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In this powerful and deeply moving episode of Pathways with Chris Anne Coviello, we sit down with multi-talented musician, writer, and healing guide Nefrit El-Or to explore the often overlooked intersections of adult autism diagnosis, eating disorders, creativity, and spiritual healing.

Nefrit shares her courageous journey through undiagnosed autism, her struggle with anorexia nervosa, and the profound impact of finally receiving an autism diagnosis as an adult—a revelation that transformed her path to recovery. Through the lens of her lived experience, she opens up about how music, meditation, and deep self-awareness became essential tools for reconnecting with her authentic self and reclaiming her inner voice.

This conversation is a must-listen for anyone navigating neurodivergence, mental health, disordered eating, or a late-in-life diagnosis. We discuss the cultural invisibility of women and girls on the autism spectrum, the role of somatic practices, and how creativity can be both a mask and a medicine on the healing journey.

Keywords:

adult autism, autism diagnosis, late autism diagnosis, female autism, neurodivergent women, anorexia recovery, eating disorders, autism and eating disorders, trauma healing, music as therapy, creativity and healing, meditation for trauma, neurodiversity, spiritual awakening, recovery journey, inner child healing, Nefrit El-Or, autism and masking

Connect with Nefrit El-Or:

•Website: www.nefritel-or.com

•Blog on Medium: medium.com/@nefritelor

•YouTube Channel: @NefritElOrMusic

•Facebook: facebook.com/nefrit.elorsever

•Music on iTunes: From Greater Heights – iTunes

•Music on Spotify: Nefrit El-Or on Spotify

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If today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to explore more at www.cantontherapy.com, where you’ll find resources, upcoming events, and ways to connect.

You can also follow my journey and stay inspired on Instagram @ChrisAnneCoviello and join our growing community on Facebook at Chris Anne Coviello-The Healing Space-Canton Therapy

Until next time,

May your path be grounded, heart-led, and full of light.

Peace,

Chris Anne

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In this powerful and heartfelt conversation, I speak with Jason Tuttle, a devoted father who spent 15 years as the primary caregiver to his medically complex son, Zachary. After Zachary’s passing in 2020, Jason found himself navigating unimaginable grief—and discovered that writing letters to his son became a path toward healing.

In this episode, Jason shares candid reflections on fatherhood, caregiving, and the emotional toll of losing a child. He opens up about what it means to grieve as a man in a culture that discourages male vulnerability, and how his writing evolved into a growing community and platform known as Letters to Zachary. We also talk about the therapeutic coloring book he created to help families discuss loss with children, and the profound impact of connection, even through strangers on the internet.

This conversation is a must-listen for anyone who has experienced grief, or loves someone who has. Jason’s wisdom, strength, and vulnerability will stay with you long after the episode ends.

Learn more about Jason’s work at: letterstozachary.com

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Pathways!

If today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to explore more at www.cantontherapy.com, where you’ll find resources, upcoming events, and ways to connect.

You can also follow my journey and stay inspired on Instagram @ChrisAnneCoviello and join our growing community on Facebook at Chris Anne Coviello-The Healing Space-Canton Therapy

Until next time,

May your path be grounded, heart-led, and full of light.

Peace,

Chris Anne

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In this episode of Pathways, I sit down with somatic practitioner Audrey Burke for a powerful conversation on what it means to be a highly sensitive person in a world that often feels too loud, too fast, and too much. Audrey shares her personal healing journey—from a mysterious health collapse in Italy to discovering the profound impact of touch-based trauma healing and nervous system regulation.

We explore what “islands of coherence” are (and how to become one), the difference between trauma and sensitivity, the power of co-regulation, and why subtle, somatic practices can create life-changing shifts.

Whether you identify as highly sensitive, work with trauma, or are just curious about how the body holds—and heals—deep experience, this episode offers practical insights and heartfelt wisdom.

Topics We Cover:

• Audrey’s healing journey and the role of somatic therapy
• What it really means to be highly sensitive
• The science and soul of co-regulation
• How to reduce energetic overwhelm in daily life
• “Islands of coherence” and why the world needs more of them
• Tools to find your center and regulate your nervous system

Connect with Audrey Burke:

Learn more about Audrey’s work and somatic healing offerings:

• Website: restorativepresence.com – explore her services, blog, and grab a free 40-page somatic healing guide.
• Instagram: @somaticswithaudrey – follow for insights on nervous system healing, co-regulation, and sensitivity.
• YouTube: Somatics with Audrey – watch her introduction and explore her approach.

Support the show:

Leave a review, share with a friend, 

or visit buymeacoffee.com/ChrisAnne to make a small donation and support future episodes.

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Pathways!

If today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to explore more at www.cantontherapy.com, where you’ll find resources, upcoming events, and ways to connect.

You can also follow my journey and stay inspired on Instagram @ChrisAnneCoviello and join our growing community on Facebook at Chris Anne Coviello-The Healing Space-Canton Therapy

Until next time,

May your path be grounded, heart-led, and full of light.

Peace,

Chris Anne

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In this powerful episode of Pathways with Chris Anne Coviello, I sit down with Greg Maloney—personal trainer, longtime friend, and person in recovery—to explore the deeply human journey of healing from addiction and reclaiming inner strength.

Greg shares with raw honesty how early experiences of trauma, disconnection, and the need for belonging shaped his path toward addiction. From the influence of a drinking parent to moments of childhood sexual abuse and early social anxiety, Greg offers a rare glimpse into the internal struggles that so often go unseen.

But what makes his story remarkable is not just what he survived—it’s how he transformed. Greg opens up about his many attempts to get sober, the relapses along the way, and the spiritual shift that finally anchored his recovery. We talk about how the phrase “you don’t have to do that anymore” changed his mindset, and how service, self-honesty, and spiritual connection became cornerstones of his daily life.

