Research shows that when we put intention into activities such as meditation, journaling, and spiritual practice, we can shift into a state of joy, love, and gratitude and therefore shift our energetic state.
You can see a huge positive impact on your health and longevity by optimizing your methylation and making sure you’re taking all essential B vitamins. Dr. Doni talk about how to do so – and the connection between methylation and chronic stress, childhood trauma, and toxin exposure.
When we have experienced long and continued exposure to stress and trauma, it leads to mental and physical issues. Dr. Doni looks at cortisol and adrenaline levels as a key indicator – and a pathway towards healing from trauma and stress for good.
The effects of stress and trauma can be debilitating, unless we take action. Dr. Doni summarizes the results of hundreds of research studies demonstrating that it is, in fact, possible for our bodies to heal and recover – even after enduring severe stress.
With clear intentions, we are way more likely to achieve our goals. This set of prompts will help you to know where you are starting from today and where you’d like to go. Ready to set some intentions for the New Year?
This week’s episode is all about helping you to support yourself through the holidays and events in your life, while making sure you’re able to take good care of YOU. This way you can feel good and enjoy these events and also recover easily when they are stressful.
Dr. Doni shows you how the foods you eat can make all the difference in your health and stress levels. She also shares some delicious, nutrient-dense recipes she created to fuel and sustain her body.
Stress management is not one-size-fits-all. So during the holiday season when stress increases – let’s first 1) find out how stress affects you as an individual, and 2) implement SelfC.A.R.E. in a way that matches your Stress Type.
Dr. Doni is an avid journal writer, and here’s why: Journaling has been shown to improve well-being and mood while decreasing stress and anxiety. She offers tips for how to get started with this beneficial daily practice.
The awkwardness of shared physical space during the transition into our “new normal” has increased levels of stress and anxiety around social interactions. Dr. Doni reviews stress symptoms, explains how to set appropriate boundaries, and how to manage holiday stressors.
There are many other aspects of taking good and true care of ourselves beyond covering our essential needs of food, water, and shelter, and these can really change our physical and mental health which can lead to living healthier and more fulfilling lives.
Life lessons on loss, grief, and gratitude – including a tribute to Dr. Doni’s dad who recently died from a hemorrhagic stroke.
Dr. Doni’s father recently died, so she’s relearning how to process and accept this profound loss. She shares how we can all shift the experience of loss, grief, and the associated stress with a better understanding of self-care.
Many health problems can develop when we’re under high stress. And one of the greatest stresses that we experience as humans is the loss of a loved one. Dr. Doni talks about supporting your body when you are grieving.
Chronic stress in our bodies disrupts our gut health, which in turn disrupts our cortisol levels and our nervous system. This creates a vicious cycle that leads to various health issues including anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Let’s look to our gut-brain axis for help.
