Episode 132: Grounding Grief with Mandy Jankus

12/22/22 • 42 min

On today's episode, Mandy Jankus and I explore the mighty topic of grief. We know that this is such a present topic as we experience the holidays. We are both motherless daughters navigating the never ending journey of grief. Mandy gives us permission to accept that the grief journey is not linear or prescriptive. She shares with us how she keeps her mother alive and present by creating meaningful rituals. She also established a Little Free Library in honor of her mother to share her mother's love of books. Listen to the whole episode and share your thoughts with us on Instagram @OneWade and @kindredcoaching As we discussed in the podcast, creating rituals helps ground us and get quiet so that we can hear and connect to ourselves. At Centered in the City, we help you design mindfulness based rituals that support you pausing to listen inwards so that you can live more intentionally outwards. Sign up for your 7-day free trial at CenteredintheCity.org. ***** Mandy Jankus Bio I am a teacher, mother, Certified Mental Health Coach, and Daring Way Facilitator living in the Greater Chicago area. Like most people, I’ve had my fair share of emotional bumps and bruises. During those dark hours, I’ve found immense support in Dr. Brené Brown’s research on vulnerability, courage-building, and shame resilience. After my mother's death in 2020 I used these tools as a foundation to learn about grief and mental health coaching. I use Dr. Brown's curriculum—combined with tenants of social-emotional learning and cognitive behavioral coaching —to facilitate whole-hearted conversations with students, faculty, organizations, and individual coaching clients.

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Episode 131: Balancing our Well-being with Supplements

I used to not believe in or like supplements. However, that has changed in the last few years. Recently, I started to explore how my body needs more support on a cellular level. Today, I got to talk to my friend and Co-founder/ Co-CEO of Needed, Ryan Woodbury. In this podcast episode, we talk about the benefits of supplements and how they help the various functions of our bodies work together holistically. Ryan highlights the importance of Omega 3+ support in managing inflammation and the benefits of taking prenatal vitamins. Ryan also gives us a peek into her postpartum experience as a new mom and how she practices staying centered.

At the end of this interview, I also share how I integrate vitamins into a ritual process as a practice in health and self-love. I get excited to take them and support my body. Is your body craving more holistic supplemental support? Join me on my Needed Women's Health Plan journey. Curious to try other types of support? Use code: Center for 20%.

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Ryan is the Co-founder and Co-Ceo of Needed, a nutrition company on a mission to empower real nourishment in women on their journey to motherhood and beyond. Needed offers nutritional supplements and education designed in collaboration with a collective of women’s health practitioners. Ryan is a mom of an 8 month old girl and two rambunctious rescue mutts. She has a background in environmental science, is a holistic nutritionist, has extensive training in folk herbalism, and is avid hiker and yogi (certified and practicing since she was 10). She was born and raised in LA, and currently still lives there tucked between the mountains and the ocean.

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Solo Episode: 3 End of the Year Rituals

I practice these 3 rituals as a way to have closure on one year and make space for the new year. Reflection is the key ingredient that gives me insight so that I can integrate my learnings and continue to grow. What are your favorite rituals to practice at the EOY? Share with me on Instagram @OneWade