Heal 2 Feel with Liat Gerszt & Mercedes Javid

In this deeply honest and transformational episode of Heal 2 Feel, we sit down with Colette Abedi and Kerry Rhodes for an unforgettable conversation about plant medicine, grief, identity, and what real healing actually requires.

Colette shares how losing her father led her to ayahuasca—and ultimately to producing The Medicine documentary and writing her novel My Uncaged Summer. Kerry opens up about life after the NFL, surrendering control, ego death, and how plant medicine helped him reconnect to his purpose, his voice, and himself.

This episode explores the truth many people miss: plant medicine isn't the cure — it opens the door. The work is still yours.

If you're navigating grief, divorce, identity shifts, or standing at the edge of a deeper healing journey, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

00:00 – The truth about healing: "It's not the cure — the cure is inside you"
02:00 – Why plant medicine became part of this journey
05:20 – Colette's grief, losing her father, and saying yes to ayahuasca
08:45 – "I saw my dad" — breaking the veil & life after death
12:10 – What ayahuasca actually feels like (the purge + surrender)
15:00 – Kerry's life after the NFL & fear of losing control
18:45 – Ego death, therapy, and asking: Is there more inside me?
22:30 – Reliving childhood wounds & the power of remembering
26:00 – Seeing life from the higher self perspective
30:00 – Past lives, energy, and altered states of consciousness
35:00 – Why plant medicine can blow up your life (and why that's okay)
40:15 – Leaving marriages, choosing yourself, and sacred endings
45:00 – From validation to self-love
49:30 – Healing masculine & feminine energy
53:30 – Colette's book My Uncaged Summer & Persian culture
58:00 – Dating, soul connections & being whole on your own
1:02:00 – Final reflections: when the medicine calls

Colette Abedi
Author | Producer
📖 My Uncaged Summer (available everywhere books are sold)
📸 Instagram: @coletteabedi

Kerry Rhodes
Former NFL Player | Actor | Musician
🎵 New single: Hush
📸 Instagram: @kerryon_

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📺 YouTube (full episode + clips)

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In this episode, we sit down with holistic dating coach Amy to talk about what most of us were never taught: relational skills—and how to intentionally choose love from an aligned place (instead of repeating patterns from fear). Amy breaks down her Four Pillars of Aligned Love and shares how she helps clients shift their energy, stop "dating from the wound," and build real, sustainable chemistry.

You'll hear why "spark" isn't the whole story, what emotional maturity actually looks like early on, how to spot readiness (and why it's the hardest pillar), and how gratitude can completely change your dating experience. This one is part dating strategy, part spiritual reset—aka Heal 2 Feel style.

• The Four Pillars of Aligned Love: Chemistry, Emotional Maturity, Core Values, Readiness

• Why "no spark in 5 minutes" is usually a trap—and what real chemistry is

• How to stop attracting emotionally unavailable partners

• The "Choose Me" lens (and how to flip it into Choose Yourself)

• Why gratitude is a superpower in dating (and in life)

