In this session, Certified Life Coach and Trauma-Informed Wellness Practitioner Reita Johnston is chatting Lorena Hixson, founder of Passion and Growth, a service to support womxn through change and personal growth.

Listen in to the conversation to learn what it means to really love yourself, how to identify and release your toxic patterns, and how to create a support system for yourself through the process.

Connect with Lorena Hixson:

Instagram: @passionandgrowth

Facebook: @passionandgrowth

http://passionandgrowth.com

[email protected]

Connect with Reita:

Instagram: @reita.johnston

Facebook: @reita.johnston

https://reitajohnston.com

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In this session, Certified Life Coach and Trauma-Informed Wellness Practitioner Reita Johnston is discussing the cues fear, stress, and overwhelm give us within our autonomic nervous system and what we can do to start to heal through the overwhelm of fearful experiences … 

01:20 -  Connecting the dots to trauma responses, stress, and fear in the body 

02:00 - What is Somatic Experiencing® and how does it help with trauma and stress? 

03:33 - How ‘stuck’ survival energy manifest in our everyday lives 

5:00 - Identifying fear in challenging situations 10:50 - Default coping practices 

12:55 - Learning to manage overwhelm 

19:24 - The two biggest mistakes people make when using affirmations 

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Instagram: @reita.johnston 

Facebook: @reita.johnston 

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Healing, healer, healed?  In this session, Certified Life Coach and Trauma-Informed Wellness Practitioner Reita Johnston is discussing the difference between healing vs integrating…

01:00 -  My struggle with the word 'healing' 

03:28 - What healing really means

04:45 - The difference between healing and integrating 

7:00 - Why language is as important as the intention  

9:20 - Clarifying the goals for your own healing and growth

10:25 - Getting healthy or integrating coping?

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In this session, Certified Life Coach and Trauma-Informed Wellness Practitioner Reita Johnston is discussing the day-to-day process of taking care of your whole-self (body, mind, brain, and spirit) and what it really means to 'live your best life'…

01:30 -  Breaking through the ideology

05:00 - Questioning everything

08:00 - Getting curious about ourselves, our responses, and the world around us

11:30 - Repairing the relationship with your intuition

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In this session, Certified Life Coach and Trauma-Informed Wellness Practitioner Reita Johnston is walking you through both a year in review and prep for the new year with 20 questions to ask in 2020…

01:24 - Why do a year in review/ year in prep?

02:35 - 20 questions to ask yourself for 2020 (and beyond)

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In this session, I’m sitting down with

Betsy Shilling, yoga instructor and founder of Wellround where we discussed self-liberation, healing through myofascial release, and insights on moving through tough life changes and growth with grace and self-compassion…

02:00 - Meet Betsy

04:00 - Creating Wellround, connecting the dots of self-healing through physical pain

05:10 -  Interconnection and incorporating Wellround into Yoga

07:03 - Creating accessibility for healing with mayofascil release

10:34 - Healing feedback from clients and the community

13:38 - The power of self-liberation and self-healing

16:01 - The ‘self-care’ culture

20:08 - The ebb and flow of tuning in and learning what you need when you need it

22:48 - The importance of community and doing your own work

24:20 - The connection between emotional healing through physical healing

27:04 - Success

28: 04- Failure

30:21- How to offer yourself compassion and grace

31:25 - Advice for learning to tune into yourself and the healing process

34:02- Connect with Besty Shilling and Wellround

Connect with Betsy:

Instagram.com/livewellround

https://livewellround.com   

[email protected]

Show notes:

Connect with Reita:

Instagram: @reita.johnston

Facebook: @reita.johnston

https://reitajohnston.com

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In this session, I'm breaking down the REAL reason people in your life treat you like crap...

01:00 // The real reason people treat you like crap

02:00 // How survival methods from childhood play a role

03:00 // How culture within organizations play a role

04:15 // How perspective and logic in challenging times play a role

07:00 // Small steps to taking your power back

Connect with Reita:

Instagram.com/reita.johnston

Facebook.com/reita.johnston

Show Notes:

Restoring 180™ 8-week coaching program

www.reitajohnston.com/restoring180

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In this session, learn the 3 things needed to create a healthy relationship...

02:00 // Modeling what we know

04:21 // Creating healthy boundaries

05:50 // Breaking free from the norm

08:27 // How to create real goals in your relationship

11:02 // Pinpointing your triggers and opening dialogue

12:23 // Toxic behaviors to avoid

13:38 // Fighting fair

14:46 // Affirm vs. Attack

Connect with Reita:

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Facebook.com/reita.johnston

Show Notes:

Restoring 180™ 8-week coaching program 

www.reitajohnston.com/restoring180

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In this session, I’m sitting down with writer, author, and Social Justice Advocate and Community Strategist Alyson Thompson to discuss healing through being multi-racial in America, and navigating self-identity as a minority…

02:34 - Straddling identities from childhood into adulthood

03:45 - Navigating where to fit in, coping, and accommodating others

05:43 - Assimilation and religion

09:50 - Breaking free of white social standards, finding the language to personal experiences, and the healing process of finding self

14:19 - Breaking out of survival mode

17:19 - Researching and unpacking the history of race, gender, and sociological theory

21:53 - The unlearning process

25:41 - Building connections and creating a community around yourself

29:35 - Learning to create boundaries, vulnerability, and asking for help

35:54 - Founding The Mixed Feelings community in St. Louis

43:20 - Breaking free of shame and creating conversations around race, gender, and sexuality

46:43 - Racial Imposter Syndrome

51:55 - Ways to connect with Alyson and support her work

Connect with Alyson:

Instagram.com/alysonthompson

Twitter.com/alysonthompson

Instagram.com/mixedfeelingsstl

Twitter.com/mxdfeelingsstl

Facebook.com/mixedfeelingsstl

Show notes:

The book, Notes On Becoming, is available at https://www.blurb.com/b/9762004-notes-on-becoming

Patreon

PayPal: alysonjt90

Venmo: AlysonThompson

Cash App: AlysonThompson

Connect with Reita:

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Facebook: @reita.johnston

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 In this session, we're talking about surviving family drama during the holidays and beyond... 

02:50 - Having compassion for your family 

03:50 - Opting-out of the drama 

05:15 - Getting clear on your boundaries 

05:30 - Doing a needs assessment 

07:00 - Clear communication and setting the tone for expectations  

10:00 - Taking care of yourself  

Connect with Reita: 

Instagram.com/reita.johnston 

Facebook.com/reita.johnston 

Show Notes: 

www.reitajohnston.com 

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