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Empowered EaseNatalie Menk: When Silence Becomes Your StrengthHi!! I would love to hear from you!Hair appointments shouldn't be anxiety-inducing. Yet for many people, especially introverts, the social expectations of salon visits can feel overwhelming. Enter Natalie Menk, affectionately known as "The Introvert Stylist," who's revolutionizing the salon experience with a beautifully simple concept: silent appointments.After nine years in the beauty industry, Natalie has transformed what she once perceived as a weakness into her greatest strength. Rather than forcing herself to be chatty, she embraced her natural quietude and created a service where clients don't feel pressured to make small talk...2025-07-1421 minEmpowered EaseMandy Ryle: Beyond the Tissue Damage Myth: Transforming Women's Pain ExperienceHi!! I would love to hear from you!The hidden epidemic of chronic pain affects millions, but women in midlife bear a disproportionate burden—often with inadequate support from conventional healthcare. In this episode we discuss this revolutionary understanding of pain science with expert Mandy Ryle, who combines professional expertise with personal experience navigating her own chronic pain journey.Mandy challenges our fundamental understanding of pain, exposing the outdated "mechanistic view" of the body that originated during the Industrial Revolution. This paradigm shift reveals why tissue damage and pain are only loosely correlated—explaining why 40-50...2025-07-0745 minEmpowered EaseFrom Self-Doubt to Self-Love: Maria Paholik's Journey to FreedomHi!! I would love to hear from you!Maria Paholik takes us on a deeply personal journey from people-pleasing to self-liberation in this heartfelt conversation about authenticity and worth. Eight years ago, Maria stood at her bedroom window, feeling completely lost despite outward appearances of success. That vulnerable moment when she asked the universe for help sparked a transformative path toward self-discovery and healing.Through her work as a Heal Your Life workshop leader, Coach, and mindfulness meditation teacher, Maria now guides women to break free from the exhausting cycle of people-pleasing. She shares refreshingly...2025-06-2336 minEmpowered EaseKari Kiazyk: From Scoliosis to Sound: One Woman's Healing RevolutionHi!! I would love to hear from you!Imagine living with debilitating pain for three decades, only to discover that the key to freedom wasn't surgery but something far more surprising. This is the remarkable journey of Kari Kiazyk, who transformed her 30-year battle with scoliosis pain into a mission to help others find relief through unconventional but powerful methods.At just sixteen years old, Kari faced a devastating diagnosis following a gym class accident. Doctors warned she'd be wheelchair-bound by thirty without immediate surgery. Despite this grim prognosis, something deep within her resisted. That...2025-06-1639 min
Empowered EaseNicole King and her Body Trust RevolutionHi!! I would love to hear from you!Are you tired of rigid diet plans that never stick? Do you feel disconnected from your body despite "doing everything right"? Join us for a refreshing conversation with Nicole King, author of "Listening to Your Body" and founder of Balance Being Nutrition, who offers a revolutionary approach to health that prioritizes self-acceptance over restriction.Nicole's journey began with a simple revelation: providing meal plans alone doesn't create lasting change. Through her own experience as "the skinny girl who struggled to gain weight," Nicole discovered that true health...2025-06-0937 minEmpowered EaseHealing the Healers: Dr. Lorre Laws on Nurse TraumaHi!! I would love to hear from you!What if everything you've been told about nurse burnout is wrong? Dr. Lorre Laws, integrative nursing professor with over 35 years in the healing arts, presents a revolutionary perspective: what healthcare professionals experience isn't mere burnout – it's occupational trauma with profound physiological impacts.With equal parts scientific authority and spiritual wisdom, Dr. Lorre unveils how chronic workplace stress triggers cell danger response, causing mitochondrial dysfunction that manifests as chronic fatigue, brain fog, autoimmune conditions, and more. This groundbreaking framework explains why traditional "self-care" approaches fail and why we...2025-06-0245 minEmpowered EaseChristine Soza, Beyond Medicine: A Death Doula's WisdomHi!! I would love to hear from you!What happens when we stop fearing death and start embracing it as part of our human journey? Christine Soza, a Reiki master and end-of-life doula with 30 years of nursing experience, transforms our understanding of mortality in this profound conversation.Christine guides us through the role of an end-of-life doula—a non-medical practitioner supporting people from diagnosis through their final transition and beyond. With compassion and clarity, she explains how our society's death denial creates unnecessary suffering and how reclaiming death as a natural process can lead to mo...2025-05-2649 minEmpowered EaseEnergy's Ripple Effect with Ashley WeirHi!! I would love to hear from you!What happens when physical fitness meets energy healing? Ashley Weir's journey from fitness queen to Reiki master offers a compelling answer. As the owner of Indigo Sage and Balance, Ashley has discovered that true wellness requires more than just pushing your body to its limits—it demands attention to your energetic and spiritual well-being too.Ashley's story begins with a familiar narrative: a young athlete focused intensely on physical performance, struggling with body dysmorphia and using exercise as her primary outlet for emotional processing. "I'd push myself ph...2025-05-1939 minEmpowered EaseHealing the Healers with Eva ZobianWolfHi!! I would love to hear from you!When the hospital beeps follow you home and echo in your dreams, you know your nervous system has been fundamentally altered by your work. This was Eva ZobianWolfe's reality during her 25+ years in critical care nursing before she discovered the transformative power of adaptive yoga therapy.In this deeply resonant conversation, Eva reveals the barely discussed truth about healthcare burnout – how the hypervigilance required to save lives creates a physiological state where true relaxation feels impossible, even threatening. "I felt like an angry shell of myself," she co...2025-05-1258 minEmpowered EaseLiberation Through Embodied Awareness with Molly RoseHi!! I would love to hear from you!What if the key to personal transformation isn't about fixing what's broken, but rather becoming curious about patterns that once protected you? Somatic coach Molly Rose joins us to explore how our bodies hold wisdom far beyond cognitive intelligence.Drawing from her decade of experience in nonprofit management and humanitarian work, Molly reveals how organizations like Clowns Without Borders and Burning Man Project showed her the profound impact of human connection in crisis. Whether performing in refugee camps or organizing community-driven service projects, she witnessed how simple...2025-05-0547 minEmpowered EaseThe Sacred Space of Self-Reflection: Barbara Anderson's JourneyHi!! I would love to hear from you!What happens when a nurse with 40 years of experience decides to tackle the healthcare burnout crisis head-on? Barbara Anderson's journey from bedside nurse to healthcare consultant to holistic coach offers powerful insights for anyone struggling to find balance in a caregiving profession.Barbara introduces us to the concept of being a "pivot person" – someone who embraces change and seeks new challenges throughout their career. Her own path took her from home care to leadership roles to traveling healthcare consultant, ultimately leading to her coaching practice, Simply Harmony Co...2025-04-2840 minEmpowered EaseHannah Ciampini; Intensive Therapy: Transforming Trauma in Fewer SessionsHi!! I would love to hear from you!Trauma doesn't fit neatly into a standard 50-minute therapy session – so why should our approach to healing? Hannah Ciampini shares how EMDR intensive therapy breaks the traditional model by offering longer, more focused sessions that help clients process trauma efficiently rather than dragging healing out over months or years.My guest, Hannah, explains why the wall that trauma creates between short-term and long-term memory keeps us stuck in fight-or-flight, and how EMDR helps break down that barrier. "It's not that certain memories are ever going to be ok...2025-04-2140 minEmpowered EaseStephanie Konter O'Hara Navigating the Postpartum Journey: Finding Support When You Need It MostHi!! I would love to hear from you!When Stephanie Konter O'Hara—a mental health therapist with over 13 years of experience—became a mother, she discovered something surprising: all her professional training couldn't prepare her for the emotional tsunami of postpartum anxiety. "I thought I knew what to expect," she shares candidly. "I was definitely not prepared for everything that I experienced emotionally in postpartum."This powerful conversation explores the