Ep 93 How Retreats Help Caregivers Own Their Magic with Cynthia Shockley

02/16/23 • 41 min

Cynthia Shockley shares how wellness retreats can help caregivers nourish themselves and empower them to own their magic.
Cynthia Kim-Eumie Shockley, M.A., NBC-HWC, graduated from University of Minnesota’s Integrative Health & Wellbeing Coaching Master of Arts program in 2020. Prior to her graduate studies, she obtained her Psychobiology B.S. from UCLA, taught yoga, and facilitated mindfulness in the Twin Cities.
She is Owner & Founder of Mighty Mama Wellness, a collaborative community empowering women to and through motherhood, utilizing the many tools that Cynthia has gathered in her 10 years of experience in the wellness space. Cynthia is not only an integrative health coach, but a yoga instructor, mindfulness facilitator, shamanic practitioner, and sensual movement guide. Along with providing a virtual and in-person community to learn from and grow with, she has hosted wellness retreats in Costa Rica, Tulum, and Minnesota.
Cynthia is also the Director of Community Engagement and Podcast Host of Well Connected Twin Cities. Well Connected Twin Cities is an integrative health advocacy and education organization bringing local wellness practitioners together through authentic networking and collaboration opportunities, while also educating the public on their integrative health options.
Cynthia loves hosting thoughtful gatherings in her home, adventuring with her husband, and cuddling with her Australian Shepherd and 2 cats.
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Ep 92 How Neurofeedback Changed One Man's Life with Mindy Haukedahl + Client

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Interview with Mindy Haukedahl and her client, Chris to share personal and professional experience on how effective Neurofeedback Therapy can be.
Chris had actually heard Well Connected’s podcast episode 78 where Mindy spoke on neurofeedback. As a patient of Mindy’s, he was inspired to share his personal story Chris had suffered since age 12 with PTSD, anxiety, and depression with no success in therapy. During the height of the pandemic, his symptoms went to the extreme, pushing him to try something new. After a few months of bravely pursuing psychotherapy and neurofeedback therapy, Chris went from being terrified of driving or being on Zoom calls to eagerly skydiving and proposing to his girlfriend!
While Mindy provides her own perspective and expertise as a therapist, Chris shares the very real fears that held him back in life and how tackling his mental health head on with the right care provider completely changed his life for the better.
We talk about the social barriers men face in addressing their mental health. Mindy explains why neurofeedback is such an appealing alternative to talk therapy for men in particular as it is data-driven and focused on brain functionality vs talk therapy.
Mindy Haukedahl received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kentucky in Family Studies and Master of Arts degree in K-12 School Counseling from Xavier University in Cincinnati. After moving back up to Minnesota in 2006, She got a job as a school counselor at an alternative

high school for at-risk youth. In 2014 she completed a Specialist degree in Educational Leadership at Minnesota State University. Mental health has always been her passion. In 2016 she became the Director of Counseling for New Life Academy in Woodbury, MN. She loves spending time with students as they process through life’s stressors, but it had always been a dream of hers to have a private practice, so she went back to school and became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist through Adler Graduate School of Psychology.

She is the owner of Afton Therapy in Oakdale, MN and specializes in Individual psychotherapy, diagnostic testing for ADHD, and remote neurofeedback. She is fascinated with neuroanatomy and how human behavior is formed. She is a certified Brain Health Professional through Amen Clinics and certified in Neurofeedback through the BCIA (Biofeedback Verification International Alliance).

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Ep 94 Holistically Preparing for Pregnancy and Postpartum with Dr. Haggerty and Dr. Wall

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Interview with Dr. Michelle Haggerty and Dr. Michelle Wall, perinatal providers who specifically provide home visits to birthing patients, discussing holistically preparing for pregnancy and postpartum support and healing.
Dr. Michelle Haggerty, DO, MPH, ABOIM, IBCLC, PMH-C, RYT is board certified in family medicine, integrative medicine and lactation. She is the founder and owner of Fourth Trimester Doc (www.fourthtrimesterdoc.com), a private practice that provides in-home care for mothers/birthing people and their newborns during the postpartum/4th trimester. She also provides consultations for lactation complications and perinatal mental health concerns.

She completed a two year fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. She has extensive training in yoga, mind-body medicine, nutrition, Reiki, osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT), and integrative perinatal psychiatric care. She also has an interest in public health and has a Masters in Public Health and Nutrition.

She is Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director for the Center for 4th Trimester Care (C4TC) (www.c4tc.co), a national nonprofit whose mission is to revolutionize 4th trimester care so that all people have access to high quality 4th trimester care through education, business development, advocacy and community building. She is a founding board member for the North American Board of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine and serves on the Medical and Health Sciences Advisory Committee for the Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies. She has been recognized for several years as a Rising Star Top Doctor by Msp/St. Paul Magazine and a Top Doctor and Top Doctor for Women by Minnesota Monthly Magazine.

website: www.fourthtrimesterdoc.com
website: www.c4tc.co
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Dr. Michelle Wall and her husband, Ryan, have two daughters, Madelyn and Ellie, ages 3 and 1. Michelle is a pelvic floor physical therapist with a special focus on the pregnant and postpartum population. Just because she is a pelvic floor physical therapist doesn't mean she just treats the pelvic floor. She takes a holistic approach with her patients to determine the underlying causes for symptoms and pain, which often lie outside the pelvis. Michelle owns Moms in Motion PT, a mobile physical therapy practice where she treats all her clients in the comfort of their own homes. She is an athlete and became passionate about helping other moms after rehabbing her body after the birth of her first daughter and navigating the challenges of the medical system firsthand. In her free time, Michelle enjoys spending time outside with her family, going on walks, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.

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