The Vital Side Podcast

Lindsay and Cait speak to Riji Raja, an actor and small business owner who utilized the power of positive thinking to overcome homelessness and adversity when she moved to the United States. In today’s episode, Riji talks to Lindsay and Cait about the power of the heart and mind, small ways to reframe negative thoughts, and shares her story & journey of starting her business, Affirmation Darling.  Riji went from being homeless in LA to creating an empowering woman-owned business, Affirmation Darling. As the founder, she helps advocate for young adults from underserved and disadvantaged communities facing homelessness and mental health issues.  Show Notes: -Riji’s story of surviving homelessness and adversity in America  -First steps you can take to reverse negative thoughts and take action  -Refraining from word choices that reinforce negative thoughts -Riji’s personal story of overcoming adversity & the catalyst for her to start Affirmation Darling  -Reframing your brain for positive thoughts Resources: -Visit Riji’s Website Here -Riji’s Instagram: @affirmationdarling -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Cait’s Website -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -The Vital-Side Membership Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

Neurologist, Dr. Philippe Douyon, dives into the complex and sometimes elusive concept of Neuroplasticity. He also goes through his personal journey of healing and exploring the mind-body connection. Through the lens of resiliency, we explore the ways we can use the power of Neuroplasticity to believe and shape our reality, discover how past traumas are affecting our current healing journey, and take on a more proactive mindset to better our health.  Dr. Philippe Douyon, MD is a board-certified Neurologist and has improved people’s health and life by teaching them how to become the leaders their brains need them to be. Through resiliency and tapping into the mind-body connection, Dr. Douyon was able to overcome and heal from kidney failure, COVID, dialysis, and a kidney transplant. He is also the author of “Neuroplasticity: Your Brain’s Superpower” and the creator of the online course, “Take Charge of Your Brain, a Guide to Making a Profound Difference In Your Health and Your Life.”  Show Notes: -Dr. Douyon’s journey of overcoming COVID and kidney failure and what resilience means to him  -Practical tools to further those big picture goals in times of struggle  -What if people had tools at their fingertips to believe in what they’re feeling and to shape their reality?  -Expanding on the science of Western Medicine through Neuroplasticity  -How trauma informs healing through the mind-body connection  -Embodying a proactive mindset and maintaining habits to build resiliency  -The benefits of a supportive community  -How foods can impact our brain, and therefore our ability to heal  Resources: -Dr. Philippe Douyon’s Book -Dr. Philippe Douyon’s Online Course -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Cait’s Website -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -The Vital-Side Membership Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

This week, Cait and Lindsay chat with Adriana Bucci to discuss how someone on their healing journey can recognize the signs of narcissist abuse in their lives. In this episode, we learn how to set boundaries with others and live life on our own terms. We also talk about some of the hard truths that happen when someone close to us is a narcissist and how to learn to accept that a narcissist may never do the necessary inner work to change who they are. Adriana is a narcissistic abuse recovery life coach based in Toronto, Canada. She empowers her clients worldwide to heal from narcissistic abuse, set boundaries, and live life on their own terms. After her own 4-year struggle with physical chronic pain, she learned about the mind-body connection and the work of Dr. John Sarno. In a nutshell, chronic pain can be linked to repressed emotions from childhood trauma. After doing the inner work around her childhood and having been raised by a narcissistic mother, her chronic pain went away. Her own journey & experiences inspired her to become a life coach and help others who are facing similar issues.  Show Notes: -How to identify narcissism and narcissistic abuse  -The cycle of narcissistic abuse -How setting boundaries can identify the narcissists in your life   -Exploring the mind-body connection in a relationship with a narcissist -Using Gray-Rocking as a tool deal with a narcissist in your day-to-day life -Can narcissists ever heal or change?  -How can empaths reconcile their love for the narcissistic person in their life? Resources: -Adriana’s Website -Adriana’s Instagram -Free Closure Webinar! -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Cait’s Website -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -The Vital-Side Membership Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

This week, we sat down with Human Design Specialist, Krystal Woods, to discuss the complex framework of Human Design. We also explore the concept of passive consciousness, how Human Design can help with self-awareness and de-conditioning, and how we can learn to teach ourselves that it’s not about the doing, it’s about the being.   Krystal works with high achievers, thought leaders, and founders of companies to leverage their unique energetic blueprint, and express their deepest passions and purpose. She is also the creator of Embodied By Design Practitioner Certification, where she teaches other coaches and healers how to apply human design to their practice.  Show Notes: -What is Human Design?  -What led Crystal to teach and coach others in Human Design? -The different categories: energy and profile types -Debunking the misconceptions around Human Design -The one easy step you can take to begin integrating Human Design into your life  -The 2027 Shift in Human Design and what we can expect  Resources: -Krystal’s Website -Krystal’s Instagram: @krystalewoods -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Cait’s Website -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -The Vital-Side Membership Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

This week, we sat down with international laughter coach, Bianca Spears, also known as “that laughter lady”. We discussed the incredible ways laughter and brain retraining work together to lower our body’s stress chemicals and how we can use breathing techniques and positive reinforcement to enjoy the benefits of laughter wellness.  In 2013, Bianca shifted from the corporate world into entrepreneurship and met anxiety, stress, and chronic fatigue along the way. As a result, she incorporated holistic wellness into her work and helped people step up their lives to embrace more ease, fun and flow. Episode Show Notes: -What exactly is laughter wellness? -Why does intentional laughter feel uncomfortable at first and how do we embrace it?  -What we can do to combat the ‘high achiever mentality’ when learning how to embrace laughter as a wellness tool -How does laughter wellness fit into the process of brain training? -The infinite ways laughter can help with healing & support you in reducing stress and avoiding burnout   -Laughter is a natural pain reliever and anesthetic  -Simple exercises to incorporate laughter into your normal routine  Resources: -Bianca’s Website -Bianca’s Instagram: @bianca.spears -Bianca’s Youtube Channel  -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Cait’s Website -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -The Vital-Side Membership Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

This week, we spoke with sustainability expert and yoga instructor, Jason Harris. Over the last few years, Jason has helped people feel grounded through simple mental, physical, and earth-based practices. In this episode, we discuss how people can help build a clean, healthy future by connecting with the environment, taking care of nature, and making sustainable living simple and accessible.  Episode Show Notes: -How Jason got interested in becoming an urban farmer -How his background in fitness and growing tomatoes with his grandfather in Queens fueled Jason’s passion for sustainable living -What is Hydroponics, and how can we grow our own food in the city?  -Using sustainability to reconnect with Mother Nature and the Earth  -Why is eco-sustainability so important?  -Finding local community gardens and living in sustainable housing -Being carbon positive and what it means -How sustainable living can impact our mental health -Actionable tools to be more earth-friendly day-to-day Resources: -Jason’s Website -Free, downloadable PDF for 30 days of health: earthtrainer.com\rewire -Jason’s Instagram: @earthtrainer -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Cait’s Website -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -The Vital-Side Membership Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

This week, we discuss what resilience as an entrepreneur means to us and how we navigate the emotional rollercoaster of running small businesses. We dive deep into the six areas that define your own resilience as an entrepreneur, the concept of abundance over infinite potential, and how we say goodbye to old visions regarding our businesses to say hello to new ones. Episode Show Notes: What is resilience? What does it mean to us? Crafting the vision for your small business Cait’s 6 pillars of how to increase your own resilience Abundance over infinite potential; what’s the difference? Staying anchored in your vision as an entrepreneur Experimenting with different visions based on emotional connection Reconciling old visions with new ones Resources: Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco Cait’s Website Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside  Vital-Side Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

