WellSeekers with Lucia

Well Loved with Lucia: The Four Communication Styles! Which is Yours? Part 1 of 2

We’re kicking off a season of love! Loving yourself and others more well. WellSeekers presents Well Loved with Lucia, and we’re starting the first series with a special focus on communication styles! Understanding yours and your partners communication styles can only help you and your partner to communicate more effectively with each other. And good communication skills are essential in improving your personal relationships by helping you to understand others, and to be understood.On today's show, we welcome Dr. Anna Kress, licensed clinical psychologist, as we help demystify the four different styles of communication, why it’s important to understand their differences, and also to help you identify your communication style and your partner’s communication style.So which is your communication style? Which communication style is your partner or loved ones? Join us and find out on Well Loved with Lucia, where we focus on relationships with all the important people, places, and things in your life.For more about Dr, Anna Kress visit her website: drannakress.com

The Power of Shared Experiences Living with Cancer: You Are Not Alone!

Welcome back to WellSeekers as we finish up our five part series focusing on cancer. In this series, we’ll share inspiring and powerful conversations full of encouragement, hope, wisdom, touching personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk with professionals and friends of the show on what it’s like to hear those words “you have cancer”, real life and practical wisdom and solutions for supporting those diagnosed and living with cancer, support for caregivers, and their heroic kind and self-less acts. So join us on this extraordinary series as we want to help you grow and thrive in the face of a cancer diagnosis if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, are living with cancer, know someone dear to you with cancer, or want to prevent this fast growing, deadly and sometimes chronic disease.On today's show we welcome back Krista Lawrence, a mom, dear friend, fierce advocate and someone living with stage IV Metastatic breast cancer. Krista offers words of wisdom, comfort, and knowledge that comes from her own experiences with this incurable disease. According to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Metastatic Breast Cancer, also known as Stage IV cancer, is not a specific type of breast cancer, but rather the most advanced stage of breast cancer that has spread to other organs in the patient's body. It is also known as the least understood type of cancer and has no cure. We also talk about why we understand so little about this disease, and how through adversity she uncovered her own secret to life.Getting a cancer diagnosis and living with cancer can make us feel alone, lonely, and isolated. But it doesn’t have to! Join us today on WellSeekers with Lucia for an inspiring and uplifting conversation you won’t want to miss, that reminds us of the power of knowing there are others who are experiencing what you’re going through in that moment, and that you are not alone.----------------------------------------WellSeekers with Lucia is a podcast exploring how to find your own story of well from the mind down focusing on holistic mental and emotional health, relationships, and wellness topics.Lucia Nazzaro, MA, MSW, LCSW, is an Emmy nominated multi-media storyteller, professor and expert. She works to create ways to help individuals & society find their story of well with a special focus on how we can rise and comeback from life transitions (both considered positive and negative), relationship issues, and issues that surround the human condition and ways to thrive in the face of adversity and challenge.

Nutrition for Cancer Prevention and Cancer Treatment

Welcome back to WellSeekers as we continue this brand new five part series focusing on cancer. In this series, we’ll share inspiring and powerful conversations full of encouragement, hope, wisdom, touching personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk with professionals and friends of the show on what it’s like to hear those words “you have cancer”, real life and practical wisdom and solutions for supporting those diagnosed and living with cancer, support for caregivers, and their heroic kind and self-less acts. So join us on this extraordinary series as we want to help you grow and thrive in the face of a cancer diagnosis if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, are living with cancer, know someone dear to you with cancer, or want to prevent this fast growing, deadly and sometimes chronic disease.On today’s show, we welcome Hannah Lawrie, the Nutrition Nurse and a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist (BCNS), as we continue this series talking about nutrition and cancer. Hannah's nutrition philosophy is grounded in finding the root cause of disease and utilizing a whole foods no-nonsense approach with healthy lifestyle changes to support the foundational needs of the body to restore proper functioning. With 30% of cancer related to poor dietary habits, according to a study by the World Health Organization, we'll unravel how food and our dietary habits can be used as medicine to make lasting positive change. We talk about the ingredients and the quality of ingredients in our food that are associated with supporting cancer prevention and cancer care, and the benefits and strategies for making and preparing your own meals and snacks. We’ll also clear up some common misconceptions, highlight recent and cutting edge studies around food and cancer cells, and lastly offer additional resources for your nutritional support.​If you or someone you know are living with cancer, or looking for cancer prevention, we’re here to walk along side you in your journey! When it comes to nutrition and cancer, you won’t want to miss this amazing show with Lucia and expert guest Nurse Hannah right here on WellSeekers.Visit Hannah's website at thenutritionnurse.comBe sure to check out Hannah's IG @the.nutrition.nurseAnd check out Dr.G's IG as well! @doctor.gonzalezRecommended books in this show:How to Starve Cancer by Jane McLellandThe Cancer Wellness Cookbook: Smart Nutrition and Delicious Recipes for People Living with Cancer by Kimberly MathaiThe Metabolic Approach to Cancer: Integrating Deep Nutrition, the Ketogenic Diet, and Nontoxic Bio-Individualized Therapies by Nasha Winters and Jess Higgins KelleyThe Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael PollenLiving Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment by Sandra Steingraber----------------WellSeekers with Lucia is a podcast exploring how to find your own story of well from the mind down focusing on holistic mental and emotional health, relationships, and wellness topics.Lucia Nazzaro, MA, MSW, LCSW, is an Emmy nominated multi-media storyteller, professor and expert. She works to create ways to help individuals & society find their story of well with a special focus on how we can rise and comeback from life transitions (both considered positive and negative), relationship issues, and issues that surround the human condition and ways to thrive in the face of adversity and challenge.

Doctors Get Cancer Too

Welcome back to WellSeekers as we start a brand new five part series talking about focusing on cancer. In this series, we’ll share inspiring and powerful conversations full of encouragement, hope, wisdom, touching personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk with professionals and friends of the show on what it’s like to hear those words “you have cancer”, real life and practical wisdom and solutions for supporting those diagnosed and living with cancer, support for caregivers, and their heroic kind and self-less acts. So join us on this extraordinary series as we want to help you grow and thrive in the face of a cancer diagnosis if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, are living with cancer, know someone dear to you with cancer, or want to prevent this fast growing, deadly and sometimes chronic disease.On today’s show, we welcome our first guest Dr. Anisha Patel. She’s not only a doctor and General Practice partner based in West Sussex in England, but also was diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer in 2018. Dr. Patel aims to raise and promote awareness of all cancers, and educate and support others affected by this disease as she shares her unique experience as a doctor and a patient with cancer. We’ll talk about navigating the medical system and various and cutting edge treatments, and the importance of caring for yourself and your loved ones with nutritional care, emotional care, physical care, and holistic care.Medical News Today recently published an article citing in 2010 that 18.7 million people was diagnosed with cancer, and 8.29 million of those people passed away due to cancer. And more recently in 2019, 23.6 million people received a new cancer diagnosis, with 10 million cancer deaths. These numbers have increased significantly with cancer becoming more and more prevalent. So join Lucia and Dr. Patel on this important and powerful show as we want to help you grow and thrive in the face of a cancer diagnosis.Be sure to follow Dr. Anisha Patel on IG https://www.instagram.com/doctorsgetcancertoo/----------------WellSeekers with Lucia is a podcast exploring how to find your own story of well from the mind down focusing on holistic mental and emotional health, relationships, and wellness topics.Lucia Nazzaro, MA, MSW, LCSW, is an Emmy nominated multi-media storyteller, professor and expert. She works to create ways to help individuals & society find their story of well with a special focus on how we can rise and comeback from life transitions (both considered positive and negative), relationship issues, and issues that surround the human condition and ways to thrive in the face of adversity and challenge.

