054 Recovering from adrenal fatigue | Marian Mitchell

“Once I realised… oh I haven’t been taking care of myself. I have been working all the time. I’m never off. I don’t ask for help. I don’t like to be seen as weak or something”

— Marian Mitchell -

Believe that it’s possible to take care of yourself! Marian is an entrepreneur and integrative health coach who lost her wellbeing from burning the candle at both ends. Yes often we teach what we learned the hard way, because we don’t want others to go through the same pain as we have!

Marian is passionate about helping others and works to equip and empower them to enjoy and thrive in their new lifestyle.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Marian Mitchell 

We spoke about

• Juggling the role of being a Mum and starting a business

• The adrenals and their role in the body

• Why adrenal fatigue is on the rise

• Symptoms you have adrenal fatigue

• Three areas to focus on to recover

• Different ways of doing things

• Philosophy for wellbeing

• Marian’s cooking show for people who want simple yet good food

• Super tips for Living Fabulously

Value Quotes

“I was burning the candle at both ends and after about a year my body just crashed”

“Once I realised… oh I haven’t been taking care of myself. I have been working all the time. I’m never off. I don’t ask for help. I don’t like to be seen as weak or something”

“With technology and cell phones we are never off the clock anymore. We are always available”

“We don’t build in time for rest. Rest is a four letter word”

“If we’re too stressed out for too long the adrenal glands get tired and they can’t keep up. That’s what leads to adrenal fatigue”

“We have to start saying NO to things”

“Take time to rest. Nap on the weekends. Stay at home and relax”

“Make sure that your soul is nourished so that you can give to the world around you”

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Until next time fabulous podcast listener, I’m Bev and I invite you to live the fab life with me now!

Episode Links

You can find Marian Mitchell at:

Website:  www.roadtolivingwhole.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/RoadToLivingWhole/

Thrive Gluten Free - Cooking Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCetRE3K1P-1F7HgLJ0CXOhg/feed

052 3 tips that will make your nightmares become sweet dreams | Bev Roberts

“The fears and worries we don’t acknowledge in our waking life come out to play in the middle of the night”

— Bev Roberts -

We are midway through Sleeptember®, a month of events focused on supporting you to get better quality sleep so I decided to share 3 tips that I have found particularly helpful to deal with a busy mind and stress. You may find that you fall asleep from exhaustion yet wake up in the early hours of the morning with monkey mind. Use these tips daily to train your mind to put stress to bed!

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from your host Bev Roberts

I spoke about

• How sleep can become like a nasty playground

• 3 reasons why your mind makes a poor master

• 3 practical tips to ditch stress that keeps you awake

Value Quotes

“The fears and worries we don’t acknowledge in our waking life come out to play in the middle of the night"  

"Our mind gets stuck on auto-repeat and like clockwork it’s 2 or 3am, we’re wide awake and the merry-go-round of thoughts swirl in our heads relentlessly"  

"It is completely possible to fall asleep and stay asleep when we understand that the mind makes a good slave but a poor master"  

"Amplifying our perception of the situation is what can create unnecessary worry or fear and yet it may be a blinkered version of the story"  

"Place a priority on letting go of those fears before you head to bed so you can have restorative sleep that brings equilibrium easily"  

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Until next time fabulous podcast listener, I’m Bev and I invite you to live the fab life with me now!

Episode Links

You can also find me at:

Facebook: http://bit.ly/livefabfbpage

Living Fabulously Forum: http://bit.ly/livefabfb 

Become Calm and Collected once again with this FREE guided relaxation

Sleeptember® Events

1) Sleep Beyond Belief will resolve the problem of feeling stressed out and instead we will be tapping out! Let's tap out your stress so you can Sleep Beyond Belief!

2) Stress Sleep and your Brain will solve the connection and missing links between your energy, your emotional health and your vitality. Get your natural high right here by connecting Stress Sleep and your Brain

3) Six Steps to Healthy Weight and Vitality will eliminate overwhelm and have you take back control. A simple plan to carve out time for yourself while still keeping up with your work and family commitments. Let go of the angst with 6 Steps to Healthy Weight and Vitality

 

051 Sleep will make you feel and function at your best | Andrea Beaman

“Just like the eyes get tired, the internal organs get tired as well”

— Andrea Beaman -

Her passion as a natural foods chef, holistic health coach, herbalist and an educator is palpable and I’m delighted that Andrea Beaman and I share a mutual love for educating people to reclaim their health and vitality. We explore the impact of stress and the link to sleep with how we feel and function.

Andrea dispels several myths that people hold about thyroid function. You may be surprised at the interconnectedness of the thyroid with aspects like weight gain, emotional health and energy. It will likely be different to what you have been told!

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Andrea Beaman

We spoke about 

• Andrea’s wake-up call with her own health

• The huge responsibility of the thyroid gland in the body

• Impact of stress on the function of the thyroid

• When the thyroid comes to the rescue

• The link between sleep, stress and the endocrine system

• Impacts of inadequate sleep on all systems in the body

• The role of sleep in a clear focused brain

• The emotional connections to thyroid function

• The nature of recurring illnesses

• How you can love and take care of yourself to your best ability

• Get adequate rest and nourish yourself deeply

Value Quotes 

“I’m grateful for my illness because it really woke me up”

“The thyroid is not a solo operator. It lives on the endocrine system with it’s brother and sister glands”

“People will blame weight gain on the thyroid but weight gain is probably more due to stress”

“When you are under a tremendous amount of chronic stress all the time. It physically exhausts the body. The body goes into a state of depletion… there is only so much energy that it has”

“I would not suggest that people be on their electronic equipment after 8 o’clock at night especially if they are having trouble sleeping”

“If we do not get the sleep that we need all of the metabolic processes are disrupted”

“If you do not get adequate sleep your digestive system does not function well. You will actually crave more sugar and fat the next day”

“Just like the eyes get tired, the internal organs get tired as well”

“If the heart is not at ease or at rest then it will keep the mind up at night”

“When the body becomes physically depleted the emotions are on edge”

“The thyroid is connected to our fifth chakra and the fifth chakra is your ability to communicate and express yourself gracefully and effectively”

“The immune system doesn’t attack the body for no reason.  The human body is brilliantly designed”

“So that’s where Hashimoto’s will come in and Graves… those autoimmune conditions… on the spiritual and emotional levels”

“Human beings are multi-faceted creatures. So we’re living in a physical body but right beneath that is an emotional body and connecting everything is a spiritual body”

“If you’re having recurring illnesses that keep popping up over and over again. Stop looking at the physical and go deeper. Go deeper into the emotional body, go deeper into the spiritual body and see what you can learn from this…”

“Allow loving supportive relationships to nourish you on that emotional and spiritual level”

If you got value from this episode if you have not yet done so please Subscribe, Rate and Review on iTunes or Stitcher. You can follow the instructions here.  If you know someone else that would get value from this episode as well please share it with them.

Until next time fabulous podcast listener, I’m Bev and I invite you to live the fab life with me now!

Sleeptember® Events

1) Sleep Beyond Belief will resolve the problem of feeling stressed out and instead we will be tapping out! Let's tap out your stress so you can Sleep Beyond Belief!

2) Stress Sleep and your Brain will solve the connection and missing links between your energy, your emotional health and your vitality. Get your natural high right here by connecting Stress Sleep and your Brain

3) Six Steps to Healthy Weight and Vitality will eliminate overwhelm and have you take back control. A simple plan to carve out time for yourself while still keeping up with your work and family commitments. Let go of the angst with 6 Steps to Healthy Weight and Vitality

Episode Links 

You can find Andrea Beaman at:

Website: www.andreabeaman.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Andrea.Beaman1/

Dr Bruce Lipton | The Biology of Belief

Website: www.brucelipton.com

Seminar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjj0xVM4x1I