
The Vital Side Podcast
Welcome to The Vital Side Podcast. Join me to learn how rewiring your brain can help you heal your body, reach new heights of success, and unlock your infinite potential. I have inspiring conversations with entrepreneurs and thought leaders in the wellness & personal development communities -- all rooted in the latest neuroscience. By listening, subscribing, and leaving a review, you’ve already started the process of rewiring your brain -- dive in with me today!
Latest episodes

Jun 27, 2023 • 52min
93. Healing Disordered Eating Through Somatic Work & Nervous System Regulation with Stephanie Mara Fox
Themes: Eating Disorders/Disordered Eating, Relationships with food, Trauma Healing, Nervous System Regulation Trigger warning: This episode is an open discussion with a mental health professional that includes the topics of disordered eating, eating disorders, diet culture, and trauma around food. SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST for Vital-Side's newest course, Reboot, launching June 30th. Reboot is a virtual course designed for people on the verge of burnout to break the chronic stress cycle again & again using structured protocols. If you're finding yourself running on the hamster wheel of life, unable to feel connected because of stress & overwhelm, Reboot will be a resource to you as you re-discover who you are when you press pause & reboot your dysregulated nervous system. Commit to 15 minutes of practice/ day & learn to live more dynamically in your life when dealing with a life transition like a breakup, job change, becoming a parent, or simply adding tools to your toolbox in your self-discovery journey. Sign up for the Reboot Waitlist to snag a deal & gain first access. Episode details: How often do you reflect on your relationship with food? Somatic Nutritional Counselor Stephanie Mara Fox joins Lindsay and Cait to discuss the importance of this relationship. Hear Stephanie’s story of working through her own patterns of disordered eating and how that led her to the work she does today. Stephanie gives compassionate insight to how our past traumas can contribute to the development of disordered eating, and how somatic work can help us heal from them. Stephanie Mara Fox, MA, CMBEC, CHC, CYT, is a Somatic Nutritional Counselor and Mentor with a Master’s Degree in Somatic Psychotherapy. She is the creator of Somatic Eating®, a body-oriented, sensation focused therapeutic approach to eating. She has supported women, coaches, and wellness professionals all over the world, helping them to heal from disordered eating patterns, binge eating, emotional eating, chronic dieting, and body image concerns. She is a teacher at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating and has supervised thousands of mind body eating coaches. Stephanie is on a mission to guide others into a safe and regulated relationship with food so they can go out and create their Satiated Life. Show Notes: -Reminder to sign up for the Reboot waitlist -Meet Stephanie and hear her story; starting at a young age with her desire to heal her digestive pain, and how this turned into learning about somatic work, gut health, nervous system regulation, and a psychotherapeutic approach to healing disordered eating -Discussing pivotal moments in Stephanie’s healing journey -The difference between an eating disorder, and disordered eating; examples of disordered eating -The trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) and how they relate to disordered eating -How trauma and disordered eating are related; how they similar messages to your brain; why you might be more prone to developing disordered eating patterns if you have unprocessed traumas -Recognizing the signs of disordered eating; specific examples of how they manifest and how you can reflect personally on your own eating behaviors -Tools to help regulate yourself (and foster safety in your body) before meals -The importance of the nervous system in relation to eating, and learning to listen to the information your body is trying to tell you Resources: -Click here to visit Stephanie’s website -Click here to receive 50% off Stephanie’s Intro to Somatic Eating® Mini Course -Click to follow Stephanie on: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Tiktok -Click here to sign up for the Reboot waitlist -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

Jun 21, 2023 • 24min
92. The Fallacy of Everything Happens for a Reason with Cait Ross & Lindsay Mitchell
Themes: Somatic Work, Nervous System Regulation, Mind Body Connection, Personal Development SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST for Vital-Side's newest course, Reboot, launching June 30th. Reboot is a virtual course designed for people on the verge of burnout to break the chronic stress cycle again & again using structured protocols. If you're finding yourself running on the hamster wheel of life, unable to feel connected because of stress & overwhelm, Reboot will be a resource to you as you re-discover who you are when you press pause & reboot your dysregulated nervous system. Commit to 15 minutes of practice/ day & learn to live more dynamically in your life when dealing with a life transition like a breakup, job change, becoming a parent, or simply adding tools to your toolbox in your self-discovery journey. Sign up for the Reboot Waitlist to snag a deal & gain first access. Episode details: How many times have you heard the words, “Everything