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Don't Wait For Your Wake Up Call!

Melissa Deally

As an Integrative Health Practitioner I have come to realize that we simply haven't been taught how to optimize our health, and that the average person has habits that are negatively impacting their health, due to this lack of knowledge, through no fault of their own. Public health and our school system simply don't teach us enough about nutrition, sleep, stress, gut health or how interconnected our bodies are! Modern life has us more sleep deprived, stressed out and the sickest ever, and I believe it is time to bring this education to you, so that you CAN be empowered in your health and you can then make the right choices for you and your family. The choices you make today impact your future 1 year, 5 years, 10 years + from now. It is never too early to start looking after your health, as Health is your TRUE wealth....without it what do you have?

I use this podcast to support my passion project - non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Listeners are invited to donate as well. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link

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  • S1 · E286
    Saturday · 45 min

    The Hidden Stress Holding Leaders Back ⚡ | Ep 286

    Episode 286 features executive coach and leadership expert Mark Silverman, who helps high-performing leaders break free from the hidden stress and emotional patterns that limit their success 🚀. After overcoming homelessness, addiction, and a serious health scare, Mark rebuilt his life through intentional habits, bold goals, and deep inner work 💪. In this conversation, he explains how many executives operate with a high level of chronic stress ⚡, keeping them in a near-constant fight-or-flight state that impacts their decision-making, health, and relationships. Drawing from his work with leaders and entrepreneurs, Mark shares why lasting transformation comes from addressing root causes rather than managing symptoms, and how practices like meditation 🧘, journaling ✍️, exercise 🏃, and vulnerability ❤️ can unlock greater freedom, resilience, and fulfillment. His message is a powerful one: don't wait for a crisis to become your wake-up call—start listening to the whispers now 🌟. Gift: Get your FREE copy of “Only 10s 2.0” https://www.markjsilverman.com/free-copy-of-only10s-2-0/ Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary Key Takeaways Origin Story: Overcame homelessness and addiction by setting three life-saving goals (earn $1M, donate $60k, run a marathon) after a health scare, which forced him to build new habits and tools. Core Philosophy: A high "allostatic load" (baseline stress) keeps leaders near fight-or-flight, causing them to lose control. The solution is healing root-cause trauma, not just managing symptoms. "Don't Wait for Your Wake Up Call": The body gives warnings ("whispers") before a crisis ("wrecking ball"). Proactive self-care is essential to avoid a forced, painful wake-up call. Audience Gift: A free copy of the book Only 10s, a guide to prioritization and boundary-setting for high achievers. Topics The Problem: High Allostatic Load & Root Cause Trauma High Allostatic Load: Constant baseline stress from modern life (inflation, social media, groundlessness) keeps leaders near fight-or-flight, eroding their capacity for calm decision-making. Root Cause Trauma: Unresolved childhood trauma (0–7 years) is the true source of many adult triggers, not just the surface-level issue. Example: A $100M client's panic over a large expense was a trigger for an unconscious fear of financial insecurity, not a rational concern. Healing Process: Trauma surfaces when the body feels safe enough to release it. This process is uncomfortable ("bifurcation point") but leads to freedom and joy. Example: A client's "bull in a china closet" behavior was healed by addressing its root cause, which also resolved his high blood pressure and lactose intolerance. The Solution: Proactive Self-Care & Vulnerability Mark's Origin Story: A health scare after a decade of sobriety forced a crisis and a new path. Goals: Earn $1M, donate $60k to charity, and run the Marine Corps Marathon. Catalyst: Training with ultramarathoner Stu Middleman and listening to self-help audiobooks while running. Tools: Meditation, journaling, and exercise became non-negotiable habits. Vulnerability as a Tool: Sharing personal stories creates connection and inspires others. Example: A video about childhood molestation went viral, prompting a close friend to disclose their own similar, previously unshared experience. About the Guest: Mark J. Silverman is known for transforming high achievers into leaders who inspire, build trust, and deliver real results. As the bestselling author of Only 10s 2.0 (75,000), the new The Rising Leader Handbook, host of The Rising Leader Podcast, and a trusted executive coach, Mark brings a rare combination of hard-earned business success and genuine, actionable wisdom to every conversation. From overcoming homelessness to generating over $90 million in sales, Mark has lived the challenges leaders face and now guides them to expand their capacity, lead with courage, and handle the pressures of leadership without losing themselves in the process. His mission is to equip leaders with the clarity, presence, and practical strategies they need to grow themselves while driving meaningful impact for their teams, organizations and personal life. Contact: Website: https://www.markjsilverman.com Email: mark@markjsilverman.com https://www.facebook.com/mark.silverman.54 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark22102/ https://www.instagram.com/markjsilverman/ About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E285
    August 22 · 46 min

    The Hidden Health Risk Inside Your Home 🏠⚠️ | Ep 285

    Episode 285 explores how one woman's personal wake-up call transformed into a mission to improve the air we breathe 🌿💨. After witnessing her father's early-onset dementia and recognizing the hidden impact of environmental toxins, former environmental lawyer Sue Blanchet founded Origen Air 🌎✨. The conversation dives into innovative plant-based technology that helps remove harmful toxins from indoor air, the connection between toxic load and chronic illness 🧠❤️ and how following a bold vision can create meaningful change. From cleaner air to educating children in Cambodia 📚🌟, this episode is a powerful reminder that purpose-driven action can improve lives on a global scale. Gift: 10% off site-wide at https://origenair.com using PROMO CODE: ORIGENAIR10 Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary: Founder's Journey & Motivation Background: Blanchet, a former environmental lawyer, felt the legal system was too slow to address air quality issues. Catalyst: Her father's early-onset dementia, linked to his work in toxic environments (e.g., aluminum smelters), highlighted the health disconnect between conscious intake (water) and unconscious intake (air). Inspiration: A CBC report on University of Washington research into genetically modified plants provided a non-legal path to make a direct impact. Action: Blanchet secured an initial co-exclusive license for North America, then later the exclusive global license, and founded Origen Air in 2019. Origen Air: Technology & Impact Core Technology: Genetically modified pothos plants containing the P450-2E1 liver enzyme. Lab Results: Removed up to 99% of common toxins (benzene, chloroform, acrolein). Field Results: NRC IRAP-funded tests showed ~50% VOC removal, with higher rates in new, sealed buildings. Note: Standard pothos plants showed zero VOC removal in tests. Product Design: Aesthetics: Designed to be elegant and placed near users, not hidden in a corner. Sustainability: Units use wood, glass, and recycled plastic. Ease of Use: Hydroponic system with water and filter sensors. Health Connection: Mechanism: The liver stores toxins in fat when overloaded. Impact: This storage is linked to rising rates of chronic illness (dementia, breast cancer). Solution: Reducing airborne toxins lowers the body's overall toxic load, enabling it to heal more effectively. Philanthropy & "Wake-Up Call" Origen Air's Mission: A B Corp donating 2% of revenue to provide clean air to vulnerable groups (e.g., care homes). New Dream Cambodian Children School: Origin: Founded after a trip to Cambodia following her father's death. Goal: Provide English education to create economic opportunities and protect children from exploitation. Growth: Started with land purchased for $25k USD; now serves over 600 students. "Wake-Up Call" Philosophy: Definition: The urge to follow one's passion for meaningful work. Action: Act boldly and trust the universe will provide. Benefit: Leads to spiritual and emotional wealth, even if financially challenging. About the Guest: Sue is a B Corp CEO, Founder, lawyer, and international speaker with a deep commitment to uplifting and empowering the underrepresented. Her efforts have been recognized by the industry, with several accolades to her name, including being named a finalist for WBE Excellence Awards' Top Rising Star, second in TiE Women, top 30 in Canada for Herstory by The 51 and Alberta Innovates, semi-finalist KPMG Tech Titans, WE Empower United Nations SDG Challenge Awardee for NA and Europe, Stevie Awards Women Thought Leader of the Year and UVIC President's Distinguished Alumni Award. Her team's commitment to innovation and excellence has led Origen Air to receive the Natural Products Canada Game Changer Award 2023, Victoria Chamber Innovation Award and Douglas Magazine Ten to Watch Award 2022. Her determination to expand internationally has taken her on numerous trade missions, including Japan, India, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and to the top ten Women in Cleantech in Palo Alto. Susan is committed to providing clean air for all, and her patent-pending technology is making significant progress towards this goal. Using genetically enhanced golden pothos plants validated to metabolize volatile toxins in the air, premium MERV filters, and IoT sensors, Origen Air's self-sustaining chamber, the Pinnacle, represents one of several products set to drastically improve indoor air quality. Origen Air is currently bringing an affordable commercial desktop or home air purifier to market, which includes our genetically enhanced plant in a potted plant air purifier with indoor air quality (IAQ) sensors to report IAQ in real-time. Origen Air has Pinnacles installed in BC and Ontario, with plans to scale to the USA. R&D underway to scale the technology to integrate with building HVAC systems to deliver a circular economy of safe, clean air for building occupants. Susan has raised $4M+ in funding support. Prior to founding Origen Air in 2019 Susan practiced as legal counsel for 14 years, ran a commercial real estate practice, a renovation company, and an elite soccer school as a provincially licensed coach. In 2018 after a volunteering trip to Cambodia, she donated and raised funds to purchase land and build an English school in Siem Reap. Contact: Website: https://origenair.com Website: https://www.ndcco.org/ (To volunteer at the school in Cambodia) Socials: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/susanblanchet https://www.instagram.com/sueblanchet https://www.tiktok.com/@susanraeblanchet https://origenair.com/ https://www.instagram.com/origenair https://twitter.com/origenair https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavbG_AcZp7VVfJamB4NXRA https://www.linkedin.com/company/origen-air https://facebook.com/origenairsystemsltd https://www.tiktok.com/@origen.air TOPICS: Origen Air and genetically modified planters and my journey to get there - my dad/siem reap About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E284
    August 15 · 19 min

    Treat Yourself Like Someone Deeply Loved | Ep 284

    ✨ In this uplifting episode, Mo Cooper shares the moment she realized she was worthy of her own love and care, and how that changed everything. 💛 Melissa and Mo talk about self-worth, stress, time, nervous system regulation, inner child wisdom, and simple daily habits that support real health. 🌿 This conversation is a beautiful invitation to slow down, notice your rhythms, and build a relationship with yourself that feels calm, kind, and strong. 🔥 A powerful episode for any woman ready to stop running on autopilot and start honoring the life she truly wants. Gift: The Busy Woman's 5 Minute Morning Reset! This is your gift of TIME for YOU! Lose weight - physically, mentally, and emotionally! No guilt required. Book a call with me through the resource and let’s finally find time for YOU! https://5mm.mocoopercoaching.com/ Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary: In this heartfelt and energizing episode, Melissa sits down with Mo Cooper to explore health, self-worth, and the power of returning to your natural rhythms. Mo shares the deeply personal story of her divorce during 2020, moving to Florida with her daughter, and discovering for the first time what it meant to truly care for herself. One morning, when she walked into a kitchen lovingly prepared for the start of her day, she was overcome with emotion as she realized she had done it for herself. That moment became a turning point in how she saw her own worth. From there, Mo’s work evolved into helping professional women build calm, sustainable health through simple habits around time, energy, stress, sleep, nourishment, and self-respect. Rather than chasing quick fixes or flashy solutions, she guides women through a process of awareness. She starts with how they spend their time, how they spend their energy, and what is happening inside their nervous system. Through that awareness, clients begin to reconnect with themselves, calm their stress response, and create steady health that feels supportive and real. Melissa and Mo also talk about the inner child, old conditioning, self-talk, meditation, breathing practices, and why so many women normalize stress without realizing how deeply it is affecting their bodies. This episode is a beautiful reminder that healing often begins with noticing, slowing down, and choosing to treat yourself like someone deeply loved. Key Takeaways Self-worth can begin with the smallest acts of care. Mo’s turning point came through a simple morning gesture of love toward herself. Your relationship with yourself shapes everything. Health becomes more sustainable when it grows from self-respect rather than self-criticism. Natural rhythms matter. Honoring your patterns around rest, nourishment, movement, and stress creates steadier well-being. Awareness is a powerful first step. A time audit can reveal where energy is leaking and where life is out of alignment. Stress is often normalized. Many women live in a heightened state for so long that they stop noticing it. The nervous system affects weight and health. When cortisol stays elevated, the body tends to hold on tightly. Breathwork creates quick shifts. Even one minute of intentional breathing can help calm the body and mind. Your younger self still holds wisdom. Mo’s photo of herself at 18 months old reminds her of the courage and spark that were always there. Healing does not need to be flashy. Simple, consistent practices often create the deepest and most lasting results. Beating yourself up never moves you forward. Gentle honesty and loving accountability create much healthier momentum. About the Guest: Coach Mo is a healthy lifestyle and weight loss coach helping professional women restore their natural rhythms so health feels steady, not stressful. She teaches simple, sustainable habits around nutrition, movement, stress, and sleep that build energy, confidence, and self-trust. Her message is clear: when you honor your rhythms, your body responds—and your best health is closer than you think. Contact: Website: https://5mm.mocoopercoaching.com/ Social links. momindbodysoul@gmail.com https://www.momindbodysoul.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mocoopercoaching https://www.instagram.com/mindbodysoulhealthy https://www.facebook.com/momindbodysoul https://www.facebook.com/mo.cooper.75 https://www.facebook.com/groups/792615988194566 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpmeqBs82pzS_66DVThNTQ https://www.skool.com/the-moglow-wellness-collective-3187/about About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E283
    August 8 · 20 min

    You Have the Magic Wand Within You | Ep 283

    ✨ In this magical episode, Lisbet Pawlowski shares how intuition, healing, and personal transformation helped her move through life’s darkest seasons and reconnect with joy. 💛 Melissa and Lisbet talk about dreams, limiting beliefs, nervous system healing, synchronicities, and the importance of slowing down enough to hear your own inner wisdom. 🌿 This conversation is a beautiful invitation to remember that your dreams still matter, even if they have changed shape over time. 🔥 A heart-opening episode for anyone ready to reconnect with purpose, possibility, and the magic already living inside them. Free gift: Dream Momentum Checklist – https://magicallife-vip.kit.com/d7d985db14 Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary In this uplifting and soul-nourishing episode, Melissa sits down with Lisbet Pawlowski to explore intuition, dreams, magic, and the courage to create a life that feels deeply fulfilling. Lisbet shares how her lifelong connection to intuition, personal development, and magical practices became even more meaningful through periods of grief, loss, and profound life challenge. Through her own dark nights of the soul, she found tools that helped her heal, reconnect, and move forward with purpose. Now, Lisbet helps creative people who have drifted away from their dreams, convinced themselves it is too late, or realized their dreams have evolved. She guides them back to themselves by slowing down, calming the nervous system, tuning in, and making space to hear what they truly want. Melissa and Lisbet explore how society often pushes people away from their dreams through fear, conditioning, and other people’s limitations. They also reflect on how honoring your own dream gives silent permission to others to do the same. This episode is a beautiful reminder that dreams are not childish, selfish, or impractical. They are clues to who you are. When you stop rushing, get quiet, release limiting beliefs, and begin taking small aligned steps, your life can become more magical, meaningful, and alive. Key Takeaways Dreams matter. When people feel something is missing, it is often because they have abandoned a dream that once lit them up. Getting quiet is essential. In a noisy, overstimulated world, slowing down creates space to hear your intuition. You do not need to live by other people’s expectations. Many dreams get buried under labels, roles, and outside opinions. Dreams can evolve. A revised dream is still a true dream, and it can be just as meaningful as the original version. Healing supports dreaming. Forgiveness, limiting belief work, and nervous system regulation help people reconnect with possibility. Small steps create momentum. Dreams do not need one giant leap. They can begin with simple, steady action. Following your dream helps others too. Your courage becomes a model for your children, friends, family, and community. There are gifts in every chapter. Even detours and disappointments can become stepping stones toward a more aligned life. What you focus on grows. Miracles, synchronicities, gratitude, and possibility expand when you consciously look for them. Your inner world shapes your future. Thoughts and feelings help create the life you wake up to. About the Guest: Having been through several dark nights of the Soul ... and having come out the other side using many magical practices... I want to show everyone how they can play with these tools too, and create a more magical, joyful, and fulfilling life. I work with creative people who've given up on their dreams... or who feel like it's too late, or like their dreams have changed. I empower people to tune in to their intuition and passions, and go for their (perhaps revised) dreams and visions. Contact: Email: info@magicallife.vip About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E282
    August 1 · 25 min

    The Power of Your Mind – Placebo & Nocebo Effect 🧠✨(Re-Run) | Ep 282

    What if your beliefs could impact your healing just as much as medicine? 🤯 In this episode, we dive deep into the Placebo Effect (healing through belief) and the Nocebo Effect (getting worse due to negative expectations). 🔬 Key Topics Covered: ✅ The fascinating science behind the Placebo Effect—where sugar pills, fake surgeries, and even sham treatments create real healing results! 🏥💊 ✅ How the Nocebo Effect can sabotage your health by accepting limiting beliefs and fear-based narratives 🚫😨 ✅ Why it's crucial to be discerning about the information we accept as truth and how other people’s stories may be shaping our own healing journey 📖💭 ✅ Mind-blowing studies on placebo surgeries and medications that had the same results as actual medical interventions 🤯🔍 ✅ How to harness the power of your Unconscious Mind to rewire your health story and take control of your healing journey 🔄💡 Join us for our next KARMA CODE™ Time Line Therapy® Practitioner training to learn this to use for yourself and with others, to clear your limiting beliefs and release your unresolved negative emotions. https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/karma Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. 🎙 Key Takeaways: ✨ Your beliefs shape your biology—be mindful of the stories you accept 🧠💖 ✨ Fear-based diagnoses can create self-fulfilling health issues if we aren’t careful ⚠️🚷 ✨ The mind is a powerful tool for self-healing and transformation 🌿💪 ✨ Choose empowering thoughts and create your own health narrative instead of inheriting limiting ones ✍️💭 About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E281
    July 25 · 41 min

    From Degeneration to Regeneration: How C60 Is Changing Health

    What if aging isn’t inevitable… and your body already knows how to heal itself? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Ken Swartz, co-founder of C60 Power, who shares the moment everything changed—when his diagnosed macular degeneration completely reversed in just 8 months… something his optometrist had never seen before. We dive into the science behind C60, a powerful antioxidant that acts like a “cellular cleanup crew,” helping neutralize the root cause of aging: oxidative stress. Ken explains how this compound supports mitochondrial function, clears out “zombie cells,” and signals the body to regenerate new, healthy stem cells. From vision restoration to hormone optimization, athletic recovery, and even skin rejuvenation, the ripple effects are profound. We also unpack the truth about supplement quality, why most C60 products on the market don’t work, and what to look for if you want real results. This episode opens the door to a new conversation: 👉 What if healing is simply about removing what’s in the way? ✨ Tune in to explore what becomes possible when your body is fully supported at the cellular level. GIFT: Discount of 10% discount site wide with the below link and this promo code: YGHJ https://go.shopc60.com/23WN2RL/KMKS9/ Applies to one-time purchases of regular-priced products only. It does not apply to subscriptions or bundle orders Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary: Origin Story: Ken Swartz discovered C60's health benefits after it reversed his dry macular degeneration in ~8 months, a condition his optometrist called "unseen." Core Mechanism: C60 acts as a "SOD/Catalase mimic," neutralizing superoxide radicals—the primary cause of cellular damage and aging—to optimize mitochondrial function. Key Actions: C60 clears senescent ("zombie") cells, prompting the body to produce new, healthy stem cells. This process is believed to drive tissue repair and hormone optimization. Product Quality: C60 Power uses a solvent-free sublimation process for 99.99% purity and provides third-party batch testing via QR codes, addressing a market where ~70% of products are ineffective. Topics The "Wake-Up Call": Macular Degeneration Reversal Ken Swartz began using C60 as a radiation protectant during research. After ~8 months, a routine eye exam revealed his dry macular degeneration had disappeared. His optometrist, who had never seen this reversal, confirmed the change. A colleague's experience solidified the connection: Gary Rodriguez used C60 in MCT oil for 15 months. Result: Severe wet macular degeneration resolved, and Type 2 diabetes became subclinical. This led Ken to co-found C60 Power to produce a high-quality C60 product. The Problem: Oxidative Stress & Aging Modern life creates a massive oxidative burden from toxins (e.g., 100k+ man-made chemicals since WWII) and radiation. This leads to "oxidative stress"—the body "rusting"—where free radicals damage cells and accelerate aging. The body's natural defenses (SOD, Catalase) decline with age, leaving cells vulnerable. Senescent cells ("zombie cells") accumulate, consuming energy and releasing toxins, further hindering healing. Reported Benefits & Applications Vision: Reversal of dry and wet macular degeneration. Endocrine System: Optimizes hormone production (melatonin, HGH, testosterone). Example: A 70-year-old man's testosterone rose from 350 to 1200, allowing him to reduce his cream dosage. Athletic Performance: Delays lactic acid buildup and reduces DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness). Athletes use C60 in MCT oil for energy and faster recovery. Skin Health: Japanese study: C60 cream reduced lines and wrinkles. Topical use for burns and inflammation (e.g., mosquito bites). Product Quality & Sourcing Purity: C60 Power uses a solvent-free sublimation process for 99.99% purity. This avoids toxic solvents like methyl benzene, used in most competitor products. Transparency: Third-party batch testing is provided via QR codes on every product. Internal testing of competitors showed ~40% contain no C60 and ~30% have insignificant amounts. Dosage & Safety Dosage Rule of Thumb: No gray hair: 1 tsp/day Gray hair: 1 tbsp/day Athletes may use more to counter high oxidative stress during intense workouts. Blood Thinners: Consult a doctor. C60 can restart adrenal glands, which regulate blood thickness, potentially making blood too thin. Resources: shopc60.com: Product store and contact. whatisc60.org: 501c3 site for research and studies. About the Guest: Ken Swartz, known as “Ken the Scientist,” was working on radiation and fusion research when he experienced a result that didn’t fit the science he trusted. With a background in economics, education, and leading multiple research laboratories, his work led him into projects connected to radiation and the MOXY fusion reactor. During that time, he began using Carbon 60 as a radiation protectant — something he already understood from earlier scientific research. A few months in, he started noticing unexpected shifts in his energy and overall health, enough to keep going. Then, about eight months later, a routine visit changed everything. A previously identified age-related vision issue (dry macular degeneration) was no longer visible — something his optometrist had never seen before. That moment, in 2016, led Ken to dedicate his work to the research, study, and production of Carbon 60. Today, he is co-founder of C60 Power, a company focused on producing high purity C60 using certified organic oils and a clean, solvent free process. At the core of his work is a simple belief: your health is your responsibility and people have more influence over how they feel and function than they’ve been led to believe. Contact: Website: ShopC60.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/C60Power/ Twitter https://x.com/c60power Instagram https://www.instagram.com/c60power Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@c60power Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@ShopC60Power Ugetube https://ugetube.com/@C60PurplePower Rumble https://rumble.com/user/C60PurplePower1 Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/c60purplepower Newtube https://newtube.app/user/C60PurplePower Linktree https://linktr.ee/admin/settings Bitchute https://www.bitchute.com/profile/aYVmNzxZJMmS Gab https://gab.com/C60Power LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/c60-power/ Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/c60power Questions: 1. AGING SUCKS. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO... How energy, mental clarity, focus, and memory can be recovered, restored, and even increased with age. 2. IS YOUR BODY RUSTING? Unpacking cellular rust: how oxidative stress & free radicals accelerate aging, and how to slow down the hands of time. 3. HOW SCIENTISTS STOPPED AGE-RELATED VISION CHANGES How two research scientists shocked the medical community, avoided blindness, and annihilated their age related vision diseases. 4. AGING SKIN HAPPENS BELOW THE SURFACE Lessons from human studies in Japan show us how to lessen the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and visible signs of aging on the skin, starting at the cellular level. 5. FASTER RECOVERY IS THE EDGE ATHLETES NEED TO WIN A game changing cellular level secret that top athletes are tapping into to support recovery, mobility, combat inflammation and boost overall performance. 6. WE ARE SWIMMING IN RADIATION How constant exposure, from everyday technologies, conveniences, and environmental toxins, are accelerating aging and disease. Learn how to neutralize cellular damage from exposure before it’s too late. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E280
    July 18 · 26 min

    Design Your Life Instead of Living by Default | Ep 280

    ✨ In this uplifting episode, Therese Vita shares how burnout, self-discovery, and deep reflection led her to create a life rooted in purpose, freedom, and fulfillment. 💛 Melissa and Therese talk about mindset, self-awareness, health, burnout, values, and how our thoughts shape the results we experience in life. 🌿 This conversation is a beautiful invitation to stop living by default and start creating a life you truly love. 🔥 A must-listen for anyone ready to step out of old patterns and live and lead more boldly. Gift: Mindset Self Assessment Tool: https://giftfromtv.com/ Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary In this inspiring Podapalooza episode, Melissa sits down with Therese Vita to explore what it means to design your life with intention, courage, and clarity. Therese shares her own journey through law, sales, and private wealth advising, and how repeated burnout eventually led her to a powerful reckoning during COVID. In her 50s, she realized she was no longer willing to live in a way that drained her health, peace, and purpose. That turning point led her into coaching, where she now helps high achievers reconnect with what they truly value, uncover the thoughts shaping their results, and create a life that feels aligned, energizing, and meaningful. Therese explains how many people stay stuck because they focus on what they do not want, lose sight of what they would love, or feel overwhelmed by the “how.” Through mindset work, self-assessment, and intentional action, she helps clients shift from survival mode into conscious creation. Melissa and Therese also talk about the mind-body connection, the role of self-awareness, the importance of health as the foundation for everything else, and the power of asking better questions. This episode is a beautiful reminder that life does not have to happen to you. You can pause, get clear, and begin creating a future that feels deeply true to who you are. Key Takeaways Burnout can be a powerful turning point. Therese’s own exhaustion became the catalyst for designing a more aligned life. Health is the foundation for everything else. When your body and mind are depleted, joy and fulfillment become harder to access. You can design your life on purpose. Success and happiness do not need to follow someone else’s script. Most results begin with thoughts. What you think influences how you feel, what actions you take, and what outcomes you create. Awareness changes everything. You cannot shift a pattern until you see it clearly. People often focus on what they do not want. Real transformation begins when you ask what you would truly love. You do not need the full roadmap. One meaningful step can begin a powerful ripple effect. Growth can happen quickly. With the right support, major mindset and life shifts can happen in a short time. Life is too precious to postpone. Therese powerfully reminds listeners not to put off living fully. About the Guest: Therese Vita is a transformational Executive, Leadership, and Life Success Coach with over 30 years of experience empowering high achievers to elevate their lives, their businesses and their impact. A former attorney, sales professional and private wealth advisor, she guides her clients to thrive through change, streamline their lives, make better decisions and create more time and balance so they can live with more ease, joy and fulfillment. Contact: Website: https://liveandleadboldly.com About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E279
    July 11 · 22 min

    Menopause Isn't your end, It's your Evolution! | Ep 279

    ✨ In this powerful episode, Denise Stegall shares how her own early perimenopause journey led her to become a guide for women navigating midlife hormonal changes. 💤 Melissa and Denise talk about sleep, stress, nutrition, weight gain, hot flashes, brain fog, and why so many women are left without real answers. 🌿 This conversation is a beautiful reminder that menopause is not something to fear. It is a transition that can be supported with knowledge, care, and the right tools. 🔥 A must-listen for any woman ready to stop guessing, understand her body, and feel like herself again. Gift: Menopause Hormone Clarity Tool Menopause Hormone Clarity Tool Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary In this empowering Podapalooza episode, Melissa sits down with Denise Stegall, The Menopause Mentor, to unpack the confusion, frustration, and silence that so often surround perimenopause and menopause. Denise shares her own story of entering perimenopause in her late 30s, noticing shifts in her mood, sleep, and overall sense of self, only to be dismissed by doctors and left without clear answers. That personal experience led Denise into deep research and years of learning about hormones, nervous system regulation, sleep, stress, and midlife wellness. Today, she helps women understand what is really happening in their bodies so they can stop normalizing symptoms like brain fog, weight gain, irritability, hot flashes, and exhaustion. Her work focuses on helping women identify which hormones are most affected, uncover the true root causes behind their symptoms, and restore a sense of rhythm and vitality through practical lifestyle changes. Melissa and Denise explore the critical role of sleep, the impact of cortisol and chronic stress, the relationship between nutrition and hormonal health, and the importance of viewing menopause as a transition into wisdom rather than decline. This episode is a refreshing reminder that menopause is not something women simply have to endure. With the right support, it can become a powerful new chapter. Key Takeaways Perimenopause can begin earlier than many women realize. Denise’s journey began at 37, which is far more common than most people are taught. Women are often dismissed during this transition. Many are told their symptoms are normal, vague, or simply something to tolerate. Sleep is one of the most important starting points. When sleep improves, many other symptoms begin to shift as well. Stress affects hormones deeply. Even when women do not feel obviously stressed, their nervous system may still be carrying a heavy load. Hormonal health is about harmony. Denise emphasizes helping hormones work together in a more supportive, synchronized way. Nutrition matters. Irregular eating, late-night meals, and poor nourishment can intensify midlife symptoms. Weight gain is often connected to deeper imbalances. Cortisol, poor sleep, and hormonal shifts can all contribute to changes in body composition. Menopause is not the end. It is an evolution, a new chapter, and an invitation to live with more wisdom, intention, and self-awareness. Women deserve answers. They do not need to stay stuck in confusion or normalize feeling miserable. About the Guest: Denise Stegall, the Menopause Mentor, is a dynamic speaker, international best-selling author, and coach who has spent over 25 years helping successful businesswomen thrive through midlife with clarity, confidence, and calm. Denise brings science, strategy, guiding women 40–60 through hormonal shifts, brain fog, and fatigue into a lifestyle of vitality and joy. Denise's system helps women stop guessing, start healing, and feel like themselves again, without dieting or burnout. Contact: Website: https://denisestegall.com Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/menopausementormn/ https://www.facebook.com/denise.stegall.18/ https://www.facebook.com/MenopauseMentorMN/ https://www.instagram.com/menopausementormn/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@menopausementormn About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E278
    July 4 · 16 min

    The Secret to Getting Unstuck FAST! (Re-Run) | Ep 278

    In this transformational re-run, we dive into the power of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Time Line Therapy® and how you can rewire your neurology to move from feeling stuck… into aligned, empowered action 🚀 So many people feel trapped — in careers that drain them, relationships that no longer feel aligned, or patterns they can’t seem to break. It’s not a lack of desire… it’s the internal programming running beneath the surface. ✨ NLP works directly with the language of your mind ✨ It shifts how you think, feel, and respond ✨ It creates real change at the level where patterns are formed This is why these tools are so powerful — they create transformation in a way that feels natural, gentle, and effective🌿 And here’s what lights me up the most… Not only do I use these tools with clients… I now train others to use them too 💫 Because when one person transforms… it creates a ripple effect that impacts families, communities, and beyond 🌍 This episode may be the shift you’ve been looking for — for yourself or someone you love 💛 Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. 🔑 Key Takeaways 🧠 Your patterns are learned — which means they can be reprogrammed 🔄 Feeling stuck often comes from unconscious mental loops ✨ NLP provides tools to shift thoughts, emotions, and behaviors quickly 🌱 Change can feel easy and natural when it happens at the root level 🌍 Personal transformation creates a powerful ripple effect in the world 🚀 You have the ability to rewire your mind and create a new reality About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E277
    June 27 · 31 min

