9 AUG 2021 · The best of our very best, all in one more episode. Featured in this episode: * Finding Our Breath in the Midst of COVID with The CollectiveSTL [Eps010] * Where We Go One, We Go All with PotBangerz Dr. Cathy "Mama Cat" Daniels [eps002] * The Impact of COVID on Black Male’s Mental Health and Well-Being with Etoya White [Eps009] * Turning On the Power in Our Bodies with Dr. Xavier Tipler | Proficient Chiropractic [eps007] * Virus 101 * Vaccine 101 * The Choice is Yours Visit PrepareSTL.com for full episodes, guest information and show notes.

9 AUG 2021 · The best of our very best, all in one episode. Featured in this episode: * A Clear View of COVID Vaccines with Dr. Stephen Liang [eps001] * Your Pregnant Well-Being and Baby with Dr. Cherese Collins [eps005] * Safe Housing During COVID and Beyond with Chris Krehmeyer [eps003] * Hearing the Voices of our Youth with Ciearra Walker [eps008] * What’s best for our kids? Vaccines and COVID with Dr. Jason Newland [eps006] * When Risk is the Only Choice with Sean Gold [eps004] Visit PrepareSTL.com for full episodes, guest information and show notes.

2 AUG 2021 · People want to be in community, to access their breath joyfully and to breathe freely. Ericka and Dr. Terry Harris, Co-Founders of The CollectiveSTL, create community around yoga, wellness and literally the way we breathe.

2 AUG 2021 · How Black men and boys can power forward and persevere during this pandemic while creating community for one another with Etoya R. White, M.Ed, LPC.

2 AUG 2021 · What does it mean for young people to make decisions about vaccinations and their health? Ciearra Jefferson “CJ” Walker, MPH at St. Louis Integrated Health Network says we need to create space for our youth to ask questions and be heard, rather than present them with one-sided mandates.

15 JUN 2021 · So a chiropractor and a trauma surgeon walk into a bar... No punch line for this one, but Dr. LJ Punch, a trauma surgeon and Dr. Xavier Tipler, doctor of Proficient Chiropractic, both manage the way trauma shows up in the body. The docs discuss what they've witnessed this last year with COVID and what the virus does to the bodies of the people they take care of. Listen and learn about strategies and considerations for returning to health and wellness beyond COVID-19. In this episode, you'll learn: - How society is already changing and the recent shift in mask mandates has many people in a much different place they were a year ago when the pandemic started - How fear persists for people even with the hope and promise of vaccine immunity - How chiropractic care can help you manage the way trauma shows up in your body - What Covid does in our bodies - How working from home is really impactful on the body - How we can get back back to life post-Covid - How trauma, coupled with pain, challenges our ability to bounce back and get back into life. - How Proficient Chiropractic provided a safe haven for people during the pandemic, especially for African-Americans, who comprise 98% of the community they serve - What happens when people are not in contact with each other through social interaction - Insight and education to help you understand how the body works - Why we must shift our conversation to what the body is capable of doing vs. what the body is incapable of doing - Why our health and wellness are our individual responsibility - Why we must shift our response from, "fixing" what's wrong to become proactive with our health and well-being - What is the impact of COVID on the community, the city and the world - What do doctors recommend to promote your own health and well-being - Why well-being begins with a healthy mindset - How the body is made to move and by sitting at home and stagnant, we put our bodies in a position to accept sickness - How eating healthy, getting regular exercise, drinking enough water, getting sleep and keeping a positive outlook on things increases the function of the immune system - How the body is designed to heal and how to plug into your body's power PrepareSTL.com Learn more: Dr. Xavier Tipler Proficient Chiropractic 2050 Woodson Rd Suite 101 Saint Louis, MO 63114 (314) 447-0725 proficientchiro@gmail.com proficientchiro.com @xaviertipler

1 JUN 2021 · For Sean When risk is the only choice [eps 004] examines how differently-abled people navigate the world and their valid concerns with COVID, health and immunity. Dr. LJ Punch discusses the challenges, considerations and choices with TEDx speaker and advocate Sean Gold.

1 JUN 2021 · Dr. LJ Punch talks community and collaboration with Chris Krehmeyer, President & CEO of Beyond Housing.

1 JUN 2021 · Dr. LJ Punch talks with Mama Cat, Founder of PotBangerz, about how preparing healthy food for those in need in the Black community protects their health and well-being, especially during COVID.

1 JUN 2021 · "We, as women tend to keep our emotions inside and tend to take care of everybody else and leave ourselves last. So we don't do a good enough job of self-care at all. Now, with the pandemic, a lot of us have gotten lost." Dr. LJ Punch talks about Women’s Health, OBGYN and Pregnancy in the Era of Covid with Dr. Cherese Collins. Many specialties looking at your bladder, your lungs, your heart or your individual physical condition. With OB/GYN, because of hormones, practitioners have to look at your entire well-being. Your entire well-being is based upon your hormones. In this episode you'll hear: - How COVID is changing the experience of making new humans and how it burdens pregnant bodies. - How practitioners are helping people get through pregnancy and helping bring forth new life. - How docs are advising people who are thinking about getting pregnant or people who are pregnant in the era of COVID. - What is the role of vaccines in pregnant bodies and what are people saying about their considerations? - What can we discern from studies that showed that babies born to mothers who had COVID were born with antibodies to COVID. - How the choice for your body to get the vaccine, may not just be about protecting yourself. - What happens with your immune system when pregnant. - How pregnancy puts your body into an automatic immunocompromised state and down-regulates to accommodate and protect your baby. #WMTMM | eps 005 | "It All Matters to Me Because It’s Part of You" with Dr. Cherese Collins