Healing Mindset

Nobody talks about the moment after the breaking, when the noise dies down and you are left trying to be a person again. This is for anyone in that quiet.

Fernando Ruiz shares how he rebuilt hope from rock bottom, and the small daily disciplines that hold a life together when you do not yet feel whole.

About the Guest:

Fernando Ruiz is the founder of True Hope Recovery and an author of recovery-focused books and a simple meditation journal. Having rebuilt his own life after addiction and incarceration, he now helps others find hope.

Key Takeaways:

• Hope is a practice, not a slogan. A little responsibility and discipline can shrink problems that once felt impossible.
• Start with a morning routine. Coffee, a few minutes of meditation, short journaling, and a stretch can reset a day.
• You are not alone, and that matters. Seeing others reach the other side is often what restores hope.
• Emotions come and go like the flu. You are not your depression or anxiety; they pass when you stop holding on.
• Setbacks will come. Sticking to your daily disciplines is what lets you rebuild each time.

Connect With the Guest:

• Website: https://www.truhoperecovery.com/
• Books and his simple meditation journal: available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] The Moment After the Breaking — the quiet work nobody talks about

[03:00] From Rock Bottom to a Turning Point — Fernando's story (approx.)

[10:00] The Four Concepts of True Hope — responsibility, presence, meditation, letting go (approx.)

[17:00] What Hope Actually Is — beyond the slogan (approx.)

[22:00] You Are Not Alone — why connection restores hope (approx.)

[26:00] Build a Morning Routine — discipline when motivation is gone (approx.)

[30:00] When Setbacks Come — staying with the practice (approx.)

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The people who hold the rest of us, nurses and caregivers, are often the ones nobody is holding. The cost of the work stays invisible until something quietly stops keeping up.

Informatics nurse Robert Wingo explains why burnout isn't a personal weakness but a systemic problem, tracing it to a decades-old math error in how nursing budgets are built.

About the Guest:

Robert Wingo is a board-certified informatics nurse with over 25 years in nurse staffing, scheduling, and budgeting. He is the founder of Perceptive Staffing Innovations and writes on nursing economics.

Key Takeaways:

• Nurse burnout is often systemic, not a personal weakness or lack of resilience.
• Many nursing budgets carry a math error that quietly understaffs units.
• Caregivers need extra staffing for rest, education, and support, not just patient care.
• Moral injury comes from the gap between the care nurses know and can deliver.
• Wellness programs are band-aids; the real fix is upstream in the budget.

Connect With the Guest

LinkedIn: Robert Wingo (the informatics nurse)

Substack: nursingeconomics.substack.com

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Who Holds the Ones Who Hold Us — Nazish opens on caregivers nobody is caring for [03:00] Not Weakness, a Math Error — Robert reframes burnout as a systemic problem

[08:00] Counting the Care Behind the Care — Why you need nurses to support nurses

[14:00] The Vicious Cycle — How the budget flaw drives overtime and turnover

[20:00] Sicker Patients, Thinner Staff — Rising acuity and the strain on the bedside

[24:00] Moral Injury — The wound of knowing the right care but being unable to give it

[27:00] An Honest Place to Start — Naming the problem as a form of healing (timestamps approx.)

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Healing rarely looks the way movies promise. No soundtrack, no finish line. Most of it happens on an ordinary Tuesday morning while you make coffee and nobody is watching.

Coach Willie Blake shares why healing isn't a destination but a daily choice, how to drop the mask of having it all together, and a gentle practice to begin with this week.

About the Guest:

Willie Blake is a mindset and healing coach who guides clients back to their earliest memories to gently reframe the stories shaping them today. He helps people find healing in everyday moments.

Key Takeaways:

• Healing isn't a destination; it's a choice you make in small daily moments.
• Dropping the mask of being "fine" is exhausting; you don't have to wear it.
• Old patterns often trace back to a single seed planted in childhood.
• Healing is an action word; momentum builds when you stay in motion.
• Each moment offers a choice in how you respond.

Connect With the Guest:

Website: coachwillieblake.com (connect on socials and book a call)

Free guide: Break Free: The 12 Chains That Hold Us Back

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Healing on a Tuesday Morning — Nazish opens on the healing that doesn't announce itself

[03:00] The Quiet That Heals — Willie on stars, horses, and noticing a beautiful world

[07:00] The Myth of the Finish Line — Why healing was never a destination

[12:00] Dropping the Mask — The exhaustion of always being the strong one

[17:00] The Seed Planted in Childhood — Sarah's story and altering a painful memory

[23:00] Healing Is Motion — Finding healing moments inside ordinary tasks

[27:00] Sit in the Silence — The small practice to try this week (timestamps approx.)

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The coach, the leader, the one everyone leans on is often the last to admit they need leaning on too. There's a quiet loneliness in being the person others come to.

