Grapevine Wellness Show

Jolyn Armstrong
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Join Jolyn Armstrong as she interviews wellness professionals who share their insights and experiences on health and wellness. Each episode features engaging conversations with experts in health, mindfulness, and personal growth, offering listeners practical advice and inspiration to live their healthiest lives.

  1. Sep 28

    The Weight Behind The Badge

    Gabe spent nearly a decade on patrol, seven years on SWAT, and five years as a sniper with Reno PD before retiring this year. He was trained to stay composed under extreme pressure. What that training didn't prepare him for was what all of it would eventually cost him. In this episode, Gabe shares the story behind the badge: the immense personal struggles he faced in the years following his military service, and the sixteen years of sobriety he's built since. He talks candidly about what recovery actually required, why the culture around asking for help in law enforcement and military life is so slow to change, and how he found his way back to purpose through helping others carry what he once carried alone. Today Gabe runs Precision Resilience, a fitness and firearms training business, and the Resilient Lives Foundation, a nonprofit supporting first responders and veterans through group workouts built around trauma and moral injury. In this episode, he and Jolyn also talk through firearms training and preparedness in a way that's accessible whether or not you've ever considered owning a gun. If you've ever wondered what happens to the people trained to hold everything together for the rest of us, this conversation is for you.   Show Notes: Website: precision-resilience.com Nonprofit: https://www.resilientlivesfoundation.org/ Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/precision_resilience TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@precision.resilience

  2. Sep 14

    Exploring Adult Friendship, and Why It's Been So Hard to Build

    Episode Description: Adult friendship rarely falls apart all at once. It just quietly gets crowded out by work, family, and moving, until one day you realize your calendar is full and your list of people to call is not. In this episode, Jolyn breaks down why adult friendship has become so difficult, drawing on the Surgeon General's own story of loneliness, Benjamin Franklin's approach to building friendship on purpose, and a real client story for those whose social anxiety makes even trying feel impossible. This episode closes with a specific, doable Pause for the week. Millennialism

  3. Aug 24

    Beyond the Protocol: What 40 Years at the Bedside Taught One Nurse About Healing

    Winston Meikle spent decades as a bedside nurse and nurse administrator before a patient's against-the-odds recovery changed how he thought about healthcare entirely. In this episode, Winston shares the story that reshaped his practice, walks through the love-based, intention-driven approach he now teaches, and makes the case for why healthcare consumers need to be active participants in their own healing, not just recipients of a protocol. This is a conversation about fear, hope, and what it means to bring more of yourself into your own care.   SHOW NOTES: Website: Lovingcarepartners.org Get Winson’s book: Poweroflovetheory.com Mobile Lab Services: Mobilelabtecs.com

  4. Aug 10

    Between Sessions | "When the Person You're Grieving Is Still Alive"

    Most people think grief is about death. It isn't. Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss, and loss takes more than forty forms. The end of a friendship. A family ruptured by politics. A faith that no longer holds. A future you had planned on. A person who is very much alive but completely out of reach. In this episode, Certified Trauma Recovery Coach and Grief Recovery Specialist Jolyn Armstrong explores the grief most of us are carrying without knowing it has a name and why unnamed grief doesn't heal. She opens with one of the most striking stories in American history, walks through the many losses society fails to recognize as grief, and addresses one of the most painful experiences showing up right now: the family member you love but can no longer talk to. If you've been feeling heavy, stuck, or sad in a way you can't quite explain this episode might give that feeling its name. Between Sessions is part of the Grapevine Wellness Show with Jolyn Armstrong.

  5. Jul 27

    He Burned the Ships and Rebuilt His Life in Lake Tahoe

    In this episode, Jolyn sits down with Seung "Bruce" Lee, founder of Infinite Potential Advisors in Truckee, California, and author of The Zen of Your Infinite Potential. Bruce's story starts with a health crisis that upended everything he thought he knew about himself, and traces the road that followed: leaving his career and his home in Maryland, an RV journey west, and an unexpected landing in Lake Tahoe that became the beginning of a full rebuild. Using eight Japanese Zen principles as a map, from kintsugi (the breaking) to his ascent into a new sense of self, Bruce and Jolyn walk through what it actually looks like to fall apart and become someone new on purpose. This conversation touches grief, identity, nature as medicine, and the decision to bet everything on a new direction.   Show Notes: Website: InfinitePotentialAdvisors.comBook: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Your-Infinite-Potential-Principles/dp/B0GZSSHJRY/ref=sr_1_3?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.U_Ec80HFHZy6_P2Rs3nrN7JnjOD1xYh_5AoZvegUDIE.Cakvb6kpD1MhqXGIyYlcHRmOsTirr4AVv6mfGse5UwQ&dib_tag=se&qid=1784400699&refinements=p_27%3ASeung+%22Bruce%22+Lee&s=books&sr=1-3&text=Seung+%22Bruce%22+Lee#detailBullets_feature_div

