Health Raisers

Nadine Kelly

Welcome to Health Raisers. Together, we thrive in our bodies, minds, spirits, intellect, emotions, and community. Bring your whole self to your whole life. It's a health revolution!

  1. Aug 5

    No Shoulds at the Table: Eat with Intention, with Abra Berens

    Welcome to another episode of Health Raisers, Wise Women! Today's guest is Abra Berens. Abra Berens is a Michigan chef, author, and former farmer. Through every recipe written and meal served, she aims to tighten the connection between eaters and growers. She believes we can invest in a stronger, more equitable food system for everyone, from producers to grocers to consumers. She is the author of Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables, a 2020 Michigan Notable Book winner and James Beard Award nominee, and Grist: A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds, and Legumes. Her dinners at Granor Farm in Three Oaks, Michigan, made her a James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Chef: Great Lakes. What We Learn 💭 Abra invites us to ask discover the foods that make us feel good and eat that. ✨ How Abra shows up as herself at work, at home, and everywhere in between, cultivating a healthy relationship with herself. 🧘 How Abra's relationship with food shapes her relationships with people. 🍽️ Why Abra's farm-to-table dinners at Granor Farm are about connection, not performance. 🥗 Sustenance vs. pleasure — why being intentional about that is at the heart of a healthy relationship with food. 🎊 Her newest venture coming soon! 💚 And much more… 🎙️ Original Podcast Music by Nadine Kelly (drums and vocals) and Tim Buell; Produced by Tim Buell ❤️ Sponsored by Infusco Coffee Roasters and Mak Salon and Spa

    No Shoulds at the Table: Eat with Intention, with Abra Berens
  2. Feb 4

    Create Healthy Relationships: Choose Curiosity and Compassion, with Robbie Swale

    Hello, Wise Women! Today, my guest is Robbie Swale. Robbie is an executive coach, author, and podcaster whose work focuses on supporting leaders in complex, multi-faceted roles. Alongside his work with leaders and entrepreneurs, he has led coaching, training, and facilitation for organizations including Deutsche Bank, 64 Million Artists, Moonpig, and the University of Edinburgh. He hosts The Coach’s Journey Podcast and The 12-Minute Method Podcast and is the author of The 12-Minute Method series, including How to Start When You’re Stuck and How to Create the Conditions for Great Work. His latest book is The Power to Choose: Finding Calm and Connection in a Complex World. What We Learn 💡 Harnessing the power to choose to operate from our higher selves. 🧠 How becoming aware of our stories and beliefs creates space to respond instead of react. 👩‍⚕️ How personal crises can be gifts to shed old beliefs, leading to growth. 🤝 What shifts in our relationships when we experiment with “What if everyone is doing their best?” and meet others with compassion. 🔍 Why “Curiosity is the antidote to contraction” and how curiosity moves us from victim to creator. 💔 The art of lovingly letting go in relationships—and how choice, self-honesty, grief, and self-compassion all support healthier connections. More About Robbie Learn more about Robbie HERE or HERE. He is the creator of The Meaningful Productivity Blueprint, available for free. Buy the 12-Minute Method Books Buy The Power to Choose Find him on LinkedIn Find him on Facebook Find him on Instagram 🎙️ Original Podcast Music by Nadine Kelly (drums and vocals) and Tim Buell; Produced by Tim Buell ❤️ Sponsored by Infusco Coffee Roasters, Mak Salon and Spa, and Fernwood Botanical Garden.

    Create Healthy Relationships: Choose Curiosity and Compassion, with Robbie Swale
  3. Jan 7

    Don't Should on Yourself—Healing Generational Wounds, A Conversation with Michelle Smith

    Happy New Year, Wise Women, and welcome to another episode of Health Raisers! Today’s guest is Michelle Smith, LPC, LMHC, LCMHC, a licensed online therapist. The topic of the conversation is intergenerational trauma - recognizing, accepting, and adapting to it. What We Learn ✨ What intergenerational trauma actually is   🧭 When it’s okay to detach   🌉 Balancing elders’ respect and boundaries   🧠 Survival mode vs. thriving mode   💔 Guilt vs. shame in healing 💡And much more!   More About Michelle Michelle practices in Florida, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon, and is dedicated to guiding clients through the healing process with compassion and authenticity. She uses a trauma-informed, eclectic, client-centered approach integrating EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, Intensive Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Group Therapy to support clients navigating grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and more. Michelle’s virtual services focus on safely processing pain while rewiring subconscious patterns and shifting negative core beliefs so clients feel real relief and lasting change, often within just a few sessions. She also leads virtual therapy groups on grief and loss, trauma recovery, relationship loss and separation, motherhood transitions, and introduction to clinical hypnosis, offering community and connection along the healing journey. You can find her at www.michellesmithlmhc.com and on Instagram: @michellesmithlmhc.   🎙️ Original Podcast Music by Nadine Kelly (drums and vocals) and Tim Buell; Produced by Tim Buell  ❤️ Sponsored by Infusco Coffee Roasters, Mak Salon and Spa, and Fernwood Botanical Garden.

    Don't Should on Yourself—Healing Generational Wounds, A Conversation with Michelle Smith
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Welcome to Health Raisers. Together, we thrive in our bodies, minds, spirits, intellect, emotions, and community. Bring your whole self to your whole life. It's a health revolution!