51 min

[35] How Cold Exposure Affects Your Mental Wellness with Matt Soule The Mental Wellness Practice

    • Mental Health

In this episode, Dr. Shainna chats with Matt Soule, speaker, level 3 Wim Hof Trainer, and author of The Stress Paradox who helps us unpack what cold therapy is, how it works, and how you can incorporate it into your self care practice.

Tune in to explore:


What is cold therapy is


The variety of forms of cold therapy


Misconceptions around cold therapy


What makes cold exposure helpful for mental wellness


The connection between cold therapy and stress management. 


The link between cold exposure and mindset


How cold therapy may differ from what pops up in your social feeds and ads




How to know if cold therapy is right for you


How to get started with cold therapy


How to expand your journey with adventure therapy.



About Matt Soule

Matt is an author, speaker, and professional instructor focusing on a counterintuitive approach to stress management aimed at leveraging the key pathways of stress to live our best lives. Exposure in childhood to domestic violence was the initial spark which motivated Matt to seek methods to combat stress eventually culminating in becoming a martial arts school owner and a Wim Hof Method Level 3 trainer. Over the last 15 years, he has taught more than 10,000 members of the public, as well as trained over 500 instructors from 40 different countries, ways to leverage stress for peak potential.

To learn more

Connect on Instagram

Checkout Matt’s website

About Dr. Shainna:

Dr. Shainna is a mental health counselor, educator, and advocate who is passionate about destigmatizing mental health counseling and helping individuals worldwide recognize the importance of fostering mental wellness. She is the creator of The Self-Love Workbook, The Self-Love Workbook for Teens, Luna Finds Love Everywhere: A Self-Love Book for Kids, The Self-Love Planner, and Designing Healthy Boundaries. She has been featured through outlets such as ABC, CBS, NPR Washington Post, and Insider. Dr. Shainna’s passion for promoting mental health awareness and access inspired her to host the Mental Wellness Practice Podcast. Dr. Shainna is the owner and operator of Integrated Counseling Solutions, LLC, a strengths-based clinical mental health and consulting practice located in Central Florida. Additionally, she has served on the Board of Directors of The Mental Health Association of Central Florida and is a past president of the Florida Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. Dr. Shainna has been honored with the Association for Specialists in Group Work's Al Dye Award, the Pete Fischer Humanitarian Award, and UCF’s 30 under 30 and Noble Knight distinctions for her efforts in promoting mental wellness. You can learn more through her website www.DrShainna.com or follow along on Instagram @DrShainna.

Mental Wellness Resources:

Designing Healthy Boundaries

The Self-Love Workbook

The Self-Love Workbook for Teens

The Self-Love Planner

Luna Finds Love Everywhere



Find a Mental Health Provider:

National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Mental Health Lifeline

Open Path

Therify

Melanin & Mental Health

Inclusive Therapists

Therapy for Black Girls

Asian Mental Health Collective




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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thementalwellnesspractice/message

In this episode, Dr. Shainna chats with Matt Soule, speaker, level 3 Wim Hof Trainer, and author of The Stress Paradox who helps us unpack what cold therapy is, how it works, and how you can incorporate it into your self care practice.

Tune in to explore:


What is cold therapy is


The variety of forms of cold therapy


Misconceptions around cold therapy


What makes cold exposure helpful for mental wellness


The connection between cold therapy and stress management. 


The link between cold exposure and mindset


How cold therapy may differ from what pops up in your social feeds and ads




How to know if cold therapy is right for you


How to get started with cold therapy


How to expand your journey with adventure therapy.



About Matt Soule

Matt is an author, speaker, and professional instructor focusing on a counterintuitive approach to stress management aimed at leveraging the key pathways of stress to live our best lives. Exposure in childhood to domestic violence was the initial spark which motivated Matt to seek methods to combat stress eventually culminating in becoming a martial arts school owner and a Wim Hof Method Level 3 trainer. Over the last 15 years, he has taught more than 10,000 members of the public, as well as trained over 500 instructors from 40 different countries, ways to leverage stress for peak potential.

To learn more

Connect on Instagram

Checkout Matt’s website

About Dr. Shainna:

Dr. Shainna is a mental health counselor, educator, and advocate who is passionate about destigmatizing mental health counseling and helping individuals worldwide recognize the importance of fostering mental wellness. She is the creator of The Self-Love Workbook, The Self-Love Workbook for Teens, Luna Finds Love Everywhere: A Self-Love Book for Kids, The Self-Love Planner, and Designing Healthy Boundaries. She has been featured through outlets such as ABC, CBS, NPR Washington Post, and Insider. Dr. Shainna’s passion for promoting mental health awareness and access inspired her to host the Mental Wellness Practice Podcast. Dr. Shainna is the owner and operator of Integrated Counseling Solutions, LLC, a strengths-based clinical mental health and consulting practice located in Central Florida. Additionally, she has served on the Board of Directors of The Mental Health Association of Central Florida and is a past president of the Florida Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. Dr. Shainna has been honored with the Association for Specialists in Group Work's Al Dye Award, the Pete Fischer Humanitarian Award, and UCF’s 30 under 30 and Noble Knight distinctions for her efforts in promoting mental wellness. You can learn more through her website www.DrShainna.com or follow along on Instagram @DrShainna.

Mental Wellness Resources:

Designing Healthy Boundaries

The Self-Love Workbook

The Self-Love Workbook for Teens

The Self-Love Planner

Luna Finds Love Everywhere



Find a Mental Health Provider:

National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Mental Health Lifeline

Open Path

Therify

Melanin & Mental Health

Inclusive Therapists

Therapy for Black Girls

Asian Mental Health Collective




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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thementalwellnesspractice/message

51 min