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Come Along my Journey of Change and Self-discovery

May 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
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The meaning of life changes when you sit with death.

I stood by my mother as she took her last two puffy breaths. That moment was an end to an era. There were no older generation left before me. I was now a family elder. My life was about to change. For the previous 8 nights and days, I had stayed with my mother at the hospice, witnessing the ending of life. Sitting with death, the meaning of life began to change for me. I saw that in the end, the only things that mattered were love, inner peace and trust in the Divine. Everything else became a non-issue. This new awareness lead me to evaluate my own life and make some changes.

Of course, in the midst of it all, I was too engaged in the moment to contemplate and process the experience. I was in the middle of an emotional storm; busy getting through it in the best way that I could.  The Hospice house around the corner from my house was full so we ended up in one that was 30 miles away. To be with my mother on her last days, I had to put just about everything else on hold. I cancelled all my appointments and rescheduled the radio shows and moved in to her room at the hospice. Other than 2-3 hours a day when I would go for a walk, eat and refresh, I lived in a sort of seclusion. My connection to others was mostly (more…)

What is Stress and What Can You DO?

March 10th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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What Is Stress?

Stress is the mental, physical, emotional, and behavioral reactions to any perceived demands or threats. Stress can be anything that stimulates you and increases your level of alertness.

Change and stress go hand in hand; they are both facts of life. The same way that all changes are not negative, all stresses are not negative either. In fact, you need a certain amount of stress in your life to function at your best. Some stress can bring excitement and challenge to your life. The key is to have the right type and amount of stress so you will not feel overwhelmed.

Excerpt from Change Thrivers – Your Resource Guide For Making Change Work

Levels of Stress

Acute Stress
The most common form of stress is acute stress. It comes from demands and pressures of the recent past and anticipated demands and pressures of the near future. Acute stress is thrilling and exciting in small doses, but too much is exhausting.

Episodic Acute Stress
Some people suffer acute stress frequently, and their lives are so disordered that they are continually experiencing chaos and crisis. They’re always in a rush, but always late. If something can go wrong, it does. They take on too much, have too many irons in the fire, and can’t organize the slew of self-inflicted demands and pressures clamoring for their attention. They seem perpetually in the clutches of acute stress.

Chronic Stress
While acute stress can be thrilling and exciting, chronic stress is not. This is the grinding stress that wears people down day after day, year after year. Chronic stress destroys bodies, minds and lives. It causes chaos through long-term slow destruction. It’s the stress of poverty, of dysfunctional families, of being trapped in an unhappy marriage or in a despised job or career.

Burnout
A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by unrealistically high aspirations and illusory and impossible goals.

The Stress Solution by Lyle H. Miller, Ph.D., and Alma Dell Smith, Ph.D.

Managing Stress

Breathing Technique

  • Sit or lie down comfortably.
  • Take a slow deep breath and imagine pulling all the tension in your feet and legs into your lungs—then push them out with a gentle exhalation.
  • Take another slow and deep breath, this time visualizing the tension in your hands and arms expelling with your exhalation.
  • Repeat the slow, deep breathing and release the tension in your back, neck, shoulder, head, face, chest, and stomach.
  • Devote a full breath for any particular part of your body that is especially tense.

Excerpt from Change Thrivers – Your Resource Guide For Making Change Work

Action Plan to Manage Stress

Reflect on and Journal – “Causes of My Stress”

  • The issues that cause me stress are…
  • Actions I can take to contain, control, or eliminate problems that cause me stress…
  • Actions I can take to improve my health and environment that can help me deal with stress better…
  • Stress management techniques that I will incorporate into my life…

Excerpt from Change Thrivers – Your Resource Guide For Making Change Work

Are you living your present moment?…Or are you still walking through your Fog of Fear?

March 5th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Present Moment Living; Balance Emotions to Manage Stress!

Change Thrivers Radio Show
Airs on Monday, March 7th, 2011 at 6:30pm EST!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/change-thrivers

For almost 14 years now, Dr. Stephanie Stanfield has been helping women who have struggled through crippling fears, debilitating illnesses and overwhelming obstacles.  Her credentials as a teacher and seeker, combined with her PhD and Doctorate of Theology in Spiritual Counseling have made her a world-wide published author and expert in energy medicine, stress and stress management techniques.  In short, she’s a great resource for our Change Thrivers who have been walking through their own shadows, and want to leave them behind forever.    www.liveyourpresentmoment.com   

Change Thrivers need fearless leaders on their mission to their highest lives, and Dr. Stephanie has the qualifications to lead.  She’s walked through her own severe migraines that were only increasing in severity and frequency, combined with severe allergies, taking medications up to three times the levels deemed safe, being told by her physicians that she’d need to “live in a bubble”.  She decided that wasn’t acceptable, and began researching the connection between her body and her mind.  Three months later, her symptoms were gone, and she’d found health, a passion, and a new life mission – to help other people live their highest potential.

So, Change Thriver…. Are you stuck?  Are you longing for a life of freedom and health?  Dr. Stephanie uses many forms of Energy Medicine, including EFT, PSYCH-K, Matrix Reimprinting, Reiki, Distance Healing, Stress Management, Self Esteem, Angel Cards, Sacred Contract work and more. She partners with her clients to uncover the unique combinations that help them have the breakthroughs they so desperately want.  If you’re ready to come into a greater understanding of what is you, and empower the phenomenal being you truly are…. come join Dr. Stephanie and learn why living your present moment is the most holistic, healthy place to be

Cannot listen live?  Visit http://www.changethrivers.com/category/archived-shows/ for archived shows when you are ready.
 
Upcoming Shows
March 21, 2011
“Taming Parental Anxiety while Parenting Teens” Delene Cole

April 4, 2011
“Emotional Exhibitionism: Authentic Expression as a Path to Health” Theresa Rose

Archived Shows
“Go to ELF-Teachings of Eternal Life Force” How the ELF steps forward to help those who embrace change and allow for Spirit to participate in the natural unfoldment of our life experience. – Lauren McLaughlin
http://www.changethrivers.com/go-to-elf-teachings-of-eternal-life-force/

“Releasing Unfinished Business” The steps to complete Unfinished Business – even when it includes someone who can’t or won’t meet us halfway – Eileen Broer
http://www.changethrivers.com/releasing-unfinished-business/

Upcoming events
Change Thrivers Presents three upcoming series dedicated to transformation for women!  

How can you better communicate with different personality types, resolve problems and deal with change? The Language of Understanding” Tele-series is forming. For early notification e-mail your name to info@ChangeThrivers.com and write “Early notification e-mail – Language of Understanding” on the subject line. We will add you to our list and you will be the first to know about the next series.

How can you communicate your point so you can be heard?  Communicating for Results Tele-Series is forming now!  For early notification e-mail your name to info@ChangeThrivers.com and write “Early notification – Communicating for Results” on the subject line.

How can you get through divorce with the least damage and rebuild a brighter future? Change Thrivers Divorce Tele-Series and Support for Women is forming. For early notification e-mail your name to info@ChangeThrivers.com and write “Early notification e-mail – Divorce” on the subject line.  

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Domestic Violence and HIV

October 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , ,
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As we promised on the Change Thrivers radio show tonight, we have the link for the article on Women with HIV and domestic violence here: Domestic Violence and HIV

10 Indicators That You Have Numbed Out

September 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
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Numbing out is a phase of change that you only recognize after you have gone through it. Think of it as a safety fuse that blows when electrical current becomes excessive. You numb out when you cannot handle the emotional load.

Numbing out can happen in two ways:

  1. Unconscious – This is a protective mechanism to keep you from being overloaded.
  2. Conscious attempt to avoid pain – This is done by engaging in addictive behaviors.

There can be many reasons for numbing out such as:

  • Reaching a saturation point
  • Feeling overwhelmed
  • Experiencing undesired change
  • Experiencing events that are too painful
  • Experiencing  a spiritual void

 10 Indicators That You Have Numbed Out

  1. Depression or sadness
  2. Reduced appetite
  3. Lost humor
  4. Lack of focus and concentration
  5. Isolation, detachment, and disinterest
  6. Low energy
  7. Low motivation
  8. Low libido
  9. Tunnel vision
  10. Cycling thoughts running over and over in your mind

Excerpt from Change Thrivers-Your Resource Guide for Making Change Work

To Replace or Not to Replace; Hormone Replacement Therapy and more with Dr. Saxena – 09/06/2010

September 7th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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September 6, 2010
Dr. Shilpa Saxena

To hear this episode click here: To Replace or Not to Replace! Hormone Replacement Therapy

Dr. Saxena discussed the following:

  • What is the difference between peri-menopause, menopause and post-menopause?
  • What are the common symptoms of peri-menopause?
  • How is it different for women who (more…)

Change Thrivers tips on Hormone Replacement Therapy by Dr. Saxena

September 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , ,
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  1. Life style is one of the major treatment strategies for hormone imbalance.
  2. HRT (Pharmaceutical or bio-identical) should be the secondary approach when you cannot balance hormones naturally.
  3. Reducing belly fat by eating Low Glycemic foods helps in balancing hormones.
  4. Exercise is an effective strategy for balancing hormones.
  5. www.PCCARX.com is a source to find compounding pharmacists. Through them you can find an Integrative Physician near you that can test your hormone levels and determin the course of HRT for you.

What is Stress?

September 1st, 2010 | Tags:
Posted in Personal Empowerment and Growth, Women’s Health | No Comments »

Stress is the mental, physical, emotional, and behavioral reactions to any perceived demands or threats. Stress can be anything that stimulates you and increases your level of alertness.

Change and stress go hand in hand; they are both facts of life. The same way that all changes are not negative, all stresses are not negative either. In fact, you need a certain amount of stress in your life to function at your best. Some stress can bring excitement and challenge to your life. The key is to have the right type and amount of stress so you will not feel overwhelmed.

Excerpt from “Change Thrivers – Your Resource Guide for Making Change Work” www.ChangeThriversBook.com

Dr. Shilpa Saxena helps us through deciding on Hormone Replacement Therapy

August 23rd, 2010 | Tags: , , ,
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Join Dr. Saxena on Change Thrivers Radio on 9/6/2010, as she makes sense of the challenging topic of Hormone Replacement Therapy and considerations for women to suffer from hormonal imbalances.

Dr. Saxena graduated from the University of Florida College of Medicine through an honors medical program and completed her Family Practice residency at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. There she served as Chief Resident and completed her certification in Low Risk Obstetrics continuing to expand her comprehensive knowledge of family medicine. She continues to maintain her Board Certification in Family Practice.

She joined a private practice where her mission was working with rural and inner-city underserved patients in Jacksonville. Caring for patients who were challenged to care for themselves, she further experienced how the power of education and respect for people far outweigh the benefits and results of any drug therapy. She is known for her ability to take intricate medical subject matter and make it understandable and actionable by patients. Combining this skill with her desire to serve people, the practice was born. ‘Seva’ is an ancient Sanskrit term that translates to ‘selfless service’ and Dr. Saxena’s original commitment to providing this type of service to the community remains as our driving force.

Through her entire educational and professional experience, Dr. Saxena believed that the ultimate goal of caring for patients was to cure disease and make them feel better. Unfortunately, she realized early on in her career that this was not happening with the standards of care which she was taught. On a mission, she returned to fundamental physiology and completed advanced training at the Institute for Functional Medicine and other nationally recognized Integrative Medicine programs.

Today, Dr Saxena brings her unique style of education to her local community to create awareness for the importance of lifestyle modification for achieving their loftiest health goals. She also speaks throughout the country educating physicians on how to implement clinically effective programs for reversing chronic disease. SevaMed Institute and the Center for Living Wellness represent the culmination of Dr. Saxena’s long-held vision for creating a life-changing place for the health-oriented community. 

Learn more about her and her services at www.sevamedinstitute.com and  www.centerforlivingwellness.com

Dr. Shilpa Saxena, CTRadio Guest on 9/6/2010

August 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Women’s Health | No Comments »

“To Replace or Not to Replace – That is the question!” 

Menopause and HRT

Through the last decade of taking care of adults and children, Dr. Saxena’s philosophy and experience have grown to recognize that true healing must be self-initiated. She sees her role as a guide and partner with her patients. She creates an approachable and non-judgmental space where a person can be courageous enough to explore and make the changes necessary to experience total wellbeing.

Read a longer blog about Dr. Saxena and learn more about her and her services at www.sevamedinstitute.com and  www.centerforlivingwellness.com

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