Real Stories, Real People | Breaking the Cycle: Mandy Connor's Journey to Reclaiming Health, Mindset, and Energy

03/14/25 • 44 min

Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of stress, exhaustion, and unhealthy habits—wondering if change is even possible?

In this episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with Mandy Connor, a teacher, coach, wife, and mom who transformed her health by shifting her mindset, nutrition, and daily habits. Mandy shares her turning point moment, the obstacles she faced, and the practical strategies that helped her break free from emotional eating, stress, and burnout.

If you’ve ever struggled with prioritizing your health while juggling a busy life, this episode is for you.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ How to Stop Self-Sabotage & Make Sustainable Health Changes

Mandy shares the small mindset shifts that helped her stop the cycle of unhealthy habits and regain control.

✅ The Role of Strength Training in Women's Health

Learn why lifting weights is one of the most underrated tools for boosting energy, metabolism, and long-term health.

✅ How to Balance Hormones Naturally

From nutrition to stress management, discover how Mandy realigned her hormones, energy, and mood without extreme diets.

✅ Why Prioritizing Your Health is Not Selfish

Find out why taking care of yourself first is the key to being fully present for your family and career.

✅ The Power of Visualization & Goal Setting

Mandy shares how seeing her future self helped her stay on track—even when challenges arose.

✅ How to Overcome Stress & Emotional Eating

Discover simple, actionable techniques to break free from stress-based cravings and build healthier coping habits.

🎧 Tune in now to learn how to take back control of your health and mindset!

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Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of stress, exhaustion, and unhealthy habits—wondering if change is even possible?

If you’ve ever struggled with prioritizing your health while juggling a busy life, this episode is for you.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ How to Stop Self-Sabotage & Make Sustainable Health Changes

Mandy shares the small mindset shifts that helped her stop the cycle of unhealthy habits and regain control.

✅ The Role of Strength Training in Women's Health

Learn why lifting weights is one of the most underrated tools for boosting energy, metabolism, and long-term health.

✅ How to Balance Hormones Naturally

From nutrition to stress management, discover how Mandy realigned her hormones, energy, and mood without extreme diets.

✅ Why Prioritizing Your Health is Not Selfish

Find out why taking care of yourself first is the key to being fully present for your family and career.

✅ The Power of Visualization & Goal Setting

Mandy shares how seeing her future self helped her stay on track—even when challenges arose.

✅ How to Overcome Stress & Emotional Eating

Discover simple, actionable techniques to break free from stress-based cravings and build healthier coping habits.

🎧 Tune in now to learn how to take back control of your health and mindset!

Download your FREE TRUE Wellness Checklist here: https://go.drdee.com/checklist

Want to watch the full interview? Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.deephd

🎙️ Your journey to true wellness starts now!

Previous Episode

Unlocking the Power of Energy Healing: Quantum Wellness & Vibrational Medicine with Grace Sunga Asagra, RN, PhD. QMP

What if your health isn’t just about diet and exercise, but also the unseen energies around you?

In this episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with Grace Asagra, a Holistic Nurse, Quantum Morphogenetic Physicist, and host of the Quantum Nurse Podcast to discuss how energy, frequency, and consciousness impact your health in ways you never imagined.

With 28 years of nursing experience, including critical care and dementia care, Grace blends indigenous healing, frequency medicine, and quantum physics to help people take control of their well-being. She explains how our bodies act as vessels of energy, why alignment matters, and how subtle frequencies shape our health at a cellular level.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ How Energy & Frequency Affect Your Health
Learn how electromagnetic fields, vibrational frequencies, and scalar energy impact your physical and mental well-being.

✅ The Mind-Body Connection: How Thoughts Influence Health
Negative thoughts and emotions create energetic blockages that disrupt your health. Discover how to shift your mindset for better well-being.

✅ DNA Activation & Cellular Healing
Your DNA holds the blueprint for healing—learn how nutrition, breathwork, and energy frequencies can unlock higher levels of wellness.

✅ Breathwork & Energy Healing Techniques
Grace shares powerful breathing exercises that calm the nervous system, regulate energy, and reduce stress instantly.

✅ Why Your Environment Shapes Your Health
The people, food, and frequencies around you influence your energy. Learn how to build a high-vibrational lifestyle for optimal health.

✅ Practical Steps to Align Your Energy
Get simple, actionable techniques to clear negative energy, boost vitality, and stay in alignment with your highest potential.

🎧 Tune in now to unlock the power of energy healing and quantum wellness!

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Next Episode

Purity or Poison? The Dark Side of the Supplement Industry You Need to Know About

Are your supplements actually helping you—or harming you?

In this powerful episode of True Wellness with Dr. Dee, Nickolas Labinsky, CEO of Premier Research Labs, reveals the hidden risks in the supplement industry and how to identify pure, high-quality products. With 16+ years in quality control and manufacturing, Nick shares insider knowledge on contamination, false labeling, and supplement safety.

As the only supplement CEO with a background in quality assurance, Nick is dedicated to raising industry standards through rigorous testing, ethical sourcing, and transparency. Learn how to protect your health, avoid toxic fillers, and demand clean, effective supplements.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ The Dark Side of the Supplement Industry – How many companies prioritize profit over purity, leading to contaminated, ineffective, and mislabeled products.

✅ How to Identify Low-Quality Supplements – The warning signs of adulterated supplements, from hidden toxins like mold and lead to artificial fillers that could harm your health.

✅ What Goes into a Truly High-Quality Supplement – Why rigorous testing, proper sourcing, and ethical manufacturing are crucial for supplement safety and effectiveness.

✅ How to Choose Safe & Effective Supplements – The critical questions to ask before buying any supplement to ensure you’re investing in your health, not wasting money on low-quality products.

✅ The Role of Practitioners in Supplement Selection – Why working with a trained health professional can save you time, money, and frustration when navigating the supplement industry.

Get a 15% OFF when you order your supplements at prlabs.com. Use code DRDEE15 when you checkout!

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