happens for a reason”? While this phrase and mantra can support the divinity that exists and is present throughout our human lives; it also can hold us back from processing the very real human sensations and feelings that can arise inside of us during challenging or difficult situations or circumstances. Cait and Lindsay unpack how we can process difficult emotions without needing to assign a purpose or reason to every one of them. Show Notes: -Reminder to sign up for the Reboot waitlist -Cait’s recent experience with her somatic practitioner; connecting with sensations in her stomach first, then accessing the emotion of disappointment, and how she let herself feel and move through the emotion without needing to make meaning of the disappointment -Learning to give our bodies the chance to send us messages without feeling the need to “fix” or “do” something afterwards, and why this an important skill to learn -How the phrase “everything happens for a reason” can be invalidating to the experiences your body wants to move through -Living in a mind-centric society and why the body is just as important for healing, growth & realizing our infinite potential -Practical tools Cait & Lindsay use to foster intentional connection with their bodies, and how you can start to practice this in your own life -Resources: -Click here to sign up for the Reboot waitlist -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

Jun 13, 2023 • 50min
91. How to Balance Your Hormones in Our Busy Modern Day World through Functional Nutrition
Themes: Hormonal Balance, Functional Medicine, Functional Nutrition, Holistic Healing Introducing The NeuroSomatics Certification Program, with Cait Ross and Laura Larios What would become possible for you if you could: Learn how to regulate your nervous system using a somatics (body-based) approach and help your clients do the same Take your coaching skills to the next level Grow your business, practice or platform with more ease and flow Bring nervous system work & your own unique expertise to the world in a fulfilling and profitable way Bring nervous system work into new and growing industries, such as working with corporate clients Join an intimate group of thought leaders to shape the future of the coaching & human transformation industries Cait invites you to book an Enrollment call with her & her colleague, (and past Rewire guest) Laura Larios to learn more about their NeuroSomatics Certification program and explore if it’s a fit for you! Episode details: What exactly is the difference between traditional medicine and functional nutrition? How can a functional-based approach elevate your well being? Cait is joined by Lauren Papanos, a registered dietician with her own virtual nutrition practice, to discuss the benefits of functional medicine & functional nutrition, particularly on how we can use these approaches & their tools to balance hormones. Hear Lauren’s story of self discovery through her own health journey, why she was drawn to functional medicine, and learn about some of the processes behind a functional approach to health & well-being. Lauren Papanos is a Registered Dietician, Published Nutrition Researcher, and the Founder of Functional Fueling Nutrition, a virtual nutrition practice that offers lab testing and individualized nutrition & supplement protocols to help patients go from frustrated to high-functioning. Empowered with a Masters Degree in Integrative Nutrition and more than ten advanced educational trainings on hormone health and root cause medicine, Lauren cuts through the 'wellness' noise and makes data-driven information digestible so you can see what’s actually going on with your hormones - and understand how to heal yourself from within. Show Notes: -Intro to the NeuroSomatics Certification Program -Lauren’s journey to functional medicine and holistic health; from pushing her body to its limits as an athlete to finding balance, healing and realizing how everything in the body/mind is interconnected; her desire to approach the “mysteries of health” in a holistic and big picture way -The definition of functional medicine and how it differs from “traditional” medicine; traditional is solely focused on how to fix/stop progression of disease, whereas functional views the body as one whole connected system -How a functional medicine approach works; the process and time it takes -Discussing hormonal imbalance and Lauren’s two reasons for it (inflammation and nutritional imbalance); how a functional medicine approach looks for the root causes -Why finding what works for you personally is important when it comes to your health; sustainable habits/changes only come when you are aware of what you really want and an awareness of your own desires and expectations -The role that stress plays in our healing processes -How to determine if/where there is infection, imbalance, and inflammation in the body -Foods/eating practices that can help balance hormones -Bio-individuality is real; you can’t always follow an exact practice that you find on social media or that worked for someone else you know; it's also important to remember that what works can change over time -Resources: -Click here to visit Lauren’s website -Click here to listen to Lauren’s podcast -Click here to follow Lauren’s YouTube channel and click here to follow her on IG - Click here to book an Enrollment call and learn more about the NeuroSomatics Certification Program -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

Jun 7, 2023 • 28min
90. What is Somatics and How to Use It to Heal Your Inner Child with Cait Ross
Themes: Somatics, Inner Child Healing, Mind-body Connection, Personal Development Introducing The NeuroSomatics Certification Program, with Cait Ross and Laura Larios What would become possible for you if you could: Learn how to regulate your nervous system using a somatics (body-based) approach and help your clients do the same Take your coaching skills to the next level Grow your business, practice or platform with more ease and flow Bring nervous system work & your own unique expertise to the world in a fulfilling and profitable way Join an intimate group of changemakers to shape the future of the coaching & human transformation industries Cait invites you to book an Enrollment Discovery call with her & her colleague, (and past Rewire guest) Laura Larios to learn more about their NeuroSomatics Certification program and explore if it’s a fit for you! Episode details: How can incorporating somatic work into your life change the way you are healing and growing? Cait walks us through what somatic work is, how it works, and why addressing our bodies just as much as our minds is so important when we are upleveling our lives. Cait dives deep into how using various somatic tools, such as Inner Child Work can support us in healing & regulating our nervous systems. Show Notes: -Intro to the NeuroSomatics Certification Program -What is somatics? -What is keeping you from reaching the next level in life; how something from years ago could still be affecting you today (inner child healing) -The significance our early years have on our development; how we form a whole preschool of inner children in our mind from our earliest traumas -80% of what's happening in our reality is partly due to the communication that's happening between our bodies and our brains -Getting our inner children on board with our deepest desires; creating safety in our bodies; part of somatics is getting intimately acquainted with these inner children -How our inner children come to be; how we have parts of us that are still operating from a child's perspective -Meeting and attuning to the emotional needs of our inner child -Communicating to our nervous system with somatics (sensations; feelings in our body) -Why mindset tools cannot be successful as they can unless they are paired with somatic tools -How our inner “protector” or coping mechanisms melt away when we do somatic work & inner child healing -Connecting our brains and bodies together; attuning our adult selves with our childhood selves; why this can transform your healing and growth -Resources: - Click here to book an Enrollment call and learn more about the NeuroSomatics Certification Program -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

May 30, 2023 • 36min
89. How to Overcome Limiting Beliefs with Lindsay Mitchell
Themes: Limiting Beliefs, Brain Retraining, Trauma Recovery SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST for Vital-Side's newest course, Reboot, launching June 30th. Reboot is a virtual course designed for people on the verge of burnout to break the chronic stress cycle again & again using structured protocols. If you're finding yourself running on the hamster wheel of life, unable to feel connected because of stress & overwhelm, Reboot will be a resource to you as you re-discover who you are when you press pause & reboot your dysregulated nervous system. Commit to 15 minutes of practice/ day & learn to live more dynamically in your life when dealing with a life transition like a breakup, job change, becoming a parent, or simply adding tools to your toolbox in your self-discovery journey. Sign up for the Reboot Waitlist to snag a deal & gain first access. Episode details: How are your limiting beliefs holding you back? Lindsay gets to the root of where our limiting beliefs about ourselves come from: trauma from early childhood into early adulthood. She explains how these thoughts formed out of negative experiences when our brains are still developing, and how we can follow three simple steps to overcoming and rewriting them so that we can develop the lives we truly want for ourselves. Show Notes: -What are limiting beliefs (or as Lindsay calls them, “old/overused pathways”) and why does our brain form them? -What do limiting beliefs stand in the way of and how do they affect both our physical realities and our subconscious minds? -Step one: Becoming aware of the belief. “Is my brain trying to protect me?” -An example of an overused pathway: perfectionism -The two things (or basics needs) our brains are instinctually trying to accomplish by forming limiting beliefs: survival and protection -Our limiting beliefs are usually formed in childhood, before our prefrontal cortexes are fully developed and before we can properly access proper reasoning and decision making; they are a survival response -We can find versions of our current limiting beliefs in our childhood selves. Tools for awareness: “When was one of the first times this survival response showed up in my life?” “How does this limiting belief show up in my life today?” -Step two: Accepting that you have these limiting beliefs -Asking yourself if these beliefs align with who you want to become and the life you want to live (the answer will be no!); then, realizing you need to move to step three -Step three: Modeling a new way of being to yourself -Resources: -Click here to sign up for the Reboot Waitlist -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

