Worrier to Warrior
77 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsLisa Dumas is a somatic therapist passionate about educating adults and teens about calming anxiety and compassionately attending to mental health challenges in self and community. Join her each week as she shares stories, skills and conversations to help you soothe an anxious mind and body and remember you’re stronger than you think you are.
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Caring for Others Without Losing Yourself
August 25, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBLong-time nurse, business owner and yoga/Ayurveda educator Aimee Pruitt is back on the pod sharing how to create boundaries and burnout resistance when caring for others as a career or as a parent or partner. Useful tips for anyone in a helping role and some extra advice for up-and-coming health professionals. Healing for Health Care Workers starts on September 10th! US sponsors and health care workers who want to join for free, go to AimeePruitt.com. Canadian sponsors, head here: ...
Loving an Anxious Human with Cliff Dumas
August 19, 2022 15:19 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBWho better to speak about what it’s like to love someone who has struggled with their mental health than Lisa’s long-time partner, Cliff Dumas. Listen to hear how Cliff discovered the truth of Lisa’s disordered panic and the best things he did to support her, plus how facing big fears can prove to us we’re stronger than we think. Healing for Health Care Workers starts on September 10th! US sponsors and health care workers who want to join for free, go to AimeePruitt.com. Canadian s...
The Helpers Need Help with Aimee Pruitt
May 20, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBAfter personally encountering nurses sharing stories of their degraded mental health due to the staggering pressure they’ve experienced throughout the last 2.5 years, Lisa talks to her former co-host and longtime RN Aimee about her perspective working in the industry, the toll she has personally paid and what can be done to help the people who we may need to help us one day. Keep listening to learn how to sponsor the healing of a health care worker. Find Aimee at https://w...
Don’t Sweep It Under the Rug
May 13, 2022 11:00 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBYessica Avencena is a psychotherapist and the founder and CEO of Aspire Behavioural Health clinics and MindfulYou healing centers in California’s Central Valley. Yessica and Lisa discuss the mental health crisis we are collectively experiencing, how parents can support their struggling teens and how to meet difficult emotions within yourself and others. This episode is full of beautiful and helpful concepts on the path of living a full and mindful life. Resources: Mindful Minute A...
Holding Yourself and Others Through Worry and Anxiety
October 07, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBThis week Lisa shares tools for feeling grounded and how important it is to ground ourselves while supporting others. She offers more information about holding space for loved ones struggling with anxiety and guides a simple practice to quickly get out of stressful thoughts and into a centered, connected space. Ask Lisa a question or share your experience to continue to shatter the stigma of anxiety and panic attacks and keep the conversation going! Send a DM on Instagram: @lis...
Protecting and Sustaining Energy
September 30, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBFor us “worriers”, a lot of energy can be directed toward navigating our anxious inner dialogues and attempting to protect ourselves from the uncomfortable symptoms of anxiety. Cultivating a more peaceful inner landscape is not a luxury, it’s essential so that life can expand beyond worry. This week, Lisa shares that constructive rest, self-compassion and purpose can amplify our energy while making ourselves wrong for our feelings can further deplete it. Ask Lisa a questio...
Nature Therapy
September 24, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBLisa has been treating herself as she would a yoga therapy client by prescribing herself some tools to support bouts of lower mood and exhaustion related to big life transitions. Time in nature is a simple, but meaningful way to support the body’s need for movement which in turn uplifts the mind and inspires us to remember to honour the cycles of life. This episode offers some easy ways to relate with nature therapeutically without needing hiking boots. Find out more about Lisa an...
Acceptance and Letting Go
September 16, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MBLisa is in her third week living in an empty nest and shares how she and her husband are working with acceptance to find peace as parents. She offers some inspirations on the art of letting go and discusses the concept of non-attachment and how it can lead to more love for ourselves and those we are in a relationship with. Find out more about Lisa and her offerings: lisadumasyoga.com
Flowing with Change and Emotion
September 09, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 49 MBThis week Lisa shares about the reality of saying goodbye to her daughter as she launches to college in Scotland and how to relate with more than one emotion at a time. She offers some inspiration and concepts to flow through emotions rather than becoming stuck in them and challenges herself (and you) to choose a consistent rejuvenation practice after a depleting summer of stressful world and personal events. The podcast is back, with a new look and a new name. As a health care wo...
Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Autoimmune Conditions
July 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBYoga Therapy for Anxiety and Autoimmune Conditions with Susan Frankovich This week features an interview with one of Lisa’s colleagues, Yoga Therapist Susan Frankovich. Lisa and Susan explain the difference between yoga therapy and a yoga class and how it can offer relief from anxiety, autoimmune conditions and much more as a helpful adjunct to western medicine and physical therapy. Susan Frankovich is a Yoga Therapist, a PSYCH-K® & Women's Circle facilitator, and a Holy F...
