A Healthy Curiosity

Explore the Future Self Meditation

Neurodharma: Skillful Means for Happiness

A Healthy Curiosity

06/10/20 • 58 min

Given the frenetic pace of life we deal with today, it's useful to mine the wisdom traditions for ways to slow down and embody feelings like contentment and inner peace.

Dr. Rick Hanson is dedicated to connecting western psychology, the contemplative traditions of the world, and the latest brain science to craft accessible ways for everyone to cultivate lasting qualities of mind and heart to carry with us. In this conversation, he discusses some of his findings as well as 7 ways of being that he's identified that can help us to make durable, positive changes in our brain.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

How the brain and mind shape each other
Why he wrote his latest book as a pragmatic approach to enlightenment
An example of a practice Rick recommends for helping to drop self-criticism
The power of brief practices that are developed over time

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author with a keen interest in the brain and meditation.

His books have been published in 29 languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. His work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR, and 150,000 subscribers receive his free Just One Thing newsletter every week. But perhaps most importantly, he’s been meditating since 1974.

His latest book, Neurodharma shares seven practices for embodying them ourselves in daily life to handle stress, heal old pain, feel at ease with others, and rest in the sense of our natural goodness.

Links:

Neurodharma by Dr. Rick Hanson

Free gift! 3 Meditations and Chapter 1 of Neurodharma

Connect With Dr. Rick Hanson:

Episode 161: Anxiety & The Inner Critic - A Kinder Approach

Pause for Racial Justice #saytheirnames #podcastblackout

A Healthy Curiosity

06/03/20 • 9 min

At a time when racism's effects on the US are on display, as they've been with the most recent slayings of unarmed Black men and women, it can be difficult to distill our feelings into words, but speaking out imperfectly is important and better than staying silent.

Thousands lives have ended too early due to issues of institutionalized racism. In an effort to catalyze both reflection and action, this episode will hopefully serve as a way to remember those we've lost and offer anti-racist resources and action ideas.

On Today’s Solo Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

Why we need to eradicate the toxin of racism from our society the same way work to remove toxins from our bodies
The yin and yang aspects to the work of dismantling institutionalized racism
How we can seek to align our qi with our values of equality, justice, and love.

Links:

Code Switch - NPR
Anti-racism resources for white people
This Historical Twitter thread
So You Wanna Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (get the audiobook or kindle, it seems to be sold out)
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

The Evidence for Acupuncture

A Healthy Curiosity

05/27/20 • 57 min

There's a lot of fascinating research being done that continues to bridge the gap between Chinese Medicine and the conventional western medical approach. Dr. Mel Hopper Koppelman joins this conversation to discuss what she's been seeing in the research of Chinese Medicine and acupuncture.

Using her expertise across multiple medical disciplines, Dr. Koppelman shares with us how drawing on a variety of approaches gives us the flexibility to meet people where they are in their health journey.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

How we can try to chart a heathy, sustainable path forward through the COVID-19 pandemic
What she’s excited about in the world of acupuncture research right now
Why she finds the research around ATP and adenosine so interesting
How different philosophies of science can affect the interpretation of data
The importance of having more than one map or model for how things work

Dr. Mel Hopper Koppelman is passionate about helping people to optimize their health and improving access to safe and effective medical care through advocacy and education.

She came to integrative healthcare after overcoming several chronic illnesses using integrative approaches, which conventional medicine was unable to help her treat. She earned an MSc in Acupuncture in 2012 from the Northern College in the UK and a second MSc in Nutrition and Functional Medicine in 2015 from the University of Western States. She also has a diploma in hypnotherapy, which she enjoys weaving into her treatments.

She sees patients both online and at her practice in Rhode Island, Harbor Integrative Health, and is the Executive Director of Evidence Based Acupuncture.

Links:

Episode 177: Microbiome Biohacking with Dr. Andrew Miles

Dr. Jeffrey Bland

Connect With Dr. Mel Hopper Koppelman:

Harbor Integrative Health

Evidence Based Acupuncture

EBA Facebook

Harbor Integrative Health Facebook

Medical Intuition

A Healthy Curiosity

05/13/20 • 40 min

What happens when we stop trying to actively find the solutions for health problems and instead stop to listen to the information coming to us?

