SecondWind with Joyce

Highly sensitive people, empaths, and over-givers can often find themselves on the edge of burnout. This can be rooted in childhood limiting beliefs and experiences that impact whole body health. This episode peels back the layers of what causes burnout and how to recover.

Anne Bérubé, PhD, (Nova Scotia, Canada) is a spiritual teacher with an uncommon ability to share her story and insights in a way that awakens the inner wisdom in others. She helps people free themselves from the societal and parental conditioning that is holding them back from realizing the highest calling of their soul.

Her work has also allowed her to share the stage with renowned self help luminaries, including bestselling authors Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Ken Robinson, Julie Daniluk, Anita Moorjani, Gabrielle Bernstein, Neal Donald Walsh, Dr. William Davis MD, and Gregg Braden. Her new book, The Burnout Antidote, is available now.

What You'll Learn from this Episode:

• Anne's own period of burnout that led her to write her book
• How empaths, over-givers, and highly sensitive people are more prone to burnout
• The root causes of burnout, the limiting beliefs and childhood experiences that impact how we relate in the world
• Reconnecting with your essence and who you are
• Why we hold on to trauma

Gift for listeners: Start with Anne's free course "Decoding the Wisdom of Feel." Sign up here.

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This episode focuses on life and loss from a different lens. Loss when viewed from the perspective of the soul is an opportunity to grow spiritually and connect with our inner guidance. This is a gift that allows us to live a happier and more fulfilling life in the future.

Ann Clark retired early from an academic and research career, most recently at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, to go into private practice. Her main focus is stress management and spiritual health. She holds a PhD from the University of Chicago and the following certifications:

• Hypnotherapy - Association of Clinical Hypnosis
• Past Life Regression - Brian Weiss Institute
• Life between Lives - Michael Newton Institute

She is trained in Therapeutic Touch and is a Reiki Master. She is currently the Director of Research for the Micheal Newton Institute.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• The concept of life between lives from the Michael Newton Institute
• The definition of the soul
• Past life regression using hypnotic trance
• How the Soul views life on earth and loss
• How to view trauma and grief from a different perspective
• Ann's experience losing her daughter to a drug overdose
• How to support healing after a great loss, and more about her book, Healing from Great Loss

Gift for Listeners: Ann is offering a $50 discount on Past Life Regression. Information on Past Life Regression can be found at her website.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

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Eating disorders affect at least 9% of the population worldwide, and close to 26% of people with eating disorders attempt suicide. Eating disorders are among the deadliest mental illnesses, second only to opioid addiction. This episode creates a conversation about the importance of awareness and finding healing through yoga as a therapeutic tool.

Jennifer Kreatsoulas is a certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image. She is the founder of Yoga for Eating Disorders, the former creator and host of Real Body Talk, author of The Courageous Path to Healing and Body Mindful Yoga, educator, and mental health advocate.

Through her virtual school, Yoga for Eating Disorders, she offers individual yoga therapy, groups, classes, and continuing education and mentoring for professionals. Jennifer is dedicated to educating about eating disorders and guiding those affected to identify the strength in their story.

Her writing about her personal journey of eating disorder recovery and professional experience as a passionate yoga therapist has been featured in several publications and podcasts.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Jennifer's history of anorexia and what led to her recovery
• The prevalence of eating disorders and the life-threatening danger for those affected
• How yoga played a role in Jennifer's healing her relationship with her body
• How yoga creates a community of support for positive body image
• The difference between a yoga therapist and a yoga teacher
• How eating disorders manifest differently for different people
• Jennifer's virtual school, Yoga for Eating Disorders
• Her new book, The Courageous Path to Healing

Bonus for listeners: Sign up here to receive 3 short Meditations for Creating Inner Calm plus Jennifer's monthly newsletter, Nourishing Notes, for updates on upcoming courses, community programs, and more.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

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Vanessa Cloke is known for her acting roles in "The Big Short," "The Walking Dead" and "American Horror Story," but she is also an abuse survivor and Founder of The Escaped Goat, an organization dedicated to reform psychological abuse laws, educate law enforcement, and end the trauma/abuse cycle.

