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by Julie Thom
Welcome to the Connecting with the Thom's podcast.We wish to share the untold truth about the health and fitness industry based on our combined 70+ years of experience. We want offer you hope, help and proactive health tips without a prescription.This show is about connecting you to your body, mind and soul. Let’s start the connecting.
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- 3 days ago10 min
How Do You Know You’re Safe? | Connecting With Myself Week 4
How do you know you’re safe? Someone I care about asked me this week, and I realized how many of us have never felt the noise in our heads stop.This episode starts on my morning walk, the first time in a long time my mind went quiet without me trying. From there I talk about why we fill every quiet moment, the difference between being alone and being lonely, and why the scariest place to be still is often our own body.If you keep deciding to slow down and keep ending up back in the noise, you’re not broken. Your body is just still on guard.There’s a quiet moment in this episode to look in the mirror and ask yourself how you’re really doing, and a letter I wrote to myself, to the people I work with, and to the little girl I used to be.Eight weeks to go.About the seriesI’m turning fifty this year. And I’ve realized I spend so much time thinking about my life... that I forget to actually feel it.Connecting With Myself is my countdown to 50. Every Sunday, I share a short audio story from my journey inward. Part journal, part lesson, part honest conversation with the voice in my head who asks the questions I’d rather not answer.I’ve spent most of my life caring for everyone else. My kids. My clients. My family. This is the first time I’ve turned the attention toward me, to explore what I feel, what I need, and who I am underneath all the doing.Some weeks will be funny. Some will be messy. A few might make me cry.If you’ve been strong for everyone for a long time... or you’re stuck in your head and not sure how to come back to your body... you’re welcome to come along.With warmth, Juliefitomize.ca
- 4 days ago34 min
Why Your Body Still Reacts After Trauma (Even When You Understand It) | Spill the Tea with Dr. T
You’ve done the therapy. You understand your trauma. You know your triggers. So why does your body still react?In this episode of Spill the Tea with Dr. T, biological medicine doctor Dr. Dickson Thom and nervous system and somatic practitioner Julie Thom talk about why understanding something in your mind doesn’t always change how your body responds.In this episode:• Why trauma responses like a racing heart, tight muscles or an upset stomach can continue even after years of therapy• Why breathwork, meditation or “just relax” can make some people feel worse• What your nervous system needs before regulation tools can actually work• How to start with safety outside your body: looking around, sound, touch and movement• Why sitting still can feel scary when your body learned to stay on alert• A listener question about anger and snapping at your kids• The simple morning reset that helps your day start calmerIf you’ve ever wondered why you still feel anxious, stuck or on edge when you “know better,” this episode is for you.Chapters:0:00 Welcome0:22 Dr. Thom’s book and the brain protocol4:42 Not everyone is ready to process trauma7:22 Why your body still reacts12:01 You don’t need to know what traumatized you15:31 What the body needs before regulation tools work17:12 Why “just breathe” can make it worse18:06 The doorways to safety21:59 Why sitting still feels scary24:29 Listener question: snapping at my son29:02 Phones and the morning reset32:08 Final thoughtsConnect with Julie: @fitomizefitness on Instagram | fitomize.caThis podcast is for education only and is not medical advice.
- 1 weeks ago12 min
Connecting With Myself | Week 3: Simple Is Not the Same as Easy
Do you spend more of your time in the past, the present, or the future?A question from the book I’m reading stopped me this week. When I asked my clients, almost nobody said the present. And when I asked myself, I had to admit I’ve spent most of my life running into the future... because when I slow down, the past shows up.I talk about why the present has never felt safe to me, why staying busy feels easier than being still, and how a lifetime of disappearing into movies and TV shows wasn’t being present at all. It was another way of watching my life from the stands.A client said it best: simple is not the same as easy.This week’s question: Where do you go when you don’t want to be here... and what would it take to feel safe enough to stay?Nine weeks to go.About the seriesI’m turning fifty this year. And I’ve realized I spend so much time thinking about my life... that I forget to actually feel it.Connecting With Myself is my countdown to 50. Every Sunday, I share a short audio story from my journey inward. Part journal, part lesson, part honest conversation with the voice in my head who asks the questions I’d rather not answer.I’ve spent most of my life caring for everyone else. My kids. My clients. My family. This is the first time I’ve turned the attention toward me, to explore what I feel, what I need, and who I am underneath all the doing.Some weeks will be funny. Some will be messy. A few might make me cry.If you’ve been strong for everyone for a long time... or you’re stuck in your head and not sure how to come back to your body... you’re welcome to come along.With warmth, Juliefitomize.ca
- 1 weeks ago36 min
Why the Time Change Wrecks Your Sleep, and How to Adjust Fast | Spill the Tea with Dr. T
Every week I sit down with my dad, Dr. Dickson Thom, to answer the questions people are actually asking about their health.This weekend brings both the clock change and Halloween, so we took on each of them.First, the time change. Your body clock isn’t set by the clock on the wall, so losing an hour is a small case of jet lag without leaving home. Dr. Thom walks through the morning reset and the evening wind down... keeping your wake time consistent instead of sleeping in, getting fifteen minutes of light first thing or using a bright light when it’s still dark, dimming overhead lights about two hours before bed, and screens off about an hour before.He also shares something that surprises people. Roughly forty per cent of us have some kind of sleep issue, and a sleep problem is usually not a nighttime problem. It’s a daytime problem.I added what I look at with waking. If you’re waking at twelve, one or two, that’s usually a safety issue. If you’re waking at three, four or five, that’s usually cortisol, and often tied to light exposure too late in the day.Then Halloween. We asked what too much sugar does to a child’s nervous system, and the answer wasn’t what we expected. It’s not really the sugar. It’s the excitement, the disrupted routine and the hardest part of the night, which is the transition to sleep. Dr. Thom shares what to do when they walk back in the door, and why the next day matters as much as the night itself.And the thread through all of it... if there’s an up regulation, make sure there’s an opportunity for a down regulation.Have a question you want answered? Leave it in the comments and we’ll take it on in an upcoming episode.Nervous system testing and finding a practitioner: https://biomed-drainage.orgWorkshops and courses with Dr. Thom: https://biomed.thinkific.com/Follow along: @fitomizefitness and @drthom.biomedOur podcast, Connecting with the Thom’s: https://open.spotify.com/show/3x3gaTVNPRKyeoJtGZKZh4Nothing shared here is medical advice. Always work with your own practitioner.0:00 Welcome1:15 Why the time change hits so hard4:30 The morning reset8:24 Why sleep problems are daytime problems14:00 The two hour and one hour rule before bed16:46 Waking at 1am vs waking at 4am19:43 The two things that matter most21:39 Halloween and your child's nervous system26:43 What to do when they get home29:06 Why the next day matters more33:10 Wrap up
- 2 weeks ago12 min
Connecting With Myself | Week 2: The Black Line at the Bottom of the Pool
I’m turning fifty, and I’ve never had a best friend.As a swimmer, the black line at the bottom of the pool was the one I talked to. This week I look at why I’ve spent my life watching from the stands. Moving to a new country and being left at the edge of the circle. Pushing too hard for friendship and ending up alone anyway. Feeling guilty for needing anything when every mom I know is struggling too. Sitting at the back of the room, letting people see what I know so they never had to see me.And a question I can’t stop asking... am I introverted, or did I just learn to protect myself?This week’s question: Are you quiet because that’s who you are... or because quiet was the safest place to be?Ten weeks to go.About the seriesI’m turning fifty this year. And I’ve realized I spend so much time thinking about my life... that I forget to actually feel it.Connecting With Myself is my countdown to 50. Every Sunday, I share a short audio story from my journey inward. Part journal, part lesson, part honest conversation with the voice in my head who asks the questions I’d rather not answer.I’ve spent most of my life caring for everyone else. My kids. My clients. My family. This is the first time I’ve turned the attention toward me, to explore what I feel, what I need, and who I am underneath all the doing.Some weeks will be funny. Some will be messy. A few might make me cry.If you’ve been strong for everyone for a long time... or you’re stuck in your head and not sure how to come back to your body... you’re welcome to come along.With warmth, Juliefitomize.ca
- 2 weeks ago38 min
Why Calm Feels Unfamiliar, Plus the Truth About Creatine
Every week I sit down with my dad, Dr. Dickson Thom, to answer the questions people are actually asking about their health.This one starts with something I hear all the time. People who have lived in survival mode most of their lives finally start feeling good... and it doesn’t feel good. It feels flat, or blah, or even unsettling. Dr. Thom explains what’s happening in the body when calm is unfamiliar.That led us into the second half of it. Most people reach for the tools when they feel awful and drop them the moment they feel okay. We talk about why the practice matters most when nothing is wrong.We also get into creatine, which is suddenly being recommended to everyone and not just athletes. Who actually benefits, and who might want to wait.Then we took two questions from viewers.What can parents and teens do when they’re constantly in conflict with each other?And what do you actually do in the moment when your body is in fight or flight?Have a question you want answered? Leave it in the comments and we’ll take it on in an upcoming episode.Nervous system testing and finding a practitioner: https://biomed-drainage.orgWorkshops and courses with Dr. Thom: https://biomed.thinkific.com/Follow along: @fitomizefitness and @drthom.biomedOur podcast, Connecting with the Thom’s: https://open.spotify.com/show/3x3gaTVNPRKyeoJtGZKZh4Nothing shared here is medical advice. Always work with your own practitioner.
- 3 weeks ago30 min
Viruses, Cholesterol, Blood Vessel Health & Asthma — What Your Body Is Actually Trying to Tell You
Spill the Tea with Dr. T | Viruses, Cholesterol, Blood Vessel Health & Asthma — What Your Body Is Actually Trying to Tell YouThese are the questions people are sitting with in waiting rooms, typing into search bars at midnight, and not getting straight answers on.In this episode of Spill the Tea with Dr. T, Julie brings your questions straight to her father Dr. Dickson Thom — and this one covers a lot of ground. Viruses. Cholesterol. Blood vessel health. Asthma. Four topics that get oversimplified constantly... and deserve a more honest conversation.In this episode:Viruses — how the body actually handles them and what biological medicine looks at that standard care often doesn'tCholesterol — what that number is really telling you and why the conversation around it needs to changeBlood vessel health — what actually supports it and what's worth paying attention to beneath the surfaceAsthma — what's happening underneath it as a nervous system and terrain response, not just a breathing problemWhy the body's symptoms in all four of these areas are signals worth understanding, not just managingThis is what it looks like when someone with over twenty years of clinical experience in biological medicine sits down and actually answers the question.No scripts. No agenda. Just the conversation most people wish they could have with their own practitioner.Got a question of your own? Come find us live on Instagram and bring it. We read them all.🌿 Resources & Next Steps:Get your nervous system tested: https://www.biomed-drainage.orgWorkshops and courses with Dr. Thom: https://biomed.thinkific.com/Listen to the full podcast, Connecting with the Thom's: https://open.spotify.com/show/3x3gaTVNPRKyeoJtGZKZh4Follow along: @fitomizefitness and @drthom.biomedNothing shared here is medical advice. Always work with your own practitioner.
- 3 weeks ago9 min
Connecting With Myself | Week 1: I Have No Idea What Happy, Healthy and Strong Means
We hear those words everywhere. On mugs, on yoga mats, in every wellness post. This week I sat with them and realized I couldn’t define a single one... at least not for me.From my swimming years, when strong had a number on a clock, to motherhood, when strong meant nobody noticing what it cost, I’m asking whose definitions I’ve been living by. And I’m finding a surprising clue in the kitchen, dancing when no one is watching.This week’s question: If no one was measuring you, needing you, or watching you... what would you do with your body today?Eleven weeks to go.About the seriesI’m turning fifty this year. And I’ve realized I spend so much time thinking about my life... that I forget to actually feel it.Connecting With Myself is my countdown to 50. Every Sunday, I share a short audio story from my journey inward. Part journal, part lesson, part honest conversation with the voice in my head who asks the questions I’d rather not answer.I’ve spent most of my life caring for everyone else. My kids. My clients. My family. This is the first time I’ve turned the attention toward me, to explore what I feel, what I need, and who I am underneath all the doing.Some weeks will be funny. Some will be messy. A few might make me cry.If you’ve been strong for everyone for a long time... or you’re stuck in your head and not sure how to come back to your body... you’re welcome to come along.With warmth, Juliefitomize.ca
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