This episode is full of motivation from following your dreams and leaving behind a corporate career, to dressing yourself to save time, feel good, and boost your confidence. Listen as long-time friend of mine Rachel Penca shares her story and passion for helping people look and feel good through fashion.Contact Rachel and mention this podcast. She's offering complimentary 30-minute consultations.Instagram: racheljstylingwww.racheljstyling.com

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Episode 30 - Rachel

Feeling like the longer this quarantine goes, the less control you have over your life? You're not alone! Our panel members are back and help us assimilate what we do have control over and what we can do to gain control over our stress, our mindset, our health and our genes!Meet our experts:Jayme Flowers RN, MS, CNS, LDNwww.everydaywellnessnutrition.comInstagram @everydaywellnessnutritionMichael Ricchio MS, CSCS, Pn1www.marhealthandperformance.commike@marhealthandperformance.comInstagram @mar_health and @mike.ricchioscLeslie Slemmons LCSWwww.barbaraleslieslemmons.comInstagram @bleslieslemmons.comFB @bleslieslemmonstherapyNoor Shammas Instructional coach and adjunct professorInstagram @nzshammActionable tips from this podcast:-Focus on one of the pillars of sleep, stress, nutrition or activity and pick the one most attainable for yourself. Choose to tackle one of these first.-Research has shown that what you expose your genes to changes the way they are expressed. Eat clean!-Create a positive affirmation for yourself. Write it down and visualize it!-Have a gratitude practice and write down what you are grateful for even when things seem the most bleak.

Episode 29 - Sphere of Control

In this episode Dr. Kim and Candace take us through the best supplements we need to be taking now to support our immune system. We talk sleep hygiene, essential oils and the top 5 essential steps to awesome energy. Mention you heard this episode on The Tattered Mat and receive 50% off a session (Naperville, IL residents only) or a complimentary consultation for residents outside of Naperville by emailing candace@kimandcandace.com.Download their e-book 5 Essential steps to awesome energy at https://kimandcandace.comtragerhealing.comFB and Instagram find kimandcandace

Episode 28 - Trager Healing

In this episode panel members talk trauma during the pandemic. We explore, what is trauma and how to recognize it within specific age groups, including school aged children who are currently learning online. We talk how trauma manifests within the physical body and how to cope physically, mentally, emotionally and nutritionally to help create resilience in the face of the pandemic.Meet our experts:Jayme Flowers RN, MS, CNS, LDNwww.everydaywellnessnutrition.com. Instagram @everdaywellnessnutritionRyan Levonyak - owner/operator of MAR Health & Performance, Personal Trainerryan@marhealthandperformance.comwww.marhealthandperformance.comInstagram @ryanthomastraining and @mar_healthLeslie Slemmons LCSWwww.barbaraleslieslemmons.comInstagram @bleslieslemmons.comFB @bleslieslemmonstherapyNoor Shammas - Instructional coach and adjunct professorInstagram @nzshamm Actionable tips from this podcast:-Help your child identify what they are feeling at any given time. -Provide positive reinforcement at predictable times for school aged children learning online.-Redefine language in the way you check in and investigate if a child is not getting their needs met.-Adjust expectations due to different learning environment.-Be patient with any physical trauma, recovery and chronic pain.-When dealing with chronic pain arm yourself with a support system, ie. personal trainer, nutritionist, sports doctor, and get quality support with people that understand chronic pain.-Eat the rainbow with a diet full of fiber and antioxidant rich foods.-Increase fluids and get plenty of rest.Book referenced in the podcast "The Healing Self: A Revolutionary Plan for Wholeness in Mind, Body, and Spirit" by Dr. Deepak Chopra and Rudolph Tanzi

Episode 27 - Recognizing & Responding to Trauma During the Pandemic w/Panel Members

Here’s a quick 10-minute meditation to help you transition from what is was you were doing into the present moment.

Episode 26 - Sliding Door Meditation

Jillie is a life coach, joy spreader and speaker, helping people get clear on their vision, believe in their worthiness, and create their realities. She has a podcast called The Worthiness Mindset that speaks my language. You can literally feel her encouraging energy helping you push through the limits you might be putting on yourself. In this podcast she shares a bit of her journey, managing in quarantine, and creating boundaries on Zoom all while living her best life from the back of a van.Follow Jillie on Instagram at @jilliejohnstoncoaching and on FB @jilliejohnston

Episode 25 - Jillie

These two headlines caught my attention: A crisis mental health hotline has seen an 891% spike in calls & anti-anxiety and anti-depression prescriptions are up 34% since coronavirus. The panel is in to discuss what people are experiencing now that may cause this rise and how to cope with disappointments and uncertainty. Learn what you can do to strengthen your mental muscle and essential fatty foods that contribute to brain health.Actionable tips from this podcast:-Try new activities to grow inward like learning a new craft, journaling, or a gratitude practice.-Parents and students should reach out to teachers and faculty to set up an appointment for social and emotional learning.-For seniors in school, allow yourself time to grieve the end of the year and the milestone of graduation. Find ways to celebrate the last day of school.-Beginning your day with exercise sets you up to make better decisions today, which sets you up for a better tomorrow.-Medium intensity exercise may be the best exercise for your body at this time.-The brain is responsive to nutritional changes. Eat more fiber and pre and pro biotic rich foods such as yogurt, kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut. Lessen simple sugars and processed foods. Eat good quality fats in each meal like olive oil, fish, raw nuts.-Do not take yourself off anti-anxiety and anti-depression too quickly. Consult with your doctor about how to wean yourself off the medication properly.

Episode 24 - A Look Inside Mental Health During the Pandemic w/Panel Members

Experiencing fluctuations in mood, energy, tolerance, or motivation during this time of our global pandemic? Well you are not alone. Listen in as experts in different fields help us navigate our fluctuations during this time. Meet our experts:Jayme Flowers - RN, MS, CNS, LDN www.everydaywellnessnutrition.com. Follow Jayme on Instagram @everydaywellnessnutritionRyan Levonyak - owner/operator of MAR Health & Performance, Personal Trainer ryan@marhealthandperformance.com www.marhealthandperformance.com. Follow Ryan on Instagram @Ryanthomastraining and @mar_healthLindsay Beeson - Senior Homeland Security Coordinator for the City of San DiegoLeslie Slemmons - LCSW, www.barbaraleslieslemmons.com. Follow Leslie on Instagram @bleslieslemmons and on FB @bleslieslemmonstherapyNoor Shammas - Instructional coach and adjunct professor. Follow Noor on Twitter @nzshamm

Episode 23 - Fluctuations During the Pandemic w/Panel Members

With over 20 years in the fitness industry, Nick Perri shares how to get started on a fitness regime even if you're feeling tired, overweight and defeated. Nick talks, lifestyle, making time for yourself and tried and true nutrition advice that gets results. You can reach Nick on his website www.nickperri.fitness/ instagram @nasmnick and facebook Nick Perri Fitness

Episode 22 - Nick

The streetlight effect is a simple story that shows our tendencies to look where we are comfortable.

Episode 21 - Streetlight

Nutritionist Jayme Flowers is back on the show (listen to her first interview , Episode 13). She talks us through common healthy eating barriers, helps us to understand why we might be self-sabotaging and offers us some tips on sticking with a healthy diet in 2020.Reach Jayme at jaymeflowers@gmail.com or her website www.everydaywellnessnutrition.com

Episode 20 - Eat Well, Be Well w/Jayme Flowers

We often hold our breath through the stressful parts of our day, while working out and daydreaming. Join me through a short guided breath exercise and stop holding your breath.If you like this episode, also check out episodes 3 - Use your senses and Episode 9 - Metta for guided meditations.

Episode 19 - Breathe

Lourdes Paredes is an international yoga teacher and founder/publisher of Illumine magazine, a yoga-inspired lifestyle magazine in Chicago. In this episode we talk the hustle of becoming a yoga teacher, making a living out of a passion and how she no longer runs her business like it's her job.

Episode 18 - Lourdes

Ever notice how your stress and anxiety come more from what you are thinking than your actual reality? Listen in on how for a back seat of an Uber, I spun my "wheels" into a tizzy creating more suffering internally, and ways to release the resistance and to relax into the present moment.

Episode 17 - Resistance

Dan Zeman is the President of Zeman Manufacturing and on the advisory board of Conscious Capitalism Chicago. He set out to make the world a better place. Listen to how is he does so by leading from a place of consciousness, and creating a workplace of support, collaboration and trust.

Episode 16 - Dan

That last yoga class felt so great, but within minutes that yoga bliss is out the door. Real life hits and it’s a challenge to take what we learn on the mat into our daily lives. Join your host Claudine Beeson, yoga teacher, as she delivers weekly bits of wisdom that we can take off of our yoga mats, as well as interviews with guests who have a story to share of life, love and healing on and off the mat.

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