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In this episode, Dr Laurena and Beth Wright (Functional Medicine Health Coach) discuss their online group program starting in September for women who are perimenopausal or in the menopause transition. We covered:
1. How we both connected and how
 we are collaborating together on the Thrive Through Menopause Program
2. The goal is to change the perception of menopause to one in which is a positive experience where you can thrive 
3. Provide a supportive and non-judgemental community for women to discuss their challenges
4. Provide updated information and resources that are specific for women in the areas of nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management and symptoms
5. Health coaching helps provide the support and accountability in creating new habits
You can take a look at the program details, FAQs, send enquiries and sign up for this program here: https://www.bfit-thewrightway.com/menopause-program
You can follow Beth on her social @bfit_thewrightway
Dr Laurena's social @doc_laurena also shares information on functional and nutritional approaches to hormone health

We had a lovely time with Charles who interviewed us for his show on the Three Things, so we each came up with one thing and between the three of us made up the numbers! We talked about what is the one thing we learned so far from our time on this earth, James Bond movies, how to lose weight (and it has nothing to do with diet or exercise!), our best home-cooked dishes, telling a tiger mum the truth, swhat we would be doing if we were not doctors, and what to look forward to in 2022.

You can find Charles on his Twitter and podcast Three Things

https://twitter.com/ca_lankester

https://podcasts.apple.com/ro/podcast/what-are-your-three-things/id1571247074

https://open.spotify.com/show/14B2kPExZM5ypWCyAjVAnE

In this episode Vanessa was interviewed by Charles on the podcast “What are your Three Things” - what are the three things you would say to your 21 year old self? We explored mental health issues particularly how COVID has impacted us, farty chairs, how to be kind to oneself, open-mindedness, her passion of 2021, and what she cannot live without.
This episode was originally aired on Three Things and was kindly allowed to be reproduced here. Check out Three Things on your favourite podcast platform!

Today we took a deep dive (hence slightly longer) discussion with Eric Kussin, the founder of #SameHere Global Mental Health Movement. Eric talked about how he went from being a seemingly regular guy to being pumped with 50 different combinations of psychotropic medications and lying on his bed wasted. After two and a half years he saw an integrative psychiatrist and thus started his own journey to mental health recovery.

- How do we stop the stigma of mental health by storytelling to normalise mental health

- What're the pros and cons of "celebrity sharing"

- We're all a little "crazy"

- Adverse childhood events, trauma and life (and why Eric doesn't like the phrase "It's OK to be Not OK")

- STARR exercises, Sudarshan Kriya breathing and the Art of Living, "mental" hygiene, and "prescribing" other modalities of healing for mental health 

You can find Eric at SameHereGlobal and the podcast We're All a little Crazy 

Laurena interviews a long-time friend Siobhan (pronounced Shiv-on). She is a mother, lover, writer and a soulful executive coach. She works with women who desire to do meaningful work and who desire to live, love and lead in ways that are sustainable, soul-aligned and liberating. You can connect with her 1:1 or through her workshops at www.siobhanbarnes.com. 

Christine was an aeronautical engineer, then went into finance after an MBA from Harvard, and eventusally found her way to hypnotherapy - super interesting career path! She applies the same rigorous standards of science and risk management to her application of hypnotherapy, and we covered some fascinating areas of hypnosis!

- medical hypnotherapy for surgeries in France; use in pre-surgical anxiety and post-surgical pain

- hypnotherapy as a state of "focussed awareness", it's not sleep, not losing control and it's not placebo

- using fMRI vs EEG to look at the brain's response to hypnotherapy

- what is the subconscious mind? Time distortion and flow state

- use of hypnotherapy for enhancing sports or peak performance

- why is hypnotherapy not more mainstream!?

- what is a typical hypnotherapy session like with Christine?

- who is it safe for, and who shouldn't use it unless recommended by physician

Mayo clinic on hypnosis 

Singer who sang through surgery under hypnosis  

You can find Christine at Rewed Edge or her hypnosis app UpNow