Healthy By Heather Brown Heather Brown

In this episode:

Jason VanRuler, author of recent new book, Get Past Your Past: How Facing Your Broken Places Leads to True Connection, joins Heather to address past pain and hurt as the first step to find healing and authentic connection. He uses biblical wisdom, clinical experience and his own personal story growing up surrounded by abuse, addiction and conflict, leading to his own drug and alcohol issues. He remembers hitting his rock bottom, looking in the mirror and hating who he saw, falling into the same unhealthy patterns he saw growing up and swore would never be his life. He reexamined his relationship with drugs/alcohol and went back to school to become a therapist. Now Jason is known for his ability to relate and connect with his clients and offer hope to those who have felt hopeless. He has an engaged and rapidly growing online audience for his insightful, short videos sharing practical tips for psychological care, self-help, and healthy relationships.

In the marriage corner:

Eric and Heather share the top 3 charicteristics they each look for in friendships and appreciate about their friends.

Connect with Jason:

https://www.instagram.com/jason.vanruler/

https://www.jasonvr.com

Links from this episode:

Jason's Book: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/mentalhealthbookslist
Connect with Heather:


7 Days FREE of the HBHB Membership: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/membership/Heather's ebooks: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/product-category/digital-products/Heather's Amazon favorites: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/HBstorefrontHeather's freebies: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/freebies/Heather's favorite liquid collagen: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/everyday-must-haves/Heather's email list: https://spring-pine-631.myflodesk.com/9347a138-077e-4c55-bf61-2137aeed89eaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthybyheatherbrown/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthyByHeatherBrownPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/healthybyheatherbrown/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthyByHeatherBrown/videosLTK: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/HealthybyHeatherBrownTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healthybyheatherbrown
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In this episode:

Award-winning author and founder of the online brand GraceLaced.com, Ruth Chou Simons, joins Heather to talk about what it feels like when your current life circumstances, your parenting, marriage, career and friendships, are so far from where you long for them to be.

In her new book, Now and Not Yet: Pressing In When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More, Ruth encourages readers to see their current circumstances the way God does, align their perspective with his and choose to press in instead of look for a way out. Drawing from scripture, biblical wisdom, and personal experience, Ruth's deep belief that God has already ultimately fulfilled all of His promises in Christ undergirds every word of Now and Now Yet. Readers will feel deeply understood, gently challenged and encouraged to call on the Lord amidst every circumstance—to trust they are right where they need to be because God will use it all.

Ruth states - “I truly believe your current season is not wasted." And, "God is purposeful about what happens between today and tomorrow, between right now and someday. My prayer is that we stop hiding behind simple platitudes and quick fixes to our unwanted right nows and bravely step into the ways God wants to change us… instead of staying busy trying to change our circumstances.” 

In the marriage corner:

Eric and Heather dive deep into the Ted Talk on procrastination. Tune in and watch the Ted Talk for yourself at the link below! 

Connect with Ruth:

https://ruthchousimons.com

https://www.instagram.com/ruthchousimons/

https://www.instagram.com/gracelaced/ 

Links from this episode:

Ruth's New Book, Now And Not Yet: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/mentalhealthbookslistRuth's First Interview On The Healthy By Heather Brown Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mom-of-6-boys-ruth-chou-simons-shares-tangible/id1638763905?i=1000629173564The Ted Talk referenced on the marriage corner: https://youtu.be/fxbCHn6gE3U?si=VblyOw5iJ1HqAMga
Connect with Heather:



7 Days FREE of the HBHB Membership: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/membership/Heather's ebooks: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/product-category/digital-products/Heather's Amazon favorites: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/HBstorefrontHeather's freebies: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/freebies/Heather's favorite liquid collagen: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/everyday-must-haves/Heather's email list: https://spring-pine-631.myflodesk.com/9347a138-077e-4c55-bf61-2137aeed89eaInstagram: a href="https://www.instagram.com/healthybyheatherbrown/"...

In this episode:
Campbell Will, founder of Breath Body Therapy, joins Heather to share his story about researching the power of breathwork and how breathwork isn't a trend but rather it is the single most important function of the body and can either drive us towards health or towards disease.

