Trailblazing psychotherapy to calm the whole farm; mind, emotions and gut.
IBS, IBD, gut symptoms, gut disorders, SIBO, low FODMAP, elimination diets, chronic stress and anxiety…
Happy Inside attends to the psychological, emotional and behavioural aspects of gut disorders and chronic illness; old wounds, life misalignments, the fear, anxiety and stress around symptoms, the hypervigilence, the limitations, restrictions and impacts these are having on your life - all those conversations you’ve been waiting to have are happening right here. I hear you and you’re not alone.
This is often the one aspect missing from your treatment interventions and resolution of symptoms, but guess what, you’ve found me and I’m right here for you.
The reality is, stress and anxiety are biologically designed to affect your gut, so here you will find all the concepts, strategies and insights from 12 years of clinical experience as a gut focused psychotherapist so we can ensure this is not your continued story.
You deserve a rich and fulfilled life where you are happy on the inside and out.
Gut focused and embodied psychotherapist, Michelle White.
https://happyinside.com.au
Your body constantly signals where it's at. If you're feeling sick, tired, stressed, anxious, unhappy and unwell, your body is signalling for change. I share the insights of Dr Sidney M. Baker, the author of Detoxification and Healing whose final message in his book is "Illness is a signal to change". It's profound, and speaks the truth. Come and find out what he means by this.
The quality of your question will determine the quality of the information you receive...which will determine the quality of your life. Here's a formula to get you started.
Ever wondered what the one magic bullet is? It's no secret. It's our mindset. Our psychology. Our thoughts. Have you noticed for yourself the depth of misery your mind can create, or the absolute joy and happiness it offers? All from a thought. Or a series of thoughts. And in it's worst state, the entire mindset. The quality of your life is directly determined by your thoughts. Let's breakdown what mindset really is....
Your body will behave exactly the same way your mind does. Frantic mind, frantic body. Nope. No more of that. If you want certainty, answers, clarity, direction, simplicity and ease, then you've gotta create it. It starts with applying critical thinking to these 6 questions. Want health and freedom faster? Work with me at https://happyinside.com.au
There's one basic concept to apply. That's it. Nothing complex, or involved. Just simple. And life changing.
You know when you've been falling short of your own ideals? Tired of seeing yourself repeat unwanted behaviour? Fed up with the same old crap, over and over? Feeling completely stuck where you are? YASSSSS! Getting sick of yourself is THE BEST PLACE to be. Why? Well, you can either get all down in the dumps about yourself, or... Use it for motivation. Harness it baby!
If you meet yourself where you are, YOU CANNOT FAIL. If you're stressed, you meet that. If you're overwhelmed, you meet that. If you're in pain, you meet that. If you're grieving, you meet that. If you're exhausted, you meet that. If you're happy, you still come and meet that. And when you meet yourself there, you can relax. You can be still and experience contentment and peace. It's the HOW you are with yourself that determines your success at it....
Do you ever feel close to losing your mind? Using your mind more, to overcome the very problem of your mind being overloaded DOES NOT WORK. You have to use your mind LESS. You have to INTENTIONALLY pull yourself away. You must resist the urge to keep doing more and more. You have to STOP. If feeling safe and content and still in yourself sounds appealing to you, jump in and see how it unfolds.
You get to choose HOW you respond to symptoms. Don't let them drag you into places that shut your life down. Give what you need to your health, but give most of your energy to all the things that light you up and forge you forwards into the life you want. That life is waiting for you!
YOU ARE NOT STUCK. Your current circumstances are not fixed. It is entirely possible to overcome it, AND forge forwards into the life you dream of. Don't get roped into relying on a gazillion tricks and strategies to hold you together - overcome the fear at the source so you have full freedom and ease moving forwards.
You're exhausted. You're overwhelmed. You just want to feel better. How great would clarity and certainty be about the source of your symptoms, and therefore how to overcome them? It's happening right here! Let's get this sorted RIGHT NOW. DO THIS FIRST before you embark on yet another program, practitioner, protocol, or even google search. Let's simplify. Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode. __ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symp...
I bet you've been looking for this trick all along! You've been telling your mind over and over that if only it would shut up, you could relax. Well, the key is right here, and it's a lot more simplistic than you might imagine. ___ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IB...
Limiting and narrowing life down to manage anxiety and gut symptoms is a negative reinforcement that doesn't help you long term. If you let the anxiety determine your actions, you not only reinforce the anxiety, but also a lack of trust in self, a lack of capacity to cope and a lack of ability to self regulate. There's no growth in that. The only resolution is to expand life back out again. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS...
