Today I am talking with Anna Rahe about the ways that our bodies tell us exactly what we need to find peace, fulfillment, and wellbeing both physically and beyond.

For the past 25+ years, Anna Rahe has explored a transformative and empowering relationship with fascia, helping people invest in their health, restore vitality, and heal themselves using proprietary tools she developed. As the founder and CEO of GST Body, Anna has spoken about holistic body care through fascia around the world, partnered with top athletes, surgeons, physicians, and celebrities, and has been featured in various publications, from Shape to Elle, Net-a-Porter to The Wall Street Journal. Throughout her career, Anna has had the pleasure of working with and helping over ten thousand people find lasting change by restoring their bodies and reclaiming an ageless vital life.

She is also the mom of 3 beautiful children.

Today, we dive deep into the ways we can all better understand and work with our bodies to create the lives we most want… a skill that I’m pretty sure most of you were never taught. Even with my 2-decades worth of knowledge around mental health, I learned so many new things in this conversation and was, quite frankly, blown away by the science Anna shares. There are several simple and accessible ways to very quickly shift our nervous systems out of a heightened state, and you will learn them here, today.

Ok–so just a quick note before we get started. A word you will hear over and over in today’s conversation is Facia- for those not familiar, Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber, and muscle in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; fascia has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin. When you are stressed, your fascia tightens up. This tension we feel in our bodies is often the first sign of a nervous system response and by getting more aware, we can use these early somatic experiences of body tightness to alert us and redirect us towards more calm.

For more info on Anna Rahe: https://gstbody.com/

To jump in on Anna’s FREE 7-day Body Revival: https://gstvitalifestudio.com/checkout/new?o=194964

For more info about Kate Kripke, LCSW visit www.katekripke.com or find her on IG @katekripke

Interested in learning about Kate’s maternal mental health coaching opportunities?

Start here: https://www.calmconnectionsystem.com/register-ig and use the link provided to book a free discovery call to see if working together is a match.

For more information on the Oneclock, visit https://www.oneclock.co/ and start your day with a grounded nervous system.

And as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please consider taking a moment to rate, review, and send the podcast to 1 friend who might benefit. It takes a village and nobody should ever mother alone.

Today, I have the joy of talking with my friend Nadia Ali - mom, entrepreneur, educator, and advocate for health and racial equity - about the importance of discomfort. I know- who wants to feel uncomfortable? Looking for and leaning into discomfort is not something that most of us do- in fact, the majority of you listening will have been raised in families where you were taught that discomfort was bad, wrong, or a sign of weakness - you may have been taught that the purpose of life is to achieve and maintain comfort at all times. Today, Nadia and I turn that upside down. We discuss where discomfort can take us, how to tell the difference between discomfort that is dangerous and discomfort that is wise. We look at the role of discomfort in good parenting. And we address the skills necessary for moving through discomfort toward growth and potential. At this time of political instability and high stress in this country, you don’t want to miss this conversation. We are so glad that you are here.

Nadia is a consultant, storyteller, facilitator, and team builder. She has over two decades of experience working with organizations at the intersection of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and systems innovation, healthcare, leadership development, and organizational culture. She helps organizations bring EDI into their operating systems, culture, and the overall fabric of the organization.

Nadia's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion inspired her to launch Idea Labs. Through Idea Labs she fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration and belonging in partnership with non-profit organizations, government institutions and small businesses.

Nadia uses a trauma-informed lens, therapeutic communication techniques, and adult learning principles. She draws from her lived experience and professional experience by blending a deep understanding of racial equity, various leadership frameworks, and workplace dynamics.

In her spare time, Nadia enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking and baking, being outdoors, and building community. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband and two kids.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-y-ali/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idealabsinaction

Website: https://www.idealabsinaction.com/

For more info about Kate Kripke, LCSW visit www.katekripke.com or find her on IG @katekripke

Interested in learning about Kate’s maternal mental health coaching opportunities?

Start here: https://www.calmconnectionsystem.com/register-ig

For more information on the Oneclock, visit https://www.oneclock.co/ and start your day with a grounded nervous system.

Leaning into discomfort with Nadia Ali | Motherhood Uncut Podcast | Season 6 Episode 10

In this episode, I am introducing you Aaisha Alvi, author of the new book A Mom Like That. Aaisha is an incredibly brave and inspiring mom who has moved past all the shoulds and shouldn'ts to go public about her experience with postpartum psychosis. Aaisha’s story is one that shows us what it looks like to love your child deeply. She is a Mom Like that.

Aaisha be found on Instagram - @aaishaalviwrites

Her book, A Mom Like That, is available at most book retailers including Amazon. This is the Amazon link to A Mom Like That: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis

For local help: Postpartum Support International

For more info about Kate Kripke, LCSW visit www.katekripke.com or find her on IG @katekripke

Interested in learning about Kate’s maternal mental health coaching opportunities? Start here: https://www.calmconnectionsystem.com/register-ig

For more information on the Oneclock, visit https://www.oneclock.co/ and start your day with a grounded nervous system.

And as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please consider taking a moment to rate, review, and send the podcast to 1 friend who might benefit. It takes a village and nobody should ever mother alone.

A Mom Like That with Aaisha Alvi | Motherhood Uncut Podcast | Season 6 Episode 9