Vibrant Lives Podcast

Farewell for now

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported Vibrant Lives Podcast...I've had a blast speaking with amazing guests from all over the world and creating a platform where health promoting advice is delivered to you in a friendly and easy to understand format. It's time for me to take a six month break from podcasting and reassess where I'm heading with my podcast, and with my life generally. You can still listen to all my episodes on your favourite podcasting platform or find them on my website at: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/podcasts/

Understanding gender and neurodiversity with disability and queer rights activist Zane Landin

I feel lucky to be able to share Zane Landin’s story with you on Vibrant Lives Podcast. Zane has many strings to his (young) bow but the message that came through very clearly in our discussion was the importance of empathy, storytelling and positivism.  For me, this episode was insightful because inclusion, acceptance and understanding are at the forefront of the minds of Zane and his peers.   Zane is a mental health and disability advocate, a queer rights activist, entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Positive Vibes Magazine, a digital magazine dedicated to telling authentic stories about mental health, wellness and inspiration.   Our discussion ranges over the importance of identity - Zane himself identifies as Hispanic, queer and disabled. We discuss how he experiences these identities and then we cover intersectionality, the interconnection between different identities.   In 2022, Zane was selected as one of 30 young people to attend the inaugural Mental Health Youth Action Forum at the White House in Washington DC and he shares his experiences there including his vision of how the media can be leveraged to impact mental health in a positive way. If Zane is one of the world’s young leaders then I feel like we are in capable hands.   ZANE LANDIN   Positive Vibes Magazine: https://positivevibesmag.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zanelandin/?hl=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zane-landin-b2417a187 Twitter: https://twitter.com/LandinZane SIGN UP TO MY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Do you want to be better informed about some of the latest developments in health and wellbeing?  Is that a "yes"? Sign up here (scroll to bottom of the page): https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/   HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Please tell your friends about the podcast and share it with them. Follow me on Instagram @vibrant_lives_podcast Follow my Facebook page: @vibrantlivespodcast If you could rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, that would be super helpful. Check out ways you can support the podcast on my website: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/be-involved/

Quitting alcohol and finding purpose with Grey Area Drinking Coach, Sarah Rusbatch

I am pretty excited about this episode with Sarah Rusbatch. Sarah is a Health and Wellbeing Coach, Sobriety and Grey Area Drinking Coach, Motivational Speaker and all round inspiring person!   Sarah was the consummate party girl - always ready for a drink and a big night out with friends. Gradually, Sarah found her drinking, and efforts to moderate it, were consuming her mental space, causing her some regrets and that alcohol was ultimately taking more from her than it was giving. Sarah had fallen into a pattern of drinking known as “grey area drinking”  (more on what that actually means in the episode). After attempts to quit alcohol and then relapses to her former drinking patterns, Sarah quite alcohol for good in April 2019 and the benefits to Sarah’s health, her energy levels and her relationships have continued to flow.     Sarah transformed her own life and has now helped thousands of women change their relationship with alcohol or quit drinking for good. She is an excellent example of someone whose passion has become her career.   If you are concerned about or question your own (or a friend’s or partner’s) relationship with alcohol, I guarantee this will be a very helpful episode for you.   Sarah offers Alcohol Free Challenge courses throughout the year. The next one is due to start in April 2023.   ALCOHOL FREE CHALLENGE   April Alcohol Free CHallange: https://sarahrusbatch.com/af-challenge-apr23   SARAH RUSBATCH   Website: https://sarahrusbatch.com/   The Women’s Wellbeing Collective facebook community:https://www.facebook.com/groups/342319476897067   Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrusbatch/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rusbatch-4b189128/?originalSubdomain=au SIGN UP TO MY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Do you want to be better informed about some of the latest developments in health and wellbeing?  Is that a "yes"? Sign up here (scroll to bottom of the page): https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/   HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Please tell your friends about the podcast and share it with them. Follow me on Instagram @vibrant_lives_podcast Follow my Facebook page: @vibrantlivespodcast If you could rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, that would be super helpful. Check out ways you can support the podcast on my website: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/be-involved/

Eliminating chronic pain with Sports & Orthopaedic Physical Therapist, Rick Olderman

This week I have a fascinating and informative discussion with Sports and Orthopaedic Physical Therapist, Rick Olderman. Rick has dedicated his career to solving the puzzle of chronic musculoskeletal pain and has developed a unique approach to eliminating pain without medication.  In Rick’s experience, the medical and allied health professions are excellent at identifying  and isolating damaged tissue and treating it. However, they are not necessarily excellent and understanding why the tissue was damaged in the first place. As a result, chronic pain can often remain unresolved. Rick focuses on how forces act on the structures in our bodies and if your patterns of movement are dysfunctional, these forces can act in such a way as to cause chronic pain. Understanding the architecture of our bodies and how to change dysfunctional movement patterns is at the core of Rick work. He has developed a system Fixing You to help you eliminate pain without medication. If you’ve experienced physical pain or you want to avoid it or you simply want to know more about its causes, this is a perfect episode for you.   RICK OLDERMAN   Rick's website: https://rickolderman.com/     RICK'S SOCIAL MEDIA   https://www.facebook.com/FixingYouMethod   https://www.instagram.com/fixingyouclinic/   https://www.youtube.com/@RickOldermanPT/     Fixing You® Method At Home Course    http://www.fixingyoumethod.com/ Listeners get 20% off their orders with code: FIXINGYOU     Fixing You® Method for Health Professionals   https://www.healpatientsfaster.com Use the code FIXINGYOU to get 20% off     RICK'S BOOK, Solving The Pain Puzzle    Here's the link where the book can be purchased: https://amzn.to/3Y9pnjU      SIGN UP TO MY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Do you want to be better informed about some of the latest developments in health and wellbeing?  Is that a "yes"? Sign up here (scroll to bottom of the page): https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/    HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Please tell your friends about the podcast and share it with them. Follow me on Instagram @vibrant_lives_podcast Follow my Facebook page: @vibrantlivespodcast If you could rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, that would be super helpful. Check out ways you can support the podcast on my website: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/be-involved/

Five Minute Food Facts - Adaptogens

Adaptogens are herbal supplements that can help the body adapt to stress and maintain balance. Adaptogens have an impressive array of health benefits from helping us conserve vitality as we age, enhancing mental performance and improving physical endurance. Adaptogens have been used for centuries in traditional medicine and scientists are starting to understand how these precious little gems work. Some of the most well known ones are - Ashwagandha, Panax ginseng, Rhodiola rosea, Schisandra and Cordyceps. SIGN UP TO MY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Do you want to be better informed about some of the latest developments in health and wellbeing?  Is that a "yes"? Sign up here (scroll to bottom of the page): https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/  HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Please tell your friends about the podcast and share it with them. Follow me on Instagram @vibrant_lives_podcast Follow my Facebook page: @vibrantlivespodcast If you could rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, that would be super helpful. Check out ways you can support the podcast on my website: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/be-involved/ REFERENCES Todorava, V et al., Plant Adaptogens - History and Future perspectives, Nutrients, 2021, 13:2861. Panossian, A et al., Evolution of the adaptogenic concept from traditional use to medical systems: Pharmacology and stress- and aging-related diseases, Medicinal Research Reviews, 2021, 41:630