The AXIOS Wellness Podcast: Recent Episodes
AXIOS Wellness
The AXIOS Wellness Podcast exists to help people reach the outer limits of their potential and create a life they resonate with. We talk all things wellness and personal development from how to take ourselves on, create relationships that are congruent, and operate from a place of love for ourselves and others instead of fear.
Feeling overwhelmed and on edge? You're not alone! This week's Train Your Brain episode dives deep into the science of stress and unlocks a surprising truth: stress itself isn't the enemy. The real issue? Our bodies' lack of processing and recovery throughout the day. Join us as we explore 4 powerful habits that can help you effectively process stress and leave you feeling calmer, more focused, and ready to tackle anything. Tune in and learn: Why stress isn't inherently bad (it's actually our catalyst for growth!) The hidden dangers of unprocessed stress 4 actionable habits to help your body process and release stress Practical tips for building resilience and thriving under pressureListen now and discover how to manage stress for good!
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Ever wonder what it takes to build a happy, lasting marriage? This week on Train Your Brain, we're getting personal! Join us as we spill the tea on the 9 biggest lessons we've learned in our 9 years of marriage (including some hilarious - and maybe relatable - mistakes!).
Ready to stop the cycle of overwhelm and reach your goals? Sign up for the June MINDBOX Challenge! Get all the details and claim your spot at mindboxchallenge.com.
Feeling perpetually drained and numb? Binge-watching, unhealthy snacks, and constant busyness might be your body's way of coping with chronic stress.
This week's episode, "Numbin' Out," dives into the science of stress and how it hijacks our well-being. Learn how to break the cycle of numbing and burnout, and discover healthy strategies to manage stress.
Plus, get ready for the June MINDBOX Challenge – designed to help you reclaim your energy and thrive!
Tune in and start feeling your best again!
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Ever feel stressed about a situation, only to realize later it wasn't that big of a deal?This week on Train Your Brain, we dive deep into the surprising truth: stress isn't caused by external events, but by the stories we tell ourselves about them!Join us as we explore: How our inner narrative shapes our stress response. Techniques to identify and rewrite the stories that hold you back. Practical tools to reframe stressful situations and calm your mind.Stop letting stress hijack your life! Learn how to take control of your narrative and create a more peaceful, empowered reality.Ready to break the cycle of overwhelm and burnout and actually take ground toward your goals? Our next MINDBOX Challenge starts on June 3rd! Get an inside look and sign up at mindboxchallenge.com.
This week on Train Your Brain, Ed & Britney tackle why our brains actually resist growth! Discover how our survival instincts can make us cling to the familiar, even if it holds us back. Tune in to learn how to outsmart your brain and unlock your full potential!
Feeling stuck, stressed, and burnt out? This week on Train Your Brain, we're thrilled to unveil our brand new offering: the MINDBOX Challenge! Join us as we delve deep into this powerful 90-day program designed to help you:•Break free from overwhelm and reclaim control of your life.•Reignite your motivation and discover your passion.•Unlock the tools and strategies to design a life you LOVE and achieve your biggest goals.
Is the MINDBOX Challenge right for you? We'll discuss who can benefit most from the program and how it's already helping others overcome stress, boost productivity, and create a more fulfilling life.Ready to learn more and join the waitlist for the June MINDBOX Challenge? Head over to Mindboxchallenge.com and secure your spot! Don't miss this opportunity to take control of your well-being and start building the life you deserve!
We’re back and better than ever! Welcome to our rebranded podcast, now titled Train Your Brain. Today’s episode gives you alllll the inside look of what we’ve been up to personally and with AXIOS and some exciting things ahead!
In this final bonus episode, Ed and Britney, along with their Producer Molly, answer all of your relationship questions that you’ve submitted throughout the season!
Why can friendships be so difficult? Maybe because you’ve got them in the wrong buckets? Most of our frustration we have with the people in our lives is because we’ve put them in the wrong buckets. In this final episode of the season, Ed and Britney talk through many different ways to recognize, to build and to adjust the people in your life so that you can truly show up as a great friend.
