The Vital Side Podcast

Themes: Alcohol, Habit Breaking, Hypnotherapy  Episode: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to treat your body with such care and love that it ultimately decreases inflammation? One of the best ways to do this is by decreasing or stopping the consumption of alcohol. In today’s episode, Silvia Subriana, clinical psychologist and head of content development at Unconscious Moderation, explains reasons why you might turn to alcohol and how to start breaking the habit through the use of hypnotherapy. Listen to this episode to learn how to develop healthier coping mechanisms and feel better in your body.  Show Notes: - Silvia’s personal journey of how and why she quit drinking alcohol and started the Unconscious Moderation program - Understanding why you have the urge to drink gives you the power to decide if you should drink - Common reasons why people drink alcohol and how it can lead to becoming a coping mechanism - Habit creation might require breaking from your safe space - Confronting stigmas about hypnotherapy and how it helps break the habit of drinking - A look into the Unconscious Moderation program - First steps to take if you’re sober curious  Resources: - Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here - Email podcast@vital-side.com if you’re in terested in being a guest or have topic ideas - Visit the Unconscious Moderation Website - Unconscious Moderation Instagram: @um_app_ - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide   

Themes: Brain Retraining, Coaching, Healing from Dysregulation  Episode: Have you tried Vital-Side’s Rewire or Elevate programs? On today’s episode, Bianca Spears, a dear friend, Vital-Side member, and laughter and play coach with over 10 years of experience talks about how Vital-Side helped her heal from chronic anxiety, dermatitis, and sleep issues and elevate her expertise as a brain retraining coach. Bianca and Lindsay have worked together to create programs inside Vital-Side and Bianca uses her methodology known as NeruoPLAYstic to coach clients in their own healing journeys. Listen to this episode to learn how you can find joy in the most mundane moments in life through laughter and brain retraining.  Show Notes: - How Bianca’s coaching business evolved after using Rewire and becoming a Vital-Side coach - How Lindsay and Bianca collaborated to create Elevate in Vital-Side - Applying brain retraining to Bianca’s playfulness coaching - Using affirmations and state changers as healing tools - Adding more play into mundane tasks to make life more fun - Overcoming the “if…then…” mindset - Regulating yourself throughout the day is normal; you won’t be perfectly regulated all the time - Slow down to the speed of now Resources: - Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here - Email podcast@vital-side.com if you’re interested in being a guest or have topic ideas - Check out the Elevate or Regulation Station programs from Vital-Side - Schedule a FREE 15 minute call with Bianca  - Schedule a session with a Vital-Side coach - Listen to episode 9 of the Vital-Side Podcast, The Joy & Science of Laughter with Bianca Spears - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide   

Themes: Feelings, Limiting Beliefs, Authentic Self Episode: Do you find yourself adopting limiting beliefs like imposter syndrome, perfectionism, or self-sabotage? In today’s episode, Dr. Audrey Schnell, who has an M.A. in clinical psychology and a Ph.D in epidemiology and biostatistics explains how it’s not our limiting beliefs that keep us stuck but how our body feels in response to those beliefs. For over 40 years she has enabled clients to eliminate emotional triggers and reach their goals. Listen to this episode to learn how to master your emotions so you can reach your full potential.  Show Notes: - How self-sabotage and doubt led Audrey to her work - The importance of a foundation or a routine to help get through hard situations - The importance of staying grounded in who you are to recognize self-sabotaging behaviors - Your goals should be outside your comfort zone but the first step should be inside - Feelings like fight or flight are emotions that you should learn to regulate - Your feelings are limiting you, not your beliefs - Habits are hard, focus on who you are instead - First steps to identifying the core pillars of who you are Resources: - Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here - Email podcast@vital-side.com if you’re interested in being a guest or have topic ideas - Check out Audrey's 7 Tips to Emotional Mastery - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide   

Themes: Integrative Nutrition, Intuition, Intention Episode: Do you ever feel let down by your own body? Do you wonder how you can step out of the feeling of being broken? In today’s episode, Ava Nouri, an integrative and functional registered dietitian teaches us how we can trust ourselves and our bodies through the process of healing. Through her Loving Wellness® method, Ava blends science and advanced functional lab testing with intuition and intention to help clients transform into their happiest, healthiest selves. Listen to this episode to hear how you can build trust within your body for your own healing and well-being. Show Notes: - Ava’s journey of dealing with her own health issues to becoming a registered dietitian  - Ava’s relationship with food and how it has evolved  - Using intention rather than restriction when it comes to food - You have to care about your body, no one else will care about your body for you - Let go of perfection and embrace curiosity  - The importance of intuition in your health journey; what works for someone else might not work for you - HPA axis and its association to stressors and thyroid function - Ways to decrease the stress response and begin to trust your body - Ways to make nutrition fun Resources: - Get more from the Vital-Side Podcast here - Email podcast@vital-side.com if you’re interested in being a guest or have topic ideas - Visit Ava's Website to sign up for 1:1 functional nutrition coaching programs - Ava’s Instagram: @avanouriwellness - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide   

Themes: Rebrand, Nervous System Regulation, Mind-Body Connection Episode: Have you noticed some changes in the podcast recently? In today’s episode, Lindsay explains the rebrand from The Rewire Podcast to The Vital Side Podcast. Listen to this episode to hear the details of the change, including what type of guests to expect, what topics will be a focus, and why this is such an important shift right now.  Show Notes: - Lindsay explains the podcast change and why the focus is shifting to nervous system health - We can’t control what happens to us, but we can control how to regulate our nervous systems - The importance of working with someone experienced with nervous system regulation - Bringing in experts to focus on health and well-being - The importance of nervous system regulation for new or expecting parents Resources: - Get more from the Vital Side Podcast here - Email podcast@vital-side.com if you’re interested in being a guest or have topic ideas - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide   

