Resilient & Thriving Podcast with Coach Kirsten

In today's episode, I'm taking last week's and diving a little deeper into how to use EFT specifically to release stress out of your body. Whenever we're stressed, we slip into our Sympathetic nervous system, which activates our fight, flight, freeze, or fawn mechanisms. It releases cortisol, and brings inflammation into our bodies, shifts our emotional state, and a host of oth...

Hey there! I'm so glad to be back in action. If you haven't already heard my last episode , I shared briefly that I am returning after a little more than a year off. I had to take my own advice and focus on some things that were right in front of me. I also spent a year and a half deep-diving into getting my Clinical EFT certificate as well as a Tapping Out of Trauma and some further Str...

Hey there! You may have noticed I've been offline for over a year on this podcast. Well, I'm back. I took a season off to pursue some things, including my own health and well-being. "Practicing what I preach", so to speak. I'm excited and energized to be back with you. In this episode, I share briefly about my break and what we'll be talking through in the podcasts to...

Tune in to learn how to know if your body is overstressed and what to do about it. We oftentimes fail to really examine the physical toll it takes on our bodies or that these signs are actually signs  of an overstressed system. For show notes & more: https://coachkirsten.com/how-to-know-if-your-body-is-overstressed-episode-16 Send a text Thanks for listening! Leave a comment if you've bee...

If you’ve ever found yourself caught in a cycle of negative thinking, it can be tough to escape it. Negative thinking can be a consuming process–one bad thought can lead to another, and another, until eventually you feel miserable and hopeless in a spiral of negative “what-if” possibilities.  With some practice, you can learn to escape this cycle of negative thought processes through a method call...

Have you attempted to start dieting, working out, or shifting another habit numerous times only to never be successful? Or maybe you’ve wanted to try that new hobby and you just can’t seem to convince yourself to get off the couch to do so. Even though you think it may be the hobby or the diet which is too difficult, the real problem in either of these situations is your mindset. And this is becau...

If you want to improve your overall health, focusing on your gut health is essential.  When working properly, your gut helps to prevent toxins from building up, while also helping nutrients to enter the body. However, when it’s not working properly, toxins and substances can leak out into the bloodstream, causing a whole host of health issues.   Your gut is also known as your “second brain”, so im...

It isn’t easy to develop a healthy mindset around food and exercise without restricting what you eat or sticking to a diet, but it is definitely possible. One key component of this is honing in on how you feel. How foods make you feel. What exercises you love to do. What gives you the most energy. Take a look at these tips for paying more attention to your body and letting that guide your natural...

If you're on a journey to release any excess weight off your body and improve your overall health, you will notice that your mindset and lifestyle will need to change in order to make that happen. This doesn’t mean drastic lifestyle changes where you barely recognize your life, but little micro habits that gradually help you become a healthier person. I love the concept of habit stacking. I b...

When one year ends and another year starts, it’s such a good time to pause and reflect on what we really want out of life, ourselves, and how we might want to see some changes moving forward.  If you want to stick to them this year, the number one most important thing to do is keep them heart-centered. Here are some tips for setting realistic resolutions that you will actually stick to and that ar...

I think I could safely say that most of us have come face-to-face with the all-or-nothing thinking mentality. And especially with our health. As you know, I’m a holistic health coach and a running coach. I’ve seen this in both sets of clients over and over again, especially with those who live busy and full lives. Maybe it’s because it’s a battle I’ve wrestled over time. Maybe it’s cultural. But I...

Get set free from the diet mentality and lifestyle by healing what’s inside. Last week we talked about how to escape the diet mentality through this holiday season so that you can truly enjoy yourself in this season without worrying about how much you’re eating. This week we’re talking about engaging with what’s really going on on the inside in order to heal. We also talk about some very practical...

How do you actually tune in intuitively and mindfully ESPECIALLY during the holidays??? Or in general? It takes time and practice. Tune in to part 1 to gain some starting perspectives to learn to enjoy yourself, your loved ones, and the food you eat this holiday season. https://coachkirsten.com/mindful-eating-episode-07/ . . . . #sloweating #mindfulness #mindfuleating #healthjourney #holidays #tha...

Fatigue is something that all of us experience. It’s only natural for us to feel fatigued if we experience something that is physically, mentally, and emotionally stressful. The body’s response to stress is to release hormones (cortisol) that help us deal with stress. These hormones can give us extra speed and strength, which make it feel temporarily enjoyable at times. In some cases, it can also...

Your body is a marvelous creation! It speaks to you when it’s doing great, and it also speaks to you when things aren’t so wonderful. But that’s the beauty of it – your body gives a ton of signals to let you know it’s in need of something so you can do what’s necessary to achieve optimal health. For the FULL show notes, as well as a downloadable Ebook to go deeper, jump on over to: https://coachki...

Did you know that our brains are almost naturally hardwired to crave sugar? Sugar is a refined carbohydrate and when we ingest carbs our brains release serotonin. This is a so-called feel-good chemical which means we essentially get a little buzz of happiness. Sugar also causes the release of endorphins which calm and relax us.  Send a text Thanks for listening! Leave a comment if you've been...

One of the greatest threats to the efficiency of the immune system is stress.  Stress is sometimes referred to as the “fight or flight” response or you could say the “deer in the headlights” look or thought process or lack thereof. In stress, you can think too much and stop breathing properly as a result.  Breath and deep breathing helps make everything work in the human body. So in this episode,...

Here’s what you need to know about chronic inflammation and how to fight it. As a holistic integrative coach, I have found over and over that while food makes a major difference in a person’s health, no amount of food can overcome the initial lifestyle steps, so we start by talking about some simple lifestyle adjustments as well as foods that can really help fight chronic inflammation, so that you...

Hello friends, welcome to Episode #1 of the Resilient & Thriving podcast with Coach K! My name is Kirsten Larsen, also known as Coach K. And I am a holistic health & nutrition coach, a running coach, a movement specialist, and also specializing in trauma, beliefs, and emotional freedom. As you can see, that’s several areas, but really, they all come together in the grand picture of wholene...