The Upside of Bipolar: Conversations on the Road to Wellness Michelle Baughman Reittinger

In this empowering episode Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner Dawn Norton shares:Her incredible story of trauma in childhood which motivated her to seek healing as an adult,What Emotional Freedom Technique is and how it works and impacts your mind and body,The impact of stress on our bodies and how EFT can help,How “stuck” emotions and trauma can cause physical pain and illness,That emotions are not good or bad, they are just information and EFT helps you process them through your body,...

In this illuminating episode Professor Joanna Moncrieff shares:What led her to question and begin researching how psychotropic drugs actually work,The difference between the disease-centered model versus the drug-centered model of treatment and why this distinction matters,How the disease-centered model is preventing curiosity about what is actually causing the symptoms of mental illness and leading to worsening long-term outcomes,The conditions that led to the current condition of the psychi...

In this empowering episode author Anastasis Tzanis shares:His incredible story that led him to healing through breathwork,How breath practice can help you heal and improve your mental, emotional, and physical health,What a healthy breath pattern and CO2 levels are,What “box breathing” is and how to practice it,How you can learn how to use breath to calm down (be a better swimmer if you fall out of the boat), but even more important to increase your threshold and tolerance for stress (become a...

In this insightful episode Jeanette Yate “The Self-Caregiver” shares:Her powerful personal story as a life-long caregiver (beginning at age 8) who was suffering because she didn’t know how to care for herself, to empowered self-caregiver and coach,The therapy modalities that helped her to identify, understand and heal her trauma,How learning how to listen to the signals your body is giving you that you need care and healthy boundaries,Ways to identify, develop and implement healthy boundaries...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discussed trauma and addiction.In this extraordinary episode holistic addiction recovery expert John Giordano shares:His extraordinary story of trauma and addiction that finally led to his work in addiction recovery,How he discovered and developed holistic treatment options for addiction recovery,What motivated him to do the work to recover from his addictions,The modified EMDR modality he uses to help people process trauma,The importance of treating the whole pe...

In this compelling episode Urban Farm founder Greg Peterson shares:His story of how he developed a passion for “urban farming” and why he feels compelled to share his knowledge,Why our current food supply system is so lacking in nutrition,How to simplify your approach to begin gardening so you can have success quickly,How he gradually transitioned his small yard in Phoenix, Arizona from basic yard to an “old growth food forest” including 80 different fruit trees (backyard orchard culture),Whe...