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006 Check in on your self | Pamela Baker

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“Don’t compromise on the things that give you the greatest joy”
— Pamela Baker -

As a multi-disciplinary practitioner, Pamela Baker offers a scientific, integrative and naturopathic perspective with Traditional Chinese medicine, proposing natural solutions for many health problems.  She shares her expertise about acupuncture in a pragmatic and fascinating way.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Pamela
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We spoke about

  • What Acupuncture is and it’s use as a treatment for a vast range of symptoms

  • A rail system metaphor where meridians are the train lines and the stations are the Acupuncture points

  • Comprehensive evaluation of a client at several levels

  • How taking the pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine is different to a medical perspective

  • The individual basis for diagnosis given the many different causes for the same symptom

  • Different tools utilised based on the chronic nature of the problems

  • How even needle phobics like me can be treated with acupuncture

  • How a seasoned practitioner feels and can modify the energy flow for the individual’s need

  • The desired effects achieved with the needles

  • Each treatment is accumulative and retrains the body at different levels

  • The four basics in life

  • Laughter and joy

Value Quotes

“Cause is often a complex interaction with 2 or 3 organs”

“Going back to first principles and the 5 element theory is often required”

“Make the experience as comfortable as possible but as beneficial as possible”

“Each treatment is accumulative”

“The multiple effects of Acupuncture have a domino effect in the body”

“Check in with your self at all levels”

“Find the things that whittle away at your spirit on a daily basis”

“Laughter really is the best medicine”

“Don’t compromise on the things that give you the greatest joy”

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Episode Links

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005 Step into your story | Jane Turner

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“The power of stepping into your story is not to be underestimated”
— Jane Turner -

I had a vivid image in my mind when Jane described herself prior to 45 as an ego on legs!  Jane has taken her own transformation, from avoiding her emotions to connecting with her self and writing a book to empower others.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Jane

We spoke about

  • Awareness of the baggage we carry

  • Outward success may not be all it seems to be

  • Avoiding emotions and the impact

  • Understanding how to deal with difficulties in life

  • Getting out of the thinking and into the feeling

  • Using the breath to slow everything down

  • A transformation can take some time, energy and effort

  • Fixed vs growth mindset and choice

  • Our heroes journey

  • Connecting with self and connecting with others

  • Pushing out of our comfort zone

  • Not being in victim mentality

  • How life changing writing a book can be

  • Be curious and observe

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Value Quotes

“Prior to 45 I would describe myself as an ego on legs”

“I was deeply fearful of emotions”

“I had a whole lot of dysfunctional behaviours wrapped around what I learned in the womb”

“It wasn’t the easiest journey but gosh it was the journey that needed to be had”

“Nobody’s life is difficulty free”

“Doing, doing, doing and keeping away from feeling”

“Curiously observe your thoughts rather than be entangled in them”

“With a growth mindset you can get better at almost anything”

“You don’t have to be everything to everyone”

“If something hurts feeling that feeling isn’t the worst thing in the world”

“The power of stepping into your story is not to be underestimated”

Episode Links

You can find Jane Turner at:

Growth Mindset: Carol Dweck – http://mindsetonline.com/whatisit/about/index.html

The Heroes Journey: Joseph Campbell – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqIJUJmnc-Y

 

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004 Take back control of your brain + body | Ian Cleary

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“You are the most influential person in your life”
— Ian Cleary -

A warm and compassionate practitioner, Ian Cleary specialises in helping people facing debilitating chronic fatigue, anxiety and chronic pain conditions to get unstuck using a brain body training.  He became an advanced Lightning Process Practitioner as a result of the life altering transformation of his wife’s health after 7 years of chronic fatigue.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Ian

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We spoke about

  • When the bio-medical model just does not work

  • The need to understand brain function and neural plasticity

  • Being stuck in a model that something is either physical or psychological

  • A life altering transformation takes work that only you can do

  • It doesn’t matter how long you have had chronic fatigue or pain you can change it

  • What the Lightning Process is and it’s applications

  • Teaching people to take back control of their brain and their body

  • People can get stuck in lots of responses

  • Why the Lightning Process may not suit everyone

  • Why success can happen so quickly when retraining the brain

  • Why some people make change look so effortless

  • People need to be ready to hear a message

  • Why the past is often our best teacher for making radical change in our lives

  • How making sense of the process and readiness can enable people to shift

  • Mental steps people go through to get ready

  • Dealing with the tricky subject of the benefits of being sick

  • Not underestimating the impact of stress

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Value Quotes

“You are the most influential person in your life"

“You don’t have to cope with life, manage symptoms or put up with things"

“The vast number of illnesses are lifestyle illnesses requiring personal responsibility for that change"

“Retrain the brain and the body to respond appropriately to the situation rather than historically"

“The brain is the most trainable, changeable organ in our body"

“It’s empowering to take back charge, to really learn what is going on and then to do something about it"

“Research is clear that it’s patient driven, pro-active responses that often lead to full term recovery"

“People may be desperate but they are not determined"

“It looks miraculous only if you are in the mindset that a slow healing process has to happen"

"I needed to live it, I needed to learn it and I think there is a real value to that"

"Get curious about how you are thinking about this problem"

"Are you ready to take responsibility for your results, your changes and your health?"

"You have to really, really want it no matter what"

"Take back control"

"Learning to be present and consciously calming your body"

Episode Links

You can find Ian Cleary at: