The Healthy Brain Podcast
Heather Kolwich, M.A. CCC-SLP, HWC, RYT-200 has a private practice in Speech Language Pathology and Health Coaching. She holds a Honors Bachelor of Science degree in Cell Biology from University of Southwestern Ontario and a Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Wayne State University. She also is a Certified Health and Life Coach. Heather has combined her years of experience in brain rehabilitation with coaching tools in a faith based coaching program called The Legacy Life. The Legacy Life is a life filled with authenticity, connection, growth, health, faith, abundance, generosity, resilience, adventure and purpose.
MOVE EVERYDAY FOR YOUR BRAIN HEALTH
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast, I share why you need to not only move your body everyday but also vary your workouts to maximize on your brain health.
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HOW TO CREATE HEALTHY HABITS
In this episode of the podcast, I share how you can interrupt unhealthy habits and create new healthy habits using the 4 principles!
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THE BRAIN HEALTH CODE
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast, I share what is the brain health code and questions to get you started in maximizing on your brain health!
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REWIRE YOUR BRAIN FOR ABUNDANCE
In this episode of The Health Brain Podcast, I am sharing how we can rewire the brain for abundance and shift from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset rooted in gratitude. I explain how the brain defaults to scarcity due to its protective wiring. I dive into the principles of neuroplasticity.
I shared practical steps, including a daily gratitude practice with specific, detailed entries, meditating to feel gratitude in the body, and planning each day to notice and act from abundance in interactions and daily tasks and more examples.
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THE KEY TO CHANGE: EXPANDING YOUR CAPACITY
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast, I share how it is really capacity that is keeping you from reaching your health and life goals.
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TAKE BACK YOUR ENERGY
In this episode, I share the struggles that come up from drained or depleted energy. I share some journal prompts to guide you through overcoming the energy drain and to take back your energy!
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NEW MONTH NEW GOALS
Join me in this episode as I guide you through how to review the previous month and plan your goals for the upcoming month.
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF NOT LEAPFROGGING YOUR HEALTH
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast, I talk about the 10 benefits of NOT leapfrogging your health. There are so many benefits when we take a step by step approach in our health goal versus a leapfrog approach.
LIVE INTO A NEW HEALTH IDENTITY
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast I share how to create and live into a new Health Identity.
If you are feeling stuck, overwhelmed and discouraged on your health journey then take a listen and try out my suggestions!
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BOOST YOUR BRAIN HEALTH WITH A PERSONAL CURRICULUM
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast, I share how to create a personal curriculum to support learning and challenging your brain!
POWER OF NUTRITION FOR OPTIMIZING BRAIN HEALTH
In this episode of the Healthy Brain Podcast, I give you a quick rundown of what to eat and what to avoid to optimize your brain health!
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CREATE AN EVENING ROUTINE TO SUPPORT YOUR BRAIN HEALTH
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast, I discuss how to create evening routines that support brain health. Evening routines directly impact sleep quality, nervous system regulation, and executive function skills, and overall the importance of ending the day in a calm and supportive way. I outline a four-step approach to setting up an effective evening routine. We also discuss the importance of sleep for brain health, noting that chronic sleep impairment increases risk for dementia, depression, and various health issues, and recommended aiming for 7-8 hours of sleep with at least 1 hour of deep sleep and 1.5 hours...
CREATE A SUMMER BUCKET LIST TO SUPPORT BRAIN HEALTH
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast, I guide you through ideas to create your own summer bucket list and support brain health!
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BRAIN BENEFITS OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast, I discuss the brain benefits of positive emotions, explaining how positive emotions like gratitude, joy, and hope can change the brain through three main mechanisms: affecting neurotransmitter release, promoting neuroplasticity, and altering brain activity patterns.
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8 WAYS TO SWITCH YOUR BRAIN
Heather hosted the Healthy Brain Podcast to discuss "8 ways to switch your brain" using her if-then approach for addressing common brain issues like brain fog, difficulty focusing, feeling overwhelmed, and burnout. She outlined specific strategies for each problem, including exercising for brain fog, practicing meditation for focus issues, clearing processed foods for low energy, hydrating and improving sleep hygiene for lethargy, decluttering for feeling overwhelmed, using habit stacking to overcome procrastination, prioritizing social interaction for disconnection, and engaging in creative activities for burnout and lack of motivation.
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HOW TO REGULATE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
Why is there so much out there about regulating your nervous system, calming your nervous system, down regulating your nervous system, fight/flight/freeze, primitive brain?
In todays' episode I will give you insight about why and how to regulate your nervous system.
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DECLUTTER YOUR MIND AND SPACE
“Clutter doesn’t just occupy the house in which you live, it occupies your mind”-Avina Celeste
This quote hits the nail on the head. Clutter in our environment clutters our mind. We see the clutter and our brain gets cluttered. But often we don’t declutter and organize our environment because our brain has difficulty deciding on what to and how to organize, difficulty in paying attention, planning the task, starting an organizing task, staying focused on the task and completing the task.
We often give up, procrastinate, get distracte...
APRIL THEME: RELEASE
The theme for the month of April is "Release". We are releasing our limiting beliefs our woulda coulda shoulda. We are releasing our expectations that we have of ourselves, of others, of where we should be, the body we should have. By releasing this month it will lead to the next month of May with the theme "Renewal" and the following month of June with the theme of "Rise" in The Legacy Life.
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BE THE LIGHTHOUSE NOT THE ROWBOAT
In today's episode, I share why it is better to be a lighthouse rather than jumping in the rowboat. Also, I share a tool to shift your mindset to becoming a Lighthouse.
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THE POWER OF JOURNALING
90 Day Jumpstart Your Health is starting today but there is still time to join!
Here are all of the amazing elements in the 90 day program:
Transformational Weekly group coaching for the 90 Day Legacy Life Program
WEEKLY scheduled Yoga, Myofascial, Breath work and Meditation classes!
Personalized Time Management System
Curated Stress management System
Balanced Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga
Mindset Shifts based on Cognitive Neuroscience
Faith-based Devotionals
Ground-breaking Brain health lifestyle modules including sleep, nutrition, exercise
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BUILDING A STRONGER BRAIN PART 3
This is Part 3 of a 3 Part series. In today’s episode, I will talk about what are the lifestyle/healthy building blocks of a stronger brain.
90 Day Jumpstart Your Health is starting today but there is still time to join!
Here are all of the amazing elements in the 90 day program:
Transformational Weekly group coaching for the 90 Day Legacy Life Program
WEEKLY scheduled Yoga, Myofascial, Breath work and Meditation classes!
Personalized Time Management System
Curated Stress management System
Balanced Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga
Mindset Shifts based on...
BUILDING A STRONGER BRAIN PART 2
This is Part 2 of a 3 Part series. In today’s episode, I will talk about what are the structural building blocks of a stronger brain. Join me next week for Part 3!
90 Day Jumpstart Your Health is starting today but there is still time to join!
Here are all of the amazing elements in the 90 day program:
Transformational Weekly group coaching for the 90 Day Legacy Life Program
WEEKLY scheduled Yoga, Myofascial, Breath work and Meditation classes!
Personalized Time Management System
Curated Stress management System
Balanced Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga
BUILDING A STRONGER BRAIN PART 1
This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series. In today’s episode, I will talk about what actually makes a strong brain, what influences the brain and give an overview of the building blocks of a stronger brain. Join me next week for Part 2!
90 Day Jumpstart Your Health is starting today but there is still time to join!
Here are all of the amazing elements in the 90 day program:
5 Things I would do to Reach Health Goals in 2026
90 Day Jumpstart Your Health is starting today but there is still time to join!
Here are all of the amazing elements in the 90 day program:
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2026 VISION AND GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP
90 Day Jumpstart Your Health is starting today but there is still time to join!
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5 Ways Yoga Can Improve Your Longevity
In this episode I share the 5 ways yoga can impact your longevity!
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HOW TO CHANGE HOW YOU FEEL WITH MEDITATION
In this episode, I want to share just some of the changes that happen in your brain when you meditate consistently.
How are you feeling? Stress, overwhelmed, behind, distracted, irritated, anxious, depressed, insecure, discouraged?
Then you have 2 choices. You can continue feeling this way or do you want to feel hopeful, connected, excited, joyful, peaceful this holiday season?
Most people would want to feel those positive emotions but they don’t know how or they think it is impossible. I want to encourage you that it is possible to shift your mindset and I want to...
Conversations That Create The Culture Interview with Vanessa Denha Garmo
Today’s guest is a Leadership Development Coach and Communications Consultant who helps leaders communicate with clarity, build focused-centered teams, and live out their God-given potential.
With more than 25 years in media and communications, Vanessa is an Emmy-winning documentarian and award-winning journalist who brings a storyteller’s curiosity and a disciple’s heart to every encounter. She’s also the founder of Epiphany Communications: Coaching & Consulting, where she equips Clients to cultivate their communications and leadership styles that lead to strong work cultures.
Her coaching integrates neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and Catholic spirituality—and her book, Conversati...
5 Habits I am Keeping in 2026, 5 Habits I am Letting Go Of, and 5 Habits I am Starting in 2026
In this episode I want to share the 5 habits I am keeping, 5 I am letting go of, and 5 I am starting
Regardless of the habits you choose the biggest impact on your ability to be consistent is your thoughts about the habits. In my coaching I teach my clients how to choose the habits that will fit their lifestyle and how they want to think about the habits.
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Unlocking Your Creativity with Paige Kullman
In this episode, I am interviewing Life Coach and author, Paige Kullman. We talk about her third and newest book "Writing Your Book". Paige shares her journey and process in writing that can be applied to any creative project!
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Brain Benefits of Gratitude
Check out this episode where I share the benefits of gratitude in the brain! Also, I give you 3 ways you can boost your gratitude today!
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How to Recover from a Concussion
In this episode, I share the difference between a concussion and TBI. I cover what are some of the symptoms and why they are happening. In addition, I give you ideas on how you can support your brain in the recovery from a concussion.
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REIGNITE YOUR LIFE WORKSHOP
Enjoy the episode of The Reignite Your Life Workshop!
Registration for THE LEGACY LIFE is open! In this coaching program, I will coach you will the tools to reach any health and life goal while keeping your brain calm and regulating your nervous system when you feel stressed out!
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How to Calm Your Brain and Regulate Your Nervous System
In this episode of The Healthy Brain Podcast, I share a bit about the brain and nervous systems and how they communicate with each other. Then, I share ways to calm your brain and regulate your nervous system when you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed.
Registration for THE LEGACY LIFE is open! In this coaching program, I will coach you will the tools to reach any health and life goal while keeping your brain calm and regulating your nervous system when you feel stressed out!
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Rediscover Your Energy and Vitality Part 2
Part 2! Are you feeling blah either physically or emotionally? Do you have low energy, brain fog, lack motivation, procrastinate or just don't feel excited about your life? Listen to this episode as I share what to notice and gain awareness of what is draining your energy.
After you do an energy audit, join me in my Reignite Your Life Workshop on September 29 here:
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Rediscover Your Energy and Vitality Part 1
Are you feeling blah either physically or emotionally? Do you have low energy, brain fog, lack motivation, procrastinate or just don't feel excited about your life? Listen to this episode as I share what to notice and gain awareness of what is draining your energy.
After you do an energy audit, join me in my Reignite Your Life Workshop on September 29 here:
https://heather-kolwich-a97a.mykajabi.com/reignite
Challenge Your Brain and Boost Your Brain Skills
In this episode I share why challenging your brain is important, the brain skills to work on and ways to challenge your brain!
I welcome you to join in on my Fall Reset Challenge right here in this group starting on September 1st and running through September 30th. It is Free! I will be providing a fall reset longevity tracker, going live every week for motivation and coaching. In addition, I will be providing a yoga class and a guided meditation every week of the challenge.
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A New Way to Approach Stress as a Pathway to Transformation
Instead of running away from the stress let’s learn to embrace it and use the physical and mental tools that I provided today.
If you would like to dive deeper into this there are 2 options: set up a coaching consultation with me link in show notes or join my Fall reset Challenge group where You will get a cozy digital Fall Reset Workbook to download, Live videos including guided meditation and yoga classes, longevity nutrition, stress management, daily movement, glow up self-care tips, decluttering our space and breath work.
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Brain Benefits of a Yoga Practice
I welcome you to join in on my Fall Reset Challenge starting on September 1st and running through September 30th. It is Free! I will be providing a fall reset longevity tracker, going live every week for motivation and coaching. In addition, I will be providing a yoga class and a guided meditation every week of the challenge. Wow it is going to be great!
I hope you will join me as we Reset and get ready for Fall.
Topics will include longevity nutrition, stress management, daily movement, glow up self-care tips, decluttering our space...