Megan Caper uses a whole other way of getting information about the body outside of the typical method of relying solely on thinking. To begin addressing the underlying iceberg of symptoms and patterns in her patients' lives, Megan's approach is to get out of the mode of thinking and into the mode of receiving in order to tap into other unconscious forms of knowing.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

How Megan’s holistic lens views us as one system made of three different, but intertwined, components
Why she felt like a piece was missing when she was studying pre-med and how that started her journey into intuitive medicine
What it looks like to train the intuition and why she thinks everyone is intuitive
Where the best use of medical intuition lies in dealing with health problems
Her process for working with clients even though she’s not physically with them

Megan Caper is a medical intuitive, author, and speaker who has helped hundreds of clients who are frustrated with the lack of diagnosis or limited treatment options offered to them by traditional medicine. Megan uses her psychic abilities and medical training to look inside the physical, emotional, and energetic body, find the root cause of the illness, and set clients on the road to true healing. She can be found connecting the dots between science, spirituality, and compassion at www.megancaper.com

Links:

Connect With Megan:

Reprogram Your Weight by Erika Flint

Hypnosis: Reprogramming Your Subconscious

A Healthy Curiosity

04/29/20 • 35 min

We typically know the things we need to do to take better care of ourselves, so why is it so difficult to make healthy choices and prioritize those healthy habits?

Erika Flint shares why the awareness usually isn't enough and that we need to take a look under the hood at what's driving our behavior from a subconscious level. Through her expertise as a hypnotist, she helps people to change their inner operating system in order to tackle limiting beliefs and regain control of their lives.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

How her search for fulfillment in her career guided her to hypnosis
What an imprint is and why it’s important to our subconscious
Why there is so much power in just realizing we have choices in how we respond
Background on how she works with clients and what kind of results they can see
Some useful brain hacks Erika has found in her research and experience

Erika Flint is an award-winning hypnotist, three time best-selling author, speaker on hypnosis and the self-actualized mind, and a co-host of the popular podcast series Hypnosis, Etc. She is the founder of Cascade Hypnosis Center for Training & Services in Bellingham, Washington.

Links:

Hypnosis, Etc. Podcast

Lighter by Erika Flint

Can You Be a Hypnotist? by Erika Flint

Connect With Erika:

Cascade Hypnosis Center

Cascade Hypnosis Training

Facebook

Heal Your Hunger by Tricia Nelson

Ending Emotional Eating / Self-Quarantine Edition

A Healthy Curiosity

04/22/20 • 45 min

In this time of social distancing and isolation, one of our natural tendencies is to eat as a way of coping with stress and anxiety. Tricia Nelson is an expert in this connection between eating and emotions and she cautions against trying to use food to feed our soul hunger.

Tricia offers some great insight and practical advice into ways to slow down and reevaluate what underlying feelings might be nudging us towards attempting to cover up our emotions by eating. Her wisdom can help us all navigate this time of uncertainty with more efficiency and without constantly running to the kitchen.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

The experiences in her life that led to the birth of Heal Your Hunger
Why she describes emotional eating as a spectrum
Some specific ideas for ways to change our state when we feel a food craving
How to differentiate overeating from giving your body what it requires

Tricia Nelson lost fifty pounds by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating. Tricia has spent over thirty years researching the hidden causes of the addictive personality. Tricia is an Emotional Eating Expert and author of the #1 bestselling book, Heal Your Hunger, 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. She also certifies health coaches so they can get better results, referrals and revenue by helping their clients overcome emotional eating. Tricia is the host of the popular podcast, The Heal Your Hunger Show and is a highly regarded speaker. Tricia has been featured on NBC, CBS, KTLA, FOX and Discovery Health.

Links:

Free resource for avoiding emotional eating while stuck at home!

Apply for a breakthrough coaching session with Tricia

Connect With Tricia:

Dr. Kristin Neff - Mindful Self-Compassion

Cultivating Confidence and Authenticity 90 seconds at a time

A Healthy Curiosity

04/15/20 • 47 min

A lack of confidence can be a huge roadblock in many aspects of our lives, but fortunately we can cultivate this in ourselves. Dr. Joan Rosenberg joins us to share how looking inward at how we approach life can be a pathway to deepening our sense of confidence.

Dr. Rosenberg provides a framework for moving through that which is unpleasant in order to achieve congruence with our bodies and feelings. Happiness, in her definition, is inner peace.

