The Vital Side Podcast

Themes: Womens' Health, Pelvic Floor Health, Nervous System Regulation Episode: How important is your pelvic floor health in relation to staying grounded and regulated? Cait and Lindsay have a talk with Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Veronica Rottman. Veronica tells listeners how she helps her clients heal their trauma from where it is rooted in the nervous system, and how our pelvic floor can...

Themes: Manifestation, Nervous System Regulation Episode: Do you find yourself frustrated because of manifestations not coming to fruition? Lindsay outlines common mistakes and misconceptions associated with manifestation. Learn how to manifest in a way that harnesses positive energy without forcing it, and how to implement a new and aligned manifestation practice.  Show Notes: -Reboot program ann...

Themes: Self Worth, Imposter Syndrome, Personal and Professional Development, Nervous System Regulation Episode: How do you evaluate your own self worth? Leadership coach Tiffany Houser joins Cait to discuss how important it is to realize that your self worth is simply inherent. Hear how Tiffany helps her clients detach their self worth from their productivity. Learn how you can bring awareness to...

Themes: Trauma Healing, Nervous System Regulation Episode: What is the real definition of "trauma?" In this episode, Lindsay and Cait get vulnerable about their personal traumas from childhood and how they manifested in their adult lives. Learn how finding safety in your body and environment can lead to suppressed trauma showing itself in adulthood, and steps to take to bring conscious awareness t...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Growth, Workplace Wellness Episode: What is the correlation between success in business and a regulated nervous system? Cait is joined on the podcast by Michelle King, NeuroSomatic Executive Coach and a student of Cait's NeuroSomatics program. Learn why nervous system regulation is the future of business, how it can improve...

Themes: The Lymphatic System, Lymphatic massage and drainage, Nervous system regulation Episode: How often do you give attention to your bodies' lymphatic system, and what are the true benefits of lymphatic massage and drainage? Cait and Lindsay are joined by Leah Levitan, a licensed massage therapist who specializes in lymphatics. Hear how Leah takes a multidimensional approach to helping her cli...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Entrepreneurship, Self Development Episode: If you are a loyal listener of Rewire, you have definitely heard Cait and Lindsay speak about nervous system regulation…but have you ever wondered how exactly it can change and improve your everyday life? In this episode, Cait gives us five concrete ways that committing to nervous system work can uplevel your life.  Sho...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Over-consumption, Social media, Burnout, Self Development  Episode: How can we stay regulated in a society that makes it so easy to over consume? Lindsay explores the effects of being too heavily influenced by outside things: social media, entertainment such as books/tv, and the many other voices that we are all constantly bombarded with in modern society. Learn...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Neuro-tools, The Vagus Nerve Episode: Do you struggle with implementing nervous system regulation tools into your everyday life? Cait explains how sometimes, tools such as meditation and breathwork are simply not the best way to become more regulated. Learn how to work with your vagus nerve, in small spurts throughout your day. Cait leads listeners in real time t...

Themes: Chronic Illness, Nervous System Regulation, Brain Retraining Episode: Are you struggling with how to move forward after a chronic illness diagnosis? Lindsay shares stories about her own experience with Lyme disease, and how brain retraining helped her to get her life back. Learn the science behind brain retraining and how it can heal chronic symptoms.  Show Notes: -How common chronic illne...

Themes: Mind-Body Connection, Nervous System Regulation, Entrepreneurship Episode: In a society that values the connection we have to our minds the most and often puts the connection we have to our bodies on the back burner, how do you make it a priority in your life to keep that connection healthy and strong? Lindsay and Cait discuss how you can strengthen, or even begin building, the connection...

Themes: New Years' resolutions/intentions, Nervous System Regulation Episode: What would happen if instead of setting resolutions for yourself for the new year, you set intentions? Lindsay walks us through an exercise that she herself has been using for the past few years. Gain perspective on the lessons you learned this year, how you spent your energy, and what intentions you want to set for 2024...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Internal Family Systems, Inner Critic   Episode: Do you struggle with the harshness of your inner critic? Cait gives us insight into where our inner critic comes from and how to build more awareness of how your inner critic shows up in your life, as well as how to become an observer of it instead of overidentifying with it.    Show Notes: -Where our inner critic...

