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The Vital Side Podcast169. A Podcast Rebrand: Shifting Focus to Your Nervous System & HealthThemes: Rebrand, Nervous System Regulation, Mind-Body Connection Episode: Have you noticed some changes in the podcast recently? In today’s episode, Lindsay explains the rebrand from The Rewire Podcast to The Vital Side Podcast. Listen to this episode to hear the details of the change, including what type of guests to expect, what topics will be a focus, and why this is such an important shift right now. Show Notes: - Lindsay explains the podcast change and why the focus is shifting to nervous system health - We can’t con...2025-05-0618 minThe Vital Side Podcast168. When to Quit Symptom Tracking & Seek a Diagnosis with Dr. MosheThemes: Mind-Body Healing, Naturopathic Medicine, Spontaneous Healing Episode: At what point do you stop symptom tracking and stop seeking a diagnosis and really start to focus on mind-body healing? In today’s episode, Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND, VDP, HMC, VNMI, a naturopathic doctor, author, and innovator who overcame his own diagnosis of Myasthenia gravis is here to share his expertise on mind-body healing. He created and teaches the Vis Dialogue, a transformative mind-body healing technique that has helped thousands achieve life-changing results, and offers a full certification program in Holistic Counseling. Listen to today’s ep...2025-04-2247 minThe Vital Side Podcast167. Normalizing the Highs and Lows of Motherhood: Understanding Matrescence with Amy-Taylor KabbazThemes: Motherhood, Matrescence, Identity Shift Episode: What happens to a woman when she becomes a mother? Matrescence, or the transition to motherhood, can involve physical, psychological, and social changes. On this episode, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz, author of Mama Rising and founder of Mama Rising Coaching Certification and the Global Matrescence Foundation shares her expertise on the subject. As a former-journalist and award-winning producer for 15 years with ABC, Amy brings a unique combination of research, story-telling and lived experience to her work. Listen to this episode to learn how Amy educates and inspires other women to transform t...2025-04-0848 minThe Vital Side Podcast166. Full Body Healing Starts by Addressing Stress with Jeffrey Moore WilliamsThemes: Chronic Stress, Healing, Wellness Systems Episode: Does stress TRULY impact your health? This is a topic that many people are stumped by because of the lack of knowledge around chronic stress. In today’s episode, Jeffery Moore Williams, a transformation artist immersed in unraveling the human body’s potential, shares his knowledge on traditional and modern wellness systems. Listen to this episode to learn more about his teachings in bodywork, sound, breath, values, and movement to seize control of your health journey, fostering vitality and a life lived to its fullest potential. Show N...2025-03-2554 minThe Vital Side Podcast165. A Look Beyond Sleep Hygiene: Reprocess Trauma In Your Sleep with Charlie MorleyThemes: Healing from Trauma, Sleep, Lucid Dreaming Episode: Have you ever wondered how much sleep impacts your life, more than just getting 8 hours of sleep a night? In this episode, Charlie Morley, a sleep expert, best selling author, and lucid dream teacher, explains how sleep is so personalized for each person which goes beyond just the general act of sleeping. Having been authorized to teach within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, Charlie uses his experience with lucid dreaming to help those with post traumatic stress symptoms. Listen to this episode to learn more about...2025-03-1149 minThe Vital Side Podcast164. Cultivating Willpower & The Myth of Motivation with Jenn TrepeckThemes: Willpower, Creating Habits, Motivation vs. Momentum Episode: Do you often feel like you have no willpower and no motivation towards your career, health, or wellness goals? In today’s episode, Jenn Trepeck, an Optimal Health Coach, Podcaster, and Business Consultant described as a “force of nature” in the wellness space expands. In this episode, she talks about her own journey through weight management and how we typically misunderstand our own willpower. Listen to this episode to learn the science behind willpower and how to best use it to feel empowered with renewed energy and actiona...2025-02-2540 minThe Vital Side Podcast163. How To Move Beyond Pleasing, Controlling, Isolating or Distracting Behaviors with HeatherAsh AmaraThemes: Behaviors, Balance, Creating Space Episode: Do you ever resonate with any of these four behaviors: Pleasing, Controlling, Isolating, or Distracting? In today’s episode, we unpack these behaviors and discuss how to heal and transcend these old outdated patterns with HeatherAsh Amara, best-selling author, speaker, guide, philanthropist, and land steward. HeatherAsh shares her insights and wisdom on how we can create more space in our lives, an important ingredient for leaders and any human being. Listen to this episode to learn how to live fully in today’s world. Show Notes: - He...2025-02-1145 minThe Vital Side Podcast162. Trauma Is Hard, Healing Doesn’t Have To Be with Carrie ChavisThemes: Healing, Functional Health, Brain Retraining Episode: Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a brain retrainer inside the Rewire Membership looks like? In this episode, Carrie Chavis takes you through her experience inside Vital-Side and how she has used Rewire protocols to make a full recovery from Epstein Barr Virus, Lyme Disease, and fatigue. Carrie, who is now a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner with her own practice, Chavis Health, guides clients through diet and lifestyle changes to help bring their bodies back into balance. Listen to this episode to hear...2025-01-2844 minThe Vital Side Podcast161. Cultivate More Presence & Simplicity In Your Every Day with Palak DaveThemes: Presence, Simplicity, Connection Episode: Do you often feel like you are working for the weekend or counting down the minutes until the day is done? In this episode, we have Palak Dave, also known as the Queen of IRL, an entrepreneur, speaker, and author of Beautiful Everydays: A Guidebook to Living in the Here and Now. Through her community, Embiria, Palak helps others to embrace intentional living, prioritizing real life over digital noise. Listen to this episode to learn ways you can live beautifully, in the here and now. Show Notes: 2025-01-1444 minThe Vital Side Podcast160. How to Cultivate Curiosity and Connection in Our Relationships with Karina F. DavesThemes: Relationships, Curiosity, Connection Episode: Do you feel you are lacking intimacy or connection in your personal relationships? In today’s episode, relationship coach Karina F. Daves, leverages her experience as a former social worker and adjunct professor of women’s studies to teach women how to strategically evaluate their personal identity, values, and standards so that they can elevate their relationships and themselves. Listen to this episode to learn how you can enjoy more satisfying relationships with yourself and others. Show Notes: - Karina’s journey to becoming a relationship coach2024-12-3147 minThe Vital Side Podcast159. Unlock the Most Optimal Brain Wave Cocktail with EFT Expert Dr. Dawson ChurchThemes: EFT, Tapping, PTSD, Meditation Episode: Have you ever wondered about our different brain states? Why does visualization or meditation make you feel better? How can we access our feel-good neurochemicals to actually change body chemistry and heal chronic symptoms like pain? We’re going into the science behind this and more with Dr. Dawson Church. He is a best-selling science writer and the author of three award-winning books and is the founder of the Veterans Stress Solution, which has offered free PTSD treatment to over 22,000 veterans. Listen to today’s episode to learn more abou...2024-12-1752 minThe Vital Side Podcast158. How I Stopped My Panic Attacks and Healed from PMDD with CaitThemes: Panic Attacks, PMDD, Burnout Episode: Have you ever experienced a panic attack or anxiety attack? In this episode, Cait shares her personal journey dealing with panic attacks and PMDD, or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Listen to this episode to learn how she healed from these chronic conditions and ultimately started on her path to becoming a neuro-science backed coach, helping entrepreneurs, business leaders, and high performers to build resilience and unlock their creativity. Show Notes: - How Cait’s perfectionist tendencies in her career led to burnout, which led to panic at...2024-12-0330 minThe Vital Side Podcast157. It's Not OCD- It's PANS- Healing Chronic Illness in Kids with Lori WeirThemes: PANS, PANDAS, Mold Illness, Homeopathy Episode: Have you noticed that your kids have had a behavior change? More outbursts? Melt