A Quest for Well-Being

— Since 1993, Desert Harvest has helped to meet the overall health needs of the Interstitial Cystitis - Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) community with their nutritional supplements and all-natural skincare. All products are paraben-free, non-GMO, Kosher certified, have no fillers, artificial ingredients, or artificial preservatives. Today they continue to persevere with their goals in meeting the health needs of the under-served and under-recognized through product innovation, research, and education. Their staff includes individuals committed to providing the highest quality products with outstanding customer support and education at the core of our mission. Valeria Teles interviews Heather Florio — the Owner Of Desert Harvest. Heather Florio is the second-generation owner of Desert Harvest, which manufactures organic nutritional supplements and skincare products harnessing the power of the aloe vera plant. Heather works closely with medical professionals around the world, conducting research and developing products for urology, pelvic health, dermatology, radiation oncology, etc. In 2012, with the retirement of her parents, Heather took over as CEO, bringing not only her management and operations skills, but also her passion for helping, advocating, and educating. Heather was also named one of the top 50 Women in Wellness by Authority Magazine in 2020, serves on the Northern Light Health Center for Healthy Brain Aging, and spoke at the White House in 2016 on international trade. Experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the health and wellness industry. Skilled in Management, Customer Service, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Business Development. To learn more about Heather Florio and her work, please visit: desertharvest.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— The practice of present moment awareness take us directly INTO the raw experience of life in this moment now, exactly as it is. In that sense, our way out is through. Through the tough terrain we had hoped to avoid but with a totally different mindset and perspective than we have had before. We have practiced the perspective of egocentricity from a very young age, so have mostly come to experience ourselves as totally alone in the world, trapped within ourselves, our thoughts, feelings, our past and so on. In present moment awareness, we can quite rapidly become aware of a silent, still and spacious presence deep within us that is in fact not shaken by the storm of discomfort or pain we may feel is raging all around us. By stopping our efforts to escape, becoming still, silent and aware of the empty space around us and within us, we can make a connection with our own innate state of pure, divine presence. That is to say, we can make a direct connection to the dimension of Spirit. Practicing present moment awareness takes you directly into the reality of this present moment. So, if there is unresolved pain or trauma still within you in this moment, it stands to reason that you will face it when you become more present. But do not fear, whatever trauma that might be revealed is no match for the disarming love and compassion and healing kindness of the gaze of presence. This is the heart of compassion that resides in the very fabric of our awareness and which can untangle the most twisted of knots. If you can sit and notice silence and space and stillness at the very moment you are experiencing the arising of fear, pain, suffering, anxiety, panic, sadness, depression, grief, craving, despair or any other form of troublesome human experience then you will be presenting that human suffering directly to the heart of presence and therefore to unconditional love. Remaining present as you move through any kind of pain will bring the light of pure love to that pain and aid your recovery from it and your passage through to a renewal and regeneration of that part of yourself. Valeria Teles interviews Mike Jenkins — the author of "The Gift of the Present: How to Experience More Peace, Joy and Happiness Through Present Moment Awareness." Mike began exploring Spiritual Practice with a voracious zeal after a diagnosis of cancer at the age of 29. In 2010, he began to experience more profound changes in his perception of himself, others and of life and began writing about this on a blog. He has given talks in Leicester, Yorkshire, Lancaster, London and Brighton, recorded dozens of videos on YouTube, was interviewed on the popular Spiritual Awakening video series Buddha at the Gas Pump and has written many articles and short eBooks. Mike currently hosts regular weekly and monthly Present Moment Awareness Group sessions on Zoom, offers private guided sessions for individuals and shares articles, eBooks and MP3 meditations on his website. To learn more about Mike Jenkins and his work, please visit: heartofpresence.co.uk — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Are you afraid of loneliness or failure, confrontation or facing the unknown? Psychologist Dr. Nancy Stella draws on decades of experience in clinical practice in her new book, "Fear Traps: Escape the Triggers that Keep You Stuck" — which presents her concept of the Courageous Brain Process, a six-step, science-based treatment plan to help people overcome fear. "Fear Traps" equips readers to heal trauma and take on new challenges with confidence and resilience. Dr. Stella shows us that fear is normal, but fear does not need to control you. If you're feeling trapped in a cycle of coping mechanisms that just keep making things worse, there is a way out. With over 30 years of experience as a clinical psychologist, Nancy Stella, PsyD, PhD, helps us get unstuck by teaching us how our brain processes fear. Using current neuroscience research, her Courageous Brain Process (CBP) provides transformative, science-based practices to regain control over the emotions that once controlled us. Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Nancy Stella — the author of "Fear Traps: Escape the Triggers That Keep You Stuck." Dr. Nancy Stella has been a leading clinical psychologist in the Cincinnati area for over 20 years. As former president and owner, Dr. Stella expanded BridgePointe Psychological and Counseling Center into one of Ohio's largest private, multi-specialty mental health practices with over 75 providers. After a shattering divorce, Dr. Stella found traditional therapeutic approaches wanting, so she developed the Courageous Brain Process (CBP) — an innovative, science-based method of therapy. Rooted in the most up-to-date neuroscience, it bypassed the shortcomings of traditional talk therapy to repattern the way our brains process fear. When the results proved to be undeniably effective, Dr. Stella left BridgePointe in 2014 to open a counseling practice focused on the CBP. As a result, countless clients have been able to break free of self-destructive patterns triggered by unresolved fear. In addition, Dr. Stella provides training and consultation to other clinicians who want to include this method in their practices. To learn more about Dr. Nancy Stella and her work, please visit: nancystella.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "The pain of life is pure salt – no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains exactly the same. But the amount of pain we taste depends on the container we put it into. When you are in pain, the only thing you can do is enlarge your sense of things Stop being a glass. Become a lake." Childhood sexual abuse is the most traumatic of all wounds, for it is a betrayal at the very root of our being. It turns us against ourselves in such a way that, more often than not, victims become convinced that the fault is theirs. To find a way back from that injury, to prevail and rise above it, is to do the seemingly impossible. In Anne de Nada's book: Twisted Roots, Standing Tall, she recounts her long dance from the darkness of the soul into the love and light of an open heart, as she courageously heeds her soul's insistence and clears away her legacy of trauma from both infant sexual abuse and incest. Born into both emotional and economic poverty, Anne's early life consisted of only obstacles and challenges. But she never gave up, and she continually trusted in her own guidance, being rewarded with insight and wisdom. Whenever it felt like her life was not flowing, she took that as a sign that it was time to do more healing, clearing away the trauma that lay embedded deep in cellular memory. Anne's story speaks to the gift of grace and the indomitable courage of the human heart. As Anne continued to heal, she discovered many essential truths about life, among them that we are never given something we cannot handle, that life is about manifesting the deepest desires of our hearts, and that the thing we most fear is our own greatness. Valeria Teles interviews Anne De Nada — the author of "Twisted Roots, Standing Tall: My Journey to Heal, Learn, and Rise from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse." Anne de Nada is an author, speaker, artist, poet and advocate for awareness of sexual violence. Having been orphaned and left destitute at 16 years old, she transcended her trauma to attain an education and become a successful businesswoman and world traveler. Today, de Nada is a healer in her own right, and her purpose is to inspire others to heal their lives and to bring more light and love into the world for the benefit of all humanity. She has also written "Whispers of Grace: Volume I" and "Whispers of Grace: Volume II," which showcase her art and poetry. To learn more about Anne De Nada and her work, please visit: annedenada.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Dear Son, Please stay here with me, knowing the one and only truth within. We are infinite beings of love, light, and warmth, that nothing can change or hide. It is here where your true self remains the same, no matter what anyone says or does. It is here where your life's challenges hold purpose and beautiful rhythm. And it is here, dear son, where we first met, and will forever hold hands in time. Valeria Teles interviews Nadia Davis — the author of "Home Is Within You: A Memoir." Nadia Davis has a lifetime record of passionate work improving the lives of others. The youngest of seven children to ethnically mixed parents of Native American, Mexican, and German descent, her father was her inspiration. Wallace Davis - an orphaned field worker who later became one of the first Spanish speaking attorneys in California whose successful lawsuit brought an end to "discriminatory ability grouping" of non-English speaking children. Nadia received her B.A. in Sociology with a specialization in Juvenile Justice from the University of California Los Angeles in 1993, her Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in 1996, and was admitted to the State Bar in 1997. At U.C.L.A. Nadia led numerous efforts to empower and at FOX Television Show "In Living Color," and studying better ways to assist paroled youth at the David Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center in South Central LA. In law school, she chaired the Public Interest Law Foundation, studied Human Rights and Environmental Law in Central America, and transcribed law books for a blind student. Following law school, she independently authored a handbook and conducted seminars throughout the state for immigrant youth seeking a higher education, protected the rights of new citizens against unfounded accusations, and spearheaded efforts to unite political parties in the County. Nadia has overcome multiple challenges. She is a survivor of child and adult trauma. As an adult, she abruptly lost her father, a child in utero, and best friend in just a year. In July of 1999, she suffered a near fatal car accident. After months of rehabilitation, she returned to work in her wheelchair and eventually walked again. Nadia's work focus shifted to assisting victims of interpersonal violence. As Executive Director of the Alameda County Family Justice Center, she led collaboration efforts of multiple co-located public, non-profit, and government agencies in an effort to provide more easily accessible and efficient services to victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual exploitation, and child abuse. To learn more about Nadia Davis and her work, please visit: nadia-davis.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Eddy Wellness was founded by Renee Eddy to create a space where someone can come to heal fully on all levels of their being. Eddy Wellness believes that healing is a journey that has enough obstacles inherent in itself and does not need additional obstacles of having to find multiple providers at multiple locations to meet your needs, often searching in the dark without a light to guide you. Eddy Wellness removes those obstacles by offering holistic treatment in one wellness center so that you are able to heal, be well, and embrace your life. Valeria Teles interviews Renee Eddy — a Licensed Professional Counselor, Reiki Master, And Speaker Renee is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Reiki Master based in Norwich, Connecticut. She completed my Master of Science Degree in Forensic Psychology in 2008 and a Post-Graduate Certificate in 2010. Throughout her career she has worked in an array of roles such as community case management, outpatient therapy, partial-hospitalization, mobile crisis, pediatric therapy, program coordination, clinical supervision, and as a college professor, to name a few. She has also had the opportunity to work with people from many different walks of life who have faced a myriad of unique challenges. Her work with each of her clients has given her a deep admiration of the human capacity to change and has helped guide her to evolve as a healer. She believes that the mind, body, and soul are inextricably connected, and she approaches treatment with that philosophy. She enjoys being able to explain to people why their brain is reacting a certain way to their trauma and to teach them some techniques they can use to rewire it while also helping them make space for the energy shift that is necessary for healing to take place. She has found that when you make the space for someone to heal on all levels of their being, they often meet you there. Renee believes in the human capacity to heal, and she believes that we are all drawn to that healing and inner wisdom, though we often don't know how to follow it. Healing is a journey that has enough obstacles inherent in itself. It does not need to be further complicated by the difficult task of finding multiple providers at multiple locations to meet your needs, an unfortunate reality for many people who are often left searching in the dark without a light to guide them. To learn more about Renee Eddy and her work, please visit: eddywellness.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— R's KOSO is Japan's best-kept health cleansing secret. R's KOSO contains over 100 different fruits, vegetables, and plant-based ingredients. R's KOSO includes unique ingredients such as seaweeds and mushrooms. Seaweeds are one of nature's best dietary source of iodine, which has been proven to help support the thyroid gland. Plus, seaweed is a little known secret that helps Japanese women maintain such beautiful hair. Mushrooms possess many vital nutrients like β glucans, dietary fiber, mannans, as well as act as prebiotics to stimulate the growth of gut microbiota. R's KOSO utilizes over ten different yeasts during the one-year fermentation process, including lactic acid bacteria, and koji, which is a Japanese cultural fungus. Additionally, R's KOSO contains probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics such as acetic acid. All these essential ingredients help improve gut health, which is closely linked to weight loss, skin health, and mental health. Also, it could be long-term solutions for bloated stomach and constipation. Valeria Teles interviews Ryu Okada - The CEO and founder at R's Koso, INC., chairman and also co-founder at Soramitsu, ex-deloitte, CPA. To learn more about Ryu Okada and his work, please visit: rskoso.