Couch Sessions Podcast

What does it mean to truly embody self-love and how can we bring it into our everyday lives?

In this episode of Couch Sessions, host Nat Dekine welcomes Tamela, “The Holistic Weaver,” for a conversation centered on self-love, rest, and reconnecting with ourselves. Together, they explore the episode’s theme, “Self-Love Is the Key to Life,” and the invitation to listen more closely to our bodies, recognize survival patterns, and make room for wholeness.

Tamela is a somatic mind-body coach, motivational speaker, women’s advocate, and creator of Breathe ’N’ Jam©. She is also the author of The Good Girl Unlearning Let Her Rest and the audiobook Your Self-Love Romance Starts Here with You. Through her work, she helps women reconnect with their bodies and embrace a more loving relationship with themselves.

This episode offers space to reflect on what it means to give yourself permission to rest, honor your needs, and practice self-love in ways that feel meaningful and sustainable. If you’re learning to care for yourself with greater compassion, let this conversation be an invitation to pause and consider:

What would loving yourself look like today?

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What happens when the beliefs that shaped your life no longer make room for all of who you are?

In this solo episode of Couch Sessions Podcast, I share my journey from growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness and later serving in Christian ministry to questioning what I had been taught and rediscovering my relationship with the Divine. I talk about the grief and freedom of that journey, and how I’ve come to experience spirit in new ways.

If your own beliefs are changing, I invite you to listen with curiosity. Are you on a journey to connecting to the Divine within and would like my coaching assistance exploring coming back home to yourself? I am offering a new coaching program that we can explore deconstructing what mainstream religious systems have built within you. For more information, please visit my website Oasis Journey LLC to schedule a free consultation.

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In this episode of Couch Sessions Podcast, I sit down with entrepreneur, energy healer, and traditional Chinese medicine doctoral student Elsa Martinez for an honest conversation about what healing and the “glow up” really require.

Together, we explore accountability, self-awareness, outgrowing old versions of ourselves, honoring the roots of traditional healing practices, and the importance of boundaries, consent, accessibility, and integrity within wellness spaces.

This conversation goes beyond the polished version of transformation to examine the messy, uncomfortable and often necessary work that happens along the way.

Connect with Elsa Martinez:

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Facebook

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https://www.vibrantlegacywellness.com/

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What if healing isn’t about becoming someone new, but remembering who you were before the world taught you to forget?

In this episode of Couch Sessions Podcast, Nat sits down with Courtney Buckley, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive guide, channeler, space-holder, and new author of the memoir The Art of Remembering: A Soul Journey Back to What Was Never Lost.

At the heart of Courtney’s story is a powerful truth: healing isn’t about becoming someone new; it’s about remembering who you were before the world taught you to forget.

Through her own experiences with grief, motherhood, neurodivergence, self-discovery, and rebuilding her life from the ground up, Courtney began the journey of uncovering the parts of herself that had been buried beneath survival, self-doubt, expectations, and conditioning.

Together, we explore what it means to find your way back to yourself. We talk about neurodivergence, nervous system healing, energy work, intuition, identity, spiritual awakening, and the process of unlearning the stories that can disconnect us from who we truly are.

Courtney also shares how these experiences became the foundation for The Art of Remembering and why remembering, not reinventing has become such an important part of both her personal journey and the healing work she offers others.

This conversation is an invitation to look beneath everything you’ve been taught you should be and ask a deeper question:

What if the person you’ve been searching for was never actually lost?

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What happens when psychology, intuition, ancient wisdom, and self-discovery meet?

In this episode of Couch Sessions Podcast, I sit down with Leonie Maritz, founder of Zodiac Tarot, for a thoughtful conversation about her journey into the mystical and mental arts and the experiences that shaped the work she does today.

Leonie is a certified Traditional Astrologer, Tarot Reader, Life Coach, and crystal consultant with a BA in Psychology and English. Through Zodiac Tarot, she combines her extensive training and lived experience to help others explore spiritual wellness, consciousness development, and personal empowerment.

But our conversation goes beyond her credentials.

We talk about how Leonie navigated the different chapters of her life and became the woman and practitioner she is today. We explore the intersections between psychology and spirituality, the importance of trusting our own inner knowing, and how tools such as Tarot, astrology, dream analysis, and crystals can become invitations to deeper self-awareness rather than simply ways of searching for answers outside ourselves.

Leonie also shares pieces of the journey behind Zodiac Tarot, her passion for teaching, and what she has learned through years of studying both the psychological and mystical dimensions of the human experience.

This is a conversation about curiosity, consciousness, intuition, growth, and allowing the different pieces of our lives to come together in ways we may not have originally imagined.

And in true Couch Sessions fashion, we make space for the story behind the work.

Deeper conversations. Real journeys. Stories that matter.

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From skeptic to mystic—what happens when an experience changes everything you thought you knew?

In this thought-provoking episode of Couch Sessions Podcast, I sit down with Master Certified Life Coach and Shamanic Energy Healing Practitioner Heather Zimmerman to explore her remarkable journey from a career rooted in psychology and scientific materialism to becoming a spiritual channel, energy healer, and guide for those navigating profound spiritual awakening.

Together, we discuss what it means to awaken to a new level of consciousness, how trauma and shadow work become gateways to healing, and why integrating spirituality with grounded psychological understanding is so important. Heather shares how her own life transformed through experiences she couldn't explain, ultimately leading her to help empaths, highly sensitive people, and awakening souls embrace their gifts while staying rooted in everyday life.

