In this heartfelt episode of The Planted Yogi, Dr. Ciara Martin is joined byKorinne Akridge, founder of Take Your Mind Outdoors, to explore what it truly means to heal after surviving cancer.

Korinne shares her deeply personal journey through diagnosis, depression, and the disorientation that followed remission. Through somatic processing, nature immersion, and the teachings of Byron Katie, she found her way back into the body, and into a deeper relationship with life.

Together, they explore the messy, non-linear path of healing, the importance of feeling your emotions, and why it’s okay to simply survive before you can thrive. This episode is an invitation to soften, reflect, and reconnect with nature, your body, and your truth.

In this episode, we explore:

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[00:00] Welcome to The Planted Yogi

[01:05] Meet Korinne Akridge: A journey of healing through nature

[05:23] How cancer disrupted identity and daily life

[09:47] Learning to question thoughts with Byron Katie

[13:47] The emotional toll of cancer treatment

[21:59] Redefining what it means to survive vs. thrive

[26:15] Somatic practices to move energy through the body

[31:30] Creating Take Your Mind Outdoors as a healing venture

[45:29] Integrating mind, body & nature into everyday healing