Join me in an interesting and revealing conversation with the wonderful Jeanne - Marie from Canyon Ranch Woodside. We discuss transformation, healing, spirituality, transitions in life and how the CRW experience opens the door for all of this exploration. Whew! Definitely on the deeper side and so worth discussing! I had the pleasure of staying at the Woodside property in June 2023, and I can say honestly that it was transformative! There’s something about the woods, stream, the center itself, p...
Sep 20, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 7
People Pleasing. Putting everyone’s needs before your own. Saying yes out of guilt or obligation or pressure. Settling for less due to fear, lack of confidence, or for others needs. I’m guilty of all of this. And because I’ve lost the life I had, and there’s a new one being created - I’m acutely aware of how my mind is working to talk me into jobs, places to live, environments, friendships and more as a way to make something happen and just settle, because “it’s better than nothing “. No more. I...
Sep 14, 2023•9 min•Season 3Ep. 6
In this episode, I provide a basic explanation of how limbic retraining is at least 50% of your healing toolbox when you suffer from toxic mold exposure, detox, and resulting Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). It was pioneered by Annie Hopper in a practice she developed called DNRS (Dynamic Neural Retraining System). My doctor who correctly diagnosed me on Oct 2021 said that limbic retraining will be just as important to healing as meds, supplements, binders, nutrition, exercise and other det...
Sep 06, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Join me as I interview Mathesy, the Spa + Program Manager at Canyon Ranch, Woodside. We discuss her circular path to Canyon Ranch, her career as an educator, and growing up with a parent who believed in wellness practices long before they were mainstream, as well as how that influenced/shaped her life. Mathesy’s work at Canyon Ranch helps guests drop into connection with themselves, work on healing the body and mind, and allows for deep relaxation. I highly recommend Canyon Ranch Woodside as a t...
Aug 23, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Join me as I share an update on my health and wellness journey through toxic mold detox and mast cell activation, what has happened along the way, and the new focus of the Wellness is Wealth podcast. If you have a healing of wellness journey to share, I want to talk to you! Please DM on Insta @wellnessisthetruewealth or email me: nicolechetaud@icloud.com Your story could make it on to the podcast!
Aug 16, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In June 2023 I was invited to Canyon Ranch in Woodside, CA - a renowned healing retreat center that originated over 40 years ago in Tuscan, AZ. Werner us the Regional Director of Resort Operations for all retreat centers, which includes 4 existing locations plus 2 new centers currently under construction in Texas. Join me as I discuss his path to Canyon Ranch, what he does to stay well and what’s special about the culture at Woodside.
Aug 10, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Yes, as a yoga instructor and practitioner with a very "healthy" lifestyle, I've been driven to a carnivore diet not by choice but by necessity. Due to toxic mold exposure for over 7.5 years, which was hidden in my very expensive rental in Marin County, CA, I developed mast cell activation which is when the immune system goes into overdrive. Inhaling mycotoxins (mold spores) for many years lead to mold colonizing my microbiome (gut), which has created a leaky gut and lead to a chronic illness re...
May 03, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 20
As entrepreneurs, it’s very common to feel isolated, overwhelmed, discouraged and alone with the ups and downs of owning a business. It can also be difficult to find other people who truly understand the entrepreneurial journey. Community with other entrepreneurs, even if they have very different businesses than yours, is of utmost importance in staying motivated, encouraged, and inspired along the way. Wellness as an entrepreneur includes community with other like minded people where you can sh...
Apr 26, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Catch my wonderful interview with lovely Kelly Ryan of @anchormeditation where we discussed her: entrepreneurship journey from corporate executive to meditation studio owner / coach discovery of meditation and mindfulness through a powerful retreat experience on her 40th birthday healing journey from an autoimmune chronic illness the move from physical studio to online courses/coaching benefits of meditation and how to start your own practice (she has a freebie for you!) how breathwork is a powe...
Apr 20, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 18
I was diagnosed with mast cell activation due to toxic mold exposure in October 2021, nearly 3 years after I presented with my first symptom. What started out as migraines (no prior history), morphed into nearly 30 separate symptoms that affected every organ and system in my body. I spent all of 2019, 2020 and most of 2021 seeing more than 20 different doctors, functional MD's, specialists, and naturopathic doctors - none of whom could figure out what was causing me to go from 100% healthy to to...
Apr 12, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 17
As most of you know, I listen to a lot of podcasts. The Mel Robbins show has been on rotation consistently over the last month for me, as her content is all about behavior change and motivation. One of her recent episodes is on happiness and it was eye opening. Did you know there's two different forms of happiness or that only 20% of how happy you are is genetic? How about the fact that 40% of your happiness is within YOUR control? This means that we have so much choice around how happy we want ...
Apr 05, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 16
I'm excited to provide my long awaited interview with the wonderful Laura Munkholm of Walla Software! It's been a whirlwind of tech issues trying to get IG live to upload to Anchor (now Spotify), but I figured it out - finally! I met Laura at MBU NYC in 2017 when she was heading up a community marketplace for MINDBODY and I was consulting as an advisor to founder/CEO of BrandBot, a new start up email marketing platform in the marketplace. Unbeknownst to me, I had made a lasting impression and ha...
Mar 29, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Join me for the replay of a my Q & A Session from Thursday March 2nd about balancing wellness + entrepreneurship (yes, you can have both). If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, burnt out and not sure how to balance running a business with your own wellness, you'll want to grab a pen and paper and dig into this juicy episode for an in depth session where I answer the most common questions I've received after 15 years of consulting with business owners like you! How do I create time to wor...
Mar 15, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Yesterday, I learned 3 simple practices that take almost no time at all to ground ourselves, calm the nervous system, and shift mindset. This is important because so many of us are entrepreneurs with a million things to do, not enough time to do it, and feel overwhelmed, stressed and harried as we try to get it all done (ourselves). I actually learned about this through listening to another great podcast by Amy Porterfield, who is literally the queen of online marketing and course creation. She ...
Mar 01, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 12
I had a conversation the other day with an entrepreneur who is also a friend, and we were discussing how being an entrepreneur bleeds into every area of your life - including spending time with your children. For parents, there's guilt usually around how much time is dedicated to the business and missing out on the limited time we have until children are out of the house. We want to be there for the sports, the plays, the dentist appointments, for drop off and pick up, to hear about their day, t...
Feb 22, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 11
There's been a lengthy gap in my podcast from March - June 2022 and it wasn't because it was Summertime. I could very easily not share details about WHY I've been absent for so long, but I think it's important to be transparent and honest. My story could help someone else, and that makes it worth it to me to get vulnerable here. Listen in as I get very real about what it takes to heal from mold toxicity and mast cell activation. It's not a linear process, there is no blueprint for healing, 90% o...
Feb 08, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Have you heard of hormone replacement therapy? Chances are you have, especially if you are of a certain age. But for me, I lost all of my hormone production due to radiation / chemotherapy when I was 39 due to colon cancer. I went from totally hormonally healthy to absolutely no hormones overnight! This is not normal. It's not healthy. And it has serious consequences for quality of life when people are told not to go on HRT and replenish these very needed hormones! There are serious consequences...
Feb 08, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 27
For wellness practice #5, I want to draw your attention to the content you are consuming and the community you surround yourself with! It really matters. How you might ask? Because it affects our energy, our mindset and our thoughts around motivation/inspiration. Life and business can be incredibly challenging, sometimes we need a mindset shift. In order to change thoughts, it's helpful to listen to uplifting motivating podcasts, read books, watch shows, and have relationships with people who he...
Feb 02, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 9
It's been a couple of weeks since I've recorded a podcast episode, and there's a few reasons for that. One is that I'm in transition, a big one and it's interfered and disrupted my life in such a profound way that many of my creative projects have been relegated to the bottom of the pile in the name of survival needs, health coming first, and family. Second, I've been pondering the direction of this podcast and who I'm serving. It took 40+ episodes, mostly done from my car or my bedroom, with an...
Feb 02, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Burnt out, overwhelmed, stressed and making money. They don’t have to co exist together. Many people think that they have to sacrifice wellness for making a living. In the name of the next big home, vacation, cars, etc..their body/minds are falling apart. What does it all mean if you kill yourself for your job? You end up sick, unwell, and so mentally empty, you can’t enjoy everything you worked for! Today I share a personal story, that’s sadly true for many people with high pressure, and big mo...
