Leap of Health

Alex Balgood
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Leap of Health was created in an effort to continue learning, learning the old ways, the new ways and all those alternative ways to achieve Optimal Health. I will be diving in this adventure with many experts from MD’s, Psychologist to Healers and everything in between. Because as we are all unique, we also might need unique alternative ways to heal our Mind Body and Soul.

  1. Jul 26

    Somatic and Informed health movement with Julie Thom

    Julie is a trauma-informed health, movement, and life coach and the founder of Fitomize. With over 26 years in the health and fitness industry, she helps people reconnect with their bodies through compassionate, trauma-informed movement that supports nervous system health and emotional processing. Julie’s work centers on listening to the body, honoring individuality, and optimizing our humanness one intentional movement at a time. PRODUCTS & OFFERINGS Body Blocks (eBook) Body Blocks is the foundation of Julie’s work, focusing on drainage rather than detox. It teaches how unblocking the body’s natural systems allows it to regulate, restore, and heal the way it was designed to. Gentle Reset Gentle Reset is a 21-day trauma-informed movement program that supports nervous system regulation and helps people learn to listen to their bodies instead of overriding them with their minds. It’s often a supportive next step after therapy, helping the body integrate what talking alone can’t complete. Self-Paced Emotions Courses These courses teach what emotions actually are, how they affect the body, and how to build the capacity to process them safely through movement and awareness. They’re offered in both a beginner version and a practitioner version for those who see the emotional–physical connection in their work.  Website: https://fitomize.ca   Instagram: https://instagram.com/fitomizefitness   Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fitomize/  Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/juliehealthandfitnesscorner/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-thom-b133881a0 · Email: admin@fitomize.ca podcast: Connecting with the Thom's If you’d like to connect or learn more about me and my podcast, Leap of Health, you can find me at the links below: Website: www.alexbalgood.com Facebook: @AlexBalgood @LeapOfHealthWithAlexBalgood Instagram: @AlexBalgood YouTube: @alexbalgood.leapofhealth Book: -Parents, Our Greatest Teachers  -Spring WithIN -Despierta y Florece a la Vida Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble.

  2. Jul 11

    Grief and the effects in the Brain with Desiree Doucet

    Desiree is a Certified Grief Educator & Certified Professional Coach. She helps humans heal and understand their grief. She enjoys helping clients find the right tools to heal their grief, based on their unique journey. She is passionate about deconstructing the shame around grief. Her work is inspired by her own journey through multiple life transformations, including: divorce, caregiving, helping multiple family members through terminal illnesses, and the loss of both her parents early in life. Social media handles & websites:  Website: https://www.desireedoucet.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desiree.doucet Facebook Business Page:  https://www.facebook.com/desireedoucetcoach LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desireedoucet/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DesireeDoucetCoach Products/Services:  Free resource "Understanding Grief: 12 Essential Insights": https://desireedoucet.kit.com/understanding_grief Co-host of a new podcast - "Life Coaches Unfiltered" where She teams up with 2 other life coaches to answer all the questions you have, but were afraid to ask. Find us on your favorite podcast player - details here: https://linktr.ee/lifecoachesunfiltered If you’d like to connect or learn more about me and my podcast, Leap of Health, you can find me at the links below: Website: www.alexbalgood.com Facebook: @AlexBalgood @LeapOfHealthWithAlexBalgood Instagram: @AlexBalgood YouTube: @alexbalgood.leapofhealth Book: -Parents, Our Greatest Teachers  -Spring WithIN -Despierta y Florece a la Vida Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble.