Former CEO turned coach John Salzwedel shares what changes when the strong one finally lets himself be helped: spotting misalignment, asking for support, and forgiving yourself when you slip.

About the Guest:

John Salzwedel is a certified life coach, speaker, and author of STOP Leaving Life on the Table. After 25 years in the insurance industry and leadership roles, he now helps people find their own answers.

Key Takeaways:

• Coaches don't have it all figured out; they've just learned from more mistakes.
• A fading sense of energy or fire can signal you're out of alignment.
• You can't be everyone's support; find your own people to lean on.
• If you can't find help inside your circle, it's okay to look outside it.
• You'll slip back into old habits; forgive yourself and keep moving forward.

Connect With the Guest:

Website: thecoach.vip (weekly positive message signup)

Book: STOP Leaving Life on the Table (Amazon, in print, ebook, and audio)

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] The Last to Ask for Help — Nazish opens on the loneliness of being the strong one [03:00] One Thing at a Time — John's honest moment of refocusing this week

[06:00] Coaches Don't Have It Figured Out — The myth that isolates leaders

[11:00] The Pressure to Know Everything — Why leaders hide what they don't know

[16:00] Signs You're Out of Alignment — The fading fire and the quiet ache inside

[21:00] Learning to Be Coached — Finding trusted peers inside and outside your circle

[26:00] Forgive Yourself and Move On — Handling the slips without losing the progress (timestamps approx.)

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Grief rearranges a person from the inside out. The world expects you to keep showing up as if nothing has changed, when in fact everything has. This conversation honors that quiet, ordinary work.

Grief recovery specialist Victoria Volk shares why grief is so much more than loss of a life, how it accumulates over the years, and the gentle practices that help you return to yourself.

About the Guest:

Victoria Volk is the founder of The Unleashed Heart and an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. A longtime griever turned guide, she is an author, end-of-life doula, and host of the Grieving Voices podcast.

Key Takeaways:

• Grief is more than death; it's the loss of any hope, dream, or expectation.
• Grief is cumulative; a new loss can surface the older ones too.
• There's no timeline; you can keep loving someone and still heal.
• Journaling can bring clarity when your thoughts feel scattered and heavy.
• Sometimes the kindest thing to say is simply, "I'm here for you."

Connect With the Guest:

Website: theunleashedheart.com (free resources)

Podcast: Grieving Voices

Book: The Guided Heart: Moving Through Grief and Finding Spiritual Solace

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] When Grief Rewrites You — Nazish opens on returning to yourself after loss

[03:00] The Ritual She Won't Skip — Why journaling brings clarity on a hard morning

[06:00] The Myth of Moving On — What culture gets wrong about how grief works

[12:00] Grief Is More Than Death — Losing hopes, dreams, and expectations too

[17:00] The Patterns We Inherit — How families pass down silence around grief

[23:00] Becoming the Chain Breaker — Doing the inner work and finding compassion

[27:00] There's No Timeline — What every griever who's been rushed needs to hear (timestamps approx.)

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We measure our slow, real healing against someone else's highlight reel. Ali Christos offers a gentler truth: healing isn't becoming perfect, it's returning to yourself.

On The Healing Mindset, Ali and Nazish explore why anxiety is often a protective alarm, not an enemy, and why your healing only has to be honest, not loud.

About the Guest:

Ali Christos is a healer and practitioner of Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) and Beyond Quantum Healing (BQH). He guides clients into the subconscious to uncover the roots of fear and old patterns, and mentors other practitioners.

Key Takeaways:

• Healing isn't becoming perfect or never triggered. It's a kinder, less reactive relationship with yourself.
• Healing is non-linear. Breakthroughs and hard days can live side by side.
• Anxiety is often an alarm, not the enemy. Ask what it's trying to protect you from.
• Build an inner GPS: discomfort signals misalignment, ease signals you're on your path.
• Stop comparing your healing to anyone else's. Meet yourself with compassion, where you are.

Connect With the Guest:

• Website: QHHTwithAli.com
• Music & books: myspiritualteacher.ca
• Instagram: @qhhtwithali

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] When the Mask Gets Too Heavy — where real healing begins

[03:00] A Real Day, Not a Highlight Reel — Ali on the pull toward a simpler life (approx.)

[06:30] The Biggest Myth About Healing — it isn't about becoming perfect (approx.)

[12:00] Comparing Your Healing — why the movie trailer lies (approx.)

[16:00] Beneath the Anxiety — what the subconscious is really protecting (approx.)

[22:00] The Inner GPS — emotion as alignment feedback (approx.)

[26:00] Know Thyself — the one step to walk away with (approx.)

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So many people quietly believe they have missed the window for the thing they were meant to create. This one is for anyone carrying a story they have never told, a grief, a memory, a chapter kept tucked away, who isn't sure it's worth writing down.