The Escaped Goat's driving objective is to Take Action, and waves the motto "GTFO, Heal, Take Action." The Escaped Goat provides several proactive opportunities such as options to anonymously share personal stories or volunteer expert and professional services.

Vanessa's personal story of escaping narcissistic abuse is what drove her to start this organization. In this episode, she shares her story and her passion for awareness and reform of psychological abuse laws.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• Vanessa's personal story of abuse and how a TMZ story about her sent her world reeling
• How to know if you are in a psychologically abusive relationship and the warning signs to look out for
• The growing trends of psychological abuse and narcissism and why awareness is increasing
• Misconceptions with the label of narcissism
• How being in a narcissistic relationship is a wake-up call, and the struggle to find support
• Therapy that can be helpful in healing from abusive relationships

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

The Escaped Goat Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Patricia Greenberg, "The Fitness Gourmet," is an expert in all aspects of living life to the fullest at any age. As the creator of Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well, she consults, teaches, and hosts a weekly YouTube show and speaks at seminars nationwide. She has a special interest in enhancing the education of the general public, and providing accurate health information to today's consumer.

Passionate about wellness for life, Patricia completed 20 marathons and 115 half-marathons, and loves the sport of tower climbing, having conquered buildings all over the country. Married with a grown daughter, in her downtime she is an avid reader and knitter.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• How fitness and wellness were not fully part of Patricia's plan for her life until she started marathon training
• The defining moment that changed her life
• How her book is the "encyclopedia of aging well"
• Patricia's philosophy that life begins when you start to live it
• The realistic limitations we face when we age and how to pay attention
• The cause of many injuries as we age and how walking can help
• How resistance training can be beneficial for health
• How multitasking is one of the worst things you can do for your brain as you age

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Linked In

Healing and clearing past relationships is necessary to get past the old and make way for the new. Romance depression is not like a flu that should be allowed to run its course to have its way with you. It can be managed, shortened, and solved.

Gillian Harris is a Spiritual Advisor and because she specializes in Metaphysics and Conscious Creation, she's often used as an 'Intention Coach' by those who want to learn how to activate their own Alchemy.

She is a teacher of Conscious Creation techniques - how to use aroma, stones and crystals, colors, strategic thought and authentic emotion to manifest at will. She's a long-time Medium, Channel, Intuit, Ordained Minister (New Thought), Reiki Master and she holds a Masters Degree in Spiritual Psychology (2012 USM). She is an inspirational speaker and four-time published author. Based in Southern California, you can often find Gillian off-roading in the desert where she facilitates sound baths under the stars and guided world peace and CE5 meditations.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• We are more than physical beings, we are spiritual and emotional as well
• Past relationships can keep people stuck in grief and negative patterns
• The importance of following your emotional guidance system
• Evaluating core beliefs from childhood and how they play a role in who we are
• Healing from the past and learning from our current relationships
• What it means to be a "conscious cougar"
• Gillian's books and courses available on her website

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

Toby Dorr dared the unthinkable. She broke a convicted murderer out of Lansing Correctional Facility and found herself behind bars. Then she dared even more. Since completing her time in federal prison, she has achieved two master's degrees and rebuilt a broken life.

Featured in the Wall Street Journal, Anderson Cooper, Brooke Baldwin, Inside Edition, The Atlantic, and Dateline, she is a regular guest on podcasts, including the nationally-ranked podcast, Criminal.

A screenplay of her story is in the works and the Lifetime movie based on her story, Jailbreak Lovers, was released in July, 2022. Dorr created The Unleashed Series, imploring women through twelve-week programs to escape what confines them.

