The Good Mood Podcast is a series of conversations led by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND about mental health, hormones and gut health. On this podcast, we discuss topics surrounding: nutrition, body image, psychedelic medicines, herbal medicine, social justice, digestion, Polyvagal Theory, relationships and Attachment Theory, trauma, frontiers in counselling and psychotherapy, ADHD, OCD, addictions, depression, hormones, digestion, nutritional psychiatry and nutrition, supplementation, herbal me ...
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Episode 96: Fermentation and Fibre to Feed Your Gut with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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In this episode of the Good Mood Podcast, Dr. Talia, ND, reflects on Sonnenberg's study showing how gut microbiota-targeted diets can influence human immune status. The study involved two dietary intervention groups, high-fibre and high-fermented foods, with the latter showing decreased inflammatory cytokines. The podcast stresses the importance of…
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Episode 95: The Psychology of Coercion: Cults, MLMs, Large Group Awareness Trainings, and coercive relationships with Brandie Hadfield
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Brandie is a recovering wellness nano-influencer working towards becoming a Registered Psychotherapist. Brandie used to be an obedient follower and team leader. Still, today, she’s writing a Substack and a memoir on the topic of cult awareness and her experience inside a commercial cult. Brandie speaks out about abuses of power and coercion perpetr…
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Episode 94: How to Sleep Better: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND, RP-Q
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Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, naturopathic doctor and registered psychotherapist (qualifying), talks about the importance of sleep and how to treat chronic insomnia with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, the gold standard for supporting insomnia and improving sleep. Learn more: taliand.com
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Episide 93: Neurotransmitters, Neuromodulators and Amino Acids with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, naturopathic doctor discusses neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, amino acids and their role in mental health. learn.goodmoodproject.ca taliand.com Insta: @drtaliand This video is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. No 1:1 doctor-patient relationship is formed through this process, a …
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Episode 92: Parasites and Poop with Dr. Michelle Pobega, ND
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Parasites are gross, and despite our desire to avoid them, they may be necessary to talk about. Dr. Michelle Pobega aka the "Poop and Parasite Princess" and I talk poop... and parasites. What they are, how they live, what they want with your life, health and well-being, how to uncover their slimy ways, and how to rid yourself of them. This may be a…
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Episode 91: The Last "Diet" You'll Ever Do with Gina Livy of the Livy Method
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In 2021, I started hearing about a weight loss program patients were doing via Facebook. Patients are always telling me about weight loss programs. However, these patients were motivated, losing weight, regularly eating, enjoying protein for breakfast and hydrating. They were engaging in better self-care. They were also following our work together …
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Episode 90: Neurodivergence-Informed Therapy with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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I talk about neurodivergence in Canada and considerations for counselling and naturopathic medicine, including support for executive functioning skills, therapeutic relationship-building, and nutritional support. Learn more: taliand.com learn.goodmoodproject.ca
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Episode 89: Nourishing and Navigating Health After Cancer with Dr. Martha Sharpe, ND
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Dr. Martha Sharpe, ND is back on the Good Mood Podcast to talk about cancer survivorship, nourishing our bodies and supporting mental health, as well as the healing philosophy of naturopathic medicine, an additive approach to dietary and lifestyle changes and how to support your whole body after cancer. Find Martha here: https://marthasharpend.com/…
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Episode 88: Eat the Darn Eggs: the truth about cholesterol with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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What is the truth about cholesterol, this devilish and dreaded molecule that must be headed off at the pass with cholesterol-lowering medications? Is it a heart attack in a box, or fuel for the brain? Learn the truth about this molecule including how to interpret your blood tests, what cholesterol's many roles are in the body, how to balance your b…
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Episode 87: Understanding Hair Loss with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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I talk with Tracy Seider about hair loss. Do you dread washing or brushing your hair for fear of seeing clumps falling out in the shower? Listen to or watch this presentation on diagnosing and uncovering the cause of hair loss and learning how to treat it. First appeared on Tracy's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/142386369718570 Web…
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Episode 86: The Art of Receiving with Dr. Shayla Garland, ND
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I finally have Dr. Shayla Garland, ND on my podcast, after much deliberation and convincing. Shayla graduated a year ahead of me at CCNM but after we both graduated we became friends. She is a wonderful ND and very talented artist and skilled world traveller and expert free spirit. On this pod she will share her epic story that changed it all for h…
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Episode 85: Homeopathy: Simillimums, Miasms and Dolphin Milk with Victor Cirone, HOM, DSHM, RH
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In this episode Victor Cirone joins us for a third time, this time to talk about homeopathy. We cover the who, why, what and where--the history, details and definition of homeopathic medicine as well as discuss healing philosophy, resistance to healing and fear of death (and dolphin's milk). Victor Cirone is a Registered Homeopath with The College …
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Episode 84: Activate Your Energy: The Iron, Copper and Magnesium Connection with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND review (Cu)Re Your Fatigue by Morley Robbins, and explains the complex dynamic between iron metabolism, copper and magnesium and how they play a role in our energy production in the body and reduction of oxidative stress that leads to chronic disease. Energy is everything and a lack of energy and increase in oxidative str…
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Episode 83: Fascia, Lymph and Trauma with Nicole Argentieri, Registered Massage Therapist
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On the Good Mood Podcast we've spoken before of fascia. We've even mentioned lymph, but this interview with Nicole takes it to a whole new level. Nicole is a registered massage therapist with certifications in Fascial Stretch Therapy, Massage Therapy Body Mechanics, Reiki, Lymph, Performance Stretch Systems and Lifestretch. Her focus is on fascial …
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Episode 82: Circadian Rhythms, Hormones and Stress with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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This episode is a recording of an interview I did on Tracy Seider (of the Reshape Method)'s Facebook group. We talk about the stress response and hormones. How changes in your hormones can affect stress: sleep, energy and mood and how this can affect your Circadian Rhythms. We discuss the master stress hormone cortisol and how to tame it to promote…
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Episode 81: When my patients say they want to lose weight... with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, naturopathic doctor, discusses natural weight loss--when her patients want weight loss what are they actually asking for? What hormonal inputs cause unwanted fat gain and maintenance? Why is calorie restriction not that answer? What two lifestyle strategies does she recommend instead that restructure the metabolism and heal …
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Episode 80: The Anxiety Masterclass with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Welcome to the 80th episode of the Good Mood Podcast! To celebrate I've created another epic episode: The All About Anxiety Masterclass. This episode encompasses: how to rewire your anxious brain, how to support OCD, how to ride the waves of your emotions for 90 seconds and how to recover from stress and burnout. This episode couples well with the …
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Episode 79: Functional Movement and Alignment with Tracy Seider, Peri/Menopause Movement and Posture Coach
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Your alignment habits can be stopping you from getting what you need out of your exercise: building muscle, preventing injury, and getting the shape you want. Alignment is everything. When I was a student I discovered the world of biomechanics: how the body is supposed to move, in alignment with the natural curvatures of the spine and angles of the…
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Episode 78: Dancing with Dopamine: Mood, Motivation & Movement with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND describes how dopamine works in the brain. How does it connect to mood, motivation, desire, willpower, tenacity, self-efficacy, creativity and happiness? How can dopamine breed or affect satisfaction? How can we use dopamine to improve desire, motivation, executive functioning and pleasure? Perhaps now you’re having troub…
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Episode 77: You Are the Medicine with Asha Frost
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"In my ways of knowing, medicine is the vital, healing energy that connects the Spirit, mind, and emotional bodies. It’s something carried by all living things. It is our connection, our roots, our life force. Medicine is something we all carry, birthed from our Ancestors and held by our Spirit." - Asha Frost, "You are the Medicine" Asha Frost (she…
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Episode 76: The Nutrition Masterclass with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Here's an all-in-one-podcast related to everything about nutrition that you were afraid to Google (or maybe did Google and ended up more confused). In this podcast I pull together previous pod episodes on nutrition, where I discuss cravings, the Dos and Don'ts of Human Nutrition, nutrients for mental health, and why eating meat is healing. This epi…
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Episode 75: Thyroid and Mental Health with Dr. Katie Rothwell, ND
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Dr. Katie is a Naturopathic Doctor, clinic owner, thyroid authority and educator. Her mission is to break the mold of traditional thyroid care and to bring evidenced-based thyroid education to practitioners and patients. As a clinician, Dr. Rothwell uses her signature framework and a practical down to earth approach to help her patients navigate th…
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Episode 74: Perinatal Mental Health and "Impossible Parenting" with Dr. Niki Nephin, ND
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I talk with my friend Dr. Niki Nephin about... a whole lot of things related to perinatal mental health. We discuss post-partum anxiety and depression, the hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy, labour and the post-natal period, the social and environmental factors that shape post-partum mental health, how it's "not just serotonin", recreati…
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Episode 73: The Trauma Masterclass with Ayan Mukherjee, Registered Psychotherapist
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Everyone has trauma. We all have past experiences that left a mark on our nervous systems, which might in our adult lives cause nervous system dysregulation, leading to symptoms of brain fog, emotional numbness, anxiety and depression, issues with sleep and digestion, and chronic inflammation. Ayan Mukherjee is a registered psychotherapist and EMDR…
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Episode 72: Navigating Mental Health with Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND
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Dr. Christina Bjorndal is the OG of mental health naturopathic doctors. We talk about her story of living through an eating disorder, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and a suicide attempt and how she found her way to naturopathic medicine. We talk transformation, mental health nutrition, treating the physical, bipolar disorder, medication and…
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Episode 71: Vaccines, Immunity and Informed Consent with Dr. Taylor Bean, ND
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In British Columbia, Canada, naturopathic doctors with a certificate can vaccinate children 5 and up (Ontario NDs do not have vaccination in our scope). Dr. Taylor Bean is one such doctor. In this episode we chat vaccination, what it is, how a vaccination naturopathic doctor does vaccines, who vaccines are for, what Informed consent looks like and …
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Episode 70: Healing Chronic Illness and Pain with Edna Pereira, Registered Psychotherapist
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When we are diagnosed with a chronic illness or suffering from chronic pain, our life, our identity and our future flash before our eyes. Experiencing these changes to our physical health and well-being can be life-changing. Edna Pereira is a registered psychotherapist whose focus is in helping her clients manage and heal from chronic pain and chro…
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Episode 69: The Akashic Records and the Energy of Choice with Andra Wochesen, energy coach
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I talk with Andra Wochesen about the energy of choice, and how to heal using the Akashic records. Andra Wochesen is multi-certified Coach, with training in Law of Attraction, Reiki, Soul Realignment, Tapping into Wealth and Quantum Flow. This unique combination of skills coupled with intuitive coaching and energy techniques creates an extremely int…
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Episode 68: Ketamine-Assisted Therapy with Dr. Rae St. Arnault, ND
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On the latest episode of the Good Mood Podcast I talk to naturopathic doctor Rae St. Arnault about ketamine-assisted therapy. We talk the legality of psychedelic medicines, using psychedelics for depression, how a ketamine-assisted therapy session works, who it might be beneficial for, and Dr. Rae's more recent work on bringing psychedelic therapy …
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Episode 67: Burnout and the Stress Cycle with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Episode 67 of the Good Mood Podcast is all about Burnout and the Stress Cycle. Drawing from the book Burnout: The secret to unlocking the stress cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, Polyvagal Theory, General Adaptation Theory, and other stress-response models we talk about burnout, rest, replenishment, dopamine/serotonin, motivation, protein, and how…
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Episode 66: Rewire Your Anxious Brain with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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I review the book Rewire Your Anxious Brain by Dr. Catherine M. Pittman, PhD where she talks about the two types of anxiety, amygdala and cortex-based anxiety, or body-based and worry-based anxiety. We talk about how to recognize the features of these two types of anxiety, what is going on in the brain with both and how to nutritionally, behavioura…
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Episode 65: Meat Play Love: The Benefits of Eating Meat with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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I talk about the benefits of eating meat: for mental health, hormones, mood from a nutrient perspective, and how eating meat can heal the environment through regenerative agriculture. Resources: The Carnivore Code, Paul Saladino, MD The $100 Billion Ingredient Making Your Food Toxic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQmqVVmMB3k Courses: Learn.goodmoo…
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Episode 64: It's not me---It's OCD: on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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In this solo episode Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND talks about OCD: the biological and neurological underpinnings, the symptoms, behaviour therapy, and nutritional support. It is possible to overcome OCD symptoms--the key is to learn where the symptoms arise in the brain and how to combat them to break the obsession-anxiety-compulsion-relief cycle. I …
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Episode 63: All About Inflammation: The Real Root Cause of Depression with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Depression is not a neurotransmitter disorder--it is an inflammatory condition. In this solo episode, I talk about chronic low-grade inflammation and how it contributes to virtually every chronic health condition, including mental health conditions and how to construct an anti-inflammatory lifestyle to start feeling like yourself again. To learn mo…
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Episode 62: 90 Seconds to Emotional Resilience with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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In this solo episode I review the book "90 Seconds to a Life You Love" by Joan Rosenberg, PhD, who teaches us how to develop more mental and emotional resilience if we are willing to stay open to our experience and ride the 90-second waves of eight unpleasant emotions to their completion. We talk purging, grief, trauma, and describe the unpleasant …
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Episode 61: The Wisdom of Cravings with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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What do your cravings mean? Are they pesky sensations in the body that compel us to binge eat junk food and struggle with our weight? Or, do they contain inherent wisdom that can guide us to the right food choices for supporting our health and wellness? I talk about a landmark study from the 1930s in which researchers allowed babies to choose their…
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Episode 60: Informed Consent, Your Right to Bodily Autonomy with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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In this solo episode, Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND outlines the principles of Informed Consent and medical decision-making from a place of personal empowerment, bodily autonomy, dignity and choice. To learn more about Good Mood Project Courses visit: https://learn.goodmoodproject.ca/
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Episode 59: Raising Healthy Kids with Nicholas Hundley, nutritional biochemist
