Happy Inside - Conquering the Stress of IBS
154 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsFREEDOM FROM THE OVERWHELM AND FRUSTRATION OF GUT SYMPTOMS
Trailblazing psychotherapy to calm the whole farm; mind, emotions and gut.
IBS, IBD, gut symptoms, gut disorders, SIBO, low FODMAP, elimination diets, chronic stress and anxiety…
Happy Inside attends to the psychological, emotional and behavioural aspects of gut disorders and chronic illness; old wounds, life misalignments, the fear, anxiety and stress around symptoms, the hypervigilence, the limitations, restrictions and impacts these are having on your life - all those conversations you’ve been waiting to have are happening right here. I hear you and you’re not alone.
This is often the one aspect missing from your treatment interventions and resolution of symptoms, but guess what, you’ve found me and I’m right here for you.
The reality is, stress and anxiety are biologically designed to affect your gut, so here you will find all the concepts, strategies and insights from 12 years of clinical experience as a gut focused psychotherapist so we can ensure this is not your continued story.
You deserve a rich and fulfilled life where you are happy on the inside and out.
Gut focused and embodied psychotherapist, Michelle White.
https://happyinside.com.au
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Episodes
93: The Gifts Of Stillness You Can't Afford To Miss
March 12, 2024 13:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBThere's nothing wrong with you if you can't keep up. It's not you. We are not designed to live at the pace and intensity we are currently living. And there is a MASSIVE cost when we try. There is another way, and it's right here. You don't even need to go anywhere. Want even more value? Visit https://happyinside.com.au
91: How To Regain Trust In Your Body
February 27, 2024 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBHave you completely lost trust in your body? You don't know what to listen to, and what to rely on anymore. You've lost your way. This episode includes 5 ways you can build that trust right back. Boom. Want even more value? Visit https://happyinside.com.au
90: How to Feel Safe
February 20, 2024 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBDo you experience anxiety? If yes, then you know a WHOLE LOT about not feeling safe. It just perpetuates itself, right? And I'm guessing the last thing you want is MORE anxiety. Fortunately you can have less anxiety, which feels like what...? Security, stillness, grounded, safe, at ease, content. Come and find out how. Want even more value? Visit https://happyinside.com.au
89: How to Unstick Yourself From Anxious Anticipation
February 13, 2024 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThe moment is not nearly as difficult as your thoughts about it. Because all suffering begins in the mind, we can also end it there. Come and find out how. It's even more simple than you might imagine. Want even more value? Visit https://happyinside.com.au
87: How to Stop the Fear Based Hypervigilence
January 31, 2024 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBIt's absolutely possible to move out of the very narrow and tight fear based hypervigilence you're stuck in. There's another really simple way that actually minimises your symptoms, your worrisome thoughts and your fears. It's not a bandaid. You can change this permanently to be your new way of being. Want even more value? Visit https://happyinside.com.au
84: GUEST - Julie - Where Do You See Yourself in Her Story?
November 10, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBCome and meet Julie, who has lived with severe gut dysbiosis for 14 years. She shares how this developed, how it affected her whole life, the journey she's been on, and where she is now. Where can you see yourself in Julie's experience? Which insights can you borrow for your own experience? - how gut dysbiosis can affect your whole quality of life, including your mental health - how chronic symptoms and illness can exacerbate and highlight underlying stress and anxiety - how not resolv...
82: Conquer Your Symptoms - Guest Spot Open
October 13, 2023 03:00 - 3 minutes - 2.44 MBFreedom, happiness, joy, contentment...and the life you've been dreaming of, is available and waiting for you. Here's your opportunity to be a guest on the podcast.
81: Illness is a Signal to Change
October 09, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBYour body constantly signals where it's at. If you're feeling sick, tired, stressed, anxious, unhappy and unwell, your body is signalling for change. I share the insights of Dr Sidney M. Baker, the author of Detoxification and Healing whose final message in his book is "Illness is a signal to change". It's profound, and speaks the truth. Come and find out what he means by this.
79: Do You Ask Yourself the Right Questions?
October 02, 2023 01:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThe quality of your question will determine the quality of the information you receive...which will determine the quality of your life. Here's a formula to get you started.
The One Magic Bullet You've Longed For (Whether You Have IBS or Not)
August 29, 2023 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.56 MBEver wondered what the one magic bullet is? It's no secret. It's our mindset. Our psychology. Our thoughts. Have you noticed for yourself the depth of misery your mind can create, or the absolute joy and happiness it offers? All from a thought. Or a series of thoughts. And in it's worst state, the entire mindset. The quality of your life is directly determined by your thoughts. Let's breakdown what mindset really is.
77: The One Magic Bullet You've Longed For (Whether You Have IBS or Not)
August 29, 2023 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.56 MBEver wondered what the one magic bullet is? It's no secret. It's our mindset. Our psychology. Our thoughts. Have you noticed for yourself the depth of misery your mind can create, or the absolute joy and happiness it offers? All from a thought. Or a series of thoughts. And in it's worst state, the entire mindset. The quality of your life is directly determined by your thoughts. Let's breakdown what mindset really is.
76: How to Stop Stressing About IBS
August 10, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.53 MBThere's one basic concept to apply. That's it. Nothing complex, or involved. Just simple. And life changing.
How to Stop Stressing About IBS
August 10, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.53 MBThere's one basic concept to apply. That's it. Nothing complex, or involved. Just simple. And life changing.
TRAILER: 10 Part Series to Freedom from Gut Symptoms
July 25, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.11 MBTRAILER PREVIEW This 10 part series is my most valuable, refined, juiciest, biggest-bang-for-your-buck clarity and direction, on getting free of those gut symptoms FOR GOOD. Your gut, via your nervous system, is biologically designed to be Irritated By Stress, AND there's something we can do about that. As a specialist gut focused psychotherapist in private practice for 12 years, I'll guide you though the 10 must-know progressive strategies to get your life back. It's time to be free o...
Back Yourself
July 18, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.6 MBYou know when you've been falling short of your own ideals? Tired of seeing yourself repeat unwanted behaviour? Fed up with the same old crap, over and over? Feeling completely stuck where you are? YASSSSS! Getting sick of yourself is THE BEST PLACE to be. Why? Well, you can either get all down in the dumps about yourself, or... Use it for motivation. Harness it baby!
75: Back Yourself
July 18, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.6 MBYou know when you've been falling short of your own ideals? Tired of seeing yourself repeat unwanted behaviour? Fed up with the same old crap, over and over? Feeling completely stuck where you are? YASSSSS! Getting sick of yourself is THE BEST PLACE to be. Why? Well, you can either get all down in the dumps about yourself, or... Use it for motivation. Harness it baby!
Meet Yourself Where You Are
June 30, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBIf you meet yourself where you are, YOU CANNOT FAIL. If you're stressed, you meet that. If you're overwhelmed, you meet that. If you're in pain, you meet that. If you're grieving, you meet that. If you're exhausted, you meet that. If you're happy, you still come and meet that. And when you meet yourself there, you can relax. You can be still and experience contentment and peace. It's the HOW you are with yourself that determines your success at it.
Give Your Mind the Break it's Begging For
June 14, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.3 MBDo you ever feel close to losing your mind? Using your mind more, to overcome the very problem of your mind being overloaded DOES NOT WORK. You have to use your mind LESS. You have to INTENTIONALLY pull yourself away. You must resist the urge to keep doing more and more. You have to STOP. If feeling safe and content and still in yourself sounds appealing to you, jump in and see how it unfolds.
Why Focusing Too Much on Your Symptoms is Making Them Worse
May 29, 2023 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.14 MBYou get to choose HOW you respond to symptoms. Don't let them drag you into places that shut your life down. Give what you need to your health, but give most of your energy to all the things that light you up and forge you forwards into the life you want. That life is waiting for you!
This Could Be You - Overcoming Fear of Failure
May 22, 2023 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.81 MBYOU ARE NOT STUCK. Your current circumstances are not fixed. It is entirely possible to overcome it, AND forge forwards into the life you dream of. Don't get roped into relying on a gazillion tricks and strategies to hold you together - overcome the fear at the source so you have full freedom and ease moving forwards.
Remove All Your Confusion and Overwhelm by Doing This First
May 09, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 6.99 MBYou're exhausted. You're overwhelmed. You just want to feel better. How great would clarity and certainty be about the source of your symptoms, and therefore how to overcome them? It's happening right here! Let's get this sorted RIGHT NOW. DO THIS FIRST before you embark on yet another program, practitioner, protocol, or even google search. Let's simplify. Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode. __ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, str...
The Easiest Way To Achieve Relaxation
April 20, 2023 05:00 - 8 minutes - 6.13 MBI bet you've been looking for this trick all along! You've been telling your mind over and over that if only it would shut up, you could relax. Well, the key is right here, and it's a lot more simplistic than you might imagine. ___ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disor...
IBS Symptoms and Anxiety Reinforcement
February 03, 2023 03:00 - 8 minutes - 6.12 MBLimiting and narrowing life down to manage anxiety and gut symptoms is a negative reinforcement that doesn't help you long term. If you let the anxiety determine your actions, you not only reinforce the anxiety, but also a lack of trust in self, a lack of capacity to cope and a lack of ability to self regulate. There's no growth in that. The only resolution is to expand life back out again. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and dis...
Searching for Quick Fixes
January 18, 2023 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBI know your IBS and gut symptoms are uncomfortable and it's hard to tolerate feeling so unwell constantly...not to mention the level of stress and anxiety you feel. It's no wonder then you're looking for instant and quick fixes. Let me share with you how to get the outcome you want in a more effective (and efficient) way. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP ...
Moving Out of the Swamplands of Your Past
January 04, 2023 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.29 MBHaving an understanding and awareness of your past is required if it is affecting your life adversely now. But, this must be balanced with a new way of seeing and doing, otherwise your future will just look like your past because you'll be repeating past patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour which are deeply ingrained in all of us. If you want your life to change, you have to be prepared to change, AND prepared to do the work that's required to change. There's an effective way to ...
Increasing Tolerance for Discomfort
September 28, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.7 MBWhat is your reaction when you experience symptoms or discomfort? - panic - desperation - seeking and searching - grasping outwards - researching - catastrophizing Everything that is stress producing right. And anything that's stress producing is only going to add further discomfort and symptoms which is the opposite of what you're trying for. The key is in increasing your tolerance for discomfort by giving up resistance towards it. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you expe...
GUEST: Bella Lindemann - A Functional Approach to Resolving Digestive Conditions and Food Intolerance
August 25, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBGut disorders can be complex and multifactorial, and there is always a REASON for your symptoms...and those reasons can be discovered AND resolved. Bella Lindemann is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and founder of The Functional Gut Health Clinic. Bella and her team provide a functional approach to overcoming IBS, SIBO and chronic digestive conditions using natural protocols and natural supplements recommendations. If you're on endless restricted diets, and you're experien...
GUEST: Restriction Diet Rescue - Meet Personal Chef and Food Coach, CC Consalvo
July 27, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBWhat if you could move through your elimination and restricted diets WITH JOY? I know, it seems like a far cry from reality...until you hear this conversation with personal chef and food coach CC Consalvo. We dig into what food means, how it affects us on all levels, how those restricted diets can turn our lives upside down, and most importantly, that they don't need to - there's another way. CC works along side you and your practitioner prescribed diet to design meals and recipes that y...
Permanent Resolution, Not Bandaid Solutions
June 29, 2022 06:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBWe want answers and a way out, to know deep within us that our difficulties are resolved so we can give up the battle and get back to living. I don't do bandaids, and in this episode I share why. Plus, you deserve more than a bandaid that's at risk of falling off. --- The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside att...
061 | Intentional Living
June 15, 2022 00:25 - 18 minutes - 13 MBINTENTIONAL LIVING Every choice we make takes us in A direction - whether it's the direction we want to go in is worth being intentional about. __ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restri...
Intentional Living
June 15, 2022 00:25 - 18 minutes - 13 MBINTENTIONAL LIVING Every choice we make takes us in A direction - whether it's the direction we want to go in is worth being intentional about. __ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictio...
How Do You Relate to Emotions?
March 09, 2022 03:29 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBEmotions are a biggie - you either have a good relationship with them or not, and just like emotions, that's not set in stone. We take a closer look at both effective and ineffective relationships with emotions...what's yours? Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode (060 How Do You Relate to Emotions?) on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, str...
060 | How Do You Relate to Emotions?
March 09, 2022 03:29 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBEmotions are a biggie - you either have a good relationship with them or not, and just like emotions, that's not set in stone. We take a closer look at both effective and ineffective relationships with emotions...what's yours? Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode (060 How Do You Relate to Emotions?) on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, ...
Slow Down the Urgency to Progress
February 04, 2022 06:21 - 13 minutes - 9.44 MBWhen we are struggling - physically, emotionally, psychologically - we want to get to the other side as fast as possible because it's hard to tolerate the discomfort. We consume incredible amounts of information in an effort to help us get there, but we rarely take the time required to really absorb and apply the information before we are rushing to consume the next. It's time to slow down. __ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple...
59 | Slow Down the Urgency to Progress
February 04, 2022 06:21When we are struggling - physically, emotionally, psychologically - we want to get to the other side as fast as possible because it's hard to tolerate the discomfort. We consume incredible amounts of information in an effort to help us get there, but we rarely take the time required to really absorb and apply the information before we are rushing to consume the next. It's time to slow down. __ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - App...
059 | Slow Down the Urgency to Progress
February 04, 2022 06:21 - 13 minutes - 9.44 MBWhen we are struggling - physically, emotionally, psychologically - we want to get to the other side as fast as possible because it's hard to tolerate the discomfort. We consume incredible amounts of information in an effort to help us get there, but we rarely take the time required to really absorb and apply the information before we are rushing to consume the next. It's time to slow down. __ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple...
058 | What is Your Current Level of Overwhelm
January 04, 2022 21:17 - 13 minutes - 9.47 MBFeelings inform us of something we need to know, and your feelings of overwhelm are doing exactly that. In this episode we break it down into four questions to gather the information required to reduce those levels of overwhelm in your life. We keep it really simple. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy I...
What is Your Current Level of Overwhelm
January 04, 2022 21:17 - 13 minutes - 9.47 MBFeelings inform us of something we need to know, and your feelings of overwhelm are doing exactly that. In this episode we break it down into four questions to gather the information required to reduce those levels of overwhelm in your life. We keep it really simple. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside...
Conscious Stillness
November 30, 2021 22:10 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBIt's not meditation itself that you don't like - it's how you RELATE to the processes of the mind that determine whether you find ease or struggle. Going into meditation (or Conscious Stillness) with the right OBJECTIVE will set you up for ease and greatest benefit. --- The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside at...
057 | Conscious Stillness
November 30, 2021 22:10 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBIt's not meditation itself that you don't like - it's how you RELATE to the processes of the mind that determine whether you find ease or struggle. Going into meditation (or Conscious Stillness) with the right OBJECTIVE will set you up for ease and greatest benefit. --- The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside a...
Running from Yourself
October 18, 2021 04:25 - 18 minutes - 13 MBNEW PODCAST EPISODE You can't run from yourself. It's exhausting AND it's futile. Workaholism, busyness, perfectionism, overcommitment, netflix, substance use, social media, never being alone... How do you run from yourself? In this latest podcast episode we take a deeper dive into this running, and what the antidote is. ___ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher....
056 | Running from Yourself
October 18, 2021 04:25 - 18 minutes - 13 MBNEW PODCAST EPISODE You can't run from yourself. It's exhausting AND it's futile. Workaholism, busyness, perfectionism, overcommitment, netflix, substance use, social media, never being alone... How do you run from yourself? In this latest podcast episode we take a deeper dive into this running, and what the antidote is. ___ Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Sti...
055 | The Space Between Stimulus and Response
October 01, 2021 04:23 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBYou mean there's a space between the stimulus and the response?? For us emotive types, that space can seem pretty slim. But...in that space is our power to choose our response. Sometimes we react quickly because our emotions are so hightened and the sheer power of them overrides our capacity to remain poised. Other times we can't tolerate the intensity of the emotion so reacting immediately helps discharge some of the intensity. Either way, there's benefit to creating that space....
The Space Between Stimulus and Response
October 01, 2021 04:23 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBYou mean there's a space between the stimulus and the response?? For us emotive types, that space can seem pretty slim. But...in that space is our power to choose our response. Sometimes we react quickly because our emotions are so hightened and the sheer power of them overrides our capacity to remain poised. Other times we can't tolerate the intensity of the emotion so reacting immediately helps discharge some of the intensity. Either way, there's benefit to creating that space. ___...
054 | Room Enough For You
September 20, 2021 21:06 - 12 minutes - 8.6 MBThis is your invitation to rest, to create space within, to breathe easy and allow the body to soften. There's room enough for you amongst all that's happening, and it's available right now. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside attends to the psychological, emotional and behavioural aspects of gut di...
Room Enough For You
September 20, 2021 21:06 - 12 minutes - 8.6 MBThis is your invitation to rest, to create space within, to breathe easy and allow the body to soften. There's room enough for you amongst all that's happening, and it's available right now. ___ The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, IBS, IBD, SIBO, food intolerance, elimination diets, Low FODMAP dietary restrictions and chronic illness. Happy Inside attends to the psychological, emotional and behavioural aspects of gut disord...
Your Gut Can't Digest Emotions
September 13, 2021 23:36 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBEvery emotion is valid. Emotions inform us about what's important to you. Emotions want to be seen, heard and felt, not stuffed down in your gut. Your avoidance of emotions is also understandable and valid. Unless you were made to feel they were acceptable, and you were effectively modeled how to be with, explore, feel and express emotions, then they can be downright overwhelming and frightening. When you really feel, hear, acknowledge and allow your emotions, the body softens and I can ...
053 | Your Gut Can't Digest Emotions
September 13, 2021 23:36 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBEvery emotion is valid. Emotions inform us about what's important to you. Emotions want to be seen, heard and felt, not stuffed down in your gut. Your avoidance of emotions is also understandable and valid. Unless you were made to feel they were acceptable, and you were effectively modeled how to be with, explore, feel and express emotions, then they can be downright overwhelming and frightening. When you really feel, hear, acknowledge and allow your emotions, the body softens and I c...
052 | Not Trusting Your Body
September 03, 2021 07:01 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBYour body and gut know what to do...your job is to get out of their way. There's a gazillion things that get in the way of its' capacity to function optimally and the good (empowering) news is, you have agency over all of them. Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders...
Not Trusting Your Body
September 03, 2021 07:01 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBYour body and gut know what to do...your job is to get out of their way. There's a gazillion things that get in the way of its' capacity to function optimally and the good (empowering) news is, you have agency over all of them. Come and listen to the whole Happy Inside podcast episode on your favourite podcast app - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Stitcher. The Happy Inside Podcast is for you if you experience anxiety, stress, gut symptoms and disorders, I...