In this episode of The Wellness Within, I sit down with Kiki Kirby, whose remarkable journey takes us through some of life’s most challenging experiences, including grief, severe burnout, a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and a complex fertility journey. Despite these trials, Kiki has redefined her understanding of wellness, cultivated resilience and found strength in the face of adversity.

In this episode, Kiki shares her insights into how she navigated these setbacks, the mindset shifts that helped her build resilience, and how her health journey has reshaped her definition of success. Together, we explore themes of shame, triggers, dealing with comparison, nurturing compassion, and the transformative power of finding joy in the unknown

Kiki is the founder of Kiki Kirby Coaching, which helps high-achieving, heart-centered leaders and professionals realign with their values and create holistic transformation in their lives.

If you’re currently dealing with one of life’s challenges, I hope Kiki’s story brings you a sense of strength and some practical insights to help you navigate these challenges and cultivate true wellness within.

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In this episode, we’re diving into the important topic of nervous system regulation - what it is, why it matters, and the small, simple steps you can take today to get started - providing you with practical steps to start bringing balance back to your body. Whether you’re feeling stuck in a state of anxiety, emotional numbness or chronic stress, understanding how your autonomic nervous system works can be a game-changer when it comes to your healing.

I provide an overview of the autonomic nervous system and its two key components - the sympathetic and parasympathetic system - and how they work together to keep us safe and regulated. I also explain the polyvagal theory, which sheds light on how our nervous system adapts to stress, social connection and trauma, as well as sharing signs of nervous system dysregulation and what it looks like to get stuck in fight, flight, or freeze modes.

With this foundational knowledge, this episode also explores how you can take action and start to regulate your nervous system today, providing you with tools to help you move out of a dysregulated state including breathwork, somatic exercises and journaling prompts designed to help you tune into your body and expand your window of tolerance. Using these you can tune into your body, and focus on developing a flexible and resilient nervous system - one that allows you to face life’s challenges with greater ease and adaptability.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed or unsure where to begin with nervous system regulation, this episode offers a compassionate, step-by-step approach to reconnecting with yourself and finding your way back to balance.

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In this episode of The Wellness Within, I’m joined by Sarah Littlefair, a somatic practitioner and hypnotherapist whose inspiring story is testament to resilience, healing and the power of living authentically.

Sarah Littlefair is a Somatic Practitioner specialising in somatic stress release, integrative hypnotherapy & coaching. She combines modalities to help people heal burnout & chronic stress by regulating their nervous systems & rewiring their subconscious mind, supporting them to recover their energy & become their most vibrant, connected, calm selves.

In this episode, Sarah opens up about her personal health challenges, including navigating autoimmune issues, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and pneumonia, which left her bed-bound for years. These life-altering experiences sparked a deeper exploration of wellness and connection to herself, which led her to discover somatic practices that transformed her life and ultimately set her on her path to recovery.

We discuss the turning points in Sarah’s healing journey, including the holistic and somatic practices that enabled her to reclaim her life,, and the role of nervous system regulation and brain retraining in her recovery.

We also discuss the early warning signs of chronic illness and how to recognise them, why authenticity and joy are key components to wellness, the practical somatic tools that you can do today to support your healing, and the power of fun, playfulness and joy in restoring balance in life.

Whether you’re grappling with chronic illness, stress or burnout, or simply looking for inspiration to reconnect with your wellness within, I hope you find the powerful takeaways of this episode helpful.

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