In this week’s episode, we spoke with Katie Jones on how breathwork fuels manifestation, how Katie helps instill autonomy and control in her client’s healing journey, and how breathing helps you connect to your inner self. Katie is a spiritual life coach, manifestation expert, and certified breathwork facilitator. Her mission is to help the world heal through the power of aligned intentional manifestation, and she does this by holding space for growth and transformation through a spiritual yet practical coaching style for groups and private clients. Show Notes: Katie’s journey and how breathwork impacted her life What are the different types of breathwork? Definition of Holotropic/Revelation breathwork How breath is a catalyst and tool in manifesting Establishing a clear goal in manifesting Listening to your body while practicing breathwork Supplements and the power of the mind -Breathing exercises to practice in the comfort of your home The Vagus Nerve and diaphragmatic breathing Resources: Find Katie on Instagram @womanifester Visit Katie’s Website  Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco Cait’s Website Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside Lindsay’s Website: Vital-Side Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

Chrissy Papetti is an Occupational Therapist turned Self-Mastery Coach and speaker, whose expertise is deeply informed by the Gene Keys system. She teaches leaders and high-achievers to override the limiting patterns that hold them back from their potential.  Chrissy overcame chronic pain after dancing her whole life, and she made a full recovery through rewiring her mind-body connection. She now lives a full life, helping her clients fuse the art and science of retraining their brains for optimal health through modalities like the Gene Keys. This episode describes the intricacies of The Gene Keys, looking at it through the lens of the survival responses in our nervous systems & understanding our own fears. Tune in to learn more about defining your own self-limiting beliefs, and once you learn those beliefs, you can learn to shift & change them to connect with your most expanded self. Episode 5 Show Notes:  Chrissy defines what the Gene Keys are, fusing spiritual ancient wisdom & modern science to unlock your highest potential The importance of understanding your autonomic nervous system responses- fight-or-flight and freeze Understanding 64 ways that fear manifests within us (anxiety, desire, superficiality, etc.) Chrissy talks about giving structure to the limiting beliefs you have to shift your state Chrissy describes her journey with chronic pain after being a collegiate dancer and having an a labrum tear & dealing with a chronic injury The psychological ramifications of dealing with chronic pain Pain as repressed emotions, learning to understand it through the lens of learning pain from a new perspective The concept of shadow work and learning your limiting beliefs Description of gene tiers & Chrissy goes through an example on how to connect with who you are using Gene Keys Description of epigenetics- how our genetic expression changes based on our internal & external environments Turning “force” into strength- learning what makes you the most vibrant version of yourself   Resources: www.chrissypapetti.com and @chrissypapetti on Instagram SNAG your 10% off a Genius Session with the code REWIRE10! Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside The Vital-Side Membership Cait’s Website   Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast   Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

Best-selling author, coach, mentor, and educator, Michael Anthony, speaks about the importance of ending generational trauma to maintain physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. Growing up with the odds against him, Michael works as a coach to encourage people to be the hero of their own lives. We CAN end generational trauma, but it takes breaking through social norms, accepting yourself as you are, and learning to uplevel, even amidst chaos. Michael is the author of the best-selling book “Think Unbroken” and is an educator for adult survivors of child abuse.  This episode includes broad explanations of generational trauma and tangible takeaway tips on how to become the hero of your life. It’s a fascinating deep dive into understanding your trauma and taking steps forward, to see your life from a new & empowering perspective. Episode 4 Show Notes:  Michael’s story of growing up in an abusive environment Overcoming adversity growing up experiencing poverty, homelessness, & abuse Shifting mindset, landing a fortune 10 company,then Michael hits rock bottom Michael defines generational trauma Taking responsibility for your life- what that means & how to move forward after “bad things happen” Using your thoughts to create action & change in your life Michael gives words of advice to people who feel stuck & fearful from past trauma The importance of community in the health & business space Healing as a lifestyle, learning to recognize the tools & the support you need Michael deep dives into his story living with POTS & having chronic symptoms daily, then making a recovery Michael gives a tip on how to redefine your current reality to choose the person you want to be through self-talk The brain & the body’s connection- how we can make positive changes daily Practicing kindness as a way to evolve & go where you want to go   Resources: https://www.thinkunbroken.com/ and @michaelunbroken on instagram Claim your free copy of “Unbroken”  Cait’s instagram: @caitrossco Lindsay’s instagram: @myvitalside The Vital-Side Membership Cait’s Website   Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast   Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer