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    Explore " whole person health" with insightful episodes like "Ep 140 A Radical Health Clinic Model for Whole Person Care with Dr. Susan Quigley", "Tap into Your Fountain of Youth (feat. Dr. Jeff Crippen)", "Ep 128 Biodynamic Craniosacral, Evolutionary Astrology, and Health Coaching to Consciously Engage with the World with Emma Vasseur", "Ep 127 Integrative Health Coaching: Transforming Individuals and Systems with Karen Lawson" and "Ep 122 Deep Listening in Integrative Care with Megan Hadley" from podcasts like ""Well Connected Twin Cities Podcast", "Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss", "Well Connected Twin Cities Podcast", "Well Connected Twin Cities Podcast" and "Well Connected Twin Cities Podcast"" and more!

    Episodes (7)

    Ep 140 A Radical Health Clinic Model for Whole Person Care with Dr. Susan Quigley

    Ep 140 A Radical Health Clinic Model for Whole Person Care with Dr. Susan Quigley

    Discussion with Dr. Susan Quigley regarding her practice, SuNu Wellness Center, whose health clinic model encourages authentic referrals and collaborative whole person care.

    Topics of Discussion:
    -The mission behind SuNu Wellness Center, a collaborative health clinic
    -The range of services and practitioners available at SuNu
    -Tips and practices to begin practicing holistic care at home

    Dr. Susan Quigley (She/Her) is the owner and founder of SuNu Wellness Center. She received her bachelor’s degree in Biology/Human Physiology at Northern Michigan University. In 2009, Susan obtained her Doctorate of Chiropractic from Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN.

    Dr. Susan has expanded her knowledge through hands-on training and seminars with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association and is also certified in Breech Balancing Technique through Northern Lights Wellness Professional Education, and the Webster Technique. She has also had additional training with Gail Tully of Spinning Babies ®. Additionally, Dr. Susan is trained in Quantum Integration Technique, a muscle testing practice that can help chiropractic adjustments by supporting the different organ systems of the body.

    She is driven to empower and educate her clients on the importance of self-care and using food as medicine to heal. She is passionate about achieving a balanced nervous system through Chiropractic care in combination with other modalities.

    SuNu Wellness Center has been her lifelong dream — to form a collaborative of skillful and genuine practitioners where healing is the primary intention. Dr. Susan is so proud of the space that SuNu has become — beautiful, sacred, and full of heart.

    When not at SuNu, she is studying the healing arts, working in her regenerative garden, or spending time in nature. She enjoys biking around the lakes, taking hikes in the woods, being on her yoga mat, and traveling with her family.

    Dr. Susan currently sees patients at SuNu's Minnetonka location.

    Schedule a visit now! Mention the podcast for $25 off your first visit to SuNu!

    Social Media:
    Sunu Wellness Website
    SuNu Wellness Instagram
    SuNu Wellness Facebook

    Dr. Susan Quigley's Instagram


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    Tap into Your Fountain of Youth (feat. Dr. Jeff Crippen)

    Tap into Your Fountain of Youth (feat. Dr. Jeff Crippen)

    There is no one size fits all health option and uncovering what the best health and lifestyle habits are for you can be confusing. Dr. Crippen is here to break down different ways to view your health and how to uncover your individual fountain of youth. 

    In today’s episode, Jenn is joined by Dr. Jeff Crippen, a chiropractor, nutritionist and coach who enjoys helping others unlock their true potential. After suffering from migraines for years in his youth, he put his passion into helping others the same way he helped himself. Dr. Crippen discusses what he discovered when doing research to uncover the Fountain of Youth. He talks about how to achieve your body’s natural state of health, and what things can impact your individual health. They discuss energy within the body and how the energy surrounding you is affecting your brain and health. Tune in to learn the fascinating ways our body’s work that aren’t typically discussed. 

    The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. 

    IN THIS EPISODE: 

    ●  [5:11] Dr. Crippen talks about his struggle of having constant migraines throughout his youth.

    ●  [6:47] How did Dr. Crippen’s experiences lead him to become a doctor of chiropractic, a nutritionist and a coach? 

    ●  [13:06] While Dr. Crippen was looking for the Fountain of Youth, what did he discover? 

    ●  [17:16] If the body’s natural state is health, what are a couple of the mechanisms that can be used to return to our natural state? 

    ●  [20:50] What does Dr. Crippen mean by nothing or no thing? What’s the best way to apply a practice into your life?

    ●  [29:47] Dr. Crippen defines the Yellowstone Principle. 

    ●  [37:11] Dr. Crippen discusses what the Model A Principle is.

    ●  [44:01] How can someone identify their personal best step in 2024?

    ●  [47:52] Dr. Crippen gives an example of how he starts working with clients. 

    KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

    ●  [25:53] Stress is an endemic part of life, but you have the power to change your physiology by changing your response to it, and not getting stuck in your stress. Every morning when you wake up, ask yourself what kind of mood you are in. This practice of simply naming your mood can benefit your automatic stress response throughout the day. 

    ●  [36:07] Every effect has a cause, therefore if something changed in your health, there was a cause. Maybe it was a diet change, moving, the loss of a job, etc. If you can look at health more holistically, there is a better chance to find the exact cause, which means you will be able to fix the cause, and efficiently and effectively address the change in your health.

    ●  [39:24] Individual nutrient requirements can vary up to 75-100x person to person. There is no one size fits all diet or health regime. That’s why it’s so vital to learn how your body operates best.

    QUOTES: 

    “We’re not one size fits all machines, so just because one piece of advice worked for their brother’s sister’s cousin doesn't necessarily mean it’s right for you.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen

    “It’s real simple and real basic, but you can either focus on making someone less sick or you can focus on making them healthier. If you make them healthier, by definition, they’re becoming less sick. So instead of working towards treating the disease or the symptoms, you work on creating more health. As you do that, the proof is in the pudding, which is the disease or the signs of disease or symptoms go away.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen

    “So the more effective the placebo is, the higher the barrier, the higher the hurdle the drug has to clear. If we look at the fact that 30 to 70 percent of people can get better based on good communication, based on understanding, based on empathy, based on prayer, based on meditation, based on having a clear intention of what you want for your health, then instead of minimizing that, that could be something incredible to open up.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen

    “When there’s so much individual uniqueness between us, when we start making decisions, assuming people are one size fits all, when they’re actually not, we create a system that’s causing more harm than benefit, and that’s where we are now.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen 

    “All healing begins with you.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen

    "'Health is the body's natural state.'” - Jenn Trepeck

    "Optimists live 7-15 years longer than pessimists." - Dr. Jeff Crippen

    RESOURCES:

    Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries

    Jenn’s Free Menu Plan

    A Salad With a Side of Fries

    A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch

    A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram

    GUEST RESOURCES

    Crippen Wellness Website

    Timeless You(th) Book

    Jeff Crippen's Instagram

    GUEST BIO:

    Dr. Jeff Crippen’s mission is to live life to the fullest and help others do the same. He is a Chiropractor, nutritionist and coach who enjoys helping others unlock their true potential. His passion stems from his own personal struggles.

    At age six, he began suffering from migraines. For the next seven years, his headaches continued to worsen despite the best medical care he and his family could find. At his lowest point, Jeff had a debilitating headache that lasted — without so much as a day of relief — for over two years.

    At age 13, he found the powerful combination of chiropractic and individualized nutritional care. By combining these two powerful forces, he was able to unlock his own ability to heal.

    For the last decade, Jeff has helped clients both through chiropractic care and nutrition at his wellness clinic in Saint Jo, Texas as well as through individualized mindset coaching with the Advanced Coaching and Leadership Center. He finds a holistic approach — optimizing spirit, mind, and body — the most efficient and effective way to create a lifetime of timeless you-th.

    Ep 128 Biodynamic Craniosacral, Evolutionary Astrology, and Health Coaching to Consciously Engage with the World with Emma Vasseur

    Ep 128 Biodynamic Craniosacral, Evolutionary Astrology, and Health Coaching to Consciously Engage with the World with Emma Vasseur

    Conversation with Emma Vasseur about using somatic awareness practices and astrology in personal healing to create a lasting transformation.

    Topics of Discussion:
    -Healing modalities, such as craniosacral and evolutionary astrology, within coaching
    -Benefits of somatic awareness practices in creating balance between mind, body, emotion, and spirit
    -Developing conscious engagement to find authenticity and acceptance

    Emma Vasseur is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Biodynamic Craniosacral Practitioner, and Evolutionary Astrologer with over a decade of experience in the healing arts. She holds a Master’s Degree in Integrative Health & Wellbeing Coaching from the University of Minnesota. Emma has coached countless individuals and facilitated numerous groups and workshops in healthcare, corporate, small business, and academic settings with a focus on whole person health and healing. She is passionate about supporting folks free themselves from the confines of conditioning so they can exchange fear and worry with authentic and confident living.

    Emma’s unique blend of lived, educational, and professional experiences creates a dynamic space for exploration for her clients so they can tap into their inner wisdom, befriend their bodies and emotions, initiate meaningful change, and create lasting transformation. She integrates somatic awareness practices and astrology in her coaching practice to enhance self-discovery, awareness, compassion, and acceptance. Emma believes one of the keys to collective change and liberation is personal healing and integration of the whole self into community.

    Emma offers services both locally in Tucson, AZ (traditional homelands of the Tohono O'odham people) and nationally via the wonder of the internet!

    Outside of her coaching practice, Emma is either learning something new, connecting and collaborating with colleagues, journaling in the mountains, or gazing up at the night sky with loved ones.

    Where to find Emma on social media:
    Website: https://www.emmavasseur.com/
    Instagram: @ev_healingarts
    Facebook: Emma Vasseur Healing Arts
    YouTube: @emmavasseur


    Well Connected Codes:
    Reach out to Emma for a consult to help you determine which package will serve you best!
    -Use code WELLCONNECTED when booking a virtual Evolutionary Astrology Reading for 20% off between now and 1/1/24
    -Use code WELLCONNECTEDTC for 10% off any coaching package purchased between now and 1/1/24


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    Ep 127 Integrative Health Coaching: Transforming Individuals and Systems with Karen Lawson

    Ep 127 Integrative Health Coaching: Transforming Individuals and Systems with Karen Lawson

    Interview with Dr. Karen Lawson about the importance of integrative health and wellness coaching for individuals, educational programming, and the conventional healthcare system.

    Topics of Discussion:
    -Interface between health coaching and integrative care
    -Taking ownership of one's own wellness through health coaching
    -Importance and growth of integrative health coaching in the future of healthcare

    Karen Lawson, MD, ABIHM, NBC-HWC, is the founder and CEO of IHWC Productions, a consulting company that works with programs and individuals to advance and expand training in Integrative Health Coaching and Holistic Healthcare.

    She served as the founder and Director of Integrative Health Coaching at the University of Minnesota from 2005-2022. She is a physician, board-certified in Integrative and Holistic Medicine; the 2004-5 Past-President of the American Holistic Medical Association, and a founding Diplomat of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. Dr. Karen is a founding board member of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (www.nbhwc.org ).

    A published author and researcher, she speaks nationally to diverse audiences on the power of holistic health care practices and integrative health coaching. Karen is a dancer at heart, has had a 30-year yoga practice, and has completed a 230 hour yoga teacher training.

    Website: IHWC Productions
    Instagram: Karen Lawson / IHWC Productions
    LinkedIn: Karen Lawson / IHWC Productions
    Facebook: Karen Lawson / IHWC Productions 

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    Ep 122 Deep Listening in Integrative Care with Megan Hadley

    Ep 122 Deep Listening in Integrative Care with Megan Hadley

    Interview with Megan Hadley about the benefits and opportunities that arise when using deep listening as a practice within integrative health coaching.

    Topics of Discussion:
    -Explaining and valuing deep listening within integrative health
    -Developing the skill of deep listening
    -Navigating and creating capacity to deeply listen within a fast paced culture

    Megan Hadley, MA, NBC-HWC (she/her) is a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and also holds a graduate degree (MA) in Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching and graduate minor in Health Equity from the University of Minnesota (UMN). She has additional specialized training in Cultural Approaches to Health, Nature-Based Healing, Reiki I and II, and Mindfulness Facilitation (via Enhanced Stress Resilience Training).

    Megan brings a decade of experience community-building and healing through storytelling in the arts, and she has cultivated an artistic lens she uses in her coaching, facilitation, and mentorship work.  She allows time and space for immersive and embodied creative activities to tap into one's inner wisdom and intuition. This whole-person and compassionate approach has guided her to coaching, facilitation, mentorship, and now teaching initiatives throughout the arena of health and wellness.

    Her coaching experience includes: NWHSU Integrative Clinic of Minnesota (formerly Pillsbury Clinic); BeWell program at UMN; VA Medical Center; HennepinHealth; Minnesota Head and Neck Pain Clinic; Mettacool International; The Driven Mama; and her own private practice, Harvest Health and Wellbeing LLC.

    Megan's Private Practice - Harvest Health and Wellbeing LLC
    Northwestern Health Sciences University Free Coaching

    Megan's Affiliate Links:
    Wellspired Membership
    Coaching Through Emotions & Trauma - Kris Kniefel & Kerri Weishoff
    Cultural Humility w/ Leslie Atley 
    Mental Health Action Planning w/ Amber Reed


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    Q&A | What Can I Do To Support Myself in My Grief?

    Q&A | What Can I Do To Support Myself in My Grief?

    The question, "What can I do to support myself in my grief,"  has a simple answer in four words that I don't share in the episode but is explored through the self-reflection exercise contained in the episode.

    What are the four words?

    Get - To - Know - Yourself. ✨

    In this week's episode, you will do just that.

    Before you listen, I suggest you get in the headspace and right environment to self-reflect. Light a candle if you like. Eliminate distractions. Push play.

    There are three steps in this self-reflection exercise. As you go through each exercise, you'll push pause whenever you need. Give yourself as much time as you need but also go with whatever comes to mind first - don't dissect the question or think too long or hard.

    Grievers often don't know what they need or what they want. Life has been turned upside down, and some days are an exercise in just making it to the end of the day.
    No matter where you are today, I know it's possible to feel at least 1% better. However, it takes some action and reflection first.

    Even in grief, we have to think with the end in mind: How do I want this grief to change me? For the better? For the worse?

    We have a duty to ourselves, and the ball is in our court to move the pieces and players who will support us to get where we desire to be emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally.

    You will learn which areas you need additional support in through this episode's three steps. You'll bring to your awareness what matters most to you right now and what may be getting in the way.

    RESOURCES:

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    NEED HELP?

    • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
    • Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 support via text message. Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained Crisis Counselor

    If you are struggling with grief due to any of the 40+ losses, free resources are available HERE.

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    Stress and Disease: The Role of Trauma and PTSD

    Stress and Disease: The Role of Trauma and PTSD

    It is now common knowledge that there are various types of trauma and various sources of PTSD or Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD). Childhood trauma/War trauma/Isolated traumatic event (car accident, witnessing death/shooting, violent crime, etc.)

    About 7.7 million Americans 18+ suffer from PTSD and about 3 million children.

    Because trauma affects the body physically, a bottom up treatment is a more effective approach to  PTSD and trauma. A carefully designed trauma sensitive yoga therapy session can provide a safe environment for someone who is traumatized/ has heightened sympathetic response. By experiencing bodily sensations and learning to release tension,  one can begin to cultivate new response patterns.

    Today, the ladies finish their series on stress and disease by discussing the role of trauma and PTSD on the whole person, and how embodied treatment modalities influence treatment. 

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