    Your Gut Is Talking… Are You Listening? 🌱 With Dr Dean Mitchell | Ep 277

    Dr Dean Mitchell dives into a powerful integrative approach to healing 🧬 This is where conventional medicine meets functional insight to uncover the root causes of chronic illness. With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Mitchell shares how issues like fatigue, brain fog, and inflammation often trace back to gut dysbiosis 🌱, Candida overgrowth, and microbiome disruption, especially after antibiotics. The conversation explores cutting-edge solutions like sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) 💧 for allergies, along with deep insights into Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) ⚡ and how triggers like mold, infections, and environmental stressors keep the body in a constant state of reactivity. The core message: true healing happens by addressing the root, calming the system, and restoring balance from within ✨ Dr Dean Mitchell’s lastest book: Conquering Candida: The 30 day protocol Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary: Integrative Approach: Dr. Mitchell combines conventional training (allergist/immunologist) with functional medicine to treat complex, chronic conditions, often for patients who have seen many other doctors. Microbiome as Root Cause: He links many chronic issues (fatigue, brain fog) to gut dysbiosis, often triggered by antibiotics or PPIs, and treats it as a clinical diagnosis based on patient history. Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT): Uses SLIT for environmental allergies and to desensitize patients with dangerous food allergies, protecting against accidental exposure. MCAS & Mold: Treats Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), a condition amplified by COVID, by stabilizing mast cells and addressing root triggers like mold exposure. Topics Dr. Mitchell's Integrative Journey Background: Board-certified allergist, immunologist, and integrative medicine specialist with 32 years of experience. Motivation: Recognized conventional medicine's limitations after a few years in practice and pursued functional medicine training with his physician wife. Advantage: His medical license enables comprehensive testing to rule out other conditions, providing a unique advantage over non-medical practitioners. Patient Profile: Often serves as the "10th doctor" for patients with complex, undiagnosed issues. The Microbiome & Candida Overgrowth Core Philosophy: All health starts in the gut; gut dysbiosis is a root cause of many chronic illnesses. Candida Overgrowth: A controversial diagnosis in conventional medicine, but a key focus in Dr. Mitchell's practice. Triggers: Often follows courses of antibiotics or proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Symptoms: Chronic fatigue, brain fog, and other non-GI manifestations (leaky gut). Diagnosis: Primarily clinical, based on detailed patient history, as standard lab tests are often unhelpful. Treatment: A multi-pronged approach using vitamin therapy, antifungals, and sublingual immunotherapy. Allergies & Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) Method: Uses SLIT as a safer, more convenient alternative to allergy injections. Environmental Allergies: Effective for pollen, dander (cats, dogs), and can help reverse asthma. Food Allergies: Treats dangerous food allergies (e.g., peanuts) to desensitize patients. Goal: Protect against accidental exposure, not enable unrestricted consumption. Impact: Significantly improves patient lifestyle and reduces anxiety for parents. Root Causes of Rising Food Allergies: Antibiotic use in infancy. Cesarean births (bypassing beneficial microbes in the birth canal). Diet and environmental toxins. Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Function of Mast Cells: "Patrol cells" found throughout the body (gut, brain, skin) that release histamine in response to threats. MCAS: Occurs when mast cells are chronically active, causing a wide range of symptoms. COVID-19's Role: The pandemic amplified awareness of MCAS, as infections and vaccines triggered severe reactions in many patients. Treatment Strategy: Stabilize Mast Cells: Use safe, compounded medications. Address Root Cause: Identify and treat the underlying trigger. Common Triggers: Mold exposure, Lyme disease, Candida overgrowth, COVID-19. Analogy: Turn the immune system's "dial" from a constant boil to a gentle simmer by removing the source of aggravation. About the Guest: Dr. Dean Mitchell is a board-certified allergist, immunologist, and integrative medicine specialist with over 25 years of experience. He is the founder of Mitchell Medical Group in New York City and a national leader in sublingual immunotherapy, a safer and more natural treatment for allergies. Dr. Mitchell is the author of Dr. Dean Mitchell’s Allergy and Asthma Solution, which offers an innovative, holistic approach to managing immune and allergic conditions. A graduate of NYU School of Medicine, he is also the host of the Smart Medicine podcast, where he explores cutting-edge strategies for treating chronic illness and restoring vibrant health. Contact: Website: mitchellmedicalgroup.com Podcast: The Smartest Doctor in the Room About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E276
    June 20 · 23 min

    Relieve Your Low Back Pain in 2 Minutes | Ep 276

    ✨ In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Helene Bertrand shares how 37 years of low back pain led her to uncover a physical cause that many people have never heard of. 💚 Melissa and Helene talk about pelvic alignment, sacroiliac joints, simple exercises, pain relief, and why surgery is not always the only path forward. 🌿 Helene also shares the story behind QR Cream and her mission to give people effective tools for pain relief that are accessible and practical. 🔥 A powerful episode for anyone living with low back pain or searching for new options to support healing. NOTE: Dr Helene’s QR Cream is available on Amazon Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary In this fascinating Podapalooza episode, Melissa speaks with Dr. Helene Bertrand about her decades-long personal and professional journey with pain, especially low back pain. After graduating from medical school in 1965, Helene developed severe low back pain during her first pregnancy and lived with it for 37 years. Despite her medical knowledge and a long list of conventional and alternative approaches, lasting relief stayed out of reach until she uncovered a physical cause that had been widely overlooked. Helene explains that a large percentage of low back pain may come from misalignment in the pelvic bones and sacroiliac joints. She shares how this simple mechanical issue can create ongoing pain, why it often goes undetected, and how a quick assessment using the hands can reveal what scans often miss. From that discovery, she developed a simple two-minute exercise that helped many people find fast relief and inspired her book, Low Back Pain: Three Steps to Relief in 2 Minutes. The conversation also explores her work with QR Cream, a mannitol-based topical cream she developed after seeing rapid pain relief through mannitol injections around irritated nerves. Helene shares how the cream performed across many painful conditions and why she is passionate about giving people accessible options beyond medication and surgery. This episode is a hopeful reminder that pain has causes, solutions exist, and simple tools can create life-changing results. Key Takeaways Low back pain is often labeled “nonspecific.” Helene explains that this can leave many people receiving care that never addresses the actual source. Pelvic alignment may be a major hidden cause. Misalignment in the sacroiliac area can create persistent low back pain. Hands-on assessment matters. Helene highlights the value of physical examination and how much can be learned through touch. A simple two-minute exercise can create significant relief. Her method helped many people quickly reduce pain. Surgery is not always the best first step. Helene encourages people to explore root causes before moving toward invasive procedures. Pregnancy can set the stage for low back pain. Hormonal changes, shifting weight, and ligament laxity can all affect pelvic stability. Support tools can make a real difference. Seat cushions, pelvic support belts, orthotics, and regenerative approaches can all help reduce strain. Topical pain support can be powerful. Her QR Cream showed strong results across many pain conditions. Pain relief improves quality of life. When pain eases, people can walk, move, sleep, and live more freely again. About the Guest: In the last 12 of her 55-year medical practice, Dr. Hélène Bertrand concentrated on treating painful conditions. She developed a mannitol containing cream able to calm the nerves that send pain and itch messages to the brain, QR cream. She found new solutions to many painful conditions including low back pain. Her newest book addresses that pain with a simple 2-minute exercise anyone can do to solve their low back pain without surgery or medication. Contact: Website: https://drhelenebertrand.com QR Cream – purchase on Amazon. About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E275
    June 13 · 33 min

