Best Deb Timmerman And Barb Fletcher Podcasts (2025)

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Chronic Disorganization: It's Not Just Clutter. It’s a Brain-Based Issue 22:52

2d ago22:52

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Welcome back to the Less Stress in Life Podcast and our Empowered Wellness Series! In this episode, co-hosts Deb Timmerman, RN, Lindsay Vertalka, MSPT, and Susie Marsh, LMSW and professional organizer, dive deep into a topic that’s often misunderstood: chronic disorganization. Follow Us: Website: LessStressinLife.com/podcast/ Stay tuned for more co…

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Decluttering for Mental Clarity: The Power of Letting Go 27:20

13d ago27:20

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Welcome back to the Less Stress in Life Podcast and our Empowered Wellness Series! In this episode, your hosts Deb Timmerman, RN and natural health advocate; Lindsay Vertalka, physical therapist; and Susie Marsh, social worker and professional organizer, dig into the connection between organization, emotional wellness, and stress reduction. In this…

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Could Clutter Be Harming My Health? 24:36

26d ago24:36

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Welcome to the Less Stress in Life Podcast, your space to reimagine what it means to live well. In this episode of our Empowered Wellness Series, co-hosts Deb Timmerman, RN, Lindsay Vertalka, MPT, and Susie Marsh, LBSW explore a timely and often overlooked topic: the health impact of clutter. Spring is here, and it's not just about cleaning—it's ab…

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Who is in Your Circle of Support? 21:30

1M ago21:30

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Who is in Your Support Circle? The people around you play a huge role in your well-being—but are they lifting you up or draining your energy? In this episode of the Empowered Wellness series, we explore how relationships impact your stress levels, healing, and overall health. Join Deb Timmerman RN, DAIS, HMCT, ARCB, Susie Marsh, LBSW and Lindsay Ve…

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Why Do I Still Have Pain After Surgery? 22:24

2M ago22:24

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You had surgery expecting relief, but you're still in pain—why? In this episode of the Empowered Wellness series, we uncover the hidden reasons behind persistent post-surgical pain. Join Deb Timmerman, RN DAIS, HMCT, ARCB, Susie Marsh, LBSW and professional organizer, and Lindsay Vertalka, MSPT, as they explore how the brain, emotions, and nervous …

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Are My Thoughts and Feelings Causing My Pain? 27:06

2M ago27:06

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In this episode of the Empowered Wellness series, we explore how thoughts, emotions, and past experiences influence physical pain. Our hosts—Deb Timmerman RN, DAIS, HMCT, ARCB, Susie Marsh, LBSW, and Lindsay Vertalka, MSPT discuss the science behind pain perception, the impact of stress and fear, and practical strategies to retrain the brain’s resp…

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The Impact of Stress and Anxiety on Pain and Healing 24:20

3M ago24:20

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In this episode of the Empowered Wellness Series, Deb Timmerman RN, Lindsay Vertalka MPT, and Susie Marsh LBSW discuss how chronic stress and anxiety affect the body’s ability to heal. Learn how the nervous system reacts to stress, why it can lead to pain and inflammation, and how small actions—like mindful breathing, movement, and reducing clutter…

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Taking a Holistic Approach to Health 16:38

3M ago16:38

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In this episode, we dive into the challenges practitioners face in today’s healthcare system, including time constraints and limited communication, which hinder holistic patient care. Our co-hosts—Deb Timmerman, RN, DAIS, HMCT, ARCB, Lindsay Vertalka, MPT, and Susie Marsh, LBSW discuss how holistic care emphasizes prevention, balance, and treating …

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Welcome to the Empowered Wellness Series 9:13

3M ago9:13

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Meet three passionate clinicians—Lindsay Vertalka, MPT; Susie Marsh, LBSW; and Deb Timmerman, RN, DAIS, HMCT, ARCB come together to guide you on a journey toward greater well-being. In this special pre-episode, we’ll introduce ourselves, share our unique paths in healthcare, and explain why we are committed to helping you reclaim control over your …

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Goals: Working with the End in Mind 27:01