  3. Jun 11

    Polyvagal Theory with JoNeil Smith

    Dr. JoNeil Conley is a nurse, leadership scholar, and workplace bullying researcher with decades of experience in healthcare. Her doctoral research examined bullying through a systems lens, including organizational predictors and patient safety consequences.Dr. JoNeil Conley is trained as a board-certified neuro-somatic practitioner and trauma-informed coach, with additional training in Quantum Time Release and the Quantum Change Process for resolving deeply held emotional and stress patterns. Her work also integrates evidence-based leadership and relational frameworks, including the Outward Mindset (Arbinger Institute) and The Empowerment Dynamic (formerly known as the Empowerment Triangle), helping individuals move out of reactive survival roles and into clear, grounded leadership and self-trust.She works with nurses and healthcare leaders recovering from burnout, moral injury, chronic stress, and the after-effects of bullying, helping them separate what is personal from what is systemic and rebuild stability without self-blame or over-functioning. Her work bridges clinical experience, research, and trauma-aware leadership to address what bullying actually does to the nervous system and why recovery requires more than grit or positive thinking.  www.drjoneil.com email: drjoneil@drjoneil.com Linkedin: drjoneilconley   Offers- Leadership Stabilization™, Beyond Bullying™ programs, trauma-aware coaching, Emotional PPE™ training, workplace bullying education, and speaking/keynotes on burnout, moral injury, and toxic work environments. If you’d like to connect or learn more about me and my podcast, Leap of Health, you can find me at the links below: Website: www.alexbalgood.com Facebook: @AlexBalgood @LeapOfHealthWithAlexBalgood Instagram: @AlexBalgood YouTube: @alexbalgood.leapofhealth Book: -Parents, Our Greatest Teachers  -Spring WithIN -Despierta y Florece a la Vida Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble.

  4. Jun 4

    The Nervous System with Amanda Smith

    We talk all about the nervous system and more with our dear  Amanda Smith. She’s a mechanical and aerospace engineer who’s worked for NASA. She’s also a natural deep intuitive.She helped design the interior and exterior of the crew module on NASA’s Artemis Program. In fact, one of her first engineering jobs was designing specialized toilets for submarines, airplanes, and prisons.She used both her intuitive communication abilities and her mechanic engineering mind, as an example, working directly with astronauts to develop a bathroom that works in space. She’s always bridged her deep intuitive gift with her agile engineering mind to create real-life solutions that work both pragmatically and emotionally for people. Now, she works with other female athletes who are suffering with mysterious health issues that take them out of their game on all levels. Amanda’s Heal to Grow System includes her renown “Body Scan” that reveals what’s really wrong in the body, maps the path forward, and lands her back in her best condition, back in her happy life, back in the game. She’s also the host of Spirit of an Athlete Podcast.  please connect with this episode guest: podcast: Cosmic Body Shenanigans Podcast IG: @body.whisper.healing website: https://bodywhisperhealing.com/ If you’d like to connect or learn more about me and my podcast, Leap of Health, you can find me at the links below: Website: www.alexbalgood.com Facebook: @AlexBalgood @LeapOfHealthWithAlexBalgood Instagram: @AlexBalgood YouTube: @alexbalgood.leapofhealth Book: -Parents, Our Greatest Teachers  -Spring WithIN -Despierta y Florece a la Vida Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble.

  5. May 7

    The Importance of Minerals in the Brain and Mental Health with Atara Parkinson

    Atara is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist and has been practicing in the field of mental health for 14 years. She's continued her education by becoming a certified integrative practitioner. Her current passions include holistic healing, supporting postpartum mamas, Brainspotting, therapeutic intensives and educating on the role of minerals for brain health and nervous system regulation. Revitalization and rebalancing client's are core goals in Atara's work.  Socials: Instagram @atara.parkinson Website: https://www.ataraparkinson.com If you’d like to connect or learn more about me and my podcast, Leap of Health, you can find me at the links below: Website: www.alexbalgood.com Facebook: @AlexBalgood @LeapOfHealthWithAlexBalgood Instagram: @AlexBalgood YouTube: @alexbalgood.leapofhealth Book: -Parents, Our Greatest Teachers  -Spring WithIN -Despierta y Florece a la Vida Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble.

