Conversations on Well-being: Recent Episodes
Krista Ehrenfried, LMFT
A weekly podcast hosted by Holistic Psychotherapist, Krista Ehrenfried, on all things wellness, women health, relationships, holistic well-being, motherhood, pregnancy, postpartum, and healing. Tune in weekly on Wednesdays for new episodes!
Welcome to the final episode of Season 1! This week we have Michelle Shapiro on the podcast to talk all things mental and emotional health as it relates to gut health, blood sugar balance, hypothyroidism, and nuritional deficinies. Michelle is an integrative/ functional Registered Dietitian from NYC who has helped over 1000+ clients reverse their anxiety, resolve long standing gut issues and approach their weight lovingly.
She is the host of the Quiet the Diet Podcast and aims to illuminat e natural healing methods for listeners, as well as invite listeners to approach their weight in a body neutral way. She aims to bridge the gap between body positivity and intentional health changes. Michelle believes her clients can truly heal from anxiety and panic attacks using a bottom up approach (starting with the physical body and moving up to the emotional.) She and her team see clients virtually in her practice (michelleshapirord.com)
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This week we are talking all about people pleasing and how to let go of it. Krista talks about practical steps you can take daily that focus on you listening to yourself, validating your feelings, and expressings how you feel. Tune in this week and please share with a friend!
Krista Ehrenfried, LMFT
(415)634-5312
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Today on the podcast we have Hannah Koenig to talk all this financial intimacy, wealth building, and building a secure relationship with money. Hannah developed Financial Intimacy™ an educational framework that uses a nuanced, relational approach to financial transformation. Hannah is the founder of the Lead Well Summit: an annual global wealth event and host of The Naked Money Podcast (coming soon.) Her work helps everyday leaders build wealth and become well-resourced by cultivating financial sovereignty and sustainability. She has been featured in Forbes, NPR, Thrive Global, NBC, and more. You are not going to want to miss this episode full of amazing content and insights on how to improve your relationship with money!
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This week I am joined by Sharon and Stephanie of Santa Cruz Midwives talking all about the journey of pregnancy, preparing for birth, and birthing at home. This was a very fun episode to record in person together to discuss a little bit about my birth and how you can benefit from brithing at home.
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This week we're talking all about BURNOUT - what it is, some signs and symptoms of it, some of the causes, and how to heal. Krista proposes an integrative approach to healing, and gives practical tools that you can start doing today if you're feelings symptoms of burnout come on. If you've been struggling with burnout you do not want to miss this weeks episode.
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This week we have a very special guest on the podcast, my instagram friend Lucia Hawley. On this episode we talk about the mental side of weightloss as it relates to self esteem, self criticism, and how you talk to yourself and your body. We go into topics like emotional eating, the stress and urgency that can come when you feel out of control of your body, and practical things you can do to bring your stress down which will actually support you towards losing weight if that's your goal. Tune in to this weeks episode and let me know what you think!
Lucia Hawley has her MSW FNTP (Masters of Social Work, Clinical Mental Health and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. She is a women's weight loss expert living in Portland, Oregon. She helps women ages 30 and older end compulsive overeating and yo-yo dieting with the principles of mindfulness and self-compassion. She is the host of the Mindfulness-Based Weight Loss Podcast, with over 240 episodes of free coaching and client success stories.
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This week Krista dives into the power of a morning routine to support your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Tune in for some practical tips and some self care habits that might be supportive to reduce your stress for the whole day.
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This week we dive into the feeling of being lost, unsure, and uncertain of what comes next in life. Feeling this way can be no fun but it also is a clean slate for you to lean in, listen, and ask yourself the hard questions about what you really wanyt. Krista offers some insights into how to pay attention inward in order to figure out what you need and what you feel called to do, and gives ideas about how to connect with your intuition to help guide you through it.
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This week we dive into the topic of Seasonal Depression, some symptoms you may notice, and some remdies to incorporate into your lifestlye that might be helpful in supporting you to feel better during the winter months.
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This week Krista shares her tips on creating change in your life that is more sustainable and long lasting with a focus on bringing in a voice of self compassion. She also shares a phase she lives by and encourages all her clients to ask themselves especially in seasons of stress and change.
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This week Krista shares her tips on creating change in your life that is more sustainable and long lasting with a focus on bringing in a voice of self compassion. She also shares a phase she lives by and encourages all her clients to ask themselves especially in seasons of stress and change.
Tune in this week! And please leave us a rating if you're enjoying the podcast.
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These weeks episode focuses on the skill of emotional regulation, some questions that you can ask yourself when you're feeling a strong emotion come on, and what you can do to help bring yourself comfort and soothing. I hope you enjoy it!
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This week we have Katie Braswell on the podcast to talk all things nutrition with a food forward approach. We focus on foods you can eat to boost your nutrient consumption with a focus on how and what to eat if you are pregnant or postpartum. Katie of Wild + Well, is a Holistic Nutritionist based in Chattanooga, TN. She has become passionate about working alongside women in their journey through childbirth, after experiencing the birth of her son. Katie’s specific areas of interest are preconception health, fertility, prenatal nutrition and supplementation, gestational diabetes, breastfeeding and postpartum care (focusing on nurturing mama and baby). She specializes in functional nutrition for families – especially the mama or mama to be who is looking to maximize their time adventuring with their little ones! Katie believes in meeting her clients where they are in their health journey to regain balance and vibrant health. Katie offers one-on-one nutritional and supplementation consultation packages, custom meal plan and prep consults, as well as, private and group yoga classes. Visit Katie's Website - https://www.livewildbewell.com Follow Katie on Instagram @livewildbewell Check out Katie's Postpartum Support Course called The Wild Mama Course - https://www.livewildbewell.com/course-home Visit Krista's Website at www.therapywithkrista.com Connect with Krista on Instagram @therapywithkrista Please leave us a rating and share the episode with a friend! We would love to get this information out there to anyone who needs it!
This week I have a very special guest on the podcast, my husband, Frank Ehrenfried. Frank is a LMFT and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist at Polaris insight center, adherence rater for MAPS MDMA for PTSD clinical trials, and founder of Ethix, a psychedelics consulting company helping new psychedelic companies get off the ground. In this episode we talk all about Psychedelic Assisted Therapy, with a focus on Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, how it works, who and what it supports, and how to learn more if this is an area of interest for you. To learn more about Frank, you can connect with him on his website www.therapywithfrank.com or email him at frank@frankstherapy.com To connect with Krista you can visit her website www.therapykrista.com or find her on instagram @therapywithkrista
When life feels challenging, or you're in a stressful season, you may notice you struggle with mental health. In these type of seasons, it's important to just focus on the basics the body, your connections, and the relationship with yourself. Tune in this week and share the episode with a friend if it resonates!
This week's solo episode goes into the wisdom of anxiety, and what anxiety really is for you. Krista shares her own insights on anxiety and how she approaches anxiety when she experiences. She also shares some inquiries to explore what could be happening for you when you're anxiety shows up and what to do with your insights. Tune in this week for a supportive episode around soothing your anxiety, especially if it's present this holiday season.
In this week's episode Krista is joined by Danielle Vitale, Founder of Balanced-Bod, the online store featuring all non-toxic home and body products. Danielle struggled through hormone imbalances, gut dysbiosis, and migraines which led to countless hours of research into ways to heal naturally. Paying closer attention to what goes in and on her body was where it all started, and now she shares what she learned with others to make lowering toxins less overwhelming. In this conversation we talk about the specific ingredients you want to avoid in products and why, and talk about how to start the process of making product swaps with better non-toxic ones. You do not want to miss this episode to learn some basics about why you should care what kind of products you're using on your skin and in your house. Visit her website balanced-bod.com to find everything you need for non-toxic skin, body, hair, and home essentials.
This weeks episode focuses on purposely and intentionally adding in more fun into your life to support your mental health. It might cause you to look at your life with honesty and acknowledge whether or not you're having any fun at all. The reality is if you're in a stressful season of life, you may be in a constant grind and hustle, and therefore have lost the activities that bring a sense of fun, lightness, and play to your life. As adults fun and play might feel like strangers to us if we are in these seasons of struggle, change, health issues, or transitions, but fun is very thing that makes these phases of life feel better and more manageable. Tune into these weeks episode for a little check in with yourself about what you do for fun and how you can start intentionally incorporating more of it into your life.
This week we get down to some basics and Krista focuses on tips to get a better night sleep. Sleep doesn’t come natural to some of us or due to stress we have gotten into some poor sleep habits. This does not mean that you will never get good sleep again, it just means we need some practice and intention. Tune into this episode to learn about some sleep basics that you can implement tonight!
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In this week's episode Krista is joined by her good friend Dr. Amber Richard to talk about her holistic approach to healing chronic pain. Amber discusses her beliefs that the mind and body cannot be seen as separate and therefore the whole body must be addressed when treating chronic pain and illness. She provides suggestions for folks who are currently struggling on what to focus next, and brings a hopeful perspective that everyone who is struggling with the discomfort and stress associated with chronic pain and illness can find relief and recovery. Tune in and listen for more amazing information!
In this weeks episode we focus on preparing for the postpartum phase, and no not a list of all the stuff you need to buy, but instead focusing on most foundational needs of rest, nourishment, and support. Krista shares a little about her postpartum struggles, and focuses on the elements that she believes will help give you a strong base to feel most supported during the struggles of the early postpartum days.
This weeks episode dives into some basics of therapy, teaching us to use the information our body is giving us to tune into our feelings and needs. These sensations and emotions are going to tell us exactly what we are needing to reach a place of well-being. See if you can spend some time now tuning into your body and getting a picture of what it's needing right now, taking note of any sensations that you usually push past or ignore.
In this episode you get to know your host Krista Ehrenfried and get an idea about what you can expect in future episodes. We will explore the mission of the podcast, some upcoming episodes, and how to stay in touch with Krista.