    From Body Shame to Inner Ally 💫 | Ep 275

    This is a powerful conversation on reclaiming your relationship with your body. 💫 Anne Poirier shares her journey through anorexia, yo-yo dieting, and body shame that finally shifted at a breaking point after knee surgery. The episode introduces body neutrality 🌿 as the path to healing—moving away from self-judgment and toward gratitude by focusing on what the body does rather than how it looks. It dives into breaking the “when I, then I” trap ⛓️, reconnecting with intuition 🧠, and taking back personal power from diets and external authority, while reframing movement as a tool for independence and living fully now ❤️‍🔥. Gift:E-book: Unlocking Body Confidence: https://shapingperspectives.com/confidence/ Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary: Key Takeaways Personal Journey to Purpose: Poirier's 30-year struggle with anorexia and yo-yo dieting, fueled by childhood body-shaming, ended after a knee replacement forced a "breaking point" and a career pivot to helping others. Body Neutrality as the Path: The core philosophy is to shift from body hatred to gratitude by focusing on function over appearance. This creates a neutral middle ground—an "inner ally"—that enables healing. Reclaiming Personal Agency: A key theme is reclaiming power from external authorities (doctors, diets) by listening to one's own body and intuition. Poirier's anger at the lack of public education on diet science (e.g., the 1944 starvation experiment) fueled her mission. Movement for Independence: Exercise should be reframed from a weight-loss tool to a means of maintaining independence and quality of life, enabling activities like playing with grandkids. Topics Poirier's Personal Journey Early Programming: Childhood messages ("chubby," "sturdy") and a doctor's weight warning created a belief that her body was "wrong." Anorexia & Yo-Yo Dieting: A 3-year battle with anorexia was followed by a 30-year cycle of yo-yo dieting and compulsive exercise. The "Breaking Point": A knee replacement forced a pause, revealing the cycle's futility. This led to journaling, self-reflection, and a career pivot to help others. The "When I, Then I" Trap Societal Conditioning: The "when I lose the weight, then I'll be happy" mindset is a trap based on external validation. Internal Work First: True change must start internally. Poirier's "don't wait for your wake up call" philosophy means living life fully now in one's "here and now body." Body Neutrality & Gratitude The Middle Ground: Body neutrality is a neutral space between hatred and forced love, which is often unattainable. Function Over Appearance: The key is shifting focus from appearance to function (e.g., heart pumping, breathing, digestion). The "Good Gift" Analogy: Treat your body like a "good gift" (your only home) to care for it, rather than a "bad gift" to be neglected. Reclaiming Personal Agency Power of Intuition: Reclaim power from external authorities (doctors, diets) by listening to your body's signals (hunger, fullness, energy). Advocacy is Essential: Advocate for yourself, especially when medical advice feels dismissive. Movement for Independence: Exercise should be reframed as a tool for maintaining independence and quality of life, not for weight management. About the Guest: Anne Poirier, CSCS, is a nationally recognized Body Image Expert, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and author of The Body Joyful: My Journey from Self-Loathing to Self-Acceptance. With a degree in Exercise Science and over 30 years in health and wellness, Anne has turned her own recovery from eating disorders and body shame into a mission to help others find freedom and peace with food, movement, and themselves. A pioneer in the body neutrality movement, Anne’s insights have been featured in Shape, Women’s Health, The New York Times, Washington Post, HuffPost, ABC, FOX, CBS, and NPR. Her major accomplishments include publishing The Body Joyful, Not a Fat Annie and The Body Neutrality Playbook, and partnering with researcher Kayla Nuss on the NoWeigh app. She also served on the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Lived Experience Task Force and leads Shaping Perspectives… A Woman’s Way to Joy. Contacts: Shaping perspectives website. https://shapingperspectives.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/annepoirier11 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/annepoirier11/ Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-poirier-72b66344/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@annepoirier114 About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E274
    June 6 · 23 min

    If You Don’t Like Your Reality, We Can Change It For You! (Re-Run) | Ep 274

    In this powerful re-run, we open the door to one of the most life-changing truths… your Unconscious Mind is running the show 🔑 Most people are taught to rely on willpower to create change… and then wonder why nothing sticks. That’s because willpower operates in the conscious mind — the part responsible for only about 10% of your awareness. Meanwhile… your Unconscious Mind holds the other 90% 💡 It’s where your habits, beliefs, emotional patterns, and automatic behaviors live. So what happens when you rely on willpower alone? You end up repeating the same cycles… feeling stuck… and wondering why change feels so hard. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✨ Why willpower fades (and what actually works) ✨ How your Unconscious Mind shapes your reality every moment ✨ The hidden patterns keeping you in loops ✨ How to shift what’s no longer serving you — at the root level ✨ Simple ways to start working with your mind instead of against it This is your invitation to stop forcing change… and start creating it from the inside out 🌿 Join the FREE Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop and start unlocking the patterns shaping your life: 👉 https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. 🔑 Key Takeaways 💭 Your Unconscious Mind controls the majority of your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors ⚡ Willpower alone is not designed for lasting transformation 🔄 Repeating patterns come from unconscious programming, not lack of effort 🌱 Real change happens when you shift patterns at the root level ✨ You are creating your reality every second through your internal programming 🚀 Working with your Unconscious Mind makes change feel natural and aligned 🌟 Ready to Go Deeper? Join the FREE Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop and start unlocking the patterns shaping your life: 👉 https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E273
    May 30 · 49 min

    The Parking Ticket That Changed Everything | Ep 273

    Lawrence Ellyard, shares his powerful journey that began with a simple parking ticket 🚗⚡, sparking a life-changing shift into a 3-year Buddhist monastery experience and a deeper path in wellness. With 40 years in martial arts, the conversation explores beginner’s mind 🧠, collective growth 🤝, and the expansion from “me” to “we.” Along the way, aligned moments connected this mission to global voices like the Dalai Lama, Masaru Emoto, Jack Canfield, and Richard Branson. Rooted in Japanese concepts of ‘Ikigai’ (when living your mission, there is no need to retire)🔥, ‘intoku’ (giving without being seen) 🌿, manifestation 💫, and compassion ❤️, this episode highlights how purpose-driven living can evolve into global impact of shifting our view on human health and through initiatives like the “The New Woo” Documentary coming out in late 2027. 🌍✨. Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary: Lawrence Ellyard's Journey & Philosophy Origin Story: A parking ticket for facing the wrong way served as a metaphor for a misaligned career. This prompted a job change and a 3-year stay in a Buddhist monastery, shifting focus to wellness. Martial Arts: 40 years of training (Taekwondo, Aikido) taught key principles: Beginner's Mind: Humility and the understanding that more learning reveals more to learn. Inclusive Pride: Celebrating collective achievement ("from me to we"). Key Endorsements & Wisdom: Dalai Lama: Wrote the foreword for Lawrence Ellyard's book, Everyday Buddha, after a request made during a prayer at a stupa in Spain. Masaru Emoto: Co-authored The Spirit of Water after meeting Emoto on his Australian tour. An experiment in the book showed positive intention transforming Tokyo tap water into a beautiful 7-sided crystal, reflecting the 7 participants. Jack Canfield: Endorsed The Spirit of Water and helped cast "The New Woo" by connecting Lawrence Ellyard with his network. Sir Richard Branson: Lawrence Ellyard will meet Branson at the Iconic Leaders Summit in June to discuss "The New Woo" and philanthropic partnerships. Core Philosophies: Ikigai: Living one's purpose as a fulfilling alternative to traditional retirement. In Toku: The Japanese concept of "doing good in secret" for the sake of contribution, not recognition. Manifestation: Thoughts create reality; consistent, positive belief is essential. Compassion: Service to others shifts focus from personal problems to collective contribution, making one's own issues feel smaller. "The New Woo" Documentary Vision: A global movement (film, book, podcast) to elevate wellness consciousness. Goal: Bridge allopathic and complementary medicine, not create an "us vs. them" narrative. Casting: Features both established thought leaders and new talent (e.g., AI innovators) to showcase the future of wellness. Timeline: Currently in casting; projected release is late 2027. About the Guest: Lawrence Ellyard Founder, Innovator; Executive Producer - The New Woo Lawrence Ellyard is the visionary force behind The New Woo documentary. As the film's Founder, Producer, and Casting Director, he brings more than three decades of experience as a wellness practitioner, educator, and global industry leader. He is the Founder and Director of the International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT) - a global organization representing more than 36,000 wellness professionals and over 1,400 modalities across 37 countries. Over his career, Lawrence has become renowned as a master connector and innovator, someone who can see the future of wellness before most can articulate it, and bring together the people and ideas capable of moving that vision into the world. Lawrence is a celebrated author, speaker, podcast host, and thought leader whose work has received endorsements from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Jack Canfield, Dr Masaru Emoto, and Sir Richard Branson. His expertise is grounded in a diverse background that includes a Master's qualification in Transpersonal Medicine, decades of training as a martial arts practitioner and Sensei, and extensive experience in Tibetan Buddhism and indigenous shamanic traditions. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Lawrence is a devoted father, weaving family, purpose, and spiritual practice into every facet of his leadership. His life's work has been dedicated to elevating the global impact of wellness practitioners and expanding the world's access to natural therapies. With The New Woo, Lawrence unites his entrepreneurial vision, spiritual depth, and global network to create a documentary that aims to spark a worldwide movement in modern wellness. Contact: www.lawrenceellyard.com www.myiict.com instagram: lawrence_ellyard About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E272
    May 23 · 29 min

