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33. Healing Through Movement & Authentic Expression, with Patty McDonald

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Patty McDonald is the embodiment of a leader with heart. Having gone on the journey of climbing the corporate ladder and directing companies, to now stepping away from the 9-5 grind and becoming an entrepreneur and coach that guides others to becoming leaders with heart, Patty has powerful wisdom to share. Through this conversation, Patty gives us an insight how to be powerful leaders of our own life, including how we can heal through movement and become more whole with authentic expression.


In this episode, Patty shares:

  • Embodying different archetypes and roles in your life.
  • Building self awareness and really knowing who you are.
  • His journeys with death and rebirth cycles.
  • Including how to let go of old parts of yourself.
  • The healing power of movement and moving our body.
  • Bringing ritual, ceremony and intention to your life.
  • Creating space in life for the things that you do want.
  • How he called in his dream woman.
  • Doing less and allowing life to work with us.
  • The gift in releasing the resistance.
  • Learning to be with pain.
  • The link between shutting down emotions and shutting down from life.
  • His discovery of grief being the direct reflection of the amount of love we felt for that person/animal/thing.
  • The way that suppressed emotions are at the root of all illness.
  • How suppressed emotions impact our eating habits.
  • His journey of learning to move emotions through movement.
  • Loving different parts of himself and becoming more whole in the process.
  • Getting addicted to the inner work and healing and coming out the other side ready to play.
  • Becoming an ecstatic dance DJ and learning to facilitate cacao ceremonies.
  • How ecstatic dance positively impacted his healing journey.
  • Our event Energy In Motion and the inner transformation we’re going to be facilitating.
  • The 7-month journey through the chakras we’re creating through Energy In Motion.
  • Making 2024 the biggest year yet and having a community to hold each other through it.
  • An insight into the chakras including the power and wisdom they hold.
  • How his life has changed since he stepped into more authentic expression.
  • The ways that authenticity is the greatest filter.
  • Opening up to more life and everything that entails.
  • Shining the light on the darkness and doing shadow work.
  • How saving the planet starts with people become their highest selves.
  • Becoming the leader of your own life.
  • The way becoming a better leader starts from within.
  • Building trust with yourself, to build trust with other people.
  • How there are no right or wrong decisions.
  • And so much more!


    • You can learn more about Patty McDonald via his website https://www.leaderswithheart.com.au/ and follow his journey over on instagram @pattymac.truth or LinkedIn.


    Join us for our upcoming event, Energy in Motion. Come along for one night or join the full 7-month container as we dance and activate our way up the chakras and unlock new heights. We kick off on February the 3rd! You can learn more about the event and grab your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/energy-in-motion-an-ecstatic-dance-cacao-journey-tickets-796532348697

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