Let's Start Healing

Atlanta-based singer Eileen Howard joins the Let's Start Healing podcast with Adrianne  Murchison. Eileen is active on the New York and Atlanta scenes as a noted jazz and blues vocalist. She is one of those rare entertainers with the sensitivity and flair to deeply evoke the human condition in her work.

In this episode, Eileen shares her journey in a 12-step recovery program, her spiritual practice and how she experiences God through her natural gift to sing.

Eileen has received critical acclaim and exceptionally positive reviews as a recording artist. She has released five CDs: All Kinds of Weather, Street of Dreams, MakeOver, Blues in the Green Room (her live Blues Cabaret album) and, most recently, Big City Love.  

An award-winning actress, Eileen has appeared in dozens of plays and musical theater productions in Ohio, New York and Atlanta, receiving many critical accolades along the way.

Coming from a family steeped in music and social action, her parents were deeply involved in the Civil Rights movement. Marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in Chicago, is one of her formative memories as a child that helped instill her passion for social justice. Throughout her life, living all over the world, she has worked to make the world a better place and uses her music in ministries with those on the margins at soup kitchens, food pantries and community arts access programs.

Website  singouteileen.com​

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

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Shaheen Bharde, a native of London, who works as an Atlanta area neuromuscular therapist, and an aromatherapy expert to people coping with illness and pain, shares her personal trial in overcoming a cancer diagnosis. She describes the wounded healer that she became within herself as she connected with her fears, and the reality that she needed to slow down and take care of herself.

In conversation with host Adrianne Murchison, Shaheen also discusses her Muslim faith, giving ourselves permission to embrace sadness and deep emotional pain, taking care of loved ones nearing the end of their lives, and much more.

As a Board member and Public Relations Chair at Roswell Community Masjid (RCM), in Roswell, GA, Shaheen has forged new directions most notably forming strategic alliances and community assistance programs, organizing fund-raising events, and leading civil/social initiatives – setting the stage for groundbreaking outreach, during some of the most challenging of times. Shaheen also leads the charge on collaborating with local businesses and interfaith organizations to build bridges and facilitate knowledge development, while expanding institutional capability.

In addition, she has been involved with RCM’s education and operations committees since inception through evaluations, HR, fundraising and administration. She inspires confidence with Board members, communities, and program participants in educational, nonprofit, and for-profit environments alike, to drive results.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaheen-bharde-734b3996/

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Sheila Bailey is founder of No Longer the Face Foundation, which supports survivors of abuse including domestic violence, joins the Let's Start Healing podcast.

In conversation, Sheila shares that she has worked through the trauma of being raped while serving in the U.S. Army, and leaving her marriage after years of experiencing domestic violence.

The Buford, Ga., native launched and named her nonprofit, No Longer the Face, after she embraced the fact that she was no longer the face of abuse.

Sheila has garnered great critical acclaim and audience response with her touching autobiographical trilogy, “Willow Silent Cries.” Her book provides an earnest, touching account of her life, her testimony as a domestic violence and sexual assault survivor. Her story, words and feelings resonate with many readers who connect with her situation.

Sheila’s book “Willow Silent Cries,” was the first literary piece to be inducted into Georgia’s Buford Museum as well as the Gwinnett County History Museum.

Sheila is the recipient of Atlanta’s first Woman On Fire Single Mom Award and Resilient Beauty Domestic Violence Advocate Award.

Her credit to the success of her life is her total adoration of God, the love of reaching back to the community, being sensitive to other’s needs and her strong desire to be more than just a name.

Sheila is a SURVIVOR, a woman that is an inspirational role model, fueled by passion and her inner strength to be the change and the empowerment for women.

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Business coach and change management expert Carla DiGiovanni of Change Catapult Consulting joins the podcast. Carla tells us about emotional intelligence and her work in helping clients connect with what is causing them inner turmoil, and communicate more effectively. 

