Pep Talk for Having a Bad Symptom Day
On any healing journey, there are going to be ups and downs. Although they never feel good, symptoms, bad days, and flare ups are to be expected. I want you to have this pep talk in your back pocket so that anytime you're having a bad symptom day or experiencing a flare up, you can pull it out, give it a listen, know that you're supported, and remember that this too shall pass.
PEP TALK FOR HAVING A BAD SYMPTOM DAY
Having one of those bad days where you’re noticing some more symptoms or having a flare up? These days can be so tough, especially when you’re working so hard to support your health. You probably feel like you’re doing everything that you’re supposed to, and you might be asking yourself: Why is my body not working? Why am I having this symptom? Why am I having this flare up?
On any healing journey, there are going to be ups and downs. Although they never feel good, symptoms, bad days, and flare ups are to be expected. To help you navigate the down days, I'm sharing a mini pep talk that you can listen to below for when you’re having a bad symptom day. These pep talks are something I’ve been giving to clients for years in my one-on-one coaching. I find that sometimes when we’re in the thick of it getting some support and a reframe of perspective can do so much.
I want you to have this pep talk from me in your back pocket so that anytime you're having a bad symptom day or experiencing a flare up, you can pull it out, give it a listen, know that you're supported, and remember that this too shall pass.
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If we haven't met before, I'm Christina Tidwell and I'm so excited that you're here! I am a RN & Functional Nutrition Practitioner that helps those with autoimmune disease, hormone imbalance and gut issues heal without overwhelm so you can feel better in your body in a way that honors your unique needs and feels sustainable for the rest of your life.
If you suffer from:
Fatigue and energy crashes
Brain fog
Poor digestion
Painful periods and PMS
Symptoms of autoimmunity
Stress and overwhelm
...and aren't getting the support you need, I’m here to help guide you! My job is to clear the overwhelm, help you put the pieces of the puzzle together and co-create a sustainable path forward to help you reach your goals and feel better in your amazing body. When we work together you can’t fail.
In my health & nutrition coaching programs I support you in the quest to get back into balance by listening to your story, understanding your needs, getting to the roots of imbalance in the body and co-creating a sustainable path to healing together. These sessions weave together functional nutrition and science, lived experience, mindset shifts, and intuitive guidance for a unique and full-spectrum approach to nutrition counseling and holistic health.
I always offer free 20-minute discovery sessions to get clear on your major health concerns and identify what’s standing in your way. Click the button below to set up your free consultation and we can create a plan of action specifically for you.
How Our Beliefs Shape Our Reality with Ean Wood
In this episode of The Live Well Podcast, I’m joined by Ean Wood who lives a life dedicated to personal development. We dive deeper into how our reality is shaped by our beliefs, and that through this understanding we can have the ability to co-create our lives. We’ll also explore how to uncover areas of your life where you might currently be blocked, and how to use this awareness to move through those blocks.
In this episode of The Live Well Podcast, I’m joined by Ean Wood. Ean lives a life dedicated to personal development. His current passion lies in helping others through group facilitation, weekend retreats, online courses, and 1-on-1 coaching. Through his unique life experience as a commercial fisherman in Alaska and a professional snowboarder, he has learned the mental fortitude to push through tough times and face his biggest fears. Adding to the trifecta is a lifetime immersed in mental health and holistic healing. He now seeks to use knowledge and wisdom from his life experiences to help others reach for their highest potential.
Together we dive deeper into how our reality is shaped by our beliefs, and how through this understanding, we can co-create our lives. We’ll also explore how to uncover areas of your life where you might currently be blocked, and how to use this awareness to move through those blocks.
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SHOW NOTES:
0:00 Intro
2:40 Who is Ean and how he got here
2:50 Growing up with a father who suffered from mental health issues
4:58 Learning about the impacts humans have on our planet
5:39 Ean’s epiphany
7:14 His ripple effect for the planet
9:37 The barriers and blocks of people who want to take care of themselves
9:54 We are a species completely obsessed with thoughts
11:30 We have a tendency to believe what others tell us about ourselves
15:27 How to bring awareness to the beliefs that were ingrained in us
22:35 How to move through to bring in new habits
23:00 How to get the attention of the intellectual minds of others
25:25 Connecting medicine with the strength of the human mind
30:58 The realm of thought
32:14 Sometimes our thoughts are the puppet strings for us when wanting to feel a certain way all the time
33:44 The hard part
34:25 Daily habits to strengthen new ways of being humans
35:22 Dealing with our childhood traumas that still live within us
37:05 Ean’s way of strengthening observation and awareness
37:25 Other ways to practice awareness of self
38:27 Ean speaking about making meditation fun for yourself
43:27 How to connect with Ean and where you can find him
Head over to Ean’s website to learn more and check out his offerings
Connect with Ean on Instagram
If you loved this episode, I'd be honored for you to give me a rating on iTunes. This helps me to get content out to others who are interested in getting control of their health through diet, lifestyle shifts and personal empowerment.
