The Well Self Podcast

Dr. Nicole Griffin & Coach John Griffin
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Our podcast seeks to empower individuals with practical tools meant to promote growth in several areas of personal wellness. The show gives listeners the opportunity to join in on conversations with Coach John and Dr. Nicole Griffin, and their special guests as they discuss issues related to wellness dimensions such as Emotional Wellness, Physical Wellness, Environmental Wellness, and more. We want our conversations to encourage our listeners to prioritize their own wellness by providing information on how to do just that! Invited guests will include experts from various backgrounds such as counseling, health and nutrition, spiritual and religious leaders, financial advisors, and many more!  

  1. Rest and Recovery (S3 E9)

    NOV 15

    Rest and Recovery (S3 E9)

    Send us a text Ready to take your fitness journey to the next level? 💪🏾  We're excited to share our conversation with Dr. Amanda Yu, a brilliant Physical Therapy Doctor, Fitness Coach, and bodybuilder! 🏋️‍♀️ In this episode, Dr. Yu shares her expertise on the often-overlooked importance of rest and recovery in achieving your fitness goals. Discover how to: 💪🏾Avoid burnout and stay motivated with strategic rest and recovery 💪🏾Listen to your body and adjust your workout routine for optimal results 💪🏾Prioritize self-care and make time for recovery in your busy life Join us as we explore the interconnectedness of physical, mental, and emotional rest, and learn how to create a balanced fitness routine that nourishes your whole being. 🌈👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Tune in now and start achieving your fitness goals with confidence and sustainability! 🎧💖 @dr_amandalifts (IG and YouTube) @artbyayco #rest #recovery #weighttraining #strengthtraining #fitness #gym #workout #fitnessmotivation #motivation #training #health  #lifestyle #healthylifestyle #healthy #gymmotivation #muscle #fitnessmodel  #exercise #thewellselfpodcast #drnicoleonline #coachjohn1 #harmonycoachingandwellness #memastereverything #wellnessjourney #growthmindset #counseling #coaching #copingskills #positivity #love

    1h 1m
  2. Love Cooking, Love Culture (S3E8)

    OCT 4

    Love Cooking, Love Culture (S3E8)

    Send us a text Nicole and Coach John invite you to join our most recent conversation with our dear friend Dr. Bogusia Skudrzyk. This latest episode is a celebration of the profound connections between food, nature, culture, and the human experience! Our talk felt like sitting around the kitchen table, surrounded by loved ones, while sharing stories of our grandparents' cooking traditions!  We were reminded of the therapeutic power of gardening and growing our own food--in a world dominated by technology, reconnecting with the earth through food is a potent antidote to the stresses of modern life! Our conversation is also a love letter to the diverse culinary traditions that enrich our lives. By exploring and appreciating foods from various cultures, we can foster greater understanding, respect, and empathy. It's essential to approach this exploration with sensitivity, recognizing the fine line between appreciation and appropriation. By doing so, we can honor the heritage and traditions behind different ingredients, recipes, and cooking techniques. We invite you to join our conversation as we embrace the wisdom of food and nature. Celebrate with us the ways in which food nourishes both our bodies and our souls! Share your thoughts with us! Resources:  The 4 Pillar Plan: How to Relax, Eat, Move, and Sleep Your Way to a Longer, Healthier Life by Dr. Rangan Chatterjee Kuchnia Polska, by Marzenna Kasprzycka  #food #foodie #healthyfood #homemade #cooking #healthy #culture #nature #heritage #tradition #community #traditional #thewellselfpodcast #drnicoleonline #coachjohn1 #harmonycoachingandwellness #memastereverything #wellnessjourney #growthmindset #counseling #coaching #copingskills #positivity #love

    1h 12m
  3. Choosing Weight Loss Surgery (S3E7)

    SEP 6

    Choosing Weight Loss Surgery (S3E7)

