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Your mindset has the power to change everything, it might even save your life! In this episode of The M.A.Y.A. podcast “How Changing Your Mindset... Can Save Your Life!!!” Maya welcomes special guest, Shauntra Osborne, Board-Certified Holistic Health...
1:05:02•29 May 2026
How a Mindset Shift and Mineral Balance Could Change Your Health
Episode Overview
- Mindset strongly influences how you feel and behave, and changing it could significantly improve or even save your health.
- Holistic health looks at the whole person—nutrition, stress, trauma, environment and spirituality—rather than just isolated symptoms.
- Mineral imbalances, assessed through hair testing, can contribute to issues like fatigue, mood swings, ADHD‑type symptoms, menopause difficulties and blood sugar problems.
- Chronic stress and unresolved trauma can deplete minerals and push the body towards long‑term health problems if left unaddressed.
- One‑size‑fits‑all products and fad diets rarely work; personalised assessment and intentional lifestyle changes are key to lasting wellness.
“"Your minerals are the blueprint to your life."”
Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of how mindset and health are tightly linked, as Maya Akai sits down with health and wellness expert Shauntra Osborne. This conversation zeroes in on the idea that, as Maya puts it, "your mindset has the power to change everything, it might even save your life,” especially around physical and mental wellbeing. Shauntra, a board‑certified holistic health practitioner and functional wellness educator, breaks down what holistic care actually looks like in practice.
Instead of just chasing symptoms, she focuses on the "why"—using tools like hair tissue mineral analysis and functional labs to look at the whole person: nutrition, stress, trauma, environment, and even what candles and plug‑ins you’re using at home. For anyone in alcohol or addiction recovery, this chat lands close to home.
There’s a big focus on chronic stress, trauma sitting at a cellular level, and how long‑term emotional strain can show up as fatigue, high blood pressure, mood swings, gut issues and burnout. Shauntra explains why minerals matter so much, calling them “the spark plugs of life,” and shows how imbalances can influence anxiety, sleep, menopausal symptoms, ADHD‑type behaviour in kids, and blood sugar problems.
Maya weaves in her own story about autoimmune issues and artificial sweeteners, using it as a warning against quick fixes and one‑size‑fits‑all products. Together they keep pointing back to intentional living: journalling symptoms instead of just emotions, understanding your personal history, and treating food as fuel rather than a comfort or afterthought. The style is honest, practical and occasionally funny, but always grounded.
If you’re trying to rebuild your life, mood and body after alcohol or other struggles, this episode gives you plenty to think about: could a shift in how you think, eat and care for your body be the missing piece in your recovery journey?
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