Speak it Out Loud and Savour the Sweetness
July 06, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBThis week Lisa shares the many ways her life changed over quarantine and the inspirations that supported her through a cross-border move, disenchantment with the wellness industry and a newfound purpose to work with young people struggling with their mental health. Find out more about us and our offerings: aimeepruitt.com lisadumasyoga.com Be part of the conversation and ask to join the private FB page- “The Radiant Warrior Community”! Each week Aimee and Lisa post inspirations...
Celebration, Anger and Feeling it All
June 29, 2021 11:33 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBOur first brand new episode in a year chronicles Aimee’s experience as a new business owner and a nurse navigating the pandemic and the practices that helped her along the way. Join us for a Radiant Summer! Our robust course is back and includes seven thoughtfully crafted master classes and supportive material featuring wisdom from the paths of yoga and system of ayurveda. A Radiant Summer is intended to offer skills to tend to possible imbalances that can be heightened in the ...
We're back (almost). BONUS Solstice episode!
June 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBOn this episode: One year ago, Aimee and Lisa stepped away from the podcast, not knowing when they would return, because who could make a plan in 2020? Aimee had to prioritize her work as an experienced Registered Nurse in a global pandemic and Lisa was in the middle of a Covid pivot which included big changes for her whole family. In this bonus episode, we come back for an update and a re-listen to last year’s solstice episode, because it’s brimming with what you need to know...
Burnout, Addiction and Connection
June 25, 2020 18:00 - 49 minutes - 68 MBOn this episode: From an Ayurvedic perspective, the beginning of summer signals the start of “pitta” season, a time of year related to the element of fire. For those of us with already “fiery” natures, this is an opportunity to be mindful of the effects of increased heat in our bodies and minds. You might be surprised at what can flare up right now, including addictive tendencies, especially with the collective upheaval and transformation so many of us are experiencing. Listen in o...
Keep Going
June 18, 2020 13:00 - 24 minutes - 33.1 MBOn this episode: In the midst of worldwide protests to end systemic racism, white people are being called to acknowledge and dismantle our biases and take actions that can sustain change toward equality. This week Aimee and Lisa offer resources for continued education and share how our spiritual practices can help us to be in the discomfort of our roles in racial injustice while doing what we can to create a society where black lives matter. Resources: Tracee Stanley https://...
Being Intentional in the Unknown
May 29, 2020 13:00 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBAfter a pause from the podcast, Aimee and Lisa are back with a conversation about processing the collective challenges we’ve been facing. They share how celebration and joy can exist alongside worry and difficult emotions and some examples from their lives. They also talk about what they want to remember about these months apart and announce an opportunity to come together to be intentional about making our way back out into the world. Join us for our free community offering: ...
Grounding in Uncertainty
April 13, 2020 19:30 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBThis week Aimee and Lisa acknowledge the challenge to remain steady amidst the ever-changing news and regulations announced to battle the spread of COVID-19. They share what’s coming up for them, what wisdom traditions offer about handling troubling times and a few simple tools and concepts to stay with ourselves when overwhelm arises. The Worrier to Warrior Digital Workshop This almost 2-hour accessible yoga, meditation and personal development workshop includes accessible breat...
A Healing Practice for Anxious Times
April 03, 2020 23:20 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBWhile Aimee is called to use her skills as a registered nurse in Columbus, Ohio, Lisa hosts solo and offers a practice she hopes will be helpful. There’s a lot of information out there about the benefits of meditation. If you haven’t had a regular practice, it’s a hard time to start something new. Even for experienced meditators, it’s a challenge to sit quietly for an extended amount of time right now. So we hope you enjoy this version of the guided practice of yoga Nidra ...
Family, Relationships and Emotions While Staying at Home with Counsellor Susan Guttridge
March 27, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBThis week we talk to Masters Level Counselor and EMDR Facilitator Susan Guttridge about how to process our own varied emotions and reactions to social distancing while being in close proximity to those we live with for an unknown amount of time. Susan also shares wisdom and advice for those living alone, for those who are in relationships experiencing conflict, for parents dealing with small kids or teenagers and how this time might be an opportunity for greater connection and per...
Right Action, Right Now
March 20, 2020 03:00 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBAs a registered nurse for the last 25 years, host Aimee Pruitt is on the front lines of our current health crisis in her home state of Ohio. She’s feeling strongly about the actions that we are taking as a global community right now and tells us why it’s time to stay the f@!k home. Lisa and Aimee share what it’s been like in their cities and how they’ve been processing all that has been canceled and lost and how they’ve been dealing with these unprecedented times. They talk about ...
Upholding the Roots of Yoga with Sarah Cutfield
March 16, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBThe underpinnings of yoga include lifetimes worth of wisdom, symbolism and mythology to inspire and enrich the experience of the practitioner. In our contemporary practice, it’s easy to be unaware of how postures got their names, the reasons for chanting and the beauty of the epic tales that are an integral part of yoga philosophy and history. This week we are so lucky to learn from Sarah Cutfield, a yoga teacher and forever student who has dedicated her life to keeping the traditio...
Healing Trauma and Opening the Heart with Nicolai Grosell
March 09, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBWhen old pain is released through energetic movement and consciousness is brought to our habitual patterns, we can move toward freeing ourselves and make lasting changes. We can achieve this freedom and change through a holistic process involving body, emotion, mind, and spirit. Nicolai Grosell is a body-based therapist trained in the Core Energetics method. He recently co-led a retreat for couples that Lisa and her partner attended where he shared this revolutionary mode of he...
Inspired
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutes - 67.3 MBDid you know there are massive benefits to being inspired? On this episode, Aimee and Lisa talk about the importance of inspiration and how they keep themselves inspired. They refer to a quote Lisa read years ago that suggests offering gratitude upon waking each morning and asking for just one thing- inspiration. Being open and present paves the way for inspiration to enter- maybe in the form of a new idea or perspective for solving a dilemma, improving a relationship or c...
Self-Discovery Through Relationship with Lisa and Aimee
February 21, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBLisa just got back from a couples retreat with her partner and brought back some insights to share. Our opportunity in any relationship is to learn more about ourselves. When we’re frustrated or annoyed with someone else, what aspect of our past is being triggered? Lisa shares a realization that came from some of the work she did, Aimee offers a relatable dynamic in her domestic life and the two talk love languages in this episode about how our relationships can be our greatest teac...
Heal Your Stories, Heal Your Health with MD Karyn Shanks
February 14, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBDr. Karyn Shanks is a physician, teacher, and author of Heal—A Nine-Stage Roadmap to Recover Energy, Reverse Chronic Illness, and Claim the Potential of a Vibrant New You. She believes that health and vitality are essential for the highest expression of our human potential and that the bones of healing are in what we think and what to do for ourselves. In her book and in her work she shares the profound lessons she has learned as a person, a physician, and a patient herself. She ha...
The Pressure of Being “Good” with Psychotherapist Jodi Krahn
February 07, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBFor every woman who ever felt not good enough in some way- not smart enough, pretty enough, not a good enough mother, friend or daughter- this one’s for you. Aimee and Lisa have an unexpected therapy session with their regular guest Jodi Krahn as they relay a recent revisit of unhealed, younger parts of themselves who learned they needed to be good to be loved. Aimee tells a story of her teenage self who learned she didn’t belong and Lisa recounts a moment in childhood when she lear...
Celebrate The Good
February 01, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBWhen was the last time you took some time to truly celebrate you, your accomplishments and how far you’ve come? Lately, Aimee and Lisa have been reminded to take a minute and soak up the good stuff when it arrives, instead of moving right on to the next thing. They offer some inspiration for celebrating life’s sweetnesses and contemplate why it’s so challenging to remember that we already have and are enough. A Radiant Year: We invite you to go deeper into the practices, skills an...
Mindfulness and Money with Manny Weintraub
January 24, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBManny Weintraub specializes in explaining investing (in plain English) to people who haven’t seriously considered it. As an avid meditator, yoga enthusiast, and a Chartered Financial Analyst with 30 years of experience, Manny has a unique approach that focuses on mindful investing and retirement. He credits yoga with getting him through the 2008 financial crisis and wants to teach you how to eliminate the stress of making your money decisions. In this episode, learn about the power...
Small Shifts, Big Change with Coby Kozlowski
January 17, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBOur first episode of 2020 is an inspiring conversation with Coby Kozlowski. Coby is a senior faculty member at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and Esalen Institute and author of the wonderful book- One Degree Revolution: How the Wisdom of Yoga Inspires Small Shifts That Lead to Big Changes. She’s been featured on the cover of Yoga Journal and Mantra Wellness, and was named “one of the seven yoga teachers who have changed the practice.” Her vibrant and inclusive style as a spea...
Being Useful with Brandt Passalacqua
December 20, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBIn the last episode of 2019, Aimee and Lisa have a meaningful conversation with Lisa’s Yoga Therapy Teacher, Brandt Passalacqua. Brandt is the creator of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School and has been enjoying Yoga and the healing arts since 2001 after overcoming obesity and a life-threatening autoimmune illness. His personal journey is an inspiration to us and countless others as is his humorous and down-to-earth teaching style. Listen in as Brandt shares how his health cris...
A Year Later
December 13, 2019 17:30 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBAs the podcast comes close to celebrating its first year anniversary, Aimee and Lisa share their big takeaways from the amazing and insightful guests they welcomed to the show in 2019! A Radiant Winter: The doors open to join the program as we shift into offering tools to help you stay harmonized through the season of winter. A Radiant Winter is a 12-week course to help you build your own toolbox of real-world yogic and ayurvedic techniques to reclaim your courageous heart. A Radi...
Shift with the Seasons
December 06, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBThis week Lisa flies solo while Aimee enjoys a much-needed retreat. In her absence, she enjoys a conversation with Tori Peck, a traffic reporter from San Diego who has been a participant in Aimee and Lisa’s online program “A Radiant Fall”. We asked Tori if she would be willing to share her story about why she was seeking some uplifting life skills and how she has been supported by the weekly lessons. The intention of this conversation is to create awareness of the work we offer, how...
No Shame
November 29, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBWhen struck by a memory of a past mistake, do you experience the initial sense of shame all over again? Aimee and Lisa both recently had an experience of remembered shame and how it can cause us to speak terribly to ourselves as more punishment. This week, a discussion about self-forgiveness, learning, growing and being ok with not knowing 💛 A Radiant Year: Spend more time exploring the skills and practices that support Lisa and Aimee every day! Check out their inspiring upcoming p...
The Power Of Purpose
November 22, 2019 11:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBOver the last few weeks, Lisa and Aimee have each experienced an abundance of opportunities to live what they feel to be their “dharma”, their sacred duty or purpose. The teachings of yoga have told us all along that one of the pillars of a rich, fulfilled life is finding meaning. Now, western science is catching up to those ancient concepts celebrating the health benefits of finding your “why” and living with purpose. Listen in as Aimee and Lisa share how purpose has guided them, e...
Good Qi with acupuncturist Danielle Leclair
November 15, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutes - 68 MBThis week Aimee and Lisa welcome one of Lisa’s favourite practitioners onto the show- (R.TCMP, R.Ac) Danielle Leclair. She shares what acupuncture is, how it works, how to manage our vitality in the darker months of fall and winter and how traditional Chinese medicine looks at our bodies, our food and real self-care. Find Danielle practicing in Vancouver at http://totalityacupuncture.com/ A New Program! To spend more time exploring the skills and practices that support Lisa a...
Truth Wins with Katie Brauer
November 08, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBThis is an incredibly inspiring conversation with one of the best pro-snowboarders in the world turned yoga teacher and entrepreneur, Katie Brauer! Katie shares all the ways she has literally and figuratively fallen and gotten back up and how her childhood and professional sports career helped her develop resilience, fierce independence and a commitment to living in truth, no matter how hard it is to share. This episode is not to be missed and proves just how important it is to o...
I Feel Good and I Knew That I Would
November 01, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MBThis week Aimee and Lisa talk about the importance of committing to feeling good every day, and how that might be the most essential thing we do all day. When inevitable stress and discomfort arises, we can easily fall away from choices that support us and fall into patterns that make us feel worse. Have you ever thought about what makes you feel really great? What if that became your top priority? We wonder if we’d be better able to deal with life’s challenges if we gave ourselve...
Small Miracles
October 25, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBIn times of change and upheaval, it’s easy to let our practices go and let stressful thoughts rule our inner environment. This week Aimee is feeling overwhelmed and ungrounded which the 5000-year-old science of Ayurveda says we may be more susceptible to during the transition season of fall. There are countless tools to help us feel our feet on the ground and more expansive in our perspectives and Lisa offers a couple that she has been working with to get out of her limiting thought...
The Daily Grind as a Spiritual Practice
October 18, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 55 MBBoth Aimee and Lisa agree that taking in a yoga class can help change our perception of a “bad day” into a better one. But what happens when going to a class isn’t possible, wanted, or available? Real-life offers plenty of opportunities to take the yogic path off the mat. In this episode, you’ll hear a few examples of how to create a spiritual practice out of the daily grind of life. A New Program! To spend more time exploring the skills and practices that support Lisa and Aime...
Bring it Into the Light
October 11, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBLisa is traveling to teach a workshop she created to offer tools to soothe anxiety and she shares why they work. This leads Aimee and Lisa into a deep conversation about Lisa’s experience with disordered panic, and how speaking openly about fear can take it’s power away. Resources: Rick Hanson-Hardwiring Happiness Brene Brown A New Program! To spend more time exploring the skills and practices that support Lisa and Aimee every day check out their inspiring new program A Ra...
The Spaces Between
October 04, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBIt’s the first week of October so Aimee and Lisa share what’s beginning and what’s ending. Then, they discuss having a similar experience- living through an extra-long workday and feeling strong and vital afterward because of threading their practices through their schedule as it unfolded. Listen to find out how making the most of mini moments through the day can be a powerful form of self-care this fall. A New Program! To spend more time exploring the skills and practices that s...
Real Talk
September 27, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBIn this episode, Aimee updates us on the outcome of the “saintly” adventure she shared last week which prompts Lisa to tell a story about a fertility frog?? Then Aimee and Lisa attempt to offer some practices to honor the first week of fall, but they keep getting sidetracked. First, by authentic sharing about challenges they faced over the past few days, then by enlightening Aimee about some words only Canadians know :) Eventually, they teach some real-world ways to transition to ...
Make time
September 20, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBThis week Aimee and Lisa are together in Aimee’s home city of Columbus after teaching together at Aimee’s studio. The two talk about how fall can aggravate the Ayurvedic dosha (bioenergy) of vata which is a drying and turbulent quality that can cause us to feel anxious and overwhelmed. The two model how a schedule can assist in finding time for self-care even in the busiest schedules and Lisa’s proven way to get to sleep after several travel-induced restless nights. A New Program!...
Take Care of You
September 13, 2019 10:00 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBWhen emotional upheaval or exhaustion strikes, what happens? Our reactions to the realities of life often cause us even more pain. But, once we know better, we endeavor to do better. This episode is all about using the tools we teach in our real lives to support ourselves when things get real. Aimee shares how she’s taking care of herself in the face of exhaustion and Lisa describes how she processed a recent episode of anger. Just a couple more tools they look forward to diving int...
Building a Tool Box
September 06, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutes - 32 MBWhether it’s learning to conquer worry, shift habitual negative thinking or create a structure that supports self-care, there’s a practice for that from the traditions of yoga and Ayurveda. This week, Aimee and Lisa give examples of tools they’ll be offering in their upcoming digital program- “A Radiant Year”. Doors will be opening soon for you to have a chance to learn to build your own customized toolbox to support your wellness goals for the body, mind and heart. Listen for ...
Chakra Talk Part 2
August 30, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBThere’s so much to say about the energetic aspect of the body and Aimee and Lisa hope to make this more mystical subject accessible by sharing how they personally relate to what can happen if there’s an imbalance in the system. This episode is full of ideas to help you speak your truth, enhance your intuition and connect with something greater than you as the discussion covers the upper chakras in this continuation of last week’s show. Resource: Anodea Judith- Eastern Body, We...
Rock Your Chakras- Part 1
August 23, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBThis week is all about a more mystical aspect of yoga philosophy- the chakra system. For some, the energetic architecture of the body may seem theoretical, for others, it’s a useful healing resource. If it’s true that the balance of centers of energy within can influence everything from how well we process emotions to how confident we feel, maybe it’s worth looking into. Aimee and Lisa share how working with this system has brought positive change into their lives and they realize t...
Out of the Shadows
August 16, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBWe all have qualities that we’ve learned are bad or wrong so we’ve rejected them in ourselves and others. When someone else sees our shadow selves, it is extremely uncomfortable to be faced with an aspect of ourselves we have judged harshly. This week, Lisa’s shadow came into the light. Lisa and Aimee talk about how to reclaim our murkier shades and integrate our experiences to step into a unified version of ourselves under the light of self-acceptance. Resources: Carl Jung Few...
Good Grief
August 10, 2019 17:35 - 53 minutes - 74 MBThis week Aimee shares her perspective of the collective mourning being experienced in her home state of Ohio since last weekend’s tragic events. This leads to a conversation about an emotion that we all share, but many of us fear- grief. Aimee speaks about her own journey with grieving and Aimee and Lisa discuss the importance of honouring the transforming qualities of grief. Resources: Karla Mcleran- The Language of Emotions Find out more about us and our offerings: aimeepru...
What an Aromatherapist Wants You to Know
August 02, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBIf you’ve ever been interested in using essential oils in a safe and effective way, this episode is for you. Aimee and Lisa are joined by the truly authentic Certified Holistic Aromatherapist Sandra Detwiller who shares some of her vast knowledge about how aromatherapy works, how we can utilize it appropriately and what to know about where to get high quality, sustainable oils. Then, Sandra offers Aimee a real-time session to create her a personal blend based on her individual inten...