downs? Even OCD like tendencies? It may not be OCD at all… It may be PANS, Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, often linked to Mold Illness. To Talk about this today, we have Vital-Side Operations Manager, homeopathy student, and mother of 3, Lori Weir. Lori’s 3 kids have all been affected by mold and chronic illness, specifically PANS & MCAS, ranging over the years since 2018. She has a background in psychology and is currently studying home...2024-11-1955 minThe Vital Side Podcast156. Combating Resistance When You Feel Like You Just Can’t Start with LindsayThemes: Resistance, Reframing, Overcoming Change Episode: What do we do when we feel resistance? It’s important to point out that ALL of us experience resistance at some point in our lives, and it seems ALWAYS to be a struggle. That said, we can reframe resistance so we can think about it from a totally new perspective and break free from old judgments or preconceived notions we’ve had about resistance. Lindsay is diving into this topic today and bringing up past personal experience and experience from Vital-Side members to meet you where you are in r...2024-11-0525 minThe Vital Side Podcast155. The Intersection of Neuroscience & Faith in the Healing Process of Father Wounds with Giji Mischel DennardThemes: Father Wounds, Familial Relationships, Healing Episode: How is your relationship with your father? Many people carry with them father wounds, and don’t quite know what to do with them or how to process them. In this episode, Giji Mischel Dennard discusses how to process these wounds. Giji’s journey began with the pivotal moment of meeting her father at the age of 17. This encounter sparked a life-long passion for understanding and fostering healthy father-child relationships. Her professional journey of over 20 years includes leading roles in multinational corporations and training thousands of profe...2024-10-2254 minThe Vital Side Podcast154. A How to Guide to Putting an End to Old Beliefs with LindsayThemes: Old Belief Systems, Brain Retraining, Resilience Show: What would it feel like in the morning to wake up with a smile on your face… despite all the chaos and noise happening around you? What could it look like to surround yourself in a bubble of protection so that life’s situations aren’t dictating how you feel? In this episode, Lindsay dives into her 8 years of expertise in the field of brain retraining and neuroplasticity to offer very tangible steps to break the cycle of old beliefs and old patterns. After working with t...2024-10-0828 minThe Vital Side Podcast153. How to Actually and Easily Build a Gratitude Habit with Sohale SizarThemes: Gratitude, Self-Discovery, Rewire Episode: Do you struggle to find positivity in your everyday life? Today’s guest, Sohale Sizar, is the founder of Soul with the mission to illuminate the daily practice of gratitude for his rapidly growing online community. An entrepreneur since the age of nine with 15 years of dedicated practice in meditation and gratitude, Sohale is on a mission to facilitate access to one's inner light through his gratitude teachings. Listen to this episode to hear more about his company, Soul, and how to implement gratitude into your daily life. Sho...2024-09-2444 minThe Vital Side Podcast152. A Journey Healing from CIRS/Mold Illness Using Brain Retraining with Katie NickersonThemes: CIRS, Mold Illness, Brain Retraining Show: Have you dealt with water damage in your house or symptoms related to mold illness? Today’s guest, Katie Nickerson, shares her mold journey and healing tools using the structure of brain retraining. Katie is a brain retraining coach, helping clients access their innate healing wisdom to rewire their brains and thrive. Integrating neuroscience, nervous system regulation, somatic tools, and parts work. After years of mystery illness and multiple diagnoses, including CIRS, CFS/ME, MCAS, chronic pain, and more, Katie's health declined despite rigorous healing protocols. Listen to th...2024-09-1051 minThe Vital Side Podcast151. Align Your Core Identity with Success to Unlock Your Next Level with Nora VirginiaThemes: Identity, Spirituality, Authentic Expression Episode: Have you wondered what role identity plays in unlocking your success? Nora Virginia is an intuitive business coach, podcast host, and meditation & breathwork facilitator. After climbing the ladder for nearly a decade in corporate America, a few spiritual awakenings, and ugly cries in the office bathroom, she did what we’ve all imagined doing at one point - left her cushy, high-paying finance career behind to pursue her dream of being a spiritual coach and thought leader in the personal development space. Nora is obsessed with helping online coaches bu...2024-08-2748 minThe Vital Side Podcast150. The Art & Science of Solving Insomnia Naturally with Devin BurkeThemes: Insomnia, Sleep Habits, Improve Sleep Naturally Do you suffer from insomnia? Do you have issues getting to sleep or staying asleep? Today’s guest, Devin Burke, helps exhausted insomniacs stay asleep so they can wake up with more “peace, power, and presence.” He is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, renowned sleep coach and founder of Sleep Science Academy. Devin was named “One of the Top 10 Coaches of 2023” by USA Today and has studied innovative holistic coaching methods from some of the world’s top health and human performance experts. Hear his tips for identifying and improving your sleep h...2024-08-1354 minThe Vital Side Podcast149. Top Misconceptions About Menstrual Health (And How To Support Your Cycle) with Kate MortonThemes: Women’s Health, Menstrual Health, Balancing Hormones Episode: Have you come across ALL the misconceptions about menstrual health? In this episode, Lindsay will debunk some of these myths with leading expert, Kate Morton. Kate is a dietician with a masters in human clinical nutrition. She discusses her story about facing hormonal challenges after quitting birth control. Kate’s personal experience fueled her to create Funk It Wellness, a brand dedicated to menstrual health. They provide high quality food based vitamins for hormonal balance as well as help navigate and embrace your menstrual cycle with conf...2024-07-3040 minThe Vital Side Podcast148. Let's Change Your Perspective On Chronic Illness with Neuroplasticity Expert, Ashok GuptaThemes: Chronic Illness, Nervous System Regulation, Mind-Body Connection, Neuroplasticity, Brain Retraining Episode: Do you still have questions about what brain retraining is, and how it can help alleviate your chronic physical symptoms/illness? Lindsay is joined by health practitioner Ashok Gupta to discuss reframing chronic illness, how to realistically approach brain retraining, and how his neurological research led him to the healing science of brain retraining. Show Notes: -Ashok describes his own struggles with chronic symptoms; how he discovered how brain retraining/neuroplasticity can help alleviate pain; setting up his first...2024-07-1654 minThe Vital Side Podcast143. Reframing Your Perspective on Weight Loss and Balanced Eating with Ilana MuhlsteinThemes: Weight Loss, Brain retraining, Nutrition Episode: Trigger warning: Eating disorders Have you attempted to lose weight with frustrating results? Do you struggle with sticking to a diet plan? Dietician and nutritionist Ilana Muhlstein joins Lindsay to discuss why elimination/fad diets and extreme restrictive eating is not the healthy path towards weight loss. Hear Ilana’s struggles with her weight as a child, how she fixed her negative relationship with food, and how she helps her clients do the same. Dietitian, nutritionist, bestselling author, and mother of three, Ilana Muhlstein, MS...2024-06-1152 minThe Vital Side Podcast142. How To Deal With Mold In Your House with Mold Expert, Brian KarrThemes: Mold/Mold-Induced Illness, Chronic Illness, Nervous System Regulation Episode: Have you experienced mold-induced illness/symptoms? Lindsay is joined by indoor environment consultant Brian Karr, who had a harrowing experience with mold in his home that caused frustrating physical symptoms. Brian then made it his life’s work and career to help clients keep their homes safe from toxins and find better regulation through safe indoor surroundings and environments. Brian Karr, a second-generation indoor environmental consultant, specializes in assisting hypersensitive individuals with complex medical conditions by identifying and addressing mold, mycotoxins, and other ind...2024-06-0457 minThe Vital Side Podcast141. The Ups, The Downs, and The Surrender During Pregnancy with LindsayThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Pregnancy, Motherhood Episode: Are you struggling to stay regulated during your pregnancy? Lindsay talks listeners through her personal experience during her first trimester-how the changes she experienced physically disrupted her regulation, how she coped with these changes, and destigmatizing the ups and downs of the first trimester. Show Notes: -Lindsay discusses the “Riding the Waves of Pregnancy” email series -Battling intrusive thoughts during the first trimester; normalizing the experience of emotional dysregulation during this time -Lindsay’s mantra that she used during her first tr...2024-05-2833 minThe Vital Side Podcast140. How to Find Time to Be Mindful through the Power of Sound with Craig GoldbergThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Trauma Healing, Vibro-Acoustic Therapy Episode: Do you struggle with fitting mindfulness into daily life? Relaxation Technologist Craig Goldberg joins Cait and Lindsay to discuss the development of his company inHarmony, in which he uses Vibro-Acoustic technology to help people find more peace and fulfillment in their lives. Craig Goldberg is a Relaxation Expert and Technologist on a quest to help humanity achieve a deeper sense of inner calmness through the use of sound-and-vibration technology. He is a Vibro-Acoustic Therapy Practitioner, and his work is backed by 40+ years of research s...2024-05-2159 minThe Vital Side Podcast139. Living at the Intersection of Ambition & Peace and Cultivating More Balance as a High Achiever with Naketa Ren ThigpenThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Perfectionism, Overcoming Childhood Trauma Trigger warning: Drug addiction Episode: Do you struggle with the debilitating and inevitable burnout that comes along with being a perfectionist? Have you ever considered the idea that you could be addicted to stress? Lindsay and Cait are joined by Balance and Relationship Advisor Naketa Ren Thigpen, a recovering stress addict and reformed perfectionist who coaches high achievers into finding more healthy balance in their lives. Hear about Naketa’s origins from a chaotic upbringing, to how she got into helping her clients learn how to...2024-05-1453 minThe Vital Side Podcast138. The Body Holds the Key: How to Unlock Stuck Emotions with Karden RabinThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Trauma, Mind-body Connection, Somatics Episode: Why is it important to consider the nervous system when we are trying to heal our physical bodies? Why does dysregulation present itself in the form of physical symptoms, and how can we address this? Lindsay is joined by Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Karden Rubin, an expert on nervous system related illnesses and psychophysiology. Hear how Kardin helps his clients heal physically by addressing the needs of their nervous systems, how we hold childhood trauma in our bodies, the importance of somatic experiencing, and more. ...2024-05-0755 minThe Vital Side Podcast136. The Best Tool to Combat Perfectionism with LindsayThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Perfectionism, Anxiety & Stress Episode: How can you combat the harmful effects of perfectionist habits? Lindsay shares how to get to the bottom of where perfectionism begins in childhood, and how to to move past these habits so that you can realign your inner self to reflect the life you want to live. Show Notes: -Reset sale announcement -How perfectionism can present itself in your daily life -Lindsay leads listeners through an activity to bring awareness around how perfectionism could be affecting you; getting to...2024-04-2319 minThe Vital Side Podcast135. The Power of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) with Brad YatesThemes: EFT, Nervous System Regulation, Trauma Healing Episode: What exactly is EFT tapping and how can it help you regulate your nervous system? Brad Yates joins Lindsay and Cait to discuss the transformative tool of EFT. Hear how Brad discovered the benefits of EFT, why it works, and how you can begin putting it into practice in your own life. Speaker, teacher, and best-selling author Brad Yates knows that we all have greatness within us, and he’s made it his mission to help people reveal it. Brad is known internationally for his cre...2024-04-1653 minThe Vital Side Podcast133. Trauma Processing: A Different Perspective on Mental Health with Veteran & Author, D. Paul FlemingThemes: Mental Health, Nervous System Regulation, Trauma Trigger warning: This episodes contains themes of suicide, PTSD, and child abuse If you are in crisis or feeling suicidal, call 988 (Veterans, press 1) or text 838255 Episode: How do you know when it’s time to seek help for mental health concerns? And where do you even start? Veteran, author, and mental health advocate Doug Paul Fleming joins Cait and Lindsay to tell his story of overcoming a lifetime of trauma, both from childhood and from being a member of the U.S military. Hear the...2024-04-0248 minThe Vital Side Podcast131. Optimize Fertility in a Gentle, Regulated Way with Kaely McDevittThemes: Fertility and Pregnancy, Nutrition, Nervous System Regulation Episode: How can you tell if you are energetically prepared for pregnancy? Registered dietitian Kaely McDevitt joins Lindsay to discuss less-talked about aspects of pregnancy prep. Learn why being energetically abundant before becoming pregnant is so important. Hear how Kaely helps her clients prepare their minds and bodies for pregnancy. Kaely McDevitt is a Registered Dietitian specializing in nutrition for women's health. She owns a virtual private practice where she and her team help their clients reclaim their energy, optimize fertility and overcome hormone symptoms t...2024-03-1850 minThe Vital Side Podcast130. How to Trust your Body by Working with Your Pelvic Floor with Veronica RottmanThemes: Womens’ Health, Pelvic Floor Health, Nervous System Regulation Episode: How important is your pelvic floor health in relation to staying grounded and regulated? Cait and Lindsay have a talk with Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Veronica Rottman. Veronica tells listeners how she helps her clients heal their trauma from where it is rooted in the nervous system, and how our pelvic floor can be directly indicative of the state of our nervous system. Hear Veronica’s advice for kick starting your own pelvic floor health journey. Show Notes: -Neurosomatics Program announcement - Cait...2024-03-1252 minThe Vital Side Podcast129. Common Misconceptions About Manifestation with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Manifestation, Nervous System Regulation Episode: Do you find yourself frustrated because of manifestations not coming to fruition? Lindsay outlines common mistakes and misconceptions associated with manifestation. Learn how to manifest in a way that harnesses positive energy without forcing it, and how to implement a new and aligned manifestation practice. Show Notes: -Reboot program announcement -The crossover between brain retraining (nervous system regulation) and manifestation -A possible reason that your affirmations aren’t working: Your body needs to be in an optimized state of healing before you...2024-03-0529 minThe Vital Side Podcast127. How Childhood Trauma Shows Up in Adulthood & How to Identify It with Cait Ross Murphy and Lindsay MitchellThemes: Trauma Healing, Nervous System Regulation Episode: What is the real definition of “trauma?” In this episode, Lindsay and Cait get vulnerable about their personal traumas from childhood and how they manifested in their adult lives. Learn how finding safety in your body and environment can lead to suppressed trauma showing itself in adulthood, and steps to take to bring conscious awareness to the needs of your inner child. Show Notes: -Neurosomatics Program announcement. Cait invites you to book an Enrollment call with her & her colleague, Laura Larios, to learn more abou...2024-02-2023 minThe Vital Side Podcast125. Learn to Love Your Lymph with Leah LevitanThemes: The Lymphatic System, Lymphatic massage and drainage, Nervous system regulation Episode: How often do you give attention to your bodies’ lymphatic system, and what are the true benefits of lymphatic massage and drainage? Cait and Lindsay are joined by Leah Levitan, a licensed massage therapist who specializes in lymphatics. Hear how Leah takes a multidimensional approach to helping her clients feel better, and learn the connection between what Leah says are the two most important systems in the body: the nervous system and the lymphatic system. Leah Levitan is a licensed massage the...2024-02-0648 minThe Vital Side Podcast124. 5 Ways Nervous System Work Will Uplevel Your Life This Year with Cait Ross MurphyThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Entrepreneurship, Self Development Episode: If you are a loyal listener of Rewire, you have definitely heard Cait and Lindsay speak about nervous system regulation…but have you ever wondered how exactly it can change and improve your everyday life? In this episode, Cait gives us five concrete ways that committing to nervous system work can uplevel your life. Show Notes: -Cait invites you to book an Enrollment call with she & her colleague, Laura Larios, to learn more about their Neurosomatics Certification Program and explore if it’s a fit f...2024-01-3033 minThe Vital Side Podcast123. How Much Is Too Much? How To Function In An Era Of Over Consumption with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Over-consumption, Social media, Burnout, Self Development Episode: How can we stay regulated in a society that makes it so easy to over consume? Lindsay explores the effects of being too heavily influenced by outside things: social media, entertainment such as books/tv, and the many other voices that we are all constantly bombarded with in modern society. Learn three steps to getting in touch with your own voice again and hone in on your “energetic capacity.” Find out how you can avoid over consumption to stay grounded, regulated, and your most authe...2024-01-2330 minThe Vital Side Podcast121. Chronic Conditions Are Not a Life Sentence with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Chronic Illness, Nervous System Regulation, Brain Retraining Episode: Are you struggling with how to move forward after a chronic illness diagnosis? Lindsay shares stories about her own experience with Lyme disease, and how brain retraining helped her to get her life back. Learn the science behind brain retraining and how it can heal chronic symptoms. Show Notes: -How common chronic illnesses are; they are taboo in modern society; why it's important that we commit to understanding them -The story of Jessica, a Vital-Side member who is currently in r...2024-01-0924 minThe Vital Side Podcast120. Your Body is Talking To You - How To Start Listening with Cait Ross and Lindsay MitchellThemes: Mind-Body Connection, Nervous System Regulation, Entrepreneurship Episode: In a society that values the connection we have to our minds the most and often puts the connection we have to our bodies on the back burner, how do you make it a priority in your life to keep that connection healthy and strong? Lindsay and Cait discuss how you can strengthen, or even begin building, the connection you have to your own body. Learn tools on how to make time every day to listen and respond to your body’s unique messages. Show No...2024-01-0228 minThe Vital Side Podcast119. One Introspective Way To End Your Year with Lindsay MitchellThemes: New Years’ resolutions/intentions, Nervous System Regulation Episode: What would happen if instead of setting resolutions for yourself for the new year, you set intentions? Lindsay walks us through an exercise that she herself has been using for the past few years. Gain perspective on the lessons you learned this year, how you spent your energy, and what intentions you want to set for 2024. Show Notes: -Stepping into a introspective space for the end of the year -Becoming aware of how you have been spending your energy this year...2023-12-2621 minThe Vital Side Podcast117. Maintain Abundant Energy During Pregnancy with Allegra GastThemes: Pregnancy and Parenting, Nutrition, Burnout, Nervous System Regulation Episode: Are you a parent or aspiring parent who wants to optimize your energy during pregnancy and beyond? Allegra Gast joins Cait & Lindsay to talk about her work in helping moms increase their energy levels during pregnancy and beyond. Learn practical tips on how to navigate the balancing act of work, life, and parenting, and how to address your physical health and nutrition, while balancing the demands of modern day life. Allegra Gast has a degree in Nutrition and Food Science from D...2023-12-1248 minThe Vital Side Podcast116. Why Nervous System Regulation Can Heal Chronic Symptoms with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Brain Retraining, Chronic Illness Episode: Do you find yourself feeling skeptical of nervous system regulation as a tool for helping relieve chronic physical symptoms? Lindsay dives into the science behind it all. Learn how regulating your nervous system can actually heal symptoms of chronic illness and pain, for people with a variety of conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Mast Cell Activation, Fibromyalgia, and many more. Hear Lindsay’s real life experiences with clients and even a client testimonial. Show Notes: -Lindsay reads a testimonial from o...2023-12-0525 minThe Vital Side Podcast115. Changing Family Dynamics At Any Age - My New Dad with Mike SzymanskiThemes: Family Dynamics, Found family, Sperm donation Episode: How do you define family? Lindsay is joined on the podcast by Mike Syzmanski, a writer, activist, and Lindsay’s biological father through sperm donation. Hear the story of how Lindsay and Mike connected and developed a beautiful relationship as father and daughter, and how family dynamics can shift, change and grow over time. Mike talks about his decision to become a sperm donor, his work as a journalist, his journey with Multiple Sclerosis, and more. Mike Szymanski is a journalist, writer and activist, based in...2023-11-2856 minThe Vital Side Podcast113. Release Chronic Pain To Get Your Life Back with John GasienciaThemes: Nervous system regulation, chronic stress and pain, brain-body connection, trauma Episode: How much of your chronic pain is actually neurons in your brain that are misfiring because of stress and nervous system dysregulation? Psychotherapist John Gasiencia joins Lindsay to discuss how trauma affects the physical body and how he helps clients at the Pain Psychology Center to break free from the patterns of pain and stress through Pain Reprocessing Therapy. John Gasienica is a psychotherapist and coach specializing in the treatment of chronic pain and anxiety using Pain Reprocessing Therapy. He...2023-11-1455 minThe Vital Side Podcast111. Learn To Emotionally Regulate in Intimate Relationships with Kat SmailisThemes: Emotional/Nervous System Regulation, Relationships, Intimacy Episode: How do you regulate when you are triggered by the actions of your partner? Occupational therapist and relationship expert Kat Smailis joins Cait and Lindsay for the second time on Rewire, to discuss the significance of nervous system regulation in intimate relationships. Learn about some of the most commonly seen emotional differences between men and women, how stress affects relationships, and how to better intimacy with your partner through emotional regulation. Show Notes: -Click here to get Vital Side’s Intr...2023-10-3140 minThe Vital Side Podcast109. The Power of Brain Retraining for Full Body Healing with Christine MyersThemes: Brain Retraining, Nervous System Regulation, Trauma Healing, Nutrition/Holistic health trigger warning: discussion of trauma and suicidal ideation Episode: What does brain retraining actually look like in the everyday life of someone using it as a tool for healing? Holistic health coach and long time Vital-Side member Christine Myers joins Lindsay to talk about how brain retraining was transformative to her healing journey. Learn what it's like to start from the beginning from someone who has actually been through the program, and hear how Christine now uses what she learned w...2023-10-1746 minThe Vital Side Podcast108. Define What Makes You Unique with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Core Values, Authenticity, Personal Growth, Self Development Episode: Do you ever feel disconnected from your sense of self and authenticity? In this episode, Lindsay guides listeners through an exercise to help define your core values, which Lindsay describes as the key to understanding your own uniqueness. Show Notes: -”No one is you, and that is your greatest power”-David Grohl; why defining what makes us “us” is important to our well being -Discovering and embracing our individuality -The definition of “core values” -Lindsay guid...2023-10-1024 minThe Vital Side Podcast106. Learning to Balance Our Masculine and Feminine Energies For More RegulationThemes: Feminine & Masculine Dynamics, Nervous System Regulation, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development Episode: Do you find yourself stuck in the masculine state of constant “doing”, without being able to tap into your more receptive & intuitive feminine energy? Lindsay and Cait discuss the difficulties of finding balance between the two in a society that highly favors and praises masculine energy over feminine. Learn how to recognize signs that you are stuck in the masculine, and practical tools to experience more regulation as you develop your own version of balance. Show Notes: -Mas...2023-09-2624 minThe Vital Side Podcast105. Going From Autoimmune Warrior to Embodied Woman with Rachel AlboThemes: Autoimmune recovery, Somatic work, Nervous system regulation Episode: What does embodiment really look like in the everyday life of people with autoimmune diseases? Soul embodiment coach Rachel Albo joins Cait and Lindsay to discuss her work helping clients reconnect with their bodies after a difficult diagnosis. Rachel shares