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Take what serves you, leave what doesn't, and most importantly, take care of yourself while listening.

This episode is for anyone navigating the lasting effects of trauma, abuse, grief, or loss—especially if you feel stuck in survival mode, or emotional patterns that haven’t shifted despite trying to cope. It’s also for those curious about guided imagery, hypnotherapy, meditation, and trauma-informed healing, or supporting someone through unresolved trauma or complicated grief.

Leann Herron speaks with Dr. Christopher Cortman, a Florida licensed psychologist with more than 40 years of experience and over 80,000 hours of psychotherapy, about how guided imagery can help people process trauma, grief, and unfinished emotional pain. This episode explores why time alone does not heal trauma, and why unresolved experiences can keep shaping the nervous system, emotions, relationships, and behavior for years.

In this conversation, Leann also shares her own recovery story, showing how fast and transformative guided imagery can be when it is done in a safe, supported setting.

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them—body, mind, and spirit.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

FREE 45-Minute Discovery Session Consultation: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com/coaching-services/ola/services/discovery-session-consultation

About Dr. Christopher Cortman:

Dr. Christopher Cortman has facilitated over 80,000 hours of psychotherapy during his distinguished career spanning forty years. A Florida Licensed Psychologist, he maintains a thriving private practice while specializing in emotional trauma and anxiety disorders. He’s appeared nationwide on talk radio and television. The acclaimed author of five previous books, his new book, The Guided Imagery Cure: The Best Proven Methods for Quickly Resolving and Healing Trauma, describes a profoundly impactful tool for addressing trauma, grief, and more.

Connect with Dr. Cortman:

Website: https://srqshrink.com/

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

03:19 The Purpose Behind The Guided Imagery Cure

05:15 Real-Life Applications of Guided Imagery

10:10 The Need for Closure in Healing

11:36 The Five Step Formula to Healing Trauma

13:46 Transforming Trauma into Positive Action

17:30 The Power of Acceptance in Healing

19:41 How to Shut Off the Stress Response

20:57 Personal Experiences with Trauma and Healing

26:01 The Power of Hypnotherapy and Healing

31:23 Understanding Trauma and Its Treatment

34:21 The Journey to Healing: Personal Stories

37:40 Finding Your Voice and Empowerment

40:01 Coping Mechanisms vs. True Healing

47:17 The Impact of Virtual Therapy

#trauma #guidedimagery #mentalhealth #ptsd #anxietyrelief #resilience #grief #personalgrowth #mindfulness #therapy

What if the peace you've been searching for isn't somethingyou have to find—but something you can remember?

In this episode, host Leann Herron speaks with Andrew Keaveney, a Stanford graduate, meditation teacher, filmmaker, and spiritual educator, about how breath work, meditation, and Eastern philosophy can help people build resilience, calm, and clarity in a chaotic world. Their conversation is especially practical for anyone who feels overwhelmed, stuck in stress, or unsure how to begin a meditation practice.

They cover Andrew’s path from Ireland to India and back into wellness education, plus Leann’s own healing journey through trauma, nervous system regulation, and self-care. Together they explore common myths about meditation, the science of breath work, the role of community, and why inner work changes not just individuals but families and larger communities too.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

03:15 Andrew's journey from Stanford to India

04:40 The limitations of book learning and the need for practice

06:42 How meditation and breath work help surface happiness

08:33 The importance of action in healing and growth

09:51 Teaching children and young adults mindfulness skills

10:45 The connection between breath work and meditation

14:30 Managing the mind and negative thoughts

17:10 The relevance of Eastern philosophy today

18:13 Exploring spiritual diversity and curiosity

22:39 Overcoming myths about meditation

28:38 What happens in the body during breath work

31:14 The nervous system and stress response

33:46 Developing soft skills and emotional resilience

36:15 The impact of retreats and community support

48:24 The collective power of group meditation

1:00:45 The significance of World Culture Festival

01:06:51 Practical tips for starting a daily meditation practice

01:11:27 Connecting with Andrew Keaveney and resources

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them body, mind, and spirit.

Leann combines extensive professional training, evidence-based coaching principles, and lived experience into a compassionate, trauma-informed framework that empowers women to create meaningful, sustainable change.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

Schedule a FREE Discovery call with me: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com/coaching-services/ola/services/discovery-session-consultation

About Andrew Keaveney:

Andrew Keaveney is a Stanford University graduate who studied Film and Eastern Philosophy, blending his academic insights with a deep personal commitment to spirituality. Raised between Ireland and Tennessee, Andrew’s global perspective has been shaped by his four years spent in an ashram in India, where he immersed himself in yoga, meditation, and Sanskrit. His dedication to spiritual practices has been a lifelong journey, having started meditation at 16, and later helping to launch the Art of Living Retreat Center, helping transform it into one of the leading wellness destinations in the U.S.

For over 17 years, Andrew has taught breathwork and meditation in both the U.S. and India, sharing the profound wisdom of these traditions. He learned Sanskrit to connect more deeply with the philosophical foundations of yoga, which he now conveys through teaching, video and writing.

Connect with Andrew:

Instagram: @artoflivingusa

Instagram & Substack: @andrew.keaveney

#mindfulness #personalgrowth #meditation #mentalhealth #selfdiscovery #stressrelief #breathwork #nervoussystem

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics including sexual abuse, incest, childhood trauma, and the lasting impact of abuse. Some content may be emotionally triggering for survivors or those with lived experience. Please listen when and where you feel safe, and take care of yourself as needed.

Leann Herron talks with Sharon Marie Scott, erotic mystic, author, educator, and founder of The Pleasure Renaissance, about how pleasure can become a compass for healing, self-discovery, and spiritual growth. Sharon shares how childhood trauma, shame, and inherited beliefs shaped her relationship to desire and embodiment, and how she rebuilt that relationship through self-awareness, consent, and aliveness.

This conversation centers on one core idea: what happens in the bedroom often echoes everywhere else in life. Together they explore how reclaiming pleasure, voice, and boundaries can transform not just intimacy, but identity, relationships, and the way we move through the world.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Pleasure as a Path to Self-Discovery

01:53 Sharon's Journey from Childhood Trauma to Empowerment

06:04 Healing Shame and Reclaiming Pleasure in Life and Bedroom

08:22 Understanding the Body's Natural Responses and Safety Mechanisms

11:58 The Power of Voice, and Consent in Pleasure

12:45 Self-Discovery Through Pleasure and Inner Fulfillment

17:14 Exploring Kink, BDSM, and Safe Community Spaces

22:52 The Link Between Bedroom Dynamics and Life Outside

23:34 Transforming Shadow Work into Pleasure Alchemy

25:27 The Pleasure Renaissance Movement and Cultural Shift

28:12 Practical Steps to Expand Pleasure and Aliveness

35:42 The Role of Pleasure in Creating Abundance and Success

39:53 Forbidden Alchemy: Transmuting Taboo Into Erotic Medicine

51:20 Releasing Inherited Shame and Embracing Authentic Desire

54:40Flesh and Flame: From Childhood Sexual Trauma to Embodied Empowerment

56:27 The Power of Rituals, and Presence

58:28 Living with Presence, Gratitude, and Intimacy with Life

01:03:17 The Future of Pleasure, Self-Expression, Self-Worship, and Societal Change

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them body, mind, and spirit.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

About Sharon Marie Scott:

Sharon Marie Scott is an erotic mystic, author, and educator who has spent nearly two decades exploring the intersections of desire, consent, psychology, and spiritual growth.

With a background in comic books, video games, film, and fiction, Sharon Marie approaches transformation through story and lived experience rather than formulas. She is less interested in helping people fix their lives, and more interested in helping them see where they’re not actually enjoying the one they have—and what changes when they start telling the truth about that.

She is also the founder of The Pleasure Renaissance, a global cultural initiative that reframes pleasure as a form of physiological intelligence and emotional wellbeing.

Connect with Sharon:

Website: https://www.sharonmariescott.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmariescott/

FORBIDDEN ALCHEMY: https://bookshop.org/p/books/forbidden-alchemy-transmuting-taboo-into-erotic-medicine-sharon-marie-scott/4fff080b803fefc6

FLESH & FLAME: https://bookshop.org/p/books/flesh-and-flame-pleasure-as-the-portal-to-divine-mastery-sharon-marie-scott/d964c8459aba27d3?ean=9781966346333&next=t

#personalgrowth #spiritualgrowth #emotionalwellbeing #traumahealing #selfdiscovery #transformation #pleasure #healing #authenticity

This conversation explores what happens when a deeply inherited identity no longer fits and how women can begin rebuilding from the inside out. Host Leann Herron is joined by Audra Phelps, NLP Practitioner, and Coach, who shares her journey leaving the LDS church, unpacking guilt and grief, and learning how to make choices from a place of calm rather than conditioning.

We also hear Leann share her own parallel experience of leaving Catholicism, navigating control, punishment, motherhood, and identity loss, which makes this episode feel like a true shared conversation about women reclaiming their voice.

Key Topics:

• Leaving the LDS church and the impact on identity

• The role of conditioning and inherited beliefs

• The process of questioning and deconstruction over 10 years

• Tools for nervous system regulation and emotional healing

• The importance of small steps and self-trust in change

• The BITE model and subtle control mechanisms in high-demand groups

• The power of curiosity and openness to new modalities

• Creating a toolbox of healing practices and boundaries

• The significance of choice and self-empowerment in life transitions

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:23 Audra's Journey of Leaving the LDS Church

05:35 The Struggle with Anxiety and Depression

07:05 Finding Freedom Outside the Church

12:02 Cognitive Dissonance and New Perspectives

14:42 The Moment of Liberation

17:59 Shared Experiences of Faith and Identity

22:32 Questioning Beliefs and Finding Voice

30:43 The Journey of Self-Discovery

33:40 Learning to Trust Myself

38:38 Embracing the Blank Slate

40:46 Navigating Unfamiliar Emotions

43:20 Working With a Coach - Tools for Transformation

46:54 Empowerment Through Choice

51:22 Exploring Healing Modalities

57:28 How Audra Helps Ex-Mormon Moms

01:00:22 How Leann Helps Overwhelmed and Burned-Out Midlife Women

01:01:04 Finding What Fits You

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them body, mind, and spirit.

Leann combines extensive professional training, evidence-based coaching principles, and lived experience into a compassionate, trauma-informed framework that empowers women to create meaningful, sustainable change.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

About Audra Phelps:

Audra founded Mama Audra to help moms unravel the web of old beliefs after leaving the LDS church to discover their own identity as a woman and mom. With over 15 years of experience in international education and coaching, she discovered her passion in supporting moms grappling with grief, mom guilt, and identity loss after a faith crisis.

When she finally made the life-altering decision to leave the church, she found herself sinking in uncertainty, lonelier than she'd ever been before, and constantly feeling like she was failing her children. Through years of self-discovery and coaching, she has walked the path to uncovering beliefs that resonate, building relationships with her children based on love and trust, and navigating the loneliness that comes from starting all over again. She is now focusing her work on the unique challenges that ex-Mormon moms are navigating.

Connect with Audra:

Website: https://mamaaudra.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/mamaaudraofficial/?hl=en

FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571178607920

You-Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@Mama-Audra

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audra-phelps-b422786a/

#selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #healingjourney #resilience #momlife #religioustrauma #selftrust #emotionalhealing

Leann Herron speaks with children’s mindfulness expert, educator, author, and Mindful V founder Veronica Moya about treating emotional wellness like daily hygiene. The conversation focuses on how mindfulness, self-trust, and emotional regulation can help children build resilience, confidence, and lifelong inner awareness. Veronica shares practical tools and insights on nurturing emotional intelligence from a young age.

They cover practical tools families and educators can use right away, plus the bigger challenge of protecting children’s intuition in a culture that constantly pushes outside noise, labels, and comparison.

Key Topics:

• The importance of emotional wellness as daily hygiene

• Tools for children to manage anxiety, bullying, and rejection

• The role of parents and educators in nurturing intuition and emotional wisdom

• The impact of social media and societal pressures on children's self-image

• Practical mindfulness exercises for children and adults

• The challenges of implementing mindfulness in schools and how to overcome them

• The significance of self-love and self-acceptance from childhood

• Veronica Moya's nonprofit work and resources for families and teachers

• The importance of modeling emotional regulation for children

• The connection between mental health and academic performance

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

02:02 Why Children’s Emotional Wellness Is So Important

07:11 Emotional Wellness As Daily Hygiene

09:13 The Power Of Having A Morning Routine and Gratitude Practice

13:14 How Adults Can Protect Children’s Natural Intuition

23:18 Simple Mindfulness Tools Kids Can Do

26:40 Veronica And Leann Share Personal Struggles With Self-Image

35:36 Obstacles In Bringing This Information Into Schools

40:22 Mindful V Nonprofit

44:47 Nervous System Regulation

46:15 How Educators Can Create Emotional Safety In Classrooms

54:53 Trust Your Gut, Trust Your Inner Guidance

1:01:01 Everything Is Happening For You

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them body, mind, and spirit.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

About Veronica Moya:

Veronica is a children’s mindfulness expert, author, educator, speaker, and founder of Mindful V™, a bilingual nonprofit and media platform helping children develop emotional resilience, confidence, intuition, and self-trust from an early age. She is known for her powerful perspective that children are naturally wise, emotionally perceptive, and deeply connected to their inner world, and that adults should help protect that connection instead of training it out of them.

Through the Mindful V™ Method, Veronica uses mindfulness, visualization, storytelling, affirmations, gratitude, and emotional-awareness practices to help children navigate anxiety, rejection, bullying, overstimulation, and self-doubt with greater resilience and clarity. She is also the creator and host of Mindful V and the author and illustrator of Goom Finds His Happy Place.

Veronica is a sought-after voice for conversations about emotional regulation, conscious parenting, childhood intuition, family wellness, resilience, and giving children the tools many adults spend years trying to reclaim.

Connect with Veronica:

Website: https://veronicamoya.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-moya/

YouTube: Mindful V – Meditation for children www.youtube.com/@VeronicaMoya

YouTube: For Teachers https://www.youtube.com/@VeronicaMoyaMindfulness

Non-Profit: https://mindfulv.org/

#mindfulness #emotionalresilience #emotionalregulation #mentalhealth

The world feels heavier than ever. What if the overwhelm, grief, anxiety, and burnout you're carrying aren't signs that you're broken—but signals guiding you toward healing, resilience, and meaningful change?

Leann Herron sits down with Liz Moyer Benferhat, sustainable development expert, educator, founder of We Heal for All, and author of When the World Hurts, for a conversation about emotional healing in a time of burnout, overwhelm, and collective uncertainty. They explore why emotions are not problems to fix but signals to listen to, and how personal healing connects to culture change.

In this episode, Liz shares why helpers, healers, and change-makers need support as much as the people they serve, and how simple practices can help you stay informed without getting emotionally depleted.

Key Topics

• The importance of emotional healing in social impact work

• How emotions influence physical and mental health

• The connection between personal healing and collective change

• Practical tools for managing overwhelm and stress

• The role of community and circle practices in healing

• The impact of media and information intake on emotional well-being

• Understanding emotions as intelligence and guides for action

• Cultural shifts towards supporting healers and helpers

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to emotional healing and its importance

01:56 Liz's journey into sustainable development and emotional health

03:16 The gap in the field: acknowledging inner worlds in social change

04:42 Supporting helpers and healers to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue

17:03 Understanding why the world hurts and how collective pain manifests

18:25 Working with emotional energy and protecting oneself in a chaotic world

29:54 The impact of media and information on emotional health

31:05 Practical ways to stay informed without emotional depletion

35:39 The collective healing framework and the spiral process

38:46 The circle model for collective healing and community connection

46:36 Connecting with Liz and resources for healing

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them—body, mind, and spirit.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

About Liz Moyer Benferhat:

Liz Moyer Benferhat spent nearly two decades in sustainable development, where she kept witnessing the same thing: burnout, grief, and an inner toll nobody talks about. What she found wasn't a problem unique to activists or policymakers. It was a human problem. In 2018, she launched We Heal For All to address what she saw as the missing piece in social change work: the emotional lives of the people doing it. Through her teaching, she demystifies emotions, what they are, how they move through the mind and body, and why understanding them changes everything. In her signature Circle model, participants process those emotions experientially, together, unearthing wisdom within what they feel.

Her work has helped hundreds of people, parents, professionals, healers, and everyday humans trying to make sense of it all, move through the world's pain rather than be flattened by it, and find their place in changing it.

Her award-winning debut book, When the World Hurts: Why the World's Pain Makes Sense, and What You Can Do About It, is available now at https://www.wehealforall.com/book

Connect with Liz:

Website: https://www.wehealforall.com/

Instagram @wehealforall

Facebook @wehealforall

#community #stressrelief #personalgrowth #resilience #mindfulness #selfcare #nervoussystemregulation #awareness #traumainformedhealing #emotionalhealth #compassionfatigue

This episode focuses on the lessons that come from adversity, including mindset, faith, discipline, and the power of helping others. It is especially relevant for anyone facing health issues, burnout, loss, or a season of transition.

What happens when your heart literally stops...and you get a second chance at life?

After surviving sudden cardiac arrest, crippling disability, devastating personal loss, MRSA sepsis, career setbacks, and countless challenges, Larry Shealy discovered that life's greatest setbacks often become the foundation for our greatest purpose.

Leann Herron sits down with Larry Shealy, former business executive, entrepreneur, Christian family man, author, and 4th Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, for a conversation about surviving life-altering hardship and rebuilding with intention. Larry shares how divorce, job loss, disability, sudden cardiac arrest, and MRSA sepsis reshaped his priorities and deepened his sense of purpose.

Key Topics:

• Larry's experience with sudden cardiac arrest and its impact on his perspective
• The role of faith and spirituality in overcoming adversity
• Lessons learned from sports and martial arts about focus and presence
• The importance of mental health practices like breath work and meditation
• How teaching children and mentoring can create ripple effects of positivity
• The significance of attitude and mindset in facing life's challenges
• The value of community, purpose, and service in personal growth
• Strategies for shifting from victim mentality to empowerment

🕛 Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Larry Shealy's Journey of Resilience

02:23 Recognizing Patterns of Growth from Early Life Experiences

07:34 The Day of Cardiac Arrest and Its Life-Changing Impact

13:43 Shifting Perspective: From Performance to Purpose

26:23 Lessons Learned from Teaching and Mentoring Children

27:57 The Power of Faith and Spirituality in Healing

32:04 Transforming Trauma into Service and Purpose

34:57 Challenges That Tested Larry’s Resilience

40:32 The Ripple Effect of Positive Role Models

48:13 Lessons from the Mat: Focus, Discipline, and Presence

53:27 Shifting Mindset: From Why Me to Why Not Me

01:00:26 Final Words of Wisdom and Inspiration

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them body, mind, and spirit.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

Complimentary Discovery Consultation (one-time) with me: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com/coaching-services/ola/services/discovery-session-consultation

About Larry Shealy:

Larry Shealy is a former business executive, small business owner, survivor and speaker who has overcome divorce, job loss, and multiple life-threatening medical crises: A crippling disability, SCA-Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and Septic with MRSA.

With his quiet faith, relentless optimism and determination, he helps others discover hope in the hardest chapters in their life. His message: “I have been there. time and time again, and every setback I have had has become a stepping stone to a higher purpose in life….so…no matter what the circumstance may be, put your game face on and..... NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP!

Christian family man, 4th Degree BJJ Black Belt Academy owner/instructor…who helps people rebuild identity, faith and strength, after life knocks them to their knees.

Connect with Larry:

Website - www.HendoBJJ.com

Facebook.com/HendoBJJ

Instagram- larry_shealy

#resilience #personalgrowth #faith #purpose #hope #survivor #jiujitsu #mindset #transformation #mentalhealth

This conversation is for anyone moving through divorce, burnout, grief, identity shifts, or the uncomfortable feeling that they have outgrown the life they built. This episode offers practical tools for navigating change, setting boundaries, and embracing your true self.

What if the life you’ve worked so hard to protect is the very thing keeping you stuck?

Sometimes, the greatest transformation begins when everything falls apart.

In a recent conversation, I spoke with Sarah Stansberry, Adult Chair Certified Life Coach, author, and creator of the Creative Destruction Framework, about her journey of creative destruction. She shared her deeply personal story of a seemingly ordinary moment that turned extraordinary—her ‘garage door moment.’

On a regular school day, she backed out of her driveway, only to find the garage door wouldn’t close. This simple malfunction triggered an emotional outburst, revealing to her that her life wasn’t quite what she wanted it to be. In that moment, she asked herself some hard questions:

• Who was that woman?

• Why was she feeling this way?

This incident sparked an unraveling of her entire life, leading to a profound personal transformation. It made her realize that sometimes, losing what no longer fits is exactly how we find ourselves.

Sarah emphasized that many women find themselves stuck in the societal expectations of being a good wife, mother, or daughter, often sidelining their own needs and desires.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Sarah's Personal Transformation

01:58 The Garage Door Moment: A Wake-Up Call

06:01 Unraveling Identity and Expectations

09:03 The Journey of Self-Discovery

11:49 Breaking Free from Societal Expectations

15:24 The Importance of Boundaries

18:23 Practicing Self-Assertion

29:56 Embracing Feelings as Guidance

33:28 Understanding the Adult Chair Methodology

36:43 The Importance of Safe Healing Spaces

39:01 Exploring Different Healing Modalities

44:00 The Framework of Shaking, Breaking, and Making

53:58 Redefining Success and Happiness

57:23 Finding Your Person in Times of Crisis

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them body, mind, and spirit.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

About Sara Stansberry:

Sara Stansberry didn't set out to blow up her life. It blew up on its own — in a driveway, during the school rush, with a garage door that wouldn't close and a woman inside who finally couldn't pretend everything was fine. That became the beginning of everything.

Since then, Sara has rebuilt: a second marriage to her husband Walter, a blended family of six children, a coaching practice, a podcast, and a Substack community of women who are tired of performing okay. Her work sits at the intersection of emotional honesty and practical tools — not therapy, not toxic positivity, but the real conversation your best girlfriend would have with you at midnight when things fall apart.

She is an Adult Chair certified life coach and creator of the Creative Destruction framework, which has guided women through the most disorienting transitions of their lives — and out the other side of them.

Connect with Sara:

WEBSITE: sarastansberry.com

SUBSTACK: sarastansberry.substack.com

BOOK: How-To Blow Up Your Life

Free Gifts:

The Creative Destruction Workbook: www.sarastansberry.com/creative-destruction-workbook

Stepping Out of Codependency Guide: https://www.sarastansberry.com/codependency-guide

#personalgrowth #transformation #resilience #mindset #selfdiscovery #lifecoach #purpose

What if your emotional struggles, recurring life patterns, and inner blocks weren't random—but clues from your soul guiding you toward healing and purpose?

Leann Herron speaks with Marvin Wilkerson, a spiritual astrologer, hypnotherapist, neurological programmer, and author of Soul Fusion Healing: Integrating Mind, Body and Soul, about healing recurring patterns at the level of subconscious programming, intuition, and energy. They explore how hypnosis, astrology, inner child work, and self-talk can help people shift from fear and repetition into greater alignment and purpose.

This conversation is especially useful for anyone curious about spiritual growth, chronic self-talk patterns, emotional healing, and how to work with the mind, body, and soul as one connected system.

Key Topics:

• The energetic mechanics of self-healing and energy work
• The role of astrology and consciousness in healing
• Hypnosis as a tool for reconnecting with the subconscious
• Visualization techniques for inner child healing and trauma release
• The concept of soul fragmentation and how to realign
• The importance of feelings and intuition in spiritual growth
• Living in the present moment and the power of being in the now

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Marvin Wilkerson and his work

01:38 Marvin shares his spiritual journey and influences

03:34 Helping others discover their authentic selves

05:37 Development of the soul fusion healing framework

06:30 The power of hypnosis and subconscious reprogramming

12:23 Using visualization to access the subconscious mind

19:04 The best thing people can do to be happy

20:48 The impact of early childhood programming

22:40 Parent-child techniques

27:27 Energetic mechanics of healing and universal consciousness

39:21 The connection between soul alignment and well-being

47:19 Practical steps for beginning your healing journey

51:33 Understanding soul fragmentation

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them body, mind, and spirit.

