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Your Migraine Story Matters: Finding Your Voice Through Healing

June 1, 2026

When a migraine hits, your hands can go to your head to hold the head, but what if the points you were touching were supporting releasing excess energy – as seen in the opening picture, the ESR’s or Emotional Stress Release points can be intuitively used. As we learn more about Amber Horrox’s journey with migraines, she shines a light on how she discovered her way back from the intense pain of migraines. Check out this podcast and others for Migraine Awareness Month.

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A Birthday Love Letter: 60 Years, Infinite Gratitude, and the Journey Ahead

May 29, 2026

Where can we go? What can we do? We have the power to look forward and dream, then reach inside and create. Check out this final blog as I move into the Diamond Year! Celebrating 60

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The Diamond Decade: What I’m Creating in My 60s

May 28, 2026

How do we look forward as we age and what will define our choices and journey? Join me as I look at what I discovered this year, and what I anticipate in the years to come. Am I living in a Blue Zone? Can I support that journey of discovery?
Be sure to watch the video clip at the end.

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Celebrating the Chapters: Honouring 60 Years of Joy, Growth & Gratitude

May 27, 2026

We have so many things to celebrate in our lives. Birthdays are one way to thank those around us for all they provide in our lives. Family and special times with friends mean so much. Watch the special video to learn more about turning 60.

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60 Years of Becoming: Reflections from a Diamond Journey

May 26, 2026

There are so many ways to celebrate a birthday. Turning 60 is a beautiful milestone and opportunity to reflect and redirect. Join me as I share more about the Diamond Birthday!

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Honoured to Be Named a Finalist for the Legacy Builder Award

April 28, 2026

Being named a Top 5 finalist for the Legacy Builder Award with the Authority Awards is a deeply meaningful honour. This recognition reflects more than a personal milestone — it celebrates the conversations, collaborations, and community-centred wellness initiatives that continue to shape my work through CanBeWell, Marathon Jam, and Be Well with Dr Michelle Greenwell. From building self-care tools and healing-centered programs to celebrating World Tai Chi and Qigong Day as part of our Blue Zone vision for community wellbeing, this acknowledgement strengthens my commitment to helping others reconnect with the body’s remarkable capacity to heal.

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Finding Your Voice: The Medicine Within

April 1, 2026

So many of us move through life with a quieted voice—held back by past experiences, self-doubt, or the fear of being seen and heard. Yet, when we begin to explore our voice—whether through sound, tone, or expression—something shifts.

Podcasthon 2026: Amplifying Wellness Through Community

March 14, 2026

For the second year, the Greenwell Center for Holistic Health is proud to participate in Podcasthon, joining podcasters around the world who dedicate an episode to sharing the story and impact of nonprofit organizations making a difference.

In this special episode, Dr. Michelle Greenwell and Natascha Polomski explore the work of the Canadian Association of BioEnergetic Wellness and highlight CanBeWell.org as a growing resource for wellness plans, courses, events, and community support. Together, they discuss the importance of empowering people with practical skills—such as muscle monitoring and biofeedback—so individuals can become active participants in their own wellness journey rather than focusing solely on dis-ease.

Paired with a joyful cup of Playtime Tea from the Cape Breton Tea Company, this conversation celebrates collaboration, education, and the power of community to support mental health awareness and holistic wellbeing.

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Listening to the Nervous System

March 1, 2026

The Nervous System responds to our environment instantly to bring us to safety. How we think, feel, and act all contribute to the calming of our system, or the level of stress added to the system. In this special interview with Christine Ruch, she shares more about this journey and how your active living choices can change the way you feel. Enjoy this latest Be Well with Dr Michelle Greenwell Podcast episode.

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Are We Measuring Health — or Just Measuring the Economy?

February 27, 2026

What Are We Actually Measuring?

Much of our healthcare reporting tracks crisis indicators — hospital wait times, bed shortages, surgical backlogs, and costs. These are important. But they measure how we manage illness, not how we cultivate health.

What if we measured:

Community belonging

Participation in arts and cultural life

Time spent in nature

Intergenerational connection

Access to restorative movement and music

These factors influence stress regulation, immune resilience, and long-term disease risk. Yet they are rarely treated as core health metrics.

In Nova Scotia — especially on Cape Breton Island — our music, storytelling, landscape, and cultural gatherings are not just heritage. They are health assets.

If we want different outcomes, we may need to measure different things.

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