Wellness is Wealth with Nicole Chetaud

Join me in an interesting and revealing conversation with the wonderful Jeanne - Marie from Canyon Ranch Woodside. We discuss transformation, healing, spirituality, transitions in life and how the CRW experience opens the door for all of this exploration. Whew! Definitely on the deeper side and so worth discussing! I had the pleasure of staying at the Woodside property in June 2023, and I can say...

People Pleasing. Putting everyone’s needs before your own. Saying yes out of guilt or obligation or pressure. Settling for less due to fear, lack of confidence, or for others needs. I’m guilty of all of this. And because I’ve lost the life I had, and there’s a new one being created - I’m acutely aware of how my mind is working to talk me into jobs, places to live, environments, friendships and mor...

In this episode, I provide a basic explanation of how limbic retraining is at least 50% of your healing toolbox when you suffer from toxic mold exposure, detox, and resulting Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). It was pioneered by Annie Hopper in a practice she developed called DNRS (Dynamic Neural Retraining System). My doctor who correctly diagnosed me on Oct 2021 said that limbic retraining w...

Join me as I interview Mathesy, the Spa + Program Manager at Canyon Ranch, Woodside. We discuss her circular path to Canyon Ranch, her career as an educator, and growing up with a parent who believed in wellness practices long before they were mainstream, as well as how that influenced/shaped her life. Mathesy’s work at Canyon Ranch helps guests drop into connection with themselves, work on healin...

Join me as I share an update on my health and wellness journey through toxic mold detox and mast cell activation, what has happened along the way, and the new focus of the Wellness is Wealth podcast. If you have a healing of wellness journey to share, I want to talk to you! Please DM on Insta @wellnessisthetruewealth or email me: nicolechetaud@icloud.com Your story could make it on to the podcast!

In June 2023 I was invited to Canyon Ranch in Woodside, CA - a renowned healing retreat center that originated over 40 years ago in Tuscan, AZ. Werner us the Regional Director of Resort Operations for all retreat centers, which includes 4 existing locations plus 2 new centers currently under construction in Texas. Join me as I discuss his path to Canyon Ranch, what he does to stay well and what’s...

Yes, as a yoga instructor and practitioner with a very "healthy" lifestyle, I've been driven to a carnivore diet not by choice but by necessity. Due to toxic mold exposure for over 7.5 years, which was hidden in my very expensive rental in Marin County, CA, I developed mast cell activation which is when the immune system goes into overdrive. Inhaling mycotoxins (mold spores) for many...

As entrepreneurs, it’s very common to feel isolated, overwhelmed, discouraged and alone with the ups and downs of owning a business. It can also be difficult to find other people who truly understand the entrepreneurial journey. Community with other entrepreneurs, even if they have very different businesses than yours, is of utmost importance in staying motivated, encouraged, and inspired along th...

Catch my wonderful interview with lovely Kelly Ryan of  @anchormeditation  where we discussed her: entrepreneurship journey from corporate executive to meditation studio owner / coach discovery of meditation and mindfulness through a powerful retreat experience on her 40th birthday healing journey from an autoimmune chronic illness the move from physical studio to online courses/coaching benefits...

I was diagnosed with mast cell activation due to toxic mold exposure in October 2021, nearly 3 years after I presented with my first symptom. What started out as migraines (no prior history), morphed into nearly 30 separate symptoms that affected every organ and system in my body. I spent all of 2019, 2020 and most of 2021 seeing more than 20 different doctors, functional MD's, specialists, an...

As most of you know, I listen to a lot of podcasts. The Mel Robbins show has been on rotation consistently over the last month for me, as her content is all about behavior change and motivation. One of her recent episodes is on happiness and it was eye opening. Did you know there's two different forms of happiness or that only 20% of how happy you are is genetic? How about the fact that 40% of...

I'm excited to provide my long awaited interview with the wonderful Laura Munkholm of Walla Software! It's been a whirlwind of tech issues trying to get IG live to upload to Anchor (now Spotify), but I figured it out - finally! I met Laura at MBU NYC in 2017 when she was heading up a community marketplace for MINDBODY and I was consulting as an advisor to founder/CEO of BrandBot, a new sta...