• How childhood wounds quietly shape adult relationship patterns

• What Amy means by "dating from the wound" vs dating from love

  Timestamps

  00:00 The most important skill we should learn in middle school: relational skills
  00:35 Meet Amy + what "Love, Amy" is (a 4-month intensive)
  01:19 Why energy blocks can keep love away—even when you're "doing all the things"
  02:29 Readiness: why some people say they want love, but aren't actually ready
  03:40 Amy's origin story: leaving a 20-year marriage + trusting the leap
  05:59 Meditation as the turning point: "messages" and learning to listen
  07:05 "If you really look back, you will see."
  08:12 Dating as a full-time "spiritual practice" + making mistakes on purpose
  10:28 "Are we dating from our wound?"
  12:24 Amy's early spiritual experience (and how it shaped her path)
  15:11 Becoming more "you" attracts more aligned partners
  17:22 Coaching example: shifting from fear to love in real time
  18:55 Banter on apps: why it feels stilted + how to make it natural
  23:00 The Four Pillars breakdown begins
  23:54 Sustainable chemistry: emotional intimacy first (slow burn > spark)
  24:54 Emotional maturity: the early-date questions that reveal everything
  25:59 Core values: "What are you grateful for right now?"
  27:03 Readiness: the hardest pillar to diagnose (and why)
  29:39 The "Choose Me" lens + reclaiming your quirky self
  32:59 Why people numb pain (and how feeling it releases it)
  35:17 Gratitude as a dating superpower + "find someone's magic"
  36:20 What success looks like (it's not just "finding someone")
  42:19 Helping clients once they meet someone: building a strong foundation
  44:57 Visioning exercise: what you think you want vs what you truly need
  46:19 Love Is Blind: what it gets right—and what it's missing
  48:16 The pattern of chasing the undeserving: earning love + healing maps
  50:26 The discomfort of dating differently + upper limiting
  54:08 Where to find Amy + how to work with her
  55:09 Show wrap + how to submit questions

  Guest Contact Info (Amy — Love, Amy)

  • Website: loveamy.co

  • Instagram: @lovethatamy (spoken as "Love That Amy" in the episode)

  • Program: Love, Amy — 4-month intensive holistic dating coaching

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  Credits
  Hosts: Liat Gerszt & Mercedes "MJ" Javid
  Production: Sylvirgale Productions
  Drops: Wednesdays (subscribe for weekly releases)

In this raw, real-time healing session, Shannon opens up about shame, self-worth, family wounds, and relationship patterns—and bravely steps into her first hypnosis experience on camera. Shinka connects with powerful loved-one messages from Spirit, while Joe breaks down the subconscious patterns that keep us stuck (and how to finally release them).

Expect tears, breakthroughs, and that Dare to Heal magic—where healing happens in real time.

00:00 Welcome back to Dare to Heal (part of Heal 2 Feel)
00:57 What Dare to Heal is + what to expect from this segment
01:20 Shannon Beador joins the healing circle
01:34 Meet the healers: Shinka + Joe Tabb
03:43 Spirit begins coming through immediately
04:15 Shannon's grandfather's message: confidence, beauty, self-worth
05:02 A maternal-line female energy comes through (grandmother)
06:20 A cancer-connected message + "Joy" comes through with validation + a butterfly sign
09:03 Shannon's dad "Gene the Machine" + family context
10:13 Shannon's upbringing: parents' relationship, fighting, drinking, infidelity
12:03 Feeling distant from dad growing up + closeness with mom
13:54 Reconnection + father's emotional moment: "I live for seeing you."
14:30 Forgiveness theme: it's not only about dad—mom, too
16:01 Shannon's commitment year: focusing on self + family
17:09 "Dog poop" shame story + how quickly shame can latch on
18:08 Relationship patterns begin: betrayal, love bombing, fear of being left
21:49 Joe's breakdown: the "brains" (primitive, mammalian, conditioned/human) + subconscious patterns
23:24 The 3 core subconscious wounds Joe sees most: abandonment, control, not-good-enough
25:29 Shannon connects her childhood turbulence to her relationship patterns
27:10 Shinka names the deeper imprint: early betrayal + what "man" became associated with
32:14 Shinka's message: return to the younger self (around 16) + reclaim self-worth
33:09 Joe defines belief systems + how they're formed
33:53 Shannon says yes: "Let's do it." (healing/hypnosis begins)
34:15 Identifying the stuck belief: "I'm not good enough" + fear of being "found out"
36:38 Root age identified: ~7–8 years old
40:33 "Release that decision—NOW." (core moment of reframe + release)
41:55 Emotional release (tears) + "letting love in"
44:33 Shannon returns: first hypnosis experience + processing
46:33 What changes after this? Repatterning + "generalizing" the new belief
48:21 "Shame is the gateway drug." (powerful reframe)
50:07 Shannon on DUI shame + accountability + serving at church
52:03 Shinka reframes the lesson: perfection isn't real + kids learn resilience
56:16 Bravocon accountability moment + facing it head-on
58:27 Joe on projection/transference + why comments don't hit the same anymore
01:00:05 Shannon's early Twitter clapbacks: "Do you feel better now?"
01:01:08 Friendship boundaries + keeping cast relationships as "work"
01:02:58 Tamra dynamics + boundaries + healing shifts
01:07:30 Shannon as an example for others going through it
01:12:05 Spirit returns: a young love (motorcycle accident) + "you were the love of his life"
01:15:28 The "age 16" thread returns + early affection / first "I love you"
01:17:47 Where to book Shinka + Joe
01:19:26 Outro + write-ins + rate & review reminder

