In this episode, Debbie talks about the importance of having conversations with people with differing viewpoints and belief systems. She shares an experience of a friend who came to apologise for not conveying his gratitude well during a previous podcast recording. Debbie explains that trigger responses in conversations indicate what one needs to heal within themselves. She highlights that the podcast is a learning experience for her and how to navigate conversations with differing viewpoints.

Highlights

• "The whole reason I'm doing this is to talk to people about their different viewpoints, their different belief systems and their different journeys."
• "If we all came on here and all said the same thing, it would get very boring to listen to after a while."
• "I want to open you up to lots of different viewpoints."
• "Once I reflect on what has triggered me and why it's triggered me, I can then work out, okay, is that something I need to heal within myself?"
• "This podcast is very much a learning experience for me because I'm having people on this show and I want authentic conversations."
• "Sometimes I've been having conversations that thought, Ooh, that's gone down a track that I'm not very keen on, or I don't quite agree with that. So I'm learning as part of this process now, how to not only reflect on how I feel and healing that within myself, but also I'm now having to..."

ABOUT THE HOST

Debbie started her career as a primary school teacher, but quickly recognized the complexities of being human and decided to retrain as a therapist. She is now a highly trained and experienced therapist, with advanced certifications in a variety of modalities including hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming, mindfulness and meditation, past life regression, Reiki, Integral Eye Movements Therapy, sound therapy, Thought Field Therapy, and OldPain2Go.

Debbie is a full-time therapist and therapy trainer, and her passion is to help others and herself be the best versions of themselves that they can be. She believes that we are holistic beings and therefore, to truly achieve well-being and healing, we need to consider the whole person - including mental, emotional, physical, social, energetic, and spiritual aspects.

For Debbie, personal progress, healing, and spiritual development are a journey and her life is dedicated to that journey both within herself and in helping to facilitate it in the lives of others. As a therapist, trainer and host of the Tranquil Awakenings podcast, she will bring her wealth of knowledge and experience to the show, providing practical and holistic strategies to listeners on their journey of personal growth and well-being.

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