Tune in as I chat with Josh and Jeanne Rubin of East West Healing! Josh and Jeanne have been practicing for over two decades and are pioneers in the field of thyroid and metabolic health! They are the developers of the Restoration Thyroid Nutrition program, which has helped thousands of people return to optimal health after dealing with chronic symptoms.

I have been following Josh and Jeanne’s work for years and they have been instrumental in opening my mind to the effects of stress on the body, the importance of blood sugar balance, the incredible impact that food can have on the healing journey, and way more.

In this episode, we talk about the power of creating sustainable changes that promote healing, the impact that food and food mindset has on health, and how taking responsibility for our own healing is the greatest remedy out there!

About Josh and Jeanne:

Josh and Jeanne have been helping men and women restore their thyroid and metabolic health for over two decades. Josh has a Bachelors in Occupational Therapy, studied TCM for 3 years and is almost done with his 5th year at Canadien College of Osteopathy. He is a CHEK Level 4, HCL 3, CNMT, RCP and CN. Jeanne is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, CHEK 2, HLC 3, RCP and skilled Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. By combining their diverse backgrounds and mutual passion for helping people heal, this dynamic duo has been able to bring huge amounts of positive change to their clients lives.

Find Josh and Jeanne on Instagram @realfoodgangstas, and if you are looking for some extra help with your healing journey, check out Josh & Jeanne’s Balancing the Body Budget guide or join one of their group coaching programs! Learn more about all of East West Healing’s offerings at their website below:

Josh and Jeanne’s Links:

Instagram: @realfoodgangstas

Website: https://www.eastwesthealing.com

YouTube: @EastWestHealing

Tune in as I chat with my friend Jayme Galash, NTP! Jayme is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and she is a funny, down-to-earth, and common sense-led practitioner.

Jayme and I became fast friends once we met on Instagram (we like all the same memes) and have bonded over our passion for helping people navigate the “health and wellness space” with a dose of common sense, individuality, and open-mindedness.

In this episode, Jayme shares how she saved her own life after having multiple surgeries and some serious diagnoses. Her story is amazing! We talk about the double edged sword that is social media and why we both focus so heavily on bioindividuality when we work with clients. We also talk about weight gain and loss on a pro-metabolic protocol and common mistakes some people make when applying the “pro-metabolic diet.”

About Jayme:

After healing herself from a host of serious health issues, Jayme became certified as an NTP so that she could help other women on navigate their health journeys, too! She focuses on helping women who are coming from a history of restrictive dieting and who are frustrated with low energy, poor sleep, weight gain, and digestive issues.

Find Jayme on Instagram @unrelentingwellness, and apply for her 6-month nutrition coaching program if you are looking for help on your health journey!

Tune in as I chat with Annie Kerchief, aka mom.mindfully on Instagram! Annie is a stay at home momma of a toddler and a baby and through her own experience and extensive research has become a advocate and supporter of all things pregnancy and birth. She is one of my go-to people for pregnancy and birth advice because of her funny, friendly, and non-judgmental attitude.

In this episode, Annie shares what made her decide to have a homebirth, how she’s gone about finding a midwife that aligns with her values, and how learning about the wonders of our female physiology helped her to feel confident about giving birth.

About Annie:

Annie is a stay-at-home mom of two from southern Indiana. She is fascinated by pregnancy and birth, and aims to inform other women about how the health of their bodies and minds can impact these life events. She believes conversations on these topics must also include how to support our overall health and how to be informed and confident in making the best choices for your family.

Find Annie on Instagram @mom.mindfully!

Resources we mentioned in this episode:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/

Books by Henci Goer:

Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities

The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth

Tune in as I chat with Adam Marafioti! Adam is a health researcher and the founder of one of my favorite supplement companies, Lifeblud. I have been instagram friends with Adam for several years now and have always appreciated his ability to break down complicated topics into simple, understandable terms and his penchant for open-minded experimentation. I have learned a lot from Adam, so I was very excited to chat with him face to face for this episode!

In this episode, Adam shares his thoughts on food philosophy, important delineation between a therapeutic diet and a long-term diet, and the benefits of eating seasonally. We talk about gallstones and liver flushes (you can’t see it but my eyes bugged out of my head on this one!), and Adam gives the most insightful and understandable explanation of methylene blue I have ever heard! This is an info-packed episode that I think you are going to LOVE!

