The Vital Side Podcast

Themes: Behaviors, Balance, Creating Space  Episode: Do you ever resonate with any of these four behaviors: Pleasing, Controlling, Isolating, or Distracting? In today’s episode, we unpack these behaviors and discuss how to heal and transcend these old outdated patterns with HeatherAsh Amara, best-selling author, speaker, guide, philanthropist, and land steward. HeatherAsh shares her insights and wisdom on how we can create more space in our lives, an important ingredient for leaders and any human being. Listen to this episode to learn how to live fully in today’s world.   Show Notes: - HeatherAsh’s sense of disconnection in college led her down a path of spirituality - Judge & Victim and how not to use the 4 Agreements against ourselves - Signs to identify if you’re armoring and how to be willing to feel discomfort - The four behaviors: Pleasing, Controlling, Isolating, Distracting - Normalizing that changing behavior takes time - Creating more space in your life using Gap Practice and Tell Practice - Maid, Mother, and Crone archetypes   Resources: - HeatherAsh’s Instagram: @heatherashamara and Substack: Out of the Fire - Buy HeatherAsh’s new book Wild, Willing, and Wise - Visit HeatherAsh’s website: heatherashamara.com - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide 

Themes: Healing, Functional Health, Brain Retraining Episode: Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a brain retrainer inside the Rewire Membership looks like? In this episode, Carrie Chavis takes you through her experience inside Vital-Side and how she has used Rewire protocols to make a full recovery from Epstein Barr Virus, Lyme Disease, and fatigue. Carrie, who is now a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner with her own practice, Chavis Health, guides clients through diet and lifestyle changes to help bring their bodies back into balance. Listen to this episode to hear her healing journey through brain retraining and how it can help you on your path to healing.  Show Notes: - Carrie’s history of chronic illnesses and how it lead her to Vital-Side - Carrie’s first impressions of nervous system regulation - A day in the life of a Rewire member - The changes Carrie started to notice in her chronic symptoms from practicing the tools in Rewire - The leap from brain retrainer to having her own functional health practice, Chavis Health - DRESS: Diet, Rest, Exercise, Stress Reduction, Supplements - HIDDEN: Hormone, Immune, Digestion, Detoxification, Energy Production, Nervous System Resources: - Use Code: Carrie10 for 10% off Vital-Side's Rewire or Reboot - Visit Carrie’s Website chavishealth.com - Visit Carrie's Instagram - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide 

Themes: Presence, Simplicity, Connection Episode: Do you often feel like you are working for the weekend or counting down the minutes until the day is done? In this episode, we have Palak Dave, also known as the Queen of IRL, an entrepreneur, speaker, and author of Beautiful Everydays: A Guidebook to Living in the Here and Now. Through her community, Embiria, Palak helps others to embrace intentional living, prioritizing real life over digital noise. Listen to this episode to learn ways you can live beautifully, in the here and now.   Show Notes: - Palak’s journey from a corporate career to founding her company, Embiria - What a curated event is like with Embiria - Digital exhaustion and how much people crave real life connection  - Adding micro-moments to enhance your every day rather than waiting for big life moments - Palak’s personal story about her Dad and how that helped her live in the here and now - The importance of saying ‘yes’ to social gatherings - Advice for introverts in regards to experiencing social gatherings - The impact of businesses implementing these IRL connections for their employees - Information about Palak’s book, Beautiful Everydays: A Guidebook to Living in the Here and Now Resources: - Visit The Embiria Website - Visit Palak's Instagram - Buy Palak’s book on Amazon or Barnes & Noble - Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co  - Visit Cait's Website - Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide   

Themes: Relationships, Curiosity, Connection Episode: Do you feel you are lacking intimacy or connection in your personal relationships? In today’s episode, relationship coach Karina F. Daves, leverages her experience as a former social worker and adjunct professor of women’s studies to teach women how to strategically evaluate their personal identity, values, and standards so that they can elevate their relationships and themselves. Listen to this episode to learn how you can enjoy more satisfying relationships with yourself and others. Show Notes: - Karina’s journey to becoming a relationship coach - The three W’s: Watch, Worry, and Win - Using humor to break the ice during an argument - The importance of cultivating curiosity to learn more about your partner - The importance of communication and communicating the right things in a relationship - The Spring Cleaner Relationship Series on Karina’s podcast  - The importance of not parenting your partner while parenting your kids Resources: -  Use Code RESET2025 for 50% off a month subscription of Reset from 9am CST January 1st to 11:59pm CST January 8th - Karina’s Instagram - Visit Karina's Website - Listen to Karina’s Podcast Relationships. You Understand? - Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co  - Visit Cait's Website - Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide     

