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The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

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2 weeks ago

Send us a text If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)—or love one—this conversation is a deep exhale. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom and a longtime facilitator of Byron Katie’s The Work, joins Melissa to unpack what “living with an open heart” actually looks like when life gets complicated: relationships, conflict, people-pleasing, and the comparing mind. We explore Todd’s three pillars of stress management for HSPs (understanding the trait, outer work/boundaries, and inner work...

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Send us a text If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)—or love one—this conversation is a deep exhale. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom and a longtime facilitator of Byron Katie’s The Work, joins Melissa to unpack what “living with an open heart” actually looks like when life gets complicated: relationships, conflict, people-pleasing, and the comparing mind. We explore Todd’s three pillars of stress management for HSPs (understanding the trait, outer work/boundaries, and inner work...

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The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Todd Smith on Highly Sensitive Persons, The Work of Byron Katie, and Inner Freedom

Send us a text If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)—or love one—this conversation is a deep exhale. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom and a longtime facilitator of Byron Katie’s The Work, joins Melissa to unpack what “living with an open heart” actually looks like when life gets complicated: relationships, conflict, people-pleasing, and the comparing mind. We explore Todd’s three pillars of stress management for HSPs (understanding the trait, outer work/boundaries, and inner work...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 5 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Breathe Outside the Box — Melissa Chureau & The Shift

Send us a text What if the fastest way to shift your mood, your mind, and your entire state… was already built into your body? In this 40-minute guided breathwork session that Melissa recorded Live on Instagram with The Shift, I take you through a fun, surprisingly powerful introduction to breath shapes—triangle, circle, and square—each designed to support your nervous system in a unique way. This is not your typical breathwork session. You’ll get a dose of neuroscience, a splash of irreveren...

1 month ago

36 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

The Innate Self at Work: Meaning, Connection & the 8 Characteristics with Jules Kuroda

Send us a text What if your most important growth edge isn’t in your mindset, emotions, or even your body—but in a deeper part of you that craves connection, purpose, and joy? In this conversation, executive coach and author Jules Kuroda shares the heart of her book The Innate Self: You Are More Than Your Mind, Body, and Emotions. Drawing on a career across academia, nonprofits, startups, and corporate life—with leaders from 50+ countries—Jules noticed the same exhale at the end of coaching s...

1 month ago

47 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

From Pain to Purpose: Ellen Sutherland’s Story of Addiction, ADHD, and Long-Term Recovery

Send us a text This one is personal. Ellen Sutherland is a recently retired social worker with 37 years of continuous recovery. Along with long-term recovery, we share the common experience of having ADHD. We talk about what alcohol and cocaine “solved” at first, how shame kept both of us stuck for years, and the unexpected freedom that came with getting honest, finding community, and finally discovering that elusive pause. Ellen shares: Growing up fast in a big, high-achieving family—and fee...

1 month ago

49 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Outer Chaos, Inner Calm: Anthony Abbagnano on Belonging, Breathwork, and Healing from Within

Send us a text What if your breath could heal your deepest wounds and reconnect you with your truest self? In this transformative conversation, host Melissa welcomes Anthony Abagnano, founder of Alchemy of Breath and author of the newly released book "Outer Chaos, Inner Calm," for a profound exploration of how breathwork can reshape our relationship with trauma, presence, and authentic living. Anthony shares his journey from being an eight-year-old outsider in an English boarding school to d...

2 months ago

58 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Neurodivergence and Addiction: Navigating Recovery and Embracing ADHD with Therapist Andrea Epting

Send us a text In this episode of The Fully Mindful, I’m joined by Andrea Epting, a trauma and addiction recovery expert, to dive deep into the intersection of neurodivergence, addiction, and how these challenges uniquely manifest in women. Andrea, who works with individuals navigating trauma and neurodivergence, sheds light on how ADHD is often misdiagnosed in women, with many only receiving a diagnosis later in life due to hormonal shifts. We explore how ADHD shows up differently for women—...

2 months ago

42 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Getting Mental (in the Best Way): Humor, Healing & Self-Compassion with Brenda Sarai Zuniga

Send us a text This week on The Fully Mindful, Melissa sits down with the incomparable Brenda Sarai Zuniga—a mindfulness coach, comedian, motivational speaker, and the vibrant force behind Getting Mental, the podcast and one-woman show that proves healing doesn’t have to be heavy. From immigrating to the U.S. as a baby and growing up in 15 different homes, to getting diagnosed with ADHD at 25 and turning it into her superpower, Brenda shares how her journey shaped her work—and how she now hel...

3 months ago

56 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

From the Arctic to Advocacy: Law, Sobriety & Movement with Dawn Winalski

Send us a text What do Arctic Alaska, tribal law, trauma-informed yoga, and sober running have in common? Dawn Winalski. In this episode of The Fully Mindful, Dawn—attorney, consultant, yoga teacher, and long-distance runner in recovery—shares her inspiring path from growing up in the shadow of a contentious custody battle to becoming a fierce advocate for Indigenous communities and a champion for mental health in the legal profession. We dive into how running in the Arctic helped her manage ...

3 months ago

38 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Seen and Supported: A Teacher’s Journey Through Dyslexia, Advocacy, and Authentic Belonging

Send us a text What happens when a student with undiagnosed dyslexia and deafness grows up to become the kind of teacher who makes every child feel seen, supported, and celebrated? In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode of The Fully Mindful, host Melissa Chureau sits down with second-grade teacher and literacy advocate Jill Rebholz to talk about what it means to truly support kids with learning differences—not just on paper, but in real life. Jill shares her personal story of navigati...

5 months ago

58 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

More Than a Diagnosis: Unmasking ADHD in Girls with Dr. Hila Pazner

Send us a text Why are so many girls with ADHD still being overlooked? In this episode of The Fully Mindful, I sit down with licensed psychologist Dr. Hila Pazner to explore the hidden side of ADHD—particularly in girls and young women. Drawing on her years of experience as a school psychologist and her current private practice where she specializes in assessing and working with children and adolescents with learning disabilities (such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia), Intellectual Disab...

5 months ago

37 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Neurodivergence, Learning Differences, & Addiction | A Path Home

Send us a text Welcome to a special minisode of The Fully Mindful. In this reflective episode, I share some of my own story—navigating neurodivergence and learning differences, and my reliance on alcohol to treat my differences—and how these experiences shaped my journey through rebellion, recovery, and ultimately, a return to Self. This episode marks the beginning of a new podcast series that explores neurodivergence, learning differences, and addiction--and the often misunderstood intersect...

6 months ago

10 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

From Burnout to Balance: Yoga, Breathwork & Living with Purpose with Kate Yuoska of Mystical Rituals

Send us a text What if your biggest pain could become your greatest purpose? In this soulful episode of The Fully Mindful, host Melissa welcomes Kate Yuoska—a digital marketing pro by day and the heart-centered guide behind Mystical Rituals, where she leads yoga, breathwork, and retreats rooted in nature, rhythm, and radical self-compassion. Kate opens up about her journey through addiction recovery, infertility, and burnout, and how these deeply human experiences guided her to create a life ...

7 months ago

51 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Reclaiming Self-Worth and Purpose with Author, Coach & Teacher Sunflower Medicine

Send us a text In this transformative episode of The Fully Mindful, host Melissa Chureau welcomes Sunflower Medicine, a renowned author, coach, and teacher, to discuss the journey of self-love, mindfulness, and expanded consciousness. Sunflower shares her deeply personal story of healing after a cancer diagnosis and how it led her to integrate mind, body, and spirit into her work. Her latest book, 21 Days of Self-Love and Mindfulness, serves as a practical guide to reclaiming self-worth and c...

7 months ago

47 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Spirituality and the Responsibility to Social Justice | A Conversation with Rev. Dr. David Alexander

Send us a text Engaging with spirituality is deeply connected to our responsibility towards social justice. Rev. Dr. David Alexander, a thought leader in the New Thought Movement, joins Melissa of The Fully Mindful to explore how spiritual principles act not only as personal guides but also as catalysts for societal change. Addressing topics like the importance of community and the realistic intersections of spirituality and social justice, this discussion is a beacon for anyone feeling lost ...

8 months ago

54 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Facing the Orange Elephant: Community, Activism & Mindful Change on Tangents & Sidebars

Send us a text Join Debbie from New World Normal and Melissa from Fully Mindful for a lively, in-depth discussion on the big issues facing us today—right from the heart of local activism to the challenges of doing business as usual. In this monthly live crossover episode, recorded on the third Monday at 5:30 PM Pacific, our hosts dive into topics that range from political reform to personal mindfulness. Episode Highlights: The Orange Elephant in the Room:Explore the metaphor of the “orange el...

8 months ago

29 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Applying Mindfulness, Awakening Our True Self, Healing Practices and the Power of Awe

Send us a text Andrew Daniel, Author, Self-Development & Spiritual Teacher: Melissa introduces you to Author Andrew Daniel who didn’t always have it together. Like so many of us, he leapt from one self-help practice to another, searching for the answer that would solve it all. He learned how we get trapped in our own “stucky story,” fueling perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and addictive cycles. Hedeveloped his groundbreaking work on getting unstuck, using the power of embodiment and deep...

9 months ago

29 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Integrating Mindfulness, Recovery, and Neurodivergence for an Authentic Life with Melissa Chureau

Send us a text How do we integrate the different parts of ourselves — the messy, the mindful, the ambitious, and the recovering — into a whole, authentic life? In this vulnerable episode host Melissa Chureau opens up about integrating mindfulness, recovery, and neurodivergence. From her career to her relationships and sense of self, she shares how she’s learned to embrace the complexity of who she is and create a life that is both authentic and aligned with her values. Melissa highlights the ...

9 months ago

16 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Bridging Divides and Nurturing Authentic Connections with Dr. Adam Dorsay - Overcoming Challenges and Building Resilience

Send us a text In this episode of The Fully Mindful Podcast, host Melissa Chureau welcomes Dr. Adam Dorsay, a licensed psychologist, executive coach, and host of the award-winning podcast Super Psyched. Together, they explore the profound topics of connection, belonging, and how to find meaning in modern life. Adam shares insights from his bestselling book, Super Psyched: Unleash the Power of the Four Types of Connection and Live the Life You Love, and provides practical advice on overcoming ...

9 months ago

49 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

How Positive Intelligence Transforms Stress and Empowers Creativity with Juliette Fassett | Entrepreneurial Resilience and Mindful Innovation

Send us a text Juliette takes us through her journey, from developing her product Flippy to fighting the battle against intellectual property theft by large corporations. Key Takeaways: Overcoming Saboteurs and Cultivating Sage Powers: One of the core principles of positive intelligence is identifying and overcoming the internal saboteurs that hold us back. She shares how she learned to recognize and manage her saboteurs, empowering her to tap into her sage powers — the wise, calm, and...

9 months ago

28 minutes

The Fully Mindful with Melissa Chureau

Unlocking the Power of Simplicity: Exploring Inter-spiritual Principles with Lauryn Axelrod

Send us a text The power of these ten guiding principles that offer clarity, enhance relationships, and ultimately serve as a roadmap for creating a more compassionate, harmonious world. Key themes: The role of simplicity in spiritual practice and how it can lead to profound personal transformation Why flexibility in our spiritual beliefs and practices is essential for growth and self-discovery The power of community in supporting individual journeys and fostering collective healing Pra...

9 months ago

48 minutes