About Adam:

Adam’s journey began in college when he started to notice signs of rapid aging. Stress and the collegiate lifestyle had taken a toll on his health. In an effort to feel better, he began researching and discovered the world of alternative health.

Adam’s passion for health and his years of research led him to create the supplement company Lifeblud and to develop his signature “Energy Restoration Process,” which is a roadmap to help others restore their cellular energy, increase their vitality, and feel great!

Adam’s company, Lifeblud, carries high-quality vitamins and minerals, mushroom extracts, and the “magic bullet” that is methylene blue, just to name a few of his great products!

Personally, I take his Energi B-Vitamin Complex, his Antidote Vitamin E, and his methylene blue is my number one desert island supplement that I can’t go without! If you would like to try Adam’s products for yourself, you can use my code MADDY for 10% off your purchase.

Find Adam on Instagram @adammarafioti and @lifebludco

Adam’s Links:

Instagram: @adammarafioti and @lifebludco

Website: https://lifeblud.co

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You guys loved Episode 1 with Theresa (and I always LOVE talking to her), so she's back for another episode! In this conversation, we talk about reintroducing foods following restriction or elimination diets, trusting our bodies innate wisdom when it comes to food, the importance of bioindividuality, creating a feeling of safety for the nervous system, and more! 

About Theresa: 

Theresa is the founder of Living Roots Wellness, her practice where she helps clients seeking deeper trauma-informed work to get to the root of their chronic illnesses, utilizing brain rewiring & EFT tapping as her primary tools, in addition to somatic experiencing, breathwork, parts work, & CBT.

Theresa focuses on supporting those dealing with highly complex cases of “chronic illness” & trauma patterns that may have lost hope in their ability to heal as a result of their condition. With terrain-centered nutrition, deep listening, & brain rewiring techniques, she empowers her clients with research-based self-healing tools to reclaim their center, re-build their confidence, and to ultimately, heal themselves.

Find Theresa on Instagram @livingrootswellness and check out her podcast, The Heal Yourself Podcast. Theresa's amazing EFT Tapping app, Tapping w/ T, is available to download, and with the code NEWYEAR23, you can get 23% off your first three months of app membership! It is such a fantastic resource and I can't recommend it enough!

For the most part, we all know what we should be doing for our health: getting outside, moving our bodies, making most of our meals at home with whole foods, staying hydrated... we get it. But where the problem often lies is in figuring out the actual how of fitting these things into our routines. In this episode, I'm sitting down to walk you through my strategies for building routines, creating habits that stick, and finally setting those boundaries with social media. I'm sharing the systems that I've personally used and that I use with clients to create lasting behavior change that feels awesome instead of like a chore. By the end of this episode, my hope is that you are feeling equipped to control your day and not have your day control you. 

This episode is a bit interactive so I have created a a worksheet (the exact one that I use) in Notion that you can fill out as we go through this exercise together:

Notion is a free productivity platform and if you are not familiar with it, it is AWESOME. You can create a free account here: https://www.notion.so/
The worksheet for this episode can be found here: https://maddycooperwellness.notion.site/Routine-Builder-for-Podcast-Listeners-744d0325dfd84c69a6fe8aa8b7e8aff2
If you would like to explore more templates for Notion, I have some free shared templates you can play with here: https://maddycooperwellness.notion.site/Maddy-s-Shared-Pages-39642dce5fe64030908076ce0b2cf5d4

If you don't want to use Notion but still want to do the routine builder training, here is a PDF version for you: https://maddycooperwellness.com/s/Routine_Builder_for_Podcast_Listeners.pdf

The apps that I mention in this episode are: 

Opal - the screen time management app - https://apps.apple.com/app/id1497465230?mt=8
Mela - super functional recipe manager & meal planner - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mela-recipe-manager/id1548466041
& Mela for Mac - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mela-recipe-manager/id1568924476
Session - time tracker app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/session-pomodoro-focus-timer/id1521432881

Tune in as I chat with my favorite nutritionist/comedian, Kendall McKinven! Kendall is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner but what makes her brand of nutrition advice so special is that she delivers her nutritional wisdom with a side of nervous system regulating humor. She is authentic and real, and her content never fails to make me laugh and brighten my day. In this episode, Kendall shares her experience finding balance with food after leaving diet dogma and raw veganism behind. We talk the mistakes we made in discovering the pro-metabolic diet and Kendall tells you everything you ever needed to know about coffee enemas!

