The Vital Side Podcast

Themes: Father Wounds, Familial Relationships, Healing Episode: How is your relationship with your father? Many people carry with them father wounds, and don't quite know what to do with them or how to process them. In this episode, Giji Mischel Dennard discusses how to process these wounds.  Giji's journey began with the pivotal moment of meeting her father at the age of 17. This encounter sparke...

Themes: Old Belief Systems, Brain Retraining, Resilience Show: What would it feel like in the morning to wake up with a smile on your face… despite all the chaos and noise happening around you? What could it look like to surround yourself in a bubble of protection so that life's situations aren't dictating how you feel? In this episode, Lindsay dives into her 8 years of expertise in the field of b...

Themes: Gratitude, Self-Discovery, Rewire Episode: Do you struggle to find positivity in your everyday life? Today's guest, Sohale Sizar, is the founder of Soul with the mission to illuminate the daily practice of gratitude for his rapidly growing online community. An entrepreneur since the age of nine with 15 years of dedicated practice in meditation and gratitude, Sohale is on a mission to facil...

Themes: CIRS, Mold Illness, Brain Retraining Show: Have you dealt with water damage in your house or symptoms related to mold illness? Today's guest, Katie Nickerson, shares her mold journey and healing tools using the structure of brain retraining. Katie is a brain retraining coach, helping clients access their innate healing wisdom to rewire their brains and thrive. Integrating neuroscience, ner...

Themes: Identity, Spirituality, Authentic Expression Episode: Have you wondered what role identity plays in unlocking your success? Nora Virginia is an intuitive business coach, podcast host, and meditation & breathwork facilitator. After climbing the ladder for nearly a decade in corporate America, a few spiritual awakenings, and ugly cries in the office bathroom, she did what we've all imagined...

Themes: Insomnia, Sleep Habits, Improve Sleep Naturally Do you suffer from insomnia? Do you have issues getting to sleep or staying asleep? Today's guest, Devin Burke, helps exhausted insomniacs stay asleep so they can wake up with more "peace, power, and presence." He is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, renowned sleep coach and founder of Sleep Science Academy. Devin was named "One of the Top...

Themes: Women's Health, Menstrual Health, Balancing Hormones Episode: Have you come across ALL the misconceptions about menstrual health? In this episode, Lindsay will debunk some of these myths with leading expert, Kate Morton. Kate is a dietician with a masters in human clinical nutrition. She discusses her story about facing hormonal challenges after quitting birth control. Kate's personal expe...

Themes: Chronic Illness, Nervous System Regulation, Mind-Body Connection, Neuroplasticity, Brain Retraining Episode: Do you still have questions about what brain retraining is, and how it can help alleviate your chronic physical symptoms/illness? Lindsay is joined by health practitioner Ashok Gupta to discuss reframing chronic illness, how to realistically approach brain retraining, and how his ne...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Mind-Body Connection Episode: Do you have a tendency to overthink your decisions, or to ignore the signals your body sends you when you are faced with difficult choices? Cait shares five reasons why you should be consulting with your body more than your mind, and how to begin fostering that connection.  Show Notes: -Reason one: The 80/20 rule. 80% of your thought...

Themes: Brain Development, Early Childhood Development, Parenting  Episode: How can we ensure that our childrens' brains are developing in a healthy way, especially in a society that is ever-reliant on potentially harmful things like technology? Cait is joined by Dr. Karla Melenbacher, who uses her neurology expertise combined with a functional medicine approach to help her patients. She shares so...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation Episode: How can we learn to communicate effectively with our nervous systems? Cait explains the language of our "command and control centers"- and how to harness healthy regulation to powerfully manifest our desires.  Show Notes: -Why our nervous system is our "command and control center" -Learning the language of our nervous system, which through our felt sense;...

Themes: Mental Health/Anxiety, Nervous System Regulation, "Busy Brain," Brain retraining, Neurology    Episode: Do you struggle with racing thoughts? Do you find it difficult to relax and "shut off" your brain, to the detriment of your mental health and well-being? Physician, author and award-winning speaker Dr. Romie joins Cait to discuss her brainSHIFT programs, how to calm a "Busy Brain," and m...

Themes: Weight Loss, Brain retraining, Nutrition Episode: Trigger warning: Eating disorders Have you attempted to lose weight with frustrating results? Do you struggle with sticking to a diet plan? Dietician and nutritionist Ilana Muhlstein joins Lindsay to discuss why elimination/fad diets and extreme restrictive eating is not the healthy path towards weight loss. Hear Ilana's struggles with her...

Themes: Mold/Mold-Induced Illness, Chronic Illness, Nervous System Regulation Episode: Have you experienced mold-induced illness/symptoms? Lindsay is joined by indoor environment consultant Brian Karr, who had a harrowing experience with mold in his home that caused frustrating physical symptoms. Brian then made it his life's work and career to help clients keep their homes safe from toxins and fi...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Pregnancy, Motherhood Episode: Are you struggling to stay regulated during your pregnancy? Lindsay talks listeners through her personal experience during her first trimester-how the changes she experienced physically disrupted her regulation, how she coped with these changes, and destigmatizing the ups and downs of the first trimester.  Show Notes: -Lindsay discu...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Trauma Healing, Vibro-Acoustic Therapy Episode: Do you struggle with fitting mindfulness into daily life? Relaxation Technologist Craig Goldberg joins Cait and Lindsay to discuss the development of his company inHarmony, in which he uses Vibro-Acoustic technology to help people find more peace and fulfillment in their lives.  Craig Goldberg is a Relaxation Expert...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Perfectionism, Overcoming Childhood Trauma Trigger warning: Drug addiction  Episode: Do you struggle with the debilitating and inevitable burnout that comes along with being a perfectionist? Have you ever considered the idea that you could be addicted to stress? Lindsay and Cait are joined by Balance and Relationship Advisor Naketa Ren Thigpen, a recovering stres...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Trauma, Mind-body Connection, Somatics Episode: Why is it important to consider the nervous system when we are trying to heal our physical bodies? Why does dysregulation present itself in the form of physical symptoms, and how can we address this? Lindsay is joined by Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Karden Rubin, an expert on nervous system related illnesses an...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Trauma/Stress Responses, Entrepreneurship Episode: How aware are you of the state of your own nervous system? Cait educates listeners on how to recognize symptoms and presentations of these different states, and how to identify which one you (or your clients) are in.  Show Notes: -The six nervous system states; yellow, red, green, and three hybrid states -What is...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Perfectionism, Anxiety & Stress Episode: How can you combat the harmful effects of perfectionist habits? Lindsay shares how to get to the bottom of where perfectionism begins in childhood, and how to to move past these habits so that you can realign your inner self to reflect the life you want to live.  Show Notes: -Reset sale announcement  -How perfectionism can...

Themes: EFT, Nervous System Regulation, Trauma Healing Episode: What exactly is EFT tapping and how can it help you regulate your nervous system? Brad Yates joins Lindsay and Cait to discuss the transformative tool of EFT. Hear how Brad discovered the benefits of EFT, why it works, and how you can begin putting it into practice in your own life.  Speaker, teacher, and best-selling author Brad Yate...

Themes: Pregnancy, Nervous System Regulation, Personal Development Episode: How can you stay regulated during a time where everything is constantly changing, including your own body? Cait takes listeners through her own experiences during the first trimester of her first pregnancy! Learn practical tools you can use to keep your nervous system regulated during the many phases and changes of pregnan...

Themes: Mental Health, Nervous System Regulation, Trauma Trigger warning: This episodes contains themes of suicide, PTSD, and child abuse  If you are in crisis or feeling suicidal, call 988 (Veterans, press 1) or text 838255 Episode: How do you know when it's time to seek help for mental health concerns? And where do you even start? Veteran, author, and mental health advocate Doug Paul Fleming joi...

Themes: Nervous System Health, The Freeze Response, Trauma-Informed Healing Episode: What does the trauma response of "freeze" look like in daily life? Cait unpacks the reality of how "freeze" manifests, because it's not only the well known "deer-in-the-headlights" reaction. Find out how you can tell when your body is stuck in "freeze," and how to make small, manageable changes to bring your body...

Themes: Fertility and Pregnancy, Nutrition, Nervous System Regulation Episode: How can you tell if you are energetically prepared for pregnancy? Registered dietitian Kaely McDevitt joins Lindsay to discuss less-talked about aspects of pregnancy prep. Learn why being energetically abundant before becoming pregnant is so important. Hear how Kaely helps her clients prepare their minds and bodies for...