Breaking Free - A Body, Mind, Spirit Approach to Mental Health

In this episode, I share how the musical, "Wicked", and the lyrics to the song, "Defying Gravity", mirror some of my lived experience in learning to trust my intuition when my path felt "less traveled." I also discuss the science behind why some of us choose to ignore our intuition in favor of "fitting in" or being accepted by systems because our autonomic nervous systems are wired for connection and to feel safe within "a tribe."

Regardless of these wired connections, there is even a louder cry from your soul to show up as your unique self, share your unique gifts with the world, and in order to do so we have to metaphorically "defy gravity." In this case, gravity refers letting go of external sources of safety and security, identifying mind-states that trigger your autonomic nervous system to act in a state of fear and hypervigilance or even shutdown, and reprograming your mind to experience safety and security from the inside out.

Ultimately, this promotes growth towards spiritual maturity which allows one to hear and follow the unique "the voice for God" within. This sovereign voice calls for you to no longer play small, keep quiet, or live in fear of loss of love or connection, but rather have confidence in your own being.

Join me as I share the real work I have done to move from resistance to acceptance of myself that in turn expanded my capacity to see the value in the difference and uniqueness of those walking differently than me and to meet them in a space of greater unity and oneness. I hope this podcast helps you reflect on where you are on your journey through the perspectives of science, spirituality, and human growth and development!

In this episode, I invite Heidi Tucker, an award winning author and motivational speaker, to bravely share her own growth work around her chronic illness struggle with vertigo.

Heidi humbly and vulnerably allows me to guide her through concepts of how life gives us opportunities for personal evolution through what are called "soul lessons." Find yourself smack in the middle of Heidi's own personal evolution as she grapples to move forward in real-time with the same courage and strength that she has made such a study in her speaking and writing career.

Heidi's stories focus on the descending and ascending process of inspiring others whom she interviews and gives them a voice; however, in this interview Heidi shares her own battle with chronic illness, trauma, and how she is learning to rise and apply what she teaches to her own current struggle. She shares how time in nature, learning to be present, and surrendering "the list" have been key lessons allowing her to step into greater balance. We learn how our best intentions sometimes cause us to miss signs that show us we need balance and self-care with our endless service. Join me in witnessing Heidi show hope to apply her "soul lessons" in order to continue to expand and fulfill her soul's purpose.

I personally was humbled by her willingness to try this unique podcast style of doing "the work" while recording live for all to learn through the experience of this wise soul. This is such a classic example of who Heidi is, someone who desires to use all of her talents, gifts, and even struggles to lift others. You won't want to miss this one!

In this episode I interview Dr. Brad Reedy, a seasoned therapist who wrote the book, "The Audacity to Be You: Learning to Love your Horrible Rotten Self." We explore together the conditions needed for each of us to do our own work and to have the ability to show up as ourselves in relationships. Brad talks about 2 opposing parenting styles that raise us up toward either fear of or courage to find our Self and models how to do the work of "courageous parenting." Brad walks on a journey of how to raise children and ultimately ourselves to be who they are versus what we think they should be and links this to the ability to have true intimacy in relationship.

As a director of a renowned wilderness therapy program for teens and parenting education, he has certainly been in the trenches of helping others find their lost self and shows how doing our own work is inextricably connected to our ability to connect to one another. Come learn with me as I invite a Master therapist to teach us how we can show up as a more authentic therapist, parent, and partner.

The stage has been set by Intuition and Leadership Coach Emily Baker and I in the previous episode, "Divine Union Part I". We have taken you on a journey into the physical, mental, emotional, and energetic bodies that interplay in our healing processes and how connecting to the intangible energy body is valuable when seeking wholeness.

In the previous episode, Emily introduced us to her "staircase model" that maps the repeatable and predictable pattern that can be seen in the interaction between the divine feminine and masculine energies as we seek to rise and go on our unique growth journeys. In this podcast, we take each part of Emily's model and break them down. Here are some key items covered:<

1) A walk you through some growth edges step-by-step in each stage and ways to more effectively navigate these edges.

2) Normalization of ways you have likely already done this work before and simply lacked awareness of your process to increase your confidence moving forward.

3) Sharing our collective personal and professional experience in completing this cycle many times and what we found has helped us and those we counsel to navigate the process with greater divine union.

Our hope is that this podcast will give you greater confidence in your intention rise up, find greater support in the process, and maintain connections that which you value most. You won't want to miss this powerful episode full of tools and best practices!

