In this episode, we’re speaking with one of my mentors Andrea Nakayama. If you are dealing with chronic dis-ease (helping someone who does) or experiencing major challenges during this pandemic, this episode is for YOU. We talk about how the pandemic is illuminating major gaps in the conventional America medical model...
Andrea shares her helpful 3 Roots, Many Branches framework and her "Circle of Influence" approach for how to handle tough situations like this pandemic. She talks about how to deal with inflammation: Clear, Calm, Enhance, and Modulate; and the importance of assessing the health of one’s terrain to support immune function and resilience.
Andrea shares her non-negotiables for managing one’s health in this time and she has such a wealth and depth of experiences and information for those dealing with complex chronic illness - I love her take on health sovereignty. Listen to hear Andrea share inspiring ways she is drawing from her own painful life experiences to support her today. Full of tangible and applicable information, Andrea also weaves in potent medicine for how we can navigate this time with grace.
Show Notes
In this episode, we discuss:
How the pandemic is illuminating major gaps in the conventional America medical model
Andrea’s helpful 3 Roots, Many Branches framework and her "Circle of Influence" approach for how to handle tough situations like this pandemic
How to deal with inflammation: Clear, Calm, Enhance, and Modulate
Assessing the health of one’s terrain to support immune function and resilience
Getting out of the one-size-fits all model of health care and how to practice what is true for you that allows you to come into optimal healing potential
Andrea’s non-negotiables for managing one’s health in this time
Ways we can begin to trust our Selves and bodies within our circle of influence
Andrea’s take on health sovereignty and the inspiring ways Andrea is drawing from her own challenging & painful life experience - and how she considers them as the biggest gifts in her life
Helpful questions to inquire that informs our understanding of our selves
Why Andrea considers the most challenging and painful experiences as the biggest gifts in her life
Andrea’s life-changing experience midwifing her husband to his death after birthing new life
How Andrea is personally navigating this time and difficult situations
The transformative power of challenging life experiences, especially with facing fatality
Why “nothing matters more than love” - it’s a practice
The importance of radical presence
Why Andrea says sometimes “we have to fake it til we make it”
Why the little changes make a big difference
How Andrea is taking “breaks” from the stress of the unusual circumstances and feeding her wild
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Website (Patients) | Website (Practitioners) | Facebook | Instagram
Resources
Circle of influence Checklists
Coronavirus (COVID-19) support guide
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