hidden realities of maternal mental health that aren't covered in typical birth preparation classes. Stephanie reveals critical information every expectant and new parent should know, incl...2025-04-1453 minEmpowered EaseAvie Heidenfelder; Embracing the Menopausal Journey: Natural Healing and Honest ConversationsHi!! I would love to hear from you!Herbalist Avie Heidenfelder transforms women's menopausal journeys through natural remedies and frank conversation—a mission born from her own struggles after a hysterectomy at 39. Our candid conversation tears down the walls of silence that have surrounded women's hormonal health for generations."This is not like the curse," Avie asserts, rejecting the historical stigma around female bodies. "There's nothing wrong with us. It's a natural journey." We share raw accounts of emotional rollercoasters—from inexplicable tears to feeling completely detached from their usual selves. Our honest admissions validate what...2025-04-0725 minEmpowered EaseBrooke Holland; Nourish to FlourishHi!! I would love to hear from you!Frustrated by a healthcare system that seems to address symptoms rather than causes? Holistic nutritionist Brooke Holland understands this all too well. After working in hospital settings where cardiac patients' "special diets" differed from regular meals only by the absence of a salt packet, she knew there had to be a better way to support true healing.On this eye-opening episode, Brooke shares her journey from conventional clinical nutrition to founding the Rise to Thrive Tribe with her partner—a community centered around vitality, connection, and play. He...2025-03-3124 minEmpowered EaseLadle of Ferns, Creating Community for Chronic Illness SufferersHi!! I would love to hear from you!Imagine waking up each morning never knowing how much energy you'll have for the day. Will you have enough "spoons" to shower, prepare a meal, and pay your bills—or will you need to choose just one? This is daily reality for millions living with chronic illness who fall between support system cracks.My guests this week, Andie Malone and Cady Menk, social workers who transformed personal struggle into community solution through their non-profit, Ladle of Ferns. After losing a friend to suicide, they looked at each ot...2025-03-2443 minEmpowered EaseAmanda Farq Healing the Healer: Somatic Practices for Burnt-Out NursesHi!! I would love to hear from you!The hidden cost of caring for others often manifests in our bodies, and no one understands this better than nurses. In my raw and illuminating conversation, Amanda Farq—registered nurse, wellness warrior, and nervous system educator—she reveals how years of nursing led her down a path of chronic illness that conventional medicine couldn't fully address.Amanda shares her personal journey through endometriosis, the devastating loss of her child at 24 weeks, and eventually ulcerative colitis following intense workplace stress and grief. While talk therapy provided some relief, it w...2025-03-1751 minEmpowered EaseLiliane de Vries Reclaiming Your Life: Helping Unstoppable Women Find BalanceHi!! I would love to hear from you!Imagine reaching the breaking point—crying at the kitchen sink, feeling lost in the life you've built, and walking away from your family for several days just to breathe. This was certified coach Liliane de Vries reality before her extraordinary journey of self-discovery transformed her approach to life, relationships, and purpose.Liliane, a former oncology nurse turned wellness coach, shares the raw and powerful story of how she took a six-month "sabbatical" from being a wife, mother, and daughter to focus solely on herself. What she discovered in...2025-03-1055 minEmpowered EaseMarta Kagan: Embracing Pleasure After 40Hi!! I would love to hear from you!Dive into a world of empowerment, sensuality, and body confidence as we chat with Marta Kagan, a transformative coach dedicated to helping women over 40 reconnect with their true selves. With her wealth of knowledge and experience, Marta reveals deep insights into overcoming societal norms that keep women from embracing their own pleasure and confidence. The episode emphasizes that aging should not signify a decline in vitality or sensuality—instead, it's a unique time to rediscover and reclaim personal joy.We discuss the ways in which societal conditioning ca...2025-03-0333 minEmpowered EaseCrystal Hurley Healing Through Art, Trauma Recovery, and Creative ResilienceHi!! I would love to hear from you!What happens when a traumatic event leads you back to a forgotten passion? After a