Themes: Pregnancy and Parenting, Nutrition, Burnout, Nervous System Regulation   Episode: Are you a parent or aspiring parent who wants to optimize your energy during pregnancy and beyond? Allegra Gast joins Cait & Lindsay to talk about her work in helping moms increase their energy levels during pregnancy and beyond. Learn practical tips on how to navigate the balancing act of work, life, and par...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Brain Retraining, Chronic Illness   Episode: Do you find yourself feeling skeptical of nervous system regulation as a tool for helping relieve chronic physical symptoms? Lindsay dives into the science behind it all. Learn how regulating your nervous system can actually heal symptoms of chronic illness and pain, for people with a variety of conditions including Mu...

Themes: Family Dynamics, Found family, Sperm donation Episode: How do you define family? Lindsay is joined on the podcast by Mike Syzmanski, a writer, activist, and Lindsay's biological father through sperm donation. Hear the story of how Lindsay and Mike connected and developed a beautiful relationship as father and daughter, and how family dynamics can shift, change and grow over time. Mike talk...

Themes: Women's Health, Menstrual Cycle, Burnout, Nervous System Regulation Sign Up for Cait's Upcoming Free Masterclass : Join Cait and her colleague, Laura Larios on Wednesday, November 29 at 1 pm CST for the Neuropreneur Edge Masterclass . In this Masterclass, we'll be exploring: The 3 big market trends happening right now that are fueling the opportunity for new & seasoned nervous system coach...

Themes: Nervous system regulation, chronic stress and pain, brain-body connection, trauma    Episode: How much of your chronic pain is actually neurons in your brain that are misfiring because of stress and nervous system dysregulation? Psychotherapist John Gasiencia joins Lindsay to discuss how trauma affects the physical body and how he helps clients at the Pain Psychology Center to break free f...

Themes: The Feldenkrais Method, Self-Image & Esteem, Nervous System Regulation, Self Awareness   Episode: What would change in your life if you could cultivate more ease in your day & be kinder towards yourself? Author and teacher Alan Questel joins Cait to discuss the Feldenkrais Method, a practice that helps us cultivate more ease, enhance our self-image & physical function, and improve our life...

Themes: Emotional/Nervous System Regulation, Relationships, Intimacy    Episode: How do you regulate when you are triggered by the actions of your partner? Occupational therapist and relationship expert Kat Smailis joins Cait and Lindsay for the second time on Rewire, to discuss the significance of nervous system regulation in intimate relationships. Learn about some of the most commonly seen emot...

Themes: Somatic Healing, Parts Work, Nervous System Regulation, Self Development   Episode: Do you find yourself comparing yourself to others? Perhaps you have a habit of scrolling social media and you notice yourself feeling jealous, inadequate or frustrated when you compare yourself & your life to someone else's highlight reel. Cait walks us through the deeper roots of comparison, where this hab...

Themes: Brain Retraining, Nervous System Regulation, Trauma Healing, Nutrition/Holistic health trigger warning: discussion of trauma and suicidal ideation   Episode: What does brain retraining actually look like in the everyday life of someone using it as a tool for healing? Holistic health coach and long time Vital-Side member Christine Myers joins Lindsay to talk about how brain retraining was t...

Themes: Core Values, Authenticity, Personal Growth, Self Development   Episode: Do you ever feel disconnected from your sense of self and authenticity? In this episode, Lindsay guides listeners through an exercise to help define your core values, which Lindsay describes as the key to understanding your own uniqueness.  Show Notes: -"No one is you, and that is your greatest power"-David Grohl; why...

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Authenticity, Somatics, Trauma/Stress Response TW: discussions around various types of trauma/childhood trauma   Episode: Do you find it easy or difficult to project your authentic self in your everyday life? Trauma informed nervous system practitioner Katie Olderman joins Cait to discuss how she leads her clients into reclaiming their authenticity through nervou...

Themes: Feminine & Masculine Dynamics, Nervous System Regulation, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development    Episode: Do you find yourself stuck in the masculine state of constant "doing", without being able to tap into your more receptive & intuitive feminine energy? Lindsay and Cait discuss the difficulties of finding balance between the two in a society that highly favors and praises masculine e...