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Paula Cook, registered Bioenergetic Intolerance Elimination practitioner, Yoga instructor Show Notes: Paula Cook (www.naturalwellnessandallergyrelief.com ) is a registered Bioenergetic Intolerance Elimination (BIE) Practitioner, based in Orange County, CA. In her previous profession, she was a Business Analyst for many years. While she was crunching numbers and analyzing reports, she sought out personal and spiritual care, and in doing so, she became a Certified Yoga Instructor and Certified in Reiki II. She also has a certificate in Nutritional Counseling. Discussed in this Episode: What Bioenergetic intolerance elimination is Why I love BIE, how I found it and why I send everyone Muscle testing and how it works How I discovered that muscle testing works Muscle testing on yourself Sway method NAET and Emotional Freedom Technique—the similarities and the differences to BIE How Paula got into bioenergetic intolerance elimination How to train to be a BIE practitioner Making positive choices

Vienna Farlow, the Cuntsultant, Reproductive health practitioner The Cuntsultant: Vienna Farlow (www.thecuntsultant.com)  is a Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner intern and the founder of The Cuntsultant, Your Vagina’s Consultant. She is currently studying at Justisse Healthworks for Women and is a member of the Association of Fertility Awareness Professionals. Her work is focused on demystifying the female body and teaching women and people with vaginas ways to connect with their bodies. The Cuntsultant is the culmination of her lifelong pursuit to learn as much as possible about the vagina and the people who have them -- physically, emotionally, and spiritually. She believes that all female bodied people should be empowered to know more about their bodies and the way they work. She is passionate about reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ inclusion, full spectrum care, abortion access and provocation in the name of education. Instagram: @thecvntsultant Weekly Challenge: Ladies, if you don't already do thi

Noelle Janka, healing coach, intuitive mentor, yoga teacher Show Notes: Noelle Janka (www.noellejanka.com) is a  healing coach, intuitive mentor, and yoga teacher. More broadly, she supports social changemakers in seeing new possibilities for their healing, career, and the contribution they want to make in the world. After years of symptoms went undiagnosed, Noelle finally got a Lyme diagnosis in 2013. Since then, she has done everything from antibiotic and herbal therapy to Dynamic Neural Retraining System and Omdamed treatments, and today Noelle has been Lyme symptom free for five months. Join us as we dish about all of this, how community helps us heal, and the spoonie theory. Weekly Challenge: This week, we have a challenge that just might radically shift your healing journey into a more clear and straight forward path. I know this kind of work did that for me—I started getting all of my answers this way. Noelle challenges us to tap into our body's wisdom by asking it everyday (multiple times a day) what

Preet Royce, Tantric counselor, relationship coach, dancer Show Notes: Preet Royce (https://www.beloveandbeloved.com) was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at 27 years old in the midst of her fast-paced, maintained-by- caffeine, lifestyle. Royce got into action quickly, treating with Western medication and simultaneously landing in a Kundalini yoga class that introduced her to a deeper experience of healing. Through many years of trial and error, Preet has found the deepest healing in living an authentic life—for her, this means shaking and grooving, baby.. all the way to West Africa! (Curious about using dance to heal? Listen in!) Today, she is five years free of Western medication and their side-effects (brutal for Preet), and she thrives engaging with her own healing process. Weekly Challenge: "Dance, dance, dance. Dance, dance, dance all night long!" Just kidding. It's not quite that, but those Steve Miller lyrics have taken my brain hostage at the moment! OK, this week we were challenged by Preet to

Samantha Story, Acupuncturist, breathwork healer, vaginal steaming enthusiast Show Notes: Samantha Story (samanthastory.com )  is an acupuncturist, specializing in cosmetic acupuncture and a breathwork healer. Samantha became passionate about natural beauty as an aging woman for personal reasons, but her passion grew as she worked with more and more women displaying self-esteem issues. This is an episode about tapping in to the reservoir of beauty that exists in all of us, and healing the collective wound in our culture around beauty and age. Plus, we share plenty of non-toxic beauty tips... from the spirit to the skin.  Find Samantha on IG: @samantha_story_acupuncture (work locations @brittabeauty.com @loveisjuniper @treatmentbylanshin).   Weekly Challenge: I am obsessed with this week's challenge, my friends. This is the absolute best non-toxic beauty tip. In an effort to heal our self-love wounds, the challenge this week is to make a list of all of the reasons you love yourself and to add to it daily! Tak

Ersilia Pompilio, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, storyteller Episode Notes: Ersilia Pompilio (www.roguenursemedia.com) is a pediatric nurse practitioner, storyteller, writing teacher,  and freelance writer. She's also the CEO of Rogue Nurse Media 501(c)3 with a mission to empower nurses and patients to tell their stories. She also hosts and produces the podcast Nurses and hypochondriacs. Ersilia knew that she would end up working in medicine from a young age, but ten years ago she was left feeling unfulfilled and resentful. As a nurse, you undoubtedly spend most of your time caring for others and it’s easy to end up feeling neglected. Ersilia’s solution for nurse burnout? Fearlessly developing the creativity she left behind in high school. Find out what it did for Ersilia and her nursing career to take the plunge into creativity and risk failure. Today, Ersilia is thriving in all areas! Weekly Challenge: Dear adult friends, we are going to become children this week. The challenge is to play for ten minutes a d

Chani Lisbon, Comedian, co-producer of "The Chani and Cher Show" Show Notes: NYC based Comedian Chani Lisbon first lost her hair five years ago as a side-effect of a psychiatric medication. When her hair fell out again after getting off of the medication, she was diagnosed with Alopecia. In this episode, we discuss Chani's story, the ups and downs she experienced on this journey, how the Bald is Beautiful movement helped her, and why she decided to take her hat off (both literally and figuratively) and show the world her truth! Contact Chani on Instagram: @ chani_lisbon and @goodmorningfromme Weekly Challenge: This week we are diving into a self-love adventure. The bald is beautiful movement changed Chani's life for the better because of the mirror work that was suggested to her. So, this week we are to follow suit. Take a look in the mirror every morning and say, "I, _____, am a beautiful and wonderful person."  Before you scoff and decide that this is just NOT FOR YOU, think about last week's challenge. R

Nichole Proffitt, mindfulness coach for women, somatic experiencing practitioner Mindfulness and Chronic Illness: Nichole Proffitt ( http://www.presencemindfulness.com/ ) had been seriously practicing meditation for years when her first fibromyalgia symptoms developed, and (plot-twist) meditation was making it all worse. This isn't an episode about traditional meditation and using it to heal from illness.  It's an episode about accepting what is, seeking out your truth, surrendering to your truth, and then being willing to let go... of everything.  The closer Nichole got to her absolute truth ( whether that truth was that she couldn't hang out with toxic people anymore, or eat her favorite foods, or stay up past 10pm even though she's always been a night owl) and the more she surrendered to them, the healthier and happier she has become.  She said, "These truths, as hard as they are to come by, and even harder to live by, are what give me back my life... the years, relationships, friendships, jobs and everyth

Jacqueline Pirtle (AKA Freaky Healer), author of 365 Days of Happiness, energy healer Freaky Healer Jacqueline Pirtle: Jacqueline is the founder of www.FreakyHealer.com. Her passion for happiness shines through in all of her work as an accomplished energy healer, mindfulness & happiness coach, and bestselling author of 365 Days of Happiness ( https://www.amazon.com/365-Days-Happiness-Because-happiness-ebook/dp/B07B52MQVB ). She has helped hundreds of clients shift into a “high for life” frequency where they can reach happiness anywhere at any time. As a result their health peaked, women unable to conceive finally conceived, success and abundance arrived, and life shifted to being magnificent for them. Jacqueline has been featured on many podcasts internationally, has been writing posts as a guest on various sites and magazines, and has had speaking engagements internationally. Her professional background is in health, wellness, holistic medicine, energy healing, law of attraction, and happiness. She holds in

Megan Boler, Wife, Mother, Teacher, Megan's Story: Twenty years ago, on a beautiful Monday afternoon in Portland, Oregon,  Megan was violently attacked and sexually assaulted by a stranger. It was luck that saved her life, but the emotional wounds carried on for years to follow. In this episode, Megan bravely shares her story and the tools she used to navigate this random act of violence. Today, in her big, full life, she is free from the power he had over her, and she has come to a place of total forgiveness. Interested in forgiving your perpetrator? If you want to contact Megan please write to me first and I will put you in touch Weekly Challenge: This is straight from Megan’s toolbox: Write a fear list and then (plot-twist) write a gratitude list twice as long! I love this challenge. I always say that I don’t “gratitude-list my way out of feelings,” but I use them to get a more balanced view of reality. When our fears are raging, we often lose sight of what’s real—gratitude can help. Give it a try and tel

Mary Beth Eversole, actress, voiceover artist, creator of the series "Invisible Wounds" Mary Beth Eversole: “I would dream about monsters chasing me with needles that would inject me with calories” -Mary Beth Eversole would have these dreams before her hospitalization for anorexia After decades of trauma—ranging in severity from car accidents to bullying and anorexia—Mary Beth Eversole ( www.marybetheversole.com )  wrote “Invisible Wounds,” a TV series that hopes to break the stigmas and silence around healing from trauma. Using her personal stories and those of strangers, she shows us the landscape to healing by holding our hands through trauma’s dark alleys.  Mary Beth has become quite passionate about her work, in large part because speaking openly and honestly in a safe place played a huge role in her own recovery and took her back from the edges of death. Today, Mary Beth is no longer controlled by her eating disorder, and spends her time creating valuable content to help others. ( www.ithemovie.org )

  Thomas Cantley (aka Mr. Ballsy), testicular cancer survivor, cancer comic book creator, educator, filmmaker, speaker   Testicular Cancer and Mr. Ballsy: In 2009, Thomas Cantley (@mrballsy www.bigballsycomics.com)  was diagnosed with stage III testicular cancer at 26 years old. With no insurance, he found himself in the Bellevue ER after ignoring months of warning signs. Cantley jumped into action quickly and decided to film his journey. Today, whether by pushing a giant testicle across two countries or writing a cancer comic book, he's busy spreading awareness and hope to tens of thousands in a string of creative ways. I learned so much about testicular cancer with Mr. Ballsy as my guest. Weekly Challenge: Cook 70% of your meals at home this week! Just for one week, ditch the addiction you have to take-out and your neighborhood cafe and try this! After much experimenting I discovered that I feel most strong, healthy, and grounded when I cook and eat most of my meals at home. The fewer ingredients, the bet

Amy Marcs, creator of one woman show, "Nice Tits," actor, breast cancer thriver Amy Marcs, Sex and (Self) Love after a Double Mastectomy: In 2009, Amy received a breast cancer diagnosis and intuitively knew that a double mastectomy was her best option—no easy decision for "a petite Jewish girl with great boobs." (No easy decision for anyone, ever). Marcs loved her breasts—her journey through the grieving process is heartbreaking, touching, inspiring and hilarious. It's a grieving process that many sick people can relate to as all of us lose a part of our identities we were once attached to. We get down to business in this episode, intimately discussing sex and (self) love after a double mastectomy.  Today, on the other side, Amy (and her new boobs) tours her one woman show, "Nice Tits," and speaks out about the specific pains of breast cancer and double mastectomies. (http://nicetitstheshow.com ) Weekly Challenge: "Take your broken heart and make it into art" -Carrie Fisher I love this challenge, my friends!

Amy B. Scher, author of "This is how I Save my Life" and expert in mind-body-spirit healing Amy B. Scher, "This Is How I Save My Life" After seven years of boundless symptoms, innumerable diagnoses, and all the treatments you can imagine, the root of Amy's trouble was discovered: Lyme disease. Amy B. Scher (http://amybscher.com) had gotten accustomed to a life in-between wellness and illness, rarely fully in either world. When traveling to India for an experimental stem cell treatment was suggested to her, she knew she had to go—not necessarily because she knew it would work, but because she had to try one more (last) thing. The healing Amy experienced in India looked different than she imagined it would(it involved eating chocolate cake and macaroni and cheese), but, indeed, healing did come. Amy's stem cell treatment in India is the framework for her new book, "This is How I Save My Life," ( http://amy-b-scher.mykajabi.com/p/this-is-how-i-save-my-life ) but the book is about so much more—how to take respons

Ashley Cantley, Feng Shui expert, manifester, mama bear Feng Shui for Health: Ashley Cantley was drawn to this ancient Chinese practice when faced with healing from a toxic relationship. Similarly, I only started putting attention on my living space when I was sick and doing some healing of my own.  Most people who have a current #lifegoal of "heal from illness" are in bed, and, in that case, shouldn't the bedroom feel like a sanctuary?  I believe that my living space is a reflection of how I am in the world, and I committed to making my whole home a giant vision board: Everything in it should make me feel good! That being said, I knew very little about the actual art and science of Feng Shui, so I was pretty pumped to get Ashley on and talk about practical suggestions to use Feng Shui for health and healing. How is Feng Shui an extension of holistic health? And how does it enhance other self-care practices? How can we make small changes in our home to enhance our health? Listen in here! Find Ashley for more