Themes: EFT, Tapping, PTSD, Meditation Episode: Have you ever wondered about our different brain states? Why does visualization or meditation make you feel better? How can we access our feel-good neurochemicals to actually change body chemistry and heal chronic symptoms like pain? We’re going into the science behind this and more with Dr. Dawson Church. He is a best-selling science writer and the author of three award-winning books and is the founder of the Veterans Stress Solution, which has offered free PTSD treatment to over 22,000 veterans. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about EFT, or Emotionally Focused Therapy, and how to rewire your brain for happiness.   Show Notes:  - Dr. Dawson’s struggles with mental health as a teenager and how it led him to discovering energy psychology   - How stress can affect beta brain waves and cortisol and how that physically affects the body  - How tapping can drastically alter your mood and chronic symptoms  - How to heal from the effects of toxic positivity  - Ways to heal from mental health traumas caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic   - The Bliss Brain and practices to release feel-good neurochemicals  Resources: - Purchase a Vital-Side Gift Card for a minimum of $15 - Get the FREE meditation and tapping manual from Dr. Dawson Church - Visit Dr. Dawson Church’s website - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide  - Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co  - Visit Cait's Website - Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass

Themes: Panic Attacks, PMDD, Burnout Episode: Have you ever experienced a panic attack or anxiety attack? In this episode, Cait shares her personal journey dealing with panic attacks and PMDD, or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Listen to this episode to learn how she healed from these chronic conditions and ultimately started on her path to becoming a neuro-science backed coach, helping entrepreneurs, business leaders, and high performers to build resilience and unlock their creativity. Show Notes: - How Cait’s perfectionist tendencies in her career led to burnout, which led to panic attacks - PMDD and its symptoms during Cait’s different phases of her menstrual cycle - Big lifestyle changes helped to ease some of Cait’s chronic symptoms - Once Cait addressed her nervous system’s needs, her body started to heal - What are Protector Parts and how they affect our nervous system Resources: - Black Friday Vital-Side Sale continuing until 11:59pm December 5th CST for 25% off the first subscription on all Vital-Side programs & 50% off private sessions  - Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co  - Visit Cait's Website - Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass -Rewire The Podcast Episode 104 - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide       

Themes: PANS, PANDAS, Mold Illness, Homeopathy Episode: Have you noticed that your kids have had a behavior change? More outbursts? Melt downs? Even OCD like tendencies? It may not be OCD at all… It may be PANS, Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, often linked to Mold Illness. To Talk about this today, we have Vital-Side Operations Manager, homeopathy student, and mother of 3, Lori Weir. Lori’s 3 kids have all been affected by mold and chronic illness, specifically PANS & MCAS, ranging over the years since 2018. She has a background in psychology and is currently studying homeopathy after it played a huge part in her and her kids' healing. She is passionate about helping others see their own capability for self-healing. Listen to this episode to hear Lori’s story and learn about the signs and symptoms that may be linked to your child’s chronic illness.  Show Notes: - Lori’s daughter’s sudden symptoms led to a diagnosis of PANDAS after strep in 2018 - Her son’s appendix infection didn’t present like a typical infection due to PANS - PANS symptoms can include OCD, anxiety, depression, rage, suicidal thoughts, and uncontrollable bladder which can be misdiagnosed as mentall illnesses - Mold could be the cause for PANS in your child - Finding mold in her shower and kitchen - Having to throw away all their clothes due to mold in the washing machine - Lori overcoming her fear of mold - Lori’s sister’s HVAC system was full of mold, causing similar symptoms in her family - Homeopathy and brain retraining with Vital-Side have helped Lori and her family heal Resources: - Black Friday Vital-Side Sale starting 9am November 29th-11:59pm December 5th CST for 25% off the first subscription on all Vital-Side programs & 50% off private sessions  - Schedule a time to talk with Lori inside Vital-Side  - Read A Mold Story blog post Mold in House? The Science, Remediation, and More - Listen to Rewire Ep. 62 Lori Weir's Wild Healing Journey, Recovering from MCAS, POTS & Rheumatoid Arthritis - Listen to Rewire Ep. 81 Model Regulation to Your Kids with Vital-Side Facilitator, Lori Weir - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide  - Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co  - Visit Cait's Website - Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass  

Themes: Resistance, Reframing, Overcoming Change Episode: What do we do when we feel resistance? It’s important to point out that ALL of us experience resistance at some point in our lives, and it seems ALWAYS to be a struggle. That said, we can reframe resistance so we can think about it from a totally new perspective and break free from old judgments or preconceived notions we’ve had about resistance. Lindsay is diving into this topic today and bringing up past personal experience and experience from Vital-Side members to meet you where you are in resistance. Listen to this episode if you feel stuck and blocked in moving forward, but you’re ready to hear an alternative way of thinking to help combat some of the struggles you’ve experienced to move forward. Show Notes: - Your resistance often comes from your Limbic system’s protective mechanism - Communicating with your Limbic system to overcome resistance - 5 emotional stages you experience when it comes to change - Identifying old subconscious beliefs or pathways to combat resistance  - Implementing consistent incremental repetition to overcome change - Exercises Lindsay uses to set up her environment for success in combating resistance  Resources: - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide  - Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co and visit Cait's Website - Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass  

Themes: Father Wounds, Familial Relationships, Healing Episode: How is your relationship with your father? Many people carry with them father wounds, and don’t quite know what to do with them or how to process them. In this episode, Giji Mischel Dennard discusses how to process these wounds.  Giji’s journey began with the pivotal moment of meeting her father at the age of 17. This encounter sparked a life-long passion for understanding and fostering healthy father-child relationships. Her professional journey of over 20 years includes leading roles in multinational corporations and training thousands of professionals. She is the author of four acclaimed books where she explores themes of healing father-child relationships, unleashing personal and professional greatness, and the pursuit of passion. Listen in to hear her story and how you can begin to heal your father-child relationships.  Show Notes: - Giji’s first contact with her father the night before her high school graduation -  How growing up without her father impacted her childhood - Identity validation upon meeting her father in person for the first time - The impacts of meeting her siblings and how each relationship differed - Writing a manuscript with her father about their first meeting - Creating a book of similar stories that led to her calling of helping to heal father-child relationships - The five father archetypes  - Giji’s relationship with her father vs with her mother Resources: - 2 Rewire Subscription Giveaway Instructions       - Follow Rewire Podcast on Instagram: @rewirepodcast       - Comment on our pinned Giveaway Post - write down ONE reason you want to start  Rewire       - Leave a 5 star review in Apple Podcast (don’t forget to write your name and first initial or we can’t track you!)  - Check out Giji’s workshop and book  - Hear Lindsay’s  story about meeting her dad for the first time - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide  - Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co and visit Cait's Website - Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass    

Themes: Old Belief Systems, Brain Retraining, Resilience Show: What would it feel like in the morning to wake up with a smile on your face… despite all the chaos and noise happening around you? What could it look like to surround yourself in a bubble of protection so that life’s situations aren’t dictating how you feel? In this episode, Lindsay dives into her 8 years of expertise in the field of brain retraining and neuroplasticity to offer very tangible steps to break the cycle of old beliefs and old patterns. After working with thousands of people experiencing chronic stress and perfectionistic tendencies, Lindsay has come up with simple, daily solutions to break the pattern of chronic stress so that Vital-Side members can start to feel connected to themselves and their lives again.  In this episode, you’ll learn to break patterns of old belief systems in a tangible way in order to FEEL positive emotions of happiness, joy, and love… and increase your capacity for resilience. Show Notes: - Examples of old belief systems and how they develop - Protective mechanisms of the fight, flight, freeze or fawn responses -  Using a metacognition practice to pinpoint old belief systems - Identifying OOPSes or Overused Old Pathways Stopped - Creating NICEs or New Inner Conscious Expressions Resources: - 2 Rewire Subscription Giveaway Instructions:         - Follow Rewire Podcast on Instagram: @rewirepodcast         - Comment on our pinned Giveaway Post - write down ONE reason you want to start Rewire         - Leave a 5 star review in Apple Podcast (don’t forget to write your name and first initial or we can’t track you!) - Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay’s FREE Brain Retraining Guide  - Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co and visit Cait's Website - Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass