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What happens when a doctor of thirty-five years ends up as a patient in the part of the system she thought she understood?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Liz Casper, former medical doctor, artist, and author of Brilliant, Beautiful, Bipolar and Learning to Heal, for a conversation about diagnosis, dying, coming back, and what she believes has to change.

Liz shares:

·  The accident at age seven that killed her brother, and decades of carrying its aftermath before anyone had language for it

·  Dropping out of an Ivy League program, a detour through business in New York, and starting medical school at twenty-seven

·  Years of being told she had depression, and medications that seemed to make things worse rather than better

·  The 2018 unraveling, and eighteen months that took her through Los Angeles, psych wards, and jail

·  Being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at fifty-four, and coming to terms with what managing it actually asks of her

·  What she saw inside psychiatric units as a physician, and how different it looked as a patient

·  The disparity at the center of her argument: treated as medical royalty with cancer, discharged from a psych ward onto the street with no shoes

·  Her near-death experience during chemotherapy, told in full and in her own words

·  Why her third book in progress is tentatively called The Gift of Bipolar

·  What she believes has to change about mental health care in this country, from someone who has been the doctor and the patient

 | Content note: this episode includes discussion of suicide, psychiatric hospitalization, and cancer. If you are struggling, support is available. In the US you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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Liz Casper is a former medical doctor and author of two books. In BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL, BIPOLAR she writes about her life around her diagnosis with bipolar disorder at age fifty-four, showing what actively manic thinking is like from the inside and ending with a message of hope and resilience. In LEARNING TO HEAL she moves through medical school, residency, private practice, and her own experience as a cancer patient, sharing what being an allopathic physician and a patient is really like. Liz is now retired and spends her days writing and speaking on mental health issues. She believes it is time to change the way we care for the mentally ill, and she brings a perspective few people have, as a former physician and as a patient herself.

·  Website: lizcasper.com, where both books can be read about and purchased

·  Book: Brilliant, Beautiful, Bipolar

·  Book: Learning to Heal

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What happens when the doctors tell you your pain is permanent, and you decide not to accept it?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Elizabeth Kipp, stress management and historical trauma specialist, certified addiction recovery coach, ancestral clearing practitioner, and international best-selling author of The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power, for a conversation about pain, inheritance, and reclaiming the power to heal.

Elizabeth shares:

·  Growing up in a resourced but volatile home, and how daily unpredictability taught her nervous system that walking on eggshells was normal

·  What chronic pain actually is, and why the brain cannot tell the difference between a broken bone and a broken heart

·  Breaking a vertebra at fourteen without knowing it, seven years before anyone took an x-ray, and the four surgeries that followed

·  Being told she could not heal, and the two weeks it took her to work out why that was not true

·  The fifty-two day program she walked into with forty years of pain and walked out pain-free

·  Why stillness and meditation are so difficult when your default stress response is freeze, and the workaround she built for herself

·  Discovering ancestral clearing, and what her science background did with something it could not measure

·  The gifts and the burdens we inherit, and what it takes to be the person who stops a pattern from continuing

FIND ELIZABETH KIPP

Elizabeth Kipp is a Stress Management and Historical Trauma Specialist, Certified Addiction Recovery Coach, Ancestral Clearing Practitioner, and international best-selling author of The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power. She blends neuroscience, somatic awareness, and spiritual wisdom to help people release ancestral and personal patterns of suffering, integrating meditation, breathwork, and energy healing to guide others toward balance and inner harmony. Having healed from over forty years of chronic pain, anxiety, and addiction, her mission is to help others reclaim their inner freedom, embody resilience, and live from their highest truth.

·  Website: Elizabeth-Kipp.com

·  Book: The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power

·  Monthly online ancestral clearing group event, listed under Events on her website

·  Free blogs, interviews, and videos on chronic pain, addiction recovery, and ancestral clearing, all on her website

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What happens when healing your body isn't enough, and the real work turns out to be forgiveness you didn't know you needed to do?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Carol Grieve, holistic nutritionist, life coach, and author of You Are Not Your Issue: A Guide to Following the Wisdom and Integrity of Your Heart, for a conversation about illness, awakening, and coming home to yourself.

Carol shares:

Growing up the sensitive middle child in a large Catholic family, and always feeling like the odd one out

Over twenty years working in the legal field in San Francisco before an unexplained illness turned out to be Lyme disease

Why healing the physical symptoms wasn't enough, and the forgiveness work that finally moved the needle

Walking away from a six-figure legal career to become a life coach, without her family's full support

Nearly two decades running Food Integrity Now, interviewing experts on food, wellness, and consciousness

Why she believes learning to feel, not just think, is one of the most overlooked parts of healing

Shadow work, unconditional love, and why the word “shadow” scares people away from work that's actually deeply freeing

Her book, and the shift she's making from food-focused content into more spiritual, heart-centered teaching

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Carol is a holistic nutritionist, life coach and author. She has recently written a book "You Are Not Your Issue, A Guide to Following the Wisdom and Integrity of your Heart." She. has been educating about health, wellness, consciousness for many years and doing a podcast for 15 years with over 300 shows.

Website: foodintegritynow.org

Podcast: Food Integrity Now

Book: You Are Not Your Issue: A Guide to Following the Wisdom and Integrity of Your Heart (Amazon and Audible)

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What does it look like when someone's spiritual gifts show up before they even believe in any of this, and then have to survive being shut down completely before they can finally come back online?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Sharna Teresa, a twenty-five year old psychic medium, animal communicator, and spirit channel based in Sydney, Australia, for a conversation about gifts, trauma, and building a business your intuition actually leads.

Sharna shares:

Growing up an atheist, and the childhood trauma that first led her to crystals and oracle cards (a gentle heads up: this part of the conversation touches on childhood sexual abuse)

Uncannily accurate readings she gave friends in high school, and a vision of her grandfather the day he passed away

Shutting her gifts down for six years after frightening experiences, and the 2021 energy healing session that brought everything back online at once

Her Pleiadian light language, and what it felt like the moment it fully activated

How she communicates with animals, and her newest download: learning to talk to trees

The very real struggle of trying to niche down a spiritually-led business, and why the standard advice doesn't always fit

Her alignment sessions, her upcoming group coaching program, and the mini-courses she's building next

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Sharna is a 25-year-old psychic medium, animal communicator, and spirit channel. She works with spirit to heal and guide others to create their dream life!

Links: linktr.ee/SHARNA.TERESA

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What does it actually take to fall apart completely and come out the other side as exactly who you were always meant to be?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Natalia Dekine, Reiki Master Teacher, sound healing practitioner, and founder of Oasis Journey LLC, for a conversation about religious trauma, chronic illness, coming out, and her new book, What Happens in the Cocoon.

Nat shares:

Growing up in a religious upbringing she now describes as a cult, and years later serving as a pastor's wife and recognized “seer” in the church

An unexplained, severe illness that turned out to be Lyme disease, and the years she spent relearning to walk while her religious community responded with blame instead of support

How an acupuncture appointment accidentally introduced her to Reiki, and how sound healing became the turning point for her chronic pain

Coming to terms with her sexuality after decades of being taught it was dangerous, and what it took to leave a fifteen year marriage once she could no longer deny who she was

Losing her business and much of her community in the process, and rebuilding a life and a marriage that actually fit

Her new book, What Happens in the Cocoon, and the second one already taking shape

Her advice for listening to the voice inside you, even when everyone around you is telling you not to trust it

Find Natalia Dekine:

Natalia Dekine is the founder of Oasis Journey LLC, where she supports healing and self-discovery through the healing arts. She is a Reiki Master/Teacher, sound healing practitioner, and licensed cosmetologist, blending inner healing with outer transformation. After navigating her own medical crisis, she was called to this work and now helps others reconnect, restore, and realign. She’s also the host of Couch Sessions Podcast, where she shares honest conversations around life, growth, and healing.

Website: oasisjourneyllc.com

Book: What Happens in the Cocoon (available on Kindle, paperback coming soon)

Podcast: Couch Sessions Podcast

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What if healing from trauma isn't about understanding your past better, but about learning to separate yourself from it entirely?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Richard Tierney, Christian trauma recovery coach and creator of Trauma Recovery Anonymous — one of only fourteen twelve-step programs recognized worldwide — for a conversation that moves from his darkest years into the recovery method he built from scratch.

Richard shares:

A childhood trauma at twelve that led to decades of shame, addiction, self-harm, and isolation

His fourth and final suicide attempt in the ocean in Bali, and the stranger who appeared out of nowhere to bring him back to shore

Why he believes many mental health struggles are actually what he calls a “hole in the soul,” a spiritual wound rather than a disorder

The exercise that became his breakthrough: writing two separate biographies, one for who he is today and one for the child who experienced the trauma

Why traditional therapy kept him circling the same patterns for years, and what shifted when he stopped looking for solutions outside himself

The two-hour process he calls the Healing Event, built on Thought Field Therapy and tapping, where clients meet their younger selves and release what they've been carrying

The structure of Trauma Recovery Anonymous, and how it earned recognition as an official twelve-step program alongside AA and NA

Find Richard Tierney:

A Christian Trauma Recovery Coach and the creator of the latest 12 step program teaching individuals diagnosed with mental disorders caused by the past trauma memories, that there is a permanent spiritual solution available to them today we have a spiritual illness, a hole in our soul, rather than a mental illness.

Facebook: facebook.com/thevictoryprinciple

Podcast: Trauma Recovery Anonymous

Also on Facebook: Tierney Therapy, Trauma Recovery Anonymous, EFT House

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What happens when the person who taught you the most about yourself is also the person who nearly destroyed you, and what does it actually take to call that a gift instead of a wound?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Dr. Stephen Edwards, author of The Venus Fly Trap: Sex, Lies, and Repercussions, for a conversation that's part memoir, part spiritual philosophy, and consistently funny even when the subject matter is anything but.

Stephen shares:

A misdiagnosed spiritual awakening that led to electroconvulsive therapy, and the fifteen years of self-destruction that followed

How he went from working with Tony Robbins to earning a PhD in spiritual counseling so he could legally support the people showing up after his events

The relationship that inspired The Venus Fly Trap, including the single text message that should have told him everything he needed to know

Coming home to find his belongings destroyed, and the deeper pattern about identity and attachment that experience finally broke open

Why he believes everything happens for you, not to you, and how that belief held up under real pressure, not just in theory

The difference between forgiveness and giving someone continued power over your life

His upcoming books, his complimentary sessions, and the community he's building for people who've lived through something similar

Find Dr. Stephen Edwards:

Dr. Stephen Edwards is the author of The Venus Fly Trap: Sex, Lies, and Repercussions, a raw and provocative memoir that explores the psychology of intense romantic relationships, emotional manipulation, and the fine line between passion and self-destruction. Through a mix of storytelling, humor, and deep personal reflection, Stephen shares lessons learned from one of the most tumultuous relationships of his life while exploring broader themes of love, trauma, and personal growth.

Website: vft23.com

Book: The Venus Fly Trap: Sex, Lies, and Repercussions (first three chapters free)

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What does it actually look like to keep moving forward through grief without skipping the parts that need to be felt?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Darcie Burtch, host of The School of Hard Knocks podcast, NLP practitioner, and clinical hypnosis practitioner, for a conversation about trauma, grief, faith, and the signs she believes her father has sent since he passed.

Darcie shares:

Her father's survival of a workplace shooting and the traumatic brain injury that followed, and how years of caregiving delayed her own grieving process

Becoming a certified NLP and hypnosis practitioner after her father's passing gave her the time and the calling to finally do it

Her “reboot time” practice: giving herself permission to fully feel a hard moment, then choosing to keep moving instead of letting it take over the day

What actually helps a grieving friend, and what turns you into an exhausted sounding board instead

Recurring signs she believes are her father reaching out: the number three and 333 appearing everywhere, a green orb with a heart inside it, a blue jay at her door the day she collected his ashes, and a movie that rewound itself to his favorite song

Her two collaborative bestselling books, Empower Her and Empower Her: The Powerhouse Edition

Her Trauma Toolbox Workshop, available in person and over Zoom

Darcie Burtch is the host of The School of Hard Knocks podcast, NLP Practitioner, Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner, and transformational coach dedicated to helping people get unstuck from trauma and grounded in their healing. 

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Website: darcieburtch.com

Podcast: The School of Hard Knocks

Books: Empower Her, Empower Her: The Powerhouse Edition 

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What if years of talk therapy never actually moved anything, because nobody was addressing the energy underneath the words?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Amanda Lyn Dietrich, energy healer and intuitive conduit, for a raw, unfiltered conversation about what actually shifts people out of stuck patterns.

Amanda shares:

Growing up a high-level empath with no mentors and no language for what she was experiencing, and how that shaped her early counseling career

An abusive childhood, and how nature became her refuge and her regulation tool

Starting her counseling career at eighteen, and choosing to work with the clients other practitioners had already written off

Finding Reiki in her mid-twenties, and calling it her “gateway drug” into really understanding her gifts

Living with undiagnosed CPTSD for years, including a therapy session at twenty-one where she told a counselor twice her age to put the textbook down

Why traditional talk therapy can keep people cycling in the same patterns for a decade without real movement

What it actually looks like to shift energy, clear cords, and release soul contracts while a client is still talking, without making them relive the original trauma

Her upcoming membership launching this quarter, and the 1:1 and longer-term programs she offers now

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Website: befiercelivefree.com (launching soon)

Social Media: Be Fierce Live Free (all platforms)

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What if the narcissist who hurt you needed something from you just as much as you were pulled toward them, and understanding why changes everything about how you heal?

In this episode, Heather Zimmerman sits down with Ketty Lollia, founder of Methode 4 Life and creator of the M.I.R.R.O.R framework, for a conversation that moves from suicidal depression to a fully embodied understanding of life as a conscious game.

Ketty shares:

Her years as a professional dancer and choreographer in Paris, and the youth association she ran for a decade before everything changed

Losing herself after becoming a mother, and the depression that hit hard after COVID, including a period where she didn't want to keep living

The single question she asked God that opened the door to her actual healing journey

Three years on the road, from Spain to Egypt to her family's home island in Guadeloupe, healing ancestral trauma tied to slavery

Why she stopped blaming the narcissists in her life and started asking what she was offering them that kept the pattern going

The five stages she teaches people moving through healing: victim, wholeness, oneness, non-duality, and what she calls the lila state

Why so many people get stuck in a spiritual ego loop the moment they learn the language of consciousness, and how mirror-based therapy cuts through it

Her school, Methode 4 Life, and the Train Your Superpower training built specifically for empaths

From depression and suicidal attempts to an embodied understanding that life is a conscious simulation, Ketty Lollia's way out wasn't theoretical. She lived it, tested it, walked her healing journey alone through it and built Methode 4 Life and the M.I.R.R.O.R framework from that which survived the testing. As a former dancer specializing in the connection of the BODY (science of movement), MIND (NLP therapy, spiritual life coaching) and SOUL (inner child work, manifestation principles), she now guides people across the world to meet themselves and their inner child, so they stop being lived by their story and start playing the Simulation Game of Life in full awareness.

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YouTube: youtube.com/@gameoflifemethode

Facebook: Method for Life / Ketty Lollia

Facebook Group: Movement of Multidimensional Awareness and Consciousness

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