Campbell shares that one of the best things you can do for your nervous system is to manage your state and thus how a managed state impacts parenting. Children will mirror the energy and attitude of parents. 

Campbell unpacks the differences between mouth breathing vs nose breathing as well as the impact each has on the mind, body, and nervous system. He also touches on stress (embracing it rather than avoiding it), self regulation (teaching the nervous system how to be calm, the link between breathing and emotions, and the difference between "breathwork" and "breath retraining". 

Campbell practically walks through good breathing patterns including how to properly take a deep breath. 

Campbell's best takeaway is to use your breathing as a way to hit the reset button throughout the day. When you begin noticing mouth breathing, use the moment to course correct.

No marriage corner in this episode! We will be back next week! 

Connect with Campbell:
https://www.breathbodytherapy.com
https://www.instagram.com/breathbodytherapy/

Links from this episode:



All books mentioned: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/mentalhealthbookslistBreathing, Sleep & ADHD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8645617/Nasal Breathing & Brain Activity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5148230/Breathing On Mental Health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10719279/ Smartphones Affecting Breathing: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-05605-0
Connect with Heather:



7 Days FREE of the HBHB Membership: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/membership/Heather's ebooks: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/product-category/digital-products/Heather's Amazon favorites: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/HBstorefrontHeather's freebies: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/freebies/Heather's favorite liquid collagen: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/everyday-must-haves/Heather's email list: https://spring-pine-631.myflodesk.com/9347a138-077e-4c55-bf61-2137aeed89eaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthybyheatherbrown/Facebook: a href="https://www.facebook.com/HealthyByHeatherBrown"...

In this episode:

Justin Earley, author of 3 books, Habits Of The Household, The Common Rule, and Made For People, joins Heather to share his insight on the life-changing difference of navigating life with a community vs without. Justin shares how friendships impact our overall mental health and how anxiety and depression are baked into loneliness.

Heather points out Justin's insightful quote: “You are in the overwhelming majority if you are lonely. The new normal. We are the most physically connected and yet spiritually isolated people who have ever walked the planet. This is a spiritual crisis, not just social, because this endemic modern loneliness because it’s much more about your soul being hidden not just your body. It’s deadly. Loneliness kills us, body and soul, because it’s the opposite of what we were made for.”

Heather and Justin unpack the make or break issue of choosing to struggle WITH other people or in SOLIDARITY. Also, how friendship are a spiritual discipline and ultimately, you cannot walk with Jesus like you're supposed to walk with Him unless you are walking in community. 

Justin leaves listeners with the encouragement that if you're feeling like your life is falling apart because you don't have the right friendships, you're right. God will meet you there and He will guide you out of that place of feeling "stuck". Justin provides tangible next steps to show up and speak up -- how to look at your week and identify 1 hour where you can show up for a friend.

Justin ends the conversation by sharing tangible parenting takeaways about bedtime liturgies with his kids and how they incorporate bedtime blessings into their home. He also shares his 1 hour screen-free RESET each day.  

In the marriage corner:

Eric and Heather open up the PARENTING corner with a hilarious story from their 5 year old, Finn, about presidents! The "parenting corner" ends with Eric praying over the listeners, blessing their relationships, marriages, and children. 

Connect with Justin:

https://www.justinwhitmelearley.com
https://www.instagram.com/justinwhitmelearley/

Links from this episode:

Justin's Books: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/mentalhealthbookslistHeather's Bible: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/mentalhealthbookslistArticle Justin Referenced: https://news.virginia.edu/content/are-smartphones-making-people-sadYoutube Video Heather Referenced: https://youtu.be/vzRjkNYT-U8?si=DKlz5t8mnHZu4KKTAro Box (screen time into family time) - https://www.goaro.com/
Connect with Heather:



7 Days FREE of the HBHB Membership: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/membership/Heather's ebooks: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/product-category/digital-products/Heather's Amazon favorites: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/HBstorefrontHeather's freebies: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/freebies/Heather's favorite liquid collagen: a href="https://www.mylifewellloved.com/everyday-must-haves/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

In this episode:

Jeanine Amapola, author of new book, Becoming Happy & Healthy: Real Life Advice on Friendship, Dating, Career and Everything Else You Care About, joins Heather to share her story about her journey from alcohol addiction and toxic relationships to identity in Christ.

Just a few years ago, Jeanine openly acknowledges wrestling with toxic relationships, hateful thoughts, alcohol dependency, and living an unhappy and addicted life. Heather and Jeanine's discussion covers how sin thrives in secrecy, the power of confession, and tangible, practical takeaways on seamlessly integrating God into daily choices and routines.

Jeanine also shares about her season of singleness, stories of newlywed life, her 3 favorite Amazon finds right now (links to those below), and her best restaurant recommendations in Dallas, Texas!

In the marriage corner:

Things get spicy and sentimental in this week's marriage corner when Eric and Heather discuss their 3 favorite charistics about each other. They also share funny parenting updates and their "drinks of the episode". 

Connect with Jeanine:



Instagram: @JeanineAmapolaWebsite: https://jeanineamapola.com/New Book: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/mentalhealthbookslistAmazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/jeanineamapola?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_aipsfjeanineamapola_SHTVFXR6GX5CK8K06A2W Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-healthy-with-jeanine-amapola/id1515971195
Links from this episode:



Jeanine's NEW Book: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/mentalhealthbookslistThe AMAZON LIGHT we love: https://amzn.to/3PxNB5VThe AMAZON VEGGIE CHOPPER we love: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C1T6J3CS?ref=t_ac_view_request_product_image&campaignId=amzn1.campaign.M323LAQI6COI&linkCode=tr1&tag=myliwelo-20&linkId=amzn1.campaign.M323LAQI6COI_1711042742513 Finn's Balance Bike: https://amzn.to/3TOfGIZAshley Terkeurst Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/surviving-divorce-church-hurt-depression-with-ashley/id1638763905?i=1000594905692
Connect with Heather:

7 Days FREE of the HBHB Membership: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/membership/Heather's ebooks: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/product-category/digital-products/Heather's Amazon favorites: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/HBstorefrontHeather's freebies: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/freebies/Heather's favorite liquid collagen: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/everyday-must-haves/Heather's email list: a href="https://spring-pine-631.myflodesk.com/9347a138-077e-4c55-bf61-2137aeed89ea" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

In this episode:

Dr. Austin Lake, husband and father to 3 joins Heather to share about how your physical health is directly correlated to spiritual health, the benefits of the carnivore diet, how to properly detox your system, why hot showers might be harming your thyroid, how convenience foods might be killing you, and the ways we believe Covid was handled poorly.

He provokes the thought of, "Instead of detoxing, think about NOT putting toxins into your system in the first place."

No Marriage Corner in today's episode because my conversation with Dr. Austin Lake was SO good and we went a little over on time. Eric and I will be back next week! 

Connect with Austin Lake:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dr.austin.lake/ 
Book A Consult With Dr. Austin Lake - https://calendly.com/doctorlake/breakthrough-call
Dr. Austin Lake's Website: https://theactivelifeprogram.mykajabi.com/The%20Active%20Life%20Program
Listen To Austin's Podcast - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-lake

Links from this episode:

Books mentioned - https://urlgeni.us/amazon/mentalhealthbookslistAustin's viral reel - https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2lBI6HuYg2/?hl=en  
Connect with Heather:



7 Days FREE of the HBHB Membership: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/membership/Heather's ebooks: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/product-category/digital-products/Heather's Amazon favorites: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/HBstorefrontHeather's freebies: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/freebies/Heather's favorite liquid collagen: https://www.mylifewellloved.com/everyday-must-haves/Heather's email list: https://spring-pine-631.myflodesk.com/9347a138-077e-4c55-bf61-2137aeed89eaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthybyheatherbrown/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthyByHeatherBrownPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/healthybyheatherbrown/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthyByHeatherBrown/videosLTK: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/HealthybyHeatherBrownTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healthybyheatherbrown
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