The Aligned Life Podcast

What does your life need right now? In this short and sweet episode, I’m chatting with you about how you lean into nature, the quiet, the space to find what you really need in your life.

Here are some highlights:

• Stop settling for the the revolving hamster wheel you’re currently on
• One action you need to take when something scares you
• The right attitude to have in order to see success
• How to build confidence in your life
• And more!

Dr. Tonya Loken is a Naturopathic Doctor and nutritionist, who practices at Catalyst Medical Center, in Fargo, ND. On this episode we focus on the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and postpartum self-care. She also clarifies what symptoms are “normal” as opposed to “common,” and why the distinction is important.

Dr. Tonya explains what a healthy menstrual cycle consists of, including cycle length, bleed time, consistency, and why clotting isn’t healthy.

She also shares what happens to our hormones once we get pregnant, and the role progesterone and estrogen play before, during, and after pregnancy. What are normal symptoms during pregnancy?

We also discuss the steps you can take to buff your adrenal glands and immune system while pregnant and postpartum. What vitamins and supplements are beneficial, the difference between folate and folic acid, and why quality matters when it comes to supplements.

You can find out more about Dr. Tonya, or book a call here, or find her on Instagram.

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*DISCLAIMER: The recommendations in this podcast are for informational purposes only and do not replace medical advice from your health care provider and is not intended to be a substitute for independent professional medical judgment, advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Today we have one of the most connected to spirit friends that I know, Amanda Jelinek. We met 14 1⁄2 years ago in my Chiropractic practice and we’ve always had a bond both being driven women and moms and very intuitive.

Today’s episode is a bit nontraditional – imagine that! I tell a lot of people about her and they usually give me wide-eyed looks so I thought, “What better way to showcase her than allowing you to see, ahem hear her in action!” Healers work in many different ways, so she talked colors, brought out some cards and sensed my energy.

Amanda is a powerhouse human, connector and communication. My intent in this session is to share another perspective...one that may unlock you, unlock your connection, unlock a key to being closer to living your purpose, ON PURPOSE.

About Our Guest A seeker of the truth, the light and the way and always a little quirky, Amanda is always digging in to learn something new. She's a full-time wife & mom, business consultant, semi-farmer, spiritual leader and Enneagram 3 who never starts her day without a hot cup of coffee on the porch. She learned over 20 years ago that the way to truly live and manifest your desires in this lifetime is to start by building a regular meditation practice and paying attention to the messages you receive. She's a practitioner of multiple modalities, working with individuals to shift their limiting beliefs and align their energy with their goals. For those who manage to pull her off the farm for awhile, she'll talk your ear off about sustainable growing, clean food and wildcrafting herbal medicine and will top it off with earthing practices and how to use of color, crystals & plants to align your chakras and deepen your spirit connection.

You can find Amanda on Instagram or her website.

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Stacy Counterman ain’t your average coach. Her approach to her athletes is 100% holistic, and that includes body, mind and soul.

If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million times: Sports are life. Stacy agrees - and that’s why she’s committed to prepping her athletes for the long haul.

From establishing internal motivations, finding your why and accepting all of the hurdles and injuries that come along with sports (and life), Stacey shares her incredible experience that applies to the kids she coaches, but extends to amazing life advice for anyone.

We talk about how to pivot with our children through the changes in their lives, how to give them tools to “expand their bandwidth for more positive things” after a setback, and share tactical ways to build back their confidence.

Grab your kiddos and listen in together as Stacy explains the power of setting small achievable goals, focusing on what can be controlled, and remembering that we are all more than any one thing.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Originally from SD, Stacy received a B.S. in Athletic Training and Exercise Science from MSU Moorhead. She went on to receive her M.Ed. in Athletic Training from the University of Virginia. After working in the high school setting for three years, she discovered a new passion for the mental side of injury recovery and exercise in general. Now a doctorate student working on her EdD in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Western States, she works with athletes, groups, performers of all kinds who want to have fun, perform better, or consistently find "peak performance," whatever that may be. Outside of school and work, she loves to spend time with my husband and family, preferably in the mountains, on the beach, or at Disney World.

You can find Stacy on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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What are the effects of isolation on our mental health? Any new mother can tell you - the effects are heavy and far reaching.

On the show today we have Dr. Ali Young, who was so shocked by the isolation caused by her transition into motherhood she has made it her business to help mothers find and build their tribe.

In a world where “busy-ness is rewarded and rest is admonished” moms are getting hit the hardest. Dr. Ali started seeing this trend in her Chiropractic practice, and the sheer volume of tapped out moms alerted her to a major problem at large.

You can’t have this conversation with every patient. You just can’t. So she’s created a container to do it in. It’s called Unfck Motherhood, and it’s a place to nurture and grow self-aware, connected, resilient women, who understand that taking care of themselves serves their families immensely.

The massive shift to motherhood isn’t unlike the massive shift many of us have undergone with Covid. Dr. Ali’s soul-saving approach to restoring the hood to motherhood is something we can all benefit from.

JOIN DR. ALI’S COURSE!

If you are you over it, feeling like every day is the same, not fulfilling, and sometimes there are sides of you showing up that you just aren't sure where they came from - you're not alone.

The Embracing Motherhood is designed for busy mums to reimagine their mothering experience, provide tools you can use to change it up, and to allow reconnection and joy to re-enter your world.

If this sounds like something that could turn around your 2020, head over and check it out. www.draliyoung.com/embrace

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr Ali Young is a Chiropractor with a passion for helping Mums to become UnFkd and thriving. With nearly 18 years experience in practice, working with children and mothers for most of the time, she loves watching mums blossom into themselves as they grow and learn about themselves and their children.

She graduated from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia in 2002. She moved to Perth WA early 2003 and began working as an associate for 3 years, before branching out with her best friend and mama mentor Dr Olivia Gleeson to work side by side for 8 years. In this period she served as on the WA Registration board and was the Vice President of the WA Chapter of the Chiropractors Association of Australia. She also completed her Masters in Chiropractic Pediatrics.

She loved playing sport... which is where she met her husband. Not long after getting married, they moved to Malaysia where she had the majority of her first pregnancy. She birthed in Perth WA, with her support network, but they moved back overseas when their first child was only 2.5 weeks old. This is where her reality set in. They eventually moved back to Australia, in QLD, and she returned to work, and became pregnant again, this time birthing in a regional hospital with a great support network. They stayed in Australia for a while longer, and just after the youngest child turned 1 they moved to South Korea for two years. This was epic, and her tribe of wonder mums was really born here. As was the growth of understanding of motherhood for her.

When they moved back to Australia Dr Ali reopened her private practice in Gladstone QLD, seeing over 50% children and another 20-30% pregnancy and post partum mums. in 2019 she has really felt a calling to share her knowledge about UnFckIng Motherhood with a bigger community. So Unfck Motherhood was born, to help mums embrace their motherhood journey again, and regain their HOOD.

You can find Dr. Ali on Facebook, Instagram, on her website, and you can join her challenge here. You can join her Embracing Motherhood course here.

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