Imperfectly Healthy: Recent Episodes
Faith Shevlin: Mind-Body Coach, Holistic Nutritionist/Dietitian, Spiritual Mentor
IMperfectly Healthy: where the psychology, science and spirituality of health and wholeness meet. Guests on this show share their own stories, solutions and wisdom related to all levels of health: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. There are many doorways to transformation. From body image, emotional eating, the mind-body connection and chronic illness, to relationships, fulfillment and living your purpose, IMperfectly Healthy helps you fully embrace who you are, trust the journey of life, and hold your humanness in the arms of love.
We are all here enrolled in earth school, each with a unique major(s), and ultimately the same core curriculum: coming home to our divine worth and wholeness. We humans often get tripped up by striving for perfection. We want the perfect body, perfect relationships, the perfect job, and the perfect home. Perfection is an illusion. Constantly working harder to make yourself, your body, and your life "perfect", robs you of the fullness of the human experience.
If you are currently living in the world of trying to fix and change yourself, feeling like something is wrong with you…then get ready for a real transformation. The path of love, honor and wholeness awaits ….
In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews Sara Ness, the Founder and Chief Instigator of Authentic Revolution. She began teaching Authentic Relating in 2012, founding a thousands-strong learning community in Austin, Texas and going on to train over 350 leaders and help found 30+ other communities worldwide. Sara is passionate about exposing the joy of human connection and exploring our creative potential through relationship. She has facilitated at schools, companies, yoga studios, a funeral, Burning Man, and more, bringing playful social technology into the mainstream and the….non-mainstream.
In this episode, you are going to hear Sara share:
- her own journey of finding and expressing her authentic self, which led to her creating Authentic Revolution to assist others in doing the same.
- how social conditioning impacts your self-expression
- how AR offers a brave space to explore your true expression and creating deeper connections with others
- the common experience of social anxiety
- how and why we show up differently depending on the group we are with
- how to bring these practices into your everyday life and interactions with others.
- discerning the sweet spot of truth telling and honoring the other.
- how being authentic can be mistaken for demanding to be seen.
- the health effects of loneliness and inauthenticity
- who social media consumption is not connection
- the connection of authentic relating, the social engagement nervous system and health & wellness
- how to bring these practices into your own community in a fun, inviting way
- communication skills you will learn in AR communities
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In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews Dr. Aimie Apigian, a physician, speaker and founder of Trauma Healing Accelerated and Family Challenge Camps. After a few years in a traditional general surgery residency in Portland, OR, she decided to forge her career path as a Trauma, Attachment and Addiction Medicine Physician. Inspired by her experience with adoption and foster care, her mission is to help others accelerate their healing of attachment trauma through evidence-based tools and experiences to rewire the nervous system and change the belief systems of those struggling with attachment trauma. Having personally experienced the challenges of parenting a child with effects from attachment trauma, she is intensely invested on finding what actually works practically and the fastest to bring lasting change to those affected by trauma and attachment issues.
She is the Founder and Director for Family Challenge Camps, a non-profit organization founded in 2011 providing an experiential transformative intensive for families with children with trauma and attachment issues. After working for a decade and now hundreds of adults and families with attachment trauma, she has expanded her practice to addressing the downstream effects of attachment trauma including addictions and chronic stress and related health symptoms.
In addition to her traditional medical training, she is also a Functional Medicine physician and has training and certifications specifically in nutrition and genetics for addictions, mental health, mood and behavioral disorders.
In this episode, you are going to hear Dr. Aimie share expertise and experience around:
- her own experience of adopting a foster child, healing his attachment trauma and her own, and how she helps others transform their lives and health by rewiring healthy attachment.
- what attachment is: secure vs insecure and how it is the future of health
- signs of attachment trauma in kids
- how attachment styles are passed on generation to generation
- how 75-80% of the US population have an insecure attachment style
- how the common "freeze" pattern shows up
- the 3 biological precursors to attachment trauma
- the impact attachment trauma has on an adult - health, purpose, relationships, communication and more.
- the link between common issues such as anxiety, tension, depression, being dramatic, chronic disease and addictions, and early insecure attachment.
- the "healthy" practices that actually reinforce insecure attachment patterns like "freeze" and disassociation.
- why mindset or cognitive work alone will NOT heal this.
- why its never too late to rewire your attachment from insecure to secure/health.
- how Dr. Aimie guides parents and kids in healing attachment trauma in a safe way, step by step.
- the key measure of knowing if what you are doing is working or not.