• Website: MySpiritualHealings.com

• Sessions: In-person or Zoom

• Location: Woodland Hills, CA

• Website: TheTabbTechnique.com

• Bookings: Sessions available via the site

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Hosts: Liat Gerszt & Mercedes "MJ" Javid
Production: Sylvirgale Productions
Drops: Wednesdays (subscribe for weekly releases)

In this raw and heartfelt update episode of Heal 2 Feel, Mercedes "MJ" Javid joins Liat in the hot seat to talk about the very real aftermath of filing for divorce from Tommy after seven years of marriage.

MJ opens up about the grief that comes with ending a marriage — the emotional weight of packing up a life, sorting through memories, and navigating the logistics of moving while protecting her energy and staying strong for Shams.

Liat and MJ also unpack the deeper layers: loneliness inside a relationship, the silent treatment, emotional disconnection, and why "staying together for the kids" can sometimes teach the wrong definition of love. Through it all, MJ shares what's surprised her most about this new chapter — including how she already feels lighter, clearer, and more like herself again.

This episode is a reminder that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is choose your peace — even when it's painful — and trust that life on the other side will meet you with something better.

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00:00 MJ on "rediscovering everything" in this new chapter
00:15 Welcome + MJ in the hot seat
00:53 MJ filed for divorce from Tommy (7 years)
01:13 Divorce grief: "It's like a death… but they're still there"
01:37 The reality of moving + leaving the family home
02:57 A home as a "live photo album"
03:00 Sorting memories, donating, and the emotional weight of purging
04:20 The marriage timeline + shared history in their homes
05:20 Protecting Shams emotionally + what he's noticing so far
05:37 Liat asks: do you have regrets?
06:02 MJ on trying for a long time + feeling disrespected
07:44 Did you outgrow each other? The breaking point
07:51 Apathy, isolation, and feeling taken for granted
08:12 "Lonely in the relationship"
09:06 Staying "for the wrong reasons"
09:32 Liat: why "stay together for the kids" can backfire (subconscious conditioning)
10:33 Why kids want happy parents — and how divorce is handled matters
12:18 The loneliest years + reaching for emotional connection
13:47 Specific example: weekends, sports, and feeling shut out
15:54 The "golf course" dynamic and unmet emotional needs
16:47 Liat reflects on the cycle of shutdown + numbing
17:33 Kabbalah concept: when one grows and the other doesn't
18:06 MJ: Tommy doesn't see his part yet (still raw)
19:05 Logistics + co-parenting in the middle of the move
19:59 Halloween setback + how arguments still show up
20:31 Liat: MJ seems lighter already
21:24 "Higher vibration" + attracting new opportunities
22:28 MJ on protecting her energy through the process
23:15 Grief, love, and accepting "we're not good together"
24:19 The reality of moving chaos (deliveries, exhaustion, survival mode)
25:16 Liat: MJ's glow + "500 bricks off your back"
26:08 MJ: fear, judgment, and making sure Shams is okay
27:31 How Shams is handling two homes so far
28:06 Working together on the move — amicable overall
29:11 Public reaction + how fast it moved
29:28 Advice for anyone scared to leave
30:06 "This needed to happen no matter what"
31:13 Purging a house = purging your life
31:59 MJ stops late-night shopping (no longer filling the void)
32:48 Liat: shifting from surviving to living
33:12 "2026 MJ is coming back to life"
33:40 Closing + parting words
33:59 Outro + how to submit questions + rate/review

On this episode of Heal to Feel, we sit down with Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Choose Love Movement, whose son Jesse was one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook tragedy (December 14, 2012). Choose Love Movement

Scarlett shares Jesse's extraordinary courage, the three words he left behind — "Nurturing, Healing, Love" — and how that message became a global movement centered on love, connection, belonging, and post-traumatic growth. 

We talk about what Scarlett calls the "choice moment" — the pause between what happens and how we respond — and how teaching kids essential life skills can change homes, classrooms, and communities. Scarlett also opens up about forgiveness, humanizing pain, and the life-changing power of one act of kindness.

If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs hope, healing, and a reminder that love is the strongest choice we have.

00:00 – Intro / "It's hard to give love to someone who doesn't love themselves"
01:02 – Meet Scarlett Lewis + Jesse's heroism
02:47 – Scarlett's prayer the day Jesse was born
04:20 – Jesse "patrolling" the farm + bravery from the start
05:30 – The chalkboard message: "Nurturing, Healing, Love"
08:24 – "I love you" in the frost + Jesse's hearts on the windows
09:16 – "That's not going to happen" + Jesse's final goodbye to his dad
12:40 – Scarlett's "couch moment" + choosing her path forward
15:38 – Modeling grief and strength for her surviving son
18:39 – Forgiveness + compassion (even when it's hard)
21:54 – Missed signs + why curiosity matters
24:19 – The common thread: not feeling seen
26:25 – Aaron Stark + the kindness that stopped a planned shooting
27:44 – The Choose Love formula + "choice moment" model
29:04 – Why love, connection, and belonging are the foundation (relationships) Choose Love Movement
31:28 – Post-traumatic growth + focusing on the "grievance" end of the pathway
35:23 – Scarlett's prison story: "You saved two lives"
39:38 – Signs from Jesse + the "healing adventure"
46:01 – Skywriting: "Jesse and Jesus" + "You + God :)"
49:10 – Results in schools: behavior down, scores up, lives changed
50:59 – Town meeting + standing ovation for a love-based solution
52:21 – Working with administrations + proactive prevention
54:22 – The goal: free access for every child
56:07 – How to bring Choose Love to your school + how to contact

• Choose Love Movement (official site): chooselovemovement.org 

• Book: Nurturing Healing Love (Scarlett Lewis)

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We're bringing back one of our most life-altering conversations ever: Anita Moorjani—author of Dying to Be Me—shares the story that stunned the world.

Anita takes us from growing up between cultures (and the pressure to people-please) to a devastating cancer diagnosis, the fear that surrounded it, and the moment everything changed: her near-death experience. In this episode, she walks us through what it felt like to leave her body, the "warehouse" analogy that reframed her entire life, the tapestry that revealed how deeply connected we all are, and the unexpected encounter with her father that brought pure unconditional love.

We also talk about the difference between curing vs. healing, how your environment ("your marinade") can shape your health, and why self-love isn't selfish—it's essential. If you're navigating illness, grief, burnout, or boundaries, this encore will hit you right in the heart (and leave you seeing life differently).

In this episode, we cover:

• Growing up in clashing cultures + the cost of people-pleasing

• Fear around the word "cancer" and how focus impacts the body

• Exploring complementary approaches + the stress of conflicting opinions

• Anita's near-death experience: leaving her body, hearing everything, and the "warehouse"

• The "tapestry" vision: why nothing we do is separate

• Seeing her father on the other side + understanding cultural conditioning

• Healing vs. curing, boundaries, and "love yourself like your life depends on it"

• Comfort for anyone facing terminal illness or grief

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:12 Welcome + why this guest is "the one we've been waiting for"

• 00:37 How Liat first discovered Anita at a Wayne Dyer event (2012)

• 02:24 Cultural identity, immigration, and feeling "different"

• 03:33 Dying to Be Me + why Anita's NDE is different

• 04:12 Clashing religions/cultures + early conditioning

• 07:20 People-pleasing, gender expectations, and arranged marriage pressure

• 14:45 Two days before the wedding… Anita runs away

• 17:10 Why her mom understood + breaking generational cycles

• 20:44 Returning to Hong Kong + community backlash

• 22:00 Independence, dating, and stigma in the community

• 24:28 Meeting Danny + choosing love (and freedom)

• 29:00 Father's passing + unresolved closeness

• 30:25 Best friend's cancer, guilt, and neglecting self

• 31:42 Lump → diagnosis: Hodgkin's lymphoma

• 32:31 "Now I have a reason to take care of myself"

• 34:13 Fear of chemo + seeking complementary options

• 35:20 Ayurveda / TCM + being torn between two worlds

• 38:49 "Wellness awareness" vs "cancer awareness"

• 40:12 Returning home + the fear "marinade" returns

• 44:47 Decline, organs shutting down, coma (Feb 2, 2006)

• 46:12 Hearing doctors while in a coma

• 48:30 Leaving the body: pain/fear gone, 360° awareness

• 51:43 Spiritual beings + the "warehouse" analogy

• 56:42 The tapestry: connection, impact, and life perspective

• 1:00:23 Understanding why people hurt us + self-love as survival

• 1:02:49 Seeing her father + unconditional love

• 1:06:24 "Every religion is a path" + redefining God

• 1:09:16 Biggest human illusion: separation

• 1:11:48 Choice point: come back or not

• 1:17:28 Waking up + validating details she "couldn't have known"

• 1:19:55 Tumors shrink rapidly + doctors stunned

• 1:26:17 Healing vs curing (and why illness can return)

• 1:33:49 Kimberly's question: comfort for grief + terminal illness

• 1:39:33 Where to find Anita + closing

Anita Moorjani
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anitamoorjani/

Website: anitamoorjani.com
Membership: The Anita Moorjani Sanctuary (linked on her website)

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In this powerful episode of Heel 2 Feel, Liat Gerszt and Mercedes "MJ" Javid sit down with YuSon Shin, Reiki Master, medical medium, and Akashic Records practitioner, to explore how past lives, soul contracts, and subconscious patterns can shape our present-day experiences.

YuSon explains the Akashic Records—often described as a soul's personal record book—and how unresolved trauma from other lifetimes can appear as fears, blocks, relationship struggles, or health issues today. She reframes karma not as punishment, but as energetic balance and learning.

The conversation also dives into the Bengston Method, a visualization-based healing and manifestation technique developed by Dr. William Bengston. YuSon breaks down the four-step "image cycling" process and explains how cycling images rapidly helps bypass subconscious resistance, allowing healing and manifestation to occur more naturally.

MJ receives live Akashic insights that shed light on deep family dynamics, boundaries, forgiveness, and why certain emotional patterns feel so persistent. YuSon shares practical tools listeners can use immediately, including grounding techniques, energetic protection, and how to stop absorbing other people's emotional baggage.

If you've ever felt stuck—emotionally, physically, or spiritually—this episode offers clarity, perspective, and actionable tools to help you move forward.

✨ Listen, share, and don't forget to rate & review the show.

00:00 What are the Akashic Records? (your personal soul book)
00:16 Welcome + introduction to YuSon Shin
02:04 From psychology to spiritual healing
03:55 Akashic Records explained + clearing past-life trauma
06:27 Karma, fairness, and soul purpose
11:09 Medical mediumship: scanning the body for blocks
12:12 Introduction to the Bengston Method
12:44 Bengston Method: the 4 steps explained
15:39 The cancer-healing mice study + how cycling creates energy
20:15 Why rapid image cycling bypasses subconscious resistance
22:21 The phrase that quiets doubt: "Wouldn't it be nice…"
24:15 Can intuitive abilities be learned?
24:53 YuSon's first mediumship experience (Lilydale)
28:19 Boundaries with spirit: "my service light is on"
30:24 Live Akashic insights for Liat & MJ
35:55 Family karma, forgiveness & energetic boundaries
37:17 Grounding, protection bubbles & the mirror-box technique
39:23 Past-life healer themes & finding your voice
43:05 Why waking up tired can mean you're not grounded
45:28 How to work with YuSon (remote sessions)
47:01 Outro + listener questions + reviews

GUEST CONTACT INFO

YuSon Shin — Shin Healing Arts
Website: ShinHealingArts.com (also accessible via YuSonShin.com)
Sessions: Phone or Zoom (no in-person sessions)

Email: [email protected]

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

This week, we sit with death midwife and Reiki practitioner Barbie Conkling, whose extraordinary journey with her son Lyon reshaped her entire understanding of suffering, consciousness, and the afterlife. Barbie shares the deeply moving story of Lyon's life—from childhood illness to over 40 surgeries, from living boldly despite a terminal diagnosis to consciously preparing for his transition at age 31.

She walks us through:
✨ The role of a death midwife and how modern culture lost its death rituals
✨ Conscious vs. unconscious suffering
✨ How to support a loved one at the end of life
✨ The 5 essential phrases every soul needs to hear before they go
✨ How soul contracts work and why Lyon chose his path
✨ The signs she receives from Lyon today
✨ Past-life connections, karmic agreements, and how their bond continues
✨ Using grief as a spiritual awakening and a call to service

This episode will change the way you understand death, loss, purpose, and the beauty of what lies beyond the veil.

(all references updated to Lyon)

00:00 — The gift of suffering
00:14 — Welcome + introductions
00:54 — What is a death midwife?
02:17 — Ceremonies and honoring the vessel after death
03:11 — Ritual, bathing, anointing, and family involvement
04:36 — Why Western culture lost its death rituals
05:55 — MJ's personal story about loss
07:26 — Fear, resistance & acceptance at end of life
08:22 — Cutting cords, Reiki, and supporting transition
10:20 — The 5 essential things to say to a dying loved one
12:04 — Moon rituals, release vs. manifesting
14:00 — Soul contracts and why we choose our lives
15:09 — How Lyon got his name
17:11 — Lyon's early life and diagnosis
18:40 — Cancer journey, surgeries, and medical struggles
21:55 — Understanding karmic mutations
23:10 — Conscious suffering vs. becoming the suffering
26:06 — When Lyon began accepting his mission
27:15 — Living big despite illness — surfing, motocross, adventure
28:05 — Inspiring others through his journey
29:31 — Lyon's soul mission
31:17 — Facing the end — septic episodes and hospitalizations
32:06 — The moment Lyon chose hospice
33:32 — His siblings and how they processed it
34:20 — The living memorial with 200+ friends
35:49 — Why living memorials matter
37:05 — Guidance for families struggling with acceptance
39:20 — Meeting loved ones where they are
40:50 — Lyon's viral goodbye video
41:57 — How Lyon continues to communicate with her (signs & messages)
43:42 — Past-life connections between mother and son
48:20 — Recurring past-life themes of separation
50:22 — Compassion in the hospital
51:15 — Soul lessons across lifetimes
52:11 — Soulmates, karmic partners & family ties
53:20 — Becoming a mother at 16 & her awakening
54:29 — Lyon's transition and final moments
55:56 — Ceremony with his body & sacred rituals
57:29 — Advice for those supporting a dying loved one
58:24 — Impermanence & the soul's infinite story
59:08 — Identity stripping away—what remains
1:00:14 — After-death work, remembrance & healing
1:01:01 — Where to find Barbie
1:01:36 — Closing statements + the healing prayer

Barbie Herron Conkling
Website: dancingwiththeveil.com
Services: Death Midwifery, Grief Support, Reiki, Spiritual Guidance
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbiedahl74/

In this powerful and emotional episode, Liat and MJ sit down with Lauren Scruggs Kennedy — author, entrepreneur, advocate, and survivor of a traumatic plane–propeller accident that changed her life at 23.