Conflict in relationships can suck…unless you can see it as a way to strengthen and build! In today’s episode, Ed and Britney share their journey about how they learned to embrace conflict and use it to their advantage to build a resilient and trusting relationship.
Today Ed and Britney break down why open and honest conversation in relationships is not enough. It’s only by knowing your own boundaries and taking responsibility for yourself that you can walk in the fullness of you. THEN, you can flourish inside the relationships with the people you love.
This episode is all about how we end up in “the box”. The box is something that keeps us from seeing the other person as they really are and can be incredibly damaging for our relationship. The box is made up of criticism, resentment, bitterness, and entitlement. Listen as we explain the surprising tactic that changes everything and helps you create the healthiest relationship you’ve ever experienced.
In Part II of “Say What You Mean to Say” wellness coaches Ed and Britney Holmes offer a deep dive into how to communicate in your relationships in a way that can foster genuine intimacy and understanding. As they share funny examples from their own lives, you’ll learn what NOT to do, and then what to do instead that’ll help you create the relationship that you’ve dreamed of.
Language and storytelling is powerful. What are you saying to yourself? To your partner? About your life? Check out today’s episode to learn about how to frame your best self with your words!
This season is all about relationships, and today Ed and Britney share one of the most profound building blocks that has shaped and transformed their relationship. Identifying and mapping out your core values help guide your relationships through all seasons.
As Ed and Britney launch Season 4 of the AXIOS Wellness podcast, buckle up for a dynamic journey as you learn how powerfully relationships can lead you toward the best version of yourself…or the mediocre version of yourself.
Today, Ed and Britney host a special conversation with Ed's brother and his wife, Brian & Mackenzie Holmes. This is a special conversation not only because of the close family connection, but because of the resiliency that Brian & Mackenzie exemplify in their life. As they share about their journey with infertility and the pursuit of investing in their health, we believe this conversation will be so encouraging for anyone who is navigating a really challenging time in life.
Gary Hemminger joins Ed today for a special edition of our #conversationswithfriends summer series! Gary is a Mental Health Therapist, former pastor, and all around deep thinker. In this episode, Gary and Ed use the foundational question of “why am I here?” as a starting point to discuss the importance of our spiritual health and it’s all around impact on our well-being. Put your hip waders on and get ready for some deep insights!
Today we join the vivacious couple Chris and Dani Webb, fitness and wellness entrepreneurs, as we talk about how to break the addiction to the current version of ourselves to create a life that we deeply resonate with. We’re so excited for you to meet and be inspired by these friends as they share their story and learn to move from living by habit to living intentionally. Chris Webb - Facebook Dani Webb - Facebook Instagram: @chriswebb148 @daniwebb74
All we have control over is the right here, right now. Are you living each moment fully? In today’s episode we talk Brennan & Indi Kelly as they share powerful keys about mindfulness, centered-ness, and how to train your mind and body to be in the here and now, even in crisis. Learn more about Brennan & Indi and follow along with their adventures via the links below ⬇️ Brennan - Instagram Indi - Instagram Shepherding Wellness - Instagram Arukah Brew - Instagram Check out their recommended resources from the episode here:
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg Mckeown Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp Gospel Powered Parenting by William P. Farley Fight Hustle, End Hurry Podcast with Jefferson Bethke and John Mark Comer
Join us as we talk through the mental health crisis of today with mental health professional, Amy Langdahl, and learn the benefits of certain tools that are self-help game changers. Mental Health Resources Amy Langdahl, LMHC - anchoredcounselingwa.com Psychology Today - website to find local therapists in your area. Allows you to filter for speciality, location, insurance, etc. National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741
In this fun bonus episode, Ed and Britney along with their producer, Molly, go through some of the most asked questions from this season! Questions on everything from getting started and battling perfectionism to the voice of the inner critic and how to swap out negative lenses and more. Thank you so much to everyone who has tuned in this season and shared episodes, it means so much to us and we’re so excited for our summer series to come!
Fatigue is a current epidemic that so many people struggle with every day. In today’s episode, Ed and Britney talk about the dynamics of stress, sleep, and recovery and how they impact our mental health. In addition you’ll learn some consistent habits to add to your life to improve all three of these areas.
We all want to feel better, think better, and move better! There’s an incredible correlation between how we move and fuel our bodies and how we think and feel. In this episode, Ed and Britney coach us through the practical ways to not just want the “better” but to actually experience it.
Have you ever felt bullied by your own mind? The inner critic is that voice inside your head that criticizes every little thing you do. In today’s episode, Ed and Britney share how you can learn to set your soul free from the negative influence of that critic inside your head. Grab the books Playing Big by Tara Mohr and Feeling Good by David D. Burns that Ed & Britney refer to in the episode!
Show Credits 6:25 - your inner critic sounds like... (pg. 4, Playing Big by Tara Mohr) 9:59 - inner critic vs. realistic thinking (pg. 6, Playing Big by Tara Mohr) 14:15 - inner critic visualization exercise (pg. 25, Playing Big by Tara Mohr) 21:38 - what to do when your inner critic shows up (pg. 17, Playing Big by Tara Mohr) 27:50 - journaling prompts (pg. 25, Playing Big by Tara Mohr)
Today’s episode is chucked full of the practical how to’s to implement the deep concepts Ed & Britney have been discussing in the last three episodes. Learn how to: identify the lenses that are not serving you well, choose a different narrative, and truly walk in the fullness of who you want to be. For the resource they referenced from the “Feeling Good” book, go to AXIOSwellness.com/links.
We all love certainty! When we feel we have it, we have freedom to take a deep breath. But what if our need for certainty is actually just an addiction to comfort? What if, instead, we chose to focus our certainty on our ability to reach for change and to create the life that most resonates with us? This episode teaches us how!
Today Ed and Brit go deeper into the mental matrix of well-being. You will not only learn how to recognize the ultimate source of disillusionment in your life, but also how to free yourself from it.
In this episode Ed and Britney talk about how our lenses make sense of who we are and how we create the world around us. Here’s the good news AND the bad news: whatever you want to be right about…you’re right! So the big question is, are your lenses serving you well?
Get ready for season two of the AXIOS Wellness podcast as Ed and Britney dive into what it truly means to walk towards the best version of yourself: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Today’s episode is a fun bonus episode to wrap up this first season! Ed & Britney Holmes answer your questions about fitness, starting again, diet culture, motivation, how to finally hit your goals, and more.
Social media whips up the frenzy to hurry up and set the new goal to become the “new me” in the new year. But are you really new when the clock strikes midnight on Jan 1? Today Ed and Britney unpack this myth and why we get caught up in it. Learn how to play the long game to become the person you want to be in 2022…and beyond.
Get ready to kick over some sacred cows in today’s episode as Ed and Britney tackle some of today’s accepted norms of health metrics. Are the metrics you are using to measure success serving you well? Find out in this fun and profound episode.
The power of habit, for good or for bad, is why you are experiencing the quality of life you have today. Are you seeing the change and growth you desire? In today’s episode, Ed and Britney reveal the ultimate hack for creating the life you know is inside of you: consistency. While consistency can seem unsexy, even boring at times, it is the key for learning how to “habit stack” your way to success in every realm of your life.
Sometimes we can feel stuck in our lives. So often this can be because we are actually stuck in community. In this episode, Ed & Britney Holmes share how when we’re intentional about who we spend the most time with we can propel personal growth and expand our perceptions of what we are capable of.
In this episode, Ed and Britney discuss how most of us fail at the goals that we set due to the lack of a core component. We show you why our goals get missed and what you can do to ensure you build a lifelong growth mindset that sets you up to hit your goals every time.
Deep down we all know there’s more potential inside of us to be realized. In this episode, coaches and founders of AXIOS Wellness, Ed & Britney Holmes, introduce the 3 pillars of how we meet the fullest versions of ourselves.
Founders and coaches of AXIOS Wellness, Ed & Britney Holmes, share the stories of their health journeys and the genesis of their functional wellness company.