{"podcast":{"title":"The Adult Chair Podcast with Michelle Chalfant","slug":"the-adult-chair-podcast-with-michelle-chalfant-745422","podcast_index_feed_id":745422,"rss_url":"https://theadultchair.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://sites.libsyn.com/74662/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/9/e/a/69ea08e531e49216d959afa2a1bf1c87/The_Adult_Chair_Podcast_with_Michelle_Chalfant.png","author":"Michelle Chalfant","episode_count":553,"summary":"Welcome to The Adult Chair Podcast with Michelle Chalfant, a transformational podcast where healing meets awakening, and self-discovery leads to profound transformation. Michelle Chalfant is a transformational guide, here to help you unlock the path to your true self. In this groundbreaking podcast, she redefines health and wellness—mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual—through powerful conversations and insights. Michelle's passion is awakening souls. With her unique blend of wisdom and practical tools, she empowers listeners to align with their higher purpose, live authentically, and thrive in a state of flow. Whether you're seeking deeper meaning, greater joy, or healing, this podcast is your guide. Featuring thought leaders, spiritual teachers, healers, and changemakers, each episode delivers actionable steps and inspiring stories to help you awaken to your soul's purpose and live a life of passion, connection, and fulfillment. This is more than a podcast—it's a journey into living fully aligned with your soul, guided by the wisdom of The Adult Chair, the ultimate seat of peace, presence, and authenticity. If you're ready to awaken to your potential, step into your power,…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T16:18:20.559767+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-adult-chair-podcast-with-michelle-chalfant-745422"},"episode":{"title":"513: BioEmotional Healing and Rewiring the Nervous System | Ashleigh DiLello","slug":"513-bioemotional-healing-and-rewiring-the-nervous-system-ashleigh-dilello","published_at":"2026-06-04T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-adult-chair-podcast-with-michelle-chalfant-745422/513-bioemotional-healing-and-rewiring-the-nervous-system-ashleigh-dilello","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-adult-chair-podcast-with-michelle-chalfant-745422","url":"https://www.theadultchair.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theadultchair/512__BioEmotional_Healing_and_Rewiring_the_Nervous_System___Ashleigh_DiLello_-_final_audio.mp3?dest-id=328057","summary":"In this episode, I'm joined by Ashleigh DiLello, the founder and creator of BioEmotional Healing, for a powerful conversation about the brain, body, nervous system, chronic pain, trauma, and what it really takes to heal. Ashleigh shares her incredible story of becoming severely ill at just 13 years old, living between life and death for years, and eventually finding her way back to health, dance, and life. After building a successful career as a professional dancer, TV and Broadway performer, wife, and mother, she faced another life-altering health crisis after a failed hip surgery launched her body into chronic pain. We talk about how the nervous system stores our life experiences, why stress responses can show up as anxiety, perfectionism, chronic pain, autoimmune issues, gut issues, and other symptoms, and why regulating the nervous system is only part of the healing process. Key Takeaways The brain-body connection plays a major role in chronic pain, trauma, anxiety, and healing Long-term survival mode can become familiar to the nervous system, even after the original threat is gone Stress responses can show up in many ways, including pain, anxiety, perfectionism, depression, OCD behaviors, autoimmune symptoms, gut issues, and more Regulation helps calm the nervous system in the moment, but rewiring changes the deeper patterns that keep the stress response active Self-compassion is essential for nervous system rewiring because harsh self-criticism keeps the brain in a protective state Healing requires rebuilding trust with yourself, your body, and your ability to create a new identity We can honor what we have been through without allowing it to define the rest of our lives Resources from this Episode: Ashleigh DiLello's Website Free Brain-Body Blueprint Instagram:…","meta_description":"In this episode, I'm joined by Ashleigh DiLello, the founder and creator of BioEmotional Healing, for a powerful conversation about the brain, body, nervo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3248,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-adult-chair-podcast-with-michelle-chalfant-745422/episodes/513-bioemotional-healing-and-rewiring-the-nervous-system-ashleigh-dilello/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-adult-chair-podcast-with-michelle-chalfant-745422/513-bioemotional-healing-and-rewiring-the-nervous-system-ashleigh-dilello.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}