Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Chronic Illness, Somatic Work, Pregnancy

How can we figure out how to find relief from chronic pain and illness when there are so many complicated pieces to healing, and so many mixed messages about where to start? Holistic wellness specialist and clinical nutritionist Amanda Nova joins Cait and Lindsay to discuss the many different aspects of how we can heal, and how to reconnect with our bodies after trauma and chronic illness. Amanda shares her own journey to finding relief,  and how she helps her clients piece together what works for themselves; because everyone’s map to healing is so different.

After struggling with her own chronic pain and illness for several years, Amanda Nova took her health into her own hands by deeply immersing herself into the wellness space. With an unrelenting will to heal herself, she became certified and proficient in several holistic healing modalities including Ayurveda, Herbalism, Applied Kinesiology (muscle testing), Iridology (naturopathic study of the iris), Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupressure, Embodiment/Somatic practices, and Holistic Nutrition. In 2020, she went back to school for Clinical Nutrition to learn evidence-based information on nutrition, herbs, genetics and lifestyle for disease prevention and disease states. Today, she shares her tools and tips with her growing audience from all over the world.

Show Notes:

-Amanda’s personal story with chronic illness: her diagnoses and how Western medicine didn’t seem to be the answer anymore; experiencing frustration and gaslighting with doctors and medical professionals

-Amanda’s holistic background and her path to clinical nutrition, discovering nervous system regulation and other holistic healing methods; describing how she kept herself “hostage” to her pain and how she altered her mindset away from harmful messages she was sending to her body; creating real safety in her body

-”Breaking up” with her diagnoses and separating her identity from being chronically ill 

-How Amanda is handling pregnancy; why the tools she taught herself to cope with chronic illness have helped her throughout her pregnancy

-The “divorce” from chronic pain 

-Learning to listen to the cues of your body 

-Tools Amanda uses for herself and the clients she helps for nervous system regulation and reconnecting with the body

-Figuring out what works for your unique body without placing judgment upon yourself, and Amanda’s advice on where to start

Resources:

-Visit Amanda’s website here

-Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here

-Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside

-Visit Lindsay’s Website

-Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco

-Visit Cait’s Website

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