Inner Peace, Better Health

Do your shoulders live up near your ears? On Inner Peace, Better Health, host Niharika and coach Lisa Haynes explore stress management for professionals and what inner peace looks like on a messy Tuesday.
You will learn why peace is a practice, how stress shows up in the body, and how to spot the peace stealers draining your energy.
About the Guest:
Lisa Haynes is a retirement and executive coach in Tampa, Florida. After years leading finance teams, she created Retired and Killing It and has written two books.
Key Takeaways:
Inner peace means settling your own mind while the world stays busy.
Ask "Who am I?" and name five adjectives that describe your core.
Constant striving often hides inner dissatisfaction. Notice whose approval you chase.
An eye twitch, gut trouble or poor sleep can be stress signals.
Name your peace stealers and take one thing off your plate this week.
Before taking on a burden, ask: is this my monkey, my circus?

Connect With Lisa Haynes:
Website: https://www.retiredandkillingit.com
Coaching: https://www.haynesexec.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retiredandkillingit
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-j-haynes-cpa-mba/
Facebook: Retired and Killing It

Episode Chapters (approx.):
[00:00] Welcome to Inner Peace, Better Health: when your shoulders forget how to drop
[02:30] The Mountaintop Myth: why inner peace does not need a quiet world
[05:30] Who Are You, Really?: five adjectives and the practice of liking yourself
[09:00] No Patient on the Table: how constant striving hides inner dissatisfaction
[13:00] Stress Lives in the Body: Lisa's story of a job that took a physical toll
[18:30] Small Steps and Peace Stealers: why "I'm busy" is often a choice
[24:00] Not My Monkey, Not My Circus: finding your way back after a setback

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Can you find calm when life has taken almost everything away? This episode of Inner Peace, Better Health is for anyone carrying constant tension or overthinking, and struggling to slow down even when they know they need to.
Healer and master coach Xenia Ioannidis shares how faith and a sense of purpose kept her grounded through a devastating season, and offers a simple five-line intention practice for morning and night.
About the Guest:
Xenia Ioannidis is a healer and master coach who has run healing and teaching practices since 2007, including the HyperTherapy Center. Now based in Miami, she writes the Crowned in Faith series of children's books.
Key Takeaways:
Inner peace doesn't mean a stress-free life. Challenges will still come.
Much anxiety is fear of the unknown. Trusting yourself, and for Xenia, faith, brings calm.
A short intention practice in bed, morning and night, sets the tone.
When you lose your balance, don't isolate. Helping others moves you into solution mode.
Keep a list of simple, free resets: a walk, a shower, music, tending plants.

Connect With the Guest:
Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G43L1C5D
YouTube: search Crowned in Faith series
HyperTherapy Center: https://ekremes.com
Episode Chapters (approx.):
[00:00] The Pause Between Breaths - an opening on slowing down enough to listen
[01:30] Meet Xenia Ioannidis - healing work, loss, and a calling to write
[07:00] What Inner Peace Isn't - why a stress-free life isn't the goal
[10:00] Why We Can't Slow Down - fear of the unknown and learning to trust
[13:00] A Five-Line Practice - setting your intention morning and night
[18:00] When You Lose Your Balance - service, solutions, and not isolating
[20:30] Your Calm Toolkit - rituals, walks, showers, and small resets

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What if peace isn't something we stumble into, but a skill we build even when life keeps moving? Host Navya talks with high performance coach Jonathan Wood Logan about why letting go, not controlling more, is the real work.
Jonathan shares a simple archery metaphor for what we can and can't control, why modern life keeps most people stuck in fight or flight, and quick physical resets, breathing, tensing, and releasing muscles, that shift the body toward calm.
About the Guest:
Jonathan Wood Logan practiced law for six years before becoming a stress consultant, then trained in coaching, hypnotherapy, and neurolinguistic programming. He now works as a high performance coach, drawing on 30 years of combined experience.
Key Takeaways:
You can only truly control what's at the center of your own circle.
People today spend far more of the day in fight or flight than past generations.
Needing to find inner peace can itself become the very thing that blocks it.
Writing down what's bothering you at night helps you actually let it go.
A few deep breaths and a brief muscle release can shift your body toward calm.

Connect With Jonathan Wood Logan:
LinkedIn: Jonathan Wood Logan
YouTube: youtube.com/lifesuccesstools
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Welcome to Inner Peace, Better Health (approx.)
[02:00] Meet Jonathan Wood Logan (approx.)
[06:00] The Biggest Misconception About Inner Peace (approx.)
[15:00] The Archery Metaphor: What You Can Actually Control (approx.)
[23:00] Fight or Flight in Modern Life (approx.)
[32:00] Quick Physical Resets for Calm (approx.)
[38:00] Where to Find Jonathan (approx.)

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What if peace was never about a quiet life, but something you cultivate? Host Niharika talks with musician and writer April Stace about why inner peace is a practice, not a set of ideal circumstances.
April shares why peace is about acceptance rather than control, a simple breathing practice for giving your mind a break, and why making room for real fun and beauty is one of the most overlooked paths back to calm.
About the Guest:
April Stace is a musician, harpist, and writer who draws on many of the world's spiritual traditions in her own practice. She is also a mother, and often points to noticing beauty and making space for fun as everyday signs of inner peace.
Key Takeaways:
Inner peace is something cultivated from within, not something dependent on a quiet life.
Peace is closer to acceptance than control, chasing control can actually block it.
Losing interest in things you'd normally find beautiful can be a quiet warning sign.
A short daily breathing practice gives your mind a real, brief rest.
Setbacks are a chance to practice non-judgment, not proof that the work failed.

Connect With April Stace:
Website: aprilstace.com
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Welcome to Inner Peace, Better Health (approx.)
[02:00] Meet April Stace (approx.)
[06:00] The Biggest Misconception About Inner Peace (approx.)
[14:00] Peace as Acceptance, Not Control (approx.)
[22:00] Making Room for Fun and Beauty (approx.)
[30:00] A Simple Breathing Practice (approx.)
[35:00] Where to Find April (approx.)

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What if inner peace was never about eliminating stress, but about not letting it define you? Host Ria talks with Sam Brooks, creator of the good-news app Rally, about finding calm without chasing a stress-free ideal.
Sam shares why constantly chasing peace as a goal can backfire, an analogy for letting stressful thoughts pass without needing to control them, and why the first few minutes of his morning changed how his whole day feels.
About the Guest:
Sam Brooks worked as a screenwriter, then as a writer and producer at a digital publishing company, where he saw how rewriting stories for engagement pushed content toward shock value. That experience led him to build Rally, a good news app and website.
Key Takeaways:
Inner peace isn't the absence of stress, it's not letting it define your day.
Trying to force your mind to be perfectly calm often backfires and adds more stress.
Treat distracting thoughts like passing traffic, notice them without needing to stop them entirely.
Chasing peace through an external goal often pushes it further out of reach.
Reading good news for a few minutes each morning can shift how the day feels.

Connect With Sam Brooks:
Website and app: https://rally.news
Email: sam@rally.news
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Welcome to Inner Peace, Better Health (approx.)
[02:00] Meet Sam Brooks (approx.)
[07:00] Redefining What Inner Peace Actually Means (approx.)
[14:00] The Express Lane and Local Lane Analogy (approx.)
[20:00] Why Chasing Peace as a Goal Backfires (approx.)
[27:00] Starting the Day With Good News (approx.)
[30:00] Where to Find Rally (approx.)

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