Whether you're questioning your beliefs, experiencing your own spiritual awakening, or simply curious about the intersection of science, psychology, and spirituality, this conversation offers compassion, wisdom, and encouragement for wherever you are on your journey.

In this episode, we explore:

• Heather's transformation from atheist and skeptic to spiritual practitioner
• Spiritual awakening and consciousness expansion
• Trauma healing and the importance of shadow work
• Supporting empaths and highly sensitive individuals
• Balancing mystical experiences with psychological understanding
• Developing intuition while remaining grounded
• What it truly means to live an awakened life

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From the Dark Night Comes the Light | Spiritual Awakening & the Dark Night of the Soul

What if your greatest breakdown is actually the beginning of your awakening? In this powerful episode of Couch Sessions, I sit down with Debjit Kundu of  @wizardconsciousness  for an honest conversation about the spiritual awakening journey and what it truly means to walk through the Dark Night of the Soul.

Together, we explore how life's deepest losses, uncertainty, grief, and moments of unraveling often become the birthplace of profound healing, self-discovery, and spiritual transformation.

In this episode, we discuss:

✨ What the Dark Night of the Soul really is

✨ Why awakening often begins with discomfort and loss

✨ Letting go of old identities and belief systems

✨ Trusting your intuition during seasons of uncertainty

✨ Finding meaning, purpose, and peace through the healing process

✨ Embracing your authentic self beyond fear and expectations

Whether you're just beginning your spiritual journey or you're navigating a season that feels heavy and uncertain, this conversation is a reminder that you are not broken, you are becoming. Sometimes the soul must journey through darkness before it remembers its own light.

💬 We'd love to hear from you:

Have you experienced a spiritual awakening or a Dark Night of the Soul? Share your experience in the comments below. If this conversation encouraged you, please Like, Subscribe, and Share with someone who may need this message today.

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How do you know when Spirit is inviting you to grow beyond a relationship, community, or season of your life?

In this deeply authentic episode of Couch Sessions, Nat Dekine welcomes Reiki Master and Akashic Records Practitioner Elizabeth Powell for a powerful conversation about spiritual discernment, Divine Feminine wisdom, and learning to trust the quiet voice of Spirit above the noise of external validation.

Together, they explore the healing power of Reiki, the insight available through the Akashic Records, and what it means to embody your authentic spiritual path with integrity and courage.

The conversation also shines a light on an often-unspoken reality within spiritual and healing communities: competition, comparison, exclusivity, and "mean girl" dynamics that can exist even in spaces dedicated to healing.

Healing communities are made up of human beings, and wherever humans gather, ego can sometimes overshadow love. We discuss how to recognize these unhealthy dynamics without becoming cynical, how to maintain healthy boundaries, and why true spiritual maturity is reflected through humility, compassion, collaboration, and authenticity and not status or popularity.

We also explore how Spirit sometimes asks us to lovingly release relationships, friendships, teachers, or communities that no longer support our growth. These endings aren't always failures; often, they're sacred invitations into deeper alignment.

Whether you're experiencing a spiritual awakening, questioning where you belong, or learning to trust your intuition more deeply, this conversation offers encouragement to stay rooted in your own truth.

Because authentic spirituality isn't about fitting into a circle.

It's about becoming whole.

Connect with Elizabeth: Facebook, Instagram, Spiritual Sovereign Sister Podcast

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In honor of Vitiligo Awareness Month, I sit down with Tiffany Devon Williams for a powerful and heartfelt conversation about living with vitiligo.

Tiffany shares her personal journey from diagnosis through the rapid and aggressive loss of pigmentation that transformed her appearance and challenged her sense of identity. With honesty and vulnerability, she discusses the emotional impact of vitiligo, the process of self-acceptance, and how she learned to embrace the skin she's in.

Our conversation also explores Tiffany's passion for advocacy and community-building through the creation of the Southern Connections Vitiligo Support Group, a space where individuals living with vitiligo can find connection, encouragement, education, and belonging.

We also discuss the significance of World Vitiligo Day on June 25th and the importance of raising awareness, challenging stigma, and celebrating visibility. Tiffany shares details about the upcoming World Vitiligo Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, where individuals from around the world will gather to learn, connect, and support one another.

Whether you live with vitiligo, know someone who does, or simply want to better understand the power of self-acceptance and community, this episode is an inspiring reminder that our differences are not flaws. They are part of what makes us uniquely beautiful.

Join us for a conversation about resilience, representation, healing, and the courage to be seen.

Connect with Tiffany Devon Williams and @DreamBigLG

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Every story has layers. There is the story we tell, and then there is the story beneath the story, the deeper truth waiting to be uncovered.

In this episode of Couch Sessions Podcast, I sit down with my book editor, Marla Taviano, for an honest conversation about the writing journey, the editing process, and what it means to share your story with the world. Together, we explore the vulnerability of memoir writing, the importance of preserving a writer's authentic voice, and the courage it takes to put your truth on the page. We also discuss details from Nat's newly released memoir What Happens in the Cocoon.

Whether you're a writer, an aspiring author, or someone navigating your own personal journey of self-discovery, this conversation offers insight into the transformative power of storytelling. We discuss the challenges, breakthroughs, and moments of clarity that emerge when we allow ourselves to be seen through our words.

Join us as we explore how writing can become a pathway to healing, connection, and finding your voice.

Connect with Marla and also @whitegirllearning

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