do we remain steadfast when life is super challenging? This is something that I have had personal experience with over the past couple of weeks. While it feels a little strange to talk about heavy things on Naturally High, I feel like it is an important topic to talk about. Because even though I believe there is always a silver lining in life, sometimes we are not able to see it until we are o...

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing an incredibly special man, Mr. John Giordano.   John has gone through incredible life transformation, from the stigma of childhood sexual abuse, homelessness, and severe addiction, to being a renowned addiction expert with 36 years of sobriety. He started his own holistic treatment center with only $300 which he eventually sold for $45,000,000. Currently...

Everybody is looking for that one thing that will catapult their life into a different energy that will bring them happiness or get them closer to their desired goal. What is that one thing and how do we achieve it in such a way that the change it creates is sustainable? This episode is all about creating that sustainable change. It starts with recognizing that we are the common denominator in our...

There is a general misconception that we cannot do anything about what we've been given when it comes to our health, especially when it comes to our genetic expression, cancer histories, and alcoholism. All of these things can have a very strong influence on our health but there is evidence now that our health is not fixed; that we can do something about what we've been given. How we live our live...

I have an incredible conversation for you today with my daughter, Rachel Joy. We don't usually mix business with personal, but we thought no better guest to talk about Naturally High than Rachel because she has had an inside front row seat to what Naturally High looks like over the years.   Rachel Joy is a board-certified Trainer and Master Practitioner in NLP, EFT, T.I.M.E Techniques, Clinical Hy...

To be born as unique as our thumb prints are, as unique as each strand of our DNA because we all have our own unique lessons to learn.   There's beauty and bounty in the evolution of who we become.   That in itself is what we're talking about today.   >>> Connect with me on IG  @theholisticrecoveryspecialst & @the_recovery_concierge

In the most simplistic terms an ego is a person's sense of their own self esteem or self-importance. It's the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious, which is our awareness, and the unconscious, which is our subconscious programming. And it's responsible for reality testing and our sense of personal identity.   On this episode we're going to talk about our ego and the consciousness o...

Today on the show we have Darryl Stickel. Darryl talks about a really important subject that is often misunderstood and probably overlooked...trust. Darryl holds a Ph. D. from Duke University and wrote a doctoral thesis on building trust in hostile environments. He has founded his own company Trust Unlimited. Many are talking about trust these days but few actually know what to do about it. He has...

The importance of trauma-informed care has never been more essential because there has never been more support out there for people in every way imaginable. And the coaching world is regulated so differently than the therapeutic world.   Trauma-informed care really makes sure that coaches (and other organizations) subscribe to certain ethics around their work culture to help people feel safe and p...

The future of mental health in the coaching industry is being trauma informed, trained and sensitive.  This is so important in all models of care.  The key is, you have to feel in order to heal…it is that simple!  It is only through a challenging pathway and learning experiences that I know how important this is. Which is why I am so excited to share this with you all.    >>> Connect with...

Stephanie Newton is a clinical hypnotherapist as well as a practitioner of Emotional Freedom Technique and Havening. She's fully accredited with the CNHC and the General Hypnotherapy Register across the world. Stephanie graduated in Applied English Language from the University of Reading and from the University of Cumbria with Post Graduate Certificate in Education. She is currently studying an MS...

This episode is the third out of six on the mini-series: A Blueprint for Sustainable Transformation and Optimal Wellbeing. If you haven't listened to either of the previous episodes, I highly encourage you to go back and listen to them first. I have a passion for creating change in not only people's suffering but in systemic issues that really don't have great outcomes. If the outcomes of mental h...

One needs to have good physical, mental, and spiritual health in order to have sustainable transformation and optimal wellbeing. But rarely is that something that people have. We look at our health as something that is finite, not something that we can change. But the truth is, nothing about us is fixed and that's a beautiful thing because we are forever changing. As we evolve and become more invo...

I am so excited to share this beautiful guest with an inspiring story, Marsha Vanwynsberghe. She is a powerhouse of wisdom and encouragement for other women who are walking through trials caused by addiction in their family.  She teaches us radical responsibilities:  “What do I need?”  “How can I do my best with what I have?”  “How can I love and support them no matter what?”  Her story is one tha...

We have to be able to understand what is happening within us in order to have a reparative experience. This is available to us by getting in touch with the parts of ourselves (from our younger version of lives) that mess with our current state. Spirituality is the invisible thread that weaves our lives together, and it's essential for wellness. We're complex creatures with many different parts to...

Welcome! This episode is the intro to the mini-series on the blueprint for sustainable transformation and optimal wellbeing. How can change really happen? High failure rates in the addiction and recovery industry, or how CBT or talk therapy is still the most widely accepted type of insured and paid therapy in North America. What's wrong with that? It has limited and sometimes very poor success rat...

Dr. Natalie Feinblatt is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Los Angeles, California. She specializes in helping people recover from addictions & trauma. She is trained in EMDR and Brainspotting and brings a trauma-informed approach to her work with those in recovery from addictions. On this episode Natalie expands on the classic definition of trauma to share a more fully i...

This episode is on a subject that I'm incredibly passionate about because it really has impacted so much of my life and my own personal journey, and that is "Trauma begins and ends with the body".   >>>Connect with me on IG @theholisticrecoveryspecialst & @the_recovery_concierge

Recovery is about wholeness, not necessarily abstinence. I realize this can be a triggering or controversial conversation. But that is not the purpose of this episode. The purpose of this episode is to bring light to what recovery really is. Because even if you're sober you can be very unwell. So, it is important to remember that there's all different ways that people find their path. >>>...

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing a special guest who I think you will find incredibly exciting. Tawny Lara is a journalist, a freelance writer, and the co-host of Recovery Rocks podcast. Tawny has written for Men’s Health, Huffington Post, Writer’s Digest, and Playboy magazine. She writes about controversial subjects that very much need to be talked about. Today she will share her unique...

Is there room for more for you?   We get really stuck and vested in our narrative. It sounds something like, “Yes, but…”   I think you know what I mean. Our narrative is causing us pain based on what has happened to us in the past and we end up bypassing our present moment.    When we’re in our pain, we’re waiting trying to get out but refusing to let go and when we’re in our space of joy, we resi...

We walk around in this space of trying to be okay and not okay at the same time. We’re waiting for something in our lives to happen to feel more complete or we’re waiting for a certain outcome to look a certain way. But we all know life doesn’t work that way. So we’re making this conscious choice to live in a space of being okay and not okay at the same time.    If we’re waiting for the perfect ci...