About Kendall:
Kendall is a Chicago native who has been passionate about food and comedy since a young age! In 2019, she became certified as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and has since been helping her clients navigate nutrition with evidence-based practices and a bioindividual approach. She has found a unique way to fuse her talent for comedy with her nutritional wisdom to bring laughter, joy, and common sense to her clients and social media audience.

Kendall is the creator of "Sardine Week," Shark Week's smaller and more nutrition-focused cousin, where she shares recipes and fun facts on the health benefits of sardines! 

Find Kendall on Instagram @kendall_mckinven, and if you are interested in working with her, check out the links below! 

Kendall’s Links:

Kendall’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kendall_mckinven/

Kendall’s Website: https://www.ahealthysenseofhumor.com

Kendall’s Store (aka funniest merch ever): https://kendalls-store-7.creator-spring.com

Coffee Enema Links:

Coffee Brands:

Pure Life: https://www.purelifeenema.com

Purity: https://puritycoffee.com

Pure Life Light Roast on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wF6qKI

Silicone Enema Bag Kit on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Rgp7xT

Pure Life Stainless Steel Bucket Enema Kit: https://www.purelifeenema.com/coffee-enema-kit-2-qt-medium-roast-1-2-lb-coffee-usa-stainless-steel/

Ultra Fine Coffee Strainer: https://www.purelifeenema.com/coffee-enema-strainer-10x-ultra-fine/

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I've always been a little skeptical of your run-of-the-mill self defense tactics because - let's be honest- if someone ever tries to hurt or rob me, I am not going to be remembering which pressure point to futilely jab at. I took Joe's seminar and thought "finally, someone who is actually offering practical advice!" and I knew instantly that I wanted to share his expertise and wisdom with you all! 

Joe's strategy is based on practicing situational awareness, understanding how the brain and nervous system respond in stressful situations, and focusing on creating distance between yourself and a would-be attacker. In Joe's words "distance = time to react," so instead of being taught what to do if you once someone grabs you or your purse or your child, Joe focuses on preventing that unwanted contact from happening in the first place. Sign me up for that option, please! 

Joe’s experience is derived from over 13 years in the Marine Corps, most notably under the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC Raiders), where he spent the majority of his time in service. In total, Joe conducted 7 deployments overseas; 4 in combative theaters (Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan), and 3 in non-combative theaters in support of humanitarian-aid and intelligence-led operations.

During his tenure, Joe spent time attached to the Tier 1 Special Missions Unit, and worked closely with the CIA, DIA, Department of State, British Commando Units, as well as other Foreign Government Special Operations Forces. Joe was awarded on multiple occasions for his contributions to the battlefield. Basically, he's a super smart and badass dude. 

After 13 years Joe left the Marine Special Operations Command to pursue a career in helping American citizens prepare for the worst, and increase their understanding of one another through leadership workshops and cultural assimilation programs. Joe has developed a strategy for heightening situational awareness, assessing who may pose a potential threat, and keeping yourself safe in the event that you are faced with a threatening individual. 

I got so much value out of learning from Joe and couldn't help but think how my life experiences might have been different if I'd been told this information in my teens or early 20s. It is sad to think that most (if not all) women will at some point be in a situation in which they feel unsafe or threatened. Knowing how to prevent these instances and how to handle them with confidence when they do occur can literally save your life. 

*Just a note that while there is no explicit or graphic language in this episode, we do allude to the occasional swear word and we briefly discuss sensitive topics such as assault, so this may not be the best episode to listen to if young kids are in earshot.*

Also, Joe and I dealt with the delightful technical difficulty of my fire alarm going off periodically while we were recording this episode, so if you hear any alarms going off during the video, that is why! My sound engineer boyfriend, Matt, was able to get rid of most of the alarms (you da best, sweets), but you can hear it at the end as Joe and I were wrapping up the episode- sorry about that in advanced! It sure gave us a laugh though ;) 

To learn more about Joe's program and his company, visit https://www.southerncross.company
You can also find him on Instagram @southern_cross_safety_academy
And Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW0dl1jXESHkV7TFzNIA3_g