Mastering Mindfulness Institute with Gina Worful, MS, RD

This has been quite a year. In this episode I share my intimate journey living in costa rica, the healing modalities I tried, the hard lessons it brought, and how I'm using it to deepen my mindfulness practices and relationship to myself.

Hope you enjoy, I'd love to hear if this resonates. Feel free to send me a DM in IG or your feedback here.

Do you hear your inner critic loud and clear holding you back? Rob Sirstins, an expert in self-healing and empowerment, is here to share the truth about transforming the inner critic. Instead of silencing or defeating it, you can learn to understand and work with your inner critic to increase self-love, awareness, and radical responsibility. Join us and discover a new way to relate to your inner critic.

In this episode, you will be able to:

• Explore the significance of self-love in the process of healing.

• Delve into the partnership with your ego for deeper self-awareness.

• Develop a sense of trust and security in coaching relationships.

• Grasp the benefits of pinpointing desires and taking full responsibility.

• Realize the impact of self-healing and personal growth on empowerment.

My special guest is Rob Sirstins

Rob Sirstins is an inspiring executive coach who specializes in helping individuals navigate through life's challenges and reach their full potential. As a former athlete, Rob understands the power of mindset and determination. However, he also knows firsthand the struggles of dealing with self-doubt and inner criticism. His journey of self-discovery and healing has led him to develop powerful strategies to assist others in overcoming their limiting beliefs and tap into their true potential. With a focus on self-love and inner healing, Rob has assisted numerous clients in transforming their lives and embarking on an empowered path of radical responsibility.

In this episode, we get the experience the magic of plants and cultivating a sacred relationship to our food and where it comes from. There's no one better to interview than Stephen Brooks, ethnobotanist, founder of Punta Monda, and co-founder of Envision festival in Costa Rica.

Could challenging ourselves to do hard things be the path to getting everything we want? In this episode I interview the Inspiring Kelly Siegel who has gone through a traumatic life of childhood abuse, growing up with drugs and alcohol, and chose to overcome his difficult path. In this episode Kelly shares his challenges and wisdom from the journey.

Belief coach Britt Lefkoe dives deep into why the subconscious and conscious mind play a tug of war between what we want and why we resist it. 

Science is now showing that the bacteria in our gut can control what food and how much you eat. In this episode I break down how bacteria can influence your ability to lose weight and exactly what to do. 

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Cortisol aka the stress hormone. It controls appetite and weight gain. In this episode we dive into the science of cortisol and what to do. 

Overcoming food cravings feels like a war if you're using willpower. In this episode I'm going to share the secrets of The Conquering Cravings Method so you can effortlessly tame cravings and feel in control over your food and body.

How I started to communicate with my body to tell me what to eat. 

How to go from intense, controlling, and forcing your health into soft, nurturing, and flow. 

It can be hard when you want to heal your relationship to restriction but you also want to eat healthier. In this episode I break down how to navigate dealing with your trigger foods and my journey dealing with them. 

We talk a lot about emotions and stress and how that impacts our cravings and ability to lose weight... but what about food? The food choices you make and how you pair them are a huge piece to the puzzle. Today I break down the one really important food strategy: balancing out blood sugar. 

This podcast is inspired by one of my favorite and most influential books: The Alchemist. This inspiring tale teaches us the path to our own inner journey.

Do you ever wonder why you want to constantly snack at work? There's a scientific reason why and willpower won't fix it! I'll break down why this happens and what you need to do to take back your power. 

An intimate look at my journey to healing emotional eating. 

When you're on the search for happiness and connection with your body... this is the path. 

Some days we know what we "should" be doing but we don't have the time and don't make ourselves a priority. This pulls us further and further from our true selves. Self care expert Jaime Mcfaden shares how moms can put themselves first and reconnect with themselves again. 

This is a follow up from the previous podcast episode on what is trauma and how it impacts food choices. If you're feeling nervous about going into your trauma to heal the relationship with food today, don't worry... there are beautiful ways to heal this relationship - without re-experiencing trauma. 

I get an intimate talk with grief specialist and life transitions coach Paula Shaw on how to realign your energy when going through a difficult life transition and grief. 

PAULA SHAW, is a Life Transitions Coach and Grief Specialist. She is also a Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker and Media Host on her own show, Change It Up Radio with Paula Shaw.

Sometimes the idea of self love and mindfulness can be scary.... "what if I just love myself as I am and never actually lose weight?"

It's a common thought process that keeps people trapped.

In this episode we break down the science of weight loss and what it truly takes to be successful. 

We dig into the science of why we get food cravings and lose control along with what to do about it! 

What do you do when you want to love and accept yourself but you also don't love how you currently are? 

Here's an intimate look at what this journey is really all about from real people who are on the path! 

If you're still finding yourself wanting to be healthy... but just not doing it! This is it. It's not about becoming healthy but discovering and breaking down all the barriers against it.

When I first started I realized I was very disconnected from my body. I felt like I was at a war with my body and it was controlling me. But I knew if wanted to truly make peace with it and understand it, I would have to spend time with it. I couldn’t keep avoiding my body. Even though I was feeling frustrated with my body, I was willing to get to know it. I knew that more diet rules would only be a short term bandaid on the poor relationship with my body. 

So I started every morning exploring what my body had to tell me. Now, I learned how to notice when my nervous system is activated and what is happening in my body so I can know when cravings are likely to come on and what my body is really needing.