her own health journey and how it led her to the work she does today through Soul Flow collective, a private app community specifically tailored for women who are living with autoimmune conditions. Rachel Albo is a soul embodiment coach with a pr...2023-09-1952 minThe Vital Side Podcast103. How To Love Your Gut - Not Hate The Food with Dr. Heather FinleyThemes: Nutrition, Nervous System Regulation, Gut and Digestive Health Do you struggle with food sensitivity or digestive issues? Have you tried every elimination diet out there but experienced little to no relief? Registered dietician Dr. Heather Finley joins Lindsay and Cait on Rewire to discuss the missing piece of healing digestive symptoms and conditions: using nervous system regulation to heal your gut. Hear Dr. Heather’s story and learn practical tools to help you begin to find safety in your body and around food. Dr. Heather Finley is a registered dietitian with a doct...2023-09-0547 minThe Vital Side Podcast101. Traveling To Regulate My Nervous System Part 2 with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Nervous system regulation, Long-term traveling Episode: What is it like living “on the road” and how can unconventional living arrangements (or any big life changes) affect how we regulate our nervous system? Lindsay is back with part 2 of discussing her Airstream travels, talking all about how both her and her partner are overcoming obstacles throughout their nomadic year of traveling. Learn real tools Lindsay uses to keep herself regulated, and how you can apply them to changes and difficulties in your own life. Show Notes: - Giveawa...2023-08-2229 minThe Vital Side Podcast100. Move Through Change By Embracing The Duality with Lindsay and CaitThemes: Navigating life changes, Nervous system regulation, Personal development Episode: How do you cope with transition periods and big changes in your life? How can you navigate change while staying regulated? Lindsay and Cait discuss how they navigate change in their own lives and how they honor previous versions of themselves during transitions to new chapters and phases of life. Hear Lindsay and Cait celebrate 100 episodes of Rewire and learn details about an exciting giveaway! Show Notes: - Giveaway announcement! 3 winners will be chosen for free entry in...2023-08-1529 minThe Vital Side Podcast97. The Art of Awe with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Somatic Work, Navigating Change & Transitions Reboot is a virtual course designed for people on the verge of burnout to break the chronic stress cycle again & again using structured protocols. If you're finding yourself running on the hamster wheel of life, unable to feel connected because of stress & overwhelm, Reboot will be a resource to you as you re-discover who you are when you press pause & reboot your dysregulated nervous system. Commit to 15 minutes of practice/ day & learn to live more dynamically in your life when dealing with a life transition like a breakup, j...2023-07-2519 minThe Vital Side Podcast96. Our Go-To Tools to Ride the Ebbs & Flows of Life with Cait and LindsayThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Somatic Work, Navigating Change & Transitions SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST for Vital-Side's newest course, Reboot, launching June 30th. Reboot is a virtual course designed for people on the verge of burnout to break the chronic stress cycle again & again using structured protocols. If you're finding yourself running on the hamster wheel of life, unable to feel connected because of stress & overwhelm, Reboot will be a resource to you as you re-discover who you are when you press pause & reboot your dysregulated nervous system. Commit to 15 minutes of practice/ day & learn to...2023-07-1821 minThe Vital Side Podcast95. Tapping Into Your Body's Needs with Nervous System Regulation with Amanda NovaThemes: Nervous System Regulation, Chronic Illness, Somatic Work, Pregnancy How can we figure out how to find relief from chronic pain and illness when there are so many complicated pieces to healing, and so many mixed messages about where to start? Holistic wellness specialist and clinical nutritionist Amanda Nova joins Cait and Lindsay to discuss the many different aspects of how we can heal, and how to reconnect with our bodies after trauma and chronic illness. Amanda shares her own journey to finding relief, and how she helps her clients piece together what works for th...2023-07-1139 minThe Vital Side Podcast92. The Fallacy of Everything Happens for a Reason with Cait Ross & Lindsay MitchellThemes: Somatic Work, Nervous System Regulation, Mind Body Connection, Personal Development SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST for Vital-Side's newest course, Reboot, launching June 30th. Reboot is a virtual course designed for people on the verge of burnout to break the chronic stress cycle again & again using structured protocols. If you're finding yourself running on the hamster wheel of life, unable to feel connected because of stress & overwhelm, Reboot will be a resource to you as you re-discover who you are when you press pause & reboot your dysregulated nervous system. Commit to 15 minutes of practice/ day...2023-06-2124 minThe Vital Side Podcast89. How to Overcome Limiting Beliefs with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Limiting Beliefs, Brain Retraining, Trauma Recovery SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST for Vital-Side's newest course, Reboot, launching June 30th. Reboot is a virtual course designed for people on the verge of burnout to break the chronic stress cycle again & again using structured protocols. If you're finding yourself running on the hamster wheel of life, unable to feel connected because of stress & overwhelm, Reboot will be a resource to you as you re-discover who you are when you press pause & reboot your dysregulated nervous system. Commit to 15 minutes of practice/ day & learn to live more...2023-05-3035 minThe Vital Side Podcast88. How to Beat Burnout with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Burnout, Nervous System Health & Regulation, Emotional Regulation, Mental Health SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST for Vital-Side's newest course, Reboot, launching June 30th. Reboot is a virtual course designed for people on the verge of burnout to break the chronic stress cycle again & again using structured protocols. If you're finding yourself running on the hamster wheel of life, unable to feel connected because of stress & overwhelm, Reboot will be a resource to you as you re-discover who you are when you press pause & reboot your dysregulated nervous system. Commit to 15 minutes of practice/ day & learn...2023-05-2327 minThe Vital Side Podcast84. How to Use Flower Essences to Bloom into Your Full Potential & Live with More Ease with Katie HessThemes: Alternative Medicine, Flower Essence Therapy, Holistic Health & Wellness What exactly is a “flower essence” and what are its benefits for the mind, body, and spirit? Cait & Lindsay are joined by flower alchemy expert, Katie Hess. Katie shares her nearly lifelong experience with the power of flower medicine, explains how exactly it all works along with long term and short benefits, and even walks us through the specific uses of her own healing flower elixirs that she shares with the world through her company, Lotus Wei. Katie Hess is an expert of flower alchemy - usin...2023-04-2540 minThe Vital Side Podcast80. An Introduction to Limbic Retraining for Chronic Stress with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Limbic System Retraining, Brain Retraining, Nervous System Regulation, Chronic Stress & Illness Is stress a trigger for your chronic pain? Or could it even be the main antagonizer of your physical symptoms? Lindsay explains the stress cycle, how stress hormones affect the body (even if you don’t suffer from chronic illness), and how limbic system retraining can move you out of flight or fight into rest and digest. Show Notes: -What happens to the body when we are stressed; learning about the “trauma loop” or the cycle of stress -The...2023-03-2819 minThe Vital Side Podcast79. Gut Healing IS Nervous System Healing with Vital-Side member & Functional Nutritionist, Lindsay ChristensenThemes: Nervous System Health, Gut Health, Gut-Brain Connection/Axis, Brain Retraining, Functional Nutrition Could your gut-brain axis be affecting how well you are healing from chronic symptoms? In this episode, Cait & Lindsay have a conversation with functional nutritionist Lindsay Christensen about the connection between our guts and our brains- how important it really is, how to know if it’s compromised, and targeted ways to begin balancing it. Lindsay Christensen has a deep passion for helping clients reclaim their health. Lindsay has her B.S. in Biomedical Science, her M.S. in Human Nutrition, is a...2023-03-2138 