  6. Jul 13

    The Long Goodbye: A Real Guide to Loving Someone Through Dementia

    Dementia touches more families than almost any other condition — and yet most of us don't know what to do until we're already in the middle of it. In this episode, Jolyn sits down with Kathy Ovenstone of Help at Home Senior Care for an honest, deeply practical conversation about caring for someone you love through cognitive decline. Kathy's work in senior care began when she was a teenager helping care for her grandmother with Alzheimer's, and decades later — after a career in healthcare operations — she now spends her days walking families through exactly the moments most of us are quietly dreading. Together, Jolyn and Kathy talk about the conversations families keep avoiding, why hiding cognitive decline costs more than acknowledging it, when it's time to take the keys away, and the surprising reframes — like "therapeutic lying" and "meeting them where they are" — that make this season more bearable for everyone. If you've ever watched a loved one start to slip, or quietly wondered whether someone you care about is showing early signs, this conversation is for you. Show Notes:Alz statshttps://www.alz.org/getmedia/ef8f48f9-ad36-48ea-87f9-b74034635c1e/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdf https://www.facebook.com/NNSESOur website: https://helpathomenv.comhttps://helpathomenv.com/how-to-know-when-its-time-to-get-help-for-your-aging-parents/Sage test: https://helpathomenv.com/sage-dementia-test/

  7. Jun 22

    Between Sessions | "Something Feels Off. Why That Actually Makes Sense."

    "Something Feels Off. Here's Why That Actually Makes Sense." If you've been carrying a heaviness you can't quite name: a low hum of anxiety, a restlessness you can't shake, a sense that something is wrong even when you can't point to what, you're not alone. And you're not broken. In this first episode of Between Sessions, Certified Trauma Recovery Coach and Grief Recovery Specialist Jolyn Armstrong explores what's actually happening in your nervous system when the world feels uncertain and your internal model of how things are supposed to work no longer matches reality. She unpacks the psychology of disillusionment: what it is, where it shows up, and why it hits the body the way it does. From faith and career to the institutions we grew up trusting, disillusionment is one of the most undernamed sources of pain people are carrying right now. And with America marking its 250th year, the collective weight of that experience has never felt more present. This episode won't tell you what to think. It will help you understand what you're feeling and offer a path toward something more grounded than either blind loyalty or giving up entirely. Between Sessions is part of the Grapevine Wellness Show with Jolyn Armstrong.

  8. Jun 8

    From Panic to Prepared: How to Protect Your Loved Ones in an Emergency

    When a medical emergency strikes a family member, especially an elderly loved one, it can feel overwhelming. For so many families, panic and confusion take over—leaving them feeling lost and unprepared. What if you could change that? Matt Bruback, founder of the Northern Nevada Senior Empowerment Seminar, is providing you the ability to do just that. Matt created this initiative to help families like yours navigate medical crises with confidence, clarity, and calm. In this episode, Matt shares: The simple steps you can take now to protect your elderly loved ones during a health emergency.The resources every family should know before a crisis strikes.How preparation can ease stress, save time, and even save lives when it matters most.From financial planning and legal guidance to home care, hospice, and beyond, Matt’s insights offer a clear roadmap to help you move from panic to prepared—so you can care for your loved ones with confidence. Show NotesMatt Bruback, Northern Nevada Senior Empowerment SeminarEmail: mbruback@firstlighthomecare.com

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Join Jolyn Armstrong as she interviews wellness professionals who share their insights and experiences on health and wellness. Each episode features engaging conversations with experts in health, mindfulness, and personal growth, offering listeners practical advice and inspiration to live their healthiest lives.

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  • Creator
    Jolyn Armstrong
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Jolyn Armstrong
  • Show Website
    Grapevine Wellness Show