    Send us a text We're beyond thrilled to share this inspiring conversation with you! Our amazing cousin-bestie Amanda joins the Well Self Podcast community, generously sharing her personal journey of weight gain, self-discovery, and her decision to undergo weight loss surgery. This conversation is a game-changer, offering valuable insights and perspectives that will resonate with anyone who's navigated the complex world of health and wellness. From the fascinating comparisons between the American and UK healthcare systems to the powerful parallels between Amanda's journey and Coach John's own experiences, this conversation is a must-listen. Amanda's story is a testament to the human spirit's capacity for resilience, growth, and transformation. Her willingness to be vulnerable and open about her experiences is a gift to us all, offering a safe space for reflection, connection, and inspiration. We invite you to join us on this important conversation, and to share your thoughts and reflections with us. Thank you, Amanda, for your bravery, generosity, and willingness to share your story with us! Tune in, listen with an open heart, and let's continue this vital conversation together! @harmonycoachingwellness @coachjohn1 @drnicoleonline #weightlosssurgery #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #wlssupport #extremeweightloss #wlstransformation #weightlosscommunity #thewellselfpodcast #drnicoleonline #coachjohn1 #harmonycoachingandwellness #memastereverything #wellnessjourney #growthmindset #counseling #coaching #copingskills #positivity #love

    1h 2m
  4. The Benefits of Spiritual Discipline (S3E6)

    JUL 23

    The Benefits of Spiritual Discipline (S3E6)

    Send us a text We invite you to listen to this conversation between our hosts and their amazing friend Dr. Wylie Hughes, pastor of Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, as they discuss the importance and benefits of committing to spiritual practices.  This down to earth chat about the necessity of honoring our spiritual connections will encourage listeners to develop their own routines as we explore the practicality of doing so! Nicole, John, and Wylie share from their own experiences and on how finding the joy in a spiritual routine releases our tendency to judge ourselves or others.  This conversation considers ideas across the spiritual spectrum, from morning routines to Hoodoo—even how our spiritual disciplines play a part in the kitchen (it always comes back to food somehow 😋).  We encourage you to listen in and share your thoughts! Thank you Dr. Hughes for joining us!  @buddasamurai  @harmonycoachingwellness @coachjohn1 @drnicoleonline Contact info:  Dr. Wylie Hughes Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, Orchard Park, New York wylie@oppchurch.org Facebook: OrchardParkPresbyterianChurch  YouTube: @oppcworshipservices1562 #spiritualdiscipline #spiritualgrowth #spirituality #spiritualawakening #faith #spiritualshift #hope #thewellselfpodcast #drnicoleonline #coachjohn1 #harmonycoachingandwellness #memastereverything #wellnessjourney #growthmindset #counseling #coaching #copingskills #positivity #love

    50 min
  5. Managing Stress in the Current Climate (S3E5)

    JUL 4

    Managing Stress in the Current Climate (S3E5)

    Send us a text Apologies for the following understatement—we're living in stressful times. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant stream of challenging and upsetting information and events. The empowering news is that we have the ability to manage stress and cultivate our own emotional resilience. In our latest episode, we’re joined by the insightful Dr. Shon D. Smith, and we explore practical wisdom on navigating stress in today's world.  We invite our community to listen in as we encourage each other to embrace emotional intelligence, expand our emotional vocabularies, and lean into mindful reflection, breathing, and tuning into our thoughts and feelings. It is our hope that this episode helps to spark effective communication across our community, where we can speak our truths and express emotions in ways that foster connection and understanding. Remember—by prioritizing our individual emotional well-being and developing healthy coping strategies, we can build resilience and find calm in the midst of chaos. Join us as we explore these vital topics and discover the transformative power of emotional intelligence and mindful reflection in order to manage stress. @drshondsmith @harmonycoachingwellness @coachjohn1 @drnicoleonline #stress #mentalhealth #stressrelief #health #selfcare  #mindfulness #stressmanagement #burnout #meditation #wellbeing  #thewellselfpodcast #drnicoleonline #coachjohn1 #harmonycoachingandwellness #memastereverything #wellnessjourney #growthmindset #counseling #coaching #copingskills #positivity #love

    1h 1m
  6. Round Table: Resilience (S3E4)

    JUN 14

    Round Table: Resilience (S3E4)