minThe Vital Side Podcast77. Connecting with Your Inner Warrior using Vital-Side Protocol with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Brain Retraining, Nervous System Regulation Are you wondering what brain retraining actually looks like, and where you can start? In this episode, Lindsay guides Rewire listeners through a “state changer,” an exercise specifically designed to change the state of your brain and thus begin or contribute to the process of brain retraining. For this episode, find a comfortable spot and put on your headphones to walk through the exercise with Lindsay’s guidance! Show Notes: -What brain retraining is, and a glimpse into what the process can look like with Vital-si...2023-03-0719 minThe Vital Side Podcast76. How to Tap into Forgiveness and Self-Compassion when Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Selma BacevacThemes: Generational Trauma, Trauma Healing, Self compassion, Forgiveness, Family dynamics, Parenting, the Refugee/Immigrant experience What does your ancestors’ grief and trauma have to do with your own healing? Selma Bacevac, a psychotherapist who specializes in intergenerational trauma, joins Cait & Lindsay to help us unpack this nuanced question and ignite a deeper conversation. Learn about Selma’s early life story growing up during a time of war; how this impacted her; and how the lessons she learned & now teaches others can be applied to all of our healing journeys. Selma Bacevac is a Bosnian-American woman who ha...2023-02-2850 minThe Vital Side Podcast75. Regulate Your Nervous System with Sexual Intimacy with Dr. Peter CraigThemes: Personal Relationships, Sex and Intimacy, Nervous System Regulation, Emotional Intelligence, Romantic Connection, Deconditioning Do you experience blocks in intimacy with your partner(s)? Have you reached a space where you feel safe in your body, or do you crave to feel more relaxed during intimacy? Lindsay and Cait are joined by couples therapist Dr. Peter Craig to talk about the correlation between a regulated nervous system and a fulfilling sex life, and how to find more connection with your intimate partner(s). Dr. Peter Craig prides himself in being a warm and empathic therapist w...2023-02-2138 minThe Vital Side Podcast74. Why I'm Traveling for a Year in an Airstream to Achieve More Regulation with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Travel, Personal Development & Growth, Brain Retraining, Core Values, Nervous System Regulation, Freedom What are your core values? How do you ensure that your core values remain at the center of the way you are living your life? In this episode, Lindsay describes how her core value of freedom influenced her to embark on a year-long journey of travel. Learn about how to get reacquainted with (or introduced to) your own core values, and how to continuously apply them to your life. Show Notes: -Info on Vital Side’s newes...2023-02-1423 minThe Vital Side Podcast72. Why Food Sensitivities Start in the Brain with Lindsay MitchellThemes: Food Sensitivities, Brain Retraining, Chronic Illness & Inflammation, Gut Health, Reframing Limiting Beliefs, Nervous System Regulation, Mind-Body Connection, Safetyism Do food sensitivities limit the joy and freedom you currently feel in your life? Have you struggled to understand why you experience them in the first place? In this episode, Lindsay not only takes us into the science behind food sensitivities, but also dives deeper into how they are directly tied into the stress response of our brains, or the “gut-brain reaction.” She also shares some tools that you can start using today if you experience food...2023-01-3125 minThe Vital Side Podcast71. How to Build Mental Fitness At Work & At Home with Michele Johnson, The Stress StrategistHave you considered the impact that stress might be having on your body? And how it impacts your work, your health & personal relationships? This week, Cait and Lindsay are joined by “Stress Strategist” Michele Johnson where they talk about how we can become more resilient through the lens of mental fitness. Known as “The Stress Strategist,” Michele Johnson is a Duke Trained Physician Associate, CEO of The Pain Free PA Consulting Firm, ICF Certified Life Coach, Positive Intelligence Coach & International Best-Selling Author. Her holistic experiences in China & Cuba inform her unique approach to empowering high performin...2023-01-2541 minThe Vital Side Podcast69. How to Listen to Your Body and Eat with the Seasons with Whitney AronoffIn the health and wellness world, it can be easy to get lost in the overload of information that exists about food- and even easier to get pulled into limiting beliefs surrounding what we eat. In this episode, Lindsay and Cait are joined by Whitney Aronoff, a personal chef who helps challenge these limiting beliefs and helps her clients replace “diet culture” with intuitive eating practices- such as getting acquainted with the vibrations of what we consume, trusting our gut, eating with the seasons, appreciating the pleasure of eating, and more. Whitney Aronoff is a Health Supportive Perso...2023-01-1043 minThe Vital Side Podcast66. Turn New Year’s Resolutions into Intentions with Cait Ross & Lindsay MitchellAre you wanting to set intentions rather than resolutions for the new year? With 2023 right around the corner, Lindsay and Cait talk about ways to avoid falling off the New Year’s resolution bandwagon come February by not only setting specific intentions that resonate with your goals, but also by addressing your current environment, distinguishing the difference between instinct and intuition, and tapping into the idea of what you THINK you should have. Show Notes: - Resolution vs. Intention: resolution - a firm decision to do something; intention - a determination to act in a cer...2022-12-2031 minThe Vital Side Podcast65. How to Use Your Energy to Manifest Your Wildest Dreams with Author & TedX Speaker, Suzanne AdamsCait & Lindsay are excited to announce a Rewire Holiday Giveaway happening between Dec. 6 - Dec. 13! Giveaway details – here are the products & services included in the giveaway bundle: 1 FREE introductory 1 hour coaching or reiki session PLUS 50% off one of Soulfully’s individual packages from Meghan Read, Energy Healing & Life Coach Check out Ep. 14 to hear more from Meghan Access to Cait's Signature Talk Academy course to help you uplevel your public speaking and storytelling skills from Cait Ross, CEO & Founder of Potential Haus 1 month of free access to Reset from Lindsay Mitchell, CEO of Vital-side 1 free...2022-12-1353 minThe Vital Side Podcast64. Finding Success on Shark Tank & Scaling a Product Business with Serial Entrepreneur Anthony Franco, Founder & CEO of M.C. SquaresCait & Lindsay are excited to announce a Rewire Holiday Giveaway happening between Dec. 6 - Dec. 13! Giveaway details – here are the products & services included in the giveaway bundle: 1 FREE introductory 1 hour coaching or reiki session PLUS 50% off one of Soulfully’s individual packages from Meghan Read, Energy Healing & Life Coach Check out Ep. 14 to hear more from Meghan Access to Cait's Signature Talk Academy course to help you uplevel your public speaking and storytelling skills from Cait Ross, CEO & Founder of Potential Haus 1 month of free access to Reset from Lindsay Mitche...2022-12-0654 minThe Vital Side Podcast63. How We Can Effectively Move In and Out of Grief with Dr. Mekel HarrisHow do you proactively grieve as a busy person? This week, Lindsay and Cait are joined by licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Mekel Harris, to discuss how you can address grief from a body-mind-spirit perspective. They dive into how understanding grief helps us better pinpoint how it shows up in the body, how grief impacts our personal growth with entrepreneurship, and simple & actionable tools you can use to begin to process grief. Mekel offers training, consultation, and supervision services to organizations around the world and holds an advanced certification in grief counseling, and has presented at over 30 domestic...2022-11-2942 minThe Vital Side Podcast62. “Is this real life?” Lori Weir’s Wild Healing Journey, Recovering fromMCAS, POTS, and Rheumatoid ArthritisDo you feel lost, overwhelmed, and inundated by ANOTHER detox remedy in your healing journey? Lindsay is joined this week by Vital-Sider, Lori Weir, who discusses what it was like after being diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Post Orthostatic Hypotension (POTS), and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Lori also details what led her to find the Rewire community and begin brain-retraining. She describes some of her major transformational moments - going from being hospitalized with intense adrenaline surges to today, riding roller coasters at Disneyland with her 3 children and husband. Lori Weir has a background in psychology...2022-11-221h 08The Vital Side