At nearly 85, after a 54-year healthcare career, Nancy Jasin Ensley shares why life itself is what makes the writing possible. You will leave with a gentler view of your own story, the reassurance that everyone is an author of something, and the reminder that healing can begin the moment we let ourselves be heard, even if the only listener is a page.

About the Guest:

Nancy Jasin Ensley is an author, poet, and longtime healthcare professional with a 54-year career spanning registered nursing, hospice, legal nurse consulting, and teaching. Writing across memoir, fiction, science fiction, and children's literature, her work draws on a lifetime of service, observation, and quiet wisdom.

Key Takeaways:

• Everyone has a story, and almost everyone is an author of something, for their family, their friends, or their work, whether or not it is ever published.
• Writing is a different way of seeing what's happening in your mind. Even private, unshared writing can surface a part of you that you never knew was there.
• Life experience is not a barrier to creating. It is the very thing that makes the writing possible, at any age.
• Real listening goes beyond hearing. Nancy describes reading body language, breath, and the fear underneath many emotions, as a nurse and as a writer.
• A small daily practice can shift everything: look in the mirror, say "I love you," and choose to have the best day you're allowed to have.

Connect With Nancy Jasin Ensley:

• Website: nancyjasinensley.com (links to all books and social media)
• Books on Amazon and Barnes & Noble: The Tire Swing (memoir), Mitered Corners, Orphans, and the Bernard Bartholomew Bostlebean (3-B) children's series
• On Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok
• Available for book clubs and group talks

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] The Quiet Moment at the Page — journals everywhere and writing at midnight

[05:00] Reading People — body language, breath, and the fear beneath emotion

[10:00] The Misconception About Becoming an Author — everyone has a story

[16:00] From Doctor's Path to Nursing — The Tire Swing and a violent childhood

[22:00] Writing Across Genres — observation, grandchildren, and the 3-B books

[28:00] Where a Story Begins — trust, breath, and learning about yourself

[34:00] Mirror, Mirror — a daily practice for a better day

(timestamps approx.)

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Recovery looks like stopping something from the outside, but from the inside it is about beginning again, beginning to feel, to know yourself, to find a reason to stay. This one is for anyone in recovery, loving someone who is, or carrying shame they have never said out loud.

Adam Vohra opens up about spirituality in recovery, not as religion but as a deeply human anchor, and the shift from consequence-driven to purpose-driven sobriety. You will leave with a gentler view of addiction, a reminder that most addicts are good people who need help, and the quiet truth that your hardest chapter is not the end of your story.

About the Guest:

Adam Vohra is the host of The Finding Purpose Podcast, a speaker, recovery coach, and community builder. Drawing on his own journey through adoption, identity, and sobriety, he helps others detach from shame and turn their story into strength.

Key Takeaways:

• Often the biggest barrier to growth is internal. Getting out of your own way, and leaning on gratitude, can shift everything.
• Spirituality in recovery is not religion. It is customizable and personal, a toolbox of safe inner places you can reach for in moments of stress, fear, or hopelessness.
• Removing the "solution" of a substance leaves a hole that needs filling. Cultivating a connection to a higher power of your own understanding is what many lean on to get through the day.
• Consequence-driven sobriety fades once life looks good again. Purpose-driven sobriety, rooted in service to others, gives recovery lasting meaning.
• Take it one day at a time, and don't be afraid to reach out. A strong network of sober people adds accountability and care, because your success becomes theirs.

Connect With Adam Vohra:

• Website: adamvohra.com
• Instagram: @adamvohra_
• Podcast: The Finding Purpose Podcast (Apple, Spotify, YouTube)
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adamrvohra

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] What Recovery Really Is — beginning again, not just stopping

[03:30] Get Out of Your Own Way — the one thing Adam wishes he'd heard early

[08:00] Defining Spirituality in Recovery — personal, not religious

[14:00] The God-Sized Hole — filling what the substance used to solve

[19:30] Addicts Are Good People Who Need Help — shame, stigma, and compassion

[24:00] Consequence vs Purpose-Driven Sobriety — why service changes everything

[29:30] For the Person Carrying Shame — one day at a time, and reaching out

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Real healing is rarely just physical, and it's rarely just spiritual. So why do most of us still try to address them separately? In this honest, grounded conversation, Dr. Katherine Lanning shares what becomes possible when faith, mental health, and physical care are finally held together rather than treated as competing answers.

In this episode of The Healing Mindset, Nazish sits with occupational therapist and ministry founder Dr. Katherine Lanning to explore why so many women carry inherited narratives of unworthiness, what it actually means to live from a place of received love rather than earned love, and how transformation, the kind that lasts, is built one small honest step at a time.