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In this podcast Nic and I discuss healing philosophy, mental health and the brain, nutrition and how to raise a healthy family. I have so many patients who come in for help, and are set on transformation only to succumb to the overwhelm of making 3 separate meals: one for their kids, one for their partner and one for themselves. It's a losing battl…
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Episode 58: Hair Peace, Bed Peace with Taylor Morozova, hair stylist and beauty expert
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This is a podcast about mental health. And while it may seem trivial, I suppose, hair loss is one of the most psychologically and emotionally upsetting symptoms that plagues the people who come into my office. Treating hair loss is also sometimes the bane of my existence. There are so many reasons why hair loss can occur, or why someone may deal wi…
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Episode 57: The Dos and Don'ts of Human Nutrition with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Is nutrition a confusing and sometimes shame-inducing topic for you? Do you read one headline after the next confused about coconut oil, bananas, red meat, or what foods are "good" and what foods are "bad"? The topic is daunting, so I created this solo episode, on the The Dos and Don'ts of Human Nutrition. You can hardly blame us. As someone who st…
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Episode 56: Preventing and healing diabetes by supporting your metabolic health and blood sugar with Dr. Christina De Avila, ND CDE
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Christina De Avila is a certified diabetes educator and naturopathic doctor. In this episode, we talk type II diabetes — how lifestyle is really at the core of managing this very common and chronic, often devastating, end-stage condition, and how to take a balanced approach to modifying one’s lifestyle: it doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing Diet …
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Episode 55: You Weigh Less on the Moon with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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I don't like treating weight loss. As a naturopathic doctor, my principles are to treat the root cause of disease, do no harm, and work with the healing power of nature. Most patients who want to lose weight expect to be put on a calorie-restricted diet and, frustratingly, calorie-restricted diets don't work. Most people enter a cycle of calorie (o…
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Episode 54: Depression and the Impossible Task with Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND
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Depression is a sneaky little bugger. Most people associate it with sadness--crying, etc. And yes, while sadness can be a common feature of depression, low motivation and activation, leading to something called "The Impossible Task" can be pretty universal as well. In this solo episode I highlight the features of the Impossible Task, explain why it…
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Episode 53: A Conversation with an Elder with Dr. Verna Hunt, ND and Dr. David Miller, ND on That Naturopathic Podcast
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This is an episode that originally aired on That Naturopathic Podcast, the famous ND podcast with host Dr. David Miller, ND (the Gut Gangsta, who appeared in one of the episodes on this pod, where we talk about the vagus nerve). TNP interviews NDs in our profession doing something a little different to give you a sense of what it's like to work wit…
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Episode 52: Helping Young People Cope with the Pandemic on the Queen's Power Podcast
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“I was involved in ______ and then, the Pandemic hit...” how many of us have that story? I feel so so lucky to have had surfing in the last year. Something to get me out, give me purpose, exercise and community. Something that can be done outside at a distance, for relatively little money (once you have the gear, that is). I did a podcast with Quee…
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Episode 51: Strength and Resilience During Hard Times: Surviving the Lockdowns Part 2 with Victoria Sabo, RP
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Victoria Sabo, registered psychotherapist is back for a second episode where we talk about surviving the lockdowns, this time part 2. We spent the last episode lingering in validation and acknowledgment of all the things going on during this past year with our mental health. Victoria talked about increased cognitive load, the "Covid Fatigue" charac…
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Episode 50: Surviving the Lockdowns with Victoria Sabo, Registered Psychotherapist
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As Ontario, Canada heads toward a third round of lockdowns, we're experiencing what Victoria Sabo and her colleagues call "Covid Fatigue". That low motivation, low-grade anxiety, indescribable feeling and set of emotions that characterize our response to over a year of this pandemic. Victoria and I met to talk about the issues that people are exper…
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Episode 49: Dissociation, Trauma and Polyvagal Theory with Ayan Mukherjee, Registered Psychotherapist
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Ayan comes back on the Good Mood Podcast to talk Polyvagal Theory, trauma and dissociation. In our last episode together we talked trauma and how trauma lives in and impacts the brain. We also talked extensively on the science and process of a trauma-based therapy, EMDR, which helps to rewire traumatic experiences in the brain. We left that last ep…
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Episode 48: Peaceful Periods, PCOS and Why Ovulation is Good for Your Mood with Dr. Anne Hussain, ND
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Dr. Anne Hussain is back on the Good Mood Podcast to talk peaceful periods, PCOS and why Ovulation is good for your mood--not just for fertility. In this pod episode we talk about the menstrual cycle, how our hormones impact our mood, problems with the oral contraceptive, and why ovulation is not just important for fertility--it builds the progeste…
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Episode 47: Hacking Your ADHD with Erica Robinson, Health Coach
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Erica is back on the Good Mood Podcast to talk ADHD and how we can heal our inflamed brains with nutrition. We talk the symptoms of ADHD, what goes on in the brain, Erica's journey with getting diagnosed and trying Vyvanse for 9 months, to how she mastered her productivity and brain health using nutrition. According to Erica a lot of people with AD…
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