Laughter, Worms, and Sprouts: Cathy Nesbitt on Simple Wellness, Stress Relief, and Sustainable Living | Conversations with a Chiropractor Episode Description

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier sits down with Cathy Nesbitt, a Health & Wellness Advocate, environmental innovator, certified laughter Yoga teacher, and founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters, Cathy’s Sprouters, and Cathy’s Laughter Club.

Cathy brings a wonderfully unique mix of Wisdom, humor, science, and lived experience to a conversation about feeling better, living lighter, and finding simple ways to care for both the body and the planet. Stephanie and Cathy talk about laughter yoga, EFT tapping, stress, morning and evening routines, grounding, sprouts, worm composting, and the idea that wellness does not always have to be complicated.

This episode is warm, practical, and unexpectedly moving. Cathy offers simple tools listeners can try, from starting the day with gratitude to using laughter as a way to shift the nervous system. She also shares how worms, sprouts, and laughter became connected parts of her work, each offering a small but meaningful way to live with more energy, joy, and care.

For anyone feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stressed, or unsure where to begin, this conversation is a gentle reminder that small daily practices can matter. Sometimes healing starts with a breath, a laugh, a glass of water, a handful of sprouts, or one simple step toward a healthier life.

In This Episode, Discover

• What laughter yoga is, and why it is not about poses, jokes, or comedy
• Why simulated laughter can still create real physical and emotional benefits
• How smiling, giggling, breathing, and laughing may help shift the body out of stress
• Why Cathy calls laughter a form of “complementary magic medicine”
• How EFT tapping works, and why Cathy uses it for stress, fear, Anxiety, and emotional reset
• Why self-care does not have to take hours to be meaningful
• Cathy’s simple morning routine, including gratitude, water, breath, stretching, and grounding
• Her evening routine, including foot “spooning,” humming, breathwork, and preparing the body for rest
• How tapping specific points can help people feel more grounded and settled
• Why Cathy believes laughter is especially important when the world feels heavy
• The story behind Cathy’s Crawly Composters and 24 years of teaching indoor worm composting
• How red wiggler worms can turn food scraps into nutrient-rich compost
• Why composting connects to soil health, food quality, and caring for the planet
• What sprouts are, why Cathy loves them, and how they can be grown in small spaces
• How Cathy ties worms, sprouts, and laughter together as part of a simple, sustainable life

Stay Connected & Explore

Learn More About Cathy Nesbitt: Cathy Nesbitt / Cathy’s Crawly Composters: https://www.cathyscomposters.com/

Cathy’s Laughter Club: https://www.cathysclub.com/

Cathy’s Sprouters: https://www.cathyssprouters.com/

Connect with Cathy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathynesbitt/

Follow Cathy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CathyLaughter

Follow Cathy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Cathy-Nesbitt/pfbid02uKdFuMyaqP5iM1mMb23YTEqrBYmYTW6RaL38jGuxGoS1VXKV6sSp7J29hY7c5i62l/

Register for Cathy’s Free Online Laughter Club: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtd-6prjsvG90wmlw3tRazNqiTzSG4Qq_s#/registration

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Conversations with a Chiropractor 00:57 Meet Cathy Nesbitt 02:02 What Is Laughter Yoga? 03:15 Laughing When You Do Not Feel Like Laughing 06:33 Laughter as a Flexible Wellness Practice 08:16 EFT Tapping and Emotional Freedom Technique 12:18 Stress, Self-Care, and Learning to Put Yourself First 15:26 Cathy’s Morning Routine for Gratitude and Grounding 18:17 Evening Rituals, Foot Spooning, and Humming 22:44 Simple Tapping Points for Stress and Energy 26:31 Why Laughter Matters When the World Feels Heavy 28:38 Worm Composting and Cathy’s Crawly Composters 34:01 How Indoor Worm Composting Works 37:58 Purpose, Passion, and Teaching People About Worms 42:09 Sprouts, Live Food, and Simple Nutrition 50:01 How Worms, Sprouts, and Laughter Came Together 53:49 Cathy’s Free Tuesday Laughter Club and Closing Thoughts

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Stephanie Wautier Dr. Stephanie, BSN, RN, DC

I am a wife and mother and began my professional career as a Registered Nurse. I went back to school to become a Chiropractor at age 30 and that is where my heart has been. I have the gift of co-owning a MedSpa and I get to use my nursing background as an injector in this arena. I started my podcast, Conversations with a Chiropractor, because I had been listening to my patients tell me stories of their lives for 20 years and due to HIPPA I could never tell anyone these tales. I thought, "but wait, my patients can tell their own stories! In their own voices!" And that is how my podcast began, I wanted to honor and document the living history among us. My podcast has morphed into a place where people can share their triumphs, their healing journeys or other healers can share a different perspective on what it means to be healthy and give us options to make ourselves healthier!