Today I'm visited by Allison Breininger, founder of The Negative Space. Allison became a caregiver when her husband was diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia in 2011. She founded the nonprofit, The Negative Space, to change the way caregivers are seen and supported. She cohosts the podcast, In Sickness, provides individual coaching, and facilitates groups and education sessions.

On today's episode, she shares both the emotional and physical challenges that come along with being a caregiver. She talks about the tools she learned to regulate her nervous system. And how The Negative Space was created to open a space for other caregivers to feel seen in their own personal challenges, helping them remember that they are part of the story, too. Thanks for joining us. Come on in.

We are fresh off the trail and ready to discuss what happened while we were jeeping. We touch on the importance of having a container. We talk about our two minds - the ego self and the intuitive self (inner sage). And how mindful jeeping added new insights to my journey from victim mentality to owning my power.

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Tommy is the co-author of Take The Wheel: An Offroad Monks' guide to quiet your mind and get back in the driver's seat of life. He also facilitates Zen Jeeping, a mindful practice of offroad jeeping.

Today we talk about what Tommy calls the green zone, a place of stillness where the mind and body sync. I open up about my attachment to victimhood and what it means to be in my power. And we look into unhooking the hooks in relationships. Before he takes me out on the trails in the jeeps, I get the download on what zen jeeping is and what it does for your system. Come on in.

I’m pleased to have Shannon O’neill-Loyola joining me today.  Shannon is a seasoned healing practitioner with nearly 20 years of experience across multiple disciplines. A Reiki Master and licensed massage therapist trained in Five Element Chinese Medicine, Shannon also works with breathwork, 13th Octave LaHoChi, and Mexican Rose Healing. As an evidential medium and longtime Akashic Records channeler, they offer grounded, intuitive guidance to clients around the world. 

In this episode we learn about evidential mediumship, what it means to live with chronic illness, and how chronic illness informs Shannon’s spiritual curiosity and awareness. We stress the importance of every individual finding what is truly right for them when going about healing. We talk a little neuroscience regarding mediumship, and finally, we get a deeper look at the akashic realm and what an akashic session might look like. Thanks for joining. Come on in.

Today I’m joined by Hanna Bernstein LMFT. Hannah is a psychotherapist and healer entranced by the intersection of mysticism and evidence based practices. She has done extensive work in trauma therapy and crisis intervention, with a special focus on consent ruptures. She is presently working with former guest of the podcast, Val, on a course in embodied listening. On this episode we spend time working through a block I feel regarding our connection. After I do a distance reiki session on her we find ourselves in a captivating conversation where we blur the lines of science and mysticism. Are the things we experience real or imagined and if they assist our healing does it really matter? Thanks for joining. Come on in.

On this episode I delve into people pleasing. I explore what I believe to be the underlying cause of people pleasing - fear, and how I work with it. I also share a story from last weekend and the realization I received while working with a heart opener in a crowd. Towards the end I take time to honor the opportunities we have every time we encounter discomfort. It is a gift that allows us to grow so we may also be a gift. Thanks for joining me on this journey. Come on in.

Today I explore the experience of finding my voice. This podcast journey has offered me an opportunity to speak my truth but it hasn’t always been easy and this episode is no different. The struggle of finding my voice has been a lifelong battle. I share some ways in which my voice was suppressed as a child and also give you real time updates of how my body feels about sharing these truths presently. Thank you for joining me on this journey. Come on in.

On this episode I open up about the feelings of failure I’ve been sitting with. I give myself a reiki session. And then I do a deep dive with loneliness. How it feels in my system, the unhelpful ways I used to attempt to fill the hole and how I relate to it in the present. By the end something moves in me and I realize how my new relationship with loneliness offers me a new perspective on my feelings of failure. It is quite beautiful. Thanks for joining me on this journey. Come on in.

On today’s episode I delve into my pattern of fantasy relationships. I share in detail what they are and how they affected me. I describe the mechanism I discovered when I chose to explore the cause of these relationships which ultimately led me to the truth of why I do it. Then I talk about the path to healing them and my determination to face my fear of rejection and healthy romantic relationships. Thanks for joining me on this beautiful journey. 

Today I step out of my comfort zone and do my first solo episode. Join me as I find my voice while I share about the road to finding my truth. There is a beautiful turning point halfway through where the ramblings about my healing journey shift to a more grounded share about where I am. I touch on my struggle with worthlessness, indoctrination, letting go of my grip on trauma, my affair with acting, and close with the power in knowing I matter. The episode is beautifully serenaded by rainy traffic out the front window of my friends’ apartment where I was staying when the inspiration to record hit me. Thanks for going on the journey with me. Come on in.