life-altering car accident, Crystal Hurley, therapeutic art and self healing coach, found solace in painting, which proved to be more than just a hobby—it became a powerful form of therapy. Join me as I share her personal story of overcoming post-concussive syndrome through art, and how this rediscovery inspired her to establish a nonprofit aimed at helping others find healing through creativity. Each brushstroke brought new layers of emotional release, clarity, and a re...2025-02-2454 minEmpowered EaseElicia Ybarra on Martial Arts, Resilience, and Overcoming AbuseHi!! I would love to hear from you!Elicia Ybarra defied gender stereotypes in martial arts by embracing her unique style, all while building a brand around the color pink, despite the critics. As a seasoned martial artist with expertise in karate and Taekwondo. Elicia joins us to share her journey of empowerment and resilience. We discuss the importance of boundaries and trust in intuition, women's self-defense, the struggle women face in finding female-led self-defense classes, and how martial arts can be a vital tool for self-empowerment, especially in places like the Midwest where such classes are s...2025-02-181h 12Empowered EaseAlicia Ybarra on Women's Empowerment, Martial Arts, and Breaking Free from AbuseHi!! I would love to hear from you!Alicia Ybarra’s powerful journey from abuse to empowerment underscores the importance of self-defense and resilience in the face of trauma. Through her story, she emphasizes knowledge, boundaries, and the need for supportive communities in reclaiming one's strength. • Alicia’s background in martial arts and her approach to self-defense• The significance of empowering women through knowledge and awareness• Strategies for mental and emotional strength in self-defense • The importance of boundary-setting for personal safety and well-being• Community-building as a means of healing and empowerment• Alicia’s w...2025-02-171h 12Empowered EaseTerry Grahl on Empowerment, Healing Spaces, and Transforming LivesHi!! I would love to hear from you!What if you had the power to transform not just spaces, but lives? Join us as we talk to Terry Grail, the visionary founder and CEO of Enchanted Makeovers, who turned a simple act of painting a wall in a shelter into a full-blown mission to create healing environments for women and children in need. Terry's journey from facing initial setbacks to securing crucial donations like mattresses is a testament to her unwavering commitment and serves as an inspiring tale of perseverance and compassion.Throughout this episode...2025-02-1039 minEmpowered EaseMicah Walker's Journey from Burnout to BalanceHi!! I would love to hear from you!Join us for an empowering discussion on microdosing, burnout, and holistic healing with Micah Walker. We explore how reshaping our relationship with mental health can lead to profound transformations for women, empowering them to reclaim their creativity and community. • Micah’s journey from nursing to holistic coaching • The role of microdosing in mental health and neuroplasticity • Systemic issues in healthcare contributing to nurse burnout • Importance of community-building among nurse coaches • Inner child work as a tool for self-discovery and healing • Practical stress management techniques for busy...2025-02-0254 min
Nursing Now PodcastHolistic Nurse Coaching: Burnout Janelle McSwiggin, RN and Jenn Ohlinger, RN chat about all things burn out, a topic close to both of their hearts. Jenn is a nurse health coach that focuses on supporting women and healthcare workers dealing with burnout. Jenn and Janelle chat about the overwhelming burnout trends in healthcare and how fixing burnout serves both the facility and the nurse. Dealing with burnout helps facilities save money replacing nurse after nurse, and it helps nurses thrive in their roles. Jenn shares her specific tips about dealing with burnout, including when your facility can't offer you support...2024-11-2129 min
The Days of NoahMINI EP 7: The (All Too Often) Elusive Joy of The Lord w/ Jenn OhlingerEXTRA SPECIAL GUEST! My wife Jenn joins me for a deep theological discussion of verses in the Bible that seem to say we can or should have satisfaction/joy/peace/etc. from the Lord. She and I wonder, though, if it's so elusive because our focus is on soulish things from our will/desires/emotions, or if we're supposed to feed our Spirit in order to find that kind of joy? Or perhaps we're not meant to have a full measure of body, soul, and spirit satisfaction until heaven?
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