Unapologetic Living with Elizabeth Elliott Elizabeth Elliott

Stacy Joyce had mild childhood scoliosis that progressed rapidly as a teenager. At 16 years old, she had a spinal fusion from T5-L3 with Harrington rods, and wore a brace for six months while healing. Two years after her surgeries, she tried her first yoga class in 1996, which she credits for uniting her back to her body. 
Stacy studied International Business and Spanish, and traveled abroad extensively during college. After graduation she was in the Peace Corps Honduras for two years. Upon returning to the States, she moved to New York City, and worked office jobs until that was not physically manageable anymore. Even while attending four yoga classes per week, she wasn’t able to counter the long hours of sitting, and decided to enroll in yoga teacher training. Stacy received her 500-hr certification from YogaWorks in 2012. During her 300-hr training, she met Deborah Wolk while attending her Scoliosis workshop, and Stacy’s trajectory for practicing and teaching yoga fundamentally changed. Until that point, she did not know how to practice in a way that took her scoliosis or spinal fusion into consideration. In 2020, Stacy completed Elise Miller’s Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher Trainer program. 
Stacy loves to share her knowledge, and believes that consistency in our practice comes from having a deep understanding of our WHY? Stacy’s yoga practice has brought her a strong sense of agency through the waves of life, and a community of fulfilling friendships. She welcomes lots of questions, as she is constantly asking them herself as a lifelong student. 
Stacy moved to North Carolina in 2023 with her husband and son.

You can learn more about Stacy at www.spinalfusionyoga.com IG: @scoliosisfusion 

Biofeedback. Are you familiar with energy and frequency medicine? In this episode, Robin and Elizabeth explore the what, why, how biofeedback is beneficial for us emotionally, physically, nutritionally, spiritually and environmentally. If you have found yourself hitting a plateau to discovering true health, this conversation is for you.

Robin has been a Registered Nurse for over 35 years, and has worked as a nurse in cardiac, behavioral and school nursing, She has seen the impact stress plays on the body, mind and spirit.

Over the last 10 years she began a journey of Holistic Wellness and saw the importance of proactive self-care to help reduce stress in the body. The question: What if people could stop a disease process by learning better ways to deal with their stress, kept coming up for her. Biofeedback was the answer.

Robin received her Certification as a Biofeedback Specialist in 2019 and ReNew Biofeedback was started. Biofeedback uses safe microcurrents/frequencies to balance and reeducate the body. Biofeedback helps clients regain optimum health and connect with their body to reduce pain, manage stress, headaches, depression, anxiety, insomnia, digestive issues, hormones and inflammation and so much more.

Our society has become so stressful and people are living in adrenal fatigue with their bodies firing epinephrine all the time. Did you know that 80% of diseases come from long term underlying stress in the body? Scientists have proven that stress complicates a host of health problems. Stress can influence a wide range of diseases of aging, increasing inflammation, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, digestive problems just to name a few.
Robin has seen the amazing benefits that Biofeedback has given her clients in balancing their bodies, reducing stress and allowing clients to lead the lives they were meant to live.

Learning to manage stress and making changes in daily living can make great impact in people’s lives. Biofeedback gives people the energy to start to make these changes, by reducing stress in the body.
Robin sees clients at Foxhollow Farm in Louisville, Kentucky.

Find Robin's website:
renewbiofeedback.com

Instagram:
@renewbiofeedback

In today's episode, Elizabeth and Abby Kraai talk share stories living with scoliosis. Abby is a yoga instructor, a writer, and an aspiring couples, marriage and family therapist. She has a Masters in Inclusive Adolescence Education for 7th-12th graders.

Abby shares her story with scoliosis, body image issues, disordered eating and more recently pregnancy. Abby lives in and currently teaches in Portland, Oregon. She teaches both in-person and online.

Scoliosis or not, Abby guides individuals to listen to and get in touch with their bodies through yoga and a Therapeutic Embodiment: the technique of strengthening the relationship between body and mind, with the intention of suffering less. Through a combination of yoga and mindfulness practices, joyful workouts, meditation and breathing exercises, and guided journaling, her aim is to help you enjoy this life through the vessel of your amazing & beautiful human body.

You can find Abby on
YouTube

Instagram
@abbywiththerods

Website:
www.abbywiththerods.com

In this most recent episode of Unapologetic Living, Dr. Anna Redmond shares her personal experience with chronic pain and what let her to finding a proven solution that has worked for so many women with all kinds of chronic pain. Whether you find yourself held back by flare-ups or pushing through your pain in the name of perfectionism, showing you are still capable, or because you don’t want to disappoint people…

She has guided many women to restore sustained activity, reconnect with what brings them joy, and accelerate their recovery... without being controlled by their flare-ups.

Dr. Anna Redmond. She is a trained clinical psychologist, board certified in biofeedback, and highly specialized in chronic pain management.
She is obsessed with helping women wake up with confidence to start the day they designed for themselves, without being held back by their flare-ups.
Having woven her way through medical settings, the digital world, AND having navigated pain herself, she has first hand experience. To add fuel to the fire, she ignored her body, and pushed through it all in the name of people pleasing and perfectionism.

She found that focusing on a medical fix for her pain, even with the psychological strategies she had in her toolbox, wasn’t effective.

Listen to this fascinating conversation if you are ready to BREAK FREE from chronic pain!

Find Dr. Anna Redmond on
Instagram
@drannaredomond
Website:
www.drannaredmond.com

Join her FREE Facebook community with other women who are working to OVERCOME chronic pain:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingpain/#Intent;package=com.facebook.katana;scheme=https;end

Amanda & Jamie Conkin are the visionaries behind Rays. Amanda has grown up having many of her own aura photos taken in Sedona AZ since she was a kid, and as an adult became particularly interested in using this special tool to help show others their colorful selves. Officially beginning in February of 2020, Rays has brought much joy to its creators and visitors alike. Jamie brings a stable grounded energy to his readings and has much experience with sound and practical methods of healing/being. Amanda is a Reiki master and energy healer; she specializes in before and after photos using energy work to bring the body back into balance. She also teaches classes and paints intuitive watercolor aura portraits (more info click here).
Together, they specialize in creating a unique and personal experience with aura photography using the Auracam 6000. All readings are personally read and highlighted with key information that reveals the energetic state of the individual and a card reading to help support the session. They specialize in pop up events, private parties, weddings, corporate events, wellness fairs, and are available for scheduled studio sessions as well. Some events Rays has been a part of include: 3 days at VidCon working with Spotify, Futurism Gala at Contmeporary Art Center in Cincinnati, OH; a supernatural themed members’ Bacchanal at the Speed Art Musuem in Louisville, KY; a late-night dance party with BioGlitz; an in-store event with Sephora; Saturdays with Spirit Wellness Fair at Fox Hollow Farms in KY; as well as many pop-ups at local markets and venues. Jamie & Amanda have both been featured in articles and podcasts with Adobe and VS the Soul Podcast. They make it their mission to continuing their education and experience in the field and creating a welcoming and illuminating space for all their guests, so the experience is magical every time. Find Rays Aura Portraits on Instagram @raysauraportraits and their website: www.raysauraportraits.com

Nicky Hilsen is an artist, lover, and possibilitarian. She lives in Chicago, IL. Nicky grew up in the performing arts, dancing, singing, and acting all the way through college, and then transitioned into the healing arts when she became a licensed massage therapist 14 years ago. She believes there are worlds inside of us. A handful of years ago, Nicky took a deep dive into studying astrology with Debra Silverman, and now as an astrologer herself, she loves having conversations through the greater lens of the stars.