Whether supporting women through life transitions, burnout prevention and recovery, identity rediscovery, or personal growth, Leann's coaching creates a safe, supportive environment where clients can reconnect with themselves, build healthier habits, strengthen their resilience, and create a life aligned with their values and purpose.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

Complimentary Discovery Session: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com/coaching-services/ola/services/discovery-session-consultation

About Marvin Wilkerson:

Marvin L. Wilkerson, a spiritual astrologer, hypnotherapist, and neurological programmer dedicated to helping people understand and heal the deeper layers of their consciousness. Over the past three decades, he’s guided clients in uncovering their karmic patterns, releasing emotional blocks, and aligning with their true spiritual essence.

His work — Soul Fusion Healing — integrates astrology, psychology, and energy awareness into a practical framework for transformation. It’s based on the idea that healing begins when the soul, mind, and body are brought back into harmony.

Connect with Marvin Wilkerson:

Website: https://www.BLHypnosis.com

Website: https://www.Astromarv.com

Website: https://www.Soulfusionhealing.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinwilkerson

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BetterLifeHypnosis

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlifehypnosis1/

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What if healing doesn't begin with a massive lifeoverhaul—but with one intentional moment of presence?

This conversation explores how presence can become a gateway to healing, especially during major life transitions like divorce, burnout, career change, grief, and empty nesting. Leann Herron is joined by embodied integration coach Natasha Ramlall, who shares how micro moments of pleasure,nervous system regulation, and self-trust can help women reconnect with themselves when old identities no longer fit.

We discuss why so many high-achieving women move throughlife in survival mode, how chronic stress shows up in the body, and practical ways to slow down and create more meaning in everyday routines.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:10 Natasha’s story of survival mode, midlife rupture, andhealing

06:34 Leann's identity shift through divorce, career change,and empty nesting

11:33 Rebalancing the masculine and feminine ways of living

13:18 Root causes, medical diagnoses, and listening to thebody

20:30 Why embodied integration sees the mind, body, ego, andspirit as connected

24:34 The journey of self-discovery

27:27 Presence as the way back to trust andself-understanding

33:27 Why slowing down is essential in a hyper-productiveculture

34:42 Reconnecting with the body

38:00 Introspection and life alignment

39:18 Micro moments of pleasure in busy lives

49:22 Creating a nourishing environment

57:30 Resources for embodied living

Episode Resources:

About your host:

Leann Herron is a Certified Holistic Life and Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them—body, mind, and spirit.

Leann combines extensive professional training, evidence-based coaching principles, and lived experience into a compassionate, trauma-informed framework that empowers women to create meaningful, sustainable change.

Whether supporting women through life transitions, burnout prevention and recovery, identity rediscovery, or personal growth, Leann's coaching creates a safe, supportive environment where clients can reconnect with themselves, build healthier habits, strengthen their resilience, and create a life aligned with their values and purpose.

Connect with Leann:

Finding Resilience with Leann

Website: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

Schedule a FREE Discovery call with me: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com/coaching-services/ola/services/discovery-session-consultation

About Natasha:

Natasha Ramlall works with high-functioning, capable women who feel the ground cracking beneath them after a difficult life transition or an awakening to a mismatched life. As an Embodied Integration Coach, she guides you back into a deeper experience of your human-ness to heal, expand and evolve from an Identity Rupture and navigate the space between who you were and who you are becoming.

Natasha believes that presence isn't just a mindfulness practice, it is the portal to our healing. Through a process she calls 'Grounded Expansion,' she guides women to tend to the mind, body, ego and spirit with compassion, acceptance and self-leadership. By learning to stay fully present within the messy human experience while surrendering to a greater meaning, her clients stop shrinking into mismatched roles, gain the courage to live on their own terms, and unlock the full potential of the lives they want to create.

Connect with Natasha:

Website: https://www.humanistcoaching.ca/

Promo Discounted Embodied Integrated Session with Natasha https://humanistcoaching.youcanbook.me/

Free Guided Audio: https://humanistcoaching.eo.page/free-resourcing-audio

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