Join me for the replay of a my Q & A Session from Thursday March 2nd about balancing wellness + entrepreneurship (yes, you can have both). If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, burnt out and not sure how to balance running a business with your own wellness, you'll want to grab a pen and paper and dig into this juicy episode for an in depth session where I answer the most common questions I...

Yesterday, I learned 3 simple practices that take almost no time at all to ground ourselves, calm the nervous system, and shift mindset. This is important because so many of us are entrepreneurs with a million things to do, not enough time to do it, and feel overwhelmed, stressed and harried as we try to get it all done (ourselves). I actually learned about this through listening to another great...

I had a conversation the other day with an entrepreneur who is also a friend, and we were discussing how being an entrepreneur bleeds into every area of your life - including spending time with your children. For parents, there's guilt usually around how much time is dedicated to the business and missing out on the limited time we have until children are out of the house. We want to be there for t...

There's been a lengthy gap in my podcast from March - June 2022 and it wasn't because it was Summertime.  I could very easily not share details about WHY I've been absent for so long, but I think it's important to be transparent and honest.  My story could help someone else, and that makes it worth it to me to get vulnerable here.   Listen in as I get very real about what it takes to heal from mol...

Have you heard of hormone replacement therapy? Chances are you have, especially if you are of a certain age. But for me, I lost all of my hormone production due to radiation / chemotherapy when I was 39 due to colon cancer. I went from totally hormonally healthy to absolutely no hormones overnight! This is not normal. It's not healthy. And it has serious consequences for quality of life when peopl...

For wellness practice #5, I want to draw your attention to the content you are consuming and the community you surround yourself with! It really matters. How you might ask? Because it affects our energy, our mindset and our thoughts around motivation/inspiration. Life and business can be incredibly challenging, sometimes we need a mindset shift. In order to change thoughts, it's helpful to listen...

It's been a couple of weeks since I've recorded a podcast episode, and there's a few reasons for that. One is that I'm in transition, a big one and it's interfered and disrupted my life in such a profound way that many of my creative projects have been relegated to the bottom of the pile in the name of survival needs, health coming first, and family. Second, I've been pondering the direction of th...

Burnt out, overwhelmed, stressed and making money. They don’t have to co exist together. Many people think that they have to sacrifice wellness for making a living. In the name of the next big home, vacation, cars, etc..their body/minds are falling apart. What does it all mean if you kill yourself for your job? You end up sick, unwell, and so mentally empty, you can’t enjoy everything you worked f...

Exercise is a critical piece of your wellness routine, but so often it’s the last priority on the list of things to do or it’s seen as “hard” and so people give up before they try. We are meant to move our bodies, and yet most of us spend 90% of our day sedentary. Exercise boosts mood, energy, creativity, motivation, a sense of well being and there are countless physiological benefits that result...

In our busy lives, some of us spend 99% of our days indoors. From computers, to grocery stores, to the car, to the gym, to a restaurant, long commutes, and children’s sports activities…getting outdoors in nature is the last priority. Somehow it becomes unimportant or there’s not enough time…and yet, this is one of the easiest, most inexpensive ways to start a wellness practice that you can do toda...

One of the biggest mistakes I see with entrepreneurs is working in the business, instead of ON it. I typically get a look of confusion when I say this to clients, and I'm not excused from this - I've done it too. It's when you are doing everything in your business, instead of working on the future of it. Being the visionary. Doing the things in your business that you love to do. When you work in t...

Journaling is a way of getting the thoughts out of your head, on the endless loop, onto a page where you can read them, think about them, and maybe find a recurring theme. That's important because it will give you insight into your own thinking and belief systems. Insights and awareness are key to creating new ways of thinking that serve you, implement a creative idea that keeps coming to you, or...

I'm excited today to introduce Lesley Herrmann, who I met through a childhood friend who has been following my healing journey with mold exposure and mast cell activation. Lesley, like myself, was exposed to toxic mold within weeks of moving from Boulder, CO to Nashville, TN. She recounts her experience with frightening, severe and sudden symptoms from panic attacks, to vertigo, to anxiety as well...