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514 Reed Davis: Functional Medicine - Decoding Symptoms to Discover Healing Opportunities

Reed Davis, Double-Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) and Certified Nutritional Therapist (CNT), is an expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine. He is the Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN) and the FDN Certification Course with over 4,000 graduates in 50 countries. Reed served as the Health Director at a Wellness Center in Southern California for over 10 years and with over 10,000 clients is known as one of the most experienced clinicians in his field. Reed serves on the Advisory Board of the American Natural Wellness Coaches Board and the American Association of Natural Wellness Coaches. He lives in the US and when not teaching the FDN Certification Course and helping his graduates build their private practices, he is usually found gardening or riding motorcycles.
As an Environmental Paralegal throughout the 90’s Reed was “saving the planet” including the birds, bees, air, water and trees. In 1999 he turned his attention to, “What is the environment doing to PEOPLE, including ME?” That began a 20-year career dedicated to helping people find out what’s really wrong and how to fix it naturally. After earning a certificate in nutritional therapy, Reed noticed that most patients had already seen multiple doctors and therapists and still had many of their original complaints. Reed decided then he would be the last practitioner anyone needed to see and became an expert in functional lab assessments. FDN is the result of more research and experience than most practitioners get in a lifetime.
Reed Davis is one of the authors of four books including “The Needs Gap”: A Simple Guide to Manage Autoimmune Disease and Chronic Pain. This book fills the gap between standard medicine approaches and alternative strategies for resolving chronic conditions as well as some great recipes. 

3 Top Tips 
- The Difference Between Functional Lab Testing vs Traditional Blood Work
- The five foundational habits to get well and stay well (D.R.E.S.S)
- How to use the H.I.D.D.E.N acronym to uncover health issues

Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/FunctionalDiagnosticNutrition/
https://twitter.com/FDNtraining
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xDnEKCe9gKeWZ2vbE3C8w
https://www.linkedin.com/company/san-diego-natural-health-&-fitness-ctr/
https://www.instagram.com/fdntraining/
https://www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com/health-detective-podcast/

513 Brian Fleming: Surviving a Suicide Bombing: The Healing Journey of Sharing Your Story

Lots of trauma survivors feel trapped in their own minds after enduring a traumatic experience. Brian Fleming is a combat-wounded war veteran who was injured by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. He's an author, international speaker, resilience trainer, and Founder of UseYourStory, where he shows other trauma survivors how to get unstuck and discover more healing by sharing their stories with the world. Transform your life & take your next healing step at UseYourStory.com
3 Top Tips 
1. How to create or discover meaning through your suffering so you can grow
2. How to find a community to help you get unstuck
3. How to discover your next mission and make your life matter 

Surviving a Suicide Bombing for Brain Fleming led him to the most amazing insights into the Healing Journey of Sharing Your Story.

Social Media 
FB- https://www.facebook.com/brianflemingofficial
INSTAGRAM- https://www.instagram.com/briancfleming
LINKEDIN- https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancfleming1
WEBSITE- https://www.useyourstory.com

Special Offer 
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512 Jeff Patterson: How to create an evolving life practice with the meditative arts

Jeff Patterson, from Portland, OR, USA, has over 36 years of experience, practicing and teaching the meditative and martial arts. As the founder of Northwest Fighting Arts, Portland Tai Chi Academy, and The Yielding Warrior, where he emphasizes the transformative power of meditative and martial arts practices, particularly the yielding concept.
He has published two books and hundreds on instructional videos. Founder of The Yielding Warrior online program and has worked with 1000's of students from around the world.

Jeff proves that the meditative arts are a an amazing way how to evolve your life practice. 

3 Top Tips 
Stress Reduction: Lowering stress levels and promoting relaxation.
Improved physical, mental and emotional performance.
Overall Well-being: Contributing to a healthier, happier, and more balanced lifestyle.

Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/TaichiYielding
https://www.instagram.com/theyieldingwarrior/
https://www.tiktok.com/@theyieldingwarrior
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzitJZ8CLWysspfvgtMZbw

10 points in 10 minutes with Mary Beth Schrudder: Break Free of Toxic Relationship patterns

🎯 10 points in 10 minutes with Mary Beth Schrudder: Break Free of Toxic Relationship Patterns

    💪 1. You are a powerful creator! Keep creating.
    ❤️ 2. Your thoughts and feelings matter. Learn to manage them!
    😊 3. There is always something gained from our feelings – positive and negative emotions.
    🙅‍♀️ 4. Don't numb out. You are not only numbing the pain, you also numb the joy.
    🤔 5. Don't be so judgmental – otherwise, you easily judge yourself.
    🔓 6. Forgive! To take your power back.
    🌑 7. Shadow work is essential.
    🌱 8. We can't have a spiritual awakening without having a healing journey.
    😁 9. We are meant to have fun!
    ⏳ 10. It is never too late to change.

Mary Beth Schrudder is a Spiritual and Transformational Life Coach. She is founder of Day One Life Coaching, author of Addiction Recovery with the Law of Attraction, and the host of the “Spiritual Transformation Podcast with Mary Beth”.
Mary Beth will help you heal addictions and transform relationships, including the relationship with yourself! Her approach is holistic, and her areas of expertise include relationships, marriage, divorce, mindset, happiness, freedom from addictions, optimal fitness, life purpose, and career.
As a professional Life Coach with years of experience, Mary Beth’s life-changing coaching will help you step outside of your comfort zone, and together you will create extraordinary results using innovative techniques.
You may e-mail Mary Beth to schedule a complimentary discovery call at marybeth@dayonelifecoaching.com 
Mary Beth’s website and social media links may be found here:
https://linktr.ee/DayOneLifeCoaching

511 Willie Handler: A Front-Row Seat To A Jewish Family's Trauma and Resilience

In Willie’s words: 
I am a child of Holocaust survivors who are both very traumatized. My story is that I experience childhood trauma and generational trauma that I had bottled up for decades. In 2021 I began working on a memoir that unleashed a torrent and buried trauma and memories. I saw therapy in over the last 12 months working on healing myself. Part of that Journey includes managing that inner voice and now I'm working on a book on generational trauma to help others like me.

This book provides a front-row seat to a Jewish family's trauma and resilience. 

3 Top Tips 
1. Therapy is hard work and many people give up.
2. There is no cure for trauma but you can learn how to manage it.
3. To make therapy a success you have to find a therapist you are comfortable working with. 

Social Media
Twitter: @WillieHandler
Instagram: @williehandler
Website: williehandler.com

10 points in 10 minutes: Jen Westcott - Embracing Brokenness As Part Of Life

About Jennifer Westcott Hi I'm Jen. I am a therapist, artist, mother, wife, friend. I am a woman devoted and passionate to making therapists the best they can be, the most supported and human and kind to themselves. the reason I believe so strongly in this is through my own journey through healing and encountering both great and awful therapy! As the mental health field becomes more needed than ever, it's essential to support therapists as HUMANS. We already know how to get supervision, we already know how to get training, but there are not nearly enough places to talk about the human experience of being a therapist; how it affects us and how we affect it. I grew up in an alcoholic, dysfunctional family that looked really good on the outside with professional parents and kids who were 'bright' and went far...but inside the family were secrets of incest and alcoholism. When I was 36 years old I suddenly remembered being sexually abused by my mother. I nearly went completely mad and definitely went quite mad. This started my journey to healing and sobriety and I continue to trudge daily. The help I needed took me to many therapists' couches, psychologist appointments, psychiatry appointments, alternative healing circles, and 12-step meetings. Through this inside experience, I became PASSIONAtE about what helps people and what doesn't. I changed my complete approach to being a therapist after being a client and NEEDING HELP and getting it, and not getting it. My job as a clinical supervisor and private therapist became an experiment in 'what helps' clients heal from trauma and addiction and I tried a LOT OF THINGS and still do! What I've learned for sure is this: therapists who are authentic, real, and human help clients profoundly. How then do I support therapists to KNOW their own stories and wounds and USE this knowledge to have a healing impact on their clients? How do I support therapists in breaking out of the mold they became trapped in during their graduate program and remembering the sacredness and marvel of human healing? Creating Therapist Sanctuary is my attempt to do this and to hold up therapists in the sacred and meaningful work they do. Also, shout out to my old mentor Stuart Smally from 90's SNL who 'was not an actual therapist but a member of many 12-step groups'. Stuart; I love you.