Jan 25, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Exercise is a critical piece of your wellness routine, but so often it’s the last priority on the list of things to do or it’s seen as “hard” and so people give up before they try. We are meant to move our bodies, and yet most of us spend 90% of our day sedentary. Exercise boosts mood, energy, creativity, motivation, a sense of well being and there are countless physiological benefits that result from frequent practice. Tune into this episode to learn how to get started, if you are new to exerci...
Jan 18, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In our busy lives, some of us spend 99% of our days indoors. From computers, to grocery stores, to the car, to the gym, to a restaurant, long commutes, and children’s sports activities…getting outdoors in nature is the last priority. Somehow it becomes unimportant or there’s not enough time…and yet, this is one of the easiest, most inexpensive ways to start a wellness practice that you can do today. Being in nature relaxes our nervous system which leads to a sense of well being. We are of this p...
Jan 11, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 6
One of the biggest mistakes I see with entrepreneurs is working in the business, instead of ON it. I typically get a look of confusion when I say this to clients, and I'm not excused from this - I've done it too. It's when you are doing everything in your business, instead of working on the future of it. Being the visionary. Doing the things in your business that you love to do. When you work in the business instead of on it, you get burnt out, exhausted, negative about your work and more times ...
Jan 04, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Journaling is a way of getting the thoughts out of your head, on the endless loop, onto a page where you can read them, think about them, and maybe find a recurring theme. That's important because it will give you insight into your own thinking and belief systems. Insights and awareness are key to creating new ways of thinking that serve you, implement a creative idea that keeps coming to you, or allow you to improve relationships....the list is endless. I've journaled since I was 15, so over 30...
Dec 28, 2022•13 min•Season 2Ep. 4
I'm excited today to introduce Lesley Herrmann, who I met through a childhood friend who has been following my healing journey with mold exposure and mast cell activation. Lesley, like myself, was exposed to toxic mold within weeks of moving from Boulder, CO to Nashville, TN. She recounts her experience with frightening, severe and sudden symptoms from panic attacks, to vertigo, to anxiety as well as several others that occurred right after moving into this rental. Like many, she felt that she m...
Dec 21, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Meditation is misunderstood. Eventhough it's been around for thousands of years, and has received so much attention in the last 5-7 years through apps like Headspace and Calm, and stories around the success of famous CEO's/founders who tout the benefits - there's still a disconnect as to what it actually is. Here's what it's not: It's not something that stops your thoughts It's not easy for everyone It's not comfortable at first Here's what it is: It's the witnessing of our thoughts that are pla...
Dec 14, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 2
99% of entrepreneurs sacrifice wellness in the pursuit of goals, success, the every day busy-ness of running a business. As a result, no matter how much success they achieve, the journey is not enjoyable, they end up sick and burnt out questioning why they opened a business in the first place! They become the chief janitor, HR person, marketer, seller, administrator, and general manager....and a long the way, they start to HATE their business while they get more chronically ill and stressed out....
Dec 07, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 1
It came 1-2 weeks early this year! Used to be that Black Friday actually happened on the Friday after Thanksgiving! Noe it’s before. All that aside, tune in to hear ideas for how to serve your clients this year during the buying frenzy. Hint: it’s more than a discount, it’s community plus connection plus promotion! If you enjoyed this episode or know someone who would, PLEASE SHARE IT! Copy the link and send it via social media, email or text. Screenshot the episode and share in your feed or tag...
Nov 24, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Millions of people are getting sick with mysterious symptoms that start as one thing and then evolve into a multitude of chronic issues. Many times, it’s from living in water damaged homes and working at affected offices, attending schools and churches. Learn how water damage happens. How it creates pervasive mold and illness. How it's often time invisible, but shows up in ventilation systems, water stains on ceilings/windows, under carpets in the padding, and other hidden areas. How mold makes ...
Nov 23, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Are you stuck in overwhelm, doubt, low confidence, burn out? Wondering why you aren’t aligned in your career, whether you work for someone or have your own business? This is common, and happens to most of us. But we don’t have to stay here. Tune in to hear my 5 steps to step into flow, access creativity, possibility, and potential. They are easy, simple, and mostly free! You can star today! Let me know how it shifts your mindset! I want to hear what changes you notice. Be sure to download my fre...
Nov 21, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 37
