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The Vital Side Podcast

Lindsay Mitchellsites.libsyn.com
Welcome to The Vital Side Podcast. Join me to learn how rewiring your brain can help you heal your body, reach new heights of success, and unlock your infinite potential. I have inspiring conversations with entrepreneurs and thought leaders in the wellness & personal development communities -- all rooted in the latest neuroscience. By listening, subscribing, and leaving a review, you’ve already started the process of rewiring your brain -- dive in with me today!
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Episodes

142. How To Deal With Mold In Your House with Mold Expert, Brian Karr

Themes: 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-generat...

Jun 04, 202457 min

141. The Ups, The Downs, and The Surrender During Pregnancy with Lindsay

Themes: 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 t...

May 28, 202433 min

140. How to Find Time to Be Mindful through the Power of Sound with Craig Goldberg

Themes: 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 us...

May 21, 202459 min

139. Living at the Intersection of Ambition & Peace and Cultivating More Balance as a High Achiever with Naketa Ren Thigpen

Themes: 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 t...

May 14, 202453 min

138. The Body Holds the Key: How to Unlock Stuck Emotions with Karden Rabin

Themes: 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 the...

May 07, 202456 min

137. A Simple Checklist to Determine Which Nervous System State You or Your Clients Are in with Cait

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Trauma/Stress Responses, Entrepreneurship Episode: How aware are you of the state of your own nervous system? Cait educates listeners on how to recognize symptoms and presentations of these different states, and how to identify which one you (or your clients) are in. Show Notes: -The six nervous system states; yellow, red, green, and three hybrid states -What is “mapping?” ; determining which state you are in (and why this matters) -Green: grounded and at ease;...

Apr 30, 202437 min

136. The Best Tool to Combat Perfectionism with Lindsay

Themes: 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...

Apr 23, 202419 min

135. The Power of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) with Brad Yates

Themes: 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. ...

Apr 16, 202453 min

134. I'm Pregnant! Reflections from the First Trimester & How I'm Supporting my Nervous System with Cait

Themes: Pregnancy, Nervous System Regulation, Personal Development Episode: How can you stay regulated during a time where everything is constantly changing, including your own body? Cait takes listeners through her own experiences during the first trimester of her first pregnancy! Learn practical tools you can use to keep your nervous system regulated during the many phases and changes of pregnancy. Show Notes: -”I’m pregnant!” Cait tells us the story of how she found out she was pregnant and h...

Apr 09, 202440 min

133. Trauma Processing: A Different Perspective on Mental Health with Veteran & Author, D. Paul Fleming

Themes: 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 fro...

Apr 02, 202448 min

132. Unpacking the Freeze Response to Step Out of Overwhelm with Cait

Themes: Nervous System Health, The Freeze Response, Trauma-Informed Healing Episode: What does the trauma response of “freeze” look like in daily life? Cait unpacks the reality of how “freeze” manifests, because it’s not only the well known “deer-in-the-headlights” reaction. Find out how you can tell when your body is stuck in “freeze,” and how to make small, manageable changes to bring your body back into a regulated state. Show Notes: - Neurosomatics Program announcement - Cait invites you to ...

Mar 27, 202435 min

131. Optimize Fertility in a Gentle, Regulated Way with Kaely McDevitt

Themes: 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. Sh...

Mar 18, 202450 min

130. How to Trust your Body by Working with Your Pelvic Floor with Veronica Rottman

Themes: 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 ...

Mar 12, 202453 min

129. Common Misconceptions About Manifestation with Lindsay Mitchell

Themes: 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 po...

Mar 05, 202430 min

128. Overcome Imposter Syndrome Using the The Self-Worth Advantage® with Tiffany Houser

Themes: Self Worth, Imposter Syndrome, Personal and Professional Development, Nervous System Regulation Episode: How do you evaluate your own self worth? Leadership coach Tiffany Houser joins Cait to discuss how important it is to realize that your self worth is simply inherent. Hear how Tiffany helps her clients detach their self worth from their productivity. Learn how you can bring awareness to the roots of your negative ideas around your own worth, and reconstruct those ideas to believe in y...