Have your ever felt that the science of energetics (the balance of divine feminine and masculine energies) is too intangible for you to connect or understand? In this podcast, I invite Emily Baker, an Intuition and Leadership Life Coach, to discuss with us her “staircase model”. This model combines science, psychology, and energetics in an effort to show a predictable pattern of how energy expands and interacts within each of us as we grow across our lifespan and particularly as we learn to hear and follow our own intuition to create balance and union with others.

Emily also focuses her work on understanding the rise of the divine feminine and how this rise may trigger responses in the masculine that are predictable and understandable. Her work is to help us find union between these energies as we rise together. Learn the predictable patterns you can use as guideposts to navigate your process of growth and development and join Emily as she uses the power of story to give language and structure to the masculine and feminine energies. There is a dance both within us and between us and all systems in our circles of these energies, so learn to better understand that dance and feel into where you are in your journey. Let's be more prepared to navigate our intentions to heal, expand, and show up in wholeness!

So many of us have rituals of healing that connect us to Nature such as gardening, hiking, and even sitting under trees. Have you ever wondered why? In this podcast, I invite two women, ShaIyn Kessler and Heidi Broadbent, whom I believe to hold great wisdom, to share their journey of healing through nature. We get raw and real about past struggles and how nature has provided resiliency, wisdom, a safe space, nurturing, and a connection back to our true divine selves. We talk about how great wisdom truths have often come as people sit under trees. Join us as we learn about how nature teaches lessons on transition, how to heal after trauma, and finding connection.

These wonderful women share their journey of healing and take us to a place where we can see that Mother Nature is truly always there and waiting for us to find the connection, nurture, and healing wisdom we seek. Come be nurtured by this heartwarming podcast.

We all know there is inherent trauma in the loss of a physical parent, but have you ever considered the wounding caused by the loss of a spiritual parent? In this podcast I am excited to introduce Krystal Barnes, an educator on Divine Feminine who has made it her mission to trace the feminine aspect of God in biblical text, mythologies, and histories to show that there has always been a mother, or feminine aspect of God. Unfortunately, this voice has been largely suppressed. We discuss the amazing phenomena of this “year of the mother,” and how many are waking up to their Divine Mother and their “mother wound” that is felt in each of our psyches. We also discuss how both men and women have aspects of divine feminine and masculine within them, and both of these parts of our divinity need acknowledgement and development to achieve personal and relational balance. We both share our journeys in healing our mother wounds, how these wounds show up in both men and women, and how you may be able to draw closer to this potentially suppressed aspect of your Self.

This holiday season I have been pondering an unexpected teacher, "the donkey," that has been speaking to me from my Christmas Nativity manger scene with symbolic truths that are for all of us as we go on the journey toward greater love and connection with our divine self. The donkey brings us messages of humility, peace, and service under the heaviest of loads as well as needed to untie yourself from that which holds you back. We will ponder on other profound messages from the Christian tradition of the Nativity and how it invites us to wholeness within ourselves and with each other. This message downloaded to me as a birthday gift this morning just in time to invite you to participate in the shedding of fear, shame, and a mindset of separation at this time of Winter Solstice. You can join in the ancient tradition of shedding the old year, with the sun completing it's yearly journey, and starting a new one Dec. 21st! I invite you to hear the messages for the donkey this holiday season.

So excited to share this conversation with Allyson Chavez, a prosperity and success coach for ambitious God-centered women, who teaches women to lead with their feminine and leverage the power of their minds so they can lay down the struggle in pursuit of love and success. Allyson shares her authentic experience in personal excavation to rise above her limiting beliefs to move from personal struggle into allowing God/Universe to support her in co-creating her desires.

Find out about our limiting beliefs that often show up around money and sex and how we can align with an abundant mindset to balance our masculine and feminine energies. She discusses how human sexuality connects to our "true north," the divine feminine, through our desires and what lights us up! Allyson and I both get raw and real about our own process in removing blocks to our sexual desires and how to start where you are at in this process.

Come sit down with two women opening up their learning around sexual growth and development, how to find what you desire, and how to give yourself permission to express it.

For several months I have been gathering up courage to talk to you about a very personal topic, Human Sexuality. Why would a therapist struggle to talk about something that is such a big part of all our lives? I explore my own indoctrination around sexuality and how owning my divine sexuality has been perhaps the most important and most difficult part of my healing journey.

In this episode, I candidly share my experience with doing a personal inventory of beliefs, systems, and perspectives that I recognized needed to go and how I replaced them with those that allowed for greater healing. I speak of my journey from child to woman in sexuality and how I learned to be responsible for how I show up in my relationships, with my own body, and how to co-create my sexual experience. I explore the first steps in healing wounded sexuality and invite you to step more fully into concepts of oneness and harmony with both your divine self and your partner. This one is raw and real!