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In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews her friend and fellow wellness warrior, Christa Orecchio - a clinical and holistic nutritionist and founder of The Whole Journey. She helps people heal from the root cause, using food as their medicine along with a mind-body-spirit approach to improving health. Christa is a bestselling author, TV show host, and is super passionate about helping you heal your adrenals, thyroid, and nervous system in the most holistic way.
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In this episode, you are going to hear Christa share expertise and experience around:
- her own beliefs and stories that were driving her chronic stress patterns and how that lead to creating the adrenal recode approach.
- how to know if you are running on stress hormones.
- how and why most people are addicted to being stressed out.
- why all dis-ease starts in the nervous system, not the gut.
- why eating all the right foods does nothing when your cells can properly utilize the nutrients.
- why most thyroid issues are being wrongly managed
- her 6 pillar clinical strategy to heal the thyroid, brain, adrenals and nervous system back to harmony.
- why keto is the worst diet for someone under chronic stress.
- how to find the sweet spot with exercise that supports you vs. stresses and depletes you.
- why you must learn to anticipate AND prioritize your own needs which is being counter-cultural.
- the need for emotional re-patterning to get true results.
- how common it is for empaths, people pleasers and over-givers to end up in nervous system chaos.
- some of the common limiting beliefs that drive this pattern.
- how to start healing this whole pattern!
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In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews Sarah Clark, a health and life coach who uses the tools of functional medicine and natural fertility solutions to reverse infertility and help couples create the family they desire.
She is the author of Fabulously Fertile – Supercharge your Fertility Naturally, Fabulously Fertile Cookbook and Fertility Preparation Program. She is super proud of her Signature Fertility Coaching Program, which includes functional lab testing, supports couples to make diet and lifestyle changes that dramatically improve the chances of a healthy pregnancy and baby!
On her Get Pregnant Naturally Podcast she shares that with functional medicine and natural fertility solutions we can eventually reverse infertility.
In this episode, you are going to hear Sarah share expertise and experience around:
- her own experience with infertility, chronic health issues and how she discovered functional health and life coaching after she had her kids
- why she works with couples and not only the women wanting to get pregnant
- the importance diet plays in getting pregnant
- how the gut and fertility are connected
- what labs she uses to solve the infertility puzzle
- why it is incredibly important for couples to get support going through this journey
- the importance of reducing environmental toxin exposure
- how stress of any kind will halt fertility
- how she guides her kids in making healthy choices for themselves
- the common health concerns causes by food intolerances
Website - https://fabfertile.com/ Follow Sarah on Facebook Resources mentioned: Secret Ingredients Documentary Connect with Faith at www.faithshevlin.com
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In this episode of IMperfectly Health, Faith interviews fellow Dietitian, Karen Diaz - a registered dietitian certified in intuitive eating who helps women overcome eating and body image struggles. She earned her bachelor of science in dietetics from James Madison University and completed her dietetic internship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Cornell Campus. After graduating, Karen gained experience in pediatrics, food allergies, and weight management both at UMDNJ University Hospital and the research department at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She also worked at the Renfrew Center. Currently she assists women through her signature program, Break Free, which you can learn more about at TheFreeLife.com
In this episode, you are going to hear Karen share expertise and experience around:
- her own experience growing up around addiction and food/body challenges
- how most women to some degree struggle with food and their body
- all she learned about the roots of food/body challenges by running an eating disorder clinic
- how personal boundaries and being assertive are connected to emotional eating
- How women are starving to be seen and heard
- the themes of control, envy and not good enough are operating under the food/body struggle
- how she guides women to become intuitive eaters with confidence and ease
- how self trust and being your own authority in life is KEY to end the food obsession
- why your mind needs rest just like your body
- her insights on diet culture and the body positivity movement
- how you can harness your "inner rebel" in a positive way towards something other than food
- how young girls learn to struggle with food and their body by watching the women in their lives struggle as well
- how she teaches her kids to have a healthy relationship with food.
- the power of creating a family manifesto
Karen's Website - http://thefreelife.com/ Karen's Podcast - http://thefreelife.com/podcast/ Karen's Book - Within, http://thefreelife.com/shop/ Follow Karen on Facebook Resources mentioned: HAES - healthy at every size - https://www.sizediversityandhealth.org/content.asp?id=19 Intuitive Eating Book - Intuitive Eating Connect with Faith at www.faithshevlin.com
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In this episode of IMperfectly Healthy, Faith interviews her inspiring and sweet friend Jillian Ritter on how she chose an empowering path facing Cancer 3 years ago, and how it transformed her body image, mindset, beliefs about life (and herself), and her career. Jill approaches life newly now that she is on the other side.
Jill's passion for personal wellness came to light when she received this very serious health diagnosis of Cancer. Once the initial shock subsided, she knew she wanted to empower herself to heal.
