{Trigger warning: sexual abuse}Dr David Clarke is president of thePsychophysiologic Disorders Association. He is also Assistant Director at the Center for Ethics and Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Emeritus both at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon, USA, among many other impressive accomplishments, and I was fortunate enough to spend over an hour with him discussing psychophysiologic disorders.In the 1970s, Dr John Sarno discovered that many of his back pain patients’ symptoms would disappear as soon as they acknowledged repressed emotions, and he labelled the disorder TMS (tension myositis syndrome). Countless people in severe chronic pain of all sorts benefited from his work. his theories and his books. Dr Clarke has updated those fundamental theories, using the latest research, and has renamed the condition Psychophysiologic Disorder, also known as MindBody Disorder or Stress Illness.In this episode we talk about how repressed, unresolved or unexplored emotions can trigger a physical reaction in the body, often pain, in the form of anything from back pain, migraines and nerve issues, to gastrointestinal issues.To date he has worked with over 7000 patients with whom he has had success with these theories, and you can hear all about it in this hugely informative, eye-opening and encouraging episode that will give hope to anyone suffering from chronic pain, even if it’s been years and you can’t imagine life without it. There is light at the end of the tunnel for chronic pain sufferers and hopefully by listening to Dr Clarke, you will be guided towards it.You can find Dr Clarke over at PPDA and Stress Illness.Products or services mentioned in the show:They Can’t Find Anything Wrong by Dr David Clarke.THIS EPISODE OF RECONDITIONED WAS SPONSORED BY Curable, THE GUIDED HEALING PROGRAM THAT EVERYONE'S RAVING ABOUT, GIVING PEOPLE IN CHRONIC PAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECLAIM THEIR LIVES. IT TRULY DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D PERSONALLY BE WITHOUT IT. GET STARTED FOR FREE AT getcurable.com/reconditioned.If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with friends, and please also make sure to subscribe / follow and review! It really helps us to reach more people. And if you would like to help me keep it going for as long as possible, please consider offering a small contribution to my Go Fund Me page.You can get my FREE 6-Step Guide to Complete Wellbeing by subscribing over at www.laurenvaknine.co.uk and if you’d like to connect with me, get in touch on Instagram. You can also see me over on my YouTube channel.Reconditioned with Lauren Vaknine supports Solace Women’s Aid Charity, who support survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, working with over 27,000 people each year to build safe lives and strong futures.Reconditioned also supports El Shaddai Charitable Trust, who provide homes and futures for orphans in Goa, India, and support families living in extreme poverty.
We all have ideas about the way we want to parent our children, but then they are born, each with their own unique personalities, and all our ideas get thrown out the window. But what if we could gain a deeper insight into each of our children’s individual makeups in order to adapt our parenting style to their specific needs?That is exactly what Alex Cantone offers. Alex is a Human Design reader, but specifically tailors her business to reading children’s charts to help parents navigate their parenting journeys. If this is the first time you're hearing about Human Design, it's about to change your life! It has totally changed mine. Human Design is a concept that combines astrology, Kabbalah, the chakras, I Ching and genetics, to provide us with a blueprint for each individual person’s ‘design’ in order to give us the tools to live by our design; IE to be authentically ourselves.In the episode Alex read my chart against my children’s, to offer me a deeper understanding into how...
Melissa Eliyahoo is a Malibu-based self-love coach and conscious mama who is on a mission to uplift the planet back to the frequency of love.In this episode we talk about what self-love really means, and how we can move into a place of implementing it and truly believing it, in order to be able to live in the present moment and not in the past or future.Melissa offers insights and practical tips on how to do this, and why it is so important for our growth to unblock old traumas and learn to love ourselves.You can find Melissa on Instagram @melissa_eliyahooIf you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with friends, and please also make sure to subscribe / follow and review! It really helps us to reach more people. And if you would like to help me keep it going for as long as possible, please consider offering a small contribution to my Go Fund Me page.You can get my FREE 6-Step Guide to Complete Wellbeing by subscribing over at www.laurenvaknine.co.uk and if you’d like to ...
Today’s episode is with nutritionist and biochemist, Karen Hurd. After her 18-month-old daughter’s tragic poisoning, and her subsequent quest to heal her daughter, Karen came up with a method of detoxing that, simplistic as it is at its core, no one had yet thought of. Since then she has been asked to speak and teach all over the world, and she has a database of over 50,000 people who have had success from her protocols. Karen’s philosophy in approaching health is that “food has the power to kill; food has the power to heal. It’s your choice.”In this episode we talk about the essence of lasting health, preventative medicine and nutrition. Karen’s knowledge of nutrition and the human body is astounding and she takes us through how the human body processes toxins, how disease occurs and how to remedy it.It gets a bit science-y because of Karen’s deep understanding of these subjects, and the episode is fairly long but if you can make time, I promise you will benefit from the information!We touch on Karen’s online courses that treat everything from autoimmune and inflammatory conditions to fertility issues, Crohn’s, thyroid problems, ADD and even cancer.You can find Karen and her courses at www.karenhurd.comIf you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with friends, and please also make sure to subscribe / follow and review! It really helps us to reach more people. And if you would like to help me keep it going for as long as possible, please consider offering a small contribution to my Go Fund Me page.You can get my FREE 6-Step Guide to Complete Wellbeing by subscribing over at www.laurenvaknine.co.uk and if you’d like to connect with me, get in touch on Instagram. You can also see me over on my YouTube channel.Reconditioned with Lauren Vaknine supports Solace Women’s Aid Charity, who support survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, working with over 27,000 people each year to build safe lives and strong futures.
Welcome back! Reconditioned with Lauren Vaknine was previously Healthy Happy Home with Lauren Vaknine and Tilly Wood. After 2 seasons, we decided that we could use our distinct skillsets and passions more effectively by going solo. Tilly and I remain good friends, and while I take over this podcast, with the emphasis remaining on health and growth, Tilly has started her own podcast with a focus on home and lifestyle. Search for Tilly At home With to check out her podcast.I though it was important to do an episode that explains my story, why keeping this podcast going and starting up again as Reconditioned was important for me, and why I do what I do. So here I take you back through my journey – from a 23-month-old diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, to a teenager rebelling against the world that gave me this illness, leading to a subsequent eating disorder, drugs and abuse, to ending up totally wheelchair-bound, and finally reaching my decade-long journey of intensive sel...
In this episode, we talk with the creator of the award-winning and game-changing documentary, Microbirth, about Lauren’s favourite subject – microbiome! We learn how and why moving away from our natural processes, we are destroying our microbiome. Increased rates in caesarean sections, lower breastfeeding rates, a steady increase in birth interventions and no skin-on-skin post-birth are all contributing factors in preventing the baby from accessing the mother’s essential microbiome – the bacteria that feeds the immune system in a process called seed and feed, a process that ensures the safe development of the child’s immune system. Overuse of antibiotics and antibacterial products is also contributing to the destruction of our collective microbiome, leaving us at risk of pandemics, something predicted in this film in 2014, which we have now seen unfurl in the form of Covid-19.The film itself is life-changing and here we discuss how we are potentially sacrificing the very contin...
In what is arguably one of our most important episodes to date, and in the wake of the tragic and heart-breaking death of George Floyd which has sparked global outcry for an end to systemic racism, we speak to poet, writer, wife and mother of six, Vean Ima, whose work centres around the themes of womanhood, identity and race, inspired by her own journey to self-love and self-acceptance. Though we are not a current affairs podcast, we don’t believe in having a platform and a voice yet remaining silent on issues that require affirmative action to effect change. We are a wellness podcast, but wellness to us does not mean kale salads and expensive workout gear. It means bettering ourselves and being committed to constant spiritual growth. It means raising conscious kids. It means living intentionally. The wellness industry isn’t reflective of the society we live in and we feel it is our responsibility as two white women working in the industry to be part of the change that needs to ha...
Women and men alike will love this episode and find it SO expansive. Victoria is a Medical Herbalist and Arvigo Maya Abdominal Therapist, working with clients on issues that specifically affect the abdominal and pelvic organs and has a passion in sexual health and empowerment. Inspired by her clients, Victoria is currently training to become a Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist in order to further support people with the connection between their mind and their body.In the show we speak about the beauty of healing through Arvigo Maya Abdominal Therapy and about herbalism training with shamans in the Amazon rainforest, as well as why herbalism is such a beautiful & integrative healing modality. Vaginal steams were a big topic, and Victoria cleared up any misconceptions, telling us why they’re so great (which we also know from experience!). We open up the discussion around sexual health, reclaiming our sexual power, sexual identity and how we can get back to a place of sexual confi...
In honour of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, we interview Crystal Miles. Crystal originally trained as a Nutritional Therapist specialising in preconception and fertility health. After giving birth to her first child in 2010, she followed a further interest in all things birth and baby. A self-confessed course junkie, Crystal went on to train in Hypnobirthing, Lactation, Baby Massage and Baby Yoga, 3 Step Rewind, as a Doula and she is currently studying child psychology. Crystal now trains student Instructors on behalf of the International Association of Infant Massage and holds a special interest in attachment theory and Infant Mental Health.In this episode we talk all things infant mental health, from attachment theory, slings and breastfeeding, to whether Cry It Out really is as detrimental to infant health as some say. We talk about how to manage challenging moments with our children and ways to heal birth trauma. It really was an episode that encompassed anything and ...
We loved recording this episode with the man who ran barefoot from Land’s End to John O Groats, the Natural Life-stylist himself, Tony Riddle. After twenty years of studying the modern condition and working on ways to free us from its constraints to achieve total wellness, Tony devised his Natural life-style philosophy as a way to recharge, reboot and re-educate on the importance of re-aligning ourselves with Nature for emotional, spiritual and physical health.We began the episode with Tony taking us through some essential and simple breathwork that can be done daily.The subjects that Tony teaches cover such a broad expanse of topics that we were worried about how to fit it all in! We cover the importance of down-regulating, natural sleep patterns, re-wilding, being out in nature, conscious parenting, intentional living, detoxifying and re-balancing the home and the benefits of ice baths!You can find Tony at https://tonyriddle.com/ and his Instagram @thenaturallifestylist.Products ...