If we haven't met before, I'm Christina Tidwell and I'm so excited that you're here! I am a RN & Functional Nutrition Practitioner that helps those with autoimmune disease, hormone imbalance and gut issues heal without overwhelm so you can feel better in your body in a way that honors your unique needs and feels sustainable for the rest of your life.
If you suffer from:
Fatigue and energy crashes
Brain fog
Poor digestion
Painful periods and PMS
Symptoms of autoimmunity
Stress and overwhelm
...and aren't getting the support you need, I’m here to help guide you! My job is to clear the overwhelm, help you put the pieces of the puzzle together and co-create a sustainable path forward to help you reach your goals and feel better in your amazing body. When we work together you can’t fail.
In my health & nutrition coaching programs I support you in the quest to get back into balance by listening to your story, understanding your needs, getting to the roots of imbalance in the body and co-creating a sustainable path to healing together. These sessions weave together functional nutrition and science, lived experience, mindset shifts, and intuitive guidance for a unique and full-spectrum approach to nutrition counseling and holistic health.
I always offer free 20-minute discovery sessions to get clear on your major health concerns and identify what’s standing in your way. Click the button below to set up your free consultation and we can create a plan of action specifically for you.
Connecting to Your Why
Having a hard time making behavior changes that stick? The first step is connecting to your big WHY. So often when we start going down the path of changing our diet, our behaviors, or bringing in lifestyle interventions, we get caught up in the "doing" part. But really, one of the most important pieces in creating lasting habits and behavior changes is understanding why you're even doing these things in the first place.
In this post, we’ll go deeper into connecting to your why and how this allows you to look beyond just the external factors to make sustainable and aligned changes.
CONNECTING TO YOUR WHY
Having a hard time making behavior changes that stick? The first step is connecting to your big WHY.
So often when we start going down the path of changing our diet, our behaviors, or bringing in lifestyle interventions like meditation, we get caught up in the "doing" part. But really, one of the most important pieces in creating lasting habits and behavior changes is understanding why the heck you're doing these things in the first place! And that means connecting to your big why.
This shift to connecting to your why brings the focus away from the outward and the external. When you begin to investigate you might have whys like... “because someone told me to” or “because this is what my life should look like” or “because this is what I'm supposed to do”…
Sometimes we attach ourselves to these external whys, and then we're not truly connected to our own individual reasons for why we're doing something. This makes it much more difficult to stay connected to healthy habits because we're not connected to why we want to do them in the first place.
Asking yourself some simple questions and seeing what comes up for you can really help understand your unique why.
Ask yourself: Why do I want to get healthy?
Is it because you want to lose weight? Is it because you want to have more energy?
Take your answers and go further:
Why do you want to have more energy? What could you do with more energy?
You can go even deeper on these answers:
Why do you want to have energy when you come home from work at night? Is it because then you can create a better connection with your family? Is it because you have time to actually be creative and do what your soul wants you to do?
I like to think of these answers like little golden threads, leading us up to our big why. Keep digging a little deeper, and when you really land on your why you'll know it, you'll feel it. I encourage you to write your whys down so you can see them, and connect to when you need to.
This is truly one of the biggest keys to supporting sustainable change for ourselves as we move through any healing journey. I have worked with so many clients to help support their bodies through healing journeys, and really understand how to make healthy choices feel sustainable and easy in their lives. If things don't feel sustainable or easy, we run the risk of feeling like we're always either totally on or off the wagon. Or we feel like we can't stick to anything or feel better, and I truly know that’s not the case for anyone reading this today.
All of us absolutely have the power to make really aligned choices and to have sustainable health practices that feel really good for our bodies. I would love to support you and hear your BIG whys so please feel free to share them in the comments below so we can support each other!