How to Bring Mindfulness into Your Relationship for Greater Fulfillment

Welcome back to WellSeekers as we continue with a brand new six part series focusing on meditation and mindfulness. As always and in this series, we’ll share amazing conversations full of thoughtful insights, powerful personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk about mindfulness in your own life, in your relationships, at work life, and how you can use it to help accomplish goals towards finding the life you love.On today’s show, we are delighted to welcome Lisa Rachel Snyder, Tantric Intimacy Coach and Founder of The Empress Academy. We’ll talk about what a Tantric Intimacy Coach is, and why mindfulness is important in your relationships; in love, career, and family. We’ll learn how to bring mindfulness into your love life and intimacy, and also what it all means to be fully present in intimacy in the sense of communication, relationship, and of course .So join Lucia and Lisa on this episode of WellSeekers now!Visit Lisa's her website: https://lisarachelsnyder.comAnd to learn more about about the Empress Academy, visit: https://lisarachelsnyder.com/empressacademyFind Us on Social @WellSeekersFollow Lucia on Instagram @LuciaNazzWellSeekers is great for mental health, holistic well being, stress, anxiety, self care, relationships, healing, growing, connecting, love, and life.

Dissatisfied with Your Work? How Organizational Mindfulness Can Change That for You & Your Company!

​Welcome back to WellSeekers as we continue with a brand new six part series focusing on meditation and mindfulness. As always and in this series, we’ll share amazing conversations full of thoughtful insights, powerful personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk about mindfulness and meditation in your relationships and work life, food and your body, and accomplishing goals with behavioral mindfulness and meditation!
​Today’s show is dedicated to work, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Samara Zelniker, a leader in personal coaching, organizational wellness and curated retreats. Samara believes in the power of mindfulness to change lives and businesses.Based on a recent study, a staggering 85% of people are dissatisfied with their jobs. The most common reasons cited include working too hard, working too many hours, and the company culture. But this isn’t where the story ends. On today’s show, we’ll talk about how bringing mindfulness, meditation, and engagement into your work can help you live a fulfilling worklife, improve productivity, and improve the workplace and organizational culture. Samara also shares her personal story of feeling unfulfilled in her work and how mindfulness changed her life on a daily basis.This is a show you won’t want to miss! So join Lucia and Samara on this episode of WellSeekers with Lucia to a more fulfilling life, both professionally and personally.Visit Samara's website: https://www.mindfulnessmatters.caAnd be sure to follow Samara on IG @mindfulnessmatters

How Mindfulness Saved This Man Life & Could Save Yours As Well!

Welcome back to WellSeekers as we continue with a brand new six part series focusing on meditation and mindfulness. As always and in this series, we’ll share amazing conversations full of thoughtful insights, powerful personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk about mindfulness in your own life, in your relationships, at work life, and how you can use it to help accomplish goals towards finding the life you love. 
On today’s show we are so honored to be welcoming back Swami Varadan, meditation teacher and author, as he shares his own personal story of how meditation and mindfulness saved and transformed his life forever. Before wellness, Swami was far from well: lost in the day to day world of media and the world of Los Angeles culture, he eventually lost everything important to him. Through a series of powerful events and getting to a point where he was ready to end his life, this remarkable man was saved by mindfulness. Companioning, storytelling, and connecting to other peoples stories can be so impactful and powerful. And Swami’s story in one of them. So join Lucia and Swami on this episode of WellSeekers now.Follow Swami on IG @IUrbanTurbanMeditation Visit Swami’s website: http://www.urbanturban.orgFind Us on Social @WellSeekersFollow Lucia on Instagram @LuciaNazzWellSeekers is great for mental health, holistic well being, stress, anxiety, self care, relationships, healing, growing, connecting, love, and life.

Create a Brand New Relationship with Food This Holiday Season with These Ground Breaking Techniques

​Welcome back to WellSeekers as we continue with a brand new six part series focusing on meditation and mindfulness. As always and in this series, we’ll share amazing conversations full of thoughtful insights, powerful personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk about mindfulness in your own life, in your relationships, at work life, and how you can use it to help accomplish goals towards finding the life you love. 
On today’s show we couldn’t be more excited to welcome Stephanie Nash, mindfulness & body-language coach & speaker, as we tackle the topic of our relationship with food through the lens of mindfulness. We talk about becoming more present with food and rewiring and changing your relationship with the food as we head into the holidays and New Year. Stephanie gives real and practical advice, and also shares her personal spiritual journey with mediation and the mindfulness system developed by her teacher Shinzen Young.Join Lucia and Stephanie on this episode of WellSeekers and learn how to create a more satisfying eating experience all through the use of mindfulness!To learn more about about the Stephanie, visit her website: https://www.strategic-mindfulness.com​Enjoy guided meditations with Stephanie on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/stephanienashFind Us on Social @WellSeekersFollow Lucia on Instagram @LuciaNazzWellSeekers is great for mental health, holistic well being, stress, anxiety, self care, relationships, healing, growing, connecting, love, and life.

Want to Make a Change In Your Life & Don’t Know How? Try This Game Changing Method

Welcome back to WellSeekers as we continue with a brand new six part series focusing on meditation and mindfulness. As always and in this series, we’ll share amazing conversations full of thoughtful insights, powerful personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk about mindfulness and meditation in your relationships and work life, food and your body, and accomplishing goals with behavioral mindfulness and meditation!On today’s show, we welcome Sean Greenspan, Head of the Enterprise Business in the Americas at Fabulous. Fabulous was incubated in Duke University’s Behavioral Economics Lab led by Dan Ariely. Fabulous will help you build healthy rituals into your life by employing the same method that elite athletes and successful entrepreneurs use to rise to the top of their games. And now it can take you to the top of yours.In this episode, we’ll talk about behavioral tools and techniques to help you set and achieve your goals, the importance of having a plan that sets you in motion on your journey, and HOW you’re going to get there. Behavioral change can be difficult for many reasons. It might be due to our desire to stay in our comfort zones. Maybe it’s due to daily habits and rituals that we hang on to. However, being mindful and making behavioral changes, large and small, has the profound power to rewire our brains and build new and healthier habits.The powerful and positive impacts of meditation and mindfulness are undeniable. Mindfulness and meditation can improve your overall health and greater satisfaction in all areas of life by reducing rumination, reducing stress, reducing anxiety, reducing emotional reactivity, and improving the ability to be more present and in control of your emotions. Finding, learning, and practicing mindfulness is more accessible now more than ever. And we’re here to help with great ideas for incorporating meditation and mindfulness in your life. Join Lucia and Sean on this episode of WellSeekers with Lucia, and Rise and Comeback to Your Best Life Story!To learn more about about Fabulous, visit: https://www.thefabulous.coTo learn more about about Fabulous for work, visit: https://www.thefabulous.co/workFind Us on Social @WellSeekersFollow Lucia on Instagram @LuciaNazzWellSeekers is great for mental health, holistic well being, stress, anxiety, self care, relationships, healing, growing, connecting, love, and life.

Ways to Harness The Life Changing Power of Mindfulness: Even for Those That Think They Can’t!

Welcome back to WellSeekers, as we start a new journey to explore how mindfulness can create more peace and balance in all aspects of your life. In this brand new six part series we’ll share amazing conversations full of thoughtful insights, powerful personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk about mindfulness and meditation to help with behavioral change, to alter relationships and work life, and also explore how it can alter your relationship with food and your body.The powerful and positive impacts of meditation and mindfulness are undeniable. Mindfulness and meditation can improve your overall health and greater satisfaction in all areas of life by reducing rumination, stress, anxiety, emotional reactivity, and improving the ability to be more present and in control of your emotions.On today’s show, we are honored and excited to welcome Chris Toulson, Founder of Meditation & Mindfulness. Meditation & Mindfulness’ mission is to help the mental health of people across the world by giving them the tools to find peace within themselves and cope with modern-day stressors. They offer live and recorded meditation and mindfulness talks, meditation courses for apps and websites, personalized courses, and one-on-one guidance.Chris will join us to discuss the basics of mindfulness, what the difference is between mindfulness and meditation, and how can you can practice both without sitting in silence for an hour. So join us now on this episode of WellSeekers with Lucia, and Find the Keys to Rise and Comeback to Your Best Life Story!For more information about Meditation & Mindfulness, visit Chris' website: https://meditation.studioAnd be sure to follow Chris’ amazing Instagram @mediation_and_mindfulnessFind Us on Social @WellSeekersFollow Lucia on Instagram @LuciaNazzWellSeekers is great for mental health, holistic well being, stress, anxiety, self care, relationships, healing, growing, connecting, love, and life.