Host Susi Vine interviews Carolyn Cahn, RN and success coach, about helping people break through blocks such as low self-esteem, ADHD, burnout, procrastination, and stress-driven avoidance habits. With 35+ years’ experience and training in NLP, IEMT, hypnosis, and other modalities, Cahn shares her nursing path from ER to corrections, how continued education led her into hypnosis and other complementary tools that support radical emotional recovery where other systems fall short. She explains the risk of allowing stress to snowball into greater issues, describes the brain’s learned safety patterns, and outlines how IEMT aims to separate emotion from memories—contrasting it with EMDR’s longer, talk-therapy-heavy process. She discusses trauma as cumulative, the limits of “labels,” the need for willingness and action, and the powerful perspective one can achieve with post traumatic growth.

Inside this episode:

• 02:30 Continuing Education introduction to Hypnosis
• 04:12 Resilience tools for Real Life
• 05:45 NLP in Corrections
• 07:09 Stress Signals and Coping
• 09:59 Procrastination and Avoidance
• 12:33 Staying Stuck versus Being Ready
• 15:20 NLP and Brain Safety
• 18:17 IEMT Quick Emotional Release
• 20:45 Self Talk and Self Esteem
• 23:22 Modalities Working Together
• 25:15 Trauma and Growth
• 27:32 IEMT Versus EMDR
• 29:16 Letting Go of Labels
• 32:38 Carolyn's Healing Story
• 38:09 Relationships and Boundaries
• 41:35 How to Work With Carolyn
• 43:47 Final Tip Self Talk Practice

Connect with Carolyn and explore her free resources at her website, carolyncahn.com

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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Host Susi Vine wants you to know that you don’t just need more tools to “calm down.” Discover why feeling dysregulated is not a weakness and shouldn’t be bypassed with false positivity or nervous system tools in order to avoid overwhelming emotions. Beneficial stress can strengthen resilience, and emotions carry meaningful signals about boundaries, safety, and unmet needs. She explains sympathetic versus parasympathetic states, noting that chronic stress can keep people stuck in survival mode. Learning how to properly regulate your nervous system fosters resilience and helps you meet and overcome any challenge, while trying to numb feelings like fear, anger, and sadness also dampens joy, creativity and connection.

Susi guides a short exercise inviting you to tune into the messages your body and emotions are trying to share, so you can more effectively complete the stress cycle, recover faster and build confidence in your ability to recover and return to yourself.

Inside this episode:

• 00:57 Why Dysregulation Matters
• 03:16 Dysregulation is Not Bad
• 04:25 Stress as a Signal
• 05:31 From Victim to Resilience
• 07:40 How Nervous System Regulation Works
• 10:06 Flexibility Over Calm
• 11:20 Emotions Need Listening
• 12:15 Hormesis and Growth
• 13:57 Moving beyond Trauma
• 15:49 Numbing Kills Joy
• 17:45 Regulate or Escape
• 19:30 Three Step Process
• 22:08 Complete the Stress Cycle
• 24:49 Recovery Fosters Resilience
• 26:27 Reflection Exercise
• 29:22 Closing and Support

Explore the Spectrum of Emotion, with Yale’s “Mood Meter”

Completing the Stress Cycle: Interview with Author Amelia Nagoski

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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Ashley Koff, author of “Your Best Shot” and registered dietitian, joins Susi Vine in this episode of Happified to pull back the curtain on the new model of weight health in the age of GLP-1 hormone therapy treatments like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound.

As the founder of the Better Nutrition Program, Ashley shares her experience in guiding patients to weight health, decoding the “alphabet soup” of hormones and understanding that your healthy weight means so much more than the numbers on a scale or the indication of a BMI chart. From her own early struggles with weight, Ashley’s story will be familiar to many but instead of surrendering to the scale she became an advocate and an educator.

Listen in to discover how digestive health and gut hormones relate to metabolism, satiety, inflammation, and weight. Koff challenges messages in media like “you can’t go off GLP-1s,” emphasizes a “better not perfect” mindset, outlines hydration concepts (hose vs sponge) and the connection between fat loss and shedding toxins. She shares the profound resources available with her book, including digital tools, community Q&A, AI support, and practical nutrient menus, all designed to truly support you in taking Your Best Shot at sustainable weight health, whether you’re on the shot or not.

In this episode:

• 01:13 Meet Ashley Koff, Registered Dietician
• 02:53 Ashley's Weight Health Journey
• 03:51 Hormones and Gut Health
• 06:07 Finding Better Care
• 11:34 Oprah and GLP One Myths
• 16:50 Better Not Perfect Mindset
• 23:15 Are you a Hose or Sponge?
• 26:33 Hydration is more than Urine Color
• 27:45 Electrolytes versus Blood Sugar
• 28:38 Weight Health Hormones
• 29:31 Listen To Body Signals
• 30:23 Beyond The Scale
• 31:49 Metrics that Matter: Muscle, Bone, and Fat Distribution
• 33:58 Stop Self Blame, and Start Listening
• 37:23 Avoiding Overwhelm with Environmental Toxins
• 41:19 Fat Loss Detox Strategy
• 43:45 Book Tools + Community Support
• 50:02 A Rally Cry for Weight Health

Learn more about The Better Nutrition Program and find Ashley Koff's book here.

Learn more + search all episodes by topic at happifiedlife.com, and join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group.

The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

Be well, and thrive!