May 23, 2023 • 28min
88. How to Beat Burnout with Lindsay Mitchell
Themes: Burnout, Nervous System Health & Regulation, Emotional Regulation, Mental Health SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST for Vital-Side's newest course, Reboot, launching June 30th. Reboot is a virtual course designed for people on the verge of burnout to break the chronic stress cycle again & again using structured protocols. If you're finding yourself running on the hamster wheel of life, unable to feel connected because of stress & overwhelm, Reboot will be a resource to you as you re-discover who you are when you press pause & reboot your dysregulated nervous system. Commit to 15 minutes of practice/ day & learn to live more dynamically in your life when dealing with a life transition like a breakup, job change, becoming a parent, or simply adding tools to your toolbox in your self-discovery journey. Sign up for the Reboot Waitlist to snag a deal & gain first access. Episode details: Do you experience frequent feelings of physical and/or emotional exhaustion? Do you feel overwhelmed with trying to keep up with lifes’ constant demands? In this solo episode with Lindsay, she addresses the big topic of burnout. Learn what burnout really is, and how to recognize the signs in both your body and your emotional reactions. Lindsay also goes through some easy tips to start coping with your burnout, including tools for nervous system regulation. Show Notes: -An intro to Vital-Side’s new upcoming program, Reboot -Defining burnout: when we feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained and unable to meet constant demands; a combination of stressors that creates a “perfect storm” -How we reach burnout; specific signs that point to it; energetic, emotional, and mental stress occurs, then our energy starts to change -Why stress doesn’t have to be labeled as negative; the situations where it DOES become negative and turns to burnout -Figuring out if you are headed towards or are already in a state of burnout; making a list of everything you pay attention to in a day and the feelings you have towards each of them & searching for negative patterns -What burnout feels like in the body -The three steps to tackling burnout; awareness, acceptance, and taking action; examples of simple tools you can use when you are feeling a lot of stress; learning to communicate with our bodies -The second step: learning to accept how your survival responses show up -Learning to make changes in your life to avoid and/or tackle burnout and communicate how you are feeling to your loved ones -The third step: taking action; modeling a new way of being to our bodies -Becoming aware of what you want your life to look like -:Learning to move dynamically between peace and stress and therefore move through our lives more effectively -Resources: -Click here to sign up for the Reboot waitlist -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

May 16, 2023 • 56min
87. How We Can Be Peaceful in The Midst of Chaos with Adele Spraggon
Themes: Brain Repatterning, Personal Development, Nervous System Regulation, Emotional Regulation SMOOTH SAILING MASTERCLASS Announcement: Sign Up for Cait’s Upcoming Smooth Sailing Masterclass "How to Create a Blue Ocean Coaching Business through the Power of Nervous System Regulation" Join Cait on Tuesday, May 16 at 12 pm CST for an interactive masterclass experience to learn how to provide deeper transformation for your clients,, accelerate your coaching business revenue & reduce stress and burnout for good! Plus: how to shape the future of the coaching industry by leveraging somatic coaching, cutting edge nervous system tools and deeper personal embodiment. Episode details: Do you find yourself checking off your list of “should dos” but still feeling stuck in panic, anxiety, sadness or constant stress? Author and thought leader Adele Spraggon joins Lindsay and Cait to talk about her journey into the personal development and coaching industry-starting off with debilitating anxiety, but eventually reaching peace through developing what she calls “brain repatterning.” Learn about Adele’s four step brain repatterning process, the neuroscience behind why it works, and how it can positively affect both your life and business. Adele Spraggon is an award winning author, speaker, thought leader, international trainer and fearless speaker. She has been awarded the 2020 Woman of Inspiration Award and in 2021 she was recognized as the Top Behavioural Expert of the year. Her book, “Shift: 4 Steps to Personal Empowerment,” has won three awards and is sweeping the globe, transforming how people are setting and achieving their goals. Show Notes: -An intro to Adele and how she discovered brain repatterning; suffering from panic attacks and severe anxiety even while she was life coaching, she sought knowledge about the brain, which led her to developing her four step process of brain repatterning that she teaches today -Adele’s explanation of what a “pattern” really is in the brain; how the brain is wired; replacing an old, obsolete pattern with a brand new healthy one that serves you; what you can work on/heal through brain repatterning -Adele’s version of the two hemispheres of the brain -How thoughts connect with physical sensations and emotional content; Our thoughts are not always true and they can be harmful if we can’t disconnect them from reality -An example of a thought (“I’m not good enough”) going through the first two steps of Adele’s four step method of brain repatterning -A short explanation of the four steps: 1) Identify the pattern 2) Own it as a pattern 3) Tease apart the pattern 4) Replace it with a new pattern -More examples from Adele of how to implement the four steps -Reconnecting with your body after being in a state of fight or flight; reconnecting with both hemispheres of your brain -The four ways we can get stuck in a pattern: analyze, justify, catastrophize, or rebel -Learning to use the stress we are faced with to navigate towards peace -Instinct vs. intuition -Methods of addition and subtraction in personal development; addition is goal setting, striving, willpower; subtraction is surrender, letting go of your thoughts -We can use our neuroplastic, malleable brains for good and to create peace in our lives, optimize patterns, and even hone in and focus on our intuition -Resources: -Click here for a FREE copy of Adele’s book and a FREE virtual class about brain “repatterning” -Click here to visit Adele’s website -Click here to follow Adele on IG -Sign up for Cait’s Smooth Sailing Masterclass on May 16 -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

May 9, 2023 • 44min
86. The Big Opportunity for You to Unlock Deeper Transformation with Your Clients, Accelerate Business Growth & Feel Less Stressed and More Fulfilled with Cait Ross
Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Business & Personal Development, Entrepreneurship, Stress & Burnout, Future of Business SMOOTH SAILING MASTERCLASS Announcement: Sign Up for Cait’s Upcoming Smooth Sailing Masterclass "How to Create a Blue Ocean Coaching Business through the Power of Nervous System Regulation" Join Cait on Tuesday, May 16 at 12 pm CST for an interactive masterclass experience to learn how to provide deeper transformation for your clients, accelerate your coaching business revenue & reduce stress and burnout for good! Plus: how to shape the future of the coaching & human transformation industries by leveraging somatic coaching, cutting-edge nervous system tools and deeper personal embodiment. Episode details: What is the real significance of the nervous system when it comes to helping your clients access deeper levels of transformation? Are you limiting both your own and your clients' development by only addressing the mindset in your coaching? Cait explains why incorporating nervous system regulation into your business model is a triple win — for you, your clients and the human transformation industry. Learn about how to use both the mind AND the body to help your clients reach their full potential and take their personal development to the next level. Show Notes: -The current boom in the coaching industry; statistics on how burnout affects coaches and entrepreneurs - Cait’s perspective on current market trends and why all industries (not just coaching) will eventually leverage nervous system regulation to activate deeper client transformation -Differences between therapy and coaching -Polyvagal theory & the “80/20” rule; the inherent limitations of only addressing the brain and not the body -Going deeper than just mindset coaching; addressing the root causes of nervous system dysregulation; “The body speaks a different language than the mind does.” -What becomes possible when you incorporate full nervous system regulation into your life and your business; the positive impacts it can have on both you and your clients -More details about Cait’s upcoming Smooth Sailing Masterclass Resources: -Sign up for the Smooth Sailing Masterclass on May 16 -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website -Click to listen to other episodes with Laura Larios: (as referenced in this episode): “Increase Your Sales & Wealth through a Regulated Nervous System” and “The Power of Voice” Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

May 2, 2023 • 52min
85. How To Maintain Relationships During Your Healing Journey with Nitika Chopra
Themes: Chronic Illness Recovery, Personal Development, Community & Relationships SMOOTH SAILING MASTERCLASS Announcement: Sign Up for Cait’s Upcoming Smooth Sailing Masterclass How to Create a Blue Ocean Coaching Business through the Power of Nervous System Regulation Join Cait on Tuesday, May 16 at 12 pm CST for an interactive masterclass experience to learn how to provide deeper transformation for your clients,, accelerate your coaching business revenue & reduce stress and burnout for good! Plus: how to shape the future of the coaching industry by leveraging somatic coaching, cutting edge nervous system tools and deeper personal embodiment. Episode details: How do the dynamics of relationships differ when one person has a chronic illness? Do you struggle with maintaining important relationships because of the complexity of communicating about your chronic condition? Joining Cait & Lindsay is founder of Chroniccon and self love guru Nitika Chopra. Nitika describes her beautiful path of self acceptance and love, from being a lonely child struggling with a chronic condition to the owner of a media and events company that helps people all over the country who live with chronic conditions of their own. Learn more about Nitika’s company, how chronic illness changed the way she approaches relationships, and how to communicate about your own chronic illness with your loved ones. Nitika Chopra is the founder of Chronicon, a media and events company, dedicated