A turning point in Greg’s healing was the commitment to meditation. As of this recording, he has completed 1,000 consecutive days of meditation, a milestone that reflects more than discipline—it reflects devotion. Meditation, for Greg, is both a spiritual lifeline and a way of staying emotionally regulated, connected, and present.

We also dive into the world of fitness and physical strength. For Greg, lifting weights began as a way to push back against bullying—but it evolved into a practice of empowerment. Today, he trains others in mind-body strength, using fitness as a pathway to self-respect and stability. He shares how working out, like meditation, is a non-negotiable part of his well-being.

This episode challenges the idea that relapse is part of recovery and sheds light on the multi-layered nature of addiction. It offers hope to anyone struggling with self-doubt, shame, or the question of whether real change is possible.

Whether you’re in recovery, supporting someone who is, or simply on a path of healing and self-awareness—this conversation is an invitation to deepen your practices, reflect on your resilience, and move forward one breath, one rep, one day at a time.

You can find Greg:

Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/american.gainz/

His Website: https://americangainz.biz/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmaloney1

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Pathways!

If today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to explore more at www.cantontherapy.com, where you’ll find resources, upcoming events, and ways to connect.

You can also follow my journey and stay inspired on Instagram @ChrisAnneCoviello and join our growing community on Facebook at Chris Anne Coviello-The Healing Space-Canton Therapy

Until next time,

May your path be grounded, heart-led, and full of light.

Peace,

Chris Anne

P.S. If you want to support my Podcast you can "Buy me a coffee" at

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In this inaugural episode of Pathways, I sit down with longtime friend and deeply insightful therapist Danielle Vance—known as The Resiliency Therapist—to explore the emotional patterns that keep us stuck in dysfunctional relationships.

We talk about the Drama Triangle, a powerful framework that reveals how we unconsciously play the roles of victim, rescuer, and persecutor—and how to shift into more empowered, conscious ways of relating. Danielle shares how her spiritual path, somatic training, and real-life experience shaped her healing philosophy, and how relationships—especially the hard ones—can become sacred spaces for transformation.

We also dive into tools for nervous system regulation, embodied boundaries, and the power of owning your “stuff” in the name of true connection. Whether you’re navigating family dynamics, partnership challenges, or your own inner healing, this conversation offers wisdom and practical insight to support your journey.

Find Danielle at: 

Danielle’s e-course: Conscious and Resilient Relationships

Website: www.therapydenver.com

Instagram: @theresiliencytherapist

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Pathways!

If today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to explore more at www.cantontherapy.com, where you’ll find resources, upcoming events, and ways to connect.

You can also follow my journey and stay inspired on Instagram @ChrisAnneCoviello and join our growing community on Facebook at Chris Anne Coviello-The Healing Space-Canton Therapy

Until next time,

May your path be grounded, heart-led, and full of light.

Peace,

Chris Anne

P.S. If you want to support my Podcast you can "Buy me a coffee" at

https://buymeacoffee.com/chrisanne

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Transcript:

Hi, I'm Chris Anne Coviello. Welcome to Pathways, my brand new podcast. Thank you so much for being here and for listening. I've spent nearly three decades, exploring wellness, healing, health, nutrition, exercise, all the things. So I began my journey as a massage therapist, and then it became a yoga teacher and a Reiki master, and I got into somatic experiencing and I'm a trauma informed somatic practitioner. I have worked with Tibetan Singing Bowls and gongs and cacao ceremony, doing retreats and classes at the Denver Botanic Gardens, all the things that just contributed to many years on a journey of wellness and health. I'm currently working on my master's in social work and my whole life is really just about supporting other people as they walk their own unique path to what feels like their best life. It's always been really important to me to know that everybody heals differently and it's not just like a one time thing that happens and you're done. One of my favorite poets and writers is a woman named Brianna Weist. You can find her on social media and online. She has several books. I have all her books. I love her poetry. and she has a quote that says, healing is not something you do once. It is a way you learn to bring yourself back from every disappointment and defeat. It is how you learn to soothe yourself to validate the way you feel. It is how you learn to take care of yourself, and to bring you back to the person you are meant to be. Healing is not something you do once and then never again. It is a way of living that allows you to no longer carry what hurts. It is a way of living that allows you to walk free, and that is definitely something that I have personally felt on my own journey and how that really just changes over time and what you need and when I've been a big fan of podcasts for many, many years and have gotten so many great book recommendations and ideas and things to try out through the years. So this podcast is really an inspiration born out of this three decade- long journey of my own and it'll be a space to explore all of these different ways to heal. I'll have conversations with therapists, healers, teachers, authors, all kinds of everyday people who have powerful stories to tell. We'll talk about their practices, their breakdowns, breakthroughs, the tools that they use things that worked and didn't work, turning points that shaped their lives. From psychology and philosophy to somatic spirituality, nutrition, exercise, health wellness, my hope is that pathways inspires you, supports your own journey, and reminds you that you're not alone, and there are many many different ways to heal and to come home to yourself, and to the way that you want to feel. Than

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Pathways!

If today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to explore more at www.cantontherapy.com, where you’ll find resources, upcoming events, and ways to connect.

You can also follow my journey and stay inspired on Instagram @ChrisAnneCoviello and join our growing community on Facebook at Chris Anne Coviello-The Healing Space-Canton Therapy

Until next time,

May your path be grounded, heart-led, and full of light.

Peace,

Chris Anne

P.S. If you want to support my Podcast you can "Buy me a coffee" at

https://buymeacoffee.com/chrisanne