Feelings & Food as Medicine with Jake Thompson
Apr 07, 2021
In this episode, you'll learn:
- All about certified therapeutic chef Jake Thompson and how a family illness triggered an interest in health and wellness
- The power of networking (and how the Universe often sets you up to meet the right people at the right time)
- Jakes journey with alternative medicine and how he chooses to help people feel their best (supporting them through lifestyle and nutrition to reach/maintain optimal health)
- Food is medicine
- The adventure of culinary entrepreneurship (and the parallel Jake has made with monumental moments in his life)
- The need for gratitude (and preparing yourself for the worst-case scenario)
- Personal stories of setbacks followed by bouts of success
- How looking healthy doesn't necessarily mean everything is okay inside, but eating healthier can lead to a more vibrant life
- His experience working on an organic farm and how the decision to listen to his body led to massive change
- That blood work revealed many food sensitivities (and why it's important to know what's going on within yourself!)
- Health is not only a personal responsibility but a choice
- Jakes perspective on dealing with death
- Working through everything made him more resilient (but how different stages of grief affect you differently)
- That mindset and having a vision shifts everything
- What it feels like as a man to lose it all
- A bit about his new cannabinoid-infused culinary oil, Therapeutic Kitchen
- What his annual cleanse looks like
- Jakes take on the benefits of cold water/breathwork (and how he's feeling as a result of it)
- What life was like living without an iPhone for a week (aka resulting in him feeling more present and alive)
- To get curious about what you are searching for when you open up an app on your phone
- Tips for overcoming leaky gut (why you might consider introducing a probiotic + eliminating environmental toxins)
Resources:
Michael Newton: The Life Between Lives
Are you interested in learning more about our guest?
Therapeutic Kitchen Oils: @theraputickitchenoils
https://www.instagram.com/therapeutickitchenoils/
For more insight and inspiration on becoming radically fulfilled, follow me @stormybarbara on Instagram and be sure to check out www.stormybarbara.com