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Mark Armstrong, founder of Ahimki Center for Wholeness in Roswell, Ga., joins the podcast. Dr. Mark, as he's known, has extensive education and training in holistic medicine, modalities and practices. Theinclude a Bachelor of Science in Ergonomics/Health Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara; Courses in moxibustion, acupuncture/acupressure, shiatsu, cupping, meridian therapy, medical terminology, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. 

Dr. Mark discusses his healing work with clients in discovering how energy is moving in the body, and the cause of pain and ailments.

He founded the Ahimki Center for Wholeness in 1995. The name "Ahimki" is the combination of the Sanskrit word ahimsa (harmlessness toward life) and ki (universal life force); his mission statement says it all:

"Ahimki" is a word which symbolizes our commitment to honor the sacredness of all life, and our respect for the vital force that flows through all living creatures. We seek to teach and heal, and thereby express our love for Mankind, the Earth, and the Infinite Universe."

http://www.ahimki.net/

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Women's empowerment coach, Jaaz Jones, returns to the Let's Start Healing Podcast to discuss her chapter in the book, "Women Who Illuminate: A Collection of Illuminating Stories That Will Brighten Your Heart's Journey," published by Kate Butler Books. 

She shares how she navigated the extremes of her late mother's mental illness; their close relationship; the importance of a spiritual practice for our wellbeing; violence she experienced during childhood; and the importance of letting go of the story of past experiences that trap us. 

Jaaz and her daughter, Genia Hale-Jones, co-founded Mad Miracles, a women's empowerment organization. It was developed from their own education, experiences and years of training, studies, certifications and coaching intensives. Over the years, the duo has facilitated transformational workshops, seminars, retreats and training developments for a broad and diverse group of individuals, business and organizations. They are committed to transforming the world with love, one relationship at a time - beginning with “Self-Love.”

Visit the Mad Miracles website.

You can also find them on Facebook and Instagram:  @madmiraclesfanpage

Also, listen to Jaaz's preview appearance on Let's Start Healing Ep. 3.

Host Adrianne Murchison welcomes entrepreneur and b.e. decors interior decorator Lanada Chanel Duncan. She returns to the podcast to discuss how to overcome stress with self-care; and the medical scare that led her to make new life choices and experience a paradigm shift.

In her work, she has become passionate about supporting and empowering women to embrace their own approach to emotional wellbeing. 

Lanada started b.e. decors in 2015 and transforms homes and offices into peaceful living spaces that speak to her clients’ desire for ease and tranquility. Lanada’s creative niche relates to her personal journey to self-care and wellness.

In addition to peaceful living spaces, Lanada’s specialty includes She-Caves, which is offered under her inspiring brand, She-Works, She-Slays, She-Caves.

For more information visit b.e.decors.com. Also follow @bedecors on social media.

Podcasts mentioned during this episode ‘The Live Coach School Podcast,’ ‘The Model Health Show’ and ‘Let’s Start Healing Podcast’ Ep. 14.

Host Adrianne Murchison discusses how people come to terms with their purpose and find confidence in their gifts; faith; and allowing God to do what He does. 

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Email Adrianne at [email protected].

Host Adrianne Murchison welcomes healer Kevin Koh, of Soul Body LA, in Los Angeles, Calif. Koh uses a variety of techniques to help clients release energy blocks and connect with God. In this episode, he shares how each chakra relates to an aspect of life. He also gives us insight into his spiritual journey.

Koh is certified in Reiki and Qigong. He is also a certified personal trainer with an integrated mind, body and soul workout. Each soul workout includes a guided meditation, chakra reading, and a full-body workout based on the chakras you need to align. 

For more information visit the Soul Body LA.

Also follow @soulbodyla on Instagram.

Host Adrianne Murchison starts a recurring episode series on Jesus. Pastor Steven Shearod of Cathedral International Church in Kennesaw, Ga. is the first guest in a conversation asking, "Was Jesus Today's Christian?" What the pastor says might intrigue you.

Adrianne and the pastor discuss Jesus as a revolutionary figure, as well as the Son of God; what He looked like; why some people, minorities in particular, could feel a sense of rejection as a Christian; and inclusion, connection and relationships within the context of God.  

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