"That’s so much of what healing is. It’s just being willing to be with yourself through whatever you’re experiencing and letting it be ok… There’s no playbook for how long it takes, at all. You just need to keep walking through it one step at a time."
I loved this recent conversation with Nicolette Richer who invited me on her Eat Real to Heal podcast for the 2nd time to talk about so many aspects of my own healing and how to take care of yourself during this crazy Covid time.
In this chat we go deep on the last five years of my life, from healing shingles and managing lingering chronic nerve pain in my lower back, to my journey to Peru in 2017 to work with a shaman and sacred plant medicines for the first time (and how it completely changed my life in every way), to how I finally overcame chronic depression and anxiety and ultimately brought myself back from extreme burnout after selling Healthy Bites.
We dig into how to see your symptoms as messengers that something is out of balance (not something to squash), how to find a “why" big enough to make the changes that matter to your health, and how to use free tools like nature and breathwork to help you alleviate stress, boost your immune system, and connect with (and clear) your energy and emotions, especially during these difficult times.
Amidst the vulnerability, all of it felt like an honor to share. Watch on YouTube below or take a listen here:
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Key Moments:
11:15 recap of my health journey and business story
17:20 what it was like to wrap up my company
20:00 finding out I had shingles and how I healed it
24:33 seeing symptoms in your body as signals that something is out of balance and how to listen to them
33:00 being in the surrender process of healing and centering how you want to feel in your self-care routine
41:00 finding the specific messengers in your body, that show you when you need to re-focus on finding balance
50:00 behavior change is possible when you find a big enough reason WHY to do it
57:00 my decision to go to Peru and work with plant medicine
1:05 energy healing and what that looks like scientifically + what happens in your body
1:13 when I came home from Peru I found breathwork. What it is and how it helped me cure burnout more than anything else
1:24 what my typical diet and self-care routine looks like each day + how to create your own routine that works for you
1:33 finding your “one thing” that makes you feel good everyday and up-leveling your foundational self-care practices during Covid-19
1:40 how to prioritize time for self-care even when you think you don’t have time & connecting it back to your WHY
1:50 honoring your experience during Covid-19, working with the fear that comes up and finding what gives you joy