Feb 27, 202451 min

127. How Childhood Trauma Shows Up in Adulthood & How to Identify It with Cait Ross Murphy and Lindsay Mitchell

Themes: 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 ...

Feb 20, 202424 min

126. Cultivating Radical Responsibility in the Workplace & Beyond with NeuroSomatics Student, Michelle King

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Growth, Workplace Wellness Episode: What is the correlation between success in business and a regulated nervous system? Cait is joined on the podcast by Michelle King, NeuroSomatic Executive Coach and a student of Cait’s NeuroSomatics program. Learn why nervous system regulation is the future of business, how it can improve leadership styles, and how it can guide you to access your highest potential through cultivating mor...

Feb 13, 20241 hr

125. Learn to Love Your Lymph with Leah Levitan

Themes: 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...

Feb 06, 202449 min

124. 5 Ways Nervous System Work Will Uplevel Your Life This Year with Cait Ross Murphy

Themes: 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...

Jan 30, 202433 min

123. How Much Is Too Much? How To Function In An Era Of Over Consumption with Lindsay Mitchell

Themes: 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.” F...

Jan 23, 202431 min

122. Regulate Your Nervous System & Expand Your Possibilities by Working with Your Vagus Nerve with Cait Ross

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Neuro-tools, The Vagus Nerve Episode: Do you struggle with implementing nervous system regulation tools into your everyday life? Cait explains how sometimes, tools such as meditation and breathwork are simply not the best way to become more regulated. Learn how to work with your vagus nerve, in small spurts throughout your day. Cait leads listeners in real time through an example exercise of stimulating the vagus nerve for a better regulated nervous system. Sho...

Jan 16, 202426 min

121. Chronic Conditions Are Not a Life Sentence with Lindsay Mitchell

Themes: 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 -...

Jan 09, 202424 min

120. Your Body is Talking To You - How To Start Listening with Cait Ross and Lindsay Mitchell

Themes: 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 b...

Jan 02, 202428 min

119. One Introspective Way To End Your Year with Lindsay Mitchell

Themes: 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 yo...

Dec 26, 202322 min

118. Everything You Need to Know About Calming Your Inner Critic with Cait Ross Murphy

Themes: Nervous System Regulation, Internal Family Systems, Inner Critic Episode: Do you struggle with the harshness of your inner critic? Cait gives us insight into where our inner critic comes from and how to build more awareness of how your inner critic shows up in your life, as well as how to become an observer of it instead of overidentifying with it. Show Notes: -Where our inner critic comes from; different words/terms that are synonymous with “inner critic” -Bringing awareness to the fact...

Dec 19, 202326 min

117. Maintain Abundant Energy During Pregnancy with Allegra Gast

Themes: 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 mode...

Dec 12, 202348 min

116. Why Nervous System Regulation Can Heal Chronic Symptoms with Lindsay Mitchell

Themes: 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 experien...

Dec 05, 202326 min

115. Changing Family Dynamics At Any Age - My New Dad with Mike Szymanski

Themes: 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 Sc...

Nov 28, 202357 min

114. Sync Your Cycle to Optimize Your Energy & Beat Burnout with Shannon Dolan

Themes: Women’s Health, Menstrual Cycle, Burnout, Nervous System Regulation Sign Up for Cait’s Upcoming Free Masterclass : Join Cait and her colleague, Laura Larios on Wednesday, November 29 at 1 pm CST for the Neuropreneur Edge Masterclass . In this Masterclass, we’ll be exploring: The 3 big market trends happening right now that are fueling the opportunity for new & seasoned nervous system coaches in 2024 How to bring nervous system work to new industries (i.e. tech, healthcare, financial ...

Nov 22, 202355 min

113. Release Chronic Pain To Get Your Life Back with John Gasiencia

Themes: 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 psychotherap...

Nov 14, 202356 min
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