Are you going crazy, or having a spiritual awakening..? Seriously have you suffered a mental health crisis or had a psychic shift? Today we discuss shades of awakening and what really causes a consciousness shift, is it our neurology, biology, environment, is it god or the universe?

Today, to answer these big questions I am honoured to have an incredible guest on the show, Josh Burkhart.

Joshua is a holistic life coach with a private practice at Paths of Transformation as well as a partnered practice at the Living Free Institute. His passion for transformation began with his own need to heal and change after a mental break-down in 2009, a bipolar diagnosis, addiction, and a history of trauma.

After failed attempts with conventional psychology he set about to find his own path and eventually found a spiritual path and mentor. Since then he has been trained and certified for Peer Wellness Support for both mental health and addictions treatment with S.A.M.S.H.A., the United State's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. He has undergone hypnosis and coaching training with Positive Changes where he worked for a year and witnessed the overwhelming number of clients whose struggles originated with their trauma. Recognizing that the underlying condition of their challenges was going untreated he opened up his own practice where he could better work with people in their dynamic wholeness in mind, body and spirit.

Along the way Josh has healed from his own bipolar symptoms, anxiety, addiction, and much of his trauma. Listen in to this incredible podcast to learn more around healing mind, body and spirit, finding the gifts in mental health challenges and opportunities to self-heal.