The Healing Journey Isn't Linear

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02/02/21 • 20 min

The Chronically Courageous with Bonni Howard

This week Bonni shares vulnerably about the ups and downs of her healing journey, She talks about the valuable lessons she's learning as she continues to walk this very non-linear path toward wellness.

Show Resources:

Episode with Mollie Lowery, Bonni's personal health coach: https://shows.acast.com/the-chronically-courageous-with-bonni-howard/episodes/behind-the-scenes-of-bonnis-healing-journey-with-mollie-lowe
Please e-mail Bonni directly at [email protected] if interested in starting your own podcast.

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Show Resources:

Episode with Mollie Lowery, Bonni's personal health coach: https://shows.acast.com/the-chronically-courageous-with-bonni-howard/episodes/behind-the-scenes-of-bonnis-healing-journey-with-mollie-lowe
Please e-mail Bonni directly at [email protected] if interested in starting your own podcast.

Connect with Bonni:

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Previous Episode

Connecting the Dots Between Empathy & Chronic Illness with Sarah Small

Sarah Small, otherwise known as The Uncensored Empath, was a self-described “sponge to the universe’s problems”. Her highly empathetic nature caused her to take on the emotions of everyone around her. She believes there is a strong connection between emotion and chronic illness and like so many others, all of her deeply felt emotions manifested into physical illness.

Diagnosed with stomach migraines at the age of seven and then anxiety, fibromialgia, celiac disease and other autoimmune conditions later in life, she learned and applied a multitude of healing modalities to herself.

Today, Sarah is a thriving life and success coach for other empaths. She teaches healing modalities such as emotional freedom technique, nervous system retraining, breathwork, and more. Sarah is a wealth of knowledge, as you’ll hear in this conversation. Enjoy!

Some things you’ll learn:

About Sarah (1:11)
About Sarah’s chronic illness journey (2:58)

Some questions Bonni asks Sarah:

Do you see a connection between chronic illness and trauma? (12:07)
Do you still label yourself as chronically ill or do you consider yourself healed? (18:30)
What helped you to break through your limiting beliefs and become the strong business leader you are today? (22:32)
How do you advise that people protect their energy in the crazy environment of 2020/2021? (29:29)
Can you speak about emotional inflammation? (35:17)
How do you define courage? (46:48)
What are you offering currently? (49:13)

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Next Episode

Healing with Ayurvedic Medicine with Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh

As a medical doctor, Dr. Kumar-Singh experienced the limitations of traditional medicine. She left her career in emergency medicine to begin a 20-year journey to study, research and experience traditional healing systems from a wide range of cultures.

She was led to become a practitioner of the 5,000 year old ancient healing tradition known as Ayurveda. Dr. Kumar-Singh has used Ayurveda to transform her own life and the lives of many of her patients, students, family, and friends.

Avanti has shared her expertise with Fortune 500 companies, elite undergraduate and graduate institutions, and at prestigious industry and medical conferences. She has been featured in the Huffington Post, Thrive Global and Mind Body Green and served as the co-lead facilitator of the Faculty Scholars Program in Integrative Healthcare at the OSHER Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern Medicine.

In this episode Dr. Kumar-Singh shares the premises upon which Ayurveda is based and some practical advice that we can all implement to take control of our health.

Some things you’ll learn:

About Dr. Kumar-Singh (1:13)
Why Dr. Kumar-Singh transitioned from Western medicine to Ayurveda (3:24)
An explanation of Ayurveda (8:28)
About the doctor’s daily routine (13:45)
The impact of stress on the body (24:05)
The Ayurvedic perspective of toxicity and the importance of eliminating toxins (25:41)
The importance of balance and how to maintain it in life (38:35)

Some questions Bonni asks Dr. Kumar-Singh:

When you were growing up were you consciously aware that your family was practicing Ayurveda or was it just a way of life for you? (6:07)
What are some steps we can take to get back in harmony with nature? (12:07)
What can we do to get more restful sleep and get to sleep at a time that’s more in sync with circadian rhythms? (19:05)
What does it do to the body when you’re in a constant state of fight or flight? (22:22)
What practices can people employ to eliminate toxins from their life? (30:11)
How do you define courage? (42:47)

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