Permission for therapists to be more vulnerable, making them love what they do more deny the culture of putting our 'best self forward', let's put our most wounded self forward too! Therapists support and hold each other up better than any cheesy self-care method that doesn't even work and that we try doing alone in the bath.

https://www.holistichealingcounselling.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@therapistsanctuary https://www.instagram.com/therapistsanctuary/ https://www.tiktok.com/@holistic_healing4 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-westcott-ba897023b/

10 points in 10 minutes: Denise G Lee - From Survivor to Leader: Healing Trauma and Reclaiming Your Personal Power

Denise G Lee is a Healing and Leadership Coach, guiding entrepreneurs and business leaders through personal transformation. A recovering sexaholic and alcoholic, and an incest survivor, Denise draws from her own experiences to help others break free from trauma, limiting beliefs, and emotional blocks. With over a decade of experience, she uses a blend of empathy, real-life examples, and straightforward advice to empower her clients to lead their businesses and lives from a place of wholeness and resilience. Her coaching philosophy is rooted in the belief that true leadership begins with healing the self, and she emphasizes emotional growth, self-awareness, and breaking unhealthy patterns. Through her podcast, blog, and coaching programs, Denise is passionate about helping others embrace their healing journey while leading with purpose and integrity. With the tagline "Heal, Grow, Lead," she focuses on guiding clients to transform their pain into power and their challenges into opportunities for growth. Denise has appeared on various podcasts, sharing her insights on overcoming trauma, building resilience, and leading authentically. She is also a writer and speaker, bringing humor, empathy, and straightforward advice to her audience. In her free time, she enjoys being a soccer mom, cheering on her son, who’s inspired by soccer legends like Messi and Ronaldo. Denise is committed to using her own life lessons to help others find strength, healing, and success, both personally and professionally.

1. Check People’s Veracity, Vision, and Values: Before forming close relationships or partnerships, ensure that the people you surround yourself with are aligned with your values. Evaluate their authenticity (veracity), what they aspire to (vision), and what truly matters to them (values). 2. Reject False Formulas: Society often pushes us to believe that our performance, status, and appearance determine our worth. But true significance, security, and acceptance come from a higher source/power, not from external achievements or recognition. 3. Miracles Often Come From Misfortunes: The challenges and hardships you face can be the very catalysts for the greatest miracles in your life. What seems like misfortune today may be the foundation for future growth, healing, and success.

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510 Crystal Hamilton: How To Redefine Family After Religious Trauma

In Crystal’s words: 
I was raised in a strict Mormon household with teachings about my purpose in life was only to be a wife and mother. At a young age, I knew there was more planned for me than this and I struggled with conforming to Mormon values. My parents pressured me into a young marriage when they discovered that I was having premarital sex. At age 18, the marriage was dissolved, and I wavered participating in the church for years. I struggled with finding a sense of belonging and turned to a partying lifestyle.
At 34 years old, I was "sick and tired of being sick and tired." That night I walked into a sober support meeting I knew that’s where I belonged. I cried and allowed other people to help me. I dove into the 12 steps and grew my sober support network. After 10 years of sobriety, I switched from traditional sober support meetings to secular. I haven’t been happier! Such a relief that I am no longer triggered by the G word.
Currently, I own a behavior health agency, I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and I have a passion for working with couples with addiction and codependency issues. With grief about infertility, I have redefined family from the ingrained Mormon beliefs that I was taught as a child. Today I embrace the roles as wife, step-mom, grandmother and dog momma.,
I’m excited to publish this memoir next year about how I recovered from religious trauma and hope my story can help someone else. We’re not alone! 

