Today I talked with Rick Wilkes, from Thriving Now, about the use of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) to help us recover from a variety of psychological and physical issues, including pain, anxiety, phobias and weight control.

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a form of psychological acupressure based on the same energy meridians used in traditional acupuncture to treat physical and emotional ailments but without the invasiveness of needles.

In addition to explaining EFT, we go deep into how to use this powerful technique to shift our engrained thought patterns and behaviour. Often, we desire to make a change, and we genuinely believe we want to do this, but then we sabotage ourselves for various reasons. Rick takes us through some setup options; these begin with the statement “Even though I feel” and different closing options depending on the individual goals.

I hope you find this episode helpful. There are many different techniques for mastering our thoughts and regulating our emotions. This one suits me and I find it very useful. We hope you enjoy this podcast and would love to hear your experiences.

To learn more about Rick and his work check out his website at Thriving Now, where you can book a free 15 minute chat with Rick to find out more. https://www.thrivingnow.com/start/

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In this conversation, I talked with the lovely Heather Heynen about why we struggle to follow through on our promises, even when they are important to us.

Heather has worked in private practice as a licensed mental health therapist, health coach and exercise professional for over 20 years. There is considerable alignment between my career and Heather’s, including owning gyms and our passion for the outdoors. Heather is a keen rock climber and mountain biker and takes on solo multi-day challenges. She has a list of credentials after her name. (LPC-MH, QMHP, NCC)

Heather is a recovered binge-eater/restrictor and yo-yo dieter, so she understands the challenges both personally and professionally. In this episode, we have some good laughs about our personal experiences.

Heather’s mission is to bring whole person health (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual) to individuals so they can live their best lives.

Heather’s podcast is Weight Loss and Wellness for Real: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heather1422

Her website is: Https://heatherheynen.com

Instagram: @heynencounselingandcoaching

Facebook: Heather Heynen

YouTube: Heather Heynen Wellness

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I had a fabulous conversation with Jayne Bullen, the Chief Operating Officer of the Noakes Foundation and Managing Director of Nutrition Network. Jayne is a contributor/editor to the book The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health.

We talked about the different chapters in the book and the benefits of medical nutrition therapy. This book is designed to answer the questions and concerns that many health care practitioners have about implementing low carbohydrates diets in patients.

We both hope that you will share this episode with friends and family who may find it helpful, and if appropriate with your GP.

About Jayne

Jayne believes research in healthcare needs better funding and strong minds. As the Chief Operating Officer of The Noakes Foundation, she established Eat Better South Africa alongside inspiring colleagues and Prof Noakes and believes in building stronger collaboration in the nutrition and science game.

After realizing the dichotomy between brand research budgets and human health research, she decided to leave the formal research world, committed to bringing her global experience in big biz research, systems, and policy change expertise into new areas to affect change to human health.

Jayne is an MBA Chevening Scholar, High Dip in Marketing and International Relations graduate. In her MBA at Leeds University, she focussed on the regulation of marketing to children in the food and fast food categories, later conducting Pan European media research and strategy evaluation in this area for various global health bodies and brands.

As an extension of her collaborative vision for the future of human health and better healthcare systems, she co-founded Nutrition Network and has been its Managing Director since it was founded in 2018.

You can find Jayne and the Nutrition Network here:

Facebook @Nutrition Network

Twitter @NutritionNetwrk

Linkedin @Nutrition Network

Instagram @nutritionnetworkglobal

YouTube @nutritionnetwork

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