Lauren shares her journey from fashion blogger to survivor, how she rebuilt her identity, the creation of her foundation helping amputee girls, finding love with Jason Kennedy, motherhood, healing, and the spiritual lessons that reshaped her purpose.

This episode is honest, vulnerable, deeply inspiring — and an unforgettable reminder of resilience, faith, and the power of turning pain into purpose.

00:00–02:00
Opening reflections — gratitude, empathy & presence

02:00–10:00
Who Lauren was before the accident — her twin, her upbringing, early identity

10:00–20:00
Fashion school, New York internships, Gossip Girl, and growing her blog in the early influencer era

20:00–35:00
The night of the accident — intuitive fear, the plane ride, blackout, and the aftermath

35:00–45:00
Hospital recovery, brain injury, surgeries, relearning daily life, emotional awakening

45:00–55:00
Identity, appearance, body image, and the shift from external validation

55:00–01:05:00
Creating the LSK Foundation + partnering with Bethany Hamilton to support limb-loss survivors

01:05:00–01:15:00
Meeting Jason Kennedy, falling in love, long-distance, insecurities, vulnerability

01:15:00–01:23:00
Marriage, motherhood, how trauma shows up now, talking to kids about her arm/eye

01:23:00–01:30:00
Purpose, empathy, resilience, and what she learned spiritually

01:30:00–end
Books, her podcast The Kennedys, and closing gratitude

The LSK Foundation provides customized, high-quality prosthetic limbs and ongoing emotional support to girls and women who have suffered limb loss.

The foundation's mission:
Restore confidence, restore independence, restore identity.

https://www.lskfoundation.com

• Donate

• Sponsor a recipient

• Attend the annual retreat

• Nominate someone in need

  LAUREN'S BOOKS Still LoLo

  Lauren's personal story of survival, faith, identity, trauma, and rebuilding life after her accident.
  Available on Amazon.

  Your Beautiful Heart

  A 31-chapter book for teen girls about self-worth, inner beauty, confidence, and identity.

   

The Kennedys Podcast
Hosted by Lauren & Jason Kennedy
Real conversations on marriage, mental health, parenting, identity, faith, and the messy, honest parts of life.

• Website: https://www.laurenscruggskennedy.com

• Instagram: @laurenscruggs

• Foundation IG: @lskfoundation

• Podcast IG: @thekennedyspodcast

Hosts: Liat Gerszt & Mercedes "MJ" Javid
Production: Sylvirgale Productions
Drops: Every Wednesday — subscribe for weekly releases

In this episode of Heal 2 Feel, MJ gives us a full, unfiltered BravoCon 2025 debrief — the outfits, the panels, the glam, the chaos, and the real stories that didn't make it to social media.

We dive into:

• MJ's wild four-day BravoCon experience

• Who was drinking, who was thriving, and who surprised everyone

• Exclusive scoop on The Valley: Persian Style (Bravo Jan 8 / Peacock Jan 9)

• The truth behind cast dynamics, reconciliations, and backstage energy

• Why the trailer reaction shocked even the EPs

• Jeff Lewis' panel drama and what was happening behind the scenes

• Housewife gossip, reunions, and the cast members fans couldn't get enough of

• How MJ felt watching Tommy's scenes for the first time

• Behind-the-scenes moments with Ariana Madix, Southern Charm, and more

We wrap with gratitude for our Heal 2 Feel community and a heartfelt Thanksgiving message.

If you love Bravo, healing, real talk, and a little bit of drama — this episode is for you.

Credits
Hosts: Liat Gerszt & Mercedes "MJ" Javid
Production: Sylvirgale Productions
Drops: Wednesdays (subscribe for weekly releases)

Connect With Us
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Website: https://www.heal2feelpodcast.com/

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