Podcast61. Rewire How You Work, Earn & Lead with More Ease and Less Overwhelm with Heal the Hustle CEO, Cara BaroneHow can we rewire our brains & bodies to experience more ease in our work and in the ways we earn & make money? This week, Lindsay and Cait are joined by the Heal and Hustle CEO, Cara Barone, to discuss how you can use somatic practices to rewire how you work, earn & lead so you can experience more ease and less overwhelm in your daily life. Join us to explore how to rewire your automatic “default” reactions, how our current “do more” culture sets us up for nervous system dysregulation, and how to embrace uncomfortable emotions to build successful careers, business...2022-11-1541 minThe Vital Side Podcast59. Regulate Your Nervous System while Parenting with Dr. Alex MosleyAre you a new parent wondering how to regulate your nervous system? Lindsay and Cait are joined by Dr. Alex Mosley, a Texas-based chiropractor and a holistic wellness practitioner where they dive into the complexities of managing your nervous system while navigating the world of parenting. Alex discusses why she believes fight or flight isn’t always a “negative” response, why and how we can let go of “Mom-shaming”, and how we can begin to normalize temporary nervous system dysregulation as a new parent. Show Notes: -Alex’s personal story of how she discovered nervous system regul...2022-11-0144 minThe Vital Side Podcast58. Why We're Addicted to Drama with Lindsay Mitchell, Vital-SideHave you wondered why you want to come home, check out, and just watch Dateline at the end of a long day? Are you simultaneously experiencing insomnia, anxiety, and stress throughout your day? In today’s episode, Lindsay is diving straight into why we’re addicted to drama. It’s not because we are passionate about crime or gore – it’s because we are addicted to chronic stress after being conditioned to live in a do-more culture. She talks about tangible ways to start changing your habits to get that necessary downtime without feeding the “drama loop,” and how to break the h...2022-10-2527 minThe Vital Side Podcast57. What is Brain Retraining? (+ Tangible Tools) with Lindsay Mitchell, Vital-SideAre you struggling to understand your brain and body’s impulse reactions to certain stressors or triggers in your life? This week, Lindsay shares tangible tools to begin your brain retraining journey, as well as breaking down and identifying what an acute stress response looks like, and the role our stress hormones play in that response, and shares a visualization exercise you can try from the comfort of your home. Show Notes: -Identify the goals you have in your life – how & why to use brain retraining -Going from unconscious brain retraining to intentional brain...2022-10-1833 minThe Vital Side Podcast55. Regulating your Nervous System While Traveling: A Quick How-To Guide With Cait RossTraveling can be taxing on our nervous system, and it can be difficult to find the time and space to check in with yourself while you’re on a plane, in a car, or exploring a new city. This week, Cait shares a detailed how-to guide and offers actionable and proactive steps you can take to ensure your nervous system is well cared for and regulated before and during your travels. Show Notes: - Cait shares her recent personal experience with staying regulated while traveling to NYC - How a woman's monthly cycle can...2022-10-0421 minThe Vital Side Podcast54. Re-defining Healing (& Our Own Expectations)What does healing mean to you? This week, we learn to break the typical definition of healing as “being healed” - and re-define it to a definition that makes sense to us. We discuss how healing should be less about “fixing” something and more about reconnecting with your sense of self. We discuss small ways you can anchor into your healing journey, as well as some questions you can ask yourself to recalibrate. In this episode, we talk about the best way to support our brains, bodies, and minds rather than think of ourselves as broken. Show Notes:2022-09-2719 minThe Vital Side Podcast52. The Gut-Brain Connection, Focused on Food Sensitivities with Lindsay MitchellAre you wondering why you’re more and more limited in the foods you can eat? Or perhaps you have been diagnosed with IBS, SIBO, or another digestive condition with no known etiology. This week, Lindsay offers a look into the world of our relationship to food, food sensitivities we have, and how we can begin to shift our perspective on foods that can help ease physical symptoms. Lindsay also explains how the topic of food sensitivities is informed by toxic diet culture, some reasons why you might see some foods as “dangerous,” and how to live a life withou...2022-09-1325 minThe Vital Side Podcast51. The Difference Between Mindset Work & Nervous System Regulation with Cait & LindsayWhat is the difference between mindset work and nervous system regulation? Are they the same thing or are they different? While the brain (i.e. the mind in action) is part of your nervous system… traditional mindset work can leave a gap that nervous system regulation can fill in helping you to unlock and reach your infinite potential. In this episode, we talk about the power of your nervous system and the role it plays in your everyday life… from what you think, to how you move, what you feel, and everything in between. Show Notes: -L...2022-09-0622 minThe Vital Side Podcast49. Cultivating Self-Compassion in the Hustle Era with Cait & LindsayAre you wondering how you can establish strong boundaries in today’s fast-paced world? Lindsay and Cait discuss how to set boundaries and cultivate more self-compassion. They also dive into addressing the root of people-pleasing tendencies (i.e. the fawn response), compassion fatigue, and learning how to put on your own oxygen mask first. Show Notes: - Lindsay’s perspective on self-compassion - Self-awareness, kindness, and common humanity as the main ingredients of compassion - The “oxygen mask” analogy in giving ourselves compassion before we can give it to others - Culti...2022-08-2327 minThe Vital Side Podcast46. “Is My Mind or Body Unwell?” with Vital-Side Founder, Lindsay MitchellAre you feeling that your healing journey is at a standstill? This week, Lindsay discusses how the relationship between our brains and bodies can impact our physical symptoms. Lindsay also dives into how she coaches people with chronic illness at Vital-Side and the individualized approach she takes to get you started on your nervous system regulation journey. Lindsay Mitchell is the founder of Vital-Side, a membership program that empowers those with chronic illness and limbic system impairment (LSI) to retrain their brains out of the chronic stress response. When we’re operating from the parasympathetic growth-and-repair response, we...2022-08-0223 minThe Vital Side Podcast45. Normalizing Acute Anxiety - The Good, The Bad, and Everything in BetweenAre you wondering what possible benefits anxiety could provide you? Do you struggle with anxiety and want to learn how to begin to understand it? This week, Lindsay and Cait discuss anything and everything to do with anxiety from the different ways it can manifest in the body to how we can begin to normalize acute anxiety and associated symptoms. They also discuss the chronic stress response & how to acknowledge it, then begin to make small shifts to transform your life. Show Notes: -Lindsay’s free 7-day RESET program in Vital Side for somatic & mental to...2022-07-2629 minThe Vital Side Podcast42. Staying Regulated and Connecting with Freedom During Tough TimesAre you asking yourself how to maintain and connect with your personal freedom during uncertain times? The overturning of Roe v. Wade has left many women and people feeling like their freedom has been taken away from them. Lindsay and Cait discuss ways you can still connect with that innate sense of autonomy in the face of societal turmoil. Lindsay and Cait talk about how to maintain your resilience, the way our unique experiences inform how we deal with challenging times, and clear-cut ways we can practice self-compassion to take action for ourselves.