Themes: Mind-Body Healing, Naturopathic Medicine, Spontaneous Healing Episode: At what point do you stop symptom tracking and stop seeking a diagnosis and really start to focus on mind-body healing? In today’s episode, Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND, VDP, HMC, VNMI, a naturopathic doctor, author, and innovator who overcame his own diagnosis of Myasthenia gravis is here to share his expertise on mind-body healing. He created and teaches the Vis Dialogue, a transformative mind-body healing technique that has helped thousands achieve life-changing results, and offers a full certification program in Holistic Counseling. Listen to today’s episode to learn how you can stop symptom tracking and start healing. Show Notes: - Dr. Moshe’s experience with Myasthenia gravis and how it led to his mind-body healing work - What led to Dr. Moshe’s decision to try mind-body healing instead of traditional medicine - Chi: what it is and how it feels - Dr. Moshe’s experience with spontaneous healing - When to stop seeking a diagnosis and focus on the mind-body - A diagnosis vs. a prognosis  - A walkthrough of how Dr. Moshe would work with someone on mind-body healing Resources: - Visit Dr. Moshe's Website to book a consult - Enroll in Vis Dialogue Training - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide   

Themes: Motherhood, Matrescence, Identity Shift  Episode: What happens to a woman when she becomes a mother? Matrescence, or the transition to motherhood, can involve physical, psychological, and social changes. On this episode, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz, author of Mama Rising and founder of Mama Rising Coaching Certification and the Global Matrescence Foundation shares her expertise on the subject. As a former-journalist and award-winning producer for 15 years with ABC, Amy brings a unique combination of research, story-telling and lived experience to her work. Listen to this episode to learn how Amy educates and inspires other women to transform their process of matrescence and normalize what goes on in a mom’s brain, body, and mind when she becomes a mother.  Show Notes: - The pivotal moments that brought Amy to doing the work she does today - Why is being a mother not enough? - Understanding what matrescence means - Motherhood is what feminism forgot - It shouldn’t be up to the mother to do it all; shifting societal beliefs - Motherhood is a learnt skill, not an instinct Resources: - Visit Amy's Website  - Listen to Amy’s Podcast: The Happy Mama Movement - Amy’s Instagram: @amytaylorkabbaz - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide   

Themes: Chronic Stress, Healing, Wellness Systems Episode: Does stress TRULY impact your health? This is a topic that many people are stumped by because of the lack of knowledge around chronic stress. In today’s episode, Jeffery Moore Williams, a transformation artist immersed in unraveling the human body’s potential, shares his knowledge on traditional and modern wellness systems. Listen to this episode to learn more about his teachings in bodywork, sound, breath, values, and movement to seize control of your health journey, fostering vitality and a life lived to its fullest potential.   Show Notes: -  Pivotal moments that brought Jeffrey to his work with nervous system regulation - How chronic stress impacted Jeffrey’s health - Our “life reservoir” and how it’s affected by stress - Wellness practices Jeffrey implemented to help heal from chronic stress - The hierarchy of needs and how it affects your nervous system - Changing the mindset rather than focusing on the symptoms - First steps to get out of a chronic stress state Resources: - Jeffrey’s FREE 75 Minute Workshop to Restore Vitality - Visit Jeffrey's Website - Jeffrey’s Instagram: @lifestyles_of_light or Facebook: @Vitalist - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide 

Themes: Healing from Trauma, Sleep, Lucid Dreaming Episode: Have you ever wondered how much sleep impacts your life, more than just getting 8 hours of sleep a night? In this episode, Charlie Morley, a sleep expert, best selling author, and lucid dream teacher, explains how sleep is so personalized for each person which goes beyond just the general act of sleeping. Having been authorized to teach within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, Charlie uses his experience with lucid dreaming to help those with post traumatic stress symptoms. Listen to this episode to learn more about lucid dreaming and how to move beyond basic sleep hygiene.  Show Notes: - Charlie’s story from what led him to lucid dreaming to studying Buddhism - Nightmares from traumatic experiences are not a sign of being broken, but rather a protective response of the mind - Thank goodness for pain, thank goodness for nightmares - Lucid dreaming can help relieve symptoms of PTSD - First steps and the four D’s of lucid dreaming - Recommendations for better sleep that go beyond basic sleep hygiene Resources: - Visit Charlie's Website - Charlie’s Instagram: @charlie_morley_lucid_dreaming - Read Wake Up To Sleep and Charlie's Books - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide 

Themes: Willpower, Creating Habits, Motivation vs. Momentum Episode: Do you often feel like you have no willpower and no motivation towards your career, health, or wellness goals? In today’s episode, Jenn Trepeck, an Optimal Health Coach, Podcaster, and Business Consultant described as a  “force of nature” in the wellness space expands. In this episode, she talks about her own journey through weight management and how we typically misunderstand our own willpower. Listen to this episode to learn the science behind willpower and how to best use it to feel empowered with renewed energy and actionable steps to live the life you truly want. Show Notes: - Jenn’s personal weight loss saga and how it led to her health coaching business - A look into her 12 week health coaching curriculum - Why relying on willpower to make healthy choices does not work - The science of willpower and how to think of it like a refillable cup - Using willpower to create habits - Using momentum instead of motivation - How to replenish your “willpower cup” Resources: - Visit Jenn's Website to get a FREE guide: It’s Not What To Eat, But How To Eat - Jenn’s Instagram: @jenntrepeck or Facebook: @jenntrepeck - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide