By Jessica King
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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.
Welcome to The Find Your Still Point Podcast - Season 2! This is a podcast for those interesting in learning and practicing skills to support nervous system regulation for whole body wellness. Host - Jessica King - is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in North Carolina where she owns a group private practice and a wellness consultation practice where she offers wellness business coaching, trainings, and retreats. In Jessica's own private practice, she works with people who are feeling overwhelmed and want to feel more connected. She utilizes mindfulness based cognitive therapy, internal family systems, and somatic experiencing to support individuals in their own healing. She is also passionate about supporting other helping professions and actively studies and works in the field of burnout prevention in order to help our community find more resilience.
Today, Jessica interview Michelle Walker, LCSWA. Michelle Walker is the owner of Salt and Cypress Counseling, a nature focused therapy practice located in Wilmington North Carolina. Michelle works with adult clients and her clinical focus is PTSD, OCD, and other anxiety disorders. Michelle also specializes in Perinatal Mental Health which includes pregnancy and postpartum mental illnesses. Michelle began to introduce a nature-based therapy approach into her practice in March of 2023 after completing a training in Colorado that transformed her perspective on mental health treatment.
Jessica and Michelle discuss the benefits of nature based therapy, as well as provide details on how they combine their specialities in their upcoming fall Nature and Nurture Eco Retreat in the NC Mountains. They will offer yoga, meditation, breath work, and therapeutic nature based activities all themed around connecting to the world around you while also connecting to the inner landscape of your body and your true nature to feel well and whole.
CONNECT TO RETREAT:
This is a 3 night retreat from Nov 9 - 12, 2023 in the Pisgah National Forest in the NC mountains. All lodging, food, and programming is included. You can find more details about the retreat in the EventBrite link . Promotional discounts and registration without EventBrite fees is available by contacting Jessica directly. We hope you consider joining us on our Eco Retreat!
CONNECT with Michelle:
[email protected]
call/text 910-248-4530
CONNECT with JESSICA:
https://stillpointcounselingandwellness.com/staff/jessica-king-msw-lcsw-e-ryt/
[email protected]
Instagram: @jessicakinglcsw or @stillpointilm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stillpointilm
After a year long hiatus, I have resurrected the podcast! I am interested in bringing on new guests to nerd out on neuroscience and get excited about all things therapy and healing! I also plan to offer some short but effective meditations and self-regulations practices you can really use to help feel well! Take a listen and stay tuned for future guests!
You can connect further with Jessica here:
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @jessicakinglcsw
You can also follow her clinical group practice at @stillpointilm for helpful community resources! Their website is www.stillpointcounselingandwellness.com.
Gratitude is a researched tool for improving life satisfaction and is associated with positive health outcomes. Today Jessica describes gratitude briefly and guides you through a short, but deep and meaningful practice in mindful, gratitude.
KNOW MORE ABOUT JESSICA by visiting her website.
Ways to connect with Jessica:
Instagram: @jessicakinglcsw or @stillpointilm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stillpointilm
[email protected]
Join Jessica for a brief Tonglen meditation practice. Tonglen is a meditation from the Buddhist tradition that is also known as “taking and sending" that reverses our usual logic. While we often meditate on drawing in healing resources and letting go of suffering, Tonglen guides us to visualize taking in the pain of others with every in-breath and sending out whatever will benefit them on the out-breath. In the process, we become liberated from patterns of selfishness and ideas of scarcity, and awaken to abundance and compassion. Tonglen awakens our compassion and introduces us to a bigger perspective and new reality.
KNOW MORE ABOUT JESSICA by visiting her website.
Ways to connect with Jessica:
Instagram: @jessicakinglcsw or @stillpointilm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stillpointilm
[email protected]
Jessica leaves you with a few thoughts about season 1 of the podcast and some ideas to calm the crazy over the summer. Take a listen to the final episode in Season 1 of The Find Your Stillpoint Podcast.
KNOW MORE ABOUT JESSICA by visiting her website.
Ways to connect with Jessica:
Instagram: @jessicakinglcsw or @stillpointilm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stillpointilm
[email protected]
interview Gina Fimbel, educator and operations assistant for Be the Bridge, an organization dedicated to racial literacy that empowers people and organizations towards racial healing, equity, and reconciliation. Take a listen to Gina and Jessica's conversation about what white people can do to become allies through education of self, listening to others, and working towards change in themselves for racial healing.
RESOURCES:
Be the Bridge website: https://bethebridge.com/
- Use this website to get linked to further trainings, books, groups, and more
Book: Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison
https://www.amazon.com/Be-Bridge-audiobook/dp/B07YBH6RVJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Be+the+bridge&qid=1626709216&sr=8-1
Jessica talks briefly about the way she conceptualizes meditation and uses the practice in her everyday life. If you are interested in practices with Jessica in a LIVE guided group meditation, check out her event on EventBrite and join her and others on Monday's from 8:15 - 8:45 am. You can also connect with Jessica through these platforms for individual sessions or to collaborate on projects.
KNOW MORE ABOUT JESSICA by visiting her website.
Ways to connect with Jessica:
Instagram: @jessicakinglcsw or @stillpointilm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stillpointilm
[email protected]
Listen to this brief explanation and simple self-compassion meditation to understand how using self-compassion can be a powerful skill in managing stress and improving well-being, as well as a motivator for change and growth for ourselves and for the world.
There is a great deal more research and information on self-compassion, so for further study visit the research and books of Kristen Neff:
https://self-compassion.org/
The Mindful Self-Compassion Program
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook
Fierce Self Compassion
Meditation led by Jessica King in the podcast, but was inspired by exercise developed by Kristen Neff and referenced in her book.
KNOW MORE ABOUT JESSICA by visiting her website.
Ways to connect with Jessica:
Instagram: @jessicakinglcsw or @stillpointilm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stillpointilm
[email protected]
Today Jessica interviews Mercedes McLaughlin, CMSW, LCSW, a therapist in Wilmington NC. Mercedes utilizes mindfulness based stress reduction interventions and other holistic practices like Laughter Yoga in her treatment with clients to support them in building coping skills and resilience. Mercedes points out "we cannot heal in the same environment we were hurt in", so creating some balance in our lives through practices like Laughter Yoga can help promote healing. Mercedes leads a Laughter Yoga practice at the end that is also able to be viewed on You Tube to see the visual. Other resources are linked below.
Mercedes provides clinical psychotherapy via secure, virtual, Telehealth throughout North Carolina. Mercedes also presents on mindfulness, Laughter Yoga, and self-care to organizations. To read more about Mercedes and get in touch with her visit: https://stillpointcounselingandwellness.com/staff/mercedes-mclaughlin/ or email [email protected]
Resources provided by Mercedes for further practice:
www.laughteronlineuniversity.com/research
https://laughteryoga.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2xYLUQSFHE
Today Jessica King gives a quick tip about noticing different layers of our body while also experiencing the wholeness and interconnectedness of those parts for an awareness of the whole Self. The Self that is our true nature and that which keeps us feeling connected to the world in which we live and our spiritual nature. The 10 minute meditation at the end is intended to help you observe, practice and experience this interconnectedness.
KNOW MORE ABOUT JESSICA by visiting her website.
Ways to connect with Jessica:
Instagram: @jessicakinglcsw or @stillpointilm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stillpointilm
[email protected]
The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.