Show Notes: 2022-07-0526 minThe Vital Side Podcast41. Traditional Medicine to Mind-Body Medicine - Jen's Story of Healing CFSAre you wondering how you can make a career out of your healing journey? Lindsay and Cait are joined by Jennifer Mann to discuss how leaving traditional medicine led to her current career as a mind-body practitioner. Jennifer details her personal journey with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), using brain retraining & somatic work to find relief from chronic symptoms, working with Lindsay in private sessions, and ultimately, forming a business around chronically healing. Jennifer is a certified mind-body practitioner and has worked in the health and wellness industry for 10 years as a functional movement therapist, holistic bodyworker, yoga...2022-06-2851 minThe Vital Side Podcast40. Using your Intuition to Create Alignment in your DecisionsAre you wondering how you can better connect with & use your intuition to make everyday decisions? Whether it’s the next healing modality, the next investment in your business, or just simply the next activity you want to do that day, Cait & Lindsay discuss how you can connect to your intuition in a way that aligns with your greater purpose. They share how connecting with your intuition can give you clarity on your core desires and feelings and create intentional space each day. Cait shares more on how Human Design has helped her stay aligned with how sh...2022-06-2119 minThe Vital Side Podcast39. The Power of Voice with Laura LariosHave you wondered how the voice relates to the regulation of your nervous system? We’re joined (for the second time!) by nervous system expert, Laura Larios. She helps us understand the power of our voices and our nervous systems to create more impactful marketing in our businesses. Laura discusses the difference between voice messaging vs. text messaging, the link between voice marketing as a tool for conscious connection, and how we can use our nervous system as our superpower. Laura is the founder & CEO of The Potent CEO – a highly sought-after consulting & coaching brand that delivers custo...2022-06-1443 minThe Vital Side Podcast38. Somatic Work vs. Brain Training with Lindsay MitchellHave you wondered when you should start trauma work, brain retraining, or somatic experiencing? We live in a world where we are inundated by ALL kinds of healing modalities, and it can be hard to know where to start. This week, Lindsay is answering some of the most commonly asked questions she gets in Vital-Side, specifically around healing modalities. Lindsay uses her past 5 years working with clients who have experienced trauma & chronic illnesses to create a structure to the healing journey. Disclaimer: this process does not apply to everyone. Please always consult with your medical provider and/o...2022-06-0733 minThe Vital Side Podcast37. The Renaissance of Inner Work to Transform Your Work and Life with Ushi PatelHow can your personal development impact the strength of your brand? This week, Lindsay and Cait are joined by personal brand expert, Ushi Patel, to discuss why doing your inner work informs how you function within your business. Ushi also explains the ways you can set personal boundaries with social media, how you can connect to joy in work & life, and how your business can reflect your personal strengths. Ushi is not only a personal brand expert but a creative consultant and an award-winning designer. Her work in business mentorship has a collective reach of millions globally...2022-05-3136 minThe Vital Side Podcast34. The Brain-Body Connection - How to Signal Safety with Lindsay MitchellHave you ever wondered why your body reacts to certain environments and situations in a hyper-inflammatory way? In this episode, Lindsay discusses how physical symptoms can be a result of a dysregulated nervous system, using the examples of food sensitivities, anxiety, and other chronic symptoms. Lindsay talks about how we can identify the fight-or-flight response in the body and how to combine somatic, bottom-up approaches, & top-down regulation to create a balanced autonomic nervous system
Show Notes: -Acute stress response definition: fight-or-flight -Traffic light symbol: Red: freeze; Yellow: fight-flight; Green: growth-repair -The go...2022-05-1022 minThe Vital Side Podcast33. One Reason You're Not Healing with Lindsay MitchellHave you ever wondered what is holding you back from healing? Often, old belief systems and limiting subconscious beliefs stand in the way of where we are today and where we want to be. This even applies to your healing journey. In this episode, Lindsay uses her expertise having worked in the medical field for 10 years and in neuroplasticity for 5, giving information on how to identify outdated subconscious belief systems & start embodying a new way of being that supports healing.
Show Notes: -The importance of identifying old belief systems & accessing the subconscious brain -T...2022-05-0327 minThe Vital Side Podcast28. Coexisting with EMFs with Justin FrandsonAre you wondering how you can live in a plugged-in world while minimizing harmful effects from EMFs? Lindsay and Cait are joined by Athleticism Performance Coach and founder of EMFRocks.com, Justin Frandson, who discusses the little-known impacts that EMFs and 5G wireless devices can have on us and our bodies. Justin also gives us simple ways to shift away from the “always-on” culture, the fear swirling around EMFs and the profound benefits of taking time out of your day to ground yourself. Justin is the founder of Athleticism – a health & performance clinic, author of Athleticism: Whole Body +...2022-03-2950 minThe Vital Side Podcast25. Normalizing the Concept of Reprocessing TraumaWhat happens when trauma you have already processed shows up in your life… again? We can’t ALWAYS know how trauma will impact us throughout our lives. It’s important to know & understand - that’s OK. It’s part of life. In this episode, Lindsay shares her story of childhood trauma and how it showed up in her body later on in life. We also discuss the ways that trauma can be processed mentally and physically and how reprocessing trauma is a part of everyday life.
Show Notes: -Lindsay’s story of trauma and how she contin...2022-03-0828 minThe Vital Side Podcast21. When Expectations Aren't Met: A Guide to Self-Care During Tough Times with Cait Ross & Lindsay MitchellWhat do you do when things don’t go according to plan? Today we're discussing what to do when your expectations aren’t met and how you can rewire your brain to see every experience, good or bad, as a hidden opportunity. There is a lot of pressure to do more & work towards your purpose at the beginning of the year. But what happens when we can’t do that? Through the lens of Cait’s recovery from lasting symptoms of COVID-19, we take a look at how you can take those intuitive actions steps to get the supp...2022-02-0838 minThe Vital Side Podcast13. Rewire Your Brain for Positivity with Riji RajaLindsay and Cait speak to Riji Raja, an actor and small business owner who utilized the power of positive thinking to overcome homelessness and adversity when she moved to the United States. In today’s episode, Riji talks to Lindsay and Cait about the power of the heart and mind, small ways to reframe negative thoughts, and shares her story & journey of starting her business, Affirmation Darling. Riji went from being homeless in LA to creating an empowering woman-owned business, Affirmation Darling. As the founder, she helps advocate for young adults from underserved and disadvantaged communities facing hom...2021-12-0742 minThe Vital Side Podcast7. Resilience As An Entrepreneur with Cait Ross & Lindsay MitchellThis week, we discuss what resilience as an entrepreneur means to us and how we navigate the emotional rollercoaster of running small businesses. We dive deep into the six areas that define your own resilience as an entrepreneur, the concept of abundance over infinite potential, and how we say goodbye to old visions regarding our businesses to say hello to new ones. Episode Show Notes: What is resilience? What does it mean to us? Crafting the vision for your small business Cait’s 6 pillars of how to increase your own resilience Abundance over infinite potential; what’s th...2021-10-2624 minThe Vital Side Podcast3. The Importance of Regulating the Nervous SystemCait & Lindsay deep dive into the science behind shifting, changing, & regulating the nervous system. The nervous system can be impacted when we have experienced traumatic situations, have had a chronic illness, or are living in a stressful environment. Lindsay uses her background as a medical practitioner to give you the science behind how the brain changes & how we can use simple techniques to improve our nervous system health. This episode includes explanation of basic anatomy of the nervous system & reviews the intricacies of the autonomic nervous system. Cait & Lindsay give you tangible tools on how to...2021-10-1116 minThe Vital Side Podcast1. Motivation for Making Massive ChangeCait & Lindsay introduce you to the Rewire the Podcast. In this episode, they share insights into their own personal healing from chronic illness & life journeys that brought them to a place of bringing health, self development, & business mentorship to their clients and communities. This episode deep dives into the one moment in each of Cait & Lindsay’s lives when they decided to make a big & monumental change. Every passionate person has a story that depicts their motivation for change. Discover why Cait & Lindsay got started on their journeys of healing & what the stories behind why they started this podcast. Ep...2021-10-1128 min