I know your IBS and gut symptoms are uncomfortable and it's hard to tolerate feeling so unwell constantly...not to mention the level of stress and anxiety you feel. It's no wonder then you're looking for instant and quick fixes. Let me share with you how to get the outcome you want in a more effective (and efficient) way. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary r...
Having an understanding and awareness of your past is required if it is affecting your life adversely now. But, this must be balanced with a new way of seeing and doing, otherwise your future will just look like your past because you'll be repeating past patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour which are deeply ingrained in all of us. If you want your life to change, you have to be prepared to change, AND prepared to do the work that's required to change. There's an effective way to do that an...
What is your reaction when you experience symptoms or discomfort? - panic - desperation - seeking and searching - grasping outwards - researching - catastrophizing Everything that is stress producing right. And anything that's stress producing is only going to add further discomfort and symptoms which is the opposite of what you're trying for. The key is in increasing your tolerance for discomfort by giving up resistance towards it. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxie...
Gut disorders can be complex and multifactorial, and there is always a REASON for your symptoms...and those reasons can be discovered AND resolved. Bella Lindemann is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and founder of The Functional Gut Health Clinic. Bella and her team provide a functional approach to overcoming IBS, SIBO and chronic digestive conditions using natural protocols and natural supplements recommendations. If you're on endless restricted diets, and you're experiencing a p...
What if you could move through your elimination and restricted diets WITH JOY? I know, it seems like a far cry from reality...until you hear this conversation with personal chef and food coach CC Consalvo. We dig into what food means, how it affects us on all levels, how those restricted diets can turn our lives upside down, and most importantly, that they don't need to - there's another way. CC works along side you and your practitioner prescribed diet to design meals and recipes that you enjoy...
We want answers and a way out, to know deep within us that our difficulties are resolved so we can give up the battle and get back to living. I don't do bandaids, and in this episode I share why. Plus, you deserve more than a bandaid that's at risk of falling off. --- The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside attends to th...
INTENTIONAL LIVING Every choice we make takes us in A direction - whether it's the direction we want to go in is worth being intentional about. __ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chr...
Emotions are a biggie - you either have a good relationship with them or not, and just like emotions, that's not set in stone. We take a closer look at both effective and ineffective relationships with emotions...what's yours? Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode (060 How Do You Relate to Emotions?) on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut...
When we are struggling - physically, emotionally, psychologically - we want to get to the other side as fast as possible because it's hard to tolerate the discomfort. We consume incredible amounts of information in an effort to help us get there, but we rarely take the time required to really absorb and apply the information before we are rushing to consume the next. It's time to slow down. __ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcast...
Feelings inform us of something we need to know, and your feelings of overwhelm are doing exactly that. In this episode we break it down into four questions to gather the information required to reduce those levels of overwhelm in your life. We keep it really simple. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside attends to...
It's not meditation itself that you don't like - it's how you RELATE to the processes of the mind that determine whether you find ease or struggle. Going into meditation (or Conscious Stillness) with the right OBJECTIVE will set you up for ease and greatest benefit. --- The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside attends to ...
NEW PODCAST EPISODE You can't run from yourself. It's exhausting AND it's futile. Workaholism, busyness, perfectionism, overcommitment, netflix, substance use, social media, never being alone... How do you run from yourself? In this latest podcast episode we take a deeper dive into this running, and what the antidote is. ___ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy I...
You mean there's a space between the stimulus and the response?? For us emotive types, that space can seem pretty slim. But...in that space is our power to choose our response. Sometimes we react quickly because our emotions are so hightened and the sheer power of them overrides our capacity to remain poised. Other times we can't tolerate the intensity of the emotion so reacting immediately helps discharge some of the intensity. Either way, there's benefit to creating that space. ___ Come and li...
This is your invitation to rest, to create space within, to breathe easy and allow the body to soften. There's room enough for you amongst all that's happening, and it's available right now. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside attends to the psychological, emotional and behavioural aspects of gut disorders and ch...
Every emotion is valid. Emotions inform us about what's important to you. Emotions want to be seen, heard and felt, not stuffed down in your gut. Your avoidance of emotions is also understandable and valid. Unless you were made to feel they were acceptable, and you were effectively modeled how to be with, explore, feel and express emotions, then they can be downright overwhelming and frightening. When you really feel, hear, acknowledge and allow your emotions, the body softens and I can bet you ...
Your body and gut know what to do...your job is to get out of their way. There's a gazillion things that get in the way of its' capacity to function optimally and the good (empowering) news is, you have agency over all of them. Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, S...
If you’re striving, whipping and forcing yourself to be someone else, a different person, someone better…I hear you. Honey, that’s tough. Why are you doing that? Because you don’t feel good enough or you believe you’re inadequate or not worthy? What if you didn’t have to be a different person to be OK? ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chro...