How to redefine family after religious trauma. 

3 Top Tips 
Trust your intuition
Question everything
Don't listen to your parents

Social Media
IG @crystal_redefines_family
FB Crystal Redefines Family
redefinefam.com

10 points in 10 mintues: John David Graham - From homeless, to business owner, to published author. A second-chance journey

In John Graham's words:
I have always been a curious person. Try taking a new road, a different direction, another adventure—or maybe failure. As a result, I have gone from homelessness to a business owner to a published author. Along the way I was a door-to-door salesman, children’s home counselor, substitute school teacher, truck driver, fireman, building contractor, minister and journalist.
Eventually I hit my stride at 53 when I started GOOD SAMARITAN HOME, a non-profit agency helping people restart their lives after prison.
 But there was a lot of resistance to our program, requiring years of legal conflict, community networking, and just plain hard work. Initially our budget was $5,000 with just one program house. Now we have 19 houses, a staff of 10 people, and a $2 million budget by constantly asking the question: “What is the need in the community, and how can we help meet that need?”
Then at 61, I finished my doctorate to better help me live our motto in the street where it was needed most.
 At 75, I published my debut novel called RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN, a fictionalized story of one man’s journey to overcome an abusive background to find forgiveness and love. But even publishing was no easy journey. My novel was rejected nearly 200 times. But now it has garnered 23 awards, including the prestigious 2024 StoryTrade Book Award for debut novel of the year.
Finally, at 76, on a lark, I saw an advertisement for extras in the television series “1923” being filmed nearby, and submitted my name and was hired. Now I can add “actor” to my resume—although I don’t plan on moving to Hollywood anytime soon!
So I am very familiar with second, third and fourth chances that many of us need to reach our goals. It is in developing what I call "calloused hands and a tender heart" along the journey.

3 Top Tips:
If I were to offer advice to someone just starting his/her journey, I would say to remember that success NEVER comes overnight. It is a marathon, not a sprint. Above all, keep your eyes on your goal, AND ALWAYS PICTURE YOURSELF GETTING THERE.
Life is a marathon, not a sprint. Always keep running.
 Life is written in pencil. We get lots of second chances.
 It is our failures that develop the calloused hands and tender heart needed for success.

Social Media
https://johndavidgraham.com
 https://www.amazon.com/Running-As-Fast-Can-ebook/dp/B0CKK418FB/
 www.goodsamaritanhome.org
 https://johndavidgraham.substack.com/
 https://www.facebook.com/JGrahamAuthor
 https://www.instagram.com/JGrahamAuthor
 https://www.tiktok.com/@jgrahamauthor
If a reader is the leader of a book club, I would be willing to offer a free copy of my novel RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN to him / her to encourage discussion of the "second chance journey" that is the focus of the book and my life. And based on the reader reactions thus far, it is the focus of the lives of many people as well.
Life is written in pencil. We get lots of second, third and fourth chances.

509 Laura Moulton: Grieving The Living - When The Heart Says Yes But The Brain Says No

Laura Moulton is the author of Boundaries: Grieving the Living - and helps others to live their life to the fullest. Her credentials: MA, LPC, NCC, CCTP-II, CIMHP, ACS, CAGCS, business owner. She has been a trauma therapist since 2017 and currently enjoys clinical supervision. 

3 Top Tips 
1. A solid definition of boundaries
2. The misconceptions of what we have been told about grief and healthier ways to view it
3. The benefit of grieving well and grieving hard 

Social Media
https://mountainsideconsultingpllc.com/
 https://www.tiktok.com/@lavalaura_11?_t=8qsrjebYLmg&_r=1
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-moulton-ma-lpc-ncc-acs-cctp-ii-cimhp-cagcs-772865325?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
https://www.instagram.com/lavalaura11/profilecard/?igsh=a2V2bmY5OHpnM2U2