Table for Three: You, Me and Anxiety

Fertility, aliens, astrology, breathwork, psychology and so much more! Today's podcast was a great conversation that touched on so many topics that are important to us. We give you a behind-the-scene look at our lives as of late and share our best practices for supporting mental health during different times of life. This episode is a great overview of topics that we will be diving deeper into over the next few months... except aliens (we will leave that to the alien experts :P) Make sure you listen to the end as we are introducing a new segment - Best Friend Advice (BFAs)!! This is where we share our advice and opions on current wellness trends - and you know we are going to be keeping it real! If there is a topic you'd like us to chat about send us a DM on instagram! This podcast is here for you and we want to be discussing themes that are important to you and our community. Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their stress formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

You know your body better than anyone else. So, when it comes to your health, you’re the best person to communicate your health needs. The problem is that when you are sick and dealing with a serious health issue it can be incredibly overwhelming to be the one to call the shots when it comes to your health. In this podcast Catrina and Janette share their experiences navigating the world of health care in Canada. They get real about what it takes to get the support you need and provide some of their personal tips on how to be your own health advocate. Key learnings shared today: 1. Walk into your appointment with a specific goal. Just as you’d show up to a job interview primed to discuss your resumé and career objectives, you should arrive at medical appointments armed with your health history and goals. 2. Keep track of all health history. From vaccines to surgeries, pharmaceutical recommendations and tests approved or denied - keeping a folder with all of your health history in one place is super valuable to health practitioners, especially if you are seeing more than one. 3. Know your rights and exercise them. You have the right to a second opinion! Every province and territory has laws around patient rights, which you can find on your government’s website.4. Bring someone with you. Wing-people aren’t just for the bar scene. Sometimes it is hard to advocate for yourself, especially when sick. A support person can help take notes on what the doctor is saying as well as help explain your symptoms. Have other tips that you've found useful while navigating the health care system? Let us know! Reach out via instagram :) Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Move over for a sec PSL's, autumn anxiety is in the house.Are you feeling some anxiety around the changing of seasons? You're not alone. It turns out that many of us struggle with pre-autumn anxiety. Perhaps it's because the summer "fun" is coming to an end, maybe it's because you are returning to school or a more consistent schedule or it's because you are anticipating the darkness and cooler weather that's around the corner. Either way, we dive into tools and practices you can deploy to make this autumn lighter and brighter, plus give you some insight to Janette's wedding and what we've been up to this summer.Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

In today's episode, we are joined by the lovely Chantée Dardaine, a Registered Psychotherapist and a Professional Member with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. We cover a lot. Including: How you can stay grounded, sane and emotionally safe when it feels like the world is in turmoilWhat trauma is and how you can start healing from it; starting with your expectations around what healing is and the capacity that you have to do it, and how you know that you are on the right pathHow you can become better at emotional regulation in a healthy, even when it's hard to understand your feelings (or when you are disassociating)What boundaries are and how we can have themThis conversation was enlightening; Chantée has a way of making big, complicated things make sense. Give it a listen and share with someone you know who might be struggling.Follow Chantée on instagram:@selfcaretoWebsite: https://selfcareto.com/Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

In today's episode, Catrina and her partner, Alysha, discuss what Pride Month means to them, how they met and fell in love, the struggles they have experienced with homophobia and discrimination—including a conversation around misgendering (how it often happens and what to do if you misgender someone), why it's important to have gender neutral washrooms/spaces and advice they would give to folks struggling with their identity/sexuality. Both Alysha and Catrina recognize their privilege as two  queer white women living in Canada. This conversation illustrates just two perspectives on the queer experience; please continue to educate yourself through following queer (especially trans folks) and BIPOC folks on social media.TW: homophobia, discriminationFollow Alysha on instagram and support her personal training business: @pursuittrainingcoFollow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

In today's episode we get an inside look into Janette's upcoming wedding... and an inside look into her mind while planning it. We talk about her fiancees proposal (and just their general, heartwarming love story that gives us all hope),  how they have been managing and making decisions together,  wedding family-drama, "bride-xiety" and a few really helpful tips for future bride-to-bes on how to manage it. Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Have you ever noticed a direct connection between your mental state and the health of your skin? Or your diet and your skin? Our skin is often an outward clue to what is happening in our body and has a cyclical effect; our wellbeing impacts our skin and our skin impacts our wellbeing. The pain, anxiety, insecurity and frustration that comes with changes to our skin can be really damaging to our mental health and our mental health can impact the changes that we see on our skin. This episode provides insight on how our inner workings (hormones, stress, lifestyle) can show up on our skin and what we can do to address it. Although this conversation is geared towards folks with ovaries, the tips discussed can be applied to any and all individuals.Follow Dr. Filza Swalah:@drfilzaswalah https://drfilzaswalah.com/Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Veeva has a special offer for our listeners! Use the "secret word" PEACE for a free Peaceful Day Personal Inhaler with ever 50$ purchase. Please write the "secret word" in the notes section of your order! *Available until end of April 2022*Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

In today's episode we discuss Catrina's recent trip to the hospital that triggered her health anxiety, how Janette has been caretaking for a family member and the impact its had, nighttime anxiety, the importance of reaching out and offloading stress and some tips around habits and herbs that we use to manage it all.  CW: existential anxiety, death, medical system, fainting Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Veeva has a special offer for our listeners! Use the "secret word" PEACE for a free Peaceful Day Personal Inhaler with ever 50$ purchase. Please write the "secret word" in the notes section of your order! *Available until end of April 2022*Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Spring is here! And your girls are feeling weeeeird! We cover a lot of ground today: the classic Vancouver crow attacks, the energy change from winter to spring and how we can harness it, how to start spring cleaning in a manageable way (and how this can actually help your mental health), our own cleanliness tendencies (and some living situations with others who weren't as clean), and some healthy cleaning hacks that you may not have considered before. Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support. Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Veeva has a special offer for our listeners! Use the "secret word" PEACE for a free Peaceful Day Personal Inhaler with ever 50$ purchase. Please write the "secret word" in the notes section of your order! *Available until end of April 2022*Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Balanced blood sugar is an important part of our overall health and wellness—including our mental health. But what does that even mean and how do we 'balance' our blood sugar? Cue Marjan, a certified Nutritional Practitioner that specializes in blood sugar balance. In today's episode Marjan helps break down signs and symptoms of unbalanced blood sugar (yes, your migraines, mood swings, anxiety and low energy could be signs!) and what we can do to get it back in check. Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow Marjan:@healthybymarjan on Instagram and TikTok healthybymarjan.com Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Veeva has a special offer for our listeners! Use the "secret word" PEACE for a free Peaceful Day Personal Inhaler with ever 50$ purchase. Please write the "secret word" in the notes section of your order! *Available until end of April 2022*Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Sleep... It turns out it's real important. So many of us are sleep-deprived. Whether you are a shift-worker, have nighttime anxiety or just general restlessness, being under-slept can have a pretty disastrous impact on your health and wellbeing. It's not all bad news, though. We welcome Chelsea De Colle (CNP, specializing in sleep) to the podcast to discuss the importance of sleep, the effects from not having it, supplements that might help and how to improve your sleep hygiene in simple, easy-to-do steps.  We talk about whether or not you can "catch up on sleep," how being sleep deprived can make you feel, and why we need to hold our sleep sacred now more than ever.Sleep well :)Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow Chelsea: @chelseadecolle_nutritionhttps://chelseadecolle.com/Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We mention their sleep formula in today's episode. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

You're likely hearing the word "burnout" more often these days—and for pretty obvious reasons. In today's episode we discuss what burnout looks like, feels like and how the collective 'we' can manage it and, hopefully, reverse it.Referenced listens:Brene Brown with Emily and Amelia Nagoski Podcast—Burnout and how to complete the stress cyclePlease continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @tableforthreepodcast_ , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at tableforthree.ymapodcast@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

It takes a lot of courage to acknowledge that you need support. Today on the podcast, we are talking about therapy. We've both come up against the resistance of accessing therapy; it's hard to let down the walls that we've built up for so long to protect ourselves. We share our experience with that resistance, including what we love about it and how it feels, what we've found challenging and how it's changed us. We know the first step can be overwhelming, so we also break down how to start the process of getting therapy (how to find someone and reach out to them) and what the first session might look like.At the end of the podcast we share what we are currently loving right now—including Janette's "bluces" (???).  Referenced Links: Psychology Today - Find a Therapist Mind Cove Therapy - Be Matched with a TherapistPlease continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @theconnectionprojectbc , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at theconnectionprojectbc@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: A Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Do you ever look back on your life and think about all the events and circumstances that had to happen to make you who you are? Sometimes looking to the past is scary and for many of us, we avoid it. This week we invited Jasmine Price to the table to discuss creative living, mental health, and working on social media as a full-time job. Jasmine's perspective of the wellness space online is refreshing and her openness about her life and mental health is something that we can all benefit from. In this episode Jasmine helps us take a peek behind the curtain of content creation for social media. She shares with us the pros, the cons, and how she balances her need to create while also supporting herself. She reminds us that following your passions can open doors that you never knew existed. You will hear in her voice that Jasmine has a calm, centred, presence, and she deeply cares for those around her.  She is incredibly open about her past and practices deep gratitude for the life events that have made her who she is today. This conversation is a great reminder to explore all the facets that make you who you are and to not be afraid of looking to the past. We have all experienced going through hard times, and Jasmine is a wonderful example of using her past to fuel her future. You can connect with Jasmine on IG: @dreamerandwell or via email: jasminealexandraprice@gmail.comPlease continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @theconnectionprojectbc , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at theconnectionprojectbc@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: A Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Happy 2022??Time flies in the pits of chaos! Today on the podcast we warmly welcome you back with a new segment with various recommendations of what we are currently loving (entertainment, habits, lifestyle and more). Then we gracefully switch gears and zip into a discussion on the big C that rocked Catrina (and so many others!) over the holidays (in a really not fun way). We talk about her experience and what helped her ease her anxiety and get through it. We also offer some advice on what you can do if you are fearful of contracting COVID for both physical and psychological reasons and Janette shares some nutrition/supplements to help you along. Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @theconnectionprojectbc , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @janettemerry_ and email us at theconnectionprojectbc@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: A Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Happy Holidays! Are you dealing with some December overwhelm? In today's episode, we share ways that we are surviving this busy season, including: how to "steal time" for yourself,  why a lot of the stress that we feel can be eased with conscious choices and inward kindness, how to manage S.A.D, how to deal with anxiety around holiday eating/gatherings and how to respond to difficult conversations with family and friends. Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @theconnectionprojectbc , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @_onesmallshift and email us at theconnectionprojectbc@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: A Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

How are you feeling? Are you tired, overwhelmed and in desperate need of some grounding? Cozy on up and join us today for a beautiful, soothing soundbath meditation with Hannah Seraphim. This episode is best listened to through headphones in a quiet, warm and dimly lit space. We hope this unique, exclusive podcast experience is one that you return to when you need to recharge and reconnect; it definitely is for us. Enjoyed the meditation? You can catch attend Sound Journeys with Hannah LIVE through Instagram. Check out her pages for more details!Find her next soundbath here:  hannahseraphim.comFollow Hannah on Instagram: @hannahseraphim_Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @theconnectionprojectbc , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @_onesmallshift and email us at theconnectionprojectbc@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: A Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Do you find bright lights, strong smells, coarse fabrics and sounds like sirens overwhelming? Do you tend to notice subtle changes in people's body language or behaviour, recognizing how they might feel before they do? Do you find yourself burnt out after busy weeks, needing to withdraw to recover?  If you answered 'yes' to any of the above, you, like the both of us, might be a Highly Sensitive Person. Coined by Dr. Elaine Aron in 1996, HSPs are a subset of the population high in a personality trait known as sensory-processing sensitivity.  In today's episode, we deep dive into life for us as HSPs; discussing the history, the difficulty and beauty of being Highly Sensitive People and tips to manage and avoid sensory overload. You can find out more about Elaine Aron's work and take her HSP self-test here: https://hsperson.com/Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @theconnectionprojectbc , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @_onesmallshift and email us at theconnectionprojectbc@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: A Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

On today's episode, we are joined by Hannah Seraphim. She's an author, editor, sound meditation practitioner and loving cat-mom. Hannah is also a thyroid cancer survivor. We discuss her experience and journey with health trauma and how she developed a deep trusting in her own intuition, inner strength and voice—all of which ultimately led to her writing her first novel, Citrine Horizon. We talk about the importance of reconnecting to the Self and each other—and how  embracing our humanity, creativity and vulnerability can lead to true healing.You can get a copy of Citrine Horizon here:  hannahseraphim.com Follow Hannah on Instagram: @hannahseraphim_Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @theconnectionprojectbc , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @_onesmallshift and email us at theconnectionprojectbc@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: A Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15

Today we are back with a catch up and a conversation around how important it is to say 'no'. We chat about boundaries, how polarizing the world has become and how we can navigate our way through those things with a little compassion for ourselves and others.Please continue to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast; we are so grateful for your support.Follow us @theconnectionprojectbc , Catrina @consciousfitness_, Janette @_onesmallshift and email us at theconnectionprojectbc@gmail.com for all guest and sponsorship inquiries.Thank you to our partners of the podcast: Veeva: They are dedicated to providing comprehensive supplements for lasting relief from stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. Check out their products at www.veeva.ca or over on IG @veevalife.Icaria: A Vancouver based Hemp CBD Oil company made by women with love. To receive $15 off your first order, visit https://icaria.co/ and use code: CONNECTION15