In our last episode of Season 1, we recorded in person to do a taste test of three herbal infusions that each help support the body through stress. As we sipped our tea, we talked through the various kinds of rest and the different ways to practice those kinds of rest. We laughed, told stories, and dropped some clues as to our focus for next season! Thank you so much for embarking on this journey with us! We can't wait to come back to continue to support you as you support others!

We experience all of life - the physical, mental, and emotional - in and through our bodies. Our relationship to food and approach to nourishment play a massive role in how we feel and the quality of our life experience. In this episode, we dive into how nutrition impacts our mental health, what food is actually doing in our body after we eat it, and what foods you can incorporate today to begin supporting your body through stress. Christa shares her story with chronic illness, nutrition, and disordered eating and what she learned in each step of her journey. We all eat every day and the choices we make can serve to support us or add to our dis-ease. We hope this episode gives you some ideas to start making choices from a place of love that gives you the support you need to thrive.

What if there's more to your stress than you think? We're all about navigating stress on this podcast. Part of navigating stress is embracing the purpose it's serving and how it may actually be supporting our healing and growth. In this episode, we talk about stress as a messenger, how to understand what your stress is telling you, and how you can use that information to move through your situations. This conversation will help you reframe your stress as something to honor and leverage for your benefit instead of something to conquer and overcome.

The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal, PhD

How to Make Stress Your Friend

This episode is sponsored by Holistic Hope.