The Vital Side Podcast

Themes: Limbic System Retraining, Brain Retraining, Nervous System Regulation, Chronic Stress & Illness Is stress a trigger for your chronic pain? Or could it even be the main antagonizer of your physical symptoms? Lindsay explains the stress cycle, how stress hormones affect the body (even if you don't suffer from chronic illness), and how limbic system retraining can move you out of flight or fi...

Themes: Nervous System Health, Gut Health, Gut-Brain Connection/Axis, Brain Retraining, Functional Nutrition Could your gut-brain axis be affecting how well you are healing from chronic symptoms? In this episode, Cait & Lindsay have a conversation with functional nutritionist Lindsay Christensen about the connection between our guts and our brains- how important it really is, how to know if it's c...

Themes: Nervous System Health, Entrepreneurship, Well-being, Career, Success What are the signs that your nervous system health could be impacting your business? In this episode, Cait goes in depth into four different signs that point to dysregulation in the area of  our careers and/or business. Nervous system dysregulation is not uncommon, but is often overlooked in the business world. Learn how...

Themes: Brain Retraining, Nervous System Regulation Are you wondering what brain retraining actually looks like, and where you can start? In this episode, Lindsay guides Rewire listeners through a "state changer," an exercise specifically designed to change the state of your brain and thus begin or contribute to the process of brain retraining. For this episode, find a comfortable spot and put on...

Themes: Generational Trauma, Trauma Healing, Self compassion,  Forgiveness, Family dynamics, Parenting, the Refugee/Immigrant experience What does your ancestors' grief and trauma have to do with your own healing? Selma Bacevac, a psychotherapist who specializes in intergenerational trauma, joins Cait & Lindsay to help us unpack this nuanced question and ignite a deeper conversation. Learn about S...

Themes: Personal Relationships, Sex and Intimacy, Nervous System Regulation, Emotional Intelligence, Romantic Connection, Deconditioning Do you experience blocks in intimacy with your partner(s)? Have you reached a space where you feel safe in your body, or do you crave to feel more relaxed during intimacy? Lindsay and Cait are joined by couples therapist Dr. Peter Craig to talk about the correlat...

Themes: Travel, Personal Development & Growth, Brain Retraining, Core Values, Nervous System Regulation, Freedom   What are your core values? How do you ensure that your core values remain at the center of the way you are living your life? In this episode, Lindsay describes how her core value of freedom influenced her to embark on a year-long journey of travel. Learn about how to get reacquainted...

Themes: Enneagram, Self Discovery, Self Identity, Personal Growth, Leadership Development, Career & Workplace Advancement, Professional Growth Have you ever taken a personality test and the results just don't quite seem to fit? Have you ever struggled to understand and relate to others around you? In this episode of Rewire, Cait and Lindsay are joined by Enneagram expert Amanda Workman, who talks...

Themes: Food Sensitivities, Brain Retraining, Chronic Illness & Inflammation, Gut Health, Reframing Limiting Beliefs, Nervous System Regulation, Mind-Body Connection, Safetyism   Do food sensitivities limit the joy and freedom you currently feel in your life? Have you struggled to understand why you experience them in the first place? In this episode, Lindsay not only takes us into the science beh...

Have you considered the impact that stress might be having on your body? And how it impacts your work, your health & personal relationships? This week, Cait and Lindsay are joined by "Stress Strategist" Michele Johnson where they talk about how we can become more resilient through the lens of mental fitness.   Known as "The Stress Strategist," Michele Johnson is a Duke Trained Physician Associate,...

Some of us have experienced hitting a spot in our healing journey where it seems like we are doing all the work, but there is still a piece missing. In this episode, Cait discusses how sometimes, this missing piece is held trauma that wasn't even ours in the first place. Going into detail about her experiences with plant medicine, Cait describes how shedding this trauma can be instrumental in the...

In the health and wellness world, it can be easy to get lost in the overload of information that exists about food- and even easier to get pulled into limiting beliefs surrounding what we eat. In this episode, Lindsay and Cait are joined by Whitney Aronoff, a personal chef who helps challenge these limiting beliefs and helps her clients replace "diet culture" with intuitive eating practices- such...

We've heard about the mind-body connection time and time again, but how does this specifically relate to women's health? This week, Lindsay and Cait are joined by Australia-based women's health coach, Jema Lee, who explains all things hormone related. Jema dives into how we can regulate our nervous systems to improve hormone health, how we can support different phases of our cycle, and how we can...

Do you ever feel like life (or at least 1 aspect of your life) seems just a little bit (or maybe even significantly) harder than it really needs to be? This week, Lindsay and Cait are joined by Dani and Paloma, the founders of In the Cortex to talk about brain reorganization and how we can reorganize our brains and unlearn patterns by recreating early movement in our bodies. In today's episode, Da...

Are you wanting to set intentions rather than resolutions for the new year? With 2023 right around the corner, Lindsay and Cait talk about ways to avoid falling off the New Year's resolution bandwagon come February by not only setting specific intentions that resonate with your goals, but also by addressing your current environment, distinguishing the difference between instinct and intuition, and...

Cait & Lindsay are excited to announce a Rewire Holiday Giveaway happening between Dec. 6 - Dec. 13! Giveaway details – here are the products & services included in the giveaway bundle: 1 FREE introductory 1 hour coaching or reiki session PLUS 50% off one of Soulfully's individual packages from Meghan Read, Energy Healing & Life Coach Check out Ep. 14 to hear more from Meghan Access to Cait's Sign...

Cait & Lindsay are excited to announce a Rewire Holiday Giveaway happening between Dec. 6 - Dec. 13! Giveaway details – here are the products & services included in the giveaway bundle: 1 FREE introductory 1 hour coaching or reiki session PLUS 50% off one of Soulfully's individual packages from Meghan Read, Energy Healing & Life Coach Check out Ep. 14 to hear more from Meghan   Access to Cait's Si...

How do you proactively grieve as a busy person? This week, Lindsay and Cait are joined by licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Mekel Harris, to discuss how you can address grief from a body-mind-spirit perspective. They dive into how understanding grief helps us better pinpoint how it shows up in the body, how grief impacts our personal growth with entrepreneurship, and simple & actionable tools yo...

Do you feel lost, overwhelmed, and inundated by ANOTHER detox remedy in your healing journey? Lindsay is joined this week by Vital-Sider, Lori Weir, who discusses what it was like after being diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Post Orthostatic Hypotension (POTS), and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Lori also details what led her to find the Rewire community and begin brain-retraining....

How can we rewire our brains & bodies to experience more ease in our work and in the ways we earn & make money? This week, Lindsay and Cait are joined by the Heal and Hustle CEO, Cara Barone, to discuss how you can use somatic practices to rewire how you work, earn & lead so you can experience more ease and less overwhelm in your daily life. Join us to explore how to rewire your automatic "default...

Is there something in your life that you feel like is holding you back from reaching your full potential? Lindsay and Cait are joined by trauma-informed somatic coach and mentor, Samantha Johnson, to discuss the practice of Somatics, how to identify ways of being by uncovering who we have been, and how you can learn to take a step back & take a look at how your body experiences life.  Samantha Joh...

Are you a new parent wondering how to regulate your nervous system? Lindsay and Cait are joined by Dr. Alex Mosley, a Texas-based chiropractor and a holistic wellness practitioner where they dive into the complexities of managing your nervous system while navigating the world of parenting. Alex discusses why she believes fight or flight isn't always a "negative" response, why and how we can let go...

Have you wondered why you want to come home, check out, and just watch Dateline at the end of a long day? Are you simultaneously experiencing insomnia, anxiety, and stress throughout your day? In today's episode, Lindsay is diving straight into why we're addicted to drama. It's not because we are passionate about crime or gore – it's because we are addicted to chronic stress after being conditione...

Are you struggling to understand your brain and body's impulse reactions to certain stressors or triggers in your life? This week, Lindsay shares tangible tools to begin your brain retraining journey, as well as breaking down and identifying what an acute stress response looks like, and the role our stress hormones play in that response, and shares a visualization exercise you can try from the com...

Do you ever find yourself faced with the social pressures of drinking alcohol? Does alcohol no longer align with your higher vibration and the ultimate vision you have for your dream life? Lindsay and Cait are joined by alcohol-free lifestyle expert, Amanda Kuda, who discusses the role alcohol can play in your life, in your social circles, and in manifesting your dreams. Amanda discusses Gray-Area...