In addition to her never-ending research, she created an integrative team to support herself — a naturopathic doctor, massage therapist, acupuncturist, therapist, a nutritionist, a mindfulness teacher.
When working with integrative health professionals to create their online presence, Jill's background comes into play both as a content creator, a website designer, a patient, and passionate researcher. She understands the ins-and-outs of the digital land, can view content from the perspective of the patient, and genuinely believe in what she creates with her clients. Jill says going through the cancer journey gave her the courage to start a business combing all of her passions. Learn more HERE
In this episode, you are going to hear Jill share her experience around:
- how she transcended a devastating diagnosis and healed her body by doing all in her power to address Cancer holistically
- the experience with cancer emotionally and physically
- how she chose an integrative treatment approach that felt right to her
- what she learned about the mind-body connection through her healing exploration
- how Cancer healed her body image and changed the way she lives her life.
- the many lessons she learned about life, her body and herself.
- how to continues to find balance between work and play, healing and living, doing and being.
- resources that were pivotal along the way
Learn more about Jill Here Follow Jill on Instagram Resources mentioned in the show:
Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds By Dr. Kelly A. Turner, PhD
Mind over Medicine: Scientific Proof that You can Heal Yourself By Lissa Rankin, MD
A Meditation to help you with Chemo, Healthy Journeys by Belleruth Naparstek
Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster by Peggy Huddleston
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In this episode of IMperfectly Healthy, Faith interviews her friend David Zappasodi - the founder of Empowered Health Now. He is a thought leader, international bestselling author, and transformational weight loss expert who has helped countless individuals to break through the weight loss struggle and drastically change their lives for the better.
In this episode, you are going to hear David share his expertise and experience around:
- his radical methods for helping people find freedom from the weight/food struggle fast and forever.
- the dramatic results he gets for clients in a matter of days
- the difference between the thinking and sensory brain
- why willpower and discipline don't work and never will
- the importance of safety when it comes to weight loss
- how changing a habit doesn't need to take 21 or 30 days
- what a brain flip is and how it changes your life very fast
- what is really going on with self-sabotage
- why cravings are like bullies
- how to have a FREE breakthrough session with David to see if his work it the missing piece for you
Book your FREE Breakthrough Session with David HERE Learn more about David Here Follow David on Facebook Connect with Faith at www.imperfectlyhealthypodcast.com
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In this episode of IMperfectly Healthy, Faith interviews Jeanne and Josh Rubin of East West Healing and Performance. Josh and Jeanne are revolutionizing nutrition for thyroid health by teaching people how to use food as supplementation, reduce stress and build the most sound foundation for the body to heal.
They believe the greatest defense one has against the ever-changing environment is the health of the metabolism. When the metabolism is strong and the thyroid is functioning, all systems are working in synergy, just as they are meant to.
Josh and Jeanne are teaching people how to use food to resource their body in new ways, which in turn is building a bridge for complete mind, body and spirit growth and transformation. They are here to offer you back ownership of your health and to provide you the information you need to make more informed choices around your health!
In this episode, you are going to hear Josh and Jeanne shed light on:
- their refreshing philosophy on healing the body of all chronic ailments.
- why we must look at cellular function to restore health.
- the importance of looking at the body as a system.
- what foods, and ways of eating, support optimizing metabolism.
- their food strategy that meets you where you are at.
- what mistakes, and misguidance, they see being practiced out there.
- the most accurate way to assess thyroid health and metabolism
- how to stop chasing your tail and instead, build resiliency in your body.
- how people are approaching weight loss backwards.
- why weight doesn't determine health.
- how important breath is to metabolism and restoring optimal function in the body.
- how you must be willing to change your life to achieve the results you want.
- why patience, experimentation and customization is crucial for long-term healing.
- how health challenges have become a red tag people wear as a badge of honor.
- why you cannot heal in a state of chaos.
- bringing health back to basics, instead of over-complicating the solutions.
- how nose breathing can transform your health.
Learn more about Josh and Jeanne at East West Healing Follow them on Facebook.
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In this episode of IMperfectly Healthy, Faith interviews her good friend and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner Kimball Willson. Kimball shares her own journey in finding the root causes of her own health challenges, that led to her passion for helping others achieve vibrant health. What you will learn from Kimball in this episode is:
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the difference between functional and conventional lab testing
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the importance of looking at the body as a whole
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what question to keep asking until you get to the root cause
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how most often the answer lies in the gut
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why exercise is making you gain weight
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the real causes of excess weight
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why self-care is a key piece to your health journey
Connect with Kimball at www.kwhealthcoaching.com
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