About the Guest:

Dr. Katherine Lanning, OTD, OTR/L is an occupational therapist based in North Carolina and the founder of Transformed for Life ministry. She is deeply committed to helping women experience holistic healing and transformation spiritually, mentally, and physically through faith, personal growth, and practical strategies. Her work bridges the clinical and the spiritual into something more complete than either alone.

Key Takeaways:

• Holistic healing isn't physical-only or spiritual-only. A balanced view honours the body as something to steward, while remembering that lasting wholeness rests on a spiritual foundation underneath.
• Bad theology can deepen wounds. The idea that struggle equals weak faith has hurt many women. Strong faith doesn't immunise anyone from hardship. It prepares them to walk through it.
• For many women, the deepest healing work is identity work. The voice that whispers "you're not enough" usually started long before adulthood, and unlearning it takes more than positive thinking.
• The self-improvement movement can quietly become another form of striving. Living from received love instead of earned love is the shift that actually frees the nervous system.
• You cannot give from a place you have not yet received. A woman's own healing is the source of her capacity to serve others well, not a distraction from it.
• Transformation isn't a destination. It's a cyclical, lifelong process. Repeating the same steps each season can still produce new growth, because you arrive at them as a different version of yourself.
• Honour the seasons of life the way you honour the seasons of weather. Pushing against winter only burns you out. Adjusting to it is the wiser, gentler work.

Connect With the Guest

• Transformed for Life ministry: https://www.transformedforlife.net
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformedforlife2517
• Contact email: [email protected]

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Welcome to The Healing Mindset — Why Holistic Healing Matters

[02:45] From Occupational Therapist to Ministry Founder — The Bridge Between Two Callings

[06:30] The Holistic Healing Misconception — Why "Faith Only" or "Body Only" Both Fall Short

[11:00] Why Struggle Doesn't Mean Weak Faith — Unlearning a Painful Narrative

[15:20] The Quiet Identity Wound Most Women Carry

[19:10] Living From Received Love Instead of Earned Love

[23:00] Transformation as a Lifelong Process — Why It's Not a Destination

[26:30] Honouring the Seasons — Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual

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We've never had more health information, yet more people feel tired, anxious, inflamed, and lost than ever. If you've been quietly wondering why every diet, app, and protocol still leaves your body asking for something more, this conversation is for you.

In this episode of The Healing Mindset, Certified Wholistic Health Coach and naturopathic practitioner Victor Dedaj sits with Nazish to unpack the holistic health myths that have shaped modern wellness, from the truth about fats, salt, and cholesterol to gut health, stress, and the quiet power of laughter. It's not a new protocol. It's a return to what your body has been waiting for you to remember.

About the Guest:

Victor Dedaj is a Certified Wholistic Health Coach, Certified Naturopathic Practitioner, and Health, Wellness & Nutrition Expert based in New York. He is also a Certified Trainer in the Success Principles and Canfield Methodology by Jack Canfield, and the author of How to Be Happy, Healthy and Whole along with several other books on success and personal growth.

Key Takeaways:

• A calorie is not just a calorie. Calories from fats, proteins, and carbohydrates behave differently in the body, and high-carb low-fat diets have quietly fueled decades of chronic illness.
• Cholesterol, salt, eggs, and saturated fats have been wrongly demonized. Your brain, hormones, and immune system depend on the very nutrients you may be avoiding.
• Acid reflux often isn't caused by too much stomach acid, but too little. Reducing acid long-term can compromise digestion and weaken your body's defense against harmful pathogens.
• 70% of your immune system lives in your gut. Real food, fewer ultra-processed ingredients, and good quality supplements matter more than any trendy protocol.
• Stress, isolation, and emotional suppression weaken immunity. People who live past 100 share one quiet habit: they protect themselves from chronic stress and stay connected to laughter, prayer, and joy.
• You don't need to overhaul your life overnight. Small consistent steps, walking 10 minutes, reading ingredient labels, sleeping enough, compound into real, lasting health.

Connect With the Guest:

• Website: https://www.victordedaj.com
• Free Health Evaluation: https://www.yourfreehealthevaluation.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victordedaj
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victor.dedaj.3
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victordedaj/
• X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/victordedaj
• Email: [email protected]
• Book: How to Be Happy, Healthy and Whole (available on Amazon)

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Welcome to The Healing Mindset — Why More Information Hasn't Made Us Healthier

[03:15] What Genuine Health Actually Means — Mind, Body, and the Whole Person

[07:40] The Biggest Health Myths We've Been Sold — Fats, Carbs, Salt & Cholesterol

[13:20] Why Acid Reflux Is Often a Sign of Too Little Stomach Acid (Not Too Much)

[18:05] Gut Health, Nutrient Absorption, and the 70% Immune System Truth

[22:30] Stress, Laughter, Prayer — The Quiet Habits of People Who Live to 100

[26:15] Where to Begin When Life Isn't Slowing Down — Small Steps, Real Change

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