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If we haven't met before, I'm Christina Tidwell and I'm so excited that you're here! I am a RN & Functional Nutrition Practitioner that helps those with autoimmune disease, hormone imbalance and gut issues heal without overwhelm so you can feel better in your body in a way that honors your unique needs and feels sustainable for the rest of your life.
If you suffer from:
Fatigue and energy crashes
Brain fog
Poor digestion
Painful periods and PMS
Symptoms of autoimmunity
Stress and overwhelm
...and aren't getting the support you need, I’m here to help guide you! My job is to clear the overwhelm, help you put the pieces of the puzzle together and co-create a sustainable path forward to help you reach your goals and feel better in your amazing body. When we work together you can’t fail.
In my health & nutrition coaching programs I support you in the quest to get back into balance by listening to your story, understanding your needs, getting to the roots of imbalance in the body and co-creating a sustainable path to healing together. These sessions weave together functional nutrition and science, lived experience, mindset shifts, and intuitive guidance for a unique and full-spectrum approach to nutrition counseling and holistic health.
I always offer free 20-minute discovery sessions to get clear on your major health concerns and identify what’s standing in your way. Click the button below to set up your free consultation and we can create a plan of action specifically for you.
The Power of Breathwork with Kathleen Booker
In today’s episode of The Live Well Podcast, we are joined by Kathleen Booker. Kathleen is passionate about Conscious Connected Breathwork therapy. We speak about her journey, how she found breathwork, and the huge supporting role it can play with our health. Kathleen also guides us through a brief breathwork session.
In today’s episode of The Live Well Podcast, we are joined by Kathleen Booker. Kathleen is an effervescent native New Yorker, and her energy is infectious! She is passionate about Conscious Connected Breathwork therapy and knows first-hand the energy, healing, peace, and joy it creates in one’s life.
As a certified and insured Breathwork Coach, Kathleen has worked with many masters in the field of Conscious Connected Breathwork therapy. For over 10+ years, Kathleen has used her Breath Coaching and intuitive skills to support individuals in clearly identifying areas in need of growth, healing, and focused goal creation.
In this episode we speak about her journey, how she found breathwork, and the huge supporting role it can play with our health. Throughout this episode, we also experience what Kathleen teaches, and we are guided through a brief breathwork session.
You can learn more about Kathleen and her work at www.kathleenbooker.net.
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SHOW NOTES:
0:00 Intro
3:12 A little bit about Kathleen Booker
4:35 Go a little bit deeper and listen to your intuition
5:41 Why Kathleen wanted to avoid the breath
6:51 Her first job in breathwork after she quit her previous job
9:01 Breathwork and how it supports our body
12:36 Breath invites us to connect to our heart and higher consciousness
14:18 How this helps remove stress
17:47 Kathleen as a breathwork snob
22:02 Start where you are and take the first breath
23:13 Breathwork 101
26:55 Free breathwork practice here
30:28 Drink water after every breathwork session
31:22 Peace is always within
31:58 When Kathleen uses breathwork
34:09 Setting your day with a morning practice
37:21 How best to reach Kathleen
If you loved this episode, I'd be honored for you to give me a rating on iTunes. This helps me to get content out to others who are interested in getting control of their health through diet, lifestyle shifts and personal empowerment.
If we haven't met before, I'm Christina Tidwell and I'm so excited that you're here! I am a RN & Functional Nutrition Practitioner that helps those with autoimmune disease, hormone imbalance and gut issues heal without overwhelm so you can feel better in your body in a way that honors your unique needs and feels sustainable for the rest of your life.
If you suffer from:
Fatigue and energy crashes
Brain fog
Poor digestion
Painful periods and PMS
Symptoms of autoimmunity
Stress and overwhelm
...and aren't getting the support you need, I’m here to help guide you! My job is to clear the overwhelm, help you put the pieces of the puzzle together and co-create a sustainable path forward to help you reach your goals and feel better in your amazing body. When we work together you can’t fail.
In my health & nutrition coaching programs I support you in the quest to get back into balance by listening to your story, understanding your needs, getting to the roots of imbalance in the body and co-creating a sustainable path to healing together. These sessions weave together functional nutrition and science, lived experience, mindset shifts, and intuitive guidance for a unique and full-spectrum approach to nutrition counseling and holistic health.
I always offer free 20-minute discovery sessions to get clear on your major health concerns and identify what’s standing in your way. Click the button below to set up your free consultation and we can create a plan of action specifically for you.