When life falls apart, how do you begin again? In this deeply moving episode, Autumn sits down with Vickie Menendez, a self-described Soul Midwife, to talk about what it means to rebuild your life when everything has changed.

Vickie shares how her lived experience with profound grief, including the loss of four children at different stages of life, shaped the work she now offers others through self-care, breathwork, ritual, energy work, and nervous system support. Together, Autumn and Vickie explore what it looks like to reconnect with your true self, move through transition with more grace, and listen to the wisdom your body has been trying to share all along.

They also talk about shadow work, intuition, emotional healing, childhood patterns, and why self-care is so much deeper than surface-level habits. This conversation is especially powerful for anyone walking through grief, identity shifts, burnout, or a season where life no longer looks the way it once did.

To learn more about Vickie’s work, books, workshops, and offerings like The Chrysalis Code, visit www.vickiemenendez.com. You can also connect with her on Instagram at @vickiemenendez and on Facebook through Learning to Live Again.

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What if living to 100 wasn’t about luck—but about how you live today?

In this episode, Autumn Carter explores the powerful lessons behind the world’s Blue Zones—regions where people don’t just live longer, they live better. We’re talking about vibrant, active, purpose-filled lives well into their 90s and beyond. But instead of overwhelming you with rigid rules, this episode invites you into something more sustainable: curiosity, awareness, and small, meaningful shifts.

You’ll walk through the core habits these communities share—from natural daily movement and a strong sense of purpose (ikigai), to stress-reducing rituals, plant-forward eating, and deeply rooted social connections. Autumn breaks down what actually matters, what might be overhyped, and how to realistically apply these insights to your own life—without guilt or perfection.

This episode also connects Blue Zone principles to the 8 dimensions of wellness, helping you see how one positive change can ripple into multiple areas of your life. You’ll be encouraged to reflect on your current lifestyle, your environment, your relationships, and your future—especially how you want to age and what kind of life you want to be living decades from now.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, disconnected, or just not fully alive in your day-to-day… this is your nudge. Not to overhaul everything overnight—but to begin.

If you’re feeling stuck on your purpose or unsure where to start, Autumn invites you to connect and explore that together.

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What if the beliefs holding you back are not facts at all—but simply old brain patterns that can be changed?

In Episode 204 of Wellness in Every Season, Autumn Carter sits down with Adele Spraggon—award-winning author, thought leader, and expert in neuroplasticity, mindset, and transformation—to explore how negative beliefs are formed and, more importantly, how they can be undone. Together, they unpack why so many people stay stuck in thoughts like “I’m not good enough,” even after years of personal development, therapy, or trying to push harder.

Adele shares her powerful perspective that limiting beliefs are not proof that something is wrong with you. They are patterns in the brain. This conversation dives into how those patterns show up through physical sensation, emotion, and thought, why overanalyzing them can keep them alive, and how re-patterning the brain can open the door to real freedom and lasting change. Autumn also connects the conversation to parenting, coaching, trauma recovery, and the importance of speaking to ourselves with more compassion.

This episode is a deep but hopeful reminder that you are not broken, and you do not have to stay trapped in old mental loops. If you are ready to stop fighting yourself and start building new pathways forward, this one is worth a listen.

Connect with Adele at shift4steps.com and adelespraggon.com, and follow her on Instagram @adelespraggon, LinkedIn, X, and Facebook for more on transformation and re-patterning.

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