Stella DeMont, founder of Whole Being Alignment, vivacious warrior Stella: Eleven episodes of pneumonia affected Stella between the ages of one and twelve. Yes, ELEVEN different episodes. Always bouncing back, she was never seen as sickly by herself or her fellows. At 19, after a bad sunburn, she woke up to a sudden fever, pain in every joint, and, shortly after the onset, was told that she would likely be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. It was at that point that her real research and search for integrative healing began, but it wasn't until many years and a Lyme disease diagnosis later that Stella was able to tap into her own true power to heal. Today, after saving her own life, healing from Lyme, and a host of other illness, Stella spends her days helping others get in touch with their own power—their own miraculous body's wisdom and guidance— so they can heal whatever needs healing in their own lives. Find Stella on IG @wholebeingalignment or at her website here.  Weekly Challenge: Drop into thi

Maya Dusenbery, author of Doing Harm, feminist writer, knowledgable AF Doing Harm: After her  Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, feminist writer and author of Doing Harm, Maya Dusenbery, intuitively dove into the topic of women's health—not so much the uterus and the ovaries but a more realistic and extensive look at women's health. Why are women treated differently in the ER and the doctor's office? How did medicine become a wealthy, white, male profession? How does the old diagnosis of hysteria still play a role in medicine today? Maya answers these questions and so much more in this must-read. She uses statistics, research, personal hypothesis and heartbreaking stories from other women to make the case that bad medicine and lazy science leave women dismissed, misdiagnosed, and sick. In this episode we discuss all of this plus, of course, self-care in the midst of self-advocacy. Get in touch with Maya: Twitter: @mayadusenbery Website: www.mayadusenbery.com Link to buy book: Here Weekly Challenge: It's simp

Shona Curley, co-owner of Hasti Pilates,  founder of red kite meditations,mother, Lyme warrior Shona Curley's Lyme Journey: Shona is one of the seemingly lucky ones: She found the tick and pulled it out. But, even that didn't stop chronic lyme disease symptoms from appearing, and, surprisingly, it also didn't streamline her diagnosis. There's no doubt that, in Northern California where Lyme disease is prevalent, Shona should have been quickly diagnosed based on her symptoms and the tick, but doctors denied the possibility of a Lyme infection for over two years.  A barrage of symptoms—constant colds, severe GI issues, insomnia, crushing anxiety, noise and light sensitivity, cognitive impairment—left Shona and her family terrified and desperate for answers. It was a by-chance meeting with a random doctor who listened that left her with a Lyme diagnosis less than one year ago. Since then, Shona has found great healing from chronic Lyme disease in Buhner herbs, antibiotics, a medical intuitive, amalgam removal,

Steamy Chick Vaginal Steaming 101: How many of you are shaking your heads in amusement? How many of you are doing that but also VERY curious? And how many of you are just like, this sounds weird but I am excited! After so many years dealing with periods that are so heavy I'm left chronically anemic, I had an entirely open mind when I first heard about vaginal steaming. Five months ago, a friend responded to a Facebook post I had written (Ladies! Any and all advice to slow the flow??) emphatically suggesting vaginal steaming. That was only five months ago, but the idea of steaming my uterus piqued my interest so much that I have been following around Steamy Chick on social media, reading her blogs, and steaming at home myself since. I'm so pumped that Keli Garza, founder of Steamy Chick, came on the show and now I get to share this gem with all of you! This episode is your vaginal steaming 101 course. We discuss its ancient origin (this is not some new trend, you guys), exactly how, when, and why to steam—ste

Riva Lombardi, actress, mother, gratitude practicer   Riva Lombardi and Unexplained Infertility: You'll hear a baby gurgling (occasionally screaming) on and off through this episode—  this story of unexplained infertility ends in the birth of a beautiful little girl. In fact, eight-week-old Birdie was given just a 10% chance. But, she's here and she's loud and she's healthy. Birdie came after five years of struggle—miscarriages,heartache, devastation, hope—on the third IVF cycle. In this episode, we discuss Riva's journey with her husband, how they made it through, and they're doing today. Below you will find a more in-depth list of what we discuss, but, first, some advice from Riva—what to say and what not to say to someone struggling with infertility: Maybe don’t say things like-   "Do you really want kids?” (said as her 2 wonderful children run crazily around the house playing) “Oh I had a miscarriage too, it's not the end of the world” (says the woman with two children who conceived naturally) “H