Just as a heads up, some of the links that follow are affiliate links for upcoming programs.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

How she defines confidence and where it comes from
What the three components of her formula for dealing with unpleasant feelings are
Why it’s so important to stay present with unpleasant feelings rather than ignoring them
Tips for staying present and riding the waves of your feelings
Why harsh self-criticism can be so detrimental

Best-selling author, consultant, and master clinician, Dr. Joan Rosenberg is a cutting-edge psychologist who is known as an innovative thinker, acclaimed speaker and trainer. As a two-time TEDx speaker and member of the Association of Transformational Leaders, she has been recognized for her thought leadership and influence in personal development. Dr. Rosenberg has been featured in the documentaries “I Am”, “The Miracle Mindset”, “Pursuing Happiness” and “The Hidden Epidemic”. She’s been seen on CNN’s American Morning, and ABC, CBS, FOX, PBS and OWN networks, as well as appearances and radio interviews in all of the major metropolitan markets. A California-licensed psychologist, Dr. Rosenberg speaks on how to build confidence, emotional strength, and resilience; how to achieve emotional, conversational and relationship mastery; how to integrate neuroscience and psychotherapy; and suicide prevention. An Air Force veteran, she is a professor of graduate psychology at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, CA. Her latest book, 90 Seconds to a Life you Love: How to Master Your Difficult Feelings to Cultivate Lasting Confidence, Resilience and Authenticity, was released February 2019.

Links:

Confident Women Rising

Dr. Jill Taylor

Dr. Rosenberg’s TEDx Talk on Emotional Mastery

Dr. Rosenberg’s TEDx Talk on Grief

Episode 115: Self-Discipline and Kindness with Courtney Townley

Free gift from Dr. Rosenberg!

Connect With Dr. Rosenberg:

Website

90 Second To A Life You Love by Dr. Joan Rosenberg

Podcast

Instagram

Melissa’s free lifestyle downloads

PMS, PCOS, and Pain: Your Period Doesn't Have to Suck

A Healthy Curiosity

04/08/20 • 38 min

Despite the significant percentage of women affected by polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, it often goes undiagnosed or diagnosed incorrectly. If you're a women concerned about irregular periods, problems with ovulation, or other symptoms, this episode could be particularly relevant.

Melissa Lee joins this conversation to examine different pieces of the PCOS puzzle. Rather than finding medications that mask the symptoms, Melissa advocates for changing how you're living to address the issues head on.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

Why there’s so much difficulty around recognizing and diagnosing PCOS
How Melissa’s journey with PCOS organically transitioned her into her current niche
The role that good fats play in her diet now
What advice she has around weight loss for women who suspect they may have PCOS

Melissa Lee is a women's health coach specializing in PCOS and weight loss. She focuses on sustainable lifestyle changes and helps her clients feel comfortable in their clothes again.

Links:

Ep. 140: Beyond the Pill with Dr. Jolene Brighten

Ep 98: Low Tox Living with Alexx Stuart

Ep 152: DIY Detox with Bridgit Danner

Connect With Melissa:

Heal For Life by Liz Mullinar

Healing from Trauma

A Healthy Curiosity

07/01/20 • 41 min

Trauma is unfortunately an all too common reality. This leads to unknowingly connecting everyday triggers to life threatening feelings which can have drastic effects on our well-being and the trajectory of our lives.

Liz Mullinar is committed to the vision that everyone deserves a good life and to heal from their trauma. To that end, she helps people find meaningful, permanent healing and trains others to be able to help as well.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

A challenge for you to stop making excuses
How neuroscience defines trauma
Why moments of trauma are never truly remembered
The importance of accessing and releasing the emotions associated with trauma
What she sees as the biggest barrier to healing from traumas in childhood

Liz Mullinar is a globally renowned trauma recovery expert and trauma survivor. Over 20 years ago, Liz pioneered Australia's first trauma recovery program - Heal For Life - a peer support approach that empowers survivors of childhood trauma to recognize and heal painful emotional triggers, transforming painful memories into meaningful, permanent healing.

Links:

Liz’s TEDx Talk - Treating the core problem of childhood trauma

Free gift! Download Chapter 2 of Liz’s book here

Connect With Liz Mullinar:

Website

Heal For Life Foundation

Instagram

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