to elevating the lives of those living with a chronic illness. Nitika was diagnosed with psoriasis at the age of 10 and psoriatic arthritis at the age of 19 and lived over 17 years of her life being defined by her conditions. In 2010 she decided to take all of the lessons her health journey had taught her and use it to help others. Since the start of her entrepreneurial journey Nitika has hosted her own TV talk show on Z Living called Naturally Beautiful, hosted over 40 events with hundreds of guests in attendance and has created dynamic partnerships with over 150 brands in the wellness space. Nitika launched Chronicon in the fall of 2019, focused on those living with a chronic illness. Since its launch, Chronicon has expanded online and you can now download the Chronicon app right to your phone and access it any time. This community is an accessible online space with inspiration, advocacy, and empowerment for chronically ill folks across the globe. You can also join Chronicon for its first live event since the pandemic, taking place on May 19th, in Brooklyn New York which can be streamed anywhere in the world. Show Notes: -Nitika’s health journey; how hitting rock bottom in her physical health led to a spiritual experience that changed her life and shifted her perspective on healing; Nitika held onto this experience as her anchor throughout her life -Finding a balance of accepting chronic illness but not letting it become your identity; the importance of having a community when you have a chronic condition -Discussing Chroniccon, the uplifting and empowering community that Nitika has created to support and empower those with chronic illnesses; a safe space to discuss, heal, and enjoy activities together just the same as others do; “We’re your new best friends!” -How navigating relationships can feel so different for someone chronically ill; Nitika’s journey of self love and acceptance, and how her approach to relationships has changed over the years as she has healed more and more; why you should keep the focus on yourself and your own role in relationships as you’re trying to break unhealthy patterns -Deconditioning beliefs around relationships; learning to communicate your needs with your loved ones and express how you are really feeling health wise instead of keeping it hidden -The complex and nuanced nature of all relationships, including work dynamics; Nitika’s tips and tools for healthy communication and boundaries Resources: -Click here to visit Nitika’s website -Click here to join the Chroniccon community -Click here to follow Nitika on IG -Sign up for the Smooth Sailing Masterclass on May 16 -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer

Apr 25, 2023 • 41min
84. How to Use Flower Essences to Bloom into Your Full Potential & Live with More Ease with Katie Hess
Themes: Alternative Medicine, Flower Essence Therapy, Holistic Health & Wellness What exactly is a “flower essence” and what are its benefits for the mind, body, and spirit? Cait & Lindsay are joined by flower alchemy expert, Katie Hess. Katie shares her nearly lifelong experience with the power of flower medicine, explains how exactly it all works along with long term and short benefits, and even walks us through the specific uses of her own healing flower elixirs that she shares with the world through her company, Lotus Wei. Katie Hess is an expert of flower alchemy - using the healing power of flowers to awaken to our true potential. She travels the world in search of rare flowers with the healing qualities most needed today. Katie captures the activating lifeforce flowers and translates it into an accessible method to bring more ease, creativity, focus, inspired action, joy & more into our daily lives. Katie and her company Lotus Wei now have over 150 elixirs, used by people in more than 50 countries. Show Notes: -An intro to Katie and her company, Lotus Wei -Katie’s personal journey through “the power of flowers”: from being a kid playing in nature to traveling the globe and developing a deep understanding of plant/flower medicine; the impact Katie knows that flower medicine can have on individuals and therefore the world; starting with 1:1 clients and eventually founding a successful company with zero business training or experience -What a flower essence actually is, and different ways they can be used; Katie’s explanation of “botanical wifi” and the energy that flowers carry, emit, and amplify within ourselves; the process of how water brings us the healing energies of flowers, and how this helps us bring us back into our natural state of ease and joy -How flower essences help heal physical ailments and assist in mental and energetic challenges; how they can help you uproot trauma and work through emotional blocks -Cait’s personal experience with Lotus Wei elixirs -More details about the benefits of flower medicine, and references to specific elixirs through Lotus Wei; how you find out which elixir to start with through their online quiz; how to match flower elixirs with your current needs & goals -”The power of flowers” : Flower alchemy is a tool that helps us optimize and empower ourselves physically, energetically, physiologically, and emotionally Resources: -Click here to take the “flower quiz” -Click here to visit Lotus Wei’s website -Cait’s Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait’s Website -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay’s Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer