I’m joined today for another illuminating conversation with my friend Ashlyn Burnett. Ashlyn is a Board Certified Health Coach with a B.S. in Integrative Healthcare who helps people break free from the binge-restrict cycle and find peace with food through intuitive eating, nervous system regulation, & body-led habits.

In this deeply nourishing conversation, Ashlyn and I explore the hidden connection between emotions and food. We examine how surface-level habits and behaviors — including our food decisions — are actually driven by deeper psycho-somatic patterns, suppressed emotions, and unresolved trauma. We argue that true transformation must begin at this root-cause level and discuss the process of implementing change without force, willpower, or struggle.

We dive into Ashlyn's personal journey from struggling with health issues and disordered eating to becoming a Polyvagal-informed Coach who teaches others how to eat with trust, live without obsession, & reconnect to their innate body wisdom. Along the way, she shares practical takeaways and valuable tools for transforming pain, creating a sense of safety in the nervous system, & moving stuck energy in our bodies so we can separate thinking from feeling and begin moving beyond our outdated, limiting stories.

Finally, we consider the deeper motivations for healing, emphasizing that the true rewards are not found in the vibrant physical health we experience as a result, but in the expansiveness and inner freedom that come from reconnecting to yourself and your inherent greatness.

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:28) How data & metrics are creating a disconnection from self

(07:00) Ashlyn's personal struggles with food, mental health, & self-image

(10:25) Pain must be felt to be transformed

(13:45) How do we find a healthy relationship with food?

(22:12) Intuitive eating & tapping into the body's innate intelligence

(28:35) Busting the calorie myth

(37:30) How emotion, trauma, & nervous system dysregulation influence eating habits

(43:00) Using somatics to move stuck energy through the body

(46:37) Separating feelings from stories

(49:29) Moving past unworthiness or "not enoughness"

(52:27) Practical tools for rewriting old stories & reprogramming the nervous system

(59:01) Balancing discipline with enjoyment

(01:08:15) The reward for going all in & taking responsibility for your life

(01:10:33) Conclusion

(01:11:41) Final questions

Connect with Ashlyn:

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/heart.led.wellness/

Podcast | https://open.spotify.com/show/3A1RrzitWnxj8UiRO6D9Ma?si=c1bcd9a44ab04c84

Heart Led Eating | www.heartledwellness.com/hle

Free Root Cause Identifier Quiz | www.heartledwellness.com/quiz

Connect with Chad:

Website | https://www.chadsasaki.com

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@chad27sasaki

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/chadsasaki/

In this episode, hear from someone who has experienced the ins and outs of the medical-industrial complex. Andrea Sapienza is a former healthcare professional who spent decades in ICU nursing, medical sales, and pharmaceutical development. As a health sovereignty coach, she now helps people take charge of their well-being through a holistic approach involving proper nourishment, nervous system regulation, and quantum biology.

In this conversation, we discuss the shortcomings of the standard medical model and why prescribing drugs is a band-aid approach that fails to address the root cause of disease or account for the uniqueness of each individual. We examine how our modern concept of “healthcare” continues to make us dependent on the system and deceive people into believing that their health is beyond their control.

We also investigate how our modern diet and ways of living have disconnected us from nature and how this disconnection has contributed to the ever-increasing obesity epidemic. Our discussion shifts to the true danger of so-called miracle drugs like Ozempic, not only in their potential side effects, but also in the way they perpetuate our modern culture of victimhood, codependency, and thee desire for instant gratification without true accountability. Most importantly, we explore humanity’s path back to connectedness with ourselves and with others, considering what it will take to bring about true change on a global scale and raise future generations in a spirit of health consciousness.

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:09) The problem with our modern definition of health

(02:48) Andrea's realization that the medical system could not fix her suffering

(06:41) Food is medicine

(11:05) Embracing uncertainty & why a one-size-fits-all approach to health is futile

(14:04) Do people need to experience crisis in order to change?

(17:11) The responsibility we have to build a better system before dismantling the old

(21:12) Health sovereignty & the importance of honoring individuality

(24:18) Andrea's take on the relationship between diet & the obesity epidemic

(33:51) The true danger of weight loss "miracle drugs" like Ozempic

(37:13) What we're not told about drug side effects

(41:34) Creating large-scale change & educating future generations

(47:32) Health as a gateway to personal growth & why healing crises are a blessing

(50:30) Conclusion

(51:35) Andrea's closing message to humanity

Connect with Andrea:

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/the_health_sovereignty_coach/

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/VibrantHealthRN

Connect with Chad:

Website | https://www.chadsasaki.com

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@chad27sasaki

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/chadsasaki/

In this episode, I sit down with regenerative detoxification specialist and Dr. Morse certified practitioner Jake Gallon to discuss the remarkable healing potential of the human body and how we can unlock untapped levels of health and vitality. Jake presents the case that humans are a frugivorous species designed to thrive on a diet of fruit, herbs, and other living foods as they are found in nature. We discuss how healing is not about adding drugs or supplements, but rather removing the cause of dis-ease, and how only the life-force energy and consciousness of raw foods can support the body in regenerating at a cellular level. We unpack the how’s and why’s of transitioning to a fruit-based diet and its profound effects on physical health, emotional well-being, and spiritual transformation. Along the way, we also address common questions and misconceptions including blood sugar myths, protein concerns, and nutrient deficiencies as we help you take control of your health and redefine what it looks like to thrive as a vibrant, empowered human being.

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(04:28) What is regenerative detoxification?

(09:53) What our anatomy & physiology tells us about what humans were originally designed to eat

(16:10) Clients healing from HSV, cancer, & more

(22:56) Jake's journey of healing

(32:56) The power of living foods to regenerate the body: enzymes, life-force, & consciousness

(37:35) The damaging effects of a conventional Western diet

(42:50) Why carnivore appears to solve people's health problems

(50:28) Returning to the Garden of Eden and the original human blueprint

(52:14) The real reason people become ill with fasting and fruitarianism

(54:11) The ugly side of healing and what "disease" really is

(01:01:01) How to transition to a living foods diet: Morse vs Ehret

(01:07:27) Using herbs to support the body's healing

(01:13:08) Addressing common questions: does fruit cause high blood sugar?

(01:16:52) Protein concerns and building muscle on a fruit-based diet

(01:23:04) Should we be worried about nutrient deficiencies?

(01:27:09) The problem with using bloodwork to measure health

(01:32:26) The profound effects of diet on emotional & spiritual health

(01:37:24) The great spiritual shift on Earth and the diet of the future human

(01:39:28) Conclusion

Connect with Jake:

Website | https://rawgenerate.com

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@RawgenerateYourHealth

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/rawgenerate

Connect with Chad:

Website | https://www.chadsasaki.com

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@chad27sasaki

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/chadsasaki/