    Send us a text SO👏🏾THRILLED👏🏾 TO👏🏾PRESENT👏🏾THIS👏🏾EPISODE!!!🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Having the opportunity to present a round-table conversation on a wellness-related topic has been a dream of ours since we started recording episodes a couple of years ago.  For our (hopefully) first round table episode, we invited 3 previous podcast guests--our brother Junior and our dear friends/brothers Shon and Wylie--to join us for a conversation about resilience, an ability currently being heavily considered in multiple fields as necessary to withstand and thrive despite environmental pressures and circumstances that may be beyond individual control.   Did we enjoy our time? YES.  Did the conversation get real? YES.  Is the episode worth a listen? YES.  Are we open to ideas on what wellness related topic we should discuss during our next round table conversation? OH MY GOODNESS YES. We invite you to listen in and share your thoughts!!  Be well! @harmonycoachingwellness @coachjohn1 @drnicoleonline @reliabledebtconsultants  @drshondsmith @buddasamurai  Additional Contact info: Dr. Wylie Hughes Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, Orchard Park, New York wylie@oppchurch.org, Facebook: OrchardParkPresbyterianChurch #resilience #strength #inspiration #community #healing #hope #empowerment #nevergiveup #leadership #growth #mensmentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #courage #determination #personalgrowth #thewellselfpodcast #drnicoleonline #coachjohn1 #harmonycoachingandwellness #memastereverything #wellnessjourney #growthmindset #counseling #coaching #copingskills #positivity #love

    1h 31m
  7. Barriers to Receiving Mental Health Treatment (S3E3)

    MAY 30

    Barriers to Receiving Mental Health Treatment (S3E3)

    Send us a text We round out Mental Health Awareness Month with our friend Karina Solis, a licensed mental health counselor who offers her clients mental health support outside of the traditional clinical office setting.  For a conversation on the barriers to receiving mental health treatment, we really enjoyed ourselves--and we hope you enjoy the conversation too!  We are thankful for Karina's expertise and experience from her time as a therapist in Massachusetts and Florida--she provided helpful information on ways to move past the circumstances that can keep us from treating our mental health, so that we can experience life to the fullest.  We're excited to share this episode with you--you'll love Karina's view of therapy and the creative ways she connects to her clients!   We invite you to listen in and share your thoughts. Be well! @bluefaithcounseling_pllc @blue_faith_ @harmonycoachingwellness @coachjohn1 @drnicoleonline #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #anxiety #endthestigma #depression #mentalhealthday #suicideprevention #thewellselfpodcast #drnicoleonline #coachjohn1 #harmonycoachingandwellness #memastereverything #wellnessjourney #growthmindset #counseling #coaching #copingskills #positivity #love

    51 min
  8. Mindfulness (S3E2)

    MAY 8

    Mindfulness (S3E2)

    Send us a text For our second episode this season, Nicole and Coach John sat down for a conversation with Pablo del Real, Chair and Chief Strategist of Soil & Soul, a powerful organization in Delray Beach, Florida with the mission of bringing mindfulness to the local community in creative ways, like Family Mindfulness Circles and Mindfulness Clubs in schools.  We are thrilled to present this episode to our audience, where listeners will gain a greater understanding of mindfulness as the supervision and training of attention.  The conversation in this episode will help emphasize the peace of mind that comes along with mindfulness, how mindfulness can be supportive through suffering, and the powerful influence of teachers like Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  We fully enjoyed this conversation! It was encouraging to discuss the importance connecting to the inner self and to others in the community that practice mindfulness. Join us as we reflect on how mindfulness has personally eased access to own moral, ancestral, cultural, and spiritual resources.  Welcome Pablo and Soil & Soul to the Well Self Community! We invite everyone to join the conversation by listening in and sharing your thoughts with us! Be Well! @wearesoilandsoul @harmonycoachingwellness @coachjohn1 @drnicoleonline Episode mention--Movement teacher: BeNisa Forte. www.facebook.com/benisa.forte #mindfulness #meditation #selflove #mentalhealth #healing #inspiration #spirituality #gratitude #mentalhealthawareness #fitness #consciousness #spiritual #thewellselfpodcast #drnicoleonline #coachjohn1 #harmonycoachingandwellness #memastereverything #wellnessjourney #growthmindset #counseling #coaching #copingskills #positivity #love

    51 min
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Our podcast seeks to empower individuals with practical tools meant to promote growth in several areas of personal wellness. The show gives listeners the opportunity to join in on conversations with Coach John and Dr. Nicole Griffin, and their special guests as they discuss issues related to wellness dimensions such as Emotional Wellness, Physical Wellness, Environmental Wellness, and more. We want our conversations to encourage our listeners to prioritize their own wellness by providing information on how to do just that! Invited guests will include experts from various backgrounds such as counseling, health and nutrition, spiritual and religious leaders, financial advisors, and many more!  

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  • Creator
    Dr. Nicole Griffin & Coach John Griffin
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Well Self Podcast
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    The Well Self Podcast