In today’s episode of the Tranquil Awakenings Podcast, Debbie will be in conversation with Amanda Whitehead, who after years of suffering with irritable bowel syndrome, a sluggish liver, and SIBO (small intestinal bacteria overgrowth), turned to learning about alternative methods of healing, analysing what she chose to put into her body, both with the foods that she ate and the thoughts she allowed into her mind.
Through the changes she made, she was able to reverse these afflictions, leading a balanced lifestyle that suits her unique body. She now supports others in doing the same through exploring nutrition and well-being.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We need to address the underlying issues as to what is causing imbalances, not just mask over them.
- Supressing emotions is unhealthy.
- Gut health impacts your physical health, mindset, and your emotions.
- There is more to healthy eating than just counting calories.
- In order to feel well, we need to look at what nutrients our food is giving us.
- Mindset is an important consideration when making changes to your diet.
- It is important to listen to your body’s needs.
- For your well-being, it is essential to be able to express emotions in a healthy way.
BEST MOMENTS
- “We've got to look after ourselves and we've got to nourish ourselves and we've got to feel safe.”
- “When I'm working with my clients I try to encourage them to actually not look at the calory content and to actually ask themselves ‘How is this nourishing my body? How is it actually fuelling my body?’”
- “So sometimes it's actually training your brain because at the end of the day, a lot of the addictions that we have towards food, is actually our brain that gets fixated on it.”
- “My passion is the gut and the liver and it's those organs that regulate pretty much everything about us.”
- “Actually, I need to accept that this is where I've been. This is what I've gone through. And these are possibly the reasons why I'm eating like I am, or I have the habits that I have.”
- “But it wasn't actually allowing me to express what I needed to express.”
- “We are all the experts of us because nobody else is walking in our shoes. No one knows really how you feel or what you're thinking. So, once you actually help start building their confidence and give them that power back, I think sometimes that's actually really transformational on its own.”
- “And we're not meant to be the same person. So, even tomorrow you're meant to be someone different. You know, you're meant to constantly be evolving and changing.”
HOST BIO
Debbie is a seasoned therapist whose journey from being a primary school teacher to an adept therapist has been fuelled by her fascination with the intricacies of human nature. Equipped with advanced certifications in diverse modalities like hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming, mindfulness, meditation, past life regression and many more she has honed her expertise to bring about transformative change.
As a full-time therapist and trainer, Debbie's driving passion is guiding others, as well as herself, towards their best selves. Embracing the concept of holistic beings, she firmly believes in addressing the mental, emotional, physical, social, energetic, and spiritual facets of well-being and healing.
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