Through her memoir, Living with Conviction: Unexpected Sisterhood, Healing, and Redemption in the Wake of Life-Altering Choices, Dorr takes readers through all of the heart-pounding, tear-jerking, heartbreaking, eye-opening experiences that touch the most primal human need: the need to be significant. Dorr's memoir is an inspirational invitation to look upon life with self-acceptance and love.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Toby's background and the decision that landed her behind bars
• Toby's experience in prison and how she found freedom behind bars
• How writing supported Toby's healing journey
• Fighting back from the "Shame Dragon"
• How Toby worked on her Master's degrees
• How to escape your own emotional, physical, or spiritual prisons
• Overcoming victim mentality

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube

In Salt Lake City, Utah, Diana Cannon Ragsdale's family was a Mormon dynasty with ancestors who were contemporaries of Brigham Young—and they had many dark secrets to keep.

Growing up at the mercy of her mother's depression and father's undiagnosed schizophrenia, Diana and her five siblings were left to fend for themselves as their mom and dad rotated in and out of psychiatric hospitals and police custody.

This inspiring interview highlights Diana's experience growing up, and how she overcame her dysfuntional family history to rise above and move forward.

Diana Cannon Ragsdale is an author, retired physical therapist, and mental health advocate for survivors of abusive and dysfunctional families. Diana attended Utah State University on a dance scholarship and then several years later received her degree from the University of Utah. In retirement, she has dedicated herself to travel and creativity. Today, she lives happily in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is married and a mother of five and grandmother of eight. Loose Cannons is her first book.

A debut memoir like no other, Loose Cannons is a harrowing and hilarious saga spanning more than 60 years of multigenerational trauma and dysfunction—and the spiritual power it took to overcome it all.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Diana's family history of dysfunction and mental illness in a strict Mormon household
• Diana's parents' mental illnesses and how they were treated
• How Diana broke free from the constraints of her Mormon upbringing
• How it took Diana's third divorce to realize it was time to change her mindset and outlook
• The steps Diana took to break away from her past trauma and setbacks to start over
• The lesson Diana learned from her mother that led her to write her memoir

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

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August is Happiness Happens Month. Creating happiness is not as difficult as one might think. There are 31 types of happiness, and today's episode will inspire you to live a happier, more fulfilling life!

Pamela Gail Johnson is the Practical Happiness Advocate. She founded the Society of Happy People in 1998, created the first three globally celebrated happiness holidays, and is the author of Practical Happiness: Four Principles to Improve Your Life.

She started her career working at Junior Achievement, then in the mental health and substance abuse field at the Hazelden Foundation. She was an award-winning salesperson for American Express and Staples, and now helps leaders and teams create happier workplace cultures through her speaking and programs.

She lives in Dallas. Her happiest moments are when she's spending time with her friends, and meeting other people who are aspiring to live their happiest life.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why managing happiness is important for all aspects of life
• Top happiness zappers and what to do about them
• How to recognize the happiness in your life
• Current trends in happiness and why unhappiness is increasing
• How to bring stress levels down
• Setting boundaries in friendships that are draining your happiness
• Pamela's organization, The Society of Happy People, and how they serve businesses and organizations

FREE GIFT for listeners! Download the happiness counter with the 31 types of happiness here.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

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When we experience trauma and pain, whether emotional or physiological, we tend to start identifying with the issue itself, instead of asking what the issue is teaching us. This episode is a deep dive into the psychology of trauma and illness, and how to break free from the bondage of our current situation.

Andrew Hahn, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist. He received his A.B. Magna Cum Laude in Social Studies/Psychology from Harvard University and his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University. He is certified by Helen Palmer to teach the Enneagram and has also been a faculty member in the graduate Counselling Programs at Lesley University and Northeastern University.

In 1997, Dr. Hahn developed the Life Centered Therapy Training program for those who want to facilitate and/or teach this process. Today, Dr. Hahn has a private practice in Waltham, MA; speaks, teaches and leads trainings and healing groups internationally; and continues his effort to better understand what is going on for people so that he can better help them live more contented and healthier lives.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• His work with trauma and Life Centered Therapy
• How not to identify with your trauma and life experiences
• What is life and the self at its core
• How trauma keeps us stuck and how to break free
• The physical symptoms we experience and what they tell us about our trauma
• Why is self-acceptance important and how to start accepting yourself

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

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