Vibrant Lives Podcast

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported Vibrant Lives Podcast...I've had a blast speaking with amazing guests from all over the world and creating a platform where health promoting advice is delivered to you in a friendly and easy to understand format.

It's time for me to take a six month break from podcasting and reassess where I'm heading with my podcast, and with my life generally.

You can still listen to all my episodes on your favourite podcasting platform or find them on my website at: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/podcasts/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rusbatch-4b189128/?originalSubdomain=au

This week I have a fascinating and informative discussion with Sports and Orthopaedic Physical Therapist, Rick Olderman.

Rick has dedicated his career to solving the puzzle of chronic musculoskeletal pain and has developed a unique approach to eliminating pain without medication. 

In Rick’s experience, the medical and allied health professions are excellent at identifying  and isolating damaged tissue and treating it. However, they are not necessarily excellent and understanding why the tissue was damaged in the first place. As a result, chronic pain can often remain unresolved.

Rick focuses on how forces act on the structures in our bodies and if your patterns of movement are dysfunctional, these forces can act in such a way as to cause chronic pain. Understanding the architecture of our bodies and how to change dysfunctional movement patterns is at the core of Rick work. He has developed a system Fixing You to help you eliminate pain without medication.

If you’ve experienced physical pain or you want to avoid it or you simply want to know more about its causes, this is a perfect episode for you.

Adaptogens are herbal supplements that can help the body adapt to stress and maintain balance. Adaptogens have an impressive array of health benefits from helping us conserve vitality as we age, enhancing mental performance and improving physical endurance.

Adaptogens have been used for centuries in traditional medicine and scientists are starting to understand how these precious little gems work.

Some of the most well known ones are - Ashwagandha, Panax ginseng, Rhodiola rosea, Schisandra and Cordyceps.

A warm welcome to the first Vibrant Lives Podcast episode of 2023 and it is a wonderful one, both touching and informative.

My guest this week is Karena Kilcoyne, a defence lawyer turned author and spiritual teacher. Karena helps people process trauma and shame. Often the experience of trauma leads us to tell ourselves stories about ourselves that can profoundly affect how we are in the world. For example, if we felt abandoned as a child, we might believe that we are unworthy of love and that can play out in all sorts of destructive behaviours. Our stories can hinder us from finding joy in life or forming loving relationships.

Karena generously shares her own experience of childhood trauma that included her father going to prison and, at the age of 12, having to look after her siblings and become the "parent" in her household. 

I'll say no more here - tune in to my conversation with Karena to hear this uplifting, courageous and life affirming episode.

Amanda reflects on 2022 a year that was underwhelming and tinged with sadness but punctuated with some bright spots.

She gives a run-down of the five most popular episodes and shares some of her learnings.

Vibrant lives Podcast wishes you a happy, healthy fun and safe festive season.

TOP 5 EPISODES OF 2022 

1st - Treating teen acne and nurturing mature skin with skin expert, dermatologist Dr Emma Ryan: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/podcasts/emma-ryan/

2nd - Getting around men's mental health with resilience trainer and former Special Forces Soldier, Nathan Bolton: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/podcasts/nathan-bolton/

3rd - Five Minute Food Facts - Eggs; https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/podcasts/eggs/

Equal 4th - The power of positive psychology to enhance you happiness and wellbeing with Life Coach, Steph Noon: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/podcasts/stephanie-noon/

Equal 4th - The future you - artificial intelligence and your health with Harry Glorikian: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/podcasts/harry-glorikian/

5th - Learning to live with chronic depression with civil engineer, Gerry Doyle: https://vibrantlivespodcast.com/podcasts/gerry-doyle/

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Spotify playlist Veronique is listening to: Empowering Women

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The Blue Zones are communities around the world where people live to a ripe old age and in relatively good heath. In the Blue Zones, the proportion of 90 to 100-year-olds to the overall population is unusually high.

The concept and classification of the BZ came about through a National Geographic expedition led by Dan Beuttner to investigate communities around the world that live longer and better and understand what common factors enhanced longevity in those populations. The BZ researchers distilled 9 features common across the BZ areas coined the “Power Nine”. In this podcast, I set out what the nine factors are are and talk briefly to each one. They include incorporating movement into your daily life, eating a diet made up of plenty of plants and legumes and avoiding processed foods, knowing your purpose and putting your loved ones first.

Personally, I am a fan of the Blue Zones literature because a lot of the principles are firmly based in common sense and generations of wisdom.

I hope you find this episode an interesting starting point to finding our more about the Blue Zones.    

Further reading about the Blue Zones

Blue Zones website: https://www.bluezones.com

Blue Zones books: https://www.bluezones.com/books/

Blue Zones Founder’s statement: https://www.bluezones.com/founders-statement/

World Bank life expectancy data: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN