Heal The Root Heal Your Life

"Why me? Where are you God? Why aren't you healing me? What did I do to deserve years and years of illness? I thought you loved me?"⁣  Have you been there too? 00:04- There was a time during chronic illness when I was SO mad at God 00:28- My perception of anger growing up and why I was scared to face my anger with God 00:53- When I was housebound sick, I decided to dive deeper into the Bible 02:00- I was enraged 02:05- The conversation 04:21- The truth 05:09- Sometimes God's best lessons happen in the darkest moments of the storm.  The question that I shifted to asking myself. 05:20- What did I learn, what good came out of my trial with chronic illness? 07:15- When looking back on the tough moments that happened in your life... 07:58- Today is Good Friday, a day that can represent darkness, the unknown, suffering. But Easter Sunday, hope, triumph, healing, deep restoration, rising from the ashes, victory... always follows. Enjoying Heal The Root Podcast? Please leave a review to share the love! Instagram I @moniquehesslerwellness [https://www.instagram.com/moniquehesslerwellness/] Website I moniquehesslerwellness.com [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/services] Heal The Root Courses: Two powerful courses that you can access within your own online portal, and work through at your own unique pace.  Within each module you will find videos, guidance, links, resources and handouts to help you implement these powerful healing tools and techniques. Healer:  full body wellness https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer] Release+Rise: trauma healing and nervous system regulation https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise] Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/moniquehessler]

00:10- Have you observed kids "throwing a tantrum" or experience anxiety? 00:38- Children authentically express their feelings.  What disconnect occurred between childhood and how we handle our big emotions now? 01:57- Were you supported in expressing your feelings as a child?  How does that show up today? 03:07- What happens when we just shove it all down, brush it under the rug and move on. 06:04- A big issue with affirmations. 08:44- The process that I went through every time an emotional trigger popped up, the process that I continue to use as needed. 11:46- Symptoms are an opportunity to heal, emotional triggers are an opportunity to heal.  Instead of ignoring them, burying them or trying to just live with them... Listen. Support. Heal. Repeat. Symptoms and emotional triggers could be the very answers that will finally set you free. Enjoying Heal The Root Podcast? Please leave a review to share the love! Instagram I @moniquehesslerwellness [https://www.instagram.com/moniquehesslerwellness/] Website I moniquehesslerwellness.com [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/services] Heal The Root Courses: Two powerful courses that you can access within your own online portal, and work through at your own unique pace.  Within each module you will find videos, guidance, links, resources and handouts to help you implement these powerful healing tools and techniques. Healer:  full body wellness https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer] Release+Rise: trauma healing and nervous system regulation https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise] All information and content included in this episode and podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease, condition or other physical or mental ailment of the human body. Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/moniquehessler]

There is a major toxic tug of war going on in the wellness community right now over "which diet is the best" for everyone.  This discussion has gotten to the point of shaming others who don't eat a certain way and invalidating healing accomplishments if healing didn't occur using the diet of choice... and I've had enough of it!  So I grabbed my microphone and recorded a very impromptu episode because this is an important elephant in the room that we need to address! 01:45- How I choose to eat 03:00- So what's pissing me off? 03:55- Red flags 05:28- Every body is unique in what works for them 05:42- My personal experience with food and healing 07:33- Our children and intuitive freedom eating 08:47- Intuitive freedom eating 09:48- Important nutrition tips 10:26- What sparked me to record this episode 11:15- My message to those participating in this toxicity 12:06- Guard your heart, listen to your body, embrace what works the best for you! Enjoying Heal The Root Podcast? Please leave a review to share the love! Instagram I @moniquehesslerwellness [https://www.instagram.com/moniquehesslerwellness/] Website I moniquehesslerwellness.com [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/services] Heal The Root Courses: Two powerful courses that you can access within your own online portal, and work through at your own unique pace.  Within each module you will find videos, guidance, links, resources and handouts to help you implement these powerful healing tools and techniques. Healer:  full body wellness https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer] Release+Rise: trauma healing and nervous system regulation https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise] All information and content included in this episode and podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease, condition or other physical or mental ailment of the human body. Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/moniquehessler]

Our Nervous System... in a nutshell! 00:10- Your mind is powerful! * The placebo effect is scientific proof that we have the ability to heal ourselves. * Dissociative Identity Disorder (previously referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder) 01:25- Chronic illness is NOT in your head!  However, subconscious trauma and chronic nervous system dysregulation is a critical piece of the puzzle that should be addressed!  Subconscious and nervous system healing can be one of the most profound healing tools in your toolbox.  It absolutely was for me and continues to support me far beyond anything else.  And that’s why today we will be diving into nervous system regulation! 02:16- Autonomic Nervous System * Parasympathetic Nervous System (Rest and Digest) * Sympathetic Nervous System (Fight and Flight) 04:10- Conscious vs Subconscious * Past wounds get stored in our subconscious and can set off a constant subconscious alarm, triggering our nervous system alarm bells. 05:17- The Stress Response * Fight: Many times our first response to a perceived threat is to fight. * Flight: If we can't fight our threat, we flight to safety. * Freeze: If you can't fight or flee the perceived threat, your body can move into freeze. * Fawn: When in freeze, we can appease or dissociate to survive. 08:32- What does the stress response have to do with encouraging healing and optimal health? 09:47- Common everyday examples that can kick up the stress response 13:05- Ways to encourage nervous system regulation Enjoying Heal The Root Podcast? Please leave a review to share the love! Instagram I @moniquehesslerwellness [https://www.instagram.com/moniquehesslerwellness/] Website I moniquehesslerwellness.com [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/services] Heal The Root Courses: Two powerful courses that you can access within your own online portal, and work through at your own unique pace.  Within each module you will find videos, guidance, links, resources and handouts to help you implement these powerful healing tools and techniques. Healer:  full body wellness https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer] Release+Rise: trauma healing and nervous system regulation https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise] All information and content included in this episode and podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease, condition or other physical or mental ailment of the human body. Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/moniquehessler]

Being able to find the calm in the midst of the storm has been an absolute game changer.  We can’t control life but we are in control of how we handle it, how we react, how we adapt, how we respond and what tools we use to help our body and mind through it. Today I guide you through the breathwork exercise that I do to help regulate my nervous system in under 15minutes.  You can do this exercise for however long you need to and you can do it as often as you would like. Here [https://www.instagram.com/p/CUL87bZl4jF/] are 4 of my favorite rhythmic breathing patterns!  Today I will be doing the 2:1 breathing pattern (inhale through your nose for a count of 4 and exhale for a count of 8), but you choose what works the best for you and your body! 02:22- Get comfortable 02:34- Begin guided breathwork exercise 12:50- End of guided breathwork exercise Enjoying Heal The Root Podcast? Please leave a review to share the love! Instagram I @moniquehesslerwellness [https://www.instagram.com/moniquehesslerwellness/] Website I moniquehesslerwellness.com [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/services] Heal The Root Courses: Two powerful courses that you can access within your own online portal, and work through at your own unique pace.  Within each module you will find videos, guidance, links, resources and handouts to help you implement these powerful healing tools and techniques. Healer:  full body wellness https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/healer] Release+Rise: trauma healing and nervous system regulation https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise [https://moniquehesslerwellness.com/release-rise] All information and content included in this episode and podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease, condition or other physical or mental ailment of the human body. Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/moniquehessler]