The Body Remembers: Vagal Tone, Fascia & Fibromyalgia with Professor Dr. Tom Herbetko Osteopath and Physiotherapist

The Body Remembers: Vagal Tone, Fascia & Fibromyalgia with Professor Dr. Tom Herbetko Osteopath and Physiotherapist

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/fan_mail/new] I connect with osteopath , physiotherapist and professor Dr. Tom (Tomasz) Herbetko who resides in Spain to link fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and stress physiology through vagal tone and heart rate variability. We trade practical tools you can try today, plus a bigger picture view of how fascia, breathing, sleep, food, and the gut brain axis shape how your body feels and recovers.  You will learn: • why fibromyalgia often needs a multidisciplinary approach beyond symptom management • what vagal tone and heart rate variability reveal about stress recovery • slow breathing rhythms to support nervous system regulation  • why mouth breathing can worsen stress responses and health  • how sugar spikes and crashes can feed cortisol and dysregulation  • fascia as a pain amplifier with deep ties to trauma and posture  • interoception links to depression and anxiety patterns • gut brain axis basics including microbiome impacts from antibiotics and ultra-processed foods vagus nerve anatomy connections to neck tension, digestion, and bruxism  Listen about how an Osteopath can help to relieve symptoms of Fibromyalgia with expert and international trainer professor, Dr. Tom Horbetko. To learn more about Tom, his teachings and expertise visit tomherbetkoosteopatia on Instagram.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/support]

DBT Coaching for Parents: Skills for You and Your Child with Devora Segall LCSW Parenting Coach and Therapist

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/fan_mail/new] I talk with licensed clinical social worker Devora Segall about DBT parenting skills that help us regulate our own emotions first so we can respond to our kids with clarity and care. We focus on practical tools for bedtime, boundaries, and connection so we can stop the cycle of yelling, guilt, and repair fatigue. Listen about : • Deborah’s origin story as a parent of ten children who early on also needed better tools  • What DBT is and why these skills help more than crisis situations  • Mindfulness as awareness using Observe, Describe, Participate  • Bedtime reframed as stressful but rarely an emergency  • Food and device boundaries shaped by modeling and clear reasons  • Interpersonal effectiveness using the GIVE skill: gentle, interested, validating, easy manner  • Why working with our triggers builds emotional and psychological safety at home  • Five senses regulation plan for calming down in the moment  • What coaching looks like and how support reduces shame and saves time  • Devora's book approach: values, goals, parenting style, then DBT skills Go to parentingaudio.com, enter your email address, and get access to Devora's audio book. The Peaceful Parenting Solution!   Visit Devora's website for a free parenting guide! segallcoaching.com Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/support]

Curiosity Controls Fear: The Olympian Mindset Through Performance and Life's Challenges with Olympian and Canadian Softball Player, Larissa Franklin

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/fan_mail/new] I sit down with Olympian and Canadian softball player Larissa Franklin. Not only is she an amazing professional athlete, she is a Keynote speaker and entrepreneur Larissa talks about the pressure that builds long before the Olympics and what preparation really does for your body and mind. Larissa opens up about burnout, cancer treatment, and the mindset shifts that helped her slow down, get honest, and reconnect with what matters. Highlights: • pressure showing up most before the Olympics while trying to make the team • how preparation helps the body take over when the moment feels huge • burnout signs that look like losing care and losing joy • redefining productivity by giving credit for everyday tasks • self-made stories about what others expect and how they add pressure • cancer treatment as a forced slowdown and a one-task-at-a-time season • small, controllable goals during chemo and protecting energy • the role of teammates and community support during recovery • vulnerability, identity, and letting more than one side show • practical advice for athletes: rest, lean into obstacles, choose curiosity over fear Visit Larissa Franklin on Social Media and to learn more about the All It Takes Softball camp and more at larissafranklin.com  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/support]

A Therapist-Built Coping Skills App For Daily Stress With Jack Wilson LMSW

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/fan_mail/new] I talk with Jack Wilson and Eric Malcolm about turning DBT-inspired, named coping skills into a simple phone app that helps you interrupt negative self-talk in real time. We break down how the app is structured, why self-talk drives so much anxiety and low mood, and how both clients and clinicians can use these tools day to day.  • why Jack built a published list of named and defined coping skills  • how negative self-talk prolongs anger anxiety depression and low self-esteem  • the three categories of self-talk and why naming them helps  • what you see in the app including 50 coping skills and organized coping methods  • how coping strategies add step-by-step plans for persistent problems  • using the template and AI prompt to build a personalized strategy  • how clinicians can assign skills for home practice and review outcomes  • plans to expand modules for couples parents kids teens and more  • where to find PDFs the book Coping Skills For Everyday Life and other resources  Visit Coping SkillsApps.com for more information on the app or on Jack's book. Feel free to connect on different social media platforms . Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/support]

A Novelist Maps Higher Consciousness Through Fiction With International Renowned Author Louis Gale, MA (PhD candidate)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/fan_mail/new] I talk with author,academic (PhD candidate) and peer support specialist Louis Gale about turning psychosis, silence, and recovery into a bold fiction series that tries to make inner experience readable. We also dig into consciousness studies, habit change, misinformation, and why peer led support can meet people where they are. • building a six book series with continuous pages and chapters across volumes  • using stream of consciousness to portray psychosis with fidelity  • questioning what “fiction” means when history and memory are mediated by books  • living through a year of silence and the impact on family  • writing as therapy through expressive arts and radical honesty  • studying Consciousness Psychology Transformation and applying it to habits and addiction  • social media effects on attention and cognition plus the danger of recycled self help advice  • political polarization and the need to trust trained expertise  • NAMI peer support and why lived experience can change first response care  Google Louis Gale. The books are available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and anywhere you buy books, including indie bookstores. You can also find Louis Gale on LinkedIn. Books : A Written Self -Portrait On Psychosis, A Written Self- Portrait On Tragedy  Note: * Some mention of violence in the book at earlier part of interview. Might be sensitive for some listeners* Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363460/support]