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Curiosity may have killed the cat, but curiosity has freed millions of wayward souls from a lifetime of shoulds and vacant stares. And makes for interesting characters in movies. Like National Treasure. Heidi Esther guide us on how to cultivate curiosity and other amazing practices that will change the way we navigate our inner and outer world. Valeria Teles interviews Heidi Esther — the author of "Joyfully Ever After, For Crying Out Loud And The Companion Workbook." Heidi Esther is a storyteller, writer, poet, big-feeler, midwestern momma, and spoiler of all dogs, especially her chestnut-eyed Olive. She is committed to guiding soul searchers to greater Joy and Authenticity. Even when the spaghetti sauce hits the ceiling. Again. She resides in Central Illinois with her prankster wife, two eye- rolling teenagers, and two spoiled dogs. When she doesn't have her head in the clouds or a motivational book, she can be found trying to teach her children the virtues of meditation, making sourdough pancakes, or growing parsley for caterpillars. Are you ready to take a journey to Joy, with a funnybone? Then Heidi Esther, your new best non-preachy mom friend, is here to walk with you! Every week you'll get practical, playful, mindful tool to get you to joy. What are the tools? encouraging messages, empowering conversations, relatable stories, self-reflections and printables. To learn more about Heidi Esther and her work, please visit: heidiesther.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Her health, healing and well-being message is simple – 'self-care is the best health-care'. Valeria Teles interviews Paul J. Arciero — the author of "The PRISE Life: Protein Pacing for Optimal Health and Performance." Dr. Paul J. Arciero, FACSM, FTOS, FISSN, is Director of the Human Nutrition, Metabolism, and Performance Laboratory and professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiological Sciences at Skidmore College and has served as a Research Professor in the Psychology and Neurosciences Department at Union College and an adjunct professor in the School of Health Sciences in the Department of Nutrition at The Sage Colleges. Dr. Paul is a leading international nutrition and applied physiology scientist, keynote speaker, consultant, and Amazon #1 Best-Selling author and has given more than 400 invited live interviews worldwide. He has served as a performance physiology and nutrition expert for some of the nation's most elite, including; Olympic medalists, world-class professional athletes (National Hockey League, American Hockey League, boxing, cycling, and rowing), as well as thousands of collegiate, high school and masters athletes of all sports and fitness routines. He serves as a Senior Consultant and Scientific Advisory Board member to the nutrition, fitness, and wellness industries and was appointed to the 15-member International Protein Board (IPB Advisory Board), composed of the leading protein scientists in the world. He graduated from Simsbury High School in 1980, received a Bachelor of Science in special studies (concentration in biology, physical education, and business) from Central Connecticut State University in 1986, a Master of Science in physiology of exercise and bioenergetics from Purdue University in 1987, a Master of Science in nutritional sciences from University of Vermont in 1993, a Doctorate in Physiology of Exercise from Springfield College in 1993, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in applied physiology from Washington University School of Medicine in 1994. He's been inducted as a Fellow of three leading health organizations in the world -- American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM), The Obesity Society (FTOS), and International Society of Sports Nutrition (FISSN). To learn more about Paul J. Arciero and his work, please visit: paularciero.com, priselife.com, & prisewell.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— It takes strength and courage to turn inwards and look at your distress and suffering. It also takes dedication and wisdom to take action to alleviate the suffering. Chronic pain is a huge problem. It is estimated that between one third and one half of the adult population in the UK live with pain. In turn, many people struggle to manage their pain; they report that it affects nearly every aspect of their lives, and that they feel held captive by it. Furthermore, the emotional impact of pain has been increasingly recognized, and it is recommended that treatments for chronic pain no longer rely on medication alone. However, it is difficult to find relatable, easy-to-understand information on the non-medical aspects of pain management. Dr Nicola Sherlock has a holistic view of pain. She looks at a different aspect of pain management, from the benefits of mindfulness meditation to overcoming a fear of exercise to strategies for improving sleep. Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Nicola Sherlock — the author of "Master Your Chronic Pain: A Practical Guide." Dr. Nicola Sherlock is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. She obtained her Master's degree in health psychology in 1996 and completed her doctorate training in clinical psychology in 2000. She has a long-standing interest in the impact of physical health problems on psychological well-being and have dedicated most of her professional life to working with people who are experiencing physical health problems and emotional distress. She wrote her self-book book 'Master Your Chronic Pain: A Practical Guide' to empower people who live with chronic pain. Her book adopts a holistic view of pain which each chapter covering a different aspect of pain management. The emotional impact of pain is discussed, and practical tips for managing stress, worry and low mood are given. This book uses principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which has been established as a highly effective therapeutic approach in the management of chronic pain. To learn more about Dr. Nicola Sherlock and her work, please visit: bennionkearny.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.