2+ y ago27:01

27:01

Guest Lisa Fisher helps us wrap the 52 Practical Tools for Less Stress in Life series talking about strategies and hacks for successful goal setting. If you're thinking about where you want to go next year, or five years down the road, be sure to tune in. She's the owner of Lisa Fisher and Associates. Lisa provides customized training and coaching …

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EP 51: Tools to Create a Strong Relationship 23:17

2+ y ago23:17

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Our goal is to give you tools and strategies to help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Our guests today are Dr. Hollie Brown and her partner Keegan O'Guedes. Our topic today is forging a heart-based relationship with your partner. We speak with Dr Hollie and Keegan about using HeartMath tools together to deal with rapid change and …

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EP 50: How to Decrease Holiday Clutter 20:37

2+ y ago20:37

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Kim Sneath joined us to take about the stress of holiday clutter. Don't miss her tips for clutter-free gift giving and reducing holiday overwhelm. About Kim: She is a Breakthrough Coach & Clutter Specialist. She helps men and women elim…

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EP49: Finding Gratitude in Difficult Times 18:03

2+ y ago18:03

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. This episode's guest is Gael Wood. Gael has over 25 years of experience in the massage and spa industry. She has an immeasurable amount of knowledge and expertise in the art of growing and maintaining a thriving massage & spa business a…

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EP. 48: Exercising your Gratitude Muscle can Make you Mentally Strong Guest:Sharon Saraga Walters 19:33

2+ y ago19:33

19:33

Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. This episode's guest is Sharon Saraga-Walters, Sharon has spent the past 35 years in the health and wellness world. After graduating with a BS in Health Promotions, she launched a business as a Personal Fitness Trainer, then trained to …

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EP: 47 Guest Keenan Hart Using Texting and Positivity for Mental Health Support 28:31

2+ y ago28:31

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Entrepreneur and mental health advocate Keenan Hart has a passion for impacting those around him with positivity. He is the co-founder of FRANSiS, a mental wellness company, Keenan and his team have found a way to weaponize text message…

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EP 46: Hear a Photographer's Journey from Deep Sleep to Gratitude 21:13

2+ y ago21:13

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Gail Howarth, a long-time resident of West Michigan, is a storyteller and award-winning photographer joins is for a candid conversation on gratitude's role in healing. Gail’s early work focused on her first love, nature. Her landscapes …

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EP 45: Can Gratitude Really Interrupt the Stress We Are Feeling? 11:15

2+ y ago11:15

11:15

Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In the month of November, we are exploring the roles gratitude plays in stress and wellbeing. In this episode, we discuss the psychological, physical, and social benefits of gratitude. Are you ready to make gratitude a priority in your …

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EP: 44 Six Concrete Steps to Beat Stress 19:53

2+ y ago19:53

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we share the 6 concrete steps we take our clients through to experience less stress in life. Co-hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certified stress educators, who are skilled at …

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EP 43: Shiatsu Massage for Stress Relief with Guest Raissa Chernushenko 20:11

2+ y ago20:11

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Our guest this episode is Raissa Chernushenko a certified shiatsu massage therapist. She has been certified since 1994, and now offers an expansive list of holistic services and family wellness classes. She encourages her clients to regulate, and tune into their own bodies to achieve greater well-being. Her business Hand to Heart Being, promotes a …

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EP 42: How to Have Less Stress with a Job or Career Change with Sarah-Jane VandenBerg 31:58

2+ y ago31:58

31:58

Our guest is Sarah-Jane VandenBerg, a Career Coach on a mission to bring honesty, truth and joy to the world of careers. She is a Certified Career Development Practitioner and a Holistic Narrative Career Professional with over 25 years of experience working with career decision makers and job seekers. She helps people move through confusion, despai…

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EP 41: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence with Susan Omilian, JD 25:39

2+ y ago25:39

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Susan Omilian, JD is an attorney, award-winning author, motivational speaker and recognized national expert who has advocated to end violence against women for the past forty years. In the 1970s, she founded a rape crisis center and represented battered women in divorce proceedings in the early 1980s. She litigated sex discrimination cases includin…

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EP 40: Guest - Cora Naylor - Releasing Negative Emotions 16:09

2+ y ago16:09

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Our guest is Cora Naylor, Emotion Code practitioner. Join the conversation of about how trapped emotions can hold you back from living your best life. Co-hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certi…

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EP 39: Listener Questions About Stress 17:39

2+ y ago17:39

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we answer questions submitted by podcast listeners around the stress in their lives. Co-hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certified stress educators, who are skilled at helping …

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EP: 38: Stress and Seasonal Transitions 17:18

2+ y ago17:18

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we discussed the challenges of seasonal transitions and ways to transition from one season to another with ease. Co-hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certified stress educators,…

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Ep: 37 Mindfulness Diminishes Stress 11:03

2+ y ago11:03

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we discussed how mindfulness can help you connect to your body, process emotions and decrease stress. Co-hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certified stress educators, who are sk…

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EP 36: Re-Ignite your Creativity 25:05

2+ y ago25:05

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Our guest is Faigie Kobre, a former early childhood educator and high-end portrait photographer. Faigie switched careers in her 50's to become an elementary school art teacher. She also got very into art herself particularly alcohol ink…

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EP 35: A Survivors Guide to Healing 30:49

2+ y ago30:49

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Our guest is Shenandoah Chefalo. Shenandoah Chefalo is a graduate of Michigan State University (holding a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science), a Core Essentials Graduate from Coach U, a Certifie…

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EP 33: Brain Changes from Burnout 16:07

2+ y ago16:07

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Burnout makes us feel physically and mentally exhausted. Research shows it affects our body on the cellular level. Tune in to learn how long hours and burnout change the way your brain works. Co-hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher are…

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EP 33: The Dis-Ease of Busy-ness - Managing an Overloaded Schedule 18:32

3y ago18:32

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Busy-ness is not a badge of honor, even though society thinks that busy equals successful. Check out this episode for helpful tips and tools for creating a schedule that is manageable. Co-hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher are certif…

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EP 32: Tips and Tools for Less Stressful Social Media & Email Experiences 23:57

3y ago23:57

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we share tips and tools for less stressful social media time and managing your email inbox. Co-hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certified stress educators, who are skilled at h…

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EP 31: The Pressure Free Method with Elle Ingalls 30:00

3y ago30:00

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Elle Ingalls, author of Pressure-Free Parenting: The Ten-Second Solution to Less Stress and Anxiety for High-Achieving Families is our guest this week. Elle is an international speaker, coach, professional violinist, conductor and found…

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Ep 29: Is Stress Affecting Your Sleep? 16:17

3y ago16:17

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we talk about three factors that impact the ability to get great sleep: Sleep apnea, over activated stress response, and having a sleep routine. If you're having trouble falling or staying asleep this episode is for you!…

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EP 28: Building a Social Support System with Melissa Randall 15:41

3y ago15:41

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Our guest Melissa Randall of Intentional Hope joins us for a discussion on building a social support system. Melissa is the founder of Intentional Hope, a personal growth and leadership development organization geared toward empowering …

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EP. 27: Is your body's energy system running like a finely tuned engine or like its stuck in rush hour traffic? 14:51

3y ago14:51

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we explore the body's energy system and heart brain communication. Co -hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher, are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certified stress educators, who are skilled at helping people discover …

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EP 26: The Benefits of Emotional Freedom Technique for Stress 14:55

3y ago14:55

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we continue our series on mind body therapies that we have found helpful in our healing journeys. In this episode we explore Emotional Freedom Technique. Co -hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher, are certified HeartMath…

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EP 25: Benefits of Massage Therapy for Stress 17:29

3y ago17:29

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we continue our series on mind body therapies that we have found helpful in our healing journeys. We feature Michele Arsenault, RMT, to discussed how massage therapy works and how it reduces stress. Co -hosts Deb Timmerm…

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EP 24 Mind Body Connections Through Hypnotherapy, Feat. Michele Duncan 19:02

3y ago19:02

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we continue our series on mind body therapies that we have found helpful in our healing journeys. We feature Michele Duncan, Certified Hypnotherapist, to discuss how hypnotherapy works and how it reduces stress. Co -host…

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EP 23: Mind Body Connections Through TaiChi Easy 13:05

3y ago13:05

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we start discussing healing modalities and practices that have been helpful to us in our stress mastery journey. This episode, we talk about the origins and benefits of Taichi Easy, Deb is a Certified Taichi Easy Practic…

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EP: 22 Stories that Help Us Heal or Keep Us Stuck 14:12

3y ago14:12

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode how the stories we tell define us. The can help us heal or stay stuck depending on the labels we apply. Co -hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher, are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certified stress educators, who ar…

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Bonus Ep. 5 Mental Health Advocacy Using Personal Experience 19:29

3y ago19:29

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Lisa Zarcone is an author of her memoir “The Unspoken Truth”. She is a Child & Mental Health Advocate and a Blogger on her website – www.lisazarcone.net. As the Massachusetts National Ambassador NAASCA (National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse) she uses her title and personal story as a platform to speak about child abuse and mental h…

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EP 21: Stress and Mental Health 11:06

3y ago11:06

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode we explore the relationship between managing stress and mental health. Co -hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher, are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certified stress educators, who are skilled at helping people disco…

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EP 20: How to have Less Stressful Communications 15:40

3y ago15:40

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. This podcast is all about less stressful communications. We talk about the energetics of communication, barriers to sending and receiving clear communications, and how to make sure we send the messages we intend. Co -hosts Deb Timmerman…

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BONUS EP 4: Dr. Jeep Naum & Vanessa Naum: Taking the Stress Out of Marriage 34:27

3y ago34:27

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Our bonus podcast guests are Dr. George (Jeep) Naum and his wife Vanessa Naum. Dr. Jeep has been a physician for 31 years and a marriage coach for 27. Since 2019, he and his wife Vanessa had been specializing in physician marriage coach…

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EP 19: The Stress of Marriages and Family Partnerships 16:01

3y ago16:01

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Dr Jeep Naum and his wife Vanessa, relationship coaches to married physicians taped a bonus podcast with us this week, that will release later this month. In this episode, we shared a few of their wisdom nuggets and talk about the carry…

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EP 18: The Rising Toll of Workplace Stress 17:05

3y ago17:05

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. The human and monetary cost of workplace stress is rising exponentially. In this episode, we'll talk about the problem, and make the case for why employers and entrepreneurs should consider adding stress management tools to their mental…

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EP: 17 The Benefits of Earthing for Stress Relief 13:23

3y ago13:23

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode, we talk about the benefits of earthing or grounding for stress relief. Co -hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher, are certified HeartMath® Trainers, and certified stress educators, who are skilled at helping people disc…

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EP 16: Human Design and Your Stress Experience 12:12

3y ago12:12

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode, we talk about two Chinese medicine practices, Human Design and Facial Reading, and the clues both can give to help understand and manage stress experiences. Co -hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher, are certified Heart…

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EP 15: Five Stress Responses Everyone Experiences 17:19

3y ago17:19

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode, we talk about the five common stress responses: Flight, flight, freeze, faint and fawn, and share descriptions of what each looks like in real life. Is procrastination a stress response? Find out in this episode! Co -ho…

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EP 14: Are You at Risk for Compassion Fatigue? 13:22

3y ago13:22

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. Compassion fatigue is the state of physical and emotional exhaustion leading to a diminished ability to empathize or feel compassion for others. In this episode, we talk about compassion fatigue as a response to constant stress without …

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EP 13: The Gap and Gain Approach to Stress Management 13:09

3y ago13:09

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Our mission is to give you tools and strategies that will help you move from being stressed to feeling your best. In this episode, we share our perspective on the Gap and Gain approach to stress. The concept was developed by Dan Sullivan and shared in a book he co-authored with Benjamin Hardy, PhD. Co -hosts Deb Timmerman and Barb Fletcher, are cer…

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