The Mindful Living

What if the body is quietly telling a story we have not yet learned to hear? If you are curious about nervous system regulation, trauma and whole-body wellness, this unhurried conversation is for you.Sana and Andrew Scheim explore breath, listening practices, cold, movement and the questions worth asking before you trust any approach.About the Guest:Andrew Scheim is an integrative wellness educator and former professional musician with decades of hands-on experience in bodywork, acupuncture, nutrition and nervous system regulation. He shares over 200 educational videos at Blue Z Water.Key Takeaways:Simple, automatic breathing tools can feel kinder when trauma is present: less thinking, more ease.Listening to your body, through pulse, muscle testing or five quiet minutes, is a practice in itself.Vet your practitioners: ask where their training comes from and bring your own questions.Small daily movement, like two minutes on a rebounder, can be part of your wellness toolkit.Build your toolkit one step at a time, for mind, body and structure.Connect With the Guest:Andrew's YouTube channel and practitioner site are both under the handle Bluez The Water, where he also offers a free one-hour wellness strategy session.WebsiteEpisode Chapters:[00:00] Welcome to The Mindful Living: the body as a whole system[01:44] A Gentle Three-Minute Reset: breathing without effort[07:33] Cold, Sound and the Nervous System: what shifts, and for how long[11:53] Curiosity and Caution: how to vet any approach[19:39] Learning to Listen: pulse, muscle testing and the intuitive self[25:39] Small Daily Tools: a rebounder and a home wellness toolkit[30:08] Finding Andrew: Blue Z Water and a hopeful close🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #mindfulliving #nervoussystemregulation #holistichealth #wholebodywellness #somatichealing #traumainformed #breathwork #vagusnerve #mindbodyconnection #selfawareness #integrativewellness #bodywork #healingjourney

What if the thing that broke you is also the beginning of who you are becoming? If life has split into a before and an after, this slow, honest conversation is for you.Sana and Chris McCarthy explore rebuilding identity after loss, finding purpose beyond outward success, and letting each hard season teach you something.About the Guest:Chris McCarthy is an entrepreneur, speaker, father and author of Loss Built This, who shares his story of faith, self-awareness and intentional growth through his Limitless with Chris platform.Key Takeaways:Loss can mark a clear before and after. Your pain is real, and you do not walk it alone.Your job is what you do, not who you are. Ask who you are beneath the title.Goals reached without fulfilment are worth questioning. Build a meaningful life, not only a successful one.Hard seasons show who stays. It can be a gentle time to reset the circle around you.Every season passes. Treat each encounter as something that may teach you.Connect With the Guest:Website: limitlesswithchris.comBook: Loss Built This (Amazon)Instagram: @limitless_with_chrisFacebook and YouTube: Limitless with ChrisEpisode Chapters:[00:00] What Breaks You, Builds You: a question to hold gently[02:11] A Before and After: Chris on the loss that changed his path[06:41] You Are Not What You Do: identity beyond the job title[09:18] Living in Drift: why some of us need a force to alter our path[11:10] Success Without Fulfilment: the goal that felt hollow[14:44] Faith in the Silence: questions, anger and a quiet return[21:09] Everything Is a Season: a meaningful life, and where to find Chris🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #mindfulliving #griefandloss #rebuildingidentity #lossbuiltthis #faithandhealing #purposedrivenlife #personalgrowth #selfawareness #lifeafterloss #resilience #mindsetshift #fatherhood #healingjourney

What does home mean when everything has been taken apart? If you are carrying pain, shame or the weight of past choices, this conversation offers a gentle place to rest and begin again.Sana and author Angel Willard speak about living with chronic pain and disability, the difference between accountability and shame, and holding onto love for your children.About the Guest: Angel Willard is the author of the memoir Fighting to Come Home, an honest account of survival, motherhood, accountability and healing. She speaks from lived experience, including life with chronic pain.Key Takeaways:Shame says I am bad. Accountability says I made choices that caused harm, and I am responsible for what I do next.You can hold two truths at once: you were hurt, and you hurt others.Resilience is often quiet: getting up, resting and asking for help.Grieve the life you had, then build a new one from what you have now.Sharing your story can give each day a purpose.Connect With the Guest: Book: Fighting to Come Home, on Amazon and Audible Search Angel Willard online for her website and eventsEpisode Chapters (timestamps from the transcript): [00:00] What Does Home Really Mean: a quiet opening on returning to yourself [01:49] Welcome, Angel Willard: an honest conversation begins [03:02] Why Write Fighting to Come Home: turning pain and mistakes into purpose [06:06] Accountability Versus Shame: two truths and a path to change [10:04] The Daily Reality of Chronic Pain and Disability: grief, help and quiet resilience [16:28] Love, Motherhood and Beginning Again: accountability and self-forgiveness together [19:12] Where to Find Angel’s Book: Amazon, Audible and online🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #mindfulliving #chronicpain #disabilityawareness #memoir #accountability #shamevsaccountability #healingjourney #motherhood #traumarecovery #resilience #selfforgiveness #newbeginnings #lifeaftertrauma

Your life may look impressive on paper, yet something quieter runs underneath. This episode is for high achievers driven by fear, self-doubt, guilt, or shame.Sana and Steve Barton explore the Game Often Played, the reactive loop of conditioning, and the Game of Ten, a path back to awareness. You will leave with gentle ways to forgive yourself and ease overthinking.About the Guest:Steve Barton is a high-performance executive coach, author, and creator of the Game of Ten, a US-registered coaching process. He grew his family floral business from $200,000 to $2 million.Key Takeaways:Fear and shame can push you, but they keep you driven rather than driving.You can think your way to nine, never to ten. Awareness, not more thinking, is the shift.Awareness is a starting point, not an excuse. Ask what triggers you.Perfectionism is a quiet form of self-punishment. Mistakes mean you are learning.When overthinking starts, name something you are grateful for, even one breath.Forgive the story behind the hurt, for your own freedom.Connect With Steve Barton:Website: https://www.stevebartoncoaching.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coach-steve-barton/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevebartoncoaching/ Free book: The Father, the Son, the Aha Moment (on his website)Episode Chapters:[00:00] The Quiet Patterns Beneath a Successful Life: Why what holds high achievers back is rarely laziness or poor strategy. [03:22] Conditioned Before Seven: How childhood patterns become the lens we carry into adult life. [05:57] The Game Often Played: Fear, self-doubt, guilt, and shame, and why you cannot think your way to ten. [12:00] Is Fear the Engine of Success?: Sana challenges the idea, and Steve answers with the driver versus the driven. [15:56] Perfectionism and the Gift of Mistakes: A story from the flower shop about how hard we are on ourselves. [19:30] When Awareness Becomes an Excuse: Triggers, overthinking, and the gentle power of gratitude. [25:34] You Have Always Been Ten: Letting go, forgiving the story, and coming home to yourself.🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #themindfulliving #gameoften #highachievers #mindfulliving #selfawareness #innerchildhealing #perfectionism #overthinking #selfforgiveness #executivecoaching #mindsetshift #innerpeace

Think of the last time you felt low. Did you open an app, add something to a cart, or buy a beautiful journal? This one is for anyone who has tried to shop their way to calm.Sana and Dr. Tejvir Sekhon explore mindful consumption, the hedonic treadmill, and how algorithms shape our idea of a good life. You will leave with gentle questions to pause before buying, and a clearer sense of your own good life.About the Guest:Dr. Tejvir Sekhon is a marketing professor and researcher who uses consumption as a lens for understanding modern life, from identity and relationships to happiness.Key Takeaways:Notice the gap between feeling, wanting, and buying. Screens compress all three.Ask: would I still buy this if nobody could see it?Ask whether you want the product or the promise it makes about who you will become.Approach your spending with curiosity, not guilt.Choose up to three core values and let them guide big purchases.Be a satisficer in most areas so you can truly invest in what matters most.Connect With Dr. Tejvir Sekhon:Website: https://www.tejvirsekhon.ca LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tejvirsekhon/ Instagram and Facebook: @tejvir.sekhonEpisode Chapters:[00:00] What Do We Reach For When We Feel Low?: Music, scrolling, shopping, and the quiet habits we turn to under stress. [03:20] Can We Consume Our Way to Well-Being?: Why consumption is not the enemy, but cannot solve every problem. [06:10] The Hedonic Treadmill and Buying Instead of Becoming: How comparison and personalised feeds keep the treadmill speeding up. [15:20] A Mirror of Our Inadequacies: Feeling, wanting, buying, and the small pause that changes everything. [19:10] The Bag at the Mall: Sana on the tender inner debate between desire and priorities. [26:35] When Mindfulness Becomes a Product: Apps, retreats, journals, and the ancient wisdom of non-attachment. [35:00] Three Values and the Art of Enough: Why we cannot maximise everything, and what genuine well-being asks of us.🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #themindfulliving #mindfulconsumption #mindfulliving #hedonictreadmill #consumerculture #wellbeing #digitalwellbeing #intentionalliving #consciousconsumer #mentalhealthpodcast #selfreflection #goodlife