    Life's Too Short for Maybe | Ep 272

    ✨ In this heartfelt episode, Jan Janzen shares her incredible journey of leaving a high-control religion, rebuilding her life from scratch, and turning her experiences into wisdom for others. 💡 Melissa and Jan talk about decisions, courage, business systems, gratitude, fun, purpose, and why life is too short for maybe. 🌿 This conversation is a beautiful reminder that every choice shapes our future, and it is never too late to begin again. 🔥 A powerful episode for anyone ready to stop waiting, trust themselves, and take aligned action. ❤️ Jan is a return guest on this show, if you liked this episode, check out episode #210 when we talked about Getting Off The Merry Go Round Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary In this powerful conversation, Melissa sits down with author and decision expert Jan Jansen to explore the life-changing impact of making clear decisions. Jan shares the deeply personal story behind her book Devil with a Briefcase, including how her experience leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses after 38 years shaped her understanding of courage, structure, resilience, and reinvention. Jan opens up about what it was like to leave a high-control religion, lose her entire support system, and rebuild her life from the ground up. From learning everyday life skills most people take for granted to navigating heartbreak, homelessness, grief, and starting over later in life, her journey is a profound example of what becomes possible when someone chooses courage over fear. The episode also dives into the importance of decision-making in business and life, the role of systems and structure, and why Jan believes “Life is too short for maybe.” Melissa and Jan also reflect on health, gratitude, fun, purpose, philanthropy, and creating a life with intention instead of waiting for the “perfect” moment. This is an inspiring episode about choosing action, trusting your path, and building a meaningful life one decision at a time. Key Takeaways Indecision is still a decision. Staying stuck is its own choice, and awareness creates the power to choose differently. Courage often begins with starting over. Jan’s story shows that even after massive loss, reinvention is possible at any age. Systems matter. Success in business, health, and life often comes from structure, consistency, and preparation. Fun is essential. Joy, laughter, and connection are not extras. They are part of a healthy, meaningful life. Gratitude rewires your perspective. Focusing on what is working shifts your energy, your mindset, and how you move through the world. Purpose keeps us alive and engaged. Having a mission gives life direction, meaning, and momentum. Money can become a force for good. Jan powerfully shares how greater income creates greater capacity for philanthropy and impact. Do not wait for someday. Life is unpredictable, and the time to decide, act, and live fully is now. About the Guest: Jan Janzen is an author and decision expert who writes about the choices that shape business and life. Her upcoming book, Devil with a Briefcase: Stop Winging It. Start Winning, is built around 101 decisions entrepreneurs must make to move from chaos to structure and results. After decades in business, Jan’s work focuses on clarity, conviction, and building something that works without second-guessing. Contact: Website: Janjanzen.com About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E271
    May 16 · 25 min

    Beyond Symptom Relief: Healing Allergies and Eczema Naturally | Ep 271

    ✨ In this empowering episode, Christine Lauer shares how her daughter’s eczema and her husband’s severe allergies opened the door to a whole new world of healing. 🌿 Melissa and Christine talk about inflammation, omega-3s, dry blood spot testing, bioenergetics, and gentle cold laser acupuncture as ways to support the body naturally. 💚 This conversation is a beautiful reminder that real healing starts with understanding the root cause and trusting the body’s wisdom. 🔥 A must-listen for anyone ready to move beyond symptom management and into deeper wellness. Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary: In this insightful Poda Palooza episode, Melissa sits down with Christine Lauer to explore a natural, root-cause approach to allergies, sensitivities, eczema, and inflammation. Christine shares how her journey began with her infant daughter’s severe eczema and her husband’s debilitating seasonal allergies. After exhausting conventional options with little relief, she discovered nutrition, omega-3 education, bioenergetics, muscle testing, and gentle cold laser acupuncture. As Christine learned more, she began connecting the dots between inflammation, diet, energetic imbalance, and the body’s innate healing wisdom. She explains how bioenergetics and cold laser acupuncture can help the body recalibrate its response to substances that once triggered reactions. She also highlights the value of at-home dry blood spot testingto measure inflammation and fatty acid balance, giving clients tangible insights into what is happening inside their bodies. Melissa and Christine also dive into the modern omega-3 deficiency crisis, the poor quality of many supplements on the market, the impact of toxic food and environmental exposure, and the need for proactive care long before symptoms become chronic. This episode is a hopeful reminder that the body is intelligent, healing is possible, and there are powerful tools available beyond symptom management. Key Takeaways The body is designed to heal. With the right support, it can recalibrate and function more efficiently. Skin issues like eczema often reflect deeper imbalance. Inflammation, food exposure, and other internal stressors can all play a role. Allergies and sensitivities are not always lifelong sentences. Christine shares powerful examples of people finding real relief. Bioenergetics and cold laser acupuncture offer a gentle approach. These methods support the body in recognizing substances more accurately. Dry blood spot testing adds valuable clarity. It helps people see markers of inflammation and fatty acid imbalance on paper. Omega-3 deficiency is widespread. Restoring balance between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids is essential for lowering inflammation. Supplement quality matters deeply. A label may look impressive while delivering very little actual benefit. Prevention matters. Caring for the body early creates a much stronger foundation for long-term wellness. Self-trust matters too. Christine’s final wisdom encourages listeners to clear doubt and listen to their inner guidance. About the Guest: Christine helps people struggling with allergies and sensitivities who are tired of managing symptoms without real answers. Inspired by her husband’s severe seasonal allergies and her daughter’s eczema, she’s spent over 20 years helping people find relief without shots or endless medications. Her work focuses on understanding and reducing inflammation using at-home dry blood spot testing, along with bioenergetics and gentle cold laser acupuncture to support the body’s ability to heal itself. Contact: Website: https://www.noallergiesplease.com Website: theomegacoach.com Email: contactus@noallergiesplease.com Socials: FB: facebook.com/noallergiespls IG: instagram.com/noallergiespls YT: youtube.com/noallergiespleasepage DIY Test Guide: christinelauer.ca Omegas, Polyphenols and the BalanceTest: theomegacoach.com About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E270
    May 9 · 27 min

    The Four Voices in Everyone’s Head — One Leads, Three Distract | Ep 270

    ✨ In this heart-opening episode, Kathleen Maxwell shares how her breast cancer journey led her into powerful emotional healing work that helps people release fear, guilt, anger, and self-doubt. 💛 Melissa and Kathleen talk about trapped emotions, the inner critic, intuition, emotional hygiene, and how healing old patterns can transform every area of life. 🌿 This conversation is a beautiful invitation to clear the emotional weight you were never meant to carry and come home to yourself. 🔥 A deeply meaningful episode for anyone ready to quiet the noise within and step into more peace, freedom, and self-love. Gift: Inner Voice Shift (need link from guest) Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary: In this powerful Poda Palooza episode, Melissa sits down with Kathleen Maxwell to explore the deep connection between emotional healing, self-worth, and lasting transformation. Kathleen shares how her own breast cancer journey led her beyond conventional treatment and into the world of complementary healing, hypnosis, emotional release work, and breakthrough modalities designed to clear trapped emotions from the body. Kathleen explains how unresolved emotions such as anger, fear, guilt, sadness, and depression can stay stored within us for years, shaping our behaviors, relationships, confidence, and health. Through emotional release processes, she helps clients identify the root of these patterns, often tracing them back to childhood, generational conditioning, or even past-life experiences. Once those emotional roots are released, clients often feel lighter, calmer, clearer, and more connected to their intuition. Melissa and Kathleen also discuss the inner critic, emotional hygiene, inherited patterns, and the profound impact this work can have across generations. This conversation is a beautiful reminder that healing is not only physical. It is emotional, mental, spiritual, and transformational. When we clear the old patterns weighing us down, we create more peace within ourselves and ripple that peace outward into the world. Key Takeaways Trapped emotions can affect health and behavior. Unreleased anger, fear, guilt, sadness, and shame can weigh on the body and mind over time. Emotional healing goes far beyond symptom relief. Clearing old emotional patterns opens the door to confidence, joy, peace, and self-trust. The root often lives in the past. Emotional triggers may begin in childhood, family conditioning, or other experiences held in the deeper mind. When the root is released, the pattern can collapse. Kathleen describes this like pulling the bottom piece from a Jenga tower. The inner critic is often conditioned, not truth. Many of the harsh voices in our heads were learned from others and replayed over time. Emotional hygiene matters. Just like physical hygiene, our emotional world needs regular care and clearing. Healing ripples through generations. When one person does this work, children and grandchildren can benefit from the shift. Intuition gets louder when internal noise gets quieter. As emotional clutter clears, inner wisdom becomes easier to hear. Self-love changes everything. Kathleen’s mission centers on helping people reconnect with their worth and live from joy. About the Guest: Kathleen coaches purpose-driven professionals who paradoxically find themselves struggling with fear procrastination, self-sabotage, and imposter syndrome. Kathleen leads her clients through emotional release processes that result in breakthroughs that last. She empowers her clients to stop second-guessing themselves and to start leading the lives they were always meant to live. Contact: Website: https://yoursuccesscoachkathleen.com About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E269
    May 2 · 14 min

    You Can Update Your Operating System To Get The Results You Want (Re-Run) | Ep 269

    In this episode, we dive into the powerful truth that your Unconscious Mind can either elevate your life or quietly keep you stuck 🔁 When you understand how your internal “operating system” really works, everything shifts ⚡ You begin to move from autopilot patterns… into intentional creation. Your comfort zone is not the enemy — it’s simply programmed. And once you learn how to update that programming, you unlock a whole new level of possibility 🚀 This episode opens the door to: ✨ Rewiring limiting patterns ✨ Expanding beyond your current identity ✨ Creating results that once felt out of reach The first step is awareness. The next step is choosing to upgrade 🔓 If this resonates and you’re ready to experience real transformation, reach out and book a call to explore your next level and activate your internal upgrades 💫 Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. 🔑 Key Takeaways Your Unconscious Mind runs the majority of your behaviors and results 🧠 What feels “safe” is often just familiar programming 🔁 Lasting change happens when you update your internal operating system ⚙️ Awareness creates the opening for transformation 👁️ You have the ability to consciously direct your future 🚀 Support accelerates the upgrade process and deepens results 🌱 About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E268
    April 25 · 25 min

    How to Create a Dream Green Bedroom: A Healthy Sanctuary for Restful, Rejuvenating Sleep | Ep 268

    🌿 In this eye-opening episode, Theresa Thomas shares how toxic exposure impacted her health for years and how that journey inspired her to help families create safer homes. 🧺 Melissa and Theresa talk about laundry products, cleaning supplies, sleep, bedrooms, children’s health, and why reducing toxins matters more than ever. ✨ This conversation is full of practical reminders that healing starts with awareness, and even small changes can have a big impact on your family’s well-being. 💚 A must-listen for parents who want to create a healthier, lower-toxin home environment. Gift: Kids Sleep Smart System: (Need to get this link from guest) Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary This important Podapalooza episode, Melissa sits down with Theresa Thomas to discuss the hidden toxic burden in our homes and how it impacts family health, especially children. Drawing from her own long and difficult journey with multiple chemical sensitivities, Theresa shares how years of unnoticed toxic exposure led to debilitating symptoms including skin reactions, brain fog, exhaustion, and severe chemical intolerance. Her experience became the catalyst for her mission: helping parents identify and reduce harmful chemical exposures in the home so children can thrive. Theresa explains that today’s families are surrounded by a staggering number of synthetic chemicals, many of which affect gut health, immune function, sleep, behavior, and overall well-being. She emphasizes that healing does not require panic, it requires awareness and practical action. Melissa and Theresa explore the importance of detoxing not only the body, but also the home environment. They talk about the bedroom as a crucial place to begin, the impact of fragranced products, fire retardants, electronics, Wi-Fi, and sleep disruption, and why simple swaps in laundry, cleaning, and personal care products can make a major difference. This episode is a grounded and empowering reminder that small, thoughtful changes can create a safer, healthier home for the whole family. Key Takeaways Toxic exposure can be subtle and cumulative. Small exposures over time can quietly overwhelm the body and create major health issues. Symptoms are often dismissed. Brain fog, rashes, fatigue, and sensitivity are often minimized when they may actually be warning signs of toxic burden. Children are especially vulnerable. Their developing bodies, immune systems, and gut health are deeply affected by environmental toxins. The bedroom is a powerful place to start. Safer laundry products, toxin-free sleepwear, and reducing electronics can support better sleep and health. Fragrance-free matters. Switching laundry and cleaning products is one of the easiest and most impactful first steps. Sleep is foundational. Poor sleep, especially in children and teens, may be connected to environmental stressors like chemicals and EMF exposure. Green alternatives exist. Families do not need to feel helpless. There are healthier swaps available for everyday products. Do not ignore your body’s signals. Fatigue, reactions, and “something feels off” moments deserve attention and deeper investigation. About the Guest: Drawing on her own journey of overcoming Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Theresa empowers mothers to uncover hidden toxins in their homes and yards, replacing harmful products with safe alternatives. She gives them strategies to reduce exposure to synthetic chemicals that weaken children’s immune systems, create behavioral issues, and cause constant health frustrations. The result is a healthy, happy, vibrant family life where kids return to their natural cheerful, energetic selves. Contact: Website: https://fromtoxictogreen.com About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

  • S1 · E267
    April 18 · 28 min

    From Gray to Glow: How Accomplished Women Can Keep Love and Success Without Losing Either | Ep 267

    ✨ In this inspiring conversation, Olga Alexeeva shares how years of being strong, self-sufficient, and successful left her emotionally disconnected and longing for deeper intimacy. 💖 Melissa and Olga talk about burnout, feminine energy, unconscious beliefs, creativity, self-worth, and the courage to rebuild from the inside out. 🔥 This episode is a wakeup call for women who have been carrying everything alone and are ready to move from survival mode into softness, truth, and glow. 🌿 A beautiful reminder that power and love do not have to compete — they can coexist. Offers: Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp Quantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view The Light Circle Membership: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-core Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/um FREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.com Use my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary In this powerful Podapalooza episode, Melissa speaks with Olga Alexeeva about the hidden cost of being the “strong woman” for too long. Olga shares her journey from immigrating to the U.S. in 1991, starting over from scratch, raising her son as a single mother, caring for her mother, and building two successful art galleries in Nashville — all while operating in survival mode and following rules that rewarded control, toughness, and emotional self-protection. Through the challenges of COVID, business loss, and deep personal reflection, Olga came face to face with the emotional armor she had built around herself. She realized that while strength had helped her succeed, it had also disconnected her from intimacy, softness, and the deeper connection she longed for. That awakening became the foundation for her work helping women move from gray to glow — reclaiming desire, creativity, femininity, and inner alignment without sacrificing power. Melissa and Olga explore the connection between the conscious and Unconscious Mind, burnout, emotional suppression, identity, self-worth, and the importance of consciously creating a life that feels alive. This episode is a passionate invitation for women to stop living on autopilot, stop postponing joy, and start building a life rooted in truth, vitality, and self-connection. Key Takeaways Strength can become armor. What helps women survive and succeed can also block intimacy, softness, and connection. Success does not always equal fulfillment. A woman can build a business, raise a family, and still feel empty inside. Your subconscious signals matter. It is not only what you say — it is what you feel, believe, and embody that shapes your life and relationships. Burnout is deeper than exhaustion. It often reveals disconnection from self, purpose, creativity, and emotional truth. Healing starts within. Real transformation comes from changing internal patterns, beliefs, and self-perception — not just external circumstances. Women need creativity and softness to thrive. These are not weaknesses. They are essential parts of feminine vitality and wholeness. It is never too late to begin again. Olga’s story is a reminder that reinvention can happen at any stage of life. Do not wait for crisis to wake up. Start appreciating life now, while you still have the power to choose, change, and fully live. About the Guest: Olga Alexeeva grew up in Odessa and came to America in 1991, building two art galleries in Nashville by playing by men's rules: suppress emotion, control everything, never show weakness. She succeeded—and became starved for intimacy. Through her program From Gray to Glow, Olga helps women reclaim desire and softness without giving up power. Her message: women don't have to choose between power and love. Integration, not sacrifice. She leads by experience, not theory. Contact: Website: https://ultraverity.com Book: From Russia To America About the Host: Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_link Melissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening! If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast! If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review! We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

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