  6. Apr 14

    Dance Medicine Physical Therapy with Allyson Collen

    Allyson is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the founder of Rhythm & Recovery, a dance-specific physical therapy practice. A former collegiate dancer, she created Rhythm & Recovery after experiencing firsthand the lack of providers who truly understood dancers and their bodies. She now treats dancers nationwide through her virtual practice and is passionate about injury prevention and education, leading classes and workshops that help dancers warm up smarter, train stronger, and perform at their best  Allyson,a Doctor of Physical Therapy who helps dancers move better, feel stronger, and stay injury-free. I’m here to share simple, science-backed tips on technique, warm-ups, strength, mindset, and all the things that help you feel great in your body. If you love: • Dynamic warm-ups • Injury prevention • Dance conditioning • Mobility that improves technique • Nerdy body science (in a fun way)Excited to connect with dancers, teachers, and movement-obsessed individuals! IG: @rhythmandrecoverypt If you’d like to connect or learn more about me and my podcast, Leap of Health, you can find me at the links below: Website: www.alexbalgood.com Facebook: @AlexBalgood @LeapOfHealthWithAlexBalgood Instagram: @AlexBalgood YouTube: @alexbalgood.leapofhealth Book: -Parents, Our Greatest Teachers  -Spring WithIN -Despierta y Florece a la Vida Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble.

  7. Mar 29

    The Power of the Voice with Marta Spirk

    Marta Spirk is a speaking coach, TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and professional singer who helps women entrepreneurs turn their story into a powerful, revenue-generating signature talk. She supports her clients in clarifying their message, delivering it with confidence, and leveraging speaking as a strategic income stream—on stages, podcasts, and within their businesses. Through her coaching programs, keynotes, podcast, and award-winning book The Empowered Woman: The Ultimate Roadmap to Business Success, Marta blends storytelling, thought leadership, and practical speaking strategy so women can be seen, heard, and paid for their voice. Your social media handles for the show notes www.instagram.com/martaspirk www.linkedin.com/in/marta-spirk www.youtube.com/martaspirk www.martaspirk.com Book a free discovery call to learn more about my Story to Stage program: www.martaspirk.com/workwithme Listen to my podcast: www.martaspirk.com/podcast Watch my free masterclass - How to Start Using Speaking NOW To Grow your Business: www.martaspirk.com/speakingworkshop If you’d like to connect or learn more about me and my podcast, Leap of Health, you can find me at the links below: Website: www.alexbalgood.com Facebook: @AlexBalgood @LeapOfHealthWithAlexBalgood Instagram: @AlexBalgood YouTube: @alexbalgood.leapofhealth Book: -Parents, Our Greatest Teachers  -Spring WithIN -Despierta y Florece a la Vida Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble.

  8. Feb 27

    Frequency Medicine with Dr. Louise Swartswalter

    Dr. Louise Swartswalter is a frequency medicine pioneer, naturopathic doctor, and transformational coach specializing in brain optimization for entrepreneurs. With 30 years of experience and 50,000+ clients served, she created the Brain Soul Success Academy and the B.R.A.I.N. System™ to deliver rapid, lasting transformation. She has been featured on KKOB Radio, KOB-TV, INC5000, and Albuquerque Magazine Top Docs.   Louise Swartswalter Website: https://www.louiseswartswalter.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LouiseSwartswalter1/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LouiseSwartswalter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlouiseswartswalter/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-swartswalter-330174a Brain Soul Success Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brain-soul-success-show/id1538654652 Free Brain Soul Success Assessment: https://louiseswartswalter.com/brain-soul-assessment/  This Free Masterclass leads to our annual Brain Soul Success Bootcamp!   March 20-22  https://louiseswartswalter.com/brain-soul-success-bootcamp/    If you’d like to connect or learn more about me and my podcast, Leap of Health, you can find me at the links below: Website: www.alexbalgood.com Facebook: @AlexBalgood @LeapOfHealthWithAlexBalgood Instagram: @AlexBalgood YouTube: @alexbalgood.leapofhealth Book: -Parents, Our Greatest Teachers  -Spring WithIN -Despierta y Florece a la Vida Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble.

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Leap of Health was created in an effort to continue learning, learning the old ways, the new ways and all those alternative ways to achieve Optimal Health. I will be diving in this adventure with many experts from MD’s, Psychologist to Healers and everything in between. Because as we are all unique, we also might need unique alternative ways to heal our Mind Body and Soul.

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  • Creator
    Alex Balgood
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    157
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Alex Balgood
  • Show Website
    Leap of Health